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is also an assistant register of the
treasury at $4,000. The last colored
man to serve as register of the
treasury was James C. Napier, of
Nashville, Tenn.
Under the Treasury Department
| is also the Internal Revenue Blu
reau with Ga collectors. whose s7la-
ries range from $500 to $1,000,
and thousands of agents and depu-
ty collectors. whose salaries are from
$3.50 to $500. 80"
The Federal Farm Loan Board
has six members. They serve terms
of s years. Their salaries are $10,-
600 year each. No colored person
has served on this board since it's
fcreation.
Hawaii and Virgin ISLANDS
Under the Interior Department
comes the Territory of Hawaii, the
temporary government OF the Vir-
gin Islands, Howard University and
Freedmen's Hospital, as well as the
Office of Indian Affairs. In the
temporary government of the Vir-
GIN Islands there are a total of $50
positions from matrons and janitors
to governor with salaries from $240
to $4,000 year
Howard University is not wholly
a government institution and posi-
tiofis at the university are not in
any sense regarded as political, but
salaries are paid mostly from Fed
eral appropriations and If sufficient
| pressure is brought to bear it is pos
sible that certain positions may be
used as rewards for political serv-
ices. The university has on the
Federal payroll 424 employees, with
salaries extending from $3.50 to 49,
600 "a year paid out of Federal
funds.
Freedmcn's Jobs a
Freedmen's Hospital has q sur
geon-in-chief at $4,000 a year, a
resident assistant surgeon at $4,000.
a roentgengenologis at $4,000, a
pathologist at $4,000, a resident
physician at $4,000, an anesthetist
at $1,000. and an assistant anesthe-
tist at $4,000 r
Under the Department of Justice
come Federal attorneys and mar
shals with their assistants and de-
puties. In Eastern. Middle Western
and Border states. 1t is expected that
eolored Democrats win seek appoint
ments as assistant United States at
torneys and deputy marshals.
In neither the Navy nor the War
Department are there any positions
outside the civil service, to which
it is believed that coiored man
may be appointed The chief civil
ian positions in the Navy are, the
Secretary at SIS, 600, and the As
sistaat Secretary at $1,000. In the
WHi department are tn6 secretary
at $4,000 and two assistants, one
at $4,000 and the other at 50 900.
The Bureau OF Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce in the Commerce
Department has a number of bust
ness specialists with salaries rang
ing from $2,S40 to $4,000 The
Census Bureau also comes under
the Commerce Department with it's
statistieians, enumerators and spe-
eial agents
Municipal Court
In the District of Columbia the
principal positions with which col
ored Democrats are concerned are
the municipal court. which has five
judges. each receiving a salary OF
IS, 000i year. and the office of the
Recorder of Deeds with the record
er receiving $1,000 year They are
also interested in local positions as
assistant United States attorneys
and deputy United States marshals.
Under independent offices is the
Veterans administration. which SUI
peryises the Quilted States. Hospital
at Tuskegee Institute. er