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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
MAN SHOOTS
SELF WHEN
GAS FAILS
Despondent Barber Tells Land
lady He Is Going to Kill Him
self, Then Does 1t,

Nathaniel Pruilt. barber came
down to breakfast at his boarding
house at No. IS Garnett street Satur-
day and told Mrs II j Purcell, AZ
whose home he has boarded for three
years, that he was going to commit
suicide.
I've been trying to do II for a
week" he said; u tried it again yes
terday. went into my room and
turned on the gas and lay down on
the bed. | lay there from / o'ciocR
until 8. but | couldn't die Now I'm
going to shoot myself, | can't stand
it any longer
Pruitt got up from the table and
walked out of the room and up the
stairs. Mrs. Purcell alarmed, rushed
into her room and began writing a
note I oPruitt's employer, George Ed
mondson, Of No. East Mitchell
street, asking him to come and watch
the man. Before the note was fin
ished, she heard a shot, and rushing
up stairs into the room or another
hoarder. found Pruitt lying on the
floor, dead. with bullet wound in
his temple Beside him lay revolver,
belonging to another boarder, which
he had taken from mantel in the
room.
According to stories told the police
by Mrs. Purcell and Edmondson,
Pruitt had been drinking heavily for
the last two weeks, and for the last
two or three days had been despon-
dent He had threatened to kill him
self several times.
Prutt told Mrs Purcell the police
say that he had been married, but
that his wife had divorced him and
remarked He declared however.
that this Was not the cause of his
despondency He was 80 years old.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Lieut.. Governor and
Wife to Work in Mill

NEW YORK, April An an effort
10 learn the fun truth concerning the
reported deplorable conditions exist
ing among the undergrad girl factory
workers Lieutenant Governor Bar
RAFT D'isra, OF I,iinois and his pretty
young wife vii, seek employment at
two different mills here on Monday.
The Identity ~ the mills Will be kept
secret by the O'Haras. who say that
II il we're known that they were
working in these places for the pur-
pose Of learning inside facts they
would be discharged Immediately.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Police Inspect Cabs
In Cleanup Crusade

The police are cooperating with the
other city departments in cleaning
up Atlanta for the Shriners. About
120 cabs and % taXicabs were
inspected by Assistant Chief Jett and
Or William Carnes, an officer of the
Humane Society.
At the inspection was w c. VII
son. president and general manager of
The Atlanta Baggage and Cab Compa
ny, who said he would do all he could
to clean up the vehicles belonging TO
his company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
STATE: W|[)E:
ELECTIONS
ORDERED
AUG. 10
Motions to Indorse Federal Ad-
ministration on Tolls Precipi-
tates Hot Fight.

The Georgia Democratic Exec
utive Committee no Saturday
called a Statewide primary for
August 10, with the State Con-
yention at Macon September 2.
The primary was ordered strictly on
4 county unit basis. but a provision
was made giving the convention the
deciding power in cases where no
candidate has county unit MAORI
Is, the candidate receiving a plurali-
~ Of the popular vote.
The county unit plan was not
adopted, however, without a prolonged
and bitter fight, led, on the. one hand.
by Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, and G. r.
Hutchens. of Floyd. on the other.
Mr. Hall opposed the county unit
plan and Mr. Mutchens favored it.
Solution Is Offered.
Nir Han contended that the county
unit rule as applied to the senator
ships was in direct violation of the
Federal amendment providing for the
popular election of Senators.
Mr. Brannen, Of Bulloch, suggested
a plan providing for a second primary
where none Of the candidates involved
should receive a majority vote on the
first primary, and that the second pri-
mary should be restricted to the two
candidates receiving the highest pop-
ular vote
This suggestion although argued at
length by several members, was lost.
A resolution offered by Clark How
ell was adopted by the COMMITTEES.
congratulating President Wilson for
the splendid record he has made in
the White House, and particularly
with reference to the tariff and the
currency legislation
Tolls Motion Briggs Fight,
Mr. Hall, Of Bbb, moved to amend
Nv Howells resolution by adding
congratulations to the President for
his Panama Canal tolls position, and
this was resisted by Mr.. Hutchens,
who held that this amendment was
unfair and might be construed as -
slap a Democrats who differ with the
President in this natter and that it
was a reputation Of the Baltimore
platform
Mr. Hutchens managed Oscar I'm
derwood's presidential campaign in
Georgia. and as Underwood opposed
the President on the canal tolls ques-
ton Iutchens evidently considered
the Hall amendment a jab at Under-
wood.
Mr. Howells original motion was
carried unanimously, but the Hall
amendment on canal tolls was adopt
cd by a divided vote OF "A to Z.
Feared as Underwood Card.
There was a great dea Of feeling
aroused by the canal tolls discussion,
and it was plain enough that there
was q disposition in some quarters to
feel thar tho adoption Of the Hall
amendment might be used as a cam
palsu card against Underwood who
NJ engaged in "a hot senatorial fight in
Alabama against Richmond P Hob
Continued on Page 2, Column S.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Bank Clearings for
Week Show Big Gain

