The New York herald., 1921-09-11
SLAVE MART PASTOR
SEEKS Church AID
Asks Every Congregation to
Care for One Unemployed
Man in Boston.
TO BREAK BREAD LINE
More Ex-Service Men Put
UP on Block and Sold to
|, Highest Bidder.
PRESS AGENCY rs HINTED
Play With Similar Scenes Is to
Open Soon, and Morris
Gest Is Active.

Acdu VI tue SHuTCl OF the unemployed
at No. 81 Howard street, and more
popularly known as MIR. Zero" is go
ing to smash the bread line" in Bos
ton before Monday. He is going to ap
peal to the churches Of the city ts
do It.
Every church in Greater Boston is
going to be asked to procure employ
ment for one man between now and
Monday.
IF. each church does it's Christian
duty there will be no line of men out
OF work and without food on Monday,
said Ledoux to-day Each church ir
Boston will be requested to send one
duly authorized representative to M
church to confer on the matter"
Each representative will be appealed
10 In a Christian spirit to do Chris
tian deed--to employ or furnish en-
ployrnent for one unfortunate man.
There is no reason why some one in
the congregation of each church in the
city cannot provide employment for at
least one man. If this is done there
will be no bread line on Monday
morning.
My great object in life is to re-
lieve the poor and suffering. I have
come to Boston with that end in view,
and shall succeed. But l need the
cooperation of every right thinking man
and woman in the city. With this CO.
operation the unemployment situation
can be remedied.
1T is the duty OF the Christian
churches to alleviate the sufferings OF
their fellow men. / shall appeal to them
merely to do their duty. If they do
not, they will not be following their
Christian teachings"
Service Men ON the Block.
The slave mart on Boston Common
attracted thousands OF men and women
to-day, when Ledoux put members Of
the flock on the auction block.
Ledoux and sixty-one of the unem-
ployed marched to the Parkman band
stand. where the sale was started about
O'Clock. The last two days had Ledoux
as the auctioneer. but to-day he pu;
on q professional, whose speciality Is
neal estate. The innovation did no,
work out very well. for during an in
terim between sales the auctionecr
probably not to lose any time. injected
an announcement of sale OF real
estate he was to hold on Monday. He
was Immediately excused by Ledoux.
and a volunteer. named Mcdonald took
the block.
Eleven ex-service men. one of them a
negro. were lined up as the first to be
sold" In addition there were several
Others who were munition workers.
Ledoux IN his opening remarks re-
ferred to comment made in the press re-
garding his wife and family. He said
Il have beautiful wife and three
splendid children. She is a wonderful
wife. and they are all working, includ-
ing father" He said he received no
salary. has no fortune and Is as poor as
the boys he sells on the block.
Bought by His Buddie.
Albert Savoie, "a. seven years in the
Regular Army. served in France with
the Sixth Marines. was the first man
put on the block. He bore a large scar
on his left wrist and has silver brace
in the wrist. He received the wound In
the Kosges Mountains. He was a pal OF
Edward Dixon. the 20 year old boy
who tainted on the block yesterday
Dixon yesterday got job at SIS a
week. a suit of clothes and a gold watch
Dixon bid two weeks board and room
for his PAL and got him.
Francis u. George, "A, six foot Scot
who had served with the Canadians, wa.
put on the block and stripped to the
waist. He had been without food 70,
two days when he Joined the "Shorr
Lambs" George was given 81 and sole
for two weeks board and room to w. NJ
Pingree or 43 Main street, Charlestown.
Fred Whitton, a wounded ex-servic,
man of Hyde Park. bid In an ex-marine
-
him for three weeks board.
Mrs. Anna Jackson of Lynde ave
nue.. Charlestown, had bid four differen
times and finally procured A. r. Nc
Elroy 21. q marine She got him fol
SO a day, board and room for tive
weeks
At this point the crowd began L
loosen with the ready cash and Charlie,
Hudson. 90, little cockney from White
chapel, got $22 to buy some shoes, sock.
and other things. He preferred job.
Harry Jones. n finely proportionet
negro, stripped TO the waist. received
315 In small donations and a job at So Q
day.
Looks Like. Press Agent stunt.
The following was published to-da,
by the Boston Post:
"The remarkable activities OF Urbair
J Lcdoux in behalf of Boston's unem
pIoyed and the resultant publicity
thereof are now regarded to have al
the earmarks of q huge press agen,
stunt. Boston has been beautifully
hoaxed. according to a well founded be.
lief. This following some condolences
that have to do with the impending ar.
rival Of theatrical production by Nor.
Tis Gest In this city next week
a.
the same sort of Auction OF Slaves az
was presented by Ledoux on Boston
Common yesterday and the day previous
is feature In the production Is pointed
out. Again attention Is called TO the
point that Ledoux came on from New
YORK e start his work for the jobless
on a date but trifle previous TO the
arrival OF Gest to prepare for his ex-
travaganza
Along with those two points and 10
add further strength to the belief re-
garding the existence OF hoax was
the great activity OF Gest at the Slave
Auction on the Common yesterday.
Mr.. Ledoux last evening denied any
connection or prearrangement with Mr..
tsest. Why | never saw the man until
saw him on the Common to-day, and
never knew anything about his play.
said Mr.. Ledoux. The idea Of the auc-
tion was purely inspirationai on my
part"
Mr.. Gcst also was emphatic in his
denials that Lodoux was acting In any
capacity sor him.