PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1934 To See New Peak In National Debt Treasury Estimates That Billion A Month Needed For First Half Of Year WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 - (A') -- Government spending at more than a billion dollars a month for the first half of 1934 and a new peak in the national debt was forecast today in the treasury's annual report to con- gress. The report was in the name of William H. Woodin as secretary, hav- ing been prepared before President Roosevelt on New Year's day named Henry Morgenthau, jr., to the cabi- net post. It estimated emergency recovery costs alone would be $6,357,486,700 during the fiscal year that ends June 30, and general expenses $3,533,691,- 767, for a total federal outlay of $9,891,178,467 and an operating defi- cit of $6,631,239,711. Woodin predicted a public debt at the fiscal year-end of $28,679,969,- 728 as compared with $22,538,672,560 last June. The previous debt high, a result of war costs, was $25,484,506,- 000 in 1919. The post-war low was $16,185,309,000 in 1930. For the fiscal year of 1935, the treasury foresaw a return to a pay- as-you-go basis for both general and emergency expenditures, with the latter dropping to $723,286,500. The operating deficit for 1935 was estimated at $511,897,021, a figure smaller than the sinking fund re- quirement and indicating conse- quently a $15,477,708 reduction in the public debt. It was estimated that the govern- ment would spend nearly three times as much in the six months from now until June 30 as in the first half the fiscal year. For emergency purposes alone the spending will be about five times as fast. In discussing the future, treasury also noted: "Of the emergency expenditures made up to and including the fiscal year 1935, it is roughly estimated that $2,500,000,000 represents loans that will be repaid to the govern- ment during the fiscal year 1936 and subsequent years, which repayments will be available for reduction of the public debt. "The estimates of expenditures of the RFC are contingent on the en- actment of legislation extending the corporation's authority to extend our obligations to June 30, 1934. If the authority is not extended, the esti- mated expenditures for 1934 will be reduced by $903,000,000 and the net repayments for 1935 ($480,436,000) will be reduced by $74,000,000." 100 U. S. Fighting Ships Assemble For Exercises SAN PEDRO, Calif., Jan. 4. -() - More than 100 fighting ships of the United States navy had secret rendezvous today off the southern California coast for three days ofj battle exercises. The dreadnaughts, aircraft car- riers, cruisers, submarines and de- stroyers had sealed orders to be op- ened after departure from their bases here and at San Diego. Trick Bolts Puzzle Liquor Store Staff PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4. - (R)- The hardest work of the staff in one of Pennsylvania's new state liquor stores was to go home. There were locks aplenty, and bolts, too - and all worked from the inside. After an hour of investigation and confer- ences, the manager and clerks locked the front door of the former bank building and slipped out of the rear. Varsity-tw N SuiOts Overcoats for onl- --but only while a limited quantify holds out ! SUCH a price, in face of rising costs, is indeed startling - but it's impor- tant to realize that the quantity is limit- ed - and that when these are gone the opportunity will have passed! BUY TODAY! Wild & Company on State Street ~JL _ _ _ JANUARY SALE= of 1Hats, Shilrts and Neckwear Any TIE in Our Entire Stock 68C Any Colored SH IRT in Our Stock $1.68 &* Any HAT in Our Stock Get in on this Sale. There are some wonderful values to be had. Tin ker &Company South State at William Street 4' READ THE DAILY CLASSIFIED ADS It adds something to the Taste and makes them Milder I 770 EUROPEAN WINE CELLAR S OMETHING like the method of ageing fine wines is used in age- ing and mellowing the tobaccos for Chesterfield cigarettes. The picture you see here was taken inside one of our modern storage ware- houses where the tobaccos for Chester- field are put away. There are about four and one-half miles of these Liggett & Myers ware- houses filled with thousands of casks of Domestic and Turkish tobaccos, most of it lying there ageing and mellowing for Chesterfield cigarettes. It takes just about three years to age the tobacco for your Chesterfields. a c.w