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EXCHANGE,
DIRECTORS AGAIN URGE
OPEN BIDS ON LIBRARY
Statement Issued Last Night Says Cost Plus Plan Does
Not Safeguard Interest Of TAXPAYERS of State Who
Are Stockho hodels-Want Resolutions Read

In connection with the meeting in
tile Scnat" chamber AT 8 O'Clock to-
night OF the War Memorial Commis-
sion and the State Library Board. at
which. 1t Is expected definite action
w,li bc taken on the awarding Of
the S2,000. .0g6 contract for the cree
ton OF the war memorial author
izcd ~ the last session OF the Leg
is!aturc. the board OF directors Of
the Richmond Builders Exchange
yesterday issued statement cover
ing the grounds which form the basis
which the joint comm ssion proposes
tp let the contract.
Taxpayers Are stock khoIJrr>.
rho statemen, declares that the
proposal of lhc Joint commission TO
award the contract on cos,-plus
basis and withuut submitting plans
and specifications to open compc,i-
'ion utterly fails to safeguard the
interests Of tho taxpayers OF the
state" ana !s weak In other fca-
lures. The declaration reminds the
! joint commission that the taxpaycrs
| OF ihc state are the stockholders i'm
! thls ease. ANA that their interests
must not only be soicmnly consid :
cred, bu, faithfully conserved As
far as the building OF the pfopos.d
rnc'noria! Itself ~ concerned the
Huiiders' Exchange goes definitely o,,
I record as demanding open co,npcti-
;ioi.
The assertion that architects of
national reputation viii not enter
| INTO competition is ridiculcd. and in
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8 ARRESTED IN ROUNDUP
OF SUSPECTS IN MEMPHIS
Warrants Charge the Prisoners
With Dcatl, Of Two"
Officers.
CITIZENS AID POLICE SEARCH
city Is Aroused After Shaving of
Three Men in Attempted Holdup
of Clerk Of Motor Comrnny.
ttnd Much Ammunition.
CITIZENs AID p0LICE sEAKCi

MEMPHIS. TENN. Aug. lit r.
Harris and Jesse and Orville J.n,s
the latter brothers, who with a dozen
or more other suspects. were taken
l" police headquarters for QUESTION.
ihS last night amG today. were cor-
mally charged with the murder -
hSh'. III connection with III. killing
OF FOLK l.. Carraway, a pairolman
ana Howard l.. Gamble. a special H..
hcer. shot To dcaIh by bandits who at
tempted L" rob an cmploye OF the
f"rd Motor Company here yesterday
"i a bag containing $500
Warrants charging rhc men with
the death Of the two Officers we're
ISSUED after an investigation whicl,
began shortly after the attcmptt d
robbery yesterday, ana has been IN
progress almost continuously since
All of the men. ii is stated. deny i'm
r!ita'i"h IN the attempted rohpery o.
III" killing OF the policemen
announcement that warrants Cor
IN" men had been issued was made
shortly before u mass meeting az
citizens assembled tonight 10 dis
cuSS means OF aiding the police and
sherins forces in suppressing law
lcSsnrsS
According to police officials. four
pistols and zoe rounds OF ammunition
We're found III Il room which Iarr,
and the JoneS brothers were said to
have occupied. Goggles similar to
those worn by the driver OF the au-
ioihohii" IN which the bandits drove
I" the scene o! the holdup and es-
capped after the killing OF the two
officers also were said to be- in pos
session OF the police
Investigation Of the attempted rob-
h"rE was conducted Jointly by W, L
.Gont.nued on Page =. Col e,
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PRISONER TELLS or ACCIDENT
tEy Associated Press. |

MIAMI. FLA. Nag lI.-Thc bouy.
ol Niles Maud Gilbert. -, was taken
from the ramiami Canal. near hci g.
ID! divers late today at the point
where the touring ear in which She
was riduE with T. f.. White late la u
night - alleged 10 have plunged into
the water. Her body WAS only partl%
clothed. White is being held IN the
county jail without bail,
White early today walked into the
shcrim's office and declared his auto
mobile had gone int" ,hc canal. and
The gigl. wao he said WAS driving IL.
had been drowned. County officials
1T first domh,c! the mans story. as
his clothing was neatly pressed and
bore no evidence OF his having been
suhmcrr'd lie Insisted. however.
that hc had gone to his home first
ana changed clothes after walking
about seven miles and then getting
a lift t" town ON Il farm wagon
rind BODY in Canal.
D"uutive We're dispatched To the
canal and found the machine. When
il was pulled out of the water Win
d.r,i.I. r,i,.,o. of
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-12
1922 Mardi Gras at New Orleans
to Exceed Its Pre-War Splendor
Hey Associntcd rrcss. |

