Evening star., 1928-08-02
LORD STARTS WORK
ON 1880 BUDGET
Director May Carry Figures
to President at Brule
Next Week.

Back from his vacation In Maine,
Director Lord of the Bureau Of the
Budget today plunged into the big Job
of preparing recommendations to Presi-
dent Coolidge on the 1880 Federal
budget.
With all the preliminary estimates
and the results Of an early study Of
them by bureau officials before him,
Gen. Lord called conference of his
staff chiefs today and went over the
entire situation. When further study
is made and recommendations are
made ready, Gen. Lord viii take train
for Brule. Wis. probably next week, and
20 to see the Chief Executive for asper-
sonal conference on the budget at the
Summer White House.
The preliminary estimates, 1t was
learned, as usual have exceeded the
limit placed by the President for the
Forthcoming year. This limit has been
placed for 1880 by President Coolidge
at $3,700, 100000. and it viii be the
lob of the Budget Bureau upon con-
ference with the President to pare down
the estimates to what will be known as
the ALLEGATIONS" for the year.
Estimates Are Studied.
The preliminary estimates we're all
in the hands of the budget by July Is,
and had been assigned to the regular
budget officers for preliminary study.
So when Gen. Lord returned to his
lapo ~ Ia
data ready for his consideration. The
conference at the bureau this morning
went into the matter at some length,
and 1t is thought that 1t will not take
long now to prepare the recommends
tions for ALLEGATIONS which are to be
taken by Gen. Lord to Brule.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor. and
budget officer for the District Of Co
lumbia, called upon Gen. Lord this
morning to extend his greetings upon
the return of the general to Washington.
but said afterward that he did not
take up the matter Of the budget in
any detail.
The limit of $s,7oo, 100000 which
President Coolidge has fixed for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1880, in
cludes items which never before have
been included i'll the Federal budget.
and, according to experts familiar with
the situation, makes a more scientific
budget than has ever been set up by
the Government
Items which will be included inathe
1890 budget maximum for the FIRST
time the coming fiscal year include the
postal deficit. For the last fiscal year
1928 this deficit was $25.000.0 900, but
for the present fiscal year 1929 Post
master General New has estimated that
the deficit win reach the huge sum Of
100000. 900.
Reduction Is Indicated.
Other new items to be included In
the budget for the first time will be
what is known as permanent and In
definite appropriations" such as Gov
ernment life insurance payments, tax
refunds, and funds for new projects
While the total for the 1929 budget
was fixed by the President at $S, S,300.-
900 900 and the 1890 limit has been
placed at $3,T00,000 900, an apparent
increase. 1t was emphasized at the Blu
reau of the Budget today that this in
crease Is only apparent. and book
keeping increase. because of the addi-
tion of the new items In the maximum
AS a matter Of fact. the amount con-
templated In the 1890 restrictive figure
for the ordinary routine operations of
the Government Is really less by
$50, 600. 900 than the availability for
these purposes In 1920, so that Govern
ment agencies, including the District of
Columbia. may be expected to be al
located no great increases In their quota
on account Of the apparently larger out |
side total Of sS,7oo.000,000 for 1880 |
over 1929