Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 11

"E eve Casper Sunday Cridune : PAGE ELEVEN. WYOMING GLINICAL LABORATORY NOT CONFINED TO GLINIG WORK Dr. J. F. O’Donnell in Charge as Pathologist of Service Open to All Physicians and Patients; Equipment Complets. Operating as one of the most im- departments of the Dr. H. R Lathrop clinic is the Wyoming Ciinical laboratory. This unit is con- ducteé not only for the direct bene fit of those under treatment by the Lathrop staff but ta open for the general benefit of patients of any of the other doctors In this city.-In other words, it operates In such a way as to provide laboratory exam- ination of all cases demanding such examination {n Casper. regardless of what particular doctor is in charge of the case. ; In _ charge of this department ts Dr. J. F, O'Dopnell,, a member of the American Soclety of Clinical Pathologists and the only. member of this society in the state of Wyc- ing. He is counsellor for the seciety in this etate, This group of clinical | pathologists {s comprised wholly of | licensed doctérs who have followed | the specialty of clinical pathology | for a period of at least five years | and comprises the leading men !n | the practice of medicine in the ‘United States. The present elected head of the roctety ts the head of the department of pathology of the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn. Dr. O'Donnell ts recognized gen- erally as an expert in his specialty and for a number of years did all of the bacteriologic and serologic work required for the state board of health of Wyoming. His laboratory for a considerable time was recog- nized as the dffictal state bacterio- logic laboratory of the state of Wyoming not having such an insti- tution of its own. The services of the Wyoming Clinical laboratory have at all times been open to all of the physicians in’ Natrona county and the whole state of Wyaming. as well as to the industries desiring chomical anal- yses. Carl M, Bettenger, B. S., @ grad- uate in chemistry has charge of thk chemical division. There ts prob- ably no other branch of medicine in Casper that has for {ts clientele professional men in almost every town in the state, A Tribune reporter wandering through this afternoon anG looking over things that were being done as a usual daily routine, felt like he was listening to a tale trom the Arabian Nights. The laboratory is icine. It either is or tt ts not. It ts to practice modern ™Medicine without its assistance and Casper has been indeed fortunate to have had this enterprise here Protecting our citizens from the spread of communicable epidemic disease and assisting physicians and surgeons In arriving at an accurate diagnosis, It ts easy enough to treat disease ance the diagnosis ts accurately made. For years the county of Natrona has employed the Wyoming Clinical laboratory to make free to the pat- fent and physician cultureé diagno sts in diphtheria aud blood tests for the daignosis of typhoid. The city of Casper has employed this labora- tory for years to make frequent an- alyses of its water supply, so that our citizens may at all times be pro- tected from 4rinking a polluted water. The city also requires that they make bi-monthly examination of ali milk sold to our citizens to see that the product is of a whole- some nature from the bacteriolegic side and that no frauds are perpe trated on the public by watering or skimming or adding preservatives, Casper citizens for years have tn- deed been protected, and the county commissioners and city counefl of the past and present are to be com- mended for their foresightedness in affording the public for year proteo tion against the spread of epidemic diseases. Dr. O'Donnell came to Casper early {n 1913 with the Chicago, Bur- Ungton and Quincy Railroad com- pany and the institution which he now heeds had its birth in his rail- road office. After returning from France tn 1919 he reopened hia laboratory in its present location, ——. MANY DRUNKS ARRESTED Within the post two days more than 150 men have come into Cas per from Clayton, Wyo., or its vicin- ity, and many of them have been causing a great deal of trouble for the police department by getting drunk and causing disturbances here, This influx of trouble raisers is reflected on the police blotter which shows many arrests for the causes mentioned, ,: ———— For results try a Tribune Classi fled Ad. Woman Suffers Dementia From Use of Aspirin sible for her dementia. ROW LEADS 10 ~ POLICE COURT A case is on the police court docket for Monday night. Saturday afternoon a man arriving in Casper from Cayton, Wyo,, went to a rooming house on west A street and from then on things happened which ended in a woman se: and a double arrest. Now both the new arrival and the woman are under arrest. According to witnesses, F. A. Vassar