Evening star., 1935-04-26
ROOSEVELT P|CKS'
HOPKINS TO FILL
NEW WORKS JOBS.
FROM RELIEF ROLL
Key Post in $4,000, 900, 1000
Set.up to Ace Spender.
White House Conference
Is Scheduled for Tonight.
WALKER MAKES READY
TO TAKE APPLICATIONS
Ickes. Tugwell, West, Morgen-
thau and Kennedy to Be Among
Presidents Conferees-Fe eu d
Between House and Interior
Secretary Flares Anew.
WALKER MAKES READY
TO TAKE APPLICATIONS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today completed
his works-relief organization with ap-
pointment of Harry L. Hopkins as
administrator of the Works Progress
Division.
He charged the progress division
with the task of making certain that
persons employed on the projects come
from the relief rolls.
The United States Employment
Service was given general charge of
Unemployment of persons on work
relief who desire to return to private
employment.
Principal Aides Called.
With the completion of his ad-
ministratlve machinery the President
called in the principal aides in the
works set-up for general discussion
tonight
The President also added to the
important Allotment Board. headed
by Secretary Ickes. representative of
the Mayors Conference. 1t was un-
derstood the mayors have selected
Mayor La Guardia of New York for
this post.
Rear Admiral C. J. Peoples. now
procurement officer of the Govern
ment. was placed in charge of pro-
curement of materials for the works
projects. This will come under the
Progress Division.
Hopkins will continue his present
post of relief administrator to take
care of those remaining on relief rolls
until the goal of the works campaign
is reached. That is the removal Of
$500 900 persons from relief rolls and
giving them jobs.
States Action Expected.
Mr.. Roosevelt said again today he
expected the States and municipali-
ties to take over the case of unem-
ployables on relief rolls.
Tonights White House conference
will include the big four of the $4,000
100000 undertaking-Frank c. Walker,
director of the Emergency Council;
Secretary Ickes. chairman of the AL
lotment Board; Hopkins and Rexford
G. Tugwell. head of the Division for
Rural Resettlement.
In addition, Joseph Kennedy. chair
man of the Securities Commission;
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau
ana former Representative West of
Ohio. the Presidents liaison man with
Congress. were summoned.
Robert E. Wood. Chicago business
man, will be the representative of the
Business Advisory Council on the AL
lotment Board. which will pass on the
distribution of funds for the projects.
The White House announcement
said accurate information must be
available on the actual number of en-
ployables whose names are on relief
rolls.
Proportional ALLEGATION.
'As the works relief program is in
tended to take care primarily of these
people" the statement said, "the
projects must be allocated in propor-
ton to the numbers within a given
work area. The Progress D."ision will
be in charge of these figures and will
keep the other divisions informed at
all times.
Next. after allotments have been
made, it will be the duty of the
Progress Division to see that the ac-
tual persons to be employed on the
separate projects will come from those
whose names are on the relief rolls.
1t also will be necessary to determine
the amounts of security payments in
different areas of the country.
The general work of the Works
Progress Division also will include
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