The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-03

out, the service is seriously crippled.
4, Consolidation of the event cutter
II life-saving services into one or
ganization to be known as the Coast
Guard. Such consolidation. the secre-
1ary says. would increase the efficiency
of each service with the idea that
the new coast guard should become
n first naval reserve in time Of
The increase in cost would be about
$400. 600. In that connection the Sec
rotary also recommends passage OF
legislation for the retirement Of life
savers on pension, and declares that
unless some such measure. Is made
law. the efficiency of the service will
he impaired and it will become i'm
er%casingly difficult to obtain good men.
He gives point to his argument by
showing that the revenue cutter and
life saving services ave- 4.42S lives
in 1918 II salvaged property worth
more than $4,000. 600.
Establishment of revenue cutter
headquarters at Louisville or Cincin-
natl. at St. Louis or some other point
on the upper Mississippi and at Hell
ena Ark, or Eickshurg. Miss. Is urg-
ed as a measure for the saving Of life
in the floods time in the Ohio and the
Mississippi valleys. Three light
draught cutters to cost about $4,000
each are recommended. With the riv-
ers at normal stage they would be
used in patrol to enforce the navga-
ton and motor boat laws.
The report refers to the requirement
that banks which hold government de-
posts made April 80. 1913. pay inter-
est at W per Ger declaring that it.
near an annual revenue of $1,000
900 to h government and showing
that if such a regulation had been
made in 1897 the government would
now nave received in interest more
than $50, 900. 900.
The income tax 8 now dwelt upon
at length. but the report estimates
that 425.000 individuals are subject t
it n that corporations not hereto
fore subject to tax will number about
10000.
International action to prevent such
disasters at sea as resulted in the sink
ing Of the Titanic is urged.
"The important maritime nations
should unite" says the secretary, Sin
defining lanes Of travel across the
North Atlantic to avoid all danger
of icebergs during the months of
April, May and June Of each year. and
compel steamship companies to OBJ
serve them. This would result in in
ocean passage but it would on the 9TH
er hand, insure immunity from the
dangers of icebergs during this sea-
son. The steamship companies should
not be permitted to p%eopardize need
lessly human life for the purpose of
shortening the transatlantic journey
by a few hours, and saving a COM
~paratively few dollars, but II they are
they should be compelled t omaintain
an effective ice patrol at their own
cost"
The question is to be taken up by
the international conference on Safe
ty at Sea now in session in London.
Speaking of scientific research by
the public health service the report
says:
ION account Of the announcements
of discoveries of alleged cures for
tuberculosis and their bearing on pub
lie health. important Investigations OF
them have been undertaken. Studies
of the Friedman treatment were suf-
fciently advanced by May is, 1918. to
Justify a report that the observations
made up to that time did not warrant
the confidence in. the remedy which
had been inspired by widespread
publicity. This investigation il being
continued, as are also studies Of other
preparations claimed as cures"