was viciously attacking the proprietress of the rooming house, Mrs. Virginia De Viney Doolas, His head showed that he had been the recipient of a blow, He claimed he had been shot, The woman declared that she had grabbed an automatic revolver in self-defense but had not been able to use it. She said that Vassar’s wound is the result of his being hit over the cranium by a rescuer, Both are complainants the other. Vassar is being held and will be comp‘ained against ‘by the police Monday evening on the charge of drunkenness. Drink Too Near Courthouse, Pair Land in Bastile Kidding the sheriff by walking up to the court house, assuming @ de- Uberately belligerent attitude, and gurgling so audibly that the atten. ‘On Stage Now Princess Marte Loulse Galitzine, daughter of Prince Galitzine who was Russian minister at Munich in 1914, She is appearing in Paris. has taken the stage as a livelihood. tion of the deputies fn attracted, cannot be done with impunity, as Leo Tass and a comrade found out when they tried it last night. Both ‘vere arrested and released on bond to appear before Judge Brennan later. Sugar Bowl Mount Is Natural Wonder MOUNT OLIVE, N, C-—(United Press}—Between thie place and Gokisboro, in what is known as the “sand belt” there stands one of the strangest freaks of nature to be found in Eastern North Caro- Una. It is known as “Sugar Bowl Mount.” It is a table formed by earth and rock about three feet above the ground—an Ideal place for a pienic. In the coldest wea- ther, whfle the surrounding ground is covered with snow, Sugar Bowl Mount {s as green as in springtime, with not a eign of snow or ice. Near the mound there is a tiny spring. as if furnished by nature to those fhat shall ding at this mound. | ——— “PRIMPING” IS BUSINESS BISMARCK, N, D., (United Press) The eternal feminine was formally) recognized by the North Dakota Workmen's Compensation which ruled that the stenographer who “‘primps’ before going on an office errand is engaged in the course of her employment." The decision was made in awarding compensa- tion to an office employe who hurt her eye while brushing her har be- fore golmg to the post office for the mall. The board awarded the girl compensation by a vote of three to two. DUELING SEASON OPENED WITH THEATER DOORS IN GAY PARIS; MARY RUMORS ARE PILING UP By JOHN O'BRIEN (United Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, Nov. 17.—(United Press). —The dueling season ts open. It| practically coincided with the begin- ning of the Paris theatrical season, | especially with the starting of a new) theater, or rather of an old one— the Theater Mogador—under a new name. It ts now the Theater Cora! Laparcerie—the buxom and resplen-| @ent Cora being lessee and manag-| ing directress in collaboration with her husband, the poet-author-dra-| matist, Jacques Richepin, son of the poet and “Immortal,” Jean Riche pin, | Unkind criteis have hinted that Richepin's advertising methods are rather out of date. In any case,| when the Duke of Camastria, one of the o'd swaggering schoo! of aris-| tocrats, presented his free ticket) at the door of the theater and asked, to be conducted to his seat he re sented the intimation that he would) have to pay the theater tax like} every other person. M. Richepin ex-! planed to him that !t was a gov: ernment tax, whereupon the noble duke called him a “goujat," which {a somewhat stronger than the ordi-| nary expressions of contempt used by @runken chauffeurs to recaicl- trant customera who refuse to be hela up. Noble Cheek Slammed. The ducal cane, lifted to punctuate | the succeeding patter, was swept! aside and the gloved hand of tho| poet slammed the noble cheek. That settled that. Exchange of carda.| Formal meeting of seconda Swords and champagne for two at 11 the next morning. Place Everybody concerned declarea with his or her hand on the heart that “there must be no publicity.” Be that as it may, there were! fourteen automobiles and half a hundred taxicabs outside the Riche- pin home the next morning at 10 o'clock, They were filled with news- papermen and photographers. The police reserves were called to keep) the crowd in order, The automo bile bearing Jacques Richepin, Cora Laparcerie and several friends sped away In the direction of the Bols de| | Boulogne, traversed the bois and| Bureau, | dashed toward St. Cloud, redolent of! memories phine. But the pursuers closed in behind. Sudden change of plans. Another |wild ride through the Seine Val'ey and at last, In @ shady nook at Lou- veciennes, close to the p'ace where Dubarry head her home in the olden days, the Duke of Camastra and Jacques Richepin glared at each other over the points of their swords ef Napoleon and Jose. while thetr wives and feminine se- quaintances waited nearby. Duke Hurt Hand. Tt was all over in five seconds— Just