Show I POLITICS AND THINGS I IThe The action acton of the board of censors In whitewashing Dr DI M. M r. r R. R St Stewart Stew w- w art ari mt health v commissioner Is by no means binding on the Salt SaU Lake Lal Medical Medi cal cl society The board will wi make mako a recommendation to the society when It mewls meets in September reporting that tha Dr DI Stewart did not commit a breach bread of professional professional- ethics because he Is a public official and acting as such cannot be condemned for an offense which would make him liable lable were he acting as an individual or as a private physician In the face o of the opinion of the general attorney general which pre presents the legal aspects of the case cae it I is hard hart to lo see why the board o of censors s rendered such a n decision in inthe n the maler matter Dr Dr Stewart removed a quarantine Aab lal a week before the legal period of quarantine had expired ex ex- and ant without the written per per- permission mission of the attending physician The law emphatically declares thano that tha no lag Hag lag shall h be he remove removed before the en end o of tn one twenty days clays without the consent of the physician who has the cs case In charge The he law lau makes no exception of a a public public- official It I merely merely mere mere- I ly git gives es the board hoart of health the ll right ht to remove the rho flag faE only after the tt written permission of oC the attending physician physician- l I is obtained d. d rIn removing remo the faE Dr Dl Stewart laid himself open to tu prosecution In falling failing to consult the attending physician he w committed a n breach o of professional etiquette that Is Is' Is hard hart fur for physicians to condone He le has lias ha done doneIt It I before beCore He le made mate a different dlag- dlag o of a 0 case caso than that which was made by the aU attending ending physician and amI am without consul consulting the physician or obtaining his pet permission In writing welling he lie removed the quarantine nag flag Al All Al these things will wi be recited before be foro the society when it I meets In September Dr Stewarts Stewart's s work at the head heat o othe of the city board oard of o health has placed that department In such suph a state of at disorganization that it I will wi take lake a competent competent competent com com- health commissioner and able corps o of assistants many tt weeks to lo restore order ordel Dr Stewarts Stewart's arts art's failure to o make good as health commissioner brought out the question queston of his fit fitness H- H ness as a a physician when the matter matter mattor mat- mat ter tor was teas discussed among a number of or doctors the other da day tay Ono One who has had hat long experience with wih conta contagious lols diseases said sid that th th board u of health did not need neet a particularly bright head hood so long as the man In the department department de de- ee- ee were capable honest and willing How does docs Dr Stewart rank low as aph a ph physician 7 tt was as asked asket one of or the doc doc- toc- toc tors tors ors orsWell Well I I el I never criticise a fellow physician but I believe he Is a goo good telegraph operator How to boost the tax I levy o v. v without overburdening the taxpayer Is the perplexing per per- perplexing problem that is now note enga engaging engaging InG ing tho rho the finance committee com com- and ant American reform lead lead- et era e s of or tho rho city cUy Council The tee ee held hele the first of a series of guessIng guessIng guess- guess Ing ng contests yesterday afternoon in City Recorder audience room but because Au Auditor lor Alff Alf had hadnot hadnot hal not yet et completed the statement of the city's financial condition the committee committee com com- I could coult do nothing All Al o of the gU guesses will wi have to be postponed until un- un til tl the auditor comes through with wih the life figures The fhe expenditure of or tho rho city's cUy's epen lure mone money has las placed the rite present administration In ht the hole hoJe and It U is now too late to tomake tomake make both ends meet moot without boosting boostIng boost boost- Ing the tax lev levy and cutting curling down running expenses The finance committee committee com com- could not expect to tako definite dennie den den- nite nie action acton on the tax Je levy proposition without the city auditors auditor's statement o of oC the money In the treasury an on account account ac ac- count of or expense and ant an estimate of what it will wi cost to run nm the city government government gov gov- the coming year bar Yet the committee held a n meeting wrangled about finances and ant looked scared That was ryas waS about all al W. W Mont Ferry councilman from the rho Fourth precinct has been byes informally Informal Informally Inform Inform- al ally nominated by his friends of oC the American party for congress This Is Iy realy really the latest development In ht the out u of ur political candidates and will wi be he looked upon by followers of campaign ante dop as having some bearing on un the rite fall tal tt wor work ork Air Mr 11 Fer Perry Ferry will wi not say sy whether ho Irv Is wiling wili wi- wi Ing ng to 0 tort run rUI but his fr friends ends assert that thal fin iio will vI make the race race for the nomination nom nom- Mr AIr Ferr Ferry Is one otte of or the youngest est men at the head heat of the re reform re- re form Corm movement is s almost too loo bu busy y to engage In politics and will wi serl- serl Ice nce a great deal teal for Cor his ambition 1 if Jf Ito JI Ho goes Into th the congressional lonal race Personally he Is not eager Yager to take up the tight fight but the leaders of his party demand that some one shall be offered offered offer offer- ofer- ofer ed up as a a vicarious sacrifice and Mr ct Ferry FelTY may moy be one ony of the unlucky Individuals In Individuals In- In The fhe American reform leaders cadera do not look Jook for gains In n tho state but hope to to lo gain In th the count county although not one of or the reform crowd crowt believes that the Republican patty party will wi be beaten this fall If I the members of or the shy Society for or th the prevention of Cruelty to Tom Tm Kearns continue to n withdraw w at al the present ent ru rae rase e no more than four bits will wi be thrown Into the fund of or tho rho alleged crude league This rather cruce effort efort to 0 raise mise campaign money has ha failed earlier carler than was ryas expected Burl Armstrong |