Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1926, Page 4

CADMAN PRAISES - RELIGIOUS PRESS Brooklyn Pastor Speaker at Editors’ Meeting—Aber- nethy Adds Approval. H The religious ness of the United States holds a high post of responsi bility in advancing the cause of the Christian churches. speakers declared today at the opening of a two-day conference of the editorfal council of the religious press at the Washing 1on Hotel under the auspices of the Federal Council of Churches. The church of today could not have at- tained and could not maintain fits present position without the hearty s<upport afforded by the denomina tional jgurnals, the editors were told Fifty editors of various Protestant nrgans attended the opening session Among them were busin man agers, owners and writers widely known throughout the religious world. Rev. Dr Aent of Churches astor. S Parkes Cadman, the Federal Council who 1s a Brooklyn. N. Y nd Rev. Dr. William S Abernethy of the Calvary Baptist Church of Washington, were the principal speakers today. Both em- phasized the need of the religious press as a supplement to the efforts of the pastor in spreading true re- ligious neeptions. Dr man declared that because journalism was so powerfu! a medium of information and publicliv, it was thereby “a very dangerous business,” unless directed frc a point of view sympathetic to the cause of Chrlst He lamented that manv editors of re. lgious papers, past and present. tell thelr reading public that the worid was on the brink of a cataclysmic woe. He urged an optimistic outiook Referring to controversial subjects in the religious world, Dr. Cadman as- serted that the Christian church must resist effor the state to subject 1t to political domination. “The sepa- ration of the church and state, ac- complished many vears ago, was re garded as an ideal situation. but we ara faced todar with a condition in «ome nations wherein the church is the all too lient disciple of the tate. It has led even to the church making compromises of positions tak en by Christ Himself” Dr. Cadman urged the editors foster the Christian spiritual life, which Is the one dynamic force in all churches. regardless of the system of_theology." Dr. Abernethy pointed in his ad- Aress to religious organs as a power. ful force for spread of facts about religion. as a stimulating medium for tha church membership and as a broadening power The delegates were the guesis of leaders of the Church Peace ['nion and of the World Alliance for Inter national Friendship Through the Churches at noon at the Franklin Square Hotel, when a discussion of military training in public schools was held. Bishop presi of [ jr. of the addressed The James (' Methodist Church South the meeting this afternoon meetings are presided over by Rev Paul S. Leinbach, chairman of the editorial council of the religious press. W. C. T. U. HEAD SAYS PINCHOT PAID HER EXPENSES IN RAC non, E (Continued from First Page.) the W. C. T. U. after the State degis- lature. in 1923, had passed the Snyder Armstrong enforcement act, but had failed to appropriate the money re- nuested by Gov. Pinchot to enforce this law. The sum requested had been 250,000. The W. C. . U'. had raised $130.- 204.93 for this fund, Mrs. George said Rumors had come to the Senate committee that there had been some mystery ahout the use of this enforce- ment fund, and also a suggestion that some of this money had heen used for the benefit of Gov. Pinchot in the re cent camp: Nirs. George and Mrs. Leah Cobb Marfon, custodlan of the fund, denied, however, that they Knew of any expenditures out of this fund for Gov. Pinchot's campaign. Mrs. Marion insisted that she had never had a suspicion that any of this fund was used for the campaign for Gov. Pinchot. The only suggestion that such a thing had heen done. she said, came to her through the newspapers. What did you have to do with the raising of the Pinchot enforcement fund?” asked Senator Reed I had a good deal” said Mrs, George. She continued that the legislature had vassed an enforcement law, but it lefi out the appropriation ot $250.000 which was needed to en force it. This was In 1923. Mrs. George xaid that some Philadelphia women had written her and asked why the Women's Christlan Temper- ance Union couldn’t raise this money 1t the Legisiature failed to provide it. Governor Appointed Bure “1 went to the office of Gov. Pinchot 'n Harrisburg.” said Mrs. George, | “and T sald to him that with the help of the Christian people of Pennsyl- vania the Women's Christian Temper- ance Union would raise that fund.” She said that the campaign for funds began in June of that year. Gov. Pinchot. she sald, uppointed u hureau, headed hy Attorney General Woodruff, to look after the use of this enforcement fund. In the bureau were the attorney general himself and two depuly