The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

the daily treasury statement in future
would be issued in complete changed
form, designed to show at glance
the assets and liabilities OF the gov
ernment- 1t will be In the nature OF
budget statement, with purpose OF
indicating from day to day whether
the government revenues are progress
ing on surplus or deficit basis
That the space used by the postal
service In federal buildings has rent
al value aggregat-
KGnfdl value ing more than five
hcenrfnin and half million
dollars annually
is shown by statistics gathered by
Jonathan Bourne, Jr.. chairman Of the
joint committee on railway mail pay
and second-class postage. This rental
value has never before been ascer-
tanned, and has never been considered
in computing the cost Of the postal
service. In making the figures pub
lie, Mr. Bourne said:
Under present methods of post Of
fee bookkeeping, if the government Is
paying $4,000 year for rent OF quar-
ters for post Office, that expenditure
is charged as an expense of the serv-
ice But If the government expends
100000 for public building and To-
Gates the post Office therein, the rental
charge ceases, showing, according to
the books, a decrease of $4,000 In ex-
penses, whereas, in fact, charge OF
three per cent interest on the invest
ment would equal the former rent. No
account has been kept Of the rental
value of public buildings.
Believing that definite information
should be available upon this subject,
asked custodians of all federal build
ings to submit estimates of the rental
value of buildings under their jurisdic-
ton From information thus secured,
and with statement of the PROPOSE
ton of space used by the postal serv-
ice, it was ascertained that the rental
properly chargeable to the postal serv-
ice is $5,514,797 in the 719 buildings
concerning which reports were re-
ceived. / submit that intelligent busi-
ness methods should require that this
amount be debited against the postal
service in addition to the $4,280,0O0
now debited for rental of buildings not
owned by the government"
The pages of the senate, all young
sters of twelve and thirteen, held a
mock session OF
Pages in that august body
Mock SnSSi0n. late the other aft
ernoon. 1t attract
ed dozens of tourists, who flocked into
the galleries and applauded the pro-
ceedings.
Joseph CTooles messenger In
charge OF the pasas occupied Vice
President Marshal naif 1 N ashara.
IN shirt Waists slld ars, ran go
themselves aleng ia the front saaEs,
usually occupied bg dignified states
men.
A resolution was proposed inereas,
ing the salaries OF al pages from STE
to $500 a month Then nlTnble page
hoped to his feet and offered substi-
tute fixing the compensation at $4,000
a month. This was adopted with
huzzah that ratified the fresco work.
bill was offered for the relief OF
bull pups, with the request that it be
referred to the committee on dog Tight
ing
yongster named Mccoy was in
clined to be noisy, and the gavel pound
ing of O'Toole did not suppress him.
When a mock senator moved that the
sergeant-at-arm be instructed to ap-
ply Maxim muffier to Mccoy, Colonel
Higgins came strolling in through
rear door. He laughed and Joined the
audience.
Uncle Sam has made UP his mind
to steer his people by dangerous
pitfalls if they
Warns Against listen to him.
p;4f,IIe The other day
DR.. W. c. Rucker,
assistant to DR.. Rupert Blue or the
United States health service, issued
statement telling everybody how to
keep cool and well in hot weather.
Following this warning Secretary D.
r. Houston of the department OF agrf-
culture gave out some useful hints
about summer food and drinks.
Boiled down, the advice of Mr..
Houstin is:
The nose and eyes are the house
wives best detectives of bad food.
Smell, observe and taste everything
offered as food in the summer time.
The ptomaine, a deadly poison bacil-
Ii, thrives nightly in this weather.
Mothers should examine and taste
all food for infants, to detect taint-
Pasteurize all milk. 1t is the most
dangerous food, when not absolutely
clean, pure and fresh.
Clean your ice box and do not
handle food more than necessary.
Avoid all uncooked foods.
Be careful of doubtful restaurants,
particularly so of high seasoned meats
and fish
Insist on boiled water at summer re-
sorts. Do not be misled by the guar
anteed under the pure food and drugs
act label.
Disqualified.
Mrs. McCarty-An phwat does your
| son Teddy be doin' now, Mrs. Flynn!
Mrs. F1ynn-He's doin' toime, MIS-
| McCarty; but it's not his fault that
he's a pickpocket, poor bye' Tney
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