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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1921)
m fpAOn BHVHM me plague IT UKELf TO mm m II. s. WABHINCJTON, D. C, Jan. 13. KcnilorH of rocont iiowh nrtlclcs re porting tho destruction of ciittlo In Kuroponn cnuntrloH by ciitllo plnguo aro making Inquiry of tlio United States dopnrtment of nRrlcitituro re garding tho nnturo of thin dlHonne, For tho Information of Htockmon In thin country, tho dopnrtmnnt has iRtiuod tho following Htntemcnt: It Ib not HtrntiRo thnt cnttlo plagtio, known In votorinnry lltornttiro as rlndorpost, nhoulil hn nnfnmlllar to American llvo-stock owners ns, for tt'inntoly, It novnr Iiiih appeared In tho Unltod Btntos. As thn nnmo slgnlflcM, It Is a vcrl tnblo cnttlo pluguo. Prior in tho great world wnr, It hnd hcen driven hnck from Kuropa, hut toilny It Ih rnvnglng tho herds of sovornl of thn European countrlcH which wnro In volved In tho rocont war. In thin roRpoct hlfltory Is repeating Itsolf, for oxtonslon of tho dlBoano Into Kuropo from Aula In previous yenrs hns boon associated with tho great wars; cattlo accompanying troops having actod a dlssomlnators of tho infection. Thus, If for no other rea son, wo may crodlt tho ropbrts that tbo bolshevik army, by driving dis eased cattlo ahoad of tholr forces lias spread rlndorpost among tho cattlo of Poland to such nn extent that it threatons almost complato destruc tion of Polish hords. Fever Usually First Symptom Tho symptoms of rlndorpost aro not very characteristic. Certain np penrancos 'which nro observed In ono epizootic which, In votorlnary medi cine, moans thn nnmo as "opldomlc" as applied to diseases of man may bo nbscnt In nnothor. Among tho first signs, how-over, It Is a very high fover. Ilopoatcd chills mny bo observ ed, Thn nnlmnt manifests groat do blllty. Tho bond droops and rests on somo object for support. Tho hair stands on ond and tho muxzlo Is dry. In dairy cows tho Becrotlon of milk dlmlnlshos vory rapidly. Tho back Is arched, and tho four legs nro brought togothor under tho body. As tho dlscaso progresses, tho mucous membranes becomo reddened; diar rhea soon Bets In, nnd tho discharges THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON THUItflDAY, JANTJA11Y 13, IBM. bocomo fetid, viscid, nnd streaked with blood. Coughing It n common sympton nnd ulcers, or so-called eroilons, mny nppour !u tho mouth iiiiiuwuu uy cougning. Tiioro may nlso bo sloughing of tho skin In var ious portions of tho body. In sovoro cases, which nro tho moHt common In tho Himcoptlblo cattlo of western Huropo, death ensuou four to sovon lays nftur tho first nppenrnnco of tho dlsoaso nnd Is preceded by groat emaciation nnd doblllty. I tarred From United Hlnlen Whnt aro tho possibilities of rlnd orpost being Introduced Into tho United States? While tho dlscaso may bo sproad by tho raw products of nf- foctod nnlmnls, In most Instances It Is denominated by Infected animals, In tho ordinary truffle with cattlo. Cattlo uro highly suscoptlblo to tho dlscaso, Shcop, goats, deor, nnd'cnm els nro nlgo suscoptlblo. None of thoso nnlmnls can ho Imported Into tho United States from countries across sens without n permit from tho socrntnry of agriculture, nnd per mits nro not issued for Importations from countries In which rinderpest exists. This eliminates tho chief sourco of dnnger. Undor regulations Issued Jointly by (lip department of agrlctilturo and tho treasury department, Importation Into tho Unltod States of any animal by-products tnken or removed from animals nffocted with anthrax- foot-nnd-mouth dlscaso, or rinderpest is prohibited. Hides of meat cattlo, calf skins, buffalo hides, shcop skins, goat skins, nnd doer skins offorod for entry Into tho United States