attorneys general, one Willlam B. Wright, selected by Gov. Pinchot, and the other Lewis . Graham, selected by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Ioth of these deputy atlorneys general, Mrs. George said, were pald out of the funds ralsd by the Women's Chris tion Temperance Unlon. Charles Gray Rhodes, & banker of Philadelphla, was selecied as the treasurer for the fund, and Mrs. Marfon sends the money to Mr. Rhodes as it i3 needed. Had Official's Approval. Mrs. George sald that before the W. C. T. U. had started to raise this fund she and others had gone to At- torney General Woodruff, the head of the legal department of the State, and had recelved his approval. The at. torney general, she said, had told them that it was entirely legal. The fund, she said, had been raised by subscrip. tions from many iIndividuals and through the churches. ‘The members of the W. C. T. U, have been kept fully informed, she d, regarding the collection of the tund and its expenditure. She sald that she herself had seen the books of the bureau which handles the fund for enforcement in Harrisburg. Mrs. George said that while the Legislature was in session she was constantly in Harrisburg. ‘“Lobbying. 1 suppose?” said Senator King of Utah. “1 expect so,” replied Mrs. George, smilingly. ““You mean that you are there lobby- ing for moral rather than for com- mercial products?” sald Senator Goff. Senator Goff drew from the witness the statement that the enforcement fund is used under the direction of the attorney general of the State and two deputies appointed by the Gov- ernor, \ BEFORE BUDGE Periodical Gatherings Ra The text of the President’s address at the budget meeting of the United States Government last night follows: Members of the Government's Busi- ness Organization: The more these business meetings of the United States Government in- crease in number the more I am im pressed with their surpassing impor- tance. They are held for the purpose of discussing the financlal affairs of one of the greatest business Institu tiors in the world. Primarily. we con- sider the corporate welfare of the Fed- eral Government, but that is not the ultimate object. The real purpose for which we are assembled is to discuss plans and adopt policies which will ffect in their actual daily life the wel are, progress and prosperity of 117,000,000 people What we do here reaches into every home in the land. It determines whether the taxgatherer Is going to require more money from the head of the household to meet the cost of maintaining the Government, or ‘hether the taxgatherer is going to -ave more money with the head of the household to meet the cost of maintaining the family. Our efforts here are translated into benefits for the head of the household and his family. This does not mean that the Government should refuse to make outlays which are for the develop- ment of the country and the benefit of the people, but, taking all these elements into consideration, it does mean a strict adherence to the prin ciple of constructive economy. It is not, then, for the purpose of discontinuing any of those public func- tions which are really for the benefit of the peaple that we have heen work ing under a budget system for the past five years. It is rather to se- cure a wiser use of our national re sources and a more satisfactory re sult at less cost. More work and bet- ter work for a smaller outlay of the money of the taxpayer is the real test of a progressive administration. No Part Unessential. In the performance of vour daily work vou are naturally concerned with the immediate task which con- fronts you. You know the immediate result of your labor. You may not know its effect on the operations of the entire Federal Government. But it is the sum total of these daily tasks that measures our public effi clency. No task {8 so small that the effort of its performer loses fits infu ence on the product of the whole. In- dividual effort brings collective re- sults. The effort has been to lmprove the public service by elimination of waste and lost motion and by constructive conservation of our resources. The effort has not been to reduce the ex- penses of the Government at the ex- | pense of the public welfare. It has been to reduce expenses for the bene fit of the public welfare. It has beea | an effort for constructive economy. So long as the Government remains | this work will not end. That you may know the result of your collective effort It has been our custom to hold these meetings twice each year. It was but nine years ago that the Federal Government was obliged to draft not only the persons but the property of the people to meet the re- quirements of the World War. It was less than eight vears ago that this Nation faced the host of problems arising from military demobilization of persons and industry. The inter- | vening period has been one of restora- | tion and rehabilitation. 