Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-11

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In making public the report Of the
special commission appointed to inves-
tigate the work and conditions of work
on the Pauama Canal, President Roose-
welt expressed his complete satisfaction
with the progress to date, saying that
he doubts If there is any public work
Of recent years of which the people
have greater reason to be proud. Not
only has the work done been greater
than was expected under the manage
ment Of Colonel Goethals, but the rate
of the progress has been Increased.
The President also says that the trent
ment of hygicnic conditions has been
such as\to make it literally the model
for all work of the kind in tropical
countries, remarking that lat prescut
the canal zone is one of the healthleSt
places on the globe The commission
finds that the wages are not too high
at 10 per cent above the rate for CON
struction work in New York, but ad-
vises hat the pay be more equalized
for various kinds of service. The CON-
mission praises highly the recognition
by the government that the housing,
feeding and health Of its employees bear
Il vital relation to their economic eff
ciency,' and that the complaints of
the workers be promptly investigated,
also that liberal provision for cases of
disability be made At the same IN
the President forwarded the repor to
Goethals with orders to put the rec
concentrations into effect SO far as
possible.
Cocaine and it's derivatives cannot be
sent through the United States mails.
This order has been issued by the post
office department, through alarm caused
by the alarming growth of the cocaine
habit in the larger cities. Government
reports show that an enormous amount
Of cocaine is sent through the mails
each year, and that this class OF mat
ter is steadily growing greater. The
crusades waged against the habit in the
cities have driven the drug fends' to
seek other means of procuring the pow
der, and the mails have been the inno-
cent channel through which the work
of the crusaders has been rendered par
TALLY ineffective. The action was taken
by authority of Congress granted at the
last session, when it included a prOhi-
bition against the drug in making up
b departments appropriation bill. 1t
developed tina in the South the habit
had fixed itself to an alarming degree
~, thn ar,.1 Mo an CO Of HhtD iva
in fact, is said to be as great if not 4
greater nuisance, to the peace of that
section of the country than the liquor
habit.
A preliminary analysis Of the report
Of the conference of officers at the
Naval Wal College at Newport shows
that in future the armor belt of the
larger ships will be extended below
The water line, but that the belt will
not be raised above its present posi-
ton. Those in process of construction
will be armored as heretofore pre-
scribed. The conference has decided to
abandon the military masts and to
adopt the 90-foot fire control towers
vi ACS~4Ily lSolSh a. AAtliptoI
Roads. The principal guns Of the Sec
ond battery will be 5-inch instead Of g.
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Supt. Scott Of the West Point Acad-
envy conferred with Secretary Wright
at Washington and pointed out that
the expelled boys had disobeyed orders
by going to Washington in person to-
appeal for clemency. One explanation
OF the conflicting reports is that the
decree of dismissal was approved by
Acting Secretary Oliver in Wright's
absence and forwarded to the Presi-
dent, who gave his 90. K" pro forma.
Then when it reached Wright for exc
cution be was inclined to leniency.
Scott next was to confer with the Pres
ident.
The report that the trans-continental
railroads controlled by James J. Hill,
Edward Fl. Hartman, the Berwynd
syndicate and the Canadian govern
ment, have determined to surrender
their export trade to China, Japan,
New Zealand and Australia on Nov. l.,
has cIcaleu n great ueal OF Interest ~
the Offices Of the interstate commerce
commission, but the commission will
not charge its rule requiring the publ
cation of export rates, which is respon~
sible for the action of the railroads.
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The army airship board decided that
Capt. Baldwin's d~irigible balloon Ia. L
met all conditions emitting him to the
amount agreed upon for it's purchase.
The board calculated that the airsllip-
had maintained an average speed Of
1875 miles per hour while in the air
2 hours 1 minute and so seconds. this
speed being slightly more than the re-
CURED 70 per cent of the maximum
speed of 1861 miles per hour. Capt
Baldwin will receive S J,737.50.
Sculptor Bremen has been called intcN
consultation with the President to de-
sign a medal bearing the profile Of Mr.
Roosevelt, to be presented to all en-
ployes who see n year or more of
continuous service on the Panama
Canal. 1t will be about the size of a
$40 gold piece and will be cast in
On one side will be a picture