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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
MEET FIRST LADY
Three-Day Anniversary Gel
ebrati0n Ends TODAY
for Visitors.

The twenty-third anniversary cele-
bration Of the Campfire Girls, held
at the Mayfower Hotel during the
past three days, ends today when some
$50 members from all parts Of the
country leave for their homes.
After attending services in st.
Thomas Church, Eighteenth and
Church streets, at IL am, and tour
of Mount Vernon later this afternoon,
the girls will depart.
Events on program included o
reception by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt at the White House yesterday and
a formal welcome to the Nations
Capital by several Congresswomen and
prominent civic leaders.
Mrs. Roosevelt, as chairman Of the
National Advisory Council Of the
Campfire Girls, outlined a citizenship
project for the girls to follow during
the year, advising them to study well
fare conditions in their respective
communities and to assist the Nation
in the solution Of its problems.
The program began Friday morning.
when the girls assembled at their
headquarters in the Mayflower Hotel,
going from there to the Department
Of Home Economics, Department of
Agriculture, where they baked huge
birthday cake and presented 1t to
Secretary Wallace. Later Friday after
noon, they visited Congress and met
Speaker Byrns.
Receptions and tours Of interesting
places in the city yesterday kept the
girls occupied. The White House visit
was considered the most important
event in the celebration. for it was
there they received orders" from the
First Lady for the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
EMERGENCY FUND
GIVEN MARYLAND
F.E.R.A. Assures Nice State
Relief Will Be Financed
Two Weeks.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 2.-Maryland
has been assured of sufficient funds
from the Federal Relief Administra-
ton to take care Of the States relief
needs until March IS, Gov. Harry w.
Nice announced today after talking
with Aubrey Williams, assistant to
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief ad-
ministrator.
"Mr. Williams, the first assistant to
Mr. Hopkins, has authorized me to say
that at my request the F. E. r. A.
would release sufficient funds to carry
Maryland until March IS. on my
promise that the Legislature will make
some provision to take care Of the
situation thereafter" the Governor
said. IT requested the funds under
those conditions"
No More After That.
The Governor declared that he was
told that while the funds would take
care Of the situation until March IS,
the F. e. r. A. would not give any
further funds to the State after that
date unless the Legislature had acted
to provide additional funds. He said
no definite amount was set for the
State to raise.
The Governor has been working
constantly on the relief problem since
early morning, talking to Harry
Greenstein, State relief administrator,
with the F. E. r. A. authorities and
with the Maryland Senators in WASH
ington.
II told Mr. Williams that United
States Senators Willard E. Tydings
and George L. Radcliffe would wait on
Mr.. Hopkins Monday" he continued.
IT will hold myself in readiness to
attend that conference at any time I
am requested"
Not Told Of Demand.
The Governor, previous to his tele-
phone conversation with Williams,
had announced that he had not been
informed Of Hopkins desire to hear
from him or that the F. E. r. A. had
demanded that Maryland raise $780,
900 monthly to continue to receive
Federal aid. Told that such informa-
ton had been carried by washington
dispatches, he said he had received
no definite word at the time
He said Greenstein felt that there
was no immediate danger in the situa-
ton and that the funds on hand would
allow relief to be continued for week
or 10 days.
1t was pointed out that compliance
with demand that $3.50, 1000 be raised
monthly would mean that the State
would have to raise $500 900 during
the next 10 months, or $500, 900 more
than the amount set by the Federal
Government In December. At that
time the State was given to under
stand 1t must raise $600,000 monthly.
The new plan would require the
raising Of $1,000, 900 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

