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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
SHOW HORSES AT AUCTION.
Young saddle Mare JcssicA H. Sta
Of Sale at Durla nd's.

some good prospects for future horse
shows were disposed OF at auction last
night at Durland's. ~SiXty-slxth street
ana Central PARK West. - MANY dash
Ing carriage horses and trim saddlers
were on exhibition hat the scene rp~em-
b!od a horse show. the only difference
being that tn. equine beauties paraded
separately instead ~ in gruuns. The
chief consignment cane from the stables
OF l.. NJ. Newgass COMPANY Severa.
Of his lot already had wou ribbons,
while others aro young stock likely TO
eaten the Judge eye before the winter
season il over.
There VAS "A iarge attendance Of hurs.
show exhibitors hl, most of the buying
was done by IN. professional clement.
Ia some instances dealers acted for other
parties. and the real owners Will not be-
come known until the horses are entered
I'm shows. The beauty Of the Newgass
consignment, and In fact OF the show.
was the young saddle mare Jessica.
which took second to Sonia a. the recent
National Horse snow in Madison Square
Garden. Jessica vas in perfect condition
and the bidding was lively until she was
knocked down to j. Ruperti for s92i
Cambridge King and Kings Court. heavy
show ring winners, also caused brisk
competition and were hought by Emil
Seelig for the same amount ~ JessiCa
brought. The best sales
Cambridge KIM and Kines Cour'.
seclir ...'......,."."..... So;
LADY Love. br. IN. ; wears. 1873
hands. \ VI. stein -....... ... 90
Perfect Gentleman. IA, e. years.
1913 hands, Peter Manning ....,... 200
Actress. ~. m, : years, 10 hands
Peter Manning ......-.... 90
Rosebud. Oh. =, years, I5.3 hands,
A. NJ. stein .-.,.... .,.,.. ...-..-. az
Black & : years, 1873 hands. Peter
Manning ......... -..-..... 3if
Bay saddle mare, G wears, 'sl hands
y. j. WArd. ........ ........ $50
Rupert ~ - ee-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Don't w ait for Me-
Says New Penn Coach

= PHILADELPHIA, Dec. g.
Rowing is to get an early
start at Penn this year. Captain
Chickering issued a cell this af-
ternoon for freshman crew can
didates to report for practice on
Monday. The call is at the re-
quest Of Coach Joseph Wright,
who is still in Toronto, Canada,
but hopes to be able to get down
to Philadelphia some time next
week. Until he arrives Chicken
ing and Pepper, one of last years
varsity men, will take charge Of
the freshmen. This is the earliest
freshman call that has been made
for years. Varsity practice will
begin soon after the coach takes
official charge here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Navy HAS Ncw strong Man.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Dec. "A new
strong mar has been found at the
Naval Academy in Eugene Il. Smith
OF Illinois. who entered the academi
this spring. lie promptly won a place
Ar guard on the football team. Smith
JADE s.235 points. Big Brown. the
noted football player Of a few years
ago, scored 9.0l0 points. but he male
that mark after more than three years
work at the academy. Smith weighs
1879 pounds. lie is 90 years old and a
quarter OF An incl under six feet In
height.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Little F~rro Beats Mig Lewis.

'TAttle Casino" defeated Rig Casino
borrowing words from the announcsa's
introduction-when #. Ferro. 100,
downed Claude Lewis, 100. last night In
a game OF the Brooklyn handicap balk-
tine ourname AT the BROOKLYN Billiard
Academy. Fcrro. 4 feet 6 inches tall.
beat Lewis. i feet 3. by a sore Of $50
to 1875. Averaging 2l0-I0 and making
high runs Of 10. IL and II. Lewis ran
II. 10 and : and averaged ! $685..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Cochran Gives First Exhibition.

