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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
ARE MENACES TO HEALTH
Infectious Diseases Transmitted by
Shipping Dead Bodies.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST ACT
In Many Parts of the United States
lepers Are Not Segregated and
May Go Unmolested From One State
to Another.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., June D.
rnat Oahger turks IN the tIansporta-
non OF those VINO have cied from IN
fectiCGs diseases was made ev.dent at
today's session of the twenty-Iourth
annual meeting OF the conference oil
state and provincial boards OF health
Oh North America.
The committee appointed TO report
on the subject found FAULT with the
present system of shipping todses
from one state into another and rec
commended that greater care should in
the future be exercised in this regara
through the application OF measures
which wOoald secure better prepare
ton and the casing OF bodies pTepara-
tory to sh pment.
Is Federal Matter
An amendment onered BY DT. WOd-
ward. health officer OF the District Of
Columbia. declaring that the interstate
shipment OF DEAD bodies Is a matter
within the control OF the federal gov
erDment and should be regulated BY
congress, was accepted.
Because Of the established fact that
rats transmit disease, a committee
was appointed to devise means for
the determination OF them. Especial
attention was given 10 the subject
OF schools, and 2 report was adopted
recommending that inspections b. had
once q year "a ascertain causes Of de-
fectire sight OF hearing.
Le2crs Run az Large.
In many parts Of the United Siafes
according to the preamble lepers are
not efficiently segregated oy the state
suthOri;ies and may 90 a. any time
from one state 90 another. Il Is added
that leprosy was developed among
American soldiers In the Philippines
and Cuba and additional cases are
liable By reason Of such service IN
Porto Rico and the canal zone.
Following the election Of Doctors
Jose-h Y. Porter. Of Jacksonville, Fls-
president Of the Stafc Board of Health.
and Charles A. HodEctrs. Of Toronto.
Canada. a. president AID ricepres !
dent. respectively the conference al
tou-ucd.
Dr vi " Brzcksn. of Minneapolis.
Minn., was again chosen secretary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
TAXES FALL OFF, PROFITS RISE
Spanish American War Tax Proved
Source OF Great Revenue to Compa-
ny-Yearly Profits Have Gone as
High as Twenty and One Half NIL
lions.
fBy Associated Press.l

. w AINiti-Nt YIN, ~. u Juif -.
Responding To a resolution introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Beveridge, an
exhaustive report made by the bureau
of corporations Ct information collect
ed affecting the price of tobacco was
sent to the Senate today by Pres
dent Taft
# is stated that the by-ecn has In
preparation a complete report cover
ing the sui iect Of the prices of tsbac-
co and the operations of corporations.
the information Of which was secured
in accordance with the l-w creating
the bureau.
The more important material show
ing in substance the results of the
investigation is Included in a prellm-
mary report
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith
SAYS that any Consideration of the sub
iect of the tobacco industry during
recent years is necessarily largely
consideration of the relation of the
tobacco combination which controls
substantially three-fourths of the bust
ness of manufacturing tobacco other
than cigars in the United States. To
show the extent Cf this business II is
stated that the OUTPUT of the indepen-
dent concerns excluding cigars. how
amounts 70 s35 900 600 per year
Access to Books.
According to the geport the Ameri-
can Tobacco Compsnys and other COM
panies in the combination have ven
the bureau full and ready access 10
their books and records. From COM
men;s made upon the manner of Keep
ing books, IL appears that the bureau
has hcd less valuable information con-
corning the conduct Of business by in
diy.dual concerns
Tables are included in the report
showing the remarkable increase OF
,-rofits to the concerns In the tobacco
combination from 1890 to 1907. inclu-
sIve. The bureau says 1t is not pre-
pared at present to report In detail
on the subject of over capitalization.
or on cash value OF the good will ac-
uuired from time 20 time by the COM
hination IL is asserted, however. that
the value of good will. which means
value of brands of goods manufactured
by concerns which were swallowed up
by the combination, could not have
exceeded a comparatively small trac
ton OF the value assigned TO II On the
books of the combination. The only
reason why the American Tobacco
Company in its early years was able
to earn liberal dividends on rs entire
Capitalization. The report says, lay IN
its monopoly power
Some Enormous Profits.
Among the most interesting subjects
taken up is the amount of tax paid
by the COMPANIES in the tobacco COM
h nation to the federal government 10
comparison with the profits made ny
the combination. The report says
that the maximum amount of taxes
maid. as might be expected. was dur
jrg the years 1899 10 1901. when the
war revenue taxes were in force.
The amount Of tax collected fell on
greatly in 1902 and 1903.
From 1893 20 1903 the taxes fen on
about 5000 600. while the profits IN
creased about s13.s0o.0co rising rom
Ss.I12 s7I. in 1899 to <lS.725.SSs in
1909. The profits fell on somewhat
in 1e0f. tEt again Increased. reaching
= maximum in 1896 Of go. 64l.1HS-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
IS WELL PLEASED
WITH VIRGINIA HORSES
Ouarternaster General viii Establish
Depot to Receives Purchases
for Army.
nv Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June $50
well pleased is Quartermaster-generai
AleshIre of the army. with horses re-
Gently purchased in Virginia for the
use OF the United States cavalry that
he is making arrangements for leafs
ing properly near Front Royla, Va.
for use as a station for animals bought
in that section.
Captain Caspar II. Conrad. Jr., will
have charge of the purchasing OF
horses in Virginia and when sufficient
numbers have been bought they VIII
be shipped to the army gemount at
Fort Reno and Fort Keough.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
JussePand Protests Against State.
ment Of College President.
LEADS WORLD IN THE SCIENCES
Cites Achievements Of Pasteur and
Progress of Nation in Developing
submsriens and the Science of Nav
isztion Of the Air.
oBy Associated PressJ

