Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-17
Jay Resents Anonymous Refer
ence to Fl III in Smallpox
Reporting Case
ARGUMENT is MOST HEATED
Both Mayor and Councilman Become
Excited, and Hot Words Pass Back
and Forth-Mayor Thre atens and
Jay Dares-charses to Be Aired Next
Monday Night.

Personalities formed the leading
the board of health Mon6ay night,
when DIR. e. w. Jay, councilman from
the Third ward, resented the anony-
nous reference made before the board
week ago by the mayor. \ heated
discussion of the case resulted, and hot
words were passed back and forth be-
tween the mayor and the councilman.
Some one moved to adjourn before any
blood was shed, but the enc is not yet
The mayor gave notice that charges
would be preferred at the meeting
next Monday night.
The developments We're the result
of Mayor Ingledue's reference to a
case of a physician who had failed to
report case of smallpox. The case
had been discovered by NJ. Clark, Of
ficer of the board of health. who had
visited the house of Adam S. Reisin-
ger, 712 West Nevada street The house
was under quarantine. because of the
moved to the detention hospital. Of
ficer Clark found Mrs. Reisinger to be
broken out With the disease. He knew
the case had not been reported, and
found that no record was even then
on the books. He so reported to the
mayor. This was the basis of the in
quiry week ago. altho no names
were used. and the mayor asked DR..
Devine for information concerning the
state boards rules on the matter. De-
vine replied, not knowing anything Of
the circumstances, that even If the
house were under quarantine, the case
should have been reported, and that
the physician who had failed to make
report was open to censure, and pos
sibly to a reprimand
Jay States His Side.
DR.. Jay had been called away from
the council chamber just preceding the
time when the board of health was
ening of the reference to the case he
recognized the case, and
was very wroth. He called up DR.. De-
vine and had it out with him. He
called on the mayor personally the
next day. and the session was not
love feast. He gave notice that he
would bring the matter up before the
board at its next meeting.
DIR. Jay considered the reference
made to the case as personal attack
on him. and so declared himself. He
said that he had neglected no duty as
a physician in the case referred to- He
said: 1.-THE facts in tile Reisinger
case are these: I was called to see
Mrs. Resinger when the house was
quarantined. found the woman sick.
She had a temperature, but was not
broken out. I returned the next NOR
ming, and she was better told them
the chances We're she was coming
down with smallpox. and asked her
husband, to let me know each day how,
she was. He called me by phone the
next day and said she was better. and
also the next day. After that heard
nothing from him and supposed Mrs.
Reisinger was we'll. I had been paid
and discharged, and dismissed the
matter from my mind. I didn't deem
it my business to go out and see if
she were broken out. St
Objects to Anonymous Report.
What I object to-" continued Dr.
Jay, is that an anonymous report was
circulated here in council. 1 have
done everything / could to cooperate
with the board Of health and City
Physician Chesire. It has been enough
grief for all Of us, and believe Chesire
has done his duty WE'LL have done all
l could to help him, and it is untrue
from start to finish that l have en-
couraged any one not to go to the
detention hospital, yet did not believe
that a whole family could be dragged
out to the hospital, and don't believe
it yet. I object to the chair putting
that kind. of stigma on me or any other
I take it as a personal
matter against me, and Intentional
Then Mayor Gets Warm.
DR.. Jays statement of his belief that
the question had been raised as a
personal reference to him, aroused the
mayor.
THE city physician informs me-
said the mayor, 'that he has had more
trouble with your patients than those
of all other doctors o.. the city put
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