Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-15
OTHER STATES TO
stop SPREAD RABIES
Conference Called in Salt Lake. in
February viii Talk on Rabies
And Spotted Fever

The Salt Lake Herald Republican
of yesterday taxes up the rabies sit
uation as affecting the whole western
section of the country in the following
story.
Two additional topics were yester-
day officially added to the program OF
the federal general health conference
to be held in Salt Lake February 2.
according to advices received from
Rupert Blue. United States surgeon
general. by DR.. T. B. Beatty, secretary
of the state board of health. They
are the proposition for the uniform
sanitary regulations for railroads and
the handling of cases Of INDECENT, non.
resident Nubercular sufferers. The two
original topics were the rabies and
the Rocky mountain spotted feSsr.
The surgeon general stated In his
wire that special invitations will be
sent 10 the railroads to be represented
as guests. DR.. Beatty said he had been
assured unofficially that the western
railroads would be glad to be repre-
sented when they received official mott
tifcation and would join in the work
to arrange for satisfactory and uni
form regulations. Lack Of uniformity
in the requirements of the various
states is frequent cause of complaint
al present.
DIR. a. c. Young of the state live
stock commission received verbal ad
general that he can use no part of hi:
appropriation to aid in the fight OF
rabies
Lincoln G. Kelly, state auditor, sale
there was no funds available in thu
state 10 be drawn upon except the pro
vision OF a bounty of S1.50 for eacf
coyote killed.
DR.. f. E. Murray, inspector IL
charge charge of the Salt Lake Office
OF the United States bureau OF ANNA
industry, yesterday YVES in attendance
at the conference at Winnemucca
New, in which the rabies situation
was considered. Representative
We're present from twelve Nevad,
counties, from northern California
southern Oregon and Idaho. The!
inciGded health officers and severa
cattlcmen and ranchers. Governo
Emmett D. Boyle presided.
AT the initial days session Tuesda!
reports from the Nevada board o
health and the governor took up III,
greater portion of the time. Commit
tees were appointed to consider the re
ports and to recommend action.
according to word received in Sal
Lake last night the consensus of opin
ion at the sessions was that the TIVE
most effective methods of combating
the attack would be the muzzling o
dogs and the determination of coy
otes.
Nevada viii Help.
Nevada stands ready to spend tn,
last dollar she can raise toward tn,
destruction of coyotes in order t
stamp out the rabies, according to Dr.
T.. c. Laughbaugh, Idaho state bacter
iologist, who arrive in Salt Lake Wed
nesday from Winnemucca, where IA
attended the rabies conference.
DR.. Laughbaugh said the Neyad;
conference was we'll attended and tn,
delegates seemed fully alive tothe serl
BUSINESS of the situation. On informa
ton he obtained there he based TIT
statement that Utah cannot possibl.
escape having the disease.
In Idaho ne said conditions are dali.
| growing worse. When he left fou
persons were undergoing the Pasteu
treatment at the state laboratory, ant
he said city ordinance will go int
effect this week in Boise prohibiting
having dogs on the street even unde
muZzle and leash.
DR.. Laughbaugh's report today viii
show that whereas he was called upoI
TO examine only nine carcasses of AMI
mails in 1914 In 1915 he has examined
seventy-four. Whereas in 1914 he dis
covered four positive cases out of min,
in 1915 he discovered forty positive
cases. twenty-five negative cases an;
had nine animals sent to him unfi
to examine.
Excitement Year Ago.
4 Whereas, there were only one posi-