Evening star., 1934-01-26
TRIALS CONTINUED
FOR TWO ACCUSED
Of GRAFT IN {. WA.
Hearing for Archer and Me-
AIWee Postponed by Court
to February 6.
SUPERVISORS ACCUSED
OF PROTECTING" JOBS
Hopkins Minimizes Reports Of
Widespread Irregularities in
Relief Organization.

While Interior Department investi-
gators were attempting to trace ap-
proximately $50 complaints of graft and
political corruption within the Civil
Works Administration. two District c.
w. A. supervisors today were granted
q continuance until February of their
trial on charges of larceny by trick
The men. Thomas E. Archer. AZ. of
1880 Euclid street and Joseph G. Nc
Alwee 81, Of 1875 Park road. super
visors of the District rent survey, are
alleged to have collected money from
employes on the promise to see that
they did not lose their Jobs. Both mer
were arrested after complaints had been
made to James Ring. chief of the rental
survey agency
The compliments are John Roche.
William Manuel. Thomas Donnelly and
Jack Countryman. All but Manuel paid
IS to the two men. who are listed as
co-defendants in each case. according to
the charges. He paid So, the informa-
ton shows. Roche and Manuel made
payments January 20, Donnelly on jan
uary % and Countryman the next day.
Minimizes Reports.
The continuance was requested by
J. Joseph Donahue. attorney for Archer.
It was opposed by McAlwee's counsel.
Frank Fuller. who demanded an i'm
mediate and separate trial, but whose
plea was denied by Judge Gus A.
Schuldt.
Meanwhile. Harry L. Hopkins. civil
works administrator, minimized the re-
port of Nation wide graft, saying that
thus far, only very small number,
probably about a half dozen men, "
had been fired from C. w. A. rolls
for grating.
"A great many men," Hopkins said,
"have been fired for other reasons.
They we're inefficient and incompetent.
They didn't make the wheels go
around"
At the same time, Hopkins an
nounced that men seeking political
jobs, running for. Office or receiving
pay from political positions, will be
wherever found. He referred specif1-
cally to Rhode Island administra-
tive officer, who has recently been
elected to the State Legislature.
The magnitude of the task Of in
curing into the political activities of
c, w. A administrative, officers was
revealed when Hopkins estimated there
are approximately 80 boo persons con-
Quoting the civil works and emergency
relief organizations in administrative
capacities throughout the country. :
Complaints Checked.
He said this policy not only would
be followed with regard to the c. w.
A., but also would apply strictly to the
administration of Federal relief.
New Hampshire. Vermont and Maine
were said yesterday to be the only
States from which graft complaints
had not been received
OF the $50 complaints received, not
more than Is have been turned over
for investigation by the Department Of
Justice. The Interior Department In
vestigation Division has made initial
inquiries into all complaints, turning
those possessing basis for possible
criminal action over to the Justice De-
partment and reporting back to the
administrative heads of the civil or
public works instances viewed as in
volving disgruntled job seekers.
Secretary Ickes said yesterday that
It was not planned to put investigators
on each of the major projects unless
there was specific reason.