The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
Roosevelt Orders $155,O00,O00
for Immediate Use to ClOthe,
Feed 2O,5OO,O00 Needy in u. S.
Huge Fund Starts Flowing
to Every Section of
Country.
By United Press

cent RoOSeVeItS 81, 00O NoO,O00 WORK
relief fund today started flowing to
every section of the country to make
jobs for 100000 persons.
Mr.. Roosevelt ordered immediate
expenditure of $155,000,000 by the
Federal Emergency Relief Admins
tration and the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps. He signed the appro-
priation resolution aboard train en-
route from Florida to New York.
Relief Administrator Harry l.
Hopkins was allotted SIPS, 100000 to
feed and clothe the nations 20,500,-
900 needy until he receives an ad-
ditional $755, 100000 provided in the
bill for doles.
CCC Director Robert Fechner or
dered double-quick enrolment OF
10000 recruits to expand his
emergency conservation corps to the
10000 mark.
Tentative ALLEGATION of the re-
naming billions of dollars in the
New Deals effort to employ 100000
persons directly on government
financed projects and 100000 more
in behind-the-line industries was as
follows:
Direct relief money already al
located, $125, 100000.
Direct relief money remaining
$755, 900.
CCC money already allocated
$3O,OOO,OOO.
CCC money remaining. $57o,OOo,-
600.
Funds Are Earn1arked
Loan and grants for construction,
5000 100000.
Highways, roads and grade cross
ing elimination, $800,000,00o.
Rural rehabilitation, water con-
servation, irrigation and reclama-
ton, $500, 100000.
Rural identification, 100000 900.
Slum- clearance, low-cost housing,
$3.50 100000.
White-collar relief, $500, 900 900.
Sanitation, soil erosion, reforesta-
ton, rivers and harbors, misceI-
laneous, $350,000000.
Total, $4,880,000,0O
The funds were earmarked by
Congress after 75-day legislative
battle. The President was empow-
cred to change any of its provisions
by 20 per cent, giving him a $685.
| OOO,O 600 leeWay in directing 1Ise ri
the money.
Effects to Be Felt at Once
Effect of the executives action in
alloting money for relief and CCC
will be felt almost at once. FERA's
$125 1000 will go into every state
city and hamlet, to be followed by
millions more until all employable
persons on relief are at work-il
Mr.. Roosevelt's objective is gained
Gees $30.000,000 will be distrib-
uted to all sections. Mr.. Fechne1
will spend his additional 5000 ,OOC
in enlarging the emergency conser-
walton program to accommodate al
least 100000 youths.
| The President signed the bill as
he sped to New York to attend the
funeral of his cousin, Warren Del
ano Robbins, American minister tt
Canada. The next move will be g
series Of executive orders directing
expenditures of the rest of the fund
These are expected soon after he
returns to the White House tonight
or tomorrow.
Walker Likely Co Ordinator
Indications we're that Mr.. Hop.
kins, Harold Ickes, Secretary of the
Interior, and Rexford Guy Tugwell
UnderSecretary of Agriculture
would direct a major portion of the
drive. Frank G. Walker, New York
former head of the National Emer-
gency Council, has been mentioned
as Mr.. Roosevelt'S personal co-ordi-
nator Of their agencies.
Mr.. Hopkins is virtually assured
of $1,480, 100000 to use in taperins
of relief and establishing worl
projects. That sum includes par
of the $500,O0O,OOO tentatively allot.
ted to rural rehabilitation.
Mr.. IckeS, administrator of the
original $3,300,0o0,O0O public works
appropriation, is scheduled to super,
wise the 100000 construction
fund, the $450,0O0, 900 for low-cos
housing and 100000 for rura
electriication.
Mr.. Tugwell controls the Bureau
of Public Roads and in this capacity
he is expected to supervise expendi
ture of the $80OOOO,0O0 earmarkec
for highways, roads and grade
crossing elimination.