Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 20, 1921, Page 12

BAIN AND COLDER TODAY; FAIR, COLDER TOMORROW Norwich, Thursday, Oct. 20, 1921, FINDS NEW LONDON PHYSICIANS THE WEATHER. Conditions: The disturbance that was central over Tuesday ward to the lower St. Lawrence the Manitoba disturbance mov- astward to Lake Huron. urbances have been attended 24 hours In Lake Huron the ey and Jran within mperat above the lantic states. Wednesday continued weather night last the mnormal in are for rain Thurs- Atlantic states north of Vir- overspread will ns east of the in the next moved CHARGES HIGHEST IN STATE e e commodities and items, which enter into the cost of living in various cities of the state of Connecticut, this being the ev- jdence originally introduced by the Ae'tn& Life Ins. Co., in the case of Lewis vs New TLondon Ship and Engine company decided by Commissioner Chandler, acting for the second congressional district on _Z\(ay 16, 1921 in which case the medical bill of D}-_ P. Douglass was in" dispute. This evidence was accepted Wwithout objection to be used by the commissioner in reach- ing his conclusion in this case or in future casess where this particular feature came up for determination. The commissioner says: In the present According to three compensation case findings made public Wednesday after- noon by Compensation Commissioner James J. Donohue of this city charges made by physicians in New London are the highest in the state. These hearings were held at the commissioner’s office in the Central building, October 13th for the | purpose of securing the commissioner’s decision as to whether or mnot three bills rendered by Dr. George P. Cheney of New London were reasonable. In each case the commissioner finds that the bill presented by Dr. Cheney, according to the scale of prices prevalent with New | London doctors is higher than the com- the Mis- 24 b ook : nthwi h missioner is willing to apwrove. case, as the first surgical dressing_ was L hévfllecnmmi sloner cut $1 from the first bill, | done at 230 oclock in the morning, T overcast sweather |$3 from the second bill, and §2 from the | find that the fee of $5 charged by < third bill. In a memorandum of d Cheney for the same is reasonable. 1 sh, pos- ich is made a part of each of t b find that $2 would be a reasonable fee 4 n hwe winds, over-| dings announced Wednesday, Com for the second tlressm.;_; which was done r and jably rain Thurs- | sioner Donohue says: in the afiernoon t:lf llne e ;lay‘:mfor ; tieacl 4 ob- | which service the doctor made a charge Forecast s U S s o lof 53. The third charge on the bill of 32 sl Shdon tor = | for ordinary office call I find to be a n Rain and colder Thurs- |ed in the ¢ of New London for s I S otithess fasta a falr and colder. ordinary surgical office dressings reasonable fee. In view o s Observations jn Norwieh er than ‘is charged by r bill of $9 in this case is approved for p > tic low the other city in the payment. ture and | In a memorandum of decision, which is by H ¥ S o A I o @ ew Fall Footwear d to the finding, the commissioner New Sl presented by Dr. one dollar, from $10 to $9 found that Mr. P \ the present case the claimant was ning $16.20 a week and he was out of work Dbut four ddys because of his.in- so that it is evident from the lat- that re was nothing unusual nature of the imjury nor in the required for same. Morcover, act provides that an injured employee hall not be charged greater fees for med- cal, 1 or hospital services than would warranted if he were to pay the f. This is true in New 1 as in any other commun- of the state of Connecticut, patient should mnot be charged se an insurance company car- lity of the employer and as- flity for the payment of he would be charged if ¢ the bills himself. personal tion , 1 find Cheney is cut ation 4th s of the e $16.20. It ase of the thumb on | aver were fou found 1 for four 100n of t1 n Ter inves and ob- t fee of $3.00 for New London city for such services. London is not a d from that of Norwich, which s Yorwich hav- ¢ practically 30,000 and a population of some less, but in all respects es can be' called s.uilar to an ew London has also a similar community v Haven or Stamford, as finding and award in the New London Ship and ine Co., in which case the commis- oner of the firs ict acting for this the medical S icians in New London charged in Hart- deceased al communities, the cos living and the facilities employed by physiclans in the practice of their profession on the whole were somewhat less in New London than in any other cities mentioned. The Lewis case mentioned above was cited by the insurer-respondent who also submitted the testimony of Dr. Maher, the Aetna adjuster who made a very full investigation of the cost of living in the cities mentioned in connecfon with the hearing on the Lewis case. After giving same due consideration and also consid- ering the particular xture! in the pres- ent case, the conalusion stated in the finding of this case has been reached. The second case was that of Charles Worthington, 21 Hamilton St., New Lon- don, claimant vs the Babcock Printing Press Co., of New London. May 16ty Mr. Worthington was injured and lost the ends of twb fingers. His wcekly wages were found to be $24.86. In his finding the commissioner says: On the day in question claimant had the ends of two fingers cut off by a cir- cular saw, which injury incapacitated him for a week. As his disability did not extend beyond the waiting period no claim is made for compensation on the part of the injured employe. It is found that first aid treatment was rendered the claimant on the day of the injury by Dr. Gedrge P. Cheney for which a charge of $5 was made. The doctor also dressed the fing- ers on May 17th, 18th and 20th, charging $3 for each dressing, the total amount of the medical bill as rendered being $14. The main facts in the case are agreed to and the only question in dispute is the amount of the medical bill as rendered by the attending physician and the hear- ing was requestion by Dr. Cheney that the reasgnableness of his bill for seryices rendered in the present case might be passed upon. As it is found that this first dressing was simple ordinary dress- ing of the type which is constantly being rendered in thinor surgical cases. I find the charge of $5 for the first dressing was reasonable. The subsequent dress- ings charged at $3 each I find should not be charged more than §2 as all dressings were made at the doctor’s office. There- fore, a total