Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-24
BELIEVE CONGRESs
WILL ACT
Advocates Of Emergency Fund to
Fight Rabies Look for
Appropriation.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 24.-Word
received last night from Washington
is to the effect that there Is no doubt
that the secretary, OF agriculture will
recommend to the House appropria-
lions committee an urgent deficiency
bill amendment appropriating $4,000
to eradicate rabies.
This proposition directly interests
western states and will be one of the
problems taken up at the national
health congress TO be held in Salt
Lake February g The amendment
was offered by Congressman Joseph
Howell of Utah.
The work In the western states has
been handicapped by the fact that, es,
pecially in Utah, there are no funds
available, except the coyote bounty
provision of $3.50 per head to come
through county officials.
There are no state funds available
according to state officials, and the
! federal government is being looked to
for immediate financial assistance.
A hitch occurred Saturday al
Washington when Chairman Fitzger
aid of the committee refused TO pass
the amendment until the secretary OF
Agriculture made his recommends
tons. Such action, however, is ex
pected without delay, owing to the re
ports concerning the rabies menace
and that. of the Rocky Mountain
spotted fever and other topics which
are to be discussed at the coming
national health conference.
! Several features stand out in the
rabies menace situation affecting
Utah, which will be the main topic
discussed at the national health con
ference.
Word comes that ranch property in
Nevada in which E. r. Ellison of Lay
ton is interested has lost 100 head OF
cattle, rs head of hogs, 10 head oil
horses and reports the loss of sheen
above normal.
Ranch Company Loses.
around the Ellison company ranch
that dead coyotes are frequently found
about the corrals by ranchmen.
In Humboldt, Nevada. where the
about forty government hunters and
trappers are exterminating coyotes
and thousands have already been
killed. The same condition prevails in
Elko and adjoining counties. These
government hunters are lodged and
boarded by the ranching companies
and their horses are fed free of cost
Act If Need Arises.
Whether any action will be taken
by the city Of Salt Lake or Salt Lake
county to enforce the muzzling or dogs
or the killing of unmuZzled dogs to
guard against rabies, has not been de-
termined.
Letters have been sent by the gov
| ernor and the state board of health
to the city and county, urging that
precautionary measures be taken. The
SASy iSSNh'Su 10 iONtSi anu
the recorder to notify the writer's that
the city already has an ordinance GOV.
ering the matter of dogs. This ordi'
nance, however, provides only for the
licensing OF dogs and the impounding
and killing Of them If they are not
licensed.
The state officials are urging the
muzzling OF dogs to guard against
spread of rabies. The city officials
say that they know Of no rabies in this
district now and know of no special
reason for muzzling dogs, but state II
II develops that rabies infection comes
here action will be taken to guard
against 1t. A similar position is TAX,
en- by the county officials.
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