Evening star., 1914-07-25
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

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John B {. kershaw. member Of the
Royal Statistical Society Of London. has
prepared statement on the increase of
the cost OF living in the world from 1909
to l3l2. He has obtained the necessary
data from special publicat issued by
the different governments of the world
In England Russia and the United
States the increase in the cost of living
has been almost continuous during the
twelve wears. according TO Mr.. kershaw.
but while in England it WAS only . per
cent from 1870 to 1911. it attained II per
cent in Russia during that period and ~
per cent i'll the United States.
The United States comes pretty near
leading the world in this matter as in
all others. buu Canada carries off the
prize. with an increase during the period
named OF 5l per cent in the cost of
living.
In France there WAS decrease from
1862 to 1896, but setting out with l.SI the
increase in that country was very
marked. In 1872 the cost of living in
France was Il per cent greater than i'll
1900
The increase in the different countries
of the world WAS as follows: Canada.
II per cent: United States. 80: Japan.
3S; Austria. so: Belgium. -: Germany.
50; Holland. 23; Russia. III Italy. 30;
Norway. 10: New Zealand 16. Australia.
III. and France. Il.
The reason why the United States
should be one of the leaders in the in
creased cost of living movement is i'm
possible to determine exactly. according
to one official of the bureau of crop estl-
mates. There are so many reasons that
il is hard matter to pick any one rea-
son. The fact that the standards OF Nv
ing have increased in all countries dur
ing the past decade is pointed to as one
of the most important reasons
George Rommel. chief of the division of
animal husbandry. left Wednesday for
Front Royal. Va. to spend the week end
with his family.
y. A. Ormsby. assistant chief clerk. is
spending the week a a-fishing. Today he is
out at Great Falls trying his luck.
j. j. Shaw of the chief clerks Office is
al Midland Beach, Staten Island. this
week.
Miss NJ. f. Shanahan of the division of
crop reports. bureau of crop estimates. IS
on her annual leave. which viii terminate
July ~.
LLOYD Pray of the division of crop re-
ports is spending his vacation with his
father at Deckerville. Mich.
reports is taking his vacation at St
Matthews. S. c.
Miss Ella c. Latham of the division of
crop reports is spending her vacation.
which will last until July 2G. in Virginia.
D. II. Groesbeck. watchman. is taking a
vacation of couple of weeks in Nir-
ginia.
The division of crop reports, bureau
Of crop estimates, is TO issue August ]
report on the condition of cotton, at
which time the bureau will be locked Up,
by order of the Secretary, as usual.
August = reports on corn, winter wheat,
oats, barley, rye, buckwheat. potatoes. to-
bacco, flaXseed, rice, apples and hay are to
be issued.
DR.. S. A. Jones of the bureau of crop
estimates left Friday for an inspection
tour of the field agents of the country
DR.. Jones has immediate charge of the
field force.
Miss Henrietta Smedes has returned to
the office after a months, vacation.
Leor Estabrook, chief of the bureau of
crop estimates, spent last week end on
his farm at Frederick, Nd
Robert Stein of the division of crop rec
ords has been recuperating on his farm
He is expected back at the Office shortly
il is announced.
The emergency room in the ba s.inent
of the main building is now in good
wor;:n,g order DIR. II. W. Barker is in
charge.
Ernst Meier Of the forest service died
in Boston Monday. Interment was in
that city. Mr.. Melzer had been i'll since
the middle of May. He leaves a wife and
two married daughters.
The following members of the bureau
of chemistry attended the meeting of the
American Association of Food. Drug and
Dairy officials. held in Portland. Me.
July 1917: Dr. G. l.. Alsberg. chief of
Kebler, Dr. l. X Phelps and DIR. H. NJ.
LoomiS.
A. f. Koon. clerk in the bureau of
chemistry. is cn a ten-day leave of alb
Sence.
Miss Laura Shipe. who has been in
Pennsylvania on vacation. returned TO
the bureau of chemistry today.
Joseph Cohen of the office of chief clerk
of the bureau of chemistry left today for
a months vacation, the major portion of
which he will spend motor boating on
the river.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson. clerk in the bu-
reau. is taking a ten-day vacation
Charles Scheffler. assistant chemist,
has resigned from the bureau to accept
a position in the patent office.
r. n. Kent. recently appointed Junior
engineer in the bureau of chemistry. re-
ported for duty Wednesday.
J. 3. KinGsbuiy, property clerk OF the
nsecticide and fungcide board. sailed
Tuesday for a siN-week tour OF Europe.
Bernard E. Erikson of the Office Of the
executive officer of the insecticide and
fun-icide board was married recently to
Miss Caro- Beth Peck of Chicago. This
makes the second marriage in the office
within a month and it isn't a large orfice,
at that.
DIR. l. L. Howard. chief of the bureau
OF entomology returned Monday from an
extended trip through the western states.
Friends oc Mrs. Margaret F. +. Thorn.
who is in charge of about twenty clerks
in the document section of the division of
claim that she holds the
unique distinction of being one of the
very few government employees who do
not take any annual leave.
Mrs Thorn has been i'll The department
for twenty-siX years and during all that !
time has never taken a days sick leave. |
She does not take any annual leave