Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
AT NATIONS CAPITAL
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the legislation they have contem-
plated. Therefore changes will follow
in accordance with the Presidents
plan before the bills are passed in
the House.
Beef and the Cattle Tick.
During a debate in the House it
was claimed by southern statesmen
who spoke for large appropriation
to be used in fighting the cattle tick,
that the freeing of the south from this
affliction would solve the problem
of the beef supply. Representative
Young of Texas says that the govern
ment has made the discovery that
there is a remedy by which the SOU
thern cattle tick that infects all
southern states can be absolutely des-
troyed. That remedy is now being
used throughout the infected dis
tricts. In Texas, according to Mr..
Young, there are more than 7,000,-
900 head of cattle below the quar-
antine line. = The government has
declared that none of these cattle can
be shipped until they have been freed
from the tick pest; and not only are
these 100000 Texas cattle held out
of the market, but there are, likewise
held from the commerce of the world
from 100000 10 100000 head in
each of the other southern states of
the Union. With the splendid graz
ing grounds and the cheap lands of
the south, the determination of the
tick will, it is declared, result in a
sufficient meat supply to take care
of the demand. This is emphasized
by the fact that it appears to have
been proven that no section can raise
cattle as cheaply as the south
Is Root To Blame.
1t has been discovered at Washing
Root, who now accepts Nobel prizes
Senatorial togas Carnegie soft snaps
and at the same time stands uI
under more expressions of apprecia
tion of the extraordinary ability he is
supposed to possess, than any man
in the Senate, was the first to dis
cover that all nations should be
treated alike in the administration
of Panama Canal tolls. England, il
is said, would "never have thought
of it had it not been for Root" The
latest announcement is that Roo
has new canal act ready in case The
Administration plan, which the New
York Scion supports, should not be
speedily enacted.
The Nations Capital.
The District Of Columbia is having
it's annual tussle in the House Of
Representatives over questions Of
administrative local government. Or
the one side the District very quietly
lays down on Uncle Sam and at time:
may expect far too much But worse
still are the demagogue statesmen
who have attempted to make bubble
regulations by destructive methods
rather than by constructive pro-
grams, in reference to the upkeep OF
the Nations capital.
Alaska Coal Leases.
Alaska and it's problems is a pro-
Igressive study, and the views of the
Interior Department in reference to
coal leases have been embodied In
bills that are now before Congress
The Geological Survey estimates
that there are 5000 square miles
of coal-bearing lands in the terri.
tory. The plan is to lease these
lands in areas of forty acres or null
tiples thereof, but in no event can
any Of the big operators acquire more
than $500 acres.
Washington and Mexico.
What does Washington think
about Mexico, the independence" Of
Texas, and the operations of the
rangers? Washington rarely think:
I-preferring rather to follow the
sentiment of the rest of the country
And since there Is studied patience
throughout the land in reference to
the watching and waiting" policy
Washington has not allowed itself tC
become the least whit excited be.
cause of a few fiery speeches in Con
; gress.
The Department of Agriculture Is
trying to eliminate the danger tC
cattle from poisonous plants on ma.
tional forest ranges. OF these plants
larkspur loco weed, death camas
and water hemlock are the most
poisonous. Larkspur does the most
harm, because il is so widely distri-
buted and is particularly bad for cat
tie Ordinarily, horses will not cal
larkspur, and sheep can eat it with.
out apparent injury.
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