New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1919, Page 7

AILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NO¥EMBER 12 2, _ K. OF C. HELPING SOLDIERS GET JOBS More Than 30000 Men Have| Been Placed Boston, Nov. 14.—Fifty million dol- lars a yvear! That is a lot of money. It represents the yearly carnings o sed soldiers who have been placed in the professions and the trades in the northeastern states through the efforts of the Knights of Columbus. Not one of these men has been sent to a job that pays him less than §$18 a week-—the Knights of Co- lumbus do not consider offers of less than that sum for the work of a re- turned soldier, The story of what has been done in days by the Knights of Columbus to open the door of opportunity to overscas men reads like a romance of the modern business world. First of all, the Knights of Columbus.sent out an army of soldier and sailor canvass- ors. They visited 248,384 employer the New FEngland states, New York New Jers Pennsylvania, Delaware dw Maryland. They found 70,023 jobs waiting for capable men. The work . in the northeastern states constitutes about one-half of the national effort of the Knights of Co- lumbus. The statistics for the other sections of the country have not yet been completed. © W. Collins tells the story.and ctor general of the recon- structicn and employment service of the Knights of Columbus. He is proud of what has been accomplished. Ha ¥ys: Only a Portion. “In the northeastern siates alone we have found employment for 39,312 men. Probably an equal number have heen placed in other sections of the vountry. In the northeastern_terri- tory the aver: wage is $24 a week. I'he total annual income for the 39,- therefore, is $49.061,376, or 000,000. In the jobs found there are repre- occupatians and Several men were found capable of filling $7,000 a year va- cancies discovered by our employment scouts. We rejected all consideration of jobs that offered less than $18 a week. We did not want any man who had risked his life for his coun- to accept less than that. for we figured that was the smallest sum on which he could live properly and cleanly as an American citizen. “We were astonished to find that more than 500 of the first 5,000 em- ployers listed as needing workmen wanted to pay only from $7 to $12 week. These were what might be called ‘silk stocking jobs’ and we didn’t bother with them. We went after the cotton sock and beefsteak and potatoes stuff for men. And we found it to an estent that exceeded our expectations. We discovered early in the game that many of the men had become imbued with ambitious thoughts. hey wanted better jobs than they had had befare they went Lo We sympathized with their as- However, many of them not fitted for the kind of work wanted, so, in order to put our sympathetic understanding: to pract cal use, weo cmployed teachers and gave vocational teaching and educa- tional guidance to 21,113 soldlers. “Under this y mearly all qualified for posi s i - flelds than they had known before they went to France. While we rejected several thousand so-called.gpportunities - not worthy of the men, We found that we had openings for more men-than ap- plied for work. Imployers had places for 70,023 men: there were 62,211 ap- plicants on our books. Help for the Wounded. “Wounded men, of course,:enlisted our most earnest efforts to.be helpful. We were successful in finding more 100 openings * in° the Jjewelry —an occupation suited to men who had been crippled. Unfortunate- 1y wé could not find more than 53 men uitable {or that kind of work. Re- quests came to us ta supply more than 1,000 tailors. Only one man was dis- coverod.who was a tailor. and said so. That one went to work at $60 a week. \fter that we kept on looking for tailers, but without much success. 1t o incredible, but we could not find even one locksmith among our ap- plicants, yet we know of more than a hundred openings for men in that trade It Wi the same with shoe makers Now, out of those 62,211 men whom we listed as applicants there mist have been at least one who was a shoemaker. If there was he refused to \dmit it, for we could not get any one of them to take interest in i graduated from West Point in 1901. to the grade of colonel and received pert in construction, resigned to ac- ;“ the jobs at the shae bench which we He became a captain in 1909, and in 'the Distinguished Service Medal e e GriiiTir: iaa found to be waiting for capable men. 9 9 that arth any homors from (he Coast WArtillery \urne it = Vs ine SollicraiBe . pnifomm barbers, although there was a demand | school G S l,'f'fl.,,' m“:;..”