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Arizona republican., 1908-10-09
OPEN CHALLENGE TO THE MARIcoPA MEDICAL SOCIETY BY DR. R. A. ALTON, MEDICAL DI- RECTOR OF THE VITA NUEVO MINERAL SPRING & Bl-Lo-zoNE MEDICAL co. OF PHOENIX.

In as much as the Maricopa Medi- cal Society has seen fit to attack the truthfulness of our testimonials and remedies and brand them as | false, herewith. on behalf of myself and my company, challenge the Mar | icopa Medical Society to produce two patients each afflicted with the fol- lowing diseases: Incipient Tubercu- losis, Bright's Disease, Diabetes. Ca tarrh, Catarrh of the Stomach, Chron- ic Liver Trouble, Constipation. Stom- ach Trouble, Rheumatism. old Sores that will not heal. Eczema and Blood Disorders. no matter from what cause, these cases to be passed upon and accepted by me as curable, also said patients examined by a committee of physicians. one to be appointed by the president of the Maricopa Medical Society and one by myself and these mittee to examine fully the condition of the patients and to place their re- port, together with mine in the hands of a committee of the press; said patients must make affidavit to obey all directions, and take no other med icine other than is ordered by me. Said patients to be reported on each week and progress noted.
 We will demonstrate our claims, and the public will have the full truth and the sick of the world hear of a Natures Remedy that cures.
 NOW THESE CASES WILL BE TREATED FREE OF CHARGE and all medicines furnished, so if the Maricopa Medical Society want a real chance to prove their charges they have the opportunity now presented.
 MARICOPA MEDICAL SOCIETY, ITS UP TO YOU!
 DR. R. A. ALTON, Medical Director of the Vita Nuevo
 Medical Springs and Bi-Lo-Zone
 Medical Company.
 8 East Adams Street, Phoerix.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-09
My commission expires July ', 1912.
DR. AIToN'S REPLY.

To those who know us the above
 statement is no more than chaff in a
 lively breeze, but in the short time
 we have resided in Phoenix it neces- sarily follows that by far the greater part of the people do not know us and therefore the necessity to let all who wish to do so avail themselves
 of the truth and the facts. I wish
 to say first, I was in the regular practice of medicine nearly twenty years and during that time gave bar
 rels of medicine. After this long eX- perience I became satisfied that the
 internal exhibition of drugs is fear fully overdone. I therefore with the
 motto which I adopted early in pro | fessional life: "To do all the good could and as little harm as possible" still in view, I decided upon the
 course of advertising and the use of
 remedies which our company now use as what seems to me to be the best anu lloSl pr dtlltdl way lO ltiiCEt
 suffering humanity.
 I wish to state that the Maricopa
 Medical Society do not possess all the
 knowledge in the world. Suppose we give the Christian Scientists, The Hydrotherapists. The Battle Creek people, The Dr. Weltmer disciples and
 many other forms of healing. such as prayer and laying on of hands as
 practiced by the Latter Day Saints,
 etc, some credit for trying at least to get nearer to truth and to the real art of healing or how to keep the
 body well. Then if we give all these people credit for having even mod crate amount of common sense then the Maricopa County Medical Society could not quite lay claim to know
 il all.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-09

