Evening star. [volume], March 16, 1934, Page B-6, Image 20

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RELIEF DEMANDS
INCREASES PCI.
Administrator Hopkins Says
District Obligations Also
Gain Heavily.
An increase of 55 per cent in the
number of District relief case* from
January to February was reported to
day by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal
| emergency relief administrator.
I It also was made known that total
I obligations incurred from public relief
{funds in Washington had increased
76 per cent during the period.
Reporting on the trend of urban
relief in 139 cities representing 65
per cent of the total urban popula
tion of the country. Hopkins disclosed
the relief cases had increased 4 per
cent and expenditures by 8 per cent
from January to February.
February Showing Here.
In the case of Washington, the
9,362 families and single persons on
the relief rolls In January had In
creased to 14,521 by the end of Feb
ruary. Total obligations, including
cost of administration, had increased
similarly from $175,332 to $308,022.
Exceptionally cold weather in Feb
ruary. causing an increase in demand
for fuel and clothing, was a large fac
tor in the increase of relief cases and
f expenditures. Declining civil works
employment and the shorter hours of
work on civil works jobs was cited
by Hopkins as other factors causing
this increase.
Many Local Decreases.
Despite the general trend of the in
crease throughout the country, how
ever. there were many local Instances
of decreases. During February, 67
cities reported an increase In both
cases and expenditures; 32 reported
decreases. Of the remaining 40 lo
calities, 27 reported an Increase in
the number of cases and a decrease in
expenditures, while 13 reported a de
crease in cases and an increase in
expenditures.
Increased employment in private In
dustry in some of the cities was held
responsible for a lightening of the
public relief load.
This 4 per cent Increase in the
number of cases receiving relief in the
leading cities was declared smaller
than the January-February Increase
in the four preceding years when
the increases ranged from 5 to 15
per cent.
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EDUCATIONAL DRIVE
TO BOOST HOME TRADE
Buy - in - Washington Banquet
Hears Director Brown on
Extensive Flans.
Plans for conducting an educational
campaign to help Washington manu
facturers and producers gftin the sup
port of local buyers were discussed last
night by merchants attending a ban
quet of Buy-in-Washington, Inc., in
the Mayflower Hotel.
It is expected the movement will be
carried through mail, newspaper ad
vertising and personal contact, ac
cording to William H. Brown, director
of the organization.
The principle of buying on the local
market war Indorsed by several speak
ers. John W. Thompson acted as
toastmaster.
Brown told the group his organiza
tion was seeking to divert bark to the
channels of local trade some of the
money spent annually outside the
Capital for goods and merchandise
that could be easily purchased here.
The group now has 168 members, he
said, including several of the larger
business houses.
HEADQUARTERS MOVED
Citizens’ Federation to Continue \
Drive This Month.
The temporary headquarters of the '
Federation of Citizens’ Associations ‘
at 1336 New York avenue was closed ]
last night and transferred to the
office of David Babp. secretary of the
federation, room 229 Bond Building,
Foourteenth street and New York
avenue. All communications, Includ
ing applications for membership,
should be sent to this office.
The latest reports from the mem
bership drive indicate success, many
new members having been signed by
all associations, it was announced by
A. J. Driscoll, chairman of the Mem
bership Drive Committee of the fed
eration. Some associations are plan
ning to continue the drive during
March.
Code Offices leased.
NEW YORK. March 16 OP).—
Howard Davis, chairman of the code
authority of the daily newspaper pub
lishing business, announced yesterday
that the authority had taken offices
at 230 West Forty-first street.
Shoe fashion
SPRING
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House Members Smack Lips
During Starling Pie Feast
Not So Enthusiastic, However, When
They Discover South Trimble Was
Not Feeding Them Reed Birds.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
the House majority leader, still In
sists starlings make good pie, but he
admitted today he had some misgiv-j
lngs last night when he discovered he
ha dbeen tricked into eating these
birds.
By-ms was one of a group of House
leaders who were guests of South
Trimble, clerk of the House, at a
starling pie luncheon yesterday in the
House restaurant. Trimble, however,
led his guests to believe they were
eating reed birds and not the pesky
starlings, and none was the wiser un
til they read the 5:30 edition of yes
terday's Star disclosing the practical
joke of the House clerk.
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Even Picked Bones.
“I want to tell you starling pie Is
good,” Byrns said today, despite his
knowledge of the fact that he had
been tricked into eating the birds.
“The meat is tender and sweet; so
sweet, in fact. I even picked the bones.
But I want to tell you one thing. I
thought I had eaten reed birds and
had told Trimble the pie was the best
reed-bird pie I had ever eaten. When
I read in the 5:30 edition of yester
day’s Star, however, that I had actual
ly eaten starlings. I admit I didn’t feel
so good about it.”
Speaker Rainey and Chirman Bu
chanan of the Appropriations Com
mittee. and Sumners of the Judieiary
Committee were among Trimble’s
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guests at the starling party. None
of them suffered any 111 effects from
eating the birds.
Trimble, armed with a shotgun and
buckshot, killed the birds in the Cap
itol grounds Wednesday. Just about
roosting time, and turned them over
to the chef of the House to be baked
Into a pie. He said he had little
difficulty when he started out on his
hunting expedition until a Capitol
policeman saw what he was doing and
said: “It Is my duty to tell you that
it's against the law to shoot the
birds in the Capitol grounds.”
Officer Did Duty.
"Well,” replied Trimble, “you have
done your duty.”
A moment later. Trimble said he
fired away and about 50 starlings
dropped from a tree.
These are the birds that went into
his now famous pie.
Trimble said he is planning another
hunting expedition in the Capitol
grounds and if successful his second
batch of starlings will be made Into
a pie for newspaper men who cover
the House. That pie will not be eaten,
according to authoritative information
today.
Cameras Cost Two Cents.
Cameras which are said to really
take pictures are being made in Japan
for 2 cents each.
1935 PUBLIC SCHOOL
BUDGET CONSIDERED
0. C. Subcommittee of House ex
propriations Group Opens
Hearings.
Hearings on the 1935 public school
system budget were to begin at 2
p.m. today before the District Subcom
mittee of the House Appropriations
Committee. The session wllJ receive
from the District school authorities
their defense of Items transmitted to
Congress by the Budget Bureau after
considering the school authorities’
own estimates for 1935.
Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, heads the delegation of
District school people. Other offi
cials accompanying Dr. Ballou In
clude Dr. Stephen E. Kramer, first
assistant superintendent In charge of
high schools: Robert L. Tlaycock, as
sistant superintendent in charge of
elementary schools: Jere J. Crane,
school system business manager, and
A. K. Savoy, assistant superintendent
in charge of colored schools.
Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant
superintendent In charge of colored
schools, is not attending the session,
as he is out of the city.
“BUZZIE” GETS A BIKE
''Buzzie" Dali, President Roose
velt’s 4-year-old grandson, today
started to learn how to ride his first
bicycle.
The youngster, with the aid of a
nurse, took his "bike,’’ which was
presented to him recently by his
mother, to the rear grounds of the
White House and In a very serious
; manner entered upon the task of
learning the art of riding.
The nurse stood by—quite close by.
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