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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-05

from the township office visits his
home.
She delves into the family's need.
She determines the merit of his plea
for aid. If there's an ounce of pos
Sibility that Mr.. A. can be helped by
his relatives, a forgotten insurance
policy, or given a slight lift to en-
ployment sufficient to keep him off
the rolls she suggests the way.
Relief Application Checked
In the meantime, Mr.. AS relief
application is being checked by a
collateral department formed of four
men who keep the telephones busy
checking his former employers and
other private relief agencies that
might know Mr.. A.
The information supplied by the
first visitor is checked by this de-
partment and widened until Mr.. A
is given either direct or work relief,
or refused.
If Mr.. A is infirm and needs med
ical care or members of mis- family
are sick the disqualification and aid
is provided. Illness may place him
on direct relief and a grocery order.
Good health may give him a work
relief job and weekly wages after
Mr.. A serves a 30-day period on di-
rect relief.
After 30 days new visitor in Mr.
AS district of the city visits his fam
lily or notifies him to appear at the
township office for an interview.
Trained Investigators on Job
He never sees the first visitor
again. She forms a corps of 10
picked investigators who are trained
and experienced in picking flaws in
stories of need and who have the
ability to judge the family straits.
Twice monthly Mr.. A goes to the
township relief office to receive his
grocery orders if on direct relief. He
has a certain time to get his order.
This is done to cut down relief
lines.
Under the trustee system the lines
were much longer as the needy ap-
piled for their orders for baskets.
Miss Helena Smith, county relief
supervisor, hopes that with the drop
of the $50 case-load average of her
20 workers that it will not be neces-
sary for those on relief to visit the
township offices for direct relief
orders.
More social workers are needed if
the caSe-load is to be sliced to IT'S
to permit the visitors to see the re-
lief families in their homes at least
once a month.
Politics Not a Factor
If Mr.. A is recommended for work
relief and a weekly wage, he can
thank only the investigators who
visited his home. No ward politi-
clan can give him the job. He may
plead with the employees of the
work directors Office on the fourth
floor of the City Hall and their re-
ply will be, See your visitor"
If Mr.. A squanderS his wage on
liquor or CANDLES, he loses his work
relief job if the investigator be-
lieves the waste will occur again.
1t is estimated that mothers and
wives III seven out every ten fam
lies on work relief are handed the
weekly pay roll check by their sons
and husbands.
Just to insure that Mr. A will con-
tinue to attempt to earn money in
private industry he is budgeted.
Placed on Budget
Say Mr.. A is the head of an aver
age family of four. His minimum
work wage would be S33 month. If
he is paid the county's common
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-05
$4,000 CIGARETS ARE
STOLEN FROM TRUCK
Three Men Seen Lettering Near We
hicIe Are Sought.

Police are searching for three men
seen by neighbors lettering around
a tobacco truck parked in front of
802 Buchanan-st late yesterday.
More than $4,000 cigarets valued at
$50 were stolen from the vehicle.
A travelling case containing cloth
ing and shaving kit, all valued at
$50, was stolen from the automobile
of l.. r. Wilson, ColfaX, Ind, parked
at Walnut and Pennsylvania-sts last
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-05
Dance to Be Held at X. of C. Hall

Dance 10 Be Held at K. OF Z. Hail
st. Patrick's parish will hold a
dance Saturday night in the Knights
of Columbus Hall, 1905 N. Della
ware-st, with Albert Huck as en-
tertainment committee chairman.
Mr.. Huck is assisted by committee
of % men and women.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-05
RELIEF ROLLS SWELLED
BY 100000 FAMILIES
Increase Occurs in Years Period,
U. S. Discloses.

