The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-07-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS


the Black Creek district recent,
brought to the city bundle Of wheat
barley and rye grown by dry farmer,
Of that ssetcion on land that shor,
time ago was regarded - vnIueIeos ex.
cepfiDg for grazing. The sheaf Wa
presented to Senator Borah, who viii
likely utilize It 1t Washington q evil
denes Of claims for further recognition
Of the dry farmer. The wheat standa
easily five fest and will thresh 40 to
30 bushels TO the acre. The barley,
With stand four feet high, runs IS to
80 bushels to the acre.
1t will be 1t least week. and possi-
bly, month, bsfore the Supreme court
issues it, decision in the test case
which has been brought to obtain an
opinion on senate bill No. so, the
stringent anti-liquor law passed BY the
Thirteenth session Of the Legislature.
When the opinion is written It will
probably be penned in pieces, each
member Of the Supreme court writing
one part Of Il.
The court has already conferred on
the case, and II Is understood that it,
members have tacitly agreed that the
opinion shall be written a. mentioned
above.
The case naturally divides itself
into three questions, A" said one of the
Supreme court justices. They are as
follows: Is the title Of the act suffi-
cient7 Is the law in violation Of the
fourteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition Of the United States? Is the
act q reasonable police regulation?"
The question, however, is probably
one OF the most far-reachiug that was
ever put up to the Supreme court.
There never was similar law passed
In the United States. Precedonts will
take one a certain distance in cnstru-
ing the act, but after that it IL 4 oues-
loon of constituting it with only the
'tate statutes a. . guide. Since the
aw Is 20 all-important the court will
rive Il the most careful attention.
Already this summer large num-
'er OF deaths from typhoid fever have
'een reported to the state board of
'ealth. These reports coming in 20 |
ariy Indicate to what extent the dis
ase may be expected to rage when
ct weather and fly time are on in full |
last AS yet there has been practi-
ally no hot weather and consequently
OF large number Of deaths from the
isease should be expected, as typhoid
ages most when the weather Is hottest
nd the flies are thickests DR.. Ralph
ak, secretary of the board, said:
This large number of deaths. how
yer, already reported should be spe-
al warning to the unvaccinated and
lose who are still tolerating flies and
y-infected food. They should get
iccinated as soon as possible and see
at their families and their neighbors
Q vaccinated. Under such conditions .
are likely to exist this summer. no
mily or person can afford to run the
sk with typhoid.
Whenever the anti-typhoid vaccine
eatment has been given to every per-
n in any community, institution or
dy Of people, typhoid fever has there
en- stamped out. For instance. there
not been death from typhoid !,
yer in the army since 1912, the year =
ter anti-typhoid vaccination was .
'de compulsory and every soldier !
IS vaccinated.
What vaccination did for the army =
will do for the family, the neigh y
hood or the county. Vaccination :
cleaning up, tolerating no flies and v
'eding places for flies, no open back a
vies or other places of filth-wilI "
We typhoid out of any community" D