long enough for the photograph- ers and cinema men to get good close-ups of the masterly play of weapon by both men. Then the duke @ropped his sword. The doo- tora certified that he had been puno- tured in the hand. The wound, ac- cording to the expert medical opin- fon, wag 82 millimetres deep. Haughtily he saluted his adversary, but refuse@ to be reconciled. M Richepin was photographed again a few minutes later when he was ex- plaining to bis adoring spouse and imiring son how he had done the trick. Why don’t they suppress all the needless incidenta's, the insult, the blows, the seconds, the swords, the pistols, the $2-milllmetre wounds, and all that, asks G. de Ia Fouchar- diere, one of our noted newspaper humorists, retaining only the photo- grapher? He {s not the only one expressing that opinion In Paris to- day. The war killed off a lot of Parisian romanticism. Nothing New On Candidacy Says M’Adoo LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.—TI've uncertain./nathing new to add to the reports of my candidacy as announced tn the east. The situation as outlined there was substantially correct." This was the statement here to night of William Gibbs McAdom de- clared by friends in the east to be perparing to announce his candt- dacy, McAdoo arrived from the east today, “How long do you intend to re- main at your home here this time?” McAdoo was asked. “Forever, I hope,” laughing. “As for any official statement re- garding my candidacy, there is noth- ing new to say now. Things you may have read from Chicago are correct and I gueas it may be con- cluded that I am a candidate, “Of course, I'm not responafble for what my friends may have said.” McAdoo added, “but thus far I've not heard anything being re- ported I can’t second.” he replied Tribu Want A bring resulta. GERMANY NOW RATED SECOND IN SHIP WORK Rapid Strides Made in Recovering Lost Prestige, Said. By GUS M. OFHM (United Press Staff Correspondent.) BERLIN.—(By Mail to United Press.}—Germany is making rapid strides to regain her place in the shipping world— standing second only to Great Britain tn the amount of tonnage in course of construction. Meantime, the United States is building practically nothing, stand- Ing in sixth pleas, with Italy, France and Holland following Ger- many in the number of tons now being built, According to Tloyés quarterty Great Britain and Ireland had on September 80, 1,271,195 tons of ship- ping under construction, 76,000 tons less than at the end of the previous quarter year. Compared with the amount of one year ago {t im 346,000 tons less. To this should be added 242,000 tons, because the strike of the blacksmiths caused the cessation of work on this amount, The rest is 1,029,000 tons which are actually under construction, the lowest figure Lioyds register has shown {n fourteen years. Before the World war the average yearly amount was 1,890.000 tons. During the last quarter 66,474 tons were launched, against 239,373 tons tn the quarter before, The new start of building ships amounts to 111,860 tons, against 241,288 tons in the quarter before. In other countries at the end of September, 1,106,502 tons were under construction, which is 50,000 tons less than in the last quarter. Yor the chief countries the following figures are stated: Great Britain ~.--1,371,195 tons Germany and Danzig Ttaly ~~. France ——— Holland -.-----__.. 104,491 tons United States —. 99,383 tons Only 227,549 tons were launched, 100,372 tons were started. The last figure is said to be inaccurate, as no accurate figures could be had from Germany. The world tonnage being under construction amounted to 2,052,000 tons, which fs 1,394,000 less than the highest pre-war figure ef June 30, 1913. 345,983 tons 145,423 tons 142,660 tons H. R. LATHROP CLINIC RANKS AS ONE OF COUNTRY’S _ LEADING MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS; SERVICE IS BROAD In the city of Casper ts an insti tution that has grown to such size and has such a remarkably com-| plete and competent staff of special-| ists that it ts considered one of fba} nation's leading medical organiza-) tions of the present day. This is) the Dr. H. R. Lathrop clinio—known | in most of the cities of the west as, the finest type of clinical specializa- tion in this region. A tremendous benefit has been de- rived by the people of this commun-| ity and an exceptional opportunity ofalways being well taken'care of has been and ts being afforded them by| this organization of experts. Had ailing citizens been dependent solely | upon the general knowledge of the average doctor the results would have been less gratifying, The work of the clinic has a truly humanitar- jan aspect in this regard, as there is no doubt but that in a larger city! with a larger population to attend the monetary rewards of such un- excel’ed care would haye