Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-09
Discuss consumptive Poor.

SiSSuoS FOOT.
The consumptive poor. wha. provis.
ion shall be made for them In ad-
vanced stages, shall il be municipal,
county or state, formed one OF the
interesting topics of discussion at the
second annual meeting of the Iowa
Association for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis, held in the
Young Mems Christian Association par
lors on the 31st. Other interesting
discussions were held on How shall
the doctor care for and treat adj
tuberculosis animals be exterminated
to protect the health of the people?"
DIR. Louis A. Thomas of Red Oak in
paper on the care Of the advanced
cases Of the consumptive poor, sug.
gested retreat" on the county
farms. where each county could care
for Its own and have right at hand
fresh eggs, milk and vegetables, which
form such necessary part OF the
diet for the afflicted, and which make
up the greatest expense In caring for
consumptives according to the mod.
ern method. The state hospital which
is to be constructed does not provide
for advanced cases, for 1t Is only in
the incipient stages that much hope
is held out. Hence the problem OF
caring for the advanced stages, espe.
cially among the poor people, Is con.
sidered momentous one.
DIR, &C. Luther Stevens of Des
Moines suggested the care OF the poor
| afflicted In their own homes through
the equipment OF local and state medi-
cal schools, which he said should be
provided with full equipment TO care
for this class Of patients. Their care
would be excellent practice for the
young physicians and a corps OF
nurses might be maintained.
DR.. George hinges OF Dubuque
spoke especially OF the crying need
| to care for the consumptive poor, for,
he said, 1t was through these unfor.
Inmates that the disease spreads the
most rapidly and is the hardest to
stamp out.
DR.. j. w. Kline OF Fort Dodge,
specialist In tuberculosis and the
manager OF private sanatorlum, de.
clared that the total mortality would
cease to large degree as soon as the
doctrine OF change of climate gives
way to the gospel OF sanitation and
fresh air.
| In the discussion of the extermln.
alton of animals infected with tuber.
] culosis, Hon. Henry Wallace, editor
of Wallace's Farmer, and DR.. Paul o.
Koto of Forest City, took an active
part A round table discussion was
conducted by DR.. A. M Linn.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, ex-Gov. William Larrabee
of Clermont: first vice president, DR..
Il. Luther Stevens Of Des Moines;
second vice president. A. l.. Urick OF
Des Moines; secretary, Dr. Louis a.
Thomas OF Red Oak; members OF the
executive committee, Ex-Governor
Larrabee, u. Luther Stevens, j. w.
Kline, Il. T.. Dorr,
Claim Narrow Margin.
The Iowa railroad commission mas
recently held public hearings at
Knerin, Richards, Matlock, and
hardwood on applications for elevat-
or sites by farmers cooperative or
| CARNATIONS.
The local grain dealers attended
these hearings and claimed that the
general gross buying margin on corn
and oats Is less than cents per BUSH
ell, out of which all expense, interest,
taxes, etc, must be paid, and besides
the dealers suffer loss because OF the
grain grading lower at terminals than
as purchased and evidence was sub
mitted to support such claims.
IL seems that the Iowa Grain Deal
ers' association Is encouraging tho
grain dealers to appear at all hearings
of applications for elevator sites by
the railroad commission and submit
4 statements substantiated by original
records OF entry and official market
reports showing facts regarding the
margins taken as a refutation OF state
ments made by the promoters OF CO.
operative organizations that grain
dealers are taking unreasonable pro-
| fits.
While the grain dealers are making
no active fight against the co-opera'
tive concerns yet they wish TO show
| that they are not making any high
1 profits I'm the business and that the CO.
operative concern is a waste OF capital
as far as being needed In competition
with the regular grain dealers OF the
state, A lot OF cooperative elevators
have been erected and others are be-
| Ing projected since the recent ind
ings concerning grain competition
have been made by legislative bodies.
Parker to Fill Vacancy.
Governor Cummlns has appointed
John M. Parker OF Marshalltown to
be Judge of the Benton Tama- Marshall
district, succeeding Judge Obed Cas-
well, who died recently. The republic
can judicial convention of few days
| ago nominated Judge Parker as the
regular candidate for election In the
district this year and therefore the
appointment followed that recommen'
dalton.
Lighting Contract Is Let
After a rather long consideration
OF the plans and designs submitted
| by five different firms for the lighting
fixtures for the new court house build
ing, the board of supervisors awarded
| the contract to the David j. Braun
Manufacturing company of Chicago on