This witness, according to the attor-
ney, bears out Tompkins' statement
that when he saw the woman he ap-
piled his brakes and swung to the
left, striking the platform, in an eff
fort to give her a chance to pass in
front of the car This, he said, ac-
counts for the 11-foot skid marks.
At the time of his arrest Tompkins
was charged with reckless driving and
with having no District operators
permit, having just moved to the city
from Virginia and having a Virginia
permit only. After the death of Mrs.
Storey in Emergency Hospital yes
terday afternoon Tompkins. his
bondsman and his uncle went to po-
lice headquarters.
Upon their arrival Tompkins was
questioned first by Sergt. Liverman
and later by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald, who ordered an additional
bond of $1,000 to assure his appear
ance at the coroner's inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
BOULDER DAM QUIZ
ORDERED BY |CKES!
Charges That Contractors
Worked Men More Than
Eight Hours a Day.
Nv thu Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Asserting that thousands Of VIOLA
lions" of the law forbidding more than
eight hours work day on Government
projects have been uncovered, Secre-
tary Ickes yesterday ordered his ace
investigator, Louis r. CLAWS, to exam
inc personally the records Of the Six
Companies, Inc, contractors for Boul-
der Dam.
CLAWS, head of the Interior De-
partment Division of Investigation,
made plans to leave tomorrow for
Las Vegas, N. Mex, site of the dam
construction camp. En- route he will
stop in Chattanooga, Tenn. in con-
nection with an unrevealed official
matter"
Records Already Impounded.
Recalling the company's records
already had been impounded by the
United States attorney at Reno, New.
1ckes asserted it had kept two sets
of pay rolls.
According to special agents who
have examined them" he added, "they
show many thousands of violations of
the law prohibiting contractors from
permitting any one to work more than
eight hours day on Government
projects"
The company's records were i'm
pounded after CLAWS had made a
preliminary investigation in collabora-
ton with Frank Parrish, a special
assistant to the Attorney General.
Last Concrete Just Poured.
The last concrete was poured at
Boulder Dam, initial stage in the huge
irrigation and power project, only a
few days ago. Gates already had been
closed to begin impounding water in
the huge reservoir which is to irrigate
six Western States. Generators are
to be installed this Summer to furnish
current to Los Angeles and several
other California cities.
The investigation conceded with the
District grand jury's inquiry into
charges of graft in a 100000 canal
project in Willacy County, Tex.
Ickes asserted last week, however,
there had been mot the slightest
trace" of graft or political favoritism
In his administration of public works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

It's bean soup nearly every day
now for many members Of the House
as well as the 200 scribes who report
the legislative proceedings.
The reason is simply one Of economy.
Prices are so high in the House res
taurant that even the wealthy men,
bers, like Bacon and Wadsworth of
New York, shudder little when they
order blue points on the half shell.
But bean soup-that's daily spe-
cial on the menus reasonable, COM
paratively speaking. and one bowl is
a meal for an ordinary appetite.
Even so, IS cents is good price to
pay for a bowl of bean soup in any
body'S restaurant Chain stores quote
dried navy beans at 19 cents for five
pounds-enough to make big pot
for the average family, with leftovers
for the next day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03


kins, according to Detective Sergt
James Liverman, was driving west
along Pennsylvania avenue, and Mrs.
Storey was standing on the east end
Of the platform.
Tire Marks Declared Plain.
The automobile, according to
Liverman, struck the east end of the
platform, broke the red warning
lantern and continued along the plat
form for "a feet before leaving it,
and continued for another 20 feet,
where it came to stop. Tire marks
on the street, according to Liverman,
show the brakes on the machine
were applied IL feet east OF the
platform.
Mrs. Storey, according to Liverman,
was living SO feet beyond the point OF
impact when she was picked up and
taken to Emergency Hospital. Tomp-
kins told police the body was knocked
only a short distance and was carried
to the far end of the platform by
spectators. Liverman, however, SAID
he had located witness who told
him the body was not moved AFTER
being struck by the car.
An early report on the case by flrst
precinct police was that Mrs. Storey
had stepped from the platform in
front of the automobile and that
Tompkins ran onto the platform IN
an effort to avoid striking her.
Disputing Liverman's version OF
the case, James Sherier, Tompkins'
uncle and attorney, said he had To-
Gated a man he believed to be the
only eyewitness to the accident.
According to Sherier, this witness
said Mrs. Storey walked from lunch
room to the platform, stepped up on
it and then stepped down again. d.
rectly into the path Of Tompkins' car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
ACTION ON 1900
PAYLESS WORKERS
IN TREASURY NEAR
(Continued From First Page.)

