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Show PAYMASTER GENERAL AND NAVY SUPPLY CHIEF QUITS WASHINGTON, Dec U. Rear Ad-rdlral Ad-rdlral 6 P. McGowan has resigned as paymastei general and chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts of tbe navy and has retired from active duty it Wiis learned today. His resignation has been accepted by President Wilson, effective December 31. The admiral retired under the thirty-year clause aife, tin;,' bureau i hlels passed b congress con-gress last year. Admiral Gowan lias been pay. muster general of the navj since Jul) 1, 191 I. 1 mrlng the war his task was providing the navv with' supplies of all descriptions and since ihe war the great surplus of stocks has been dis-posed dis-posed of under his direction Admiral McQowan entered the navy in 1 8 H -I from South Carolina and attained at-tained the rank of rear admiral In ift'fi He will probably be succeeded temporaril by Hear Admiral C. j. Peoples. oo |