INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESL THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS one used. OCR FARM But as Americans have not reached that idea yet, we must Conducted by MARK M. ABBOTT A N O E E make the best of what we have. DEPARTHENT Agriculturist Now everyone, and especially children attending school, should Publishers of the Official County Proceedings have a clean handkerchief frequently. It should be placed before the nose and mouth every time one has to cough or sneeze. This MARKETING WHOLE MILK Loose milk, that is milk delivered Entered at tli* Port Office at international rails Minn as Second-claee scatter will catch any spray from either of these parts, and will reduce the in receptable^ of various designs amount of spray scattered otherwise into the faces of others. Approximately 100 cows are and measured out at the INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPACT In our city school, here in International Falls, every child is supplying International Falls consumer's door contains a large GEO. 7. WATSON, Editor and Manager expected to have a handkerchief, and is instructed in its use for with whole milk and cream. A number of bacteria, possible 5,000,000 these coughs and colds. They are expected to have a clean handkerchief few cows are owned in town to per cubic centimeter. frequently, and never carry a very dirty one. In cases supply milk for a single family Milk taken directly frcm the where children or foreign parents do not get these articles, a clean but by far the greater number cows and bottled contains only It is generally conceded in Washington that a republican are kept on farms near enough about 500,000 bactcria per cubic piece of gauze or cotton is supplied them, and they are instructed speaker will preside over congress next session. to town that the milk may be centimetcr. All milk brought in using it. hauled to town by the producer into International Falls is bottled If this practice were extended to every school throughout the and delivered directly to the consumer The election is over and so close is the electoral vote that thus avoiding all chance of contamination country the spread of common colds, coughs and more serious contagious or to a local merchant. in delivering. neither Wilsjon nor Hughes are sure that they will be elected. It diseases could be much limited. Sixty of these cows are owned Inspected milk, which means looks like another Tilden-Hayes case of forty years ago. It is not contended that this is the only way that these by the Riverdale Dairy Co. The milk from herds that have been troubles are spread. But it is one of the most important ones. milk from only one herd, that of inspected as to disease and quarters, Our own representative, Hon. H. J. Miner has a fair chance Many other sanitary conditions, with reference to the keeping of Mr. Donahue, is sold at wholesale contains approximately •of being elected speaker of the house next January. Why shouldn the fingers out of the mouth and nose, the proper regulation of on the farm to be delivered 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter. he be elected? He belongs to no special faction. His record is the heating, humidity and ventilation of schools and other places by a retailer. clean. His judgment well balanced and his experience as a par where large numbers especially of children are congregated for A study of the milk supply of Extreme care is necessary to a city is of especial importance produce certified milk which contains liamentarian would be helpful. He is conservative, yet reason hours together, have their importance. But the care to prevent and interest because of its use only 10,000 bacteria per ably agressive. What further qualifications are needed? spraying others with the discharges of the nose, mouth and throat, for human food. Two-thirds of cubic centimeter. The cows must is of the very first importance. the one and one-half million babies be groomed well before milking. If you don't use a handkerchief, get one and use it. If you When the hearing on the investigation into our county's af in the United States are The floor, walls and equipment don't do it yourself, see that your child who goes to school has one fairs first started we advised our readers to withhold, judgment raised on cow's milk. Since children in the barn must be kept washed and uses it. See that he has a clean one often. until the testimony was in. It is now in and in a few days will be are especially susceptible to clean. Th„ floor is sprinkled before Doing this one thing will protect your child and the children submitted to Governor Burnquist for decision. There has arisen, typhoid fever, septic sore throat, milking to lay the dust. The of others from not alone simple colds, etc., but from the very contagious however, in the minds of the general public many questions relative tuberculosis and other communicable milker must wear a uniform and and, dangerous diseases to which they 'are liable. to many things in connection with this matter that affects their diseases that may be disseminated wash before starting to milk. A pocketbooks and the future welfare of this county. A few of these by milk, it is of the covered pail is used with a small greatest importance that consumers questions are submitted in this issue and will be followed up if opening covered with cloth gauze IS THE REMEDY MORE INJURIOUS THAN THE DISEASE? know how their milk has and sterilized cotton. necessary in future issues with some inside history, to which the (Continued from Page 1) been produced. When such carc is not practiced taxpayers are entitled. "Cleanliness and "cold" are the the dirt which is unavoidably two essential requirements of gotten into the milk may be to Whiskey influence in order to make the results doubly sure, not A great many people fondly imagine that if they are honest, sanitary milk. These conditions removed more completely tahn for a fair and impartial investigation but to remove from the courthouse pay their debts and do not speak disparagingly of other people must be met from the time milk (is possible in pouring it through the few officials who refused to be controlled by the whiskey they are among the mainstays of the city. But such is not always is taken from the cow until it is a strainer by running it through gang. the case. Honesty and a