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Jack Wins Argument - Money
Being Saved.

who was trying to get Jack in a corner
on whether the new administration at
Washington is saving money or not.
That's all you know about It," re-
piled Jack. "You are just like lot
of other people. You do lot of talk
ing but you don't read or listen to
some one who knows to find out what |
is going on. Sure the Republicans |
have been doing lot Of talking about |
saving the peoples money. Why
shouldn't them? There has been
enough of it wasted in the past eight
years to sink a fleet of battleships.
The only way you can get things
started is to talk about them and get
all the people interested. Unless you
and your dad and everyone else is in
terested in seeing the government
money saved it won't be saved"
"They are interested because they
elected a real man for President and
la Congress to help him." said Ruth
who had been listening.
| "At 1t again?' 1t was Uncle Ted
who came into the play ROOM Il
heard so much of what you kiddies
lseem to be differing about that | could
not stay out"
"Please, Uncle Ted, you tell us
about it so that Johnny will know
am right" Jack was feeling mighty
happy that his Uncle had arrived. In
Lacks estimation his uncle knew
everything
| "I haven't much to tell you about
that sort of thing today because l
haven't kept in touch with 1t as close
ly as | should. You see | went to
Hampton Roads to o~see the great At
llantic Fleet come home, That was
wonderful sight and ! heard Presi-
dent Harding make mighty fine talk
on board the Battleship Pennsylvania
But, first of all, Johnny is right when
. he says the Republicans have been do
ing a lot of talking about wasted gov
ernmcnt money and saving it. But
THAT isn't all. They are DOING some
Thing, too, every day. President Hard
l ing long ago made UP his own mind
7 THAT extravaganza and waste would
J have to stop. He has told Congress so
7 He has told his cabinet the. same thing
a and he has told them in a way tha
d they know he means what he Is talk
! ing about. Every effort is being made
e to brig taxes down as much as pos
o sible. If the cost of running the gov
: ernment can be brought down thel
I taxes can be brought down, too, Ever,
d year for long time it has been tn
l habit of the cabinet members whe1
. they found that their department
e funds were running low to ask 10
8 what Is known as deficiency appro
y priation'."
"What is that?" asked Ruth.
, at means this: o certain depart
It ment, we will say, asks Congress fc
J. certain amount of money on whic
i to run for year They may get 1t a
), or not. The department goes ahef
le and spends more money than it Is a
" lowed. and has to go to Congress aga
n- in the same year for money to meet !
of debts. 1t is the same as man livil
s. beyond his means. If | make $50
week I certainly cant spend s75
a week for very longtime. First thi'
~ know I'll have to borrow from som
= body. I'm not as lucky as COVER
ment department, because l havel
j any Congress to go to for more.
q President Harding has warned t
4 members of his cabinet that the
partments must live within
y amount of money provided. To
otherwise, he says, is a 'dangero
n tendency He warned them by |
ter, part of which | will read "
Listen: ESTIMATED now before CT
gress call for approixmatel $216,OC
r 900 of deficiency appropriations, a
Al-the estimated deficiencies will I
very much beyond that sum. ] do
y know Of any more DANGEROUS TT
II DENCY IN THE ADMINISTRAT1
AlOF GOVERNMENTAL D E P A r
= MENTS, and I am very sure that
~ can never fix ourself firmly on bs
of economy Until the departments
= conducted within the provisions
Congress-
- "I feel quite sure that all the c
Il met officers agree with the Presid
n know the Senators in charge Of
propriations agree. They are goinl
~ sift down every request for money
not let one penny more get away
= is absolutely needed.
"You remember | told you about
- new Secretary of the Treasury,
arou, w Mallon He ia used to ha