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. June D.
The ceremony attending the Presen-
tation to San ranciscp OF gold me-
dial expressing the admiration Of the
French repubsic for the wonderful re-
hah iitafion Of this city since. the
earthquake and fire Of 1906 took place
at the OrDheum Theatre today. 9
Jan Jules Jusserand. ambassador 10
the United states made the Presen-
tation on behalf OF the people OF
France and the medal was received by
Edward Il. Taylor. mayor.
Nation Not Dccsdent-
Ambassador Jusserand, Mayor Tay-
Tor and about 1880 members OF the
local French colony who attended
reception 20 the ambassador and Ma
came Jusserand last night entered
Vigorous protests to the statements
made BY President David Starr Jor-
dan OF stanford University On a re-
cent speech at Bryn Nawr College
that France was a decadant nation
" Jusserand sad:
The nation fhat can produce
Pasteur' that leads the weird IN the
sciences. that first developed the snb-
marine and that ranks first IN the nav
irafioa Of the air cannot BY any stress
Of circumstances betfermed = dccaa-
ant race
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
King to Rejcin Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL. June 5.-catcher
John king is expected to rejoin the
Chicago Nationals before the end OF
June.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
THE WEATHER

Fair Sunday and Monday; light
TO moderate and northwest
winds.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
SHOES AND HOSIERY.

Shoes and hosiery will be count ed as important detail of wo- mans toilet this spring as her hat or her wrap. Moreover, the styies are definitely defined, and it is emphatica.ly stated that the pump has no pace in the trOt- teur or walking costume.
 Shoes in dull black leather are the correct thing now and hold second place only to the tan shoes which are fan and away the smartest offering in footwear just now.
 The tan walking shoe is worn with every color of street cos tune, black included, although a black shoe is counted good with the black suit. In the fastening the buttons and the lacing are equally popular.
 For afternoon shoes patent leather vamps continue as pop ular as they were and are in creasing in demand, The upper may be of buckskin or suedel
 For carriage or reception wear the suede ho,dJ first place. and although 1t comes i'll various shades, taupe and black are giv- en preference.
 Slippers for evening wear are still a veXed question, continu ng as they have always been and probably always vii, be, simply whatever the taste or judgment of their wearen suggests.
 As for the stockings words are not adequate. For strict wear the
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
Prohibition,

