Week
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contributor: W. E. Peirce
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1918-06-08
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/pwv/items/1.0374034/source.json
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note: PS %* 4 Tr The Week Published by W. B. Peirce, In the Interest of Good Government, Temperance, Single Tax and Sane Socialism Room 524 Sayward Building Phone 1472 Vol. XV, No'^--15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, June Sth, 1918 5c a copy $2.00 a year FEMININE FOOLISHNESS The Willows Investigation BY courtesy of Colonel Major, the Officer Commanding at Willows Camp, an opportunity has been given The Week to investigate the charges of the late Pte. Howe. Two local gentlemen went to the Wollows and inquired into the main points raised. They report as follows: Pte. Howe suffered from a malady which defied diagnosis. He was at different periods examined by some five or six medical men. Not one of these was able to decide the nature of his illness. The post mortem examination revealed he presence of tubercular glands* in the proximity of the stomach. These were the cause of death. In the absence of a satisfactory diagnosis it was impossible to prescribe satisfactory treatment. This may in part explain the feeling of neglect which the unfortunate man experienced in the early days of his illness. It is regrettable that this sense of neglect was not removed by a closer bond of sympathy and confidence between Dr. Hunter and his patient. Dr. Hunter, however, during the days of the quarantine at Willows Camp, was an overworked man. The Commanding Officer bore testimony to the fact that he worked fifteen hours a day. This strain and overwork may explain much of Pte. Howe's dissatisfaction with his treatment Pte. Howe's charge of having to undergo pack drill while in an extremely weak state is still wrapped in mystery. We staisfied ourselves that Dr. Hunter certified that the patient was not well enough for such severe punishment, and that in deference to the doctor's opinion ho was not ordered pack drill by Colonel Major. Thus both officials mentioned by Pte. Howe are clear of all blame in this respect. There still remains the question: "Was Pte. Howe given pack drill by a subordi…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; �The Week� Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0374034
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : [publisher not identified]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text