Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, December 30, 1907, Image 7
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30.
Personal Mention
A pleasant affair of the day will be
w evening party In honor of Miss
Hattie Lee West anil Mr. Asa Warren
Candler given by Bishop and Mrs. War.
re p Candler at their handsome home
in Inroan I’tttt _
Mrs. DOR A- Pardee returned a fort
night ago from Atlanta, Ga.. where she
spent the summer and fall. Judge and
Mrs. Pardee are located for the season
st the St. Charles Hotel.—New Orleans
Item.
Mrs. Stanford Moses Is the guest of
her sister. Mrs. Frank Calloway, during
the absence of her husband, Lieuten
ant Mosee, U. S. N., with the squadron
now sailing to the Pacific.
Mrs. Charles Calvin, and little
daughter, of Birmingham, after spend
lhg several days in Atlanta, left Mon.
day morning for a visit to friends at
Cartersvllle.
Mrs. Clarence Everett, of Atlanta.
<3a., accompanied by her two sons, I
visiting her mother. Mrs. M. E. Thorn
ton, 1835 Madlson-ave. — Memphis
Scimitar.
Mrs. Gabriel Palmer and Master
Stephen Palmer will return the latter
part of the week from Washington,
Ga, where they have spent the holi
days,
Mr. George Lockrldge, of Cartersvllle,
Ga. after spending the holidays with
his daughter, Mrs. J. D. Bell, of It
Venable-st. will return home Mon
day.
Miss Mildred Spratllng Is the guest
of Mra Edward B. Hook In Augusta
and was an admired guest at the Nine
O'clock geraum Saturday evening.
Miss Bolling Fhlnlzy, of Athens, who
hts been the admired guest of Miss
Elizabeth Hawson, will leave Monday
night for Augusta to visit friends.
Mrs. S, A. Parker, of Atlanta, and
Mra Edward Hahn and daughter, Lei
la are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R.
M. Russell.—Birmingham News,
Miss Marjorie Chapman, of Spartan
burg, S. C, Is the attractive guest of
Mrs. W, C. Jarnagln, and Is being de
llghtfnlly entertained.
Mrs. J. Carroll Payne will send out
imitation* Tuesday to an afternoon tea
which she will give on Friday in honor
of Mrs. Howell Peeples.
Mrs. John Temple Graves and chil
dren left Monday for New York, where
sbe will Join Colonel Graves for future
reildence In that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Coleman and
children returned yesterday from a hol
iday visit with frlenda In Atlanta.—
Chattanooga News,
Mrs. Alwyn M. Smith, of LaGrange
Female College, Is In the city, the
guest of Miss Annie Glenn Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hogg
nounce the birth of a son whom they
have named Robert Hinton, Sr.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
F. B. Quiman will regret to learn that
their baby, F. B., Jr., Is quite 111.
The friend* of Miss Ellse Landrum
will he glad to know that she has re
covered from an attack of grip.
Mr. C. B. Gibson, of Columbus, spent
Sunday In Atlanta ert route from Lex
ington, Ky., to Columbia, S. C.
The frlenda of Mr. and Mr*. Edward
Brown will regret to learn of the Ill
ness of their llttls son, Henry.
Misses Passle Mae Ottley and Mar
jorie Brown will return to St. Marys
In Raleigh, N. C., Thursday.
Mr. Enos A. Mills, of Estes Park,
Colo., will arrivs In Atlanta In a few
weeks to spend soveral days.
The friends of Mrs. B. Lse Smith will
regret to learn of her Illness at her
home, ITS Illghland-ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Christenberry have Just
relumed from Birmingham, Ala., where
they spent the holidays.
Mrs. Frederick Eckfeldt, of Wash
ington, D. C., la the guest of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Edgar Neely.
Mis* Alice Bardin, of Wilmington, N.
c, arrives In Atlanta thla week to visit
Mies Mabel Powers.
Dr. and Mrs. E/c/Rlpley. of Atlanta,
are the guests of relatives In the city.—
Chattanooga News.
Mr*. D. C. Lyle left Sunday for a
month's visit to Mrs. E. W. Thompson,
In Charlotte, N. C.
Miss Patty Carroll, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. John Barry,
ha* returned home.
Dr. and Mr*. E. C. Cartledge has re
turned from Rome, where they spent
the holidays.
Mrs. Robert Meador will remain with
Mr. and Mr*. Thomas D. Meador thru
January.
Mr. and Mre. Frank Bemay and
little son leave Tuesday for Abbeville,
S. C.
Mra. Alex James and children have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. D.
Bell.
Mis* Elwyn DeGraffenried left Mon
<lay to visit Miss Schofield In Macon.
