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Evening star., 1933-10-20
SOCIAL WORKERS
STAFF INCREASED
Aid Sought to Tighten Burden
of D. C. Emergency Relief
of Public Welfare.

Additional social workers will be
added to the staff Of the District
emergency relief division of the Board
of Public Welfare in a move to tighten
the burden on the existing organiza-
ton, c. M. Bookman, assistant director
of the Federal Relief Administration,
announced late yesterday.
1t was understood today that about
10 more case workers would be added
to the staff. The action was decided
upon after reports by Leroy A. Halbert
director of District relief, showed the
present staff of social workers have been
attending to about $50 cases each.
Taken Terrific Beating"
'These relief workers." said Mr.
Bookman, have been taking a terrific
beating. The additional 10 workers are
needed, at least as starter"
The announcement was made in con-
nection with consideration of the dis
puted pay increases ordered by the
Commissioners, effective September /,
for SO employees of the relief division.
Halbert, it was stated by Bookman,
has declined to accept an increase in
his own pay from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year. 1t was stated he had declined
the pay boost, since he wished to CEN
ter attention on the desperate need Of
the unemployed.
The increases in pay Of 81 other
employees of Halbert's staff will not be
disturbed by the Federal agency, it was
stated today by spokesman for Book
man. The Federal administration, he
said, approves of the Standardization
of salaries and therefore accepts the
recommendations made by the Emer-
gency Relief Committee of the District
Board of Welfare The salaries Of such
employees still are lower than classified
Government workers.
Approval of Grant Seen.
Meanwhile, local officials anticipate
the Federal agency will approve their
request, filed yesterday with Harry L.
Hopkins. Federal relief administrator,
for an additional grant of $253 900, this
amounting to a third of the amount of
relief expenditures here during July,
August and September. Previously
Federal officials had promised to grant
the District as much as $433, 900 dur
ing this fiscal year, in addition to q
grant of $173,0O0 received just after
July l.
1t has been estimated the District
will need this fiscal year a total of
100000 for relief. or about 81. 500, 600
more than has been appropriated by
Congress, plus sums granted by the
Federal Relief Administration to date
this fiscal year. It has not been deter
mined definitely as yet by local officials
whether they will ask the Federal
agency for the additional sums needed
or whether Congress will be asked in
January to approve deficiency bill.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
SALESMAN IS HURT
IN MYSTERY FALL
Fractured Skull and Broken
Arm Suffered in Three.
Story Plunge.

Injured when he fell or jumped from
third-floor window in an apartment
house at 1904 @ street early this morn
ing. Clifton J. Day, 33, an automobile
salesman, is in Emergency Hospital suf-
fering from a fractured skull and
broken left arm. Three men, found in
an apartment they shared with him,
were arrested by third precinct police
for investigation after Day was found
lying in the rear of the building
They are Warren Winders, %; Hoyte
M. Brown, "a, and Robert A. O'Neil, %
According to Detective Sergt Elmer F.
Lewis. all three men said they were
asleep when Day fell. They claimed
the first they knew of it was when they
heard shouting below as the janitor of
the building ran out to investigate the
noise made when Days body struck the
ground
The men could not explain the fact
that Day was fully clothed when found
They said they all retired late last
night, sleeping in the bed room of the
tWo-room apartment.
Day had been living at the apartment
about a month. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. j. Day Of Jones Mill road
Chevy Chase, Md. His companions
Winders and Brown. are said to have
come here from Shreveport, La, and
O'Neil is from Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
18TH STREET REPAVING
COMPLETED TOMORROW
First Project Under Public Works
Grant to Be Finished 10 Days
Ahead of Schedule.