"a ,. ted he
scale e1uains exceeding
OF the other features that Mad
While the United in
he
as
social events preceding OF
whc
in live
which sends
a
the
ing arniva
bile Rex BALI Marl
Of the
in the
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.ANT|BEER BILL STRIKES
ANOTHER SHAC IN HOUSE
Body Declines ia Send Measure Ia
Conference, Wishing Separate
Vote on Amendments.
WILL DELAY ENACTMENT
Scant Hope. However. II l. de-
clhr"h. That Treasury Will Issur
Regulations Providing for Sale
Of Medical Beer.
WILL DELAY ENAcrMEN'

WASi.iNGToN. Aux lI-Back in
The home Of its friends the Willis
Campbell antibcer hin ran into un-
expected trouble In the House today.
with little pr"sHcc, Of it, hnal en-
actmcnt prior 10 the proposed recess
%: Congress
BG; tonight there was sad to oe
scant hope Tor the thirsty tina, the
Eureau OF Internal Revenue, cutting
through tn" Legislative tanglc. would
issue regulations. long ago prepared.
Tor ,h- sale OF beer TO the sick.
Immediately after their failure TO
get the bill To- conference. prohibition
leaders declared they had been as
snrcd tha, the regulations would he
thrown away, in vicw OF the hostile
aititud" oi both tho senate and
House toward the once popular bev-
,ccHG. as 4 medicine.
trumb Of Comfort for Thirsty
officials at Tho Treasury. however.
refused t" discuss This question be-
yond saving that it was possible the
regulations might I've issued II nnal
action ON the measure was deferred
by Congress until after the recess.
Rcpr, scntativcs Walsh OF Mas:.,-
chuscttS and Mann. Of Illinois. Re
publicans, led The fight on :hc pro-
ros.l by Chairman Noistcad. of tile
Judiciary Committee. tu send the beer
bill TO conference. Alr. Mann insisted
that. N.smuch as the Senate had
adopted far-rcaChinE amendments. the
House should he given the right 10
vote Oh them separately.
While this question was pending,
l.. l.. Il.
larry Committee. made Il point Of or
der on the NuIstcad motion on the
ground tina: Senate changes extend
ed the provisions of the original Vol
stead act 10 Iiawaii and the Virgin
Islands which involved posi- ale
large expenditures for enforcement.
SoI>tcmd l nahIr To cite Provision.
AIR. Walsh threw the prohibition
forces int" extreme confusion by as
seriin- tiai the original Nolstead
act did not apply I" these possessions.
For quarter %: IN hour Mr.. Vol
stead and others ran through the
printed text. wiihou; being able Ia
cite the provision. which he insisted
IL contained. p.
Speaker Dillctt ruled that. mas
much as the provision could not he
cited. The point "f order must III sus-
taincd. This .eft the question of
conference in The air. The only way
by which i; can he called up is 10y
special rule.
Mr. NoIstcad announced later that
III" section rotating to Hawaii and
,hc Virgin Islands had been writ
ten into the bill by tn" House two
Years ago. only 10 he stricken out by
The senate. It's elimination had cs-
capped him, he said. Both places wee
declared by members who have been
there recently Ia 1c exceedingly dry
nov
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tNrERIS tNAnLE no iGI,I:I:
On UtNDtRl-I.iNF. PROBLEM
lBy Associated prcss.i