Mrs. M. M. Blelms has been slightly
Indisposed for the last few days,
TO COTTOH STATES
FOR CLUB RELEAS
Fisher Will Probably Man
age Team During the
Year,
Mobile. Ala., Dee. 30.—Dr. H. T. Inge,
president of the Mobile baseball club,
today forwarded to the president of
the Cotton States League a check for
$2,500, this being the price demanded
for the release of this city from that
circuit.
aM obitncle* Jn then-ay
? - e ent «rtng the Southern League
for the season of 1908.
Dr. Inge has not yet named hfs man-
Wf. but it is generally believed here
that Tom Fisher will pilot the locals
the coming season.
1,600 BAR ROOMS
COT SUNDAY
New Orleans Experiences
Really Dry Day
Throughout.
New Orleans, Dec. 10.—New Orleans
yesterday experienced Its first really
dry” Sunday In many years. Saloons
that have been doing business every
day In the year for a decade did not
attempt to open their doors, while the
police were peculiarly active against
the few that did.
Out of ths 1,000 barrooms In the
city there were only 20 arrests, and
these were mostly at places In the sub!
urbs. The big down town saloons and
ths restaurants and cafes made no ef
fort to sell.
The closing movement was felt over
the entire city. In several of the
churches prohibition sermons were
preached, while Dr. W. B. Crumpton.
>resldent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon
>ague, and Rev. J. B. Shelbourne, of
Birmingham, prominent In the prohtbl.
tlon fight there, delivered three
speeches during the day.
LABOR CHIEFS
WARNMAGOON
OF BIG STRIKE
Mrs. C. P. Mullen ant children are In
East Point, Ga, visiting relatives.
Miss Christine Hall, of Richmond, 1*
'be guest of Mrs. W. A. Foster.
Mr. Charles Godfrey Is on a busi
ness trip to Florida
Mr. George Bell Is visiting friends
in Tunnsl Hill, Ga.
QUAKE IS FELT
AT WASHINGTON
"ashlngtoa Dec. 20.—A distant
earthquak* of considerable Intensity
*** recorded by Isinograph* at the
leather bureau today. The actual
movement of the ground at Washing
ton was about live millimeter*.
GOLD CROSS FROM
POPE PIUS X
home. I tec. 30.—The pope yestenluy con-
.JTtatsd Slsr. Thomas r. Kennedy, ree-
I? r of the American railage. He received
n>«ny cnnxratulstlnns. The pope presented
•bn With t gold pectoral cross.
Havana, Dec. 30.—Representatives of
twenty-three labor unions waited upon
Governor General Magoon today to
warn him that the striking masons'
demands must be complied with or
there will be a general sympat'
walkout, tleing up nearly every
dustry In Havana. Magoon promised
to do hla utmost In the Interests of
peace. He gave warning that violence
of any kind will be rigorously sup
pressed.
AOKILEAVES
FOR HIS HOME
IN FAR EAST
Washington, Dec. 30.—Viscount Aokl,
Japanese ambassador to the United
States, hade farewell to Washington
and thla evening begins his long Jour
ney to the Orient. H# will make the
trip to 8an Francisco without a stop,
sailing from there January 7. The am
bassador leaves ostensibly merely to
make a report to his government, but
American Ambassador O'Brien, at To-
klo, informed the state deportment that
It is not likely Aokl will return.
BANK CLEARINGS
IN CHATTANOOGA
GAIN $6,000,000
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 33.—The
bank clearings of the Chattanooga
banks will show * gain over those of
last year of about $6,030,000. The to
tal clearings of the year 1006 amounted
to $67,686,735.27, while that for the year
Just closing Is estimated at $71,45$-
073.89.
The total real estate transfers for the
year amounted to 34.952.270, which Is a
tain of 1100,000 over the total trans
fer* of 1906.
The marriage license* Issued In this
county tor both years were about 1,000.
$216,000,000 TO
BE PAID OUT BY
NEW YORK BANKS
New York. Dec. SH-Uterest payments
and dividends for January will take $215,.
000,000 from the banks temporarily, and this
Is given as 'ho ctueo for the gradual de-
Cl The'financin'' Institutions are *l"oj)rc
to meet the poyment of *119."“
DEA TH’SHAND REMOVED MANY
OF CITY’S PROMINENT MEN
IN YEAR NOW NEARING END
During the past twelve months At
lanta has suffered heavily In the loss of
ninny of her most prominent citlsens,
who have been claimed by the Grim
Reaper.
