Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1933, Page 5

S00000 N .. DECLARED IN NEED Senate Committee Told Idle Exceed 12,000,000 and Relief 1s Urgent. By the Associated Press An imperative need for further Fed- eral relief was declared to exist today before the Senate committee busy with the question, testimony being given that the unemployed total this week ex- cecded 12,000,000 for the first time. The wi‘ness—Edward F. McGrady of the Americon Federation of Labor— numbered the Americans in poverty at 45.000,000. The committee turned to him after hearing a succession of witnesses, among them Harvey Couch, fieconstiuc- tion Finance Corporation director, who advocated liberalization of laws aimed to stimulate employment. He had in mind especially the provisions for the corporation to make loans to self- liquidating projects, saying the agency was much handicapped as the law now stands. Restrictions on Loans. Couch told his audience cf Senators that the corperation had been forced to refuse loans for a projects because of restrictions in the present law. He cited one for a bridge near Buffalo and another to purchase right-of-way for Mississippi levee projects. Couch proposed legislation to permit loans for housing in rural communities eamong poor peovle on small farms. Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, former chicf of police for the Capital, testificd that the “most tragic human problem” of the depression is the transient situation. Menace to Manhood. “It's a menace to the manhood of America because it involves so many young boys." he said. “and unless some- thing is done about it it will have serious social implications.” Glassford recommended that the transient relief fund in the Wagner bill be increased from $10,000,000 to $15,- 000.000. s Grace Abbott. chief of the Chil- Bureau, had described the relief . Haven Emerson of Columbia, fying on the La Follette-Costi- gan 85 0.000 relief bill, s relief aliowances were too low to permit the “growth of children.” =2 recommended an amendment to e oill to set aside a portion of its funds for medical and nursing care in co-nperation with the States. $1.500,000.000 program for sell construction launched at ongress, was characterized by Paul V. Betters of Chicago, represent- he American Municipal Associa- a ‘“complete and dismal fail- ure. the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion, but the law under which it is operating. He favored the Wagner bill, but urged even further liberalization. He criticized the “tremendous inter- est rates” charged by the R. F. C., say- | ing they retarded rather than stimu- lated public works. Because of what he called the “un- reasonable” attitude of the banks, Betters said the Federal Government | was the only agency that could stimu- late municipal credit. COTTON COMPROMISE ACCEPTED BY HOUSE Jones Bill to Turn Over 350,000 Bales to Red Cross Goes to Senate for Completion. The House today agreed to the com- promise on the Jones bill to turn over 350,000 bales of Farm Board cotton to the Red Cross for relief purposes. It now goes to the Senate and approval there will send it to the White House. ‘The measure appropriates $4.100,000 to the Farm Board to repay loans, and handling and storage charges on the | cotton. It appropriates any additional funds needed to deliver the cotton to the Red Cross from the board's $500,000,000 re- volving fund. Under the compromise, in addition to clothing. the cotton may be used for making bedding for the needy. DIES OF INJURIES Man, 68, Hit by Truck, Sugcumhs in Hospital. Gregory Segretti, 68, of 120 Consti- tution avenue died in Casualty Hos- pital today from injuries received Jan- uary 19 when struck by a truck. Clarence S. Branham, 38, of the 700 | block Fifth street northeast, driver of he vehicle, is to appear at an inquest 1> be held soon. number of sound | Betters said he was not criticizing | LEGISLATIVE BILL, CUT TO $16,588,878, REPORTED IN HOUSE (Continued From First Page.) for the casket and $35 for flowers, and that he had been trying to hold under- taker's expentes to between $600 and $700. Since there were added expenses, however, he testified that if the coct were held around $800 to $1,000, ex- | cluding the biggest item, traveling ex- | penses, “you are doing very we'l.” Representative Ludlow, Democrat. of Indiana, said he was told that a funeral for a California member of Congress some years ago cost $8.000 and there was an instance where $7,500 was paid | for a casket for a Senator, No provicion is made for an auto- mobile for the next Speaker. Garner declined a $5,000 automcbile when he | was elected Speaker. However, when he | becomes Vice President he