\ series OF lS;2 bslkline exhibitions
,o be given every afternoon and evening
hereafter WIS begun by Welker Coc'i-
ran at Days last night. His oppc-
nent was Willis Thompson. who was
beaten by a score OF 200 to 1ts. Coch-
ran averaged II 3-27. with a high run
of ~. His adversary ran 80 and aver
aged s S-27.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

In the Interstate Three Cushion lil-
Hard League game scheduled for -
night at Thum =. ThjrtN-first street AMI
broadway. Joseph Stou', representing
Sew fork city. will meet Charles otis,
representing Eronkiyr stone has won
8 games and lost . Ots has Won and
lost =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

More than 1000 basketball enthusiastic
are expected to attend the opening
basketball game and dance OF the Cres-
cent Athletic Ciub team Tomorrow eve
ming at the Second Signal Corps Armory,
on Dean street near Washington avenue,
BROOKLYN. The crcscents will he seen
in action with the speedy Seton Han
continuation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Ipper Class Elves Successful.

""LlAHtrowN. Mass. Dec. 2-Roth
paved M tn. Williams interclass
as.atha.. series In IAs"ll Gymnasium
lf.Trnon resulted in Victories for
AMOR class teems. The senior
Il.r'-' dovned the 1918 I'VE in a hard
or'st "a a score Of - to 1 The
-o- team overwhelmed the freshmen,
:. A..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

ta'y .'anh. have been issued for
= Walkers club ~ Americas annual
tit. 'o Couey Island walking con-
g. q decided on W~aSh!ng'on's
i..' Hanks mas he obtained at
.t '. .~e4dauarters or from the clubs
.t.f-.-,y. 5 V. Stevens, 1871 Hudson
re,' r.'ries close on Wednesday.
february lt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

Troy. Dec. 2-Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute opens lis basketball schedule
at its own gymnasium tomorrow IN "A
game with Albany Normal. followed by
a game saturday night with New York
University in New York. Coach Foun-
tain expects a victory, as all OF last
wears "R' men will be on the floor, and
he probably Will Try Out many Of the
new men, Rensselaer, has some fast
teams on its schedule. including Yale,
SYRACUSE. Colgate ana Union.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

tHAELorrEsvulE, Va, licc > Illrtl
Spar. tullhaok nm tn. virginia eleven
for the last two seasons, vas elected to-
night to lead the 1916 eleven HIS home
is IN Memphis, Tenn He Wa q consist
cut line pluugcr and especially strong ~
back .Ng lp Tho lIu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

Tentative articles OF agreement Tor q
lightweight championship bout were ar
ranged Yesterday afternoon at Cons'-
dimes between representatives OF freo-
die Welsh, the Briton titleholder, ana
Charley White OF Chicago. Harry POI
represented Welsh. Max Blumentha'
acted for the Windy City challenger.
Each of these representatives posted
with Rob Vernon a check for Sl,ooo'
agreeing to DOS, an additional $500
whole amounts to go as for-
fei,s for weigh and apprenticeship
the OFFICIAL stakeholder when subse-
oien, articles are arranged with the
club which il to hold the championship
match.
II was agreed that both contestants
should make 1875 pounds, weighing IN AT
2 y. NJ. in case the battle In held AT
night or 10 A. VI. in case OF an AFTER
noon scrap. In either instance on the
day OF the contest. Of course. The
thousand dollars will serve az forfe't
for appearance the fifteen hundred for
weight.
These puglists will go twenty rounds
or more to a referees decision, said
referee to be agreed upon mutually al
some later date. The match Will go
to the club offering the best Inducements
II the contest is for more than twenty
rounds the size OF the purse additional
must be agreed upon mutually by The
representatives OF the pugilists.
Considine to Have Final Say.
Bids for the contest will remain opcr
until December 10. At the end OF thai
time the contracting parties have agreed
10 accept the best offer. In case Of dis
agreement rs to the hes, oner George
Considiuc has been empowered to maxi
the fndi decision.
Date 10 he within six weeks.
According 10 present plans Welsh an,
White viii tgh, for the worlds ttl'
within sin weeks. or four weeks afte'
the best terms have been accepted. II
case the successful, promoters wish !
leila Of course tho Interested tighter
viii have IA" right 20 name a late
: date. The req eseutatNes Of the tvs
! lightweights have agreed not to ALLOW
he boxers tn engage IN any match which
. Involves a rcferec's decision before the,
iL,Ve fulfilled the contract signed yes
teriay.
Joe Levins. manager 81 the America
sporting ,ruh. with many other hgh
managers and fighters, was "A spectato
- the arrangements for the mater
levius Immediately offered Harry Pol
Iok 80. G0u for Welsh's end of "A ten roun
bout with Kenny Leonard, the exhibitio
To- be- in his city in tho immediate III
tirc l.eyins luter advanced the ONE
to 81. 600. Pollok said he would give a
answer TO tins proposition to-day. IL
likely he will accept unless the manage
uaur 81 tho Garden \. e. Will bette
Iay.ns's oTer. rolluk sald h" believe
ne oould got $4,000 FROM the Garde
people.
Among tic ~nnluokers we're Fran
Moran. William Gibson, John Relsle
We'd Meuck and "A score ~ other pugili'
',S fans and celebrities. Gibson trie
fu .n'.rcs, Moran In a return match wit
jim CaNcv. but the rittshurccr refuse
10 rcreie from his demand Of $3.50
for ten rounds. This was $4,000 MOI
than Gibson could see.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