Atlanta Clearing House returns for
A pri 4 showed an increase of $780,
67S59 over the same date Of last year
The figures for April 4 this year are
81, 334.3SS 10. against s2,16f,7045l as
compared with April 4, 1918. Returns
for the week ending April 4 this year
are s14S9s.431.65, against S12,732, :
2a1S7 for the same period Of last
year an increase Of more than two
n illions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Bigers Peonage Case
Results in Mistrial

The jury. after hearing the CYL
Gence and argument in the trial %
r p Bigers, a planter, of Rockdale
County charged With peonage adj
,ised Judge Newman in the United
states Court that il mad been unable
10 reach a verdict. a mistria was di-
gected by the Judge. The jury stood
eight for acquittal and four for con-
Niction
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Hoke Smith Would
Stop Random Talk

WAsHuNGTON. April Ain order
TO prevent members ~ the Senate
speaking ON irrelevant subjects, Sen
otor Hoke Smith to-day introduced
on amendment TO the rules that SEN
ators can only discuss the measure
under consideration. and when called
upon must state n good faith that
they ate discussing the question ~
tie time before tho Senate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
TOLLS FIGHT.
NOT | OST,
He SAYS
Political Experts Say Leaders,
Majority Over Hobson in Ala
bama viii Be 10000.

Victory IN his race for the United
States Senate against Representative
Richmond r Hobson was predicted
by oscar W. Underwood, Alabama
Congressman and House leader of the
Democratic party, in Atlanta Satur-
day en- route to Birmingham to vote
in the elections Monday.
Mr. Underwood expressed satisfac-
ton over reports from his lieutenants
in Alabama, and declared indications
lead him to believe he will be re-
turned victor over Hobson by a
large majority.
Il am very optimistic, Mr.. Under
wood said Il have received assur-
ances Of support within the last few
days fro. munexpected quarters, and
the reports ] had just before | left
Washington yesterday were very en-
couraging.
Canvass Was Thorough.
I'VE have canvassed the State thir-
oughly and various papers have taken
straw votes, all of which indicate that
| will be elected when the people of
Alabama vote on the question Mon
day
During my long service in Con-
gress ! have tried to represent the
people Of Alabama fairly and hon
estly, and ! think my record bears
out any assertions Of success that
may make | have made my race for
the Senate on my record, and | am
sure Alabama voters Will take into
consideration the work | have done
and am doing for the State and for
the South when they cast their vote
Mr. Underwood declared that I'M
biased political experts who have
Kept pulse on the situation in Ala
bana concede his election, and that
numerous supporters OF Hobson have
admitted. within the last week, that
their candidate has little chance of
success.
A canvass of the State by Biz
mingham newspaper recently gave
I'nderw eod the v,cfory nv majority
Of more than 10000
ToIls Fioh+ Mot Give, lin
NJ. 1nd,,rood ia 10 nroh,t,,,
utu roturn ~ wasbinoton u,tbfn q
ool. -, ta, dayg
.,rba na,t# ,irno o., ,t,,.,,-,, Auar
IA bo smiled 81 hono i, ain no a.
c.a,,,,,. .f.ndorr.a.d
Tho f,,,ous A,aha a..,.i
,ha, .,a ,,,o,,,.an, -.
~. +,,,,,.aad. - ,,a,a,a.,,z ~
~ -. ~. a 60, az =, ~
'ie country Nlo are hShlhls tres'-
dent Wilson's attempt to surrender
eonnoI , -enoaI 30 ,no panarna cana,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