By UHited Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. s. The
Federal relief load increased more
than 100000 families between Oc-
tober, 1888, and October this year,
Emergency Relief Administration
figures showed today.
There were 100000 families on
relief during the 30-day period this
year, compared with 3,010,516 the
corresponding month last year, an
increase of 1,O71 ,484 families.
Figuring each family would av-
erage As persons, there were 81 $685.
600 individuals dependent upon the
Government in October of 1884. The
families on relief in October in
creased $1,000 over September.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-05

labor scale rate of so cents an hour
he would work an average of six
teen and one-half hours weekly. If
one Of his children is suffering from
tuberculosis he could be given diet
and medical aid up to four hours
extra work weekly. This would raise
his wage to Sal. If necessary, ex-
ira hours to enable him to pur-
chase fuel could be given if cir
cumstances in the family warrant
ed. This would bring his wage to
SAT or within 81 of the S48 maxi
mum for Mr.. A.
But, in turn, say Mr.. A has truck
in which he can pick up odd jobs
Then he is urged to do so to aug
ment his income from $33 minimum
TO the SAB maximum.
If Mr. A earns more than $12
weekly or $48 monthly in private in
dustry he is dropped from the relief
rolls.
Certain Exceptions Exist
One exception to this rule is in
cases where Mr.. A might be incul-
Gated with fear of loss of job in pri-
vate industry. He might be aided
temporarily after being dropped
from work relief to bolster his nerve.
In one county case it was neces-
sary to refuse man relief after he
had been offered a job and turned
it down.
A continual check and recheck of
those on relief, through other prl-
vate agencies as we'll as the county's
own investigators, is made in an
effort to eliminate the families
where there is no relief need.
Efficiency of private agencies in
building up social service registries
is responsible to a great degree in
preventing direct relief families
from receiving more than one gro
Gerry order each week.
School Bureau CO-Operates
The county relief agency is aided
by a capable social service bureau
in the city public schools in keep
ing a double-check on the need OF
families.
Marion county's relief has no rule
against aiding families where one
or more persons in the family are
working. Condition and need fol
relief of the individual family gov
erns whether the family receives
supplemental relief.
Miss Nadia Deem, state social
service director. and Miss Smith
county supervisor, both deplore the
wide variance between the aid Of
fered by the Government in wage re-
lief for a family and direct relief as
provided by funds of the township
trustee.
In the case of Mr.. A and his
family of four he would receive
under direct relief groceries totaling
SO, surplus foods worth approx
imately so cents to 81, and in winter
an average of S115 worth of coal
week.
Under direct relief his weekly aid
would total between 81 and SIS while
if Mr.. A was employed on work re-
lief he would receive a minimum OF
S8.25.
Increase in the direct relief order
rests with the township trustee who
pays rs per cent of the bill in
Marion county.
Next-DuaI Relief Problems.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
VIRGINIA TAG RULING
ATTACKED IN FLORIDA
Effort to Force Purchase Of Ii
censes for Trucks Called
Unfair to Operators.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, June g.
Virginia's efforts to force private truck
operators from Florida to obtain
licenses to pass through that State
was described today as unfair" by
George Wilder, State motor vehicle
commissioner.
He blamed the whole tangle on a
MISUNDERSTANDING" Meanwhile the
State Railroad Commission announced
its willingness to enter into Q reci-
procal agreement with Virginia on
the operation of trucks moving house
hold goods on occasional trips.
Virginia officials yesterday halted
Florida trucks. along with those of
several other States, and announced
they would be required to acquire
Virginia licenses. Later. however, the
trucks were released pending negotia-
tons for satisfactory reciprocal
agreements.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
VETERANS ESTATES
HELD ENDANGERED
Investigators Told $11, ,000,0 900
Has Been Illegally or
"Doubtfully" Invested.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An oficial of the Veterans admin
istration told congressional investiga-
tors yesterday approximately ll,000,-
900 of the funds OF veterans estates
had been illegally or at least doubt
fully" invested.
Edward D. Odom, chief of the
guardianship division of the Veterans
administration, testified before q
House Subcommittee that he and his
associates so regarded the investments.
He added. however, that the amount
of investments considered illegal rep
resented less than one-haf Of l per
cent of the total investments Of all
veterans estates.
Odom estimated illegal investments
in Indiana alone amounted to $780,
600, which he said was about 612 per
cent OF the total in that State.
He explained many investments re-
garded as improper had not been ap-
proved by the courts.
The House Committee, which Is in
vestigating estates of insane veterans,
decided to go to Marion, Ind. after
Congress adjourns, as the first Of
many places at which hearings will
be held. No decision has been made
as to the others.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
GRADUATE AHEAD
OF CLASS AT G. U.
J. Russell Young, Jr., and Aaron
Goldman Finish Course in
Four Years.
Two Washington students at George

