Evening journal., 1914-11-20
ON trace Of MORE
CATTLE Disease
Case Near Newport Brings
Fresh Warning From
State Board
20 MORE CATTLE
TO BE SEEN TODAY

Officials of the State Live Stock
and Sanitary Board and government
officials are investigating a Tumor
that a calf had died under peculiar
circumstances near the Mrs. John
Richardson farm, on the Newport
turnpike, and had been buried in
woods nearby This report, with the
statement that two other cases of
the dreaded disease were suspected
on farm near Hockessln, has caused
the State officials TO warn all cattle
owners to report every suspicious
case. 1t has been learned that several
cases of the disease were traced di-
rectly TO the habit of allowing dogs to
run at large.
When Or. II. p. Ewes, a member Of
the board, was spoken to this morn
ing about the suspected cases, he said
that II was deemed advisable not to
give the names of those owning the
cattle until It was positive the cattle
are affected.
The Government officials, accom-
] panied by DR.. Mahaffy, veterinarian,
/ left here this morning for the Philip
| Chandler farm at Hockessin, where
sixteen COWS. one bull and three
calves affected, will be shot. Yester-
day afternoon the Investigators killed
the cattle on the Isaac w. Hopes
farm, at Mt. Cuba.
The killing yesterday was in charge
of DR.. Mahaffy. Following their death,
the cattle we're placed side by side
in trench seven feet wide
I seven feet deep and two feet
in length for each head of stock
The veterinarians then proceeded to
slit the hides to facilitate decomposi-
ton. Twenty bushels of lime was
! then distributed over the dead bodies
and water thrown on this. The earth
was then covered over the animals
The entire transaction took barely
two hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Hopes
also witnessed the burial of their
stock.
DIR. II. p. Ewes, State veterinarian
was injured yesterday morning while ol
his way to the Office Of the board. DT
Ewes generally takes personal charge o
the killings. lie was crossing Delawar
avenue at Washington street when h
was struck by an automobile driven b,
a friend. The automobile was going a
a fair speed at the time. DR.. Ewes wa
struck glancing blow. His right le
and right hand were injured. lmmedi
ately after the accde ne went to tn
Office of Dr. ]. A. Draper. When h
entered the office he was somewha
faint. Later he went to the Office of tn
board in the Federal Building. ID
Eves' right hand is badly swollen, Will
he has a number of bruises on his rigf
leg.
DIR. Ewes was about the FEEDERS
building this morning and while \
complained OF being stiff he was abl
to direct the work.
In addition to DR.. Mahaffy, who too
part in the slaughter of the stock o
the Hopes farm yesterday, were ID
S. II. Johnston, government veterinaI
ian; DR.. Reed of Delaware College an
DIR. A S Houchin of Newark and ID
Schauffler, government veterinarian
4 charge of this district. DIR. Mahatfy an
DR.. Johnston later killed the two calvC
on the Frederick Farm. After the
own fumigation, those who Witness
Il were given the same dose.
The order issued by the State Boar
yesterday prohibiting the movemel
of all cattle over roads In this count
was modified today. Hereafter ca
tie may be moved, providing permi
sion is given by the board who's
members will first have the cattle Il
spected.
State Detective Thomas and Chi
of Game Wardens Murphy held
conference here last evening relati'
to the gunners in the lower part
the county using dogs for huntir
purposes and it was limited this NOR
ing that in all probability four or fl
arrests would be made on this charI
today. The deputies doing duty
the country districts yesterday sh
several dogs that we're at large.