Show Round Merry By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. S ALLEN WASHINGTON The The presidents president's inner advisers advisers advisers ad ad- saw him off on his fishing junket with private concern about wh what t may happ happen n to the new spending mending program during his absence Without exception they were against his leaving the capital at this time They remembered remembered remembered disconsolately what happened a year ago when at the height of the s supreme preme court battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie he blithely went vacationing to return three weeks later his lines disorganized a and d the opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position sweeping the field The new dealers dealers' dont don't consider the present situ situation tion as critical as the other but am among n themselves they gravely question Roosevelt's judgment in taking chances They feel that he should have stuck to his desk until the erv fight was as over and the legislation in the bap bag To the few intimates with whom he discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis 0 cussed the matter the president explained that he was shaking the dust and clamor of Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington for the simple reason that he was brain- brain fagged and needed to clear his head of the turmoil turmoil turmoil tur tur- moil in order to get a long-distance long view of where the country was going Since the break of the recession last fall he has been the center of a ferocious vortex of conflicting conflicting conflicting con con- counsel During his Warm Springs stay he w was s constantly immersed in shaping haDin a recovery recovery ery cry ulan plan When he returned this strain was in in- in Therefore a few days away from telephones callers and conferences Roosevelt feels will do him worlds of good icod will put him in shape to lead an aggressive fight for the recovery pro pro- gram Jim Davis Senator James J. J Davis Republican senator from Pennsylvania rides either on the crest of the wave or the bottom His luck runs in streaks Born in Wales reared in the heat of a Pennsylvania steel mill where he got the name Jim Davis rose to the heights of secretary secretary sec sec- see sec of labor in the Harding Hardin Coolidge and part of the Hoover administrations For an immigrant boy this was a real climb Davis made it partly Dartly through the Call of the Moose of which order he is the head also by belonging to almost every other fraternal order in the country including the Masons Odd Fellows Elks and Kni Knights of Pythias But it was the Loyal Order of Moose which later brought Jims Jim's luck crashing He was in indicted indicted indicted in- in for violation of the lottery act charged with using usine the money for other purposes than the aid of Moose widows and orphans and only after a out long-drawn-out trial managed to escape conviction His name at that time was mud and so was his political future Colleagues in the senate scarcely spoke to him But now the wheel of politics has turned a again ain and Jims Jim's luck is on the up Out of the clear blue the Democrats of Pennsylvania broke into a terrific factional feud and with their previously unbeatable machine torn wide open Jim may walk back into the senate Real Optimism Regardless of his chances Davis never will admit that he is is licked His optimism is bound bound- less Nothing fazes him Some time ago a United I Mine Workers' Workers convention in Pennsylvania booed Jim to the rafters but when a friend later expressed expressed ex ex- pressed pressed- indignation at the catcalls Davis re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked that it was all a mistake What What do you mean mistake They weren't cheering you Now that is is exactly what they were doing doing do do- ing Davis declared There were were a few boos but the great majority of the delegates were cheet cheering nt me Well said the friend dubiously Im glad you feel that way about it but just how do you figure it nut out ci A A lot lotof ot- ot of the boys are members of the Moose Davis explained Well the boys talked it over ove before the meeting and decided to give me a hand when my name came up The signal signal sig sig- sig- sig nal was to be the Moose call can which is like this Here the senator hands to 10 mouth and let let- letout out a Ion lone mournful bellow the plaint of a with arthritis of the neck That said he proudly is the Moose call And when someone in the crowd yelled boo my friends thought it jt was the signal for the Moose moo So they gave me a tremendous ovation And that's what gave the impression the audience was hostile Mail Bag Three pree years ago Frank W. W Boykin was elected elected electon elect- elect ed 1 to congress contress fr from the FJ First t Alabama district on on a plat platform i of Love In tomorrows tomorrow's primary primary mary 3 in Vu the state he may mav be retired tired because he loved the wron wrong people It has just come to light that Boykin ago ago- wrote a confidential letter to T. T K KI J Jackson S vice president of the Alabama Power one of the chief foes of the T V A A. A reon reporting reporting re- re porting in in detail on his his' efforts to obtain a place on the powerful house rivers and harbors committee com com- which handles utility legislation and concluding con con- eluding with this effusion Thanks for your help and cooperation on everything I am ready ready- to reciProcate now or at any other time Boykin Was one of three candidates for the committee vacancy He lost out to Represent Representative tive Ferguson of Oklahoma homa bv by one vote In feat his hie lett letter l r i to Jackson B Boykin ascribed feat fEtt to fl a deal rieal between his his defeat de de- de- de successful rival and administration leaders who backed him in exchange ex- ex change for his S Pr promise mise to SUpport t the wage wage- ho hour bill Wa CopY Copyright Copyright ight 1938 1933 1 38 for The Telegram 1 l lt j t I t t V- V tt t- t i 1 rf |