Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-03
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IF Commerce and Labor has ordered
the coast survey 10 make an laFss[sa'
rIon 10 ascertain whether there mas
,een any horizontal displacement OF Inc
a.rth's crust on the Pacific coast Is 4
result OF the earthquake OF Apfh 10
last. This will be necessary III ofuef
10 rectify existing charts and maIE. IN
India, after the earthquake OF 1881, re-
vision of the t~riangu!stlon showed jill
ference IN distance OF % feet n 10
feet In height. Prof. Omori OF Japan
who lis investigating the effects OF the
earthquake n San Francisco, says
that, if accurate observations had been
taken Of the smaller shocks which have
followed the great shock. II would De
easy TO predict when the earth wouid
nrain rremble. He predicts that small
shocks will continue 70 occur for TWO
years or more. but that there VIII not
he another great shock in that part OF
the Gun for fifty years
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| Postmaster General C~ortelyou has
issued m order resembling the reguia-
hon under which patrons Of rural inalI
. routes are compelled to purchase boxes
from one Of the two hundred listed
manufacturers who have put On the
market. 500 different styles of boxes,
/ approved hy the department, costing
from fifty cents 70 four dollars each
! Patrons - rural routes will be per
! uri-red TO construct their own boxes.
nrer5ded that il doing 81 they conform
- th4 requirements Of the department
rs 10 SIZE. durability, safety and pro-
4sE+ien from rha i~nclclency Of the
/ weather. IL order 10 maintain the
government protection Of the mail
nlaceG IL rural boxes the patron must
( secure the approval Of the postmaster
for the Office .wklch serves the route
| and paint On the box the words "Ap~
| proved by The Postmaster General"
49,
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson IN
| nounces his purpose TO enforce thor
! oughly the new meat Inspection law
and said he would 20 personally 10 Chi
caco to organize the inspection force
/ in that city. He said eTery packing
+! house would have 10 satisfy him before
he would pass II as sanitary, and thai
the civil service commissions already
had q number of inspectors selected.
Supervision and Inspection would bs
extended from the pasture TO the
package" n the government stamp
upon the can would be q guarantee,
not only of the healLhfulness OF the
j animal, but also that the T-e5ac- WIS
nrepared in sanitary surroundings and
with the addition of no deleterious
chemical or preventative"
! -
By direction OF President Roosevelt
orders have been issued thai violations
of the eight-hour Law by contractors Oh
public buildings shall be reported by
array n navy officers or other gov
eminent officers detailed 10 takecharse
OF such buildings. These reports VIII
be turned over TO the Department of
Justice, that prosecutions may follow
Labor organizations have reported
many violations of the law 10 the Pres
ident, who had Commissioner Of labor
Neill investigate them. He found the
law being freely violated, and it was
decided to get the cooperation OF the
army and navy officers to check the
practice.
A surplus of S26,1S7.15o is shown by
the Treasury Departments statement
of the governments financial transac-
lions during the fiscal year ending
June 80. The receipts were $5g4, 5al,-
ia, being SOL 490,SJ5 more than in the
prior year. The increase is in customs
and internal The expendi-
lures for army, navy pensions, interest,
civil and miscellaneous were compare
lively lower than during 1Sp4-D5. but
were more than offset ny the Increased
expenditures Of S13-5p4ISs for public
wDrks. intending the Panama canal dis
b-u-ssnssu--
The zig s1Ia.NFD 1B-inch gun, with q
range Of -wan-y-one miles, which was
mads ~ TINS government, has been dis
car6ed, II having been feund that, with
the power Of snlofeiess powder now in
nee. Il would not stand the strain of
fire and consequently would be more
dangerous 10 those who fred It thar to
the enemy
AA I6.4 a liz oIC
bureau Of supplies and accouutx, Seere-
tary Bonaparte refused to appoint q
man who Ind been passed over a WON
IN, who had a higher official record
The woman, Miss E. G. Thomas, got
the place.
The capital Of Alaska was changed
from Sitka 10 juneau. Thursday, when
Gov. Hoggatt rented rooms at the court
buildings at Juneau for an office. The
Attorney General decided that this ac-
ton effected the change.
AT the War Department Thursday il
va announced that Secretary Taft had
granted permits 10 three companies to
Withdraw from the Niagara River wa
Ter for power. 1t permits the Niagara,
LocEport and Ontario Company to i'm
port from Canada the equivalent of
1000 horse power from the Ontario
Power Company of Canada, and a like
amount by the Niagara Power Company
from the Canadian company of the
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