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the District Medical Society to pre-
vent 1t from alleged use of the boy
colt" and other efforts ito hamper
operations Of Group Health Associa-
ton, Inc" This league is composed
OF about so administrator in the
public service who for several years
have been making a careful study Of
group medicine Most of them also
belong to G. H. A.
Mr.. Pine also has before him the
question Of whether to appeal from
the recent decision of District Court
Justice Jennings Bailey, which held
G. H. A. legal as now constituted. and
declared 1t was violating neither the
Medical Practice Act nor the insur-
ance laws of the District.
Justice Bailey Friday signed the
final decree in the case, opening the
way for an appeal by Mr.. Pine, who,
with J. Balch Moor, District superin-
tendent of insurance, was a defend
ant in the suit brought by G. H. A.
Authorization to carry the case to
the appellate court, Mr.. Pine said,
must come from the solicitor general.
Taylor in Significant Post.
Mr.. Taylor's new post as admins
traitor Of G. H. A. has more than local
significance. His work becomes of
national Importance in the growing
controversy over medical care for the
Nation, because of the fact he is
placed in the strategic spot by the
Good Will Fund. Inc. New York
foundation established by the late
Edward A. Filene. Mr.. Taylor re-
signed his post as business manager
of the Rural Electrification Admins
ration to become a research associate
employed by Good Will Fund. He is
'loaned" to G.. H. A. for year.
As a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of G. H. A. for the past six
months, Mr.. Taylor is we'll informed
on the background and development
of the association, as well as the
controversy in which it is involved
with organized medicine.
The work which I will be doing
will be primarily the development OF
procedures and technique for the
management of cooperative medicine
groups" Mr.. Taylor said. L hope
within the year to be able to make
such information available to similar
groups about the country, and to
assist them as consultant in their
management problems
Ban on Selders Is Issue.
AS q sequel to the court decision
one of the vital spots in the pend
ing differences between G. H. A. and
the Medical Society is the pending
application of DR.. Raymond E. Selders,
association surgeon and medical di-
rector, for admission to the court
tesy medical staffs of the II major
hospitals here. He is banned from
major operations in all these insti-
tutions now because of opposition of
the organized medical profession, as
expressed through the hospitals medi-
cal staffs.
DR.. Selders, who came from Hous-
ton. Tex, was charged by his own
society, the Harris County Medical
Society at Houston. with "unethical
practice in connection with his con-
tract with G. H. A.
Inquiries in Texas as to the status
OF DR.. Selders' case brought a reply
last night, according to the Associated
Press, from DR.. John T. Moore. presi-
dent Of the society. He said the
charge had been referred to the A. M.
A. judicial Council and no ruling had
been handed down.
I'VE haven't discussed the case here
IN months DR.. Moore said I'VE
placed our charge before the National
Judicial Council and. so far as 1 know.
nothing has been done or said about
It since"
Case Remanded 10 Texas.
From other authoritative sources,
however, it was learned last night that
the judicial council already has re-