The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-26
Common Sense Following OF
City Health Officials sug:
Restions Effective y
BEMIDJI MEDICAL MEN
ARE FULLY CAPABLE
DR.. Forth of Sanitorium Out
lines Plans for Clinics to
Check Tuberculosis

was the regular session Of the Be-
midi Civic and Commerce assocla-
tion. Wednesday, following the week
" noon-day luncheon. Besides the
report on the Ruggles timber tract
which has been proposed to pc Sc
cured as city park, and the election
of officers for a local organization
Of the Mississippi River Scenic High
wav association, several other matters
Of importance were brought up Tor
discussion. Sar@'
= Regulations concerning control Of
measles and Influenza were discussed
clearly BY DR.. Burns Of St. Paul VINO
seked that the association cooperate
With the health officer to- prevent
further spreading OF the epidemic.
No One. Alarmed
Just what the so-called "hu" sit
uation in Bemidji is, seems to be
matter Of guesswork: AS one citizen
put it! 'tGuess there is So niue OF
Il in town that we haven't enough TO
hlr,aaeQs about, and people seem to. pc
jealous Of cities that are getting lots
Of sadvertising' =
Bemidji should, of course, take ev-
ery precaution necessary, which IS
The Recommendation Of our health
officer and committee on health, but
the general expression Of our citizens
is that the danger has passed ana
that there is no need to close busl-
ness. schools and churches, to check
the spread of the disease;
No., Vail. 0i%u tho most contested
CITY in the United States, last year
had the lowest death rate from the
,:~:flu" and never closed single pupllc
gathering institution: Proper precau-
tion of the individual apparently is
the greatest safeguard.
Forth Outline. Plans. -. ..
Dr..W. H. Forth, of the Lake
Julia sanatorium at Puposky, outlined
the plans of the sanatorium commits
sion regarding the holding Of clinics
throughout this district, for those al
flicted with tuberculosis. ~.
A report was made by A. r.
Richie. chairman Of the local tuber-
culosiss committee, concerning the
plans evolved by that committee at
a recent meeting. A number OF cases
of this affliction have been reported
in this vicinity and under the plans
which are being formulated, clinics
will be held in this city and in N.Y.
more as permanent proposition.
DR.. Forth also outlined the neces-
sity for immediate cooperation on
the part of all organizations through
mt th;s district to combat against this
plague. .,o
In conclusion, the association
.pledged it's support in any way pos
.sible. the manner Of support to be
outlined later, after the sanitorium
F.commission has decided upon It's
plans.
LEGION Executive Speaks.
-. Attorney Archie Vernon Of Little
Falls, member of the national exec
utive committee of the American
Legion and who has recently returned
from national session at the. mead
quarters at Indianapolis, Ind, was
. called upon and he responded with
most suitable and interesting talk on
the PURPOSES and activities OF the
American Legion. He urged that BE,
1nidji's business men, whenever called
upon, to cooperate with the Ameri-
can Legion, do so, and willingly. The
work which is confronting the re-
turned service mems organization
was explained briefly. The talk
throughout was very interesting and
we'll received.
Upon adjournment of the business
session, a meeting of the directors .ot
the association was held.