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THE IJKK: 0MAJ1A, Tl'KSDAY, FKBRl'AKY 25, 101. CONNELL UP BEFORE COUNCIL Commissioners Hear Evidence in Case to Oust Health Officer. DOCTOR CONDUCTS HIS OWN CASE KtiMitlnr WllnrMf nnil 'I'hrn nentn III Milr of Hir Inw ht- Mcinliprn of H' ' Council. I'rr- In t fommiwiionrrs run thf Uonl of iJjtatlon a hcttrlnK Momlny on h renolu tinjt msyd hy tlmt bo1y rrriuitltis Hint Health CommlMionor It- W. ConnHI l i.morl from office lif-ctuiec of Matr mrntJi tt Is rIIprkI he made tiffore tlic F hoolmaMrrs" club rffltctlnn on tin inorallty of the pupils of the Omaha IIlRh school Attrrnr rail Ucrrlns. Or 14. llolovt r .lnrr .iinl J. V. Woolcrv f the high srhoul aprwuwi asalnst Conncll atnl the folio witic percons were put on tin wit ness stand by them to provr that Cou ncil said lir would not send Ills uhlldrm to Ihr lilRh school because qf the lm jnotfllit of thu pupils: O. W. Noblo, ,t F McLane, K. C. Hunt and Wuolcry li msclf. Three wltntftstn dwlarcil CoMipII said what he wa reputed to hnve snld nbout the high school pupils. Connell read let ters from Dr. 3. P. I-ord, George I. Towle. secretary" lf tho BchodnlKstcrs' flu. !)r. IrvliiK (' flitter and C. A. Funnier. In which they emphatically stated, as witnesses and participants in the discussion, that -Connell nwtde no statements tcflcctlnR on the IiIrIi school pupils or faculty. Dr llolovtchlner arraigned Connell on his nasal dlptlierla theory, saying It was all wrong .This precipitated it persofia) riVpute between tle two physicians, who (barged each other with incompetency and divers other things. Connell charged tho Hoard of IMucatlon with operating a "smooth political inn chlpe" and sald they had been opposed to the city commission and weie nt- tempting- to discredit It since one of the members of the board has hce,n defeated In the, commission race. He declared the sc.iool hoard had practiced methods that were not only a farce hut a "crime." A large crowd heard the testlmouv, at the conclusion of which the council ad journed until the afternoon. Tho com missioners will net officially at the regu lar meeting this morning. Dr. Connell Presents Case In his argument before the commtHsnn etri)Hv at the hearing of his case In which the ihIhwiI Ixtard asks he be r- Itealtli Commissioner Sons of American Revolution Elect Officers for Year At the annual state meeting of the Hons of the American Revolution, held In Omaha on Washington's' birthday, both officer and the board of managers for the ensuing year were elected: Tho of ficers are as follows: ' ' President .John K. Flack, Omaha. Senior Vlco President Ueorgo It. 3.ootuts, Kreinont. Junior Vlco President Arthur II. Hen ton, Omaha. Secretary und ncglstrar Kdwln O. Hal Head. Omnlia. Treasuier-'I'atil W. Kuhns, Omaha. Historian Clarence S. Paine,, Lincoln. The board of managers ts made up -of Jtev. tJ&ulk ' A. ' 'Arthur, Oram! Island; John M. HanlsteV, Omaha; Frank W. JJiirclay.. Beatrice;- Andrew K. Gnu It. On aha; David C, Patterson, Omaha and Martin t). T. Welch. Lincoln. Thn society will Install a chapter at Lincoln In n few weeks. The national congress of the organization will be held In Chicago May 1, 20 and 21. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TO HOLD MEETING IN MAY Dates for the Mississippi Valley His torical association convention In Omaha have been set at May 8, 0 and 10- The rsslon will open on Thursday afternoon with John Leo Webster presiding, while Friday and Saturday afternoons' business nesslons wjll be held with tho Nebraska Historical association. Dr nubln Ooldthwaltes, president of thn Mississippi Valley association, will preside at tho other meetings. The dates liav'e just ben xuiln'imcctl by Dr ,F. It. Paxson of the l'nl crslty of Wisconsin, secretary of the at a iclatlon. GIVE SHOW FOR BENEFIT OF STRIKING WORKERS The Omaha Working Circle and tho Jewish Socialists, gave an Interesting en. tertalnmcnt entitled "Independent Mat" tiunday night In the I.yrlo theater. Nine teenth and Farnam streets. The phiy was In four acts and was given be'ore b rilled house. The proceeds, which worts nbout $100, will go to New York as a con tribution to tho funds of tho striking tarment workcra there. CAPT. BRADY COMMANDANT AT OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL Captain J. C. Brady of Fort Crook has taken charge of the Omaha High school tadets during the ubsencu of Command ant Lieutenant Smith, who has gone on duty to tho Mexican border. Captain nrady has been fifteen years In tho ser vie and lias been to the Phllllplnes