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BOULDER DAM QUIZ ORDERED BY [CKES Charges That Contractors Worked Men More Than Eight Hours a Day. By the Associated Press. Asserting that “thousands of viola- tions” of the iaw forbidding more than eight hours’ work a day on Government projects have been unccvered, Secre- tary Ickes yesterday ordered his ace investigator, Louis R. Glavis, to exam- ine personally the records of- the Six ; Companies, Inc., contractors for Boul- | der Dam. Glavis, 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, Nev., Ickes 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 a day on Government projects.” The company’s records were im- pounded after Glavis had made a preliminary investigation in collabora- tion 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 coincided with the District grand jury’s inquiry into charges of graft in a $4.000,000 canal project in Willacy County, Tex. Ickes asserted last week, however, there had been “not the slightest trace” of graft or political favoritism in his administration of public works ACTION ON 1,300 PAYLESS WORKERS IN TREASURY NEAR (Continued From First Page.) placed by inexperienced men who had somewhat greater facility in the use of words.” “It was generally recognized, I think,” Babcock continued, “that the Civil Service Commission’s examina- tion, required by the deficiency bill rider, for the most part had no rela- tion 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 | Spe- | job in the Alcochol Tax Unit. cifically, no credit was given for effi- cient service on the job.” Prize being awarded yesterday at rope-judging contest held at the Sports Center, Eighth and D streets. Left to right: Wrenton Aldridge of Troop 20, who finished third; George Philips of Troop 636, second; Earl Jones of Troop 636, first prize; Col. E. L. Mattice, assistant Scout executive of the District, and C. M. Rosen- Rosenthal is holding the prize, a complete Scout uniform. thal, manager of the Sports Center. ASSEMBLY FACING FISCAL PROBLEM Long Sessions Are Expect- ed With Controversial Issues Listed. BY GEORGE PORTER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, March 2.—Fiscal prob- lems and controversial issues hold the promise of long sessions for the Gen- eral Assembly during the coming week. Submission of the Governor's sup- plemental budget, action on the pro- posed $8,500,000 bond issue for gov- ernmental expenses and on the State’s 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- Jjunction law. 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 it is received the committeemen promise action on the entire budget for the next two fiscal years It is reliably reported that the sup- plemental budget will contain addi- sity of Maryland and the Volunteer Firemen's Association, as well as nu- merous other organizations and de- partments, Funds "o cover the items in the sup- Morgenthau pointed out that after | plemental budget are to be derived the new examinations were held last | from the proposed $8,500,000 bond is- year and ratings obtained the de- partment would have had less than a month before December 1 to make new appointments to replace the old employes. and to train the new men in the performance of their duties. Interference Seen. Discussing the effect of the situa- tion on the civil service system, Sec- retary Morgenthau said the group of employes 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- tion, 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 50 years ago, that the Con- gress has undertaken to encroach upon the jurisdiction of the Civil Bervice Commission in the adminis- tration of that law, or to undertake by statutory enactment to destroy the civil service status and right to em- ployment of & group which had suc- 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 employes from December 1, 1934, to June 30, next. Babcock asked the Appropriations BSubcommittee 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, un- like the guards ir other Government bureaus, are required at present to buy their own uniforms. DEATH CAR DRIVER RELEASED ON BOND PENDING JURY CALL (Continued From First Page.) 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 34 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 11 feet east of the platform. Mrs. Storey, according to Liverman, was lying 69 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 first 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 lo- cated & man he believed to be the only eyewitness to the accident. According to Sherier, this witness said Mrs. Storey walked from a lunch room to the platform, stepped up on it and then stepped down again, di- Tectly into the path of Tompkins' car. 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 & $10,000,000 plan, the bond issue was trimmed to $8,500,000 by the Senate Finance Committea this week and will be reported as soon as the necessary amendments are drawn, according to Senator J. Allan Coad, chairman Estimates on Maryland’s relief costs for the coming year are to be sub- mitted to special subcommittees 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, 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 Commis- 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 Tuesday's session. Members of the House expeci a 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 a 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 co-ordinate State and national old-age pension and unem- ployment insurance legislation. HOUR MARRIAGES END HELENA, Mont, March 2 (#).— Marriage of an hour's 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 go into effect July 1. The applicant must show freedom from disease, be of sound mind and not under the influence of liquor or drugs. This witness, according to the attor- ney, bears out Tompkins' statement that when he saw the woman he ap- plied his brakes and swung to the left, striking the platform, in an ef- 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 operator’s 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. | for the next day | tional appropriations for the Univer- arranged | House Eats —Star Staff Photo. Proud Pie Nothing Humble About Prices in Congress Restaurant, Where Bean Soup Wins Hands Down on Popularity. 