The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
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AFTER WASHINGTON

hASHINGTON, ID. C., Special.
Predicting the political death of
some folks i'm Washington i'm the
very near future and cxcoriating
the city of Washington as a
model which should never be
patterned AFTER Dr. Harvey w.
Nhey, iornlcr chief of the Fed
eral Bureau of Chemistry. Tuesday
nlSilt, at the New Willard Hotel.
FORMALLY welcomed the 500 dele
gates from the United States
canada, Mexico and Cuba To the
lortieth annual meeting OF the
American Public Health Associa-
uon. Responses were made by
Representatives of the fourth
countries, after which DIR. John y.
hurty, OF indianapolis. Ind, Dres-
ldcnt of the association, delivered
the annual address of the presi-
dent, in which hc made a demand
that the red tape which blocks
business OF the association be cut
OUT
Immediately following the Dres-
ldents address, the officers of the
association and DIR. Harvey w.
hcy conducted a reception for
the delegates TO the convention.
welcome. was CauStic i'm his ref
crcnCc To- Washington.
He began his address by saving
he welcomed the delegates To the
city, lin whose government l have
no voice"
we arc ruled" he said. "by n
board of governors. who hold inn
pcrIal sway. They do not vel
come You, because they are NOT
representative of the city. There
II no place where YOU could do
better missionary health work
tIlan here. We have more ~
phOid fever than any other CITY of
our size. We have high death
rate here. Political mortality il
greater than i'm any other Ameri-
can city, and promises To- he still
more 80 in the immediate fu-
turc. There are some folks i'm
aShinSton who will die political
ly i'm the very near future. our
chief amusement is welcoming
people who come here each wear
10 be shorn of political wisdom"
WISHES DISEASE ON CON-
GRESS.
DIR. Wiley said that public
neaIth work is II great work. bur
the trouble is to interest pcopIe
III, because the average person
pays ieaSt attention To that which
he prizes moSt-his good health.
Il wish all the infectious dis
eases of Washington would AZ
tack the families Of members of
Congress, and leave the resi- of
us free. Maybe we could get an
preparations for public health
work then"
DIR. Wiley said the time had
come for the conservation of hu-
man lives as much aS for the
conservation OF forests, rivers,
mines and natural resources.
responses to the address of
welcome were made bV DIR
Henry ID. Bolton. Of BrattIeboro.
Vt. for the United States: DIR.
4. III. Brice. of Ottawa. Can. for
Canada: DIR. Eduardo Licca"a.
Tor the republic of Mexico. and
DIR. FrcdricO TOrralbaS. for Cuba.
Each told OF the public health
work being done in his country.
FOllOWing the Welcoming cerc-
monies DIR. John y. Hurty. of
Indianapolis. Ind. president of
the association, delivered the an
nual address of the president. i'm
which he dealt largely with the
effect of hereditary diseases on
the development of IA strong race
of people.
He said health laws are aS in
eXorable aS the laws of graVita-
ton. justice and life. and said the
new cult which declares there is
no sickness proves that "the
mentally sick and defective Is
larger than we thought" He ar
gued that many business failures
To
OF the public health association
is vitality associated with success
ful business. He said that the
hope of overcoming disease by
cure Is ridiculous" He argued
that diseases are partly deter
mined by heredity, and from this
argued that hercdity Is the force
which produces In some families
powers of resisting diseases"