by Drew Pearson aiid Robert S. Allen Relief Graft Indictment* Blow To Farley's Hopes To Capture Maine; Connellan, Who Exposed It, Asked To Resign To Protect Gov. Brann; Senator Smith Appointing Cotton Brokers In Probe Of Market Break; They Buy From Farmers, Expecting Bill To Add $2.40 A Bale Profit. Washington—There is a lot of deep politics behind the headlines which flared in Maine last week proclaiming; “Eighteen Indicted for FERA Graft.” And it may cause the Baromet er State to slip through Jim Far ley’s fingers next September, de spite all the money spent at P&s samaquoddy. Stories of Relief graft have been rife in Maine for some time, They inrolvel payments of $100 bills wrapped in beefsteaks, paid by grateful meat-packers for big Relief orders. Nothing was done until James E. Connellan, Maine director of the National Emergency Council, stepped in. He uncovered the graft, secured the Indictments, and .also pointed to the fact that the man responsible for appoint ing. the alleged grafters was Gov ernor Louis J. Brann. Governor Brann, a Democrat, immediately protested to James A. Farley. XXX Politic* Now there is one thing which James A. Farley wants almost more than anything else next Fall, and that is to carry the State of Maine. He thinks it will have a psychological effect on the nation that would be cer tain to elect Roosevelt in Novem ber. Farley also considers Governor Brann essential to a Democratic victory in Maine. He entertains this idea despite the fact that Brann has been cooperating close ly with Guy P. Gannett, a Maine Republican leader whose wife is J a member of the Republican Na tional Committee. So. when Farley received the protest from Barann, he picked up his telephone and called Lyle T. Alverson, director of the National Emergency Council and boss of Connellan. Alverson immediately wrote a letter asking for the resignation of Connellan. the man who had exposed the graft on the part of Brann’s appointees. Note: Democratic Brann and Republican Gannett are petition ing the Federal Communications EXECUTOR'S NOTICE North Carolina, Alleghany County. Having qualified a* the execu tor of Harvey F. Brown, lata of AHeghany County, this is to notify all patuoa* having claim* against the estate of Bio said Harvey F. Brown to present them to the undersigned at Edwards Cross Roads, N. C., on or before the 16th day of March, 1937, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons due the said estate will please make immediate settle "TO. 16th day of March, 1936. OLIVER F. BROWN, Executor 4tcp-16AT Commission to secure a radio station in Portland. Because of Brann’s influence with Farley, they will probably get it. X X 'X “Roll Your Own” The Social Security Board is being confronted with strange de mands. From his native Virginia, hard working Frank Bane, member of the Board, received a delegation which wanted to know what the social security program would cost the state. “I'm sorry,” but I can’t tell you. It's impossible to answer that question.” “Come on now( Frank quit stalling,” snapped one of the group, an old friend. "We insist on an answer and we want you to give it to us right now.” “But I can’t give it to you,” explained Bane. “Haven’t you read the law? This is a joint Federal-state proposition. Each state ‘rolls its own’ social security legislation and thus determines how much it will spend. The only thing we administer directly is the old age pension provision. The rest is up to the states. Since Virginia has no law, I can’t tell you what the cost will be.” Note: Last week the Virginia legislature refused to enact a social security measure. XXX Cotton Investigation The Senate investigation by “Cotton Ed” Smith to discover why the cotton market broke last year is not getting much atten tion, but it is packed with 'dyna mite. The Senator from South Caro lina, who calls himself “Dean of Democratic Senators” and is con sidered the prime minister of that vast area ruled by King Cotton, has gone about his investigation in a unique way. A glance behind the scenes of his probe shows that it is not the United States Senate which is doing the investigating, but certain members of the New York Cotton Exchange. Cotton Broker* First, Smith picked as com mittee investigator, Alfred S. Wyl lie lately of the New York cot ton firm of Fenner and Beane. This appointment was made at the recommendation of Bob Har ries, known in New York as Cot ton Ed’s spokesman' on the cot ton exchange. Harriss is Iq mem ber of the firm of Harriss and Vose and also has a controlling interest in Frierson and Company. It was Frierson’s colleague, Jos eph O’Donnell, who drafted Sena tor Smith’s bill requiring the Gov ernment to sell a fixed amount of cotton each week out of its cotton pool, no matter what the price. Naturally this plays into See Caeteven* Motor Co. for radio batteries and tube*. tfc nue to endure It? Try Dr. Miles Pills for Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatic, Sciatic, and Periodic ey seldom fail. AnU-Pftin Pills are pleasant to irompt to