BIG FERTILIZER PURCHASES.
CHESTER, s. C., April 4-The
farmers of South Carolina have pur-
chased more than 100000 tons Of
fertilizer the past three months
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

THE second day of
L the week is often
called the Blue Mon
day but Want Ads"
in The Sunday Ameri-
can make a Busy Mon
day. Dispel then the
gloom of this day by
giving stimulus to your
business through these
multiplied statesmen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

veden pied sudfho Mause K Pred
beznemu vSslechu, avSak odepfel
vypovfdati, byl dan zp6t do we've
nj. KrStce ma to 81 rozmyslil a
pfiznav Sc, byl odsouzen soudcem
Trippem ma doziyotf. Tim padem
Sc usetff okresu mnoho.
Wagner, 3-Usadil SO zde E. p.
Mason, znamehity hudebnfk, KITE.
rS hned poGal orgauizovati kapelu
a pozval kazdeho jenz trochu uni
hrati By Sc pfihlasil. Nasledovne
m1zem oGekavati zde dobrou hud-
bu.--Josef Janda Sc vidal ,feditels
stvf zdejsf Getty miGov6 jeho mis-
to nastoupil w. E. Price.-Zdejsi
posta byla pfestehovana ma move
misto, zapadnf Cast bankovni bu-
dovy.-Ed Nov4k byI zatcen mi
mule dter5, ma obzalobu, Re vydf-
raj penfze. Byl3 pfedveden pied
sudfho H. G. Schneidra, aVsak
process odlozen nasledkem nepfi-
tomuostf navladnfho Becka. q to
no nastala rvaGka pti nfz Novak
dostal modr6 oei a jeho poIovici
nskdo rozrazil hlavu zidlf, take
lekaf il musel ranu n6kolika Ste
by sesft. VSeobecn6 Sc "a to ma,
Se tento parek laka vydira penf-
re muz1.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

q Pierre Sc oznamuje, re soud-
ce Boucke phi zasedanf soudu v
Brown okresu rozhodnul, Re dra-
ha Milwaukee must poloziti we'd
lejsf trait mezi Yankton a Tabo-
rem, tax iak statnf zeleznicnf ko.
mise drive porucila. DIE zakona
kde mesta jsou cd sebe vzdalena
ien 10 mil a mic vic, nemusf &elez-
nice davaz pobo6nf trait. Zelezni-
ce Sc hajila, Re pr5 oznacene mis-,
to jest vzdalenn cd Utica min nez
par mil, ale soud oduvodfioval sve
rozhodnutf tim, Re kdyby Sc mefi-
ly trats Cd Tabora k Utica, ae by
to bylo vic nez IA mil. Tim take
byl dan precedent, Re Sc m9fi
vzdalenost v techto pffpadech die
trate cd mesta k mestu a ne die
yedlsjsfch trait ma jine hnii. g"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Tyndall, 81 Frank Reidinger
vykoupil kule6nik cd Vaclava U
herky minulS tfden.-Dr. F. j.
Parfzek, jenz drive byl zamestna-
van dolovnf spoleGnostf v Mexiku,
byl zde navstevou u DR.. Klfmy.
Hodla Sc usaditi v Lake Andes.
q Mexika odjel nasledkem tam
Mich nepokojG. -Dobfe zde INA
my w. H. Robinson, jenz drive
pracoyafna zdeisf Tribune a ST..
Anna Cassidy, ystoupili do stavu
nanzslskeho. Usadf Sc zde.
Ed. Helm, cernoch jenz zastfelil
brzdafe, CaIligana, ktert byl pred
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Upozorluiem kazd6ho ienz hod-
Ia 81 pofiditi malS Bull traktor
pro podzimnf orbu, by TAX ueinil,
nebot trAktor Sc dplne osvedcil a
jiz jest 10 nsm neob5ceina poptay
ka. Daee-li svoii objednavku n.y.
nj dostaIete iei ' cas-, jinakeheruei
me "a dodani ' cas-. Jos. Skorpfk
& Co. (Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Lake Andes, 3-N6vladnf Beck
byl prvnfm ktery dial zatknout
jist6ho maiitele mlaticky, ponevai
tento 81 neopatfil licensi, a media
"a sebe zaruku, kdyby v padu by
jeho strojem zalozen ohefi, ably ia.
take ztratu nahradil. ZmfnsnJ
odepfel vypovfdati v pfedbsznen
vyslechu a byl odk6zan k cirkut.
nfmu soudu.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

