Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-28
SAYS HE HAS A JUST CLAIM.

Editor Every Evening: You may re-
member. or have record on your files, the
TACT that about year ago ] wrote you n
letter which you were kind enough to
publish, IN connection with bill long
past due me from the honorable Levy
Court of New Castle county. Delaware
This bill WAS incurred by direct order
of the secretary Of the State Board of
Health. and payment of such bills is
distinctly provided for by act of As
sembly, which said act states clearly
and definitely that all such bills are TO
be paid by the Levy Court out of county
funds
Notwithstanding all this, and The fact
rs well that | WAS compelled to do the
work. and for the doing of such work
but 4 mere pittance is provided for by
statute, the bill still remains unpaid
The facts are as follows: In January,
1916, while in general practice Of the pro
fCSsion of medicine st Odessa, Del,
discovered q case OF smallpox among the
Negroes. n once. nf course. notified
the pr per authorities tho secretary of
tho State Board Of Health. Dr. 4 T..
frantz saw the case AT once, confirmed
my diagnosis, and ordered ne To do GER
tain things IN order to prevent the spread
OF the disease. Among other things,
was TO vaccinate all Negroes who might
have. by any reason or in any way, come
In contact with this man during the time
he was affected with the disease before
being confined TO his bed For this work
| was TO receive 50 cents per individual
| 10 provide the vaccine at a cost Of Il
cents each dose and TO go 10 the persons
homes aud actually hunt them up and
give them the prophvlactic treatment
This | did, and that il was done in the
careful, correct and proper manner is
evidenced by the feet that but one other
case occ'7-red. ard that in 3 ran vto ues
subjected to the same source Of infec-
tion US the first one.
For doing this work in this perfect
manner / have been kept from receiving
what justly belongs TO me, and as we'll
was compelled 20 pay for the material
used am ready and willing 10 wager
that never before in the history Of that
particular part 81 the county was so
thorough and complete going over gwen
the Negro population
For doing this work in 4 correct man
ner; for having the right sort Of civic and
community interest, am deprived of
what is rightfuily mine.
The bill amounts TO S22- So and in
{ere6t at . per cen1 from feDruary 1,
1916. TO the present time.
Is there not some way by which you
can assist me in getting what belongs
10 me
have been in the service Of Uncle Sam
since early in April, 1917, and have no
means by which can get off TO come TO
Wilmington to look after It.
4 man by the name Of Speakman, an
attorney. professed to find something in
the law which threw some doubt on the
case. Inasmuch as all bills prior TO
mine and OF like character. and, / also
understand bills OF like character have
been paid since, his argument seems to
be very weak.
If | should live long enough, I shall
enter suit against the county, each indi-
vidual member Of the Levy Court and
Attorney SpeakTnan, as well as the State
Board Of Health and its secretary
The whole handling of the matter
has been, II seems to me. dlsbonorable
These men know that ] an so situated
that cannot push the matter. and they
are making profit Of the fact that / am
patriotic enough to be in the service
H. NJ. Carey.
Assistant Surgeon, NJ. r. G., L. S. n,
Wissahickon Barracks, Cape May, NJ.
Jan. 70, 1915