Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
TO LENCTHEN SPAN Of LIFE
Application Of HygieniC Reforms
Would Decrease Mortality.
SUGGESTION BY DR.. FISHER
Life Insurance. COmpanies M to
Promote Campaign Of Education y
as of DecreasfnG
" Risks.

NEW YORK, Feb. e-spr. Irving Fisher,
professor of political economy at Yale and
president of the committee Of 100 on ma
tional health, today proposed the expendi-
ture of money by life insurance companies
in. a campaign Of education to improve by
genie conditions throughout the. United
States. He gave as his justification fol, the
suggestion the fact that the practical APP
plication OF all the reforms now known
to modern hygiene would increase the spsn
of human life in America more than fif-
teen years or over one-third. This de-
creased mortality, he said. would so lessen
the cost of insurance that the returns to
policyholders would be many times more
than the original expenditure, Then, too,
there would be a vast economic gain to- the
country in general by reason OF the pro-
~longation of the lives of trained, efficient
men.
DR.. Fisher made the statements to a
meeting Of the Association of Life Assur-
ance Presidents, which was attended by
company executives. medical directors and
~actuaries as well as physicians and others
prominent in tuberculosis crusades.
THE insurance men whom / have con-
suited as to whether IT would pay life in
u w 1hbao0 ~ NAp 49, AANh
OF lives have been unanimous in their be-
lief that the step would be a profitable
one said DR.. Fisher. "A fall of the death
rate always promptly follows sanitation.
Colonel Georges cut the death rate in
Havana in two, bringing it down to be-
tween twenty and twenty-four. The New
York death rate responded at,once to Col
onel Warnings clean streets and that Of
Rochester to DR.. Goler's milk crusade.
And now it is announced that the death
rate of New York is 1856. the lowest on
record"
Sugar Trust Charged with Fraud.
The taking Of testimony in the trial
of the action brought against the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company by the gov
eminent. alleging fraud in the Weighing
of shipments during the last six years,
was begun today before Judge Holt IN
the United States district court. The
amount OF the custom duties in arrears
sought to be recovered is s2,12t.12i.
When the jury box had been filled,
John B. stanchfield, counsel for the de-
Tense moved for an amended bill OF COM
plant. The motion was denied.
Assistant District Attorney Dennison
opened for the government. He explained
that the case was against the local com-
pany, which represented the American
Sugar Refining company Of New Jersey,
He described the manner OF Weighing
sugar on the company's scales by the
United States ~weighers.
"The weisher." he said, would sit at
one side of the scale and beside him was
the company's checker. We will show
that the company had a band OF men who
acted as checkers and that these men
.A.N ~ 4CaN IA
we charge"
Mr.. Dennison said that from 1907 TO
1907 the differences In the result of the
Weighing by the city weigher, a man emf
ployed by the South American merchants,
as against that of the United States
weigher and the c~ofhpany's checker,
amounted to some 100000 pounds Of sugar
in favor Of the company.
The government's presentation ended and
court adjourned until Tuesday next,
jerome lie HoIdinE ON.
District Attorney Jerome has received 6
reply to his last letter to H. l.. Stimson
the United States attorney, in regard Il
the Panama canal charges. Mr.. Jerome re
fused to make It public. but said he haC
decided not to proceed with his intended
investigation unless he resolved precedence
in the prosecution should an Indictment b.
found. II was understood that his reques
TO this effect. which was contained In tn
first letter, and was said to be the subjec
on the second communication, had as in tn
first answer, not been complied with.
II shall not proceed in the Panama case,
J Mr.. Jerome said, unless l get precedence
l am not at liberty to give out the lette
without the soquiescence OF Mr.. StimsoI
nor can ! tell what the substance was, BIZ
unless i receive assurance that in the cas-
Of an Indictment my case shall be calle
first 1 shall not act at this time"
1t was learned in the federal building this
the federal grand jury would continue Il
, Investigation on Monday.
. Fatality in strike Riot.
! One man was killed and three others In
jured in a riot melted. the police declar
: by walking delegates Of a earmsnt-maker
> union, who descended on the tailoring o.
|, tablishment of Jacob Greenfield In Eal
4 Second street late this afternoon and a
! tempted TO coeree the employees OF II
y place into quitting work.
0 A call for the police brought the reserve
4 and the rioters were dispersed. The poliS
I found Samuel Kann, said to be one Of II
! strikers, lying unconscious with a broks
|, skull. Jacob Greenfield. the proprietor
I the establishment. his brother. Wolf Gree
r field. and an smploye were badly battere
e Kann died later.
Il Hartman Lines Make Contract.
I Following a special meeting of the boar
of directors Of the Kansas City southsI