Show v DEFICIT PASSES BILLION MARK V Roosevelt Resumes Parleys With Douglas to Fix First Budget By Br Associated Press WASHINGTON Dec Dee 27 The 27 The governments governments government's gov gay deficit today passed the dollar billion mark The figure by which expenditures exceeded ded receipts In the daU dally daily treasury treas ury statement was 67 This compared with the corresponding correspond ing deficit the same time last V year of ot While this figure was the latest available it already was sev al days s 's sold old being given In the treasury statement statement state state- ment of Its condition December 22 Since that da day it was considered certain the deficit had grown still higher Mean Meanwhile President Roo Roosevelt today today today to to- day resumed resumed his conferences with Lewis Douglas Dougla director of the budget to fix the budget of the administration tion to be presented to congress next week The deficit appearing In this years year's total came into account in the discus discus- lions There Is b some speculation whether changes in the income tax law to be made by congress shall be put on a retroactive basis to help plug up the hole in this years year's revenue President Roosevelt displayed no surprise today at the deficit and It was cas reported at the White House the figure would mount even higher as asa asa a result of ot the recovery program The chief executive was said authoritatively authoritatively authoritatively au au- to be Interested In making mak ing certain that Income In revenue keeps pace with the normal current expenditures ond and he understands this Income and outgo is about on an even S basis |