Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1933, Page 7

ECONOMY AX HITS HOUSE PERQUISITES Warren’s Committee Pares Funeral and Wire Tolls and Other Privileges. By the Associated Press. With some pleasure and a little pain, the House of Representatives is feeling the pinch of its new economy program in _Government. The saving, it was said, will repre- sent less of & sum total than a personal achievement on the part of certain members. For instance, in a year the House Ac- counts Committee has saved about $€,000 in tolls on telegrams. That is not much compared with the $80,000 that went for this purpose last year, but the men who seek economy believe it is a step in the direction they want to go. ¥ The onus of watching much of the expenditure falls on Representative Lindsay Warren, young Norta Carolina Democrat, and the Accounts Commit- tee he heads. “We are watching every penny we can | watch,” Warren said yesterday. “I am doing the best I can and with the full co-operation of the members of the committee, Republican and Demo- cratic.” Sends 435 Letters. One thing the committee has done is send a leiter to every one of the 435 members, saying “Blocks of identic telegrams to a list of newspaper addresses, teiegrams in the nature of news, congratulations, condolences or of a poitical or personal neture are not official and will be charged back to the members. No tele- phone call carrying any toll will be"con- gidered as official. “The Committee on Accounts has no authority to O. K. cablegrams cof any nature.” Because of this ruling, some two dozen members have been told in re- cent months that telegrams and cables they sent will not be p2id for by the Government. They have to pay for them themselves. ‘Warren's committee also has abolished bonuses to special clerks assigned from Government departments to House com- mittees and paid by the department. It has not created a single new office. Funeral Parties Limited. It has appioved and reported for House action a resclution to limit fu- neral parties, and it has refused to pay more than $400 for a casket for a de- ceised member. The Accounts Committee h2s held re- cently that transcripts of testimony sent to persons outside Congress must be paid for by somebody other than the Government. It has refused to author- 1ze employment of special investigators. Kenneth Romney, sergeant at arms, is watching the funeral bills, too. For instance, he received one yesterday ask- ing $652.50. He sent it back with a| letter saying that he will allow only $130 of that total. And when special stenographers, deputies, clerks or workmen are em- ployed by any House member or offi- cial their pay fares just the same as that of all the other similar employes— they get an 81-3 per cent cut. Some few members say privately they don’t like it—but they take it. FRENCH MOURN DEATH | OF DUCHESS D'UZES Advocate of Women's Rights Also ‘Was Sculptor and Wrote Books and Plays. By the Associated Press. DAMPIERRE, France, February 3.— The Dowager Duchess d‘Uzes, advocate | of women’s rights, died today. Duchess d'Uzes was a woman of in- finite avocations. The defense of wom- en’s rights, sculpture, writing books and plays, the mastership of a pack of deer hounds, were among the things that occupied her hours, but nothing in her crowded life pleased her more than being pointed, in 1923, “wolf lieu- tenanf The day when every district in France had an official master of a pack of hounds to protect it from damage by wolves has gone, but the office remains, and those appointed now give their at- tention to protecting agriculture from inroads by wild boars, badgers, weasels, otters and crows. The duchess was the first woman to be sworn in as a public functionary, before a judge and a public prcsscutor, She was given the same powers to sum- mon and arrest people as are exercised | by the police. A special uniform goes with the ap- pointment, but the duchess had to devise one for herself. She adopted a short blue skirt, with a jacket with large pockets. She could display the ribbons of many orders on that jacket, as the duchess was Knight of the Legion of Honor, Knight of Agricultural Merit, Com- mander of Saint Sepulchre, Knight of Serbian Charity and had received the French medal for nursing the wounded and Queen Elizabeth's war medal. Anne, Duchess d'Uzes, was born in Paris in February, 1847. It was greatly due to her influence that the women’s club, the Eyceum, was able to open in Paris, as the police authorities looked with disfavor on the innovation. She presided at the Women's International Congress in Paris, 1926. Spanish Hymnal to Be Issued. NEW YORK (#)—What is belleved to be the first complete Spanish serv- ice book and hymnal for Protestant use will be issued by the United Lutheran Church this year. Of the 323 hymns it will contain, 183 are translations. ‘The Spanish hymn writer, Cabrera, is credited with 26 of the original hymns and 22 of the translations. EDUCATIONAL. n SCHOOL D A Leading Preparatory School for Boys Accredited—Except stum Fachi Y™ Small € Grade "Throusn High School Second’ Semester. bepins February 1 1736 G St. N-W. (Y. M. C. A.). NA.8250 ACCOUNTANCY THE EVENING. STAR, WASHINGTON, ]MRS. ROOSEVELT NICKEL-A-PLATE DINNER GUEST OF MRS. PINCHOT Also Crowds Two Receptions, Convention and Luncheon Into Busy 24 Hours’ Stay in Harrisburg. v By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa. February S.