careful mouth are much to be commended, consumed. a centrifugal machine called a Tenth. The names suggested by Arnold et al, as county commissioners but this city needs more than that. It needs citizens who will Milk, when drawn from healthy clarifier, such as is used at the in place of those suspended, pending the investigation go out of their way to DO SOMETHING for the city, who will cows, is clean. Contamination Riverdale dairy. Removing the were all one political party, thus giving the impression that by labor to better local conditions, who will go their length to bring of milk must take place after dirt also removes a large number appealing to political prejudice he could the better gain his point new industries and new people to our community. Such people as the milk is drawn unless the of bacteria which means that the than by being fair in the matter by suggesting good men from cow has a tuberculous or otherwise these are in reality the mainstays of a city. And we need a few milk will keep longer since infected udder. The milk every party. By thus overreaching, in his selfish zeal, the bounds change in the condition of milk more mainstays.— Bemidji Pioneer. from such a cow is unfit for use is due only to presence of bacteria. of propriety he awakened in the minds of many of the taxpayers because disease bacteria in the Milk entirely free from A JOLT FOR THE "DEMON." another strong suspicion that that which was being done was not milk may transmit the disease to bacteria would keep sweet indefinitely. primarily for the good of the county, and had he been humans. Of the dirt in milk about successful there is no telling what radical and unreasonable Including the six which declared for prohibition at Tuesday's nine-tenths has been found to be Bacteria in the milk cause it to things would have been done and how long it would have taken election, twenty-five of the forty-eight states of the union now cow manure. The remaining become sour, bitter, grassy or this county to have recovered from the results of the misguided £?re in the dry column and the move for nation-wide prohibition one-tenth consists principally of be ropy. These conditions may zeal of many who were willing to be lead in these matters. lias been given a tremendous impetus. Michigan, Nebraska, South cow's hair, milker's hair, dirt avoided to a limited extent by Eleventh. Even with the safety brake that was applied by Dakota, Montana, Utah and Florida banished liquor Tuesday. It from the cow, dirt from the preventing bacteria that are the appointing of this board many illegal bills have was a body blow for "Demon Rum" and shows an unmistakable milker, dirt from the barn, particles present from multiplying. Cooling been allowed all of which have been wisely protested because of of hay and straw, and .march of sentiment toward prohibition. the milk to 45 degrees Farenheit germs from diseased cows. The the illegality. For instance, the law specifically provides that not as soon as drawn from the Alaska also went dry by a substantial majority, and Arkansas amount of dirt may be reduced to cows and keeping it at that temperature more than ten dollars per day shall be allowed for attorneys conducting defeated an attempt to substitute local option for state-wide prohibition. a minimum only by the exercise until it is consumed is an investigation such as this, yet in spite of this the resolution Washington, too, rejected several amendments designed of great care on the part of the the most satisfactory treatmen. which Mr. Arnold himself prepared was passed by the to emasculate its present drastic dry laws. The only victories won producer. As cleanliness and At the Riverdale dairy the milk county board authorizing him to go ahead with the investigation 1}y the liquor forces were in California, where the strong economic cost of production run hand in when drawn is passed through a for which he was to receive the sum of $25 per day and interest of the state to preserve its grape industry resulted in the hand and no one wishes to consume cooling machine in which a thin expenses for investigation and preparation of cases for hearing defeat of prohibition by a narrow margin and in Missouri, where the dirt likely to be found layer of rnilk runs over metal before the commissioner appointed by the governor, and fifty dollars the top-heavy wet majority of St. Louis offset dry majorities in in milk, no objection should be the cooled with- ice. This is per day and expenses for actual time spent for trial of cases other parts of the state. made to paying the extra price quickest method of cooling milk the proceedings before the commissioner and while taking testimony If business enters the lists as one of the foes of liquor, it will necessary for the production of to a low temperature. Where a to be considered as trial of an action. clean milk. require no prophetic powers to predict its final banishment. The machine is not used the cans of The production at International Twelfth. On Oct. 2nd, the date set for the taking of testimony spread of woman's suffrage also promises to contribute to the milk are placed in a tank of cold Falls find that selling clean water. in the court house before Commissioner M. J. Brown of Bemidji, abolishment of liquor. But prohibition is rapidly gaining headway milk is most satisfactory because When milk sold is clean and in regard to Slocum's order to show cause why he should not be in the south, where suffrage meets its strongest opposition, and they thus avoid complaints and kept cool from the time it is removed from office, the hearing began and continued day by day Tuesday's election clearly indicates that a growing percentage of trouble. Clean milk, though I drawn until it is delivered at the until the 18th day of October, after which the hearings of the the male electorate is determined to wipe out the liquor traffic— high in price, is cheapest for the door, responsibility on the part suspended commissioners were taken up. Every witness called for at last in its prsent form. The liquor interests can derive no consolation consumer when healthfulness is of the producer ends. It is then by the investigators appeared and were closely examined. from the results. It was a hard jolt for the traffic, and in considered. for the consumer to care for it The facts already known and published in the proceedings of familiar parlance, the "Demon Rum" seems groggy.