Evening star., 1935-05-26
RELIEF PAY SCALE
CRITICISM SALVED
$19.to.$94 Wage to Apply
Only to "ReaI Emergency
Work."
Hy the Associated Press.

Special administration efforts 10
meet labor criticism of the work pro-
gram wage scale were disclosed yes
terday as the total asked by FEDERAL
agencies from the $4,000, 900, 900 fund
jumped s1s5, 5,163,350 to nearly
s237, 100000.
After a conference between Secre-
tary Perkins, William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, and other leaders, labor sources
said they had been assured that the
sl9-to-S94 monthly payments would
not apply to anything except real
emergency work"
The Bacon-Davis prevailing wage
law, they reported, will apply to more
than $1,000, 100000 of public works
and highway, street and grade cross
ing elimination projects. They also
reported new assurance that the
schedule would not apply to any con-
struction under contract.
McCarran Not Satisfied.
Senator McCarran, Democrat. OF
Nevada, who led the unsuccessful
Senate fight to require payment OF
prevailing wages throughout, COM
mented that the assurances would
"help some" He contended. however,
the conference was intended to dis
solve" the opposition.
The Applications Division, mean
while, made public $195, ,l63.350 OF ad-
ditional Federal applications. They
included projects distributed over the
country as a whole. and local activ-
ities proposed chiefly for Florida, Illi-
nois. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Cali
fornia and the District of Columbia.
(Note-The District items for which
funds were asker are S330,000 for i'm
provement of the distributing system
and Sl18, 100 for improvement OF rail-
road tracks at the Navy Yard, and
S2l 900 for improvement of the water
front at the Anocostia Naval Air
Station)
The Public Health Service asked
for S14l ,437. .536 to drain malaria
breeding areas, expand its community
sanitation program in rural areas
employ nurses to be directed by loca
health authorities and build 20 small
hospitals in various States.
The Commerce Department asked
for money to collect data on market
ing and to make the long discussed
census OF the unemployed, which also
is designed to provide jobs for 100000
of the white collar class on relief.
Lower Rates Encourage Cities.
Commenting on President Roose-
velt's action in lowering the amount
States and cities must pay back or
P. w. A. projects from 10 to SIS pei
cent and cutting the interest from
TO per cent. Paul v. Bettors, execu.
tive secretary of the United States
Conference of Mayors, said the liber.
allied terms would encourage loca
participation If anything will"
Public works officials contended the
entire $900,000,000 authorized fol
such projects would be allotted, ano
THAT the Government would be repaid
s495, 100000. They said a number OF
proposed self-liquidating projects, in.
cluding municipal power plants, for
merly were rejected because they die
not promise sufficient revenues under
the old basis of 80 per cent gran
and 10 per cent loan. Now, some off.
cials said, more of these can be ap.
proved.
Nationwide projects in yesterdays
applications included:
Public Health Service: S88,317,.
p36 to drain malaria breeding area!
in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor.
T11irnic Ror1tllrLu TnI1iSiona MjR
sissippi, Missouri. New Mexico, NORTH
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Community Sanitation.
S43, ,755 500, of which $4,000, 00t
would 60 for materials, to expand it
community sanitation program il
rural areas of Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Dela.
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi
ana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
s6,864,000 to employ nurses under
direction of local health authorities
81 100000 to construct 20 small hos
pitfalls In various States.
The Commerce Department esti
mated the cost Of marketing data
study at S5,582 900, and of the un
employment census at S455,000.
The Agriculture Department, which
already had received a preliminar.
allotment of s250,0OO for eradication
of the Dutch elm disease, asked So
100000 for this work in Connecticut
New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
Virginia. Louisiana, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois ant
Missouri.
It's Plant Industry Bureau asket
e15O,000 for research and control o
tree diseases, and its entomology ant
plant quarantine service for $4,000
for insect control in national forest
and parks.