The Columbia ~Eymnastic team IL on
the rocks again. Last Year the commit
toe on athletics threatened to abolish IN"
sport, hut the team went through a SUI
c..Ssful season. - far This Yea" tho
sauad has l-en irregular "a prac;ic" ana
nobody has been elected 10 nl the 20
sitiou ~ captain mach. vacant 10y the
withdrawal OF ,Il II rg ~ from op.i.Ec
No schedule was arr,uI god. hut e thcr"
is a revival Of interest IA. committee on
athletics may an iu'ercl3ss
schedule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
JENNINGS HOLLY DENIES
HE WILL GO TO FEDERALS
Reiterates His Pledge of Loyalty to Detroit, Organized
Baseball and Frank Navin-Irate Over
Idea of Using Him "as an Ad,'

with New York. lie should bee allowed
to go uDwi-ra else, u he has decided
not to return Ia Couui. Mack. : under
stand 'oinisNcy is hot ou Bakers tran.
That is unjust. II Com skey cannot w.n
the p%ennstnt with the team he has he
should Ice ashamed to try further toward
penuant huyiU.. l. strikes IN" a. little
lass han suicide to- make the l-sgue
more topheavy than Il is. There was
no better team IN the league than Che
cage last year"
Jennings Is ~ the opinion that the
Tigers will give the Rcd SoN the time OF
their life next year. especially ~ he can
develop a f"w pitchers from his Young
material.
Me for the short training schedule
his time said Hugh. "A club IAN
get into physical condition in two weeks
az easily as IN SIX I viii not g. 20
Waxahatchic until March 10 ur ~ and
shall remain until April or e. In Texas
] hope to play week end games with
tho best minor lcagu. clubs available.
We shall make a quick return north for
tho opening OF the season. %siopplug for
games only IA required 20 break tho
long journey
capt. Huston Of the Yaukecs Nchr-
mently denies that he and cot RUPERT
. nAAf. tHNsl'tft "A 1tM lease al thf lIln
rounds and that ,hcv viii pos,nouo
building THOR prnpnscd new han mark
until they get "A true lin" m the Federal
League invasion.
"Eederal League plaus have absolutely
no bearing upon our plaus." said IN,
captain YESTERDAY. The local baseball
field is an opou one. The Federal
League has every right to operate iu
this city IL SO inclined. No one i'm nv
club will nut one ston. in the vav Of
the Independents plans for building.
We hope they ar. able to build az Leuov
avenue and li5th street, for In our cs-
timation nothing Will point out moro
surely the great mistake OF an enter
prise for which there is no demand
No Nearer 10 Getting BaLcr.
!" I's'uu ~ ~ ~ ,,u.l' nun
p"Nel w. ~" ' ' 80 ~" .''h
""o ~ ~ w.
" -" XXX -,
~, no w. "%".'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
UFFENHEIMER WINS
FROM COPE MORTON
Interstate Challenge cup
Match Ends with Score
300 to 235.
VlCTOR'S BEST run Is 50

