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Show FAMILY QUARANTINED AND LEFT TO STARVE An altered eaaa of nefflact on tha part of county officials, who hava virtually forced a family Into near starvation, was reportad to and Investigated by tha poll po-ll c department thle momlnf. Tha rase Is thai of tha family of Ftd Cook In the rar of (24 West First South straet. Tha family la In quarantine berauae of diphtheria, diph-theria, and aa a coneequenca tha, father cannot leave tha house to earn livelihood liveli-hood for tha children, The house waa quarantined a little over wek ao. and waa then without food or other supplies, aa th father had been out of work. The destitution of the family fam-ily Is said to have bean reported to the county commissioners, and a meaaer (6 worth of provisions waa sent to the house. This slender supply of provisions haa bean exhausted by the family, comprising the father and mother and four children, two of whom are III of diphtheria. The county officials were appealed to. It la claimed, but refuaed to do anything1 further fur-ther for the family. While the county officiate who rarantly mrreased their own salaries $11,000 a year were resting on thlr oars after sending- It worth of provisions, tha family fam-ily waa hungry. Patrolman Potter waa snt to the house to make an Investigation. Investiga-tion. Ha found the family extremely dea-tltute. dea-tltute. and reported the rase' to tha chief of police, who will see If some aid, which la denied by the nlagardly county officials, offi-cials, cannot be given to tha family from private sources. The complaint waa made to tha police by nclghbora that tha family waa star-. Ing. |