Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20
CLEANUP WORK TO
START TOMORROW
WITH FIFTY MEN
More Will be Added From Day
to Day Until Total Is
About 400.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE RUSH

More than 800 men stormed the
Federal Employment Bureau In Old
city Hall this morning clamorlng for
jobs. the large majority of them being
of the opinion that they would be CIV
on employment as result Of p. &.
du Points decision IN put large mum.
her OF the unemployed to work today
cleaning up the alleys and yards and
vacant lots about town. They had been
advised that the cleanup campaign
would begin just ma soon IA the anow
had disappeared from the ground and
after the heavy thaw OF yesterday and
last night many evidently believed the
work would be taken up today.
AS n consequence the sidewalk In
front OF the employment bureau wan
crowded with men Mt an early hour
this morning. They waited untll the
doors were opened and then there was
a rush to get inside and he among the
first To whom Jobs might be given.
William +. Francis. who Is direct
ing the clean up work for Mr.. du pont,
had a conference with Miss Katherine
Smith. who is I'm charge OF the hui
rcau. and with her cooperation ar
ranged TO take on fifty men today and
To start the clean up campaign to-
morrow morning. Tomorrow fifty more
men will be employed, TO go 10 work
on Wednesday morning The men will
be engaged In turn and they will be
selected in groups of 100. one group
will he selected this week and another
group next week and Il is estimated
that the turn over win give employ
iaeut for a short time to nj least 400
men.
The first Board of Health district.
o, all that section of the city south
of Second street and west of Wash
ington, WIFI be cleaned up first. OPP
erations start tomorrow morning, un-
less IL should snow or rain. An execu-
tive officer will accompany the workers
and help direct them. A fireman viii
also be along. with fire hose. and di-
rect the flushing of alleys and streets.
The clean up squad win go from house
to house and wagons will follow to
gather up the rubbish. The Board of
Health has received several requests
from people in all parts of town who
want the squad 10 visit their premises.
Mr.. Francis asks that the people
cooperate with the workers by hav-
ing all the rubbish in the yards. The
men will not go into cellars to clean
hut they will remove all rubbish from
any yard or lot and viii clean and
flush alleys
This morning 80 men registered at
the employment bureau. Five men
were placed, comprising acetylene
worker. Five were also referred. In the
women's department. seven registra
tions were made. nirie women were
referred and one was placed. Calls for
five women workers We're received.
During the week ending Saturday,
the bureau placed 81 men. as COM
pared with 80 for the week ending
February II. Thirty-four were refer
red and 175 We're registered as COM
pared with Sc referred and 81 register
ed during the preceding week. In the
women's department, 43 were placed.
l12 referred and 20 registered as
against 73 placed. 1873 referred and
1863 registered during the week end
ing February II.
Up to Saturday. the bureau had
placed 3111 persons, 1921 men and
1890 women; had referred 4345. 2220
men and 2l25 women. and had regis
tered 6356. 4723 men and 1888 women.