South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-16
TENANTS OPPOSE
DISEASE CLINIC
Occupants of Farmers Trust
Building File Complaint
With Owners.

Asserting that the venereal disease
clinic. which Is 10 be established on
the second floor Of the Farmers
Trust building, vii. outrage the ten
ants. q petition was circulated at a
meeting Thursday night in that
building. addressed 20 the Farmers
Securities Co The petition reads.
The undersigned tenants Of your
building are advised that room on
YOUR second floor has been leased
for a clinic for observation and cure
OF loathsome venereal diseases Of
men and women, and we protest
most earnestly and vigorously
against imposing upon your respect
able tenants and their patrons and
clients, an institution among them OF
that character in view OF the general
sentiment Of the community against
such vile pest places. IL appears as
an attempt 10 throw the mantle Of
the respecta bility Of your tenants
over those who have brought upon
themselves what the community re-
CARDS as a disgrace, by putting them
upon the same plane ar your tenants
and our patrons. 20 mingle with them
in the same building, in halls. ele-
vatOrs and offices as OF the same
class and resPectability. instead Of
isOlating them.
Fear Infection.
Among those required by law 10
submit 10 treatment are prisoners Of
our jails who are TO be inspected and
IL found infected. are 10 be sent here
for treatment These diseases are
infectious and contagious. and what
ever precautions may be taken for
safety. the decent community views
these TO be Ioathsome diseases. with
adherence, and will avoid contact
with those who have them and will
keep far away from them and will
shun your building as a pest place.
where they might meet with them
or mingle with them. No matter in
what light IL may be viewed. or what
speciOus or plausible arguments
may be made for Il. the fact IS in
disPutsble that the community will
avoid any place where 1t is found,
and we look upon II as threatening
an injury 10 our business. and 10 the
good name and high character Of
our building.
We beg you, therefore. TO refrain
from leasing. or TO cancel any lease
YOU may nave made for such pur-
poses"
The following names are signed 10
the petition. Seebirt e. Schurtz.
Bugbee & Schock. J. Elmer Peak. r.
IT. SOmmerer. Leslie Multigraph
Letter Service, Or. G. w. Griffith.
American Home & Investment Co.
by r. J. MERRIAM, secretary: Martin
r. Pane. r. o. Cuffel. ID. C.: c. p.
Crumpacker, HOLSTER French Co,
by r. NJ. HOLSTER Bernstein &
Bernstein. w. X. McHenry, c. J. Lar
son. Jr.. Q. J. Lombard, Loyal Order
Moose. by r. H Metz; Charles p
Drummond, Floyd G. Murphy. VIII
liari III. Bergan. Arthur l.. Giniom.
=. NJ. Morrer. r. W. Strickland.
Shively & Gilmer. Swift & Co. BY
William F. stein; Al W. Hosinski. l..
T. Greenan. c. W. Carroll, Thad NJ.
Talcott. Jr., Homer Taggart. ]. c.
Irwin.
Public Health Service.
DR. Royce OF indianapolis. phvsi-
clan, and DR.. Emil c. Treyermuth.
city teSlth officer answered all
Questions asked by -he tenants al
Thursdays meeting. but failed to
convince the tenants
DR. Royce stated that he was rep
resenting the United States govern
ment. and that Uncle Sam would not
ne party to committing "a nuisance
such as the tenants imagined He
also cited the indianapolis case
where such a clinic exists and is do
ing wonderful work. when asked il
DO would not be best to isolate cases
me declared that four out of every
i've men would have 10 be isolated.
lie also stated that army cases were
Isolated as a matter OF discipline
The tenants did not object TO the
linic itself. but 10 the location OF il.
mr.. Freves muth's feply To this wa
another qu. stion. Where shall We
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