Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

night benefit shows, IL was ilu4Caoeu'
plans also are being formulated Ior
benefit foot ball game, Mr.. Grahah
said
Work on Job Division.
while the committees employees were
taking the day off without pay It's ex
ecutiyes, Mr.. Graham and Georee -
Adams. executive secretary, VINO serve
without pay. continued work as usual i,
advancing a plan for shorter Wo Snn
weeks as q means OF proViolng JoOS ava
the destitute this Winter. x,,..,.
,,sto,,s unemployed could be adequate
~ provided for II employers wculo pro-
rate their work. He said contractors on
Eadaral and private construction prof.
Gets could give material aid by einplIs-
ing two groups of day laporers' Ollust
tisSs man members OF Doth groups
uyol,ld be given work three days wseA'
1--WE must be cautious, Mr. GLa
ham said, mot to discriminate asa.is o
any one. We should give preIeIe:,uioe
10 the unfortunate heaos Oh lsi alee
Srd others who have dependents Ing
,,,ioy,s have shown a desire TO heip
End NAV be able to agree on some way
~ Swing us substantial alo; 1he
,,rions are vitality affected, because
many of their members are OUT Vi
work.
would Aid Married.
arord,tions generally would be I'M
proved If employers Wouio Iane ,,no o
nave dependents when vacancies occur
in their organizations during tne
WINTER The committee feels united
.esort should be made to prevent any
Wsshinqtonian from suffering. we
awe orr first duty to our fellow Towns
Ynen instead of the floaters. Oh COURSE,
we don't want any one to go hungry;
Mr.. Graham said great deal Wo tI
depend on the pubic receptaon =. We he
Theatrical and sports dement's 70 DC
held within the next few weeks. he
said II sufhcient funds could be oo-
famed from these and other sources
work could be provided for many.
TT would be much better" Mr.. Ora
ham said. ito make work Tor tnese
men on public Improvements and play
grounds than to give them money out
right. We want to guard asalnsI
snnanderinr any Of the funds made
available for us. It will be much mere
practical to place these men on the
Fairgrounds and pay them to improve
such properties"
Expects Further Aid.
The chairman revealed plan Is on
foot under which financial aid woulo
be obtained from the Community CHEST
after that organization completes us
annual drive for funds in January.
The District Commissioners also
moved Yesterday to alleviate to some
extent the expected harshneSs OF the
winter TO unemployed persons. They
announced a plan for putting certain per
diem workers on part-tirne work-three
days a week--and thereby avoid the
necessity of laying men OF In the de-
partments involved and at the same
time make 1t possible to secure 400 new
part-time jobs
The scheme viii be put into effect
November l6 in order to have 1t start
Immediately after a pay day to avoid
pay roll confusion. 1t will only apply
to laborers.
In selecting the 400 the Commits
sioners announced. only bona flde resi-
dents of the District in need of Job:
will be taken on. Those who apply vii
have 70 submit their credentials 10 the
District Committee on Employment fol-
checking To make sure that District
workers will not be sacrificing them
selves for the benefit OF those from
other parts of the country.
2,e00 Per Diem Workers.
There are about 2.000 per diem work,
ers in the various engineering depart.
mentS Of the District government. about
400 of whom normally would be laid
OF by the end Of the open working
season. November Is.
This year none of them will be laic
of Instead 500 other workers wht
would normally work fun time will b
reduced to half time. OF the 500 half
time jobs thus created 400 will so 4
those workers who would normally hav,
been laid of altogether. and the othe
= 400 viii 60 10 new men who must b
bona fi6e residents of The District.
The Jobs affected are, principally
those OF pick-and-Shovel men for tn
Highway, Sewer Water and Trees ant
ParkingS Departments, janitors and Goa
handlers at the various municipal
buildings. freight handlers at the suppl
yard of the Electrical Department. ant
charwomen. The minimum wage 70
unskilled workers is $500 per day.