m "A. y I.Tenhcd,ner Of phik,delpf.a
49, ,,--..uuu, T. Cone
d'iet'cu ms ie'io" - -,
Morton. las, night at the Arioh bl'iar''
C,,b IN the tenth game for the inter-
state challenye cup. 400 TO 23J. ut 1s.2
haikline bitNards. Neither of the play
ers ,yas in good stroke.
The winner averaged or1v & 30-ij.
with high runs of 80. 80 and Is. while
r,r, Merton aye,ng,-l : l5-ii. with runs
~ 49,. o.
OF 70 ~ ANA . .h u.,,
The best bliiarde or 'he hs", we
shown after the match. when Harry
49,. .,u, ann,hor p~h,Iadelohian, re-
LA ,h. cro,.a y, o~nlookcrs with some
fancy shots. In the actual contest, how
.y.r tho hos, billiards. was produced
49,, -. 80. ,hIrJ inning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
WELSH AND WHITE SIGN
TO BATTLE FOR TITLE
Lightweight Championship Bout Will Go to Club That
Makes Best Bid Between Now and December 10
Each Deposits 81 900 With Stakeholder, Considine.

Patsy Mcmahon will meet Young
Driscoil. Sailor Maher will box Soldier
Shaw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

Hlghie Jennings, anage 81 the DO
.roit Tigers. exploded a newspaper l"@N
sent ont Of Chicago yesterday to the ef-
fcct that he would manage the Ne"
York team al the Federal l.eague' TINS
Chicago story. attributed To Harry r.
Slnclai- OF the Newark Federals. the
assertion that Jennings WAS slated Tor
the iob of plotting the Gotham outlaws
Also IL conn,-,,ed Sinclair an "f the
urinripal hackers OF the local indep''iiH-
emf enterprise.
81 do not know where that al'surdity
oririnaicd,' said Hughie. as he was
about to leave for his scranton IA
home last evening, But II is "A pip"
dream pure ard simple. | do not pro-
rose TO allow the Federal League TO adj
~ver,ise itself through me, ] never haVe
r,c,iv,d any offer from the Ffsieral
| Icag,le and would not considd one " l
id-no even II II offered me the whole
league to turn traitor 10 organized base
ball. =.
m Detroit continued jennings am
under contract to Frank j. Navin. the
club president. our relations are most
cordial would not desert him II !
we're free to do 50
,,pu,,iru II. Head on stone WALL
IN my estimation INC re'a' I'll
is butung lts heni es'I'e. =" w. 80
Goodness KNOWS nov ,r.h
OF BUSINESS re'9e y" sp''n, -
money III SUI" nnnnl a,I hi. ESQ
not r'a''Ao 80 1880, son. nsn,la "a
'la'f~ c"i e'% nrh in Nanha,tan I>hey
Pr"lo'' ~ 60 do 1, They have fooled
may " en-. NAV do /, again in this
me u ,,onyh surely think they are
"utn"e - van, said Uuph hotly,
the Federal League ~ non eo'tS 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

