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q ~ ment to Meet Next
" ..day, Announced by
President.
Hoover Named Chairman
Hoover Named Chairman
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Zee Leased Wire.

Washington, sept lt.-FlesueHb
Harding anuouneed today the names
OF SO members OF the conference.
which with an advisory committee oi
20 experts. will meet here next Mon
day to devise measures for relieving
the present stress OF unmpioyment
and business depression.
The president hopes that the con-
ference will be able TO amcliorate
existing conditions and avert suffer
ings OF an army OF jobless the COM
ing winter and TO recommend poll
cics to prevent the periodical recur-
renee OF widespread unemployment.
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover
will be chairman OF the conference,
which is a distinguished aggregation
ci representative Americans, includ-
ing captains OF industry. national
labor leaders and economic authori-
ties. Five Chicagoans are among
the members.
The presidents invitation 10 the
conference states that ."the confer
ence is called to inquire into the
volume. and distribution Of unem-
ployment, TO advise upon emergency
measures that can be properly taken
by employers, local authorities and
civic bodies and to consider such
measures as would tend to give im-
pulse to the recovery of business and
commerce to normal.
IYs.h1> - Y..Y.,l~ All
"In naming the members OF the
conference" said Mr.. Hoover. 1T has
been the desire of the president to
secure geographic representation and
at the same time have regard to the
different elements OF the community
who are interested and can be help
full in the problem, without any at
tempt at proportional numbers or
particular groups. Those OF expert
ence in those industries where there
is the largest degree of unemploy-
ment have been called upon in larger
proportion than from trades where
there is less unemployment difficulty.
1t was impossible to include repre-
sentation Of the whole of some so
trade groups in the conference and
hold its size within workable limits.
"The economic advisory commit
tee has. been appointed in advance
OF the conference by enlarging the
econoulic advisory committee Of the
Department OF Commence. This
committee has been at work for the
past few days in formulating of
statistical and other information and
in preparation of agenda material
for the conference. Its members |
will be included in the special COM
mittees appointed by the conference
to deal with special subjects.
Davis Making Survey.
The conference is expected to dis
solve into special committees for
the formulation of definite plans for
submission to the conference as
whole. These committees will seek
corporation from further representa-
tives of labor, employers and civic
bodies in formulation of Their
views.
Secretary OF Labor Davis has
been directing a renewed survey of
in preparation for the
conference and cooperating in for
mulating the plans for it.
Improved conditions in a number
of industries are indicated in the
monthly reports of the bureau of
labor statistics relative to volume of
employment during August. The
figures, made public today, show
that in nine groups of industry there
were increases in the number of per-
sons on the payroll in August as
compared with July and in five a
decrease. Eleven Of the "A indus
tries showed increases in the
amount of money paid to employees
and the three-decreases.
Increase Reported.
The largest percentage increases
in the number employed in August
as compared with July are SIS per
cent in hosiery and underwear
establishments, 5.3
per cent in mems ready-made cloth
ing, 4l0 per cent in iron and steel
and 48 per cent in boots and shoes.
A decrease Of SO per cent took place
in the automobile industry and 10
per cent in bituminous coal mining.
The most important increases in
the amount OF money paid employees
are l5.4 per cent in iron and steel,
127 per cent in mems yesdy-lnade
clothing, 12.5 per cent in hosiery
and underwear and 11.9 per cent in
bituminous coal mining. There was
a decrease Of 81 per cent in the
amount of money paid employees in
the automobil industry, % per cent
in cotton manufacturing and 13 per