The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Money for Ships Almost Dou-
BILE the Amount Appropriat-
ed for the Construction Pro.
gram of Current Year.
POWERFUL UNITS FOR
BATTLE LINE PROVIDED
Capital Ships, Cruisers, De.
stroyers and Submarines In.
cluded: Provision Made Also
for Corps of Naval Flyers.
ny Evening Herald Leased wirel

Washington. April -t--Thc naval
appropriation bil for the nscll year
of 1919 framed by house suh-com-
mittcc and submitted tu m, commit
tee carries s-IGt5..lsl. against Sli5.-
t56 SIS appiopum,u Tor the current
fiscal year This is inclusive of pub
lie works dnd is uu the basis uf tho
navy departments proposed building
program for i,lI.
The navy departments huildius
program tor lSiD which IL fur two
hattlcship~. two battle cruisers, thrc"
scout cruisers fifteen d"strovcr-, thirty
submarines. two ruuboats. one huSpI-
tai ship aud one tuol uil ship. b. eu-
budicd without chang" Tor the uuu-
mittce tp take up next Thu sday THIS
proposed building program would
cost NNS.359lgt against $4,000. .Nn1
iut tins year, and includes y2T.6Et.uup
for hulls outfits and machinery 81
proposed nov ships and S1.G1s,u0U for
hulls ana outfits for teo fleet ~uh.
marine. aud 80 coast submarines p'u-
posed. ana s2l.1>l. l.u"u for mo armur
and armament fur vessels authorized
IN the 1919 building program. Th'r.
is also AN item cot t-S, ,gG' l2- for con
~tru"tiun and machinery col Noss"l.
heretofore authorized.
For aviation in th, navy. including
maintenance IT aircraft stations and
experimental work 900 Development OF
aviation Tor naval purposes the hll
carries s. "uu.uNU uud BOO addition
$4,000 Tor tho naval advisory cont
mittc" Tor a'ruuuuti,s. rhr naval
militia is given S3N.Ia, instead ni
t23o,Uoo as az present and the states
ut Massachus"tts ana Now YORK get
$I-5,0oo each Js reimbursement To-;
'Npens"s incurred IN maintenance 4
marine sshools ia those states
Ia personnel the bin provides Tor
i3.5Uo additional mon For naval
auXiliar!,s $3.50. 600 is allowed AN in
crease of $4,000.
Sew items for nearly $4,000. 600 rc.
scrY" ammunition are included
$500 0Op drydock at Norfolk and an
other like II al Philadelphia for bat.
tl"ship construction is proposed by IN.
subcommittv" which rcCommend"t
appropriations of ssUO.uOU Tor .pch
plho. to begin construction.
For continuing construction at Fear
iiarhor 100000 was included and tn,
purchase of .32 acres of land on Sar
Diego bay FOR marine advance and
aviation base AT "A price OF t25O.oOt
was contingent on the city giving SOC
acres of adjoining tide lands of tn,
bay for a naval base. \ million dol
lars would De- divided between Pear
| harbur ana Guam for fuel storage
/ tn" naval medical serNiC. would -,
/ increased TO 3ig per cent oi the Huu
thorized strength Of the navy and ma,
rim. corps.
The bin creates the naval flyin.
corps" of $50 officers and SUDDEN
| flicrs ana $50 enlisted men. distribute,
IN various navy grades ana ratings.
80 officer b. to bee commissioned ,
commander unless skilled IN dying n
well ~ designing aircraft Enlist
monts shall h. for from two Ia fnu
years Tho bin authorizes the secro
tUry of the navy to csta hlish an aero
nautical school Of instruction an,
training for student fii,Ts