Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 282, 4 October 1913 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1913

The Richmond Palladium i::oney for which hc

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Post Offlca at Richmond, ond Class Mall Matter.

Indiana, as See-

On "Accredited" List.

Approximately one-third of the 14. A pin si nf nrartitinnerR seek to defend the!000 8econdary schools in the United class 01 Practitioners seeK to aexena me , Stateg are Qn a ligt Qf accreditetl practice on the grounds of their own insufficient schools just issued by the United remunpratinn A country doctor will serve a ! States Bureau of Education. The list remuneration. A country uoctur win iere which was compiled by Dr. Kendric C. family for years and receive twenty-five cents I Babcock formerly of the Bureau of r,..i r -. . i . . ,

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I Dawsbergen, disguised as Baldos the I I i mountaineer and the artful manner j ! that Beverly, a real American girl

from Washington. D. C, handles the j members of the royalty of the mythi- j

SETS BROWN'S TRIAL

on the dollar; a surgeon from the outside will;-- TVni

step in, do two hours work, and present a bill for j Illinois, is intended mainly as a guide

to school and college officers in admitting students from other states to advanced high school standing or to college, but incidentally reveals the marked improvement that has recently taken place in secondary education in the United States. The Bureau list has been made up chiefly from the various certification lists maintained by the states, but where the state officials print lists of

high schools of different grades, only

cal principality of Graustark.

The Confession. "The Confession" in four acts by James Halleck Reid. is a perfect tran

script of life. Its characters are real

! Judge to Try Webster Man I Next Week.

of ' people, whose troubles and joys are

Fee Splitting Ricbhmond has cause for self-congratulation n the way its medical profession has smitten the business of fee splitting. Whenever a scandalous practice is revealed among physicians, it is too often presumed that all are involved. But this is an error. While it seems that much fee splitting has been practiced there is no doubt only a few have been guilty. The doctors in the

great majority of cases have kept their skirts , timent will demand a reform

free. If necessary, state law should be invoked and There are some means of dividing fees that a stiff penalty imposed on any physician found are above reproach ethically though they may guilty. be unwise as policy, but the practice so drasti- j All parties having surgical cases should make cally dealt with at the recent state medical asso- it a point to have each of the physicians, practiciation is that wherein a surgeon will secretly tioner and surgeon, present separate and itemcontract with a practitioner to pay a percentage ; ized bills. of all fees charged for cases referred by the I Finally, the medical profession itself can do

lum represents four years of thirtysix weeks or more each; that at least three teachers give their whole time to high school work; that courses of

A PRAYER FOR BEAUTY

practitioner. Twenty-five years ago there were few specialists. What little surgery was done was performed by the general, or old time family physician. As the healing art progressed men began to specialize and develop themselves as experts in narrow divisions of the work. When these specialists first began to be called In by the family doctor the latter would present a bill to cover entire expenses of the case and out of that himself pay the operator. This was innocent enough and deserved no condemnation. But specialism has grown to such proportions the surgeon has been more and more drawn apart from the general practitioner. His specialty has been placed on its own foundation as a business and he makes his own scale of charges. As the number of surgeons increased, competition began to tighten up and each specialist found it increasingly difficult to hold his own. This threw out a temptation to unscrupulous men to invent means of securing trade other than skill and reputation. Fee splitting was such an invention. By means of it a given surgeon is able almost to monopolize the surgical work of a community. He offers a larger percentage than his competitors can or will offer and so makes it to the interest of the general practitioners to refer all his cases to him. This temptation is strongest to the least competent surgeon because he is least able to meet the stress of competition. Because he can't win business from, a rival by fair means, he chooses foul. Where a number of practitioners strike a bargain with a specialist they prepare a reputation for him which will attract an increasing number of cases from other surgeons. The more reputation a surgeon has the more weight does his word of recommendation carry. Because of this,

unsuccessful or incompetent practitioners, eager to secure a business, will work the hardest for

him in order to receive the benefits of his rec

ommendation and his divisions. A practitioner

will praise an incompetent surgeon because he divides fees, while the surgeon will boost for an

incompetent practitioner because he refers cases Thus the practice works both directions to en

courage incompetency and to depress the skilful men and lift the unskilful. It is easy to see how much the unsuspecting public will suffer in the long run from such a state of affairs. When a practitioner stands to receive a large fee from an operation over and above his own charges for attendance he is tempted at times to refer a case for operation when no operation is necessary. Per contra, when a practitioner calls in a surgeon for consultation the surgeon is afraid to turn the case down as operable for fear of offending a practitioner who sends him so much business. Another result is that surgical fees are

raised unnecessarily m the long run. When al certainly not conscience.