in their own egotism and unjust enough to cause their secretary to make a false affidavit to deprive an old experienced physician of his sa- cred rights which he has earned af- ter many long years of toll and pri- vation.
 All the laws should be made in the interest of the people and all people
 should have the right to say what
 school of medicine they prefer and what doctor or whether none at all should come into their house. Every mans house and family should be sacred to his or their rights in this matter and no one should dare to question their right. But what about our medical laws? The brightest, brainiest physician of London, Paris or New York if they come to Phoe- nix to do business must pat the Arl- zona Medical Board on the back fif- teen dollars worth or be thrown in jail just as Dr. J. c. Thurman was down in that civilized town of Bisbee in last April The writer of this ar ticle at the time was in charge of the Cochise County hospital and being shocked by such an outrage, hurried to Bisbee and took this doctor out of jail and off of a bread and water diet. all the more shame, for Dr. Thursman was an old and experienced physician and was working hard for a sick wife and two delicate babies. This was done on an affidavit. by a young doctor fresh from college, while Dr. Thursman had had eleven years experience in medicine and sur gery in St. Louis. also three and one half in Denver and was registered in both states. The young doctor was very wise he like some Phoenix doc tors thought he had all the knowledge that could be had.
 I wish to ask the question. Is one single medical law on the statute books in the interest of the people or is it in the interest of the doctors? Did the people ask for these laws or did the doctors ask for it? Do not the people know that today the medical trust is the most gigantic trust of all the trusts? How long will the American people stand for such laws. and how long will doctors who are free and independent citizens and who will not allow themselves to be bound by the collar on their necks and be led around like sucking calves. stand for such laws?
 We were told only a few days ago that on account of our advertising with a certain newspaper he was be- ing boycotted by the doctors. Now, you have it. A boycott risit here in your face by Phoenix physicians. Good citizens. what do you think of 1t? Only last year several life insur- ance companies were driven out of Texas by a medical combine who put the examination fee at $500 and only a few weeks ago MT. McKahill went to Jerome to put in a lodge of the Independent Order of Foresters and was driven out of the field be- cause the applicants would not stand the fee of $500 for examination. l What a sorry spectacle of charity and ! for a few doctors to l and drive out this splendid i fraternal order!
 There are two things the legislature | cannot do-first, they cannot legis- late brains into the head of a doctor,
Arizona republican., 1908-10-09
THE ANCIENT ATHENIANS WERE MORE WISE THAN WE OF TODAY.

The Apostle Paul tells us in sub stance that the people of Athens gathered themselves together in her public places very often to inquire of all new corners what new things had been discovered of late in other parts of the world Those people wanted to be wise. They had sense enough to know that they had not lived long enough to know all the wisdom of the world and therefore were willing to hear and learn a new thing. But not So with the Mari copa County Medical Society. Blind
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BIBLE SOCIETY AGENT
REV. A. w. GRAVES TO DISTRIB.
UTE TESTAMENTS.

Rev. y. ". Graves has been appointed
agent OF the Washington City Bible So
ciety the local branch Of the American
Bible Society. and he took up his new
duties July l. Mr.. Graves succeeds Rev.
W. II. Chapman. who after eight years
of successful work as the distributor OF
Bibles in the District was fatally injured
by a street car several months ago.
Mr.. Graves duties will be to visit COM
muniteS in the District where families
too poor to buy copy of Holy Writ live
and to place copies where it will be read
and have an influence.
Mr.. Graves has been In the ministry for
quarter OF a century, serving churches
in seven different states. During the
early part of his ministry Mr.. Graves
served congregations in Montana. Ne
braska and Colorado. and he is at present
pastor of several churches in Virginia
near the District.
The local Bible society completed its
eightieth year recently. The annual report
shows that during its eighteth wear the
society distributed La; copies of Bibles.
Testaments and gospels to missions lodg-
ing houses and various charita Bile and re-
lieious organizations and sent S251.75 to
the American Bible Society for its work
in all parts of the world.
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YOUNG FOLK TO MEET
EPWoRTH LEAGUE UNION
MEETS AT GAITHERSBURG.