three times and to Cuba once during his period of sorvlee. DEATH RECORD 1 1 nun Theliilinrtlt. Hugo Thelnltardt, veteran of tho evil war. died Sunday after a brief Illness. He was ST yearn old and is survived by two fcona and two daughters Frank of Portland, Ore.: William of Omaha, Mrs. SVtle Lyons of Seattle and Mrs. Orv'Iie Ilogers of Panora,' Neb. The funer. wl.I be held from Dodder's chapel Tuesday morning at lo' o'clock. Sirs. Oyrena I'arrUh. Mr, Cyrena Parrlsh. "6 yeara old, mother of Wallace II. Parrlsh. the con- racfor, died early Monday at her Iiciua 3fcll nlondo street. Her son and daughter, Mrs. C. W. Shrader. survive tin moved from office ConneU said. 1 desire to submit to your bonoia!.'." tKKly a aUtement of facts pcrtalnlim to what I said at the PchoolmnsterB' nieot Ing. which was printed ill tho Otn.il'A Dallv Bee, Ivith In the morning and . vi n Ing editions, on Monday. February If. In a letter signed by me, which was us fol lows: "Owing to the many conflicting r.'pirs being circulated as to what I sal I and did not say at the ."choolniBslers' meet ing, and In Justke to the principal. t " ers and pupils of the high school, as "el nn myseir, I think I should stato just what I said and what was the cause of ar.y reference to the subject "Dr Cutler of Lincoln, who Is not n!; a phylelan. but la connected with tl.e Cnlveralty of Nebraska, read a paper pertaining to medical Inspection or Kchools, and In addition to the ordmiO meoical inspection auvoeaieci spcrmi in struction and lectures to the royi- and Klrls of the high school on sex liygi.no and morality. This subject was handled by blni In an eloquent, concise and schol arly manner , "When I was asked by the chalrma.i of th meeting to dlscuxs the paper I .lM ho pertaining to the sex question In the following manner. "Aftei enngi titillating tin director on his able paper. I Minted that I was only sorry that every superintendent and principal, an well as every member of ii, ,,lww,l i,Xn,,ia Im Hie Htate of Ne braska, was not present to have beard the paper, and hoped It would' be printed In pamphlet form so It could be reail by them; that 1 heartily endorsed every thing that be advocated. I am willing to concede that the home was the proper place for this knowledge lo lie uiugiii. out. owing to a sense of false modesty, verv few parents spoko to their children on this important subject, allowing them to fm m habits and associations often, by this neglect, nilnllg their children s llcr. and characters. "I ouestloned If even five out of the, slxtv or fovlHity present, allowing they wtc all fathera of boys, hail ever spoken to their sons on sex hygiene and ex plained to them thu light and wrong find things lo nvold. etc. If they as educated teachers, knowing the Importance of proper understanding In the young of sex hglene. did not explain It to their eh. dren. what should we expect of those who were not so well Informed? "I stated there should be u man to In struct tho lioya and u woman to lecturo to tins girls. Tho man and woman en gaged In this work should not neces surlly bo physicians, but should be thor oughly Informed on this mibjcot. and should be of such high moral character that no one In the community could uuestlon what they said as to Its being vulgar or obscene. Ami that 1 Jev when this education was established that there would bo no occaalon ror tne disgraceful conditions recently published about our high school, and at that I did not bellovo our high 1c"ool..w" flyn worse than In other cities. When this education In established thero would be .... .......... rn, Miiinv nf those who now object to sending their children to the high school. I udmltted that I was one nf them 1 slated I never bad. and que.- turned ir I ever siiuuiu neon mr.... I'll., forced ne Is as nesr words ns I can iccall them. "The things that have been attributed to mo as saying, such 'as Unmoral prac tices In the school building and reflec tions on the morals of .oi'V,"' '0 '"f ulty. principal or teacher In the high school or the accusation that It was done to injiiro the principal of the (lehoot. because she Is a woman, uru all abso- ""My oolyM.bJect was to emPhasUe tho necessity of teaching se hygiene In tho high school, and think It eqiia ly Impor tant In ull other schools, whether private or sectarian, on a pur with It "especially.,,, w. CONNKI l. D." ,( oitlime Statement. Continuing his statement, Dr. Connell said! If any one. excepting those who desire to make political capital our of my re marks, or to vent their personal enmity against me. can