Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1932, Page 5

EMPLOYMENT GAIN HALTS 2-YEAR DROP Trucks Spe TWO CARS NOW USED BY U. S. Statistics From 16 Ma- jor Industrial Groups Show August Rise. The end of a two-year continuous slide in employment in 16 major in- dustrial groups in this country was an- nounced today by the Federal Govern- ment. The Labor Department's Bureau of Statistics said data compiled from re- ports received at end of August from 64,762 establishments showed employ- ment had increased during the month five-tenths of 1 per cent. This gain checked the 3 per cent slump recorded during the previous 30-day period as well as the 15 per cent cut for the year. A significant feature is that the fig- ures reflect favorably on the reported general revival in trade during the last 60 days. In normal times department officials said they would attribute the gain to seasonal influence, but they pointed out that, due to the chaotic state in which industry finds itself to- day, the seasonal element was elimi- nated from the report. Although the slumping trend in em- ployment shows signs of leveling off there was still a 1 per cent cut in total pay roll earnings reported by the 64,762 establishments, resulting in a decrease in the potential brying power of wage earners of these plants to 7 per cent within the last 60 days and 23 per cent for the last 12 months. Increased Wage Payment. However, the 18.153 establishments in the manufacturing group took the edge off this reduction, reporting they paid out in wages for one week $42,392331 2 gain of three-tenths of 1 per cent over their July wages for a like period ‘The total weekly pay roll earnings for the 16 major groups was $79.002,459 in August in comparison with $79,141,481 for the previo'is month. A study of the maze of statistical data compiled by the department shcws that the very seasonal canning and preserv- ing industry was responsible to a large extent in checking the downward em- ployment trend. Establishments in this group in August, according to the report took on 27 per cent more workers and paid out in wages 38 per cent mcre than during the previous 30 days Besides canning and preserving, in- creased employment was reported in 5 others of the 16 groups and increased | pay roll totals were reported in 4 other groups. “The anthracite mining industry the department said, “reported an in- | crease of 11 per cent in workers and in- | creased pay rolls of 20 per cent. Em- | ployment in the e petroleum pro- ducing groups inc while earnings | in this group W per cent below the level of the precedirg month “The quarying and non-metallic min- ing group reported gains of 3 per cent | in employment and 2 per cent in earn- | ings, * * * The bituminous mining | group reported increases of 1 per cent | in employment and 8 per cent in| earnings Greater Earnings Drop. “In the remaining 10 groups, de- | creases in both employment and earn- | ings were reported. the decrease in earn- ings in each group, with the exception | of the metalliferous mining and tele- | phone and telegraph groups. being slightly greater than the decline in | emblovment.” The cepartment said 89 of the prin- cipal manufacturing industries in the United States had in August 2.503.348 employes. Of the 14 groups in these industries, 5, food, textile, leather, stone- clay-glass, and nonferrous metals re- ported increased employment from July tc August, the textile reporting the largest, 13 per cent. Two acditional groups, lumber and | tobacco, reported no change in condi- tions and the remaining seven groups reported decreases in_jobs The department’s Statistical Bureau released its report at the same time | the United States Employment Service ! announced the results of its monthly survey on industrial employment con- | ditions in the 48 States. This agency | of the same department noted an im- | provement in July and in its report | today said this condition was well sus- | tained throughout August. Based or reports from 352 identical cities having populations of 25,000 or over, the employment service said. “there was an increase of 4.5 per cent | in the estimated cost of all building: operations” in August over July. The report added “The improvement in the industrial employment situation revealed in the July report, released by the United States Employment Service, was well | e THE EVENING STAR, ed Up Work COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. N order to cover eight acres of floor space in one day this Government agency has bought two electric trucks to carry supplies to the 3311 offices within I its building. The above picture shows Mrs. Veleita Berger receiving sta- tionary from one of the carts driven by William B. Hobbs of the supply division. —Star Staff Photo. TWO ARE BLINDED IN GANG BOMBING Boy and Girl, Both 16, Badly Mangled by Blast Aimed at Judge’s Home. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. September 21.