The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
partment says. will need $4,000 this
year in place of $4,000. The chill
dren's bureau asked for $4,000 more
than last year.

dren's bureau asked for $4,000 more
than last year.
Last Years Sum.
The department Of agriculture asked
for $2,500,000, the same as last year,
for eradication OF foot and mouth IL
sease, $45,750 to enforce the cotton
futures act, and $780, 6o to enforce the
insecticide act.
Postmaster General Burleson again
proposes to conduct the rural free do
livery service for less than 1t has cost
IN previous years. Ids estimate for
the service is put at s4S,500,o00 COM
pared with $53,000,000 appropriated
for the year which ends June so newt
The interstate commerce commits
sion asked generally for little more
than last year but wants $4,000. 900
more for physical valuation work. The
federal trade commission, which came
into being last March, asked for rs
first full years work.
For the pay Of the marine CORDS,
including that of one additional brig
adler general, two additional colonies,
two additional lieutenant colonies,
other additional officers, an increase
Of about 100000 to $4,000 AIS is asker.
For maintenance of the corps the es-
innate is $4,655,741 compared with
100000 appropriated last year and
the total increase for the marine co-ps
is put at about $2,055.O0o.
For Torpedo Boats.
For completing submarine torpedo
boats heretofore authorized the es-
innate is $5,282,593 against s1,341,344
last year. For submarine bases $1,000
600 is asked.
The big item in the new navy pro-
gram is an estimate Of 1884, 900 as
the first years appropriation for hulls
and machinery Of two hattleships, two
battle cruisers, three scout cruisers,
fifteen destroyers, two gunboats, one
hospital ship, one fuel oil ship. This
compared with an appropriation Of
$7,200,000 in last years program. For
the bulls and outfits OF five feet aud
twenty-five coast submarines (flrst
years work. s7,e75. 900 is asked, com
pared with $4.890.000 last year. For
armor and armament of vessels au-
thorized the estimate Is s21,6S1, 900,
against IS, ST.. 1888 last year. For avia-
ton 100000 Is asked, an increase Of
100000 and for reserve ammunition
$s.0oO.oo0' for which there was no np-
preparation last year.
One million dollars is sought for the
proposed experimental laboratory to
be placed at the disposal Of the naval
advisory board.
II Coast Defense Items.
Coast defense and Notifications
items include 1855, 900 for gun and
mortar batteries and s2,611,50o for
undermining old emplacemsnts. $751;
$50 for fire control at fortiAcations
and @226.700 for searchlfghts for har.
Dor defense all Of which show mater
ial increases. For submarine mine
galleries. cable stations, etc, S254,0 1000
is asked and for sites for forts and
seacoast defenses s1.S67. 900. For arm
ament OF these fortihcatons the esti-
mate is $2.468,500. with provision
that the chief Of ordnance may con-
tract for. ,$s.6oo.0o0 more. The esti-
mate for the purchase. and test of
ammunition for seacoast cannon and
the odernfzing of projectiles on hand
=, 49, ~ NotVVVtVVV, WAN p4Vflal0A 4tG
S3,600.000 additional. For subcaliber
seacoast artillery. practice 100000 10
asked. The total armament for, forts
is estimated to cost $l2,567,5O0 COM
pared with $3.as0. 900. asked last year.
For submarine mines In the waters
Of the United States proper s690,231 is
asked. compared with s2S4.O00 last
year. A new item Is $4,000 for ra-
dtodynamio torpedoes,
For the purchase and manufacture
OF armored motor cars, $4,000 is
asked. an increase of 500 900 over the
last appropriation.
N i.sg'ls For Arsenals.
For arsenals n.s42,s6o Id the esti-
mated cost increased from se53 800
last year. and for buildings for sea-
eeast defense &A7s. 500 compared with
vi, 900 apprepYiateA Ia 1916, The to-
tal indrease In public works under
the war department including FORTH
cations and defsnses ID put at S25,-
S7e1,s7a compared With 1884 ,sos last