The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 8

PAGE EIGHT. DAILY COURIER, CONNEIiSVILLE, PA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, W37. FINISH TWO-YEAR QUEST FOR FIGURE When Statisticians Find It It Is Just 2.5. Practicing Food Conservation in Germany Washington.

Fifty statisticians in search of a figure have finished a two-year quest which carried them through swamps and forests, down into pits and mires, through the din of steel foundries and planing mills, and through mora than a million dry-as-dust documents. And now triumphantly they flaunt their quarry--the figure 2.5. It represents the ratio between irdirect and direct employment set ft rth in the long awaited report cf the Department of Labor, bureau oi" labor statistics or. the Public 'Works administration's non-federal prrgram, which is now being stucjed by Harold L. Ickes and his aids.

When men are given employment on public works they use To prepare these other men must be put to work. T.iis-has always been evident. What baffled economists, government officials, and industrialists was the relation- ship between these two clssses of labor. What they wanted tD know was this: for each hour of employment in building operators, how many hours of employment are created in the preparation of materials? Pursue Long Search. Two and one-half is the answer.

This figure was the object at" the long search by Department of Labor statisticians marshaled by Herman Byer, chief oi the bureau's division of employment "and public construction. To obtain this figure--this simple 2.5--Byer's corps of half a hundred statisticians and statistical clerks carried the -search into every part of the country, while 4C.OOO contractors and sub-contractor; handling PWA jobs swamped Washington headquarters with monthly reports. More than half a biliKn dollars worth of material were studied. Planning the campaign, Byer and his statistical strategists de-j cided to penetrate the unknowns of the three principal factors in materials preparation--production, fabrication, and transportation. For raw materials fielci workers invaded West Virginia mines and Indiana quarries.

They interviewed employers swamp labor in Mis- sissippiandlegend-famedjough-and- ready lumberjacks of the West coast. Open to them time sheets and other records, for in- dustry was as much interested in the study as was government. Checking the second process the statisticians found the co-operation of great steel corporations assisting them in their search. They learned what raw ingredients were required for the finishing of great quantities of materials. They already knew what labor was required to produce i these materials.

With cost ac- counting methods they ascertained employment needed for fabricating finished materials. Study Transportation. Then came transportation. Every type of transport froti mules to fast freight was studied and the findings tabulated. Surveyed were the working hours of engineers, fire- men, and brakemen; of truck drivers, muleteers and stevedores.

Searching through records of these three essential processes in materials preparation tie research- i ers found that the expenditure of i 5539,000,000 for materials reeded in i the first three years of PWA's ncu- federal program had created 741,000,000 man-hours of employment in private industry. Compilation of site employment records cf contractor and sub-contractors showed total direct employment for the same pe- i riod amounted to 299,000,000 man- hours. These two 299,000,000 obtained after dil- igent search were the basic figures in determining the ratio of 2.5 to I. Farmers Urged to Help Nature in the: Dust Belt i Washington. Natural revegeta- tion of many eroded and abandoned farms in the Great could be speeded with proper co operation from farmers, so that they once more could carry a heavy grazing.

load in hail' the natural time, ac- cortiing to E. A. Aldous, of the soil conservation service. When left entirely to nature, Al- dous said, the restoration will be a long process probably requiring Irom 25 to 35 But the re- storation of grasses, essential to re- vegetation, can be hastened, Aldous believes, fay improvement of the structure and humus content of the soil. i TV Big hve Rail Unions to Ask 20 Per Celt Raise CHICAGO, Jan.

joint committee of five railroad brotherhoods announced tonight it hiid decided to ask for a 20 per cent wage increase 1 all tile unions. The decision ended a week-long deadlock over how a request for an increase would be presented. David B. Robertson, president oi the Firemen and Enginemen, said the proposed increase mean $110,500,000 annually ftr some members of the Jive unions. A spokesman said no date sc' for presenting l'ic demand md it woiiid involve only the "Big Five" brotherhoods.

There 16 other railroad unions, it Here's a peek behind the scenes in Germany. In line with the national program to conserve foodstuffs, the country celebrates one "one dish" day per week. The gentleman gazing pensively at his bowl of eoup IB Chief of Staff Lutze of the German Army, -who joins with his family doing their snare. (Central Press) Grilled in Opera Murder Auto Inspection Deadline Jan. 31 RUBYS, O'BRIENS BOWLING WINNERS The Rubys took two out of three from the Keanys while the O'Briens made it three straights over the Berkeys in the Capstan Glass Duckpin League the Gialuim bowling alleys.

The scores: HUBYS Joe Turek J64 159 142 465 Novak 150 162 144 456 K. 125 204 JBable 125 1SU 110 431 i ...147 124 135 -106 Gilpin 125 125 Totals 711 810 6 3 6 2 1 7 7 KEANYS 445 HARR1SBURG, Jan. of Revenue J. B. Kelly today warned 800.000 Pennsylvania motorists they have but a fow days in which to have automobi'es mechanically inspected before expiration ol life compulsory inspection period January 31.

