The Calumet news., 1912-02-13
Houehton Department
PERSONALITIES
AT BOARD MEET
RoURKE's MOTION TO HAVE
COUNTY ARRANGE FOR ny
GIENIc LECTURES ARoUsEs
HEATED DISCUSSION.

/ 4 motion offered by Supervisor Rich
ard Rourke. Jr. OF Franklin township,
% have the county engage Dr. Warthin
and Dr. Caroline Gcisel Go give a ser
les Of lectures throughout the county
| OF sexual hygiene occasioned a heat
/ 90 discussion IN the supervisors meet
! ing this morning Mr.. Rourke said he
/ had attended the recent lectures by
J Dr. Warthin and thought il would be
of great benefit II such lectures could
DE placed before the people of the
county with the expense borne by the
/ county instead Of by the Charities as
sociati9n. the Hancock woman's club
or the school authorities.
Supervisor Smith suggested that Or.
/ Fisher of Hubber was giving lectures
Of a very able character on this sub
ject. which might be found interesting
ard instructive.
Mr.. HamaE asked: HAS the coun-
tv the authority 10 do this"
Mr.. Rourke: Had the county au-
/ thority TO raise the salaries Of Mr.. Ross
and Commissioners Bath during their
terms of ofice?"
| The question Of authority was re-
| ferred 10 the prosecuting attorney who
/ declared that Mr.. Ross was engaged as
a clerk I'm the Office Of the county
clerk. and that the increase Of salary
OF the school commissioner was pro-
yided for by an act OF the legislature
/ signed in April by the governor. but
which did not become effective until
August The increase was voted by
/ the board 20 take effect when the law
became in force
As % the authority 10 engage the
lecturers the opinion was given that
the board had not the authority and
the motion was therefore declared out
Of order by Chairman Edwards.
DR. Matchette expressed the opln-
ion that Supervisor Rourke was taking
up too much Of the time OF the board
with his suggestions and intimated that
Franklin township offered a fertile
field for the exercise Of the supervis-
or's philanthropic schemes. Dr. Mat
chette intimated that Mr.. Rourke was
imbuei with an idea Of getting atten-
tion from the newspapers.
Personalities having been brought
into this matter said Mr.. Rourke, Il
viii say that ] never asked any news
paper representative TO give me any
notice 7 have ON the contrary asked
! them TO leave my name ont of IL. !
am constantly receiving letters from
/ Chicago and other papers asking for
my pictur, and sketch Of my life, all
/ Of which refuse. am not that kind
of man 40 one individual amounts
TO anything IN my opinion. What do
1 OF say IS not for Rourke. but for the
people at large. The down-trodden
portion Of the community has no
! spokcsman I'm this board and when 7
! think ! can bc OF benefit 10 these peo-
pie am going TO speak my mind. Let
! 'em fight Rourkc Rourke isn't looking
| for any credit Speaking OF the health
OF Franklin township all typhoid pa
/ tients do not die. know Of some
doctor who have treated cases there
/ whose patients have recovered. ]
/ don't approve Of the construction of
the now tuberculosis sanitarum. /
don't think Sc Is sufficiently fircproof
/ ] know have investigated ana when
4 T make q statement I will stand by It,.
4 7 Wear no stamp on my back. ! don't
I believe i'm climbing over other peoples
backs"
Bills for Anti-ToNin.
The perennial question Of the obli-
CATION Of the county 10 pa bills rr"-
sontcT by township ana village boards
for anti-toxin was up FOR dis""s~'~o.
Supervisor smith thought that all bills
presented should bee carefully iuvcsti-
gated and only such paid as were for
INDECENT persons unable to pay Su-
porvisor Matchettc said that all bills
were sworn TO by the clerk ana health
officers. Chairman Edwards thought
I ,hat aN1davits should be made hy those
/ o. whom anti-toxin is furnished as TO
/ their inability 10 pay. Supervisor
Koepple Of stanton township said that
! in his township anti-toxin was fur
nished as q preventive of disease with
/ out question as 90 whom II was for,
I but as protection to the community.
The matter was left TO the health
/ committee Of the board 90 report or
/ later.
Rourke Makes Objection.
/ Mr.. Rourke raised the question Of
whether the county board has the au-
/ thority 20 pay the expenses Of dele
/ gate to the state board Of equalization
meeting. Chairman Edwards stated
/ that almost all OF the counties In the