Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-11-22

many as ten million unemployed
would be put to work in this way.
Included In tentative plans are small
shoe factories, tanneries to prepare
rough leather, the manufacture OF
suits for boys and men and coats for
women, and the production of mater
ials for building and repairing homes
| for the destitute.
The plan embraces the conversion
Of cotton into knitting yarns, and
the knitting OF fabrics and other
clothing, the making of rugs and
carpets, such food products as may
be based on produce OF relief gard
ems. and meat products from cattle
bought by the government in the
drouth areas.
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, established In February,
. 1892, has authorized and loaned. up
to October 31st, s8,415,514,137.85 OF
this 1924 88, 918 was cancelled and
81. 216, 626 1865 remains to the credit
| OF the approved borrower. The to-
tai Of disbursements for other than
| advances to governmental agencies
for relief Is s4,608, 726, 470, and, OF
this, s2,251,777,513 has been repaid.
President Roosevelt, 1t seems to us
| should have little trouble In manag-
ing the coming Congress with Its
unwieldy majority OF Democrats.
Boiled down. the President will not
have to depend on the support OF
n specific group and, In most in
| stances, can get along without quite
a number of them. On the other
hand. the individual congressman
will need the President much more
than he will need them and coopera-
ton Ia apt to be the watchwOrd OF
nearly all Of them
The proposal to span the seas with
American built, owned and operated
Hghter-than-air airships, is receiving
attention from several agencies OF
the government and serious con-
~sideration Is being given to the est
adjustment of Federal financed trans
Atlantic and South American air.
ship services.
Two ships OF the Zeppelin type for
European service, and n smaller
ship flying to South America are In
c1uded In the tentative program. The
first cost Is estimated at SIT 900, 600.
Later. 1t is expected the service
would be enlarged to include service
from Western ports to the Far East
Recently. Rear Admiral e. j. King
Chief OF the Naval Bureau OF Aero
nautics told the aviation commission
that a special committee, OF which nc
vas the Navy member, had recon-
mended that the Secretary OF Com
merce secure PWA funds to con
struct two transoceanic airships. Lat
err, another study OF the problem Was
made by the Department OF Com
merce which asked all aviation ser
vices to prepare plans for the con
struction OF airships and their suDse
ouent operations, with the ultimate
objective "a round-theworld' mai
and passenger service.
Harry L. Hopkins, relief admin
istrator, was quick to take action OF
the charges by Senator Borah tina
there has been shameful" waste II
distributing relief funds. Mr.. Boraf
said the greatest political scandal
OF modern times lay In what he re
garded as the use of relief money Z
promise political advantage. lie alst
declared that while everyone wants
to see those In need get relief, mil
lions never reach those who need It,
and the amount expended before J
gets to those In need Is appalling.
Instances had been brought to his at
tention, he said, In which the cost o
administering a fund was about hal
the fund to be administered.
In reply, FDRA officials deflaret
that administration costs were ap
proximately eleven and one-half pei
cent In addition. Administrato
Hopkins ordered his chief investigat
or to Ego the limit" In investigating
the charges Of Senator Borah.