The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04

sequenf to the war, reflect generals
the Increased costs Of Everything gen
eral throughout the country. Some IN
creases Of salaries for government
employees are submitted, but there /,
no blanket proposal and most Of thu
increased amounts for pay are du,
rather to increases in numbers Of EN-
ployes than to q rising scale o.
wages.
No estimation appears for the Com
mittee on Public information the ex
penses OF which are being paid Out
Of the Presidents 100000, 900 war
emergency fund.
The State Department revises its
proposal for an under-Secretary OF
State at salary Of $500. Congress
has rejected the plan when submitted
before. The Office is proposed In ad.
dition to the three assistant secre.
taries now serving. For additional
clerks the department asks $120, 600
To meet the Increased cost Of living
for consular and diplomatic officers
which Is recognized as being all out
OF proportion to their small salaries,
the department asks 100000, an in.
crease Of 100000 over the sum for
the same purpose ASKED last year.
The usual appropriations for the
American government contribution to
International bureaus or commissions
provided by treaty or law are in.
cluded.
One new item proposes $4,000 for
the erection Of legation building at
San Salvador. The total sum placed
under the head Of foreign intercourse,
exceeds $6,500,000 and represents to a
a large degree the increased activities
OF the diplomatic service because OF
the war. -
In the Treasury Department, the
growth Of the War Risk Insurance
Bureau, which now includes insurance
for the relatiyesc of soldiers, sailors,
and merchant crews as we'll as mer.
chant ships, calls for an estimate OF
100000. The Federal Farm Loan
Bureau presents a new item Of $685..
900. For the maintenance of forces
abroad for the auditing Of accounts
for the army and navy, 100000 is
asked.
The Internal Revenue Bureau shows
a large increase In expense for the
collection of the many war taxes. Elk.
penses of ordinary collections are
placed at 100000; collection Of in
come tax is placed at 100000 and
for collection of the special war taxes
100000 is estimated. double the
sum asked for the same purpose last
year.
The Department of Commerce sub,
mits several articles to compare with
the expansion of American trade in
the war opportunities. 1t asks 500,
900 for promoting commerce in Cen,
trail and South America, a like sum
for promoting commerce in the Far
East and 100000 for commercial at.
taches for the embassies abroad. For
the Bureau OF Standards, which Is ia
king tremendous part in the devel
opment of mechanical appliances for
the winning Of the war, several large
sums In addition to the regular ap
preparation, are asked. One blanket
item under the head Of military re,
search is put at S250,000. The esti
mate for the coast and geodetic sur
vey is doubled to make 1t .$2,325, 900
Practically one million dollars Of this
is for new ships. In the bureau oil
fisheries items are submitted for the
extension or establishment Of hatcher
les at Berkshire, Mass. st. Johns
bury, VT, Woodshole, Mass, Wythes
vile, Va, Yes Bay, Alaska, and Afog
max, Alaska.
The Interior Department presents
many new items for investigations
and developments of natural resour
ces. 1t asks 100000 for scientific
investigations Of mining; $135,000 fol
scientific investigation of petroleum
and natural gas; $4,000 for new build
ings and improvement Of the Bureau
of Mines buildings at Pittsburgh and
Bruceton. Penna.; for new mine res
cue car the Department asks $4,000
For a government fuel yard, an ex
pertinent by which it is proposed t,
u