Among those whose Influence Is no
longer felt In the public and private life
of tho city are men who first knew At
lanta as a struggling hamlet and who
s|«nt the energy of their youngsr years
in building one of the greatest cities In
the South. They were men who grew
old In the effort to make Atlanta the
city It Is today, and after years of
faithful service saw the shadows of
life's evening gather with the con
sciousness of a life of civic and busl
nesa duties faithfully discharged.
There are also many young men of
the city—young men who were Just be.
ginning to take a place of prominence
In life and w hose prospects were bright
—who have been called away Just as
manhood’s morning was blending Into
noon. And the loss of all of these, both
young and old. Atlanta feels deeply In
business, social, political and religious
life.
Below Is given a list of some of the
most prominent citizens of Atlanta who
have died during the past year with u
brief resume of the circumstances sur
rounding their death.
W. T. Akers, president of the Pied
mont Lumber Company, died Janunry 9
at the age of (<0 years. He was a Con
federate veteran and had been Identi
fied with the business Interests of At-
lrnta for the greater part of his life.
Alonzo R. Mallory, 52 years of age,
committed suicide In a store in Cap-
Itol-ave. on January 16. As the In
ventor of the Mallory plow he was well
known throughout the country.
Mark L. Tolbert, one of the most
brilliant young lawers In the city, yield,
ed to death on January 26.
Albert E, Thornton, vice president of
the Atlanta National Bank, died Tues
day night, April 2.
Charles F. Malone, of the Ragan-
Malone Company, was found dead In
hit bed on the morning of April 17.
He was 63 years of age.
Steve W. Postcll, one of ths best
known newspaper men In the state,
died April 22.
Mrs. Catherine Schlkan. one of the
pioneer citizen* of Atlanta and pos
sibly the oldest resident, died July 17
at the age of 81.
Hon. T. C. Mayson, father of Ctty
Attorney James L. Mayson. and for
many years a leading merchant of the
city, died June 24 at the age of 68.
waiter S. Withers, president of the
Withers Foundry and Mnehlne Works,
and a prominent prohibitionist, died
July 31 at tho age of 72.
. Hon. Hiram P. Bell, author of the
book "Men and Things," and the only
surviving member of the second Con
federate congress, died August 16 at the
age of 80 years.
Rev. B. E. L. Timmons, for forty
years one of the moat prominent minis
ters In the Methodist conference, died
suddenly on the night of September 25.
W. P. Muse, of Ragan A Malone, one
of the best known traveling men In the
state, died September 25 from the ef
fects of n fall down an elevator shaft.
W. C. Shearer, a prominent secret
order man and for many years connect
ed with the city water works depart
ment a« engineer, died October 4.'
Dr. Robert D. Spalding, president of
the Gramllng-Spaldlng Company, died
suddenly November 29 at the age of 74.
Anton L. Konts, a brother of Judge
E. C. Kontz and one of the most promi
nent business men of the city, was
found dead In his bed on the morning
of November 23. He was 79 years of
age.
Walker P. Inman, one of the wealth
iest citlsens of Atlanta, was found dead
In his bed on the morning of Novem
ber 23. He was 79 years of age.
Paul W. Spink, superintendent of
the Transportation Club, died Novem
ber 23 at the age of 32.
Thomas F. Purcell, one of the most
popular salesmen In the city, who was
connected with the Keely Company for
years, died on November 15 at the age
of 43.
Major Manly B. Curry, paymaster of
the Department of the Gulf, was killed
In an automobile accident on the
Washlngton-st. viaduct December 18.
He was 60 years of age.
REV. E, P. LOOSE
ATI
Wisconsin Evangelist Opens
Revival Services in
Atlanta.
REV. ELMER P. LOOSE.
He Is conducting revival services
at Westminster Presbyterian
church.
GRADY HOSPITAL WARDS
TO BE OPEN TO STUDENTS
Continued from Page One,
pmdltnre. last year. altuatloa lu gei.
ml Is clearing ami little uneaalneee !•
felt In money rentere.
TURNERS WILL GIVE
CHRISTMAS TREE
The Atlanta Turn Vereln Aatoelatlon will
preaent Ita thlrty.fourth annual t’hrlatmaa
tree to the children of the memltera at the
hall on Foraythat., Monday night. For
jreekn the committee bde been working on
the tree and their production aamnes
northing seen heretofore. The tree will he
let on .he stare In full view of everyone
Hundreda of Vneandeacent lamps will he
lighted smong Its branches. Tho scene
promises to he n merry one.
EARLY REPORT
ON EXCHANGES
Washington, Dec. 80.—An early re
port l» expected on the Investigation
of grain and cotton exchange* by the
department of commerce and labor.
Representatives Livingston and Burle
son are active In the matter and as
bills are pending development* are ex
pected soon.
