Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-01
JUDGE BOOTH CLEARS
UP CHAUSSE FOG
Clea rly Shows That CHARGES
Against Him Have No
Founda tion.

issue of the Oregon Observer of date
May 80, 1906. F. W. Chausse makes
reference to the county courts al
lowance of certain bills in favor of
Dr. F. W. Kremer, with the inten-
tion apparently of casting some re-
Election ON me personally, because of
the matters connected with the allow
ance of his bills, and l desire through
your columns to make true statement
of the facts, in order that no impress
sion may go abroad that there is any
thing in the transactions which was
not strictly proper aud just.
1t will be remembered that during
the Spring and Summer of 1908 there
was an epidemic of smallpox in the
outlying districts Of this county.
For the purpose of providing medi-
cal assistance in case of such epi-
denies, the Legislature, in its regular
session of 1908, passed an act which
was approved and wet into effect
February IS, 1908, which gave the
State Board of Health power to compel
county boards of health and all other
persons to cause any special disease
and mortality to be abated and re-
moved, and provided for fine of 500
in case of each violation of any order
of the State Board.
Upon the disease threatening to
become epidemic in Josephine county,
the State Board Of Health took charge
of the matter under its legislative
powers, and repeatedly ordered the
county board to quarantine the
various cases, and to furnish neces-
sary medical assistance.
DR.. w. f. Kremer was under con-
tract with the county to furnish neces-
sary medical assistance to county
paupers and INDECENT poor, but his
contract did not cover extraordinary
services performed for others under the
orders of the State Board Of Health.
The County Commissioner Court
endeavored to compel the State Board
to pay these extraordinary expenses
occasioned through their orders, and
personally and at my own expense
went to Portland to confer with the
State Board in an endeavor to relieve
Josephine county Of the expenses. but
found that no provision had been
made by the legislature for the pay
ment Of such expenses, but that the
State Board required the various
counties to defray all expenses so CO.
casioned within their limits, and il
therefore became incumbent upon the
board OF county commissioners tc
make proper allowances for payment
Of these expenses.
The first bills that we're presented
by DIR. Krsmer and DR.. Love were Gu,
down by the county commissioners con
siderably below the amount claimed
and DR.. Kreiner was very much dis
satisfied at the amounts allowed, anG
was proposing to take action against
the county to compel the payment ol
the usual fees and charges. When thu
bills referred to in Mr. Chausse's ar
ticles were presented to the county
court by DR.. Love, the matter of tn,
previous allowances was discussed
and it was suggested by DR.. Low
that II the county commissioner
would increase these claims about II
per cent that it would be accepted il
settlement Of DR.. Kremer's claim
for previous services. DIR. Love a
this time had charge of DR.. Kremer
business and was conducting it
After due consideration the count,
court concluded that it would be ad
visable to adjust the dispute and re
lieve the county from further liabilit,
by making DR.. Kremer an additions
allowance, all Of which was done
and the warrants accepted in full
satisfaction and discharge of DR.
Kremer's claims against the county.
1t is insinusted in the article tina
the warrants or the proceeds thereo
came to me. The fact In that matte
is this: when the warrants were is
sued they were turned over to rr
Love and by him turned over to IN
and sold to the bank at 900 and by DR.
Loves directions were applied to pa!
certain drafts and claims Of wholesal
houses and others against DIR. Kremer
that were then lying in the BAN
awaiting payment, and this ia abso
lutely the only connection with or in
terest in the matter that l have eve
had.
In endeavoring to smirch me in tbi
transaction Mr.. Chsusse brings int
question the official integrity Of tn
two county commissioners who sat (