been greater. SPECIAL DUTIES ASSIGNED EACH Under present circumstances no one who {s suffering from disease or injury need be anxious as to the treatment he may procure here from the Lathrop doctors. To each medic and technician in this group has been assigned a definite duty for which he has been exceptionally fittea by many years of educational training and actual experience, How does this work out? One may easily find out by observing a case coming to the attention of this organization, from the time it is mentioned until it 1s cured. After a person has been through the whole regime !t {s dif- ficult to realize how many expert agencies have been exercised in re- turning health to him. Ordinarily the first move in the who'e affair is to phone, and here the telephone operator who es- pecially is employed, to attend to the numerous calls received, is seen to be a necessity in quickly sum- moning the physician requested. ‘When he ig informed as to the na- ture of the case it is probable that he will find it demands his tmmedi- ate attention and with the Lathrop clinie every 1s an important one and leaves at once tn a car that is always ready for instant use, and which is kept that way by the hos- pital garage man, } ‘With him he takes a bag in which have been carefully placed all the essentials, such dressing cloths and instruments, needed in prop- erly caring for a patient. This bag has been previously prepared by the office nurse whose duty it is to at- tend to such matters, : In making his call he examines the patient, accurately noting nl! symptoms, and then, trom the un- erring standpoint of the expert, makes @ As to what he wih advise depends, of course, en- tirely upon the nature of the illness or injury. Perhaps, he shows the need of an !mmediate peratin. If he does, the hospital ambulance !s called for and sent post-haste to the residence of the patient. With no loss of time the hospital is reached and a room, which has already been Prepared py the nurse, ts in read!- ness to receive the person who is to undergo operation. HOSPITAL SERVICE IS FIRST CLASS ‘The superintendent of the hosptta} notes the history of the patient who is placed in bed, Should the case require an X-ray in order to speci- fieally determine the exact location of the complaint, the satff roent- genologist {s called and he brines his machine and other apparatus to the bedside of the one to be exam- ined. Here he takes the necessary pictures which are then used tn fur- ther clearing away any doubt thet may exist. Regu'ar nurses are constantly on duty to attend to all cases but in event of a demand there are epecial nurses who are always availiable. It is possible the patient may be an employe of a corporation who !n carrying out his tasks has been in- jured. The matter, then, of com- pensation papers which are needed in order to secure payment from the state for expenses and lost time, are prepared, not by the injured man, but by one who ts engaged for the purpose of attending to Industrial cases. In this way a complete re- port of the case fs sent to the com- pany which has employed the pa- tient. DRUG DEPARTMENT IS ONE ADJUNCT All medicines and drugs are pre- pared by the hospital pharmacist in its own drug department. This in- sures quicker service and a better understanding of what is really re- quired. ‘When the time for the operation has. come a nurse is called to take the patient to the surgical room af- ter she hes assisted in Securing specimens that are used by the staff pathologist in analyzing the ailment. Every thought ts given to making the patient as comfortable as pos sible just before the operation. Every precaution is taken to insure complete safety to the individual from any chance of infection, In perhaps no other hospital are the same minute but high'y important measures 80 thoroughly used, An attendant {s kept constantly at the side of the surgeon so that he will not have to hesitate an in+ stant for the proper instruments or necessary help, Both attendant and nurse are in the operating room, Already a special anaesthetist has effictently performed his task, Mu TATION GIVEN FIRST CONSIDERATION, Following the operation, and dur: ing recovery and convalescense, the patient stays in a room that from the standpoint of sanitation and sterilization, is the acme of perfec- tion, Bed linens are snowy white, as they have come from the hos- pital laundry, and are kept so by frequent changing. Under the direction of the phy- sicilan in charge the convalescent 1s fed foods that are prepared in the hospital kitchens. These prescribed forms of nourishment are not com- pounded as medicine, but as food that will be truly enjoyed by the patient. At the time of recovery when the case is pronounced cured, the patient is discharged from the hos- pital and given a bill for the service rendered during his illness and con- valescense. This bill is correct in every detail) and has been carefully audited by the accounting depart- ment. In the case of a state com- pensation operation, the head of the industrial department sends the former patient a letter of inquiry & month after recovery as to his present condition. 