Evening star., 1934-01-28
ROOSEVELT ASKS
$990,O)),0D0MORE
TO CONTINUE AID
Request in Message to
Rainey Is Increase of
S100,000,00O.
ADDITION WOULD ENABLE
CIVIL WORKS EXTENSION
Hopkins Moves Against Graft in
Advising State Heads to Hold
Records for Inspection.
BY the Associated Press.

hecOrQs 10r 1nSpectl0n.
By the Associated Press
President Roosevelt asked Congress
yesterday for $95O,0OO, 900 to continue
the emergency relief program.
That was 100000, 900 more than the
s5oO,O00,O0O for direct relief and $780,
100000 for civil works the President
originally contemplated asking. His
terse message to Speaker Rainey did
not specify what division was contem-
plated
Speculation as to whether the in
creased figure was Mr.. Roosevelts
answer to the Nationwide cry against
rehabilitation of the civil works army
by May l at the latest, brought a repeti-
ton at the White House of the Presi-
dents statement that he still wants
civil works employees transferred to pub
lie works and private industrys pay
rolls by late Spring.
p Acts Against Graft.
The President, by his message, how
ever, would be free to continue the
program beyond the deadline he wants,
ana Ralney said yesterday that civil
WORKS would have to continue at least
the rest of the fiscal year.
Meanwhile, as a part of his inten-
SlVe drive to keep civil works free from
graft and politics, Harry L. Hopkins
lne administrator, yesterday ordered all
state administrators to make their
records available for public inspection.
want to make it perfectly clear
that all civic works pay rolls and rec
ords of purchase of supplies are public
records and therefore open to inspec-
tion. Hopkins telegraphed to all State
administrators.
The administrator move followed by
day his order placing Army ensi-
neers in charge of civil works in Chi
cago and Los Angeles Charges of
politics in c. w. A. have come from
Los Angeles, but no hints of such have
reached here from Chicago.
Text Of Message.
The Presidents message read:
L have the honor to request an ad-
ditlonal appropriation of $3.50 900 900
Tor the purposes of the Federal emer-
gency relief act of 1898, approved NAV
IL, 1888, and for continuing the civil
works program under the Federal Civil
Works Administration, established by
executive order No. 642O-B of Novem-
Der 9, 1888: pursuant to the authority
OF title of the national industrial re-
covery act of June 16, 1888.
Section IA OF the Federal emer-
gency relief act made available for the
purposes of that act $500, 900 900 of the
funds OF the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. The executive order es-
tablishing the Federal Civil Works Ad-
mlnlStratlon made available for that ad-
ministration 100000, 900 of the appro-
prlation of $4,000 900 900 made by the
fourth deficiency act. fiscal year 1898.
for national industrial recovery.
The funds available for these two
activities will be exhausted early in the
month of February, 1884, and it is es-
sential that additional fuaGs be pro-
vided to avoid an abrupt termination
of this relief work
4 am confident that the Congress
is In sympathy with the proposed con-
tinuance of these relief activities"
Illinois Head Resigns.
Maj, Donald Connally took charge Of
civil works at Los Angeles and Lieut..
SOl- Ian ~. oulldll dI OIllCdSO.
The officers were lent to Hopkins by
the War Department for the work and
their salaries will be paid by that
branch of the Government.
The first repercusSion from the move
came yesterday with receipt of a tele-
gram from Robert j. Dunham, State
administrator for Illinois, rendering his
resignation as civil works head. Dun
ham and the county committees had
retained charge of emergency relief
work
Hopkins paid tribute to Dunham's
work in Illinois and said he would not
accept the resignation until he could
talk with him by telephone. He said
ne wants Durham to remain on the
job and that the outcome will depend
on the conversation
"Dunham," said Hopkins, "has given
lot Of devoted service to this enter
prise. That's all there is to saw"
He later added, however, that at
seemed to the best interest of the Civil
Works Administration to have Col.
Sultan assigned to Cook County,"
Complaints Are Checked.
The Los Angeles situation has been
a sore spot for weeks. Three admins
traitors have resigned within six weeks.
Harold English, the latest, quit after
10 days because, ne said. political in
reference made the job undesirable.
Dispatches from the Southern Cali
fornia city said that Assistant United
States Attorney w. F. Palmer had
promised a full investigation of Eng.
lishs charges.
Meanwhile. the Justice Department
and the Public Works Administration
Investigation Division continued check
ing complaints of political favoritism
and graft.
A bill directing that the civil works
program be continued at it's existing
employment level until May Is, but
that its rolls be "purged" of the less
deserving and needy. will be intro
6uced Monday by Representative Dis
ney. Democrat, of Oklahoma.
Disney was at work yesterday on the
measure and had not drafted its
details