Two Washington students at George
town University, School Of Foreign
Service, John Russell Young. jr.. and
Aaron Goldman. will graduate to-
morrow q year in advance OF their
regular class. They have the distinc-
ton of being the only two in the
school to complete the full flve-year
course in four years. by reason of ex-
cellent academic standing.
Both boys entered Georgetown in
1880 and are graduates OF local high
schools, Young at Mclean, Va, and
Goldman at Central. Goldman is
the honor man in his class at George
town and it is understood he is to re-
ceive two academic medals from the
school. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hymen Goldman of 208 Rhode
Island avenue. The two young men
are looking forward to diplomatic
careers after their graduation.
Young is a son of John Russell
Young, political writer and White
House correspondent of The Evening
Star for many years. After complet-
ing his high school course he took a
year of undergraduate work at
George Washington University and
then entered Georgetown. In high
school he played basket ball, base ball
and foot ball on the school teams but
was forbidden to engage in athletics
after entering the Foreign Service
School.
Two Summers ago Young went
abroad to visit his uncle. James B.
Young then United States consul at
Southampton, England. He was given
the trip by his father as a reward for
hard study and also to enable him to
get f1rst-hand knowledge Of how work
is done in the consulate. In his fresh
man year he was vice president Of his
class.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
PURCHASE OF SITE
FOR SCHOOL PUSHED
Gotwals Says New Location May
Be Sought for Jetfer.
son High.

A final effort will be made to pur-
chase the remainder Of the site needed
for the proposed Jefferson Junior
High School in Southwest Washing
ton, now that Congress has appropriate
ed an additional $105,o for the pur-
pose, Engineer Commissioner John c.
Gotwals said yesterday.
If negotiations again fail, he will
recommend to the Board of Commis-
sioners that efforts be made to acquire
q different site and that plans be made
for using the land already purchased
as the site for a police or fire station,
Maj. Gotwals said. The school was
planned for the area between Seventh
Eighth, H and I streets southwest.
Originally a condemnation jury set
the price of the needed parcels at
$4,000, but the owners appealed and
the award was thrown out. A second
condemnation jury set the award at
$3.50, 900, but the Commissioners de-
clined to buy at that price.
The District has available $3.50, 900
Of q total authorization Of $685., 900
for construction Of the building.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
DROUGHT RELIEF +
INCREASES c,
Program in West to Add
$4,000 Youths to For
est Crews.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With q call out for $4,000 more
men to bring the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps to full strength next
month, the possibility developed yes
terday that the Presidents drought
relief program would add another
$4,000 to $4,000 young men to the
corps.
Mr.. Roosevelt's request to Congress
for a half billion dollars for drought
aid asked for $50 .000,000 for work
camps to afford employment In the
drought area for young men princi-
pally from cities and towns"
It was generally assumed this fund
would 60 to the Conservation Corps
should Congress approve it. 1t would
mean upward Of 100000 new men
might go into the corps next month.
Among the 112 900 vacancies will be
about 10000 caused by presidential
order holding enrolment to one year.
Several thousand have dropped out to
take other jobs, so the present
strength Is around 289, 900. A mem
bership of 303. 900 is contemplated,
exclusive Of the men who may be
taken in under the drought alienation
program.
July / to Is has been set as the en-
rollment period.
Orders are out, also, for re-enlisting
5000 experienced woodsmen. regard
less of length of service. They will
be used for technical work In key po-
sitions.
In line with the public works Of art
projects, Director Robert Fechner has
decided 100 artists will be put on
camp rolls. one to a camp, to depict
the work the members are accomplish
ing,
Evening star., 1934-06-10
N. R. A. HURTS WOMEN,
PARTY LEADERS TOLD
Baltimore Woman Says "Practi-
cally Every Code Discrimi-
mates Against" Sex.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June o.
Mrs. Edith Houghton Hooker of Balti-
more charged today that practically
every N. r. A. code Disseminated
against women.
Mrs. Hooker addressed the opening
session of the first regional conference
of the national women's party here.
Women are being denoted every
where" she said. The discrimination
against women is universal.
practically every N. R. A. code dis
eliminates against women. The mini
mum wage in all cases is lower than
that of the men although women are
performing the same kind of work"
Other speakers at the session were
Mrs. Rudolf Vincent of Baltimore and
Mrs Robert F. Hudson. president OF
the Virginia State branch.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
CIVIC GROUP THANKS
HIGHWAY DIRECTOR
Summit Park Citizens Express
Appreciation for Side
walk Project.
Appreciation of the cooperation Of