"Unquestionably Prohibition, though disregarded in a few places in the state, is universally. known to work for our god. People as a whole approve the jaw"
 E. B. Conner, Governor of Alabama
 The first year of prohibition in Birmingham shows One-third decrease in violent deaths and same decrease in police arrests.
 Prisoners in county jails for iy per ceut. less in 1908 than in the prev ious year Building in greater than in 1907.
 ESkine Ramsey. 1st V. F, Pratt Consolidated Coal Go.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13

lisle or silk are worn and Tor reception or ball use they must match the shade of the gown. They are so thin that the ques- tion of service can not possibly enter into consideration.
 The new princess boot. which has no yamp seam across the foot, but q continuous seam from the top to the toe cap, Is the newest thing to be brought out by the shoemaker. The boot has toe cap which is cut in one with side vamp pieces and which like them is fancifullN notched and eyeleted. The boots are es- pecially attractive in bronze k.d and gray mocha and they come also in various other feathers.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
W. C.. I. U.

The night Dr. Samuel Dick ie, president of Albion College and Mayor Rose Of Milwaukee held their famous debate,- the follow ing Care a samp.e of the many) te'egrams that were received by Dr. Dickie from Weil-knOwn busi ness men and citizens of Georgia and Alabama as to the results Ct the nOn-Sa lOOn policy.
 Il notice that you are ito de- bate tonight, in behalf of proh:- bition. You will without doubt be tod that it spreads poverty and devastation, municipality and otherwise. Georgia completed her first year without saloons, Janu- ary 1st. With prohibition and the panic the states income was half a million dollars greater, Atlanta two hundred and forty thousand dollars greater Eight thousand less arrests. Atlanta real estate sold this month S3, 800 front foot, the record"
 F. l.. Seeiey Publisher of The Georgian.
 Prohibition in Atlanta is more successful than it's strongest sup porters anticipat ted. Our bankers and prominent business men gen erally are well satisfied especial ly our manufacturers, who are delighted as they are getting more efficient help than before Police court trials for drunken ness and disorder decreased one third Real estate values have in creased from twenty-five to as much as one hundred per cent in many cases on central property. We are of course troubled some with illegal sales. Courts are en- forcing law fairly well against viOlators Business tone in At lanta better than in any other Southern City"
 John M. Miller, Business Man.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
THE LEGISLATURE.

Little Rock, April 12.-With the State Capitol bill passed, the Senate and the House have still a number of State Capitol bills on hand which the farmers, claim will go ahead and be considered further, and some of them passed but conservative members of both houses say this Twill not Zoe done for the legisla tors would not dare waste so much time with the close of the session mow less than one month off Governor DOnaghey says he is satisfied with the matter so far as it has gone and Senator Pindall wil. introduce in the Senate, probably today, new administration bill which will cal for an apprOpri- atiOn of S675,0OO for the com pletiOn of the building by the new commission to be named by Governor Donaghey. The bill will also provide for a settlement with Caldwell & Drake should the commission appointed for that purpose determine there is any thing due them. It is reported the commissioners named in the Patterson bill, Federal Judges Trieber and Rogers and Chief Justice A. E. McCullOch' will ac- cept the assignment and soon meet for the purpose of going ov- CT the matter and determining what if anything is due to Cald- well & Drake Governor Donaghey has assurances his new approp- riation bill will pass and the Sen ate bllI cutting off the State Capitol tax will be defeated in the hOuse,so there will be nothing in the way Of a resumption of work on the building by the first or middle of June,
 Prohibition matters are eX- pected to come up now with re- newed Vigor in the State, the house not being troubled with any bills of this kind until af- ter the Senate lhas acted. unless It takes a notion to pass theGann bill as amended by the Senate Tor submission to the people.
 The fight for the removal of the University of Arkansas to Little Rock will come to a head Tn the House Tuesday Little Rock Rock has offered every induce,- ment and argument to secure the removal of the, institution and succeeded in getting the bill through the Senate. When it comes up in the House Tuesday It will be on it's third reading,
 TWO weeks ago this bill couId have passed the house, but Fay etteville citizens who are anx- lous to keep the institution out of polltlcS have put in such erfec- tive work in that time. the ma Jorlty Of the Houses will vote in favor of allowing the university to remain in Fayetteville for another two years at least.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
THE PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS.
 PUBLISHED BY The News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-13
Your Stationery