“Skalston Min” Dead.
Providence, It. !., Dee. ».-Thirle# It.
Terry, knowu a« the "ikeleton man." wss
deed last night In * hut near this
S ite wee over 6 feet la height sod
ed hut 89 pounds.
the fight against the admission of stu
dents to the hospital, gave out the fol
lowing Interview Monday morning:
"The present discussion In the news
papers concerning the Grady hospital
Is exceedingly unpleasant to me. Be
fore entering It I counted the cost, and,
considering mine a righteous and just
cause, did not hesitate a moment. I
fully realized when the final Issue
come out It would be between Dr. W.
8. Elkin, dean of the Atlanta College of
Physicians and Surgeons, and myself.
I have unquestionable proof that he
spent a good part of Saturday after
noon In the office of The Atlanta Consti
tution and The Atlanta Evening Journal
An editorial appeared In both of these
papers Sabbath morning In which It
was more or less definitely stated
that bedside teaching had been allowed
In the wards of the Grady hospital. To
such statement I demur; I most em-
K Statically deny It. I have been a mem-
er of the medical board since the hos
pital was opened, and at no time ho*
the medical board or myself entered
the Grady hospital wards for syste
matic bedside teaching. 1 append a
sworn statement to the same. Dr. T.
F. Brewster, for thirteen years Its su
perintendent, and having entire charge
of Ita Internal affairs, under oath stat
ed that the students could not have en
tered the wards without special tickets
from him, and that no such tickets
were ever Issued and that bedside
teaching was never practiced. Can he
be believed?
"Dr. R. T. Dorsey, a present mem
ber of the medical board, states under
oath that ho was a student of the
Southern Medical College for three
years ending In 1897, and that Drs.
Baird, Glddlngs, Nlcotson and Elkin
were professors In that Institution and
members of the medical board and not
In a single Instance was he ever car
ried Into the wards during that term.
Dr. James N. Ellis, a member of the
medical board, states that under no
conditions have students been allowed
bedside teaching since he has been on
the hospital staff. Can these men be
believed or not?
"In Sabbath morning’s two papers a
long letter appeared signed by A. W.
Calhoun, J. S. Todd. W. S. Elkin and
James B. Baird. I esteem Dr. Calhoun
and his family too highly to enter Into
any controversy whatever with him.
W. S. Elkin, as dean of ths Atlanta Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, ha*
not surprised me at hla statements. J.
S. Todd ha* not been connected In any
capacity with the Grady Hospital for a
period of twelve or fifteen years, and
consequently he knows absolutely noth
ing about the subject except by hear
say. James B. Baird has spoken. Will
the earth stand still? W. P. Nlcolson.
In a letter, states that Dr. W. A. Crowe
was In the chair and did not vote, but
he Dr. Crowe, states that he was a
party to It and had originated the Idea.
Dr. Nlcolson should have had the can
dor and manliness to have said that Dr.
Crowe stated emphatically that he was
opposed to bedside teaching unless the
cal staff of the Grady Hospital. I have
only asked for a parity of professors of
the two Institutions. I am not willing
to submit for a single moment to allow
the surgeons In the Atlanta College of
Physician* and Surgeons to teach sur
gery exclusively In the Grady Hospital
Rev. Elmer P. Loose, the well-known
evangelist of Waukesha, Wla., opened
a revival at the Westmlnater'Presbyte
rlan church Sunday, a large congrega
tion braving the weather tv hear the
eloquent minister.
Services will be held at the church
every evening, beginning at 7:30
o’clock, until further notice.
Dr. Loose I* as forceful and as ear
nest as he Is eloquent, and great good Is
expected of the revival being conducted
by him.
learn Is to watch patients. I think It's
a good Idea.
Dr. J. Ross Simpson—I am not pre
pared to state my views.
Give 8tud*nts Experiene*. -
Dr. J. McF. Gaston—I am In favor
of students getting nil the experience
they can. The Grady Hospital Is a
city Institution and tho students should
be given the benefit of It. It Is done In
New York nnd other cities, and I would
like to see It done here. I might nlso
add that I am In favor of the rotation
system for members of the medical
board, altho I have never been a can
dldate nor do I contemplate becoming
one.
V. C. Cooke—I have given tho
,„ v , , , matter no thought and ntn not prepared
to the students of the Atlanta School of I at present to make a statement. 1 will
DEPOSITS INSURED
UNDER A SPECIAL CONTRACT
BANK OF EAST POINT
East Point, Ga.
