The Washington times., 1914-06-19
HEAL TIL LICENSE FOR
RA|LROAQERS URGED
3. and O. Surgeons FavorabIy
Receive Dr.. Rucker's Idea
for U. S. Mental and Physi-
cal Tests.

Proposals to establish a Federal -ex-
amining board. from the Public Health
Service by legislation, to examine the
phystca, and mental conditions of all
employes of common carriers in this
country were Enthusiastically received
by the physicians assembled at the
Raleigh Hotel. in session at the twenty
fifth annual meeting Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Association OF Railway Sur
geons, this morning.
After delivering as address on 'Sani-
tation" DR.. w. c. Rucker. assistant
surgeon general of the Public Health
Service, outlined q plan whereby all
employees Of common carriers could be
examined by . service board establish
DR.. Rucker pointed out the advantages
of such examinations as being In the
nature of IN insurance TO the railroad
companies and to the public Of the vari-
Gus States. Il would relieve the rail-
roads Of . great deal OF work and es-
tablish a uniform basis OF examina'ion
Wouid License Employees.
Employees could be examined men-
tally and physically and licenses Issued
TO the employees. In the event OF
wrecks employees could be Immediately
re-examined to determine their condi-
tion," said DR.. Rucker. IF the board
il created II will be largely through the
efforts Of the railway surgeons"
DR. Roy c. Hefisbower. a former
Western High School student and
former resident Of washington. at pres
ent located In Cincinnati. Ohio, spoke
on The Effect Of vltra-Violet Light
Upon the Eyes" Other speakers and
those entering into the discussions fol-
lowing the reading OF the papers "er@' nr
Theodore Diller, Of Pittsburgh; Or.
John F. Gordon, Of Chicago, and DR..
J. w. Bowling, Of Baltimore.
The delegation attending the eonven-
ton left on a trip to MI vernon
after lunch and Will return Ior supPer
morrow more papers will be read before
the assembly and an election OF ofncers
will be held.
Southern Railway Surgeons.
At the New willard the nineteenth
annual meeting of the Association Of
Surgeons of the Southern Railway was
held all day. The committee on new
members and the committee on necrol-
ogy reported this morning while papers
were read by DR.. s. R. Miller. OF Knox
willie. and Dr. y. w. JcINcyr ~
Vile. 8. C. President Fairfax Harri-
SON spoke on THE Surgeon and tine
Railroad"
Late TODAY the. annual election Of OF,
fcers win Be held; Papers we Were S.y reSa 40
DR.. Tom A. Williams. DR.. Frank =.
Lewis, DR.. H. p. Cole, DR.. w ID. WI VI
der. DR.. stephen Harnsburger. Dr.. ;. NJ.
Miller, DR.. c. L. Guice, DR.. H. T. lnGe'
Dr.. W. N. Vance. DR.. Edward AlcoTn.
DIR. /. HI. Goss, DR.. w. II. Wilder, Dr
L. n. Blake, DR.. W. H. Taylor Dr..
Ambrose Mccoy. DR.. Chas. Molz. DR.. {.
B. Earle, DR.. w. E. Ryan. DR.. w. X.
Mckinley, DIR. George Ross. DR.: L; Q.
Hicks, Dr. B. F. Iden. DR.. I. r. Wright'
DR.. r. L. Payne. f., DR.. R A. Wright.
DR.. s. R. Parker. Dr.. II! c. Rueker.
DR.. Earle Drennen, DR.. w. c. Day.
DR.. ]. II. Taylor. DR.. w. w: Harper,
Or. L. L. Robertson. DR.. J; n. NssoiIt'
DR.. J. w. Henson, Or. W. NJ: Fanlk,
DR.. Z. NJ. Magruder, DR.. r. L. Gibbons,
DR.. c. Holtxclaw.. DR.. T. D. Walker,
DIR. ]. A. Goodwin and DR.. Gus Shipiey!
The railway surgeons will be In ses-
sion tomorrow when those scheduled to
deliver papers for discussion will take
up the. readings left on today