Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-07

corner Of Eighth and Main; where q
smallpox quarantine and the emblem OF
the school, s.All for Jesus, are stationed
side by side. people have been seen talk
Ing to those inside and not apparently
taking any precautions whatever.
Neighbors have reported the occur
FENCES and arrests have been threatened.
but there have been none made. Satur-
day four cases We're reported and In each
instance the report was made by neigh
bors and not by the families Themselves
or by physicians. In other instances the
health officers have been openly defied
In placing guarantees on the house. In
other words. the guarantees. In most
cases, are simply yellow cards that
mean nothing as far as observance Of
rules is concerned. With a few of these
unnecessary evils remedied there would
have been no need of taking 80 decided
an action as resulted Saturday night.
MAYOR PIERCE DIFFERS.
Mayor Pierce when asked today in re-
gard to the situation, and especially az
to the action of the board Of health Sat-
urday night, stated that he did not app
prove of the action at all. Further than
that he did not care to be quoted, as he
and the members OF the board have had
some differences In the past. The board
thinks that the ma or should do certain
things now that this emergency has
arisen, but Mayor Pierce says he will
stand on the same ground as he took a
week or 30 ago in regard to the situa-l
ton, unless the board wished to give
him the responsibility and agree not to
Interfere with his orders.
WHAT THE DOCTORS THINK.
DR.. Getz when asked whether he con-
sidered conditions in the city suffi-
Isciently grave to Justify the extreme
measures said: II think that all I'M
necessary public gatherings, such as
church services. lodges, theaters and
clubs should be dispensed with, but /
do not think 1t necessary to close the
schools. Every child has been vacci-
mated and under any circumstances
the schools should be the last to close.
attribute the spread OF the disease to
Improper or inadequate distinction
and to neglect in properly combining
smallpox patients. Under no circum-
stances should a patient be allowed to
roam over the entire house or prem
Uses. as has been done. He should be
isolated in an upstairs room in a re-
mote corner OF the house and the room
stripped bare Of all furnishings except
the very necessities before the patient
l3enters, and he should then be kept
there until recovery has been COM
liplete.'
DIR. Devine said: I'm my opinion the
order closing places Of public gather
lings with no more smallpox than we
have In the city at present was rather
an act of haste than judgment. The
health board should place a watch
night and day at each OF the thirty
cases now auarantined and In so doing
they would soon stamp out the disease
4 Simply placing a quarantine card on
the premises and the inmates doing as
they please without a watch to restrict
visitors from talking With them has led
to gross scarelessness and the dissemi-
nation of smallpox. Closing the schools
where there has not been a case and
4 Throwing into the streets and alleys
4 900 c hildren whose parents can not or
| do not look after them can be rated as
i nothing more than serious mistake to
my Way of thinking. II there had been
an exposed child in the school the room
lEwhere the child was in attendance
\ should have been dismissed. I wish to
act in conjunction with the health Off
Gals in every way to stamp out the
mild form Of disease now present. bu.
can not help believing that the order
is too sweeping where we have only
thirty cases among 10000 people. The
order should have included saloons and
billiard parlors as we'll If its elective
mess is to be relied upon"
l9$ie335S TIy Z, rI A r, ~ 1,v,s r,Nr@cS
How this move of the board of
health affects the city is probably best
understood by the business men. Re-
ports are always exaggerated and the
worst is always believed. especially In
1.-The smaller towns where anything is
reported to pull away trade from the
lslarger places. sMTheN rules of the board