will hnve; under the bill $3,840 for maintnance of a machine, or $160 less than Vice | President Curtis was given for operation of the automobile this year. Garner chose to discontinue the| practice of maintaining an automob for the Speaker. Since no money was appropriated for the car this year, South Trimble, Clerk of the House, did not recommend to the Appropriations Committee such an allotment for the next year beginning July 1. If the new Speaker wants an auto- mobile he'll probably have to ask for it. Indicates Modest Desire. The Vice President-elect has indicated that because he will have to make many trips to the White House after | March 4 he will accept a medium priced | automobile. | The Senate restaurant was given $27.288 but nothing was allotted for the House restaurant. However, $2,500 was included for an oil portrait of Speaker Garner to join those of pre- ceding Speakers in the lcbby of the | House chamber. | Only $144,455 was allowed the Sen- ate for investigations next year, or §! 545 less than for the current period. Medical supplies amounting to $2,500 | were provided for, to be used by Dr. George W. Calver. the attending phy. siclan at the Capitol, who treats mem- bers and their families. The architect of the Capitol, David S. Lynn, received $1,534.715, or $365,- | 865 less than this year. for repairs and | maintenance of the buildings, grounds and for the Capitol power plant and | arages. Other items included $113,725 for the Botanic Garden, $113,275 less than was asked for by the budget; $2,063,745 for the Library of Congress and $2.462.800 { for the Government Printing Office, or | $548,000 less than for this year and $1,061,200 below the budget estimates. |Girl, 13, A.bducted And Tied to Tree In Woods by Pair :Staflord Officers and Po- lice Search County for Two Men. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., February | 3—Stafford County officers and local | police are making an intensive search | today for two white men who abducted | | caroline Musante, 13-year-old daugh- ' ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Musante, and | left her tied in the woods, where she | was found at 9:30 o'clock last night suffering from co!d and hunger. The | girl had not been harmed in any way and is not expected to suffer any il effects from her experience. | The Musante home is 5 miles from Predericksburg, clcse to the Wnshhgwni Highway. Caroline left home yester- day morning to take the bus for sut-‘ ford High School, but upon reaching the | highway she heard a man’s voice call- ing from the bushes. Starting to run, the girl was warned she would be shot. | She halted and was taken into the| | woods by two men using the names of | “Bill” and “Harry,” about 25 and 30| yeats old. respectively, neither of whom | was known to Caroline. | The girl was taken deep into the | woods and tied to a tree while her ab- ductors questioned her about a sum of money recently received by H. P. Por- | ter, relative and neighbor of the Mu- santes, as damages for the death of | his 6-year-old daughter, who was killed | by an automobile several months ago. | A threatening note in this connection | had been left in the yard of the Porter | home Saturday night. | “Bill” and “Harry” left the girl tied to a tree about 10 o'clock, returning about dusk for further questioning, but | failed to elicit any information and | again departed. | When Caroline failed to return home from school in the afternoon her fam- | ily started search and her cries were | heard about 9:30 o'clock last night. Cold, hungry and highly nervous, with her wrists swollen from the tightly knotted rope, Caroline related her story to officers, who immediately started | scouring the countryside for the pair | of abductors. Up to noon today they | had found no trace of the men. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, POLICE AND AMBULANCE RUSHED TO CHECK BARGAIN SALE MOB Motor Cycle Policeman Patrols Pavement With Machil;e to Scatter Almost a score of policemen were tutaed out this morning to prevent a crowd of women shoppers from crowded through the show windows of a store in the 900 block of F street, where a bargain sale was in progress. Hundreds of women, responding to an advertisement of $1 dresses, packed the sidewalk on the northeast corner of Tenth and F streets, and special de- tails of police from No. 1 precinct and the Traffic Bureau had great difficulty handling the crowd. Policeman Raymond V. Sinclair of the Traffic Bureau rode his motor- cycle slowly down the sidewalk into the | Women. crowd, which scattered when he re- leuetd olly smoke from his motor ex- Patrolmen then were enabled to line gg'zuwun the shoppers and the