fee splitting surgeon monopolizes, a local busi-' Detroit Journal.

ness his reputation enables him to lift prices. He is tempted to do so in order to make up in his own purse the amount paid practitioners in division. Again, the practice will sometimes place a surgeon at the mercy of an unscrupulous practitioner. If the latter turns in a bill to the patient

two hundred dollars, say; the family which was unable to pay its family physician's modest charges now begs, borrows, scrapes and saves and pays a two hundred dollar surgeon fee. The practitioner, feeling himself unjustly dealt with, is glad to make arrangements with the specialist whereby he is able to recoup for his own losses. There is some justice in this plea; there is much injustice in the predicament of the physician; but we do not believe fee splitting a remedy. One doctor has no right to function as the collector of another doctor's bills. There are at least four remedies for the evil of fee splitting. It should be given adequate publicity. When

the general public is clearly informed, public sen- science include satisfactory laboratoI l v -- Lf " that t ri cstli Iraana nn un

adequate library and laboratory equipment. Both public and private secondary schools are represented on the list, names of private schools being printed in italics to distinguish them from the others. Great care has been taken to see that the names and addresses are accurate, but warning is given that lists such as these are bound to he out of date in a short time, and credentials of earlier years from many of the schools listed should be received with caution. In some states credentials issued before 1910 require special scrutiny, according to Dr. Babcock, since high school development in those states is a matter of the past two or three years. The need for a list of accredited secondary schools has become especially evident in the frequent movements of families for residences from one part of the country to another. A thousand miles counts for little nowadays, say the Bureau officials. The principal of the Kos Angeles high school or the registeration officials of the University of Chicago are likely at any time to pas son the standards in Maiden, Mass., Sumter, S. (.'. San Antonio Texas, or Bililngs, Montana. There are rapid changes in high schools, and widely varying types of schools, from the extreme clasical to the extreme vocational. Hence the desirability of a national list that is a compilation of the state or sectional lists. The Bureau's list is for free distribution.

real as are their comedy ana pathos.

which invariably brings laughter and tears. "The Confession'' will be given a complete production by the Francis Sayles' Players at the Murray following "Beveriy of Graustark."

The case of the Mate against Richard Brown charging him with assault and battery with intent to commit murder will be set for trial next week.

Brown shot and seriously wounded Howard Starr, rang foreman employed bv the C. & O. railroad company at Webster where Brown operates a store. The shooti&g occurred seTeral weeks ago. The case was not set for trial because it was not announced definitely that the nctim of the shoettmg was entirely out of danger until this time. The case win be tried during the October term of court which comes Monday.

Gennett. "Broadway Jones." which comes here to the Gennett theatre Tuesday. October 7 is the latest play from the nen of the brilliant young author. Mr.

the schools of first rank are included. ! Geo. M. Cohan. The story deals with

The general principles of selection j ' Broadway" Jones, a young man are that the school shall offer the j about town, who squanders a fortune "14 or 15 points" necessary for admis-1 in an endeavor to "do Broadway," and sion to a standard college or univer-: suddenly finds himself penniless and sity, each point representing a subject j heavily in debt. At the psychological studied for a year; that the curricu- moment a wealthy uncle dies, leaving

more than any other agency to abolish the practice. After all, the public is finally dependent on the doctors' own personal honor. No law possible could prevent a secret, oral, gentlemen's agreement between two men. We are confident the profession will meet the situation promptly and adequately. All Over! It is all over. The Hatch shows have gone elsewhere to hatch schemes for attracting dimes. Deer Horn has folded his tent like an Arab and disappeared. The Ferris wheel has ceased to wheel, teddy bears have ceased to bore, babies no longer have their unbreakable heads cracked, "red hots" and hamburgers no longer disturb our salivary glands, petted pigs, sleek horses, ribboned roosters, and speckled hens, after a too brief season of the fever of city life have retired to the quiet of their bucolic existence, and the aeroplane has been sent to the hospital. We all had a great time, spent plenty of nickels, walked our feet sore, stared at the many wonders, applauded the floats, ate ourselves into a fit of dyspepsia, talked our heads off, and had the bulliest time of our existence generally. And now we will endure a lucid interval until another Fall Festival comes our way which, we hope, will not be long. Our compliments to the gentlemen, the managers. Our hats off to Richmond.

him a Chewing Gum factory in Jonesville. Conn. "Broadway" Jones first thought is to dispose of his inheritance to the highest bidder but through the influence of the "only girl" he retains his Chewing Gum factory and becomes a highly respected citizen of Jonesville.

