Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
S39,ODO,O](] BUDGET
FOR D. c. GIVEN TO
COOLIDGE BY LORD
Director Reveals 1880 Esti-
mates Approximately Same
as Present Year.
FUNDS NOT INCLUDED
FOR LOCAL PROJECTS
Increases for National Defense
Provided--Paper Deficit Of
$94,OO0,0O0 Seen.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

otdH correspondent OF TDe star.
CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Brule
River, Wis, August 6--When Brig. Gen.
Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget,
submitted to President Coolidge here
today the preliminary estimates Of ap-
preparations for the 1880 budget, the
District Of Columbia vas to be allowed a
trtfle over $4,000, ,000 or approximately
the same amount in the appropriation
for the present fiscal year.
This was revealed by Gen. Lord upon
his arrival at Superior today, but he
was OF the opinion that inasmuch as the
Commissioners of the District had ex-
ercised great pains in the preparation
Of their preliminary estimates, and had
done wonderfully well themselves in
trimming down the amount within the
hgures to conform with what the
President thought the expenses should
be, he doubted if it would be necessary
10 do much more pruning. In fact, he
Thought the total amount might run
100000 or 100000 in excess of the
S39,0O0,000 already allowed.
Local PROJECTS Not Included.
Moreover, the estimates for the Dis
trlct do not include itemsr-for any
so-called extraordinary expenditures
for local projects Gnd improvements,
and as the actual running expense of
the District government is about down
to the minimum now, Gen. Lord felt
very sure that the District viii get
virtually all that the Commissioners
asked for after they did their own
pruning. He said that the District
estimates when first presented to the
Bureau of the Budget called for a trifle
over S40,000.000
1t was intimated by Gen. Lord that
the trihe over $50, 900, 900 allowed the
District in the preliminary budget es-
innate does not include the estimate
for supplemental appropriations 70 take
care OF emergency needs.
Gen Lord gave the impression that
he felt very certain that when the
President went over the estimates for
the District with him later today that
the figures would remain substantially
the same as presented. In other words,
Gen. Lord thinks the estimates for the
District are now right down TO the
bone and cannot be cut any lower with
out causing embarrassment and with
trict government.
President Scans Figures.
Gen Lord did not arrive at the Sum
mer White House until 9 o'clock. It
was not long afterward however. before
he and the President had their heads
bent far over the huge sheets of figures
and charts representing the preliminary
estimate for the 1880 budget. They en-
gagged In this task in the small living
room of the lodge.
The President and his budget director
set about the big job of cutting down
and slaShing to keep the budget within
the $3,70o .0000 600. the amount stipulat-
ed by the President at the semi-annual
meeting last June of the business or
ganizations Of the Government as the
absolute maximum for the fiscal year
TO commence July /, 1880,
The Slashfng Job should not be a
really hard one for the President be-
cause the estimates when laid before
him today already had had the blue
pencil run through them by Gen. Lord
To the point where the latter was able
to show the President very readily just
where the pruning could be done 70 the
estimates without any great diracuity
or fear of consequences. Before conllng
TO the Summer capital Gen. Lord had
trimmed this great mass or IigureS uiltI
they totaled a trifle under IS. o0,000,-
600. It merely remained for the PreSi-
dent TO approve of his advance blue
penciling To make the job complete.
Some Increases Granted.
1t was explained by Gen. Lord that
in his preliminary pruning he had neen
able TO grant substantial increases 70
n number of governmental depart
ments. namely the national defense and
the air programs for the Army and
Navy
He explained that the increase in
the 1880 budget over the estimates for
the present year, which increase viii
be approximately S400, 900 900. was nee
eSSitated not only by increased ap-
but by other items, such
as tax refunds, which heretofore had
always been omitted from budget eSti~
mates.
According TO the expenditures eSti-
mated by the Bureau Of the Budget.
there viii be paper deficit OF about
$94, ,ot0 900 next June 80, but Gen. Lord
does not expect the knowledge OF this
10 cause the President any uneasineSS
when he takes into account the larger
appropriations already authorized by
Congress along with the presumably
tH0tttVtt lEANJAUSN NfN IINNAsASN va SssN
duction passed at the last session,
Increase for Defense.
The estimates for national defense
which win be submitted To the President
today include a S40,000.00a increase
over the appropriations for the current
year. which were S620 00o0 600 The
SAC, 600 900 increase does not include
several Army and NAVY appropriation
bills, which provide chiefly for con-
struction work,
The preliminary estimates provide
s69. .0on 600 10 carry cut the fourth year
II the Navy air program and the third
scar Of the corresponding Army pro-
yrana compared With SIS 900, 900 III the
present appropriation. This increase, 1t
vas explained does not include the es-
imateS for the aeronauttcal branch Of
he Department Of Commerce.
$6s.aea.0 coo for Buildings.
The estimates include also SOS. .000.o 600
'or carrying ON the public buildings pro-
gram throughout the United States,
which is an Increase Of 81. 700 .o0o While
his total amount makes provision for
The public building pTogram IN the
District OF Columbia, Ii does not include
IN estimate for the state Department.
Senator Porter Dale Of Vermont,
chairman of the Senate Civil Service
Committee, following visit yesterday
aid that he looks for the passage at
he next session OF Congress Of his Bill
amending the civn service retirement