Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-05

other ways is an important official
There arc also collectors of ports In
many other cities. both on the coast
and inland. who receive salaries OF So
600 to $4,000.
Places of Power.
The ComptroIler OF tho Currency, al
though his own salary is only So,ooo
year. wieIds greater power as the guar
dian OF tho peoples money doposited
In national banks over which ne mas
Jurisdiction. He has n lnrge stan Oh
bank examinsrs. assistants ana ocrks
under him. the chief examiner receiV-
ing three times as much as the comp
troller.
Aside from the Postmnster-Gener1d
and his Immediate assistants. the great
bulk of tho personnel of the Postofiice
Department, totaling $4,000. is under
Civil Service. The larger part OF the
employees In this department. including
letter carriers and railway mail clerks.
will not be materially affected by the
change in administration. unless there
should be n shake-up along the line,
which is not anticipated There Is be-
lief I'm some quarters that there VIII
be changes In the postoflce inspection
service. which is said by present OFF,
cials OF the department to be about
equally divided politically.
The Department of Justice win be
ready picking for tho Repubitcans, not
only because OF the several sood places
among the assistants To the Attorney
General in Washington. but there are
many solicitorships. the chief Of which
is the Solicitor Gonernl of the United
States at $4,000 a year. and coveted
usually by leading members Of the bar.
For the lesser fry there are the in
nu1nerable United States district at
torneyships and United States marshal
ships In every Federal subdivision Of
the country Many assistant attorneys
and deputies arc included iu this pat
ronaGe also surveyors of ports and
appraisers. while the enlarged Bureau
of Investigation has detectives
In Payment OF Political Debts.
The Department Of Labor viii be
chiefly interesting IN the contemplated
changes because this department fur
nishas 70 tho Prosident-elect All oppoT-
tuuity ~ pay the political debts he may
owe a. labor leaders and TO women who
supported his candidacy. For many
years dating hack % thc Taft Admin
istration. a wunlan-NIiss Julia Lathrop.
OF international famt4-has been the
Director of the Children's Bureau, FIor
salary Is, $4,000 More recently another
woman Miss Mary Anderson. has been
placed IN charge of the Woman In
dustry Service also $4,000 place. Other
good positions IN the Department of
Labor in addition 70 the Secretary
and Assistant Secretary. are the director
of the Division Of Cancellation. $4,000:
the ,rlfssioncr-CeneraI II im1nigTH-
tion. $1,000. various district commits
sioners Of Immigration. tile hes, paid
II whom is the commissioner AZ New
York. who receives 2R.t00. the commits
soner of labor statistics 5000 tho
commissioner oS naturalization, $4,000.
and ne Director General ~ United
states Employment. $4,000
Good Berths az Washington.
There are a number az ao-called iu-
dependent government establishments
i- adaiti, IN N" boards ~ commits
sions previously mentioned. such rs the
Government Printing Office tho had ~
which. a practical printer gets $4,000 q
run the biggest print shop IN the coun-
+ Try. the Commissioners cf the District
/ of Columbia three II whom are paid
$4,000 each The Federal Board for
Vocational Education. with three mem
hers AZ S5.o0a the United States
Bureau az Efficiency with a chief a:
81 COO and an assistant at $4,000 the
Panama Joint Land Commission. with ar
umpire az $4,000. members of the
United States Section Of the Inter
rational High commission who draw
monthly salaries ranging from $1bo tC
$3.50: the International Joint Commits
sion 81 the United States and Canada
With three members n $500, q counsel
AZ 81, 600 and a secretary at $4,000: the
A!as<an and Canadian Boundary Com
mission, one mernbe- at s5.00o and the
United states and Mexico Boundary
Conrnission one American member
$4,000.