NNUIlllIlueu FTUIIl FlTSL IdRe,J
placed by inexperienced men who had
somewhat greater facility in the use
of words"
1T was generally recognized.
think" Babcock continued, that the
Civil Service Commissions examina-
ton, required by the deficiency bill
rider, for the most part had no rela-
ton whatsoever to the work on which
these men were engaged, and that
success in passing the examination
afforded no guaranty that there would
be equal success in holding down a
job in the Alcohol Tax Unit. Spe-
officially, no credit was given for eff.
cient service on the job"
Morgenthau pointed out that after
the new examinations were held last
year and ratings obtained the de-
partment would have had less than a
month before December / to make
new appointments to replace the old
employees. and to train the new men
in the performance of their duties.
Interference Seen.
Discussing the effect of the situa-
ton on the civil service system, Sec
rotary Morgenthau said the group of
employees affected by the proviso were
recruited through regular civil service
channels and had, with scarcely an
exception, acquired civil service status
through open competitive examina-
ton, plus a searching character in
vestigation made by the Civil Service
Commission. Continuing, the Secre-
tary said:
This is the first time since the
enactment of the civil service law,
more than so years ago, that the Con-
greSS has undertaken to encroach
upon the Jurisdiction of the Civil
Service Commission in the admins
tration of that law, or to undertake
by statutory enactment to destroy the
civil service status and right to en-
ployment Of a group which had sue
cessfully met and complied with the
law and the regulations of the Civil
Service Commission with respect to
eligibility for a particular type Of
employment"
The proposal before the subcom-
mittee is to make available the funds
to pay the employees from December
], 1884, to June &c. next.
Babcock asked the Appropriations
Subcommittee yesterday to so word
the bill that the Treasury could pur-
chase the uniforms for the guards
at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. He said those guards, I'M
like the guards ir other Government
bureaus, are required at present to
buy their own uniforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

II, visited a film studio and were
guests of Baby Leroy, child actor, at
luncheon.
Judge Lindsey had called Walter to
his chambers for the third time to
hear the boys view Of the situation,
and later decided they should go to
the studio to visit Baby Leroy, for
whom Judge Lindsey formerly acted
as attorney.
Walters parents, Walter w. Emer-
son, actor writer, and Mrs. Jane
Scholtz Emerson, social figure, filed
complaint and cross-complaint for
divorce, naming Mr.. and Mrs. Barton
Sewell of Beverly Hills as CO.
respondents to each other.
Eacn asks custody of the three
Emerson boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
HOUR MARRIAGES END

HELENA, Mont, March 2 R.-
Marriage of an hours notice no longer
will be possible in Montana.
Gov. Frank H. Cooney today signed
a bill which requires applicants for
marriage licenses to wait three days
after applying before the license may
be issued.
The new law will 60 into effect July
1. The applicant must show freedom
from disease, be of sound mind and
not under the influence Of liquor or
drugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Gale Lashes Coast of Spain.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, March 2
P.-A terrific gale dashed the north
ern coast Of Spain today, causing
heavy damage to shipping and
property along the shore. The fishing
steamer Beduria, unreported since
February "a, was believed lost with a
crew Of IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
LINDSEY AND BOY
VISIT BABY LEROY
Judge Takes Son of "Quadran
GLE Divorce Principals to
Movie Lot.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 2.-Still
weighing the issues of the quad
rangIe" divorce case, with particular
emphasis on the custody Of three
small boys. Superior Judge Ben
Lindsey today had a little pleasure
Unexpectedly mixed with the task
The Judge and Walter Emerson, jr.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Moderate Quake Recorded.

VICTORIA, British Columbia,
March GP)-An earthquake Of mod
crate intensity was recorded here for
10 minutes after $40 am. today. r.
Napier Denison, Victoria Observatory
superintendent. estimated its epicen-
ter as $50 miles away, probably Of
the Oregon coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
$1,573,600 TAX LIEN
FILED AGAINST PITTS
Former Multi-Millionaire, in q.
S. Penitentiary, Sued for
Income Levies.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March "A lien for
81 ,573. 800 income taxes for 1e26-192s
was filed in United States District
Court today against @. Bryan Pitts,
former millionaire.
Pitts Is In the Federal Penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ga, for embezzlement and
failure to pay income taxes. His
ocean front estate at Palm Beach was
auctioned last month to meet Gov
eminent claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Extras Cost More.

