Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-15
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would want to carry with him his good name
and reputation, if he had anys
"Dr." Powell Reeves has also
'practiced" in San Francisco, but
in that city he employed young doctor
named Roberts, in whose name he carried
on business. So writes reputable physician
Of New Orleans.
Quite recently DR.. Powell Reeves, alias
"Dr. r."Vanmonciscar, has had printed nOmaha
apamphlet of siXty-four pages, treating Of the
various diseases which he claims he can cure.
This pamphlet, entitled "Facts for the Sick"
is stolen bodily from a similar book, with the
same title, issued by DR.. w. II. Belts a ply
sician and well-known specialist OF New
Orleans. The title-pagc, table Of contents,
the heads of the subdivisions, and the read
ing matter throughout are ldcntically the
same in both pamphlets, with a very few ex-
ceptons. One Of these exceptions is that
Reeves inserts his own name in place of
Belts. When he took Belts book to Fest.
ner's printing establishment he gave
orders to have it reproduced as nearly as pos
slble, and to insert the name of Reeves in
stead of Belts, in this style, "By DIR. p. l..
Reeves, consulting physician of the Private
Dispensary." To prove that "Dr." Reeves
is a fraudat least a literary piratc--it is
only necessary to compare the Omaha and
New Orleans pamphlets. For instance on
page 70, in DR.. Belts book, occurs the
following passage: "Four diplomas certify
to my qualification in medicine and surgery,
and twenty-five years experience and ex-
tensive practice in England, France and
America, affording unusual opportunities for
the investigation of disease and the search
for remedies, has enabled me to succeed in
many instances where eminent practitioners
have fuilcd.n
Now is it not a singular and striking coin
cidence that this same passage, word for
word appears on page II of "Drn Reeves
pamphlet' Such IS the fact, however. The
BEE ventures to assert that DR. Reeves
can't show four diplomas from reputable COL
legcs and that he will not swear that he has
had twenty-five years. experience i'll England,
France and America. Ii he can show a di-
ploma from one regular medical college in
good standing he is in big luck. In his cir
culars he claims that he is graduate of a
regular medical college. 1t is understood
that he refers to the American Eclectic col
lego of Cincinnati If that is the case, he
hasn't much medical culture to brag Of
"You can get diploma from that college
in six weeks" said one of Omaha leading
doctors
Another doctor said: "Tlfc American Ec-
lcctc college of Cincinnati was, prior to $780,
considered as bogus institution, and its di-
poma was not recognized by any state board
of health. The diplomas granted before 1850
were simply bought, but | understand that
since then the college has been reorganlzed.
have been told that the dcan of the faculty
made affidavit that Reeves is not Il graduate
of that college. The anidavit was sent to a
certain lawyer Of this city'n
the statement of the doctor was true, and he
replied as follows:
E''The dean OF the faculty Of the American
Eclectic college OF Cincinnati, learning that
Paul Reeves was a practicing physician in
Omaha, and pretending to be such by virtue
Of diploma from that institution, sent On an
affidavit stating, among other things, that at
the date of his pretended diploma the college
was not recognized among the state boards of
health of the country. The dean also referred
in his affidavit TO the state board of health of
| Illinois for the years lSS2-S3, in which years
! the diplomas of the college were thrown out.
| This affidavit was filed with the county clerk
| for the purpose of contesting the right of
| Reeves To practice, but was afterwards with
| drawn, the law being found defective in that
| il provides no board of authority to review
| the action of the county clerk in regard tn
| the licenses, The clerk Is absolutely COM
| PEELED to record all diplomas which appear 10
| be such, and there is no authority to question
| u diplomat
! L. may be barely possible, however, that
DR.. Powell Reeves graduated from
some regular college under some
other namc-probably Vanmonciscar. We
| soc BY DR. VanmonCiscar's Portland cir
cular that "Dr. Vanmoncscar is graduate
! ofarcgular medical college, is well known over
| the United States and Canada by thousands of
/ old and young men he has curcd.n etc DR..
! Powell he nvcs late of New York, and now
| Of Omaha, makes identically the same state
ment in his circular; DIR. Reeves is a
: graduate Of q regular medical college, is well
KIN iwn over he United States An Canada by
thousands of old and ycIag Blen he has