Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12

paying, bills for supplies and equip
ment, thus losing the trade discount Of
l or 2 per cent for prompt payment.
The Budget Bureau called attention TO
the chance for saving. and $1,000 600
have been saved to the taxpayers by
the trade discount route since. Now
adays. when a disbursing officer does
not take advantage Of the trade dis
count it is up 10 him to explain.
Little things. those Little things
too, the drops OF water that make up
the ocean.
New Policy Adopted.
A considerable saving has been re-
ported by the Bureau Of Immigration
through the adoption of q new policy
in deporting aliens. Formerly the Gov
eminent went to considerable expense
TO pay the transportation of deportees
and sent along its agents-paying their
transportation, too, and their salaries
to escort aliens TO places OF deporta-
ton.
Nowadays, under certain conditions,
aliens may depart voluntarily across
the land borders. due precautions being
taken 10 see that they do depart Ac-
cording to the commissioner OF lm-
migration. the gazing was $2SO. OUO in
a recent year. Also the bureau changed
its custom Of deporting some aliens
from the Pacific Coast and Southwest
by New York or Boston. 1t now sends
them by Galveston. ! am advised, AZ
q saving of about $50 900 year.
Again, under certain conditions.
aliens are permitted TO pay their own
passage across the ocean thus OBTAIN
ing greater comfort and more prlVi-
leees' Formerly the Government IN
sisted on paying fares and generally
sent the aliens Steerage. Inc more
human method not only meets the APP
proval Of the departing allenS' ous
saved the Government $130,OOO III
recent year.
$3.50. zoe Saved ON DepOrtatiOns.
Other aliens were allowed to reShip.
foreign from the United States. engas-
ing for only one way. Another Sloo',
600 was saved thus, making the grand
annual savings from these changes III
policy $56O.OOO
Worth while. wasn't IT.? Almost any
one. including the Treasurer OF tne
United States would be glad to trim III"
bills $3.50. 900 year. Further. IL IS III
dicative Of the healthy idea Of economy
now practiced by the Federal Govern
ment.
They teach recruits OF the Marine
Corps TO shoot straight. Recently they
adopted a new method. Instead oil is
suing 400 rounds of .30-caliber rifle am
munition to each recruit, at $3.50
man, the Government issues 500 rounds
of .22-caliber ammunition, at $lO.7l
man. The recruit gets 100 more chances
and the Government saves $500.
The total saving from this economy
amounts to upward of $4,000 a year,
500 a day Experience has shown the
recruit will learn to shoot Just as
straight and hard il he practices with a
80 caliber rife as with the heavier 80.
A striking illustration of the saving
grace brought home to anybody with
dollar Dill is to be found in the case OF
the issuance of the new small cur
.rency. The Government will save So
OOO,O 900 a year by the reduction in size.
Smaller billfolds and ultimately smaller
money tills and cash registers will help
pass the saving to the public.
(Next-"The Amazing Situation In
Government Printing ONCE - A
Waste Of Millions Stopped.")
,f.opvrisbt, 1929 by North American News
paper Alliance