East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-18
ANSWERS THE SLUR
DIR. G. S. HoIsINGToN, osTEo-
PATH, DEFENDS PROFESSION.
Misleading Article in Portland Tele-
gram Is Answered by Pendleton Os-
teopath-John w. Kelly Writes a
Scurrilous Review of Osteopath's
Bill-True Meaning OF the Bill is
Made Plain.

Pendleton, Jan. 1S.-(Editor East
Oregonian. If the article appearing
in the Evening Telegram OF January
IA, under the head OF "Osteopaths
After It ALL" written by one John w.
Kelly is a specimen of the news to
emanate from the legislative field,
the public would well suspend read
ing for the next 10 days and learn the
story when their legislators return.
Such mass of "tommy-rot" was
the article from the said Mr.. O'Kelly,
that those informed are led to be-
lieve, that true to his instincts. he
had been imbibing freely of the hos
pitality of those opposed to the osteo-
paths bill.
Certain II is, that no trusted cores
pondent OF a great daily in his right
mind, would so compromise himself
with truth and justice as to present
wild fancies as authentic facts and
alarm the placid minds OF readers to
a state OF frenzy
Where is the gain to Mr.. O'Kelly
in so doing? Possibly the article was
not prepared by Mr.. O'Kelly, but he
merely allowed himself to be made the
scape-goat In order to fill his col
umns.
As to the facts in the case, the bill
prepared by the osteopaths at the time
the article was written was not known
to Mr.. Kelly nor the senator referred
to by him, It being at that time in
preparation in the hands of the COM
mittee.
References in his article lead one
to believe the perversion of facts was
of incidents of the contest of two
years ago. which references reveal the
source of his information, II not the
author OF the article. Witness the
Misrepresentation:
Section one defines 'ostecpathy'
as that science or system which treats
diseases of the human body by man
ual therapeutics for the stimulation
of the remedial and resisting forces
within the body itself for the correc-
ton of misplaced tissues and the re-
moval of the distractions of the fluids
of the body all without the internal
administration of drugs or modi-
cines"
the word osteopathy, the bill is con-
structed thereon. Not the most
biased mind by the strictest interpre-
tation can see in the bill any reference
or interference with or concern what
ever about the Christian Scientists
naturopaths, masseurs or any other
system of healing, except osteopthy.
The intent and purpose of the bill
is to give legal recognition to osteopa'
thy provide board of examination
and place osteopathy on the same
footing as medicine and other pro
fessions and trades in the state.
So plain are the provisions of tn,
bill that they cannot be interpreted
otherwise.
Had Mr.. Kelly seen the bill befor,
writing about It his story would hav,
been entirely different He furthe
reveals his ignorance of the situation
in sreaking Of the "legalized college
rs if but one, and indefinitely locat
ing that some place in Missouri. Tn
truth is there are nine legalized col
leges in various cities from Bostol
to Los Angeles
As to the blacksmith provided,
ho must be creature of Nj
C'Kclly's days in the "bogs." AS t
provisions in the bill for such, the
are entirely superfluous as the gen
tleman would have known were h
better posted. AS was the case wit
the pseudo medical doctors who
the medical law was passed, sue