The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Special Training
for
Service


Special Training at no small expense.
for maintains a military
academy at West
Service Point for the express
men for service in the army n Either this
school sch, y Is failure, or 1t is serviceabe;
from may be safely presumed to be better
qualified to command regiment than
men fresh from civil life. Iowa has never
been slow to keep her full quota of cade $
IN this school; and the young men who
are able to obtain admission thereto are
not not d tSn or weakkinss nerher do they
regular army. | see no valid reason W
Iowa should cease to respect, or fall to
make use Of, her specially trained sons 10
therefore recommend that the office of
colonel be left vacant. to be filed by ap-
P 1ni,a1, a. IN case Of transfer to the
zion be ordered in case of a requisition
nom the president, and that the reg
ment be restricted by statute, In Its Sc
the government school at West Point. or
TO an experienced field officer Of pre-
viohs war This shou not be unde stood
as criticism of the officers who have
SO efficiently commanded the regiments
recently furnished. 1t is not so INTENDED.
h,ne proposition simply suggests the choice
between sending regiment forward un-
ger ger the command of an officer who is
known to have had military training and
sending 1t under one otunknown ability.
Some years ago
Suppression the government eff
Of fectually eradicated
pleurO pneumonia
tuberculosis among cattle. This
was not, accomplish
ca, however, without much apparent 1858
70 the owners of stock, but the result
Injured greatly to their benefit. More ie-
cent investigation has demonstrated the
presence, to some considerable extent. Of
tuberculosis among all grades and con-
dttions OF cattle in this as we'll as in for
e eaaa Countries Inss Some students Of the dis
successfully check the ravages of con-
sumption In the human family 1t is but
natural. however, that others repuliate
disease is admittedly deceptive Outward
appearances Ca seldom give any Indication
the meat so Affected to reeer eases T.
the state and kept at one of our. inslitu-
e of =, was examined. and twen,y-four out
and were ordered killed Out Of this
number, the government inspector, after
teen as wholly unfit for purposes other
than the Manufacture Of fertilizers. Not
long ago one of the principal packers of
parently healthy steers. which bore no
outward indications of disease. but when
dhey were s.aughtered the inspector con-
have followed sls as feeding Of mink from
and the injection of it into the veins Of
rodents. ! have the promise that an ex-
these and kindred lines Will be prosecuted
at the college Of Agriculture and Me-
CHANG Arts during. the current Biennial
period; Until It shall be demonstrated
is likely also to be diseased, am not
ready 10, advise the slaughter of breed
Ing stock, at least of beef nerds 1 do.
however, believe 1t not on.y wise BUT
very important that the sale of milk from
cows affected with tuberculosis be pro-
htb.ted by statute, and adequate penal
ties provided for its violation. Whatever
risks one may be willing to take him
self in the use of INFESTED milk, certainly
none should hesitate to protect unsus,
pecting families and helpless children
Provision should be made l think, for
the annual examination Of ali cows from
which milk is sold or offered for sale "A
moderate fee should be fixed by statute
for such examination. I think provision
khould also be, made for the preserve
4on. under Quarantine regulations. Of
sNoh animals as may be required for SCI
e12fc expeTim entation The effect Of the