The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-06

Arrangements for Fastening the dis
bursement of about S7JO,000O00 are
being made by those officials of the
government having control over con-
tracts for supplies. The object is TO
assist in the restoration of normal
business conditions. The government is
one of the largest buyers i'm all markets
Before he went to Oyster Bay Presi-
dent Roosevelt told the heads of de-
partments TO see to ii that there was
no delay in making the annual con-
tracts for supplies. Bids by the hsn-
dreds are opened every day. In some
of the departments, notably the Treas
ury, vacation leaves of absence during
July and August have been cut to the
minimum. The clerks have been needed
il the work of writing Specifications
and opening bids. The greatest speed in
the making of contracts is being
shown in the Office of the super
vising architect of the treasury,
the Office in which plans and.
specifications for new buildings are
drawn and contracts made for the cree
ton of the structures authorized by
Congress. More than two hundred
buildings were authorized at the last
session. In addition authority was
given for the acquisition of about one
hundred sites. James Knox Taylor,
the supervising architect. lost no time
in getting his preliminaries out of the
way, so now he is ready to award con-
tracts.
Before conference of nearly 100
naval officers in the War College at
Newport, X. l., President Roosevelt
made a strong appeal for a hard-hit-
ting navy, and limited broadly that our
restriction of immigration might stir
Japan to strife, while at the same time
defending our right to say what peo-
Piles shall come here. He spoke only
as layman and said he was really adj
dressing the country. To advocate a
navy for coast defense only was Ito
invite attack" Diplomacy was of value
only when resting on the substantial
basis of potential force" When this
nation does have to go to war, he add
ed, ''such war will only be excusable If
the nation intends to hammer its oppo-
nents until that opponent quits fight
ing" He referred to the criticism of
the New York papers of the Pacific
cruise of the fleet, on the ground that
it would leave the city unprotected, and
added that he would not discuss how
far that protest was connected with OPP
position with the reform policy of the
administration. But he would say that
ia time of war the fleet should be foot
loose to strike the enemy and the for
tifications should be relied on to defend
the city. After the speech the Presi-
dent took part in the secret conference,
in which for the first time officers OF
all grades were invited to join in the
discussion of the plans for forthcoming
battleships. On the way to Newport
the yacht Mayfower. on which the
presidential party sailed, had narrow
escape from disaster in collision with
a lumber barge, the latter sinking
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Under the provisions of resolution
adopted recently by the Senate. Secre-
tary Straus has arranged for thor
ough investigation of the operations OF
the telegraph companies of the country.
The inquiry will extend into the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the compan-
les, the wages they pay. the conditions
of their employees, the hours of labor,
and other matters pertaining to tie
operation Of the companies.
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Indignation has been raised among
Grand Army veterans here as the re-
suit of the announcement that Capt.
Newton NJ. Brooks, superintendent OF
the foreign mails of the postoffice de-
partment, is to be transferred TO sub
ordinate position with Basil Miles OF
PENNSYLVANIA, third secretary Of EN-
bassy at Berlin, as his successor.
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For the second time the Seventy-first
coast artillery company, stationed at
Washington, ID. c., has scored 100 per
cent in target practice. A series Of six
shots fred with the 10-inch gun in
about five minutes, at target JOx3O
feet. at a distance of 5.942 miles an
hour. All six shots hit the target.
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President Roosevelt. in a letter to
the widow of the late ex-President
Cleveland, announced that he had
caused the San Jacinto forest ia Cali
fornia to be named the Cleveland Ma
tional Forest" in recognition of the
great service rendered to the forest in
terets of the country by President
Cleveland.
In her trial trip off the Maine coast
the new scout cruiser Salem beat the
record of her sister ship. the Chester
by steaming mile at the rate of 49,
$50 knots an hour, and averaging 2o.91
knots an lOur 1Or I'VE HiiieS
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Accompanied by his private score
tary and confidential stenographer
Secretary of the Interior Garfield has
gone to Oregon to investigate the re
\ clamation work in progress along thu
Klamath river He will also make a.
examination OF various reservations o.
the Northwestern states.
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The Postmaster General reports {
deficit for the first quarter of the veal
amounting to $2,634.437.
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In a statement to the press on thu
reported S60,0O0,000 deficit, Secretar!
Cortelyou says that the deficit is onl,
apparent and due to our ANTICIPATED
system of bookkeeping. system which
he now proposes to reform. He holds
that, considering the ordinary receipts
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