Show SMALLER BILLS BILLS' BEING PLANNED BY TREASURY WASHINGTON March 13 By United Press Substitution Press Substitution of a u abill abill bill about two-thirds two the size of the present currency is under consideration consideration consideration consid consid- by a special treasury de department department department de- de committee according to Herbert D D. Brown chief of the bu bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau of efficiency Brown said the committee was studying the possibility of issuing curren currency about the same size as that used in the Philippine Islands in place of that now in circulation The average life of government mone money according to Brown has In Increased Increased increased In- In creased to ten months of late About a year ago it averaged seven months The life lite of notes of smaller de denominations denominations denominations de- de nominations said Brown Is very much shorter than those these of larger large denominations because they are In more active use A hundred dollar dolla bl bill l would last almost Indefinitely because it has less use use Because of inferior paper and in inability inability inability in- in ability of chemicals to stand up Brown said the treasury had abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- the practice of washing currency cur cur- rency |