Show CHIEF DEVINE OBJECTS I 1I 1 I SAYS HE WILL NOT LEAVE HIS PRESENT QUARTERS Health Commissioner King Says to the Contrary and There May be a t Clash Condition at Headquarters There will probably be a clash as tot to-t powers of the health olllclala to remove persons who are atnictecl with smallpox from their homes to peNthouses peNt-houses or Isolated J places provided by the city Lor that purpose and the test will come from present appearances I In the case of Chief Devine The latter lat-ter says positively that he will not move and Dr King makes an equally positive statement that the Devine family will be removed just as soon ana an-a suitable place can be provided for them 1 hemLast Last evening Chief Devine gave out the following THE CHIEFS STATEMENT I wish to say that It Is not truo that all I murnbors of my family have the smallpox small-pox nor even Indications of niich and further state for tn > bcnuilt of Inquiring fritmis that I shall not bo removed to u nesthquHe nor to any oilier pluco from here The true status of tlio situation has not beun correctly reported In any of tho dally papers DR lING IS FIRM Health Commissioner King said last night that he had been unable yesterday yester-day to secure a suitable place for a second pesthouse and that for that reason Chief Devine and his family had not been removed from their liv ingrooms over the police < department The doctor said that he hoped to obtain a suitable place today and then the entire affected family would be removed re-moved What Jf Mr Devine persists in his determination not to be mov d the doctor was asked My belief said he is that the Board of Health will require that tho family be removed to an isolated place I just ns soon as such a place can be secured That is my idea and T think It Is necessary and will insist upon itT I it-T have not talked with Chief Devliife and Lant say what his attitude In the I matter Is But 1 shall insist on the family being removed It is a measure neuofisory for the safety of the public pub-lic It is not yet known how Chief De vines child caught the disease One I theory Is that it was communicated from Dr Ray while he was In the police i station under the home of Chief Devise I |