Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-07
Experiments with Animals for Tuber-
culosis Reveal This.
IOWA MEN TO INVESTIGATE MORE
stake Entries for Iowa state Fair
Races VIII he More Numerous
Than Ever Before-POlit-
icnl Gossip.
From a staff correspondent

theory is that when inocu'a.ed II an anil
NAL has tub ~rculosis its fever will run up.
In the exam nations made the fever of
one fine looking COW went to los. When
the animal was killed 1t was found TO Lave
no tu~berCulCsi at all and another animal
that showed a fever Of l2 was filled with
tuberCular germs. 1t is Gained that If an
animal has a scratch or bruase its fever
will go up as readily as II it has tuber-
culoss when inoculated.
Investigations are being made from time
TO time under the direction of the members
of the State Board of Control and an eff
fort is being made to rid the farms of all
tubercular animals, though the work is not
always satisfactory because Ct the failure
of the tests.
II is understood that an effort will be
made to induce the legislature next winter
to take some action toward lessening the
amount of tuberculosis in cattle and hogs.
One Of the chief difficulties Is the expense
and loss when animals suspected of being
affected are killed. The owners dislike to
lose the animals and there is no provision
for the state paying for them. 1t is fur
thermore claimed that tuberculosis is not
inherited and is only transmitted when the
animals are confined with others that are
not affected. For this reason 1t is claimed
tina. a tulercular animal can be used for
breeding purposes safely so long as it is
not allowed to come in contact with ami
mails not affected with tuberculosis. 1t is
C a med that between animals the disease
is transmitte chiefly by their feeding over
the same pasture and from the same
managers.
Fix blame Tomorrow.
The blame for the railroad wreck in the
4.I-f- 20 fh9e ,1fv 1ogf uyoaL in vvli1l
a Rock Island brakeman was killed, VIII
probably be fixed Monday so far as the
Rock Island and Great Western railroads
are concerned. The State Railroad COM
mission will consider the matter later. The
superintendents of the Rock Island and
Great Western will meet tomorrow at 10
o'clock and examine the crews of the two
trains. There is a claim on the part of the
Rock Island that the Great Western engl-
neer was not giving proper heed. There
are five tracks at the particular point to
be crossed by the Great Western.
Big stake Races.
Owners of horses entered in the stake
races for this years state fair have paid
up their entry fees. Practically every one
that entered has paid the fee within the
limit of time and there is now surety that
the stake entries will be more numerous
than ever before.
New Movement Fourth.
At Union park in this city yesterday was
held a new movement for Fourth of July
celebrations Instead of rending the air
with giant fire crackers and recounting
the glories Of the past, speakers were pres
ent who discussed municipal ownership,
civic righteousness and reform in taxation.
Among the speakers were Mayor A. ].
Na.aAa- FsaAr2a II DtnahaEf aRH KaG-
son.
Deposition Filed.
As a part Of the legal fight of the stock.
holders Of the defunct Crystal Oil company
to recover damages from the Standard OIL
company for being run out OF business in
Des Moines a deposition has been filed In
the district court here by Attorney Dunshee
of the Crystal company. The deposition
is that of Lee E. Edg:ngton, formerly
manager for the Standard oil company
here. His deposition was taken In Kansas
and in It he says that he was instructed
to have the wagons of the Standard follow
those of the Crystal and wherever the
CRYSTALS wagons stopped the STANDARD
would stop and try to get the business and
were instructed to change the red cards
of the Standard for the green Of ths
, Crystal wherever they found the green
hanging in the windows.
Another for Speaker.
William Larrabee, republican nominee to
the legislature from Fayette county and q
son of Ex-Governor william Larrabee, may
be a candidate for speaker. He is a new
suggestion for that office and makes abouI
the sixth. He served in the house frorr
Fayette during the twenty-ninth genera
assembly. He is the first outside of thos'
now already members of the house to b.
suggested for speaker and there is a chance
i, that he may be a formidable candidate, al
he is very popular,
: Railroad Merger Probable.
: Stockholders Of the Des Moines, lows
9 Falls & Northern have been notified of
> special meeting of the stockholders, to b.
held at Iowa Falls on Saturday, July II
. The notices state that the objects of tn,
meeting will be to consider authorizing tn
directors to sell the road to tho ST. Pau
& Des Moines: to increase the capita
$ stock to 100000; 10 buy the st. Paul
Des Moines; to change the place of bust
y ness from Des Moines to lows Falls, an.
other necessary changes II it is decided t
either buy the st. Paul & Des Moines o
to sell to 1t. The St. Paul & Des Moine
is not given in the official lists of low.
y railroads. II has been rumored for som
time that the Des Moines, Iowa Falls 4
Northern was likely to be absorbed by tn
Milwaukee & st. Paul.
c Madden Recovering,
c Captain p. ]. Madden. eX-warden OF tn
K state penitentiary, who fell on the stree
o Thursday from an attack of vertigo, /
n recovering.
f May Split Bills.
The expense OF holding the state primsr'
this year, the first under the new state
wide primary law. will average about 500
to the county. according to the report
now being made to the executive council b
the various county auditors. About fift
have reported and there are ninety-nin
counties In the state. The expense 70
newspaper announcement OF the primar
run from $40 TO Al7 per newspaper. It !
intimated that some OF the higher bills wi
be cut down though the council will alloy
larger amounts for the papers Of large
circulation.
Clover for Southern Iowa.
Through the Ames Agricultural COLES
some experiments are being made IN south
ern Iowa in the attempt to get clover I
grow and thrive there. The soils OF south
ern Iowa are low IN humus and clover