The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
70 days Bible Conference and Re.
ligious Convocation.
CHARGES OF GRAFT AND NEG
LECT HIT HARLEM HOSPITAL.
Negro Residents Specially Say They
Are Victims OF Mistreatment.
ASK DOCTOR OF OWN RACE.
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ASK DOCTOR OF OWN RACE.
New York, N Y, April 14.-It mas
been learned that Commissioner of
Accounts David, Hirshfield and AS
sistant District Attorney Ferdinand
.. Morton are conducting an inquiry
into the charges of graft, i'll treat
ment and neglect which has been
made in affidavit form against in
ternes, nurses and orderlies attached
to Harlem Hospital, LenoX avenues
and 1856, street.
The inquiry, which Commissioner
Hirshfield began a few days ago by
holding a secret hearing in the hos
rital and questioning members of the
staff, has been ordered by the Mayor
as a result of protests from residents
Of the Negro settlement in Harlem.
who charge they have been ulctimized
or mistreated IN the hospital and are
urging appointment of physicians Of
their own race to the medical and
surgical boards of the institution.
1t was learned yesterday that some
of the affidavts submitted to Commits
sioner Hirshfield and to the District
I
Alderman George w. Harris of 1876
West 1856 street and DR.. Allen B.
Graves of 202 West 18th street,
president of the Manhattan Medical,
Dental and Pharmaceutical Associ-
ations are of a startling nature.
One made by Miss Helen Heidi of
1856 West 140th street charges that
Miss Heldt called at the hospital on
December 5. 1920, and asked that an
ambulance be sent to her address
tor Mrs. Edith Robinson An III
terne is alleged to have replied that
the ambulance could not be sent out
because it was Sunday
Paid 80 for Ambulance.
The affidavit charges that on pay
ment of $40 to the inferno he caused
an ambulance to be sent for Mrs.
Robinson. who later appealed to Miss
Heidi for money to give to nurses,
and obtained SIS for this purpose,
saying she could not get proper at
growing district of the State by COM
munities and districts and to heir
in every other way possible, but to
leave the establishment of a state
exchange and other larger aspects
of cooperative marketing for another
year. Speakers will be sent out tc
explain the plans and obtain sig
natures of producers.
A large producing agency, which
is represented on 100 produce mark
cts of America, has practically agreed
to limit its watermelon business to
the trade territory of the Farm Blu
reau organizations, and as soon as
a definite proposition is made by
them, 1t will be submitted to the
growers by the Farm Bureau for
ratification and final confirmation,
Secretary C. o. Moser said.
Among the watermelon districts
represented at the meeting here were:
Hampstead. Bellville, Weatherinrd.
Sulphur Springs, Mineola and other
large melon growing centers.
Brady, Texas, April 14.-Wool grow
ers of Mccullough County signed up
81 900 pounds of wool with the South
western Farm Bureau Wool and Mo
hair Growers Cooperative Association.
About 10000 pounds of the wool was
1920 unsold clip and about 10000
pounds more was odd clip of 1921.
The Meeting was addressed by Geo.
e. Rutan of the Texas Farm Bureau
Federation's Marketing Organization
department. Wool growers particu-
larly the leaders of this section were
most enthusiastic about the State
wide wool pool of 100000 pounds
being formed.
Mr. Rutan said that 10000 pounds
of wool and mohair was signed up
with the association at a meeting at
Lampasas, though farmers were so
busy that there was small attend
ance. The meeting almost unani-
mously favored the cooperative wool
association.