CATHOLICS IN CHINA ASK
REMOVAL OF U. S. JUDGE
San Francisco, Dec. to.—When
Judge LeSeur Wllfley, who presides
over the United States court for China
at Shanghai, and who is now in this
city, reaches Washington to pay his re
spect* to President Roosevelt, Secre
tary Taft, his sponsor, and congress,
he will find in the hands of the execu
tive and legislative branches of the
government copies of a petition drawn
up and signed by* a great number of
Catholics residing in China.
The signers demand the removal of
Judge Wllfley on the ground that he
has condemned the Catholic clergy as
dishonest. All of this, they point out,
Ib in a decision rendered from tho
bench by Wllfley, which makes his at
tack a record of the United States
courts, and. therefore, an official docu
ment to be distributed by the govern
ment.
Judge Wllfley, who is a guest at the
Fairmont Hotel, was asked about tho
charges that he had assailed the Cath
olic church and that he discriminated
against those of that faith. He declared
the charges were unfounded.
“I suppose the charges ‘originated
because of the fact that out of seven
lawyers whom I excluded from prac
tice In my court five were Catholics,
which I afterwards learnM.**'
HOG JOWL AND COW PEAS
NEW YEARS MASCOT DISH
Want Good Luck and prosperity all
of 1938?
Know how to get It, don't you?
Of course most people do, but for
fear the uninitiated may not, the Infor
mation Is Imparted here:
Eat hog Jowl and cow peas for your
New Year dinner. Sure thing! If you
don't believe It, ask anybody who keeps
Informed about such Important mat
ters.
Cow peas represent plenty. Plant a
cow pea. where It Is too poor to sprout
a difficulty, and you will have many
cow peas. It responds to man's need
with less expenditure of energy nnd
work than almost any of the vegetable
kingdom.
Hog Jowl typifies ceaselsss motion.
If there's any perpetual motion ft Is In
the lower Jaw of a porker. Save be
tween momentary naps. It I* working
steadily away, accumulating fat.
Moreover, properly prepared, hog
Jowl and cow pea* form a mighty pal
atable dish.
Medicine. The proposition Is an ab-1 think over the tfuestfon
two colleges were equally represented,
nnd considered It a dangerous proceed-
Ing. Dr. W. S. Goldsmith, whom I es
teem exceedingly highly, quoted from
my catalogue of 1904, while 1 was dean
of the .Atlanta College of Physicians
and Surgeons, when tho quotation re
ferred only to the occupancy of the
amphitheater for clinical work which
had always been allowed and which no
one denied. I reiterate again that- In
April. 1904, In a long communication to
the faculty of the Atlanta College of
Physicians and Surgeons, of which I
was at that time dean. I stated that I
had abandoned all Idea of ever being
able to utilise the Grady Hospital
wards tor bedside teaching, and that
opinion was fully concurred In by the
faculty of the same Institution and
t specially by IV, S. l£Ikln,
-it such teaching has been allowed
In the past, why was a resolution of
fered a few nights ago asking the board
of trustees to *11otv ward teaching In
the future? This of Itseir should stt
aside completely all statements that It
has been allowed In the psst.
"The Institution that I represent pay*
for It* own hospital, with the excep
tion of a few patient* which the city
of Atlanta has turned Into the Institu
tion when there ws* an overflow at the
Grady Hospital. The Grady Hospital Is
surdity on Its face, and a4 one Interest
ed In the welfare of the Institution
which I represent, I say moat candidly
and fairly that 1 will not submit to F
until every possible effort has been ex.
hausted to stop the same.
"I have confidence In the wisdom
the board of trustees."
From Other Physicians.
Drs. A. \V. Calhoun. J. 8. Todd, James
B. Baird and W. S. Elkin, former mem.
bers of the medical board, have pub
fished a card. In which they vigorously
defend the system of bedside teaching.
Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, who has been
prominent In charity work In the city
and state for years, denounces the plan
as abhorrent to decency and propriety.
In order to secure a fair Idea of what
the physicians of the city thought of
the proposed plan of bedside teaching.
The Georgian secured statements from
a number of physicians, opening It*
columns to a free discussion of the sub,
Ject. The statements of these physl
clans show that there are two sides to
the question, many favoring the prac
tlce of admitting students to the hos
pltal under proper restrictions, -others
protesting against the practice. The
statements from the physicians reached
follow:
Dr. L. S. Hardin—1 have no state
ment to make relative to this matter.
I will say, however, that as far as my
observation has gone, bedside teaching
works well In other Institutions over
the country.
Just a College Fight.
Dr. L. Amster—This Is nothing In
the world but a college fight and 75 per
cent of the physicians in Atlanta so
understand It. This fight ha* been
brewing for a long time, but this
squabble has served to bring It to a
focus. I have perfect confidence In the
trustees of the hospital and know they
will do what they think the right thing.