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 mem- bers, like Bacon and Wadsworth of New York, shudder a little when they | order blue points on the half shell. But bean soup—that’s a daily spe- | cial on the menu—is reasonable, com- | paratively speaking, and one bowl is a meal for an ordinary appetite Even so, 15 cents is a 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 a big pot | for the average family, with leftovers | * » * X 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 go with the beans it means & couple of lunchless | days. | Pie, for instance, is 15 cents a slice. Coffee costs 10 cents per cup. And he 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 50 cents. A 10-cent tip for the waiter (that’s what he expects) brings the bill to 60 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. * % % x Try a Chicken Sandwich? Sandwiches, too, are in the elite class. A Swiss cheese sandwich is 20 cents. Ham and tongue sandwiches sell for 15 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 45, 60 and 75 cent class, with coffee, rolls and dessert thrown in. Corned beef and cabbage with a boiled potato on top sold the other day for 45 cents and seemed to be popular. On another day the 45- cent platter included braised short rib of beef, a corn fritter and vege- tables a la mode. The 60-cent luncheon is slightly better. Calf’s liver and onions, po- tatoes and string beans, buttered, are on the 60-cent plate. But for 75 cents the restaurant gives you & breaded veal cutlet, 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 po overhead expenses like the big hotels and restaurants. Heat, light and power is absolutely free. The best paid waiter draws $45 a 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, Demociat, of North Carolina, the chairman, who nas the thankless task of overseeing the eating place, says prices are not going to be any lower, despite the Danm:;‘gLDPl?‘!ozn TIGHT ‘ No slipping or slid- ing—no clicking when you use this grand powder that most dentists pre- scribe—it’s a joy to all users and is the largest seller in the world—leaves no colored, gummy taste —all drug stores. congressional clamors for 10-cent pie and 5-cent coffee. ‘Warren, as well 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 it costs the restaurant 6’ 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 pills some more on the tablecloth. That has to be laundered at a cost of 5 cents per cloth. And so, Johnson says, he cannot serve coffee at § 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 ple, lard was only 9 cents a pound and flour 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 15 cents a slice at a profit. Johnson admits there have been | complaints, many of them about the but he is deter- | restaurant prices, 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 5-cent coffee. * k% X 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 if he might have been gathering ammu- nition 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. The financial standing of the Sen- ate restaurant isn't known, but the business is likely to lose a little money | considering the fact that appropri- ations for it aren't available any more. Gale Lashes Coast of Spain. SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, March 2 (#).—A terrific gale lashed the north- ern coast of Spain today, causing heavy damage to shipping and property along the shore. The fishing steamer Beduria, unreported since February 24, was believed lost with a crew of 12. o0 | tion and that the funds on hand would EMERGENCY FUND GIVEN MARYLAND F.E.R.A. Assures Nice State Relief Will Be Financed Two Weeks. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, March 2—Maryland has been assured of sufficient funds from the Federal Relief Administra- tion to take care of the State's relief needs until March 15, Gov. Harry W. Nice announced today after talking with Aubrey Williams, assistant to Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief ad- ministrator. i “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 15, on my promise that the Legislature will make some provision to take care of the situation thereafter,” the Governor sald. “I 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 15, 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. “I told Mr. Williams that United State’s Senators Millard E. Tydings and George L. Radcliffe would wait on Mr. Hopkins Monday,” he continued. “I 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 $650,- 000 monthly to continue to receive Federal aid. Told that such informa- | tion 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- allow relief to be continued for a week | or 10 days. It was pointed out that compliance with & demand that $650,000 be raised monthly would mean that the State would have to raise $6,500,000 during the next 10 months, or $500,000 more than the amount set by the Federal Government in December. At that time the State was given to under- stand it must raise $600,000 monthly. The new plan would require the | raising of $7,800,000 annually. $1,573,600 TAX LIEN FILED AGAINST PITTS | Former Multi-Millionaire, in U. 8. Penitentiary, Sued for Income Levies. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., March 2—A lien for $1,573,600 income taxes for 1926-1928 was filed in United States District Court today against G. Bryan Pitts, former multi-millionaire. Pitts is in the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., for embezzilement and failure to pay income taxes. His ocean front estate at Palm Beach was auctioned last month to meet Gov- ernment claims. Judge Ben B. Lindsey, who is hearing the “perfect quadrangle” case at Los Angeles, takes time out to talk with Walter Emerson, jr., 11 years old, whose parents precipitated the court battle by bringing cross suits for divorce. The judge, famous for his handling of juvenile delinquency cases in Denver, where he was ousted from office, has begun a study of the complex evidence with the prospect that his decision will be delayed several days. 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—8till weighing the issues of the “quad- rangle” divorce case, with particular | emphasis on the custody of three small boys, Superior Judge Ben Lindsey tof had a little pleasure unexpectedly mixed with the task. The judge and Walter Emerson, jr., 11, 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 boy's 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. Walter's 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. Motor trucks are supplanting the animal caravans of Iran. iles used Champions to win the . A. A. championship, making him America’snumber one racing flyer. Miles won six events at the National Atr Races 1 capture the L. W. Greve Trophy CAMPFIRE. GIRLS MEET FIRST LADY Three-Day Anniversary Cel- ebration Ends Today for Visitors. ‘The twenty-third anniversary cele- bration of the Campfire Girls, Leld at the Mayflower Hotel during the past three days, ends today when some 250 members from all parts of the country leave for their homes. 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