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sentiment In favor o: reaction. and the
market became weaker during the middle
OF tho day with prices gradually easing or
to net loss o. about 1915 points on the
active positions. Around n52 FOR May there
vas a better demand. and II. decline OF
about So points from the opening prices
was followed by small! rally in the late
traulns. with the close SOS roints UP from
the lowest on active positions. No definite
reports were received from Liverpool rs TO
the outcome OF to-day's strike conference
out early settlement war undoubtedly e1-
pected. and was supposed to account for
the strength OF the English market Bet
Ter weather was reported In the South. and
while an Impression was created here that
holders were offering spots a little more
treei!. there were also reports OF n better
demand for low grades. with local spot
dealers reporting that considerable cotton
was being purchased for BOMBAY Wash
ihGton advices reported proposal to post
rome the governments acreage report from
Juno until July
Receipts to-day 2a.5ss bales against
s"aoi last week and 1856 last year To-
days receipts at Galveston 1880 bales
asainst 1852 last year: at New orlean. 100
bales asainst 'l.sia last year. and a, Hous-
ton Hts bales against 1880 last year
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BOND LIST.

smsTtcen Tobacco co,nI.any i...,, az az,
hInsEicaa f"h" co Company Cs ~.
-tt.an;!a Coast Line ist IS tbii) ~,
f,b.sapeeka 80, G,SS' y 'S,.'''-...... so.
iIyr.;t & No., Ny.''' ''=s'....... aG'.
,isr.tt & Mvcrs :. ", ,''''''.'...'.'.... 1871
io7!!a.d 90 II. W. I............ ~ t
i-or!i!ard 60. as. " '''''' ~
Norfolk and Western COW. /, =
s"abga!d ar Line stamped 4, ,n,,t " -
SEQ Ooeic ar Line aai
Southern Hallway 4s -
Southern Railway Gs '''''' .:
United States Sit., .nd j. -
Na'BTown Bros ctfs. did, .
Car. Chem " tb!Gl ''' r.
Nsoash deb .s........... ''''' ~ -
Wahash- 'iits Tenn i r,:r "''s
HaaaHil new Is tb.I ,.-.......
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TWO NEAR CENTURY MARK.
Aged Neighbours In Diuc Ridge Noun.
thins Born on Samc DaY
Especial TO The Tlmes.Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times ID spatch.l
stanton. Va, January l5.-.On I'D
joining farms in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, five miles above Vesuvius, dwell
Two remarkable old people, Mrs. Eliza
Fanoer and William bradley. who were
porn on the same day. February Il.
1917; therefore each will be ninety
i've years old in February. Born on
ST. Valentines Day. Mrs. Fauber is the
reclpent always OF a great many wall
entines. and she takes great interest
IN Them She is totally blind Sir.
bradley resides on the farm on which
he was born. an old Mccormick farm"
OF the Harvester Mccormick family.
lie has been married twice. and is
the rather OF twenty-threc children. OF
%hom twenty-five are living The
case of two Observation-Disclosures residing
on adjoining farms and born on the
same day is probably unique.
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Injuries Prove Fatal.

Especial to The Times Dispa ,chl
Spencer, n. e.. January l5.-James
w. Fisher. OF Spencer. who was fatally
injured under locomotive here last
week. died this afternoon in a hospital
IN Salisonry, where he was unuer
treatment One arm and one leg were
cut off by the engine, and he was other.
wise manSied. Pneumonia developed
last night. He is survived by wife
ana hVe young children. The intermcnt
VIII be MADE at the old family home at
Mount Pleasant.
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New York, January MISUNDERSTANDING
1858 head. steers firm to ioc. higher; bulls
sttaay 10 strong; tat COWS easier: thin cows
steers. SS47.,5; cxtra, QuotabIe at IS; bulls
1856; cows, t2.5015.50. Calves-Recelpis
..2i2 head. Neels easier other calves sicauy
>eais, s. q 100; cu!s. sSfL7.S5; barnyard
calves. 5000; fed tLiSu5I6; western
nominal. Sheep and LamOs-Receipts q 2sg
head. Sheep steady: lambs lower. sheen
SAG $50: cnls. s:2S8275; lambs. 5g7.S0;
cults. $i45.:5: ycariings, $4,000 Hogs-Rc-
ccipts 1853 head. Market steady to a
Shade lower at s6.a5r6fo.
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CATTLE MARKETS