Is your silent representative If you sell flne ~ocds that are mp. to-date h stylc and of superlo, quality 1t or-..; to be N-'ccted in your rriniln-. We rrodicc t'e Knd that you nect and will hh. Tel s.ha1cd to have represent ycu That is tta ely Eica i, nays to scnd op'. Send your CT. ders to this office.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

compact the lower part of the furrow
and leave the upper part in a finely
comminuted but not dusty condition.
There is nothing better for this pur-
pose in the prairie section than a good
sharp disk with plenty Of horses, and
a half lap. In other sections the
spring-tooth harrow is a better instru-
ment. The main point is to use it
early, Thoroughly, frequently, and there
fore, effectively.
If the sod is plowed in the spring it
should be thrown fiat, then disked
Immediately, so as to get a seed bed
in which the turned furrow is in close
connection with the subsoil, the
lower part we'll compacted and upper
part loose and mellow, in conditions
which farmers designate as "lively".
Where the seed bed is to be pre-
pared on land that was corn last year,
the first thing to do is to determine
what disposition shall be made of the
stalks. Whether they should be
burned or cut or turned under will de-
pend on circumstances which we have
frequently discussed elsewhere and
will not now consider.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

sustenance on the soil within reach of
its roots, and the extent of its root
system is dependent upon the physical
condition, upon the supply of moisture
and upon the heat, The proper seed
bed is one which enables the roots to
develop freely, to come in the closest
possible contact with the soil par
ticles, and hence not only make a Wig
orous start, but a habit Of vigorous
growth which can be maintained
throughout the entire season. The
preparation of the seed bed is there
fore, of the first Importance.
The ideal seed bed for corn is a
clover sod plowed in the fall and left
somewhat rough, thus favoring the
killing of the sod by dry freezing of
the winter, the exposure of the larvae
of insect pests to the action Of the
weather and birds, and retention of
snow and rainfall during the white r
and early spring.
The frost having done its work, 1t is
comparatively easy to prepare a seed
bed by thorough and repeated disking,
and kill out any grass that may grow,
to disturb the larvae Of insects. to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

The Misses Hattie and Nellie Hall
came up from Norway Tuesday to
attend the lecture at Augustana Col.
ledge.
Rev. q. S. Evans went to Sioux Falls
Wednesday to take part in the dedi-
cation meetings at the new Congrega-
tional church.
Homer De Newer left for Chicago
Tuesday night with a a of cattle
and a cal of hogs, home raised, and
should command a high price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam johnson came
over from Scotland last week to visit
Canton relatives. Mrs. Johnson is a
sister of Andrew and Chris Sandvig.
DR.. Lewis and Senator Laxson at
tended the government land sale over
in Gregory county. They brought
their money home with them as the
land sold way beyond it's value.
Homer DeNewer, after completing
his business in Chicago will return
accompanied by Mrs. DeNewer who
has been visiting in Wisconsin for the
past four months.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

AS soon as the stalks have been dis
posed of the most important thing is
to thoroughly disk the land for the
purpose Of providing a mulch of loose
dirt, which will prevent clOd forma-
tion by arresting the evaporation Of
water. If we were putting in corn
on cornstalks the first think we would
do would be to disk. If rainfall should
be abundant, this would probably be
labor lost; but if there should be high
winds and great evaporation without
much rain, as frequently happens in
the month of April, unless this pre-
liminary disking is done the soil will
crack open. particularly if it contains
much clay. The result will be very
rapid cIod formation, which can not
be remedied by planting time even at
a very large expense in labor. II
ground once breaks up cloddy, as land
with any considerable amount Of clay
drying u rapidly will surely do, it
will be next to impossible to prepare
a proper seed bed in the next thirty
days. No matter how much rolling
is done, the clods lying underneath
will give free ccsss to air, the land
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