Those House members who are
forced to keep a Scotch grip on their
pocketbooks while in Washington, as
well as the newspaper men, have
learned through experience that a
daily diet of bean soup and nothing
else will keep the luncheon budget
within bounds.
But if they ever get reckless and
order desert and coffee to 60 with the
beans it means a couple of lunchless
days.
Pie, for instance, is Is cents slice
Coffee costs 10 cents per cup. And
ne who drinks beer instead of coffee
gets more of kick out of the check
than he does the beverage. Beer is
20 cents a bottle, any brand, despite
the fact that the House restaurant IS
not required to pay the District tax
on drinks alcoholic.
So a lunch of bean soup, pie and
coffee costs 40 cents. If beer is sub
stituted for coffee the price Is so cents.
A 10-cent tip for the waiter CHATS
what he expects) brings the bill to so
cents, but "Old George" who has been
waiting on members Of Congress for
years, admits that since the depres-
sion he finds more nickles than dimes
left for his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Budget Action Promised.

Financial committees of the House
! and Senate expect Gov. Nice to submit
his supplemental budget during the
latter part of the week. Soon after il
is received the committeeman promise
action on the entire budget for the
next two fiscal years.
1t is reliably reported that the sup
Elemental budget will contain addi-
tional appropriations for the Univer-
sity of Maryland and the Volunteer
Firemen's Association. as we'll as nu-
, merous other organizations and de-
partmentS.
Funds % cover the items in the sup
Elemental budget are to be derived
from the proposed S8,500,000 bond is
sue, which also will supply needed
working capital and eliminate the re-
versions from the budget of the State
Roads Commission and other divisions
of the State government as proposed
in the original executive budget.
Originally agreed upon by Gov. Nice
and Democratic legislative leaders as
a S10,000,000 plan, the bond issue was
trimmed to S8,500,000 by the Senate
Finance Committee this week and will
be reported as soon as the necessary
amendments are drawn, according to
Senator ]. Allan Coad, chairman
Estimates on Maryland's relief costs
for the coming year are to be sub
mitted to special subcommittee of the
Senate and House Finance Commit
tees Tuesday morning by State and
city relief officials.
Senator Stedman Prescott Of Mont
gomery County, who, as chairman Of
the Senate subcommittee, arranged
the conference, said it would be at
tended by State Relief Administrator
Harry L. Greenstein, Richard F.
Cleveland of the Board of State Aid
and Charities, Joseph Healy Of the
Baltimore Emergency Relief Commits
sion and Howard Beck. The House
subcommittee is headed by DR.. Charles
v. Hayden of St. Marys County and
includes Delegate Kent r. Mullikin Of
Prince Georges County.
Others on Calendar.
Both the yellow dog" bill and the
one affecting lawyers qualifications
are on the Senate's calendar as special
orders for Tuesdays session. Members
of the House expect report on the
women's jury service bills early in the
week.
With the return of T. Howard
Duckett, chairman of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, from
trip to the West Coast, the House
Grand Inquest Committee is expected
to begin hearings on Delegate Joseph
A. Cantrel's resolution demanding a
probe of the commission during the
week.
Senate and House leaders also ex-
pect to appoint representatives Of the
Legislature to confer with Maryland's
Representatives in Congress on the
social welfare program soon. The con-
ference is to coordinate State and
national old-age pension and unem-
ployment insurance legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

Motor trucks are supplanting the
animal caravans of Iran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
House Eats Proud Pie
Nothing Humble About Prices in Congress
Restaurant, Where Bean Soup Wins Hands
Down on Popularity.