Chicago. III. January l5.-Cattlc-Rcceipts
1850 head. Market generally loo. higher
Beeves. s4T5gs.S0: Texas steers, sIagQ sd
western steers. Si.i5T7c5: stockers ana iced
eTs. sS-S?u $50. cows and he!ier.. S2uS.I0;
calves. *Ss9aa6o. Hogs-RcceiPts 3a"H head
Market SLOW. &c. higher. Light So. 80 q $780,
mixed. s6.loGt.i5: heavy. sS.io96.4,ii; rough.
ss.iOu6.3o: piSs. $40 SO: bulk Of sa les
~o..s y o.in Sheep-hGcripis 20.tuy head. Mar
ket strong. generally lOc. higher. Native
ca. 3u BOD: western. 1855 au.U; yeariings
.6.so q 49,; lambs. native. STOW 40: western.
f5.=SgT.i0.
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CHICAGO GRAIN M,E1ET.

chicago. January l5.-Revised estimates
''tuiSa'i"s, ihal u.spite heavy crop damage,
tHe Aisentine WOULD have an rapurlpu,.
surplus OF Soev.Nu bushes larger IMAM ever
peiore' resulted to-uay IN ertah!nE the back
OF the market !or wheat. Ideas that the
price hau u.vn peggtd TO stay ut 81 busneI
were sent TO The scrap heap Closing mr.
nres showed II dGciine OF 81. isuac. from
SATURDAY nignt. Corn nnISned a suaur low
CIR 10 ~. up, oaA unaitcrcu, ana hog pro-
duets varying from ;1cc. down to a ike ad-
vance.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

FORT OF RICHMOND. JANUARY IS, lsla
ARRIVED.
steamer brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. mer-
chsndise and passengers. Old Dum.nion Line
steamer berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. moi
chendisc and passengers. Old Dominion
Line.
SAILED.
Steamer Brandon, Harvey, Norfolk. ner-
cnnhuise ana passengers. Old Dominion
steamer Berkeley, Shelly, Norfolk. mer-
Line.
steamer MobjRck. Graves. Norfolk and
James River LANDINGS. merchnodI,o nns ~,
aenssrs. Virginia Navigation Company.
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NAVAL STORES,

"tlmtnston. y. c.. January i5.--Sririts
Iurpentlne-cuotcd at SIZE Rosin-Noth.ng
aoins; Tar-Firm ut sl.so. Crude rurpen-
tlne-Firm at sS.s0346o.
Savannah. Ca. January i5-Turpsntine-
FIRM at 0&c.: sales IS casks; receipts sc
casks; shipments l.c6a casks: stock aS,oa5
cashs' R"slEt-Firm: rcccipts TS barrels:
shtpmente $3.50 barrels; stock iai.7H barrels.
quote: B, $5.67i..
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Official Range and Sale OF Stocks - New York
Sales.
Stock.

90 Aius-Chalmcrs ...........
A'iis-Chalmcis, pfd.
1850 Ana!gamated Copper 90.
500 Amer. Agri. Chem, com.
20 Amer. sect sugar, COM.
LOO american Can ...........
sH Ahcrican Can pfd........
10, Amer. Car AMI Foundry.
-\n:er. Car anO Foun., pid
100 american Cotton Oil.
ip Amer. Linsccd Oil. pfd..
40 .\'ncrican Locomotive
=" y Jner. Locomotive. pfd.. /.
w Amer. Malt 20. pto.
',"-I A!icrican Smeit.nE 800.
American Sugar
500 Amer, Tel. aai Tel. Co.. i.
American Tobacco, com.
2,ap American Tobacrv, rtG..
l,'SD Anaconda Copper
$50 AtchlSon
~ .Ailan;ic Coast Line.
=. {. l.. of Cor.necticut..
go Bn ittmOrc ami Ohlo......
t.9.p Bfooklyn Rapid Transit.
-S Central Leather, COM. -.
l,lpp Canadian Pacific
10 Chesapeake and Ohio. =.
40 Chicago Great Western.
',Mo Chi. Mil. and 81. Paul..
Ito Crucibie Steel Cor. com.
ITO CrJcibie Stcc'. pfd.
Chicago and Northwest.
Colorado Fuel ana Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
i,"p Consolidated Gas .........
Delaware and hudson.
100 Den. and Rio Gran. com.
Den. and Rio Gran. pfd.
200 bistillcrs' See. Cor.
500 Eiie
500 Erie. ist ptd. ...............
Fed. Min. ana SIM, rfd..
i,3H General Electric
.oo Great Northern, pfd. ......
500 Great Northern Orc ctfs
l1l Illinois Central ........
100 lntcrboro-AIet
.'iGo lnterboro-M Met. pfd.
-
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executors nnsire

