Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
TWO EPIDEMICS IN IOWA
Hundred Cases of Typhoid Fever in
Teachers College.
DPHTHERn IN DAVENPORT
state board of Health t. FIEhtinE
the Disease and Endcavoring
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great deal OF alarm Is felt in the state
over the appearance Of typhoid fever and
diphtheria at various places. At Cedar
Falls, at the state Teachers college and
In the town. about 100 cases OF typhoid
haYe been reported and a number Of
deaths. The situation with regard 70
/ dlphtheria az Davenport IL about as bad.
Similar but smaller outbreaks are re-
ported from various other places.
The State Board OF Health Is active and
Is causing Investigation 20 be made with
a view To heading Off these epidemics.
The best theory Of the typhoid fever Is
that It is caused from the use OF water
from surface drainage and that the
danger has been Increased because during
a large part OF the last season there was
excessive drouth and then that this was
followed by abundance OF rain in the fall
This has had the effect OF starting the
water through strata OF soil that has been
dry for long time.
In the towns whore artesiaR water IS
drawn from deep wells no trouble has
been experienced.
The surprise II that IN the city OF Des
AIoines and other large places where the
city water Is taken from the rivers no
danger has yet been experienced
The state health department is pleased
over tho fact that there has been no re-
currence OF .infantiIe paralysis in the
state save in n few Isolated instances.
Tho general health OF the state was re-
ported as excellent during all the fall
months, tho deaths In September. and
October not being UP to the usual number.
VIII Not Urge Appointments.
u is learned that tho Iowa republican
Ion In.
about the middle OF the month, IN WASH
ington and viii decide upon who shall be
recommended 10 the administration as
the choice OF Iowa republicans for federal
positions, but viii not urge the appoint
ments upon the president nor take any
active steps TO effect changes. In ac-
cordance with custom In this state and
elsewhere the delegation will act as a
whole upon the recommendations and the
expectation Is that the delegation will be
n unit in support Of the republican candl-
dates chosen. The terms OF office OF the
present incumbents OF the marshalship
and United States attorney offices exc
pire within month or two. While there
arc a number Of candidates for the vari-
Gus places there has been very little wire
pulling or effort at influence upon the
delegation and most OF the candidates are
in position to accept defeat without trou-
BILE. II Is expected that the appointments
will be made about holiday time. so that
the changes can take place tho first OF
the year.
Railroad Work ~ Blanchard.
Information from Rlanchcrd, Page
county, Is 10 the effect that the workmen
have been busy the last week loading and
hauling piIlng and bridge timber to the
different places at that end OF the new
railroad, where bridges are 20 be built.
A number OF men from College springn
Save also been assisting with this. work.
Work has been progressing very nicely
so far on the road. The bridge gang has
been at work for several days. The boss
Of the track laying gang is at Blanchard
and win put his force Of men at work
~ soon as the bridge mon have enough
done so that they can keep out OF their
way. Tho engine 20 be used for con-
atruction work arrived Wednesday.
Resume the Kelly Trial.
The trial OF Or. Kelly. charged with
killing Edmund sterzlns. will be resumed
again in court Monday morning. The de-
Tense viii probably take three or four
days IN presenting the evidence that Il
has for the case. Nearly all Of this will
be evidence tending to strengthen the
claim on the part OF the defense that for
a period OF six weeks or more just prior
TO the tragedy In Des Molnes the Council
Bluffs doctor was breaking down mentally
and st times @as utterly insane. The
evidence given by his office boy ana the
police officer. also that by the two doctors
who were his friends and who had more
or less association with him, Is regarded
as vital to the defense Al the same time
the state claims that the defense Is not
making as strong case as had been
anticipated. and that no proper basis for
the claim OF insanity has as yet been
made. DIR. Kelly, the defendant. appears
to be almost Indifferent to the case.
May End Prison Contracts.
Attorney General Cosson- win. At the
request OF the governor. begin an investi-
gallon into the contracts which exist be-
tween the State Board OF Control and
certain manufacturers OF Iowa for the use
OF prison labor. II has been learned that
Governor Carroll has asked Attorney Cen
erai Cosson 20 determine whether the
contracts can be broken or not, THIS in
wolves tho question Of whether or not
they were legally entered into by the
Board OF Control and also as TO whether
the provisions OF sho contracts are not
Ia eontravention Of the state statutes
made and provided.
would investigate Conviction.
Governor H. n. Carroll soon viii make
a decision ON the petition OF C. p. Brown
ING, Des Moines private detective, for
parole before his commitment. The su-
preme court handed down q decision iast
week affirming BrowninEs convlotion on
q charge Of conspiracy with attempt 70
extort. Browning was sentenced tc>~a
two-year term IN the penitentlary. The
supreme court suggested IN the decision
that the parole board take up the case