congressional clamors for 1o-cent pie
and scent coffee.
Warren, as we'll as P. H. johnson,
the manager, insists that prices are
reasonable and compare favorably
with those in Washington's best eat
ing establishments. But both over
looked the item Of overhead.
Anyhow, johnson, in defense Of 10
cent coffee, argues that 1t costs the
restaurant 81 cents per cup at the
time Of serving. This is the way he
calculates:
The best brand Of coffee is used in
the first place. Then along comes the
waiter who draws a cup from the
French dripper. He spills some.
That's waste. Then the customer
spills some more on the tablecloth.
Of cents per cloth. And so, johnson
says, he cannot serve coffee at s
cents a cup and make money.
It's the Pork In the Crust.
AS for the 15-cent pie. johnson also
has a defense. He declares that back
in the days Of 10-cent pie, lard was
only cents a pound and -four was
much cheaper than it is now. Even
the apples and peaches that went into
the pies were cheaper. But now, he
contends, it is impossible to sell the
House-made pies for less than Is
cents a slice at a profit.
johnson admits there have been
complaints, many of them about the
restaurant prices, but he Is deter
mined to run the establishment on a
profit making basis so that the tax
payers Of the Nation will not be
called on to share the expense simply
because members Of the House want
10-cent pie and scent coffee.
In the more staid Senate grill, how
ever, the manager reports with some
show Of pride that there haven't been
any price complaints. It looks as II
he might have been gathering ammu-
milton for eventualities, because he's
made a survey of eating places all
about town-even including drug
stores and soda counters-and says
he's prepared to show his place Is as
cheap as the next one.
ate restaurant isn't known, but the
business is likely to lose little money
considering the fact that appropri-
atoms for it aren't available any
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
Try q Chicken Sandwich?

Sandwiches, too, are in the elite
class. A Swiss cheese sandwich is 20
cents. Ham and tongue sandwiches
sell for IS cents. And chicken sand
wiches are in a class by themselves.
Three thinly shaven slices of chicken
between two slices of bread adds 40
cents to the check.
The restaurant, however, does have
some combination luncheons in the
As, 60 and rs cent class, with coffee,
rolls and dessert thrown In.
Corned beef and cabbage with q
boiled potato on top sold the other
day for As cents and seemed to be
popular. On another day the As
cent platter included praised short
rib Of beef, corn fritter and vege-
tables Ia mode.
The 60-cent luncheon is slightly
better. Calls liver and onions. po-
tatoes and string beans, buttered, are
on the 60-cent plate. But for IS cents
the restaurant gives you a Dreaded
veal outlet, potatoes, peas, dessert and
coffee.
Girls Eat-Not Dance.
Which, after all, would not seem so
high in a big hotel or restaurant
that provides soft music, dancing girls
and other attractions. But the House
restaurant has no atmosphere. There
is no music. The girls come there
to eat, not to dance. The only music
is the rattle Of dishes and the buzz
Of endless conversation.
Moreover, the restaurant has 10
overhead expenses like the big hotels
and restaurants. Heat, light and
power is absolutely free. The best
paid waiter draws $45 month, not
including tips, Of course.
And yet, the restaurant is not
showing a sizeable profit. True, for
the first time in many years, the
books are free Of red ink, and there
are boasts that the establishment,
! at last, is making money.
No Cuts in Sight.
The restaurant is operated by the
House Accounts Committee. and Rep
resentative Warren, Democrat, Of
North Carolina, the chairman, who
mas the thankleSs task Of overseeing
the eating place, says prices are not
going to be any lower. despite the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
DEATH CAR DRIVER
RELEASED ON BOND
PENDING JURY CALL

(Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
ASSEMBLY FACING
FISCAL PROBLEMS
Long Sessions Are Expect
ed With Controversial
Issues Listed.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, March Fiscal prob
lens and controversial issues hold the
promise of long sessions for the Cen
eral Assembly during the coming week.
Submission of the Governors sup
Elemental budget, action on the pro-
posed So, 500 900 bond issue for gov
ernmental expenses and on the States
relief needs constitute the high lights
on the financial program before the
Assemblymen.
Controversial issues anticipated on
the floor include the women's jury
service bills, the bill to raise the stand
ards for admission to the Maryland
bar and a proposed yellow dog" in
junction law.