The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-05

point to the Recovery Act passed by Congress, emphasize that the act provides for equal partici- patton by Labor and industry.
 All of which has drawn the lines between Recovery and Re- construction more sharply than ever. Sooner or later, . show down is inevitable. Big Busi- ness is throwing all its weight against the Wallace-Tugwell group.
 So far, however, Roosevelt, has been more inclined to back the Reconstructionists than the Re- covery men. During the Tug well-Peek war, when terrific Big Business pressure bore down on Tugwell, Roosevelt sent word to his assistant secretary of agri- culture:
 Tell Rex to keep his pajamas on."
 CHRISTMAS SMOKES
 During the holiday season mes- sengers scurried up and down the halls of the Shipping Board carrying large boxes of fat Cor ona cigars. They were to members of the shipping board from various shipping lines rent ing vessels from the board.
 Commissioner Saltzman re- ccivcd box worth about $50. So also did Commissioner Wood. ward and E. Y. Mitchell, assist. ant secretary of commerce. Ap- parcntly this was an old Christ. mas custom. Certainly after the shipping companies had paid several hundred dollars for the tailor bills of T. V. O'ConnOr, former chairman, few cigars could make little difference.
 Such, however, was not the view of Assistant Secretary Mitchell. He returned the cigars, sent out an order calling atten- tion to the criminal code re- garding the acceptance of gra- tuities by government employees. His order read:
 "All those who are now in pos, session of gratuities from any such sources, or who may re- ceive them hereafter, may inn mediately return them to the donors thereof
 Note: Commissioners SaltZ- man and Woodward already had returned theirs.
 MRS ROOSEVELT.S WEEK
 First Lady of the Land ex- presses keen interest in the move to get city tenement dwellers ck-to-the-Soi1 on subsistence farms near Hightstown, N. J. Promises to take "Sistie" and 'BuZzie" to sec "Slim" Williams, the Alaskan who mushed into town with q dog team Denies that she influenced her husband in Montevideo row over Womcn's rights Gives Christmas party for grandchil- dren, who enjoy Secretary Wood- in's songs, "Raggedy Ann" and Cookie Rush," but who get into wrong dining rooms when sev- en-year-old "Sistie" wants her guests in the state dining room and separated from the less sophisticated guests of her three- year old brother Attends Mrs Townsend's musicale, with her daughter-in-1aw and Mrs Dern =. John Roosevelt, young est son, arrives from Groton, af- ter an attempt to motor, which he gives up because of the snow . V. Entertains for sixty at din- ncr, including General Douglas MacArthur, cvacuator of the Bonus Army. Red carnations, and asparagus plumose on the table Exiles Meggie, the pet scottie, after she bites news paper woman at press confer ence Attends Woodrow Wilson anniversary dinner Stages "just simple dance" for her children and their friends. For first time since the days of Taft, bourbon and rye are served in the White House. with scrambled eggs and sausage at midnight About 500 guests present Writes weekly syndicated article pointing out that i've have always met our crisis and we are surely not go- ing to go under to-day" Receives the Roosevelt Rose." Q, quilt design arranged by Mrs Ruth Finley.
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