must bo subjected to disinfection In an ap proved manner, unless It can bo shown that rlndorpost docs not ex ist in tho locality whore tho shipment originated. Thus ovory possiblo of fort Ib bolng mndo to protect tho live stock of tho United Statos from cat tlo plaguo of tho old world. Reason Enough I.KCTUUKK CliVHUIUW FAMIL- IAKITY OF ItOYH AND OIIU.S SALEM. Or., Jan. 13. Verbal bombshells, hurled In tho direction of familiarities among boys and girls wcro scattered nt two mcotlngs nt which I)r. Chnrles E. Darker, pro minent lectnror, spoko hero today. "No uoy ever respected a girl ho could fondlo nnd kiss," said Dr. Ilurkor- at n meeting held in tho au ditorium of Willamette unlvorslty. "Ho muy Hay thnt ho loves her, but nlno times out of ten ho will novor mnrry her." Dr. llarkor spoko hero undor aus pices of tho llotory club. Order Your Suit Now : : Prices of Woolens have been reduced Per : feet fit guaranteed. Prompt delivery. Your inspection lnvitea. CHAS. J. CIZEK, Merchant Tailor The CENTRAL Hotel STEAM HEATED ROOMS BY THE WEEK, $5.00 AND UP. OPEN ALL NIGHT Cigar Stand A fine stock of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco NEWS STAND Latest Daily Papers, Magazines and Periodicals GUY GARRETT, Manager Telephone 155-W This young lady Is Miss Dotty Walker of Washington, D. C. Sho hasn't dofoated anybody at chess; sho Is not married or divorced; In fact, wo don't know much about her. Hut anybody so charming as sho do- sorves to havo hor picture In tho paper, so hero it Is. WEATHER RECORD f o ; o Horoaftcr Tho Horald will publish tho mean and maximum temporn turos and precipitation, record as tak en by the U. S. Reclamation scrvlco station. Publication -will cover tho day provlous to the paper's Issuo, up to 5 o'clock of tho day. Pro Max. Mln. clpltatlon Jan 1 40 27 Jan 2 45 3C 23 Jan 3 . 43 37 Jan 4 46 33 Jan 6 31 27 80 Jan 6 . 25 4 Jan 7 39 17 Jan. 8 ........ 21 13 Jan 9 31 13 Jan 10 32 14 Jan 11 29 7 Jun 12 30 20 07 Farm Bureau Work Is Well Established Tho farm bureau Is fast becom ing nn important agricultural organ ization. Tho national farm bureau now roprcscnts approximately a mil lion and a half farmers. It has al ready stepped In and accomplished soma very definlto results which ef fect tho agricultural interests of tho entire country. Among tho doflnti accomplishments are: 1. Prevented frozen Argentine beet flooding the country. 2. Secured tho rcleaso of 100 000 freight cars for' moving 1920 grain crops. 3. Deduced tho freight rates In crease demanded on farm commodi ties by $1,000,000. Tho state farm bureau for Oregon Is now in session at Portland. Klam ath county Is represented by tho president of tho county farm bu reau. Thcodoro N. Cnso. Tho Klam ath county farm bureau can show na accomplishments for tho past year: 1. Tho handling of approximate ly $50,000 worth of business whicb Includes tho sulphur, nlfala seed, material for pest control, etc. 2. Has brought Into tho county moro than sixty head of purobrcd livestock. 3. Has established tho uso of sul phur for Increasing alfalfa ylelda and pooled ordors for over ICO tons. 4. Has mixed and distributed ten tons of poisoned grain for squirrels. 5. Has encouraged and assisted In silo building nnd tho county baa nlno silos. 6. Has undor wny tho biggest livestock Improvement campaign In any county In tho Btato. A 'MJL . W ryt ' iT pw manq miles did tjou march the summer Cleveland was nominated Select your freiac oordlnf to the made they have to travel: In undy or hilly coun try, wherever the going it opt to be heavy Tbo U.S, Nobby. For ordinary country road The U. S. Chain orUico. For front wheels The U. & Plain. For best results everywhere U. S. Royal Cords. 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