The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04

$4,000 900: for maintenance in the bu-
reau Of supplies and accounts. includ-
ing fuel for the navy and transporta-
ton OF the same. s60.000.00o. coRstruc-
ton and repair Of ships. S6o,o00,Ooo; en-
cheering. which includes tho motive
power, $50. 900. 600.
For the Food Administration. 5000
600 is estimated; for the Fuel Admins
tration, $780, 900.
Ircrea sod Cost
The estimates for all other depart
mentS besides showing increases FOR
their expansion due 10 activities con-
scuuent to tho war. reflect generally the
increased cost of everything general
! throughout The country. Some increases
of salaries for government employees
arc submitted. but there is NO blanket
proposal and most of the Increased
amounts for pay are duo rather TO n
creases in numbers Of employees than 10
rising scale Of wages.
No estimate appears for the Corn
mittce on Public Information tho en-
pcrsrs nf which are being paid out OF
the Presidents 100000. QUO war crncr-
gency fund.
The State Department reviscs it's pro-
posal for an under-Secrctary OF state 1t
II salary OF $500. Congress has re-
Jectcd the plan when submitted before.
The office is proposed in addition 10 thu
three assistant secretaries now serving.
For additional clerks the department
asks $4,000. To meet the increased
cost Of living for consular and diplo-
matte officers, which Is recognized ~
being all ont OF proportion 10 their 7maIl
salaries. the department asks SSO0.u0n
an increase Of $4,000 over the sum for
! the same purpose asked last year. INA
usual appropriations for the American
government contribution TO international
bureaus Of commissions provided 10y
treaty or law arc included.
One new item proposes S@5QQ0 for The
erection OF legation building III SnI
Salvador. The total sum placed under
the head Of foreign intercourse. cNccc i
$500, 900 and represents 10 larG" de-
gre" tho Increased activities of the dip
lornatic service because nf the war.
War Insurance.
In the Treasury depart rlcnt. tho growth
Of the War Risk Insurance EurraL.
which now includes INSURANCE" for tic
relatives of soldiers. sailors and MGR
chant crews ms we'll rs merchant ships.
calls for m estimate Of 81 00G.nnn. Til"
Federal tnTE l-iHU lbUi''lH lil'StI(S 7
now item OF 1891 .nnO. For tn" main
,cnnncc OF forces abroad for the auhitn:;
of accounts Cor thc array mi navy. $500
600 is asked.
The Internal Ecvenur l:ur"au Sho-.> :,
large increase in cNp"nS" for Tia" ,'oi'.'-
ton nf the many war iaNrs. ENp,rs"t
of ordinary collection are placed at -.
0on ann. collection of incum" tax IS TlH.'-
sd nj $500 u0n and for rull"rjirn Of ia:
s1crial war tnxrs S?.0Jn. U0h is "si irmg ...l.
double. The sum asked for the sam" pa
pose last ycar.
AIl.,hc mints and assay officers arr
estimated for as usual. nn SOM o.
casions previously whr: tn" 1rrnSl!r!
estimates have eliminated th"m they
have. been restored hv Congress.
In tn" War Department tn" ordinary
nrarn time force has boon rr;trii":t.ty
doubled and thu cost ut additi"nll CIV
plnvrs is estimated al $lG.r@". Til" tui:l
estimates for river and hHrhur lmpfnN -
r,,.nis ,rc s"I5!j.n nan For tn" mini
:runurc md improvement; II IN" l':,n,.n,,
Canal. cxclusiv" Of f"rtiHcaIi"u>. 81 g
1881 is estimated. whI". takes ~, nr-
cnurt of amounts derived from tolls
In the navy department.. n"arly Il mt
lion dollars. is asked for "Ntra "l"ric.Ll
forces and th" total estimate Tor the
ordinary p.ar" establishment. * Irarti-
cally doubled. making ii $".@"I. nnm. This
IS exclusive OF naval construction and
conErutlrnt activities.
| Commerce Department
The department of c"mm"rc" submits
several articles To compare With III" ~
mansion nj American trade in IN" war
! uncertainties. II asks Slnm.nm" for
! prnmnting comnrrt" IN Central ard
| South America. Il like ~um for pr"tnn-
ting commrrr" In tn" far east and 32hH.-
! ono for COMMERCIAL atjarh"S for til" "Ii-
! haSsi"s ahr',nh- For III" bureau al
standards winch is linking trrtnrnd"uS
| part in tho development IF mechanical