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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTE3IBER 12, 1914. PESKY LITTLE GALL SAG NO REAL USE Envious Membrane Makes Big Stir Unless Its Pranks Cut Short by Knife. "CUT IT OUT" IS SLOGAN Doctors' Meeting Charge All Offenses of Decalogue Against Tiny Organ and long List of Its Disturb ances Is Cited by Healers. The cholecystis. a small membranous sac situated just south of the liver, whose common or garden name !s the gall bladder, was deleted by censor, ex punged from the record, sent to the guillotine and otherwise read out of the party as being a more or less worth less and troublesome portion of the human economy, by members of the Oregon State Medical Association, in session yesterday at the German House, " Thirteenth and Jefferson streets. Tall, thin doctors with oscillating Adams-apples; little, nervous doctors with bulbous eye-glasses and black, spike-tail beards: short, roly-poly doc tors with high-pitched voices; wise old doctors whu had hunted the festive appendix to its lair many a time and oft, and downy young doctors who could not satisfactorily dispose of their hands, were agreed, with but few ex ceptions, that the gall bladder is well nigh as useless as the vermiform ap pendix, to which they compared it with no particular credit to either organ. Little Sac Denounced. In fact, some of them went so far as to dub the cholecystis the "biliary ap pendix," and all handled the subject, as Dr. J. A. Pettit, of Portland, said he was pleased to see them handle it, in "true Patrick Henry style." mincing no words in expressing the opinion that under any number of given circum stances the gall bladder should be ruthlessly removed. "If It is 'stuck up," " said one doctor, referring to an adhesive condition, "cut It out." Others declared that if It was "swelled up," or hypertrophied, the same severe and slangy slogan should apply. Dr. Andrew C. Smith said that, while he was not yet fully convinced that the extreme practice of removing all stone bearing gall bladders should be adopted, he was "about persuaded that we should apply the same dictum to the gall bladder that we do to the appen dix operate in the initial attack." "As lu appendical surgery." he said, "we unanimously proclaim do not sub mit the patient to further attacks. Do not procrastinate until a pronounced pathology invalids or destroys the pa tient. Early Operation Urged. "So In gall-bladder surgery," he con tinued, "we will become unanimous In educating the people to look upon cho lecystitis, or cholelithiasis, as upon appendicitis, and demand operation in the original attack." It was Dr. Smith who enlivened his remarks with the guillotine metaphor, but It was Dr. J. Earl Else who started the whole bitter business, and who was followed by everybody else who had Ideas on the subject of gall bladders and their general conduct, past, pres ent, future. Dr. Else, who Is an instructor at the University of Oregon Medical School, read a paper on the Bubject "Mucous Glands of the Gall Bladder, Their Orig in. Pathology and Clinical Signifi cance." The paper was highly technical, bris tling with phrases like "columnar epi thelial cells," "phlegmonous cholecys titis," and "fundus adenoma," while words like "trabeculae," "desqulrainat ed," "periglandulitis" and "adenopapil loma" crowded each other for places on the firing line. Slides Illustrate Lecture. The paper was illustrated with stereoptlcon slides, which threw strawberry - colored pictures on- a screen. To a layman the pictures looked like relief maps, one particu larly resembling Asia Minor and an other the Scandinavian Peninsula As. Dr. Else talked, he pointed out rivers on the map that he said were tubular ducts and lakes that he said were cysts. The doctors were intensely interested In all that he said, pronounced his paper a scholarly one, nodding vigor ously when he mentioned authorities like Luschka and Aschoff, as though they had been college chums with these gentlemen, and then came the deluge of condemnation that made one 11 shamed that he had such a contempt ible thing as a gall-bladder about his person. Removal In Store for Orsan Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie said that he was in favor of handling affections of the gall bladder in a surgical way, either by drainage or removal. Dr. Mackenzie was emphatic in de claring for a large incision in opera tions for appendicitis or gall stones, saying that it was "almost criminal" to make such a small incision that the surgeon would have no opportunity of inspecting other organs besides the one which was the object of the operation. He told of how an operation for ap pendicitis, having provd unsuccessful, further investigation showed that the original trouble had been due to the gall bladder. " This is not a rare occurrence, but a constant one," said Dr. Mackenzie. Drainage Thought Well. However, he was not so strongly in favor of removal as some of the other speakers, saying that if the walls of the gall bladder appeared thin, nor mal