Telegram-herald., 1890-01-08
OUR UNDER TAKERS
One Leaves . Pencil Marx just
Beyond the Legal Boundary
lyD II LEADS 10 4 QUIET QUARREL
- hea Doctors aud t.ndeftakers a sFts 10
Disagree. Guto bose Hauas shan
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Pap As, sIr corpse

Dr. J. b. Grsp0.d aad Undeftaker
OBren were tae palt., pant. .a a lively
ltlle tltattle doctor office, tne otAe-
day. d1rug winch some statements
were made which, f uae. Would Alai-
cate q pretty state of affairs. lt seems
taat Nr. OBueu had taken the an-
granted liberty ~ gnng Dr. "f'e-
woII's name t0a death certificate and
the doctor d.du0t lke C. Ia fact, ho
was ser. angry, ANA le told hr. - biieh
tnatlf II wa. repeated he would put
um through ior lt.
Ar. q B.eu then made the remalka-
blc statement that There was not an un-
derlaker Il the cts who Nould not ana
who did not, do the same tAng hahtl-
ualIy, nor Wa. there "a physician nl lhe
cItv who would not permit 10. ia Iact,
Nr. q Euen asserted, there MAS hUt
one. and only one, other doctor n the
c.tv. aud he sugmatLed tne absent
Escuapan as lgt.e-sOuled, mean
utu, who had ever refused
tac udertakers the privilege OF
..eu.ug the death certificate lr.
l,r.-wo.d profes-td disbelief M the as
serti0n and cltcd the law which eX-
ur,S,ly saws that the attending phys.-
clau shall IN the death ccruncate.
Subsequent investigation by the
TElEoEAsi-HERAIp developed the fact
taat tue physicians and undertakers
are dulv 0b-erNaut of the law. 4 NUM-
bcr on prominent physicians were inter-
viewed upon the subject and several
undartaker> were also seen with the re-
suit as gwen below:
Dr. Gr,swOld-No person on earth
can gu mv name 10 death certn-
cate any more than ID a check. II he
does t the second tmc he Will get hlin-
s,lf INTO trouble. that's all.
Dr. ". II. DcCamp Never allowed
an undertaken or any one else to sign
my name TO any paper. Never allowed,
authorized or deputed any person 70
80 IN my name 90 a death certificate.
Dr. j. Orton Edlc-Ihc undertaken
always brings them TO me and / sign
them. Never allowed any one 10 sign
them Tor me.
Dr. :. &. vcs-Undertakers fire.
/ quently telephone me and / tel them
10 sign them.
Dr. Aylcsworth-T undertaken has
invariably brought the death certificate
10 me and ! have signed
it. There is no reason why
[ they should not take the certificates to
the attending physician. After dca IA
cnsuc>, plenty OF time, usually two 0r
[ three days intervene before burial and
I they, or some one about the establish 4
mcut, can have time 10 attend TO II.
Or. A. 7. BOdie-Haye never given
an undertaken the liberty nor has one
( ever taken the liberty. Should co +
/ slider il an uuWarrauted assumption on
/ their part. The death certificate
always remains at my office until ]
find umc 10 sign it,.
Or. Eugene BOi,e-Always sign the
/ death certificate when it is brought to
me. Am sometimes asked to slgu Ger
/ tticates when other physicians have at
/ tended the case, but invariably refuse.
Dr. l.. -. Marvin did once.
The Uudertakers were next seen.
Allan Durtee-lhe physicians sign
/ their cert iiCates. once or twice, by
authority, We have signed for them.
DOlbee q CO.-If the doctors should
/ give MS the perm ssion we would not do
lt. Would rs soon think of signing
/ their name to- cheek. Ii any under
/ ta6cr SAYS dc does that he is foolish.
Clergyman * RoWeu-Have never
/ done 50 since we have been n business
( Except i'm cases M the soldiers Home.
/ Dr. Stevens gives us permission 10 sign
( hs name TO the death certificates there.
/ of course the books show the cause of
/ death.