Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19
Humane Work Being Done ByAs-
sociation in Attempting Pre-
yention of Tuberculosis
IMPORTANT DATA PRESENTED
Rev. A. e. Kepford, in Lectures, Gives
Facts and Fisures-2,ooo Die Annu-
aIiy-Ketchum investigating Dairy
mems Rates Between Iowa Points
Political Gossip Of the State.
Special to T!mes-Repuo1lcan.

Special to TimeS-RepuOllCan.
Des Moines, Oct. 19.-One of the
most unique works ever undertaken by
any philanthropic society Is being done
in the state of Iowa by the Iowa Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis. Under the directions
of this association over fifty lectures
) have been delivered in various coun-
ties of the state on the problems OF
1 berculosis and it's social and eco
nomac meaning to the state OF Iowa,
/ where 1000 people die annually from
I the disease. These lectures are deliv-
cred by Rev. A. E. Kepford, and 1t is
the intention Of the association to keep
him in the field till he has lectured IN
every city and town of any consider
abel size in the state.
When the subject has been an
alyzad down to the form OF lecture
it iH not difficult tor Mr.. kepIord "
convince an audience that the prop-
lens of tuberculosis are among the
most important to the state. He shows
that there are annually about 2,0OO
persons die in Iowa from the white
plaque That figured on an estimate
of $1,000 as the worth OF life, there
lis 9, loss to the state of s3,00O,000. The
courts more often value a life at $5.-
OOO but some Of those who die OF tu-
berculosis are children. He shows that
the age at which the people of Iowa
are most susceptible is from 10 to 40,
and a very large per cent from ~ TO
35, at the time of life when they are
most active and productive.
E.ut the last nine months OF their
s life on an average they are helpless.
and must BE waited upon by nurses,
the loss of labor for the nine months
and the cost of medicine and doctors
and nurses services easily bringing
4, the, economic loss up to $4,00O,000 an
nually. Aside from the normal and
sentimental features of 1.-The problem,
which is costing the state of Iowa g.
0OC of it's brightest and best citizens
every year, the dollars and cents part
of ii is shown to be of enormous con-
sequences.
Mr.. Kepford is we'll posted on the
various phases Of the problem, and
GlHDOTdI0S OI IllO 41SI SAAoe TNASASSSA ASSs''
effect is had on the state in many
other ways He shows that from the
medical standpoint the disease is one
that can be reached and cured if taken
in time, but is hopeless If allowed to
20 too long. He elaborates on the
methods of cure also.
In addition to these lectures the
state association is doing a vast
amount of good in the way of sending
out pamphlets and literature in the
way Of tracts to educate the people
of the state on the treatment OF the
disease in the open air in the hope OF
checking the progress.
George E. Wilson, Jr., nominated by
the republican county central commits
tee of Clinton county as senator to
succeed Seaman, the man nominated at
the convention, has now resigned, ana
it is again up to the county committee
to secure nominee. The present sem
ator from that county, Senator Wilson,
is; a democrat. George e. Wilson, Jr.,
, the republican nominee, has written to
Secretary of State w. B. Martin, in
forming him that he is not willing to
serve. The secretary of state had all
ready certified out the nomination,
which will be corrected. The new nom.
inee has not been selected yet.
M II. Calderwood, .renominated by
the Scott county republicans as repre-
sentative from that county, is cam
6Iidate for speaker Of the house, or will
be if reelected. This places two can-
didates in the field, Calderwood and
/ 1y. JSo,.1 in fho nQi0n Hart
of Allamakee, and Jepson of Sioux.
were candidates. but Jepson decided
not to ask for denomination, and Hart
was defeated, thus eliminating both
those candidates. The speakership
ight promises to be one OF the most
interesting in the next session at this
distance. There will probably be other
candidates in the field before the ses-
sion opens, and the membership Of the
house will be largely new men.
The examination papers of the twen-
ty-one young medical students who
took the examination before the state
board Of medical examiners have been
found. The papers were rolled up and
expressed to Dr. Commit, OF Sioux City,
member Of the state board of health.
The papers were one month on the
road going from Des Moines to Sioux
City. They have been examined and
marked and graded and the doctors
will soon get their certificates, to prac-
tice medicine.
State Railroad Commissioner N. S.
Ketchum has assured State Food and
Dairy Commissioner H. r. Wright that
he will take up at once the matter OF
freight rates on cream between Iowa
points and Chicago. The rates were
shown the other day to be ~ cents on
a ten-gallon or 100 pound can OF cream
between Webster City and Dubuque.
and 40 cents on the same shipment II
it went on thru Dubuque to Chicago.
The Iowa railroad commission, OF
course, has no control Of the interstate