Replacement of the paving Of Six
teenth street, between Columbia road
and Tiger Bridge, just above Spring
road, the first of the road projects in
the District financed under a grant
from the Public Works Administrations
Will be completed tomorrow, about 10
days ahead of schedule, it was an
nounced today by Capt. H. c. White
hurst, director of highways.
The work was started August q by
the highway Engineering & Construc-
ton Co., which was awarded a con-
tract for $93,298. and work was to be
completed by November /. All but a
few small sections at intersections had
been completed this morning and the
entire new paving will be opened for
tramc Sunday. This was one Of the
first Jobs actually started anywhere In
the country under the Public Works
roads fund. The District received an
allotment for road work of $1,918,0O0.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
MONTGOMERY PLAYERS
TO BEGIN FIFTH SEASON
Comedy Will Be Presented a
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, october 20.-The
Montgomery Players will inaugurate
their fifth season with the presentation
of Rachel Crothers' delightful comedy,
"As Husbands Co." at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, Fourty-fourth
and Elm streets, tomorrow night at
800 o'clock.
The play. directed by Mrs. Irving M.
Day, includes in its cast Fay Fliedner,
Doris r. Davidson, Harrison r. Hath
away, Maj Lee S. Tillotson, Randolph
Pugh, Elizabeth Moore, Junius Hutton,
Mrs. w. j. Mcintyre, Carlyle S. Flied
ner, Louise Massey and Irving M.
Day., jr.
As Is the case with several other anna
teur groups in the city, the Montgomery
Players are giving their programs for
the sheer fun to be gotten out Of it,
together with desire to give the men,
bers Of its community an opportunity
to see worthwhile plays at reasonable
prices.
The remaining plays Of the 1933-34
season are Death Takes Holiday"
by Walter Ferris, on December Is;
Right You Are" by Pirandello, Febru-
ary II, 1884 and Goodbye Again." on
April IA, 1894. Subscriptions for the
season are now being received at rates
Substantially lower than the regular
box-ofice prices. Further information
regarding the players and tryouts for
the next play may be obtained from
Irving M. Day, Wisconsin 1885.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
ACCIDENT COMMISSION
HEARINGS INVOLVE FIVE
Prince Georges Residents Are Par.
ties to Litigation in Upper
Marlboro.
By staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
20.-Omar D. Crothers, member Of the
State Industrial Accident Commission,
yesterday conducted hearings here in
volving five Prince Georges County res
idents.
The injured parties were Annie v.
Thompson of Edmonston. a Bladens-
burg laundry employe; Jesse H. Curry
of Bladensburg, employe of the same
laundry; Francis S. Wyatt of Washing
ton and Vanderbilt Hawkins of Bowie,
employees of contracting firm, who
were hurt when an elevator hoist fell
at Glenn Dale last April. and Joseph
Armiger of Friendship, Md, hurt while
working for the State Roads Commits
sion.
Commissioner Crothers said no de-
cisions would be reached until the tes-
timony had been studied by other mem
bers Of the commission.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
DOOMED MANS FILM MAY SHOW
ARMY MOVIE TRAGEDY CAUSE

only means of determining just what
caused the fatal swerve Of the charging
horses. There were several theories Of
fered by Army men at the Virginia post
today. One of the most likely was that
the off lead horse had stumbled and
thrown his weight into the horse on
Casel's side. causing the whole team to
swerve toward the cameraman.
Walter Huston, star of the picture,
saw easel killed. Only few moments
before he had been riding Rodney" in
a different scene and was standing
close by watching the charge. in which
a double" Corpl. Paul Lazur, Fort
Myer, was substituted for him.
Army officers and R-K-O officials on
the scene said the accident was un-
avoidable. easel was given first aid at
the Fort Myer Hospital and rushed to
Emergency Hospital in Washington
where he died less than two hours later
Relatives came here from Brooklyn this
morning to claim the body and return
it to his home.
Evening star., 1933-10-20