act They do not upset Fewer Aches and Pains More Health and Pleasure main .iram vou down—physically, mental r ty, morally. Why contini Anti-Pain I Muscular, R Pains. The; Dr. Miles take and p the stomach, cause constipatio with a dull; depressed feeling. ition Ask your druggist or any of the^ hundreds or thousands enthusiastic ur -'-.lee yOU too can find relief. | think all Dr. Miles medicines are wonderful, but Anti-Pain Pills are my favorite. MraDoc Blankenship, St 1 have used your Anti-Pain Pills oiuy Hm» hut they have given me prompt reU« did lor me in a week more than eny odjer 32, i had taken for a year. Phil Goiter am Milwaukee, Wieconsin ■ Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania ac. i neipcw me m *»cdt deal- I ISoSTi S3SS — the hands of the cotton brokers, might lower prices for the cotton planter. Cotton Pool To cap this off, the Senator from South Carolina proposed to put Will Beane, of Fenner and Beane, on a three-man board to dispose of the Government cotton pool. The job is now being done effectively and single-handed by Oscar Johnston of the Agriculture Department. Finally the Senator slipped a little joker into his bill, by which interest charges on pool cotton is refunded, thus giving pool cot ton an additional value of $2.40 a bale. Those who knew about this joker went around quietly buying pool certificates from farmers in whqjesale lots. One of the biggest buyers of these certificates is Joseph O’Don nell. the Senator’s friend who drafted the bill. He bought about 2,000 certificates. Some of “Cotton Ed’s” Sena torial colleagues are thinking of quizzing him about his close har mony with cotton traders, when his bill comes up on the floor for discussion. XXX Pork Grabber Representative John Lesinski, of Michigan, is so sore he is sputtering. Several months ago the Presi dent named Representative Mell G. Underwood, Ohio Democrat and chairman of the House In valid Pensions Committee, to the federal bench. The Senate promptly confirmed the appoint ment. But Underwood has made no move to assume his judicial post. Although he has not appeared on the House floor, he is still draw ing pay as a congressman and exercising the prerogatives of chairman of the Pensions Com mittee. It is this that is burning up Lesinski. The Pensions Committee is small potatoes legislatively. But politically—it is tops. It has numerous cushy jobs at its dis posal and the chairman is the one who dishes them out. Lesinski is in line for the chairmanship in the event of a vacancy. With Underwood con firmed for the bench there should be a vacancy. But there isn’t, for he is determinedly keeping a firm grip on the job. XXX FrankneM Lesinski finally wrote Under wood asking when he was going to relinquish his legislative post and assume his judicial duties. The answer he received, in effect, was this: “I am not going to take my judicial oath of office until Con gress adjourns. I have no in tention of giving up all that pat ronage.” Facing a hot re-election fight, Lesinski could use ‘‘all that pat ronage” to good advantage. He let out a terrific howl and be sought the aid of Speaker Joe Byrns. But Byrns offered no solace. “I agree with you, John.” he said, “but as much as I would like to, I can’t force Underwood to re sign. XXX Merry-Go-Round Mississippi’s 33-year-old Repre sentative A. L. Ford, youngest member of the; House, worked his way through law school as a soda jerker, freight clerk and operator of a machine that pressed out rubber heels. . . The example of the care the Canadian govern ment is giving the Dionne quin tuplets is prompting similar de mands for multiple births in this country. A letter received by Representative Henry Ellenbogen, Pittsburgh, inquired: “Can you direct me where and how par ents may be the recipient of a sum of money in the event of the birth of twins, triplets or quadruplets?” . . . When Assist ant Attorney General John Dick inson delivered the government s argument before the Supreme Court in the Guffey Coal Act case, he had a private “cheering section.” Unbeknownst to him, a group of this Pennsylvania Uni versity students came to Wash ington solely to hear him. Dick inson, a former law professor, still conducts classes at Penn one day a week. . . The 16th and 17th bills of the current session call ing far the coinage of commemo rative 50-cent pieces have just been introduced. They would commemorate (1) “The One Hun dredth Anniversary of the arrival of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in the Walla Walla Valley. Wash ington, and the founding of the Waiilatpu Mission,’, and W “The Three Hundreth Anniversary of the landing of the Swedes in Delaware.” New* Old lady meeting a one-legged tramp on the street: “Poor man, have lost a legi haven't you?" at his H 1 Improved 1 Uniform International I SUNDAY SCHOOL; LESSON -: By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D„ ) Member of Faculty. Moody Bible i Institute of Chicaco. \ etn»lt, Mich. SjmrfW Camp* m Flint, Hit*. J £SS~ Castevens Motor SPARTA^ • - ■ »:'•>