Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-04
SERVICE TO BE PROGRAMMED. Ballinger Plans Big Things For the Reclamation
 Service CUT EXPENDITURES Marine Service Handles Cholera Sit uation With Telling Ef-
 feet in Past.
EXPENDITURES
International News Special ,

Eanlzatlon or the Reciamat1On Service for greater effice and economy, has been begun by Secretary Balling- CT of the Department of the Interior.
 All the members of the Cabinet are having it impressed on them by President Taft that economy can be achieved without dropping any en- ployes. The economy experts who are at work are not concerned with the personal of the various depart- ments, so 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 first public evidence of the work that is being so carefully and conservatively performed by the economy experts.
 Several members of the House of Representative 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.
 Howell To Retire.
 Within short time, Frederick H. Newell, Director of the Reclamation Service, will probably resign that im- portant position to give way to an ar my engineer. T. has been determin- ed to bring this branch of the Inter- for department under the jurisd ct on of the engineer corps of the army, although its actual head will be the Secretary of the Interior. This mat ter has already been taken up with President Taft by Secretary Railing CT an it is thought that the President has heartily endorsed the scheme.
 During the conference with the President, several army engineers were called in for advice and to dis cuss the plan. The President, by this method, gained a clear idea as to the plans that are under consideration. It is said in official quarters that the vast projects contemplated during the Roosevelt administration will hereaf- ter be brought to successful com plet'on under the supervision of ar my engineers.
 Many dollars annually are expected to be saved as a result of the reor- ganization of the Reclamation Ser vice. With the work under the juris- diction of the army engineers, it is believed considerable duplication will be abolished Army engineers al ready have charge of the surveying of river and harbor improvements, and this work can be joined to certain extent with the management of the Reclamation Service.
 It is in these ways that President Taft believes he will be able to make the biggest cuts in the expenditures.
 Tn other departments of the govern ment 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 if the reorganization of a great many bureaus is found neces- sary, such as is contemplated by Sec retary Ballinger.
 Cholera Thing of the Past.
 hol pletely faded away, at least, as far es this country is concerned, Surgeon General Wyman, of the Marine Hos pital Serv'ce. has become rather com- municative concerning the subject, In an interview, he declared that an epidemic is thing of the past owing to the prompt and efficient methods used by the seryit . in con- nection with the aid extended by the federal government and other conn- tries.
 Since the beginning of the pres ent epidemic of cholera in Europe, he said, the possibility of eases be- HE .lOuuu Oii SulpS uliiNiit HI tA'N country was constantly kept in mind by the Marine Hospital Serv'ce. The possibility was increased considerab. ly by the appearance of the disease in Italy, especially in Naples, which is point of embarkation for large numbers of immigrants to the United States.
 'In order that the hygienic labora' tory might be prepared to render ex pert aid in the diagnosis of suspect ed cases of cholera supply of chol era agglutinating and bactersoitic ser nm was obtained.
 Through the use of serum, Gen eral wyman continued" positive opin ions could be given as to whether or ganisms isolated from suspected casea of cholera or from suspected carri CTS were the cholera vibrso. The Of ficers in the laboratory reviewed th' various methods proposed for the iso lation and Identification of the chol era vibrio in order that when called upon they might be able to render expert aid in the diagnosis of cholera
 sIn numbers of cases, the product.