Show Walter alter Debunks Impression Man G-Man Hoover Hands Him H All Bureaus Bureau's Scoops S oops Walter WaIter Winchell The New York Scene The Criticism of the Week I from Fridays Friday's Daily Dally News editorial editor- editor ial al page Ever since we remarked that hat J. J Edgar Hoovers Hoover's F. F B. B I I. I men G-men should be controlled by bythe bythe the he department of justice for which it works various earnest and honest persons have been leaping to its defense The columnist col col- col- col Walter Winchell defends Mr AT Hoover almost every day It is generally believed in newspaper newspaper news- news paper aper circles that Hoover gives Walter Valter scoops which is fine for forWalter forWalter forWalter Walter but not so fine for the theother theother other ther papers Well We'll take this occasion to repeat that we admire Mr Hoover as an able and accomplished ac- ac cop cop cop-as as long as he doesn't get too big for his hat which we think he has recently been een doing But we think he Is also a sensitive cop with several sensitive friends The clever and energetic editorIalist editorialist editor- editor alist for The New York Daily News apparently missed our recent recent recent re re- re- re cent confession We disliked very much having to debunk the legend that we get all the news concerning th the G We s sort rt of of enjoyed nj having people think hink that we got the cream of oft it t all As a matter of fact we admitted recently In the seven years weve we've known know the man G-man chief he has given us us two beats beatson on oct major stories The Th shooting of Pretty-Boy Pretty Floyd and the resIgnation resignation res- res ignation of MelvIn Melvln Purvis The numerous sidelights on stories that hat weve we've used first first were were given to o us second When reporters neglected to include them or if they hey were crowded out Hoover has said Heres an angle the papers apers ignored etc Wed We'd like ike to remind editors that the men G-men are not all the government agents There are are treasury men narcotics men revenuers tax taxmen taxmen taxmen men and several other federal agents in the department of justice When we say Government men will soon etc It doesn't mean m Gm men G-men n The beat beaton beaton on Capones Capone's release from prison for or example was blamed on Hoover It was news to him The government men who handled the recent upstate indictments Indictments indictments indict indict- ments were not F. F B. B I. I men men But Hoover was blamed for that news leak too We Ve are sorry he is punished with criticism because of us and if anybody can prove that Mr Hoover is unfit for the job wed job wed we'd like nothing better than h having ving mat mar scoop a better Detter story would be the one Mr Hoover could tell if any editor would print rint it of the numerous beats he lie knows we had but which he persuaded us to forget forget so so that his men G-men would not be hampered hampered hampered ham Our favorite however is the Lepke legend which the underworld whispers That Hoover and this column split to o see that Lepke was shot etc The tale fairy continues But Winchell turned his share over over- overto to charity We wish some newspaper newspaper news- news paper aper Would make Mr Hoover turn urn his share over to us The First Nights Theres There's plenty of life Ufe in the show season yet as last week showed b by fetching In Ina Ina ina a crew of Maurice Evans encored Monday night with his Richard II and collected his usual spray of orchid-bearing orchid ad- ad Mr Mantle shot the works with four stars which Is the top of his thermometer Ethel Barrymore was the attraction Tuesday evening starring in Vincent Vincent Vin Vim cent first whack at play- play writing The war correspondents correspondent's An International Incident led Mr VIr Watts to suggest he Is more at home amid the hazards of war than among the perils of the drama The star however was as ras cited for a job of grace and charm Higher and Higher is a batch of spring melodies by Rodgers Rodgers Rod- Rod gers and Hart with Jack Haley Marta Eggert and Shirley Ross to round out the worth The Mirrors Mirror's show appraiser re reported reported re- re reported ported it the new No 1 musical comedy Th The e Headliners Announced Ralph Bellamy I 1 have wanted to tobe tobe tobe be an actor Well some day scientists will find a cure for that too Irene Dunnes Dunne's remarkable remark A wife-to-be wife should have a sense of humor Especially Especially Especially Es Es- if she expects to enjoy the joke she marries Jean Arthur declared I dont don't want to set myself up in movie queen style Good idea The movie queen message of the year When you go on a cruise too much luggage luggage luggage lug lug- gage is a bore Fine thing to say about a husband Copyright 1940 Daily Mirror |