The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-14
TOWBOAT H. M. HOXIE RUNS
AFOUL OF CAIRO QUARANTINE
Tried TO Land Men Without Certificates
and Mate and All We're Arrested
Other Trouble Ends

smuggle some one into the city who
has not the proper health credentials.
The inspectors are determined TO
break up this foolishness, and they
are preparing TO deal with the smart
Alexis" in a summary way
The Wiekliffe Trouble.
The Wickliffe trouble was taken up
yesterday morning between DR.. Pal
mer and the Keamcky authorities.
Early in the day Dr. Mccormick, of
Bowling Green, KY, assistant seere-
tary of the Kentucky State Board of
Health. and surgeon general of the
State Guard, which is in eneampment
near Paducah, came TO Cairo and had
a long conference vita DIR. Palmer
The general situation was gone over
and it was decided TO visit Wickliffe
and consult with the officials there.
i Accordingly the trip to the Kentucky
town was made. DR.. Palmer, after a
lengthy consultation with the mayor
and other officials. succeeded in reach
ing an amicable understanding with
them, whereby the system which he
has been using win be allowed to con
tinue The citizens of Wiekliffe nat
urally want to protect their town all
they can and they cannot be blamed
for taking every precaution. How
ever, they realize that for the pur-
pose Of keeping out the yellow fever
both Cairo and Wickliffe can cooper
ATE better than either place can do it
I alone, as owing to their nearuess to
} each other and the peculiar connec-
tons between them they are almost
the same as one city, anyway.
Rigid Health Certificates,
One thing that will 90 into effect az
! a result of yesterdays meeting Is that
! the method of inspecting and accept
: ing health certificates from now on
Z will be great deal more strict than
r G has been heretofore. Until yes
e iterday the local inspectors have been
e accepting most any kind of certiii-
cate traveller offers, but beginning
with last night and from now on the
I certificates must be bona fide, signed
q by reputable physicians, and the GER
& Itificata must state that the bearer has
& not. to the personal knowledge of the
G physician signing the same. been in
]. any infected district within period
d LOT ten days.
:. The reason for this action is thai
n it has been learned that there are Z
v number of towns in Kentucky anC
4 Tennessee where health certificates
r are hawked about by irresponsible par
ties Just for the revenue, presumably
h There Is ID be derived. In one towr
L In Kentucky persons meet all train.
Il and 60 through them selling certiii
If Gates to whoever viii buy. when TN
"a sellers never saw the purchasers be
s. fore in their lives nor know whence
L. they came In another place. thes'
* vendors, and one Of them is a healtl
b. Iofficer. meet all trains and steamboa S
t. crying out health certificates for sale
III A stop win be put to this il possible
ID and the line will be tightly drawn
" Paducah IL said to be one Of tn,
Ut worst sinners in this respect that ta
D. local officials have to contend with
le State Board Of Kentucky.
ii. II is said that the State Board o
N Health of Kentucky will issue an oil
e. der or has already done so prohibit
le ing any railroad from ejecting pas
,ff sengers within that state who com
Is from any place south Of Memphi.
of This may result in stopping the Hill
W DIS inspectors from putting off sue
G. men at Wiekliffe.
,r, Dr.. Egan, the Secretary Of the Stat
ok Board of Health, will arrive in Cair
N, tomorrow morning from ST. Lou
he While in that city today he will COZ
fer with the President of the Stat
Board of Health Of Missouri.
i'd The Fndlay Coming.
In The towboat Findlay, which le
la. New Orleans several days ago. an
in which had an exciting time with Ii
be- Arkansas health authorities on h,
ST. way up the Mississippi, left Hickma
Ky, yesterday afternoon and is dt
to here early this morning. She W;
ill given a clean bill of health by Il
oh authorities at Memphis, and vi
at probably have no trouble. She vi
tn not stop al Cairo, however, as she
I'LL on her way to Pittsbnrg
ity Or. Mccormick, who will probab
remain at Paducah under orders Of Il
&C. Kentucky state government during u
he yellow fever rage at New Orleans
led look after the situation in the wate
ays part Of the state, left Cairo yesterdi
to afternoon for Fulton, where he viii
to vestigate the wholesale distribute
,io- and sale Of health certificates
ere Mccormick expressed himself pcii
Is edly In regard 70 this practice and
ind will make every effort 10 stop IT,