Murrette. Today, for the first time in Richmond the first of a series of big melodramatic productions in pictures will be shown at the Murrette. ' Wanted by the Police" featuring that well known actor William Jefferson (son of the late Joseph Jefferson, of Rip Van Winkle fame. Mr. Jefferson will be seen as "Billy West." "Wanted by the Police" was one of the biggest successes ever offered the public.

Muiirirettte TODAY!

mittenthal film co.,(inc.) "The Atheist" Present William Jeilerson 'Tr o'd Sake" As Billy West, the Fastest Tele- "Oxygen" graph Operator in the world in a new type of melodrama of - Wanted by SUNDAY Tony the Fiddler' the PoliCC 2 Reel E""y Featur A phenomenal three reel feature "The EmbaiTaSSment Of with a powerful story produced . , M on a gigantic scale. XvlCIieS

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Palace. For Sunday's bill the Palace offers another of those Keystone farces, "The Bowling Match," a clever subject, full of fun, providing situations and featuring those two favorite comedians, Mabel Morman and Ford Sterling. "The Flirt and the Bandid" will be shown, and also "Hearts in the Dark." Today's program includes "A Farmer's Daughter," and "A Slight Misunderstanding." and also an American, "Master of Himself."

Give her such beauty of body and mind As the leaves of an aspen-tree When they vary from silver to green in the wind, And who shall be lovely as she? Then give her the favor of harking to love As the heart of a wood to the call of a dove! And give her the beauty of following free As the cloud in the sky or a wave in the sea! Give her such purity vivid with light As the wonder of passion can be, Aware in the day and rapt in the night, And none shall be lovely as she! O give her the fortune a lover may find In the sharing of beauty of body and mind, The paramount beauty of giving, that she May immortality give it! but give her to me! Witter Bynner in The Forum.

At the Murray. Week of September 29 "A an's Way."

Worn-

At the Gennett Oct. 7 "Broadway Jones.' Soon "The Rose Maid."

Gennett. If you fail to visit the Gennett this week where Miss Colorado Grant's educated dog and pony circus is appearing don't blame any one but yourself. This is positively the best attraction in Richmond this week for the price, and no doubt you have often paid more and seen less for your money. Her dogs are well trained and perform some clever tricks, one in particular is worth more than the ad

mission price. A vaulting dog that jumps from the stage upon the back i of one of the horses while moving rapi idly in a circle. This is the only

CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA. The following unsolicited testimon

ial should certainly be sufficient to i give hope and courage to persons af- ! flicted with chronic dyspepsia: "I J have been a chronic dyspeptic for : years, and of all the medicine I have j taken, Chamberlain's . Tablets have ; done me more good than anything ;

else," says W. G. Mattison, No. 7 Sherman St., Hornellsville, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. t Advertisement)

I MASONIC CALENDAR !

4 : Monday, October 6, 1913, Richmond ! Commandery No. 8, K. T. Stated Con-, clave. ! Tuesday, October 7, 1913, Richmond ! Lodge No. 196, F. & A. M. Stated j meeting and work in Master Mason j degree, commencing promptly at 7 j o'clock. j Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1913, Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M.. 90th anni- j versary celebration of Webb Lodge, j Friday, October 10. 1913. King Solo-1 mon's Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. Stated j meeting. i

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

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'RAH FOR THE SULZER CASE! Albany Journal. Among the differences between the Thaw case and the Sulzer case Is that the latter must some day come to an end.

