Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
ROW Of DOCTORS
Is SEEN BACK Of
MERRITT CASE
CounCiImen Say Charges Are
Result of Feeling Between
Anti Tuberculosis Heads.

number of city councilmen de-
dared today that it was clear to them
that the whole trouble about the Bat
tIa Hill tuberculosis sanitarium was
an arrangement between the managers
of the institution, DR. Claude A. Smith.
c,tv hacteriologist. and Dr. S. w Mer-
rift. superintendent, and officials of the
Associated Charities and the Anti-Tu-
berculosis association, Joseph c. Lo-
gan and DIR. R. r. Daley Councilman
G H. Boynton, member of the com
mittee. said this was the gist of the
matter.
Ii developed at the investigation yes
terday afternoon that after DR.. Daley,
who is the chairman of the clinical
staff Of the Anti tuberculosis associa-
ton, charged mismanagement against
the institution before the board of
health, and Alderman A. H. VanDyke
declared himself in favor of an investi-
CATION, number of patients called on
DR.. VanDyke to register complaints.
When the source of the fight had been
shown at the investigation yesterday,
Mrs Gilbert Fraser, prominent social
worker and the president of the Shell
tering Arms, surprised the committee
by request to make statement.
Calls Evidence Rubbish.
She declared that the evidence
against the Battle Hill sanitarium was
rubbish and that the committee ought
not to listen to 1t.
Mr. Logan said he did not have any
serious complaint except that DR.. Smith
and DR.. Merritt seemed opposed to CO.
operation with his association.
He said that DR.. Smith was once
somewhat rude to Miss Minnie Van
Epps, of the Charities association when
she applied for admission to the hos
pital for the mother of an Italian fam
fly.
Dr. Smith said the family was repre-
sented to him as paupers, while the
husband earned SO a week and a
brother $15 a week. He said they were
saving their money. He said on in
vestigation 1t was found that the wom-
an whom they wanted to get into the
hospital did not have tuberculosis.
The most interesting bit of testimony
was the ross-examination Of DR.. Daley
by DR.. Smith.
DR.. Daley Under Fire.
You say you have been hearing
these complaints against the hospital
since April and yet you have never told
me or the committee in charge of the
institution about Them" asked Dr.
Smith.
The charges were being investigated
by a committee of the association and
it was not my business to tell Of them"
replied DR.. Daley
Yet you went before the board of
health and made them in my absence?"
continued DR.. Smith.
Il went before the board of health
to try and effect an arrangement of
cooperation, and you were not pres
emit" answered DR.. Daley.
when you found me not present you
blew up and made all sorts of
charges?" asked DR.. Smith.
NO, l did not blow up answered
Dr. Daley
DO you remember speaking to me
about your desire to get on the medical
staff of the Grady hospital and using
some very strong language in declar-
ing that only those on the inside could
get those places?" continued DR.. Smith.
Don't look at me so straight You
can't intimidate me-" replied Dr. Daley
hotly. DIR. Daley then denied that he
had made such a statement.
The investigation will be resumed
next Tuesday. Acting Mayor John S.
Gambler, Councilman C. D. knight, Dr.
Merritt and others will be called as
witnesses for the institution.