"The show must go on" even through
death.
Although William easel, 81, Brook
lyn motion picture cameraman, was
killed under the pounding hoofs of an
artillery team late yesterday at Fort
Myer during the filming of the R-K-O
Army picture, Rodney" the filming was
resumed this morning as though Moth
ing had happened.
easel was shooting closeup" of an
artillery charge when he was crushed
to death as the leading team swerved
suddenly toward him and his camera.
The whole team and one caisson passed
over his body.
William ]. Miller. Casel's chief, with
whom he had worked for years, was
beside him when the accident occurred.
Miraculously, he escaped with only a
few scratches and this morning was
back ON the lot refining the charge.
Strangely, the entire shot filmed by
easel up to the time he was struck
was saved, although his camera was de-
moished. And the film may be the
Evening star., 1933-10-20
BREAD PRICE DATA
READY FOR PROBERS
Lynch Will Submit Report to
Senator King, Committee
Chairman, Tuesday,.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert
E. Lynch, special bread price investi-
gator for the Senate District Committee,
announced today he would submit data
given him by the bakeries to the Senate
committee Tuesday.
After Chairman King has studied the
figures he will determine whether to
hold hearings on the bread price In
creases.
Awaits Figures Of One Concern.
Lynch said all of Washington's lead
ing bakeries except one, the American
Stores, had submitted figures on the
costs Of ingredients. labor. manufactur-
ing. selling and distributing.
He said the local officials in the
American Stores bakery told him they
had forwarded the statistics requested
by Lynch to officials in Philadelphia
Unless the figures are received by the
assistant corporation counsel in time
for submission to Senator King. Lynch
said he would regard the action as a
refusal to comply with his request and
would so report 1t to the COMMITTEES
chairman.
H. j. Landrus. Federal Trade Com
mission expert, has been given the
task Of studying the bread cost figures
and breaking down" the statistics
into the cost-per-pound loaf SO that
Senator King may tell at a glance
whether the increases in cost Of bread
since last Spring are justified.
Boost Held Unjustified.
DR.. Frederic Howe, consumers coun-
sci of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, already has declared the
bread price boost unjusttf1ed. In a
statement issued last night DR.. Howe
said:
1.-THE cost Of labor involved in the
production Of bread should increase 100
per cent before making any difference
In the cost Of the consumers loaf"
He added that the cost between jan
uary, 1881, and September Of this veal
of both production and marketing
averaged only about one cent.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
COLORED BANDITS STAGE
TWO OF THREE HOLD-UPS
Henry McRae Tells Police He Was
Robbed Of $1eO at $3.50 AM.
Parked Cars Robbed.

Three hold-ups were under investi-
cation by police today.
Henry McRae, 3512 p street, was
robbed of $3.50 by two colored men
about 2:30 am.
Matte Harris, colored, 100 block Of
8 street, was robbed Of $3.50 by two
men at Nineteenth street and Wyoming
avenue last night.
Frederick johnson, colored, 500 block
Of First street, was robbed of $6 by q
colored man near Fourth and o streets
yesterday afternoon.
Thefts Of various articles with value
of more than $400 from three parked
automobiles also were reported.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
D. C. OFFICER, OFF DUTY,
JAILS MAN IN ALEXANDRIA
Motorist Is Fined for Driving Un-
der Influence of Liquor-Po-
liceman Praised.
Bv a staff correspondent of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 90
Despite the fact he was arrested here
by Washington police officer who was
not on duty at the time, Brantley
Pryor, of 1706 Prince street. was found
guilty of driving an automobile under
the influence of intoXicantS by jury OF
the Corporation Court here yesterday
and fined S100 and costs.
In making its report to the court, the
iurv announced that it wished to con-
gratulate Officer H. F. Cornwell for his
observance of the law in making the
arrest, even though not on duty and out
of his jurisdiction.
Testimony was to the effect that
Officer Cornwell while driving with his
wife noticed Pryor's machine near the
Highway Bridge and followed it until
they reached Mount Vernon avenue
here before he was able to stop the
driver. He held Pryor until Alexandria
police arrived. The arrest was made
September II.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
BEARS TAKE TO COZ

| - ONE Of the smoothest panhan-
dlers in the city's parks hang
out on bear row, wheedling
~ peanuts from reluctant public
with cajolery, comedy and
ballyhoo.
It's hard times, sure enough, when
Pete, grizzled veteran of 10000 hand
| outs, must shuttle his ponderous paws
like toe dancer, just to win lone
peanut from some taskmaster holding
| the sack
But shuttle Pete does, forgetting his
| dignity, for up and down the row
| there's competition, and plenty of it.
| Old George. the giant Kodiak, has
q technique all his own.
George is no dancing bear. He's
too big. lazy and cunning. He simply
sits back on his launches, fixes his
! benefactor with beseeching eyes and
forms an apron for tossed tidbits Dy
holding out great forepaws together.
Another veteran Kodiah seats him
self with great dignity. holding heels
with forepaws and lettering like some
grotesque rocking chair. That gets
them, even during hard times. Still
another giant simply opens his mouth.
/ The polar bears, leaner and almost
| wholly carnivorouS, are more tndiffer-
ent to the public. which has only pea
nuts and no fresh meat to offer But
| the influence of panhandlers' row is
| proving too much for them.
| At least one of these denizens Of the
frozen north has become a peanut
beggar, perhaps the only one in cap
| tivity.
Almost any child with an inviting
sack in his hand can lure the bear
from his pool. All he can do Is sit
up beside the bars and try to look
hungry while at the same time amiable,
a difhcult feat for any polar bear.
| DR.. William M Mann, Zoo director.
| said the newcomers to bear row are
amateurs who get comparatively little
attention until they perfect some trick,
usually after years of practice.
Among the latter are two young
Kodiaks, presented to the Zoo by Sena-
| tor Frederick Hale of Maine. They
we're acquired two years ago. but only
last Summer arrived on bear row; YET
| they're learning fast" grinned DR..
Mann, tossing a peanut to one of them.
In a few seasons they'll be getting
their full share"
The tricks of the bears are not unlike
those of other panhandlers who roam
! the city's parks. The man, for example,
who sits shivering in the early morning
on a park bench. with head bent and
one foot twitching. When people on
their way to work grow accustomed to
his misery, he selects another bench.
But the bears are the most cunning
chiselers, for the Government feeds
them daily-great loaves of specially
prepared bread, fresh meat, fish and
other staples. Too, there are signs for
bidding the public to feed them. just as
there are laws against panhandling.
Yet the practice, to certain extent,
is winked at by Zoo officials. Bears.
unlike numerous other animals, have
excellent digestive systems, and dis
tressing fatalities which result In other
sections Of the Zoo from improper feed
ing of animals by the public are un-
known on bear row.
YES" said DR.. Mann. "if the public
must feed the animals, then I can only
hope they will choose the bears-and Sc
do the bears!"
Evening star., 1933-10-20
YOUTH is AWARDED $500
DAMAGES FOR CAR CRASH
Laurel Boy Had Sued Dairy for
$4,000 as Result of Injuries
Last December.

