The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-15

Council reported that thel that the discrepancy between this and the lower business indexes might be caused by the fact that their factories were feeling the immediate reaction from orders received, while business indexes are based upon car loadings and actual goods produced.
 MONEY CHANGERS RUG
 The rug on which President Roosevelt stood when he delivered his historic drive the money changers from the temple" ad- dress on March 4, 1883, still is on Capitol Hill. But the conditions of its present use do not conform with the militant principles enun- ciated on it.
 Possessor of the rug is Repre- sentative Charles Kramer, pudgy little Los Angeleno, who, al- though elected as a New Dealer, is now one of Its vituperative critics. This session he has voted more frequently with the COP than with his own party.
 Purchased by Kramer for $21, the rug adorns his inner office and is one of his most prized possessions. So particular is Kra- mer about the care of the rug thata theh charwomen are for bidden to walk on it except on one condition - they must take of their shoes.
 HARRY HOPKINS ILLNESS
 There was a lot more to the resignation of Sears Roebuck's General Robert E. Wood as Harry Hopkins adviser than appeared in the unobtrusive announcement that he was leaving.
 Real inside is that Wood left because the Department of Commerce is begged down about as badly as during the days of Uncle Dan Roper.
 Hopkins has been sick, absent or inaccessible, and some of his close friends, although still strong for the new Secretary of Con- merce, are worried over the stag nation in his department.
 Various important projects have been started only to be stymied through failure to get decisions from the chief.
 For instance, Harry requested William Bait, head of the SKF ball-bearing works, to prepare a report for him on South Amer
 ica and 8 program for U. s.
 business in that field. This was last January.
 Bait took the request serious
 ly, spent time away from his
 work to make several trips to Washington, worked hard at his assignment. But that was about the last he ever heard from Hopkins regarding it.
 The case of General Wood was somewhat similar. Wood is one big business executive who be- lieves that it is much better to have cooperation rather than war between business and government. So last winter Hopkins an- nounced that he was appointing General Wood as his adviser on business and government cooper ation. Wood was on a Caribbean cruise when he read the an- nouncement and was taken part ly by surprise. However, he got leave-of- absence from his busi- ness in Chicago and took over a desk in the Commerce Depart ment.
 But warming the chair of that desk was about as far as he got The man who made the decisions regarding business-government CO., operation was either sick or att tending the swanky Warrentor Cup Racese with Mrs. Jock Whit. ney.
 so after several weeks of chair. warming, General Wood resigned RESTLESS ED NOBLE
 It has not leaked out yet, bu another reseignation was almos placed on Harry Hopkins desl the other day.
 It was that of Edward Noble, who recently left the Civil Aer-
 onautlcs Authority to become Hopkins special assistant, and later his Under Secretary of Commerce.
 After hanging around the Com merce for some time, getting no where, Noble finally told frien, that he vas thinking of ''packinl up and going home" Although fond of Hopkins. Noble expresse' himself in no uncertain terms re ! s@~'sses ti@ futiiity of GvinR t'