win- Other policemen formed the bargain hunters into line, and moved along the curious who had stopped to look on. An ambulance from Emergency Hos- pital rushed to the scene in response to a telephone call saying “several people were hurt in a traffic jam at Tenth and P streets.” The ambulance returned empty and efforts were being made to trace the call. MITCHELL TO PROPOSE $5,000 CONGRESS PAY Elimination of Members’ Relatives, Free Barbering and Hangers-on Also Planned. By the Associated Press. Representative Mitchell of Tennessee is going to give Congress a chance to vote itself out of a lot of privileges and a lot of pay. He told newspaper men today he would propose, as emendments to the appropriation bill for the legislative establishment, the reduction of the pay of Congressmen from $9,000 to $5,000; elimination of members’ relatives from the pay roll, and a measure to eliminate “such things as free barber shop privileges and to cut out some of the army of hangers on about the Capitol who perforu no real service.” . My measures may not pass,” he said, ‘but I want to give the House an op- portunity to express itself.” Mitchell's anti-nepotism bill was in- troduced last session, but got nowhere. He said its purpose was simply to “get kinfolks off the pay roll” especially those “who never come to Washington.” P.-T. A HEAI.J TO SPEAK Mrs. J. M. Saunders, state president of the Parent-Teacher Association, will be the speaker at a founders’ day meet- ing at 8 o'clock tonight of Stuart Junior High School P.-T. A. Motion pictures of the activities of the association will be presented at the meeting, to be held at the school, Fourth and E streets northeast. Tomorrow Night Saturday, February 4th, 1933 s N Another Entertainment FEATURING THE WASHINGTON FAVORITE ° BOB NELSON RayeEllis &LaRue Dancers Supreme Direction “The Sunshine Boy” Dorothy Price in Songs of Today and Other Entertaining Artists “BARNEE” and His Riviera Orchestra of Mr. C. H. Furey, formerly of RKO Booking Office ™ Shoreham Reservations by ROBERT ADams 0708 Connecticut Ave. at Calvert KIDWELL'S MARKETS, Inc. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS Krey’s Smoked Hams suniassic: aitorwhote. 18- 1 ()¢ Smoked Shoulders 2., BEEF Chuck Roast . Round Steak ... Sirloin Steak . Porterhouse Steak . Hamburg Steak . Plate Beef ... 9 | 15¢ LAMB Leg Lamb Shoulder Lamb Breast Lamb .. Pork Loin Roast . Lean Pork Chops Loin Pork Chops Fresh Hams. . .. _(Large) b. 6c | . 9¢ Fresh Shoulders. » (Small) 12¢ | 17c 17c 19¢ ! Tc, Krey's Smoked ms. (Small—W] Fancy Table Eggs . (From Nearby Fa Cocked Ham (whole) Spare Ribs (fresh). Sauer Kraut .. Pure Hog Lard Bean Pork .. Sausage Meat Turkeys Best Creamery Butter, 1-Ib. rol American Cream Cheese. Sliced Breakfast Bac ¢ | ENNY'S COFFEE . Ib. 18c IDWELL'S SPECIAL | BLEND COFFEE Pig Liver_ SUGAR! SUGAI FRESH MILK (Saturday Only) -..quart 10¢ White Potatoes ......10 pounds 12c York State Old Cabbage, 6 Ibs. 10c | Black Walnut Kernels (special) PURE APPLI Standard Oysters ( fancy) Water- .quart 35¢ 10-pound bag 1ic lou 2-pound bag 2%c 'LE R VINEGAR One-gallon jug . .30¢ r Large ja (Cor 0c b. Sc ns 25¢ | can 6c | b ns 25c¢ | Prunes (large) Dried Peaches . Dried Apricots ... One-pound Bar Soap. Sutter Pack Peaches can 1234¢ (Finest Put in Cans) Orenda Club Peaches........can llc (Fancy—Heavy Syrup) 3218 P 1129 Pei ith & C 12 Markets Street N. 2 Streets NORTHEAST PUBLIC MARKET, 12th & H STS. N.E. 106 H Street N.E. Morse Street' N.E. Georgia_Avenue Sliver Spring 12 Markets 500 . S, 8215 S.E. D. C, SCHOOL LUNCH AID PLANS TO BE MADE Teachers and Parents Called by Superintendent Ballou for Parley Monday. A plan to aid children unable to provide the customary 25 cents a week for mid-morning milk and cracker lunches in the schools will be devised at 10 o'clock Monday morning in a conference of school officers, teachers and Parent-Teacher Association mem- bers with Dr. Frank W. Ballou, super- intendent of schools. Dr. Ballou called the conference yes- terday even while he was being ac- cused before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency with lack of co- operation in a projected effort to aid one hot meal a day during the school mn This proposal, m‘nde by a ng_newspaper, was not approved by Dr. Ballou, the luperinundg:t ex- Right Reserved to Limit Quan- tities Coupon 25¢ Modess Sanitary Napkins With Coupon 13¢ Limit, 2 to Customer Squibb’s Tooth Paste With Coupon 14¢ Limit, 2 to Customer 25¢ Ex Lax Chocolate Unity's Price 17¢ 50c Ovaltine Unity’s Frice 34c 85¢ Kruschen Salts Unity’s Price 57c¢ 25¢ Colgate’s Tooth Paste Unity’s Price 17¢ 75¢ Alcorub (Genuine) Unity’s Price 19¢ Unity’s Price FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933. plained today, because he was convinced that such meedy children were being gnmded with relief if their homes y the agencies allied with the Com- munity Chest. Dr. Ballou said teachers have been and turn are given to the Council of Social Agencies for relief. Conference Plan Limited. The conference which Dr. Ballou has called for Monday will consider only the milk and cracker luncheon which o Bave cach day using She oveing ve e y during morning class session. In order to provide this repast children are expected to bring to school 25 cents a week. In his letter addressed to school officers and ofl;ers hk)uricudh in fl:rcghhlu milk and cracker lunches to school children Dr. Ballou has written: “It appears that an increasing num- ber of children are unable to bring the customary 25 cents each week to pay {ar :uch lunfihu. ‘The children are at least as much in need, and perhaps now |in greater need, of thesep?uncl:l"u as | heretofore. The school officials and the officers of the District of Columbia | Congress of Parents and Teachers have a central committee which was organ- | ized a few years ago for this same pur- pose. We desire also to consider ways and means of handling this matter so that S TORES INC: | under considerati hy - needy children by providing them with | on e 3= cratin of [been the schools and those comnected with | the schools will assume full e bi for providing this mu-mmlnq and do it in such a manner that will in no way overla ! or interfere with the systematic rellef work now being provi ded in the homes thromgh these to | various welfare agencies of the city.” The persons invited to attend the conference dnclude Dr. Stephen E.| K.l'lmer.hflr;:‘ assistan v ycock, assistant tendent; Miss Fay L. Bentley, director of school attendance and work permif Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, chief medic: of the District of Columblia; H. W. Draper, Dr. Julia Hahn, Pelden | M. Ely, Miss Florence H. Rogers and Miss Elizabeth A. Hummer, supervising principal, and Miss Inez H. Sager; school | nurse. Invitations to these and others to attend the conference were mailed out early yesterday afternoon. i BALLOU FACES QUIZ | House Committee Invites School Head to Executive Session. “For questioning on vital school -mat- ters,” Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent of schools in the District, has ! invited to attend an executive ses- sion of the House District Committee next Wednesday. A letter to Dr. Ballou, extending this invitation, was sent today by Chairman Norton of the District Committee. Money-Saving Events During February! The Shortest Month— The Biggest Bargains! All Unity Drug Stores will fea- ture deep price cuts on every- day needs. shop at Unity Drug S day- It will pay you to h our ads— a Unity Month.” $1.00 Wampole’s Preparation Hot-Water Bottle or Fountain Syringe Extra Special Values!! 30c White Pine and Tar ‘9c Cough Syrup ...... Nkl | e | - o T, 19€ 3¢ 16¢c 21c¢ Shevioe o ... 21 12¢ oap, 4 Cakes for.......... Pint Size: 65c Mike Martin’s Liniment 75¢c Russian Min Pint . 85c Norweg: Oil, Pint ............ 25c Seidlits Powders, 108 ..oeieeenn 25c Fred Palme Whi $1.40 Ly inl Vegetable Compound 25c Welch’s Grape Juice, Pint ......co0vnnannnn 10c Vicks Cough Drops 25c J. & J. Tape, ¥;x8 . 25¢ Red Cross Kidney Plasters........ 19¢ 35c Palmolive Shaving Cream Unity's Price Dr. Scholl’s Corn Pads Unity's Price 27¢ 85¢ Jad’s Salts Unity’s Price 54c¢c 50c Ipana Tooth Paste Unity’s Price 29¢ 50c DeWitt’s Kidney Pills Unity's Price 36¢ On Sale A%; Unity Drug Stores NORTHWEST Morgan Bros. Pharmacy 4231 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Sugar’s Drug Store 35th & O Sts. N.W. Morgan Bros. Pharmacy 30th & P Sts. NW. Dupont Pharmacy 1905 Mass. Ave. N.W. Bernstei Drug Store 18th & Florida Ave. N.W. Market Pharmacy 7th & P Sts. NW. Standard Pharmacy 7th & S Sts. N.W. Reiskin’s- Cut Rate st & Florida Ave. Upshur. Pharmacy 200 Upshur St. N.W. Shoemaker’s Drug Store 5301 Georgia Ave. N.W. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Wi Drug Store 7th & Penna. Ave. NW. NORTHEAST AND o 4th & H Sts. NE. Capitol Towers Pharmacy 208 Mass. Ave. NE. " Silver's Pharmac; 'y 2341 Peansylvania Ave. S.E. SCHAINUCK’S Over Becker’s DRASTIC ACTION To Meet Present Conditions Men Here Is a GREAT Clothing Offer-- Think of It! You Can Buy 2 SUITS 2 (0'COATS 2 Topcoats or one of each If You Cannot Use Two Garments, ‘Bring a Friend and Divide De Luxe Line 2 for $26 and 2 for $33m All Sizes All New Styles All New Fabrics SCflAlNUCK’s 1318 F St. N. UPSTAIRS TAKE ELEVATOR (Over Becker's) Between the Fox and Palace Theaters, Over Becker’s Open Every Evening Until 9 P.M.