1t is to these | ends that our efforts have heen direct- | ed. Much has been accomplished, but much remalns to he accomplished The orderly management of our af fairs is & perpetual test of our ability You have demonstrated what can be done, and [ am confident will con-| tinue unabated the effort for even greater accomplishment i Cites Effect on Debt. We cannot anticipate further appre- ciable reduction in the fotal annual expenditure for the business of the Government. Our main chance comes in debt reduction. It was estimated in the last budget that we would spend this year $89.000,000 more than we spent last year. That estimate, as shown by the returns to date, will prove to be substantially corvect. But this effort to perfect our governmental business, to round out the accomplish- ment of the task on which such & notable beginning has been made, of- fers unlimited opportunity for econom- ical administration. Your hest eflorts and the continued support and co-op- eration of Congress will be required to hold our expenditures for Govern ment business at approximately their present level. We ure not striving to save the dol- lar slmply to save it. We are not striving to save the dollar at the ex pense of the public service. Rather do we approach it from the other side and save the dollar for the good that it will bring to the people whom we serve. We can make the dollar pur- chase more by purchasing more wise- ly. We can eventually save money by a Justified expenditure today which will reduce future annual unproduc- tive expenditures. This 13 construc- tive economy. Congress has most wisely provided n program of con- structive economy in the two public building laws, one for domestic use and one for our foreign legations. These measures will eliminate annual cost for rentals which bring us no future returns. The recent wct providing for con- struction at military posts and sta. tions 18 ulso & measure of constructive economy. The funding of our public debt ut lower rates of interest has been another notable achievement in constructive economy. Every dollar that has been applied to the reduction of the debt has saved the people of this Nation und the generations to come, at least 4 cents per year in in- teresl. Keep this in mind in_ vour udministration of public funds. Every dollar that you save swells the sur- plus which goes to the further reduc tlon of our debt. Thus every saved ollar suves at least 4 cents per year in interest to the taxpayer. In con-i sidering fmmediate projects or re- quirements you should have in mind their future benefit. so that the ele- ment of possible constructive econ. omy In contemplated expenditures | may not be overlooked. Benefits of Co-ordination. ‘'he budget system prescribed by Congress in 1921 co-ofdinated our financlal requirements. It paved the way for the co-ordination which now exists in the Government's rou- tine business. We are transacting our business in a co-ordinated and business way. If we have duplica- tions or overlapping of departmental authority we are minimizing the pos- sibility of waste in effort or expendi- | ture by co-ordination of policy and The improvement in the pub- | action lic service is apparent and expressive. It is apparent in the manner in which its business is being transacted. It 1s expressive in the lessening re- quirement of funds for administra- tion. The budget system is not the system of any one agency in the Federal service. Each of you in the public service is an integral and im- portant part of this system. Your allegiance to it is inseparable from your allegiance to the Federal Gov- ernment. And this includes the ac- counting elements of the budget sys- tem vested in the General Account- ing office. The task of the controller '@:neral is a difficult o&e. but his funoc- | conventences ' _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D |TEXT OF PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS T ORGANIZATION ted of Surpassing Value to Nation—Financial Status of Federal Gov- * ernment Reviewed by Executive. tions are vital to the operation of the budget system. Your co-opera- tion with the controller general is essential. As A natural sequence to the law adjusting the compensation of civilian officers and_employes of the Govern ment the Congress has recently en- acted a law adjusting their travel allowances. This law provides ade- quate rates of reimbursement for ex- penses of travel. It does justice to both the traveler and the Govern ment. The new law takes effect Jul: 1, 1926. 