and translucent the organ could very well be left unmolested. Dr. Mackenzie advocated a long period of drainage, giving it as his opinion that manv drainage operations are not satisfactory because not long enough continued. He also said that the dan ger of mortality was high In removing badly-affected gall bladders. Dr. R. C. Coffey said that he thought It was a question whether or not the danger of removal was not overesti mated, and that it had been his ex perience that he could perform the removal operation more quickly and satisfactorily than the drainage oper tion. Dr. Coffey granted that 'the gall bladder is an organ of some function, serving as a safety valve in certain stages of digestion and carrying dila tion from the duodenum." "It seems to me that In diagnosis of eases In which the gall bladder is affected It would be better. If we would not think of jaundice," said Dr. Park Weed Willis, of Seattle, who pointed out that there are many cases In which jaundice does not appear. He also said that X-ray pictures could not be relied on for diagnosis. He was more merciful on the poor outcast cholecystis than others of the speakers, saying that he thought there "might be cases where it was better to leave It." "We do not always take the ap- said, adding that he was a firm be liever, with Dr. Mackenzie, in a good big Incision, so as to allow the surgeon to prowl around and make a general inspection of the vital organs. Blood Examination Needed. Dr. Charles Flagg, of Vancouver, Wash., urged the need of blood-examination in gall bladder cases. Dr. George F. Koehler, of Portland, mentioned tight lacing as a possible cause of gall bladder trouble. "I feel that practically everything we do in medicine is a scientific guess," said Dr. Charles B. Sears, of Portland, "but it is our duty to make that guess as scientific and exact as possible." Dr. Sears emphasized the necessity of the preparation of a careful history, a careful physical examination and a scrupulous laboratory diagnosis In a case of gall bladder affections. Other 'speakers yesterday were Dr. Joseph L. McCool, of Portland; Dr. J. J. Emmons, of Medford; Dr. E. A. Rich, of Tacoma; Dr. Charles R. Mc Clure, of Portland; Dr. J. P. Tamiesie, of Portland, and Dr. F. G. Sweden burg, of Ashland. Dr. Calvin S. White, retiring presi dent, and president of the State Board of Health, delivered an address on "Standardization and Supervision of Hospitals." The election of officers resulted as follows: Dr. A. E. Hockey, of Portland, president; Dr. R. J. Pilklngton, of GIRLS ESCAPE WAR Two Students Safe at Home After Five Years Abroad. GERMAN FOOD LIMITED Masses Edith and Lenore Gregory See Excitement In Berlin When Troops Mobilize, but Get Away Without Serious Trouble. After five years spent in Berlin and Paris. Misses Edith and Lenore Greg ory daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gregory, 818 Hancock street, returned to Portland Wednesday night. The AFTER FIVE YEARS ABROAD, PORTLAND YOUNG WOMEN RETURN HOME. : I ; ; : l EDITH AND LENOBE GREGORY. Astoria, first vice-president; Dr. W. H. Dale, of Harrisburg, second vice-president; Dr. R. J. Marsh, of Portland, third vice-president; Dr. M. B. Marcel lus, of Portland, re-elected secretary; Dr. Katherine C. Manion, of Portland, re-elected treasurer; Dr. J. A. Pettit, of Portland. Dr. F. G. Swedenburg. of Ashland, and Dr. Calvin S. White, of Portland, counsellors. whito was elected to fill the un expired term as counsellor of the late Dr. S. T. Linklater, 01 imisuoiu, hose family resolutions 01 coouuicu were adopted. tit w T Williamson, of Portland, Just back from Europe, was chosen delegate to the convention of the American Meaical A.ssocia.11011 at "" Francisco next June, win ur. jja.. kenzle as alternate. "Painless Parkers" Opposed. a resolution was adopted placing the association on record as against the initiative bill proposed by i-ainie&s Parker, removing "present require ments and qualifications for the prac tice of dentistry." Another resolution was that members of the association should patronize only those advertisers represented In Northwest Medicine, of ficial organ of tne association, puu- Ushed at Seattle. Graduates of the Northwestern uni versity School of Medicine rormea an association, with the following officers: nr. J. C. E. King, of I'ortiano, pi evi dent, and Dr. Else, secretary. Dr. A. E. Rockey. of Portland, New President of the Oregon State Medical Association. n.hMt shows pojwUx. althou?i usually ws do," heioxnaafc The convention closed with the an- nual Danquet given u m County Medical Association to the members of the state association at the Multnomah last nlgnt. JJr. a. v. Moore, of Portland, presided as toast- master. DAMAGE DONE BY STORM Lightning and Wind Shock Man, 6mah Pole, Tree and Window. When lightning struck the telephone pole at Tenth and Everett streets yes terday afternoon R. A. Sawyer, of the Veteran Meat Market, knew about It a few seconds later, after having been hurled across his office-room. Mr. Sawyer was telephoning at the time