By a staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
2O.-A Circuit Court jury yesterday
awarded Louis Reichardt, IA years olo,
of Laurel $500 damages for personal in
iuries sustained in an automobile &C
cident on the Laurel-Bowie road last
December.
Reichardt had brought suit against
the Fairfield Dairy for $4,000.
Trial of two suits against the Mullen
Contracting Co. of Baltimore were Or
dered removed to Rockville yesterday
on motion of attorney for the de-
one was brought by Harry Collision,
who seeks $4,000, and the other by
J. Frank Cooksey, who asks S50,O0o.
Eoth men claim they were seriously in
i11red when a truck in which they were
riding collided with an unlighted parked
truck Of the contracting on the South
ern Maryland pike.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
JOINT WILL PROBATED
IN MONTGOMERY COURT
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Poole Bequeath
Estate to Son and Six
Grandchildren.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Distpatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, October 20-The
joint will of Warner F.. Poole of Damas-
Gus, who died last week. and his wife
Mrs. Eveline K. Poole, whose death oc-
CURED seven years ago, which is be-
lieved to be the first joint instrument
of its kind of record in this county, has
been probated in the Orphans Court
here.
The instrument bequeaths to R. New
ton Poole, the couples only son, 5000
it being explained that the home prop
erty had been previously decided to him
and directs that the entire residue, in
Guiding about $4,000 in cash, be equally
divided among the couples six grand
children-Lucy King. Gertrude johnson
and Purdum, Roger F., Robert and Wal
lace Poole.
The will was executed September -
1925, when Mr.. and Mrs. Poole were 81
and 79 years of age, respectively, ano
names Purdum Poole executor.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
DEATH HELD ACCIDENT

By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
BRANDYWINE, Md, october 20.7A
verdict of accidental death was returned
by a coroner's jury last night after an
inquest into the death of Mrs. Mary
Peet of Brandywine, who was fatally
injured when struck by truck after
alighting from a bus near her home
Tuesday night.
The verdict exonerates William Vogel,
300 block of Allison street, Washington,
driver of the truck. Justice of Peace
J. F. Billingslea presided at the inquest.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
DUNCAN WILL BEGIN
THREE-YEAR TERM
Former Arlington Clerk Is Taken
to Richmond by Sheriff
Howard B. Fields.
BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.


ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
October 20.-William H. Duncan, for
mer Arlington County clerk, was today
taken to Richmond by Sheriff Howard
B. Fields to start serving a three-year
term for embeZZlement
Duncan was arrested in Washington
yesterday morning after he failed to ap-
pear in court Monday morning, when
his bond was returnable. He was SEN
fenced last year after his conviction OF
the misuse Of public funds, execution
Of sentence having been deferred pend
ing appeals.
Last night is the first night Duncan
has spent In jail since his arrest early
last year, bond having been secured i'm
mediately after his arrest. Under the
present Virginia law he will have to
serve only about half Of the time given
him.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
SEEK BEER LICENSES

BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
20.-Three new applications for "on
sale" beer licenses were received by
the Board of Beer License Commits
sioners yesterday, it was announced
by James S. Heal, clerk of the board
The applicants are John F. Luckett
Capitol Heights: Dallas M. Libbey
Hyattsville, and the Carbock Co., Inc.
Hyattsville. Hearings on these appl-
cations will be held November 3.
The board also received an applica
ton from Joseph A. Moran for permis-
sion to transfer his license from 1913 T.
to 119 Baltimore Boulevard, Colmal
Manor. and expects to act on the re-
quest November 3, Mr.. Heal said.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
TRAINING SCHOOL AIDED

The National Training School for
Boys at 2812 Bladensburg road has been
awarded $1,000 by the Public Works
Administration from its funds for Fed
eral projects.
The allotment win be used for the
purchase of new laundry equipment and
for repairs to the schools present
laundry building.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
HELD ON CHECK CHARGE
Henry o. Hart Awaits Grand Jury
Action Under Bond.

Henry o. Hart, 40, said to be a for
mer accountant with the F. H. Smith
Co., was held for grand jury action
under $500 bond on a charge of pass
ing q 500 bad check, following a Po-
lice Court hearing today. He is ac-
cused OF. giving the worthless check to
Thomas Mott an automobile dealer.
Hart entered plea of not guilty be-
fore Judge John p. Mcmahon.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
TRIO ON JUDGING TEAM
a staff Correspondent of The star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Nd. October 20.--Carl-
ton Thorne and william McNamara Of
Oxon Hill and Philip Robinson OF
Brandywine will comprise the poultry
Judging team of Prince Georges County
which will participate in a Statewide
contest on the Ayrlawn Farm, Bethesda,
tomorrow.
Assistant County Agent p. E. CLARK
selected the Prince Georges team.
Evening star., 1933-10-20
HUNGER MARCHERS
PARADE ORDERLY
So Out of Expected 1000
Demand More Aid for
D. c. JobIesS.

Fifty-three hunger marchers," eight
Of them white, marched to the Emer-
gency Unemployed Relief Headquar-
ters today and demanded more aid for
Washington jobless.
Police were prepared to handle 1000
marchers, the number the leaders had
announced would take part In the dem
onstration.
The marchers formed at two different
concentration pointstTwenty-fifth and
I streets and Eighth street and Rhode
Island avenue. Carrying banners de-
manding everything from free food to
freedom of the Scottsboro boys" the
first group paraded from Twcnty-fifth
and I streets to Eighth street and
Rhode Island avenue, where the second
section fell in line. From that point
the marchers followed circuitous route
to the relief headquarters, at John
Marshall place and G street. Here q
committee called on Leroy Halbert, re-
lief director, and presented demands
for more adequate relief for the unem-
ployed.
Nearly Outnumbered by Police.
Police nearly outnumbered the march,
ers. Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, as
sistant superintendent OF police, COM
manded the police detail OF about 70
officers. In addition, a special detail
of 16 officers was kept on reserve duty
at police headquarters in the event OF
trouble, but they we're not needed.
The parade and demonstration were
free of disorder. There was only one
threat oil q disturbance, at the con-
clusion of the march, when the demon
strators attempted to send committee
of six into the relief headquarters to
confer with Halbert. The relief director
had previously announced he would
meet q committee of five and In
spector Edwards refused to let more
than five in the building.
The committee specifically requested
q $3.50 food order for those on the
relief rolls during the weeks they are
not working and the payment Of the
rent of all the relief workers. Halberr
said he would present the demands
to the Relief Committee of the Board
of Public Welfare.
Leader Charges Bluffing.
Harold Spencer, who had charge Of
the demonstration, told Halbert he was
not satisfied with the answer.
"You bluffed us once before on this.
What do you mean by making us wait
now?" Spencer said.
Halbert insisted he was working
under authority of the Board Of Public
Welfare and could take no action In
dividually to meet the demand.
After leaving Halbert's office, the
marchers gathered on John Marshall
place, where Spencer and the other
members of the committee made a re-
port on the result Of the conference
with Halbert..
The demonstration was sponsored by
the Washington Unemployed Council,
an alleged radical organization which
has participated actively In the two
previous national hunger marches on
Washington. .---------.--
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Fears for Peace Of World.

Hitler's boast that the new coalition
would remain in power, even though
the election went against 1t, and the
assurance and technical skill with
which the Mans took charge Of The
CONTINUED q Fourth Pase.)