Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-03
FUNDSFORL|bRARy
/ PUT IN ESTIMATES
Items for Departments and
Bureaus for Fiscal Year
1921 Show Increases.

Bureaus for Fiscal Year
1921 Show Increases.
The estimates of appropriations for
Of Columbia and the federal govern
lnent submitted to Congress include
several items of increase for the
Public Library of the District includ-
ing the Takoma Park branch. These
items of increase are: $1,000 for sub
stitutes and other temporary service,
including the conducting of stations
in public school buildings, making the
total for this kind of service, $4,000;
$500 for extra service on Sundays
ing the total for binding, $4,000
Estimated appropriations for various
departments and bureaus of the gov
eminent. showing many increases
proposed over the appropriations for
the present fiscal year. not hitherto
published in The Star include those
for the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce. Many new items are
found designed to promote American
trade abroad.
New Items Included.
For the development of trade through
motion pictures, $4,000 is asked: for
post allowances to ernp'ores st7tion"d
abroad. 100000; for the transporta-
ton of families of employees of the
bureau, $4,000. Many increases are
asked also for the bureau of standards.
The total estimated salaries and
continuing expenses of the Depart
lnent of Labor are s1.700,430, an in
crease of $550.000. Some of these in
creases in the Department of Labor
are: $4,000 for the salaries and eX-
penseS of the commissioners of con-
ciliation, 100000 for the bureau of
labor statistics, $4,000 for the bureau
of immigration. SOS, 900 for the bureau
of naturalization and $4,000 for the
children'S bureau.
The estimates for thu Department
of Justice proper are S704,540, an IN
crease of about 100000.
Estimates for Agriculture.
In the Department of Agriculture
the estimates for. the office of the Sec
rotary are $475,S60, decrease of $685.
200. In the bureau of farm manage
Irent, however, an increase of more
than 100000 is proposed, making the
total S611,99O.
The bureau of markets estimate is
s3,023,395, as compared to $2.S1l,365.
The total salaries in the Depart
ment of Agriculture are estimated at
s5,431,290. which is a decrease of
about $1,000. 900 from the present law,
but the total general expenses Of the
department are figured at S32,0a6,S12,
which is an increase of approximately
S4,700,000.
In estimating for the expenditures
for foreign intercourse under the
state Department a total of s11,243.-
.50.91 is asked, an increase of about
s1,500,000. 1t is proposed that the
salary of ambassadors of the United
States be increased to $4,000. which
is an increase of $500 over their
present salaries.
It is also proposed to fix the salaries
of ministers to China, Cuba, the Meth
erlands and Luxembourg at $4,000
each which is an increase OF $1,000,
and to increase the salaries of min
listers to other countries from $4,000
to $4,000.
"Miscellaneous Estimates"
Estimates are made for the various
departments under the title OF mis-
cellaneous estimates"
The tariff commission recommends
100000, an increase Of $1,000 for.
salaries and expenses. For the ofhce
of the alien property custodian s7So,-
094 is proposed, "a decrease of approx
mately $4,000.
Under the Treasury Department an
estimate Of S9.126.50S is proposed for
the coast guard. an increase of APP
reau of engraving and printing an
estimate. for salaries of employees
other than plate printers and their
assistants amounting to S2,569.OOO: is
The total for the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, under the miscel-
laneous estimates, is $6,31O.S25, an
increase of about $4,000. TIE total
ice under this title are s14,741.s75. an
increase of about $6.5o000e.
War Risk Asks Big Sum.
For the bureau of war risk insur-
ance, for military and naval COM
pensation, funeral expenses and sery-
ices and supplies under the war risk
insurance act, $1s7.s65.6oo is asked. an
increase of $147,000,000.
The total miscellaneous estimates
under the Treasury Department. are
s247,396.025, as compared to S89,e20,622
in the present law.
The estimates for the Interstate
Commerce Commission are S3,S71,O0O,
decrease of approximately $i.4o0'ooo:
The decrease is found in the item for
the valuation of the property of car
riers.
The total asked for the Federal
Trade Commission is $1,2S3,130. an in
crease of about s230,0o0. The esti-
s447,755.os1, as compared to $685.
For the United States Housing Cor
poration a total of s1.203.02S is asked,
a decrease of about $1,150.000. For
the operation of the government ho-
rnent workers a total Of $s60,S4S is
asked, an increase Of $4,000.
For the United States employees
compensation commission total of
s2,953,6s0 is asked, an increase of
S1,S40,000. For the national advisory
commission for aeronautics $4,000 is
asked, as compared with SITS. 900. For
the Council Of National Defense $780,
600 is estimated. For the interde-
partment social hygiene board $25oO.-
rnended. For the Federal Board for
Vocational Education total of $685.
10000 is asked, an increase of $24,-
100000.
For Connecting Parkway.
For the Rock creek and Potomac
$4,000 is made, to enable the COM
mission to continue proceedings for
the acquisition of the land required
for a connecting parkway between
Potomac Park and the Geological Park.
This money is to be paid on the half
and-half plan.
The total miscellaneous appropria-
tons under the Department of the In
terror are figured at $10.836.821, an
increase Of $3.S9o.oo0, and under the
Department of Commerce, $14,163,801,
an increase of S4.S00,000; under tho
Department of Labor the estimates
for miscellaneous expenses are $685.
GA, an increase of $2,700.000; under
the Department of Justice the esti-
mates for miscellaneous expenses are
s4,162.655, an increase of about ST.
10000, of this amount $3.500.000 is to
be used for the detection and prose-
cution OF crimes against the United
States.