—Ss. Paul Dispatch. To prod clean milk a Lite welllighted, properly if it is to be kept sweet the board of county commissioners from time to time were carefully well-ventilated barn is and wholesome for any length of and mercilessly enquired into in regard to the hiring of Mr. necessary, first of all. Gutters in time. VALUE OF THE HANDKERCHIEF SANITARY Elder of Duluth as the county's fiscal agent for the sale of road the floors such as we find in Except at the times of heaviest barns the herds supplying and ditch bonds for which he was paid the sum of 6 per cent, of where production during the summer, International with milk are chief danger of giving colds, sore throats, grippe,, common Fallc th'ere is a steady demand for The the face value of the bonds, and every method of examination and kept arc neccssary that the cows whole milk at ten cents a quart contagious diseases, lies in the throwing of contents of the cross examination known was used in order to find where Slocum may be kept clean. The milker and cream at fifty cents a quart. throat and mouth of those affected, into the nose, or any member of the county board had personally profited by the and all dairy utensils must be Home dairy butter always finds throat and mouths of others. That is the nose, sale of the bonds at this high price, but no evidence whatever was clean. A sun bath is a ood sterilizer a ready sale. The opportunity of commonest cause of the epidemics of all these brought out to prove this necessary point for either criminal proceedure for all milk containers. supplying this demand is open to common winter conditions. or civil action. But it was proven that Slocum made Milking with a dry hand is more those conveniently situated and reasonable then, to teach that if you It is payments ahead of the estimates and also paid out more than the? sanitary tl-^n milking after wetting disposed to establish a reputation stop these discharges from passing from one con contract price for the building of the roads, which doings were the twits and udder. for cleanliness and quality. another, you can stop the spread of person to certainly contrary to law and are without doubt sufficient grounds diseases. these for his removal from office but not for either civil or criminal prosecution of his city its power has been broken, and some of its leaders This is a very important matter to .everyone, unless it can be proved, as it has not yet been, that he personally moved away, but so stealthily have these interests been working and especially to children who are gathered together profited thereby. that at least one leader has returned and. is doing his level best in public places, such as moving-picture Thirteen. The construction, acceptance and payment for the G. Swinnerton, under the guise of this investigation to become installed into one as. D. houses, churches, and especially schools. Elwell roads was also thoroughly investigated as was also the of its best offices. In such gatherings of children they are thrown very closely reason for the releasing of the bonding company for Partridge The people of the county cannot afford to allow such a calamity together. It is therefore an easy matter to imagine, how if one and Harmon, the road builders, and it was not denied that in some to happen. should sneeze, the spray from that one child's sneeze is thrown instances stumps had been left in roads contrary to contract and Let the investigation proceed but let it be conducted by men over quite a number of children seated or standing near it. Or if that in *ther particulars the roads were not completed as thoroughly whose hands are clean and whose motives are true and right. a child should cough, the fine spray from the mouth and throat as the state highway commission required they should be Require the bonding company to complete the roads according is equally scattered over a number of other children. In both before the state was authoried by the commission to pay to this no or to contract, but while this is being done, let exhorbitant cases this spray will most usually reach the lips or nostrils of county its share of the construction cost, and it may be that the our be with men who illegal salaries be paid, and let offices filled these other children. It can readily be seen that from the lips and commissioners made mistakes in accepting the roads and releasing for ha^e a taxable interest in this county and will work and plan openings of the nose, these infections can be easily carried into the the bonding companies but beyond this no evidence whatever was its highest good interest of trying to throw its government into chambers of the mouth and nose, and the disease, whatever it may produced to show that any member of the board personally profited the hands of its worst element. be, spread very rapidly. by these transactions. Hence there appears to be no grounds This is undoubtedly the explanation of the epidemics of for either civil or criminal action as far as they are concerned. Both cases are from West Virginia, COURT TO DECIDE coughs, colds, la grippe and other things so common at this time So much money has been spent during the past two years in litigation of the Hitchman LABOR'S RESPONSIBILITY of the year. in internal improvements in this county that an investigation at Coal and Coke company How, then, can this matter be handled? By the use of the this time is a good thing and we believe it should be continued, against the United Mine Workers Washington, Nov. 15.—The supreme handkerchief. but it should have been conducted and should be continued without and its officers, and of the court has been asked to There are many things to be said against the common handke Eagle Glass Manufacturing company so much apparent endeavor to restore the liquor interests to power assign for hearing, December 4, rchief seen among American and European peoples. It is not in this county. W against the American Flint two cases involving organied labor nearly so truly sanitary as the paper handkerchief of the Japanese The people throughout the rural districts voted overwhelmingly Glass Workers' union ad its officers. and particularly the right of and other orientals. These, when soiled, can be burned and a new to banish the saloon from this county and with the exception workmen to organize unions. 1,