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mid - March 1907 FROM DR. HOWARD A. KELLY. Shortly after Carroll recovered from his attack of yellow fever, he
was recommended for promotion to a volunteer majority by General Leonard
Wood, the military governor of Cuba, and by Surgeon-General Sternberg, but
Secretary Root refused to make any more volunteer appointments except to
the Philippines. In a letter to Dr. Carroll, written after Reed had re-
turned to this country and dated February 16, Reed says: "I am sorry to
tell you that you need not look for any promotion, as the secretary re-
fuses to fill any vacancies caused by Major Kean's resignation or any other
vacancies under that particular act -- appointments will be made [only] for the
Philippine service. It would be folly for you to go there. The gener-
al recommended you to fill Kean's vacancy." From this time on promises have b were wa of promotion were
made to Dr. Carroll again and again, but without success. About a year
ago, however, the matter was taken up by some of his friends and some months
ago a bill was introduced before the Senate to retire Lieutenant ['Carroll] with the
rank of Major. The matter was backed by the personal interest of the Pres-
ident, and has received much support from the medical profession, mani-
fested through the medical press, several leading articles having appear-
ed in the principal journals. For some time; however, the matter hung
fire, but I am glad to say the inaction is at an end and Major Carroll
received his commission last Saturday. [Telegram] This is the only reward which has as yet been accorded to Dr.
Carroll for his services; his name has recently been mentioned however,
in connection with one of the greatest honors which can be bestowed upon
a man of science. An editorial in the British Medical Journal for Septem-
ber 8, 1906, suggested that the Nobel prize, which is given in Sweden
every year, should next time be awarded for the yellow fever discoveries,
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FROM DR. HOWARD A. KELLY.
and that as Dr. Reed could not receive it, it should be divided between
Dr. Carroll and others who have labored in the matter. It would seem that
its division between Dr. Carroll and Dr. [Carlos] Finaly, who first suggested the
mosquito theory of yellow fever, would be a most right and proper recogni-
tion of merit. The Nobel prize, I need hardly say, is wa awarded every
year, on December 10, at Stockholm. There are three prizes, to be bestow-
ed for original work done in the medical sciences, physics, chemistry,
literature, and the peace propaganda. Each is worth eight thousand pounds,
and their value is greatly enhanced by the extreme care which is exercised
as to the selection of the recipients. The Nobel prize represents the
first organized effort yet made to discharge something of the debt which
humanity owes to those who have given their life-wo
surely, there have been few greater benefits than the control of yellow
fever. I must not cease speaking of Dr. Carroll without mention [ing] of the
work which he has accomplished by his pen since his return from Cuba.
In addition to his share in the preparation s of the official reports of
the Commission, which all bear his name, he has made a number of independent
contributions on the subject in the various medical journals, during the
last five years. The most valuable of these perhaps, is that on the
"Treatment of Yellow Fever", in the Journal of the American Sciences for
1902, (vol. 34, p. 117). This is the first contribition to the treatment
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