Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1931, Page 22

* OB ONHEAWAYS " SHON 45000 GAN Increase of State Work Re-| ported for August in Face of Ordinary Decline. The President’s organization on un- 'mployment relief today made public a port that 45,000 more workers were employed on State highway work in Au- gust than in July. On the basis of reports to Fred C Croxton, assistant reli:f director, from . C. Markham, executive secref 1 the American Association of State High- way Officials, it was estimated that 870,000 men were employed on State Toads in th: 48 States in August. Mr. | Markham previously estimated the | number employed in July was 325,000. Points to Increase. “While contracts made by State highway departments on road construc- tion naturally are decrcasing at this time of year, the figure received from | 26 States covering the month of August | show & very appreciable increase in em- | ‘oyment over any month this year,” | r. Markham said. He pointed out his figures do not include any work done by citles or counties or by the Federal Government in National parks or forests. The 36 reporting States let contracts in August | 3,333 miles of road at a cost of $44,- Louisiana led the other States by having a total of 22,220 men employed on road construction, amounting to $4.- 039,879. New York employed 20,597 on | contracts totaling only $2,727,500, while Pennsylvania had 18,960 at work, with | new contracts amounting to $830,620. New Contracts Awarded. | New contraci in Massachusetts | amounted to”$1 86 and 6,130 men | were employed to construct 208 miles of road. Nebraska was building a new highway 344 miles long and employing | 5,000 men, and Wisconsin had 631 miles | of road under construction at a cost of $7,430411 and employing 11,150 men. A total of 11,800 men are on the State highway program in Georgia, but | only 52 miles of new road were under construction in that State, costing only | $132,640. Delaware constructed o one mile during the month, but had let contracts totaling_$372,000, calling for | the employment of 1,023 men. ‘ Leaves Operating Table to Search For Lost Surgeon By the Associated Press. i HELENA, Mont,, September 22, —Informed in an'operating room that the surgeon whose services he desired was missing, R. J. Avery, a Canyon Creek rancher, dressed and joined a successful search for Dr. and Mrs. David T. Berg yesterday. The propeller of the Berg motor boat was broken Sunday while the couple was riding on Hauser Lake, and they were forced to spend the rainy night in a spot inaccessible except by boat. . Smoke from a fire they had started attracted the rescuers, POLICE STATION BOMBED | Hole Is Torn in Pavement Outside| Montreal Headquarters. | MONTREAL, September 22 (#)— Mentreal police headquarters was shaken early today by an explosion believed to have been caused by a bomb hurled at | the_building. The first policemen who rushed out of the station in the City Hall Annex found a large hole in the sidewalk. Dozens of window panes crashed tol the ground. Several telephone opera- |- THE EVENIYJG STAR, WASHINGTON, BUILDING PERMITS IN 338 CITIES JUMP| Labor Department Statistics Bu- reau Announces 13.4 Increase Over July. Building permits in 338 cities in- creased 13.4 per cent during August over July, the Labor Department’s Bu- reau of Statistics announced today. New residential permits increased 21.3 per cent in August, as compared with July, and non-residential permits 18.9 per_cent. The figures showed that the United States Government let $28 462,261 worth of contracts during August. Total construction covered by August permits was estimated as worth $127.- 139,031, as compared with $112093,447 in July. Of this $41,206498 was for 8,628 residences, as compared with $34,045,495 for, 8,466 in July, 1930, Non-residential construction was esti- { mated at $69,320,943 for August, against $58,290,765. for the same month last year. Compating permits issued in 290 cities, the bureau found that there was a drop of 10.3 per cent in August, as compared with the same month in 1930. New residential construction dropped 22.6 per cent and non-residen- tial 1.5 per cent. # tors were thrown off their chaiys. Houses on the opposite side of the | street were jarred 3 - g Building of a railway to the top of | Ben Nevis, Scotland’s” highest moun- tain, is being urged. WooDpwAR W ax | day sdopte Ask Special Session. LOS ANGELES, September 22 (#).— The Apgeles City Council yester- a resolution asking Presi- dent Hoover to call a special session of Congress to. consider legislation for the relief of the unemployed. & LoTHROP 0 G Streers The Tea Room Begins Autumn Tea Socials Again, between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 one -finds Washingtonians and their visitors having afternoon tea at Wootlward & Lothrop. D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.° Wo0oDWARD & LOTHROP 10™ 11™ F aAnD G STREETS ~ Choice Oriental Rugs—a Third Less Royal Persian Sarouk Rugs 9x12 Size. $365 Recently $575 A new shipment of fine Persian Royal Sarouk Rugs—the most popular weave imported from Persia—in distinctive character- istic patterns and beautiful red, rose, and wine backgrounds and exquisite Persian blues. All have the soft, silky pile and marvelous texture found only in the finest Oriental rugs. 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Volunteers worked 2,568 hours for the | District Chapter, American Red Cross, | during August, according to a report to- | day on the chapter’s activities. These | embraced the production of garments | and surgical dressings, cantcen and hos- | pital service, home service, motor corps service, health promotion and instruc- | tion in first aid and life-saving meth- | ods. \ During the’month 20 workers’gave 160 hours’ service in office work preparatory to the annual roll call and in filling and packing 673 Christmas bags to be shi, to scldiers, sailors and marines on foreign duty. Some 250 garments | were made and 3,613 surgical dressings prepared for_three local hospitals and the Visiting Nurse Society. 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