Show REPORT OF GARRISON Doctor Wires Regarding Smallpox in Idaho THIRTY TO SIXTY CASESa All Concerned Found Willing to CoOperate Dr Beatty Pleased by Report and Quarantine Declared Off Disease Dis-ease in Utah Towns Thc battle with Idaho smallpox waged by the Utah Board of Health has come to an end and the laurels of victory rest upon the board Through the persuasive eloquence of Dr C M Garrison the local authorities of Lemhi county have been Induced to establish quarantine regulations and will lend their hearty cooperation to checking the spread of the disease In a very short time If all goes well the quarantine quar-antine declared by the Utah board will be raised News of the changed condition of affairs af-fairs came to Dr Beatty secretary of the board yesterday In a telegram from Dr Garrison who was sent to Salmon City several days ago tQ Investigate the Bltuatlon The dispatch was brief and pointed thus GARRISONS TELEGRAM Cheerful ample thirty to sixty Invulnerable In-vulnerable movable trustworthy C M GARRISON While the possession of such a cabalistic cabal-istic telegram In Venezuela or Guatemala Guate-mala might be considered sufficient Justification for arrest on the charge of treason Interpretation was really harmless and unrevolutlonary The meaning In full Is this The city authorities are willing to establish quarantine Thirty to sixty cases reported Doctors will cooperate cooper-ate People are generally willing to be vaccinated Stage company Is willing to refuse transportation to people of Salmon and will cooperate with Utah Board of Health until quarantine la established es-tablished Authorities my be relied upon to maintain quarantine faithfully faith-fully AH of this Interesting Information conveyed In eight words TO STAY AWHILE Dr Beatty at once wired Dr Garrison Garri-son directing him to stay until steps were taken to establish such quarantine quaran-tine regulations as are deemed necessary neces-sary and as soon as he was satisfied with the condition of affairs to lift the quarantine declared by the Utah board Dr Garrison Is also directed to Investigate the reported smallpox epidemic epi-demic In other parts of Lemhl county Later In the evening Dr Beatty received re-ceived a second dispatch from Dr Garrison Gar-rison stating that the regulations suggested sug-gested by the Utah Board of Health had been complied with In every respect re-spect and the quarantine was declared off DR BEATTY PLEASED The outcome of the matter Is very gratifying In more ways than one said Dr Bcatly yesterday The most encouraging thing Is I the realization that the Idaho people arc so ready and willing to do what Is expected hon It Is pointed out to them Their willingness willing-ness to comply with tho wishes of the Utah Board of Health will do much to remove the bad name that might otherwise other-wise have come to them from thcic previous pre-vious position In the matter HARM OF CONCEALMENT It Is altogether absurd for a community com-munity to try to suppress the true condition con-dition of affairs In case of an epidemic The concealment does them far more harm than the frank statement of the truth and vigorous effort to correct the evils Severn parties that I knbw of who Intended going Into Salmon City on mining deals and other ventures have postponed or given up the trip because be-cause of the fear that they might become be-come quarantined and forced to remain In that region NEED OF HEALTH BOARD I hope the Idaho Legislature at Its next session will see the need of establishing estab-lishing a State Board of Health so that there may be a responsible body to look to In caRe of future emergency The attitude of Gov Hunt was entirely satisfactory and showed a genuine desire de-sire to do what was best In the premises prem-ises but a regularly authorized medical board would be more effective In cases of this kind DISEASE IN UTAH According to a letter received by Dr Beatty from Dr Ward of Park City the epidemic In that camp originated with a woman who returned home from a visit to Hcber City where smallpox prevailed and soon after vas taken Nick and after a short Illness died The physicians were doubtful at first that the case was smallpox end did not establish a quarantine or take other precautIons to prevent contagion As a result of this there are now upward of fifty cases In the minIng camp though no more deaths have been reported re-ported In order to lessen the danger of spreading the contagion the other physicians have turned all the cases over to Dr Ward Richfield Is the latest town In Utah to report the presence of smallpox As In most of the other neighborhoods the disease appears In mild form Joseph Parry who was one of the foremost and determined opponents of vaccination Is under quarantine at his home In Salt Lake one of his children being afflicted with smallpox |