Evening star., 1935-04-25
HOPKINS IS SLATED
FORKEYPOST WITH
WALKER IN RELIEF
F. E. R. A. Chief and ICkeS
Expected to Sit on I'M
portant Board.
ALLOTMENT UNIT TO BE
APPOINTED BY TONIGHT
Admiral Peoples May Be Given
Job of Purchasing for Huge
Works Program.
Nv the Associated Press.

As the outlines of President Roose-
yelt's vast work relief set-up became
clearer today. the Capital heard more
definitely that Frank C. Walker and
Harry L. Hopkins are destined to
share the most direct responsibility
with the Chief Executive in directing
the task of getting 3,5O0,O0O persons
to work.
Walker recently was recalled from
private business by the President to
reassume that dictatorship OF the
National Emergency Council. He also
will handle applications for allotments
from the s4O0O,0O0O0O job-making
fund, and is described generally as
the Presidents personal representa-
tive" in that work.
Hopkins. who will continue to ad-
minister direct relief under the new
program as long as necessary. Is
understood to be in line also for a
kew place on the all-important Allot-
kucllt OOdlo eAAS AN" PANoA oAAA'
Appointments Expected.
An announcement will be made to-
night of appointments to this board,
the agency to parcel out the money.
The President himself is expected to
head this group.
Hopkins experience in setting up the
100000 Civil Works Administration
Job in 10 days was said to have made
him an almost certain choice for
membership on the board.
Secretary Ickes, the public works
administrator. also has been mentioned
for a place. along with several others.
The machinery which Mr.. Roosevelt
is setting up to spend the work relief
fund drew praise and criticism today
from opposite sides Of the political
fence.
1T shows" said Speaker Byrns,
that he is going to carry out his
promise to handle the money through
existing agencies. He Is keeping an
other promise by remaining person.
ally responsible for expenditures"
Taber Caustic.
Representative Taber of New York,
ranking Republican member of the
Appropriations Committee, which ham
died the relief bill fired this comment
at the job-making set-up:
1T is well under control-of the
Democratic National Committed"
One official predicted that the COM
pleted organization for giving work
to 3,500,0O0 now on relief rolls would
include these men and these assign
ments:
Hopkins, chief of F. E. r. A. to con-
tinue direct relief in communities un.
able to care for their destitute unem-
ployables, and to take hand gen.
orally in the transfer of 2,500000 now
on work relief to jobs in the New York
program.
Rear Admiral c. J. Peoples, Treas
ury procurement officer, to supervise
purchase of all work relief materials
and set up a central agency to buy
some of them.
Secretary Ickes, to have a hand in
administering more than S1,600,000,-
600 set aside for public works-includ-
ing s45o,0o0,o 900 for low-cost housing.
Walker already has taken Office as
director of the National Emergency
Council to maintain clearing house
for information and application forms
and to check proposals against en-
ployment needs.
Rexford G. Tugwell Undersecretary
of Agriculture, has been named to
direct the resettlement of stranded
farm and city families in rural-indus-
trial communities and on farms.
In addition. Robert Fechner. direc-
tor of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
and Thomas H. Mcdonald, chief of the
Bureau of Public Roads. we're men,
toned as possible members of the AL
lotment Board.
New Agencies Forecast
Tugwell was designated by the
President yesterday to direct rural re-
settlement projects. Mr.. Roosevelt
disclosed he would create new agencies
to handle grade-crossing elimination
and rural electrification, but did not
Immediately announce who would
head them.
He named 43 existing governmental
agencies to help carry out the work
program and indicated some of these
would have to increase their staffs
temporarily. Treasury officials said
they would need 1000 extra men to
write the checks that will go to those
benefitting from the huge program.