The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-08
Pathetic Scenes at Charity HoS- pitaI as Austrian Surgeon
 Prepares to Operate
HAD MUCH DIFFICULTY IN
 FINDING SUITABLE CASE
In Answer to Criticism He Says He Does Not Claim to Be Originator of RloodIess sureery-Doc-
 tors Still In Session.

New Orleans. May 7.-Pathetic scenes attended the appearance of Dr. Adolf Lorenz at the Charity hospital today. The ews that he would perform another operation attracted fifty or more parents with deformed children and a multitude of curious people who filled the railways and grounds of the institution. Many parents begged the privilege of submitting their children as subjects but the doctor was only able to select one. club-footed little cripple. He desired a case of congenital hip dislocation. but said he had been able to discover none he could find common in other sections that he had visited.
 The amphitheatre was filled with doc- tors. nurses and hospital attendants. when the operation was performed. It requir- ed more than an hour and was apparent iy a Success. Dr. Lorenz, took occasion at the conclusion of the operation to reply to some of the criticisms that had been levelloi at him.
 Claims No Priority.
 Tt s charged that I claim to be the originator of the method of bloodless sur gery he said. ''I do not claim any priority of treatment whatever Some -plart midwife of the middles ages prob- ably first ttled this method. do cialm to have introduced more system. more technique and thoroughness Into an old method which was long neglected, al though without sufficient reason am now only trying to mage this method popu- lar fo- the benefit that will accrue to all mankind from 1t and I think I have incl dentally made quite a success of it. The dlssectpg knife has played out In the treatment of clubfcot"
 Dr. Lorenz was warmly applauded when he concluded. He said he hoped that the physicians here would take up his method and aprly 1t. They could succeed as he had. DI. Lorenz had difficulty in getting away from the hospital, being pathet- cally appealed to by many mothers and fathers who had brought crippled children with them.
 The house of delegates continued It's sessions today, taking up the matter of the proposed revision of the code of ethics
 The American Medical Temperance as- sociation met and listened to paper by President W. s. Hall of Chicago, on natures immunization of the race against liquors.
 Dr. w. L. Rodman of Philadelphia, in behalf of the portrait committee of the American Medical association, has pre- sented for the hall of fame portrait of Dr. Hunter Mcclure of Virginia, a dis tinguished Confederate surgeon and ex- president of the association.
 
 The Public Health.
 Dr. W. II. Sanders of Alabama, Dr. R. D. Murray of the Maine hospital service, and Dr. J. M. Lindsay of Cuba, partici- pated in an interesting discussion before the section on hygiene on the question of public health powers and their exercise by the national. state, county and muni- cipal authorities.
 The section also listened to an interest ing paper on leprosy by Dr. Isadore Dyer of Louisiana, and Dr. Dyer invited 6 party of the doctors to visit the Louisi- ana lepers' home today. The section nominated for officers. Dr. G. T. Swarts of Rhode Island, president, and Dr. John Fulton of Maryland for secretary.
 Dr. Joseph Mcfarland of Philadelphia was elected president for the section on pathology and physiology, and Dr. Henry A. Christian of Boston, secretary.
 Dr. Edwin Walker presided at a meet ing of the executive committee of the Mississippi Valley Medical association It was decided to meet in Memphis October ', and g.
 The American Medical association has decided to hold its next meeting at At lantic City.
 Code of Ethics.
 Final action on the proposed revision of the code of ethics was the feature of 41I, ..f- .g Al T. of the American Medical association. The original code was established fifty years ago Chairman E. Elliott Harris. M D., of the committee having the matter in charge, presented a unanimous report It eliminated the word code" and substi- tuted the expression "the principles of medical ethics of the American Medical association"
 The committee regarded 1t as wiser to formulate the principles of medical ethics without definite reference to code or pen alties, thus leaving to the respective states, etc., to form such code and es- tablish such penalties as they may re- gard to be fitting and proper that in doing so there may be no Infringement of the es- tablished ethical prtnciples of the associa- tion. The report, Son motion of pr. Harris of New York, was duly admitted amid tumultuous and prolonged applause. Dr. Harris said that the association is to be congratulated uppn the fact that by the adoption of this leport an end is put to controversial question which has disturbed the peace of opr meetings for many years. and that the relation the code of medical ethics bears to the state is the same as the coIstitution of the United States bears toYhe several states.
 Atlantic Qty Recommended.
 The report of he committee on trans portation recon,u ended Atlantic City for the next place. bf meeting. Dr. w. T. saiies made af4 earnest effort to have Milwaukee subsktuted, but his amend ment was yote1down.
 Mir H. Burt filllis read an earnest ap-
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