Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-27
AFTER MORE POWER
uNDERcURRENT IN POLITICS
STARTED BY DOCTORS OF
IOWA.
MORE POWER is WANTED
FOR STATE HEALTH BOARD
Physicians Not Satisfied With Treat
ment in Legislative Matters-Revival
of Rumor of State sanatorium In
vestsation tuberculosis Hospital
For Incurables.



Des Moines, Jan. a7.-There is re-
newal of agitation in regard to some
matters which would indicate that the
next legislature will be asked to
strengthen the power and enhance the
standing of the state board of health.
For one thing there is renewal of the
talk about the state sanatorium and a
move in the direction of an '.investi-
CATION by an unofficial committee of
doctors. 1t is recalled that in the bill
which was adopted al a meeting pre-
sided over by the governor last winter
control of the sanatorium was trans
ferred from the board Of control TO the
board OF health. and also the matter OF
handling the pharmacy matters, the
pure food and dairy business. the pure
seed and pure paint laws, were all
mem ers with no other qualification
than that they should be citizens. In
cluded in the program now is a plan for
q new state retreat for the incurable
eonsumptives. There are about 10 900
OF them and in a private retreat at
Fort Dodge and others the cost is
found 10 be about $50 a month. Il is
recognized that because OF certain at
lacks upon doctors in general and the
failure OF the legislation they have
proposed, some of them feel that their
profession has been to certain ex-
tent discrediled. and something will be
done TO bring about a different state of
affairs.
Reports to the state board of health
are that smallpox is prevalent in many
parts of the state The recent cold
weather has caused much trouble with
this ailment, but cases are not seri-
Gus. There have been a number of
cases in Des Moines and the local hos
pital has been busy, but there is no
general epidemic.
4 The next legislature will be asked to
virtually convert the present state la
boratory, which is part of the office
of dairy and food commissioner, into
more Of general laboratory for all
purposes. The state has a bacteriolog-
ical laborato at Iowa City in conuec-
state board of health patronizes one
OF the local colleges for its work in
analyses Of water. etc. The state labor.
atorN confines its work to food stufTs
But the state pharmacy board. for in.
stance, finds itself with very strin.
gent law IN regard TO pure medicine,
ana the adulteration of medicines bu
without any provision for making al
analysis of suspected material. No eff
tort has been made to prosecute those
VINO do not furnish medicines of the
proper quality or strength and NOTHING
can be done until laboratory work is
provided This will be one Of the
things which will be urged upon The
next legislature
Colncident with his visi, 10 the CITY
WHARF, he started out some petitions "a,
his nomination the story came out tia
Speaker Feely planned TO switch from
attorney general TO governor and be ;
candidate for the latter office TIL.
story, like others which have broke,
loose mere, had no foundation what.
ever. Whether there viii be a candi
aate for governor is a matter who'll,
WITHIN the control of the various per
sons who might be regarded as avail
able, and there are a good many o
them: but present indfca tons are tina
there will be four candidates for atror
ney general TO go before the republica,
voters in June.
The fact is disclosed in the low:
educational directory. just issued from
the office Of the state superintendent
that whereas there is almost an equa
mum Der Of persons of school age in III