Show t tt it tt i M w t rr t r i i Our Weekly Washington letteri Letter t f i i i iiii f 4 A S v n Mum LABOR BETTER OKI OhP THAN EVER EVEn IN HISTORY OP OF NATION I WASHINGTON Jan According 8 8 to the U S 8 Bureau of Labor Statta tics lice the n scale ot of wages per hour were higher on May 16 15 1933 1923 the date the data dat was wa collected than at any previous time in the United States They were higher by nine per cent than on the same lame date In 1922 84 per tent ent higher than in 1917 1911 and per cent higher than thann 1923 n n w e. e MAIL 1 11 milLY lUUY lUnIO lUn IO I h YIT nT IH I. The reports of the Po d 1 department department de de- on Pec Iee tuber 0 o tilt tilt- tilty y y YC r raa r- r as aa compared with December 40 0 O a ear ago showed an all Increase of or 16 r per fer r cent in the volume of ot cla class s mall and pmS 18 per i r t t of or p rj r.-rj 1 pr t cording According to the tho Io rt dr di part ar mr went ment thU this increased ed volume d did dd d not L crease in earl early mailing There ia Is aleo also also al- al so eo an increase in the total volume volum ot of business handled but that amount cannot be accurately determined until until un un- til Ill after the close of the year ear Undoubtedly Un Un Undoubtedly Undoubtedly the early mailing campaign of ot the Postoffice department proved a greater this year than ever before The order of ot Postmaster General New absolutely prohibiting the delivery delhery of any parcels after noon noonon noonon on Christmas day and the delivery of ot any mall mail on rural routes gave a great stimulus to tu early mailing 1 r 1 MORN lOnn UI Ul TO ro U. THAN N Ion FOU UR n nURA A reduction of In the num aura ber ben of patent design n and trademark I cases CallOS up for foz action at atI tb the Patent office has bas been effected during I the thel past bast three months All applications application or on patents are re being acted upon pon with within withIn I in nine months at the present time whereas a a year ago ago a delay existed I of 15 16 months Applications for designs de de- sips signs receive action within ten weeks now while a dear y ar ago ago it t took eight months Trade mark applications are being disposed of in seven weeks A. A year ago the Patent office was waa so far behind in its work that it took over five months to get final action on trade-mark trade applications t PENSION BUREAU U MARES MAKES DIG BIO SAVING BY nY REORGANIZATION Secretary of orthe the Inter Interior or Work has perfected a reorganization of the U S S. S Pension bureau which results inthe In Inthe Inthe the saving of annually in s salaries and permits a reduction of ot the force from 1031 to a net reduction re- re reduction reduction re re- of During the past year yeara a temporary force was employed to bring up the the Pension bureau and make It current Congress appropriated the sum of for this purpose The work has been mado made current and of the ap- ap turned back into the Treas ury GOVERNMENT SAVES SA FARMERS Rl MILLIONS IN EXPLOSIVES Since the close of the war farmers in 28 states have used over pounds of picric acid to clear acres of land land and re remove remove remove re- re move stumps from an additional 86 acres under cultivation This acid was a surplus war explosive and was supplied to the U U. S. S Department Department Depart Depart- Department ment of Agriculture for redistribution tion to the farmers In addition to the amount amont above used the government government government govern govern- ment delivered pounds of the explosive for road construction by state agencies Tabulated report I shows that Vis Wisconsin cons In used the largest largest largest larg larg- est amount Minnesota second and Michigan third the amount consumed UC 1 ed ed In those three states approximating ing pounds It was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated the actual saving to the farmers farm farm- ers era over the Hie cost of commercial ex ex- Ives has been not less than I Ol OJ LOANS OK OP AVAH in FINANCE IN Hn HAVE KEEN BEEN BY nr lt F. The annual report of the War FIn FIn- I I I ance ante corporation shows that since it was power to make agricultural f t tural and livestock loans JIs which power pow- pow power er became came effective August 24 1921 approved loans in the sum of ot for agricultural and livestock purposes Of this thia amount I had been actually adVanced advanced ad- ad to November 1023 30 1923 to banking institutions 80 80 to livestock loan companies and to to cooperative marketing mar mar- lg associations ns To To November 30 1923 1023 there havi hav been total repayments aggregating or or 73 per percent cent of the I amount originally adv advanced Of this amount was repaid by banking Institutions by livestock companies and by cooperative marketing association leaving a balance of due from banking Institutions due from livestock load loan companies compan compan- ies and from cooperative I tive marketing The War Finance corporation has also actually loaned the sum of ot 38 to finance exports Of this 2846 went to banking institutions Institutions Institutions to exporters and to cooperative marketing associations EVERY A AMERICAN N SHOULD RESOLVE TO OBEY ODEY LETTER AND SPIRIT 01 Ol LAWS OP ON NATION Attorney General Harry M. M Daugherty Daugherty Daugherty Daug- Daug herty says It is my opinion that a good New Year resolution for every American citizen to make and keep Is la lathat that he will respect and obey the writ written written written ten laws of his country in their letter and spirit and that he will keep constantly constantly constantly con con- in mind that the law and the Constitution are the guarantees of his own peace and happiness as well I as the peace and happiness of his neighbors and the nation With al allour lour people living in the rea of these truths there is little room fOr fOrthe forthe the the pessimist in America j While our republic Is blessed with high ideals and marked material progress pro- pro I 1 cress gress it Is always becoming that I I every individual contribute to the j I fullness of his ability in the attainment attainment attainment attain attain- ment of a still higher standard of social so social so- so cial political and economic morall- morall ty Progress Is an elemental factor I in the lives of nations and men which even time cannot check Butth But Hut th the kind of progress wo we should as aspire aspire aspire as- as pire to Is that progress which will willI I establish still more firmly the foundations foundations foundations foun foun- of law liberty and Justice |