The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-11

boiler. The wreck is the talk of that
community
Secretary Wilson, in an interview,
declared that the Pure Food Act was
LOW in force and all yiolators would
be Prosecuted.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 3.-The State
Prison Commission to-day entered in
to contract with the Ford-John-
sou Company, of Chicago, for the lab
or OF 100 boys confined in the Schools
of Reform at Greendale, Fayette
county. The State will receive for
the labor of each boy thirty cents
per day and they will be employed in
making reed and cane chairs.
The employment Of these boys
will not change the present plan of
management of the institution, and
will in addition to being source of
revenue to the State, be of benefit
10 the youths In teaching them a
trace to be followed after they have
left the Institution. The hours of labor
set out in the contract are eight hours
a day and 200 boys will be employed
daily In carrying out Tie contract.
| To DO this 100 boys will be employed
during the morning hours, while the
other 100 are In the school-rooms Of
le Institution. A shift will be made
at noon, those who have worked be-
fore noon going into the school room
in the afternoon. Thus will ample
time be given each shift for recrea-
tor
The dormitory for white boys is oy-
ercrowded, and, under the contract,
the Ford-Johnson Company will at
4 once erect a new dormiDry at a cost
the labor OF the boys, which will net
Of $1,000. This will be paid for in
the institution about $4,000 annually.
The new contract becomes effective
Immediately and work on the new
dormltory will be begun at once
To the Medical Profession and Peo-
pie of Kentucky:
The infamous practice OF criminal
abortion, infantile murder. to speak
plainly. dang erOus 10 the health md
) lives OF women TO an extent not gen.
orally realized, and constant en-
i enlargement TO immortality, has be-
come 50 common in recent years
/ even with married women in The
higher walks of life, often church
menbers and otherwise respectable
; that the General Assmebly has made
1t the solemn duty of the Board Il
revoke the license TO practice o.
! any physician proven guilty of thi!
: horriblel crime. After full eonsidera
ton the Board has decided to TAKE
up this work in a systematic way
I and TO discharge the solemn dut!
2 imposed upon it without fear
i, favor. In the very nature Of thing
[ this is one of the most difficult o
: crimes to and for this reasoI
IL las been decided TO earnestly in
woke the aid of the county medica
societies. boards of healths, cour
and other officials and the peopl'
: We promise to make a prompt inves
tigaiion OF every case reported Il
, us. end to cite physicians, high o
low, to appear before the Board 70
! trial whenever the evidenc warrant
it. We appeal to the medical pro
! fession in its organized capacity, an,
to ell officials and good citizens. 4
4 aid us in the enforcement Of this wis
: anI timely law.
It is also made the duty Of tn
= Board to revoke the license OF an,
: physician who becomes addicted I
: the liquor or drug habit 10 degre
which disqualifies him TO practic
! with safety to the people. No drunk
!, ard or opium or cocaine habitue
= tit to practice a vocation wher
! lt,ealth and life are constantly dc
! per dent upon acuteness Of intelleC
," OF correctness Of judgement This
mild offense compared with III
. criminal abortion ana this phase Q
. 7wardly murder involved in ever
. the law will be used TO secure refoT
nation wherever this is posslt
q CApies OF Uiis letter will be sent I
= every newspaper, physiciani and off
y cal in Kenfucky. and We ask the as
!. distance Of all good people in tn
: work.
BY order OF the Board.
;, !. N. MCCORMACK. " D.. Sc
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