El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-15
Little interUiews
Says LawleSS Providers Are Being Driven OFT Streets
San Antonio and Others Have Health Examination Rule

fact the systematic supervision OF
the health Of employees in barber
shops and food and drink places has
long been an established part OF the
program Of the United States public
health service in al extra cantonment
areas The activity OF the public
health service extends over the whole
country and certain rules and reGu-
latious are uniformly applied in all
cities in which they have been asked
TO outline a program for such super
vision In san Antonio for instance
where the public health service and
the local health authorities cooper
ated. as long ago as February 9 last.
an order by the commanding general
Of the southern department. prohib-
tied any officer or enlisted man from
patronizing any restaurant, hotel or
booth for sale OF food. barber shop.
manicure parlor- ice cream parlor or
soda fountain. which did not have a
certificate OF inspection from the pub
lie health service Where the local
health authorities prefer TO admins
ter their own health regulations in
stead OF through the public health
service ordinances were passed re-
quiring rigid examinations 10 safe
guard the health OF all employees OF
such places and through them the
public Houston. Dallas. Beaumont.
Fort Worth. Galveston. all have such
ordinances in operation In Il Paso
the city authorities declined TO pass
an ordinance requiring these persons
TO be examined. Il was therefore
necessary for the military authori-
ties 10 take such action.
7 have been told the claim is made
by some persons that the examination
in other places was not so strict as
here and especially that in San Anto-
MO they covered only typhus and
smallpox. This is a mistake for am
in receipt OF a letter from the sur
geon in charge OF the public health
service at san Antonio. in which he
states that examinations are rigid
and cover the field Of communicable
diseases Of all kinds. There should
be just one rule for examinations
whether by the public health service
or by the local authorities. and that
Is not to overlook any communicable
disease"
There are = great many people.
especially women. who want to see
William Hohenzollern hanged by the
neck until he Is dead and will never
die satisfied unless such punishment
be visited upon him." said F. G. Rob-
erson, OF Odessa killing him would
make martyr OF him. as would ban
ishing him, as was done in the case OF
Napoleon And II he were imprisoned
on some desert island, he might pos
sibly. by some whim OF fate. escape.
return TO Germany. and another
Napoleon-Elba' chapter result. The
best medicine for him would be to
absolutely ignore him. TO forget him.
for all the newspapers in the civilized
world to refuse to print his name. for
every good citizen to pledge them
selves never to call his name. He de-
serves the severest punishment that
can be given q man and believe that
my plan suggested by a story some
time ago in the Saturday Evening
Post, will cause him more actual pain
and suffering than anything that
could possibly be done to him"
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Many little incidents occur every
day that show Enthusiastically the good
feeling that exists between our peo-
pie and our neighbors on the other
side OF the river. and II the people