Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-02

THIS Guy. 10 WY
d,rb,ers. or to those who may believe
that proof is wanting or who as gu'i,!
NAV demand evidence to prove the'f
guilt, permit ne 20 say that plenty o'
proof is in hand and more proof is WITH
i, easv ,esc,, # our society acts upon it
as it should
The charges made by Doctor Child
were referred to committee OF the SO
cietv which may report to the meeting
tomorrow nigh, or tile report may be d'-
ferred until the meeting next week.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear by certain physicians, and surgeons
to hush the x.at,ss ip ard pigeon hole
the report of the committee, but other
u hvsicians and surgeons declare that the
stability of the medical profession is be.
ing endangered by the practice Of split
ting fees and that it is destroying the
confidence that should exist between
physician and patient and that ''for the
good of the profession the utmost pub
lic:ty should be given to the charges to
the end that the graft may be weeded
out.
OFFER TO PAY COMMISSION
In his paper Doctor Child made the
following speci.ic charges
During the last month a physician, a
graduate Of one of our local medical
schools, stated that he had referred oper.
alive cases from his tom, about one
hundred miles from Kansas City, to a
surgeon and former teacher Of his, and
that after the operation the. surgeon had
mailed him a check.
"Recently on request Of the chairman
Of the board OF censo.s of this society,
member of this society confessed that
ie had mailed several letters TO members
the profession III general practice in
which he stated that he was now practic-
ny surgery and WAS prepared to attend
any work they migi', refer to him, and
concluded by saslrg: The business
,nsjderatiou will be satisfactory"
"a local physician, only recently, com.
nitted himself i'll spending Of the mum.
'er OF surgical cases lie was referring to
surgeon in this city, os the fees charged,
nd the fact that he, the physician, re
one.halt OF The money paid by the
y PHYSICIAN GoT 500
"a member of this society, uron grad
a few years ago, and having e.
ascs 10 refer to an opthalmologist, wen,
D a local man of practice and ability aud
Il fee on cases he might refer for
eye treatment. Ike. Ccslist very
onorably refused 20 buy cases or 10 BAY
ercenta2es; AND the physicit III has no,
etorrtd any cases 20 him since. Within
past two weeks thiS sane physician
eicrrcd a special case OF another type TO
certain sp-ciiltst IN thia city and again
emdndel A division of the fee.
- very busy surgeon Of tits society
.en' into a coaiit'y town to pcrform an
upon boy for appendicitis.
1e boy was tie only chili Of a iauiIv IN
I Iucla.2 circumstances. Ile IaDily
,'ys Ci3n II the case ~rit,le,i a cl'rsk for
b NJ - The surgeon through lue.j bank
&c surgeon Immediately tented A draft
'; 500 directly to c family pt, sip,an.
cou!t give ultry other in ],jaEc.a,
rnH PrHLIC Is n~XrLOrGfn.
'To I've perfectly frauk 49, a cof.jul an
lysis If TT" results asaociatr,, ~ f. a,.d
2llc"'ng upon tie secr., pro. = oi a
vi,,on Of ttes between ply e;yjan ayd
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