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Show LITTLE SPENT ON CAMPAIGNS Leatherwood Included in House Candidates Who Paid Out $1,000 WASHINGTON'. Nov 3 Most of J the candidates for tho house of repre- sentatles hav- reported nominal expenditures ex-penditures In the fight thus far to' hold or capture seats. According to" preliminary statements less than 100 i ha-j spent more than $1000 each in the Hectlon campaign, not counting I primary expenses. Tho total cost to candidates primary and election will not he reported until ivltflln 30 dus aftor November 7. when each candidate must show above or below $5000. the limit fixed by law- HEAVY COSTS AT CLOSE. Additional reports were filed Thursday Thurs-day with the clerk of tho house by campaign committees showing contributions contri-butions since the first filing a week it," The Eepubllran national committee com-mittee reported gifts of f 1 9 7 2 5. the Republican senatorial $10&0 and the Democratic national $10,434 The I'rohi. Itlon national commit- I tee contribution figures were $37 17 Preliminary reports by houso candidates can-didates show that about 200 spent nothing In the general election fight This list Includes those without opposition op-position next week although most of them previously had reported more or less expense In the primary Home officials familiar with congressional fights have found that In .some Instances In-stances a man's principal expense is reported after the election. "He still may keep well within tho law and not tip his hand prior to the voting," an official cxj!alnei. "Moreover, the biggest cost is In the lnst few days of the campaign uid on election day." WOMEN GOOD SPENDERS. Representative Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, the only woman member of the house, was among the highest P' nders, according to the preliminary reports, her total bring $3095 Among contributions. Miss Robertson reported report-ed one of $200 by Secretary Weeks, and $1100 by the Women's National Republican club. Inc. No statement had been received from Mrs. Atero Warren, Republican nominee In New Mexico, but It was reported on the way. Esther O'Keefo, Democratic nominee In tho thirteenth Indiana district listed tho expenditure expendi-ture of $569, wlille Mrs. Lucy Patterson, Patter-son, running as a Republican In tho fifth North Curolina district, reported report-ed that she had spent $125 In the seventh Minnesota, Representative Repre-sentative Volstead, author of the prohibition pro-hibition enforcement m I, reported that he had spent nothing. O. J Kvale, a minister opposing hitn, reported re-ported the expenditure of $274. kj Among house members seeking re- J' olectlon those reporting general elec- tton expenses of $100i or more In-elude In-elude Tlmberlake. Colorado. $13.',7, Leatherwood, I'tah. $1000; McArthur', ( iregon, $l 2S9. Candidates, not Incumbents, report-ling report-ling general election expenses of $10 ! or more Include Cook, second lown, I $1357; Stonr, fifth Oklahoma, $1410, Hertsberg, fourteenth Texas, $ 1 490, Simpson, sixteenth Texas, $2475. Ber- 6c-i, Him ivi'uu8in: jn:, winters, Wyoming, 11600; Carber. eighth Oklahoma, Okla-homa, $1076. John R Hefner. Socialist candidate in the nineteenth Illinois district, holds the economy record. He reported report-ed the expenditure, of four cents for postage- |