Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-09
Iowa Falls Homeopathic Physi-
clan Asks Injunction Re-
straining School Board
MAY GO INTO DISTRICT COURT
Sensational Features In tho Early
Stage Of tho War Over Vaccination
Methods, Give Way to Moro Serious
Aspeots--AIopaths Rely On State
Board Of Health's Decision.
Special to Times Republican,

Special to Times Republican,
Iowa Falls. Nov. S.---The war over
the vaccination methods which was
preoipitated several days ago by an
order from tho school board requiring
that all pupils be vacoinatod that could
not produce n recent scar or certifi-
cato from n physician was rendered oil
the more interesting last evening when
the attorney for tho homeopathic
school OF medicine went to Webster
City ana asked Judge J. II. Richards
to issue OH injunction that VIII restrain
tho school board Of this city from pre-
venting pupils vaccinated by homoo-
pathic methods, from attending school.
This step grows out Of decision ar
rived ut Saturday night, when the
school board met and decided that the
only method Of vaccination that would
be recognized was tho ono defined by
the state board Of health M being
Identification 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 u police officer
The president Of the board Ia said to
have ordered the arrest OF the homeo-
pathic physician II he entered the
grounds and buildings and attempted
to vacctnnte pupils by homeopathic
methods. The homeopathic physician
decided to rest his cute with tho courts,
and 80 did not push his claims of ii
perfect right to vaccinate, in the man
nor prescribed by his school OF med,-
cine. which Is recognized by tho state
board Of health. 1t appears that the
homeopathic will rest their case on the
decision Of the Polk county district
court n year ago when n similar case
was tried, resulting In parents of pu-
pills In the Deg Moines schools being
given the choice Of alopnthic and hom-,
eopathic methods Of vaccination. On
the other hand the alopaths will rely
on tho state board Of health and its
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
vi VI VaSSiiiaSlOIl ShuAt DS GiupiOSCh.
Every indication points to legal bat
Ito. 1t Is thought that the state board
Of health Will become involved In the
proceedings TINT are certain to follow
and that the state alopath and homeo-
path societies will back their respect
i've schools to q 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 II
1t decided whether or not n pupil vac
cinated by internal application Is ellg-
ible under the stateslaw, to attend u
public school.
DIR. u. N. Bywnter. who came here
about q year ago from Eagle Grove.
is the only homeopathic doctor In the
city. and lis battling for his rights and
those Of his school In n determined
manner. The old school Ia represented
by half dozen or more physicians
who are equally insistent.
The school board. which ls brought
into the lime light OF publicity by this
red hot controversy. Is composed OF
the following gentlemen: DR.. w. p.
Burke, DIR. W. M. Morton. III. p. Hall,
p. ]. O'Neil and G. T.. Wilbur. 1t is
estimated here this morning that other
legal action may grow out of the situ-
alton here.
The sensational feature In the early
stage of tho game In the shape Of a
fstic 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 bonrd,
tho 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.