After January 31, the State Highway Patrol will pick up any motorist operating without the new red inspection sticker, Kelly said. Finos of S10 and costs or imprisonment for five days may be assessed against motorists violating the law. O'Brien Logan Kapella I Gebe IDobrick 138 130 145 413 160 158 109 152 130 301 131 145 140 4 1 109 342 111 362 Totals 614 729 6 8 4 2 0 2 7 O'BRIKXS 134 HIS 105 114 1V5 152 McNorick Stevens Black :35 122 132 389 J. Gcbc i T. Mascia Weyant Surrendering to police 48 hoars after the fatal stabbing of Frank Cicero, Stamford, tracking official, in the Manhattan Opera House in New York; Joseph Berger and Gabriel Klar (inset) are shown at police headquarters.

Berger is seen being fingerprinted. Both were still in evening clothes they wore night of the (Central Prcu) Formosa Famoas for Fence Ceded to Japan by China in 1895, Formosa is famous for one of the most unusual fences in the world, Called the Aiyu-Sen, or guard line, it extends for more than 360 miles, of which 230 are electrified. Its pur- pose is to keep back the Chin-hwan, or "wild savages," who live in the interior and raid the civilized communities which cling precariously to a narrow belt of coastline. The savages number more than 100,000 and are divided into 146 tribes. They practice- head-hunting.

For currency, salt is used. Instead of priests they have priestesses. These women act as "rain destroyers." It-rains so much in Formosa that "rain practiced among primitives of dry climates, gives way to savage incantations to prevent Post. ONCLABM Western Dignity Upheld; No Longer Wild Frontier San Jose, Cal. Times have changed in the west.

Wilford McAfee interrupted hi; testimony before Judge Percy O'Connor lo remark: ''Judge, do you mind if I smoke?" "I certainly do," replied his honor. "We are not running a frontier court in the back of a bar. Finish your testimony and go outside to smoke." Gen. Sam Houston's Activities Gen. Sam Houston with 743 raw troops defeated Santa Anna with 1,600 Mexican veterans, thus winning the independence of Texas, Genera! Houston was elected oresi- der.t of Texas in 1836.

The "independent republic u-as admitted to the Union in 1845. sent to the United States senate. He was elected governor of the state in 1850. He tried to prevent Texas joirrng ihe Confederacy. Southern sympathizers succeeded in exposing him in i died in 1863.

Bees' Eyes The impression that bees are attracted to flowers brightest to human eyes has been proved erroneous by experimenters of the Amer- They have learned that tees and other insects see colors beyond the ultraviolet end of the spectrum. Ultraviolet, to the human eye, is black, the absence of light. When photographed through ultraviolet filters, certain flowers reveal patterns very different from the colors seen by the human retina. HENRY J. SUTTLE DIESATSCOTTDALE; FUNERAL SATURDAY Special la The Courier.

SCOTTDALE, Jan. Henry Jacob tittle, 78 years old, died at 11:15 o'clock Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Earnesty of R08 Garficld avenue Irom a heart attack. Mr. Suttle a we'd known resident of this community.

He came to Everson in 1889 and was mine forc- at the Amoriam Shcft and Tin Plate Company mine un the hillside 'above the Scottthile where he was employed until it was closed. 'Ton years he was retired on a pension by the United States Steel Corporation. He has made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Earrosly, since the death of his wifp.

Mrs, Miiir- Suttle, July 31, 1929. Surviving are a son. Harry ,1. Suttle of Scottdale, and three daugh- tors, Mrs, Earnesty and Mrs. Carl B.

Prilchard of Scottdnle? and Mrs. George oC Also 24 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. The funeral sen-ice will be held at the Earnesty home Saturday after; neon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. D. M.

5 Spangler, pristor of the United Brethren Church of Evorson, offi- dating. Interment be made in Scottdale Cemetery. 150 181 110 441 161 113 274 Totals 681 S35 702 2138 BERKEYS Grouse 142 93 128 3K3 Shipley ...110 110 Barlley .106 108 108 322 Noscheefe 123 113 131 3G7 Burkharct 120 104 112 336 Buck Moore 127 136 263 Totals 60). 545 702 1761 I John T. Fry Dies.

A.LVERTCW, Jan. 22. John Thomas Fry, 6-1, died Wednesday morning at his home at 221 South Third street. after a lingering illness. Surviving are i children, Lawrence -T, ot' Greensburg i and Charles C.

of Youngwcod, one 1 brother, William Fry of Alvertcn, and three grandchildren. The funeral service will he held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the late ihome followed fay interment in i Mount Lebanon Cemetery nt Tarn Eph Watti has perfected a new Invention that no other Inventor can hold a candle to. It's a new tangled gun powder. I've noticed that the fellera who plant seeds of discontent usually raise cain, Use Our Costs small. Classified Ads.

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