Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-03

M large number Of increases in
43aries and new employees
Post oAlcs Department.
z rsausscn in The total total. sai I: :.ea sor
mended, the sum RECOMMENDED oeins
Slx7e, 40, ~ compared with $1.s04szeo
ap1ropristsd last year.
Department Of Commerce.
An administrative assistant to tho
oscrstary At Q salary OF $1,000 10 asked
elong with number OF other new en-
For promoting commerce In the far
east the sum Of 5000 is asked. ana
for the commercial attaches OF the de-
Is compared with 100000 appropriated
last year.
Department Of Labor.
An increase of $500 10 asked for the
chief clerk, making his salary $500.
and of 500. in the salary of the ap-
pointment clerk. making his salary
ka,Soo. The following new officers. at
salaries of $4,000 each. are recon-
msnded: Assistant chief clerk, deputy
disbursing clerk and an assistant chief
Of the division of publications and
supplies.
the bureau of labor statistics to con-
tfnue the study OF trade agreements
I'm the more important industries. win
special reference to the provision III
such agreements for preventing
strikes.
For the investigation of conditions
OF labor in coal mining the sum VI
$4,000 Is asked.
Department Of Justice.
The total for the Department OF
Justice is s636,23o. an increase OF ohiy
$4,000 over last year.
Judicial-Nine law clerks TOT Ine
Chief Justice and each associate 9u ~
tiee Of the Supreme Court. at S''00o
each. are recommended
Department Of Agriculture.
fbe total for the Office Of the Secre-
fary of Agriculture amounts to SI7o.-
40. as compared with s717,s20 last
year.
The grand total for the Department
of Agriculture is S26.45s,S51. as com
oared to s39635,513. 1t is explained
that a large amount of the reduction
is due to the fact that no Appropriation
is asked this year for stimulating 1000
production.
lQ01du AndhSs
The total for Indian affairs requested
is $12,255, 210, in increase of about Sfoo'-
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
asks little more than $s,o0o.0ec.
Shipping Board.
The expenses of the shipping board
are placed at sS99.517,5oo. which in
ciudes the construction and reQuisition-
ing of ships and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
Council Of National Defense.
For the Council of National Defense
1870, geo is asked. as against 100000
previously.
Federal Trade Commission.
The Federal Trade Commissions ex-
penses are estimated at sl,429,240, as
against 100000.
- Other Government Bureaus.
The usual $4,000 is asked for the
federal board for the mediation and
cancellation of interstate transportation
wage disputes A new item of s57.5o0 is
presented for salaries of the United
6tates employees compensation COM
mission and their employees. The esti-
mate for the national advisory commit
tee for aeronautics is increased to
S26e,ee0 For the work Of connecting
Rock Creek and Potomac parks here
In the capital 100000 is estimated.
FOR the Arlington Memorial bridge
commission, which Is to plan the con-
nection Of Washington to Arlington,
Va, $4,000 is submitted.
Public Health Service. e !.
For collecting information of the
prevalence and geographic distribution
Of disease the public health service
asks $4,000. An increased estimate OF
S25e. geo for studies In rural sanitation
IL submitted.