1 wish to direct vour at- tention particularly to the provision that any increases deemed necessary to be made in the rates of actual ex penses or per diem allowances under the authority of the new law shall not be authorized by the heads of de partments and establishments to the extent of incurring a deficiency in ap- propriations during the fiscal year 1927. At this eleventh meeting of the business organization of the Govern ment, it is proper to recount briefly the accomplishments of these last five vears in which your efforts have played such a material part. It s for this purpose and to define plans for the immediate future that we hold these conferences. Reduction in United States Debt. Op June 30, 1921, the public debt amounted to $28977.000,000, carrying an annual interest charge of $1.018. 000,000. At the close of this ves the debt will stand at approximately $19,680,000,000, with an interest charge of $806,000,000. This shows sinca 1931 @ reduction of mearly four and one quarter billions of dollars in the principal of the debt and mearly $212,000,000 in annual interest. Our expenditure, which for the fiscal year 1921 amounted to $5.538,000,000, will approximate for the current vear $3.620,000,000, a reduction of nearly two billions of dollars. Taxation has been reduced from $54.14 per capita to $27.28. This does not take into consideration the revenue act of last March. While these figures speak for them selves, their real import lies in the Influence which these reductions have had on the welfare and prosperity of the people. This influence Roes far bevond the material reductions 1 have mentioned. It reaches into every phase of the daily lives of the people. There are more of the necessaries. and luxuries in the homes of the people, in the city and in the open country, because the Gov ernment has let the people have more of the money they earn for them selves instead of taking so much from them in taxes. Since the commencement of the 1 year 1921 there have been threo substantial reductions in taxes. The henefit of this joint executive and legislative effort fo reduce Federal ex penditure has therefore gone directly to the people. At our meeting one year ago it was my privilege to state that the financial condition of the Government warranted further tax reduction. That forecast has been Wlized in the revenue act of 19 large tax receipts of March 1 show clearly that the country fi last | anticipated a reduction in tax rates Individuals who had undistributed profits in securities and investments took their profit under the expected reduction of the surtax rate. It was this same anticipation of tax reduc-| tion that prompted investment in pro ductive business of capital which wonld otherwise have gone into tax exempt securities. The great incr in revenne was due in large measure to the unusual prosperity in the yvear 1925, but the confident expectation of a reduction In rates was an important tactor In this revenue increase Relief Under Tax Cut. The 1426 act relieved some 2,000,000 people from paying any direct tax and reduced the tax burden of all other taxpayers. General prosperity s the aggregate of the individual prosperity of our citizens. To permit the people to retain more of their own earnings is to increase their savings and purchasing capacity, which as- sures prosperity. In 1921 the income tax of a married person with no de pendents and a total net Income of $3,000 from salary was $60; in 1923 it was $7.50; in 1926 it is nothing. For a single person with an income of $3.000 from salary In 1921 the Income tax was $120; in 1923 it was $22.50; while in 1 it is only $16.88. Miscellaneous war taxes were also materially reduced. These taxes were levied under more than 50 categories, which are now reduced to five. This removes in large measure the so-called nulsance taxes which have been found s0 irritating to every one. The revenue from thege taxes is reduced by about 5,000,000, and there are no com- pensating increases as in the case of the income and profits taxes. Incorporated business has been bene- fited directly as well as indirectly by the repeal of that tax based upon the value of the capital stock of the cor- poration. Many concerns with not one dollar of profit were obliged to pay a large tax. This was unfair, as the ability of a corporation to pay depends upon its profits. Fully 40 per cent of the corporations making Iincome-tax returns have no profits or taxable in- comes, but under the old law they were obliged to pay. What the complete result of the 1926 tax law will be is still A matter of estimate. The correctness of the 6. | months hence. o | theory that reduction of tax rates economically applied will stimulate business, and thereby increase taxable revenue, is being demonstrated. To what point further reduction may be carrfed cannot he stated until the new tax law has had sufficient oppor- tunity to become fully effective and experience has shown what revenue it will produce. Surplus Is Estimated. as to whether there is prospect of another tax reduction in the near future. 