The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-16
THEY GET TOGETHER.
All Schools of Medicine Are United
at Last.
DETERMINED TO SHUT OUT QUACKS.
The Doctors Convention Mt the state
House Last Night Recommends the
Illinois Medical Law

The three schools of medicine-reguIar,
homeopathic, and eclectic-have at last
found neutral ground. They formed ar
ticles of union last night to fight irregu-
lar medical practitioners or "quacks."
They recommended the Illinois law
governing the practice of medicine. to
the legislature.
A programme had been prepared, but
when DR.. Pelton read paper on cause
OF Disease and its Prevention" the doc
tors said they had enough and the pro-
gramme was abandoned. 1--WE didn't
come here to listen to lengthy papers on
hygiene or anything else," said DR..
Guibor, ''we came here to do something"
DR.. II. A Dykes was elected chair
man and DIR. w. E. McVey secretary.
DIR. J. p. Stewart, of Clay Center, moved
to have committee of three from each
medical school appointed to consider a
bill to recommend to the legislature
DR.. Guibor objected to a mention of
schools. "We don't want any school dis
tinction made,' he said. 81 have been in
the work before and 1 know something
about the difficulty of working inside the
schools. l object to saying anything
about schools.
DR.. Swallow said: 81 am not willing
to be a party to any school boy play. All
this talk about the schools is foolish and
if we follow school lines we will meet
defeat" He moved to table the motion
but the motion to table was lost and the
original motion adopted.
The chairman appointed Drs L. A
Ryder, Frank Swallow, G. Z. Menninger,
j. p. Stewart, j. E. Minney, J. w. Feltv,
II. NJ. Hall, J. L. Furber, w. G. Hamil-
ton, to prepare bill to be considered by
the convention.
At o'clock the committee reporte
bill similar to the Illinois law and the
convention adjourned to 1889 to consi der
the measure.
DIR. Guibor acted as chairman at the
evening session.
The bill was read section by section
and adopted without opposition, until the
clause making ten years practice in the
state necessary for irregular physi-
clan to secure a certificate. DR.. Swallow
moved to amend by striking out s'ten"
and substituting the word two" ''You
don't know what "A terrible thing a KAN
sas lobby is,'' he said, land it is getting
worse every year. l have heard men
say on this floor that they wouldn't give
the practice of an old woman, in mid
wifery at least, for all the best practi-
TONERS in the state There will be a
lobby here that will come from all parts
of western Kansas Just to fight this ten
year clause"
DR.. II. w. Roby thought five years
would be more satisfactory and would in
cur the least opposition.
DIR. Furber and others held that ten
years should De allowed TO SLdnQ ana IL
was finally adopted.
On motion of DR.. Roby the clause sfor
livelihood" was added to the practice
qualification.
There was some discussion about the
clause granting licenses to vendors of
patent medicines on the payment of
800 per month. but it was also adopted,
a was the entire bill.
DR.. Stewart moved that committee of
three from each school be appointed to
secure the passage of the bill of which
DR.. Guibor was to be chairman and the
pointed DR.. s. Z. Martin, Dr. T. Long,
DIR. Hatfield, L. A. Ryder. c. f. Men
ninger, Frank Swallow, J. p. Stewart and
G. A. Wall. This committee is to act in
conjunction with the standing committee
from each school.
DIR. Guibor closed the meeting with a
short talk about his experience in at
tempting to secure the passage of medi-
cal laws and the practice of quacks.
He said: ''Quacks are endowed with
something that regular physicians are
not and that is the power to cure all dis
eases. Kansas has been the dumping
ground for all the United States, and the
quacks of every description were well
coined here by our lax medical laws.
The trouble with us in the past has been
that from the time the bill was proposed
until 1t came up we Quarreled all the
time among ourselves, didn't we, DIR.
Roby?" eyes," responded DIR. Roby,
Except while we slept"
DIR. Guibor said in speaking of the
state board of health: EsOur present law
is weak because it permits the governor
to make political appointments on the
board" The speaker in speaking of the
fight between the schools said: Il am
glad the regular profession is getting a
little more liberal, and | think we are all
ready to work together in this cause"
The following committee was appoint
ed to notify physicians of the state of the
action of the convention and request
their cooperation: Drs. III. A Dykes, NJ
B. Ward, Eva Harding, G. F. Menninger,
W. c. Hamilton, and J. NJ. Westfield
The secretary of the state board of
health was empowered to appoint a
finance com mittee.
The following physicians were in at
tendance:
]. L. Owen, Rock Creek; c. R. Hardin.
Adrian; F. III. Battey, Dover; s. E. Shell
don, Topeka; ]. II. Cannon, Topeka; s
@. Stewart, Topeka; F. VogI, junction
Harding, Topeka; L. Nj. Powell, Topeka;
J. E. Minney. Topeka; III. M. Cornell, Kan
sas City; d. G. Tyler, Clifton; J. P. Stew
art. Clay Center; E. V. Coldren, Topeka: III.
NJ. Hall, Lincoln; &. S. McClintock, To
peka, J. @. Iserman, Topeka; F. L. Round
Dighton; W. B. Artz, Usage City; W. T.
Branstrup, Topeka; Guy S. Hopkins.
Marion; ID. B. Colcord, Topeka: 5. 8. Han
~, Mound Ridge; l. L Ames, Onaga; A.
moreland; G. II. GrinnWell, Onaga: 81.
B. Ward, Topeka; G. II. Anderson, Sene-
ca: Ida c. Barnes, Topeka; r. Mcdonald
Eskridge: J.. 7. Gephart Valley FaIls:C.
II. Guibor, Topeka; Henry w. Roby, To-
peka: w r. Wallace, Topeka; J. R. Swi-