The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-24
5000 DOCTORS
GATHERED HERE
FOR CONVENTION
WorId-FamouS Medical
Men Attending Sessions
at Murat.

With opening Gay registration
breaking previous records, the In
ternational Medical Assembly of the
Inter State Postgraduate Medical
Association OF North America be-
gan a tive-day convention at the
Murat.
Preliminary check of registrations
indicate that first estimate of Of
Y1cials regarding attendance will be
exceeded. Approximately 5000 med
1cal men from all parts of the
United States and Canada are ex-
pected to be on hand when the con-
vention gets into full swing.
An international aspect was given
the convention this morning with
the arrival of DR.. E.. T. Cato of
Melbourne, Australia. DR.. Cato
came to Indianapolis from st. Louis.
where he attended meeting of the
American College of Surgeons.
Refuses to Speak
He is in this country represent
ing the Australian College of Sur
geonS. Regarded as one of the out
standing surgeons in international
circles, DR.. Cato is expected to take
prominent part in the convention
sessions.
Despite the fact that he is looked
upon with an admiration approach
ing awe by his colleagues, DR.. Cato
preferred to mingle with the crowd
at the morning session, and sue
cesSfully resisted all pleas for an ad-
dress.
Il have Travelled 10000 miles to
learn the latest advances in
American surgery, and not to
speak" DIR. Cato said. II can learn
more on the convention floor"
He was enthusiastic over new
idea obtained at the st. Louis meet
ing, where public lectures by medi-
cal men were advocated for the ad-
vancement of public health. The
lectures will deal with primary
rules of health and will be given
without charge. DR.. Cato plans to
hold similar lectures on his return
to Australia.
Conducts Heart Clinic
High point of the morning pro-
gram was clinic on heart diseases
conducted by DR.. R. w. Scott, pro-
lessor of clinical medicine at West
ern reserve medical school, Cleve-
land. Subjects for the clinic were
arranged by DR.. r. M. Moore of In
dianapoliS, chairman of the clinic
committee.
A surgical clinic was conducted
by DR.. E. Starr Judd, professor of
surgery at the University of Min
nesota and president of the Amer
lean Medical Association in 1882.
Subjects for the clinics were OBJ
tanned from city hospital. Back
stage of the Murat has been turn~I
into a hospital ward where tt
patients are receiving the atten-
ton of the foremost doctors and
surgeons in the country.
DR.. John M. T. Finney, professor
of clinical surgery at Johns Hopkins
university and formerly chief con-
sultant of A. E. F., with the rank
of brigadier general, conducted
diagnostic surgical clinic.
Farley to End Friday
Among the speakers at the after
noon session was DR.. o. H. Perry
Pepper, professor of clinical med
icine at the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
Medical treatment of ear, nose
and throat diseases was to be dis
cussed at the night session by DR..
Perry G. Goldsmith of the Uni
verSity of Toronto who is lead
ing specialist in this field.
The convention will continue until
Friday and will close with banquet
Friday night at the Claypool. Sir
Robert A. Falconer, retiring presi-
dent of the University of Toronto,
will speak.
Frederick Lands, Logansport ed
itor, and Frank B. Noyes, president
of the Associated Press, and editor
of the Washington Star, also are
expected to speak at the BANQUET.