New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1924, Page 13

& ISDAY, JULY 20, 1024, Besse-Leland’s for Wednesday Morning AP ... i - - EE—— Women’s and Misses’ LINENE DRESSES $1 A good $2 Dress Women's and Misses’ DRESSES ssorted Fabrics $5 Regular $10 values Women's and Misses’ SUMMER SILK DRESSES 87 Our regular $14 Dresses Women's and Misses' SILK DRESSES $14 Qur regular $25 and $35 Silk Dresses SPECIAL HOSIERY —SALE — $1.55 Regular $2 Grade Full fashioned & SILK SWEATERS $4.10 Values $10 and $12 MISSES’ KNICKERS Khaki and Linene 31.10 Values to $5 GIRLS’ MILLI To Close 50c Values to $3.00 ‘RY vehicle industries. An average of 88 per cent of full time and an average of 76 per cent of full capacity were operated by the es- tablishments reporting as to their operating schedules in June, In other words 76 per cent of a full normal number of employees were working 88 per cent of full time. This is a drop of 2 per cent in full time opera- o 3 e , . o R = : tion and of 1 per cent in full capacity H operation as compared with May. Wage rate increases were reported by 23 establishments in June, while wage rate decreases were reported by 102 establishments. The {increases were not significant, but one half the decreases were in the lumber group of industries, and one quarter were in per cent; in the Middle Atlantic divi- |per cent and the decrease in pay roll sion employment decreased 2.3 per totals was 5.1 per cent, 8ix of the cent and pay roll totals 4.7 per cent; {7 iron and steel group of industries in the west north central division enfle |show decreased employment in June, ployment decreased 1.8 per cent and |the structural ironwork industry being pay roll totals 1.6 per cent; in the the one exception, this also being the south Atlantic division employment {result of seasonal activity. The iron decreased h per cent and pa roll .and steel industry alone dropped 7 totals 5.2 per cent; in the west south [per cent of its employees and paid central division employmient decreas-[16.8 per cent less in wages, while the ed 3.5 per cent and pay roll totals |combined 7 industries dropped 4.6 per 2.8 per cent; and in the Pacific divi- fcent of their employees and paid 10.5 sion employment decreased 1.9 per|per cent less in wages. In the re- cent and pay roll tolals decreased 1.1 {maining 9 groups there were only 2 per cent. As in May, the mountain |increases in empolyment in June, and division gained both in employment jonly 5 increases in earnings. The and earnings. vehicle group of {industries and Comparin stamped ware both decreased 7.2 per from identical cent in employment, while the leather LESS EMPLOYMENT IN NEW “ENGLAN 2.9 Per Cent Fewer Workers-6.7 “Per Cent Less Money manufacturing in-| Employment in 3 in dustries decreased 3.8 June; payroll totals decreased 6.7 per per cent June and May establishments reports in- cent; and per capita carnings decreas- | ed 8 per cent. liimnary figures, presented United States Department of through the Bureau of Tabor Statis- tics, are based on reports from §,627 establishments in 52 industries cov- ering 2,254,657 employces whose to- tal earnlugs im one week in June were $63,892,615, The same establishments tn May reported 2,624,141 employees and total pay rolls of $68,460,342, The greatest decrease hoth in em ployment and in pay roll shown In the East North Central geo- graphic division as was the case in May. The decreases in June were 6.8 per cent in employment and 10.6 per cent in pay roll totals. The New Fng- | land division lost 2.9 per cent of its employees, and earnings decreased 6.7 by the ' These unweighted pre- ¢ June in Lahor | decre dustries. e group show employment erage increases for the group being 1.7 per cent in employment, and 2.4 per cent in gained over 4 per cent in both items. Nine of the 10 textile industries show totals decreased in June, the men's clothing industry being the exception, owing to its sea- sonal activity. 10 of the 52 ind ses in pay roll totals in 13 in- All of the six industries in the food |fe gains in June, both in |au and inearnings, the av- earnings. Confectionery employment. and earnings This industry gained 8.5 per cent In employment and 14.9 per cetn in pay roll fotals. The de- crease in employment in the combin- |wi od textile group| of Industries was 2.7 |ire and creases are entirely seasonal, 192: 52 industries there was a decrease in 1924 of 12,9 per cent in employment and a decrease of 16.8 per cent in pay roll totals. dustries srow decreased employment in the year's time, 29 of the decreases being over 10 per cent. ment and pay roll reases in employment ave shown for jand chemical groups both decreased ries and over § creases among the individual indus- per cent. The greatest de- ies in these nine groups were in the rtilizer, agricultural implement and itomobile industries. The fertilizers' agricultural implements’ de- Comparing June, 1924, with June, In 5,982 establishments in the Forty-seven of the 52 in- Both employ- totals decreases ere especially large in the textile, on-and steel, leather, chemical and On Your Vacation NO PAPER WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE —HERALD— it Will Follow You Wherever the Mails Go For 18c a week Before you leave for the Shore or the Mountains be sure to order THE HERALD mailed to you—It will keep you in touch with the news at home while on your vacation. Prepaid Subscriptions are required by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Consequently we cannot open charge accounts for summer orders the textile industries. Reports of the interstate commerce commission show an increase on April 15, 1924, in all employees on class I railroads, excluding executives and ofticlals, of 1.5 per cent as compared with March 15, 1924, and a decrease of 3.1 per cent as compared with April 15, 1923. There was a decrease in the monthly corgpensation in April 15, 1924, of 1.9 per cent as compared with March, 1924, and a decrease of 3.8 per cent as compared with April, 1923. CONNECTICUT GOLFERS IN MONTREAL TOURNEY Jack Stait and Murphy Are Taking Part in Canadian Golf Championships. Montreal, July 29.—~Twenty-five of the leading golfers of the United Btates are entered in the Canadian golf championship opening at Mount Burno August 1, it was learned to- day with the closing of the entries. The Americans are: Walter Hagen, New York, British open champion; Cyril Walker, Englewood, N. J., U. 8, open champion; MacDonald Smith, of San Francisco; Leo Diegel, of Wash- ington: Joe Kirkwood, Australian trick shot ehampion; Willlam Reekie, of Upper Montclair; Tom Kerrigan Siwanoy, Fred Canausa, West Point; D. Cuthbert, Philadelphia; Willlam Reid, Detroit; G. M. Christ, Roches- ter, F. McNamara, Tumble Brook Country elub, Conn.; T. J. Murphy, Stamford, Conn.; O. Brault, .Ogden- burg; Jack Strait, Hartford, Conne; Charles Beamish, Rochester, N. Y.; C, ¥. MecKenna and Wilbur Nagel, Brighton, N. Y.; C. Crighton, James- town, Y.; A Campbell, Niagara Fills, N. Y.; M. 8. Conway, Detroit; P. Henry, New York City: W. C. Jacks, Nowgrk, N. J, and L. McLean, New York City. STILL FISHING AT 101, Clarion, Pa, July 20.—Clarion county assessors usually list men of advanced age as “invalids,” but when William Kratzor, of St. Petersburg, ager 101, was granted a fishing i cense the assessors decided a change in the man’s status was necessary. Kratzor is now listed as a “retired gentleman.” The assessors ruled that a man of 101 years who could fish was not an invaiid SNARE DEPLETES TROUT, | Port Angeles, Wash., July 20.—Be- | cause trout had been miasing !rnm; their fountain pool, | members of a| club here hid and watched. A huge garter snake emerged from the pool leoking well fed. 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