The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-19

separated places in Maui has aroused
the people Of that Island to an indigna.
ton that BODIES III for the individual
or persons who are spreading 1t with
deliberate intent, IL they be detected.
War Venom Touches Maui, says
the News of Waikiki, mincing no
words in its charges that the anthrax
is due to some maehination of the ma
tons enemies, while the Weekly
Times, referring to the fact that the
Rrst cases of inoculation appeared in a
paddock in the exact center of FIVE
| main herds, says: "See the diabolical
cunning of the perpetrator of the out
rage" f...E
The Hilo press is expressing alarm
lest the disease appear on the big Ha.
wall ranches, where it could spread
before being deteced and an agitation
is on there TO have the cowboys sworn
in as special police, with power to ar
rest and hold any suspicious characters
frequenting the ranges.
More Gases Break Out
A wireless was received yesterday
from Waikiki, Maui, reporting the dis
| eovery Of two more cases of animal
anthrax in the Valley Island. The new
cases were discovered in different local.
tiles and two miles from the first out
break a week ago. The recurrence of
the disease on the slopes of Haleakala
8 said to be Of suspicious nature and
the authorities will leave nothing I'M
lone that may tend to run down the
responsible persons,
DIR. Victor A. Norgaard, territorial
veterinarian, left in the Mauna Kea at
three o'clock yesterday afternoon for
Lahaina, from where he was to hurry
to the scene of the new outbreaks
among the Maui cattle ranches. Doctor
| NOrgaard carried with him more serum
and other material to fight the dread
| epidemic. He went also provided with
microscopic apparatus to study and an.
alyze the disease.
Board Informed
The territorial board of agriculture
and forestry was informed yesterday of
the new outbreak. The information re.
ceived by the board was that the new
victims were calf and sheep. The
area now under quarantine in Maui is
believed to comprise already five humid
red acres and, owing TO the new cases,
it may be shortly greatly enlarged.
While quite a number of cases have
been reported since the first outbreak a
few weeks ago, only eight deaths have
occurred among the cattle, including
the two reported yesterday. OF the two
Eases reported yesterday, the sheep
lied in a paddock makai of the Halea
kala Ranch, while the calf died in a
place owned by Miss Nellie Crook in
Makawao. The two deaths were above
the place where the original outbreak
occurred, the calf dying about two
| miles away and the sheep q mile and
three-quarters distant.
May Send for Assistance
If the epidemic shows any sign of in.
creasing and should conditions require
it, an attempt will be made to bring
here from the mainland number Of
| veterinarians to assist the local au-
shorities and animal doctors, President
Arthur H. Rice of the board Of agri-
,ulture said yesterday. The certainty
| that the anthrax is being spread by
plotters is now officially accepted and
the utmost vigilance will be used to
bring to book those responsible for it.
Big Islanders Alarmed ..
| In Hilo and other Island of Hawaii
points fears are entertained that an.
.hrax will appear there, the belief be-
ing that the disease is being spread
through human agency. Last Friday
the Herald of Hilo said:
| Considerable alarm is being shown
by the citizens over the report that
that dread disease, anthrax, has made
its appearance on Maui and also over
the statement made by DR.. Victor
NOrgaard to the effect that the disease
is being deliberately spread by some
fend in human shape.
"StOries of the appearance in Hilo
and around this island of strangers
who were curious to see the sights and
in one instance, at least, II is claimed
that two suspicious men-both alien
enemies-visited every locality on this
island.
"The ranehmen of the island are de
termined to take every step possible to
safeguard their herds and there Is talk
of having special police commissions Is
sued to all the cowboys of the various
ranches so that they may have power
to arrest any trespasser or suspicious
character who may be seen on or neal
the ranch properties.
Cause For Pear
| at is pointed out that If some Grim
inal is spreading the disease through
out the Territory this island would fart
worse than any of thu" others OF thu
group because it is here that the larg
est ranches are located and most o.
them have such large tracts of eoun
try upon which their cattle range thai
animals may die in all sorts of Piaeei
and not be discovered for some tint
afterwards.
"This would give the anthrax tim
TO spread all over the ranches until tn
grazing lands would become infeste'
and useless for stock raising purposes
"Should the cattle of this island be
come infected with anthrax, il wi
mean that all shipments of animals u
Oahu will be stopped and that a strie
quarantine will be placed on the IN
fected districts. This preeaution vii
> mean that Oahu will 90 short of islan
beef and mutton and that Hilo ma
! feel the stress somewhat also. "
Conditions Good Here
"While the situation in Honolulu
! believed well under control aud n
further cases here are expected, kaua
. is by no means well out Of the wood'