HNVfNG QUALIFIED AS Tile EXEC
ntrix oc the late Captain John Gus
sons; of Glen Allen. Va. notice is
hereby given to all persons having
claims against his estate to present
them to me at Glen Allen. Va, duly
certified: for payment; and ali per-
sons Indebted to his estate are re-
quesicd TO make payment to me at
the above named place.
SARAH ELIZABETH FLETCHER,
EXecutriN Of John Cussons. dac'd.
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Now York. January l5.-The cotton zoods ;
markets are steady. but very active. Blank
etc and mapped cot,ons for fall arc being
oispinSed by al! the largo houses. but buy
ers are not moving as yet, as pricos have
not been made. Jobbers are doing a light
trade. Cotton yarns ruled nrm.
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scarce and active.
to get. gu ''
Live stoek-veal. and hogs in GOOD. ac-
~ i've demand Sheep. lambs and cattle fair
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKEr

fRepor;ed by Rodgers McCabe & Coz
PETERSBURG Va. January i5.-Pennuts-
spanish-small spanish firm at s5c per
hushei' good demand; jumbo Spanish Arm a
SOC per buthei. good demand. virginias-
fhacS jt/ibo, 4uiEc. per p0and: fancy
handpickcu, Ss.c. per pound: extra prime g..
q 7@%c. per pound; prime. 3,ic per pound; ;
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Market hrm: spot contract. Ssc oats.
steady: No. white. size Rye-steady; No
western, domestic. Sfiol.
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.ash grain closed: Wheut-No red giI
g &c: No. red. $50 a5c.: No. hard s,aS
!Lo.: No. hard, IS a 81: No. northern.
sI."ai lie: No, northern. sl.SGl.u;; No 3
northern. 500 q l!37: No. . spring .s4ts Os;
No. spring. s6psl.05: No spring, eoGt
n.U.; velvet chan. ?o0 500: durnm. s16tcS
white. 62i. s2i4c.; No. ; yellow, 81 n doi,c
No l. e"a GGc: No. white 6o,t n oc.: No.
Yellow. @46ic Oats-No. .. soc; No. !:
/ white. 49,. q ts,;c; standard, To-. a ic,.c
E!sin. H.. January .5.-Duttcr-Firm a,
''.. an advance OF &c. over lbs, week
output for the week $1,000 pounds
baltimore. Md. January ij.-whcat-Mar-
Het hrrncr: 1pot contract esikc. Corn
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RICHMOND GRAIN MAnkEr.

Richmond. Va, January 49, 1912
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS On CHANG E.
"HEAI-Car lots
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spot cotton closed quiet 10 polat. lower:
middiins uplands, $50: middlinS sult, o.T5
Sales s,4s2 bales.
Cotton. quiet; middling. go: gross receipts
tS bales: sales 1852 bales: stock, 1885.
bales: export to Great Britain. 6ls4 bales:
TO the Continent, 500 bales: Coastwise, csal
bales
Total to-day at Gil ports-Se, rees,p,.
@'a'S bales; export TO Great Britain, 6.oT
bales: 70 the Continent, So.s79 bales: to
Japan, SOS bales; stock. l.Sa2ssi bales.
Consolidated at all por;s-Net receipts
se'62a bales: export to Great Britain. % rs
bales: to France. 3j.275 bales TO the Cont
ncnt, 1864 bales: to Japan, 6,06 haies
Totnl since September at all ports-Set
receipts. I.e45.a4s bales; export 70 Great
Britain. 2iiloj3 bales: to France T53st
bales: to the Continent. c.is2l35 bales. 10
Japan. :E,Si5 bales: to Mexico i.ae7 bales.
opened steady at an advance OF lal points
on GOOD cables The close was steady at n
net decline OF l2al6 points. .Iuly showed
the most strength. After the call the later
months sold sac points up. Longs offered
considerable cotton and prices fell OF II
was the gossip OF the floor that large longs
were feeding on: cotton. Prices Eraduallv
eascd on until at noon they were 1oG II
points down. In the afternoon the markc,
held It's easy tone. Spo; easier aud unchanc
cd: midd!ns. 1%c Cotton iururc. closed
fteady. Closing bids: January. atS: Fcn-
rnary. OIL; March, :,57: May $50: july.
's?; August. as asked; October. aT7
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

FURNISHED by Levy C"nnmIssioa Co. Com.
mission Merchants. Richmond. vah
Richmond. Va, January iS 1917
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The Valentine Museum

