Putnam patriot., 1924-07-18
Woodstock BatherS Are
 Told To Appear In Court
SUPERINTENDENT HURLEY OF STATE POLICE ORDERS ARRESTS OF vIoLAToRS OF HEALTH coMMIS-
 sIoNER osBoRN'S NOTICE TO STOP BATHING
Those Directly Interested Say LeArrests Incidental
 Controversy Begun May 5th

Three bathers from Camp Utopia. found with fifty others sporting in the forbidden waters tributary to Roselagd Lake. Woodstock, will ap- pear before Justice Charles NJ. Per rin. North Woodstock, at 10 o'clock Monday, July 2s, to answer to q cnni- plaint ehargl1W them with violating the order of State Health GOmnis- sioner Osborn. promulgated May 9th. fothidding persons to hathe in the lake. which Is the source of Putnaai's public water supply, CT any of its tributaries
 Following consultation of the State Health Commissioner the Att torneY General and Superintendent Hurley of the state police, after it had become known in official circles that the order of the health commis- sionsr was being desregarded, in a wholesale manner, Superintendent Hurley notified the state police bar racks at Danielson to detail one or more men to go to Woodstock and. if 1t was found that in fact the cont niissi0ner's order was being disohey- ed, to make arrests Of those found bathing.
 Wednesday afternoon State Police man Williams, in citizens clothes. made the trip to Woodstock. He found that he had no "gumshoe" work Co do, for in the forbidden ws- ters pot far from Camp Utopia he saw at least fifty Utopians enjoying their befare-luncheon swim. This made his work easy fer him. The or der was to make no wholesale arrests. as the whole matter Is looked upon As quasi-friendly test of the haalsh commissioner power. Three of the older boys in the water were soai- mened Go appear in court Thursday morning. by the state officer. Who withheld their names. Later in the day conference was held in which Grand Juror Howard peckham of East Woodstock took part. l. was found that if the court officials as- sembled Thursday morning the de- fendants would ask for an adjourn ment. Under these facts it was de- eided. and agreed to by all concerned. that the time of hearing should be set for Monday, July 2s, at 10 a. m.
 As the fact that Superintendent Hurley had given orders for arrests of persons found bathing in the for bidden waters had been given wide publicity. the appearance of the state police and the following summonses to court were no surprise to anyone who has followed developments 'n the case.
 Isadore Leibou, who conducts Camp Utopia, was ln Putnam Thursday and was asked if he had anything to say regarding the summonses served on members of his camp. Mir. Leibou stated that he did not care to say any | thing at the time He did say. haw- | ever. that the health commissioners and attorney general were acting | fairly la the matter, had been most e0asiderate. and that he had no coin- plaint to make in this direction. He ! iatimated that the officers realize i his position. and possibly the differ enees could be adjusted. He said that there were over lbO in his camp at present
 Mr Leibou has conducted his camp for three years and has been most successful Himself a New Yorker. his clientele are mostly from the same city His attitude is in no way belligerout and apparently he reallz- es the situation from both angles. He is quiet, pleasant gentleman to meet. and his camp k conducted in an orderly, busineaslike way. The sammonsing of members of his camp Co court merely incidental to the controversy that hos arisen since the commissioner published his order for ! bidding bathing. which the trustees 1 of Roseland Park and other abutters on the forbidden waters except to and in most cases believe that their legal rights are being invaded.
 Ii has been stated that the matter I will be carried to the highest legal
 tribunal in the state, and that emi-
 nent legal counsel have been con.
 suited and declare that the rights of abutters on the lake and it's trihutnr' ies are being infringed. Whether the
 contest will be waged in the conduct
 of the criminal actions instigated this week or whether the civil aide of the courts will be appealed to, remains to
 Dc seen, and will be known when the cases of the three defendants are called week from next Monday.