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tee on highways. 1t is regarded as
highly important in many portions OF
the state, ard its passage Is regarded
as marking a distinct forward step
in the movement for good roads in
Iowa
Board Of Health Troubles.
All the disfavor into which the
state board of health mas fallen with
the Iowa Legislature was laid at the
door of Secretary Lewis A. Thomas
yesterday by Representative Fred II.
Hunter, of Polk county, when he ask
ed the house committee on public
health 10 recommend for passage his
bill making DIR. Thomas Ineligible
to continue as secretary.
Contrary to all to all predictions,
the committee went the limit in its
crusade against Thomas and by
unanimous. vote sent the bill out
with a Recommendation for its pass
age. II requires that the secretary
OF the state board shall be grad
uate of recognized school Of medi-
cine and shall hold a certificate from
the state board Of medical examiners.
'As / understand II" said Mr.. Hun
ter, "Dr. Thomas was veterinarian
when he went into DR.. .Emmert's Of
fee. He studied there Tor two months
and DR.. Emmert, who was a member
of the state board, got him a certif-
cate"
Wait a minute" said Representa-
tive Bauman, veterinarian, does
that reflect en- the veterinarians"
mot in the least" replied the
Polk county member. "As long as
veterinarians treat horses they are all
right. l paid out s57 to them myself
last year."
Or. Thomas Blamed.
81 don't believe here is the slight
est doubt that all the trouble we have
had this year would have been avert
ed if the board of health had been con-
Quoted by a competent physician"
went on Mr. Hunter
Chairman Jewell suggested that
DR.. Thomas should have chance to
be heard before action was taken.
Mr.. Hunter disagreed with him
and said he thought the committee
had had enough experience with DR..
Thomas and his methods 81 opposing
the committees bills.
Representative Dewitt agreed with
Mr.. Hunter.
"The state board has acted toward
this committee in a highly insulting
manner and don't think 1t is en-
titled to any further consideration,
he said Y, tft
Mr.. Hunter moved that the bill be
recommended for passage and the en-
tire committee voted aye. DR.. Jewell
who was opposed to the bill, did not
vote.
The committee also recommended
for passage substitute for the Han
son bin barring Objectionable medi-
cal advertisement from the press.
In its present form the bill is still
drastic, applying to al. advertise
ments for the cure Of venereal or Sc
crer diseases.
The majority report of subcom.
mittee was rejected and the bill re-
commended was drawn by Representa-
tives Doe and Elliott, who submitted
minority report. The majority re-
port was signed by Representative
o'Connor, Moore of Wapello and
Hunter. 1t applied only to the most
offensive advertisements Of tie class
prohibited in the bill that was rec
commended
A third bill by representative Miller,
creating a board of chiropractic ex-
aminers and recognizing .chiropractic
doctors was considered and three
practitioners of this school were
heard. They were: Drs. Logan of
Davenport, Harmon of Burlington and
Langworthy of Cedar Rapids.
Dr. Logan explained that cniroprac-
tics work on the theory that all d.
seases should be treated from the
spinal column, diseased conditions
being due to failure of the nerves
that keep the various tissues and
organs of the body in healthy con-
ditlon.