Evening journal., 1910-06-10
HERE'SYOUR $3.50,
SAYS HILLERSOHN
Returns Check for His Pay as
Member of the Board Of
Health
DEMOCRATS ARGUE
OVER THE SUBJECT

Lewis 4. Hillersohn, former member of
the Board of Health. who resigned be-
cause he was not allowed to name a
health executive Officer was again in
the limelght last night He returned
check for $4SO given him as pay for
his short term in office, to City Council
and inclosed with It a letter in which he
set forth that he did not earn the money
and suggested that Council donate it to
the Hope Farm of the Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis Association. The letter fol-
lows.
Gentlemen: Using the expression of the
Hon. J. Harvey Spruance. Mayor of the
city, in accepting my resignation as a
member of the Board Of Health.
In appointing you as a member of the
Board of Health, 1 believed the cty's in
terests would be well looked after by
YOU"
The Legislature in framing the law gov
erning the appointments of the five MEM
bers Of the Board of Health construed it
50 as to give each individual member on
the board certain function to perform.
with view of utilizing various ideas from
the different vocations in which the mem
bers of the board are engaged.
Taking this as my guide, l accepted the
honor. At the first meeting Of the board
an invisible voice proclaimed in unmis-
taxable tones you shall all be doctors"
This voice awakened me from my dream,
gave me new life and clear insight Of
my surroundings. began to anslyze and
disseet the body using all my analytical
power with a mixture of common sense,
and 1 found that the body is infected with
a mesmeritical disease, only those who
possess the power OF mesmerism can effect
complete transformation Of the body
to unit sotian
The decision Of the Hon court declar-
ing the last city election illegal and my
inability TO respond 10 the invisible voice
prompts me to return TO your body the
check enclosed as salary unearned. justly
belonging TO my predecessor or by his
consent to some charitable institution.
with his permission, would recommend
that your body give the same to the Hope
Farm. Respectfully yours.
Louis A. Hnlersohn.
After hearing the letter read. the DEM
ocratic members of Council got into an
l uN uAltNA over WHAT 10 uh Win IL AnN~
tions came fast and thick but finally the
entire matter. on motion of Mr.. McGov-
ern. was referred to the finance commit
tee
II appears that the check which Mr
| Hillersohn returned was not endorsed by
him and President Banning made the
remark that it was valueless and merely
a piece Of paper.
Mr. McGovern first moved that the
check be returned to Mr.. IIllersohn fol
him 10 endorse and return to Council and
Council would then try to carry out his
wishes with respect to donating the
amount to the Hope Farm.
This was objected to by Messrs. Demp.
sey, Conway and Higgins who we're OF
the opinion that Council had nothing &C
do with Mr.. Hiliersohns affairs with tn,
Board of Health and neither was tha'
body an agent appointed by the Delawar,
Anu-Tubercuiosis Society TO receive con
tributions for that institution.
Mr.. McGovern later explained that Mr.
/ Hillersohn's evident intention in sendiul
the letter to Council was to rdicule thi
people who brought him into public life
lie remarked that his desire to send tn,
check back to Mr.. Hillersohn was be
cause the former Board Of Health mem
Der appeared to be incapable of knowing
how to make donation to a charitabl
institution, and Council would perform
that service for him.
The opposing members. however. wer
not satisfied with the explanation. an,
wanted no attention paid to the letter
whatever. Finally. however it was re
ferred to the finance committee. whicl
committee, it was said, will return tn
letter and check to the sender.