The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-28
Stewards Charges.

Charleston. w. Va Doc "7.-S"veral
hundred girl s'u tents OF the west VIZ
gIn'R university, diving In the d'rNi'"'.
les Of M~organtuvN. have been supp!leo
with milk from t~uhcrcular cattle. Tor
romr time past" Il became known mere
tonight. when James ~. Stewart. sta'c
commissioner OF agriculture. conhrfht"
reports that 81 road Of cattle OF thc
universities experiment station had
teen SLAUGHTERED because Of their dis
ea-ed condition. following an inVeSt'sa-
ton. by the state department.
Included in tre slaughtered cattle
we're 26 dairy COWS and a prize DULL.
valued al $500. and the property OF
the United States government, accord
!ng 10 Commissioners Stewart.
Much Indignation.
Much ~!nd,Enati1n IN official and prI-
vate circles was expressed here tonight
when Mr.. Stewart charged that tn" Sit
Lat!on had developed dis q result or
gross neglect" ~ the part or universe
" officials, II" commissioner add'n@
that these officials had accepted the
Lutl q? training the minds of the g'r'
students. and were sending, at least
some Of them u their homes as physic-
al wrecks"
The investigation Of the university's
IdlTN CtkNlt a illoEp ''"'''
state department of agriculture ana
federal bureau ~ animal industry
All Of the condemned cattle were snip
,ed to Wheeling to I've slaughtered ana
nost mor,em tests conducted there
showed the bull and q cove to nave
"unmIstakah!c tuberculosis Lessons, &C
cording 10 a report made 10 commas
sioner Stewart. Wednesday.
The hives Of the students VIII" drank
the milk are endangered because OF the
diseased COWS. the commissioner dec!ar-
ri, asserting that there are some nun
drcds Of girl students from various
n.Its Of the state. living In these DOR
mltories. and milk supplied TO them
from anything less than an accreolteo
herd Ia a constant menace TO the'f
health"
Hal1 of The Herd Infected.
The Unlvers!ty's dairy herd numoers
.f!f,y-eight. almost fifty per cent react
inc 70 the tests. The cows were pur-
chased from dealers In Ohio and
pennsylvania, and were not tested when
nlaced on tho farm at Morganto"n' II
was declared. The bull was obtained
from tho soldiers home, Washington.
maintained by the government.
In connection with the tests. Il was
declared by health officials that rracii-
cally all children VINO have tuberculosis
contract the disease from milk obtained
from tuhcrcular COWS.
The commissioner or agriculture ce-
clared that his department, cooperating
with the bureau OF animal industry
would make another test OF the Morgan
town herds within ninety days and ne
expressed tho view that a big per-
ccrtaSe Of the cows which did not re-
A,44 .a-t tU.ntilH 40 MN
to have tuberculosis AT that m
StevArt's B~tatenent.
Commissioner Stewart issued the fol-
lowing statement concerning inc Mor-
Santnwn herds:
The United States department OF AZ
rIcul,ure and state department Of agr!-
culture have been carrying on a CO.
operative work for tho eradication OF
tuberculosis from tho herds Of dairy
and other cattle In the state. The
United States operates through the
bureau OF animal industry Of hat de-
partment.
The two cooperating agencies each
employ the same number OF expert APP
proved veter!nerians who mako the
tests OF these cattle by the use OF tub
~crculin. a serum used for that purpose.
Where the animal Is affected by the
disease. after receiving injections OF
tuherculin. show worry considerable
changes in temperature and other mani
festations which determine whether
they have the disease or are free from
f.. All such cattle are called 'rcactors'
and are marked by the veterinarians in
charge OF the work for condemnation
and slaughter.
TT is true that a number Of rcactors
have been taken out OF private herds Of
dairy cattle around a number Of cities