Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
GUST NEW HEAD
OF HOSPITAL
SAN BERNARDIN0 TANGLE
INCREASES
Patients at institution Are Practically
Without Auention-Superior Asks,
to Be Dismissed, Refuses
to Resign
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 9.-The
county hospital scandal which has
been stirring people here considerably
this week took a new turn today when
the supervisors say they learned that
DIR. T. NJ. Kellogg of Chino, who yes
terday was elected as medical super
intendent to succeed deposed Dr.
Meyer had INDUCED in unbecoming
conduct. He was promptly told by
Chairman Reid and a majority of the
board to go home. He will be officially
discharged later by the board, it is
said.
Today more than 100 patients in the
hospital are without medical attend
ance and with almost nothing in the
way of attendance except what can be
given by former superintendent MILL
gan and some of the outside employees
who did not walk out last night with
the nurses.
Today after getting rid of Dr. Kel
logg the supervisors appointed DR.. j.
W. Aldridge as assistant county physi-
clan and he will have temporary
charge of any hospital cases that may
need urgent attention. DR.. Aldridge
has not yet been notified of his dis
charge as county health officer and the
notification will be withheld until the
present tange can be Strengthened out.
This morning at o'clock a Mexican,
who had been in a cutting affray, was
taken to the county hospital and DR..
Meyer the deposed medical superin-
tendent was notified 1t is claimed he
refused to go to the hospital sending
back the word "Go and see Milligan,"
the latter being the farm superintend-
ent and head of the faction opposed to
Meyer at the hospital. DIR. Aldridge,
the county health officer, was notified
and gave directions for the care of the
man until morning. Aldridge refused
to go to the hospital to attend any one
and this morning the Mexican and an
other patient were brought down town
for the attention of Aldridge.
The supervisors intend in the future
to employ matron to have immediate
charge of the hospital work and have
notified Miss Edith Meusel of Los An
geles to come here in that capacity. A
part of the plan is to establish a
nurses training school in connection
with the hospital work.
The nurses who resigned last night
and walked out leaving the institution
without any one to care for the pa
tents presented the deposed medical
superintendent, DR.. j. H. Meyer, with
signed testimonial Of their regard.
They have been considerably criticised
for leaving the patients without any
one to care for them until other ar
rangements could be made by the su-
perViSorS.
Following the discharge of DR.. Meyer
Supervisor West, who has for eight
years been chairman of the hospital
committee, announced that he desired
to be discharged. He refused to re-
sign and at the same time stated he
should refuse to act further, stating
plainly that he wanted to be dis
charged. At this Chairman Reid de-
clared the place vacant and appointed
Supervisor Glover in his stead.
What the outcome of the tangle is
going to be cannot be forecasted. There
seem to be no applicants for the job
of medical superintendent in sight.
Sunday School Officers
The county Sunday school conven-
ton will meet next year with the First
Methodist Episcopal church at Upland.
The officers for the coming year are:
secretary and treasurer, F. c. Crowell
of Upland; vice presidents, ]. w. Cur
tbs of San Francisco, j. S. Phelps of
Redlands, j. Hartzell of Highland,
Clark A. Kickox, jr, of Etiwanda, ].
r. Pollock of ontario, j. N. Knoblaugh
of Rialto, and superintendent of Bar
stow Sunday school; superintendent of
primary department, Mrs. j. N. Cad
we'll of Redlands; superintendent of
home department, Mrs. w. 1. Fine of
Redlands.
The Order of Railway Conductors
has elected the following officers here:
chief conductor, E. A. Vahey; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. F. Lemon;
senior conductor, G. L. Barrows; jun
ior conductor, w. d. Bohan; inside
sentinel, A. j. Davis; outside sentinel,
G. w. Reece.