SERIOUS CATARRH j ! . YIELDS TO HY'OMEI! ! l Do not let this serious disease ex- J tend along the delicate mucous membrane, gradually going from the nose to the throat, thence into the bron-' chial tubes and downward until the lungs are reached. j There is no other treatment for 1 ; catarrh that is like Hyomei or just as i good. None can take its place, none I give such quick, effective and sure reI lief and at so little cost furthermore

I Leo H. Fihe will refund your monev if "A Woman's Way." j vou are not benefited. Hyomei, as sold Tonight at the Murray the Francis i bv all dniggjSts, reaches the most reSayles Players will close their twenty ; m"ote cells of the alr passsaRes, kills second week when they will offer for the catarrhal germs, soothes and heals t the last time Grace George s delightful the irritated muPOUS membrane. i comedy drama A Woman s Way Bpgin ,ta uge nowtoday. and see! which they have been presenting all how quickly thc droppings into the! this week to crowded houses. throat, the discharges from the nose. j sniffling and all other symptoms of Beverly of Graustark. ; catarrh are overcome; and remember Beverly of Graustark, the greatest, no stomach drugging you' breathe

or an romantic piajs vy i.eorge nan !u Th outfit.. containing in

haler and bottle of liquid costs but $1. Extra bottles of liquid, if later needed, j 50 cents. i (Advertisement) !

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MONDAY, Oct. em Thc Francis Sayles Players In the greatest Qf an romantic plays

by George Barr McCu'cheon. The most successful, most popular, most fas :inating romantic play of recent years. Prices-Ma Jnees Tues. Thur. and Sat. 10 and 20 cents. Nigh s 10, 20 and 30 cents.

Week Of October 13m

FIXED FOR THE WINTER. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. The Beef Trust is to be investigated shortly by Con

gress, mat ougnt to supply enough scandal to the country through the winter session nicely.

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HIDING THE MENE, MENE. New York Telegram. See that Mr. Sulzer is described as with his back against the wall. What's the idea? Doesn't want io see the handwriting on it?

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wan mreet. nnanciers are petitioning fov soldiers to protect the financial district from foreign invasion or mob violence. Something it can't be conscience has made cowards of them all.

McCutcheon will be the offering of the Francis Sayles' Players at the Murray theatre all next week with the usual matinees. The many patrons of the Murray will have their first chance to witness

this great play at the regular prices. i The play is picturesque in its dress- j ing and scenic equipments, romantic

in plot and sparkling in its comedy, showing the daring of the Prince of

Liquid Poultry Remedy "SAVES THC SICK" ft Gmm. Rob. Wkitt DiarrlMca. Urnhenterk tni 11 pooltTf J . N.carc. BO Mf It w.rki biU tncy rMU Price 25c and 50c. THE REX CHEMICAL CO. Newport. K.T.

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Theatre Tuesday

Oct.7

One Night Only. Attraction Extraordinary! Cohan and Harris present GEORGE M. COHAN'S Greatest Success

PALACE

todayTwo Big Comedies and a Drama MASTER OF HIMSELF American SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING Majestic. FARMER'S DAUGHTER. Thanhouser Sunday Keystone Comic.

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A comedy full of laughs. 6 months at Geo. M. Cohan Theatre N. Y. Conceded by all critics the smartest play of the year. Don't miss the play that placed the author in a class by himself. LAUGHS ! LAUGHS ! LAUGHS ! Prices 25, 50, 75, $1.00, $1.50. Seats on Sale on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Murray theatre box office. Mail orders now.

HE'S AN ACTIVE MAN. Springfield Republican. Possibly this is the end of William Barnes' domination Of the Renuhliran nartv In Vt,- .. x...

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covering ww" cApcuscs ui a given case, ne win . successor will have to put in as manv

turn over to the surgeon only a portion of amount ! to hod the job.

paid by patient for the surgeon's work. j Not only is the business of fee division dis-j . . W0ULDN'T do us any good.

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honorable and dangerous, it is fraudulent. The: practitioner who-receives a division is securing: money under false pretenses. He charges thei patient for his own work and then in addition re-'

The way to bring down the price of beef is to quit eating it, according to the packers' association. But what is the advantage of having cheap beef if we don't eat it!

FILE 133 CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY During September 1SS claims against the 'city were filed and 92 were paid, amounting to $5,619.01. Refunds of ths -Uiner of 5 per cmt of the costs of

improvements, amounting to $673.12 ' were paid to contractors. j The report is as follows: Bids for improvements and supplies, j 12; bids let for improvements. 3; con-j tracts signed. 7; complaints received.: 3, remonstrances. 2; petitions, 8; as- j

sessment rolls ordered. 13; orders is-i sued, 16; improvements excepted I Camels are the when completed, 3; resolutions adopt-! that cannot swim.

ed. 3; time extension granted contractors on improvements, 2; reserves refunded, 5. During the month, the board held seven meetings, six of which were regular meetings and one a called meeting.

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Monrette Tleatre "S&T W. (5-7

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