The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-19
MAGIC CITY WINS
 ALL HONORS AT
 MEDICAL MEET
Wins Next Convention
 And Names New E v President
tstate Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April 1S.-- .Dr. '. D. Heacock of Birmingham was elected president of fhe Alabama Medi- !. cal association after an Interesting con test at the closing session Friday after noon. Birmingham fared well in the last session, winning both the presi- dency and the next convention. It was given the next meeting without op- position. i, Dr. Heacock was named president on the fourth ballot. His leading opponent was pr. H. 8. Ward, also of Birming- ham He received 55 votes on the final ballot. Four other, candidates were en- : tered in the race, but two withdrew . after the second ballot
 5es Df. Joel C.. Chandler of Columbiana was, elected to the vice presidency for j the, northern district to fill the unex- . gired term of Dr. Perry, deceased. He E was elected on the second ballot. Dr. , B. B. Sims of Talladega was unani- mously elected secretary with the un- 7 derstanding that he appoint Dr. Cannon az his assistant. The sentiment of the members was to elect Dr. Cannon, at F present serving in the capacity of sec retary, but constitutionaliy barred from election because he had not been mem Der of the association for five years.
 Dr. Dan T. Mccall of Mobile was elected as a member of the state board ot censors to fill the unexpired term of < Dr. V. P. Gaines.
 Lauderdaie Case Up
 Heated discussion marked the submis- sion of the part of the censor's report dealing with the appeal of Dr. E. T. Newsom of Lauderdale county from the ], decision of the county society in refus- Ing him membership. The members by a unanimous vote instructed the board os censors to remand the case to Lauder dale with the order to. review the case, and it also adopted the part of the re- port censuring the county society for it's apparent apathy in not investigating fully the merits of the case before re- fusing him admission.
 Dr. Newsom, according to the reports made to the board of censors, had ap- piled for membership in the summer of 1923 and his demit from an adjoin- ing county had been allowed to go un- acted upon at the next meeting of the society. On osteopath was appointed by the president sot the Society to in- quire into his eligfhiaitF and Dr. New som resented this and recalled his de-
 nit. Several irresnl lSfities were ap- parent in the proceEa ings to fhe board of censors, but they bcrted that they could not find wilifll Neglect of duty and malfeasance in ffice ~.
 As result of the long debate on the floor in which decIafsti0n to the effect that LauderdaIe shQnla be made to fe- organize or should be throwtF out Of the association were made, :. Dr. New som emerged complete victor with the decision to remand tue case ito Lander dale with the instructions that the mem. berEhip take time to investigate the ! charges and vote. Afser the vote is taken either Dr. e@som or his op- ponents may appea gain to the state board. E sssi.s : <
 A department of hygiene for the statn conducted iufasle she state. depart m6ht M AealkE s uested by the den at convention, was xecon3 ia(l san} }l Seision- to estab- fish 1t as soon as HiiEls were available was accepted by the delegates.
 A resolution from Montgomery coun- ty upon the numerous charges of nal feasance, and rkcomnnendations that a stop be put to tho business of present. ing them on flimsy evidence was adopted.
 One of the striking features of the meeting was the unanimous declaration a0aiuat fha nra Gfi0a ff advorfiSinO