TyndalI, 8 w. G. Gretsch-
man, farmer ienz bydlf nedaleko
mesta dokazaI, ze Sc da zde pssto-
vat ovoce, nebot nedavno prodal
posledni obiednkvku tfesnf, takze
celkem iich prodal "a $500 dosti
male zahrady.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Geddes, 3-Vcera doslo zde K
,vefeine pranici v jednom hostinci
.nasledkem konsk6ho dostihu. VEG
Sc semlela takto: Josef Musilek
ma kone kter5 dovede bezet jake
vitr. w. Bundy Q Lake Andes
teS ma b6houna a dohodli Sc Re
.uspofadajf dostih, kterf z konf ie
lepsf. Musflkav kun vyhral a
mnozf ienz Sc vsadili Sc pax v hos
tinci porvali. Facky a sklenice
Italy jake phi kr1pobitf. Mayor
Mohan a a marsal koneGnS dop&le
ne vlastence uchlacholili, avsak
nikdo nebyl zatGen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Kdo ie stastnsjsf: Ten jenz ma
sto tisfc dolarn, anebo ten jenz ma
sedm dcerG Ovsem ten ienz ma
dcery. Ten jenz ma penfze neni
spokojen, neb chce iests vic. KIDD
ma sedm deer je dplne spokojen
ma dost a vic nachce.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
RHINE zpravy.

Phi nedadne drasbe bylo proda-
no 7S akr1 pozemku patffciho E.
M. Coganovi, u hfbltova Bon
Homme. Kupec byl w. III. Har-
rison, kterS opet pozemek prodal
A. j. Abbottovi.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Deadwood, S-V okolf mesta by
10 minulf tSden tax chladno, BE
rano teplom9r okazoval bod MIRA
zu We dine 80 mad nulou. Nikdy
jeste Ietos nebylo pres 90 mad nu-
lou.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
un-AnisrIcan.

by jove, old chap, you're an hour
late!" THAT chauffeur Of mine can
not accustcm himself to disregarding
laws and ordinances g''Puck.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Lake Andes, 3-Christ Kissel,
ienz byl kopnut konem do hlavy
pied nsjakym casem, COZ mslo "a
nasledek, ze mladfk, pozbyl vlady
v nekter5ch 6astech tela, a mimo
toho j jeho mysl byla zatemnena,
takze prvu Sc myslelo,r ze Dude
muset bSt dopraven do bI6zince.
byl operovan ma Have. Operace
Sc zdafila a mladfk nabyl dffvejsf.
no zdravf. .-.2.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06

Kingsburg, 3-V pondelS minu
~ tSden byla konana zde sch1ae
phi nfz pfftomnf byli 6fednfci dra
by milwaukee,, zeleznienf komi-
saf a nekolik zdeisich obeann.
Sch6ze Sc odb5vala "a 6Gelem do
hodnutf Sc ma postavenf stanice: a
DAM sem trvaleho agenta. Tel
byl vyslech ohledns telefona. O.
cekava Sc Re brzy zde Dude stani-
ce q tez central telefonnf. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
Art of SIMPLICITY.