1 think the answer to this question should be delayed until we know definitely the revenue-producing ability of the present revenue act. The estimate today s that we will the current fiscal year with a surplus of about $390,000,000. This cannot be safely considered as an indication of what revenue the present law will give. Our revenue this year from income and profits tax includes about $350,000,000 of back taxes, most which scerued In years prior to 1920 We do not anticipate such accrual of back taxes in the future. Rather will they materially diminish and reach an estimated total of only about $100, 000,000 in 1928 It would be unfortunate to raise | hopes of further tax relief until we are sure that the state of our finances justifies it. There is no such-surety today. Business was quick to antlei pate the last tax reduction. It was justified in o doing. To raise such hopes at this time might be to encour- £ge business to anticipate again, as it did in 18 further tax reduction. This might have a detrimental effect upon the stabilization of the country under the present tax law. You have your appropriations for the next fiscal vear. | have previ- ously stated our effort must be not to increase expenditures over what they will be for the current year. Rather 1do the latest estimates for next vear | indicate that it may be possible to spend less than in 19 he survey which has been made of our require. ments Indicates the possibility of reaching a minimum of $3,600,000.000 in our expenditures next vear. This will be our objective. For the coming fiscal vear the estimates indicate that we will have a margin of $185,000,000 of revenues over expenditures if the latter do not exceed the figure I have stated. A surplus of only §185,000,000 in a business involving an annual ex penditure in excess of three and one- half billions of dollars is far from be- ing a safe margin. Depends on Prosperity. This margin could be easily dissi pated by a falllng off of our antici pated income. The revenue estimate is necesearily based on the present prosperous condition of the country Any change unfavorable to this con dition would be reflected in lessened | income. But I look to you to sce that the margin 1s not threatened by any | increase in our estimated tures, ness of Government which would add to our costs should awalt a better es timate of our future income. We are approaching the time for consideration of the estimates of ap- propriations for the fiscal year 192 | T have ‘expressed to the director of |the Bureau of the Budget the hope that these estimates can be kept with in a limit of $3.200,000,000, exclusive of the Postal Service and tax refunds. It may become imperative before the budget. 1s finally completed substan- tially to reduce that figure. This will depend entirely upon our revenue out | look for 1 concerning which we will have better information a few I say to you frankly | that the outlook today Is not encour aging. | other fixed charges for that year A preliminary but very exhaustive estimate of our other requirements compared with an estimate of the ex- | pected revenue for that year indicates a surplus of only $20,000,000, which is | negligible and may easily be converted |into a deficit. This is the dark side of {the picture, but it lends weight to the views 1 have previously expressed with regard to further tax reduction | It also emphasizes the need for the ut- { most care in the scrutiny of your 1 {requirements. It I have occasionally Ihad to give warning as to the possi- I bility of a deficit, it has served to our | advant When we face the future too sanguine as to avalable funds we court disaster if the prophecy be er- roneous. We face no such disaster if we err on the other side and view with conservative eve our financlal outlook Speaks About Personnel. I have spoken to you often on the subject of personnel. Our salary and wage expenditure is the most costly single item of the budget. While the Post Office Department has necessarily had to increase its personnel with fts growth of business we have been de creasing personnel elsewhere. It is very easy to have too many people on the pay roll. The reductions which have been made in personnel show no detrimental effect upon our results Rather has it seemed to improve the efficiency of the service. I am encou aged in the thought that we can have further reduction of personnel without discharging a single person, by the simple device of not fllling all the vacancies that occur. This would not operate in the summary separation of any one from the Federal service. Lord will outline to you a plan to this fnto effect, which has my approval. No doubt what has been accom plished by the Federal Government has served as an inspiration to some local political units in reducing their governmental