Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-04

$330, 100000 which will be turned back to the treasury from postal revenues, the estimated sum for which congress actually is expected to appropriate, is $13,O19, ,725,595. No previous estimate ever has exceeded two billions. List of Estimates.
 Here follows general statement of the estimate by general headings:
 Legislative, $8,O26,425.
 Executive, $65 ,325, 1869.
 Judicial, $1,396,1 ,19O.
 Agriculture, $26,458,551. Foreign intercourse, $6,535,O72. Military (army) $6,615, 5,936,554. Navy, $1,019,O77,21O
 Indian. $12,255,21O. Pensions, $157,O6O,OOO. Panama Canal, $23,171 ,624. [ Public work (practically all fortifi- cations), $3,504,918,055. Postal service, $331 ,818, 8,345. Miscellaneous, $1,026,2O8,317. Permanent annual appropriations, | $7l1 ,166,825.
 Total Gents omitted here and above) $13,504, ,357, $40.
 Deduct sinking fund and postal re- turns, $485, 5,632,345.
 Total, $13,O19,725,595. The greatest sums, of course, are estimated for the army and navy. Big Sum for Army. | For the signal service, which in- cludes the great army for the air, $1,- l38,24O,315 is estimated. This sum in- cludes the $640,O0O,O ,OOO previously ap- propriated for the great air fleet. A billion dollars is asked for pay and miscellaneous expenses of the army: more than two billion dollars for the quartermaster corps; $157,00O,OOO for hospitals and medicines; ,$135 100000 for the equipment of engineer troops and $892,O0O,000 for the expenses of their operations in the field. Ammu- hilton for the great guns to blast away through the German fronts is esti- mated to cost $390, 0,OOO,OOO. For ma- chine guns, the deadliest weapons of the war, more than $237 100000 is ask ed. For armored motor cars more than 75,OOO,O00 is estimated.
 Harbor estimates include Calves ton, $300,0OO.
 Other items are: Removing water hyacinths, Alabama, Louisiana, Missis. sippi and Texas, $2O,OOO. Louisiana bayous and rivers, $5,O0O. Over Billion for Navy.
 The navy's total of little more than $1 ,000,00O,000 is distributed prin- clpally in this way: Pay of officers and men, $426, 6,000,000; aviation $94,- 100000; improving and equipping navy yards for construction of ships $4 4,OOO,- 900; pay, provisions and clothing for the marine corps $61, ,OOO, ,OOO; recruit Ing, transportation and outfitting re- cruits $15,OO0,000; ordinance strictly Tn the bureau ordnance $26,50O, ,OOO; new batteries of guns for ships, $38,- 100000; ammunition for ships alone $32,OOO,OO0; reserve maintenance of yards and docks and contingent ex- penses $12,O00,000: for medicine and surgery $6,5O0,000; provisions for blue jackets $64, ,OO0,0 ,00O; for mainten- ance in the bureau of supplies and ac- counts, including fuel, for the navy and transportation for same $6O,OOO,- 900; construction and repair of ships, $60,OO0,OOO; engineering, which i'm cludes the motive power, $5O,OOOOOO.
 For the food administration $5, 5,OOO,- OOO IS estimated; for the fuel admin istration $2,50O,OOO.
 The estimates for all other depart ments besides showing increase for their expansion due to activities con- sequent to the war reflect generally the increased costs of everything gen eral throughout the country.
 The interior department presents many new items for Investigations and developments of natural resour-t ces.
 Many estimates are submitted for the national parks, including new building at Hot Springs, Ark, $780, 900 Is proposed. Total estimates for the Indian office, which include the usual sums for maintenance and inn provement total more than $12,OOO,OOO