| Show Merry Merry- MerrY Round Merry Go Round 1 Trade Mark MarkBy MarkBy By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN W WASHINGTON Two Two Two months have passed since the work-relief work program became law law law- but so far it is neither working nor relieving Except for expenditures for materials and equipment to erect new C C C camps as an expansion expansion ex ex- of that service no money has been spent to get men working Furthermore judging from what is going on behind the scenes it will wilb be another six to eight weeks before the r relief rolls roll ar are reduced When congress after three months' months wrangling wrangling wrangling wran wran- gling finally passed the work relief bill the thc president preside t announced l his s f fixed xe determination to expend the fund within twelve months He asserted that November would see the great plan in full swing But ga gauged ged by the present pace of administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- machinery it will be the middle of next winter wintel before a speed high tempo is attained B Bedfellows e cud lows La Last t w week ek Mrs Roosevelt brought the graduating grad- grad young ladies of the school of which she he is chief patroness down dawn for far a weekend weekend weekend week week- end at the White House as a special graduation present The TIle girls occupied several guest rooms In Inthe Inthe inthe the executive mansion including the Lincoln bedroom which cont contains ins a huge bed especially built for the Civil war president Chief pastime of the guests was having haying their photographs taken in various positions positions positions po po- po- po of repose and sending home pictures labeled Sleeping in jp n th the bed of Abraham braham Lincoln Apostle Senator Ex-Senator David A. A Reed of Pennsylvania Pennsylva ia is following up his idea that Republicans and New anti-New Deal Democrats put a fusion ticket in inthe inthe in inthe the field against President Roosevelt next year Several nights ago he gave a dinner for a group roup of regular Republican senators Among tho those hose e T present resent were of Ore Oregon on White of Maine of Michi Michigan an and Austin of Vermont Also William Villiam R. R Castle Jr undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary under under- secretary under r Hoover Over coffee and cigars Reed expounded his plan The guests manifested much interest interest- but aut were guarded in expressing opinions TIle The boys boys particularly particularly those in in office are office are taking no chances as yet Striking Contrast ContrastA 11 A striking contrast in personalities was displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played at the presidents president's conference with labor leaders consider possible ways and means of reviving the supreme lighted court N R B A. A William Green short plump president of the American Federation of Labor was the picture of dejection and des despair air He sat shaking his head dolorously repeating repeating repeat repeat- ing it is a catastrophe Its It's terrible just ter ter- Exactly opposite was the leonine John L. L Lewis head of the United Mine Work Work- ers With fist clenched jaw jutting Lewis was wasa a picture of militancy Words matched his ap ap- ap- ap The thing to do Mr President he said slowly is to take the offensive at once and fight back all down clown the thc line The United Mine Workers are not going to take this lying down We Ve are going to fight for our rights and we are prepared to shut down every bituminous coal mine in the country June 16 the expiration date of the th e theco co coal l wage agreement is our deadline Unless a new newN newN newN N R A bill or the Gu Guffey ey coal measure is enacted enacted enacted en en- acted by that time we time we walk out t. Such Is Fame Here is Senator Borah's favorite story on himself It occurred during the Hoover administration admin admin- when he was being consulted by presidents pres pres- and visiting premiers His name was on every tongue In those days Borah Borab took tho street car to his office evory every morning One d day y the motorman motorman motorman motor- motor man got into a 3 minor wreck As potential witnesses c he took the names of several pas pas- Approaching the thc sh shaggy g senator from Idaho he said f your name Borah How do you spell it il Copyright 1935 b by United Features Inc |
