The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26

Notwithstanding reference to the i'm
pending danger of rabies here, con-
! tanned in the report of the director
of the state hygienic laboratory
who in 1912 called attention to the
fact that the disease was prevalent
! in Oregon and California-the gray
ity of the situation was not recogniz-
ed, for within very few months it
| became apparent that Nevada was
| threatened with an outbreak of such
proportions as to seriously menace
publis health, the livestock industry,
and our commerce with other COM
monwealths, which in alarm were
threatening rigid guarantees against
our livestock exports.
The state hygienic laboratory, dur
ing the two year period has admin
istered the Pasteur treatment at the
expense of the state to ninety-one
people who were attacked and njur-
ed by rabd animals The same de-
partment has made 337 tests on an
imals suspected of rabies, the great
majority of which showed positive
results. 1t is gratifying to note that
while the disease appears to be
spreading slowly southwark in spite
of our best efforts to enforce effect
i've quarantine regulations calculat-
ed to confine it, the work of control
has shown results as satisfactory as
could have been expected when the
difficulty of the problem which had
to be met is considered. In my opin-
ion the state should proceed in this
matter in cooperation with the fed
eral government.
There is ample Justification for a
bond issue to finance such a state.
wide campaign.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
During the past two years the uni
versity has shown at least outward
evidence of healthy growth and de-
velopment. During this period, how
ever, it's administration has been con-
tinuously subjected to attack. The
public criticism of the institution and
its management has not been free
from personal, factional, and, at
times, political elements
A majority of the board of regents
as now constituted supplanted mem
bers of the old board which, on retir-
ing, asked for a full investigation by
the legislature. The present board
after demanding the resignation of
the president made a statement well
coming an investigation of the uni
versity by your body.
With the people confused by the
determinations and recriminations
growing out of the factonal discord
existing for the past two years and
now left in doubt by the statement
issued by the majority members of
the board of regents as to the man
ner in which our stewardship of pub
lie moneys in the university funds,
made up in part of benefactions from
loyal friends of the institution and
from the federal government which
holds the state to strict accoutabil-
ity, public confidence, so essential to
the welfare OF the school, must of
necessity be affected. A situation has
been created frought with grave pos
sibilities of disaster to the institu-
ton itself, and this situation will ex-
list until the public may turn to some
authority for an unbiased statement
OF the essential facts upon which it
can predicate intelligent conclusions.
FAVORS SHORT BALLOT
The recommendation made in my
inaugural message favoring the re-
orgination of the state government
by constitutional amendment to con-
form with the short ballot principle
is hereby renewed.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
The public service commission is
oflicered by the same personnel as
the railroad commission. The act
creating it may be considered merely
as extending the powers of the rail-
road commission to include jurisdic-
ton over the public utilities other
than railroads. In it's activities as a
public service commission this consol-
idated department should be given
additional powers by amendments to
the railroad commission and public
service commission acts.
SOCIAL REFORMS
1t must be apparent to you that a
general demand for the abatement Of
in all of its forms exists
the state and, further,
that there are practical obstacles in
the way Of settlement of this ques-
ton by refendum.
1t is therefore earnestly recon-
meQQed that a cOmprahan,;x,o -,