The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-10

Association in regard to Mr.. Malm-
strom are misleading, since they init
mate that the Medical Association
either is moved by a spirit of persecu-
ton, or neglects its duty to the public.
by not prosecuting Mr.. Malmstrom for
illegal practice.
That the public may fully under.
stand the position taken by the Medi-
Cal Society, please publish the facts in
the case which are as follows:
When Mr.. Malnstrom first came to
Kenosha he claimed to be graduate
of Rush Medical College, and on the
strength of that he became member
of the Kenosha County Medical Asso-
citation. It was afterward proven that
he had never even matricu1ated at
Rush Medical College, much less at
tended course of lectures, or gradu-
ated from that institution. Later he
| signed the Constitution and Bylaws
of the association as having graduated
from the Independent Medical College
| of Minnesota. No college of that
name has ever existed. He also claim
ed to have graduated from the Uni
versity of Sweden, and to have attend.
ed lectures in Paris. He has never to
our knowledge been able to substanti-
ate these claims by single piece of
authentic paper. He had, however, a
diploma from notorious diploma mill
ia Chicago, where anybody who wish
ed, and without any previous educa-
ton, could buy diploma at from ten
to one hundred dollars, according to
circumstances, and whose so-called
graduates were not recognized as
legally qualified physicians, either by
the Illinois State Board of Health or
by the Wisconsin State Board of Med
ical Examiners. MG S.
The Medical Society was compelled
to eject him, because its constitution
allows only legally qualified physicians
to be members. The minutes ofathe
proceedings of the society will show
that at that time the society offered to
take charge of Mr.. Malmstrom's prac-
tice during his absence and turn, the
proceeds over to him, upon his return,
also to pay all of his travelling and
hotel expenses while away, if he would
go before the State Board of Medical
Examiners to procure legal qualifi-
cation, either in the shape of license
or q certificate of registration; that
after obtaining those qualifications, the
society would again accept him as a
member, and make public apology in
the local papers for having expelled
him. Does this look like persecution?
According to the state law person
is not allowed to practice medicine in
the State of Wisconsin without having
obtained from the State Board of Med
ical Examiners either license or
certificate of registration, and have
the same recorded at the Office of the
county clerk. Shortly after the ex-
pulsion of Mr.. Malmstrom from the
Medical Association the State Board
Of Medical Examiners brought suit
against him for illegal practice;a Jury
in a justice court failed to convict him.
He then instituted Mandamus proceed
ings to compel the State Board to
grant him certificate of registration;
he has failed to obtain this certificate,
therefore he still remains an illegal
practitioner and was recently consider
ed as such by the county court, when
the court refused to accept his testi.
mony as physician.
He has simply been allowed to keep
on practicing medicine because no one
cared enough about him or his doings
to have him prosecuted.
The Constitution and Bylaws cfathe
Kenosha Hospital Association require
that none but legally qualified pliysi-
clans should treat patients in the hos
pital. When Mr.. Malmstrom made
application to enter patient, the
Board of Directors asked the advice of
the Medical Association, and the So
ciety at special meeting passed the
following resolution and sent it to the
Board of Directors:
Kenosha, Wis, Dec. /, 1908.
To the Board of Directors of the Ke.
nosha Hospital:
IF the Board of Directors of the Ke-
nosha Hospital Association see fit to
allow Mr.. Paul e. Ma1mstrom to at
tend patient who desires his services
in the hospital, the Kenosha County
Medical Association, neither as
whole nor individually, would on that
account antagonize the hospital, but
in view of the fact that he has neither
license to practice medicine in the
State of Wisconsin, nor certificate of
registration recorded with the County
Clerk as required by law; and further
the fact that his testimony as physi.
clan has recently been refused by the
County Court, because he was not lie.
gal,y qualified to practice,
Therefore, the Kenosha County Med
ical Association does not consider him
a fit person to practice medicine, and
believe that it would lower the tone of