Show Merry Go Merry Merry-Go- Round By y DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. S ALLEN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The The sinister specter of nazi- nazi fascist activities in South America finally has clinched the long delayed plan for a U. U S. S S.- S. Brazilian steel plant tapping the rich mineral resources of Minas Jones' Jones R F C has agreed to lend 10 10 to the Brazilian government perhaps inc increase ease this figure to if necessary The Brazilian government is to match the U. U S. S contribution and hire the United States Steel corporation as its agent to construct and operate the plant Originally U. U S. S Steel was to become a partner part part- ner ncr and invest some capital But it got jittery over the international situation and backed out out After Alter Hitler proposed to Brazil that the Sk Skoda da munitions plant be transferred there and a nazi victory in Europe began to look so imminent the state department persuaded Jesse Jones to act Hoover Vs Landon I Behind the scenes a bitter struggle is shaping shaping shap shap- ing up between Herbert Hoover and Alf All Landon Lan Lan- Landon don at the Philadelphia convention The president ex is bent on writing into the platform an indorsement of his administration tion along the lines of the one in the Glenn Frank program committee report Landon is not flatly opposed to this although he considers it unnecessary unnecessary un un- un- un necessary and likely to prove a campaign handi handi- cap But he is prepared to wage a last-ditch last fight for a liberal platform He is determined to resist to the end Hoovers Hoover's plans for a platform platform plat plat- form to fit his conservative views Diplomats Diplomats' Fifth Column State department newsmen got nowhere when they tried to question Secretary Hull on the rumored arrest of a member of the U. U S. S embassy in London in the British fifth column round Hull was his usual kindly but evasive self However one of the reporters p persisted Mr Secretary he asked is it true that it was one of our attaches who was arrested I cant can't answer that was the equally persistent persistent per per- reply Well can you tell us if the man arrested was an American No comment Was he an Englishman EngIishman No comment The newsman was stumped for a minute then leaning forward he inquired innocently r. r Secretary is there anything to the story going around that there is a fifth column in in the state department After a moment of indecision Hull joined in the laughter Page Boys' Boys Baseball At last the secret is out For six years' years the page boys of the house have blitzed the senate page boys at baseball Recently they did the job again with a to 7 score There was no question about the house boys being on the up and They played a fair and square game Still it was peculiar how regularly they always sent the senate pages down to cra crashing hing defeat But there is a very good reason for that The house team has a farm system itol It was initiated by Fred FreI capitol capr capitol cap- cap doorkeeper r and coach of the house team 1934 in to halt haJt a string of senate victories extending Alfred over ten years years He went to Representative Representative Bulwinkle whose native North Carolina produces big league talent and posed a plan proposed pro pro- proposed whereby Bulwinkle would recruit baseball stars from North Carolina schools and let them ball serve as house pages during the baseball base base- baseball season Bulwinkle riot riot not only agreed agreed- but other congressmen enlisted Pace and Tarver of Georgia Georgia Geor Geor- gia Patrick of Alabama and Colmer Calmer of Mississippi Mis Mis- all enthusiastic ball fans How well the that system the h S worked is s attested by the fact senate hasn't won a game since it started was S Distributed by United Feature Syndicate 1 I |