20 PEOPLE SERVE EACH PATIENT. In reviewing the processes which have been used to speedily and efficiently caring for a patient, such as the one mentioned above, it does not seem possible that the services of at least 20 people have been used. Each of these members of the Lath- rop staff, though performing sepa- rate and distinct duties, have united in making the patient’s stay in the Private hospital as pleasant as pos- sible, and as brief as is consistent with a complete recovery. This is the way in which all cases are treated py the Dr. H. R. Lathrop clinic. Nowhere else in this state is such an absolute co-ordination of experts found. All that science has discovered and invented for the re- Mef and cure of the afflicted is shown in the work of this organiza- tion. One of its outstanding fea- tures is that it is practically inde- pendent and is built up around a system that takes in every essential necessary to providing those whom it cares for in the best and most expeditious manner. RANCH PROVIDES FOOD SUPPLIES _ Under the summit of Casper mountain and lying along its lower stretches which spread away from tho heights where scrub pines climb along its precipiteus heights, ts the 5,000acre ranch ownéd by Dr, Lath- rop, J€is a ranch that {fs in a class quite by itself, The same thought and consideration which have #0 successfully built. up all the branch- es of the Lathrop clinie are seen to have performed wonders here, Ba: aldes being highly preduetive and scientifically tilled and a rea) home place, it is clorg to Casper and may be reached by automobile trayeling over excellent roads jn a very short time, aww TY This ranch is made up of what Were originally the Backer home- stead, and properties once belonging to Colonel Jones, Hanks, Corbett, and Montgomery. These holdings have been consolidated into one mag- nificent stretch of waving fields of wheat and oats, with charming meadows of alfalfa and grass ad- joning. Hundreds of acres are covered with forage or ensilage crops used,.to winter feed the severa) hundred cattle owned by the head of the clinic, The Casper Private hospital, which is @ part.of the clinic, has a very valuable asset in this country place. It ts here that fresh eggs and milk and other food for patients being treated are sequred. Al! the beef, mutton, lamb, pork, and wild game Gesirdd in the hospital are taken from the ranch. FINE DAIRY IS GREAT ASSET But {t fs the famous bluerfbbon Holstein dairy herd of’ purebred stock that calls for the most atten- tion. In the first place 11 of the animals were purchased in Colorado where they as a group were one of only two credited Holstein herds in that state, A winner was procured when the 1922 grand champion two- year-old bull at the Colorado State fair was added. This proud animal bears the name of King Creameile Waldorf. The immense barn tn which this herd is housed is a wonder that many stockmen go miles to marvel at. It is the last word in sanitary ap- piiances -and stalls for the stock. There is plenty of room available for an increase in the herd and the plan now {fs to augment the present number during the coming year. » The milk that comes daily from the Lathrop ranch In an absolutely fresh and pure condition, free from any trace of tuberuclosis germs, ts a boon of inestimable value to the patients tn the Lathrop hospitale and the children under the care of the clinic, Many other wonders of, modern ranching and farming are to be seen on this !mmense ranch. Not only are there purebred Holstein dairy cattle but white face steers in hundreds graze on the hi'ls, Flocks of Mallard ducks and Canadian wild geese are kept near the stock bulld- ings, Besides these are rare pheasants such as are obtained from China, The whole place is alive and attractive, no possibility of benutity- ing the grounds more than naturo has alrendy heneficently done in a lavish way, having been neglected, MODERN CHICKEN A modern chicken house fitted out with a concrete flooy measuring 80 by 284 feet, has been recently con: structed, In thie building are kept the £00 pullets which are a part-of the flock kept on the ranch, Hun dredy of eggs are pent te the Prir vate hospital each day from this [ flock. . Not only chickens, but rabbits— so that frequently invalids and hos- pital patients are privileged to en- joy a real rabbit dinner. What has been the incentive be- Siad all the splendid work that has been done in building up the Lath rop clinic? There is much of inter- est