New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1926, Page 39

SLIGHT DECREASE IN EMPLOYNENT Payroll Tofals Also Decline in November in Industries ‘Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—Em- ployment in manufacturing indus- tries was reduced .2 per cent in November as compared with Octo- ber, and pay-roll totals were reduced 3.2 per cent, according to a relim- inary report of the hureau of labor statistics of the department of labor. Employment in November also was 1.2 per cent less than in the same month of 1926, and pay-roll totals were 0.8 per cent less. Usually November s a month when seasonal reductions in some industries are offset by increased activities in others, leaving the net change small, whether it be an in- crease or a decrease. In 1925 No- vember showed a slight improve- ment over October, and in 1923 and 1924 there were small - decreases, Dboth in employment and employees’ carnings. The rather large falling off in employees’ earnings this year was due, in part at least, to a more general observance of Armistice day. The bureau’s weighted index of employment for November is 91.4, as compared with 92.5 for both October, 1926, and November 1925; the weighted index of pay-roll totals for November is 95.4, as compared with 98.6 for October, 1926, and 96.2 for November, 1925, This report covers 10,296 estab- lishments having in November 3,- 026,330 employees whose combined ecarnings in one week were $80,- 241,864, Steel Ship Building Gains Twenty-two of the 54 separate industries gained employes in No- vember, the outstanding increase be- ing 6.7 per cent in steel shipbuilding. Rubber boot and shoe employes in- creased 3. 1 per cent, carpets 2.4 per cent, book and job printing 2 per cent, woolen goods 1.7 per cent, furniture 1.4 per cent, and cotton goods 1 per cent. The most pro- nounced decrcases in employment were largely seasonal, such as 20.7 per cent in the carriage and wagon industry, 9.5 per cent in ice cream, 6.2 per cent in women’s clothing, & per cent in confectionery, 4 per cent in brick, and 2.9 per cent in men’s clothing. The automobile and auto- mobile tire industries, which do not either gain or lose employes habitu- ally in November, and which do not customarily fluctnate in unison, each reported o loss of over 8 per cent. Employes' earnings in November gained in only 14 industries, car- pets showing an increase of 7.5 per cent, followed by rubber boots with | an increase of 2.9 per cent. In- creases of from 1 to 1.8 per cent are shown in slaughtering and meat packing, furniture, printing, glass, electric car building and repairing, shirts, and cotton goods. In addi- tion to the 8 industries showing the largest reductions in employment the following industries also show ed considerable, though mostly smaller, decreases in pay-roll totals: flour, sugar, silk goods, woolen goods, ifron and steel, structural ironwork, foundry and machine shop products, steam fitting, boots and shoes, fertilizers, cement, pot- tery, and stamped and enameled ware. The paper group and the group of “miscellaneous industrics, alone of the twelve groups of industries, showed increased employment in November, the percentage change in each case being 1.1. The most pro- nounced decrease was 4.4 per cent in the vehicle group, and the small- est decrease was 0.3 per cent in the textile group. The last group would have shown an increase but for the abnormal seasonal decline in the clothing industri ‘The South Atlantic states showed an increase in employes of less than onetenth of one per cent in Novem- ber, while each of the remaining 8 geographical divisions showed de- creased employment, the outstand- ing decrease, 3.7 per cent, being in the East North Central division. r Sh-ligj(:--? auvaffo Below November, 11925 Employment in November, 192 was 1.2 per cent below that of No- vember, 1925. Nineteen industries gained employees while 35 indus- tries lost employes. The outstanding gain was 21.8 per cent in steel ship- 25¢ Small Size PER QT. building, although noticeable im- provement was shown also in the structural jronwork, machine togJ, and printing industries, with small- er gains in other iron and steel in- dustries, pottery, glass, and electri- cal goods. The automobile industry showed a decrease of over 19 per cent in the year’s time, as compared with an increase of 42 per cent in November, 1925, over., November, 1924. All of the textile industries also show decreased employment. Among the 9 groups of industries, the fron and steel, leather, paper, chemical, stone and clay, and mis- cellaneous groups all showed a de- clded improvement over November, 1925. The Sounth Atantic states in No- vember again reported increased employment, and the West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific divi- sions also showed an ypward trend. But decreased employment was shown in the eastern, northern, and other southern divisions, the East Central divisions; both north and south, showing very noticeable de- clinffs. Per capita earnings, in all indus- tries combined, decreased 2.1 per cent in November as compared with October. In November 7,788 establishments reported an average of 97 per cent of full-time operation, and an aver- age of 87 per cent of a normal full force of employes, these percentages in each case being about 1 per cent by 7,608 establishments. TEARS ARE REA ACTRESS ASSERTS Eleanor Boardman Insists She Actually Cries Hallywood, Cal, Dec. 17.—P— Screen actresses find that they can cry naturally, without resorting to glycerin, a peeled onion, ammonia | or smelling salts. The tear-making articles, once im- portant items in the motion picture property man’s paraphernalia, therefore have been displaced at most studios by lacrimose music. Eleanor Boardman maintains that real tears may be produced if the actress plays her part thoroughly and feels the poignancy of the sit- uation. Ducts Run Dry, However “However,” Miss Boardman says, “just so many tears can be cried. The tear ducts run dry after a while no matter how much emotion you have, so I work myself up just to the point of tears and allow them to come just when it is time to shoot. T remember once that I cried during the time the lights and cameras | were being arranged and by the time | everything was ready I couldn’t weep another tear.” Joan Crawford, before a tearful scene starta, sits in a corner with her head in her hands listening to soft, sad music. Marceline Day has no | trouble at all crying. In fact, her directors say, it is much more diffi- cult for her to laugh than to weep. ‘When Mae Murray weeps she says she feels as grief stricken as though | her screen woes were real. She adds that sometims it takes her an hour to recover from a strong emotional scene, Stamp Licker Has No Fear of Bad Effects | Washington, Dec. 17.—P— Re- gardless of the sanitary question as |'the lieking of postage stamps as it might affect others, the licker has no need to fear harmful effects from the operation. On the contrary, the postoffice de- partment says the gum is really | foodstuff material, and they are afraid to make it more palatable by adding flavoring because that might | be an incentive for users to remove too much of the adhesive, and thus et the postoffice people into trouble vith an overload of mail to be sent | back for postage. | The gum used has been so good that many have asked for its compo- | sition. Tt is composed of 88 per cent |cassava detrin, a starch obtained from certain South American plants hich is used in making tapioca and cassava bread. 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