The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-03
HOT AFTER ALL
FAKE OPTICIANS
FLORIDA OPTICAL SOCIETY WILL
PROTECT PUBLIC - WILL EN-
FORCE STATE LAW-REIGN OF
EYE-RUININc FAkERS AP.
PRoACHES END.

Displaying commendabIe determine
ton to see to the enforcement Of laws
| .ecently enacted for the purpose OF
! preventing fake opticians from plying
| their nefariOus and highly injurious
vocation within the bounds of Flor
| ida, the Florida Optical Society, with
large attendance Of members from
| all sections OF the state, is again ii
| session today at the Windsor Hotel
| says the Jacksonville Metropolis. For
| many years the bane of reputable Oc-
| ulists and opticians has been the op-
| teal fakeF who travels from place to
place. following state fairs and other
amusement features, and injuring the
eyes and pocketboOks of thousands IT
unsophisticated people who are leo
| into having their eyes examined am
fitted" by those of the fly by-night
variety. This practice, members OF
the society hope, will be broken up,
and they ask the aid OF all newspa-
pers and citizens In the work.
Or. 5oney's Address.
One of the principal features OF the
meeting was a naddress by DR.. D. NJ.
Boney, of Ocala, president of the So
ciety. which was decidedly interest
ing TO those attending. Dr.. Boney re-
viewed the work of the society since
it's organization, and from ais report
IL is evident that much good nas been
done.
Following are the names of come
of the opticians attending:
DR.. H. z. Tough, Tampa; r. Gold
stein, Tampa; G. W, Stokes, Jackson
vile; r. T. Radford. Lake City; w
NJ. Marcus. Jacksonville; o. ". May
nard, Miami; Major ]. Gumbinger,
a z
B. NJ. Moody, Lake City; L. 9. Coles,
Gainesville; DR.. d. NJ. Boney, Ocala;
y. H. Clark. Daytona; T G.. Yates,
Pensacola; B. S. RoweH, Live OAK,
M R. Campbell, Key West; P. q.
White. Kissimmee, and others.
Many Applicants. .
Many applications have been MAIDS
to the examining board, of which DR..
Boney is president and Dr. Tough sec.
rotary and treasurer, for licenses to
practice in Florida. The diplomas OF
reputable colleges are being Tecogniz-
ed, but others are forced to stand 2
rigid examination. AS a result quite
a number will undoubtedly be refused
licenses.
Among the applicants are the fol
lowing: Max AuSch WITT, Fit Meade;
B. S Rowen Live Oak: w NJ. Mar
SIo, H1ShSO1 flllCs V. JAOUS, JGCh-
sonvil!e; L. Granwald, rcrnandfna;
W. J. Miilikin. St Petersburg; h.
Mott. Jacksonville; Bessie Linden
struth, Pensacola; H w Schlosberg.
Tampa; o. P. Lukens. Orlando; ]. V.
Cordero, Jacksonville; Jacob and
Joseph Roth. Jacksonville; E NJ
Newborn, Gainesville: G. GoIdstein.
Tampa: D. W Maynard, Miami; o. &
ButteTwick, BrOoksville; W c. May
nard, Gainesville: H. A. lverson, Ar
cadta: f. A Overbay, Apalachicola:
w F. Mobiles. Bushnell: G. s. Ames.
DeFuniak Springs; J. T. Wilinsky.
Jacksonville; w. NJ. Shannon, Gaines
vile; George Stocks. Jacksonville;
NJ Campbell, Key West
The society, 1t is understood, is
considering the advisabiIity of prose-
cutting quite a number of men who
have been engaged in selling spec
-acles when they held no diplomas
md were in no wise equipped for the
1ificut work Of fitting glasses.
Thousands OF people have had their
Eyes ruined by people of this class,
md the people Of Florida generaII,
appreciate the fact that the society 4
las secured the enactment of laws
which will allow the public and
equitable OculiSts and opticians to be
from takers.
The society will probably adjourn
onight