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Show MlOTIOI OF le sn SNAKE RIVER HELD TO BE GERM INFECTED BY AN IDAHO FALLS SPEAKER Moving Pictures Showing The Poliu tion of Snake River by Unsanitary Conditions Were Shown and Explained Idaho Falls, Idaho. "Any person who says Snake river water is not polluted should be taken before an Insanity board. If I hear anyone make that statement I will demand their examination," said Dr. Ralph Fouch, state medical examiner, head of the Idaho state board of health, in an ad-I ad-I dress before a citizens' mass meeting lieitl in uie ivoa uieaut: leuenuj lo advocate a pure water supply for Ida-bo Ida-bo Falls. Dr. Fouch went further in his denunciation de-nunciation of the present source of the city's water supply when he stated that it is his belief that the state department de-partment should condemn the river water and shut off the supply. He j urged the citizens of Idaho Falls to put forth their best efforts to obtain pure water and laid particular stress upon the high mortality rate here, which he said was due to the many deaths from intestinal diseases. C. K. Macey, state sanitary inspector, inspec-tor, accompanied Dr. Fouch to Idaho Falls, and also addressed the meeting calling attention to the fact that Idaho Falls can be laid liable to damages for deaths likely to result from poor water cii nnl v Moving pictures showing the pollution pollu-tion of Snake river by irtsanilary conditions con-ditions were shown : : taxpayers and explained by local physicians and others interested in king to bring about a change in pres'nt conditions. P. D. Bowler oC the ' jyne Bowler company, which is ' . :ing to sink a number of wells in ida.:o Kails to procure pro-cure the necessary pu:. water supply, explained the pin::. -?g system of his company and. jHuslnttc 1 his talks with p:ciures of simila:- wt":s now in operation oper-ation throughout the country. The visit of Dr. J" .ieh and Mr. Macey to Idaho Ful'-t was brought about as (he resuil. cf f .'dteracnts made by D. W. Irvine. 1- T dmggist, in which an attack made on the state board of henil'u a!, a meting held 1 ue? day evening by objectors to the p;o;"--,ort new v.':,;.r help up at that J ' ng as iirnl:a!:le and the board members were referr.-d to as "paid politicians." The ,!;.. e officers called i l'On Mr. Irvine to retract his state- : ats, which ho di,:. The citizens of j lu :ho Falls will v,..:;. on a proposed uj 3)0 bond issue April 29, I |