Many from this city are expected TO be
present and take some part in the mid
summer meeting of the EpWorth League
Union Of Washington city and vicinity.
Methodist Episcopal Church South, to be
held at Gaithersburg. Md. Tuesday. July
II. There will be two sessions one begin
ming at q pm. and another which opens
at pm. Mr.. r. F. Brown. president of
the union. will preside.
After the opening Of the first session at
6 o'clock devotional exercises will be
conducted by Rev. W. II. Best confer
ence missionary secretary. and report
Of the committee on special missionary
work will be presented by Rev. j W.
Smith. pastor OF EpWorth NJ. 4. Church
South here. The work of the fourth de-
partment will then be taken up for con-
sideration. Mr. Harold Ramsey. acting
fourth vice president. will open ii discus
sion OF the work. and he will be followed
by Rev. f. l.. Woolf. Dr.. c. p. Clark.
Rev. II. w. Burruss and othcrs.
Rev j. Howard Wells pas.or Of the
Mount Vernon Place Nj. f. Church South.
VIII be the principal speaker at the even
ing session. on the subject permanent
Elements of League Success The open
ing devotional exercises will be conducted
b, Rev. ". II. Ballinger. pastor OF West
Washington NJ. r. Church South.
Arrangements for this gathering at
Gaithcrsburg are in charge of Rev. Harry
w Burruss. pastor of the church there,
and Mir. T. j. Owen. president of the Ep-
worth League Chapter. The officers OF
the union are: President. +. +. Brown
first vice president Miss Bessie Scaggs;
second vice president. Miss Lenora
Wright: third vice president, Mrs. w. H.
Talbot: fourth vice president. Miss Mar
garet Waesche: field secretary, Rev. r. l..
Day; secre; ary-trea surer. III. r. Moore:
superintendent Junior League. Miss Mary
Nelson. =.
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The closing exercises of .Asbury NJ E.
Church Epworth League before the sum
mer recess were held last Sunday even
ing. The meeting was in charge OF
President Peter G. Glascoe and Second
Vice President Annie Kicks. Miss Grace
johnson and Miss Olive Jackson read
papers on the topic Spiritual Vision and
National Vitality" solo was sung by
Miss Nettie Lloyd
1t was announced by the pastor. Rev.
NJ. w. Clair that no league meetings
will be held until the second Sunday in
September, at which time a special pro-
gram will be carried out. 4 business
meeting Of the cabinet and advisory board
is scheduled to be held at Mrs. Mamie
Walkers residence July 80
The Epworth League of the Anacostia
NJ f. Church gave it's third annual troll
ley ride to Great Falls last Wednesday
evening A special train of two coaches
conveyed the party from Georgetown TO
the falls. Eighty persons were In the
party The falls were reached about
o'clock and the EpWorthianS enjoyed an
hours view of the beauties of nature by
daylight, and later say the rocks and
water illuminated by searchlight. On the
return trip ice cream was served on the
train.
The excursion was under the direction
of the fourth vice president Of the league.
Mrs John E. Fort. ably assisted by the
pastor of the church. Rev. j. 4. LETTERS.
When the party reached Anacostia about
midnight they declared the trip was most
enjoyable.
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Church Notes.

The devotional meeting OF the Douglas
Memorial Epworth League last Sunday
evening was patriotic in character and was
led by Miss Marjorie MacNab and Mr..
William Morris. 1t was the first of the
twilight. services which are held from
{ to o'clock during the summer months
in union with the church.
The former residence of the Catholic
Bishop of Marseil!es, France, Is no" useo
as police station while his chapel is
used for an assembly room for the OIL
cials this being one of the odd turns
brought about through the expulsion OF
the church from France.
Tile Norwegian Lutheran denominations
ara irving 10 arrange with each other tn
pay certain stipulated amount when
ever A clergyman is taken from one
branch of the church by another, the
Free Church in this country being par
tic,,Iarly insistent upon the agreement be
cause il represents financial loss Of con-
sidera BILE moment
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DRINKING FOUNTAINS GALORE
CHURCHES WILL BE ASKED TO
INSTALL THEM.
Citizenship Department of Christian
Endeavor Union Plans for Many
Gases in the City.

Plans for requesting all churches III the
city 20 install drinking fountains in front
of their houses of worship and for ask
ing the District officials TO equip all street
corners in the business section of the city
with such fountains are being considered
by the citizenship department Of The Chris
tan rnGeavor Union. and some definite
ST cps are expected 10 be taken at orce
The project was briefly outlined in the re-
port of the work of the department for
the past year presented at the annual
meeting Of the Christian Endeavor Union
held in the Vermont Avenue Christian
B Church recently.
The departments activities have been
in charge Of Nh. led II. Copp. proba-
ton officer of the Juvenile Court. An
abstract of his report follows.
This depart originated and car
ried to a successful finish within the Dis
trict of Columbia the movement faVorlng
temperance resorts for sunday schooi
outings.
1T led the crusade which swept the
country for the restoration of the motto
In God We trust.
1T protested against the GROWER
caused the closing Of some rear EN-
frances TO saloons brought about the
prohibition Of persons under sixteen years
! of age from tx of the most objectionable
theaters.
"It took action against the electric beer
and whisky signs of the city, some or
| which have been aDated.
1T added the prohibition cause. the
| Sunday closing effort and initiated the
! fight against the low moral tone Of the
moving pictures.
! 1T passed resolutions commencing Va
| rious public officials in the performance
of praiseworthy acts involving moral
courage.
/ 1T called upon the respective chair
men of the great political parties to aid
in preventing the shipment OF intoNlcat-
! ing liquor into prohibition territory.
at has ready for official action by the
| union a call TO the state presidents OF
! Christian Endeavo throughout the
! United States. asking their aid in the
fullest to see that only such men are
elected to Congress as will pledge them
selves to aid us in ousting the liquor
( traffic
1T has in process of preparation the
! resolutions from the Christian Endeavor
! Society of Bethany Chapel tPresbyterian)
/ requesting the churches to open drinking
fouut aims in front Of their church houses.
| and also asking the public authorities TO
! euliiD all street corners in IN" business
| sections nf the city with such fountains.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

