Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-05
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centage of alcohol. If any one has
an idea of that kind it is based on poor
legal advice. a study Of the pamphlet
from the legal department of the state
on the present status of the prohibit
tory laws shows that the Iowa prohibi
tory laws absolutely forbid the manu-
facture or sale of any malt liquor,
whether containing any alcohol or not.
Under the Interpretation of the courts
it is held that there are two distinct
spirituous liquors which contain
enough alcohol to make them intoxi-
eating if capable of being used as
beverage, and all malt liquors. So
the malt extracts will not be tolerated
If the law is really enforced. A big
business has sprung up here, however,
in certain drinks that are evidently
offered for sale as substitute for the
malt and spirituous drinks. These
drinks carry great many queer
names but few of them are equal to
the standard drinks sold at the regular
soda fountains which in recent years
have been so wonderfully improved
that all tastes could be supplied.
W. B. Barney, who Is deeply inter
ested in the Holstein breed of cattle
and has been in the east attending the
meeting of the association devoted to
this breed of cattle will stoutly insist
| that there is no greater prevalence OK
| tuberculosis among the Holsteins than
among other breeds of cattle. He says
| the records do not show that the breed
is especially susceptible. He believes
that some day there will be a better
way Of handling the problem OF the
dairy COW afflicted with tuberculosis,
that 1t has been shown that large
proportion Of human beings have tub
erculosis in some form and recover ana
why not the same thing with cattle,
and while the test now applied is the
only thing known TO show the presence
| of tuberculosis a better test will even
tually be worked out.
II do not think it has been shown
as yet" he said recently, that tuber-
culosis in human beings is caused by
the fact of tuberculosis in dairy cattle,
and I do not believe that cows milk IS
affected except when there is actual
tuberculosis of the udder If there is
infection in the milk it comes there in
other ways. That is Why we are SO
insistent upon perfect cleanliness IN
the diaries. Why, up here at the col
lege they made tests to see If calves
reared on milk from cows having tu-
berculosis always had the disease ana
1t was shown they did not. Hogs per-
mitted to run in feed yards with COWS
afflicted with tuberculosis will get the
disease, but those fed on the milk OF
the same cows may not have It, 1t IS
said that in those parts OF Europe
where the people use goats milk ex-
clusively tuberculosis is as prevalent
as anywhere else, and you know a goat
never has tuberculosis or anything
else'
The problem of handling bovine
one especially for the breeders OF fine
stock
The latest suggestion here as to a
political turn is that Judge S. F.
Prouty may become candidate for
governor next year in case there is
large field for the republican nomina-
ton. One of his close friends stated
the other day that it would not be at
all surprising If Prouty was in the
race. He retired from congress because
! he had indicated long before ever he
was nominated that two terms ought
| to be enough for anyone in congress,
| but really he would have liked to re-
main. It is true he long had an am
| bition to go on the supreme bench.
and he made great race for the place
| last year, but his friends insist he Is
| much better suited to engage In work
| in a political office and the governor
ship would not be turned down by him.
I Yet practically all agree that it is yet
much too early to be starting any COM
paign for the governorship and that
| this is merely the "also mentioned"
stage Of the game when everyone who
likes notoriety is able to get a puff OF
some kind.
A reminder that our neighbors across
| the border to the north are actually
at war showed up at the state house
the other day. One Of the entrants in
the colt stakes for the state fair was
a Canadian. His letter bore, in addi-
ton to the usual postage stamps, a war
stamp of one cent, and there was a
one cent war stamp on the check
drawn to pay for the same. And these
are said to be among the lightest OF
the stamp taxes being paid on account
Of the war Incidentally your corre-
spondent pays "war tax" Of one cent
every day OF the year in order to carry
on correspondence in the state Of Iowa.
The State historical department has
come into possession Of one Of the
rifles carried by Daniel Boone, real
Daniel Boone rife, with his name
thereon and marks to Indicate how
many victims of the rife there had
been. It Is Of the style OF seventy five
years ago and a finely preserved relic.
It came through tbs Rolk fnmily Of
Des Moines, which family originally