Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-27
qENO IGNORES STATE LAWS
If He Has Certificate County Clerk
Does Not Know of 1t.
OFFICE BARREN OF sHEEPsKM
ContiaueS GO Accept Customers and
Makes Rates Co Suit what
lie ThinLs lie Can
Get.

Or" Dudley n. Veno. who is adver-
Using mariculous cures In Omaha and
using testimonials from vacant lots and
employing the names Of those who never
heard OF Veno is operating In defiance
Of the laws OF the state OF Nebraska.
II Veno has a certificate from the state
board Of health, It Is not registered in
the county clerks office, Practlcing
without certificate. or without regis
tration of the certificate in tho county
In which he practices, makes him liable
to prosecution and fine OF so 20 500
for each offense.
The certificate on which every reput.
able physician prides himself and which
he hangs in conspicuous place ON his
walls. is not visible in Neno's office at
1905 Farnam street.
Those who are being treated by Dr.
Veno may save themselves money by
the knowledge Of this fact, II they think
themselves bilked, that an unregistered
physician has no standing I'm court OF
law and cannot collect money from patti
ents by bringing suit. The state supreme
court has passed on this point.
As TO Payments.
Reputable physicians do not demand
money OF their patients in advance"
said an Omaha doctor last night, and
II people will decline to pay in advance
TO doctor suspected of being a fake
they won't have to pay at all as the
doctor cannot collect unless he is regis
tered. II the doctor is fake, however
he will probably refuse to give any
treatment until he has at least a part
of the money"
Deputy County Attorney Magney says
It is the duty of the county attorneys
office TO prosecute any man against
whom complaint is made that he is
practicing medicine without a certlfl-
cate or without having his certificate
registered. So far no specific complaint
against Veno has been made.
Officers of the Douglas County Medical
society say It is not their policy to
prosecute such cases, as osteopaths,
Christian Scientists and others would
then cry persecution" 1t Is within the
province of the state board OF health TO
prosecute, but, presumably, the board
has not heard Of DR.. Veno No member
Of the board lives in Omaha.
Veno ala a rushing business all day
Wednesday. in spite Of The Bees expose
of Wednesday morning as TO his testi-
monlals Not only Omahans, but people
| from out in the state, having read his
| lurid advertisements are coming TO him.
/ He makes a price that suits the pocket
book OF the patient George f. Hayward
and C. II. Fitchett, both afflicted
with rheumatism, went TO consult Veno
wednesday morning. on coming out they
met on the sidewalk ana compared notes.
"Doctor" in Busy.
"Ie told me he would give me a course
OF treatment for $l2," said Hayward, land
told me TO come back this afternoon. He
was TOO busy TO start on me this morn.
| ing"
HE told me Il would cost me $780," SAID
,Fritchett IF had come down with my
old suit on, as you did, suppose woult
have got off easier. l know now why h,
asked me so many questions. / told him
spent winter in California for my
health and / guess he decided hat
money. / am wen enough known II
| Omaha that he may try to put me of
indefinitely lie told me to come to-
morrow"
1t develops that Veno operated her,
four years ago under the name Of Mayo
and the records Of the county clerk show
that Mayo never had certificate regis
tered. Why the doctor" decided e
change from the name Mayo to Veno II
not known.