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Declaring several states and cities in
the southwest did not have adequate"
health organizations, the Southwestern
tuberculosis association, in session at
Denver, urged the immediate estab-
lishment of public health departments
by these states and municipalities.
Nearly 10000 out-Of-town persons
were in Billings, Mont, to see and hear
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Colonel
Roosevelt was escorted from the sta
ton by large number of cowpunch-
ers and pioneers, and was n guest at
a trout breakfast. Colonel Roosevelt
was stockman in eastern Montana
30 years ago.
After battle with a sheriff's posse,
Frank Sharpes was shot and killed at
Great Falls, Mont. Sharpels called on
Thomas SOmmers, foreman of stable
shortly before noon, and without IL
word, shot the man in the head, wound
ing him, but 1t Is believed not seri-
Dusly. 1t was while resisting arrest
that Sharpels was shot.
Forty miners refused to 90 down the
shaft of the Victor mine ar Tonopah,
New, until three of their fellow
workers who had declined to buy Lib
erty bonds gave their pledges to pur
chase some of these securities.
Prof. w. f. Brooke, 81 years old, "A
member of the Utah Agricultural col
lege faculty at Logan, Utah, died after
leaping into the swimming pool ut that
institution. A weak heart is believed
to have been responsible for the IA
tality.
An increase of 20 per cent in Utah's
production of coal for the first half
of 1918, as compared with the produc-
ton during the corresponding period
of the preceding year, is recounted in
the monthly report of business condi-
tons in the Twelfth federal reserve
district.
DOMESTIC.
OF the more than 100000 American
soldiers transported to Europe to the
end of September, nearly 1,WO,0O0
We're carried in British or British con
trolled ships. American vessels carried
$4,000 and the remainder were brought
across the Atlantic on French and
Italian ships.
Thirty members of the crew of the
American cargo steamer Lake City lost
their lives in the sinking of the steamer
In collision with the tanker james
MCGEE off Key West, Fla. The Lake
City carried a crew of 35 men.
More than 100 grocery stores in New
Orleans will go out of business after
the manufacture of beer is discon-
tinued on December l. according to A.
A. Larose, secretary of the New Or
leans Retail Grocers' association.
I'VE will all be glad to see the end
of the war, but rather than let Ger
many dictate peace, it We're better that
we sacrifice our last man and our rock
bottom dollar, declares former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt.
Many men were killed and scores in
jured in a tremendous explosion Fri
day at the plant of the L. A. Giles
pie Shell-Loading Co. at Morgan, n. J.
Spanish influenza continues its rapid
spread both in the cavilian popula-
ton and in army camps. Reports Fri
day TO the public health service showed
the disease had become epidemic in
many cities, while 12,975 new cases
were reported among soldiers training
I'm this country.
Dependent almost wholly upon Ger
many for potash at the outbreak of the
war, the United States within two
years will be able to manufacture
nations needs.
Among those who died from influ-
enZa at Boston was Edward #. Martin,
baseball writer of the Boston Globe,
and secretary of the Boston chapter
Baseball Writer'S association of Amer
lea. Martin was the American league
official scorer in the last world Sc
ries. His wife died the day previous
from the same disease.
Nearly 100000 bushels of grain
were ItttlNtu Ill pltlitiiu III StPttiipti {,
an increase of nearly 3,500,0O0 bushels
over the receipts for the corresponding
month of last year. Shipments of
grain out of this market last month
were nearly 100000 bushels. an in
crease of nearly 3,250,0O0 bushels over
the outshipments for September, 1917.
In the loss of the patrol boat Tampa
sunk in the Bristol channel with all
on board on the night of September
26-the navy suffered its greatest
single blow of the war, navy depart
ment advices indicated Thursday. The
Tampa, which was formerly the coast
guard cutter Mia,ni. carried II compile
ment of ten Officers and 102 men, all
being lost