Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1936, Page 32

B-38 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 6, 1936—PART ONE NEW DEAL RULINGS | Gennerich’s Quips Often Eased Tension Surrounding President LIKELY TOMORROW Supreme Court May Declde Five—Tie Votes Would Aid U. S. in Two. By the Associated Press. Five disputes involving New Deal legislation—a record number for any one time—may be decided tomorrow by the Supreme Court. The controversies involve: 1. Whether P. W. A. can provide money for publicly owned hydro- electric projects. The Duke Power Co. is attempting to halt a project at Buzzard Roost, 8. C. 2. The right of Congress to author- Ize President Roosevelt to impose an embargo on sale of munitions for the recent Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay. ‘The Government contends its neutrality legislation is at stake 3. Whether the Government can postpone decisions of lower courts on constitutionality of the public utility holding company act until the Su- preme Court rules on a test case it has brought against the Electric Bond and Share Co. 4. Constitutionality of the Ashurst- Bumners act forbidding transportation of prison-made gnods into States that prohibit their sale and requiring that the products be labeled as convict- manufactured. 5. Constitutionality of the 50 per | eent tax on profits made by silver dealers during passage of the 1934 gilver purchase act. Tie Votes Would Favor U. S. 8hould the decisions of lower courts be affirmed by tie votes—as was done November 23 in upholding the New York unemployment the Government would win the P. W. A. and prison goods cases, lose | the others. The evenly divided decision in the New York case was due to the illness of Justice Stone, who has been con- fined to his home with dysentery since October 13. He will be unable to attend court this month but can participate in deciding’ any of the cases if he so desires. Twenty-eight cases, including the five New Deal disputes, have been argued. Decisions in most of them are expected Monday. Some undoubt- edly will be deferred, however, to a later date. Among the pending cases is & con- | troversy over whether the Associated ! Press is entitled to enjoin Radio Sta- tion KVOS of Bellingham, Wash,, from broadcasting the press associa- | tion's news until 18 hours after pub- lication. Another involves constitutionality | of the California and Ilinois “fair trades” acts which prohibit sale of | standard products for less than a price | fixed by producers and dealers The court also. will lnnounce whether it will review 30 cases ap- pealed from lower courts. These in- clude two by members of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicagn Mer- cantile Exchange challenging etitutionality of the 1936 act broad- ening the regulation of commedity exchanges. A similar cace fled by | the Kansas City Board of Trade probably will be acted on the next Monday. New Arguments to Start. After handing down decisions and orders the justices will start listening to another two weeks of arguments. One case to be heard late next week involves whether the 1933 resolution abrogating payments of obligations in gold applies to rental contracts. The Holyoke, Mass., Water Power Co. is seeking to collect in-gold, or its equivalent in devalued currency, on a contract leasing water power rights in+the Connecticut River to the American Writing Paper Co. of Mas- sachusetts. A brief filed by the paper company eontended its obligation was only to| *deliver the value of gold” and lhttl the power company had not proved | any damage and hence snould not re- | cover more than the face value in | Ppresent-day money. In its brief filed recently, the water | power company contended .it should | receive more than the face value he- cause the purpose of the gold con- tract waz “to provide against the effect of an appreciation or deprecia- tion of the currency.” LANDON STAYS IN CAMP Will Come Out of Swamp Base Late Tomorrow. MONTICELLO, Fla., December 5 (). ~Gov. Alfred M. Landons fishing | and hunting companions remained in | a secluded Wacissa River swamp to- day and no one had information on the Kansan's luck with gun or reel Gov. Landon, who has been in the camp since Wednesday, will come out late tomorrow and board a boat at Apalachicola for a fishing trip in the insurance act, | con- | Jovial Ex-Policeman Guard Was Only Person Who Called Roosevelt “Pal”—to August Adolph