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THE 3I0RXING OREGOXIAN. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1907. N 5 DB.H0DHE-G0MES-BAGKTOTHEATTAGK Ha January meeting return the same, to gether with a bill for my expenses for the precise amount incurred or retain the check and return the balance in coin, should it be more acceptable to the board. F. E. MOORE. D. O. Hovv State Medical Examiners Divide Up Equally a Fat "Jack-pot." LAW VIOLATED, HE SAYS Provide for Payment of Expenses Only, but the Doctors Take Everything Left in the Treasury. LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec. 21. (To the Editor.) In your special from Salem in The Oregonlan of December 20. entitled, "Osteopath Starts Row With Board." my position on some of the questions which came before the Medical Board, is only partly set forth. It occurs to the writer that in view of some of the comments made thereon by other members of the State Board of Medical Examiners, which tended In some degree to be of a sar castic, If not vindictive, nature, the whole matter might very properly, with your permission, be presented to the public, and thus explain my motive in seeking official sanction of that part of the board's policy dividing the funds remain ing In the treasury among each other after the payment of the legitimate ex penses of the board meeting. Under appointment of the Governor. I qualified as a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners on May 31, 1907, and then met with the board at Port land for the first time on July 9, 10 and U. While the balance of the members of the board did not exactly agree with my views upon certain matters princi pally relating to the character of treat ment which should be afforded the mem bers of the profession of osteopathy prac ticing In this state, yet on the whole I wish to state that the members of the board treated me with uniform courtesy snd kindness, and in fact always showed themselves to be excellent men and per fect gentlemen. Xtt Work Assigned Moore. Although it has been said by one of the members that "at the same time it is worth while to mention that at the last examination Dr. Moore received the same compensation for expenses as other mem bers of the board and performed no serv ices whatever; he did not examine any one." it is the custom of the board to divide the subjects upon which the appli cants were to be examined among each other and at the last examination no subjects had been assigned me. and con sequently I performed no services in that regard; but at the annual meeting on July 11, following examinations, the board thereupon reassigned to each other the duties thereof and prescribed as my duties what was believed to be a fair proportion of the burden of the work, which I hope to perform at the meeting of the board in January next. At the close of the board meeting In July the secretary gave me a cashier's check on a Portland bank for $50, exacting J2 in return, and I presume gave a like amount to the balance of the members of the board. Unon mv asktnar the seoretnrv for what purpose this money was being disbursed, he replied that it was the usual custom to divide 'the funds remain ing among the members of the board. No expense bill was filed by me, and I presume none was submitted by the other members, and thus matters stood until I came home. Look Into the Law. Upon reading the ' statute controlling these matters I felt that I was not en titled to this sum of money when my ex penses did not amount to this sum. I Immediately took the matter up with my attorneys in this city, who advised me that In their opinion my views of the law were correct. They suggested that I get the opinion of the Attorney-General on this question. Shortly thereafter I attended the meeting of the American Osteopathic Association, held this year at Jamestown, and this question was not again considered until my return home in October. I then addressed a letter to my attorneys, in this city," asking them to submit the same to the Attorney-General, which they very kindly did, and the Attorney-General answered under date of December 18, substantially as given In your report. I observe the comment of some of the members of the board that I had many Ideas that the other members of the board did not concur In. Permit me to say that about the only thing in which the board and myself did not agree was as to the character of certificate or li cense that should be given to the 60-odd applicants thereof who were members of the osteopathic profession and practicing in this state. The law gives the board authority to charge a reasonable fee for these licenses, and the board, at a meet ing to which the writer was not Invited, concluded that the sum of $5 each was the proper amount for each of the ap plicants to pay to cover "necessary" ex penses. Thus a fund of $300 was created out -of which the expenses of registering the osteopaths and issuing licenses to them were to be paid. Board Issues Cheap Licenses. I asked the board to be good enough to issue to the osteopathic licentiates a lithographed certificate or license; In other words, something that would carry with It at least a decent appearance and be similar to the license which the board now