Show ma may many y ways to help jobless novel means adopted to relieve unemployment situation throughout U S DALLAS CHURCHES HELP OUT GUI chicago provides jobs by forcing householders to obey fire prevention laws atlanta citizens build homes washington novel means are arc being employed by various cities ind and towns town throughout the united states to provide work for the jobless according to reports collected by col arthur woods head of the organization charged X with I 1 alt carr carri ing on oil work started by tile recent national conference on unemployment summaries of these reports show these means used chicago lins has made a house to house canvass under the direction of 23 battalion fire chiefs to compel householders to remove from their pre premises raises till all combustible material and refuse re fuse as a fire prevention measure tills this campaign has created utility many short time jobs dallas texas took tock a church census of its population and each householder was asked if some special odd job painting carpentering gardening or cleaning could lie be furnished tile the anem aloyed and a record was kept of the replies and addresses od dresses with the result that a large number of days ot of work were secured for the most needy in fort wayne ind ts were published in ID the newspapers and the unemployed were asked to fill out and send in blanks these were turned over to the local employment agency and local industries secured the help they needed agencies work in new york kearney N J has an agent out every ery afternoon covering the town with several helpers in automobiles they visit buildings under unde r construction look over streets being paved and call at all industrial plants and railroad shops offering the operation cooperation co of the local employment bureau and ascertaining certa ining exactly nhat hat kind of help Is needed in new york city social agencies have operated cooperated co in relief work for tile unemployed and have established a 0 central bureau of registration to act ns its a clearing house pittsburgh contractors and employers have been urged to keep one or two men in each family on the pay roll and to hire to a large extent those living in the city who have dependents each ward in rockford ill has a committee with the to aldermen as chairmen these committees in fit turn have organized precinct committees with a member in charge of each city block personal contact like tills this hus has resulted in a very successful campaign to provide jobs and relieve distress the report said schenectady N Y has taken care of its own problem liy fly bond issues for public improvements and the city officials are enforcing rigidly such ordinances as snow removal which Is do done ne under city supervision rind and charged on tax bills of till all derelict property owners more jobs on buildings atlanta lias has formed a club of five hundred citizens each of whom has has pledged the building of it dwelling to be tented at it a reasonable figure thus giving employment to many and also helping the lie housing situation boston lidston lias has asked till all employers to increase the number of their employees by at least one and as many more as Is possible new london conn runs special entertainments in the theaters s with local talent the unemployed were allowed to sell tickets and retain a good percentage cen of fit alie proceeds civil service rules tire are suspended in cambridge muss mass so that many persons can rotate in ill the same jobs houston texas maintains a gang of laborers ranging lit in number from to hundred to six hundred pit pa ing rig them a day and if they have dependents sup supplementing le tills by charity H employers fire are urged to apply to the city for labor Ii ieli Is supplied front from tills gang |