The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-03
JelkS Asks Some Pointed
 Questions. HE WILL REMAIN HERE State Health Officer Busy With Quarantines. Municipalities Have Not Advised the State Authorities of Embargo Against Montgomery and
 Prosecution May
 Follow.

FOLLOW.
 Governor Jelks reached Montgomery nounced that he would remain in Montgomery until the State was free of fever.
 city he gave to a representative of The Advertiser a statement in which he answers the criticisms levelled at the Executive Department by Dr. W. H :. Sanders, State Health Of1cer in yes terday mornings Advertiser. The statement of the Governor also clears up the situation so far as his omce Is concerned and throws new hght on situation that has interested the entire State. pr. Sanders. who was at the Capitol all of yesterday. finds fault with muni- to notify his office. in accordance with the law of their quarantines against Montgomery. He will go to birming- ham this morning to look h., into the sit, sit, Montgomery several days.
 Statement by the Governor.
 The statement of Governor Jelks given to The Advertiser last night is
 "Dr. Sanders complains at me only so far as l can see, because he amend ed the Governors quarantine inc proeia- pn aa- thority to do so. While he says he only found out Tuesday that he had no power to act he complains that all the while since Saturday he wondered why the Governor did not follow his (Sanders) quarantine with proclama- tion. Why he should expect the Gov, ernor to act when he thought ne nao plain. The Governor acted immediate ly after pr. Sanders requested him to do so. There was no. delay. Should the Governor have followed the doctor about to keep in touch with nig mental operation, or failing to do that, act upon statements In the public print In for the to act the wisdom of the Board of Health, was 1t not reasonable for the Board Of Health, acting through pr. Sanders to appeal to the Governor
 Some Pertinent Questions.
 "Is the Governors office so far away that Dr. Sanders could not find 1t? Or is it so insignificant that the doctor, the Pacific coast, could not consult US
 T have been of easy access every home. have been immediately by long distance phone and in few hundred yards Of an all-night teIe- cess that I was daily and sometimes. several times, every day. in communi- cation with the Governors office.
 The doctor had no right to issue an | debatable. Is 1t not a little singular that the doctor should be so profound ly yeignorant of the most important stat are only a few statutes dehning his duty and he fails to properly interpret the most important one of all. In ms absence on the Pacific coast. coast, at the ne sued a proclamation against New or leans, and later, at the request of the same parties, and promptly, l amended coast towns. The parties in authority in Dr. Sanders's absence on the Pa cific coast. knew where to go for quarantine and afterwardsS for an amended dr 1rantine. They seem to have mastere.N the intricacies of law that should hay heen at pr. Sanderss fingers ends.
 icism. This Is no t.ne for cavilling or complaining. It Is time for work and we need each others help, cordial that the doctors newspaper appear ance was not the very best method for fighting the fever.
 Speaking of the case Of fever In Montgomery the Governor said:
 T am not responsible for Mimi hett's presence In Montgomery though 1t seems to have inspired the doctor 10 complain of me. This man. came from a town in Louisiana outside of New Orleans one week before Dr. Sanders put in his own quarantine; No effort or mine IOllOWlnB every duNice ol tHc Board which l had. could have kept him out
 Thinks Fever Will Not Spread.
 Answering some criticism about his absence from the State the Governor said: s-- " :-.-.. ...
 T have been on the mountains above Blount Springs because my physician advised me against the Montgomery climate during the heated term l have not been at Blount for either rec reation or pleasure. am In Mont gomery now, however, and will remain here while there is case of fever In the city"
 Being asked what he thought of the fever situation the Governor said:
 "I do not believe the fever will spread here. There Is certainly no oc- now. The local board of physicians are honest men and they are pledged to give the public the news. If the fever takes the form of an epidemic the people of the State will be prompt- ly apprised.
 whole State I will. myself, give out any Information I can get which Is likely to be of service to any commu- nifty In the State"
 pr. Sanders Kept Busy.
 Dr. Sanders spent several hours in his office at the Capitol yesterday and exchanged telegrams and telephone messages with various State and coun- ty officials He formally notified the health boards of Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Georgia of the existence of the single case of yellow fever here. As the result so far Dr, Sanders said last night he had re- ceived no knowledge of quarantine