Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-11
Nebraska.
DISEASE SPREADS IN WEST
Veterinarians from Dakota and Iowa
Making Inquiries.
SEEKING TO DISCOVER REMEDY
DIR. BostrOm Says No Calls for Aid
Can BE Answered. Until Some
Way to Test Malady Is
Found Out.
(From a staff Correspondent }

(From a Staff Correspondent,)
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 1O.-(Special)-
That the new disease causing the death
of hundreds of horses is spreading
throughout the west is evidenced by the
Inquiries coming to State Veterinarian
Bostrom. Yesterday he received tele-
phone call from DR.. Baxby Of Clarinda,
Ia, asking about the symptoms OF the
disease. Dr. Bostrom asked him to de-
scribe the disease that had shown itself
there and then told him that 1t was the
same fatal malady that was carrying Oft
the horses Of Nebraska DR.. Haxby has
had three cases and feels confident that
Iowa win have to join in the fight to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Another inquiry regarding the disease
came this morning from Barber Broth
ers, veterinarians at Hyndel, 5. D. The
symptoms shown there indicate that the
disease has also struck the state on the
north and that it may reach great pro-
portions before 1t can be checked.
Germ Carried i'm Air.
When asked this morning what he
thought was responsible for the disease
in Nebraska, DR.. Bostrom said: $50 far
none Of the cities and larger towns has
been afflicted with anything Of the kind,
but the cases so far seem to have been
where the animals have been in the pas
lures This would indicate that 1t Is
confined to the country and have about
come to the conclusion that the germ
for the disease is carrid in the air. A
great deal of our winds the last few
weeks have been from the south, where
the disease has been prevalent. l take
1t that the germ has been carried by the
wind and dust and deposited In water
tanks. Some Of the time these tanks
may not have been abundantly supplied
with water and the animals have. been
compelled to drink from water near the
bottom of the tanks, where the germ
may have settled and lodged. In this
way they have taken the germ into their
systems and the result is what We
have"
Searching for Remedy.
81 gather this opinion from the fact
that in places where horses have re-
ceived their water from city wells which
have not had chance to become con-
taminated on account of their closed
condition, the disease has not shown it,
self. / have many letters urging me to
come to different places and do some
thing. but I feel that We must first
discover some remedy to stop the dis
ease before taking any more time to try
and prevent it. A way must be dis
covered and we are spending money and
putting in long hours trying to discover
some remedy which will balk the further
spreading of the disease and until We
discover that 1t Is not much use to try
to doctor horse for something we have
nothing yet discovered to successfully
combat e We. hope after the meeting
five of whom will be sent here Thurs
day, that we i'll be In position to meet
the proposition hich confronts us and
prevent further spread Of the malady."
Storage of Gasoline.
According to Fire Commissioner Ran
dali, 10 per cent Of the gasoline kept IN
tanks above the ground eyaporates, while
II the tanks are underground very little
be wasted. "A great many of the fires
are responsible to the careless storage of
gasoline" said Mr.. Randall this morn
ing, ''and nearly every day l receive let
tiers telling me Of the chances people are
taking with this useful, but at the same
do or&{n 7
of one 100000 fire that was started be-
cause Of gasoline stored in tank above
the ground Mr.. Randall leaves today
to investigate a fire in certain town
which was started through the careless
storage Of gasoline.
Secretary w. R. Mellor, C. H. Rudse
and several others connected with the
state fair, left today for fishing trip
at Call lake in Wisconsin.
The hearing on the valuation of the st.
Joe and Grand Island railroad valuation
case is on today before the railway COM
mission
Tax Delinquents.
Secretary of State Wait, has just COM
pleted the list of corporations of the
state which have not paid their state tax
and same will be published in a few
days in two of the leading daily papers
Of the state.
Locates Much Property.
County Assessor Miller Of Lancaster
county has located owe s1,OOO,OO0 worth of
personal property which was missed at
the April assessment and has placed it
on the assessment roll. Something over
one-half OF this comes mrom estates and
guardianship.
Takes Up Receivership.
e State Auditor Barton has put up to
Attorney General Martin the proposition
Of a receivership for the Equitable
Endowment Life Insurance company of
Omaha. The company has been denied
a license both for 1911 and 1912 but has
not wound up its affairs. During the
last year it is said that several policies
have matured but have not been paid.
Inspect Medical School.
Three secretaries of the state board Of
health are today investigating the condi-
tion of the medical department of Cotner
university to ascertain Of the school has
raised it's equipment to the required
standard. Last spring the board was
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