Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-18
Plan Establishment OF Bureau for
virginia War Zone to Prevent
Owners Charging War Workers
Excessive Rents for Houses.

e'ei u NoTloik, Newport News,
Portsmouth and Hampton--to control
excessive rents charged by real estate
agents and 10 prevent proftecr!ng
1t Is the intention of the government
to build war villages on either side
OF Hampton Roads to house mon and
women engaged in war activities
There will probably be one Of those
war villages" at Seven Pines also
All these villages will be. In a way.
duplicates of the one az Camden. y T.
1.nown as iorkship Village which is
regarded as model Executive Sccrc-
tary Kelley will mail out to all local
councils of defense within a few DAYS
2o,ooo-wor copy of instructions since
all loca! organizations are created by
and under the direction OF the stat.
Council OF Defense
COUNCIL RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS
GOVERNING UNSNILLED ItDoi,
Instructions received BY the oyecu-
tive secretary regarding the change in
policy Of the United States government
in the matter Of employment of an
skilled labor. which is rcgar.lcd rs IN q
biggest job the government has UNI
dcriaken since the selcctive draft. are
az follows:
on August the supplying OF war
industries with common labor will be
centralized in the United States en-
ploymcnt service OF the department OF
labor. and all independent recruiting
OF common labor by war industry
manufacturers having q pay roll Of
more than 100 men Will be diverted to
the United States employment service
This is in accordance with the decision
OF the war labor policies board and
approved By the President. The above
action was found necessary TO over
come perilous shortage of unskiiled
labor IN war industries. This shortage
aI ~, NJ
practice OF labor stealing and poach-
ing.
While the restrictions against the
private employment OF labor apply only
10 common labor az the present time
these restrictions will. as soon as pos
sible, be extended 10 include skilled
labor. In the meantime. recruiting Of
skilled labor for war production will be
subject to Federal regulations now be-
ing prepared.
This drastic change in the nations
labor program has been found ncces-
sary in order to protect the employer
and the employed, TO conserve the
labor supply OF the communities and
10 cut down unnecessary and expen-
sive labor turnover. and TO increase
the production of essentials.
SPECIAL EFFORTS TO
KEEP FARMERS SUPPLIED
1T must be understood that farm
labor Will be protected. for the indus
trial program distinctly includes spc-
cial efforts TO keep the farmers sup
piled with labor.
The requirement that unskilled
labo. must be recruited through the
sole agency OF the United States en-
ployment service does not at present
apply in the following five cases;
'G) Labor which IS not directly or
indirectly solicited.
Co. ~ rf0
"(3) Farm labor. 20 he recruited IN
accordance with existing arrange
mcnts with the department OF agrtcul-
turc.
20 Labor for nonwar work
"(5) Labor for establishments whose
maximum force does not exceed leo.
Under the operating methods adopt
ell the country has been divided into
thirteen Federal districts. each dis
trct in charge OF 4 superintendent OF
the United States employment service.
The States within each district are in
turn in charge Of 4 State director, who
has fun control OF the service within
his State"
Garbage utilization. which has hecn
agitated for some time in the press
Of the State, and among thinkers along
economic lines, has finally come UP for
action by the Council Of Defense. IT
was pointed out that in small towns
the class OF " HiN!i ''N'H'N>.
food products. was in a great measure
turned back into pork by being fed
TO the hogs in "slop."
In larger cities, where this was not
possible. it had been demonstrated that
This class of garbage could be utilized
for the production OF glyCerinc. grease
and fertilizer tankage. all essential for
war work. The vital point brought out
by the advocates OF the plan for the
utilization of such garbage was that in
the nine cities of Virginia having
LynchburG. Danville. Newport News.
Petersburg. Portsmouth, Newport News.
noke and Staunton-not one utilized
their garbage advantageously. all these
cities following the plan of burning
such refuse, thus wasting valuable
products and using large quantities of
fuel in their incinerators we'll.
General Stern informed the Council
Of Defense that the government had
draft boards for the present as we'll as
past services.
Executive Secretary Kelley announced
that he had been officially informed
that the United States government in
tended sending to the State Fair
which opens October Z, the enormous
exhibit of the War. Navy and Agricul-
tural Departments. The exhibit will
occupy over 10 900 square feet, and will
bca feature of the State Fair