The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-13
CABINET CUTS
EXPENSES
Executive Chiefs are Planning
Economy.
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COMMITTEES WILL STUDY
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Carefully All stimates--Taft Will Give
All Assistance POssibIe-0ther Brief
Story Of Days Doings in Wash
ingtOn.
COMMITTEES WILL STUDY

Washington May 13.--Tbe heads Of
the cabinet departments are at work
on plans for economy. President Taft
will assist as much as possible in keep
ing down the expenses OF the govern
ment. In most Of the departments the
bureau and the division chiefs are at
work on their estimates under instruc-
tons TO cut everything. After the es-
Inmates are made a new system Of sup
ervision viii be tried. Subcommittee
composed OF members Of the Cabinet
viii study the estimates before they
are sent TO the Secretary Of the Treas
ury for submission to Congress-, Pres
ident Taft belives that the War De-
partment expenses can be cut $4,000
000 The cost OF the navy also VIII
be reduced, and Secretary Meyer is now
working on plans.
DR.. Vaughan Cnhcises Mind Cures.
AT the opening session of the twenty.
fourth annual meeting Of the Associa-
ton Of American Physicians here, DR.
Victor G. Vaughan OF Ann Arbor, Mich,
president OF the organization, In his
annual address, made assertions which
are regarded a. an attack on the km-
manuel Movement. 4 distinguished
body Of physicians from all parts OF
the country, which included DR.. Will
liam Osler, formerly OF Johns Hopkins
University OF Baltimore, and now re.
gius professor Of medicine at oxford
University, England, was in attendance.
Taking for his subject "The Physical
Basis Of Life Dr. Vaughan said that
much had been heard Of late concern
ing Influence OF the mind over the
body. That assumption, he said, was
as old as the philosophy Of Plato. Il
always had been and remained today
q dogma without scientific support, and
had led to no scientific faot. Every at.
tempt to apply II to the treatment Of
disease, he asserted, had led TO the de-
Of conscious or unconscious
and resulted in more or
less, marked atayism Medical observa
ton and study, he declared, had shown
that healthy cerebral function was 10
Be found only when activity OF the
brain was properly influenced by normal
function OF al the correlated organs.
@We know equally said he, "of the
Of the brain on the other Or
eans OF the body. We are fully aware
81 the fact that impulses may be start /
ed in the brain through any Of the
FIVE senses that may favorably or I'M
favorably influence the activities Of
Ihe correlated organs. and for centur
es the medical profession has employ |
"A this physiological in the treatment
81 disease"
Porto Rico Bill Presented.
Senator Depew has introduced bill
for the relief OF the civil government
Il Porto Rico IN a manner suggested
1y President Taft in special mes
sage sent to the Congress It Is ex-
'ected that meeting Of the Commit
ees on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
xiI be held at an early date in order
% procure indorsement OF the proposed 4
egslation and thta action will be ta-
zen BY Congress at the present session.
Taft VIII Go to Harrisburg.
The Board Of Trade committe ap-
pointed to invite President Taft TO
Harrisburg, Pa, reported that The Pres
dent had agreed to take part in the
Observance Of Washington's Birthday
n this city on Feb. &c next.