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Officers of the United States public
health service are confident of their
ability to prevent the spread of bu
bOnic plague, one probable case of
which is reported by wire to have
been discovered in Galveston, Texas
Adequate funds are available and the
service includes a number of surgeons
thoroughly experienced in the various
steps necessary to eradicate the dis
ease
Imperative orders were telegraphed
to District Attorney Clyne Friday by
United States Attorney General Pal
mer to discharge all members of his
staff who have been retained to prose-
cute violators of the federal prohibit
ton law. Failure of congress to pass
an appropriation of 100000 to employ
prosecutors is assigned as the reason
for the drastic order to cut down the
forces.
William G. McAdoo, who has been
considered by party leaders as one of
the principal candidates for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination, an
nounced Friday he could not permit
his name to go before the San Fran
cisco convention. This decision" he
said, lis irrevocable, as the path Of
duty seems to me clear and unmistak-
able"
Study of the new shipping act and
Of the various commercial treaties
which under it's provisions must be
amended or abrogated, has been start
ed by the state department. 1t was
learned Friday that approximately
twenty-four of the pacts will have to
be denounced in whole or in part
within the next few months If the
president follows the directions of Sec
ton "a of the new act.
Orders were issued Friday by the
war department setting aside more
than 5000 motor vehicles for the ma
tional guard. Distribution of the
equipment will be supervised by the
motor transport corps on approval OF
the militia bureau. 1t includes: 324
automobiles, 1852 trucks Of various
sizes, 48 tank" trucks, 1852 motor
cycles, 1890 bicycles and 1860 trailers.
Approximately five billion dollars
was appropriated by the sixty-sixth
congress at it's session ending June 5,
according to a statement prepared
Tuesday by Chairman Good OF the
house appropriations committee Tor
the final issue of the Congressional
Record. The exact total as given by
Mr.. Good was $4,S59,S9O,327. or this,
s4,373,395,279 is for government ex-
penses in the fiscal year beginning
July l and $4S6,495, ,O4S is to meet the
deficiency for the fiscal year ending
with this month.
Between 1000 and 5000 federal en-
pIoyes eligible for retirement on pen
sions will be notified within a week
of the automatic termination on Aug.
20 of their active service. The re-
tirement age is 70 years for clerical
workers and 65 years for mechanics
1t is estimated that in the District OF
Columbia alone 1900 government en-
ployes will be retired for age.
The appointment of Professor Ed
ward Capps of Princeton as United
States minister to Greece was an
nounced Tuesday.
Development Of the oil resources OF
foreign countries by American inter-
ests with a view to insuring an ede-
quate supply for the United States
was urged by Secretary of the Interior
Payne in letter Tuesday to Senator
Phelan of California. The latter in
troduced a bill at the last session
of congress providing for creation OF
a United States oil corporation and
the development of oil fields in other
countries.