Evening star., 1933-08-16
$52O,o1 IS SPENT
F0RD,C c, RELIEF IN
3MONTH PERIOD
Figure for April to June Is
Made Public by Federal
Emergency Body.
NATIONAL SITUATION
Is HELD ENCOURAGING
Report Shows 3,745,367 Families
Aided in June, Compared to
4,445,33s in April.

The District of Columbia expended
$500, ,06l.27 for the three months from
April to June, inclusive, for relief of
unemployed, according to figures made
public today by the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration covering Nation
wide expenditures.
Nationally the report showed a situa-
tion which Harry L. Hopkins, admins
TRAITOR, interpreted as very encourag-
ing" with a steady decrease shown in
the number of needy families receiving
public aid.
The expenditures in the District,
which was one of 13 places showing
increase. were S204 069 80 in June, $l82.-
203.39 in May and Sl33, ,788 06 in April
In April the number of families helped
was 1901: it advanced to 1896 in May
and to 1888 in June.
d. c. Has Obtained S314,120.
The Hopkins report covered ex-
penditures from both Federal and local
funds. The District of Columbia thus
far has obtained $3l4,l20 in Federal aid,
but sl73,353 was obtained only on
August /. and in the period covered by
the report the Federal aid amounted to
sl40,76 or little more than a quarter
Of the total money put out for relief.
The national report showed 3,745 1867
families received relief in June. Hop
kills said this would show around
15,000,000 persons were being assisted
in the country in that month and COM
pared the figures with 4,222,263 fami-
lies in May and 4,445 ,338 In April
Expenditures of Federal, State and
local funds for relief totaled S66,191 $50
in June, compared with $40, 1885 in
May and S72 ,651 929 in April.
The report covered all States except
Nebraska and Vermont, which have yet
to submit figures.
Reports Encouraging.
These reports. the first official COM
pilation ever made" Hopkins said, ARE
very encouraging for the reason that
when people give jobs they give them
to those on relief first.
Il think we can show per cent
decline a month all Summer through
October, but we will not get that de-
cline in dollars because We have got to
get some backward States to provide
more adequately. Adequacy is spotted
and relief on the whole is inadequate" "
Hopkins added this may mean that
the $500 200, 900 Federal fund may be
gone sooner than expected, but that is
not an important factor. It's getting
relief "
States Showing Increases.
States showing increases in money
spent were Florida, Georgia, Idaho
Louisiana. Maryland, New Mexico,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Texas, Washington,
Wyoming and the National Capital.
in her,
of families assisted were Florida
Georgia, Idaho. Louisiana, New Mexi
co and the City of Washington.
Hopkins ascribed the increases to
more adequate relief resulting from
prodding by the Federal agency.
The general decline he figured to be
due not only to a decrease in unem-
ployment, but to good administration. :"
Some persons undoubtedly have been
on the rolls who should not have been
there" he said.
Hopkins assailed efforts on the part
of some relief committees to take a
lien on workers wages in return for
relief and said reports of such occur
rences have come to him from the beet
sugar States.
This money should not be loaned to
these poor people; we should give 1t
to them" he said.
Plan ID. c. Reorganization.
Meanwhile final reorganization and
consolidation of the Districts public
relief agencies is expected at a meet
ing Friday of the Relief Committee Of
the Board of Public Welfare.
At its meeting yesterday afternoon the
committee considered the consultations
which will have to be made to meet
standards set up by the Federal Relief
Administration. One of the require
ments is that three branch Offices of the
main employment relief Office be set up.
Locations of the three are expected to
be announced Friday.
The committee heard reports from
Leroy A. Halbert, director of employ
ment relief, that $50 2,323.78 was spent
in the week ending last Friday, although
the relief quota was tentatively fixed
at $4,000 week. That week saw 764
new applications for relief, of which
only l was turned down.