Evening star., 1933-11-16

or Jointly with the Government, are to
be transferred. beginning today, to full
time employment, the additional ex-
pense being met jointly where possible.
Money ALLEGATIONS for approved prof.
ects, such as street or highway con-
struction, sanitation or health projects,
are to be disbursed by Federal officers
in each State without Washington ap-
proval of each project necessary.
Wages are to equal n1inimums fixed
by the 3,300,000,000 Public Works
Administration.
In explaining this plan to 500 Gov
ernors, mayors, public officials and re-
lief workers in conference here, Presi-
dent Roosevelt said yesterday:
Il want to tell you, very, very simply
that your national Government is not
trying to gain political advantage one
way or the other out of the needs of
human beings for relief We expect
the same spirit on the part of every
Governor Of every one of the 48 States
and on the part of every mayor and
every county commissioner and Of every
relief agent.
Urges Central Rule.
"I would like to have the general
rule adopted that no persons connected
with the administration of this $400,-
600 900 will in any single case in any
political subdivision of the United
States ask whether a person needing
relief or work is Republican, Demo-
crat, Socialist or anything else"
Hopkins official list of the number
to be employed in the various States
ON a population basis follows:
Alabama, 7O,5O0; Arizona, 1880;
TEn. TEn.
Colorado, 24,750; Connecticut, 35,250;
lumbia, 10000: Florida. 52.5oO; Geor-
gia. 62,250; Idaho, 10,500: Illinois.
186,750; Indiana, 74.250; Iowa, 53,250;
Kansas, $4,000; Kentucky, 69.750;
Louisiana, $4,000; Maine, 1880; Mary
land, 35,250; Massachusetts, 96,750;
Michigan, 120,750; Minnesota, $500;
Mississippi, 50,250; Missouri, 76,500;
Montana, 1880; Nebraska, 27,750; Ne
vada, 5000; New Hampshire, 10,500;
New Jersey, 10000; New Mexico, $3.50;
New York, $4,000; North Carolina, 67,-
500; North Dakota, 12,750; Ohio, 1885,
coo; Oklahoma. 76,5oo; Oregon, 81 900;
Pennsylvania, 253,500; Rhode Island,
1880; South Carolina, 49,500; South
Dakota, 1880; Tennessee, 5625o;
Texas, l43.25o; Utah, 12,750; Ver-
mont, $500; Virginia, 4s,75O; Wash
ington, 1880; West Virginia, 52,5O0;
Wisconsin, 67,5oo; wyoming, $3.50;
Alaska, 1900; Hawaii, 1900 Puerto
Rico, 10000; Virgin Islands, 5000.
Varying Scale Ordered.
In outlining the plan, Hopkins said
the Public Works Administration rules
as to hours of work and wages would
govern. These forbid working mo,e
than 80 hours week, except that time
lost because of bad weather may be
made up within 20 days and on projects
where complete housing of employees is
necessary, they may be worked 40 hours.
Minimum wages were set at 40 cents
an hour for common labor and 81 for
skilled labor in the Southern zone.
which includes South Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas
and New Mexico; As cents and $1.l0 in
the middle zone consisting of Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Colo
rado, Utah, California, North Carolina,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri. Kan
sas, Nevada and the District of Colum-
bla, and so cents and 120 in the
Northern zone, which includes Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Nebraska, wyoming, Oregon.
South Dakota, Idaho, Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, North
Dakota, Montana and Washington
1900 JOBS HERE.