The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
SCENE is SHIFTED
DICK BLUES INVESTIGATION RE-
sUMED IN WASHINGTON.

General franklin, Chairman of the Board
of Managers. Testifies-Ouestiops Pro-
rounded Relate Mainly to the Keeley
Cure and tho Circumstances Under
Which Treatment Was Administered
spd What Standing, IL Any, the Taking
of Treatment Gave the Inebriate-What
the General has TO Say in Reply Thereto
Washington, Dec. 9.-The investigation
of the National Soldiers home at Leav-
enworth, Kan, which was instituted ny
Representative Blue of Kansas ana was
begun in Leavenworth recently by "A
special congressional committee OF which
Representative Grout of Vermont is
chairman, was resumed at the capitol
today. General Franklin, the chairman
Of the board of managers Of the home,
testified today His evidence was large
Nv in confederation OF that heretofore
given, that the veterans at the home ad-
aicted to drunkenness are compelled to
take the Kelley cure and that the ex-
penses therefor are deducted by the
management from their pensions and
that Colonel Smith, the head Of the insti-
tuition, is president OF the national or
Eanization of Kelley graduates, receiv-
ing a salary for his services in that ca
pacity.
Representative Layton inquired why, il
drunkenness was disease, as General
Franklin contended, it was not cured at
the governments expense, as other dis
eases are in the homes.
To this General Franklin replied that
the disease was the fault Of the patient.
He thought that the treatment should be
disconnected from the home, as the
medical department looked askance upon
Ii. The Kelley cure, in his mind, was
not so effective as when first introduced;
iapses were numerous. He had heard
complaints that men who took the
Kelley cure at Leavenworth were fav-
pred above their comrades by the au-
lhorities of the home, but thought them
groundless.
Speaking of the other homes, General
Franklin testified that the medical staff
Of the Dayton institution administered a
cure of their own without expense to in
mates while at the Marion home the
Kelley esta blishment was an independ-
ent one, disconnected from the home.
Representative Blue asked if it was not
true that Colonel Smiths (the manager
at Leavenworth) official force was COM
this condition was true of no other home.
General Franklin replied that he did not
know.
1t was developed that General Frank
in had voted in a board meeting against
resolution to permit Colonel Smith to
become president of the National Kelley
league at a salary.
The fact that there was jealousy be-
tween Kelley and non-Keeley men at
Leavenworth had been brought to his
Attention but he had learned of no such
condition at other homes.
When he learned that regular soldiers
we're being kept at Leavenworth for the
keeley treatment, ne had ordered them
dismissed.
The committee continued it's hearing
This afternoon at o'clock General G.
A. Barrett, local manager al Santa MonI-
"a. Cal, said the Kelley cure had been
tried at that place and found successful.
The cost was about SIS per man. The
only connection the officers of the home
had with the league was as contributing
members. The enterprise was self-sup-
porting.
General Franklin expressed a desire to
be questioned in regard to a certain
bond in connection with which, he said.
Colonel Blue had accused him of fraud,
but the subject was postponed until to,
morrow.
General Sewan, of the southern branch
gave testimony similar to that of Gener-
al Barrett When he found that mem
bers Of the regular army were being
cured in the home in the western branch
he called the attention of the board to
the matter and the regulars were remov-
ed from the home.