POLITICAL NOTE: Collector & Collections

Collector & Collections

A ring of newshawks stood as they stand twice a week around President Roosevelt's desk, prodding him with questions, hoping for newsmaking answers. Correspondent Blair Moody of the Detroit News asked whether the President had any comment to make about accusations against the Collector of Internal Revenue for Michigan. The President looked blank, asked for details. After hearing them he frowned, ground out his cigaret. said that if such things were true they would have to end immediately. Next day agents of the Treasury Department turned up in...

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