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Show Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN WASHINGTON The protocol office of the state department ran into a novel war-born problem prob-lem the other day when David Gray, new minister min-ister to Ireland, came in to make plans for his departure. Gray is a tall, slender gentleman, with a taste for hunting. He told the protocol office that he couldn't be happy on the other side without his sDortsman's shotgun. "But I am going to Dublin by wav of Europe," Eu-rope," said Gray. "I wonder what they will think of a U. S. diplomat if he shows up in the war areas with a shotgun?" Gray was assured that, enjoying diplomatic, immunity, he would not be jailed as a gunrunner. gun-runner. Merry-Go-Round DesDite talk of early adjournment congressional congres-sional leaders privately predict that the session will not wind ud until around June IS, ten days before the Republican convention. Reason Rea-son is that with congress functioning, both oartiea have a grand sounding-board to air their views..... Republican liberals, miffed over the appointment of Ernest T. Weir, antiunion steel mogul, as chairman of the oartv'a finance committee, sar it was secret dictated by Joseph Jo-seph Pew, multimillionaire oilman and boss ef the Pennsylvania G. O. P. The liberals contend con-tend Weir's selection was a serious tactical blunder, as It is certain to offend the labor vote..... Colonel Teddy Roosevelt Jr.. Dewev backer, may still be a member of the New York convention delefation. "Youne Teddv" was excluded ex-cluded by G. O. P. leaders hostile to Dewey, but supoorters of the young district attorney expect ex-pect to find a olace for Roosevelt bv having one of the Brooklyn designees withdraw in his favor. Nepetlasa Mill Goes Oa Despite all the furore about economy and budret slashing on Csoitol Hill, the ancient practice of nepotism flourishes there as merrily as ever. . Last veer congress." on the plea that It was overworked and didn't have enough clerical help, voted an additional $1500 per member for this nurpnae. Since the session convened in January, the names of relatives have ponned up on the enlarged en-larged congressional navroll like toadstools after a summer shower. Following are a few of these new clerks: Marion S. Bolles, wife of Representative Steohen Bolles, a first-termer from Wisconsin. Henrietta S. Horton, wife of Representative Representa-tive Frank O. Horton of Wyoming, a first-termer. first-termer. Fred Jarrett, son of Representative Benlamin Jarre tt of Pennsylvania, who lists his son m the coneressional directory as "Fred Jarrett, Esq. Mary L. Fen ton. daughter of Representative Ivor Fenton, a Pennsylvania first-termer. Charlotte King, daughter of Samuel W. King, delegate from Hawaii, who has all the privileges priv-ileges and emoluments of a congressman, except ex-cept the vote, and takes them. Note Every one of the ebove congressmen hss msde economy speeches this session and voted to cut the appropriations of other branches of government Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. |