—A boy and girl, both 16, were in a hospital today. mangled and probably blinded for life, as the result of an underworld attempt to bomb the home of Superior Court Judge John P. McGoorty Meanwhile police were searching the hidden retreats of gangland for James Sammons, ex-convict, public enemy, and reputed machine gunner for the Capone syndicate, who was sent back to the penitentiary in 1931 by Judge McGoorty. only to be released {on a writ of habeas corpus by another judge. Strolling on Sidewalk, Judge McGoorty and members of his family escaped injury, although the bomb, tossed last night from a slowly moving automobile, shattered windows in his house, tore a hole in the side- walk, and shook the neighborhood. The injured boy and girl, Lee W. Koeppen and Ada Moyer, were stroll- ing in the neighborhood of Judge Me- Goorty's home on the South Side last night. The bombers' car passed them as they neared the jurist's home. They did not see the occupants toss out the mb which. police conjectured. hit a fence in front of Judge McGeorty's house and bounded back onto the side- k. wal Kicked at Package. As Koeppen and the girl walked past the McGoorty residence the youth saw what appeared to be a burning pack- age on the sidewalk. He kicked at it The bomb exploded. The boy and the girl were hurled to one side, blinded and mangled. ‘They were rushed to a hospital by members of Judge McGoorty's family. The girl, mother of a 4-month-oid baby, was recently separated from her husband. Sammons was returned to the peni- tentiary when Judge McGoorty held he had been improperly released on parole. INCREASE SHOWN IN POWER OUTPUT National Electric Light Report| Covers Week Ending Sep- tember 17. By the Associated Press. {Clans Honor Scott | One Hundred Years After Writer’s Death ' Prince George Lays | Wreath at Monument Be- fore Civic Luncheon. By the Associated Press. EDINBURGH, Scotland, September 21.—The clans gathered and the pi- broch skirled in many a mountain glen today as Scotland paid tribute to the memory of Sir Walter Scott, who died at Abbotsford on Tweedside 100 years ago today. Prince George laid a wreath at the foot of Scott Memorial in Princes street here, and afterward attended a civic luncheon in Parliament Hall in | honor of the celebrated novelist, poet and antiquarian. The ceremony at the memorial mon- ument was preceded by a special serv- ice conducted in St. Giles' Cathedral. Representatives of the Town Council, varicus other public bodies and a great company of Scott's admirers as a lit- erary and national figure were present A similar service was held in Glas- gow Cathedral, Today was a holiday in Galashiels, near where Scott died. and Scotsmen from all over the British Isles mace pilgrimages there. A Scott memorial was unveiled by Miss Patricia Scott, a | descendant of the novelist. STEPHAN RECEIVES SABER AND MEDAL National Guard Division Com- mander Honored for 45 Years of Service. With high members of the military establishment attending a_dinner in his honor, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, com- | mading the 29th National Guard Divi- | sion, last night received a saber from his officers in commemoration of his 45 years of service, which was recognized | yesterday by President Hoover with the presentation of a medal. ‘The dinner was tendered Gen. Stephan by the officers of the District of Co- lumbia Staff, 121st Engineers, and the 260th Coast Artillerv. Approximately 100 officers were present. Secretary of War Hurley. who was to have been present, was unable to attend and his place was taken by Assistant WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY. SEPIK ibKR 21, 1932. " OPEN- -TOMORROW : RICHMAN BROTHERS 1327 F STREET, N.W. eA4 National Institution Comes RICHMAN BROTHERS OWN CLOTHING FACTORY FINE CLOTHES DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU WITHOUT MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT = = EXTRA TROUSERS 3450 For many years, the people of Washington have hoped for the day when they too could buy Richman Brothers Clothes, direct from factory without middle- man’s profit. That day is now here. Tomorrow morning, Richman Brothers open their sustained throughout August with fur-| NEW YORK. September 21.—An in- | Secretary Payne. Mr. Payne lauded the tier increases in activities reported in | crease in electric power production for | long service of Gen. Stephan in the certain sections of the country.” | the week ended September 17, was re- | Guard and assailed recent efforts in The service said building permits Te- | ported todav by the National Electric | COngress to pare 2.000 officers from the doors with a hearty invitation to everyone to come ported by the 352 cities indicated an aggregate cost of 137,073 for build- | ing operations, while the number of | operations increased 18.7 per cent over July. Comparison With July. “Comparing August with July, 1932, it said, “there was an increase of 22.5 per cent in the number and an increase | of 20.6 per cent in the estimated cost of new residential buildings. New non- | residential buildings increased 23.6 per cent in number but decreased 3.7 per cent in estimated cost - . “Additions, alterations and repairs in- | creased 16.8 per cent in number and 10.1 per cent in estimated cost. * * * Family dwelling units were provided for 2,290 families. This is an increase of 18 per cent as compared with Julv.” Checking reports of 343 identical cities, the service found building opera- | tions in August were 25.1 per cent less in number and 70.9 per cent less in estimated cost than in August, 1931 In its employment report is said: “Building continues to lag behind the volume usually apparent at this period of the year.” The more favorable em- | ployment signs were found in harvest- ing. canning, cotton ginning, textiles, boots and shoes and highway construc- Y% service further said: “Various agencies of the United States Government awarded contracts during August for building to cost $11,936.074. This is in increase of nearly $2,000.000 as compared with July, but considerably Jess than one-half of the value of con- tracts awarded during August, 1931.” FREIGHT LOAD INCREASE. Several Railroads Report Improvement | Week Ending September 7. NEW YORK. September 21 (P).