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Show Bruckart s Washington Digest As Advocates of Public Ownership Make Real Bid for Tlieir Plan J 1, jilA JOHN W. HANES undersecretary of the treasury. Mr. Hanes was slated to become trustee of the gigantic, but bankrupt octopus, the Associated Gas and Electric company. Mr. Hanes has not been named as trustee, although his official record has not a blemish on it so far as has been found. Instead, Dr. Willard Thorp, economic adviser to Secretary Hopkins, of the department of commerce; Denis J. Driscoll, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities commission; and Walter H. Poliak, New York lawyer, were named. Utility Property Was to Be Proving Ground Billion-Dolla- r The public ownership group wanted to swing the trusteeship for this billion-dolla- r utility into the hands of the Securities and Exchange commission, as might be done under the SEC law. They proposed to use this great property, so badly mussed up, as proving ground for their public ownership ideals. It was contemplated that the Associated properties eventually would be welded into TV A, and a great system under government ownership would have become a fact. To accomplish this program, however, it was necessary to dispose of Mr. Hanes, who favors private ownership in industry and who wants to see America retain its fundamental traditions. In due course, we were treated to publication of the views of Senator Norris of Nebraska, who was the father of TV A. I doubt very much that the aged Nebraskan knew that he was being used m the fashion that was the case. But the scheme worked and tile Norris criticism that Mr. Hanes had been a stock broker smeared the former treasury official who had done more to prevent New Deal financial mistakes than most of the others. The attack on Mr. Hanes, however, failed to get the trusteeship into the hands of the Securities and Exchange commission. The schemers failed to cover up their tracks. But, while they failed on one track. north-and-sou- Public Ownership? group of government officials in Washington are s'rong advocates of an evtuiMve plan of public ownership, according to William Bruckart And he believes that these officials are using the cloak of government secrecy to formulate their pi ms. The plans have only recently come to light became of attempts to smear Jjhn W. Hanes, farmer undersecretary of treasury. A ,4 as it is charming. For the try weather remaining, malt, 4 year-roun- 444, Ms d. Pattern No. 8633 is designed f sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 ye Size 8 requires 2 yards of 39.4 rAAAv f material in frock length, they did succeed in getting the SLJ gravy of trustee fees for men of their own choosing Thorp, Driscoll and Poliak. Dr. Thorps beliefs were so contrary to sound views that only a few years ago the senate 4(Strefused to confirm his nomination as assistant secretary of commerce , 'wMr. Driscolls affiliations in Penn v 4-sylvania show how he has been linked consistently with nearly every wild-eye- d proposal that had New Deal ownership. He was ' to congress a licked for ! term or two ago and became a lame duck appointee to the Pennsylvania commission by the then Governor George H. Earle. So, while it is Backed by one of the worlds most highly mechanized armies, mysterious Turkey hold's the balance of accepted that the gravy is impor in the fight for domination of the Near East, now being waged by France and Britain on one side was power much more it tant, important Russia and Germany on the other. Although allied with France and Britain, Turkeys motorcycle troops and that the trustees should think right, and big berthas are aimed primarily to assure her neutrality. according to radical lights. short sleeves; 3 yards in ho it coat length with long sleeves; yards with short sleeves withe nap; IY2 yards trimming. 3. - i 4 &Sr: 4 As CIRCLE PATTERN DE?x Room 1324 211 W. Wacker Dr. Chican Enclose 15 cents in coins for SEWING sx Pattern Name Address Art jNt ....Size No In tlie Shadows As a song bird is shut up in dark place to learn a new so which it could not have learned the light, so in our withdrawal ir the shadow we are to be new sweet song in the we may sing ever after the ears of sad and weary ones J. R. Miller. taug-som- Third Term for President Was in Political Strategy Such is the picture of how the public ownership crowd operates That picture fails, however, to disclose what is going on beneath the surface. Here is that story: The strategy to be used, politically, contemplates that suppoit of the payrollers, who seek to nominate President Roosevelt for a third term, shall be had for the public ownership theories in return for support of the third term program. A good political horsetrade. It is good because the public ownership segment figures that an apparent national political party endorsement will be available, or folks will be induced to believe there is such an endorsement. My information is that the public ownership crowd is counting on a repetition of conditions in 1932, when, it will be recalled, Mr. Roosevelts political wings covered 57 varieties of political thought and theory. Important members of the Washington group that heads up the public ownership group are placed in nearly every department of the government. They are in key positions. Whether they are influencing national poLcies is a question I cannot answer, but I can say they are in a position to use such influence very effectively. A decision here and a ruling there could be of vast help to such a program without there being any visible connections. Then, as to rumors, again. We hear a great deal of gossip about some members of the Supreme court serving as advisers to less agitators in the executive branch of the government. I repeat that I do not know whether these stories are true. There have been many signs indicating that frequent conferences take place, and no one denies that close ties of friendship exist between several of newer Supreme court justices and their proteges in Washingtons downtown section. The rumors, therefore, are very disturbing to those of us with the old fashioned idea that the Supreme court should be an agency to serve the people in a judicial capacity and that its members should confine their activities to that Old Glory Breaks Even in Massachusetts Schools a 5SS5U,-- . THROAT Has a cold made it hurt evea to talk? Throat rough and scratchy? Get a box of Ludens. Youll find Ludens special ingredients, with cooling menthol, a great aid in helping soothe that sandpaper throat! ATAKE your The American flag made headline news in two Massachusetts schoo's recently. Left: Brothers Beech16, and Hollis Green, 12, willingly salute the