- 'hTSO'l'ttu CSS.
PARIS. Aug. 1.-THE French and
British Prime Ministers are far from
agreement upon ,A new line divid-
ing Upper Silcsia drawn by the cX-
erts appointed for this purpose by
Chem Tuesday evening. Therefore.
the work OF the supreme Couucil,
which has had under adviscmcnt the
Sil.sian problem. cannot be COM
plctcd for the present. nor is IL pos
sihic To forecast the outcome of the
differences which have arisen
Lloyd George. upon receiving the
irish reply by air courier this after
noon and finding that the Siicsian
situation promised new difficulties.
said Ia" could remain no longer in
Paris. but would return Ia London
tomorrow for cabinet meeting
Saturday, leaving Lord Curzon and
the experts behind to continue work
with the other members Of the
council.
The italian delegates made an cf-
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"u'i"'he ON q coSt-pius basis and
"''"""' previously submitting plans
"'" Spo''"'"t'"HS L" open compet-
''oh' VIII max" - report regarding
ms 'r'p mt" IN" North and the West
i"r 'he "UrpoS" OF gathering infor-
nation regarding similar projects
Mr.. Wilson was authorized by tho
special committee Of the join, com
mission to mako tin. tr;u ;, r,,cr
view ,rchi,ccts ...c, ,'.
,,r.,ncr, cs,;r,,. -.
.,..t I' ruS
"''''''"H "' ho"r
'''ieett's representing the various
organizations which have protested
against the awarding Of the contrac,
without open compctition win Vi. o,
hand tonight. as they wor. a, IN,
last meeting. ana !, is .xn,,.,oI ,,a,
:, do,,ara ,.iu ,.o ,,.,,,, ~,
Iu,i,ns ..,,, ''s'
IN. scc-c.,rv mi, 49, ~,
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In. Associated prc>s.I

PARIS. Aug. 1i.---rrcmicr Hrinnd
late tonight informed the british
delegation that he would he will
Ing tn accept. as last resort. the
'Sf"rHa" line in SiicsIa, according tO
the itnNn> Agency.
This line gives Poland the western
rnft al i;tr industrial district. nut;,i,i,
Gici"i'1, Snbriz and Tnrnowtiz.
In" L. rcnch experts tOnIEnt studied
the line proposed D.! David Lloyd
George. According to their cniculu- :
ttons. this line wnuid give :OO.onO
f"ii>h votes to Poland und :.0.UM tn
'rrnan!, On the one hand. and iUu.-
od0 Ia Roland and GOu.Ouu German
votes 4" Germany. on the other hand,
whereas the plcbisrItc rnNc tn per
cent "f the votes To Germany against
10 per rcnt to Poland.
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HEPii EXPLAINS DETAILS Of
tNACcEPTA FE.<r,,nEv
| by tnbcu News.

-
DUBLIN, Aug. IL. The stric,cst
secrecy is maintained concerning the,
tcNt OF Eamonn de Va!cra's reply To
Lloyd Georges peace proposals.
IL is understood. however. that il
forms an extended explanation of the.
,easons why certain of the minor de-
tals connected with the general
scheme for Irish peace are nor ac
'cptab!e in their present form. Those
usually well informed expect that the
amended terms viii be forwarded 10
he Valera from London after Their
acceptance BY the British Cabinet.
ana that they will he considered at
the meeting of the Dali Eireann on
August l6
There Is every reason TO hope that
4 settlement will be reached, but "a
number OF matters must be consid-
cred before the basis for q full con
ference at Downing Street is reached.
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TO DIVIDE. INDUSTRIAL,
UPPER SILESIA, FINAL
SETTLEMENT PL AN
Premier BRAND Declares He Is Willing to Accept Sforza
Line as Last Resort-Inoustrial Interests Create
Well-Nigh lnsurmountabe Difficulties