During tho summer months p3ro>hlal
activities are necessarily diminished and
quite Il number Of the brotherhood chap
,ers have discontinued during the months
Of July and August their regular meet
ines The active work OF the several Or
EXAMINATIONS. however, which Is usually
planned during the winter months, Is
taken care of by the members Of the
various chapters.
Mr.. Richard Hynson has been elected
secretary of the Brotherhood Chapter of
Christ Church. East Washington. to sue
coed Louis L. Kruger, recently resigned
because of his removing from the city.
Mr. Edward F. Locker of the Brother
hoo,. Chapter of ST. Johns Church,
Georgetown, will be i'll charge of the serv-
ice held under the auspices of the Wash
ington brotherhood chapters in the Union
Chapel at Colonial Beach. Va. tomorrow
morning.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew is kept
together through two things-"prayer'
and service. Under the first rule each
member is expected TO pray daily for
the spread of Christs kingdom among
men In this connection a number Of the
chapters of the organization are adopt
ing az their meetings corporate and sys-
tematic intero essions. taking as sub
j.cts the purochal work. the work
of the diocese and the work nf the
church at large III foreign and domestic
mis- sionary fields and in the rural diocesan
districts. 1t is becoming feature to
have the devotions led by different lay
members of the parOchial organizations,
| which it is claimed. develops the layman
for larger. broader and more aggressive
parochial work.
! Mr. Clarence ". Whitmore. member
| of the Brotherhood Chapter of Trinity
! parish and a student at the General Theo-
logical Seminary Of New York. is in
/ charge % the services during July and
August at st. Agnes Chapel. corner New
/ York avenue and 4th street nosthweSt.
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Christian Endeavor Hour
For SUNDAY, Julr l.. j:HS.

