The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-10-31

-" -~'S"ss'1 49, W enVWn OcCxohhcs dp
y characteristic Of tadfr revision
period. the total for the fiscal year
reached $3ls,142, 900, an increase Of
nearly $7,0o0,00O over the previous
year.
Under the first years operation Of
the new pension law the government
paid veterans and WIDOWS $175, 1874, 900.
an increase of $21.537.O00.
The fiscal year closed with Sl64,704,-
900 In the general fund OF the treasury,
as compared with s1s7. 900 a year
ago. va
Secretary McAdcn announced that
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
eminent, 1t will be In the nature OF a
budget statement, with a purpose of
indicating from day to day whether
the government revenues are progress
ing on a surplus or deficit basis.
That the space used by the postal
service In federal buildings has a rent
al value aggregat-
neHtdl value ing more than five
AScertained. 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
flee bookkeeping, II the government Is
paying $4,000 year for rent of quar-
tiers for a post Office. that expenditure
is charged as an expense Of the serv-
ice. But II the government expends
100000 for public building and To-
Gates the post Office therein. the rental
charge ceases. showing, according to
the books, decrease of $4,000 in ex-
penses, wheress. In fact. a 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, l
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 a statement of the PROPOSE
ton of space used by the postal serv-
ice, 1t 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 $4,2S0. 1000
now debited for rental of buildings not
owned by the government"
The pages of the senate, all young
STEERS of twelve and thirteen. held a
mock session OF
Pages in that august body
Mock Sessi0n. late the other aft
No." ernoon. It attract
ed dozens OF tourists. who flocked into
the galleries and applauded the pro-
ceedings.
Joseph O'Toole. messenger In
charge of the pages. occupied Vice
President Marshalrs chair. The others.
in shirt waists and Knockers. ranged
themselves along in the front seats.
usually occupied by dignifled states
men.
A resolution was proposed increas-
ing the salaries of all pages from SIS
to 5000 month Then q nimble page
hoped to his feet and offered substi-
tute fixing the compensation at $4,000
month. This was adopted with a
huzxah that ratified the fresco work.
A bill was offered for the relief Of
bull pups, with the request that 1t be
referred to the committee on dog hight
Ing.
A yongster named Mccoy was in
clined to be noisy. and the gavel pound
ing of O'Toole did not suppress him.
When q mock senator moved that the
sergeant-at.arms be instructed to ap-
ply q Maxim muflier to Mccoy, Colonel
Higgins came strolling In through q
rear door. He laughed and Joined the
audience.
Uncle Sam has made up his mind
to steer his people by dangerous
pitfalls II they
Warns AGAINST listen to him.
Pitfalls. Inc c'n er.s a a
assistant to DIR. Rupert Blue OF the
United States health service. issued q
statement telling everybody how to
keep cool and well in hot weather.
Following this warning Secretary D.
F. Houston Of the department OF agri-
culture gave out some useful hints
about summer food and drinks.
Boiled down. the advice OF Mr..
Houstin 10:
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. deadly poison bacil-
II. thrives nightly in this weather.
Mothers should examine and taste
~, s<><,a S<,r Snfo ufa IN detect taint