Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1936 — Page 17

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HONN IN FACE

‘OF DULL PERIOD!

ne Increase of 58,000 I

Jobs Reported to Labor Secretary.

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By United Press.

. WASHINGTON, July 23.—Counseasonal

tering the usual dull

trends, employment increased dur-

ing June and gave jobs fo 58,000

more workers in the manufactur-

‘ing and non-manufacturing. indus-

tries, the Labor Department an- | Z

nounced today. “The increase in pay rolls in these combined industries continues the gain which has been reported consistently ‘each month since January,” Commissioner Isadore Lubin of the Bureau of Labor StaPerkins, reported to Secretary Frances

‘His study estimated that aggregate weekly wages mounted nearly "$1,100,000 last month over May. At ‘the same time, Mr. Lubin pointed ‘out that in ‘three of the four pre‘ceding years, large net declines in workers and pay rolls prevailed. . “The June pay roll this year was ‘computed to be $37,500,000 greater than in the corresponding month of 1935.

Counter-Seasonal Gain Shown

Factory employment showed a © .counter-seasonal gain continuing the - expansion which has been « shown each month since January, it was stated. Fifty-six of the 90 manufacturing industries reported more workers in June than in the preceding month and 55 industries showed larger pay rolls. The major gains reported were in the durable-goods industry. It was disclosed that all of the three utility businesses reported increased employment and that a further substantial improvement had been noted in the private building construction industry, showing a 21.5 per cent employment rise over June, 1935. Last month's employment index of 86 was 7.9 per cent over the level of the previous Junie and marked the highest employment level since October, 1930, Mr. Lubin said. The pay roll index of 79.5 was 19.7 over that of June, 1935, and also constiuted a new record since October, 0

WARNS OF TAMPERING WITH NATURE’S WORK

Collins Tells ‘Y’ Club Greater Evils Often Result.

Efforts to upset the work of nature in attempts at conservation often have resulted in counter-evils more menacing than. the origina: ones, William PF. Collins, Indiana Izaak Walton League president, told the Young Men’s Discussion Club last night in the Y. M. C. A. The government spent millions to destroy prairie dogs and gophers, only to find later they fed on the destructive grasshopper, Mr. Collins said.

‘WRECK KILLS NOMINEE |}

Fowler Attorney Victim of Crash : at Lafayette. By United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind. July 23.—Injuries received in an automobile collision late yesterday caused the death today of H. C. Lust, 50, FowJer attorney and Democratic candidate for judge of Benton Circuit Court. ~ Mr. Lust’s car collided with a Greyhound bus at Oxford. Joseph Fynn, Indianapolis, bus driver, escaped injury but five passengers were shaken and bruised.

MAIL CARRIER, 68, DIES

McFarland Funeral to Be Toemerrow; Burial in Illinois.

Augustus ° McFarland, Negro, ‘a

mail carrier here for 33 years, died |;

. yesterday -in his home, 1929 Boule-vard-pl. He was 68. Funeral services are to be held in St. Philip's Episcopal Church at 11:30 a. m. tomorrow." Burial is to be in Paris, Ill. Born in Evansville, ‘he attended public schools there and was graduated from Princeton High School. He came to Indianapolis 40 years

ago.

HOOSIER HELD LOSER

Chicago Jurist Declares Litigant ||

‘Financial Babe in Woods.’ Times Special CHICAGO,-I1ll., July 23. — Judge Evan A. Evans called Robert Schemmel, president of Backstay ‘Welt Co., Union City, Ind, “a financial babe in the woods,” in an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals in refusing to grant ‘Schemmel a $465,710 judgment against a Chicago brokerage firm.

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By United Press NEW YORK, July 23.—Douglas ‘Fairbanks, movie star - and producer, and his wife, the former Lady Sylvia Ashley, arrived today by airplane from California, accompanied by their scottie pup, Bobby Burns, They are en route to England, where Mrs. Fair- - banks’ young nephew is ill )

ROOSEVELT HUNTS

NOVIA SCOTIA TUNA

700-Pound Catch Brings Decision to Set Out Today.

By United Preas 3 ABOARD SCHOONER LIBERTY, July 23.—President Roosevelt sets out today in search of giant funa which abound in these northern waters off Wedgeport, N. S. the rendezvous of his vacation schooner —Yacht Sewanna and her escort. - His decision to try his skill on the big game fish was reached when he saw “a big one that did not get away,” a T00-peund tuna which had been harpooned an hour before the President eame into port last night. Mr, Roosevelt had not indulged in big game fishing since last

‘winter when he was aboard the

Yacht Potomac in Florida waters.

POST ELECTS OFFICERS

Watkins Legion Group Picks Thornburg as Commander.

Hugh 8S. Thornburg has been elected commander of Osric Mills Watkins Post, American Legion.

The post met .last night in the home of Frederick C. Albershardt, 22 E. 55th-st. Mr. Thornburg succeeds George R. Popp.

MURDER CHARGE or

Four Under Arrest’ After|

Deputy Is Slain in Textile Strike.

By United Press TALLADEGA. Ala. July 23.—Five

union men today were charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff John

J. Bryant, slain here in an outbreak '

swearing out. the warrant, was the |

nan who ordered! the le pickets to fire

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