The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-02
WOULD ERADICATE DISEASE
President Of Board Of Administration
Launches Movement for Bet
terment Of Mankind.

Kansas again is first in launching
one Of the most important nationwide
movements for the betterment Of man,
kind. President q. T. Hackney Of
the board Of educational administra-
ton. sent letter to all state univer.
stiles urging cooperation In an effort
to induce the government to establish
a health experiment and research sta
ton or laboratory in connection with
each university school of medicine.
making it cooperative agency Of the
United States public health service
for the eradication of communicable
diseases.
In his letter President Hackney
urges that the conservation of human
life should receive as much considers
tion at the hands of the government
as does animal and plant life, the
protection Of which has been q gov.
eminent duty for years. The results
of this latter work has been easily
reducible to dollar and cents stand
PCihb WhiAD th0 NoiuC vi AAAO
has not been so easily measured.
Sordid as 1t may seem to consider
human values from financial base.
the figures secured by the Kansas
board prove that the subject 10 one
worthy of the greatest consideration.
It Is estimated that the economic loss
annually from deahs in the United
States reaches the startling total Of
$1,700. 100000. This is based upon an
estimate Of $1,700 for each life. From
this standpoint the economic loss to
the country as result Of diseases
which render the victims economic
burdens must reach into the millions.
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Deans Of Women Meet-Deans of
women in colleges held their first an
nual conference at the University of
Kansas the other day under the direc.
ton Of Mrs. Eustace H. Brown, ad-
wiser of women at X. u.
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Former Judge Dies In cell-Pres.
ton w. Bean, who was Judge of the
probate court In Atchison twenty-five
years ago, is dead in the Kansas peni-
Tertiary at Lansing. He was 81 years
old and was sent to the prison ON
February IS from Greenwood county,
where he was convicted Of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
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Reward Hero's Wldow-Mrs. John
L. Long, widow, has been awarded
$35 month for herself as long %
she is a widow and IS a month for
her son, Glenn Long, until he is s16
years old, by the Carnegie Hero Fund
commission.
Plan Community May pay-Plans
are being made at Mcpherson to make
the third annual All-Schools May day.
May II. one of the biggest get togeth.
er meetings that Mcpherson county
has ever held. The big feature Of the
day will be the parade led by the
May queen and her attendants, fol.
lowed by presentations OF the city
schools and colleges of the county
and many floats from the town and
country districts.
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To Spend $4,000 on Roads-About
$4,000 in bridge and road improve
ment work has been contracted for
or advertised by the county commits
sioners Of Atchison county. The i'm.
provements include more than four
miles of macadamized roads,. several
niles of grading and dirt roads.
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Salt Plant 6urns-The main build.
ing Of the Bevis Rock Salt Company's
plant at Lyons was completely de-
stroyed by fire the other night. The
loss will be about 100000. The origin
Of the fire ia not known.