The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19

there being at that time no board of
in due form from the American Health
College, of Cincinnati, o. Having regis
tered this document with the county
clerk he began the practice of druglesS
healing, iii which he was eminently sue
cessful from the start, attracting atten-
ton throughout the country by the re-
markable cures he effected. For five
years there was no overt opposition to
him, but five years after his advtnt in
Kansas City the medical profession Sc
cured. the passage Of a law by the state
Legislature appointing a state board of
health, with which body all physicians
and other qualified healers were required
to register their diplomas. being given
certificates to practice after their diplo-
mas had been properly verified The law
board to issue a certificate upon the
verification of the diplomas registered
with it.
Although Dr. -Carson's diploma was
duly verified as authentic from a recog-
nfzed institution within the meaning of
the law, the state board refused to issue
Carson on .n nd d Dot tha nv
with the code of ethics of the medical
profession. He Immediately began man
damus proceedings to compel the issu-
law, and employed Tichenor, Warner &
Dean and Wash Adams to look after his
who are among the ablest attorneys in
the city, caused the state board of health
to be cited to appear in Cincinnati, where
DR.. Carson's attorney proved the high
professional standing of the American
Health College, from which DR.. Carson
held a diploma. The board was rep
resented by its secretary and two st.
Louis attorneys; DR.. Carson was rep
/ resented by his Cincinnati attorney and
vestigation, during which the president
OF the college was kept upon the stand
almost a week, and two men were ar
rested for attempted blackmail of DR..
Carson, the testimony revealed that the
college was in every respect legally and
professionally qualified to issue the d.
most eminent judicial authorities In tht
country gave evidence of this fact DR..
larson Immediately began proceedings
against the members of the state board
of health as individuals for heavy dam
ages. Members of the board who had
property resigned and the organization OF
of the board was broken up for Several
years, as the Legislature refused to make
the appropriation necessary to maintain
II Ihe board began a crusade against
drugless healers and all who did not COM
ply with the code of ethics of the regu-
lar practitioners But DIR. Carson was
unmolested for several years, continuing
his increasing and successful practice OF
drugless healing here. In course of time
proceedings We're instituted against him
on the ground that he was not regularly
licensed physician and the state board OF
Meath sought to prevent him from SO
psSinas dta FoT several years the pro
Carson built up large and lucrative
practice by healing those who could not
be reached by the. old methods.
This was the condition which obtained
about five years ago when the proceed
ings which have resulted so sue
cessfully for Dr.. Carson were be-
g fba nro Information was filed with
| feet that Dr. Carson was not legally quail
flied to practice as regularly licensed
state board of health. The case was taken
into the criminal court DR.. Carson en-
tered his appearance and was released on
his own recognizance. Frank P. Walsh
represented the board, assisted by the
prosecuting attorney. DR.. Carson was
represented in these proceedings by James
dragged along for two years before it
finally came to trial Evidence was Of
fered to prove that DR.. Carson practiced
the healing art DR.. Carson said: Mrs.
w. H. Kemper brought her little child
| into court and testified that DR.. Carson
had cured it of infantile paralysis two
years before. The child walked to the
stand and sat in its mothers lap while
she testified. The mother had also been
ments, but the evidence did not get into
the records. Counsel for the defense pro-
duced a piece of envelope and the wit
ness testified that DIR. Carson had rubbed
the child's back and limbs every day for
a month, charging her S25 for the month s
| treatment, requiring her to battle the
| The witness testified that Dr. Carson
| had ordered her to pin one of the pieces
| Of tissue paper to the child'S night dress
but this explanation of DR.. Carson's meth
| DDS of vitalized treatment in which he
/ gives the patient lessons in breathing
exercise, food, clothing, etc, and instruct
! ed to apply one of the vitalized tissues be-
I tween the shoulders before retiring was
distorted so grotesquely that the papers
| took up the matter and discussed it al
great length. One paper not far from
| Kansas City declared that such human
ghouls as this man ought not only to be
prosecuted, but should be put out of ex-
/ istence-'"
Finally the case was left to the judge
! for decision. He ordered that the attor-
neys on both sides prepare briefs In his
brief, Mr.. Reed shows where the state
appellate court had decided on exactly
similar case in fovor of the accused prac.
titioner, who held the same certificate
which the county clerk had issued to DR.
j Carson. The certificate was declared By
i the appellate court perfectly valid IL
every respect. In the face of this deci
SIGN, however, the court saw fit to fine
DR.. Carson $780,
From this decision an appeal was taker
to the Supreme court of the state anc
there argued. This appeal resulted yes
terday~ triumphantly for DIR. Carson il
| all of his content tons, thus ending ons
of the most notable battles fought In thu
courts for years along the line of estab
! fishing the legal status of drugless heal
| ers- who comply with the requirements o,
THE law.
| This decision leaves the opposition will
i no ground to stand on and vindicates DIR
Carson in every particular.