Evening star., 1923-12-10
Independent Establish
ments.

Relief Of INDECENT, Alaska fund
Appropriation for 1924. $4,000;
budget estimate for 1925, $4,000.
This is an indefinite appropriation of
10 per cent of the receipts from H.
censes collected outside of incorpo-
rated towns in Alaska. which is d.
vided equally among the four district
judges, to be applied to the relief of
persons who are INDECENT and inca
pacitated .. On July l, 1923,
there was an unexpended balance to
the credit of this fund available for
redistribution Of $2o.7s9.
Alien property custodian-Appro-
priation for 1924. s2sI,2oo; budget
estimate for 1925, s225,O00. The
; principal difference between the ap-
preparation for 1924 and the budget
estimate for 1925 Is a decrease from
. s252,025 to s207. 400 for personal serv-
, ices. the number of employees being
! reduced from 125 to 102: I'll be-
! lieved that by the end OF the cur
rent fiscal year G924) the Office will
be in position to avoid any embar-
appropriations
American Battle Monuments Com
mission-Budget estimate for 1925.
s554.2so. This commission was
created by the act approved March 4,
1923, entitled AN act for the creation
of an American battle monuments
commission to erect suitable memo
rials commemorating the services of
the American soldier in Europe. and
for other purposes" The amount of
the budget estimate provides Sl93.-
$50 for the administrative expenses
! of the commission, $l6,5S0 for land
and interests in land and s3S4.070
for structures and improvements to
land: $4,000 is included also for pre-
liminary work and plans for the i'm.
proyement and Identification of
American cemeteries in Europe,
which is authorised in the act.
Bureau of efficiency-Appropria tfon
for 1924, s152,200; budget estimate
for 1925, s156,l50 The budget esti
mate Of s156.150. while higher than
no additional personnel, the increase
being necessary to take care of in
creases in salaries under reclassidca-
ton.
priatton for 1924. ssso,ss5; budget
estimate for 1925, s943.1I6. The bud
get estimate for personnel for 1926.
including reclassification Of the de-
| partmental service, Is s45.240 less
than the 1924 appropriation therefor.
including increase of compensation
! This reduction is in part made pos
sible by the consolidation OF the
, former statutory salaries OF the COM
mission with the appropriation for
Temporary employees, and in part by
reason of the proposed lump-sum ap-
preparation for 1925. Small de-
creaSes In miscellaneous. contingent
and travel expenses amount to $3.50
il crease of $7,001 for rent, which will
be required If the commission re-
mains i'll its present location
Commission Of Fine Arts-Appropri-
alton for 1924, s6.4s0; budget estimate
for 1925. $3.50. The amount estimated
does not provide for the publication of
an elaborate report of the commission.
Employees compensation commission
appropriation for 1924, s2.450, 500;
budget estimate for 1925. ss:6se, 2Se
additional einploye. salaries. en-
ployes compensation commission" and
for small number OF increases in sal
aries due to reclassification.
Federal board for Vocational Edu-
cation-Appropriatio for|1924, s6.427,-
coo; budget estimate for 1925, s6,3S0,-
900. The budget estimate provides for
the continuance OF cooperation with
the states, in furnishing vocational
industry, and in the training of teach
ers, but not for the rehabilitation of
persons disabled in industry or other
wise.
The act providing for vocational re-
dustry or otherwise. which became ef-
fective June 2, 1920, provided for ap-
propriations for four years only.
The budget estimate includes the
automatic yearly increa ses amounting to
s1,062.o00 over the appropriation for
1924, as provided for in the organic act.
Sums for L. s. Commissions.
Federal Power Commfssion-Appro-
priation for 1924, s45,926.74; budget
estimate for 1925, s13,301.79. The or
ganic act of June 10, 1920, provided an
appropriation Of 100000, available
was an unexpended balance in this
appropriation of $4,000. Since it is
estimated that the expenditures for
1924 will not exceed the $4,000 ap-
pended balance of the continuing ap-
June 30, 1928, will still be available
for the fiscal year 1925.
Federal Trade Commission-Appro-
estimate for 1926. ss5o,ooo. The
principal differences between the ap-
preparation for 1924 and the budget
estimate for 1925 are decreases from
aS tSs rs nal
1913 for travel expense.
General accounting ofice-Appro-
priation for 1924. $s.s70.s01: budget
estimate for 1925, ss.724.e12,. The
piiHCipd! QineTeuCeS between the dp-
preparation for 1924 and the budget
estimate for 1925 are decreases from
s3,4s3,72S to $3,39s.612 for personal
services. involving reduction in the
ooa from OF from to sao6 Sst to
contingent expenses. involving q re-
duction from $46.075 to SIS, 1000 for
travel expenses; and from $27,5O0 to
$4,000 for printing and binding.
tion for 1894, $500. .46O; budget esti-
mate for 1925. sS08, 100. The principal
differences between the appropriation
for 1924 and the budget estimate for
1925, amounting to a reduction of
liz. $50. are q decrease in the amount
tor personal services from $504,2lo to
S436.110, largo part Of which IL due
to the reduction OF sixty-eight en-
ployes in the force employed at the
government hotels: and decreases in
amounts for provisions for the gov
ernment hotels from $255.000 to $780,
COG: and In miscellaneous Items from
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Appropriation for 1924. $5,203,s60;
budget estimate for 1925, $4,262,284.!
The principal differences between the
appropriation for 1924 and the budget
estimate for 1925 are q decrease from
$2,298,077.5 to $2.14s,D00 in the gen.,
eral appropriation for expenditures
necessary in the execution of laws
to regulate commerce. involving q re-
duction in personnel from S43 to 7sS,
amounting to $102. .s78.06. and q reduc.
ton Of $47,6e9.50 in other expenses; b
decrease from $554.SS7.4s to $537,524
in . the appropriation for enforcing