This being a college fight, I do not care
to take a positive position.
Dr. J. S. Todd—Bedside teaching Is
allowed almost everywhere anil seems
to work satisfactorily. It works to the
betterment of humanity, and should he
allowed here. The objections raised
are puerile.
Dr. J. G. Wilkins—There Is no ques
tion about the fact that thla Is a good
nay to Instruct students, but as lo
whether nr not the cly's hospital should
he thrown open to private Institutions
for thla purpose Is an entirely different
question. 1 don't think the city should
allow H.
Need Some New Blood.
Dr. I. T. Catron—It Is a good plan.
All cities allow bedside practice for
students nnd I think It does great good.
It should be systematic, however, and
the practice should not be allowed to
nn extent that would harm the patients
In the least. Only a certain number of
students should be allowed In at one
time. Only certain classes of patients
and those whom It will not affect
harmfully should be allowed to be ex.
amlned. I favor the attitude of Dr.
Kendrick on the rotation system of
choosing member* of the medical
hoard. As It Is now, those not on the
board havo no authority. The mem
bers of the board should not be al
lowed to grow old In their places, Nsw
Mood should be Injected all the time.
The rotation system would work to the
betterment of the hospital.
Dr. J. A. Alley—It's the most un
called for thing I over heard of. /
crowd of students around a sick pa.
tlent, with their note books out getting
points, will certainly excite the patient
and work an Injury. It Is liable to
throw the patient Into a fever. In ty
phoid cases especially the patient
should be Isolated and allowed to see
no more persons than Is absolutely nee.
essary. I’m opposed to It.
Dr. W. T. Blvlngs—I have no views
on the subject, and It I* Immaterial to
me what Is dons.
Dr. W. L. Champion—Student* cer
tainly derive benefit from seeing and
noting coses In a hospital. I have seen
the taxpayers, and I nm unalterably
opposed to any kind of teaching In the
wards; but, If such Is allowed, I have
asked for nothing but that which Is
J ust and fair. The Atlanta School of
tedldne has no surgeon on the medl-
the city hospital and supported by all this done In Baltimore and other cities.
and 1 know the students have been
greatly helped. And 1 doubt If such a
thing Is harmful to the patients.
Dr. T. J. Crawford—I think the stu
dent* should be allowed In the hot pltal.
The only way for them to thoroughly
N. Braw-ner—I nm not suffi
ciently acquainted with the facts In the
case to make a statement.
Dr. Edgar G. Ballengcr—My reasons
for believing that the Grady Hospital
Is not suitable for clinical bedside
teaching under the present conditions
are based upon the fact that ward
classes should be conducted by the phy.
slclans In charge of tho patients, or
by their assistants. Such an arrange
ment will be Impossible In the present
Instance, because one of the colleges
with a right to these privileges has no
representation nn the hospital staff. It
Is manifestly unfair to establish a cus
tom In. a city hospital that does not
extend to all the same advantages.
Many hospitals In other cities open
their wards to students without any
deleterious results, but In every In
stance, as far us I atn aware, the
members of the faculty of the medical
colleges enjoying such facilities are also
In charge of tho wurds in which the
classes are held, and but one college
is thus connected with each hospital.
All of the wnrd classes, no matter of
what school, should have the same
privilege of studying und observing the
result of the treatment of any or all
of tho most Interesting patients. The
treatment given by the regular phy
sicians would be not only of no value to
the eclectic students, but would add
much confusion to their studies and
work. If representatives of each school
were to utilise the same patient In clin
ical demonstrations, the different sug
gestions and plans of treatment Instat
ed upon by the various physicians
would certainly tend to make the pa
tient dissatisfied with the particular
line of treatment being administered
and in this way might result In harm.
In tho present situation I see no feasi
ble plan that would eliminate these
undesirable features, and at the same
time promote scientific Investigations.
Again I would Insist that ward classes
should be held by physicians in charge
of the patients,
Divorce It from Bchool*.
Dr. John Calhoun White—I believe
that Grady Hospital should be divorced
from all medical schools. A medical
school Is not necessary to the life of a
hospital, but a hospital Is absolutely
essential, to existence of a medical
school. Let every eehool have Its own
hospital, then every charity patient
cared for by them would lessen the
number to be cared for by Grady Hos
pital. See the point? Yes, let’s have
the rotation system as to the staff ap
pointments at the city hospital. It Is
not fair to ask or.e set of men to hold
the offices forever, however able or
willing they may he. It ts not right
to "ride” a free horse to death. Be
sides there are others, I am Informed,
quite willing to share the responsibili
ties nnd assist In the noble work. I
am opposed to using the city hospital
for teaching purposes', or as un ad
junet to any school or college, and ns
a citizen anil taxpayer I protest against
such a practice.