iori /" bring about Il settlement at
Il u1nner at which Lloyd George was
present tonight but member Of
IN" Italian delegation Informed the
Associated Press corrcspondcnt after
the dinner that developments had
reached such Il poiut that there was
very little chat the Italians or any
"'h.r mcdiaturS could do To alter
the situation until after the meet
ing of the French ,abin.t tomorrow.
The Italian delegation is remaining
IN faris in the cNpcciat.on OF at
'cn"ing another meeting OF the SUI
prcmc council. possibly saturday.
the Hritish delegation issued the
following statement after the dis
Istrcin,nt became known:
The experts have rendered their
report pointing out certain town.
Ships which are inscparably con.
ncctcd. Certain differences of ouin
ION have developed between the Brit
!Sh and Italians on one side and the
French on the other. and the pro.
posal of the British ana Italians now
VIII be considered by the rcnch gov.
ernncnt which in due course will
indicate its views.
Lloyd George G"rs Homo.
In the meantime. de NaIcra's re.
ply has been received. and LLOYD
George is returning to London TO.
morrow TO deal with il. Lord Cur.
%on viii return AZ : o'clock tomor.
row afternoon"
tn" correspondents requested Lloyt
Georges Interpretation Of the situa
ton. y quarter Of an hour after tn,
hrSt statement. "a reply was received
from the British Premier saving tina
LORD curZon would remain in pari,
with the experts. and that Lloy,
George would meet NJ. Briand tomor.
row morning before Leasing. Thi
statement added:
MIR. Lloyd George is going to Lon.
don L" deal with the Irish situation
Tn" French government understand.
the position and situation and tn,
continued on Page =. Col. -
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SEEK SLAYERS OF
CALF F0RN|A PRIEST
Mutilated Body of Father Hes
lin Found in Grave Near
Salada Beach.
HELD FOR S6,5OO RANSOM
Declared to Have Boasted of
Killing Man With Gun-Wo-
man Related Story.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. il.-Th.
grimmost mauhun, in local history il.
on
Tho objec, .: the search which
every san Francisco aud ncighborIpr
policeman is pursuing as a persona ;
matter. is The murderer nf Father
latricn T.. iics!in. who disappca
on AUGUST .. when called on wha,
he thought was AN crrand Of mercy.
ana wh"sc mut!latcd body. with the
blessed sacrament beside il. was
found in Il shallow grave near SaIadu
Beach
W"mnn Tells story.
The finding OF the body of the
priest. who Was beloved hy all Colma
where he had his parish. followed
story related To Archbishop Hanna
by William y. Iightower who said
woman named Dolly Mason told
him she heard "a half-intoxicatod for
"iSncr b"ast!nc that he had taken n
life with his gun
Acc"rding TO tiiGhtowcr's story. the
woman asked The man where the body
Of Tho man he had Killed was buried
I'VE "a man watching him all of
The time. y man who sits ami cook :
hapjacks," he Is said to have re
piled.
ii@h'"wer said lie thcn> started out
l" search. He found an advcrtIsine
sisn showing II miner cooking nap-
jacks and explored every inch of the
hillside ncar'i, ON u cln, nearly / %
feet above the sign, ne found "A con
cealcd bench aud there picked up an
exploded cartridge and black scarf
Organize Searching Party.
lie took the scarf to Archbishop
Hanna and "A searching party wa,
quickly orGanizcd. with iiightowcr
leading the way Hy the iiua; o.
i!ickcring lanterns. thc grave ard
body were found Tho priests garh
IN" sacred st"i" about his meek. th,
blessed sacrament beside il. led /,
immediate" id n'ii!ca;!"n. There was
bG'l"t through his heart and one
through his head
W!lh the tia shing OF The news. po-
lice Chief O'Ericn gr!mly ordered his
Continued on Page .. Col. ID
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S. S. BLACK ARROW SINKS;
ALL ON BOARD ARE SAVED
lEN AssociDlcI Press

MADRID. Aug. ll.-Thc United
states shipping Board steamer Black
Arrow sank early this morning of
Cape Nilano. on the west coast o:
Spain. The steamer was on its way
from Havana 10 Sautandcr
The crew and passengers were
saved. hu, il was said the snip and
cargo were u total loss.
The BLACK Arrow was u vessel OF
$500 tons. She left New York July
IL for Spanish ports by way Of
Havana. whence she sailed July -
She was formerly the German st.a m
cr Rhactia.
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MOB MAKES ATTACK ON
lTlNERANT EVANGELIST
iHy Associated Press !

