Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-24
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Swiss Vote 70; New llv
for Sickness and AccI.
dent Insurance

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BY Associated Press. >.r....
PARIS, Feb. 24.-The French cru
sier Descartes sailed recently from
Lorient, for America, where she will
remain two years visiting different
ports In North and South America
but especially inspecting tho French
AGheries at Newfoundland. ~
a torpedo -dirigible balloon is the
latest addition to Frances great aer.
Ill fleet. The matter has been held
with considerable secrecy, but It is
known that at the Bayard works at
Asnleres, Just outside Paris, such q
dirsgible is in construction. The d.
rigible deck will be fitted with a tor
pedo tube and the balloon at each as.
cent will carry three tor2edoes.
These in time Of war would be
launched at the armies over which
the dirigible passed.
Important social reforms have been
voted by the Swiss people at a recent
special election. BY 250,000 against
220, ,0U0, q new law for insurance
against sickness and accidents was
adopted. The law IL really in two
parts, both of which nave been adopt
ed by the Swiss parliament. The
first part relative to insurance against
illness met with no serious opposi.
ton, but the second, relative to in
surance against accident. was COM
batted somewhat In parliament be-
cause it involved the establishment
Of a national fund Of about $I,600, 900
annually. =, 49,. III
The opponents of the second meas
ure carrieu on q systematic but futile
campaign among the people. contend
ing that such IN immense aopro9ri-
alton would endanger tho national
treasury and that 1t constituted Z
doubtful adventure for state in =
matter which properly belonged to
private compa.ses.
President Taft's suggestion for an
international conference On the high
cost Of living has interested France,
where, - in other countries. the in.
creased cost of commodities has de-
veloped q serious problem. Captain
General H. Mason, the American
at Paris, points out
that the high cost Of the ordinary
RonSs$,,Apa q Dapl. ana ~ ~ mi Hlv
throughout northern France has b.
come Z most absorbing topic Of pub.
lie interest. Partly by reason Of the
long, hot, dry. summer, which affected
disastrously grass, clover potatoes
and garden vegetables es-practically
everything except grapes and hops
the prices Of meats and produce Of
all kinds advanced in figures un2re-
cx4ented in the markets Of Paris.
The situation with regard to milk
was especially serious, CaptaiR Mas
on says, az It was based upon a d.
minished supply, and only by reason
Of the drought and temporary cur
tailment Of pasture, but also because
Of Z gradually lessening production Of
milk in the departments adjacent to
Paris The prevalence Of foot and
mouth disease in several districts Of
and Brittany was another
contributing cause to the scarcity OF
milk and butter.
Paris consume, daily about 1,162,-
ses quarts Of milk, but the supply
fell short over III, 900 quarts daily.
Dealers were forced to bring milk
Into Paris from distances Of 300 miles.
Naturally great distress was caused
In Parish but the municipal authori-
ties have done Ill In their power to |
relieve t. An investigation has been
started to determine whether the
present high prices in this and otaer
products are tho normal reSu-. Of ex-
|Dting conditions or have been unduly
enhanced by dealers and middlemen.
The death has occurred recently at
Berne Of tle last Of the little band OF
nurses Who accompanied Florence
to the Crimean war In
1856. It was that Of Mrs. Marie Rod.
ney Morgan, who was daughter Of
Admiral Robert winthrop Of the
British navy and the widow of Col|
onel Evan Morgan Of the British Roy.
Al Artillery, . member of An old
Welsh family. Il
Mrs. Morgan was in her 94th year.
She was stationed at the Scutari Hos
pital during the Crimean war and in
Of her splendid work
there was presented with . magni-
acent diamond crescent brooch by
bhe Sultan Of Turkey. Hsying been
born on October 76, 1918, she had
lived In the reigns OF six English
yovereigns.
Psychic research societies appear
Deriously interested in . series Of
reported ~ having oc-
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