The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03
u. S. REQUIRES OVER
IS BILLION DOLLARS
TO RUN GOVERNMENT
NEXT FISCAL YEAR
CONTINUED from Page 3D.

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extension of the naval gun factory at
Washington. 81. 500. 600 reserve up
plies 81 ordnance. 3 1909. 900: for a
new naval proving grounds $1,000.
QUO; Tor experiments gSS5. 0O0: mnin.
flamenco Of yards and docks and
contingent expenses. $1,000. 600, for
medicine and surgery. Sc. 500. 600
care ~ hospital patients alone ga
oVV'O"n, provisions for b~iuciacketS.
$4,000. poe. transportation charges
on the same, $4,000. o0o. tor maintcn.
"nce tu the bureau ~ supplies and
accounts including i-r the navy ami
transportation OF the same. 100000.
repair OF ships. see. 600. coo. engineer
ing which includes the motive power
$50, 900. 600.
For the food administration $1,000.
600 Is estimated; fuel administration
$4,000, 900.
The estimates for All other depart
mcnts. besides showing increases FOR
their expansion due to activities con-
scqucnt To- the war reflect generally
the Increased costs Of cverythin.
general throughout the country. some
increases Of salaries Tor government
employees are submitted but there IS
no blanket prupuSl! and most ~ the
amounts fpr pay are due rather To- in
'rcasos an numbers Of employees than
q raising scale OF wages
No estimate appears fus the COM
mittcc "n public information the cN.
pcusos ~ which are being paid out
~ the PRESIDENT siuo. 600. 400 w,r
emergency fund.
Under secretary or state.
The state Departments r,yivrs its
proposal Tor an under secretary 81
state at a salary OF S7,5oe. Congr,>s
rejected the plan when submitted be
fore. TN" office is proposed Ia add
tton tu the three secretaries now scr,-
iuE
For additional clerks the depar
meut asks Sl10 600. To m.c, the .i.
creased cost of living Tor consular and
diplomatic officers. which Is rccug
utzed as being oJt OF proportion 10
their small salaries the department
asks fS"O 900, au increase ~ $500
900" over the sum for the same pur-
pose asked last yclr. Tho usual APP
preparations fut the American goyctu-
mcut's contribution e. international
bureaus ur commissions provided Dog
treaty cor law are Included
one new item proposes , 5000 for
the erection of q legation building at
san Salvador, The total sum placed
under the head Ut iuroiEn intercourse
exceeds $1,000 600 and represents To- 70
large dclrcc the Increased attiNilic- -
the diplomatic service because ~ the
war
I'm the treasury department in,
growth OF the VAR risk insurance by
rcau which now includes insurance
fur The lives Of soldiers. sailors and
merchant crews u~ wr.l as merchant
ships. calls for an estimate Of 81
ooo y0", The federal farm loan uu.
rrru presents e new item OF &SJ7 coo
For the maintenance ot forces abroad
for auditing accounts rur the army
and navy $500. rOu b. asked.
The internal revenue bureau shows
a large increase In expense tor tho
collection of war taxes. Expenses ~
ordinary collection are placed M 50
900, u0u. collection " income tax Il
placed az 81. 900. Ooo aud Tor collection
81 the special war taxes 100000 b.
estimated. double the sum asked fui
me same purpose last year
Al the miuts ana ASSAY offices Jr'
estimated FOR ne usual In the "d'
department the ordinary peace time
force has been practically doubled
and The cost of additional employ
b., estimated Slo.uUu uon. The total
estimates for river and hIrhor Ing
prngcmcnt- are seaside 600. For the
mgIntlineucc and Improvement Of thr
Panama canal, exclusive OF tortiirl-
tiuus S~tHsiN.tiG Is estimated winch
takes uu ,fouu It mounts derived
from TOLLS.
Iu the nav, department nearly q
million dollars asked for the ordinary
peace establishment IS praciiea''N
doubled. making It s.. ESQ. oVo. ms
g. exclusive OF naval construction avn"
consequent activities
Department at Commerce.
The department ~ commerce -u'-
mits several items To- care for the cN-
pausiuu OF American TRADE" IL asks
SIUU. uuO FOR promoting commerce ~
Central and South America, q H"r
sum Tor promoting commerce IN the
fan east and S10O 600 Tor cummcrcltI
attaches fnr the embassies abroad
Fir the bureau 81 standards which ~
taking e trcmcnduu, part boo the de-
v,lopmcu; 81 me- hluical appliance
Tor the winning VI the war, several
large sum, u addition 10 the regular
.puruprittIuu are needed. one blau-
kci item under the head uf MILITARY
research is put 90, Ssioooo.
Thp estimates cor the coast avn
p,ndc,ic survey Is doubled to make
B. "kga-..Uuu. Practically unc-WIh"h
dollars IT this is for new ships In
the bureau 81 fisheries estimate" 'i'
submitted fur the extension or 60
t"anlishmrut 1T ]hatchcrics AT Hcrksh'r"
Mass II. Johu-burN VI, N"o' \
Hole Mas. Mylhovlllr Vs.. N's h"\
Alaska. and ArorunE Alaska.
rho interior department r''H'u''
many now items for rNc>ilg'''''N
md developments nt natural r'7"ul
rcs II asks $1,000 900 i"r ~-elen'll''
Investigations ~ miutuE Ala'."u" '.'
scientific investigation of petroleum
and nntural gas $4,000 F"r ne"
buildings and Improvement 81 I'D"
,urc,u ~ mines building ~ fIl'-