flag, but their sisters, Wanda, 14, and Geneva, 11, members of Jehovahs Witnesses, refuse the patriotic gesture. Other pupils in the Saugus school, afeo members of the rereligious sect, refused to salute the flag. School officials have instructed parents to explain their childrens fusal. Right: Kathleen E. Ross, 12, Norwood, Mass., received permission from probate court to change her name to Betsy E. Rose, after the young Philadelphia woman who designed the first American flag. First Lady Sees First Jai Alai Match A Very Good Boy A' P 4 A t tZ: To loosen dirt on linoleum add a few tablespoons of kerosene to the water with which it is to be washed. !C Japanned trays may be cleaned with a mixture of vinegar and powdered whiting. Apply with a soft flannel, wipe off with a clean cloth and polish with chamois. FIGHT COLDS by taking Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery 4 , over a period of time. Helps build physical resistance by improving nutritional assimulation. Adv. V arfSGX Organized Knowledge Science is organized knowledge. ' ' -- e First place winner In a teachers was this city-wid- Mrs. Tranklin D. Roosevelt as she saw her first Jai alai game in Miami, Fla., where elie spent her vacation. Fictured with her are Dr. Frank Christian and Manager Richard Berenson, who Is showing her a ball and cesta, the basket which the jai alai player ties to his hand and in which he scoops up the ball before returning it against the wall. The game is becoming more and more popular in this country. Frankie Frisch Returns to Diamond Wars poll of New York picture titled A Very Good Boy." Teachers acclaimed it as the best photograph ever to appear in the annual pictorial report of the of schools. super-intenden- Tarty Man 5 Presidents control. I recall that. In 1934, the public ownership group was determined to Frankie Tristh, who has taken over the managerial reins of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Is shown talking to piti hers (left to right) Butt her, n Hauers and Ilerrell as they don their uniforms for an workout dining the spring training season at ban Bernardino, Calif. Frisch was out of baseball last year, when be worked as a baseball broadcaster. oarly-seaso- Vice President John Garner drinks a toast (milk only) to Sen, Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, who celebrated his birthday at a party In the senate dining room oi the Capitol, Washington, O, G. fifty-eigh- th m them. Burnt Privet Hedge. If your privet hedge should be accidentally burned during cleaning do not dig it up. Cut it back almost to the ground. New shoots will spring up and in another year you will have a fairly good hedge. 1 rf Bottles containing cream or milk should never be left uncovered in the refrigerator. Odors from other foods are quickly absorbed by 4 Public Ownership Advocates Are on Government Payroll take over the nations railroads They had a bill drawn by which the rail lines would be bought for $13,400 000,000, that the being amount of the outstanding bonds of the companies. At that time, there was talk also of nationalizing the coal mines and the oil wells. But Mr, Roosevelt put his foot down on the idea. He did yield numerous concessions in the direction of cutting deeper gashes into but private management, stayed away from the fatal step. AROUND THE HOUSE er, field. The general situation becomes all the more threatening, in my opinion, when it is known that there have been numerous advocates of wholesale government management of private industry operating on the government payroll. Some of them have taken the position that the way to obtain government ownership of private industry is to get industry so far into debt that the federal government would have to assume control. That is to say, only the federal government would have sufficient credit and borrowing power to pay off the debt As I said earlier, many details of the snakelike operations of this gang remain in deepest secrecy. Some facts have leaked out, however, that cause shivers to run up and down my spine. The thing that none of us here know about, definitely, is whether Mr. Roosevelt has been persuaded to adopt the program. Some of my informants assure me that it does not matter whether Mr. Roosevelt even knows about the plan, because its tentacles extend like those of a jellyfish into many hidden places. In other words, a few of the cocky leaders believe the movement has grown so large that it is beyond the daugh-te- r LUDENS 5 frock and an every-da- y Menthol Cough Drops housecoat both, with this one simple pattern 8633. Buttoned down the front, made with a princess skirt and gathered bodice sections Full Reason that suggest a bolero line, its exTo abstain that we may en to immature becoming tremely is the epicurianism of reason, figures. And you can just imag- Rousseau. e ine how happy a teen-aggirl will feel with the long housecoat swirling about her feet, just like the one she admires on you! Easy to make, to put on and to Ferrys iron, this pattern is just as useful Marigolds ' and practical, in both its guises, school-gi- rl Herbert Spencer. You Can OO Prize-winnin- g flowers! the emm-tr- y People all over them from are growing Whf n Ferrys Seeds. the cothem Select you? nvenient way from yonr local dealers display- FEKItYS Dated SEKS It e . up in challis or flannel. For Spr it will be adorable in chintz, ham or percale. Its really a Shv shell enjoy the Group of Government Officials and Other Interested Individuals Mix Movement Into National Affairs and Politics. By WILLIAM BRUCKART WNU Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. Behind the thick veil of official secrecy, a thoroughly active group of individuals is developing a broad plan of public ownership. It is using the established machinery of government and it is mixing into national politics to an amazing extent. have We, here in Washington, heard recurring and increasing rumors of late that a new public ownership drive was contemplated by the extreme radicals nesting in the New Deal henhouse. It was a situation, however, where few details were obtainable. The leaders were making use of the veil of official secrecy that always is available for use by those supposed to be servants of the public. Suddenly, however, the magnitude of the movement beIts scope is came discernible. astounding. It strikes me that it is a situation that contains elements of greater danger than did the infamous plan to pack the Supreme court of the United States. Exposure of the groups intense effort came largely through stupidity of some of its members. Proof of the underlying motives came in the form of a sudden and slimy attack on John W. 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