Evening star., 1935-12-16
PROGRESS NOTED
IN |CKES REPORT
Four Big Accomplishments
Cited by Interior Head
in Statement.

BY the Associated Press.
Listing four major accomplish
ments," the annual report OF Secre-
tary of Interior Ickes was released
today for publication.
Ickes, in a foreword, said he would
not attempt to interpret or summar-
ize details OF the reports of various
divisions and bureaus included in the
440-page volume covering the year
ended last June 80.
The major accomplishments cited
were:
Marked progress on the largest
construction program in the history
of the Bureau of Reclamation, In
cluding completion of Boulder Dam.
Grazing Unit Established.
Establishment, under act of Con-
gress, of a Division of Grazing; the
creation of grazing districts and the
undertaking of variety of conserva-
ton measures with a view to protect
ing the grazing lands and stabiliZing
the live stock industry dependent
upon the range.
Expansion, increasing use and ap-
probation of the national parks, es-
pecially in Winter. During the year
$685., POS persons visited the parks,
monuments and other areas under
the jurisdiction of the National Park
Service. an increase of % per cent
over the previous year, establishing a
record.
"A New Deal for the Indians, under
the Wheeler-Howard act, and the i'm
portant contribution of the Indians
to the emergency conservation pro-
gram"
The report of Louis r. CLAWS, head
of the departments Division of In
vestigation, said its activities hae
saved the Public Works Administra.
ton S64.45O,O0o which otherwise
would have been lost by frauds anc
irregularities"
CLAWS Investigators were listed as
spending $1,337,350 in making in
quiries leading to cancellations OF
rescission of bids and awards where
fraud or collusion was found, resets
sion of allotments due to irregular.
ities or fraudulent representation
lack of economic SoundneSS in prof.
ects, poor financial standing of pro-
spective borrowers. and the use of in
sufficient or inferior material in con-
struction."
. "Eick- Back" Eliminated.
In addition, the report said, con-
tractors who had been making en-
ployes "kick-back" part of theil
P. w. A.-scale wages were forced tt
return nearly $260,00o.
The Division of Investigation was
credited with returning 100000 to the
Treasury, and restoring 224,215 acre:
to the public domain because Of
fraudulent entries, while another
$12,800 and 1,48O acres were taker
back in civil suits. OF the 81 case:
tried. 18 were won by the Govern
Xnent, the report said.
In discussing the SITS, 1000, 900 recla-
nation program, of which SIS, 5,000, ,00C
came from P. w. A. and 100000, ,00C
from the work relief fund, the report
said the drought of 1884 showed the
benefits Of such projectSEs e,. 90
The greatest undertaking, Boulder
Dam, was completed May 20 and tht
report said it already had prevented
what might have been serious f1ooc
In the Imperial Valley in California
Activities of the Department.
numerous other bureaus included:
Geological Survey-Completed large
scale maps of $4,000 square miles
including some in Puerto Rico; sur.
Veyed 1900 miles of streams capable
of producing power; recommended
that it receive larger appropriation!
to carry out topographic mapping.
Education Office Report.
Office of Education - Noted tina
States ought to pay a large share G.
educational expenses, advocated part
time jobs for 2,000, 900 young people II
permit continuance of high school
college and vocational studies at {
maximum cost of $4,000, 900 a month
to the Federal Government.
Bureau of Mines-Reminded that
helium used in the Army-Nationa
Geographic Society stratosphere fiight
was manufactured at its plant at Anna.
rillo, Tex; said the number Of min.
ing accidents declined; said it needed
enlarged laboratory facilities at Sail
Lake City, College Park, Md, and Tus.
caloosa, Ala; modernized buildings al
the petroleum experiment stations CT
BartleSville, Okla, and Laramie, Wyo.
and facilities for a study Of explosives
at Pittsburgh.