The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-03

Here follows a statement of the es- inmates by departments: Legislative, t$S, ,026,325.
 Executive, $65,329,369. Judicial, $1,3S6,190.
 Agriculture, $26,458,551. Foreign intercourse, $6,535,o72.
 Military, (army) $6,615, ,936,554.
 Navy, $1,o14, 4,o77,508. Indian, $12,255,210.
 Pensions, $157,060,0oo. Public works (practical1y all fortifi- cation) 3,504,91S,055.
 Postal service, $331,S18,345. Miscellaneous, $1, ,208,317. Permanent annual appropriation, s711. .1Ss,S25.
 Total, $13,504, 357,940. Deduct sinking fund and postal re- turns $484,623,415
 Total $1s,01s,725,5e5. | The greatest sums are estimated for the army ande navy. For the signal service, which includes the great army for the air, $1,138,240,315, is estimated. This sum includes the i $640, 100000 previously appropriated l for the great air fleet. A billion dol lars is asked for pay and m1scellan- eous, expenses of the army; more than $2,o0e, ,O00,O ,O0O for the quarter master corps; $157,0O0,000 for hos pitals and medicines; $135, 5,00o,0 ,0o0 for the equipment of engineer troops; and 1892, 100000 for the expenses of their operations in the field Am intuition for the great guns is esti- mated to cost $390, 100000. For ma chine guns more than $237, 100000 is asked. For armored motor cars more than $75,000,000 is estimated 1 Some of the comparatively minor items stated in simple millions are:
 For the extension of the military academy, $4,000,000. horses for cav airy, etc., $2S,000,000; barracks and quarters, $26,000,000; construction and repair of hospitals, $25,Oo0,0OO; manufacture of arms, $50,000,000; small arm target practice, $75,OOO,- 900; civilian military training camps, ] $6,e0o,000; rife ranges for the in- structton of civilians, $1,7OO,0O0; equipment of home guard organiza- tions, $4,500,000; supplies for reserve officers training camps and ordnance stores for same. $5,0oo.0 ordnance equipment for military schools, S1,- 130, ,0eo.
 1 For gathering information the gen. eral staff asks s2.ooo,ooo.
 The navy's total Of a little more than / s1.oeo, 100000 is distributed principally in this way,
 Pay of officers and men, S425.0oo. .- 0o0; aviation, $e4,0o0. .eoo; pay, pro- visions and clothing for marine corps $61,oOO.O0O; recruiting, transporta- ton and outfitting recruits, $15,0oO.. 900. .">
 For the food administration St, ,ooo,. 0O9 is estimated. for the fuel admin. istration $2.b0o.oOo.
 NO estimate appears for the com. rn1ttee on public Information. the ex. penses of which are paid out of the presidents $1O0,OOO,0OO war emergenc, fund
 !, The state department revives its proposal for an under secretary O, state at slary of s7,5oo To meer the increased cost of living for con. suEar and diplomatic officers, whicI ) Is recognized as being all out of pro portion to their small salaries, the department asks $soo,ooo. an increase Of $500,0 over the sum for the same purpose as asked hast year. The tota1 sum placed under the ) head of foreign intercourse exceed. s6. .bO0,000 and represents to e large de- ! gree the increased activities of the diplomatic service because of the war In the treasury department the growth of the war risk insurance bu. 7 reau which now includes insurance for the lives of soldiers, sailors ana merchant crews as well as merchan ships calls for an estimate of &, ,000, 900. The federal farm loan bureal presetns a new item of $337, GOO.
 The internal revenue bureau show
 a large increase in expense for tn, collection of the many war taxes . Expenses of ordinary collections ar, placed at $s,ooO,oo collection of in come tax Is placed at 8. TOO, 600; ant for collection Of the special war taxe } $9 100000 is estimated
 l All the hints and assay offices ar . estimated for as usual In the war department the cost 0 l additional employees is estimated a 3 $10,000,000. The total estimates fo rivers and harbors are $29,000,00C D For the maintenance and improve
 ment of the Panama canal exclusiv of Qualifications, $15, 5,4S5,494 Is est i, mated, and which takes no account C amounts derived from tolls.
 In the navy department nearly $1 900, 900 is asked for extra clerics
 forces, making it $2,23o,00o. Thi
 is exclusive of naval construction an
 consequent activities.
 The department of commerce ask $100,oOo for promoting commerce
 Central and South America; hk
 sum for promoting commerce in tn
 far east; and $200,000 for commel
 cial attaches for the embassies abroa,
 for the bureau of standards, which
 taking a tremendous part in the d. velopment of mechanical appliance
 for the winning of the war, sever;
 large sums in addition to the regule
 ket item under the head of milita1
 research, is put at $250,ooo. The es
 timate for the coast and geodet
 survey is doubled to make it 02,325 T 900. Practically $1,000,000 of tn Is for new ships.
 , In the bureau of fisheries items al submitted for the extension or estal 5 at Berkshire, Mass.
 The interior department asks $20O
 900 for scientific Investigations
 mining; $135,000 for scientific inve