Uncle Sam's Payroll by Scott C Bone
The War and Navy Departments hold large civilian staffs post-armistice with 759,800 total government employees. Washington hosts 102,126 civilians, while Congress pushes cuts and calls for a modern budget. Rep. Bleger notes no real effort to reduce force. critics urge efficiency, better pay, and firings for waste. The piece urges administration change to curb expenditure.
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Navy Department
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Blegel
House
Indeo
Tibetan Church Power and Black Hills Riches
A Tibetan church policy requires each family to have at least one member join the faith, citing spiritual motives and monastic protection. The Black Hills region is highlighted as the richest 100 square miles known to mining engineers, producing a wide range of minerals from gold to cement. A House Judiciary subcommittee led by Rep. G H Tinkham probes Attorney General Palmer over sugar prices, accusing him of allowing profiteering and failing to seize Cuban sugar in 1920.
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Richeat
Black Hills
G. H. Tinkham
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House
Atty. Gen. Palmer
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Piegem
Cutting Expenses in Slatg Expression and Plans
A garbled note discusses applying plaster to numerous schemes to reduce costs across a broad set of projects. It references intended efficiency measures and systemic expense trimming without detailing specific actions or outcomes.
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Ney
EVER
Aek
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Euui
Dads
Salt Lake Stamp Co
West Broadway
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Stephen G. Porter
Pennsylvania
Department of State
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