Dr. It. H. Ktmc—Ward Instruction
should be utilized In such a way as to
benefit the student and not Injure the
patient. If properly handled and reg
ulated, such Instruction as every stu
dent of medicine needs can be secured
without serious detriment to the pa
tient. To secure harmony and give
Justice to all physicians of the city,
no medical college or set of physicians
should have a monopoly of or a lifetime
right to positions on the medical staff
of a city hospital. While the medical
college* should have equal opportuni
ties. the physicians not connected with
medical colleges should at least have
equal representation on the staff. They
are entitled to such representation;
It Is but Just and would be a balance
of power to prevent friction and one
medical college securing special privi
leges over the other. The medical staff
should he selected with equal Justice
to all. securing the best physicians for
the hospital from each class for a term
of three years only In succession. If
any of the present members of the
medical staff are weary of doing
'charity work for nothing," let them
resign. There are plenty of compe
tent physicians ready to take the plaor,
and do the charity work with pleas
ure.
Dr. A. O. DeLoach—I am strongly In
favor of opening the charity wards of
the Grady Hospital to senior medical
student*. It will do the patients no
harm, and will do the students great
good. I Uvea for several years as In
terne In the city hosnltals of Augusta,
where students were brought in classes
every day during the college year, and
1 never heard of any objection on tho
part of patients, nnd the practice cer
tainly did not Injure nny patient. Of
course, the physician who has charge
of the class would soe to It that pa
tients wore not disturbed when too stek
and that no patient was unduly taxed.
Moreover, In a ward clinic patient* are
never exposed In a manner that could
he embarrra.SHlng.
"Unfortunate Discussion,”
Dr. S, A. Vlsanska—I am In no way
connected with any of the medical col
leges. nor am I a member of the visit
ing staff of the Orady Hospital, nnd,
therefore, In a position to give an opln-
eotnlng from a fellow "on the
fence." I think It very unfortunate that
this discussion should tako place In
the newspapers, since exaggerated re
ports nro liable to be mode. Certainly
(he situation Is not thoroughly under
stood. The Idea of saying that the 633
students attending the colleges here
would want or bu permitted to visit the
wards at one time Is preposterous. No
explanation was made as to how this
was done and the report must have
spread like wildfire, because laymen
have been writing articles condemning
such a procedure. Could you get 600
students Into a ward at one time, tf
you wanted to? Would the professors
ildnk of permitting such a thing? Bet
ter move the asylum at Mtlledgevllle to
Decatur, where we can havo a foolish
house nenrer at hand In caso of emer
gency. No one explained nt first thnt
the students In the graduating class
are allowed to witness operations and
curried In sections thru the wards
I attended the Hnuth Carolina Med
teal College nnd the professors of this
college compose the visiting staff of the
city hospital. We attended medical
and surgical clinics twice a week at
the hospital nnd wore carried thru tho
w ards whenever the professors had any
cares of Interest that they did not bring
Into the clinic. During my student
day* and afterwords as house surgeon
and physteinn, If ever there were any
complaints nn the part of patients. I
never heard of It. The Instruction re
ceived In this manner was most bene
fieial, nnd I am sure that tho hearts of
the Charleston people are as tender for
their unfortunate* as they are In At
lanta. Fortunately, we had only ono
medical college In cession during the
winter months. A few year* ago
summer school of medicine was aturt-
c*l and the professors of this school hud
charge of the hospital during the sum
mer months, and their students had tho
same privileges as the students of the
South Carolina Medical College.
“Stop ths Wrangling,”
This controversy hero looks to
hke a war between the colleges, which
1* very unfortunate, as people outside
of Atlnnta rend the papers. If bedside
Instruction Is taken away from the
medical students, Atlanta will go back,
wnrd 133 years. You might as well
Sturt a light against vaccination,
against putting cards on houses where
there ore places of contagion, oto. I
can, no doubt, get a number of doctors
who would state that cards are use
less on the house* and nearly every
layman would take that side of It.
The proper place to f'lscuss the sub
ject In controversy Is before the board
of trustees. If the citizens of Atlanta
have not sufficient confidence In this
board. *nsk their resignation. If the
citizens have not confidence In the vts.
'.ting staff, ask their resignation. But
fur heaven's sake let some one stop this
n ntlnual wrangling at the Grady Hos
pital.
