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the beginning and end of the official trip. The mileage of each trip should 
aleso be plainly stated. In addition to actual operating charge or mileage 
rates (not excesding 3 cents per mile for a motorcycle and 7 cents per mile 
_» for an automobile) allowed in lieu of actual operating charges, employees 
using: their own movor-propeiled vehicles in official work may be reimbursed 
for storage. charges when Storage becoxes necessary &t points other than of- 
ficial or temporary headquarters. Where it becones necessary by reason of 
breakdgens, impassable roads, or wiring to have vehicles towed partly, or, 
under extraordinary circumstarices, entirely to destination, reimbursement 
may be made for reasonabie expense of such towage, but all such charges 
must be fully explained, and each case will be considered on its merits, 
No allowance or reimbursement will be made for the cost of repairs or re- 
placements to any vehicle, or for towage of same to any place for the 
purpose of having repairs wade, -If, however, it is possible to have the 
vehicle repaired at aprace mm the direct route to destination, towage. 
charges to such place will not be construed as incurred primarily for 
that purpose and may, as herein provided, be allowed, 

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Treasury Department. 
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with the profiteers, according to William Mather Lewis, Director of the 
Savings Division of the Treasury Department, who has returned to Washington 
after visiting the various Federal Reserve Districés. 
"A veritable orgy of extravagant buying is going on," he said, "The 
reaction from the careful use of money during way tume is widespread and 
disturbing, - Retailers are securing gocds from jobbers without arguing 
about prices, if they cen only be assured off immediate delivery. ‘hey 
know their customers will scramble for the goods, regardiess of costs. 
Thus, with an abnormal demand and a limited output, nothing else can be 
expected than high prices, It is a natural though ceplorable consequence 
‘that profiteers abound, 
"The people must return to the policy of careful buying and regular sar 
ing if they wish to help the situation, ‘The 7 28 
to combat this artificial situation, is intensifying and speeding up its 
thrift campaign. Statements on the princ:ples of Yanance and te laws of 
investment, and budgetry are being brougat to workers in see dagen to 
farmers, to business and professicnal men, and Pet Gre of women's or gan- 
izations by means of printed publicity ane the scoken word. A seen 
‘wide attack upon swindlers who are persvading people to me of their 
Liberty Bonds and War Sevings Stamps is also being inaugurated, 
avenars ane ift organizations already are 
"Throughout New England, savings and thrift organiz he Rae 
exerting their combined efforts to combat increased cos O ; . rs : 
ties of life Savings directors and hundreds of officers of Savings ae 
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cieties are taking the lead in disseminating inforuation as to fair prices. 