ELEVENTH AND CLAY STREETS.
Open tally from 40 a. NJ. to & i. NJ
Admission .5c. Froa or Saturdays
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

stook. :iS3? exc.
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at meeting Of the Miller Board
held december %, 1910, it was ordered
that John q. Dew, Second Auditor. e.
fund 5000 balance of commissions Al
lowed him by the board. the sum 81,
$3.50 having been previously paid to
the fund. and to sell 500 OF Richmcn:
city per cent. bonds TO settle $40
amount due the income account fror.
the investment account. On January Ii
ne paid the $500. and on February 5
sold 500 Richmond city bonds coi.
SGS3.55. making Sl..S356. which left II
balance in cash Of $685. to the credit
OF the investment account IN the treas.
ury. JOHN q. DEW,
Second Auditor of Virginia and Ser-s-
,tary OF the Miller Boad.
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OIL n
Educatlon:
Jan: 3--To II. B. Fulton, sn-
pcrintendent. for curren.
and other expenses. ....... $4,000 90
Jan. ct. r. &. Fulton. SUI
perintendent. for current
,-a and other expenses: S,io6 40
perintcndent. for curren,
,s and other eSpenses. 900 20
perintendent. for current
and other expenses. 5.2S3 o.
April 40 Il. b. Fulton su-
p"r!ntendent. for current
and other expenses. ...... $685. As
May 3-To r. b. Fulton, SUI
perintendent, for currcn.
and other cxpenses.. 6,735 Oh
June lo-To r. B. Fulton. SUI
perintendent. for curren,
and other expenses. ..... asO9 II
July Ito X. b. Fulton, su-
perintendent, for current
, and other expenses. ....... $500 90
July SO r. B. Fulton. gu
perintendent; for current
and other expenses. ....... S,l7o 81
Aug. S-To r. &. Fulton. su.
perintendent, for curren.
s. and other Ta sxPenses a,lia SO
perintenden;, for curren,
and and other expenses. :..... s.l:7 81
Oct. 3-To II. q. Fulton. SUI
perintendcnt. for curren.
\ and other expenses. ..... e.:Ie 81
Nov. s-To r. B. Fulton, SUI
perintcndent, for current
na and Other expenses; ....... s,sSs ~
perintendent, for curren:
and other expenses, ...... 1900 90
s19.ii2 S.
Jan. SO ". L Maupln.
clerk of Albemarlc county.
for work for Miller Manual
Labor School. OF AlbcmarIe. l03 IL
Jan. To Joseph Leaiasu-
rier, notary tor taking ac-
acknowledgement OF Jonn q.
Dew. Seond Auditor, and as
such secI etary of the Miller
Board. to his report oil the
Miller Fund OF lyI0.. 50
Feb. e--To the Daily Progress
for publishing report oil
1910 .................. 20 90
Feb. Ito Times Dispatch
Tor printing report l.Vs-
= 1909 $50 co
itor, for payment of | per
cent. due him, as PROVIDED
in samuel MIXERS wall
Jan; 10
John u.
lew,
per cent.
March is.
John q.
Dew, !
per cent.
May is
John G..
Dew,
per cent.
on 1880 70 l3S 80
July IL
John G.
Dew,
per cent.
Sept 30
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spot cotton closed quiet IS nolat. lower:
Sales s,4sa bales.
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State of Virginia. city Of Richmond.
tC-wit:
!. Joseph LeMasurior. a notary public
In and for the city aforesaid. in ;ne
state of Virginia, do certify that john
G. Dew. Second Auditor Of Virginia. and
ex- ofIlcio Secretary Of the Miller ManuY,
Labor School Of AlDemarle, whose Iaiiie
is signed TO the foregoing report, has
acknowledges the same before me ana
has made oath that the statements con
tanned In said report are true. TO the
best of his knowledge and belief
Given under my hand this Sth du., CT
January. 1912.
JOSEPH LIE MASURIER.
Notary Public,
1919 -. ~
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. va. January IL, l.i:
Following a.t uuu,dtons the nicn.
nond Tobacco Exchange.
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BY Richard W. Maury.

Stota,oas 10! interest paying bonds
Al price 70 which interest must o.. adSsh
Income bonds and certificates Q. ,uJah,..s'
uts. arc .lat. 'NVS'So-
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and cash in treasury 80.
On which an annual inter-
est may be relied on OF
S79,I3i.I0. IL wlil be seen
by the statement OF Er-
ceipls and Disbursements
on account ut income that
there is in the treasury
TO Inc circuit Of the fund
in cash. .........
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1911 ............. ESQ 90
1aon
s8l,i25 26
DISBURSEMENTS ,o,iS'''4

