New Britain herald., 1917-12-03

attaches for the embassies abrUa
For the bureau Of standards, whiclx
taking a great part in the deveI6T
ment of mechanical appliances 1n
the winning OF the war several lar
sums in addition to the regular arpr4'
prition are asked. One blanket itac
under the head of military reseaIS
Is put at $250,00O. The estlmatO III
the coast and geodetic survey
doubled to make it $2,325,O00. Pre-
tically one million dollars OF this A
for new ships. In the bureau
fisheries items are submitted for t
extension or establishment Of hat@
cries including one at Berkshi1
Mass 9
The interior department asks &2On
600 for Investigations OF miniN
$1S5,000 for scientific investigation
petroleum and natural gas; $26. ~
for new buildings and improvemq
of the bureau Of mines buildings
Pittsburgh and Bruceton, Pa; for
new mine rescue car the department
asks $4,000.
For continuing the construction an
operation OF the Alaskan railrok
more than $7,000,00O Is asked. Otha
items are: Eduaction OF nativ0a
$225.0oO; medical relief for native
$S2,50o. Many estimates are subnit
ted for the national parks the sun11
in all cases, being increased
The department Of labor's increasA
! are due principally to the probleIn
of experiment and settlement Of lasyN
disputes. For salaries and expenak
Of federal commissioners Of E0nGIf
ton 100000 Is asked; $4,000
asked for investigation OF trade arr62
ments and $4,000 to investiga1
conditions of labor in many industT8x
principally, coal, steel and sllipbuii1
ing. For the enforcement OF to
child labor law, the department aGlk
$165,0O0.
$1,OOO,OOO for Interned Germans
For the expenses of the internN2
Germans at camps under, the jurisdt8
ton Of the department, $1,000, 900
asked To extend the employment
service the department asks $3.50, 600
In the department of justice. tn
principal increases are to provide fOi
prosecution of crimes against i III
United States. One million dollars
asked for that work.
Virtually all the increases III I'll
department OF agriculture are to In.
prove the work of stimulating fooG
production and furtheringi the presora
vation of plant and animal life aAsa
war measure. They include the m
nual item Of $4,000 for the distr1bul
ton of free seed by congressman; thu
usual million dollar estimAt0 for
eradication OF foot and mouth dia.
ease and the annual $15,000,0OO for
federal aid to good roads, A noyal
exhibit appears in the departm ent'G
estimate for motor vehicles. It giv&
the name of every man who will u1
a government vehicle and tai
specifically on what business he
it.
In the Indian service the, work.
relieving distress and preventing %
ease has been extended to an
creased estimate Of 340o,00 and
increased estimate Of $2,700,0OO
submitted for Indian schools An it
creased estimate Of 100000 is shown
for Industrial work among the natiof4sS
wards and to teach them the care of
timber. Total estimates for the In
dian Office which include the usual
sums of maintenance and improves
ment total more than $12,000,OO0
For continuation Of work on or
Of public buildings author
zed the following estimates are in
GUIDED: New York (assay office)
s272,0OO
New items for marine ships are
submitted as follows: Boston $4,000;
New York, $4,000.
New items for quarantine stations
include: Boston, $4,000.
The interstate commerce commits
sion asks little more than five mfl-
ions. The expenses of the shipping
BOARD are placed at $899,517,5 500.
For the Council of National Defense
s97 900 is asked. The federal trade
expenses are estimated
1T $1,429,24O. The usual $4,000 Is
asked for the federal board for the
Mediation and counoi'iatio, Of inter-
state +ra,snc~+a+io, ware disputes. a.
,nw item OF s775o0 Is presented for
salaries Of the United States compen-
,ation commission and their employees,
rhe estimate for the national advisory
committee is increased to $3.50, 900.
For collecting Information OF the
and geogra phical distri-
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