Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
YOUNG ASKS FOR PRIMARY
IOwan Says He Thinks People Want
10 Vote on Question
AGAIN HE GIVES HIS PLATFORM
Pledges support TO DoItiNer EducR-
tionaI BilI - Typhoid Expert
says MIX Causes Disease
in Des Moines.
ICON a SD correspondentl

tFrOm a Stair correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 23.-(special Tel
egruni.) senator Young issued the follow
ing statement today, saying
Il am a candidate for election TO the
office Of United States senator and expect
to make an honorable effort to be elected.
II continued in the senate, as I have said
before I intend to take up the Dolliver
educational bill, which proposes to aid
e, cry agricultural college in the union
also TO establish feeders or helpers to such
institutions; also 10 educate mechanics and
to teach girls domestic economy
Il respectfully ask the republican party
in pursuance Of its later policy to order
special primary for the purpose Of naming
the successor to the late Senator Doliver.
believe the masses OF the party are
anxious to have an opportunity to express
themselves. Such opportunities should be
given TO them. can see no reason why
a primary should not be ordered
Typhoid from MiIk.
That the milk distributed in this city is
the hotbed Of typhoid fever germs, and
not the drinking water, Is the belief of
Prof James c. Harding, a typhoid expert
from New York. who says:
"As far as becoming infected with ty-
phoid is concerned, I would rather drink
a glass Of water from almost any source
whatever than a glass Of some OF the milk
that is distributed In the city"
Organization of ButtermRkerS.
new dairy orfanlzation has been formed
in Iowa that of the Iowa State Butter
makers convention. w. e. Mittlestadt OF
oelwe.n is president and ]. J. Drummer of
strawberry Point is secretary. The organ
izaton will have as members any Of the
persons who are in any way concerned
with the making or marketing of butter
and II will supplement other similar organ
izatons in boosting the butter business
Iowa Mortality Report.
According to reports to the State Board
Of Health there were in Iowa in the month
OF November a total OF 1920 deaths. The
cause of the largest number was heart
trouble, 1852; cancer carried off 1l3, pneu-
monia 49, typhoid fever 49, accidents %
and infantile paralysis is.
To Oppose New Health Board Plan.
Secretary Summer OF the state Board Of
Health has announced that the board and
the doctors generally will oppose the
plan which has been put forward for a
complete change in the organization OF
the health board. At the last session a
bill was prepared which had the sanction
Of the governor and leading politicians,
for abollshing the present board and max
ing a board of three members, not neces-
sarily doctors, to have charge of the
health department and allied bureaus
This will be strongly opposed by the doc
tors.
investigation of Epidemic.
DR.. L. L. Lumsdeu of the marine hos
pital service arrived in the city today from
Washington for the purpose. of making
thorough investigation Of the epidemic Of
typhoid fever on behalf Of the State Board
OF Health. He made the investigation In
Omaha early in the year. He found con-
ditions here as somewhat improved, but
having been very bad. The number of new
cases has been decreased and there have
not been many deaths, yet the local au-
thorities have been unable definitely to
locate the trouble
Results of Factory Inspection.
Commissioner Van Duyn Of the state
labor bureau will recommend some improve
ments In the law relative TO factory and
hotel inspection; but he reports that in
general the laws are being well observed
and enforced and that owners are showing
a decided disposition to comply with all
the the reasonable requirements OF the
laws. In the factories Of Iowa more OF
the safety appliances are in use than ever
before. In tho large stores OF the state the
law is also observed carefully as to the
employment of children.
Expect Decision on Express Rates.
A decision is expected in few days
from the railroad commission in the matter
of the application of the Iowa Manufac-
turers' association for reduction in the
commission schedule OF express rates. 1t
is confidently believed that a reduction
will be ordered, though possibly not the
Is per cent reduction asked for. The case
was prepared by Secretary Wrightman OF
the Manufacturers association, and argued
by Attorney General Byers, and it is said
an unusually strong case was made out.
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