costs, but it is not dis- closed by the aggregate for all of them. From 1921 to 1925 the Federal Govern ment reduced expenditures more than two billions of dollars. The same period showed an increase of more than four billions of dollars in State, county, municipal and_other, govern: mental expenditures. In 1921, when the cost of all government in this coun- try was approximately nine and one- BARGAINS Summer CLEARANCE SALE OF FURNITURE RUGS LAMPS SHADES GEORGE PLITT CO., Inc. Painting, Paperhaoging, Upholst g R Main 1325 l:tll St. NW. N The question is on the lips of many | close | of | expendi- | Further expansion of the busi. | We know our public debt and | half billlons of dollars, Federal ex penditure constituted nearly 60 per cent of the total. In 1925 the cost of all government increased to more than eleven and a half billions, of which only 27 per cent is represented by Fed eral expenditure. The answer to this reduction of 33 per cent In the Federal share of all governmental costs is not that we are verforming less service for the people | or neglecting our physical plant. The real answer is that we have o far put our house in order as to decrease our them more efficient government at less | | cost. The local governments, like the | Federal Government, have no monevs | | which they do not take from the peo | ple. To meet an increase of more than one billion dollars a year four years in the expenditures by the States and thelr political subdiviston there must have been u corresponding increase in levies upon the people or in bonded indebtedness. | There is cause for concern in this | situation. It s fraught with grave | consequences to the public welfare | The Federal Government has de. | | creased fts costs by practicing the | { homely virtue of thrift. This has not It has required Cause Seen for Concern. been an easy task. | co-operative effort and sacrifice in | every direction. If the interests of | the people demanded this action or the part of the Federal Government, | surely they would seem to demand simflar action with regard to the in-| crease in these other local govern- | mental costs. This suggestion is not meant as & criticism of the officers of our local governments. It is rather a statement of fact. 1t shows how hard it is in these times to reduce the costs, taxes and debts of governments. But it can be done if the people will co-operate Unless they do. however, special in terests will continue to overwhelm the legislative bodies for more expenses | | and more taxes. The limit is close at | hand when further expansion in the | costs of government will bring the | danger of stagnation and financial de | pression. | We are testing out in this country | the success of self-government. We | require no property qualification for | voters. Students “of history have | claimed that under such a system it | | has too often been found that demo cratic institutions tend to confiscate Droperty to such an extent that eco nomic progress hecomes Impossible That has not been our experience, in | part because the Constitution pro. tects us from legislation of that na- ture. But this is the test which America must meet, and meet cor stantly, and unless it is met success fully the strength, progress and pros | perity of our country will cease. Yo | will readily see. therefore, the vast and far effort operation in the policy of constructive economy. Right Use of Money. All of this effort not worth while unless it had an ultimate purpose above and beyond the mere | saving of money. We ought to use money as we use anv other utility | —to advance the welfare of the| human race. Money is not endowed | with any sacred quality. Man was| not made for money. but money was | made for man. It has hecome abeo. lutely necessary in these davs of dense population. and under an ad vancing system of co.operation by ciety, for what was once a p private function to take on more and | more the character of a public fune | tion. It must. then. be carried |out of the public treasury. For | purpose money must he provided expenditure is required. But we must have a wise expenditure, well bal anced and within the means of the | people. That is constructive economy. It does not partake of a mean and sordid | nature; it 18 not narrow and selfish, | but rather broad. generous and en nobling, undertaking to deal justly with the whole situation by raising such revenues as the peeple can | fairly bear to meet such expenditures | as are falrly required. The results | would he Iy on that Its and communication, iniproved sanita- | tion. public order, the administration | of justice, necessary legislation. ad- | vancing educational facilities and the | development of the artistic and | spiritual side of life. These provide | an evenly balanced basis for the sup port of ‘an enlightened