Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19
CUTTING OUT ITINERANTS
State Medical Board Refuses Licenses
to Travelling Doctors.
NO REASON ASSIGNED FOR ACT
Secretary of State Is Sending Out
Ballots for the Senatorial Pri-
mary to he Held at the
VEN Election.
CFrom a staff correspondent.l

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DIES MONIES, oct. 1S.-(Special)-The
State Board Of Medical Examiners is en-
gagged In reducing the number of itinerant
doctors licensed to travel about the state
and engage in Irregular practice of medi-
cine. At the n ceilings the last week the
board refused to renew the licenses of the
three Drs. Shackelford, who have been
licensed for several years. Their head office
is in Chicago and one of the brothers lives
in Waterloo. They have Travelled In several
states. No specific reason was assigned for
the refusal, but II Is understood that the
policy of the board henceforth is to reduce
the number OF itinerants. The board re-
voked the license of c. e. Written, a Des
Moines doctor. who is accused OF commit
ting a statutory offense. Several others are
cited to appear at the January meeting to
show cause why they should not lose their
licenses. The Board OF Health issued a
license to the Benedict home, Des Moines,
for a maternity hospital. and also one to
Mrs. S. ]. Jones of Dcs Moines.
Sending Out Primary Ballots.
Secretary OF State Hayward is sending
out to county auditors the official primary
ballots to be used In the November special
senatorial primary, and also the request
slips which the voters must sign before
they are permitted to secure ballots. The
state furnishes both Of these, though It is
contemplated in the law that the request
slips may be provided by anyone, and in
many counties they will be furnished.
Nearly a half million of the ballots will be
sent out, though 1t is anticipated the num-
Der OF votes cast will not exceed 225, 900.
VIII Go to Philippines.
Rumors in army circles say that next
sprfpg tho CaropI ro,rolry uruI u, orJ,roa
from Fort Des Moines to the Philippines
and that they will be replaced at Fort Des
Moines by the Eleventh cavalry, which was
stationed here until It was sent to Cuba
two years ago. Colonel James Parker is
now commanding the Eleventh cavalry,
having succeeded Colonel Earl D. Thomas,
now a general officer, with headquarters
at Denver.
Attack on Des MoInes falcons,
Superintendent Barber OF the State Anti
Saloon league is preparing to present to the
Des Moines Ministerial association his plan
for making an attack on the saloons of
the city. He will have back of him the
opinion of two good lawyers that the plan
is legal of having the voters instruct the
council by a referendum not to permit any
more saloons of the city. II the city Min
isterial association is satisfied the plan
can be made to work a fight will be made
TO have it put to a vote in Des Moines.
Convention of Commercial Clubs.
It has been decided by Bes Moines inter-
ests that the state convention of CONNER
cial clubs will be held in this city about
the week Of Thanksgiving. It is planned
to organize all the commercial clubs OF
the state into one organization and to
adopt uniform methods on some matters,
The newspaper editors of the state will
be invited to come at the same time.
No Greek PeonaEe in Iowa.
Secretary Fellingham Of the local
Young Mems Christian association has
just completed an investigation OF
the complaint that in Des Moines is 10,
Gated a branch Of some organization con-
Quoting a system Of peonage in connection
with importation OF young Greeks. He
finds that while rumors OF this have beer
in circulation for a long time there is in
fact, nothing to it and no evidence what,
ever OF any such system here or in Iowa.
New Iowa Doctors.
Successful applicants for physicians Ger,
tificates before the state board OF medica,
examiners were announced this morning
as follows:
Fred L. Akrun, Iowa City; William
Breen, Monticello; Earl Bush. Des Moines;
Lawrence T. Carr, Keokuk; C. F, Cash
man, Williamsburg; Clarence Arley, Dallas
Center; J. r. Crum, Forest, Ohio; Jay d
Dunchee, Davenport; +. F. Ebersol. Mt
Vernon; A. X. Clifford, Clinton; Frank r
Halstesd, Muscatine; +, d. MCLEAN
Union; Donald McElderry, Fairfield; +. ]
Otis, Des Moines; L. Z. Hooper, Swan.
Charles f. Porter, Davenport; Austin d
Roth, Des Moines; Samuel Slavery, Usage
Peter II. Scanlon, Rogers, MINI, William
p. scrogs, LenoX; William Paul Sherlock
Keokuk; Martin p. sommers, Des Moines
Olaf A. Thorvilson, Lake Mills; q. B
Ward, Montour; Douglas Haggard, Des
MoicGs.
Bulk sales Law Upheld.
SIOUX CITY. la, Oct. K-ISDecisl-T