OSkALOoSA. IOWA. Aug. li.-ln.
tuTiatcd by alleged unpat,iotic re-
marks concerning American dead in
France, mob said Ia have included
n number o; former service men
last night seized the Rev W. l.. Will
fond. an i,incrant evangelist. at a
tent meeting. forced him into an au-
tomobile and carried him into the
country To apply tar and feathers
AS the tar was being poured oyc..
his head the man was said to have
promised TO leave town and WAS re-
leased without further abuse The
police have issued an order discon-
tinu'nS the tent meetings
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EX-C0NllCT ON TRIAL FOR
KILLING 72-YEAR.0LD BRIDE
10y United News ,

SEATTLE. WASH. Aug. ll.-Jancs
T.. Mahoncy, ex-convict, was arraigned
IN superior Court here Thursday on
a charge OF numbering his 7:-yoar- old
bride, whose body WAS found in a
trunk in Lake Union. His plea was
postponed.
Just before arraignment. Mahoncy
was Identified by Alvin Jorrenson.
eNpressman. as the man to whom h,.
delivered a trunk at Il Lake Union
houseboat on the night OF April IS.
Jorgenson also Identified The trunk.
The woman. Identified as Mrs. Ma-
honey. was hit on the head. crushing
her skull. and her body jammed into
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Alabama Mnn sho, hy Posse.

MERIDIAN. MISS. Aug. il.-Said
TO have been shot by IA posse at
York, Ala, when he attempted to
cvadc arrest. G. Il. Gardner, OF Iron
dale. Ala. was lodged in hospital
here today. Gardner is said Ia be
suspected OF attacking n girl in
Randolph County, Ala. The gir! was
found dead. Information here IS
that another man has been arrested
In connection with the tragedy and
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LIEUTENANT KLOGR DENIES
Rl10RTS HE is TO MARI Y
IRy Associated Press. |

CROWLEY. la. Aug. i1.-I.ieutcn-
ant Louis y. Kloor, Jr.. home for
his first visit since he entered the
navy in 1917, vigorously denied to-
night the rumor that he is to marry
"Christy war girl
ITS all bunk was the comment
of the naval balloonist. who was a
member of the famous lost party in
the Canadian wilds. Crowley has
planned series of elaborate enter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-12
\, ADVANCE In Farm Loan nntc,

WNSlI!NGIuN, Aug. Il.---'Thc date.
amount and rate OF amy further Of
fcring Of farm loan bonds have not
rs yet been matter OF conference
by tho Farm Loan Board, Secretary
Mellon said tonight in formal state
mont 40 advance in the interest
rate beyond per cent is contem-
plated. he said. and there is moth
ing in market conditions to suggest
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BELGIUM KING COMES NEAR
BEING BANNED FROM CASINO
iBy United Ncwa.l

bt:AUNIl.l.E, Aug. liking Al
i,ert. OF Belgium. in spite OF the ia
miliariiy of his kingly countcnancc
IN French high society. came very
near suffering the isnominy Of being
barred from the Baccarat rooms at
the Casino here-tecausc he wasn't
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BOY WANTED FOR THEFT
INSTEAD OF MURDER

NEW ORLEANS. LA. Aug. H.
-ycar-old James Burnett
did not Kill another boy in Dalton.
Ga.. according to his alleged confess
sion here, hut he is wanted in that
city and in Chattanooga. Tenn. ac-
cording to advices today To Police
superintendent Maloney. In both
cities. officials say, Burnett is want
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WASHINGTON BIDS
GREAT POWERS TO
ARMS CONFERENCE
ends Formal Idcntic Invita-
tons to Britain, Japan,
France and Italy.
MERICA PLEDGES OWN
UNSTINTED COOPERATION
administration Defines It's Con-
ccption of Far-Rcaching Prin-
Ciples Involved.
HINA ASKED TO FAKE PART
Fixing To Participate in Discussions
When i'nr-EnStcrn Qurs.
tiDnS Came I'm
MERlCA PLEDGES OWN
UNSTlNTED COOPERATION
INA ASKED To TAKE PART
cking To Participate in Discussions
When i'nr-EaStcrn Qucs-
tionS Come Up.
tEy Associated rrcss J