Appreciation Of the cooperation OF
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director OF
highways, in securing the projected
sidewalk in it's area was expressed
Friday night at meeting OF the
Summit Park Citizens Association
when it held its final meeting of the
season at the home of Mrs. Leslie w
Marshall, 37O3 Bangor street south
east.
The sidewalk, to be located on Ala
bama avenue southeast between
Branch avenue and Thirty-sixth
place southeast, was secured after a
parkway IL feet wide had been asked
for in this area. The sidewalk was
offered as a compromise to accom-
pany a 10-foot parkway to be con-
structed there. Members directed
the secretary to send a letter OF
thanks to Capt. Whitehurst.
The president, William r. Whipp
appointed a committee of six to CO.
operate with The Star in the Better
Homes contest. He urged members
to participate in the contest. and
gave the committee instructions for
its work during the Summer. The
committee includes the following
Lionel Struck, chairman; Mr.. and
Mrs. william H. Pope, Mrs. Leila w.
Marshall, william J. Smith and Mrs.
Lillian Whip.
A lawn party was announced to be
held at Mrs. Marshall's home on
July II. Members were urged to
attend
Eleven new members were admitted
to the association. They are: Mr
and Mrs. H. M. Hatcher, John j,
Wolff, c. A. Raleigh, Mrs. U. s.
Raleigh, Harold Smith, Mrs. Mildred
Smith, Fred Blankenship. Mrs. Olga
Blankenship, j, p. Reynolds and I.
D, Reynolds.
Members voted to hold the next
regular meeting on September II.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
6. j. CLASS DAY
EXERCISES HELD.
Commencement Opens With
Ceremonies on Hilltop and
at Law School.

Hundreds OF Georgetown University
alumni and friends Of graduating stu
dents visited the Hilltop and the
downtown law school last night for
class day exercises that opened the
l35th annual commencement week.
At the law school the program was
featured by the presentation OF an Oil
portrait of Prof Charles E. Roach as
the class gift to the school. Dean
George z. Hamilton accepted the por-
trait for the faculty.
Philip A. Hart, jr., president of
the Students Council. delivered the
Cohonguroton GRAFTON. The Glee
Club led alumni and students In the
singing of college songs and after the
colorful ceremony, Francis E. Hickey,
president Of the senior class, held
reception for alumni. He was assisted
by the other class officers.
Class Histories Given.
J. Jennings Boland ~ of Repre-
sentative Boland OF F .vania, and
president of the m section OF
the law seniors, pres, - at the exer-
cises. The bachelors GRAFTON was
given by John Francis ODonnell.
Then followed the class histories by
James Thomas Murphy and Harold
Merwin Platt for their respective Sec
tions, and the prophecies by Harry
Linkins Ryan, jr., and Harold William
Sheehan.
The valedictory address was given
by Vincent George Panati, who had
been elected to the honor, and Rev.
Francis E. Lucey, S. j., regent Of the
school, made the closing remarks.
The class of 1924 Of the law school
held a reunion dinner last night at
the Shoreham to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of its graduation. Edward
Hart of Jersey City was toastmaster.
Mass at 10 Today.
The baccalaureate mass will be OBJ
served in the chapel at 10 O'Clock this
morning, and Rev. John McLarney,
o. P. of the Dominican House of
Studies in Brookland, will preach the
sermon to the graduating class. Pres
ident Coleman Nevils, S. j., and the
members of the faculty, together with
the seniors, will march in a process
sion into the chapel
Academic medals will be awarded
to honor students in the various de-
partments at the tropaia exercises
tonight at 8 o'clock. DR.. Edmund
A. Walsh, S. j., vice president OF the
university and regent of the Foreign
Service School, will address the stu
dents. These exercises will be pre-
ceded at 8 o'clock by the annual re-
ception Of President Nevils for the
alumni.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
SENATE MAY REVIVE
LEGAL RACING BILL
District Group Expected to Con.
slider Measure Already
Passed by House.

