The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-10-14
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FRESH ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR
KANSAS PEOPLE.
Latest Events TransplrIng Among the
State Officials at Topeka
Gathered by Our Cor
respondent.

Topeka - The regular quarterly
meeting of the State Board Of Health
was held in the office sof the board
and authorized Secretary j. S. CrlAm-
bine to use portion of the emergency
health fund to purchase supplies OF
diphtheria antitoxin for the poor OF
the state this winter. This action is
considered very important by Secre-
tary Crumbine. He believes that much
Of the damage done by diphtheria IN
due to the fact that there are many
poor families who are financially un-
able to use the anti-toxin treatment.
The board adopted rules requiring
physicians to report such cases to the
secretary at once. With the proper
affidavits furnished tne secretary will
send to the suffering family supply
Of anti-toxin free of charge. The board
has fund large enough to permit of
this.
The board also took great interest In
the epidemic Of infantile paralysis In
Norton and Decatur counties. Dr..
Crumbine laid all the facts in the case
before the board and they were thor.
oughly discussed. The board instruct
ed Its officers and chemists to use
whatever funds are necessary from
the emergency health fund to study
the disease. The board will use all
Its efforts to prevent the spread of the
disease and bring about an ultimate
cure for 1t.
The county health officers, to whom
was left the enforcement Of the SAM.
tary rules for BARRIERS and bath houses,
are not making any general effort to
enforce the rules. 1t developed dur.
ing the meeting that here in Topeka
no effort has been made by the city
health officer to see that the BARRIERS
were furnished the rules or to inspect
the shops and require that they be
placed In sanitary conditions.
A committee of BARRIERS met with
the board and an agreement was
reached. A committee of BARRIERS and
committee from the board will be
appointed for the purpose OF making
up definite plans for the inspection OF
the barber shops and bath houses. Ar.
engagements will be made for an In
spector to do the work.
The question of whether township
or city in Kansas can make a con-
tract with a bond firm to compromise
old debts Is to be fought out In the
supreme court in case from Russell
county. Attorneys for G. W. Mulvane,
a banker Of Newcomerstown, O., has
filed In the supreme court an appli-
cation for writ of mandamus to COM
pei the trustees OF Fairview town
ship, Russell county, to pay warrant
for $4,000 allowed Kelly & Kelly, To
peka bond brokers, for compromising
an old iss':e Of Fairview township
bonds. Tne bonds were nearly due In
1906 when the bond firm offered to get
the old bonds, have them refunded at
lower rate Of interest and save the
township considerable amount in
accrued interest. The trustees &C.
cepted the offer. The refunding was
completed and the bonds sold. Kelly
& Kelly we're given warrants amount
ing to $4,000 to pay for their services
and expenses In engineering the deal.
The warrants were then sold to the
Ohio banker and the new board Of
trustees refused to pay them when
presented. 1t Is contended that the
debt is Illegal, as a township has no
right to hire firm to compromise its
debts.