Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Resolutions Before the Asso-
citation of Scientists.
.BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC
Diseases Among Miners Discussed by
Economic Association.
SECRETARY FISHERS ADDRESS
Says High Death Rate in the In
dustrial Regions Demands I'M
mediate Attention

The work of DR.. Harvey W. Wiley was
Endorsed as of great benefit to the public
health and welfare in resolutions pre-
scented today at the general session of the
Association for the Advancement OF
Science The resolutions had been pre-
pared by the section on economies. and
bore the Endorsement OF some of the lead
ing men in the general association Of
scientists.
The resolutions we're not formally
adopted by the general session today. but
were referred TO the committee on policy
with power to act
In d joint meeting of the American
Economic Association and the Association
for Labor Legislation today Secretary of
the Interior Fisher declared that the high
death rate in the mining industry in the
United States demanded immediate at
tention. DR.. John r. Haynes of Los An
geIes urged the creation of national
mining commission. empowered to enact
and enforce regulations for every coal
mine in the United States.
DIR. John A. Holmes director of the fed
eral bureau of mines, said the bureau OF
mines was attempting to get at the fun
damentals of mine safety. and to estab-
ush standards for explosives, sanitation
and regulations to eliminate danger.
Occupational Diseases.
/; was expected that John Mitchell
formerly president of the United Mine
Workers of America. would address the
Economic Association at the Raleigh
.ha subject for discussion being CHIEF
IL mining Mr. Mitchell was detain-
cd elsewhere. however and his place
MAS filed by s T.. Hotchkiss OF the pun
lie heal h and marine hospital service.
Who. had spent the past field season
among the mining camps of the west in
yestisating the occupational diseases OF
miners.
H.. said that, while he had been able
to accumulate d large amount OF data on
the subject, having visited over forty
undergrown workings and examined
hundreds of miners. he had not had time
to thoroughly digest the figures collect
ed. He declared, in general way, now
ever. that lung diseases were common
among miners. This was true OF all
dusty occupations. mining coming under
that heading He had found that re
dust-laden atmosphere Of coal mines was
not SO fatal as that of metal mines, ow-
ing to the quality of the dust AMI the
freedom from the poisonous gases char-
acterisdc of some of the other mines.
> Other Section Meetings.
The section of the American Breeders
Association. dealing with plant culture,
continued its meeting at the New Mason
MsTemple this morning, but the section
eeethe association on eugenics adjourne
- visit to the Government Hospi a
for the Insane and was entertained there
iaz.Dr. William A. White. The members
reHusned to the city about noon. Their
,a6tGRnoen session will be held at the
Masonic Temple.
= Al Joint meeting of the Psychological
sSeaiety and the Anthropologieal Societi. 6
eyaS1held at the New National Museum IN
the forenoon This session Will be con-
ttQlIed this afternoon.
N the meeting at the government hos
pIta1s DR.. White made an address of wei
Come TO the visitors. DIR. Frederick A
Hh6des of Pittsburg spoke on eugenfcs
from the standpoint of the physician.
number of charts were presented by
Henry A. Cotton showing the inheritance
Of feeble mindedness among children. This
is a. subject upon which the association
has long been working. and the charts
coIlecced clearly show how the tain'
OF observation-disclosures travels through sue
cessiye generations that an effort is being
made to secure drastic legislation in the
several states governing the marriage OF
feeble-minded persons.
At the meeting in the Masonic Temple
the breeding of cereals was discussed, and
there we're number of papers on various
strains of wheat, oats and barley and the
effects of soil in plant breeding.
VI the afternoon session at go o clock
In f. IL. Goddard. superin tenGent of the
-iie3.e for feeble-Tnnded children at Vine
land, y. j.. showed number of chart,