Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1906 — WASHINGTON GOSSIP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Secretary Wilson has made a computation showing that it would require an investment of $550,000,000 at two per cent to reproduce revenues enough to run the Department of Agriculture for one year. This is an illustration, he saffi, of what s is being done for the farmer. Tito Income to the department from all sources, including the direct appropriations, revenues from forest reserves, and the allowance for public printing is a little more than $11,000,000 a year. When the new meat inBpectlon law, the work of exterminating the cattle fever, tick, and the gypsy and brown-tailed moth, and the Irrigation of dry land farming have been put in operation, the department will have a pay roll of over 6,000 persons. About half of these are scientists, trained along special lines. The average salary- is less than S9OO a year. Over 12,000,000 pieces of literature are circulated each year, and this amount will be greatly increased as new lines of investigation are begun. One oftlie new lines provided for this year is grain inspection, and this promises to be one of the largest fields of scientific labor. The census burea will soon begin collection of marriage and divorce statistics under the census authorized by Congress. A few special agents will go into the field at once to confer with county authorities and others as to scope of the Information available. Over 200 clerks will be sent out to gather statistics on marriage and divorce from the records of counties, State courts and like available sources of information. It is the intention to gather data in large centers like New York and Chicago this summer, and later to obtain it In the rural districts. The census will cover the last twenty years. President Roosevelt Is deeply interested in It. Uniform divorce legislation in the States is expected to grow out of it. Nowhere in the world are bank deposits increasing in a greater ratio than in the United States. The French, justly famed for their economy and saving proclivities, are easily outclassed by the Americans, reputed spendthrifts and the most extravagant people on earth. Official figures just at hand show that in France from 1885 to ioos bank deposits Increased from $182,000,000 to $579,000,000, or 218 per cent. In the United States during the same ye:jrs the deposits increased from sl.248,000,000 to $4,735,000,000, or 271 per cent. This great increase is properly chargeable to the prosperity enjoyed in the United States rather than to a healthy growth of the habit of economy. Hereafter every man in the military service of the United States will have his thumb print taken and filed with the records of his enlistment, so that there may be no mistake In his identification whether dead or alive. The Impression of different fingers will also be taken, so that the loss of a thumb would not shut off means of identification. This system has been adopted on recommendation of a board appointed by Acting Secretary Ainsworth. The board found that the chances of finger prints of two persons being alike was one in 64,000,000,000. The system will also be employed for the detection of deserters and to prevent fraudulent indorsements. The Postmaster General has issued a frlffid order against the Vineless Potato Company of Chicago, which has been advertising a substance at $4.50 per bottle known as potatine, which was guaranteed to produce as many potatoes in a bin of sawdust, without vines or foliage, as could be grown on an acre of ground, within a period of sixty days. A statement made by the Secretary of the Interior showing the allotment of funds under the provisions of the national irrigation act, says that the sum of $41,000,000 derivable from the sale of public lands Is available for this purpose. Work will be continued or beguu in fifteen western States. A force of fifteen special agents of the Interior Department which bad been furloughed for several months on account of lack of funds, resumed aggressive investigation of land frauds lu the Western and Southern States under the appropriation which became effective July 1. The Isthmian Canal Commission has issued Invitations for proposals to furnish not less than 2,500 Chinese laborers for canal construction over a period of not less than two years. The working day is to consist of ten hoars, with all overtime paid for at the tlme aud a-half rate. » The War Department ba« awarded the entire Issue of Philippine bonds to -the amount of $1,000,000 _to Jflske & Robinson. New York, nt 102.28. These certificates bear 4.per cent liiter<*st. are redeemable in one year and are accept 'tble as security for public deposits. It U the sixth issue of Its kind. The Postoffico Department hni« decided to test at Baltimore the use of auto mold les In the collection of mall. It successful, the system will be extended

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