.‘;m ‘I :‘;“T;I‘r ‘y,‘,\“;f’“‘ - ‘\‘ Missing Soldier’s Body = for them. Neither were there any de-! These resignations are almost en- Coast Artillery until July, 1919, w Found, Ended Own 1 tectives. We were astonished when ou: i i N. J R[M[NG]O’ o Ask Your Dealer oy uMC Rfmlngtom UM Grand Prize Modesa Firearms & Ammunition ‘Write for Catalogue THE REMINGTON ARMS UMC. CO.ING. “Likewise, we failed to un canvassers listed 10 jobs as detectives | to be filled. Those jobs are still un 5 amount the average officer c o uctors were demoted to their pre- | n i 5 STV ended | Rited oo tar as we ave concernct” | K| Those Leavilg ATe FLOM Bncivu™iie haingd meshasier mioms snt et monn. > shels prec| near the milftary reservation aaded HOLD SPECIAL MASS. A special o celebrated vesterday mornir St. church in honor of St. Anne, with the Washington, Nov. 12.—Two thou-| Canfi received the emergeney rank | entire French congregation attending. sand officers of the Regular Army ©f ™M and later was promoted to The congregation is compos about 300 souls and was or sioner. The St. Anne society ning a whist and social to soon. ganized 2,000th resignation was recorded yes- Structing quartermaster at Camp in six years ago by a La Salette mis- terday when Captain ward Can- Devens, Mass., and in December, 1917 is plan- field, Jr., Coast Artillery Corps, left| Was sent to France, where he served be held the service ‘aptain Canfield is a| ©n the staff of the Fourth Division £ 100 vear e was graduated with In April, 1919, R Colonel Canfield re- e when | Life | tirely for the reason that the pay of he was order to Fort Leavenworth! Camp Dix, Nov. 12.— an Army officer ¥s far below the as an instructor. On August 31 all! Discovery of a skeloton in the woods | vious rank in the Regular Army and the long search military authoritie working at manual labor can makec | Colonel Canfield dropped back to a relitives and welf organizations Regular Army | more money at their trade than ofli- captaincy. e N ossanization cers up to the zrade of colonel The average pay of a railroad | of Bloomticld, N. J., who disappearod ety ——— { At the outbr f the war Captain ' {rainmaster is $325 a month, about' from his detachment here on July 30 equal to the base pay of a colonel last. Leary had been in ill-health which is $4,000 per num. Brick- ! and a note found in his uniform con- layers employed on governmeni work | firmed the fears of friends Washington and vicinity are paid time that he had committed 7. $9 per diem, or at the rate of $2,862 per annum; the base pay of a >tain Gl or e wrpedl Gn . one s . leutenant-colonel. He was con- at the suicide A farmer made the discovery and ! reported his find to the military po lice. Identification was made by tain Canfield, who is an ex- ! papers found on the boc in additin native of New York State and wss | While in France he was promoted W Forget L Sugar Worries N all cooking and baking recipes use Karo instead of sugar. Karo is sweet —of delicate flavor. It brings out the natural flavor of the food. It is fine for home candy-making and preserving. Use Karo half and half with sugar or use straight Karo if preferred. You can’t buy enough sugar at your grocers! You can buy plenty of Karo today. Buy in Quantities - - Save Money . Important Notice About Free Book There are Three Kinds of Karo “Prepar® for Xmas Candy-making at Home this year. Sugar shortage “Cry-stal White”.in fbe Red Ca ; “Gold en means a Candy shortage and Higher prices for candy. Karo candies » . [ ”» are easily and economically made at home. FREE—Write us today Brown"ln tb(’E]u(? Can: Ma le navor | for beautifully illustrated book of recipes. Shows how to make ! é;g(;o the new Karo with p]en'ty of substance | Xmas Candies at home. Corn Products Refining Compasy, P. 0. Al and a richMapleTaste-inthe Green Gan. | ™ ™ ™ T 00 in whic Leary saifh melancholy over cof In one pocket of $63. FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS | 1papt || OMelLo= MY T | Pfi;;_‘ |} DONT KNOW A LITTLE = Yo NITHIT= MY MAMATH 90 NV THINK , AN MAMA | Bov LED useR-1 QUETH TLL COMB IN AN VITHIT ANHILE, CHARACTER/ INFRECKIRS ABSHRORHOOD VBTA-T CANE OVERS NOTHIR. — AN' WHAT NETHIR - ALL SHE DID WATH TAKE wlym,lvon BIRTHDAY WATH weTiars| [ NEVER EVEN BAKED HER- onol! NBTUTERDAN - /| yuet Fkga | | [ THELE A BIRYHDAY CAVE LoTS OF S ) GIFTS, T = Mlse SUPPoSE! BY BLOSSE