Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-21
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The lew currency committee of the
American Banking Association, after
three Gays conference at Washington.
agreed to several propositions. One
is the establishment of the 5 per cent
guarantee fuad for the redemption of
the notes of failed banks, and the lin
~itation of all issues OF currency by any
bank to that of it's capital stock. An
other plan favored by these banking
experts is a tax on the emergency notes.
The bankers are anxious to have it
known that their effort to secure addi-
tional currency is not for making mon
ey, but VITA a view of accommodating
the public. The bank of commission
is composed of fifteen bankers from
different parts of the country.
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A statement has been given out at
the White House reminding the public
that it is the practice never to attempt
to quote a private conversation with
the President of the United States. The
ground is taken that a man who quotes
such a conversation usually misquotes,
whether conscious,y or uneonsciously,
and that such an alleged conversation
is not to be held rs c4!ling for either
explanation or denial by the PreSi-
dent, who is responsible only for what
he himself says in public, or what he
writes, or for what he authorizes Off
ciafs to say. This IS regarded as a
warning.
No manufacturer has been author.
Ized to place upon the labels which
he may attach to articles of foo the
statement that the labels had been ap-
proved by the government. Secretary
Wilson, who will have direct charge
of the enforcement OF the pure food
law, desires the purchasing public
should understand that any represen-
tation made that the government has
sanctioned a label is without warrant.
The manufacturer must accept the re-
~sponsibility of arranging his label to
comply with the new law, and if he
does not he will be prosecuted.
The Wal Department has adopted a
system of Identification tags for sol
diers. Similar. tags have been in use
in the British army for years. The
British tag contains simply a number
which corresponds to a name on the
service books and the regimental rolls.
During the Boer war the tag number
of those killed and wounded were
often published before the department
had identified the numbers with the
names, and friends of a man who knew
his number scanned the cold figures,
so living to whoever could interpret
them.
An advance statement Of the finances
Of the postal service, given out by
Postmaster General Cortelyou, shows
q reduction of the nnu deficit from
! S14.572,5S4 for 1905 to $1O,516,995 for
1906-more than $4,Ooo,OOO, or 27.S3 per
cent. The total receipts for 1906 were
1 6I,932,7S2, an increase over 1906 of
S15,106.197, which is the greatest in
crease for any yea in the history of
the service.
Surgeon General O'Reilly reports
that our army had 1912 men on the
sick list last year, which was a slight
decrease over previous years. The
British army ranks first in the death
rate, with 7.13 deaths per 1000 men,
the American army having the next
highest, CPS, the total per year being
36S deaths. The Prussian army has
the lowest rate, 2 per 1000 men.
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The President has awarded the night
fourth medal of honor, authorized by
Congress for acts of bravery by train
men,, to Edward Murray, n conductor
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, who
risked his life to save two children at
Pittsburg last January. He has pre-
viously received a medal from the Car.
negie hero fund.
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The annual report of the commits
sioner of the general land Office shows
that the total receipts for the year end-
ed June 80 were s7,5S5,526. an increase
sver the preceding year of $5s7,713. The
total area of the land disposed Of was
/ l9,314,1S7 acres, an increase of 2,374,-
$50 acres.
Figures given out by the census bu-
renu indicate that the total wealth of
the United States in 1904 was S1o6,SS1.-
$4,000, as compared with $Ss, s,34s,-
1913 in 1900.
Debts OF American Cities.
The reports Of Census Director North
shows that the aggregate debt of the
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