The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-25
REVERSE SUFFERED. BY CH|ROP FACTORS.
 IN PEN|NC FIGHT.
Committee Adverses Bill to Establish State Chiropractic Board After Hearing
 Arguments
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which will elimlnte the undesirable from the profession.
 He mentioned that chiropractic bill was defeated in California two times and when submitted to the people by referendum it received a majority of 100000. He also de- clared that the practice of chlroprac- tic cannot be regulated by a medical board because the members of such boards never studied chiropractic and are not qualified to pass upon the qualification of those applying for licenses.
 Supporters Testify
 Fleetwood Rice of Tuscallosa, well known attorney, who appeared as an advocate of the bill. then present. ed a large number of persons who testified that chiropractors had re- lieved them of sickness after medi- cal practitioners had failed. Among those who testified, in addition to former Lieutenant Governor Seed, were D. E. Manasco, Birmingham contractor, Judge H. B. Abernethy, judge of the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors; D. c. Almon, cir cult solicitor of the Morgan-Law- renee circuit, William Vogle, Mont gomery, manager of an adding ma chine company, and Oscar Anderson, circulation manager of MontgoL-- cry afternoon newspaper.
 Three hundred letters were offered to the committee in support of the argument that chiropractors had benefited citizens of Alabama and that there Is field of usefulness for them in Alabama.
 c lal, h nff cer, made the opening argument in opposition to the bill He contended that the measure invades the edu- cational standard established for practitioners in Alabama; that chiro- practic is taught by mall and that any person without fundamental edu- cation may treat people. He charged that the alleged profession is impos- ing on the credulity of the people.
 Dr. Welch's Criticism
 pr. Welch was bitter in his state ment regarding judges, sheriffs and solicitors who indorsed the bill, and charged that they are sanctioning the violation of the law and pro- tecting law breakers; charging that chfropractors have been practicing In Alabama for several years in vio- lation of medical laws and those who have indorsed them have sanctioned the violation.
 He said chiropractic was discovered by D. D. Conner and Harvey Lil- lard when Palmer, then known as a magnetic healer" pushed on pump on Lillards neck which re- leved him of pain.
 He charged that the medical work of the state would be reduced If Alabama would legalize chiropractic, because chiropractors contend 'that there should be no vaccination, and if they had their way there would be no vaccination. pr. Welch said the result of such practice, or such a theory would cause small pox and other diseases to spread in the state
 He read an advertisement from the Worlds Almanac, which announced chiropractic would, be taught by mail and submitted to the committees a diploma issued to Sim Strong, negro of Newberry. Ala, which granted him the privilege of prac- ticing chiropractic. Dr. Welch said the negro brought 1t to him and asked what he should do with 1t. Dr. Welch charged that the school had defrauded the negro of s200 and that he retained the diploma with the view of starting prosecution against the so-called, college by using the mails to defraud if such prosecu- tion is possible.
 pr. Murphree Protests.
 pr. c. l.. Murphree. health officer of Etowah county, protested against the bill, contending that quarantine cannot be made effective if chiro- practors can have their way. He mentioned that one patient at the tuberculosis camp of Etowah county left to take chiropractic treatment. The patient died while those asso- ciated with him at the camp are slowly recovering.
 pr. James S. McLester, prominent physician of Birmingham, declared that either medical men are right and chiropractorS are wrong or chl- ropractors are right and medical men are wrong, He insisted that the bill should be defeated or a Dill passed prohibiting the practice or medicine.
 Dr. McLester read to the commit tee the affidavit of Judge Lee Hol- loway of Montgomery.
 pr. NoIand Testifies.
 Dr. Lloyd Noland of Birmingham declared that medlClHe Hdu Hiaue wonderful progress during the past 10 years, that requirements are con stantly becoming greaterfand great CT and the state should not take backward step in the development oi medical science by permitting chlro- practors to practice legally. pr. Scale Harris of Birmingham likened chiropractors to shyster law wears. declaring that legitimate practitioners are opposed to chlro- practors just as legitimate lawyers are opposed to the shyster. He charged that chiropractic is purely an advertising scheme and that chi ropractors will treat anybody who has the money.
 pr. A w. Ales of Gadsden said chiropractic is a farce and should be classed among the frauds. He sal | the danger is in the ract that the | public doesn't understand and may be injured by those who advertise themselves as doctors.
 Rice Closes Testimony. Fleetwood Rice closed the argu- ment in favor of the bill calling the attention of the committees to the voluntary testimonies of persons who said chiropractors had cured them in a short time after medical | men had failed. He insisted that chiropractors had no desire to lower with the members of the govern nent national policy which l.z