Show MAil SUBSIDIES REACH BIG SUM I I WASHINGTON Feb 25 The P Thc United States will wm spend almost 60 60 next year in subsidies to craft that carr carry the mails through h the air and over o the seas A total of for tor air and ocean mall mail subventions was carried In the treasury treasury-postoffice department appropriation bill reported today to the house Of or that sum will be spent on domestic airmail the remainder on foreign air and ocean mail maH W W. Irving Glover third assistant postmaster general told the house appropriations committee of two things that may be done to decrease the outlay 1 He predicted Postmaster General General General Gen Gen- eral Brown will order a 5 per cent reduction in rates tes paid domestic lines which carry airmail 2 Brown may increase the postage on airm airmail letters letters let let- tel's from Crom 5 to 7 cents The first Glover Glo estimated would save about annually the second second second sec sec- ond would add from to 3 3 to postal revenues An offer to carry the airmail for just half haIr what it costs now was made to tho the appropriations committee by representatives of the E. E L. L Cord company of ot Chicago which now is 15 having ing difficulties es with its pilots over wa wages es Lyndoll Lynda Young L L. B. B Manning RS R R. S S. S Pruitt and T T. Tr J. J T Dunnion representing representing representing the Century A Air r Lines Inc and the Century Pacific Lines LImited Limited Limited Lim LIm- said their comp companies had offered to take mail contracts at 30 cents a amile amile mile whereas the average for Cor the United States was vas 79 70 2 |