The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-25
.TUBERCLE BUG Wal
Methods of Prosecuting the Cam
paign Discussed by the I'm
provement League.
Need Of Cleaner Street Cars Urged
by DR.. Uhlrich- Splitting
Rule Dead.

The public Is becoming aroused on
the subject or combating tuberculo-
sis, and the announcement of a talk
on the proposed crusade against the
disease in Minneapolis brought out an
unusually large attendance at the
meeting Of the Minneapolis Improve
ment league yesterday afternoon, in
the park board rooms. The speaker
was DR.. FL. l.. Uhlrlch. who pointed
out that SO per cent of cases were
rraceaDle TO direct contagion, leaving
the other half to be accounted for
thru the unsanitary conditions Of
streets, public buildings and cars. The
speaker regarded it as miraculous that
the scourge was not greater than it
Is under existing conditions, and said
that many people became infected
without ever becoming aware of it.
More Frequent Car Sweeping.
DR.. Uhlrich did, not question the
statement of the street railway COM
pany,. that the cars We're cleaned dali
iy, but advocated strongly that the
city should insist that the cars be
kept clean by moist sweeping after
every trip If required. He commented
on the valuable work done by the
women's educational committee, which
demonstrated fully to the board of
education the great Improvement of
moist sweeping over the dry method,
leading to the adoption Of the better
method. He urged the committee to
undertake a similar investigation of
the car-cleaning question, with the
backing Of the league to enforce its
conclusions.
vigorously attacked by DR.. Uhlrich and
others who took part in the discussion.
Splitting Is Condemned. @
nounced the chief cause of the spread
of disease, and, while some progress
in combating this filthy and danger
GUS habit has been made thru the
educational and legislative efforts OF
the league, conditions are still bad
The opinion obtained that there has
been a considerable relaxing in vigil
lance in the matter of enforcing the
| ordinance and that it is practically q
dead letter in reference to the cars.
Mrs. T. F. Quinby reported having
spoken to conductors about the non
enforcement of the ordinance, and be-
ing told that they had no authority
| in the matter, not even to call peo-
| pies attention to the signs. AS rem
! edy for this matter, as well as for the
general condition Of the cars, DR.. Uhl-
rich recommended a. special sanitary
inspector for the cars. The civic com
mltLee was instructed TO confer with
the street railway company and tt
go over the ordinance with the health
| board and see whether 1t meets al
conditions.
DR.. w. w. Folwell. president Of the
! league, suggested that it came within
the province Of the league to search
out and mark appropriately the spots
Of local historic interest. The matter
will be considered by the program
committee. s. 4.E@E
| D. H. Painter, principal Of the
Adams school, spoke on the vacation
schools as a force in. the civic train,
| ing of children. so $50
The following chairmen OF standing
committees for thej1year were an
nounced by DR.. Folwell: Civic, Mrs
E. 6. Hayes; flowers, Mrs. c.. M. 10.
ring; educational, Mrs. A. w. Rankin
finance, Mrs. Laura, Tinsley; vacation
school, Mrs. Marion d. Shutter; pro
gram, Mrs. George B. Alton.