Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-08
Declares War on CHAMBERS.

death at Clinton or a man af1lcted
with the CHAMBERS.
His name was James Farrell and
he had been employed around the
horses of e. d. Shepperd of Clinton
for nearly fifteen years. His sickness
presented many puzzling features but
DR.. ]. r. HI. Sugg diagnosed it as
CHAMBERS and sent specimens to State
Bacteriologist Albert at Iowa City,,
who determined beyond all question
of doubt that Farrell had the disease
and died from it.
State Veterinarian Koto ordered
three of Shepherds horses killed.
fic and infallible tests to which they
responded and the owner consented
to their destruction despite the fact
that the state does not pay for animals
whose slaughter Is necessary for the
preservation of the health of the peo-
pie.
Owners of stock afflicted with
CHAMBERS, tuberculosis and other infec-
tious diseases-both of these are
communicable from animals to hui
man beings-are not entitled to or
receive pay from the state for the
animals killed. During the year thir-
ty-five head of horses have been de-
stroyed at Clinton, because they had
CHAMBERS. At many other points the
disease has been located by DR.. Koto
and his assistants. A man near Cum
ming was found a short time ago to
have eleven head which were infected
and they were ordered killed. 1t is
understood that the claim is made
that only eight were killed and the
state veterinarian will return to the
place to determine the facts.
Cases have been found at Council
Bluffs also and there there Is dis
position to fight the department in
Its effort to eradicate the disease to
which the life of James Farrell was
sacrificed at Clinton few days ago.
However, the local authorities at the
Bluffs have asked the intercession OF
the department which will lend its
efforts to protect the people there.
unfortunately, however, the borders
Of the state are absolutely unpro-
tected against the importation OF
diseased cattle and horses, which
makes the work of DR.. Koto and his
assistants especially difficult and de-
tract little from its effectiveness.
1t has not been the policy of DR..
koto his assistant, DR.. Talbot in Des
Moines, or his department to give
much publicity to their work in this
line. They have gone quietly about
The state trying 70 eradicate the infec-
tons diseases among domestic AMI
mails without giving prominence to
their work. But so extensive is the
prevalence of CHAMBERS and tubercu-
losis that more drastic measures are
believed to be justifiable. The state
board of health, Of which Dr. Koto
is a member, is now formulating new
rules which will be very comprehen-
sive and give the veterinary de-
partment powers of quarantine and
repression that will be more effective
in the future than in the past. The
headquarters of the department are
now established at the state house
and easily accessible 20 all.
No Intervention in Cream Rates.
Neither the Iowa railroad commits
sion nor the state dairy and food
commissioner will intervene in the
case now pending before the inter-
state commerce commission involving
the interstate rates on cream.
But Dairy Commissioner Wright
will ask the interstate commerce COM
mission to hear him as a witness in
the case. That's all, and it will be
enough to get before the commission
the interest which Iowa as a creamery
state has in the proceeding.
This interest is, that involved in
the farmers cooperative creameries.
There are 500 or 600 of them Re-
duction of railroad rates calculated
to take the cream out of Iowa to Chi
cago, Kansas City and other central
points, there to be manufactured into
butter, would close these cooperative
creameries, or a large number Of
them. Primarily, therefore, that is
the first interest which Commissioner
Wright will present to the national
commerce commission.
They Would Value Patents.
Application has been made to the
executive council by newly formed
corporations to have the value of pat
ent rights fixed under the new Peter
son law, which requires that all prop
erty owned by corporation be valued
by the executive council. In forming
corporations to exploit new inven-
tions, capital stock Is nearly always
paid to the inventor for his patent.
Members of the council claim that it
is almost impossible to judge the
value of patent, as ten which look
good may utterly fail to bring in re-
turns, while another one may turn
out to be worth millions. The coun-
Gil must decide whether the patents
are worth anything or not, and If so,
how much.
Iowa Auto Sales.
More automobiles have been sold
in Iowa during the past four months
than in year previous to that time.
This is learned by an inspection of
the books in the Office of the secre-
tary of state.
From March 25, 1906, to April 9.
1907, a period of one year and a few
days, but one thousand machines
were registered, the same number
being registered in the past four
month. There are now over 1000 in
the state.
Inspector Found Bottle.
Secretary Beaner of the Retail
Grocers association has been called
to the defense of local grocer who
has been summoned to New York to
explain why he has been selling adul-
terated lemon extract. The grocer
in question says that the extract was
eight years old and that he still has
it under the provision of the pure