The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-12

an average day 81 persons are re
moved from relief rolls and 200 add
ed. And this despite an increase o
S2l 900 900 in industrial pay rolls 70
the year ending Nov. l.
In r. Worth and Tarrant County
Texas, $1,000 persons live on publ
funds today-an increase Of 21.82
over 1888. That is q per cent 0
the county's population. or % pc
cent Of all native whites and rs pc
cent of the Negroes and Mexicans
For every person removed from re
lief in the last month. two and ;
half persons we're added.
Houston Bright Spot
In Harris County, Texas, in which
Houston is situated. there are 59.25t
on relief. up 1929 from last year. Bu
in January the county had 90,00t
persons on relief The load ha!
steadily decreased since. Nearl,
three persons are removed from re
lief for every person added. Hous-
ton is a bright spot in a dismal pic
ture.
Ten persons out Of every 100 il
California are on relief. In Sar
Francisco the number of 68.374-ul
1888 in a month and 10000 in &
year.
Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Ohio. list 1892 individuals on re-
lief-a rise of only 81 persons since
October. but up 1885 from a year
ago. The trend now is downward
officials Says cases are being re-
moved for every % added
Cleveland Trend Upward
Cleveland and adjacent territory
in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, support
262,835, up 1900 in a month and
nearly $4,000 in a year. The Cleve-
land relief lists exceed the pOpula
ton OF any other city in Ohio ex-
cept Cincinnati-and the trend i
upward in December.
FL PaSo, Tex. has 1910 persons
on relief. or whom 1000 are aliens
The November total was sic above
Octobers. but the load for 1884
averages SGT per cent less than 1888
In Pittsburgh, including Ale
gheny County, one out of every five
persons is on relief. or a total OF
274,933-more persons than live in
Delaware. A year ago. although en-
ployment conditions were worse. the
relief list was smaller by 41182 per-
sons. The monthly increase Is 5206
Since cool weather arrived 500 new
families have been applying for re-
lief daily.
Memphis Rolls Increase
In Memphis and Shelby County
Tennessee, relief rolls include 25,-
668 individuals. a gain of 779 in a
month and 2016 in year. One per-
son in - is on relief.
Birmingham and jefferson Coun-
ty. in Alabama. have 118.500 on re-
lief. or 2446 per cent of the popu-
lation. This represents a gain Cf
1887 in a month and of 81, 297
against a year ago. Relief was at
a peak of 139.432 in April during a
coal strike. Reductions since then
resulted from new employment and
a "purging" of relief rolls by Harry
S. Hopkins, Relief Administrator.
Twenty per cent of Denver
population is on relief-54,517 per-
sons. The trend is upward. A typi-
cal November day saw 30 new APP
plications against 65 a year ago.
Washington Burden Great
In washington. D. c.. $1,000 per-
sons are receiving relief. or one out
of seven. About rs per cent of re-
lief cases are colored. The total is
down 2642 from a month ago, but
up 28.381 from a year ago.
In Columbus and Franklin Coun-
ty. Ohio. relief rolls support 56.922
individuals, up $40 in month and
1890 in a year. And it still is gain
ing.
Albuquerque reports that in the
state of New Mexico 121.210 are re-
ceiving assistance. or 80 per cent OF
the population. Drought conditions
had increased the load in October
by more than 10000 individuals, or
800 per cent above the previous
October.
Buffalo's relief load rose from Oc-
tober to November by 6937 persons
bringing the total TO Ill 900 or TO-
STD higher than November. 1888
New applications average 4223 a
week.
New York Situation Eased
New York City has 751,250 indi-
viduals on its rolls. an increase over
last year of $4,000, but daily APP
plications in November averaged 244
less than in October. For the first
time New York has reached the
point where more persons are be-
ing taken of relief than are apply
ing 10 be put on.
youngstown and Mahoning Coun-
ty. Ohio. support $4,000 on relief
nearly one-third of the population
Knox County, Tennessee, includ-
ing Knoxville. reported a decrease
in the load from 1880 in Septem-
Der to 24.792 in October. For every
II cases added. 25 are taken of
The load so far in 1884 shows a de-
crease of IS per cent from 1888.
San DiegoS relief has doubled in