civilization. | The result is America. Into the mak- ing of that result and its continued success your patriotic service and de- | votion is a contributing factor of enor- | mous importance. i The office of the director of the | budget has been established In order | to provide an advisory staff to the | President, the Congress and the vari- | ous departments in their efforts to | meet these requirements. At its| head is Gen. Lord. The law has clothed him with some authority, but far greater authority is derived from | | the character of the man. His ability and integrity Inspire confidence. He | has lald out plans for constructive economy. | When I say that his plans have | not only been carried out but actually | improved upon in the Congress under | the leadership of Representative Mad- | den and Senator Warren, | mean to| extend very high praise to those twao | seasoned legislators. These three men are representative of the spirit which has made our budget system a success. In order that we may further profit by his counsel and encouragement, present to you again the director of the Bureau of the Budget, Gen. Lord. Auto busses are proving popular in India and many lines are expanding. Because of the tremen- dous volume of Linen Suits we sell—our manu- facturers have allowed us these new style Belgian Linen Suits to be sold as a feature at..ceceecceces | demands upon the people and to give | (; | that time for |, | upply | your | #nd painless reduction in personnel linciuded in the A Special in LINEN SUITS COOLIDGE CAUTIONS THE NATION ON TAX CUT; SUR (Continued from First Page.) | | of the postal service, down to April 30, | ed vanity cas 26, when therg were 246,419 on the . “a reduction of 410,253 employ n annual saving of $738,000,000." enying reports that the payroll had ed under President Coolidge. d sald on the other hand there n a reduction of 16,290 during 19, = had by Nevertheless,” said the budget ‘we still have superfluous )n the Government payroll. 1 meet the President’s re- quirements as to expenditures the coming year it has been decided to| 2 per cent reduction tol force with the organization of the Two Per Cent Personnel Club—a | thrift club of a4 new pattern, designed [ to save $£20,000,000 in the next 12 months. This plan does not require the discharge of any one from the Federal army of workers. It does pro. vide, however, for u gracetul, scientific it I know Santic your response will be enthus. joyful and effective. ‘The number of vacancies in the Federal executive civil service filled annually by original appointments is bout 9 per cent of .the total em- ployes. It is proposed, during 19 to omit filling such number of vacan cles a8 will result in saving at least 2 per cent of the t alary This means that for $100 v have for such at least will be covered the surplus fund of the Treasury. No employe need be discharged for the sole pur- pose of effecting this reduction. De t governing this plan, which has the approval of the President, will be announced later. I might say in pass ing that vou are not necessarily lim-| ited to 2 per cent in thls personnel elimination. It will be nteresting to note at the end of the vear who wins | the blue ribbon for greatest percentage | of reduction in this friendly and profit. | able contest. Here, again, the ques.| tion of administration, good. had and | indifferent, comes into the picture.” Reviews Former Surpluses. Gen. Lord reviewed the surpluses of budget years. ing with 1922, as | follow 499 .84; 1923, £309.6 $505,366,986.31 1925, §250,505,23 33 n these four budget years,” he sald, “we spent $14,529,101,881.51, and ited surpluses totaling $1 6.04, which has been applied to | debt reduction as required by law, and | expense total given.' | Referring tn the coming fiscal vear to end June 30 Gen. Lord said | he President’s limitation on expendi tures for the vear of $3,600.000,000, it seems. means another est scruting of every obli gatlon, of every expenditure, * * * We must make each doliar swear.” | or the fiscal vear 1928, Gen. Lord said present prospects pointed more toward reduction than towar expansion of Federal activities Federal officials were urged to make prompt payment of bills in order tn take advantage of discounts. bl 1920, he said. “money saved the Govern nt in discounts of rac ord totals $2.231,505.33. The War De. partment has credit for the greatest saving. with a record of $1737.780.6% 1 to April 14 of this vear. The In terior Department is second on this nor list h a saving of $212 967 49 tment of Justice claims with §186,377.92 saved “mergency Fleet rporation. saved $162,879.32 in dis counts and ranks fourth i $63.359 Conserved in Autos. Citing a2 number of examples of saving accomplished. Gen. Lord said | that in the District of Columbia $53 759 had heen conserved by co-ordina tion of motor