iHy h.snri,,ca prcs.
W,c,,rxcr,x
.r,.
va ''''''
'"''''' '"e great powers
""i'' ~ g practical effort 10 re-
OK" the causes az misund"rstand-
e" and SO facilitate reduction or
~ worlds ruormn,s ou,l,y ,,r ,h,
,trri,ls -, ~
l., ,,..,
""''' ot 'h''''-
y" '"' ""'"t" !" 'r'at hr!'a!n'
f"h't' ItalE ana Japan the Amer
an government pledged It's own un-
.nt.d co-opcrstfon n su.h am or
rt ana further I.rr.I ,s f.l,ny,y
ow, co,,o,,t,
,o,..a
.r,
%" ""Ht l"f
~ S''p''''E uhlit IN" lax hGr-
resulting from hcavy a'maucntS
- been removed
Tha, such a reduction iv nnssty,,
Iy II ,rn,lI..,,,, g,,t
o,l.,
""' ''''"E 'H'se p'"o'"mS inc ~
nc Nnn Ear Eastern questions "c.
YIpy "a position OF 'unuu.stiOucd inn
3oT;.Hcc"
Tha. ,l,b.u-n .b,-
on Ia di.,.,i, ,po sro.o q. ,,o .,,
'""'' 'ott"
'"h matters "hlch nave been OF
tcrnat!onal concern as well a those
>w admittedly controversial
I THAT the question OF naval urun :
r,. ,r,rb, ,.ou h, cor.tdo.od d.,
iul '"nS'"t''''"h vi "rh'"ch's OF
cry f"r'
China Invited Z" Take Part.
Ceiuc!dcntaliy with the dispatch %
r Invitations 10 tho four great
,,rs rtt, ,,y L.d "a s.,t 81,
.t, al
'' '' 'ht '"' an" '"e ar '''S'
NlI al tho rs" nations mus invited
tvo Indicated Informally that thcy
ouid accept. and formu, responses
.. .Nu.riod to reach Washington
min f,w d.vs oncnInr INC way
,o,.u.,d
t''''' '' va
'h 'N''H '"' ""N, ~"
''''"" .".'"N Wv ~ 'H''p''
"us.S ".""t" u! '"'H "'i'.n
Us '''"' '"t '''
o'her p"Nt'S' pu' phr' '''"''r AZ
htloh M"H ~ v! Wv
s''"" '"'
'S'''"
"''''''V"
'N' ~ i'''
""' =,
,',
~
,,,',.n =,
founJ 10 discuss such questions rs
, L.l,,,,,,,, ,,hs.,,, .i,,,.a ,o.,..
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William ~. i,urkc nlcs.

William T. Burke, age 90. died yes
tcrday at the homo of his brother.
NJ Thomas Burke, :6e7 Scmmcs Ave-
Ne. Funeral services wi! hc an
Eounccd today
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MELLON DECLARES RIGID
ECONOMY is NECESSARY
Warns Administration and Congress
Care Needed to Accomplish S35O.-
100000 Cut in Expenditures.
TAN PROGRAM rs ATTACKED
Assert Republicans Pretended Saw
in" l. Only Smoke screen" 20
Deceive Pcoplc-Chnirman Ford
ncy Replies to Charges.
rAN PROGRAM rs ATTACKED
IRy Assotlat.A rress. !

WASHINGTON. Aug. Il.-Hoth :hc
administration ana Congress wcr"
warned today by Secretary Mellon
that tho S3;0.0co.coc reduction IN ca-
'iinatcd departmental expenditure :
agreed wp"n at the White House CON
ference last Tuesday as a part of ,hc
whole tax revision program could u.
accomplished only by the exercise Of
the most rigid economy
ITO accomplish this reduction" Mr
Mellon declared In a letter 10 Chair
man Foriney. al the House ways ana
Means Committee. 1T vii! h. ncces-
s"ry f"r the administration, Nith III.
nSSistanc" OF the director %: the i;Ii
rcau Of the Budget to put forth its
utmost efforts 10 insure economy IA
every government activity. and for
Congress on it's part 20 give the mo, {;
wholchtartcd cu-Opcratiou. no; only
by avoidance OF new expenditure
bat also by The limitation or repeal
Of various outstand'n" balances and
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Must he Determined.

mat III" program agreed upon and
outlined in this letter depends upon
the reductions in expenditure which
the administration expects u accom-
plish. and ;hat the anticipated s:v-
inss can be cnectcd only by the most
consistent and determined efforts 10
cut expenditure. The estimate of
receipts. on the other hand. repre-.
sentS the utmost expected TO accrue
during the year. particularly in vi.w
of the uncertainties resulting fronl
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