For SUNDAY, july L. 1''H
rooi,., Cnaract"r ard Courtesy. Peter iii:s u
s Finally. be We all of on" mind. hav-
ing compassion ono of another. love as
brethren be pisful. bc courteous,
o Not rendering evil for evil or rail
ing for railing. but. contrariwise blessing
knowing that ye are thereunto called that
We should inherit blessing.
49, For he that will love life and see
good days, let him refrain his tongue
from evil, and his lips that they speak
no guile.
H. Let him eschew evil and do good
let him seek peace and ensue it.
- For the eyes of the Lord are over
the righteous and his ears are open unto
their prayers, but the face of the Lord
is against them that do evil.
character" says Emerson, ''is a re-
served force which acts directly by pres
once, and without means Her
Jules did not wait for a contest: he con-
quered whether he stood or walked. or
sat or whatever thing he did
observe that In our political elections
the people know that they need
In their representative much more than
talent. namely. the power TO make his
talent trusted. They cannot come al
their ends by sending to Congress a
/ learned acute and fluent speaker. if he
be not one who. before he was appoint
ed by the people to represent them, was
appointed by Almighty God to stand for
a fact invincibly persuaded of that fact
in himself-so that the most confiden,
and the most violent persons learn that
here is resistance on which both impu-
dence and terror are wasted. namely
faith in a fact. The men who carry THEN
points do not need to inquire of their
constituents what they should say. but
are themselves the country which they
represent.
And again:
st)nce or twice in Il lifetime We are
| permitted to enjoy the charm of noble
manners In the presence OF a man oil
woman vino have no bar in their nature
] hui whose character cmanates freely il
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as possible without d:scord. Henry Van
Dyke.
! "Reputation says Thomas Paine. lis
what men and women think of us: char
! a.ter is what God and the angels know o'
lis.
every man feels nstinctiNciy that all
the beautiful sentiments in the world
weigl, less than single lovely action. -
Lowell
A man who lives right. and is right.
has more power in his silence than an
i other has by his words. Character is like
bells which ring out sweet music. and
! which. when touched accidentally even.
| resound with sweet music. Phillips
| Brooks.
,, Just to be good to keep life pure from
degrading elements. to make 1t con-
,antly helpful in little ways to those who
! are touched by it. 20 keep ones spirit al
ways sweet In. avoid all manner Of
/ petty anger .nd irritablity-l..at is an
| ideal noble as 1t is difficult. Edward
| Howard Griggs.
disappointment, ailment. even
| weather depresses us: and our look or
tone of depression hinders others from
maintaining cheerful and thankful
| spirit. We say unkind thing and an
| other is hindered in learning the hcly les
son of charity that thinketh no evil. We
| say a provoking thing and our sister or
brother is hindered in that days effort
% be meek. How sadly, too, we may him
der without wo~d or act! For wrong
feeling is more infectious than wrong do
| ing; especially the various phases of ILL
! temper-gloomines LONELINESS. discon-
| tent irritibility. Do we not know how
catching these are?"-Frances Ridley
Havergal.
! Much Of our dissension is due to mis-
understanding. which could be put right
by few honest words and a little open
dealing. Black.
the test of your Christian character
should he that you are joy-bea ring
agent 10 the world. "-Beecher.
Some one has said "A block OF Tin may
have grain o. silver, but still it is tin:
and a block OF silver may have an alloy
| OF tin, but Still il is silver SO character
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their word and gesture. \ beautiful form
is better than Il beautiful face: heau-
tifgi behavior is better than heautttu'
form: 1t gives n higher pleasure than
statues or pictures: Il IL the hnest OF Inc
fjnc ar.y A rnan * h,1, little thing in
the midst nf the objects nf nature. YET
by sthe moral quality rn'iiatine from MS
cnuntenancc he may ABOLISH all colis'd-
erations of magnitude. and N his man
ners equal the majesty of the world J
have seen an individual whose manners,
though wholly within the conventions OF
elegant soriety were never learned
there. but were original and command
ing. and held out protection and pros
perity: one who did not need the aid or a
court suit but carried the holiday IN
his eve; who eXhilarated the fancy by
Ringing wide the doors Of new modes Oh
existence: who shook off the captivity OF
etiquette with happy spirited bearlhS
good natured and free as Robin Hood
Vet with the port Of an EMPEROR need
be- calm. serious and MT TO staht lhe
gaze of millions"
Discourtesy is a weapon with which we
often earelessly wound or kill love 'hat
Is very dear to us. we cannot napltuaii!
sneak Grossly or rudely to one without
losing in a great measure his or her hlsii
respect and love for us.
AS the strength of chain IS measured
by its weakest link, so is the strength OF
a
ures a man may be a seemingly great
character among mis- fellow men. he may
he able TO hold great audiences BY re
newer of his oratory he may have the
admiration of multftudes because OF ms
good deeds, he may be pure In his lie.
and temperate and wise In his outward
doings hut if he habitually vents his
WEAKNESS in ill-temper upon his wife or
mother then there is a flaw in his char
acter which no amount of greatness IN
other directions can make up The young
man or woman who has great ambitions
in the world and YET cannot take the
family VIII be sure to find in the long
run that he or she has failed somewhere
because of this flaw i'll his or her char
acter.
III is moi required of every man and
woman to he 10 do something great;
most OF Us Wust content ourselves with
taxing small part in the chorus as far
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The Sultan of Turkey has practically
denied to Christian churches the right
they have enjoyed since 1874 to purchase
and hold real estate in their own names
one case in point being that of an Amer
lean who held land I'm Casarea, which he
was forced to deed to the sultan on the
purchase price being refunded to him.
An explosion at Hooking, Iowa. shat
tered nearly every building. except the
little church that twenty-five years ago
was built at Abba and then moved piece
by piece to it's new location only TO be
practically abs ndoned later by its fouud-
ers. SO that when the disaster that shook
the town came the coal company pre-
empted the structure for general store.