The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-13
NOBL|TT TO
Be BARRED.
Health Board Settles
His Case.
DOCTOR CANNOT PRACTICE
Law VIII Punish the Physician VIII
Took Up With a
Quack.


his license to practice medicine in the =
Hawaiian Islands by the action of the =
Board Of Health yesterday. A spirited =
discussion on the merits and dement's :
OF the physicians former conduct in
himself with a "quack doc
tor" ended with the following motion
being passed by the Board, three vot-
ing for it. and Attorney General Dole
not voting:
Moved that the license to DR.. NOD {
Ilitt be denied, and that the Board OF
Health recommend to the Attorney
General that he proceed with the case
now pending in the court against IL
Noblitt."
/ The conduct of DR.. Noblitt since the
Board of Health revoked his license IS
"A practicing physician was fully dis
lcussed and the Board arrived at tne
IconclusiCn that he had acted In an oi-
fensive and ungentlemanly manner To-
ward the Board and especially toward
DR.. Cooper, member. and that ne ha
shown contempt for the Board oi
Health and the laws of the Territory.
The petition of DR.. Noblitt, accompa-
MED by letter from his attorney, =.
e. Biting was read, in which he stat
ed ne had graduated from a reputaole
chool of medicine and was duly guam
fled to practice as physician, and ne
asked for reinstatement. Mr.. Dole
lstated that DR.. Noblitt was convicted OF
illegal practcing in the District Court,
had appealed to the Circuit Court, ana
waived a Jury trial. but that through
lc, ngestion Of court work the case was
ltnrown out There were other cases
rev pending against him in the lower
, lcourt. DIR. Emerson said that DR.. NOD
lIitt had acted as cloak to the opera
tons of a quack, and he considered the
Board was right at the time in revok-
ing his license. II he now expresses
contritiOn he thought the Board might
reconsider the matter.
Mr.. Dole said all personality should
be thrown aside. Noblitt, when ne
came to Honolulu. associated with
man known to be a quack. Since the
revocation of his license he had at
. lacked the Board in an ungentlemanly
manner and had made particularly
shameful attack on DIR. Cooper. He did
not Justify Nobltt in doing this. Dr.
Nobiitt had not shown that he had the
u fine sense of honor that should charac-
% terize men of his profession. He did
+ not wish to prevent a man from earn
ing his livelihood by his profession, yet
while he did not approve DR.. Noblltt ;
course. he was inclined very strongly
toward reinstating him. He had told
Noblitt's attorney that IL the latter
would apologize to the Board and TO
DR. Cooper he would use his influence
TO have him reinstated, but he would
70 said he did not intend to let PERSONAL
~ ties weigh with him in discussing the
matter. He was not a member OF the
Board when the license was revoked
He had said at a session that any mar
who would prostitute his profession
could not expect to receive the respec
of the community. DIR. Cooper ther
read the testimony taken before TIT
District Court in April of 1899 wheI
Noblitt was on trial. to show that Dr
Nobltt was in the concern, which Dr
tO Cooper characterized as nothing NOR
" nor less than "bunco." DIR. Noblitt ha
shown no contrition and has ignored tn
NJ law and has practiced continuousi
I'll since then. Mr.. Dole agreed with ID
Cooper on many points. He did nc
think the Board intended TO pass upo
the question of whether DR.. Nobli1
was "A gentleman or not, but as I
/. whether he was a competent physicia
9s and entitled to practice. Mr.. Smit
said DIR. Noblitt had showed contemI
for the Health Board and the laws {
the Territory by practicing illegit
mately.
, DR. Raymond said that weak me
sometimes were graduated from II
medical Institutions. He had been {
Instructor in one of the most eminel
in the country. and knew this. The q
ty of medical practitioners was to
everything that might purify the meo
. cal profession and to do everything
protect the public. III he was man
character there was no inducement
earth which could swerve him fro
- the path of professional righteousne
J The Board was the legalized represer
ative of the public and of the medic
profession and its duty was plain
sacred to the public and could not
low sympathy for a weak man who
gone wrong to work against the int
ests of the community. The medic
profession could not be expected
\ uphold any man whose profession
reputation had been besmirched. 81
practitioner could not be trusted
husband or a father to enter the s
"75 room of his wife or child. The Bo;
ss In could not take any other action II
,..d to let the matter rest where II was.
Mr. Dole did not think DIR. Mob
pos had committed the objectionable
IN But II he was not reinstated the
che torney Generals Department wo
,ores see to IL that he was not allowed
ca,n practice illegitimately. The discuss
simmered down to the fact that
Noblitt was acting in defiance of
.ER. Board of Health. and on probation
,h. not proven himself eligible for II
statement.
B.