The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-11

are not to determine II who iB? There
is one class OF persons as TO whom we
have taken the position TO which we
adhere, that the Institution should not
be expected to provide It's services
free, and they are those whom the
community at large should look after
and who are willing to accept such
help from IT, The community IL amply
able to see that such persons receive
such services and should see that they
do 30. II is niggardlv and unworthy
for II to attempt 10 shift This burden
to an Institution, TO which II has con-
tributed nothing, and which Is strug-
Cling TO maintain itself and is barely
able to keep going. A small amount
! regularly contributed by the City and
County for such purposes would en-
! able all such to be cared for, material
! ly aid the Institution, and increase It's
usefulness. Since Its establishment
the income from invested funds has
amounted to more than $12,50O.OO. It's
amounted to more than $l2,5OO. Its pa
tients have received the benefit OF this
together with the use OF It's premises
1t has been received mainly by pay
patients but to considerable degree
by those who have been able to pay
only in part or not at all. II an indi-
vidual in this community had such a
physical property and such an income
as that Of Haywood Hospital were TO
devote the same to the relief OF the
suffering would any one say that he
was not a charitable person? Would
he have to give away the principal
from which he derives this income 10
convince anybody that he was char
table?
That which settles that Haywood
Hospital Is q charitable Institution Is
the fact that 1t is not operated for prl-
vate gain or profit. 1t is operated sole
" for the purpose of helping the SUI
fering. They get the benefit of every
dollar 1t takes in from patients ana
investments.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals, al
firming the decision of the Mason Cir
cult Court. has held that Haywood
Hospital is a charitable Institution. In
so doing it but followed its previous
decision in relation to Speers Hospital,
Dayton, Ky. We append hereto the
opinions in both cases so that the
readers hereof can be advised as to the
reasoning on which the decisions were
based. The claim that it is not char
liable Institution is puerile. asinine
and lawless.
The Case Of Charles Jones.
At our request Miss Cochran has
submitted to us in writing her ac-
count of the matter 1t is in these
words.
at is my custom to see that ar
rangements for payment of hospital
bills are made before a patient Is ad-
mitted to the Hospital. | had gone TO
bed the night Charlie Jones was in
inred. The telephone call was receiv-
ed by the night nurse and the boy was
in the Hospital by the time go on the
floor. Dr.. Hord came with the pattern
and looked after him as he judged
best, II being his wish to await untll
morning to set the leg. He reduced
the fracture. securing its position
temporarily by sand bags. 1t has been
stated that he suffered a compound
fracture. This Is not true. He had
a simple fracture. There is n great
deal of difference between such Irac-
tures in seriousness and outcome AS
in every case of this kind DR.. Hord
left orders to cover this part OF the
case. which orders were carried out,
Mr.. Jones received the same attention
as any other patient. When the day
nurse came on duty he was gwen
bath and made comparable. He was
not neglected. / would permit no one
to say he was in my hearing, for IN SO
doing they are rejecting on the WORK
OF two nurses who are good. kind ana
CAPABLE In their work The night he
came Dr.. Hord and | talked over the
matter of pay. He said he would see
what could be done and let me know
the next morning As had not heard
from him by 10 o'clock | called him
He said that he could make no ar
rangements for him. so we agreel
that he should be taken nome. And II
he were to stay at home he should be
taken as soon as possible that the ley
might be set DR.. Hord said he was
busy and would kindly call for him
some one to take the boy home, which
did.
At 4:3O the same afternoon Mr.
Henry Pogue called me and asked u
| would take the boy back If service
was authorized and the bill guarah-
teed. | said would. He then told me
of his war record and that he was a
member of the Legion. This was the
first information that | had of this.
The boy was brought back. AS the
leg had not been set the moving in no
way injured him. When he returned
DR.. Hord and DR.. Narrower came and
set the leg. This was done Sunday
night. 1t has been stated otherwise
which is untrue as are a great many
other statements which have been
made.
He remained at the Hospital until
he was able to go about, which was
about six weeks, and received the
same attention as any other patient
II the Jones boys case had been a
matter Of life and death he would have
stayed whether there was money in it
or not. 1t was a case which could have
been well taken care of at home. We
have done charity work to the very
limit Of our resources. have no right
to run bills up that | cannot pay,
which have to do if do not discrim-
mate and do charity as far as | can
and then stop. The City of Maysvile