Simplicity is the art of making PEG
pie wonder how much more ono
movable. -.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
pally Thounht.

Impossible is a word only to be
found in the dictionary of fools.-Na'
poleon Bonaparte. Pc
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
Maze the Best Of Il,

Where there Is no choice, we do
well to make no dificulty-George
Macdonald. = ~
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-06
Oznamenf.

v mem feznickem zavodu nalez,
nete yzdy ma skIade r1zne druhy
masa, sunek a iinych y5robka.
Kazdeho poctlys a sv6domite OBJ
slouzim.
Josef MusiI
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21
HE SUCCEEDS MOST
WHO SERVES BEST

Quite the most interesting and
unusual development in the fight
now going on at Washington over
whether the administration s
new antitrust bills will sanction
or condemn fixed prices, is the
fact that the Housewives League
"a strong organization of Wo-
men with branches throughout
the country-is energetically
fighting in favor of fixed prices.
Mrs. Christina Friedrich, as the
authorized representative of the
league, appeared before the con-
gressional committee which is
conducting hearings on the mat
ter and stated flatly and energet-
icallx that the league believed in
the fixed price principle.
Surely the associated manu-
facturerS of the country who are
fighting so valiantly for fixed
prices, are making real progress
when they can convince an or
ganization of women such as the
Housewives League, which was
organized primarily to fight the
high cost Of living"
This action on the part of the
league is symbolical of a general
change in sentiment which has
evolved in the last year or less,
and which augurs we'll for legiti-
mate business in this country.
This change has come not only
in the attitude of the public to.
ward business, but in the atti-
tude of business toward the pub.
lie. Apparently the days Of
undertaking and misrepresenta.
ton of legitimate business are ap
preaching an end, and on the
other hand it is evident that bus
mess men-large and small-are
realizing more and more that il
they are to prosper thew must
keep faith with the public anc
earn by enlightened service anc
the profit which they take unto
| themselves.
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21

FOR SALE CHEAP Cement
block and washing machines and
two go-carts. Inquire Mrs. Bond,
419 West Second st. pit
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21
BASEBALL IS TO BOON
Continued from Page One

neer, has promised to play this
Year. Although Fred did not
'..sn the majority Of his games
last season, it must be reman-
bercd he had a very weak team
behind him most Of the time.
He pitches left handed, a slow
bali being his speciality, and with
a team behind him that can hit
and field, he will win most Of his
games. Vollmer is the best hit
ter the team possesses and this
alone will make him valuable.
Dutch Hebeit seems to have a
clnch on first base. He had a
better fielding average last sea
son than any other member of
the infield, although his hitting
was rather weak at times.
Walcott and the two extra
catchers will fight it out for sec
cad base, which means there will
be no weakness at that base dur
ing the season.
Arthur Faye, who also played
for Gallup last season, will be
playing for us this season. He
is an excellent third baseman,
and will experience no difficulty
in securing the hot corner job
with the locals.
There are four candidates for
the short-stop position, Arzilla,
Parks, Whitelaw and another
man at the shops whose name we
have not yet learned.
There will be at least eight
men try out for fielding jobs.
| Two pitchers who are not
working in the box, two men
who will be crowded off the in
field, and possibly one of the
catchers, also the msn from last
seasons squad, Scott, Bullock
and Gray. There will be some
scrambling for an outfeld posi-
ton, and the fun is going to be
worth watching.
! We intend to keep the fans
posted on the appointments. In
all probability a game will be ar
ranged with Williams about the
tenth of April and everyone will
then have a chance to see the
team in action.
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21
MERCHANT EXPOSES MAIL OR.
DER TRICK

