The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-24
EYES|CHT SAVED
BY A SKILLED
0CUt|ST IN
new YORK
Don Ramon Vasquez Re-
turns Home After A Pro-
tracted SOjOurn In The
East. Enjoyed Big Inter-
est In Things Doing.

Yesterday morning Don Ramon
Vasquez, former proprietor of the Rec
House, accompanied by his daughter
Miss Herminia Vasquez, returned
from New York, where they had beer
several months, for treatment for one
of the eyes of the gentleman, which
had become affected very singularly
In Los Angeles oculists told him he
would have to submit to removal Of
the eye affected to prevent the trou.
BILE extending to the other eye and de.
stroying the sight of both. He sale
that he would let no one remove the
eye but Doctor Weeks, a noted ocul-
ist of New York City; so he returned
to Nogales, disposed of the Red
House, a great mercantile establish
ment he had been thirty years in
building to colossal proportions, and
taking his daughter; he went to New
York, to consult Doctor Weeks.
To s'The Oasis" Mr.. Vasquez con-
fded yesterday that he went to New
York downcast, respondent and down
hearted; but now he has returned
home the very personification of joy
and happiness: Doctor Weeks saved
the affected eye, and he returns with
both eyes we'll and normal.
Mr.. Vasquez relates that when he
told Doctor Weeks that all the. .oculists
he had consulted in California had
wanted to remove the injured eye, that
scientific operator, after thorough ex-
animation, said that there was no
need of removing the diseased men,
ber-but that he would cure it, which
he proceeded to do.
Daily treatment followed for sew
eral weeks, and then there came long
er intervals between treatments.
After the eye got so far toward re-
covery that several days elapsed be-
tween visits to Doctor Weeks Mr..
Vasquez and Miss Heminia put in the
time looking about the country, see
ing the sights, and getting in touch
with the great American public. They
visited Albany, Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington, and many other cities of
note and Importance. In Washington
they called on Ambassador Ignacio
Bonillas, diplomatic representative of
the Mexican government, and found
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonillas very we'll, and
enjoying life in the federal capital of
the United States.
Mr.. Vasquez relates many interest
ing experiences. They were in New
York City when the stree, car strike
tied up all traffic for several days.
To get into the city to their business
men had to hire all sorts of vehicles
to carry them. The street car EN-
ployes insisted upon increase in
wages; the companies refused. Then
the governor and mayor tried to
mediate. The men would not have
mediation; they wanted the wages de-
manded. The companies would not
grant increases without ordered by
governor and mayor to do so. Final
ly orders were given, and the men re-
turned to work. Traffic resumed.
But the companies raised fares to ten
cents. The state forced them to pay
rates of wages they could not at the
former rates of fare prescribed by
law. So it absolved them from the
binding force of the law establishing
fares. (That is a fine point.)
Then Mr.. and Miss Vasquez were in
New York when the actors strike was
on. A few days before the strike was
called Mr.. Vasquez bought tickets to
a theatre for a certain date, on which
day the strike was called. Going to
the theatre that evening with his
daughter Mr.. Vasquez found in front
of the edifce number of chorus girls
and several actresses, the leader of
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