Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-02
WAR INJURIES ARE
TOPIC At MEETING
OF IDAHO DOCTORS
Convention of Medical Associa-
ton Listens to Talks on
Technical Subjects and on
New Laws of Idaho.

The twenty seventh annual meeting
OF the Idaho State Medical association
will end late today. after election of
officers and conclusion of association
business. The sessions are being held
in the Commercial club rooms and at
tended by members from all corners
of the state. Wednesday the conven-
ton was visited and addressed by some
of the tuberculosis specialists from the
East and the coast cities.
The new medical laws of Idaho were
outlined and explained to the conven-
ton this afternoon by Paul Davis, di-
rector of the bureau of license Great
ed by the 1919 legislature. The renew
al fee and the proposed fee bill re-
ceived special discussion.
EFFECTS md TREATMENT.
Effects and treatment of war in
juries were the special topic of the
technical addresses at the morning
session today. DR.. Max T. Smith of
| Wallace spoke on injuries of the knee
joint and Dr. T. M. Sprague added
some valuable data cleaned from his
experience as surgeon with the
| American expeditionary forces. Doc
tor Spraguc said that in most cases of
wounds involving the knee joint, re-
coVeres were accomplished in as short
q time as in any ordinary septic pro-
| &C SIS.
F'undue LESSONS from shell concus-
! sion were discussed by Dr. T. f.
Maxey of Boise. who Illustrated vita
charts some of the contributions to OPP
teal science resulting from the ex-
perence of surgeons in the last two
years. Doctor Maxey had about a
score of the peculiar cases of eye In
| jury resulting from conclusion or con-
fusion under his observation in the
base hospital at Camp Sherman.
INTERESTINC pApEpS
| Notes on injur/i TO the skull and
brain We're read by Drs. J. L. Stewart
and r. c. Buerki of Boise. followed by
| = discussion by DR.. ". T. Williamson
! of Portland.
Papers on the program for the con-
Guiding session this afternoon, In ad-
dition to Mr.. Davis explanation Of the
Of Carcinoma of the Breast, by DR.. l..
p. McCalla of Boise; /cidents ofIleac
Incompetency and Gastro-intestinal
symptoms. by DR.. y. W. Jones of Port :
land; F'rolich's Syndrome, by Dr. M.
II. Tallman of Boise: and Cooperation
in Rural Practice. by DIR, G. w. States
Of Preston.
Members and guests of the associa :
tiCn and their ladies were entertained
by the physicians of Boise at an in
formal dinner and dance at the coun-
| try club Wednesday evening. For
once the doctors were able to enjoy
themselves without fear of being called
away by professional duties.
THOSE REGISTERED.
Some of the physicians from other
cities registered for the convention
are: ]. \. Davis, Kimberly; II. J.
Simmons. Blackfoot; Charles II.
Sprague and r. NJ. Sprague, Pocatello
r s. Hoyce, Ogden: II. J. Sears, Salt
Lake; w. G. Howard, Pocatello; II. D.
Spencer, Idaho Falls: y. A. Walters,
Billings; Frederick Slyfield. Seattle
r. J. Cary. Monfovia, Calf; Ray w.
NIatson, Edward A. Pierce and y. w.
Jones. Portland; C. p. Stackhouse,
Standpoint: .. w. McMichael. Chicago:
II f. Lamb. Gooding: J. Fl. Murphy.
Bull; H. W. Wilson, Twin Falls, and
j. f. Crouch, Payette