The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-04
5O. .OOO JOBS WILL
 BE HANDED OUT AS
 PLUM TREE SHAKES

shinIgton.-Upwards of 5o.oOo Ing salaries aggregating more than S1O0, ,000,00 a year are to be made by President Harding. Some of these were made today, many others will months while still others will be made as the terms of present Demo cratic office holders expire.
 The first fruits from the shaking of the official plum tree were cab met officers whose salaries are $12,- 900 a year each. Others to come in clude nearly dozen ambassadors whose salaries are $17, 500 each, many ministers at S10,O00 each, assistant secretaries, federal judges, attorneys and marshals, customs collectors, members of various government boards and commissions and post masters by the thousands.
 In contrast to the huge patronage roll of MT. Harding are the ap pointive perquiSiteS of Nice-President Coolidge, whose immediate appoint ments comprise only his secretary, clerk. page boy and a private tele graph operator. Their salaries total S3,T0o year. The Vice-President himself receives S12,0O0.
 As is the usual custom, ambassa- dorS and ministers now serving are expected to present their resignations to President Harding immediately so he may have a free hand in creating Hhis own diplomatic corps. There are A ambassadors and ministers but some of these who have risen from the ranks in the diplomatic service may be retained and practically all of those now in service will continue in office until their successors are named and qualify.
 Among the ambassa dorships re- garded a certain to be filled by MT. Harding are those to Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Argentine. and Peru Many new ministers also are to be appointed and when full relations are re-estab blished with Germany, Austria, Mexico, Turkey and Bulgaria ap- pointments also will be made to those countries.
 Among ministers now holding of flee who have come up from the ranks in diplomatic service are Will liam Phillips, at The Hague; Hugh Gibson at Warsaw; Richard Crane. at Prague; Joseph G. Grey, at CoPen- hagen; Peter Augustus Jay, at Saliva dor; Hoffman Philip. at Bogota, Co., lumbia, and Arthur Bailey-B at Port-Au-Prince. Haiti.
 Among appointments in immediate or early prospect are seven members of the Shipping Board at $12,000 each; two members of the Interstate Commerce Commission at S12,0OO each: five members of the Federal Reserve Board, S12,00O each: three members of the Tariff Commission at S1,5OO each: two members of the Federal Trade Commission at Sf0, ,000 eacn. some or the nlne mem OerS Ot the Railroad Labor Board a S1O. 900 and four members of ! the Federal Farm Loan Board at $1O,OOO each.
 Four of the nine Supreme Court Justices also may be appointed by President Harding; Chief Justice White and Associate Justices MCken. ma, Holmes and Day now are eligible by both age and length of service, tC voluntary retirement The salary oi the Chief Justice is $15, 900 and tha of associate justices $1,500.
 Postmasters comprise the bulk o Presidential patronage. There art nearly 5o,o00 postmasterships re maining in the Presidential class, al though President Wilson placed man. in the civil service All have fou year terms and it is estimated tha President Harding will appoint some thing like 15.O00 during the nex year as the Republican majority il 1he Senate refused confirmation |, several thousand postma sters as wei other officials including member of the Shipping Board during tn last session of ConeraSs
 Although not chased technically a patronage, the President has the SC lection of officials for many choic places in the army and navy, througl Among these are chiefs of War De partment bureaus, including the chic of staff, and II major and 22 briga dier generals. Selection of genera officers made by President Wilso- were held up in the Senate this yea in the Republican blockade of MI Wilson's nominations, and these ap pointments now will be made by MI Harding
 In various executive branches c the government. the Department C Justice leads in patronage, with a TO of about $130,000, including a solici tor general at s1o.0OO. one assitsan