The Portland daily press., 1899-01-24

before was dropped FROM the stan; ths
explanation Is rs follows:
When DIR. Spalding joined tine staff q
few years ago, matters were so arranged
that he might hold clinic one day and
DIR. Holt the next Dr. Holt assigned
me tn DIR. Spaliing's clinic as assistant.
This was entirely satisfactory to me. and
believe 10 was 90 to Dr. Spaldina.
After few weeks, 1 found that Dr.
Spalding's clinic was CD small that he
could easily attend to II himself and have
time TO spare. For more than year. I
went to the hospital regularly, and
wasted an hour or more each day stand
ing around with my hands In my pock-
cts. The fact that comparatively few
patients attended DIR. Spalding's clinic
need not be explained here Sufficient
to say, that the fact does not reflect In
any way upon DIR. Spalding. and was
due chiefly to another fact, namely, that
he took upon himself the work Of weed
ing out well to do impostsrs when he
found that he could not get this work
done ut the Office OF the Innrmary. !
finally suggested to DE-. Spalding that 1t
did not seem worth while for me to at
tend the clinic regularly as sadly needed
the time for other work He thought as
did. and IL was agreed that / should
cease attendance until the clinic was
large enough to need two surgeons.
offered to take charge of his clinic when
ever he might be out Of town, and during
the year which followed he called upon
mo ut various times to do SO. also ex-
planned the situation to DIR. Holt, and
often assured him that stood ready to
do my share Of the charity work when
ever such work was forthcoming.
think 1t was after just about year of
with DR.. Holt took place. which 1 have
described above. After that interview.
went home, and imne diately wrote my
| resignation. i delayed sending it TO the
trustees, because / wished to ascertain
fully the facts regarding the send ing Of
bills to patients before stating the cause
of my resignation. was suffering with
appendicitis at the time and the severe
winter weather made 1t impossible for
me to get about and attend to the matter
as had hoped. Later in the winter,
was Obliged to go South for month and
Immediately upon my return underwent
an operation which kept me in bod for
another month 1t was while confined to
my bed that first learned that was
no longer connected with the hospital
My resignation was written in q God
faith, and but for these ACCIDENTAL delays
would have been presented to you long
before the time when action was taken
The severing Of my onpeotion with the
hospital was what ] desired. As that
came about in good time. / have no fault
to find. Had wished to injure tho Ex-
ecutive Surgeon, would not have gone
to him first. and warned him against the
dangers of collecting money from charity
patients, l would not have asked his per-
mission to present the matter to the trus-
tees. / would not have asked II he cared
to have the public know. but l would
have hastened to make 1t public, whether
he cared or not l would not have waited
whole year that he might have fair
chance t. discontinue the practice. And
finally. would not have first made my
protest to the trustees In letter which
was perfectly willing to consider conf
Dental, II the trustees SO desired. DR..
Holt and myself may have little In CON-
mon, but this need not prevent my being
Just to him. II he has made mistakes, in
management, 1t is all the more regret
able because of the tremendous energy
and great ability which he exhibited in
founding the hospital. and none will re-
greet more sincerely than l, the necessity
for correcting them in this way. 1 am
not denying the great good which this
hospital has done. and is now doing. am
protesting against methods which have
in the past and must still more In the
future, cast suspicion upon the institu-
tion and tend to prevent the truly poor
from seeking It's aid. 1 am protesting,
and as long as there Is breath in my
body. l shall continue to protest against
any member Of this staff proBtlng. direct.
ly or indirectly. from patients who have
been accepted here and allowed to be
Iieve they were receiving free treatment
DIR. Bowers having read the Hrst case
Cease Al MIR. Frank, who acted as coun-
sci for DIR. Holt, asked him IL IL WASH
customary for patients coming to the
institution to pay their board and receive
their treatment free.
Mr.. Frank said that the bill referred to
in Case A was sent for unpaid board
owed to the institution by the patient.
He asked If II was an improper thing in
Dr. Bowers opinion that this bill for
board should be sent to this patient.
DR.. Bowers said he did not think II
was and neither DIR. Holt nor the institu-
tion could be blamed in this cass If the
bill sent to the patient of Case A was a
board bill and the patient did not occupy
free bed.
Mr.. Frank-''Then that disposes OF
this charge"
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