The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-26
WASHINGTON WATER
CASE Is DESCRIBED
Richmond (Ind.) Man Calls
on Citizens as Patriotic
Duty to File Charges
Against Members of Gov
ernmentaI Group.

w lIlldiA DuOlCy OuAhO, AeASA
mond, Ind, former member Of
the United States civil service
commission, in a Thanksgiving
address at the All Souls Uni
tartan Church today, called on
Indianapolis citizens as a
patriotic duty to file charges
against State board of health
who "wantonly re-
fused to hear and consider"
the water supply condition of
Washington, Ind.
Foulke fayeddd politics, which he
declared was disrupting the State
health machinery and causing at
tempts to remove DIR. William F.
King, board secretary.
After enumerating present factors
in material prosperity which are
causes for Thanksgiving. Foulke
asked if such prosperity had not
been accompanied by certain de-
terioration in national character. He
cited the increasing flabbiness and
lack of discipline in education, lead |
ing TO a lawless regime and the in
crease in political manipulation and
intrigue.
Politicians Named
He referred especially to the State
board of health, which he said had
been admirably conducted until last
April when Governor Jackson, Sec
retary of State Schortemeler and
Auditor of State Bowman appointed
two politicians, Drs. Turner and
Hess, chairmen respectively of the
committees in Brown
and Miami Counties in place Of two
reputable physicians.
"Then Mrs. Lillian Wheatcraf,,
then head of the intelligence dlvi-
sion Of the fire marshal's office, met
the new political members, together
with the Democratic member, DIR.
Keene. Later, DR.. King was or
dered to get the designations of two
in the service, just because they
had not been active enough-not
in guarding the health of the State,
but in work of the Republican
party" said Foulke.
Now If the Lord had made all
diseases Of a political nature this
would be an admirable plan for the
prevention and determination, of
Democratic mumps and measles or
Republican cholera morbus or sum-
mer flu"
Removal Attempted
Foulke recited how Kings re-
moval was attempted and the court
order restraining the board from In
terferring with the secretary's po-
sition issued.
"It was easy to see that disorgani-
zation and paralysis Of the health
board was bound to follow" said
Foulke. He told how the health
board had adjourned Sept. II, re-
fusing to act in an investigation Of
the water supply at Washington.
mo time has been fixed yet for
that hearing" Foulke declared.
"On Oct. II wrote the Governor
reviewing the conditions at Washing
ton-of the danger of typhoid spread
ing there. / said: The new mem
bers and their associates are now
apparently insisting upon the re-
moval Of DR.. King himself, and the
entire partisan reconstruction Of the
board before they will do any work
to protect the health Of the State. 1
The lives and health Of our people
are likely to be made a sacrifice to
this contemplate species of spoils
politics.
"I asked foe a clear statement from
the executive of the fragrant viola
tion of public duty to compel these
recreant members from very shame
to take some speedy action to rem
edy this dangerous situation"
Foulke said the Governors reply
only thanked him.
Foulke cited the laws, and said
that the Marion Circuit Court has
jurisdiction to remove the health
board members.