Evening star., 1909-06-05
NOT GOING TO ALASKA DANGER IN THE DEAL
President Says He Has Given Method of Shipping Bode
Up Proposed Trip. Discussed at Conference.
PRAISES MAGOONS WORK CALL FOR CHANGED Law
Congress Report Cuban Recommended That Congress Reg
Occupation, uae Interstate Transportation.
FEDERAL OFFICES SOUTH BUREAU OF HEALTH PROPOSE
Conclude
Election Of oncers-Dr.
In President
Method of Shipping Bodies
Discussed at Conference.
CALL FOR CHANGED LAW
Recommended That Congress Reg
ulate Interstate Transportation.
BUREAU OF HEALTH PROPOSED
Sessions of State Boards Concluded
With Election Of omcers-Dr.
Porter New President.

That danger turks in the transportation
OF those who have died from infectious
diseases was made eviden; at today's ses-
sion of the twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the conference of state and provincial
boards Of health OF North America.
The committee appointed to report on
the subject found fault with the present
system of shipping bodies from one state
into another and recommended that
greater care should in the future be eX-
ercised i'm this regard through the appi-
cation of measures which would secure
better preparation and the casing ol
bodies preparatory TO shipment.
The necessity for the proposed changes
in the present regulations, adopted
twelve years ago was pointed out by the
fact tina: since that time many changes
have occurred in the methods of heaith
administration in states. provinces ana
cities; that closer supervision OF all ave-
nues of infection has developed. "niie AT
the same time the demand for shipmehl
of dead bodies has multiplied very ma
,eri,uy II also was shown that the
methods of preparing the dead. the con-
st ruction of collins and caskets ana
methods of shipment have undergone
marked changes.
An amendment offered by Dr. Noou-
ward. health officer of the District "t
Columbia, declaring that the interstate
shipment of dead bodies Is matter WIN
in the control of the federal government
and should be regulated by Congress, was
adopted.
New President Elected.
| The conference concluded its sessions
after eIecting a new president and hear
ing an address from Surgeon Oehela'
| Wyman. All OF the old officers OIL tue
association were retained except the pres
ident. DR.. Joseph Y. Porter OF Fiorioa
was chosen TO succeed DR.. {. A HAT
per.
The paper of Surgeon General Wymah
| had to do with the federal controi VI IN
| terstate waters. He spoke par.cuay a,I,
| stream pollution and quoted extenslsen
| from the case of the state OF Mlssouii
against the state Of Illinois In connectioh
| with the Chicago drainage cahai. IN
| He said that the g1st OF lne w. 80 haen
/ this case was that ii the state had peen
a sovereign and independent state anu
the health of it's inhabitants was III
ened by water from announcer So, Nv
| would have had TO settle tue Ha. ~.
1 automatic negotiation or War. % "a "a
| right to negotiate and TO make war nau
| H. IN expressly surrendered py the soiis ~
tuition 10 the federal soyernmehl, s
| settlement OF the case Hau " "
Wy He said that the principle was wen
| established, but that there ousn. ;,v 70
| a law establishing stannard vi Pus
| for interstate waters, SO tnal can 80
would not have 10 DC t'ieu a.
i pendent issue. .Sol,
! The association passed ions
| tion asking Congress TO eslapiisn ii
tional leper home ms was III n,ada
4 ance with the spirit of the report maae %
| by the special committee on the suo1eN'
Health Bureau Advocated.
Aside for the need of national leper
home the session yesterday AFTERNOON
took up the project for governments
department of public health. IL was
urged that there should be a ne" eaoi.
net position created, or that speciai
bureau should be organized with alnnosl
| the scope and powers OF a depaf tuie,'.
| 4 resolution was adopted fdvorins tue
establishment of such bureau VI oS
partment by the government. o,,,-s
| Those who have attended lne I.es.. ,s.n
| of the conference are Drs E. D GodIies'
~ of ARIZONA, Lemoyne Wiles OF Can
fornia. A. L. Bennett of Colorado, a. r.
Franz of Delaware. William =. nn.,Sa
| ward Of this city, J. Y. Porter Oh io,i
j. n. Hurry of Indiana, A. =. NOES
Iowa, M. l.. Price of Maryland N. w
Richardson of Massachusetts, n. ~:
Bracken of Minnesota. T. n; roi 'ct C.ro-
New York. r. ii. Lewis OF .a Nol.' n
! lima. ]. Grossick of North Dako,a, va o,.i, hor,a
1f9oS T o. Mshr a Of oklahoma. \. c, Smith :, of
Oregon. H. Fox of Pennsylvania. w. n; nt
Bait % Of pennsylvania. G. 1. swarsa v. sarth .,
Rhode Island. c. F. WiiEaims ut y, = p
Kelly aiH of washington, c. A. Harper OF
wisconsin. c. \. Hodgetts OF ontario
canada William J. Phillips I,ona OF Ennersi Arpansi
n. Y, representing the National anr IT
Directors' Association. and Alexander ~.
SEYMOUR. secretary of the New York state
,Ienartment of health.