| Show 1 NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS Written en for The Tele Telegram am By Ray Tucker W WASHINGTON Admiral WASHINGTON Admiral Emory Emory Emory Em Em- ory S. S Land has been tentatively slated as Joseph P. P Kennedys Kennedy's successor as chairman of the maritime commission And behind the selection of this hard boiled hard bitten seaman lies a story For many many years Admiral Land as the navys navy's procurement officer has been a most excellent lobbyist on Capitol Hill Through his friendships in house and senate senate senate sen sen- ate he has rescued numerous naval battleships destroyers and submarines submarines submarines sub sub- marines from congressional rocks His cloakroom and corridor experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex will stand him in good stead during the coming session when Chairman Ks Kos pleas for re revision revision revision re- re vision of the maritime act will be under consideration Few people have ever heard of Admiral Land but that's their mistake Hes He's one of the three slickest lobbyists at Washington Washington- the others being John Thomas Taylor of the American Legion and Dick Ornburn of the A F L. L So Emory rates the job in a big political way Housing Administrator Nathan Straus cant can't even give away his for construction of cheap homes Hes He's like the Biblical host who host who had to kidnap guests from the highways and byways for his party Most cities have borrowed up to their debt limit and they cant can't pony up the 10 per cent contribution contribution contribution contri contri- which the government re re- re quires Some are beating the law by remitting taxes or promising to shoulder all service costs Although Although Although Al Al- though these offerings dont don't comply comply comply com com- ply with the law requiring a 10 per cent contribution from the municipalities Mr Straus is accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac them Otherwise he would do no busi busi- ness To put it bluntly the so- so called Wagner housing act is a flop Builders are awaiting congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional action on the measure which lowers down payments and interest charges That's their baby The leaders of the house liberal bloc bloc Maury Maury Maverick of Texas Texas- recently entered F. F D. D Rs R.'s circular office The young Texan who has frequently scolded the president president president dent for his conservative goings- goings on was prepared to deliver another another another an an- other lecture But F. F D D. R R. shut off the con con- As Mr Maverick entered entered entered en en- the presidents president's cubicle the chief raised his arm in a Heil Hitler posture and said Maury Ive I've heard your stuff before Im I'm with you so dont don't repeat it it With this reassurance that F F. D. D R. R was only fooling in his hobnobbing with banking business and utility utility utility util util- ity executives Mr Maverick canceled canceled canceled can can- his arranged talk talk and and re reported reported reported re- re ported to his house bloc that Roosevelt is still a new dealer dealer- no fooling Mr Maverick is rather a gullible gullible gullible gul gul- lible person however Some of his best followers put no faith in the memo he brought back from the mansion It isn't generally known but Admiral Emory L L. Land prospective prospective prospective pros pros- chairman of the maritime commission was Aviator Charles Lindbergh's nearest pal in the United States with States with the possible exception of Washington Correspondent Correspondent Correspondent Corre Corre- Deak Lyman of the New York Times Admiral Land was the Lindbergh's Lindbergh's Lindbergh's Lind Lind- berghs bergh's private contact man in inthe inthe inthe the mystery He has kept in constant touch with this nations nation's leading flier and though it would be foolish to advertise the fact Mr Lindbergh has di directed directed directed di- di our civilian and military aviation policies for the last 10 years The admiral will undoubtedly achieve the chairmanship thanks chairmanship thanks to Mr Lindbergh Unless reports of the expected heir of the house of Windsor are greatly exaggerated the ties of Johns Hopkins hospital are lying like gentlemen Radio and newspaper gossips are predicting a blessed event for forthe forthe forthe the Duchess of Windsor They claim she has a reservation in the maternity ward of Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore her former home town Dr Winford H. H Smith director of ot that famous institution answers the direct question by saying We have no reservation for the Duchess of Windsor at any time And he makes his denial stronger by putting putting putting put put- ting it in writing President Roosevelt will call for fora a political showdown at the session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion of congress which convened this week He will ask in his various messages for all good Democrats to come to the aid of the party party and and the president Congress has frequently defied the president in the past notably at the last session and at the special assemblage just concluded Now during the New Christmas-New Year recess they are back home talking things over with the boy and girl friends So the next session will furnish us with a fairly accurate measure of Mr Rs R.'s popularity popularity more more correct correct correct cor cor- than any weekly newspaper poll yet devised If after two weeks of holidaying With the home folks the M. M Cs C.'s dare to defy Mister Roosevelt hes he's slipping slip slip- ping ping concretely Notes Notes Japan Japan is third among Americas America's buying customers and fourth among those selling goods to U. U S. S All Russian envoys are trembling for fear of recall and execution Conferees on farm bill not making much progress progress progress ress Congressional investigation tion of T V Berry A-Berry marble scandal will be asked Newsprint Newsprint Newsprint News News- print paper is fourth largest item of American imports exceeded only by rubber sugar and coffee Copyright 19 1938 for The he Telegram |
