The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-01-28
FUNDS ARE LACKING
TO FIGHT DISEASE
Secretary Of Agriculture Will Recommend to
Congress An Emergency Bill Appropri.
atins Money to Eradicate Rabies.

Word received in Washington D. c. to the effect that there
doubt that the secretary of agriculture will recommend TO
congress (the house APPROXIMATIONS comee an urgent de
lars to eradicate rabies in the Western States This proposition
directly interests all the Western States and will be of the
problems taken up the national health congress be held
Salt Lake City, February I'd next The amendment offered
by Congressman Joseph Howell of Utah The work
States has been handicapped by the fact that especially
Utah there funds available except the coyote bounty
vision Of $3.50 per head to come through county officials
There state funds available according TO state officials
and the federal government is being looked to for immediate fin
anca assistance hitch occurred saturday at Washington
when Chairman Fitzgerald of the committee refused to the
amendment until the secretary Of agriculture made his recon-
mendatons Such action however expected without delay
owing to the reports concerning the rabies and that Of
the Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other topics which to
be discussed at the coming national health conference
Several features stand out in the rabies situation a
onal health conference Word that property
Nevada in which R. Ellison of Layton interested has lost
hundred head of cattle sevntyve head of hogs ten head of
horses and reports the loss of sheep above normal
Ranch Company Has Very Heavy LOSSES
The plague has become prevalent around the Ellison
pany ranch that dead coyotes frequently found about the
ranch has its corr about forty government hunters
and appe extermnatng coyotes and thousands have al
ready been killed The condition prevails in Eo and adj
joining counties These hunters lodged and board
by the ranchng companies and their fed free of
The Ellison company estimated have lost hundred head
horses 1t has not been determined how sheep have been
lost. but the loss is away above normal.
VIII Surely Act II Need Arises.
Whether any will by the city of Salt Lake
Salt Lake county enforce the muzzng of dogs the killing Of
unmuzed dogsto guard against rabies determined
Letters have been by the and the state board Of
health TO the city and county urging that precautionary
be taken The city received its letter and instructed the recorder
notify the writers that the city already has ordinance
ing the matter of dogs This ordinance however provides only
for the licensing Of dogs and the mpoundng and killing of them
if they are not licensed
The officials urging the muzzng dogs guard
against spread Of rabies Salt Lake City officials that they
know of no rabies now and know Of no special reason for muzng
dogs but state develops that rabies infection her.
action will be taken guard against IL. similar position
taken by the county officials
That the of the Rocky Mountain spotted fever tick in
Utah. Idaho and Montana deserves attention less than that
the rabies and other subjects be taken the national health
in Salt Lake City February 3D. is the opinion of state
and federal officials who daily comforting arrangements
for the conference called by Dr. Rupert Blue general
be held in the house of representatives the capitol
Murray T. Beatty daily expect represen-
atve of the nation health from Washington c.
take charge of the arrangements of program and other details
Concerning the Rocky Mountain spotted fever DR. Murray says
Several people have died in Utah Of this disease the last
two three number have died in Idaho We have been
conducting special investigation in Southwestern Idaho
time and have recommended that horses and cattle be dipped
They infected with the ticks particularly in the fall and
few of the ticks carry the germ The tick works like hypo
demc syringe II bites and II IL has the niecs il into the
circuatory system most effectively
Danger Long Known to Indians.
Our records show that the disease existed before
country men, settlers warned
by Indians of the danger The disease found parts Oregon
Washington Nevada Utah. Wyoming Colorado. well
ana and Idaho The possible range spotted fever concent
with the Of the tick exactly the possible of yellow
fever is the area in which the mosquito which transmits to be
found remarkable feature of spotted fever is the fact that
ties In Idaho the death rate according to the latest official
port is from 10 cent In Bitter Root Valley in Montana it
is about 20 cent.
"The warning of the department the public
1911 The disease be carried either by ticks in the blood
Q human beings Transmission by ticks might occur when these
parasites accompany men, horses or cattle Moreover tick eggs
might be carried hay other commodities and the hides of
onma During the Investigation in 1911 about eight hundred
and fifty lots of the fever species were collected.
AT the time the number of localities by counties in Utah and