The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-24
MosCow's FINE MILK SUPPLY.

MO0AON . II l4NE MllA1A OIL l. LII
Moscow's milk supply has received
a clean bill of health" from DR.. E. T
Baker, veterinarian whose statement
based on actual knowledge from
scientific study and actual investi-
cation instead of unfoundeds sus-
picions, should do much to allay the
fear that has been aroused by some
of the statements made in regard to
the milk furnished Moscow. 1t will
be reassuring news for the parents OF
students in the University of Idaho
to learn that in nine years but two
tubercular cows have been found near
Moscow; that both of these were
brought in from other districts and
were destroyed and the premises dis
infected as soon as the facts became
known.
DR.. Baker, assisted in examining, in
his official capacity as a member of
the state veterinary staff of Wash
ington, some $4,000 cows. He has
made a life study of the diseases of
animals and there can be no doubt
that he knows the subject under dis
cussion far better than any of us
amateurs who would not know
microbe from leather apron if we
were to meet one in the street. DR..
Baker says that Walla Walla and
Moscow have the purest milk sup
plies, from a tubercu1ar standpoint,
of any cities in the northwest and he
examined COWS in every county in
Washington state and has had veter-
mary experience in every county in
Idaho.
His suggestions for little clean
ing up" around dairy barns and a few
minor improvements. in methods of
milk are well worth con-
sidering and following. Let us have
clean, pure milk by all means, but let
us not make rules with which even
that splendidly equipped dairy de-
partment of the University of Idaho, |
recognized as one of the best in the
cannot comply.
1t is all very easy for the ignorant |
to say 'if the dairy department Of
the university cannot comply with the
state laws it should be closed" but
we take it that the men in charge of
the dairy department and the animal
husbandry department and other de-
Dartments of the university and college
arm know more about how to con-
luct their business than men who
/ Duroc Jersey pig. Even the Uni
yersity of idaho cannot keep up with
ome of Idaho's laws that are fear
ully and wonderfully made" +
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HATS OFF TO STANDPOINT
The city of Standpoint, in northern +
BILE advertising by the action taken r
Y its school board, its citizens and r
be pastor of the Presbyterian church,
, driving from the town vile f
,ngued evangelist who slandered the +
chool children of the town. This h
ensational tramp preacher, who is ii
robably like others who have gained +,
notoriety throughout the q
orthwest, going about the country
aking .'easy money by sensational .
m, billingsgate and slandering peo- fl
lie who are his superiors in every :,
ay, met "his match" in the local ,
astor of the Presbyterian church and.
lie school board of Standpoint 70
After the evangelist had made the =
ost sensational ,damning and as it
as proved in the investigation, alb
lutely false charges against the
gh school girls of Standpoint, the I
stor of the church in which the re- ,
walls were being held, the Rev. Mr.. Z
vingston, refused him permission to
ter the church or occupy the pulpit =
til he should retract the statements ~
lde and apologize for what he had =
i'd. The school board demanded
1T the evangelist prove the charges
leave town" and as he could not
the former he was forced to do the
ter
Ill honor to Sandpoint's loyal cti-
IS and its Christian pastor of the
ssbyterfan church They have r
waited their town and the church IL
ny degrees by their manly actions. 81 81
more communities would follow -
example set by Standpoint there