Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-23

made hy I'ruf. Irving tlSIl'I !"
hof,r,. one VI the sections OF tn" lubel-
culosis congress-. He estimates maj
cousumptinn Kills 13N.WW every year III
the Emitted States. This is equal I" lhe
deaths from typhoid fever. scarlet l'Eer'
dinhthprin. appcndicitiS. mrnlnSltls'
diabetes. smallpox and rAhre All Po'
torether. Then again. it generally takes
three years to die. during which 'H'
| the Door victim cam earn niue OF h"lh
ing. Finally the $Cuurg" PICKS out H'
victims when they ar" young men anu
Young women. at the very I'm" 'i'E "i'
| %hegiuninc to earn money. /" Hlinl
mnm cost of such items rs doctor $ plll~'
medicines nursing and loss of earnings
before death amounts to over N-'f'o III
each ease, While the earning power
hirh "rligh1 have, been if death mao
not come. brings the total COST l" III
| least If tliS is multlpll'N ny
tb~ laoNN deaths. We find the COST -
| hiruar than rho almost inraicIllahlr sum
Of $1,000 100000. Prof. FISh'r '"'
n,ateS thar over half of this cost g'll'r-
sIIy fall. ON Tive llIrklrSS VI'tlln hlIl
.elr buf the rttSt to o,l"rS is over Sf4''-
BOIL. bNA 80 90
uUN.,.n = wear As Il matter "i sen
ssrsus. if wuuId he worth while !" tn"
community, he shows. in order /" save
merely y quarter OF IN" nN'S no" IH'
NV consumption. t" invest $'."n'''''""'
At present only a fraction or ! per 'F"'
of mis- money is being used to fISht lh'
disease. Five million people no" NV
ing in the United States are doomed /"
fiji ronsumptiyps' graves unless some
| filing is done to prevent it. As el'h
death means anxiety and grief Tor Il
vbola family, he estimated that There
will he over 100000 O persons rendered
miserable by these deaths.
It has been reported that District
Attorney Jerome OF New York hao
been asked by William Nelson 'roh'-
well, organizer of big trusts anh touh-
sci for the government i'll tn" purchase
of pounma Canal rights, to investigate
ch,rrrs of hlackmail against one Alex
amber T.. Bacon. who claims t" nave
found evidence that 4 part at least OF
thr S4O.OuO.UNO paid for those rlghIS ny
the United States went to 'rolh"PIl
Indirectly. The story told was +" the
effect that American finalrlerS llau
bol1yht largely the stock of the freI'll
cpmuauv prior to the purchase by the
American government. 1t was Salu
that the Cromwell syndicate lan h''-
ted S:,iJNO.uUO in the deal. hy ordcF
Of the Secretary OF War an inV"StlG;'-
ton has been begun at New York "'
charges brought by Ir"Sidnt Hr"thcrS
of the balanced Cable Crane Company
of Baltimore. who claims that he was
deprived of Il contract for Panama Ca
nal work, although he was the lowest
bidder.
Ever since the passage of the pure
food law, manufacturers have COM
planned of the injustice of denying
them the use of the small amount Oh
~preservatives necessary to keep certain
kinds Of food products from fermenta-
ton or other form of deterioration
Professor Wiley of the Bureau OF
Chemistry in the Department of Agri-
culture has appointed a pure 900 coll
mittee. to represent the different States
having pure food laws. the object OF
which will be to harmonic the State
laws with the laws of the government
The cOmmitte will also. without uoupt'
define what is n safe amount or preSer-
yative to be used. 1t is said that there
has been an increase of ptoma1h-pol-
soning since the pure food law wen:
into effect. but perhaps the statement,
. Food ,Nr-n I1IfS car
best be taken with 4 grain of salt--or
Of bOracic acid.
After taking observations of the
WRIGHT trial flights at Fort Mycr, lhc
NAVY DeDartment has set forth the re
]ouircmcnts Of acroplanes that will be
acceptable to that department for USE
in scouting and dispatch hearing. IleS
must be able to float Oh the water anc
rise from it without extra aid. IheS
mrst be supported wholly by the a'i
without the aid of IA gas bag. Eacl
machine is to carry two persons ana {
sufficient amount of fuel for a contlnu
GUS fight of 200 miles for four hours
at an average speed of forty miles al
uOlE. 1lltS llltiHt Nv "'' ~ ''SHN
ont damage on either land or water
and loaf on the water without Wettln&
any of the supporting areas.
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The Secretary of the Navy has writ
ten a letter to Robert COnklin, master
Of arms ut the United States nava
training station at Newport, commend
ing him for his fearless action in jump
ing overheard fully dressed and res
c1ling from drowning Woodward Phelps
a G-ycar-old boy, at Newport, Aug. ?!
last.
The army board Of physicians which
was ordered by the department to cX
anime Colonel W. +. Stewart, the eX
lied officer at Fort Grant, who CANT
under the displeasurc of Prcsiden
Roosevelt, has reported that Stewart il
suffering from heart disease, and !!
blind in his right eye. these ailment'
having been incurred in active service
The doctors are of the opinion tina
the colonel is unfit for active ser
vice.