The Detroit times., 1915-01-14
WEEKS WAGES
GO TO PAY FOR
SPOILED WORK
Docking" of Youth Employed
by Shoe Factory Real Tragedy
For Family
BROTHER BARES STORY
TO BOARD OF COMMERCE
Registration of Crowds in Des-
perate Need of Work Still
Continues

! A youth who earns 50 per week in
shoe factory. spoiled two pairs OF
shoes in his work last week, and
therefore, received no pay.
Tuesday afternoon. brother of this
shoe worker stood IN the long line OF
VI mployed men waiting to be regis
tered by the Detroit Board OF Com
merce. The spelling OF two pairs OF
shoes had placed the family i'll the
needy class. The family has been try
ing to buy home. but payments are
now overdue. With no income last
week, there Is a grocery debt to settle,
besides other obligations, all OF which
have TO be met from .hc $9-a-week
wage OF the shoe worker The brother
who came TO the Board of Commerce,
worked as laborer In Detroit for sew
eral years. He was laid of three
months ago. He Is strong, u years
old, and appears capable OF doing any
kind OF hard work. He is No 76, on
The Times list OF unemployed. Others
selected for today's list follow:
77--An electrician, who has been
supporting his mother and father, 10
whom he sent money regularly, until
three weeks ago, when he was laid
or He is well recommended, and
willing to do any kind of work.
7S-This is another one Of the hun
dreds who turned 10 Detroit when
there ceased TO be work in their home
town. He was employed In a large
automobile factory in Wisconsin, as
a bow top coverer, until six months
ago, when he was laid Off In Detroit,
he found that the auto makers were
also laying of men. He has done no
work since he came here. His say
ings are gone, he owes $25 for rent,
$l4 to physician. and must support
his wife and two children
ia laborer, who has a wife and
four children TO look after Has paid
down S275 on his home, and is In
danger Of losing 1t, because OF inabil.
ity 70 meet payments. He is In debt
10 the grocer and baker.
S0-F'rom his earnings as an ele-
vator conductor, this young man man.
aged to send $l5 month TO his aged
mother in Germany He was laid of
four months ago. and then the month
many. The son is now $50 behind for
room and board.
Sl-A monitor hand, who told Board
OF Commerce investigators, Tuesday,
that there was no food in his home,
and that his wife and child were In
need OF clothing. He has exhausted
his credit with the grocer, and is sew
eral months behind In payments on
his home
S2-A boxmaker, who must find
work at once, il there is to be food
for hrs parents and young sister,
whom he must support. Has been out
of work four months. Able TO do any
kind of hard work.
S3--He.e Is one bell boy who hasn't
acquired a fortune and an automobile
from tips. He worked in one OF the
Dig hotels for almost three years, and
was laid of five months ago. He has
"a vie TO support and owes $50 for
rent.
s4-This man, an assembler, has
1ve children, the youngest being six
months old and the eldest seven years.
he has had no work In six weeks. His
wife is In need of shoes and clothing,
and he must pay his bill to the coal
man II he is to have more fuel.
Needs work badly at once.
S5-Worked in Detroit as an elec-
trician, but is desirous OF going back
to his earlier work as a farm hand.
He has a wife to support, and owes a
grocery bill of SIT.
S6-"Bread Is all we have in the
house TO eat" said this man, a COM
mon laborer, who has lived in Detroit
19 years. He has a wife and two chill
dren, and is In debt to the grocer.
butcher and landlord.