Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-02
IOWA SUPREME COURT DEFINES
RIGHTS OF pRueLEss HEAL
ERs IN PRACTICE.
MUST SECURE CERTIFICATES
FROM EXAMINING BOARD
Effort to be Made to Open Doors Of
Medical Practice to chiropraetors
When Legislature Meets-NationaI
League Of Medical Freedom to Take
Hand in Game.
Special to Times-Republican.


Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Dec. 2.-The supreme
court has for the second time decided
that one who processes to be ''chiro-
practor" has no right tc engage in the
healing art in Iowa on that alone but
is under the same compulsion as any
other to secure certificate of compe-
tency from the board of examiners. This
last was the case OF the state VS.. DR..
Frutiger, from Adair county The court,
after discussing the various trivial and
techE cal complaints made in the case,
stated that as a matter of fact the
effort seemed to be to have the whole
law as to the necessity for examination
and certification nullified; and with
regard to this referred the complainant
to the legislature.
1t is foregone conclusion that a
strong effort will be made to have the
legislature open the door for medical
practice by the chiropractors, who have
formed strong organization and have
legislative committee. A number of
them are practicing medicine in Des
l.
Medical Freedom. one of whose board
of directors Is member of the Iowa
legislature. will also take hand in the
game. The league is appealing for
funds and refers to the following as
what it is expected they will fight:
Laws giving medical politicians
power to compel children to submit to
vaccination for smallpox; laws en-
towering medical inspectors to force
children to submit to examinations in
public schools: laws placing physi-
clan at the door of matrimony: laws
appropriating state funds for the OK
ploitation Of anti-typhoid serum, small
pox vaccine, diphtheria anti toxin and
rabies vaccine"
Some of these reforms to be opposed
have already become reality in Iowa
and others are only suggested as yet.
A Des Moines dentist has broken into
the limelight as a demolisher of fads.
The particular thing attacked is sys-
tenn of producing anesthezfa by pres
sure in dental operations. 1t had been
represented that one DR.. Fitzgerald. of
Hartford, Conn.,, was able to secure
such numbness in the jaws Of a patient
as to make dental operation painless
by merely pressing hard on the finger
of the patient. Some of the advocates
Of the cult used the pressure on the jaw
or elsewhere.
Dr.. William Harper DeFord. of this
city. former dean Of the late dental de-
partment. OF Drake University. in an
article contributed to the New Jersey
Dental Journal, proceeds to give a de-
tailed account of observations at a
meeting of the New Jersey dental So
ciety, where an effort was made by
Fitzgerald and others to demonstrate
the virtue of this method. He declares
that it was total failure and in not a
single instance was the demonstration
conclusive as to good results.
Thus Des MONIES again gets to the
front as city not to be fooled by any
of the fads and foibles of the day.
Evangelist Billy Sunday appreciated
very much the compliment to him in
his privilege of addressing an audience
in the house chamber at the state CAPT.
toll and expressed himself as much
pleased with the meeting held yester-
day. He said it was new and unique
experience in his life and he was glad
that it happened in his native state.
Governor Clarke paid him fine tribute.
After referring to Iowa and Iowa people
as the best on earth and the people as
proud Of their state he said they were
especially proud Of the fact that their
state has produced the greatest evan
gelist In the world.
Mr.. Sunday addressed them on the
theme of 1.-THE Man Without a Coun-
try and likened it to the man with
out soul, painting fine and interest
ing word picture that was appreciated
by the 200 persons gathered in the
house chamber. This evening the
state house crowd is to have reserved
seats in the tabernacle to hear sun
day sermon.
Now the supreme court is to get a
chance to guess on whether the Iowa
workmen's compensation law is con-
stitutional.
1t will be recalled that the federal
court got first whack at the law and
the attacking invaders were repuised
all along the line, Judge Mcpherson
upholding the law in full. Then the
journey to Washington was COM
will get action.
This week there was filed with the
clerk OF the supreme court the appeal
papers in a case from Jasper county,
George Hunter vs. the Colfax Con-
solidated Mining Company. appellant,
involving the life of the law. Attor-
neys Ryan, of Des Moines, make the
fight for the coal company and contend
that the law is faulty in that 1t contra
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