The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-04-12
$3,5O2,558,629
ASKED FOR WAR
Secretary Baker Submits Fig
ures Providing for Raising of
Army of 100000
MEN 1s TO rs MUST ENROLL
Greatest Part of Vast Sum to Be Used
for Army-$1oo,o 100000 for a War
Chest-lncome Tax May
Reach $500 Salaries.

hington.-Estimates calling for
the authorization of $3,502 ,558.629 to
provide for an extraordinary expansion
of the military forces and the equip
ment of Government agencies and de-
partments to meet the needs of war
were submitted to the House by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
In preparation for the launching Of
the legislative war programme the
Secretary of War conferred with Sena-
tor Chamberlain OF the Military Az
fairs Committee. The army bill call
ing for the enlargement of the army
to 100000 men and providing for the
training OF an additional 100000 was
introduced in both houses.
In addition to huge estimates for the
army and navy and for placing other
war footing the item submitted by
Secretary McAdoo included an appro-
priation of S100,000,000 "for national
security and Defense" this amount to
be expended at the discretion OF the
President and to be available until
expended, no matter when.
1t was said that this extraordinary
item was designed as the equivalent
Of the war chest" of foreign govern
ments. It is proposed to place this
sum at the disposal of the President,
to be expended in ways which he may
deem the public interest requires.
The appropriations required to fl
nance the immediate war plans of the
Administration are as follows:
Actual and necessary expenditures
for the navy, $292,5SS,79O.
To provide for the increase OF naval
personnel to 10000 and the Marine
Corps personnel to 10000, SITS, 1855, ,761.
War Department to enlarging and
equipping the army, $2.9S2, ,537, 1913.
Department of Justice, detection of
crime. ETC., $353,145.
For the establishment OF a coast
guard telephone system. $600,000.
Department of Commerce, for scien-
tific assistants in the Bureau OF Stand
ards for experimenting and testing of
supplies, etc, 100000
For the Coast and Geodetic Survey
and steamboat inspection, $400, 900.
Interior Department. S144.2O0.
Civil service, $4,000.
Additional watchmen. State, War
and Navy buildings, $2S,S0O.
May Tax $500 Incomes.
Lowering of the income tax exemp.
tion to $4,000 and possibly to 1880 is
among the proposals under considera
ton. What such action would mean
one official said, in actual revenue
could not be forecast even approximate
ly because of lack OF information upon
which to base an estimate. A con
servative view was that at the present
rate of taxation $1OO0O0,0OO would be
added to the Governments revenues
by lowering the exemption to $4,000
Some officials thought that the returns
would be doubled, bringing the total
to approximately $3.50 .000. 900
Proposals under consideration to in.
crease the Federal tax on estates tc
40 per cent. on very large estates
would swell the Governments reven
ues If adopted by hundreds OF millions
The internal revenue bureau OF the
Treasury Department is collecting re
venue under peace taxes at the rate
OF $3.50 900 annually. This sum could
be doubled or increased by 81 900 900.
900 by moderate increases in the ta1
rates on whisky, beer and tobacco. the
lowering Of the income tax exemption
| 20 $4,000 a graduated excess profits
tax. increased taxes on estates and
greatly increased taxes on large in
/ comes.