Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-27
Bureaus for Children
and Women to Go On

women's bureau $4,000. These are the
sums as appropriated for this year. The
budget had recommended $4,000 more
for the children's bureau and $4,000
more for the wOmen's bureau, but these
increases were slashed by the Appro-
PriatiOns Committee.
However, great Joy was registered
among those who have advocated the
Sheppard Towner bills, because, added
to the customary appropriation Of the
children's bureau, was the item 81 ,24O,-
00O making the total for the chlidren's
bureau $1,511, 040.
Ever since the passage of the act Nov.
% last, the Sheppard Towner committee
of women, with Mrs. ELISA Yost as
chairman have been unceasing In their
efforts to make sure the Administration
would not fall down on the appropriation.
Now it is practically assured. The ap-
preparation passed by the House needs
only approval of the Senate, where the
Sheppard Towner bill for the protection
of maternity and infancy has been more
popular than in the House.
Some groups of women, however, are
dissatisfied with a certain prov1S0 IN the
Item for the women's bureau. Particu-
Iarly the National Women's Trade Union
League which stands for the rights Of
working women has taken strong excep-
ton to the restriction imposed by Cen
gress last year on salaries in the women 8
bureau they have sought to have this
restriction removed, but have not sue
ceeded.
If you have sufficient interest you may
learn something about those welfare ad-
ventures in Government from the Com
merce and Labor Departments appropria-
ton bill as follows:
Children's bureau:
Salaries, chief $4,000; assistant chief
S2,4O0; experts-on sanitation, $500; ir-
dustrial $1,000; social service, $1,000 ;
statistical, $1,000; administrative clerk,
$500; four at $1,000 each; ten at 81, 400 ;
twelve at 81 200 each. Private secretary
to chief Of bureau, $1,000; clerks-two
of class four, four Of class three four
Of class two; seventeen of class one; ten
at $1,000 each; copyists, $1,000; mes
sengers $40 in all $106,040.
ITO investigate and report upon mat
ters, pertaining to the welfare of chill
dren's and child life and especially to in
vestigate the questions of infant mortal
ity, including personal service in the dis
trict Of Columbia and elsewhere $50, 600.
For travelling expenses experts and
and material for publications of the chill
dren's bureau, newspapers and clippings
to enable 1t to obtain data for reprints
from State, city and private publications
SIS, 900.
Promotion Of the welfare and hygiene
Of maternity and infancy for carrying
ont the provisions Of tho act entitled IAN
act for the promotion of the welfare and
hygiene and maternity and infancy and
for other purposes" approved Nov. IS,
1921, $1,40,0O0. Total cnlldren's bureau,
$1,511, 040
WOMEN'S BUREAU.
For carrying out the provisions Of the
act entitled IAN act to establish in the
Department of Labor a bureau to be
known as the Women's Bureau approved
June 3, 1920, including personal services
in the District of Columbia and else
where, purchase Of material for reports
and educational exhibits and travelling ex-
penses $4,000. Provided: That no per-
son shall be employed hereunder at a
rate Of compensation exceeding $500 per
annum except the following; One at
SIS 900, one at $500 and three at $4,000
each. "-Copyright 1922, by Public Ledger
Company,