Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01

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According to officials of the United
States geological survey, which has
the supervision Of coal mines through
out the country, twelve men lose their
lives in coal mines throughout the
United States daily, while the number
of injured is unknown but appalling.
These figures that tell story of in.
credulous horror are official, and as a
result the American National Red
Cross Society has inaugurated and is
successfully conducting campaign to
lessen accidents in the coal fields.
One of the coal mining companies (all
of which are enthusiastic for the in
struction of their men) states that
since the Inauguration of the move
ment accidents that generally termi-
nate fatally to their men owing to
the lack Of immediate medical atten-
tion have decreased 60 per cent. Car.
rying out still further the idea Of in.
structing the working classes who are
liable to injury in the rendering of
efficient first aid to the injured, the
Red Cross will shortly start cam.
paign of education among the rail.
road workers of the country. A pri.
vate car fitted out as an Instruction
hospital, manned by medical experts
OF the United States Army Medical
Reserve Corps, will tour the country.
giving instructions to classes of rail-
road men at the different railroad cen.
tiers. These instructions, 1t is plan.
ned, will not be confined solely to
railroad men, but extended to all per.
sons.
go.
To determine whether roast beef pro.
duces more energy in the human body
than cabbage, whether baked beans in
this respect surpass potatoes, and SO
on through long list of foods, the De.
partment of Agriculture is conducting
a series Of novel experiments. The In.
strumentality being employed is ma,
chine known as calorimeter and q
human being who submits to the "tor.
ture" Of being fed and sitting in q
glass cage while the food energy is re.
corded. Around the inside Of the
calorimeter, which is a glass, alright
compartment about the size Of small
steamer stateroom, runs a system OF
pipes filled with cold water. The tenn
perature Of the water is carefully
noted. the heat generated by the body
in the process of assimilating the food
causing the water to become warmer
Only one kind of food is given to the
subject at the time One experiment
requires several hours, or sometimes
longer. according to the time required
to digest the food.
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The Department of Justice issued q
statement to the effect that grand
jury investigation of the existing com
bination of operators to buy up all the
remaining unused raw cotton produced
In this country in the season of 1909.
10, with view to bringing about Grim
inal prosecutions under the Sherman
law against trade monopolies. This
statement said that the Attorney Gen
erals attitude had been drawn to this
pool in connection with the increase
cost of food and other comnyodities. 1,
was found that the pool already had sc
advanced the price Of cotton that many
mills had been forced to reduce op
erations and that 25 per cent of the
operatives had been thrown out Of
work. The Cotton Exchange at New
York, where the investigation was to
be made, was startled by the report
and the price Of cotton broke some.
what lower.
A reduction in the size Of the paper
money OF the United States will be
made II Secretary Of the Treasury Mac.
Veagh accepts recommendations that
will be made to him within few
weeks by committee of treasury Off.
Gals appointed to Investigate this and
other proposed reforms. The object OF
the proposed change is to supply the
country with size of currency more
convenient for handling and to save
the government 100000 a year in pa
per and engraving. The new sized
bank note to be recommended is about
one-fourth as large as the notes now in
circulation. The present notes are of
a size that has been the standard for
generations.
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Millions OF dollars are involved in a
bill for the relief of the Medawakanton
Sioux and the Santee Sioux. The
measure involved proposes to restore
to the Indians the annuities that were
discontinued because of their partici-
patton in the massacre of 1853. The In
dian beneficiaries are scattered over
the states of Minnesota, Nebraska and
the Dakotas.
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According to statistics prepared by
the Agricultural Department, there has
been phenomenal increase in the
value of farm products since 1889
The increase in dollars from that time
up to the end of last year is put al
$1,000, 100000. The total value OF
wealth produced on United States
farms in 1889 was s2,46O. 100000, while
the latest figures are ss,76O,O00,0oO
So
The sixth year Of American construc.
ton of the Panama canal has ended.
The canal record presents an interest.
ing review OF what has been accom-.
plished. Altogether ZOE. sSs.072 cubic
yards Of earth and rock have been re-
moved. That leaves to be taken out
of the water approaches to the canal
29,232,052 cubic yards Of material,
while the steam shovels have yet to
dig out 3s.s27.617 yards of solid earth
and rock.
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A bill providing for the opening to
agricultural settlement and develop.
ment of the surface Of lands which
have been classified as coal lands was
passed by the house. The measure