Gennerich, whose body is being returned aboard the cruiser Indisnapolis for burial in his native land, was the only man who called President Roosevelt “pal” to his face. The former New York policeman's informality lightened many a tense moment for the President. Gennerich occupied & role scarcely sensed by the public, which saw him only as the photographed assistant of the Presi- dent at the dinners, meetings, de- partures and picnics. To the ex-policeman, who served as guard, nurse, masseur and gay com- panion, the head of the world’s most powerful Nation was “Pal.” It is true that he carried the Presi- dent when necessary, manipulated his leg braces, doused him at water polo, rubbed tired muscles, ran shopping errands for Mrs. Roosevelt and rolled on the floor of the red room with Roosevelt children and dogs. But the Polish boy with the York- ville accent—dialecte—performed an extremely important service in the White House scheme of things. He would never discuss it, 8o it is only & guess whether he did it consciously or not. But so deep was his under- standing of human nature—high or low—that it's probable he played his role deliberately. Focussed Attention on Self. “Gus” relieved the strain which the President’s affliction often imposed upon diplomats, politicians, civilians and officials who were ushered into his presence for the first time. He eased the tension which frequently | fell over an official reception or a slow entrance. With his quips and clowning “Gus” focussed attention upon himself, rather than his harge. He treated the Chief Executiv2 as an ordinary human being—without awe | or servility. He made no attempt to | conceal the fact that his aid was nec- | essary whenever Mr. Roosevelt moved. | The natural result was that on- lookers lost whatever embarrassment | they may have felt. Nobody—not even | Mr. Roosevelt—could be stern or up- pish in the presence of Gennerich's prancing. There was the time, for instance, | when Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt threw a | hot~dog picnic at Hyde Park for a bevy | of official personages and correspond- | ents. At the moment, Sumner Welles, | Assistant Secretary of State, was in | Cuba in an attempt to discover what all the shooting there was about. In | the midst of the feast, the President | was called away to discuss the island affair with Welles by long-distance wephone With another Secret Service man, “Gus” formed a hand-made seat— children call it a “cradle”—to carry Mr. Roosevelt to the phone at the nearby cottage. As they proceeded, “Gus” started to sway the President | while he accompanied the maneuver by singing in his excellent tenor, “London Bridge Is Ralling Down.” ’rhe presidential gust of laughter was so0 hearty that it Handicapped Gen- nerich’s solo. Turning on the Presi- Hot-Water HEAT Auy nationally adver- prodi com- Dletely Tovtatiea 1n ek rooms. AS LOW AS Installation at Once. Payments Start Feh. 15t Without Additional Interest We Feature the Economical CAMEL OIL f{ BURNER Rednced $ for Christmas New Season Res. 8325 See this MASTER BURNE! well 81 the Istest types of oll-b boilers in eur show reom. i FREE ESTIMATES ' All Work Supervised by Joseph Ribes ECONOMY ... Company 906 10th St. NNW. 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The President-elect had sum- moned congressional bigwigs to discuss the gathering crisis' and future poli- cies. The Nation-saving conference included Senate Leaders Hull, Robin- son and Harrison; House Members Rainey, Byrns and Rayburn. Among them were men soon to be mantled with cabinet honors. As they met in an upstairs study, it seemed that the house was crashing. From below came sounds of lamps smashing, tables and chairs falling over and pictures rattling. Led by the more agile Robinson, the distinguished assemblage headed for the scene of violence. As they crowded into the downstairs room, they saw “Gus” sit- ting on the stomach of John Roosevelt. And they heard “Gus"—a stranger to most of them—say: “There, damn you, that will teach you to stop prepping with me!” rst morning after the Roosevelts moved into the White House, the burly, roughneck, rough-spoken ex-cop headed for the East Room—shrine of cold and brittle elegance. Soon there drifted through the presidential man- sion the strains of ‘“Rosie O'Grady,” “Mamie O'Rourke” and even more honky-tonk tunes. of the land, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt were slightly