in the history of this organiza- tion of experts and in the life of the man who fs responsible for its many achievements. HOSPITAL HISTORY HOLDS INTEREST. The incentive of the {dea which later developed into the Casper Pri- vate hospital, the Women’s and Children’s hospital, and the other institutions which have been estab- lished tn Salt Creek and Parko by Doctor Lathrop, had its inception in 1910, Four employes of the Recla- mation Service were badly hurt, and there was mo place to take care of them. Doctor Lathrop had to rustle @ nurse, rent a house, and convert it into.a temporary hospital. Sud- den accidents causef the establish- ment of several other “rented” hos- pitals at about this time, until the doctor finally abandoned private in- stitutions to support what was then the state and is now the county hos- pital. Here he worked for some time, but always with the vision of Casper's growing need for an ade- quate private hospital. Doctor Lath- rop wanted to rectify a situation which had obtained up to the time of his advent. Patients who wanted the best medica] care and the advan- tages of modern methods had to go away from Casper; to the Mayo clinic, to Denver, or to some other distant paint. It was to prevent this necessity and to establish a thoroughly modern method of prac- tice-in Casper that Doctor Lathrop dedicated his efforts. The Lathrop clinic, with its Group Practice—the best theory and practice of present day medicine—and the hospitals founded by Doctor Lathrop are the result, PRIVATE HOSPITAL WAS FIRST UNIT. After serving with the state hos- Pital. Doctor Lathrop purchased tho Present site of the Casper Private hospital and the first unit of his idea was oatablished, Tho late Dr. Joseph Leepor was first associated with Doctor Lathrop, and afterward the late Dr, Willard Foster waa n partner in tho enterprise, After the death of Dr, Foster the Midwost Re- fining company took over hin inter- est in the hospital, As time went on the Casper Pri- vate hospital outgrew itself repent. edly, and peyeral additions were made to it, Doctor Li op's fo+ eumulation of industrial worls final- ly made it necessary to haye an- other institution, and the Women's and Children's hospital was ‘estab- lished early jn 1920, Shortly before this the annex to the Casper Pri. vate hospital had been purchased, to accommodate construction work- ers of the C. B. and Q. railroad and county patients. CONVALESCENT HOME ADDED About two years ago the Conva- lescent Home was added to the Cas- per Private hospital, This, as its name indicates, is used for conva- lescents who have passed the danger point and can be transferred from the other hospitals. It ts equipped with all modern appointments, and has a card room, recreation room and lounge for patients. The latest additions to the Lath- rop group of hospitals have been recently established at Salt Creek and Parko, The former is known ts the Union Hospital of South Salt Creek. Miss Hytnio ts the superin- tendent of this institution, and Miss Hatley ts surgical nurse. At the Pareo Emergency Hospital, situated near lins, Dr. G. 8, Sanden ts the resident physician. ‘This hos- pital Was established for the Pro- ducers and Refiners Corporation, and from that organization derives its name. Dr. James Roach, formerly with the Lathrop clinic, now in charge of the Midwest Refining Company hospital at Salt Creek, and Dr. Lath- rop's staff in charge of the Union Hospital frequently consult and op- erate together. GROUP PRACTICE HOLDS ADVANTAGES The great advantage of group Practice are self evident. The phy- sicians who are associated with Doc- tor Lathrop are all specialists in their own particular lines. Thus tho patient receives specialized knowledge, while at the some time enjoying the benefit of combined medical skill and knowledge of the whole group. The staff of the Lathrop Clinfo 1s composed only of tmen who bave had excellent medical education and a firm foundation of clinical experience. Doctor Daken, who has been associated with Doo tor Lathrop for several years, spec- falizes In surgery, gyneco’ogy and obstetrics, aw does Doctor Bacon, who has recently joined the clinic, Dr, Stanton is a specialist in eye, enr, nose and throat diseases. Doc. tor Underwood { specialist in skin and Genito-Urinary diseases and In M-ray therapy. Dr. Platz special. izes tn internal medicine and diseases ef children, Doctor Duncan and Doctor O'Donnel are respectively Dental Surgeon and Pathologiat, while the other members of the ataft are all preeminently qualified in thelr particular lines, GENIUS OF CLINIC CHIEF RULING FORCE, Gentua can the be easily recognized in eminer boyhood, chertshing atways a desire to study medicine, but being unable to see his way clear financially. He had the usual grammer and high school education, and in 1895 