construo them us an in sult to any teacher, pupil or purent of n pupil In high school, ho VY 0WL i u greater degreo -of Imagination than 1 am. No thought of offering an insult to any pupil over entered my inlnd. Now, gentlemen of the commission, any consideration you may give this matter I desire It to bo on my statement and not on any newspaper or other reports giving nn account of what I said, as they arc wrong unless they correspond with my statement of facts. In other words, I am willing and anxious to have you or uny other unprejudiced person or people pass on my actual language, but I ani not willing fo havo my remarks distorted, words or sentencos read or written into them, that 1 never uttered, y a lot of political pirates, dlstortloiiers of the truth and my personal enemies, In ordor to con vey a different meaning than I Intended. When 1 say political pirates I speak advisedly, ns you gentlemen well know there Is not a smoother, well-oiled work ing political machine In the state of Ne braska than the present Jichopl board of Omaha, This political machlno does not work only when an election is on, on riuv between that night and their next meeting, If occasion should arise to set It in motion: ana it is necessary i annihilate anyone who will dare to criticise. Interfere, or even suggest to them anything contrary to their desire or dictation. This, gentlemen. Is the roason they havo turned their mud "batteries on me; not because they care for the remarks I made, as 1 aald nothing that anyone could honestly take exception, to, but as I had dared, in my official duty as health commissioner, to force them to do things to protect tho health and Uvea of the children tinder their caret I must bo re moved from office, they knowing If they were successful the next health com inUwloner would not dare to molest them, even If this mighty board caused a score of deaths umongst tho school children. They had been Interfered with many times by me, but the first time they were thoroughly piqued, ana iearnoa tney my exact I used no the school should not open until It was repaired The next occasion on which they wore biought to time, ami when 1 say they I mean the majority of the board, who everyone knows Is only one man. In mat ters pertaining to sanitation, at least, namely, the president of the board. Dr. llolovtchlner. was when be and his good man Friday, Mr. Jacotnon. another mem ber of the board, hrought In person to the health office a case of diphtheria that was under quarantine. For this net I caused the arrest of the grandfather, wbi was with them: he was prosecuted and fined 116. although the fine was re mitted I admit I was derelict In my duty, because In that I did not arrest these members nf the school board as well, as they were equally guilty. The next unpardonable offense that I committed was when I characterised in print their medical Inspection of the schools, not only as a farce, hut a crime Let us see If I was Justified In making this assertion. On January 11. a case of diphtheria was reported from North Hlxteenth street. The patient lived only nine hours after the health department knew of the case. Two others In the family were afflicted. This caso was re ported to the Board of Kducatlon at once by the health department, as we always do any contagious disease. Tho Board of Kducatlon ordered a medical Inspection pf the room where this child attended school It was reported back by the physician making tho Inspection, "No con tagion In the school." As other eases developed the hoard or dered three days later another Inspection by a different physician, and three or four days later still another Inspection. These two last Inspections were reported back to the health department the Mnir as the first had been "no contag.on ' Knowing there must be diphtheria In the I Cass school, or all these cases would not , coinlnc down from the same room. about ono hour after the last Inspection mini tn. the Itfmrit of Kducatlon. Dr. Lee. assistant city physician, and myself mado an Inspection, took eleven, cultures from suspected cases of diphtheria, and o'll of the eleven suspects seven were fo''nd positive diphtheria by the bacteriological tents made hv tho cltv bacteriologist, -ind this lest never can make a mistake. tnou seven cases of dlphtneria were excrjoeu from the school and quarantined, but not until two had died and twelve case from this school had developed wiib the epi demic controlled. If proper medical In spection had been made there would have been but one cass, or tno aisease. iioi ono of these