The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-14

O. How long has he been thcrel
A. Hc was there when went in
and for long time before lie is
capable man.
Q. was be there when wlnkler was
there?
a. Yes. strand rcIeained
Q. How many associate physicians
has he?
A. ] .h'nk for a time he had three or
the best IN Norinan--thrce or four; ]
think at this time he has only one The
examining board as they went there
from time to time seemed 20 get more
and more confidence IN Or. Griffin, his
ability and integrity and good inten-
tions. and hey stated Il was useless
expense to keep others
Q. Does he live at the institution
a. Yes. sir
@. Day and night7
A. Yes. sir he Is there I do not
mean that he ls right there day and
night. bat he has property there where
he lives that Is. Joining 1t. and he can /
be soften m moments notice by |
phone He is there day and night they \
can call him amy minute.
O. How many meals DO YOU feed "a
day?
4. Three.
q. You provide for beds and bed
ding?
A. YES. sir; beds for everybody.
@. How about the water7
A. We have good water supply
O. How IS q supplied?
A. A iasollne pump that pumps Il
into two tanks for the main supple
and a regular water supply for the lam.-
dry, and besides that we have the reg
ular water system 81 the city Of Nor
man connected with our own water sup
ply. These people at Norman are slow,
and sometimes they have water and
sometimes they do not, and on that ac-
count Governor Ferguson committee
suggested that we ought TO have bet
ter supply a1d l came here and bought
! an engine Of Greer, and did not walt fer
. the freight or anything else but ex-
. pressed itOright down and put 1t into
p use.
s @. What are the sanitary conditions2
a A. The best that We can get there;
: not as good as they could be here or
s at Oklahoma City, but the best we can
& have there
Il O. How about the cesepool2
k A. When we went there, there was
n a great big open lake there that had
lain there for years, perfectly open. and
ie there had never been any complaint by
It legislative committee or by any ex'
1. amining board, and there was com
Il plant raised and we said that we wouls
fix il as soon as possible, and II ~a'
or very large undertaking We ha dt'
I'd hire a number Of teams, men and scrap
k, ers. and we dug hole thirty feet Wild
It and eighty feet long end filled the oil
aoH afri nd "a
n made a frame I'm the old one out o
We matched pine nooring and we filled IN
u CRACKS Of that with tar and then file
- that with tar. the cracks with tar. al
covered that with tar paper and put u
en- a vent pipe 100 feet in the air.
@. Had there been any antiseptic
used in the old one before you file
it up?
A. Yes. sir; barrels and barrels {
cd, lime and muriatlc acid.
Q. Did you use any in the new ont
A. Yes, SIR.
f. Q. what?
Is? A. The patent antiseptics. They VI
al It through the slushes and stools, and
the bath tubs and wash tubs, and the
to use II on the floors; they use It ever,
ne, where all through the institution.
,u- g. You have had occasion TO dig az
other cesspool2
ldy A. We have smaller one, aot
WI use "A great desl.
ms O. What distance is the big one fro
is the main building?
cd, A. / do not know from the ma
Mr. building.
an Q. one hundred and atty or two hui
hat dred feet?
tile yes sir more than that; three
the four hundred feet,
oh. Q. One hundre dand nifty to two hui
ent dred yards?
m- A. Yes sir.
IL O. Now. going back to the matter
stock, since you have been preside
ent what stock has-ihas any non-reside
lot had any OF that stockg
A. Yes. sir.
far @. whom2
A. Jobes had that McNeal stock
Igill the Jobes stock, as It is called.
Of O. Where did he get it2
A. From the banH, think
/ q. Now, have you any objection
bringing the books OF the company
give herc2
A. No. Let It show the truth
are not afraid to show the books a
am, / am perfectly willing 20 show the boo
BY Mr. Blakeney:
you How about the fire protection?
the A. II is just this, We have water
irde every floor in the building The
tendants on duty in the different wa
there is always AN attendant on d.
I'm every ward. that is the main bui
ings We also have two night watch
woman and man, that make
rounds every thirty minutos-they 90
k2 every ward. The man goes 20 the ~
sold wards and the woman TO the fem
MT wards once every thirty minutes rh
that Is water on every floor and bath roc
and buckets.
lkior @. is there any hydrant theres
A. Ouiside2 No. SIR.
Q Inside?
go A. Yes sir
q. Are there hydraats there,
hose for fire purposes?
A. No. sir. that would be Of no az
There Is no pressure there that w
be or any benefit There would he
urate way to get that protection VIII
great that when / went there there were
time fire escapes al Am except the one 81
inder way on the outside Of the building,
ths commitec made "a recommenda
cru- tfs..e tfs...e .a ought 70 have more, ana
pa- f.,tt. 49, sfafrtav believe Wr