Evening star., 1935-10-27
DOLE-REPLAC|NG
Jobs INCREASED
Hopkins Announces Gain of
11O,737 in Last
Two Days.

A speed-up in the work-relief drive
was indicated yesterday when Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins reported
employment figures showing a 1907
gain in dole-replacing jobs In two
days. OF these. only 10 we're in the
District of Columbia.
Checking over November allot-
mentS, which have been forecast as
the last Federal contributions to direct
relief, Hopkins said 1921 ,470 persons
were at work on Saturday, October
l9, compared with 1,310,733 on the
preceding Thursday.
But the two-day increase of 110,737
contrasted with a daily figure of 49,
2l0, which would be required for the
drive to reach its original goal of 3d.
100000 jobs by November !. In the
two-week period between October 8
and october II, however, there was a
job increase of only 18449e, or 1878
day.
Allen Reports Jobs.
Commissioner George E. Allen,
State administrator for the District,
reported to Hopkins that four addi-
tional persons had been put to work
here during the two-day period on P.
w. A. jobs and Is given employment
on other Federal projects in the city.
Meanwhile, officials predicted that
Controller General McCarl's release
of most Of the funds allotted to w. P.
A. would pave the way for a two
week drive, beginning tomorrow, which
Hopkins hopes will bring him within
striking distance Of the goal.
Hopkins intimated on his return to
the Capital Thursday that he would
provide his full quota of jobs before
December /, the date when States and
communities must assume response
bility for the 100000 "unemploy-
able" families and individuals on the
dole.
AS of October 19, however, he had
the task of creating 2,078,530 jobs in
time for workers to get their pay
checks at the end of November. Until
the needy actually get their bi-month-
ly pay, he said. direct relief allotments
will be continued for their support.
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The Works Progress Administra-
ton, which expects to spend $780,
100000 and provide 2,500,000 jobs, ac-
counted for more than two-thirds of
the two-day increase reported yester-
day. The Civilian Conservation Corps,
which has practically achieved its
maximum strength, remained un-
changed at 582,648. w. P. A. employ
ment rose from 594,427 to 679,560.
Other Federal agencies, threatened
with reduced allotments if they do
not make a speedy start, increased
their employment from 1868 to l59,-
262.
McCarl approved Sl5e,315,110 in w.
P. A. projects yesterday, lifting the
total available for selection by State
administrators to S2,079, ,633, 1898. At
the same time the controller general
released an additional $28,824,833 Of
w. P. A. funds. bringing w. P. AS
active allotment to S983, 3,922,446.
Under a method borrowed from the
c. w. A., Hopkins recently authorized
his field staff to select projects to be
carried out. Three times as many
projects will be approved as will be
undertaken.
100000 Feet of BIueprints.
The Public Works Housing Division,
which already has called for founda-
ton bids on its entire $1o0,o00,000
slum clearance program, said it used
100000 square feet of blueprints
in preparing specifications.
That amount, said Director A. r.
Clas, was enough ito cover the Capt.
tol grounds under four layers of pa
per-" His division prepared 5000
printed pages and 100000 pages of
blueprints and other documents.
"All in ALL" Clas said, 1--WE required
about $500 documents for each prof.
ect in our program. The vast amount
Of detail required meticulous care.
We had deadline to meet, and the
utmost speed was necessary.
The task was completed only through
the willingness of our staff to give up
their holidays and leisure time and to
extend their working hours well into
the night"
Hopkins employment report showed
New York City, with 2os,841 at work,
was nearest its job quota. Pennsyl-
vania showed the largest increase, but
in six States, Delaware, Iowa,
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Washington, fewer were at work than
two days before. No P. w. A. prof.
ects were under way in Arizona, Iowa,