he went to Chicago, where he obtained a job in the Otto Gas Engine Works. After two years he had worked up to the position of cashier, but dur- ing the hard times of 1897 two cuts in wages convinced him that tf one must starve, {t might better be in the pursuit of a chosen profession, than as an employe of a gas engine works, Accordingly, with no re- sources, he entered Rush Medicat college, at the University of Chi- cago, graduating June 21, 1901. He obtained necessary finances to attend this famous medical institu- tion by representing a summer re- sort hotel at Lake Beulah, Wis. He booked guests, bought supplies for the hostelry in Chicago, hiring help, and being generally useful. After his first year he was made manager of the hotel, and spent his summers at Lake Beulah in that capacity. Although Doctor Lathrop did not realize it at the time, this work was the best sort of tratning for the task of running hospitals, and his experience in the hotel busl- ness later stood him in good stead. After graduating from Rush, Dr. Lathrop received an appointment from Nicholas Senn, chief of staff at St. Joseph's hospital in Chicago, to the house staff of that institu- tion, @ position which a large num- ber of applicants had sought. After serving for nearly a year, he accept- ed a positian as house surgeon of St. Anthony’s hospital in Denver, where his western life began. He left St. Anthony’s hospital after serving fourteen months to become surgeon for the contractors of the Cheesman Dam, tn Colorado. After taking several other industrial post- tions, Dr. Lathrop came to Wyo- ming in February, 1906, as surgeon with the contractors of the Path- finder Dam and the United States Reclamation Service. For three years Doctor Lathrop slaved in the hardest sort of prac tice—a surgeon in what was then a pioneer country, where both dif- ficulties and distances were great. He kept three saddle horses at all times, and often relayed from 40 to 80 miles a dn: ddle bags filled. doctor’s satchel strapped to his saddle, instrument case under ona arm. CAME TO THIS CITY IN 1909. He came to Casper in 1909 association with Dr. E. P. Ro baugh. Hoe still retained his work under the U. 8. Reclamation Serv- feo, and it was not long befo' pract could not the clinic in care fo idea dev attainments of| institutions which he now controls Homer Riale Lathrop who was born | were born. in Printeton, 1il., February 10, 1876.| Doctor Lathrop {s a past president There he Uved throush his earlylof the Natrona County Medical society, and a past president of the Wyoming State Medical society. He is & member of the American Medi- cal association, Fellow of the Amert- can College of Surgeons, member of the American Rallway Surgeons’ association, member of the’ Amer! can Society of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons, and member of the American Hospital association, as well as an active member in numer ous other commercial! organizations. He ts surgeon here for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, the Chicago and Northwestern railway, surgeon of the Producers and Re- finers corporation in the western district, and 1s doing a major por- tion of the Standard Oil company's medical work {n Casper and vicinity. Hoe was for four years metical direc- tor of the Midwest Refining com- pany prior to its consolidation with the Standard. Aside from these and various other smaller industrial appotnt- moenta the Lathrop clinic enjoys a large private practice. Tax Reduction Plan of Mellon To Be Dropped By WILLIAM J. LOSH (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon will make no further moves in behalf of his $323,000,000 tax reduction pro- gram for the present, {t was said at the treasury department today. Tho financial pilot of the government takes the position that {t is up to those who oppose {t to come forth now with a better one or take his. Mellon feels he has the country with him on the proposal and be- eves his opposition, of whatever political complexion, risks“ politi- cal sulctds. Reverbrations of the bombshell he tossed on the doorstep of the capitol still echos there. The bonus faction has been thrown tnto veritable: don- sternation, realizing that it is now up to it to fight an uphill battle, and oppose what is always one of the most popular of projects—tax reduction. ‘To enable them to re- organize disordered ranks, they have raised the cry of “Wall street” against the plan, hoping that the diversion of attention from its merits will give them time to muster ammunition against it, @ absence of any official an- ment, speculation concerning sident Coolldge'’s attitude on the on proposal was rife, presidential demand for-tax re- juction, some senators ‘bdellev would almost certainty result in t! adoption of tt © plan by both: the house and senat VW n.