Evening star., 1933-02-17
ECONOMY Planned
BYMRS. ROOSEVELT.
Hopes to Lower White House
Cost rs Per Cent.
Sc0rns Fears.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17-In line
with the policy Of her husband, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is laying tentative
plans to cut the expenses Of the White
House Is per cent, she said today on
her return from Ithaca, N. Y.
"Of course can't say positively what
I am going to do until I get down there
and see how my plans will work." said
Mrs. Roosevelt, but Franklin has asked
me to do this in accordance with his
policy to cut all Government expense
25 per cent, and that is my aim"
According to her present plans, Mrs
Roosevelt will get along with or 10
fewer servants than there are now on
the White House staff. Other economies
will be effected by a saving in food
and cutting down Of the general
household expenses.
"I believe there are now 80 servants
on the staff" she said. II am planning
to have %. think I shall be able to
get along with that number regularly
OF course for big, formal parties I shall
have to call in extra help"
Keep Own Servants.
Mrs. Roosevelt is going to try to de-
crease the StaH of housemen at the
will be fewer servants in the kitchen
and one less in the dining ROOM she
said
The Roosevelts are taking with them
half dozen servants who have been
with them long time. They are the
chauffeur, Roosevelt's valet, Mrs. Roose-
yelt's maid. a cook, a kitchen maid and
their butler who will be given a position
as house man.
Mrs. Roosevelt's arrival this morning
from ithaca, where she made a speech
yesterday on the program of farm and
home week at Cornell University, was
quiet and informal, in contrast to the
reception with elaborate police protec-
ton planned for her husband on his
arrival later in the day from the South.
master, who always greets her husband,
met her and escorted her to a taxicab.
Accompanied by two friends she went
to her home in East Sixty-flfth street
for breakfast.
Asked for comment on the attempted
assassination Of her husband and her
attitude toward seeking protection for
herself and other members of her
family, she referred to a formal state
ment she gave out last night and said:
That's all I'm going to have to say
on that subject"
Unafraid Of Death.
Her signed statement, given out in
Ithaca last night, read:
Il have been asked by a number Of
people AS to my attitude in view Of
recent occurrences toward seeking pro-
lection for myself and for my family
and additional protection for my hus-
band.
II do not believe In advising as to
what precautions are necessary for my
husband. This incident has undoubt-
edly not disturbed him except for his
anxiety for those who were injured.
As far as I am concerned, cannot
imagine living In fear Of possible
DEATH"
Mrs. Roosevelt returned from Ithaca
with a sprained finger. She injured it
in the folding seat of an automobile
last night.
Lines Of fatigue on her face yester-
day were the only outward signs Of the
strain she had undergone when reports
Of the attempt on the President-elect's
life trickled in.
It was learned that additional guards
were being assigned to her.
She expressed a determination to
carry out her plan to drive in her
roadster with her two dogs to Washing
ton for the Inauguration.
In New York it was learned that
many Of Mrs. Roosevelt's friends and
associates planned a concerted effort to
disSuade her from driving to the
Capitol.