cases occurred from tnu school after Dr. Ice and I had removed the chlllren afflicted. In Justice to lh- physicians whom the board sent to mdke the Inspection, they are not to blaino, as they are capable and reputable plij.il- clans, but the Instructions given them V the Itoard as to how to make the Inspec tion, and to do It no other way. nnno the detecting of contagious diseases next to Impossible. If they should make the proper Inspection they uro roasted by the hoard and told their services are no lot gcr lequlred, ns was the case with Dr. Holer In the Franklin school. The Inst straw that broke the political machine's back was when I Introduced, a few weeks ago. Into tho legislature, two bills, one providing for the proper medical Inspection of schools In metropolitan cities, which If passed, will give Omaha the same up-to-date Inspection that the city of Chicago now enjoys. The other was a bill requiring 1.S00 cubic reet or fresh air to each pupil per hour; the hoard knowing well that If this bill went through It won M expose the large amount of money they have been spending for new buildings, and In many cases It would require a new ventilating system and a large expenditure of money to cor rect their mistakes and Ignorance. Hee It they do not work overtime killing these two bills, and ask any reputable physician In tho city of Omaha If they do not think that both bills should become a law? Gentlemen of the commission, these are the true reasons for which this political machine Is after me. Ii It any wonder, with these conditions, that they arc working overtime to pass resolutions Insisting on the teachers and faculty Vf the high school to do the same, getting them to influence the club and stude.its of the' school to resolute, out night aftet night Imploring, misrepresenting and re sorting to falsehoods before Improvem -lit clubs and labor organizations? I learned from good authority that If they are not successful with their politi cal plot today they are putting the ma chine In order to get their generals, lieu tenants and my personal enemies to bom bard you gentlemen with letters, tele phones, etc.. asking yon If you are still keeping that man Connell In office, and when you are going to fire him? They are contemplating the same raid on the newspapers through letters denouncing me on what I have and have not done. There Is nothing too small, degraded or disreputable for this political machine to resort to In order te accomplish their end. In addltnon to the foregoing reasons, excepting Dr. llolovtchlner, who has a personal feeling against me, a majority of the members of this political mnchlne have had It In for me for the present administration and would attack any ap pointees of yours. If they had a semblance of r reason for doing so, hoping It might react upon the present administration The tirade made arainst me bv A C Kennedy In my absence, one of the de-1 feated candidates for your position was : Intended as n knock against you through me, as well as a personal feeling against I me for the health office trying to make 1 him correct unsnnltary conditions on ' property he owns and controls as well as make his political machine do things they did not desire to do. Now, gentlemen. I have performed the duties of health commissioner of the city of Omaha for the last six and u half; years. It is not u position nai chu oe filled by a man who tries to please everyone, or who tries to carry water on both shoulders. As you and the publu both know me. I can never be accused of trying to make friends by failing Ut do the duties Imposed upon me by my office. Perhaps 1 havo made some enemies amongst those who are not ,i,rnhlv in favor of progress and n better Omaha. I am positive I have i made many friends amongst tnose mo desire Omaha lo rank in health, sanita tion and progress the first In the land. If It was posslblo for them to accom plish their desire, what Incentive Is thero for any public officer to attempt to do his dutv to the citizens? Presents Letters. In presenting hi arguments Dr. Con nell read the following letters bearing on what he said at tho meeting of tho Schoolmasters' club. This Is to certify that I was present at the Schoolmasters" club nnd heard Dr Connell's speech. The language used by him on that occasion was essentially the same bh his written statement which ap peared In tho press. DIt. J. P. IX3IID. I have read you, article published in Tho Omaha Heo of last Monday, regard ing your discussion of Dr. Cutter's paper, which he read before the Nebraska Hchoolmasters' club. The