bill in the present case of §11 instead of $14 is hereby approved. Two Norwich physicians testified at this hearing after hearing the injury des- cribed and the doctor's statement con- cerning treatments rendered, that the charges which they would make for sim- ilar dressi cfter the first call would be $2 e The third case is that of Sam Muscarel- lo, Shaw street, New London, vs Byers Bros., of New London. ‘It is found that on June 2nd last the claimant ran his hand and arm into a barrel of flour and was bitten by a rat, the employe receiv- ing five distinct bites, two of them being quite deep lacerations. Tirst aid was rendered by Dr. Cheney and the employe resumed work the same day, so that there is no compensation claimed on a disabil- ity bases, t question in dispute be- ing the medical bill The physician rendered a bill amount- ing to $9. It is found that the dressings were all of an ordinary character and were all made at the doctor’s office. The bill was made up as follows: Cauterizing dressing $4; dressing, $3; ordinary office call $2. From the testimony introduced at the hearing by two Norwich physicians it is found that their charge for the first dressing would have been $3 and $2 each for subsequent office dressings. This ev. idence was given after the Norwich phy- icians had the history of the case as given by the attending physician. In his finding the commissioner says: Considering all the evidence presented it is found that $3 woyld be a reasonable fee for the frst dressing and $2 each for each of the two subsequent dressings, making the total bill $7 instead of $9 as originally rendered, and a bill of $7 in the present case is hereby approved. ‘The memorandum of decision filed in the case of Pallergrino vs Byers Bros. ap- plies to the latter two cases and is made a part of both findings by the commis- sioner. SAYS HUSBAND DID NOT KEEP ANTE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT The case of Anna Schramm Schnellen Jof Mystic against Jacob Schnellen of the wme place for $10,000 for violation of an ante-nuptial agreement was tried before Judge Allyn L. Brown in the superior court in New London Wednesday morn- ing. The plaintiff claims that on March 1, 1920, the defendant agreed that if she would marry him he would make over to her upon their marriage the sum of 2,- 500 in cash. She agreed and they were | married but the defendant has neglected and refused to turn over any part of the | money and has neglected and refused to | provide' for her. In her testimony, Mrs. Schnellen de- clared that her husband promised to make | over a life insurance policy of $1000 and | giver her $1,500 in cash but that after | their marriage he not only refused but has left her and does not provide for | her support. The case was completed in the morninz except for the testimony of the defend- ant who was not in court and who will | testify next Tuesday. Attorney Benjamin Attorney Perry J. Hollandersky counsel for the defendant. *was | TRYING SUIT FOR $5,000 FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY In the suberior court at New London Wednesday afternoon before Judge Allyn L. Brown, the court began the trial of the case of Annie J. Mathewson of M tic against Jeanette Caswell, also of M tic, for $5,000 for assault and battery. It is alleged that on the evening of August 21, 1921, the defendant assaulted and beat the plaintiff severely as the result of which she suffered much physical pain. Attorney Hewitt represents the plain- tiff and Attorney George C. Morgan ap- pears for the defendant. The plaintiff’s testimony was all in and one witness for the defense had testified when court adjourned for the day. i PARENT-TEACHERS MEET AT LAUREL HILL SCHOOL The first mecting of the year for the Laurel Hill Parent-Teachers' association was held Tuesday afternoon at the Laurel Hill school with a large attendance nml‘ many new members enrolled. Mrs. Frank A. Case, the president, condusted the business part of the meeti in which the minutes were approved and a briéf re- port was made by the treasurer, Mrs. Walter B. Crooks. Several items of new business were also taken up and dispos- ed of. Under the direction of Mrs. Milo R. Waters, chairman of the programme com- mittee, a pleasant social hour with games was enjoyed. Tea was served by Mrs. {of Amsonia; grand inner guard N. Morgan of Seymour; {guard, Arthur H. Hewitt appeared for the plaintiff and |v ‘Wright and Mre. Nicholas Conaty. The speaker at the next meeting will be the school nurse, Miss Rose Durr. ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS HAD LARGE MEMBERSHIP GAIN ‘The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, opened its annual convention in Water- bury' Tuesday. The business of the con- vention is being transacted with Grand Chancellor Frederick Marggraffl of Water- bury ‘in the chair. The report of George E. Wright, grand keeper of records ond seals, Shows a to- tal membership of 9.760 for the state. This is an increase of 663 over last year. More members were initiated iato the or- der in this state during the year than for any time in the last 20 years officars said. William N. Potter of Willimanti¢, grand master of exchequer, submitted his re- port, showing the receipts of the veor to have been $10,611, and the dishurs $6,301,68, leaving a balance of §4,5 In addition to this there are bonds of $1,000. The , session clos with the election of New Britain as Tuesday of William Cow night shaw Grand’ vice | H. Troland of New | harles E. Griffiths of | items which went to make up the account records | w of Hart- wil- Other officers elected are: chancellor, Thoma; London; prelate, New Haven; grand keeper and. seal, George 'E. Wright ford, grand master of excheque: liam N. Potter Wil imant master-at-arms, M. of | te |t Fr derick grand trustee, Burton H. Wood- ew Haven: supreme repres h Candee of South | e outer itchell of New Ha- Nor- cop Now S TO LONG The Thames River line is now running its Cape Cod to Greenport and other points on Long Island on a regul schedule, m trips ] at this by wi of trav to get to their merchants, ticularly of ““I haye been awful sick with writes Mrs. W. H. L~ Person, *‘snd Eatonic is all I can get to give de relief.”” Acidity and gas on the stomach uickly taken up and carried ont atonie, then appetite and stre: come back. And many other miseries disappear when the sto! I right. Don’t let sourness, belch- ing, bloating, indigestion and other spomach ills go on. 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