South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-10

MEASURE TABLED
BY CITY COUNCIL
IenereaI Disease Ordinance is
Brought Up Again by Sec'y
Freyermuth at Meeting
Monday Night.

Monday night Of the venereal dis /
base ordnance tabled two weeks /
20 b. the council. brought a strong /
protest from Councilman q. a. !
Beyers. following a talk by On. Emil /
3. Freyermuth, secretary Of the cts 1
oard OF health in which the health I
> secretary endeavored 20 show that
ne passage Of the measure is de- !
sired by the United States govern /
ment.
WITHOUT attacking the merits OF
ne ordinance. Councilman Beyers 7
declared that Dr. F'reyermuth had
tterly failed TO give any real rea-
son fer the passage Of the ordi-
nance. on the other hand. Council
nan Beyers declared, the informa-
ion given by the health board see
etary was all 20 the effect that
Il here now exists sufficient laws in
= ne rules OF the state board o.
health 20 accomplish the same
purpose evidently desired by the
ordinance.
Il see no reason WHY This ordi
nance should pass when we already
nave state and national health reg
llations that are identical with the
ordinance DR.. Freyermuth is pre-
senting" declared Councilman
Beyers He has not shown us one
particle of evidence that the GOV
ernment wants this measure passed
by the city council IN fact ne has
simply quoted from laws that AL
ready exist without any action oe-
= ing necessary upon the part OF this
council" ne continued.
slightly Amend Measure.
Following the -eintroductiou of
the ordinance. which provides tor
The examination OF persons suS-
i pected OF having venereal disease,
and for their treatment II such dis
ease is found and for the prohibi-
8 ion OF the sale OF medicine adver-
sed FOR the cure of such maladies,
Dr. Freyermuth spoke in favor of
the measure. urging its passage
Tie declared that the ordinance Is
dentics with the measure tabled
-wo weeks ago uy the council with
he exception that wherever the
4 words the secretary OF the health
board" appear. they are immedi-
ately followed By the words "and
tile members OF the health board.
DR.. Freyermuth also declared that
ra had reintroduced The measure at
-h. rao,esr Of the MAYOR. Tie de-
cared chat a committee had wait
Cd unon Nlavor Carson Monday aft
crnoon and had told him that the
Government was not behind the
Il r.,sss.a ~ the measure. and that
n WIS simply leng passed Tor tine
aenef+ ~ +ba American ATedical
-ocietv.
Say~ Committee FaIsi6cd
When the COMMITTEES told Mayor
81 carson that this measure is being
presented for the benefit of the
American Medical ~ocietz that
4 COMMITTEES UaliCously ta'siGed
declared the health secretary.
Or Freyernuth asked that II The
j council dld nor see ai 70 pass the
measure ar tH-s ineetnS. ne ""uIu
eSh inem 20 oelei u'"hile ac.loi
Du So so that he would he a9le 20
obtain government official here
o urge the passage NJ the orol-
rance. The measure Was read Tor
ihe Ifst ana SetoHu tunes anu was
then referred to the committee Of
Ihe Who-e- i''- 'eS eIiluln prom
4 sea 20 nave " 10Y eminent ''i'o!s'l
'eie az the ''ee'l"- %. sue ''i-''',-
rec % the Nhp'e hrN- ''"i."@S Hl-iil.
The realms OF ah ordinance
Transferring >"p'''' ltoH -ne d@1'
feparation iuh" 20 ,"e "a.ei""l IS
department ofought some pointed
I questions from councilman august
bahey- iie wanted James y. In