The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-16
REFUSES TO
Be OUSTED
Senator A. Russel
Holds Two
Jobs.
BOARD OF HEALTH
GETS ULTiMATUM
Says He is Acting Government
Physician for Blake-Won't
Give in to Reid.

Senator Russell of Olaa does not in
tend TO give up his post as govern
| ment physician without struggle.
When DR.. Blake, the regular appointee
applied for a leave of absence for six
months, he recommended that Dr. Rus
sci be given the temporary appoint
ment, and the Board of Health COM
| piled with the request. Later, it was
learned that by the terms of the or
ganic act Senator Russell is disqualified
from holding the second appointment
and the commission was revoked and
| issued to DR.. Reid.
| The Senator from Hawaii objects to
| the new appointment, however, and re-
fuses to give up the registration books
or turn over the drugs. DR.. Reid, in
a communication to the Board Of
Health, says:
Under another cover l send you my
report for the month of December. At
| ter I received my appointment to the
Olaa district L telephoned to DR.. Rus
sci, and asked him where L could find
the registration books, also what drugs
he had, etc. DR.. Russell told me that
he had the registration books, but de-
clined to turn them over or receive a
portion of the salary which went to
me, claiming that the Board of Health
had no business TO appoint me while
Mr.. Blake held a commission for the
district. / have made regular trips to
Olaa, and have taken my drugs from
Hilo. 1 find the district very easy to
handle, owing to the numerous tele-
phones throughout. You will find my
report for the balance of the month
of December very incomplete, not hav-
ing been in the district long enough to
answer many of the questions
SENATOR Russell EXCEPTS
DR.. Russell writes a lengthy letter to
the board in which he says:
Since, according to section Is of the
organic act, L have no right to hold
any commissions, beg to return yours
for cancellation. At the same time /
call your attention to section IL of the
instructions to government physicians
according to which DR.. Charles Blake,
having furnished a substitute, contin-
ues during his absence to remain the
only commissioned agent of the Board
of Health in this Olaa district. There
no OInef commissions can Is
sued as long as the term of his leave
does not expire, and as long as he does
not tender his resignation. or was not
removed by your honorable board for
cause. Therefore, as we'll as for the
reason that the appropriation for the
government physician for Olaa, like all !
others, is made on condition that gov
eminent physicians should have their |
residence in their respective districts, /
l believe that the commission issued to /
DR.. Reid is not valid, he being unable !
to reside in two districts. L also beg |
to enclose a written authorization to |
me from DR.. Charles Blake to act in |
his stead, equivalent to a power of |
While section 16 of the or
ganic act forbids my holding any COM
il does not in any way inter-
fere with my civil right TO act as a
substitute to anybody under proper au-
nor with the right to prac- |
tice medicine granted to me by license
and involving the right of consulting.
or substituting any colleague
IN his professional duties. Neither does
it forbid me under proper authorize
ton to draw DR.. Blake's salary for him
and in his name. No new commissions.
permanent or temporary, need to be |
issued; an acquiescence with the sub
stitute furnished is all that is neces-
sary.
AS a matter of fact, neither DR..
The substitution TO any regular practi-
TONER residing in Olaa, should there be
any. Unfortunately, besides kahuna.s,
Christian Scientists, and those practic-
ng homeopathy, there are no others.
We regret the liberality of the exam
ming board issuing licenses to such
thus encouraging superstition
md deceit at public expense, and pre-
venting the coming and settling of a
'egular practitioner in the district
Such We're DR.. Blake's grounds when ,
lie requested me to act in his stead !
md my reasons for accepting it AS
representative / take this opportunity
o express in the name of the people |
# this district my protest against such
policy of the board of examiners, as
veil as against any appointments by
our honorable board of persons who
ave their residence elsewhere Il
l Will consider it a favor if the board
'leases to mail the copy of this COM
nunicatioH to the Auditor General. At
orney General. and the Board of Medi-
al Examiners. Very respectfully.
NICHOLAS Russell, MD
The board decided to take no action t
urther than to forward to DR.. Reid d
he registration blanks and other pa
ers. DR.. Russell will be allowed to y
ontinue as DR.. Blake's substitute, but Fl
he salary of the office will go to DR.. s