Show 4 NOBODY WANTS P ATI NT William Swank Is Barred From Every Institution in Salt Lake LODGING HOUSE UNDER BAN CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL p SAID TO BE NEEDED H 40 There has been much discussion of ot the need of a hospital for con diseases since the closing of oC the M J 3 Dixon free Cree lodging house because of the discovery of oC a aJ J case of scarlet fever there As there is no place in Salt Lake to which the patient can be taken he heis heIs heis is still at the lodging house and for three nights more than men who were formerly sheltered there have been compelled to walk the streets or go to the police pollee station for shelter At police pollee headquarters the base baHe basement basement ment room used for the dation of or lodgers was again crowded last night Sixty men went there before 10 last night And there was a steady stream of applicants for lodging after that hour Homeless men sheltered at police headquarters sleep upon the concrete paved 4 floor q uIn In all Salt Lake there Is no Institution Institution willing to receive William Swank the scarlet fever patient at atthe tho the free lodging house said M J 3 Dixon yesterday afternoon For that reason the lodging house must remain closed until I can find some place in which Swank can be treated Swank now occupies pie a room at East Kast Second South street which Is apart from the main portion of the lodging house but the health authorities authorities ties have refused to allow the homeless men to return to the place until the young oung man is removed from the build building building buildIng ing Mr Dixon said that he went to see City Physician Stewart concerning the finding of oC some place of shelter for forthe forthe forthe the sick man and was wa wa informed that there is no place in the city provided for scarlet fever or diphtheria patients He said that Dr Stewart S wart informed him hiir that the hospitals would not receive persons suffering from front contagious dis diseases diseases diseases eases but that a plan had been on foot for some time to erect a building back backof of one of the hospitals for such pa patients patients patients Stewart Investigating Dr Stewart he said is also making an investigation into the failure of the themen themen themen men entrusted with the work of fumi furni fumigating gating buildings to go to the Dixon free lodging house on Sunday Dixon stated that on Sunday he called I Iu up u the health department three throe times timer and was at last Informed that the two men who attend to the Uie work of fumi fumigating fumIgating gating were away and that their ad Were Vere not known at the health office It is strange that men entrusted with such important work can not be found when needed said Dixon The free lodging house remained dosed last night Mr lI Dixon will to today day make an In effort eUort to reopen It to tonight tonight tonight night He Je will endeavor to get per to erect a frame shed back backof backof of oC the lodging house hone In which to shel shelter shelter shelter ter the scarlet fever patient The man can then be taken from the main build building buildIng building ing and this will enable Dixon to pro provide provide vide ide shelter for the homeless men have hae been beon locked out for three nights Seeks Extension of Time As the Salvation army has arranged to take possession of the building now nor occupied by b the free lodging house Dixon has asked Adjutant d for tor permission to retain possession of the building for a week longer than was vas arranged at the time the Salvation army leased the place This would en enable enable able him to keep the lodging house open until March 23 Instead of March larch 15 which was the date set for the final c losing closIng of or the place If n I am permitted to build the shed d dand and keep possession of the main build buildIng building Ing for a week longer said Mid Dixon the scarlet fever r patient will not have to remain where he is This would mean me n that the Salvation army would have to wait walt until the expiration of the usual period of quarantine and that the tho lodging house would have to re remain remain main locked up |