Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1920 — WILL WOOD AIDS ECONOMY FIGHT [ARTICLE]

WILL WOOD AIDS ECONOMY FIGHT

A ~ Washington dispatch says—Representative Will R. Wood, Tenth! Indiana district, Rerpresente-I tive Dick Elliott, Sixth Indiana dis-1 trict ate performing a highly useful service these days by helping to trim government expenses to the bdne. They fight for economy every time congress considers an appropriation measure There opportunity to keep, cme tab on government appropriations comes by Wood being a member of the house appropriations committee and br Elliott being «i tt»e house committee on public bull dings ,an grounds. Representative Wood is chairman of a subcommittee of the appropriations committee Wmcai tor the.past eight weeks has been holding everyday hearings m consideration of estimates for all cleneal hire in the executive departments. He has been able to greatly reduce the estimates sent to congress, and he is fighting for still greater reductions. . _ _____