The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-27
CHOLERA CHECKED
BY QUARANTINE
LOSSES AMONG HOGS IN BRANCH
COUNTY ARE REDUCED
NiNE-TENTHs.
Or. H. IA. MENTIONS REPORT
Statement Tells Of an Educational az
Well as Economic victory-ouar-
antine Methods Tried In
Other Counties.

Evidence of the value Of
quarantine methods in checking the
ravages of hog cholera, which year
ago caused the loss of million dol
lars worth of swine in Michigan, Is
afforded by a report to the college Of
the progress of the campaign made In
Branch county during the last year.
This report, which was filed by DR.. H.
M. Newton. indicates that the losses
In Branch county this year will not
be more than tenth as great as they
were In 1914.
In 1913 there were 46,170 hogs In
Branch county. OF these 1909 died
Of cholera. In 1913 there were 65.-
33S hogs and 4,O39 deaths; In 1914
there we're 57,S78 hogs and 716 deaths.
while in 1915 there are 10000 hogs.
while the deaths from cholera have
only numbered II, or less than q
tenth of those Of year ago. Quar-
antine methods were 80 efficient and
effective in controlling the hog plague.
that in those few instances where
cholera was reported 1t was so we'll
confined that there was no spread Of
the disease.
The report of the successes in
Branch county also tells of an educa-
tional as well as an economic victory.
Government, college and state veter-
inarians, who proposed the quaran-
tine program for putting an end to
cholera losses we're laughed at by a
large number of breeders and farm
ers. These same men have of late.
however. manifested much greater
sympathy towards the work in this
field and broadening interest in ad-
vanced agriculture generally.
The quarantine method of fighting
the cholera so far is being tried In
only few counties. but with the sue
cess attained by the Branch county
experiment, gradual extension of the
campaign to other districts is ex-
pected.
To Combine Child Welfare Forces.
Coordination of the forces now at
work In the state in the interest OF
child welfare and the creation of vol
untary committees to work in every
county of the state with central COM
mittee at Detroit are among the plans
Of the founders OF the Michigan con-
ference of child welfare workers.
Following meeting held in De-
troit early in the fall. committee
was selected to plan for a permanent
organization and the propositions are
the results of it's work. They were
announced by DR.. w. A. Wilson, presi-
dent of the conference, and will be
presented to the conference at sec
ond meeting to be held December 6.
Doctor Wilson said the purpose OF
the conference and Of the plan for
permanent organization was not to
stifie the work of any of the societies.
state, county or private. that are now
at work in Michigan. He declared the
idea was solely to unite the workers
and. II possible. to divide the labor
that a maximum benefit may be de.
rived from 1t.
It is the plan to have corps OF
paid experts to work under the direc.
ton of the central committee. These
and the volunteers will study the con.
ditions and Influences that produce
subnormal children In every county
and would attempt to rectify them. An
effort will be made to deal even with
prenatal influences. as Doctor Wilson
believes child welfare workers have
been hampered because they did not
take charge of child soon enough in
fits life.
Insurance Proposal Up to People.
At least one constitutional amend.
ment will be voted on by the cleo.
torate at the 1916 November election.
This was made certain. when Secre.
tary Of State Vaughan gave out the
information that a sufficient number
Of signers to petition had been
checked OF.
These petitions were filed with the
state department October 2S. this
year, and provide for an amendment
to the state constitution requiring
the legislature to provide by law for
Incorporation. regulation and supervi-
sion of fraternal benefit societies
with power to issue death benefit Ger.
tificates, and directing that such law
shall impose specified requirements az
to organisation and conduct of the
business Of such societies.
The use of the initiative was in.
voked for the submission OF similar
amendment at the November election
in 1914. but 1t was defeated.
New Corporations.
p. M. Lewis company, Detroit. $4,000
Earle Toms. p. M. Lewis and Frank