statements you express In tho pub lished article are tho same In substance, If not the exact words, used when you were discussing Dr. Cutter's paper. K. J. BODWKLL, Superintendent Public Schools. I havo Juat rea1 your letter In The Omaha Bee of February 17, lr. which you give tho substance of vour talk before tlu Schoolmasters' club. In discussing Dr. Cutter's paper on Tho Health Prob lem. As I remember your dlscnsslon, what you aald before the club Is In every essential as you have stated In your let ter In The Bee. 1 feel that your state ment Is a very fair one. OBOHQK LACrtCB. Secretary Nobraska Schoolmasters 1 . nehool ' people discussed them and you know bow may become within a nle. eome nf whom were hlKh pupils You aistinctiy stated mat conoi- t wHrufu a muiv n hi. tt.n tii-tuirerM were verv short time. no more true of the Omaha High school I I regret to see one who lias done so than of any large high school In the men try and that you believed scientific instruction in sex hygiene wotini nave on vlatetl this possibility HIVING S. CITTKIL My attention has been tailed to certain newspaper clippings and verbal state ments made by Omaha citizens criticis ing your remarks In the discussion of Dr. Cutter's paper read before the Nebraska Schoolmasters' club recently Your utterance have been not nnl mis construed, but they have been so altered In passing from ono person to another that thev nre hot at all what you said. The letter you published In the February 17 Issue of the Omaha Bee puts the mat ter fairly and honestlv. I think you have stated In that open letter the substance of what you said before the club. You certainly did not say that students prac tlce Immorality In the high school, you said nothing whatever to reflect upon the character of the faculty, you did not criticise the administration or the udj mtnlstratlve officers. Such charges were ! added to vour remarks afterwards, ns much for the conservation of health In Omaha Involved In suoh a controversy and I Hope the good work you are doing for the public will hot suffer because of It. ' . C. A. KCLMBH. Nebraska Weslcyan University. Health Wnrnlnit. Make every effort to avoid having damp chilled or Wet feet. Chilling the feet results in congesting the Internal organs, and Inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, with rheumatic twinges and pain In the back, generally follow. Us? Foley Kidney Pills. They are the best medicine made for all disorders of th kidneys, for bladder Irregularities, and for backache and rheumatism. 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For sale by Beaton Drug Co Advertisement I have received your addressed to the c your communication ditor of The Bee and appearing In the Insue of The Bee of February 1 It seems to me that you have given a clear and fair reproduction of vour discussion. I can state positively that as nenr as I can recall the wording of your discussion Is that of yotlr article in The nee. you neitner stated nor im plied any insult ' to the Omaha High school, Its teachers, pupils or patrons, but rather deplored recently published re ports Involving a few Omaha young peo- im i See the New Kelly Models at the Truck Show Our new water-cooled models created a sensation at the New York. Chicago and Philadelphia Truck Shows. An inspection of these trucks at the Show or at our local branch will repay your serious attention. KiELLY TRUCKS are shown in two tonnages one and three. We are pioneer builders of motor trucks. We build nothing but motor trucks they are not a side-line. ANDREW MURPHY & SON 1410 Jackson St, Omaha, Neb. WTO could not do just as thuy pleased, when children's Uvea were being Jeopardized, was last year when they had neglected the plumbing In the Columbia school building until It was reeking with Newer gas and diphtheria was running rampant there, likely duo to this sewer gas es caping Into the building. liven then the board did not repair It, but made excuse after excuse, until a week or two before school opened tu the fall and the repairs were made then only by my throat that HYMENEAL Hi-cppn-Zerbn. )liu Mary A. Zerbu, daughter of John I- Zerba, and Edward D. Krepps, both of Uiraha, were married Saturday eveninc i ebruary K. by Jtev. Charles W. "3avldg9 it Ids residence, ittt Maple street Miss tone Alt man and II. I Larson of Omaha 'ttendtd the couple. Snilth-Itci nolda. MUs Etta Reynolds, daughter of Char. Reynold, and Ralph Smith, both of ( ncoln. were, married Sunday niornl T j st 10 o'clock by Rev. 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