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Show UNEMPLOYED 8MA8H WINDOWS IN CHICAGO Five Hurdred March Through Butl- ness District In Early Hours Of New Year Chicago, Jan. 1 Entering restnu rrnts nnd demanding food, breaking windows and puncturing autotnobtlo t'res, a crowd ot nearly 500 unemployed unem-ployed men early thlsi morning marched march-ed through Chicago's business district. dis-trict. Tliey furnished a strange contrast con-trast to New Year retelors who wore leaving the cafes and restaurants. Tho Rufus F. Dawes hotel, Chlca-go's Chlca-go's first endow ed home for unemployed unemploy-ed men, wns thrown open 'tonight and two hours later Its capacity ot, 305 guests was reached. There were more than a hundred In line when the last bed was taken. The doors were opaned by Charles O.-'Dawesr former-comptroller of 'th"j 'cfuWeffcy whb built the" hotel ''as a memorial to his son, who was Interested Inter-ested In sociological work. The Junior Dawes was drowned more than a year ago. A bed and a bath aro furnished for a nickel and there uro rooms for'' a dime for particular guests. A bdwl of soup may be obtained for two cents pie tor throe cents, coffee for 'two cents, and rolls for one cent. An employment agemey Is operated ' In connection with the hotel. |