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UNEMPLOYED MUST help
SOLVE LABOR CRISIS
Will be Made to Work by Labor A9-
cnI-Director OF Federal Employ
nent Bureau 10 Enforce Mary
lands Compulsory Work Law.

\ regular mans size JOB has been
picked out for George h. Malone,
head OF the Federal Employment Blu
rcau OF Baltimore. 1t will be up 10
him to enforce the Maryland Com
pulsory " DIRK Law. This was passed
al the ,&tra session OF the LegiSla-
ture a. = war measure and designed
to give every idler in the State some
thing to do, whether he wants to or
not.
Mr.. Malone Will be known otticiaI-
. ~ as director of the Cox ''Snry
Work Bureau He will have a -dite
of Offices in the Union Trust Build
ing. within easy reach of the Cover
nor's suite. and will have four assis-
rants at the start
All Ioafers had better beware from
this day forth, because Mr.. Malone
! has 4 reputation to maintain-a rep
utation erected upon the foundations
OF his service with the Federal En-
pIoyment Bureau-and those who
know OF Mr.. Mahone's service with
that bureau say that he had the job
in the palm of his hand and is emf
nentIy qualified to handle the Mary
land law.
The announcement of his appoint
ment came yesterday after confer
ence with Carl r. Gray, chairman of
, the Maryland Council Of Defense fol-
lowing which Governor Harrington
notified the appointee. He immedi-
ately had talk with Attorney-Gen-
eral Ditchie concerning the rules and
regulations drawn by Mr.. Richie for
the guidance of those who will assist
in making the law effective.
Mr. Mahon is expected to start
work Immediately. The Governor
has asked the Federal authorities
for the loan OF his services and there
is no doubt that the request will be
granted.
Mr.. Ritchie has assigned Philip ID.
PerIman assistant to the Attorney
General. 10 advise with Mr.. Malone
on III illegal phases of the law. The
law becomes operative on August 20,
bus there are a number Of important
things TO be done before it can go
into effect.
Attorney General Richie has pre-
pared pamphlet containing copies
of the Governors prOclamatiOnS and
naming the occupations 10 which
those found out of employment will
be assigned. The pamphlets will be
sent within the next few days to the
clerks OF the Circuit Courts of Balti-
more City, the SheriffS, States At
tOrneys. police departments and to
. all other officials and organizations
which Will help in working out and
enforcing the law.
The principal requirement of the
law is that all able-bodied persons,
/ including men and women. between
the ages of Is and 80 years. inclu-
sive, who are not regularly or con-
tinuously employed. shall register on
and after August 20. Students or
persons lifting themselves TO engage
ir rsaHg or I1dusrrTar pursuits or
'.".. .uUaf arily unemployed be
..H.. 90. likes are not included in
well as the rich one. Money is no
consideration under this law. If d
man has a million tucked away in
stocks or bonds and is living on vel
vet he Will have to get out and
/ hustle or show Mr.. Malone good
reason why There will be no
drones in Maryland's beehive. Ev-
eryone must produce. August 20 is
/ the date TO start. and a quiet tip TO
/ those who have been living on the
/ fat OF the land. whether it has been
/ their own fat or the fat of some 9TH
er mans land, is to timber up, for
Mr.. Malone will catch YOU if you
( don't watch out