— Crowding two receptions, a convention, a luncheon and a “nickel-a-plate” din- ner into less than 24 hours, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt left the State capital yesterday, tired but smiling. ‘The rush of activity which caught the next First Lady of the Land from the time she arrived Wednesday nibht carried her along until she boarded a train for New York late yesterday aft- ernoon. Thousands Shake Hands. ‘The bright smile with which she started the busy round had not besen dimmed by the strain ‘of Wednesday night’s thousands of hand shakes in Gov. Pinchot's reception room. ‘To many inquirers she repeated the “very excellent” with which she de- scribed the dinner costing a total of $2.72 which Mrs. Pinchot had served her and 40-odd others at the executive mansion. To a State conference on malnutri- tion yesterday she brought a wamning -nat in the “saving of our children lies the future of our country.” Welfare and social workers heard her appeal for “wise distribution of relief funds.” Later, at an American Legion luncheon she called on Legionnaires to give “the same service today that you have given in the past.” Supporters and political opponents of the President-elect convey®d to Mrs. Roosevelt their pledges of support for the new national administration. . Promised Support. State ‘Treasurer Edward Martin, chairman of the Republican State - mittee, spoke for his party: “May I ask the charming person who will be the next First Lady of the Land to convey to her distinguished husband the message that the political organization of Pennsylvania, which gave to his opponent more than one- half of his electoral votes, pledges all of its energy, resources and power to aid him in guiding the ship of state through the terrible storm we are now facing.” Democratic leaders greeted her at a reception given by the Women'’s Demo- cratic Club. INEW YORK OPERA’S FUTURE IMPERILED Three Plans Considered Include Reduction of Salaries and Shortening of Season. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 3.—The Met- ropolitan Opera, after 50 years ex- istence, today faced a financial crisis fraught with gravity for the future of opera in New York. The estimated deficit for the current season, despite economies, was set at about $350,000 by the New York Times. Paul D. Cravath, chairman of the opera association’s board, was asked if the opera could continue another season. “I heps so.” he said, “but I don't care to add anyhing to that state- ment.” 1t was leqgned that three plans had been talked of : 1. To reduce salaries further and shorten the season from 16 to 12 weeks. 2. To seek financial support in Chicago as well as New York, and divide its season between the two citles. 3. To scrap the Metropolitan Opera Association and set up instead a small company of American singers only, who would emphasize the work of American composers and librettis CANADA AFFECTED BY U. S. DEPRESSION Trade Improvements Await Return of Prosperity Here, En\rllnd Audience Told. By the Associated Pres: ST. IVES, Cornwall, England, Febru- FORUM ORGANIZED D. C, associated with the Chest among the people of Wi In the absence of Mrs. John of the unit, O’Connor, chairman mee was L. Willett, jr., acting BY CHEST SPEAKERS s Will Distribute Information on i Various Affiliated Charity Agencies. Members of the speakers’ unit met at Community Chest headquarters yes- ous agencies as a means of familiarizing themselves with the work of the agencies. A new &futlu Ccmmltue“ for t;'n announced yesterday’'s meeting consists of Mrs. O'Connor, Miss Katherine Dunlop, Mrs. L. B. Sworm- stedt, Mrs. Wilson Compton, Prof. W. Hayes Yeager, Miss Louise Mrs. Harry 8. terday and organized the Commuity | Dr: Chest Forum as & means of distributing J. O. information of the various agencies|W. L. Darby ary 3.—Walter Runciman, president of | [l | the board of trade, told an audience here last night that Canada was feel- ing effects of the business depression in the United States and that until prosperity returned to the United States, the Dominion could not prosper Success of the Canada-United King- dom trade agreement signed at the Ottawa conference last Summer, Mr. Runciman said, depended on the opera- tion of the Canadian tariff board. “If it is a good board, impartial and broadminded, and shows insight, un doubtedly they can within their ow limits add a good deal to Anglo-Cana- dian trade,” he declared. “OQur own Tariff Committee is abso- lutely free from all political influence. We only ask that the Canadian com- mittee should be similarly free.” He said he anticipated a gradual re- turn to prosperity in the United Kingdo! SATURDAY SALE OF CHILDREN'’S SHOES! 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