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Show MONEY NEEDED FOR UNEMPLOYED CENSUS Washington, Fob. 3 Complete plans for learning tho number of unemployed In tho United States havo been mado, but Roynl K. Meok-er Meok-er of tho burcai' of statistics told President Wilson today tho retails could not bo carried Into effect un lora congress appropriated $10,000 Mr. Meeker told tho president the census of unemployed In Now Yo k City wns being cnrrled on by tho police, po-lice, labor and chnrRnblo organizations organiza-tions '"and employers, but no nccur- nto results would bo stated yet. Ho added that It would bo imposslh'o to make a complete, census, but a thorough thor-ough estimate could bo made. A report on food prices during the last year in the United States now under way In the bureau, shows that a slight decrease was noticeable before be-fore tho outbreak of the European war, but that has boen overcome Binco. |