Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-08
Iowa Falls Homeopathic Physi-
clan Asks Injunction Re-
straining School Board
MAY GO INTO DISTRICT COURT
Sensational Features In this Early
Stage of the War Over Vaccination
Methods, Give Way to More Serious
Aspeots-Alopaths Rely On State
Board of HeaIth's Decision.


the vaccination methods which was
precipitated several days ago by an
order from the school board requiring
that all pupils be vaccinated that could
not produce a recent scar or certifi-
cate from physician was rendered all
the more interesting last evening when
the attorney for the homeopathic
school of medicine went to Webster
City and asked Judge ]. H. Richards
to issue an injunction that will restrain
the school board Of this city from pre-
venting pupils vaccinated by homeo-
pathic methods, from attending school.
This step grows out of a decision ar
rived at Saturday night, when the
school board met and decided that the
only method Of vaccination that would
be recognized was the one defined by
the state board Of health as being
"scarification and innoculation Of the
virus thru the abrasion" Yesterday
representatives of both schools Of
medicine were at the school houses and
each was attended by police officer.
The president of the board is said to
have ordered the arrest of the homeo-
pathic physician If he entered the
grounds and buildings and attempted
to vaccinate pupils by homeopathic
methods. The homeopathic physician
decided to rest his case with the courts
and so did not push his claims of n
perfect right to vaccinate, in the man
ner prescribed by his school of medi-
cine, which is recognized by the state
board of health. 1t appears that the
homeopathic will rest their case on the
decision OF. the Polk county district
court year ago when a similar case
was tried, resulting in parents Of pu
pills in the Des Moines schools being
given the choice Of alopathic and hon.
eopathic methods of vaccination. On
the other hand the alopaths will rely
on the state board of health and it's
decision in defining vaccination as out
lined above.
The trouble has stirred the entire
city and parents insist, in many cases,
on their right to decide which meth
cd Of vaccination shall be employed.
Every Indication points to a legal bat
tie. It is thought that the state board
OF health will become involved in the
proceedings that are certain to follow
and that the state alopath and homeo-
path societies will back their respect
i've schools to finish. A number of
pupils were sent home from school yes
terday because they had not been vac
cinated in the manner prescribed by
the school board and these pupils will
probably remain out Of school until It
1t decided whether or not pupil vac
cinated by internal application is elig-
ible under the state law, to attend
public school.
DR.. E. N. Bywater, who came here
about a year ago from Eagle Grove.
is the only homeopathic doctor in the
city, and is battling for his rights and
those of his school in a determined
The old school is represented
by half dozen or more physicians
who are equally insistent.
The school board, which is brought
into the lime light of publicity by this
red hot controversy, Is composed of
the following gentlemen: DR.. w. P.
Burke, DR.. w. M. Morton. H. B. Hall,
P. j. O'Neil and G. F. Wilbur. 1t is
estimated here this morning that other
legal action may grow out Of the stu
alton here.
The sensational feature in the early
stage of the game in the shape of a
fistic encounter between professional
men of the city, has given away to the
more serious aspects of the situation.
Should Judge Richards grant an in
junction, restraining the school board,
the case will go into the district court,
which is now in session, and the dis
puted points would probably be de-
cided some time this week, as court
convenes Wednesday.