DISBURSEMENTS. l0ll.
On order OF the County Court OF AL
pemarie and approved by the Beard OF
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slsi.aiS 81

ssl.ll5 IA
REHABILITATION.
Received during the
year ISL ..SSl,i35 80
Baiance from 1910. 2s9 80
Discussed during the year
1911 .................... sl.ll5 IL
Balance in treasury. ...... 1910 %
SECURITIES BrLOSGlSG TO MILLER
FUND.
The following is statement OF the
securities belonging 10 Inc MIItcr r'uno,
In tue cus,uu! u the Second .tuu!.Ur:
Virginia ccrtin-
cate. regis
teleu uuucr
act OF Feb. 20,
1892. beariaS
pc. cent. ..s969,56S 10
Bearing li-5)... 1890 90
"a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
KENMARE MAN
IS CRUSHED BY
GAS. TRACTOR
Peter Bertelson of Kennare
Crushed Under Wheels
While Making Repairs.
Prominent BUSINESS man
AND PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN
Had Large Property Interests and
Was HonOrcd by His city and Prom.
inent in Church and Fraternity Ac-
tivities-Came from Minnesota,

kenmare. N. D.. May 11.-while
plowing with gas tractor at McKin-
ney. fifteen miles east of this city
Peter Bertelson. Kenmare's leading
merchant. fell beneath the wheels OF
the engine and was instantly killed
at IL o'clock last night.
Bertelson was running a day and
night shift on his farm. Last night
the headlight refused to work prop.
erly. While the engine was running
Bertelson crawled along the side OF
the engine to fix the light. He fell
in front Of the big wheel and was
crushed, dying instantly. The weigh,
of the engine passed over his head
and shoulders.
The body was brought to this city
Mr.. Bertelson came to North Dakota
almost twelve years ago and has beer
prominent in the development of the
northwestern North Dakota. He was
about 40 years of age and is survived
by a wife and six children.
He was one of the most prominent
business men in the state, conducting
the largest department store in north.
western North Dakota. with five
branch stores and other lines of bus.
mess, besides farming quite exten.
sively.
tle WdS heHIldTe greatest booster
and prominent in Ward county poll.
tics and Masonic circles. and all pub.
lie matters. He was at the time OF
death senior alderman of the Second
ward of the city of kenmare
He was pillar of the local Meth.
odist church, and four years ago was
a layman delegate to the Methods,
Episcopal conference held in Boston
For a number of years he was 8
prominent business man in Orton'
willie. Minn.. where he was one Of the
leading organizers and founders o
the Big Stone Chautauqua.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
POLICE KILLED
BOY BYSTANDER
IN MINERS RIOT
Fired Into Mob of Foreign
ers Who Were Defying
Peace Officers.
MOB HAD HURLED MISSILES
AND FIRED SHOTS At TROOPERS
Troopers were Ordered to Fire on the
Mob in Return and one of the Bul.
lets Hit the Boy-Mob was Rein
forced.

Scra nton. May 11.-A riotous dem
onstration by foreigners at Olypia mt
colliery No. of the Delaware and
Hudson company today. resulted in
the killing of George Robaresky, Ia
years Of age by the state troops. The
troopers were riding down crowd of
rioters who were desperate in their
manner of displaying firearms and
hurting stones and clubs at the state
police. The boy was standing in the
front yard of his nome. The mob
nearby was defiantly daring the
troopers to come on.
The mounted police moved forward
just as a volley of stones struck them.
Several shots were fired by the crowd.
The troopers were ordered to shoot.
The bullet that hit the boy was not
intended for him. 1t passed through
the body over the heart. He died
shortly afterward.
The shooting cowed the rioters
but on learning that the hoy was
dead. gathered in force. More troop
ers arrived from Peckville and Wyo-
ming barracks shortly after the
shooting.
The leaders of the United Mine
Workers are endeavoring to keep the
foreign striking miners fro ther-
ing in crowds about the mines.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
INEFFICIENT INSPECTORS

Washington, May l1.-Mrs. Caro-
line Bartlett Crane. in support of
Representative Nelson's resolution for
a congressional investigation of the
government meat inspection service.
today told the house committee on ex-
penditures in the department of agri-
culture that the chief fault of the
service was in the personnel of the
officers of the department.
Secretary Wilson. Solicitor McCabe
and Chief Melvin of the bureau of
animal industry We're in office when
sensational disclosures in the meat
packing industry We're made a few
years ago. she said. and charged them
with not curing ills then and main
tained that the inspection standard
had gradually been lowered Too
much attention was paid TO the inter
ests involved and too httle to the
health of the people. she said
The endorsement of the inspection
regulations by a commission of we'll
known scientists was not accepted at
its face value by the witness who read
a letter from Secretary Wilson ad-
dressed to her. to show that the mem
bers of the commission were selected
after they had passed upon and ap-
proved the regulations. The commit
tee adjourned until tomorrow