The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-03
FINANCIAL
CONFIDENCE
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service and a closer cooperation with
state authorities to prevent and stamp
out epidemtcs Of disease.
Building Of four retve1ue cutters, for
need, of which. the secretary points
out, the service is seriously crippled.
Consolidation Of the revenue cutter
and life saving services into one or
~ganization to be known as the coast
guard. Such a consolidation, the SEQ
rotary says, would increase the effci-
ency Of each service with the idea that
the new coast guard should become q
first naval reserve in time of war. The
increase in cost would be. about $780,
600. In connection the. secretary also
recommends passage of legislation for
the retirement Of life savers on PEN
sion, and declares that unless some
such measure is made law, the .eff1ct-
ency Of the service will be impaired
and 1t will become increasingly diff
cult to obtain good men. He gives
point to his argument by showing that
the revenue cutter and life saving
services saved 4,423 lives in 1913 and
salvaged property worth more than
SIC, 000, 1000.
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 Yicksburg, Miss, Is urg i
ed as a measure for the saving of life
In the foods time in the Ohio and the
Mississippi valleys. Three light
draught cutters to cost about $780, 600
each are recommended. With the riv-l
ers at normal stage they would beI
used in patrol to enforce the naviga.a
ton and motor boat laws.
The report refers to the requirements
that banks. which hold government de-,
posits made April 80. 1918, pay inter-,
est at 3 per cent, declaring that IT.
means an annual revenue of $4,000, 900,
to the government and showing that
IL such a regulation had been made In
1897 the government would now have
received in interest more than $780,
100000.
The income tax Is not dwelt upon,
at length, but the report estimates
that $4,000 individuals are subject to-
1t and that corporations not hereto-'
fore subject to tax will number about
$780, 900.
International action to prevent such,
disasters at sea as resulted in the
sinking of the Titanic is urged,
THE important maritime nations
unite says the secretary, 'in
defining lanes OF travel across trle
North Atlantic to avoid all danger of
curing the months of ApriI,
May and June Of each year, and compel
companies to observe them.
This would result in increasing. to
some extent. the time OF ocean passage.
but 1t would, on the other hand, IN
sure immunity from the dangers OF
icebergs during this season. The
steamship companies should not be
permitted to jeopardize needlessly
human life for the purpose OF short
ening the transatlantic journey by a
hours, and saving a comparative
ly few dollars, but lie they are they
should be compelled to maintain an
effective ice patrol at their own cost
The question lis to be taken tTp by
the international Conference on Safe
tyr at Sea now In session In London.
Speaking of scientific research by
The public health service, the report
says:
aGtn account OF the announcements
discoveries OF alleged cures for
tuberculosis and their bearing on pub
lie health, important Investigations OF
them have been undertaken. Studies
the Friedman treatment were slIf-
fciently advanced by May 16, 1913, to
Justify a report that the obserya-
made up to that time did not
warrant the confidence In the remedy
which had been inspired BY wide
publicity. This Investigation
is being continued, as are also studies
Of other preparations claimed as
cures