DRUNKARDS KICK
ON POSTING NAMES
Cumberland, Md., Dec. SO.—Some of
the persons whose names have been
posted on saloon walls as habitual
drunkards threaten to bring suit for
damages against saloons. The head of
the boycott Is a prominent business
man and formerly a rear admiral In
the United States navy. It Is feared
by many that subsequent lists may ap
pear and embarrass certain persona.
COFFEE RELEASED
FROM FEDERAL PEN
After serving over three years In ths
Federal penitentiary for participating In a
counterfeit money plot agalnat the govern
ment, Pnt N, Coffee wn* llliorufed from
prison Sunday afternoon. Coffee wn* aont
«P with secern! other* from Atlanta after
Plates and several thousand dollars tn conn-
forfeit hills were unearthed hy secret aerv-
lee agents of the government. Coffee wn*
enabled to get hla ffiicrty on Hominy because
of the wlllhignesa of Clerk o. H. Fuller, of
the United States rourt. who went to his
office nnd ndiulntatered the necessary oath
to the liberated man In order to awaar ..ff
tho fine Imposed. lVttb Coffee was re
leased another prisoner. Bad Johnson, of
rated in prison.
KANSAS TO HAVE
REVIVALS IN 1908
Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 33.—An en
ergetic campaign Is to bo started si
multaneously In every county In Kan
sas In 1908 and revivals will be.hcld In
every hamlet. The plan Is under di
rection of Rev. William Edward Bier-
derwolf.
Will Op on Club Houtt,
Hpedal to The (leorglan.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Dee, 80.—The
new golf and country club house, erect
ed at Rlvervlew, overlooking tho Ten
nessee, at a cost of $60,000, will be
formally opened Wednesday evening.
Gordon on Commission,
Hpeclsl to The Georgian,
Columbus, tin.. Dec. 30.—7, B. Gor
don, president of the Columbus Man
ufacturing Co., has been elected a
member of the water commission to
succeed Rhodes Browns, who is now
mayor of ths city,
$450 WORTH OF PISTOLS
STOLEN FROM STORK
Macon, Ga.. Dec. 30.—It was report
ed to the polios Sunday that the store
of Hatche ft Co., at Mtlledgevllle, was
broken open early 8unday and pistols
to the value of $460 were stolen. The
Information was given In the hope of
apprehending the thieves who may
bring their booty to Macon.
Stole Ferns From Home,
Macon, Ga., Dec. 30.—Mre. J. H.
Hughes, at 859 Third street, had a col
lection of ferns which, unfortunately,
she placed on her veranda Saturday
night to get the benefit of the rain.
Some thief swiped the lot.
LAY CORNER STONE
FOR SCHOOL BUILDING.
Special to The Georgian.
Rlverdale, Oa., Dec. 30.—The corner
stone of a large school building was
laid her* Sunday.
The corner was laid .with Masonic
honors. Grand Master Jeffries having
Issued an order therefor. The officers
officiating were James L. Mayson, act
ing grand master: Paul Burkert, D, O.
M.; Joseph H. Hule. G. 8. W.i J. W.
Cook. G. J. W.; K. R. Stewart, O. M.;
E. W. Hawkins, G. 8.; W. M. Hule. G.
A.; A. A. Hule, O. T.; A. O. Allen. O.
S. D.; J. A. Hule, G. J. D.; T. M. Mays,
Q. 8. 8.; a K. Jones, G. J. 8.; E. R.
Hule, O. T.
After the ceremonies an oration was
delivered by Hon. James L, Mayson,
city attorney of Atlanta. The ceremo
nies concluded with a banquet at the
lodge room.
106 Convicts on Farm.
Macon, Ga, Decj 30.—J. A. Coley,
formerly of the police force, ha* now a
good position on the state prison farm,
near Mtlledgevllle. He wa* at homo
on a visit yesterday, and says that
there are 106 men on the farm. The
health of the convicts Is good.
Mrs. Sinclair Quits Hospital.
Battle Creek, Mich, Dec, S3.—Mr*.
Upton Sinclair ‘-left today for New
York. Mr*. Sinclair will sail from New
York to Bermuda, where the trip on
wheels begins. Mrs. Sinclair say* It Is
for her health more than tho novelty
that the trip Is to be made. Mrs. Ful
ler, her mother, accompanied her home,
cfler several months In the sanitarium.
0. R. 0.
All Dsnulkti <>f Atlanta Division No.
ami «;<*<»r<rfa Pfrfaftm Xo. 457, Order Kalin
Conductor% nnd frlenda are rcspootfnlly
itiontrd to ntt$>tid tUe funeral of Rrotl
trll for Interment.
If. M. PATTON, C. C.
U. A. WARWICK, Secretary.