South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-02
Or. HOuCk lnSpeCtS Herd at
NOtre Dame Reported Infect
ed-0rdeT Closing Chicago
Stock Yards is Modified.
CLASH OF AUTHORITY
IN ILLINOIS SITUATION
First Order of United States Of
fiCer Exceeded Power and
HaSty Conference With State
Commission is Called.

An cases of the hoor and mouth
disease ia the infected zone north and
west Of this city viii be wiped out in
the next two days
This was the statement given out
Monday noon by government oihclaIs
stationed at Niles who declared that
they have the disease well in hand
and that unless il spreads 10 new dis
tricts all cases will be wiped out oy
Wednesday night
That the disease had broken ont on
the Notre Dame farm was the report
that reached the Offices OF Or. I. c.
HOuck at Niles Monday morning. Dr
Houck made a trip Monday afternoon
TO make inspection Of animals at the
university farm.
Brother Leo OF Notre Dame pur-
chased q car load of steers from Chi
cago last week and 1t was reported
the disease was among them Df-
Houck made an inspection of reported
infected farms in German township
Monday morning, but asserted that no
new cases could be found. Burial OF
the J. b. Shively herd which was con-
demned Saturday was made Monday
and it was asserted by J. - Bordner
that there are no new cases in that
township.
Three New Cases.
Three new cases were discovered
within the afflicted zone sunday. max
ing the total 1913. Practically every
farm in the afflicted area has been ex-
amined and officials have begun the
work of going over all the farms the
second time as "a precaution In tho
event that the disease has developed
since the first inspection.
AS a precaution Michigan authori-
ties have prohibited the shipment or
any stock from the Chicago yards be-
ing made 20 places in that state. This
was the action taken following the
discovery Of the cases at Blissheld.
DR.. II. T. Nelson ammended the
second quarantine issued last week
Monday morning, 10 allow certain
products 70 leave affected districts.
The modification allows the move
ment OF potatoes. vegetables. apples
and small grains in cloth bags, but ~
still in effect against all othor fa~ur
provisions. II was first construed that
none of the products could bee moved
on any public highway. which would
practically stop movement OF any or
the many food stuffs about South
Bend streets as well as I'm parts OF
the county not affected
CHICAGO. -yov. 2.-"Unul further
notice cattle, sheep and hogs viii ba
received for slaughter only in Chi
cago Signed.
illinois State Board OF Health.
by o. +. Dyson, State Veterinarian.
This official notice. posted at the
stock Yards this afternoon lired the
embargo that had been placed on the
union stock Yards two hours before bv
the United States government. The
first order put an absolute quarantine
on the stock Yards It prohibited the
receipt or the shipment of cattle for
any purpose whatsoever because or
the fear that the dreaded fror and
mouth disease would spread. The first
order would have resulted ln d. COM
plete closing down OF the stock yard
Conference Brings Change
Almost immediately there was q
/ nasty conference 10 discuss the situa-
ucn. Representative OF the stocz
yards, OF the packers of the I.r.
stock exchanges. members of the
state DSard OF health and the govern
ment officials were there. The con-
| ference was long and at times
heated one When ir broke up the
| order was posted and The danger of
the closing down OF the wards was
aVerted for the time being al least
Clash Of Authority.
After the meeting adjourned the
true inwardness of the situation came
Out and the reason SHY The order oI
the government officials ya- CHANGED
was made known.
The United States goVerumeu, rf
no authority over commercc nor lH-
terstate IT'S authority does NOT aA-
/ tend 10 prohibiting shipments ~ live
stock O. Chicago cr East ST. Louis.
/ or 10 those points 20 cities and towns