The Columbus journal., 1909-09-22
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT BE,
FORE THE COURTS.
THE CASE OF 0zR0 CASTLE
\ New Defendant in the Interest Of
Educational Matters-Miscel-
ianeous Capital Notes.

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In which the law is upheld was that O
Ozro Castle. who was injured at Au
burn. while working on the Missouri
Pacific railroad. In the lower court
Castle recovered damages. but in tn,
higher court. though the law is up
held. the case Is reversed. This re
versal was due to the fact that the
lower court erred in excluding the
testimony of surgeon who treated
the plaintiff for the injuries he had
sustained. The defendant offered tc
prove by this witness that plaintiff
had told him while in the hospital that
the injury was sustained by having his
foot slip of of the brake beam and
onto the rail of the track and one of
the wheels of the car passing over
the foot. This was excluded on the
ground that it was a privileged com.
munication. 1t is held by the court
that the essential elements of a priv.
ileged communication under the Ne
braska statute are relation of physic-
Ian and surgeon; information acquired
during this relation; and the necessity
and propriety of the Information to
enable the physician to treat the pa
tient skillfully in his professional ca
pacity. AS the Information given to
the surgeon In this case was not neces-
sary to enable him to treat him skill
fully and in his professional capacity
1t was not privileged and its exclusion
therefore constituted error.
New Department.
Jean e. johnson, director of the
Wood Lake school, writes to the ofic-
ers of the State Teachers association:
Nov that the time for the annual
session of the State Teachers associa-
ton is drawing near, word in the in
terest of school boards may not be
amiss. It was my privilege last year
to be in attendance at this great gath
ering and to absorb little of the en-
thusiasm that seemed to pervade the
very atmosphere of the capital city.
Not being a teacher, principal or su-
perintendent. just merely a member
Of the school board. I found no ses-
sion, no committee, to which I could
resort with the many questions that
presented themselves at that particu-
lar time. And the thought suggested
Itself to me then. and has emphasized
itself since. why not create a depart
ment. in connection with the state as
ISOLATION for the benefit of members of
school boards
Such department would surely be
of inestimable value to the schools at
large. Presided over by a wide-awake
school officer, with the state superin-
tendent as ex-officio president, per-
picking questions of school manage
ment could be discussed and much
benefit derived. The existence of such
department, if well patronized,
would create feeling of harmony be-
tween teachers and boards of educa-
ton and the strained relationship, so
often existing between the two, would
be eliminated, for there would be that
feeling that makes us won
derous kind.
81 hope these remarks will receive |
the consideration of those who have i
such matters in mind"
Counties Care for consumptives.
The first move under the law for
the care of INDECENT durable consump-
tives has been taken by the state
board of health. 1t has designated
Tabitha hospital of Lincoln as a hos
pital where patients may be treated at
the expense of the county from which
the patient comes. The law provides
that the charge of the hospital shall
not exceed 81 week. County judges
shall receive applications for INDECENT
of the nature mentioned
and shall hold hearings on the fitness
and necessity of such state aid for
applicant. II he approves the appli-
cation he shall certify the fact to the
county board, which shall transport
such patient to some hospital approved
,f by the state board of health and
shall pay for his keep while there
But no person shall be taken care of
Without a certificate from a practicing
physician saying that such patient is
.urable.
County Expenditures.
Deputy County Clerk Frye has COM
,leted a compilation of the expendi-
ures of the county for the fiscal year
'eginning August 10. 1908. and ending I
August IL. 1909. This shows that the {
ounty paid out during that period I
153, 653.78. OF this $1O.138.40 was {
rom the road fund. $50.G1S.O8 from I
be bridge fund and the balance from I
he general fund. '
Cost Of Primary. .
The late primary cost Lancaster {
ounty $S.123.8O, the various items of e
expense being as follows: Judges d
nd clerks. $1.542; advertising. $125; b
oil books and supplies. S275.30: print Il
,g. $78250; bringing In ballots. $1O4; b
ooths and incidentals, $50; polling Il
laces, $265. n
Churches Did Fairly Well. d
Though many of the churches Of n
he city went into the restaurant u
usiness during fair week and by this 1,
cans aided in lettering their finances. II
Some Notaries Are Minors.