concerned over the musi- cal invasion. They dispatched butlers and attaches to discover the cause. But they rocked with laughter when they discovered that “Gus” was responsible famous gold piano a workout. Grin- ningly, he said afterward, “not | side on this particular occasion. As new occupants of the First House | = for the noise. He was giving the | good as s second-hand music box!" And he wasn't kidding—his lack of respect and reverence for & gold sur- face (on a piano or on & man) was his clearest quality. ‘Was Smart Politically. “Gus” was smart, politically. Many people wonder why the President seemed to understand human, every- day psychology #0 keenly. One answer may have been his frequent talks with this man whose outlook was so human. Together with the late Louis Howe, “Gus” made up the President's real kitchen cabinet. Frequently Mr. Roose- velt asked his aide’s views with re- gard to policies and personalities, and the latter, unlike so many presi= dential advisers, told the brutal truth. It is said that his favorite answer was. “nuts to that idea, pall” Mr. Roosevelt referred to “Gus” as his “Committee of the Whole.” One hitherto untold incident serves to sug- gest the closeness of “Gus” to the White House family. About a year ago, the President was scheduled to attend a dinner which was to be pre- sided over by a distinguished Demo- crat who also happens to be a politi- cally infamous lobbyist. When attending the President at such affairs, “Gus” used to escort Mr, Roosevelt to his chair, adjust the presi- dential braces and then retire to a nearby seat, giving over the space at the President’s side to the presiding officer. But, in this case, Mrs. Roosevelt, who has almost as uncanny a politi- cal sense as her husband, was wor- ried about the publicity which photo- graphs of the President’s entry would give to the lobbyist who was to pre- 8o a few minutes before ‘he dinner, she called “Gus” aside and asked him to remain alongside ‘Le President until all the still and movie pictures had been taken. Thereby, he would this day, the Democrat-on-the-make ROOF LEAK GICHNER ¢ NEW HIGH-COMPRESSION VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE Much more powerful, much more spirited, and the thrift king of its price class. prevent the lobbyist from shining in |. reflected glory and staginz a come- | on stunt for prospective clients. To | doesn’t realize why “Gus” deferred his fadeout for so long. Had ®ye for Human Scene. At White House receptions ‘“Gus” was a delight. Standing near the President during the gresting of Su- preme Court justices, cabine: mem- bers, diplomats, he had an eye for the human scene. While the Presi- dent was shaking hands wia Secre- tary Hull or Chief Justice Hughes, “Gus” would spy an old friend half way down the east room. Immedi- ately formality vanished. His New Yorkese, “Hy! Pal'” “How yah doin,’ baby!” or “who won the last race at Bowie!” would thereupon in- terrupt the correct exchanges be- tween Mr. Roosevelt and his honor- able handshaker. The President shrived on these irreverent interven- tions. But New York police veterans re- call “Gus” as the good samaritan type of cop. He escorted drunks home instead of to the hoosgow. Kids with an itching hand for pushcarts’ fruit he took to their mothers instead of to the Children’s Court. He made an arrest or used his club only when he had to. As a member of the bomb nm.h-h-ludtommmd the worst criminal gangs in the five | boroughs. President Roosevelt first heard of him in 1927. As s motorcycle cop, “Gus” was then patrolling the West Bide. While jouncing along on Eleventh avenue’s cobblestones one night, a sleek limousine swept by. He recognized several occupants as gang- sters wanted by the police, and gave chase. They pumped their machine guns at him, and he emptied his pis- tol in return. Plugging their tires, he caused the car to overturn, and single-handedly brought them into headquarters. He was immediately promoted to a detective status. To portray “Gus” simply as a roistering figure would be unfair. At Warm Springs the crippled children loved him more than they did Presi- dent Roosevelt. He used to supervise the.races they ran with wagons and toy automobiles pathetically rigged so that they could operate them by hand. He spent hours in reading and talking to and entertaining youngsters who could not leave their hospital rooms. 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