The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-06
BY SYDNEY esPY.

are having IL impressed on them Dy
President Taft that economy can be
achieved without dropping any en-
ployes. The economy experts who
are at work are not concerned with
the personnel Of the various depart
ments, 50 there is not much worry
among the thousands of government
employees as to whether or not they
are to be dismissed. A budget out
lining methods Of economy probably
will be the Rrst public evidence of the
work that is being SO carefully and
conservatively performed by the econ
omy experts.
Several members Of the house Of
representatives on the committee on
appropriations have called on Presi-
dent Taft and have been consulted
with regard to the improved methods
that are being adopted by the govern
ment departments.
Within a short time. Frederick II.
Newell, director of the reclamation
service. will probably resign that i'm
portant position to give way to an
army engineer. 1t has been determin-
ed to bring this branch of the interior
department under the Jurisdiction of
the engineer corps of the army. al
though it's actual head will be the
secretary OF the interior. This mat
ter has already been taken up with
President Taft by Secretary Balm
ger and II is thought that the presi-
dent has heartily Endorsed the scheme.
During the conference with the pres.
ident. several army engineers we're
called in for advice and to discuss the
plan. The president by this method
gained a clear idea as to the plans
that are under consideration. 1t is
said in Official quarters that the vast
projects contemplated during the
Roosevelt administration will hereaft.
er be brought to a successful compile
ton under the supervision of army
engineers.
Many dollars annually are expected
TO be saved as a result OF the reorgan-
ization Of the reclamation service.
With the work under the jurisdiction
OF the army engineers. II is believed
considerable duplication will be abol-
ished. Army engineers already have
charge Of the surveying OF river and
harbor improvements, and this work
can be Joined to a certain extent with
the management Of the reclamation
service.
II is in these ways that President
Taft believes he will be able to make
the biggest cuts in the expenditures
Of the government. Postmaster Gene
raj Hitchcock scaled the annual short
age OF $17.6000.o00 in his department
down to $6.1OO,OOO without Diminishing
any employees and without increasing
the postage rates to magazines. The
cut was accomplished merely by the
elimination of wasteful processes and
expenditures.
In other departments OF the gov.
eminent every effort is being made by
the various cabinet officers to reduce
the cost OF maintenance and accord
ing to number of them. it will be
done even II the reorganization OF a
great many bureaus is found neces-
sary. such as is contemplated by Sec.
rotary Ballinger.
Since the cholera scare has com.
pletely faded away. at least as far as
this country Is concerned. Surgeon
General Wyman, of the Marine Hos
pital Service has become rather COM
municative concerning the subject. In
an interview. he declared that a chol.
era epidemic is a thing Of the past
owing to the prompt and efficient
methods used by the service in con-
nection with the aid extended by the
federal government and other coun.
tries.
Since the beginning Of the present
epidemic Of cholera in Europe" he
said. the possibility of cases being
found on ships arriving In this coun-
try was constantly kept in mind by
the marine hospital service. The pos
sibility was increased considerably by
the appearance of the disease In Italy
especially in Naples. which is the
point OF embarkation for large num-
bers Of immigrants to the United
States.
"ln order that the hygienic labor.
atory might be prepared to render ex.
pert aid in the diagnosis Of suspected
cases of cholera. a supply Of cholera
agglutinating and bacterioltic serum
was obtained.
Through the use Of this serum"
General Wyman continued, positive
opinions could be given as to wheth.
er organisms isolated from suspected
cases Of cholera or from suspected
carriers were the cholera vibrio The
ofncers in the laboratory reviewed the
various methods proposed for the iso-
lation and Identification of the cholera
vibrio in order that when called upon
they might be able to render expert
aid in the diagnosis OF cholera.
I'm numbers OF cases. the products
of the hygienic laboratory were CALI
ed for from the ports OF entry and in
every case the serum diligently and
truthfully detected the presence of
cholera in the suspect"
DIR. wyman declared that at about
this time each year the marine hos
pital service is called upon to stamp
out threatened invasion of European
cholera. The season which now has
about closed. he continued, was rath-
er short. but had not the marine hos
pital service been fully equipped with
unlimited financial means and medic
al skill there would have bean M