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Show FIGHT ON RABIES IS ID BE JIM THIS STATE Salt Lake, Jan. 4 Governor William Spry yesterday appointed a special committee to talco charge of the fight against hydrophobia among coyotes and other animals in this state. , There were reports yesterday that the infection of coyotes vilh rabies had spread to Utah, but there was no confirmation of them. The governor's govern-or's committee met Immediately upon up-on appointment and announced the first steps in the campaign of precaution, precau-tion, as follows: "All count' commissioners will be asked to pass ordinances requiring ing that all dogs not licensed within thirtj days shall bo killed. "Requesting the state fish and game commissioners to. issue an order calling call-ing upon all the deputy wardens in the state to ail in the eradication of coyoics, tne spreaders of tne epidemic. "Requesting the state board of sheep commissioners to enlist all the sheep inspectors in the killing of coyotes, coy-otes, and requesting similar co-operation from the inspectors and deputies of the state livestock board and the state board of health. "Asking of the United States biological bio-logical survey to use ltB hunters on the western border of Utah to assist in preventing rabid coyotes from Nevada Ne-vada from entering this state." Governor Spry appointed this special spe-cial committee from the group of state officials, federal officials and sheep and cattle owners who have been conferring with him for nearly a week on the rabies question. This group met with him yesterday afternoon after-noon at the governor's conference room at the capitol. The following comprise the special committee: Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, com-missioner, chairman: State Fish and Game Commissioner Fred "W. Chambers, Cham-bers, State Livestock Inspector A. C. Young, C. B. Stewart, secretary of the Utah Woolgrowers' association, and Edward C. Parsons, representing the cattle interests of the state. Telegram From Blue. It was announced by Dr. Beatty that he had received a telegram from Dr. Rupert Blue, suregon general of the United States public health service, saying that he would be glad to make the proposed conference in Salt Lake of health commissioners and other officials of-ficials from the surrounding states the official one of the public health service, serv-ice, if five states would so petition his department, Dr. Beatty got Into communication with the other states which have accepted ac-cepted Invitations to meet here for a discussion of the rabies epidemic, so there is no question now but what a big conference on the question, under the direction of the United States public pub-lic health service, will be held In Salt Lake from January 12 to 15, during dur-ing the convention here of the National Na-tional Woolgrowers' association. Surgeon General Blue intimated to Dr. Beatty that he himself would attend at-tend the meetings. U. S. Officials Present. Three federal officials who were at yesterday's meeting in the governor's office said their departments were ready to assist in the fight on coyotes coy-otes and mad dogs. They were J. H. McCain of the forestry service, Dr' F E. Murray of the bureau of animal industry, and J. R. Holman of the Diolojncal siirvpA- The federal officials said thev had received reports indicating that the rabies situation in Idaho was more serious than has been reported. Mad coyotes are running amuck and in several sections, it was reported, and children are being escorted to school by armed men, ready to protect them from the attacks of stricken animals Governor Spry read to the meeting telegrams from Utah members of oon-gress oon-gress saying that had begun their efforts ef-forts for federal aid in eradicating the madness. The special committee adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman. chair-man. Chairman Beatty said he would call another meeting In a few davs |