The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
BODY OF WORKMAN DROWNED MONTH AGO
 IDENTIFIED BY RING

Florence, January 31.-(Special.)- The body of T. P. O'Neal, carpenter foreman, who was drowned tgether with three other men Christmas Eve when dredge boat overturned at Will son dam, was found Sunday afternoon near the powerhouse of the nitrate plant No. 2, being located by workmen The body was lying at the edge of small island in that section of the Tennessee river.
 The body was in a swollen and un- recognizable condition, but friends of MT. o'Neal identified the body by means of Woodmens ring on his fin- ger and pocket knife found in his clothing. His family reside in Chatta- nooga to which point the body was sent today for burial
 
 be abnormally great for this season.
 Wage reductions have continued, the board said, and the curtailment has spread to sections of the country where wage rates have hitherto been main tained at high levels. About 10000 tex tile mill workers in New England shave suffered wage cuts averaging 22h per cent the review added, and while re- auctions in the boot and shoe industry have not been so large they have been extensive.
 Some increase in the demand for labor in Massachusetts was noted in January but the Boston employment officers in- formed the board that the number of applications was the greatest on record during the first days of the month
 INCREASE IN NE WYORK
 Unemployment in the New York dis- trict increased by about per cent in January, the review said. Some textile mills have reopened and there has been greater activity in the mems clothing industry of Rochester, it added but transportation companies dropped a con- number of employees during the month. Unemployment was likewise Widespread among longshoremen, freight handlers, dock workers and seamen while there were further reductions in iron and steel plants, the board added
 IF the Philadelphia district unemploy- ment is prevalent, the board reported, as a result of the continuance of shut downs of plants, or curtailment of operations in many lines of industry.
 Textile mills in the Richmond district resumed work in January but in the building trades and in the ranks of un- skilled labor, the review said serious lack of employment existed there
 IDLENESS WIDESPREAD
 The number of unemployed has in- creased decidedly in the Atlanta district and idleness has become widespread in the ranks of the unskilled. In many lines wage reductions have already been made, the board added.
 Unemployment became more pro- nounced in the Detroit district during the month. the board stated being es- pecially felt in industries such as iron and steel, autom obiles, shoes, furniture, clothing and lumber. So far wages have continued fairly steady. despite the de- cline in the numbers employed the board lad |uyni1 {. <<f1 1,t,o f,.1r cities to the farms has been especially 
 In the Minneapolis district unemploy- ment is increasing. The board reported no work in progress at the Duluth ship yards and considerable decline in the numbers at work in mining and lumber ing operations.
 conditions in California are not unfav- rable, the board said in it's review, but in Portland, unemployment was twice the normal figure and in Spokane nearly twice the normal. Wage reductions of from 10 to 20 per cent have occurred in various parts of the, district, the board added. WHOLESALE TRADE DECREASE
 Continued decrease in wholesale trade activity, particularly in the southern and sections of the country, was reported by the board, but the sit- nation in retail trade there was charac- .erized by considerable buying of a care ful and discriminatory nature.
 Prices of certain staples. notably grains, cotton and other agricultural products, rose early in January, the board reported Other leading commod- ties such as crude and refined oils and coal not greatly affected in earlier months, were increasingly weak, and iron and steel continued to decline.
 Financially. the month has been en- the board declared. Slacken- ing in for credit authorized in ma .erial reduction in the total outstanding volume of certain amounting in the month to about $50,0Oo00O. while gold holdings increased to about $25000, 900.
 In private finance. the board said, the month has been a period of improvement of values in most classes of securities. Various minor issues of foreign public bonds. have been floated with success and number of relatively important private issues have been sold to the pub- lie, although all of these sales accord ng to the review, have taken place a. rates which indicate a continuation Of nigh levels of interest