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Show AMERICAN INDIAN COLONIES INCREASED WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. The American Amer-ican Indian, under improved health conditions, con-ditions, is increasing in numbers, ac- j cording to the annual report today of Commissioner Cato Sells of the Indian I bureau. There were 209,224 Indians when the report was written, an increase of 1522 over a year ago. Health and educational campaigns, the report says, reduced the General death rate this year from 3o.o5 , in one thousand to 23.33, and cut down! the number of infant deaths from 2391 1 Mwo years ago to 1303 this year. I |