| Show 1 NEWS BEHIND EH I D THE NEWS NB Written Wi for The Telegram By Ray Tucker ler v WASHINGTON Do Down w n at Uvalde John Nance Nanc Garner is solving a problem which his boss' boss best jest experts haven't been able t td tO tackle successfully successfully and and one which the president hints cannot be met under existing conditions The V. V P. P has personally financed construction of 15 low-cost low houses and will build as many more moM more as the community can stand They range from from three to five- five room affairs and rent for from 15 to 25 a month according to advices reaching Washington Mr Garner keeps a close eye on the job riding around the development development develop develop- ment and inspecting the work almost every day With fishing and hunting it has become his hobby lobby He Is inordinately proud of his success and never fails to take delegations of political pilgrims pilgrims pilgrims pil pil- pil- pil grims pouring into Uvalde Uvaldo on an inspection tour Mrs Garner in incidentally incidentally incidentally in- in writes friends here that hat the problem of handling all the visitors these days is becoming becoming becom- becom ing ng serious They're wearing out outher outher outler her ler best carpets Always a smart financier r the No 2 man has not gone done in for a species of new deal philanthropy Hes He's building with a careful eye to costs and is making a 15 per percent percent percent cent return on his investment Dont Don't let sensational reports on the sweep of the prohibition tide spoil your appetite for your Thanksgiving turkey turkey turkey-or or cocktails cock cock- tails tails today Repeal sentiment is still so strong that you can smell its breath Both sides the sides the wets and drys drys- drys drown you with figures pro or con but they figure differently differently- dont don't even use the same kind of ink The white proclaim proclaim proclaim pro pro- claim that they have won out of local elections since repeal The distillers retort that there have been less than local option tests and that they have split even thank you Partial Partial Partial Par Par- explanation is that many dry victories occurred in sections al already already already al- al ready and they mark each cach new repulse of the foe as asa asa asa a gain The wets dont don't record repeat elections in figuring up the total They chalk up the annual annual annual an an- nual tests as only one contest Popular trend reveals a demand for more decent business methods in the industry more effective policing by state and local units greater protection of minors geographical geographical geographical geo geo- graphical restriction etc breakup break break- up of the alliance between distillers distillers dis dis- dis- dis tillers and retailers In short an insistence on keeping booze within bounds Harry Hopkins' Hopkins political planners plan plan- ners the ners-the the presidents president's small circle of friends here are here are going to give him the old build Its It's the same process that boosted Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover and F. F D. D R. R along the rocky road to a presidential nomination though even Harrys Harry's admirers arent aren't yet sure how it will work with him The W P A boss will barnstorm the country for the next few months shaking hands making speeches exerting his undeniable charm He will probably soften the tone and content of his public public pub pub- lic lie talks for all his youthful out out- He will be advertised advertised advertised adver adver- as a capable administrator and organizer Original plan was to shift him to the P. P Gs G.'s office if Jim Farley steps out but his boosters figure he ought to be disassociated from problems of politics and relief As secretary of commerce he could be tied up with the moves of a department released from the Wallace Hull-Wallace doghouse As war or navy chieftain he could hog the national defense limelight Mr Hopkins doesn't impress the themore themore themore more practical politicos as presidential presidential presidential timber probably because c 9 he has not been an organization man But the recent carnage re reduced reduced reduced re- re the ranks of Roose pro velt men mm standing in the presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's shadow but always ready to march out into his own sun sun- light They lost such prospects as Sawyer in Ohio Jones in Pennsylvania Murphy in Michigan Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan and they dont don't like that willing willing willing will will- ing youngster youngster Paul Paul McNutt Patriotic and civic societies are rallying behind Martin Dies to insure that the nE next congress furnishes furnishes fur fur- fishes fresh funds for his in investigation investigation investigation in- in of un-American un ties He will also have the more quiet backing of certain racial and religious groups appalled at atthe atthe atthe the European wave of The Texan will have Herr Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler to thank if he gets another whack at nazis and communists and alleged American ers The earlier likelihood had been that he would be denied new money and F. F D. D Rs R.'s people will probably oppose his request But the conservative trend at the polls the the defeat of Frank Murphy the repudiation of three John L. L Lewis enthusiasts Maverick o of Texas Bernard of Minnesota OConnell O'Connell in Montana and the surprising licking of Phil LaFollette LaFollette LaFollette La- La Follette will govern the boys' boys at attitude attitude attitude at- at toward Mr Dies Even if he gets it he will be warned to exercise more legal caution in conducting his inquiry to to inaugurate processes resembling resembling resembling bling courtroom procedure rather than an inquisition He will be told to hire a lawyer not just a hall Numerous departments departments- state war navy justice would justice would turn over to an orderly operator the low-down low on foreign spies and propagandists of a reddish or brownish hue Copyright 1938 for The Telegram |
