Evening star., 1939-05-19
W. P. A.
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| ton when he learned that con-
dition of the w. P. AS tearing down
building is that a new building
will not be put up.
Banks, building and loan associa-
tions, the Ward Baking Co. and
many others benefited from the free
w. P. A. demolition projects. Mr..
Erickson reported. The w. P. A.
spent s35 900 in tearing down the
Ward Building. 1t spent S296000
in tearing down 1913 buildings in the
Jane Addams housing project area,
he said.
Earlier Mr.. Erickson said that
the w. P. A. rolls on the Chicago
| Adult Education project were being
cut by Is relief workers, the salaries
of 81 supervisors were being raised
$25 a month each.
This $525 a month, he said, went
! to the w P A. when employees
drawing that much were taken off
the rolls and put on the pay roll
Of the Chicago Board of Education.
The date of the increase was
May l.
Sewer and Park Projects.
Also, said Mr.. Erickson, on three
Chicago sewer projects and two
Chicago park projects after the
April 8 w. P A. roll reductions, the
number of supervisors rose from 81
to So, and the number of admin
istrative employees increased from
139 to 1873.
The investigating committee re-
ceived earlier today communica
ton from Gov Raymond E. Bald
win of Connecticut declaring the
people of Connecticut-and, I think,
the people of other States-are los
ing patience with relief"
The Governor criticized much of
the philosophy and administration
of the relief program and urged that
the problem be turned back to the
States. However, in his letter, he
observed that relief should, and
must, be continued until the present
condition is rectified."
Gov Baldwin wrote in answer to
a committee request to all 48 Gov
ernors that they appear before the
committee and give it instructive
suggestions with respect to the w.
P A and the participation of the
Federal Government in the problem
of furnishing employment for the
employable unemployed"
2,657,762 on Rolls.
Prior to today's hearing Col. F.
c. Harrington. w. P. A. chief. an
nounced that TIE w. P. A. rolls on
May 10 stood at asst 1852. He said
that employment on w P A-oper-
ated projects declined 122053 from
April II, while employment on prof.
ects operated by other Federal
agencies with w. p A. funds rose
22,424, accounting for net decrease
of 99,629.
The District rolls on May 10 num-
bered 1909. an increase of 292 from
April II: the Maryland rolls rose
SO to 1887, and the Virginia rolls
increased by 1874 to 30.388.
At the same time. Col Harrington
released survey showing that the
average annual salary of Works
Progress administrative employees
earning more than 500 month is
! 81 ,581-S290 less than the average
annual salaries of all Federal en-
ployes. Among 10000 w. P. A. en-
ployes canvassed. Col Harrington
found % per cent received $4,000
or more year while ~ per rent of
persons in Federal service get in
excess of $4,000.
Two Governors Testify.
The, Governors of Tennessee ard
Louisiana yesterday asked the in
vestigating committee to use its in
f1uence to keep the works program
in operation on its present basis
William c. Spiker and John Eng
! land, Treasury Procurement Division
engineers loaned to the committee,
testified that after examining sev
eral w. P. A. projects in New Or
leans they were convinced that the
program operated better in LouiSl-
ana than in most States. Gov. Rich
ard Leche said that Louisiana coulC
not get along without the w. P. A.
Gov Prentice Cooper of Tennes-
see appeared principally in order TO
deny in person that he had profiUei
as charged 10 days ago, from w. P
A. lake-building projects in his home
area of Bedford County. He SAID,
first, that he has been Governor only
since January Is, after the projects
were inaugurated, and, second, that
he owns no property within Is miles
Of the lake, which, it was alleges,