Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-26
Appointment of Member t.
State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers, Urged
HAVE TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN
Since Being Recognized by the More
Powerful Schools of Medicine, They
Have Been Compelled to Prosecute
"Fakesv to Protect Themselves
Resolution Adopted.

| Des Moines. June 26.-At the meet
ling of the state association of osteo-
pathic physicians IN this city yester-
| day memorial was adopted urging
Governor Cummins to appoint an os-
teopath to membership on the state
boards of medical examiners and
health. The new law PASSED by the
Legislature of 1902 provides for the eX
animation of osteopaths by the state
board of medical examiners and the is
suance to those found competent of
thorzed to examine the applicants on
the branches named in The act except
the theory and practice Of osteopathy
until such time as there may be APP
pointed an osteopathic physician on the
state board of health and medical eX-
aminers." This, coupled with the text
Of the act and the old Law creating the
boards. is regarded by the osteopaths
as sufficient authority for the appoint
ment and they think tha. the time has
come for the profession TO have rep
resentative on the boards. They will
present the memorial! to Governor
Cummins Immediately.
A resolution was adopted at the con-
Nention, also, looking to the acceptance
OF the fraternal propositicn of the Ma
t:onal Medical Association for coalition
OF forces among all reputable and Ii
ca SaH MI Sicia a al
of the artificial distinctions between the
schools. Elf the proposition is made in
good faith Thus far. nothing direct
has reached the osteopaths from the
national medical organization of reg
ulars."
Officers for the ensuing years were
elected by the association of osteopaths
as follows: President, j. S. Baugh-
man, Burlington; vice president, S. B.
Miller, Cedar Rapids. ard F. w. Bel
chey, Guthrie Center; secretary, Ella
X. Gilmore, Sheldon; treasurer. L. o.
Thompson, Red Oak; trustees, j. r.
Billiard Marshalltown, and ]. E. Owen, |
Indanola.
The osteopaths are having troubles |
of their own. For long time the more
schools of medicine refused |
10 recognize them and Ineffective eff |
forts were MADE to emblirass them by |
prosecutions on the ground that they |
We're healing illegally. Having been |
by the law, the osteopaths in
turn find themselves compelled to re-
sort to prosecutions in order properly !
to restrict the number of practitioners |
and to compel all who profess acquain-
lance with the new science to conform
to the rules which have been fixed by
those older in the business.
But it is not the putpcse of the state
association of osteopaths to institute
against so-called fakes"
who are competing with osteopathic
doctors who Go not belong to the as
ISOLATION. This proposition was de-
oated long and earnestly at the session
Of the convention yesterday forenoon.
1t was long time before DR.. Still got
4 second for his motion to this effect
But when the ground WAS gone over,
The benefits of association were de-
scribed fully. the injury done the pro-
tession by those who refuse to join the
association exploited. the vote for the
'esolution was unanimous.
Ethics and kindred subjects occupied
considerable of the attention of the
convention at its first session yesterday 4
About 100 members were in
attendance and there was promise of
anger attendance today