Ia corresponding with an agri-
cultural expert recently, Presi-
dent w. d. Taylor of the Nation
al Hardware (Jobber's) Associa-
ton, cited an incident published
not long ago in the Merchants
Trade Journal which throws con-
siderable light on certain phases
Of the mail order game.
A Mail Order Mattress
Following is a brief account of
the incident:
Burr & Smith of Chardon, O.,
learned that mail order mat
tresses were being shipped into
community; they promptly sent
to the Chicago firm and bought a
mattress Of the same name, num-
Der and grade, ripped it open and
placed it in their show window,
tagged with a page from the
mail order catalog, containing a
most famboyant description of
it.
The mattress showed itself to
be a most shoddy affair. The
genuine cotton felt" proved to
be a very cheap grade of cotton,
full of lint and other cotton mill
refuse.
The mail order house adver-
tisement stated that this mat
tress was equal to those sold by
retailers for twelve dollars.
A Comparison
Burr and Smith took one of
the 12-dollar mattresses, cut it
open and placed it in the win
dow: it's real cotton felt showing
in thick, fluffy layers was a rev.
elation. The mail order article
was obviously greatly outclassed.
National Hardware Bulletin.
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21
Gard of Thanks

Mrs. James J. Collins wishes
to extend her many thanks to the
Elks, Ladies of Maccabees, en-
ployes of the Santa Fe, Catholic
ladies and other friends for their
kindness and sympathy shown to
me duriug the long illness and
death of my Gear husband.
Mrs. James J. Collins
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21

We do cleaning, pressing and
repairing. Utah Woolen Mills
Co.
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21

FOR RENT-Two five roomed
modern houses near high school.
Inquire Of }. K, LaPrade. tfpl
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21
Daily Thought.

Daily Thought.
Moderation is the silken string run
ming through the pearl chain of virtues.
Bishop Hall.
The Winslow mail., 1914-03-21

HERBINE cures constipation
and re- establishes regular bowel
movements. Price SOC. Sold by
Kelly Drug Co. Adv.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
The Glasgow Way.

If a child uses his pocket knife to
cut the bark off tree. or carve his
name on mahogany table, the knife is
taken away from him, says the Glas-
gov Star. This removes the tempta-
tion to mischief, deprives him of the
object with which damage was done
and Furnishes him by keeping from
him that with which he could have
much innocent amusement. Glasgow
applies this method to automobilists
who offend. The penalty is imposed
upon the machine and not the man.
The automobile is seized and locked
up for frof 10 days upward, according
to the gravity or frequency of the Of
Tense. The owner is thus deprived
Of that which he was not using ra
tionally. and the public Isl saved the
risk Of having dangerous machine in
the hands of a thoughtless person
II man were caught lifting the dust
Of the Lachine road at the rate of
40 miles an hour in the spring and
had his $4,000 auto taken away from
him and kept all through the long
summer months he would be likely to
exercise greater care next season. 1t
really looks as though the Glasgow
baillies had discovered how to make
the punishment fit the crime.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
Would II Suit Our Doctors?

A Japanese doctor never thinks OF
asking a poor patient for fee. There
is a proverb among the medical ira
ternity of Japan: when the twin
enemies, poverty and disease, invade
a home, then he who takes aught
from that home, even though it be
given him, is robber."
Often" says DR.. Matsumoto, "a
doctor will not only give his time
and his medicine freely to the suf.
ferer, but he will also give him money
to tide over his dire necessity. Ev-
cry physician has his own dispensary,
and there are very few chemists
shops in the empire.
when a rich man calls in a ply
stefan he does not expect to be pre-
scented with a bill for medical SER
vices. In fact, no such thing as a
doctors bill is known in Japan, al
though nearly all the other modern
practices are in vogue there. The
doctor never asks for his fee.
1.-The strict honesty of the people
makes. this unnecessary. When he
has finished with a patient, a present
is made to him of whatever sum the
patient or his friends may deem to be
lust conversation The doctor is sup
posed to smile, take the fee, bow,
and thank his patron"