transportation A novel story of how the Treasury | l)f[!rtrln\r»n! saved on an item !»" $35.000 requested for filing equipment w 28 | are systems to provide transportation | V45 101d by the budget director “The request.” he said, “fell into the hands of a constructive economist Before buying he Instituted a search and seizure process for surplus equip- ment. File cases scattered through out the department were relieved of | such illegitimate contents as paper and envelopes, copies of old periodi- GUTTERING—SPOUTING PROMPT SERVICE S. ROSE 616 F St. N.W. Main 6475 The New FreelyLathering ticura Shaving'Stick For Tender Faces EMOLLIENT MEDICINAL ANTISEPTIC ——also the new Herringbone Linens— priced at $22 ({srosner 1325.F STREET House of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes m T E%EEE‘EE INCOME TAX GAINS NEARLY $70,000.000 PLUS NOW HUGE| cals, soiled hand towels, ragged sleeve protectors, obsolete calendars, discard <, disreputable rubbers, shabby relics of whisk brooms, aban- doned pipes, battered dating stampe. | forgotten milc bottles. rusty meuse | Estimated Treasury Surplus which if thev had legitimate place | 'or CIOSe of Fiscal Year 5 $390,000,000. were not occupying it. With these rescued file cases and the onstrue- | tion of cheap shelving our construe tive economist in the Treasury De- | partment xatisfactorily answered that $35,000 call with a $3.974 expenditure. Curtails Publications. “A constructive accomplishment by a bureau in the Department of Com merce,” said Gen. Lord, “is a saving of 215000 by radical curtallment of free distribution of Its publications. For several vears you have heen urged to revise vour mailing lists downward and to reduce your free is sues 1o the smallest number possible. We are spending ton much of the tax paver's money in helping fll the wastebaskets of the Nation. Govern. | DK ment prints can always he hought at | The large increase in Tominal price of the superintendent | collections. despite the recent heavs of documents. If people desiring pub- | CULS In tax rates. was declared 10 he lic documents do not need them enough | the result. of “unusuol prosperit to pay the ridiculously small amount | 125 vear. Although income tax charged, they should not have them P ,,‘d""”,; T as et nsta Curtailment of your free lists will alse | MeNY, totaled $505.000.000, a consider help increase the amonnt which Koes | Antine. Seerorsin i rston into the asury from sale of Gov- Treasury said the effec £ v s s sa ot the ne ernment publications. We received | revenue. law could not & G last year 48 from {hat sourde: kmtBancthis vear. as he beiletts e By reducing your free lists it will be | turna from miscellanecus taxes wo possible to determine what {ssues | ha reduced considerably in that 1 have sufficient merit to create a real | The $399.000,000 demand, We can ve away many | four times larger tha things we can't seil upon six months ago, ; “The Richmond, Va tributed hy Mr. Winston to who Is_also custodian ed fncome tax col Office Ruilding, inaugurated a little| creased tax collection. economy campaign of his own. He| receipts as a result of a spec began with lighting—electric current.|by the Internal Revenue Bureau He succeeded in interesting his asso-| back taxes. It will he used to ciates. By turning off lights v\hflnidfl\\'x\ the public debt ta about not needed and introducing other light| 670,000,000 at the end of this economies they reduced the cost of | vear. lighting in the Post Office Building| By this operation the Ty from $6,435.35 in 1923 to $1.519.70 in|have reduced the deb 1925—a reduction of 71.7 per cent.” |[ing this year. the greatest Both President Coolidge and Gen.|since 1924, Of the total reducti 17, Lord paid tribute to Congress for fts|000.000 was made from funds in the legislative ecénomy record of keeping|®inking fund created by Congress for down appropriations. debt retirement: $169.000.000 by war- Referring to the Post Office Depart-|debt payments received from foreign ment, Gen. Lord said: “The well |ROvernments and the remainder from directed efforts of its administrators|the Treasury surplus to eliminate waste and perfect pro ———— cedure give reason for hope that in! 1928 our great mail service will be The gathering was the eleventh| Quick, safe, sure relief from regular meeting of the business or X s ", painful callouses on the feet. was entertained by the United States el i and che ivres v e rog o 1 9 N e zm', Sch;ggs ino- Treasury officials announced vester dav that income tax payvments due June will exceed by a'most §70.000, 1000 the receipts from this source a year ago. with the total pavments es timated at about $440.000,000 On the basis of this increase off cials predicted a surplus of $390.000 000 for the close of the fiscal vear on June 30. 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