— Several railroads today reported larger freight loadings for the week ended September 17 than for the previous week, which covered the Labor day slackening of traffic. Missouri Pacific last week handled 22517 cars against 19,087 the week be- fore; St. Louis San Francisco, 14,228, against 11,504; International Great Northern, 3,576, against 3,178; Gulf Coast Lines, 2,237, against 1645, and Missouri-Kansas-Texas, 7.606, against 6052. St. Louis Terminal reported loadings of 28,537 cars, compared with 24,942, MILLS RE-EMPLOY 1,300. Textile Operations in South Carolina ?ownl Run Full. GRANITEVILLE, S. C., September 21' UP)—Textile mills here and at Vau- gnnmu and Wnr':envule have resun;eg full-time operations, employing 1,30 eperatives, Light Association, The figure stood at 1,476,442,000 kilowatt hours against 1,443977.000 the week before, a gain of 32,465,000 which was less than the sharp gain of 80.393.000 reported for the same period last year, but contrasted with losses in the corresponding ‘weeks of both 1930 and 1929. For the Nation as a whole, produc- tion was 11.2 per cent below the 1931 level against 8.7 per cent the week before. The Atlantic Seaboard reported for the week a decrease of 7.3 per cent from last ‘year while New England, taken alone, was down 4.1 per cent. The Pacific. Coast showed & decline of 5.6 per cent, and the central industrial region a decrease of 15.3 per cent. !PATENT OFFICE EMPLOYE FETED ON RETIREMENT Miss Georgia A. Galloway, an em- ploye of the Patent Office for 47 years, was presented- with an engraved copy of her record, a purse of gold and a large basket,of flowers at a testimonial program in her honor recently on her retirement from the office. The program, staged by the employes of the office and_ arranged by Frank D. McKinney, was held at St. Cyprian's Parish Hall, Thirteenth- and C streets southeast. ~James- A. Brearley, chief clerk; Clarence Sutton,’ assistant chief of the manuscript and lithograph divi- sion, ana William T. Lee of the interfer- | ence division, spoke. The program .included musical pum- bers by the Washington Concert Or- chestra under the direction of Herbert H. Jones, and _vocal selections by Mrs. Carrie Craig, Roland Tolson and How- ard G. Davis. P.-T. A. MEETS TONIGHT. Roosevelt High School Group to Hear Allan Davis. The Roosevelt High School Parent- Teacher - Association will hold its first | meeting in the mnew s¢hool building, Thirteenth and Upshur streets, at 8 o'clock tonight, it is announced by Ed- ward R. Willlams, president. Allan Davis, principal, will speak. The association, once the Business High School Parent-Teacher Associa- tion, was prominent in community ef-| forts to obtain appropriations for the new school, which replaced Business. Its officers include: Mrs. A. J. Fant, first vice president; Mr. Davis, the school's principal, second vice presi- dent; C. C. Hutchinson, recording sec- retary; Miss Gertrude Odom, corre- sponding secretary, and Miss Waldtraut Schilke, treasurer, ' register of the Army. | Other Speakers. “The national defense act was cre- ated by the Democrats in 1920 and ! crucified by the Democrats in 1932, the Assistant Secretary declared. Others who euloguized Gen. Stephan included Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, commanding_general of the 3d Corps Area; Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. U. S. A, retired, one of the District Com- missioners; Col. William H. Waldron, executive officer of the Militia Bureau; | Col. Fred R. Brown, officer in charge of National Guard affairs in the 3d Corps Area; Lieut. Col. W. A. McCathran. U. S. A, retired; Lieut. Col. J. J. Staley, commanding the 6th Marine Reserve | Brigade, and Maj. Richard D. La Garde, U. S. A, retired. Lieut. Col. Campbell Hodges. military aide to the President. and Capt. Walter | Vernou. naval aide to the President, | were present at the speakers’ table. | | Recounted War Experiences. | In his speech congratulating Gen. | Stephan, Gen. Malone pictured him | primarily as a commander of Infantry {and made an enthusiastic defense of | the use of that arm of the military | service in modern warfare. | " “The next war will begin in the air |and end in the mud.” he declared. Throughout the dinner, telegrams of congratulation to Gen. Stephan from | organizations and individuals were read at intervals' by Maj. Sidney Morgan, who in civilian life is secretary to the Federal Tariff Commission. Gen. Stephan responded to the | presentation speech of Gen. Malone with a_dctailed account of his experi- | ences during the World War. MAN SHOT FIVE TIMES Assailant Sought After Fracas in Southwest Court. William T. Swann, 34, colored, 400 !block of Eighth street southwest, was in a serious condition in Emergency Hospital today suffering from five bullet | wounds inflicted by another colored man | m Neals court southwest last night. | - The man.has a bullet wound in the neck, two in the arm, one in the chest | and another in the jaw. The nickname | of Swann’s assailant was given police. { CHAPLAIN IN AUTO CRASH | | Although his automobile was wrecked when it crashed into a railing, Lieut. Thomas J. Knox, Chaplain Corps, U. S. 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