Evening star., 1932-02-23
IS RAILROADS Join
IN DRIVE FOR JOBS
War Against Depression
Grows as 1924 More Are
Given Employment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Eighteen
powerful allies answered the war
against depression" battle cry yester-
day when presidents of that many rail-
roads agreed to assign one official each
to aid in the drive to put 1,00O,0 900 per-
sons back to work.
Directors of the campaign, which is
being waged under the leadership Of
four national organizations, jaid the
help of the railroads would have a tre-
mendous effect on the speeding up OF
the employment drive"
The placing of 1924 more wage
earners back in jobs was reported in to-
days dispatches to headquarters. This
brings the total for the first seven days
of the drive to $780, Today's reports
were from 136 communities in SO
States
Wisconsin Still in Lead.
Wisconsin continued to lead in the
grand total to date, with 9,937 placed
back on pay rolls. Illinois was second,
with 8,254; Minnesota, third, with T.
374, and New York fourth, with 1925.
The daily high total came from Min
nesota, where Jobs were found in eight
communities for 1929 persons. Four
teen communities in Pennsylvania re-
ported jobs for 341 persons:
The 18 railroads which have joined
in the campaign are:
Pennsylvania, Southern Railway,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. Illinois Central,
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Missouri Pacific, New York Central,
Norfolk & Western. Southern Pacific,
Maine, Louisville 6 Nashville, New
York, New Haven & Hartford, Chi
Cago Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pacific,
the Erie and Chicago & Northwestern.
Reports From States.
Some reports on the number Of un-
employed men placed in positions dur
ing the 48 hours ended at. noon yes
tarday Figures in parentheSes give the
total for the State since the campaign
started follow:
Wisconsin (9,93D: Superior, SIT;
wausau, 275; Fond du Lac, So; South
Milwaukee, 81; River Falls, 81; Wiscon-
sin Rapids, 80: Sparta, 16: Monroe. 10;
Genoa, Is; Campbellsport, 2; Mon
CellO, Z.
Illinois (s,254): vandalia, 48; Chi
cago, 80; Athens, 9; Kirkland, 3.
Minnesota G,374; Minneapolis,
1,109; Tacomite, IS; Waterville, %;
Brooten, IL; Crookston, IT; Wadena,
5; Excelsior, 4.
Pennsylvania (5,so4): Coatesville,
115; Bloosburg, 72 Johnstown, 81;
Erie, 25; Williamsport 25; Reading, IL:
Mount Joy, 10; Norristown, 5; Belle
Vern, 4; Glenoldson, 5; Ford City, 8;
York, /; McKeesport, L. Philadelphia, /.
Indiana (4,69D: Indianapolis, 80;
Ohio (3,7O8): Cincinnati, 692; Ash
tabula, 100; Saint Clairsville, 81; Con-
neaut, 60; Van Wort, SO; Bryan, "a;
5; Pioneer, g. Middleport, l.
Washington Q,952): Tacoma, 773;
Pierce County, 297; Edmonds, 30.
West Virginia Q,91D: Shinnston, 30.
Michigan 1890: Detroit, 199 Te-
cumseh, 2; Wyandott, 2.
California Q,39D: Turlock, 145;
Glendale, 83; Belmont, 49, Taft, II:
Beverly Hills, 72; Del Ray, 65; Los
Angeles, %.
Iowa 0,190): Burlington, lis.
Colorado $500: Loveland, 25; Lamar,
%; Denver, IL; Craig, 10; Steamboat
Spring, 5; Brush, g.
Kansas (67O: Protection, 8.
Maryland (224): Cambridge, 6.
Texas (218): Dayton, 23 Paducah,
IA: Edinburg, IL; Weslaco, IL.
Kentucky $3.50: Owensboro, go; Pa
ducah, 5.
Oklahoma $50: Granfield, 2.
North Dakota (36): Bowman, 7.