Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-24
CONVENTION OF
MEDICAL MEN OPENS
Reading of Reports Features First
Session OF Nebraska State
Association.
WOULD PUBLISH A JOURNAL


The forty-eighth annual convention
OF the Nebraska State Medical asso-
citation opened at the Hotel Fonte
nellie al 2 o'clock yesterday with
. scientific program n two sections
The house OF delegates meeting ~
connection with the associations
program began sessions earlier
The matter OF chief interest was
the report OF the committee on plans
for q State association journal This
committee was not 70 report until
later IN the day, but By suspension
OF the rules DR. a. Long Of Mad.
son, chairman OF the committee, was
SLOWED TO submit unanimous desire
for the establishments 81 such Jour
nal on the part Of those he repre-
sented, The council will consider
the matter and the association will
take q vote Wednesday.
For some time Henry Gerng OF
Omaha has published private Jour
nal IN the interest Of physicians
and a number Of the Omaha doctors
are said 10 consider this publication
sufficient Dr. Long stated that ad-
vertisements had been pledged for
sixteen pages, amounting 70 $1,000
and that there was no doubt Of the
success OF the proposed new publca-
ton from the start with the pros
pect that the venture would shortly
become a source Of revenue to the
association. The editor has not been
selected, but the salary will be not
more than $50 per month. The pub
lication is 10 appear monthly Va
rious bids on the printing include one
Tor about 81 400 and another for
about 81 900, assuring the limitation
OF the expense TO below $1,000
DIR. Il. w. Rowe Presides
The meeting was called 10 order by
DR.. Z. w Rowe, president OF the as
ISOLATION. DR.. G. W. Hull OF Omaha
4 delivered the address Of welcome, fol-
lowed by a response by DR., Rowe.
Dir. Joseph M. Akin OF Omaha
stated that the membership Of the
association had passed the 1000
mark
DR.. w. p. Wherry OF Omaha read
the report Of the corresponding sec
Rotary and librarian, and DR.. A. 5.
Won Mansfield reported on the con
N dition OF the treasury.
Other reports were by DR.. 5. r.
/ Towne for the committee on care
and prevention OF contagious dis
eases; the committee on medieo-legal
defense. by DR.. Won Mansfield, dele
gate 10 the council on medical edu-
cation; BY DR. Akin, delegate 10 the
A. NJ. A.. BY Drs a K. Mitchell and
A. !. McKinnon. the committee on
publication, by Dr. Akin; the com
mittee on public policy and legisla-
ton, by DR. w RI Wilson.
Care OF Throat.
In the eye, ear and throat section
OF the scientific program, discussion
Of the results OF tonsil enucleatior
was. perhaps, the most interesting o
The papers. Dr. Frederick T. Tea
reported excellent success IN opera
tons on tonsils. that sore throat anC
head aches ceased to plague the vic
tim; that the mentality Of the patlen
was improved, aud that the person
operated upon improved generally Il
\ health. Out OF 20 cases obserycs
there was not one injury TO the yoca
chords, and some who were unable &
sing before such an operation weri
made able TO do so. DR.. J. NJ Ban
mister in the discussion following
upheld the paper. as did others
though DR.. T. r. Howard Of Nortl
Bend reported a kind OF insomnil
and nervous condition two or threr
weeks afterwards. which was more o
less troublesome, wearing off how
ever, in time,
Other subjects discussed wcr
Smallpox liberation OF the Cornca,
By DR.. J. Lue Sutherland OF Gram
Island: "The Opertive Treatment o
Trachoma and Its Complication" b.
DR. Homer Davis Of Genoa, "A Pie
for Conservatism IN Treatment o
Acute Otititis Media, by DR.. w
Wherry OF Omaha Diagnosis O
Pituitary Tumor," BY DR. John 7
Potts Of Omaha, and "Chorea an
Tonsils,' BY DR.. l., B Bushman 0
Omaha.
New Surgical Methods.
In the surgical and gynrcoogcs
sections Dr. Winneu Orr OF Lincol
spoke on "The Standardization o
Methods OF Diagnosis and Treatmcn
in Surgery DR. ]. b sibbs OF Mort
Platte discussed "feukocytc rs
tract" Dr. George r shidlc took u
THE Tfaumatie CYST OF panereas !
boy OF three years DR. Orr illus
trated new spine brace Tor the 70
taticn treatment OF sgelioSis. Dr N
a II Mick OF Omaha gave some point
ers on N-ray work Dr. George N
Iovey 81 College View read a pare
on "Sareoma 81 lunKs Dr. u !
# Flanshurg Oh Lincoln showed a spll
for the Treatment ~ fractures IN lh
humsrus. Dr I n Stsarns 81 Kcal
X Oral Infectious aud d. J. r lpf
a Omaha illustrated ihe use ~ val
ians apparatus tntcnded ~ hold d
che foot of patient % he'd 30 tak
the place ~ adhesive plaaief Ia man
cases and dfllla ID Treasures
Novel Baby Show Idea
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