An effort will he made, 80 Jones and
Curlcy say. 10 get n leave OF absence
from the French Government for Georges
C~arpentier, the European champion
hravyweight, now occupied In the big
war. Carpenter would be p'tted against
Willard,
Baron Mlhanovich says that the syn
dicatc he represents Is willing to spend
sl95. 600 or more IN purses. At least
$4,000 ven be expended IN ndvertisins
and the travelling expenses of the pugi-
Lists. The baron declares that the
transportation companies have assured
the Bucros Ayrcs promoters excursion
rates from all parts Of the world, This
big promotion is \ business proposition
10 advertise" South Americas resources
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

sam Laugrord and Harry Wills, two
Of tho foremost negro heavy weights, will
furnish tho principal attraction of the
entertainment at the Harlem sporting
Cluh Tonight These huskies have
signed contracts agreeing to forfeit their
promised remuneration II IN the opinion
or Referee Mcfarland they do not try
their very hardest. Wills Is known in
New York only by reputation. But the
fact th-' he foored IAusford nine times
iu a fight at Los Angeles, even though
he Was beaten finally by the Tar BABY.
seems recommendation enough Jo"
stein and frankie hotter also will hgh'
ten rounds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

The ClcrmOut \ g Will entertain on
Saturday evenings hereafter To-mor-
row NIGHT johnny Ertlo, presumed han
tam champion, viii meet Young oleary
IN the star attraction There viii he
Two other ten round bouts Walter Nell
son vs. Joe Goodney and Harry Donahuc
VS.. Andy Gormsn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
No Nearer 10 Getting RaLcr.

In regard to tho services of Home Run
Baker capt. Huston declared New York
was no nearer 10 his services than when
he and col, Rupert bought tho Yankees
Capt. Huston and Donovan saw Baker
In wilmington. Del, Wednesday after
noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

James Mc'iill, the prominent minor
leaguo operator who controls tho teams
Of Denver western League and lndi-
annapolis american Association, Ia
anxious to purchase a Inaior league
Franchise, Either of the 50. Louis
clubs would suit hiir, Il IL said
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

President T. o., BARROW has ISSUED
u call for the annual meeting OF the
International League At the Hotel Nj
Alpin for Monday, December r., Tho
annual meeting OF the National League
will he held "A day later AT the Waldorf,
The American League will meet In Chi
caEo on Wednesday. December 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03

Bids for the contest will remain opel
until December 10. At the end OF that
the contracting parties have agreed
IA accent the best offer. In case Of dis
agreement as TO the hes, oner George
Considiuc has been empowered to make
the final decision.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Ask Delinquent Taxes

Fallon County through Assist
ant County Attorney Edward
Booth has asked Custer County
for the approximate sum of S2S,-
900 alleged to be due the parent
county for delinquent taxes with
in the segregated portion at the
time Fallon county was formed.
Mr.. Booth was in the city today
out nothing was done regarding
the matter.
Attorney Booth asked the Gus
ter county board to instruct the
county treasurer Of Custer coun-
ty to make a statement of the
amount said to be due from Gus
ter to FaIlon county, but the
commissioners decided that it
was up to Fallon county to make
this showing, and while Fallor
county officials would be allowed
free access to the books in pre-
paration, yet the parent county
would not do any of the work.
StockgroWers Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Church Notice

Union Congregational Church
of Ekalaka. Services for Sunday,
April Is. Sunday school in the
forenoon, G. E. Society meeting
at z p. M, sermon at 5 p. m. by
Rev. W. S. BoWden. Everybody
invited to the teachers training
class and bible study on Thurs
day night conducted by Mrs. o.
liver and A.. l.. Shaw. Superin-
tendert C. J. Powell Of Billings,
Montana was here last Sunday
and assures us that it vii! not be
many weeks before he can land
US a man to take the place Of
Rev. W. S. BoWden who is serv-
ing the church only till such a
time as a permanent minister
can be secured. You are cordial
ly invited to attend all the church
services.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
The Only Way For Her

When Gertrude Hoffman anC
her company were playing IL
CINCINNATI. oGe of her" broilers
who had unkro~inglv stopped al
a clearinghouse in Fittsburg
where there had been smallpox.
went up to a ply stefan 70 be vac
cinated.
She was very anxious to have
it where the scar wouldn't SHOW
Or be exposed when she appear,
ed on the stage.
"Ah, yes" said the NJ. D..
stroking his beard. ''Nhat il
your busines5?'
"Why,l'm with Gertrude Hpff-
man. One of her dancing Girls,
you know"
"WelI," said the man of med:-
cine, as he laid down the virus,
l guess if that's the case you'll.
have to take it internally. p Ideal
Power.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
Too Personal

