The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-18
Dr. COOPER'S TRIP
ON BIG ISLAND
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH REPORTS ON HIS
VISITS TO HAWAII DISTRICTS.

DR.. c. B. Cooper president of the
Board of Health, yesterday made
report of his trip on Hawaii contain
ing accounts of his visits to various
government physicians. His report
contained the following:
Or stow, Hilo, has been and is
doing good, conscientious work in try
ing district. I stayed in Hilo from
Friday until Sunday and endeavored to
straighten out several important mea-
sures for the benefit of the city.
met Governor Carter there and had
several conferences with him.
zone of the principal question dis
cussed was leprosy. DR.. Milton Rice
had been in correspondence with the
governor for some time regarding this
question, claiming to have found
cure and asking that he be given an
opportunity to demonstrate it.
"As there appears to be such a firm
belief among the Hawaiians that there
is merit in the claims of DR.. Rice and
as the medical profession have been
cropping for centuries for a cure for this
disease, it was agreed by the governor
senting thereto, that the Territorial
bacteriologist be sent up to demonstrate
bacteriologically that the cases claimed
to be leprous have the disease, and
from that number three or four be
chosen for the doctor to demonstrate
his claims, the patients to be kept at
the expense of the Board of Health at
the Detention Camp at Hilo.
LAS DR.. Rice expressed to the Gov
ernor his doubts of receiving fair treat
ment from this Board, 1 suggested that
a commission of three be appointed to
watch the experiments consisting of DR..
John Grace chairman, DR.. Henry
Hayes, who is of the same school
Homeopathy as DIR. Rice and DR..
Rice himself. None of these physicians
are connected with the Board of Health
would suggest there that the Ter
ritorial bacteriologist be sent by the
first steamer to carry out the wishes
of the Board in this matter.
Il also visited the government land
the Board condemned and had a con-
ference with the Governor and others
in the matter, with satisfactory results
I'm the Loan Bill is an item of $4,000
for a sewer for Hilo I urged the neces-
sity of carrying out this most i'm
portant measure and work will COM
mence at an early date. There have
been some few necessary improvements
made here, one being a morgue which
answers all purposes. Repairs and inn
provements at Detention Hospital.
Next I took the Mauna Loa to Ho-
nuapo and the following morning land
ed at $50 al Napoopoo to take a 81
mile drive through the district to Kali
| lua where the steamer was to pick up
Mr.. Jared Smith and myself. When
we were about eight miles from Kai-
lua Kona storm burst in great vio
lence and the Mauna Loa finding it
impossible to land a boat, steamed for
Honolulu without us. I made ar
rangements by telephone with the
Wilder's S. S. Co. to have the Kinau
call the next day, a demand was made
for such service of my personal qua
rantee of 5000 for passengers and per-
ishable freight and for some reason,
not as vet explained to me, violated
their contract, although a landing of
boats OF Kailua was possible at any
time on Friday. 1 deem such conduct
high handed and impolitic, as they are
common carriers and receive a large
subsidy from the Territorial Govern
ment as we'll as Federal Government,
the request was made to accommodate
government officials-both Federal and
Territorial-to promote the rapid de-
livery of U. S. mail that had necessa-
rily been left and to say nothing of
the accommodation of passengers.