The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-16
TIPS SMALL,
WORK SCARCE,
WAITER IN NEED

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cafes totaled 35 cents. His wages for
this Saturday night. for he was work
ing just one night as an extra" were
4 so cents, and before he got through
work, early in the morning, the head
I waiter came around and said TO him !:
What you got TO give To the bus
boy?" The bus boy. you know. per-
forms certain work in the movement
of silverware from one place 10 an
other and, therefore. gets tipped by
walters
J So this waiter, who had worked all
night and part of the morning 10 col
lect 80 cents in tips. looked at his
pile an6 left 10 cents for the bus
boy. Then he went home and told
his wife that the income for the night
was * cents.-and that SO far as he
knew, there would be no more work
until next Saturday night, when he
could again go on as an extra In
the same cafe The earnings OF that
Saturday night are gone, there is no
food i'm the house, and this waiter
he's not one OF the butterfly, highly
/ manicured type, but good. suostan-
( tial and rather elderly family man
lis In keen search of some means or
relief He came 10 the Detroit Board
4 OF Commerce Friday. being the first
waiter who has registered with the
relief committee The walter is No.
/ 100 in The Times list OF unemployed.
| Others for today's list are:
! 107-A gear grinder who is trying
TO keep up his home, with his wife
and three children. from a weekly in
come OF $3.50. paid by his sister as
board The father has been out OF
work six months
| l0S-This man. who has three chill
dren 10 support reported that there
was not bite of food left in his
home. He worked last as night
Waterman. but was laid on three
months ago.
l09--A youth OF rs years, who can
drive a team or do light work. He
has aided his mother in supporting a
smaller sister and brother The fam
| lily is in debt for meat. and the rent
Is almost due,
/ l10-This mans demand for work
was also a demand for a means of
maintaining his position as head OF
his family. and. he says. his respect.
He can no longer see his wife go to
work early in the morning. he says,
come home in the evening, and then
TRY TO catch up in her household work.
| He wants work and he wants his
wife 10 stay az home. He has done
nothing for four weeks. Worked last
as an oil distributor Can do any
kind of labor Has two children
1l1-He is unmarried. and has no
one dependent upon him. but his case
Is acute, because he will be turned
out OF his room next week. unless he
pays rent. Works on the lakes I'm the
summer and is strong enough TO do
any kind OF labor
112-To support his mother. this
young man has borrowed money on a
ring. and has gone $40 in debt. His
resources are exhausted, and he now
fears that he soon will be forced 10
give up his home because Of inability
10 pay rent. He is bricklaver
113-This mans four children are
in need of shoes, and the supply of
food and fuel in the home is depleted
The father worked az stove repairer
He was laid of two months ago
f14-For 80 years he was molder
but the constant work over hot metal
weakened his eyes. and he was forced
to give up several weeks ago lie
has been unable to find other work
which he needs badly to support his
wife and children
115-This man and his wife have
been served with a notice TO leave
their home. because they are sl2 in
arrears on rent. The husband is an
assembler,