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Show CLEARING HOUSE FOR INFORMATION New Bureau In the Agricultural Department, Depart-ment, With Dr. J. S. Abbott at tho Head. WASHINGTON, April 11. A clearing clear-ing houso for puro food and drug information in-formation collocted- by tho federal and state goTcrnmontB has boon established in the department of agriculture. Announcement An-nouncement was mado today of tho teni- Jornry appointment of Dr. "J. S. Abbott, ormorly of tho Texas food commission, as head of the now dopartmcnt. As soon as Dr. Abbott takes a civil service examination ex-amination his appointment is oxpoctcd to bo mado permanent. Tho now work has been taken up in fulfillment of a suggestion mado last November by Dr. Alsberg, chiof of tho bureau of chemistry, at a conference horo of stato food and drug commissioners, commission-ers, during which it was brought out that thoro was much duplication of work by tho states nnd the federal government govern-ment in making tests and other food and drug work. Lack of conformity in enforcement en-forcement of puro food and drug la.ws has causod the i odoral government much trouble. Dr. Abbott ia a gradnato of tho University Uni-versity of Chicago, was formerly connected con-nected with- tho Southwestern univorsitj' medical collogo nnd wm a chemist on tho referee board- of the Texas Cotton Seed Crashers' association. He already has taken up his work bore. |