Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-12
CHICAGO sEaTAsLjsHEs ANNEX
TO MUNICIPAL HOTEL TO
HOUSE POOR.
ARMY or UNEMPLOYED
70 De CARED FOR
Many MN 4; u, Placed at Work on
Streets and on Public Work and Paid
With, Tieksts Good For Meals and
Ledsins-claim Made That Men
Came in From Harvest Fields.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Practical steps to-
ward solving The city's problem Of the
100000 unemployed were taken when
the municipal lodging-house annex al
s1s west Jackson boulevard was
partially made ready for occupancy
and arrangements were made to give
work to the idle on civic improvements.
Mayor Harrison held a conference
with the commission upon unemployed.
headed by Prof. Charles r. Henderson.
l.. e. MCCAIN. commissioner of public
works, and Gottfried Koehler, assistant
health commissioners. in the morning.
As q result It vas determined to put
to work as many men as possible up
on, public works, notably the streets.
Street. Commissioner Mccain was
not az sanguine as the other members
of the conference regarding the pros
pect OF employing a large number OF
men upon the streets.
The fund for operating the depart
ment OF streets Is not adequate to per-
nit the employment Of many more
w men, civil service employees. are
JOlcs lucy WAA O0 6ASSA AS PA0ASA
ence.
No Extra Pay Granted.
Neither will we pay any attention
to the recommendation that men be
employed one day. given credit for
be taken on next day. The plan is inn
practicable: The gangs that are en-
ployed at the start Of a Job will be al
lowed to finish it."
The plan of. the commission is to pay
the men in tickets which can be ex-
changed for good lodging. A days
work will be paid for in tickets which
will entitIe the holder to three days
lodging with board.
To operate the municipal lodging
house annex a working fund Of $1,000
will be obtained from the city. Two
floors. sufficiently heated, were ready
last night, while another floor will be
ready for occupancy tonight. AS soon
as fire escapes are installed he entire
I'VE story building will be turned into
q dormitory.
At tho regular annual meeting Of
the United Charities In the afternoon
it was decided to hold a special meet
Ing Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock to
consider meanx Of placing sQuareIy he.
fore the public the Unemployment situ-
alton. The old Officers were reelected
for the ensuing year. Charles r., Hen
derson will remain president Of the or
ganization. The designations Of w. g.
Jackson and Adolph Nathan from the
board Of directors were accepted. The
places will be filled Friday.
Unemployed Without Funds.
b. C. Roloff, assistant superintendent
Of the United Charities. said the men
out Of work are mostly drifters who
follow the harvests and other seasonal
employments.
Usually they come back to Chicago
and deposit their earnings with some
lodging-house keeper or saloonkeeper
they can trust" he said. During the
winter the money is given back't 70 them
in small weekly allowances. This year,
the lodginG-house keepers say. the men.
have returned almost without money.
Because Of crop failures and business
depression during the summer there
was little work"
Announcement was made Of the
prospective presentation to the United
Charities Of q building which will be
named the House Of Social Work Of
the United Charities. The building is