Patrolman oasey had ordered
a pair of shoes at Rosenberg's
store and was about to try ore
of them on when the clerk reach
ed for a box and deity sprinkIed
some French chalk in it to ease
the forthcoming strain. When
he handed it back to the patrol
man he threw it on the floor
pulled on his own shoe and start.
ed out.
The proprietor had noticed the
scene. whats the matter, Mr..
Casey?' he painted as he ca,1gh,
up with him. Was the clerk
sassy or anything?'
For a moment Casey glared at
INN in almost speeches. anger
then observed with icy dignjtv:
III | can't come into d place to
thry on a pair iv shoes widout
havln' chlorid av lime put in thin
beforehand I'll thrade somewhere
ilse."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
The Second Post

Dear Sirs: don't think | oW
aney cards. My Little Boy CIal-
ence & | have sent YOU s Sub
scribers this winter and nrH0e he
told you not to send the cards
and YOU cid not get your Papers
4 also the samples you sent
WHARF the trouble is you have TO-
many naimes for won Person Ny
name is S. A, Hell and the Boys
name is Clarence Hell. You
write then Hill there is no I1l.Ia
here, the Mail Man says every
thing that looks like Hell he
brings it out here. Received by
a farm paper.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
War Loss Total Is
Nearly Six Million

Rome (via Paris 1.-The nations
now at war have lost $3.50, Coz
men in the first eight months al
the conflict and spent s.. 400, 600.
900 in the first six months, ac-
cording to figures prepared fol
the Advanti, a socialist organ,
by it's military expert.
The article declares the only
result of the war will be a re-
clprocal wearing out OF the forces
engaged and not a military vic
tory. 1t is calculated that 9 OF
10 months more will exhaust the
reserves of men and the country
which will suffer least from the
exhaustion will be Russia.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
High Speed Hearing

Two negros cot into a roM
with a White man. TIE latteY
bad a revolver and fired a ssot.
The darkies did d Marathon stunt
until out Of range, when Que OF
the negros said 10 his friend:
Did you hear that LuIlet?''
'Deed did, | hearn ittVicc"
what yo' mean by dat ask
ed the first one.
i hearn dat bullet once when
1t passed me, aud den another
time when | passed it," Miami
Enterprise.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-16
DREADED DISEASE
STAMPED OUT
Dept. of Agriculture Thinks
Foot and Mouth Disease
Practically Eradicated

Washington, April 9Th. -Prac-
tical eradication Of the live stock
foot and mouth scourge in the u.
S. was announced last night by
the department of agriculture.
Officers in charge Of the cam
paign waged against the disease
during the last six months said
that Geographic reports from IN
spectors throughout the country
showed the disease had been, to
the best of their knowledge, COM
pletely wiped out.
Figures compiled by the de-
partment show that l24, al ami
mails have been slaughtered be-
cause Of the foot and mouth in
lection from the time Of the out.
break in October to March Is,
last. 1t was pointed out, howev-
er, that the total loss caused by
the disease could not be estimat-
ed alone by the number of ami
mails killed. Interference with
the operations of the stock yards
at Chicago and other principal
shipping points, the quarantinine
of infected regions, in practical
ly all of the cattle raising states,
and other precautionary mea-
sures ordered by the department
to prevent the spread of the dis
ease during its worst stages, il
was said had caused indetermin-
able losses.
Although all the infected ami
mails have been killed and buried,
it is by no means certain that ali
possible means Of conveying the
infection have been destroyed.
1t is considered inevitable there
fore that more animals will be
stricken, but there should be on.
ly sporadic cases, which, if
promptly reported, can be taken
care of in time to prevent any
further spreading of the disease.