The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-10
WHOLE NATION
MOVES TO AID
JOBLESS men
Highway Work, Municipal
Projects Are Extended
to Help Idle.
CONFERENCES CALLED
Several States Prepare to
Combat Unemployment
This Winter.

81 United Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Work was
sought for the voorhees, in many
American communities today.
Governors, mayors, business men,
public-spirited citizens and charit-
able organizations at many points
gave thought to the problem of re-
lieving distress and to providing
wages instead of charity in soup
kitchens and bread lines.
A United Press survey showed
cities such as New York, Cleveland
and Detroit were undertaking to
provide funds to systematic unem-
ployment relief work through spe-
cial bureaus, but while this aided.
there remained an overflow of work
men seeking jobs.
In New York state, Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt has recon-
mended creation of local emplov-
ment committees and cooperation
between these and the state advis-
DRY council on employment. It was
expected an unemployment confer
ence at Rochester today would act
on his suggestions.
Illinois Calls Conference
New York City, with 235, 900 I'M
employed, has established a munich
pal employment bureau, which will
remain open until next summer. It
mas had $4,000 applications for DO
Sltlons, including $1,000 men, but so
lar has been able to place only 9.474
persons, including TOLL men.
Governor L. L. Emmerson of I'LL
nois has called conference for
Monday of labor officials, employ
ers, charity workers and others to
consider ways of alternating unem-
ployment.
Governor G. C. Young of Califor-
ria and his council will meet Oct
20 to speed up public works and to
stimulate private construction prof.
ects. San Francisco supervisors are
considering barring alien workers on
city projects, and the cry of Civ
ing work to native Americans rises
elsewhere.
Cleveland Helps JobIess
The city of Cleveland has a
100000 emergency ordinance de-
signed to employ 500 to 1000 men
for forty days and the city council
Will consider appropriating 100000
more.
Toledo has proposed a $4,000
bond issue for street construction
and repair and Akron will under
take a 100000 program of water
system improvement.
Detroit, center of the nations
auto industry, has started registra-
ton of the unemployed, and pro-
poses direct relief to the most needy
while it seeks to have employers cut
the time of the employed so some
part time may be given to the I'M
employed.
Missouri reports that the state
highway department is pushing
work on regular fall projects and
proceeding with some 1881 projects.
On Oct. there were 5000 men
at work on BAG projects, and it is
estimated 1000 more, including
some farmers, will be at work as
soon as further contracts are let.
Colorado is heavily engaged in
highway construction. Kansas is
proceeding with highway work, and
an extra $4,000, 900 in contracts has
been awarded through anticipation
of tax revenue which ordinarily
would not have been let until ing.
State to Aid Idle
Nebraska is looking to state works
to alleviate conditions, and the Lin
coin community chest has raised
$149,240 for the needy.
In Utah the Mormon church has
requested well-to-do members to
undertake building activities as
soon as possible.
Memphis has inaugurated
five-day week in its engineering de-
partment to maintain employment.
The Kellogg Company, manufac-
turers of cereals, Battle Creek.
Mich, will put its employees on a
five-day-week basis Immediately to
relieve unemployment, it was an
nounced today.
officials say it will be possible tc
give work to 800 more under this
plan.
Salary Is Shared
Police and firemen of New Brit
ain, Conn, are giving per cent OF
their salaries until Christmas for
relief fund to aid the jobless. Mayor
George A. Quigley proposed the
plan.
Louisiana voters will decide Nov. 4
on constitutional amendment and
bond issues which would bring
$135, 100000 expansion program to
the state. Included in this work
tended to alleviate the unemploy-
ment situations $50 1000, 900 road
project, $21, 100000 bridge over the
Mississippi river at New Orleans,
SIS 600, 600 in dock works in New
Orleans and various public schools
and public market projects. 1t was
estimated that 5000 persons would
be given employment.