The Senate District Committee may
meet about the middle Of this week
to decide what action 1t will take on
the bill to legalize race tracks in the
District.
The measure has met strong oppo-
sition from the Federation Of Citi-
zen's Associations and from the WASH
ington Federation Of Churches. It
was supported at the hearings q week
ago by organized labor, the Washing
ton Hotel Association and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturer Associa-
ton.
The bill has passed the House, but
with the session drawing to close,
it probably could not be considered
in the last-minute rush In the Senate.
except by unanimous consent, If 1t Is
reported out.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
ROADS GET BILLION
AS MORE DROUGHT
RELIEF is SOUGHT
Continued From First Page.)

Alob aSS-p
Floyd River to its highest stage since
the disastrous flood of 1892"
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed to us9 the
half-billion dollar appropriation to
carry out the program agreed upon
with members of Congress from the
dry belt. The Chief Executive said
the estimates were tentative, but he
outlined the following provisional al
locations:
sl25.OOO, 900 for special work pro-
gram and human relief.
$75,000000 for live stock purchases
in addition to $150,000 900 available
under the Jones -Connally act.
$l00,0O0,0oo for shipping, process
ing and relief distribution of pur-
chased cattle.
100000, 900 for loans to farmers to
finance emergency feed purchases and
shipments.
s50,000,000 for Work Camps.
s5o,0O0,0Oo for emergency acquisi-
ton of submarginal farms and as
sistance in relocating destitute farm
families.
$4,000, 900 for work camps to afford
employment in the drought area for
young men principally from cities
and towns.
$25,00O,0O0 for the purchase of seed
for 1885 paintings, and for loans to
get seed into farmers hands.
Apparently, there was little opposi-
finn m tho D1on
ton was expected to be approved by
Congress this week.
Farm administration officials said
the showers falling over wide sections
of the West and Midwest were highly
beneficial and that the drought ap-
peared broken in some sections. They
added. however, that much damage
had already been done and that wide
areas still lacked rainfall.
II believe the present emergency
can be effectively met by the ap-
preparation of 525,000,000," the
President said. "Only such portions.
of course. will be used as becomes alb
solutely necessary
1--WE are dealing with a rapidly
changing problem, and it is impor-
tant that the authorization should be
flexible so that funds can be allotted
to the several Federal agencies as
required"
New Drought Feared.
One concern is that there might be
another dry spell later this year over
much Of the area now affected This
would accentuate the problem caused
by the unusual Spring dry spell and
droughts in Midsummer or late
Summer are not unusual over the
West and Midwest.
The Farm Administration an
nounced yesterday that $4,000 cattle
had been purchased in Minnesota and
South Dakota as a part of the pro-
gram for removing low grade surplus
cattle from emergency drought areas.
Buying operations are going on also
in North Dakota, Wisconsin and other
States in the worst dry area, but no
figures were available on purchases
there.
The administration said the Gov
eminent would continue to buy hogs
until June is to help support a mar
ket overtaxed by unusually heavy
supplies, growing in part out of the
drought.
Officials continued yesterday with
plans for adjustment programs for
next year in connection with the
major crops which might provide a
sufficient reserve to guarantee virtu-
ally normal supplies, even though they
might be reduced by drought or other
weather conditions.