Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 July 1938 — Page 12

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PWA PROGRAM TO STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT

965 Million Spending Plan to Create Jobs, New Deal Officials Point Out.

WASHINGTON New Deal officials

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July 8 (U estimated $078,014.200 by two emergency agencies will stimulate 21893000000 of industrial, commercial and employment activity Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes said that the new 965 million dollar PWA program could release 14225000 man-months of normal employment at prevailing wages and result in material orders totaling $1,001,200.000. The Rural Electrification Administration announced allotments totaling $13,014,200 for 76 rural power projects in 18 states and Puerto Rico. REA officials said that the 813014200 of loans

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expenditure by farmers for house wiring and electrical appliances, increasing the total activity to approximately $26,000,000. It was estimated that 14,500,000 man-hours of employment will be created by the REA program, including 2.800,000 man-hours of direct labor in the project areas.

40,000 Families to Profit

Basing his estimates on a Bureau of Labor Statistics

that his program would release contracts for $281500,000 of iron and steel products; $75,600.000 for Inmber and work; $71.000,000 for cement; tile, and $527,700,000 of other terials According to the REA will make possible the construction of 13.500 miles of rural electric distribution lines to serve more 40.000 farm families In addition to 2,800,000 man-hours of direct labor required in the proj-

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ma-

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ect areas, the lines will use approxi- |

mately 36.000 miles of copper aluminum and steel wire which will nearly 2,200,000 to manufacture; 40,000 meters and 26.000

require transformers vide 1.500.000 man-hours; and 275.000 poles, which will require than 1,000,000 man-hours

Each farmstead connected to the

lines included in the allotments will | job costing from |

require a £5 to £300

wiring

A secondary effect from

the program will be the purchase | and other |

of radios, refrigerators electrical appliances

Increased WPA

Wage to Be Issue

WASHINGTON, July 8 (U. P).— President David Lasser of the Workers’ Alliance of America today said his organization would carry its fight for increased WPA wages into primary and Congressional campaigns. Mr. Lasser said he did not feel that statements by WPA Adminis-

trator Harry Hopkins, Deputy Ad- |

ministrator Aubrey Williams or other Government officials constituted an attempt to influence votes of relief workers. Mr. Lasser said that the Workers’ Alliance was cpposed only to coercion, which he contended would result from attempts to threaten workers with the loss of jobs if they

failed to support certain candidates. |

You can't divorce politics and relief,” Mr. Lasser said, "because every

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study of more | than 1000 projects included in for- | mer PWA programs, Mr. Ickes said |

$45,400,000 for brick and |

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man-hours |

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Eckener Scores Ickes tor Refusal to Release Helium

| FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, July 8 (U.P.).—Dr. Hugo Eckener, | Zeppelin chief, criticized Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes today r Zeppelin airships, and called his re-

for refusing to release helium gas fo fusal an election maneuver. Eckener expressed confidence

that Germany eventually would ob- |

| tain helium from the United States

Streamlined is this pedestrian tunnel detour built in front of the Woolworth store on E. Washington St. while renovating work goes on behind it. It is

and asserted that President Roose- |

velt personally had told him that the situation was not yet closed. Eckener spoke at a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth

| seems that the Zeppelin works must

of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. |

“The question of transforming airships for use of helium has been technically and economically solved,” said Eckener “The difficulties we are facing now are not technical but may 1 sav, political. Helium is being withheld from us.

“Curiously American”

“The situation is somewhat curiously American . one Minister suddenly expressed the opinion ! that helium, which had been promised to us already last year, was of military significance. It is like a joke that the gentleman voicing this opinion is the Minister of Interior while the Ministers of War and Navy deny its military significance. “The affair is not yet closed, as | President Roosevelt personally told | me | “In my opinion there can be no { doubt that the refusal to export helium hurts the interests of United

action that governs relief is a polit- |

ical action.” “Administrative action is the “esult of political action,” Mr. Lasser | said, pointing out that influence of i various political divisions often resulted in administrative action. Mr. Lasser claimed the alliance has 400,000 members and could influence approximately 2,000,000 | votes. He added that each candidate would be canvassed and an

effort would be made to place him on record for the proposed increases.

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States airship people themselves, who need co-operation from us. “But in election years certain | maneuvers are customary in the | United States and therefore it

once more fight for their existence.” Commander Charles E. Rosen-

tunnels were built only for service and not for ap-

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dahl, United States Navy dirigible expert, was among the guests at the anniversary ceremony.

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BEER RETAILER FINED FOR SALE TO MINORS

Excise Police Nah 22 Stills, 19 Cars in Raids.

The Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Commission today fined Jacob S Kagel, 716 Virginia Ave. $50 for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. Commission records show Mr. Kagel holds a beer and wine retailers permit, State Excise Police reported today that it had confiscated 22 stills and 19 autos in raids last month. A total

| of 126 persons were arrested on li-

quor law violations charges last month as a result of 4401 investigations conducted by the department. Of the total arrested, 64 were convicted and assessed fines totaling $6339. Liquor law. violators arrested during June served a total of 580 days in prison while prison cumulative sentences imposed during the month totaled a mnimum of four years and a maximum of 31 years.

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WABASH JAIL FARE

WABASH, July 8 (U. P).—| “Business” at the Wabash County | Jail probably will be pretty slack | during the remainder of the year— | the prisoners’ diet has been cut to bread and water. i Lee Sailors, County Auditor, an- |

| nounced that the jail appropriation | for 1938 has been exhausted.

The chances of obtaining a special ap-| propriation are remote, he said.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Pedestrians Detour in M odern Tunnel

SEES OLD AGE COSTS HELPED BY INCOME TAX

State Director Cites Need For Increase in Funds As More Apply.

Funds from Income Tax

collections will be available to help Indiana its share of Old-Age Assistance, Clarence A. Jackson, tax division director, predicted todav. The decline of more than a half | million in tax receipts in the first | six months of 1938 as compared with | the same period last year did not hinder the State in meeting any of its Public Assistance obligations, the | director indicated. | With the recent drop of the age limit from 70 to 65, between 35,000 and 45,000 additional persons will be eligible for Old-Age Assistance. Mr. Jackson estimated that this increase would result in an addi- | tional demand for two million dol- | lars on the State treasury, which pays 30 per cent of the cost of the program. Citing further obligations financed by the tax, Mr. Jackson said: “Indiana is already sobligated to | distribute more than 20 millions of | Gross Income Tax funds to the schools and civil units of the State during 1938.” | Requirements of teaching units | will total 14 millions, he said. The State's share of the 1938 Welfare Appropriation has been set at $6,220,392.30. The cost of caring for | needy aged, dependent children and needy blind shows a definite increase over the 1937 figure of $4,053,-

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