El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-11
D0CTORSDOING
SERIOUS WORK
Medical Association Holding
Clinics and Hearing
Technical Papers.

Surgery and specialties were the
principal topics of discussion Friday at
the convention of the Southwest Medi-
sal and Surgical association now in
session here. The convention assem-
bled at the doctors club rooms in the
Roberts-Banner building. The visiting
physicians and surgeons also attended
the clinics at Hotel Dleu during the
morning.
The convention will close Saturday
afternoon when the officers for the
year will be elected and the 1915 meet
ing place selected. Three cities are
now after the next convention, Pres
colt and Phoenix. Ariz.. and Albuquer-
que, n. NJ. The physicians will ban
quet Friday evening at the West Ysleta
Country club, making the trip down
the valley in automobiles On Thurs
day evening the visiting physicians
were banqueted by the FL Paso physl-
clans at the Paso del Norte hotel
Friday Session.
The session opened at o'clock Fri
day afternoon, when DR.. S. D. SWOpe,
of Deming, N NJ, read a paper on
The Value of a Correct Diagnosis"
d.
Miami, Ariz., and others.
There were several other interesting
papers read during the afternoon. DIT.
z. B. Shaw, of Las Vegas, n. NJ, read
a paper on Intestinal Obstruction" Dr.
T. W. Noble, of Tucumcari, n. NJ, read
a paper on Post Operative Acute In
testinal Obstruction After Suppurative
Appendicitis" The discussions on DR..
Shaw ard DR.. Mobiles papers were
opened by DR.. F. E. Shine, of Bisbee'
and DR.. William Senger, Of Pueblo
Colo.
Treatment Of Injuries of the Brain"
was the subject of paper read during
the afternoon by DR.. William Senger,
and the discussion was opened by Dr..
W. l. Brown, Of this city. Spinal An
aesthesia" was the subject of another
address, delivered by DR.. John E. Ba-
con, of Miami. The discussion was led
by DR.. Hugh Grouse, of this city.
DR.. J. r. Gilbert, of AlamogordO, n.
NJ, read a paper on REPORT Of Case
of Gangrene from Bacterial Infection"
Dr.. F. W. Noble, of Tucumcari, N NJ
led the discussion.
Value Of the Stereoscope in Radio
graphy" was the subject of a paper
read by Dr. J. W. Cathcart, of FL Paso.
The discussion was opened by DR.. ). d.
Swope, of Deming, n. NJ.
Specific, Manifestation of the Eyes"
was the subject of a paper read by DR..
z. r. Carpenter, Of Ell PasO. Dr. NJ. p.
schuster, of Ell Paso, led the discus
sion. The closing paper read during
the afternoon was by DR.. T. E. Shine,
of Bisbee. DR.. W. W. Waite, Of FL
PasO, gave a demonstration Of patho-
logical specimens.
Clinics at Hospitals.
The visiting physicians will attend
clinics at the local hospitals Saturday
morning and the afternoon will be de-
voted to the reading and discussion of
papers on tuberculosis. Among the
papers to be read will be one by DR..
Frederick c. Smith, Of Fl. Stanton, n.
NJ, a specialist in the disease. His sub
culosis and the Responsibility There
Of"
Another interesting paper to be read
on the closing day on this subject viii
be read by DR.. F. H. AIcKeon, also Of
FIT. Stanton, n. NJ His subject will be
Some Observations on the Use of Ar
tificial Pneumothorax in the Treatment
OF Pulomary tuberculosis" Col. George
E. Bushnell Of Fort Bayard, n. NJ, will
read a paper on the subject of THE
Relation of Immunity to tuberculosis
Infection in the Adult"
With about 25 doctors in attendance,
the first session of the Southwest Medi-
cal and Surgical association was con-
vened Thursday afternoon at the doc
tors club rooms, in the Roberts Banner
building.
DR.. Mcbride Discusses PeIlagra.
Among the papers read at the open
ing session was one on pellagra in the
Rio Grande valley, by Dr. r E. Nc
Bride Of Las Cruces. In discussing the
history of the disease DR.. Mcbride de-
clared that it was of ancient origin
and was common to many parts of the
globe. Three theories for it's cause or
transmission have been advanced, the
eating Of corn, sand flies and stable
flies In his paper DR.. Mcbride told
the disease, one of whom ate large
quantities of corn; another was en-
ployed in a stable and the third lived
in an adobe house where sand flies
were common. In conclusion he stated
that no cause for the disease had vet
of the most important works now to
be solved by the medical profession.
Out of town members of the asso-
citation now in the city are: Drs G. S.
Sanders, Albuquerque; l. S. Peters,
Albuquerque: F. Z. Goodrich, Morencf:
A. NJ. Tuthill, Morenci; R. F. Mcbride
Las Cruces; T. c. Sexton, Las Cruces;
S. Z. Mcdaniel, Tularosa; James B. Van
Horn, Santa Rosa: W. +. Shaw, Chi
huahua; G. E. BUSHNELL, Fort Bayard:
W. II. Richardson, medical corps: John
V. Cuff, Los Angeles; W. z. White,
Stafford; r. Ferguson. Bisbee; G. W.
Smith. Cloudcroft; John e Bacon.
Miami; James J. Buchanan, San Anto-
Mo, n. NJ; S Glaffuer Chihuahua: J.
r. Hubbard, AlamogordO; ]. G. Holmes,
Alamogordo; J. w. Laws, Lincoln. Fl
c. Smith, Fort Stanton; T. II. McKeon,
medical corps; Henry D. Thompson,
medical corps; W. H. Lloyd. medical
corps; J. c. Arnbrister, Chickasha,
Okla