executes for the benefit of those passing the examinations. I even went go far as to ascertain from a responsible printing establishment that for $75 a sup ply could be had which would be suffi cient .to cover not only present needs, but for years to come. The board ans wered my request by procuring a very cheaply printed form of license. Of course the high opinion which I had of the remaining members of the board would preclude my asserting that the board desired to buy as cheap a license as possible in order that the "jack pot" for division would be correspondingly larger. I do not wish to become personal In my remarks nor do I agree that the board's particular and individual esti mate of their own services is the im portant feature of this question. One of the members from Salem seems to think that it was a question of what each of us thought our time vas worth; another that a generous and fair-minded public would permit them to retain the money whether the law authorized the division or not. I submit that if the law does not authorize us to take from the board's treasury anything more than our pc rsonal expenses in attending the board meeting, that so far as I am concerned the ac ceptance of such funds over and above legitimate expenses Is Just as wrongful as If some stranger had tt.pped the till of the treasury. Holding t these views and without criticising part policies. I have retained in my possession, without cashing, the cashier's check'given me by the secretary of tb board,' and will at Chft-Chat of Sporting World BY WILL G. MAC RAE. -- -- -- -- -- Open Evenings BY WILL G. MAC RAE. A5EATLE woman has sued the city for $500 damages because a city rat pois oner killed her cat. So far as we are able to find out it was not Empire Pop Derrick who poisoned the cat, although it is well known that the former coast league ump is in the rat-killing business. Hen Berry, manager of the Loo Loos, s still suffering from the continuous baseball bug for Los Angeles. Latest advices from the Southern California city say he will produce the money and the men at the league's annual meeting. Who will go down the line with him on the proposition? Here's hoping, Hen! ' The Washington, D. C Herald -says that the Langford -Barry fight was post poned until January 1. They fought Fri day night. The scribe got his dates grounded. He evidently meant that Lang ford, when he beat Barry, that the dinge postponed Jim Barry's championship aspirations. A London scientist says the world Is pear-shaped. This may be the conditions around dear old Lumon since the ar rival of Tommy Burns. Professor Love must have mistaken the bulge on the earth's surface for that bump of self conceit that Burns lugs around with him. There Is a lively row on between the New York Giants and the Boston Na tional League. McGraw and Joe Kelley, Boston's new manager, thought they had a deal fixed up for a trade of players. McGraw traded Bowerman, Broune, Ferguson, McGaum and Dahlen for Tenney. Brldwell and Needham. Before the deal was put through Barney Drey fuss tried to spike it. The pirate mogul missed Are and McGraw did the cussing. When Jack O'Brien knocked out Hen ron, the English heavyweight, the Phila delphia fight fans gave three cheers for "Jack O'Brien, ah honest performer." Our information falls to reveal just what particular brand of honesty the fans of the unconscious city were cheering. BURIES DOHERJY'S VICTIM Hearing of Murderer Postponed Till After Holidays. HEPPNER, Or., Dec. 22.-(SpectaI.) Owing to the fact that District Attor ney Phelps had just left here Friday morning for Pendleton to attend to court matters In Umatilla County, the preliminary hearing of Dan P. Doherty, on the charge of murder, which was set for Monday morning, will have to be postponed until after the holidays. The funeral of Oscar Allen, Doherty's victim, was held this afternoon In Lex ington. The Odd Fellows took charge of the services and a large delegation from the Heppner lodge went down to Lexington to be in attendance. There has been but one murder case in 20 years in Morrow County, and now there are two set for one term of court. INCREASE IX TILLABLE ACRES Umatilla County Shows Big Gain In Five Years. PENDLETON. Or., Dec. .22. (Special.) Umatilla County's rapid development is shown in the recent summary of the tax able property in the county, recently fur nished the Secretary of State by As sessor Strain. This summary, compared with the one made five years ago, shows the number of tillable acres has increased by 90,000. The total number of acres of arable land in the county at the present time is 416.000. The number of acres of classified as non-tillable is given at 5SS, 144. The figures for the latter do not, of course, include the forest reserves and other Government land not subject to taxation. The amount of non-tillable land In the county Is constantly Increas ing, also, by reason of the fact that so much Government land is being taken up and deeded to settlers. The increase in the number of tillable acres is due in large measure to the dif ferent Irrigation projects which are being completed. This is not the only source of increase, however, as thousands of acres of land in the western and south ern parts of the county are now plowed up and growing wheat that a few years ago were considered worthless for any thing more valuable than range for stock. Much of It was given over entirely to sagebrush and Jack rabbits. The Pilot Rock and Birch Creek countries have experienced the greatest development in this line. FRUITGROWERS PLAN MEETING Will Join With Eugene. Commercial Club January 4. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 22. Special.) The Commercial Club promotion department has decided to join with the Lane County Horticultural Society In sharing the ex pense of the proposed mass meeting of fruitgrowers and citizens, to be held here Saturday, January 4. Prominent speakers will address the meetings and the people throughout the county will be asked to send In questions which they would like the experts to answer. The committee in charge has selected Dr. v. A. Paine to act as chair man of the mass meeting. W. G. Allen, representing the Horticul tural Society, has secured the use of the courthouse for the meeting, and Man ager Hartog. of the Commercial Club, is now in correspondence with the vari ous speakers. Judging from the way the committee is working, it is safe to pre diet that this is going to be one of. the biggest and most important meetings ever held In Lane County. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Member Cornell Faculty. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. Dr. Henry Patterson Loomie, professor of'therar peutlos and clinical medicine at Cor nell University, and former president of the American Academy of Medicine. died suddenly from pneumonia today at his home here. He was born in New York City in 1859. Mine Power Plant Destroyed. CREEDE. ' Col., Dec. 22. The big power plant or. the Happy Thought mine, belonging to the United Creede Mines Company, was destroyed by fire tonight. Loss estimated at $100,000. The mine was closed on account of the depreciation In silver and the cause of the fire Is unknown. . Clark Formerly Elected. ST. PAUL. Dec. 22. Francis B. Clark, formerly general traffic manager of the Great Northern, was yesterday elected president of the Portland Seattle and Astoria and Columbia River Railroads. His headquarters will be In Portland. "Pfeffer Kuchen" decorates the tree beautifully, and is delicious to eat. Royal Bakery. 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Park Biggest, Busiest and Best -- CHICAGO TEAM COME AMERICAN CHAMPION'S TO PliAY IN CALIFORNIA. dedicated and opened for worship. By this dedication, the Catholic Diocese em bracing the State of Washington, has a cathedral home for the first tlm in the 30 years of its existence. It was erected at a cost of JoOO.000. Today is the 25th anniversary of Bishop O'Dea's ordination as a priest, and this fact was referred to this morning:, and the early history of the diocese reviewed. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Bishop Carroll, of Helena, Mont. Six Games Have Been Arranged With Seals, and McCredle's Men May " Play One. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22. (Special.) Jack Gleason announced tonight that he has closed a contract by which the Chi cago Americans will play at least six games in San Francisco with the Seals, March 8, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. Comlskey will bring a party of about 50, Including 32 players, who will be di vided into two teams, and they will al ternate between here and Los Angeles. All told, the former world's champions will spend three weeks In the state. ' Gleason said that he had been request ed 'by Walter McCredie to arrange a game at Salinas with the Beavers, and White Stockings and that he thought there would be no difficulty. RASMUSES STUDENT MANAGER Will Have Charge of All Athletics at University of Washington. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 22. (Special.) Wil liam B. Rasmusen. of Forest Grove, Or., has been appointed general manager of student affairs at the University of Washington at a salary of $100 per month. He will have complete supervision of the managerial part of all Intercollegiate ath letics. Rasmusen took hold of football early in the past season, when everything was in a chaotic condition, and made a complete success of the undertaking. His success under the adverse conditions shows that he will be a capable man ager for the remainder of this college year and next Fall. Rifle Shoot at Colfax. COLFAX. Wash., Dec. 22. (Special.) Colfax riflemen will give a two days' shoot at the Colfax Fair grounds Decem ber 23 and 24. The prizes will include b?eves. turkeys, geese, ducks and chlck e,ns. No one will be barred. Riflemen will be here from many points In Eastern Washington. Purse shooting and a chance for amateurs will also be a feature. historic ship wrecked Austral, in Which M. Charcot Made Trip to Arctic Seas. BUENOS AYRES. Dec. 22. The whaling steamer" Austral, which was recently an Argentin naval transport, and prior to that was the Francais, on which the explorer, M. Charcot. In 1903-4, made his southen expedition, has been totally wrecked in a fierce gale on the Uruguayan coast. The Austral carried 26 person.. Including the members of the Meteorological Oi servatory for Wandel Island 4.' 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