Tom Collins and M. A. johnson en-
joy a joke as we'll as any in the land.
They tell a story about an Aberdeen
college youth that came their way in
quest of relief and found it much to
the disappointment Of his Judgement.
John Anderson & Son have just re-
ceived a new and beautiful stock of
the latest in furniture. Some Of the
new creations are perfect gems for
home comfort and when one sees
them the first impulse is to order at
once. Anderson & Son sold a big bill
of furniture to a Mitchell party last
week, which indicates that they carry
the stock and make prices that knocks
Mitchell out.
The report that DR.. Eveleth, the
dentist, is going to leave Canton is
baseless. He is not only going to re-
main in Canton but has recently in
stalled an electric engine that cost
him $4,000 and will refurnish his Of
fee with the best furniture to be had
in the country. His practice is grow
ing steadily and he believes Canton
to be one of the best towns in the
northwest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

will dry out rapidly, the roots will
not have full room for development,
and the newly planted corr will have
a poor start.
After this disking and blowing and
narrowing it is important to harrow
at intervals of a few days in order to
kill the early growing weeds directly
after they have started to grow. One
of the objects in blowing corn land is
to kill weeds, and the weed that is
terminated early and killed will give
no more trouble that season.
Farmers do not realize the impor-
lance of preventing clod formation on
fields OIL which they expect to grow
corn this year. Neither do they usu-
ally realize the Importance Of germi-
mating and killing every weed in the
upper two or three inches of the soil,
and thus greatly reduce the labor of
cultivating the corn during the sea-
son. On a seed bed properly prepared
the corn is half worked by the time it
is planted -Wallace's Farmer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
Suggestions to Corn Growers.
PREPARATION OF THE SEED BED.

In previous articles we have sug-
gested the selection of a type of corn
suitable to the latitude, rainfall, and
elevation, getting it as near: home as
possible and from land either similar
or less fertile rather than more fertile.
Furthermore, we have urged farmers
to test this corn as to it's terminating
power, and grade it so that a planter
would plant the number of grains
which the farmer thinks desirable for
his purpose.
The next important thing in order
to grow a big corn crop is to prepare
a proper seed bed. No matter what
kind Of seed you have, no matter how
vigorous its termination or even the
stand, a good crop IA not be expected
even on the richest land unless the
bed has been properly prepared. 1t
is a matter OF very great Importance,
whether to the child, the young
animal, or the young plant, that it
have a vigorous start.
The young plant is dependent for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

DR.. Noid's stockof china, cut glass
and silverware is worth seeing. 80
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-05
CANOE VALLEY.

May 3, 1909.
Our new month, May, started in
with rain and snow and cold winds.
Hope it will not continue that way
very long.
Miss Christina Hanson has been on
the sick list for the last week, but we
have heard she is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peterson visit
week.
Last Sunday the infant baby of Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. p. Haugen was laid
to rest in the Canoe cemetery. Rev.
Rasmussen of Mabel officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Langaas were
DEBORAH callers last Friday and Sat
urday. Mrs. Langaas has been bother
ed with one of her thumbs for many
years, and had decided to have an
operation performed on it, which was
done by DR.. Jewell. We hope that
she will recover soon.
Mrs. Peterson, who was very sick
few days last week, has improved
rapidly and Is now well.
Mrs. o. A. p. Haugen arrived home
again last Thursday evening and
bringing her little baby home in the
casket. They have been in DEBORAH
about two weeks or more where their
child was under the care of a physi-
clan, as the little fellow was suffer-
ing with erysipelas and yellow jaun-
dice, the last named being the cause
of death.
There will be service in the Hauge
church on May %, in the forenoon.
Clarence Olson left for DEBORAH last
Monday, to help his brother-in-law
with some painting.
Clarence McLain is improving slow
ly with his ankle, which he had hurt
some days ago.
Mrs. John Langaas visited with her
sister Mrs. j. Bundahl, near Hesper,
last Monday.
Ole Dotseth spent last Sunday with
his home folks.
Ingoval Peterson visited with his
sister, Mrs. John Burreson, in Hesper
last Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Josie Johnson was seen out on
business one day last week, selling
souvenir cards.
Miss Thea Lovaas has been on the
sick list a few days this week.
Miss Nettie Iverson spent Sunday
with her home folks.
We all join in wishing for some
warmer weather.