and was leaning over a metal safe. The shock sent him sprawling, but he recovered in a few seconds, un injured. The telephone pole was split from the top down for 30 or 35 feet. Considerable damage was done when a tree in front of 391 Burnside street, between Park and Ninth streets, blew down yesterday morning. A trolley wire was broken down, affecting two blocks, and the entire front of the Electric Film Company at 392 Burn side street was smashed in. The tree was in front of the property owned by E. M. Dal ton. an becoming common la young women secured passage in Ber lin before war was declared, intending to sail August 6. Before they had a chance to get out of the country, however, the mobiliza tion of German troops had begun and they were delayed until August 18. They sailed on the steamer Andania, landing in Montreal. Girls Go for Study. The Misses Gregory went to Europe to study In July, 1909. Since then Miss Edith Gregory has been studying paint ing under Muller Schonenfeld and Karl Wendel, In Berlin, and under noted artists In Paris. Miss Lenore has been studying in the Royal High School of Music in Berlin under Professor Markees and Professor Willi Hess. The young women saw much of the excitement In Berlin before leaving. They said yesterday: "It was not the same Berlin half an hour after the mobilization order had been issued. Women took men's places on cabs. In railway stations and in other public places. The excitement was intense. At first the Germans were stunned. They did not know whether to laugh or to cry. The order came so suddenly and so unexpectedly that they had not time to recover before the soldiers were off to the front." The Misses Gregory told a thrilling tale of the strict discipline followed after war was declared. Persons who tried to get by on the trains without passports were arrested as spies, they declared. Food Supplies Slump. They told also of the rapid consump tion of food supplies. Soon after the war broke out, they said, no sugar, salt nor flour could be secured in Ber lin. Many shops were entirely sold out and food prices were doubled. They remarked about the courteous treatment tendered to the American people by both the British and the Ger man nations. "The continent Is a wonderful place," they said. "People were kind and considerate of the American tour ist. But during war times there is no place in the world so good as home." And the girls drew a long breath of relief and contentment. The Gregory girls lost all their bag gage, including many paintings be longing to Miss Edith, the result of five years' work. Miss Lenore lost all her music and one violin, together with all her clothes except those she wore and a few in a suit case. MR. RICHARDSON MAY AID Land Products Show to Ask Founder of League to Kaise Fund. Tom Richardson, the founder of the Oregon Development League, will be asked to raise the subscriptions for the guarantee fund of the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show next month, according to a decision of the directors of the show at their monthly meeting In the Commercial Club yesterday. A committee consisting of David M. Dunne, F. W. Hild, Louis W. Buckley and A. P. Bateham was appointed to present the matter to Mr. Richardson. A report was read to the effect that the railroads will use 3000 lithographic posters of the exposition in their sta tions. All the space available in the Armory has been engaged for the man ufacturing exhibits, and the directors yesterday authorized the sale of space in the machinery building. OREGON FIRMJS FAVORED Contract for University Seating Plant Let to Higher Bidder. EUGENE. Or., Sept. 11. (Special.) A Portland contractor whose bid on the University of Oregon heating plant was $2000 higher than that of a Ta coma firm was favored by the board of regents at the meeting yesterday. The contract was let to the Kenall Heating Company, of Portland, because the board held that the Oregon com pany should have preference on an Oregon building. The bid of the Bayajohn-Arnold Com pany, of Portland, which will secure the contract for the construction of the administration building. Is notable In that it is more than 10 per cent below the architect's estimate, Today I stood and marveled at the works of man. I saw an achievement, completed, that has called forth the skill of America's greatest engineers, the labor of a thousand men, the expenditure of a million and a half dollars. Many said it could not be done. But now it is a reality an ideal carried out by unceasing energy and confidence. It is the beauty spot of all Portland an inspira tion and heritage for generations to come. MONEY MEN CALM Commercial Club President Finds East Optimistic. GOOD FROM WAR FORECAST Although Xo New Investments Are Songht, American Industry Will Fill Wants Supplied Abroad, Says Hi D. Ramsdell. "Th New York situation, which in dicates the Eastern situation as a whole from a financial and commercial viewpoint is one of assurance and op timism, though naturally not without a certain amount of anxiety," said Ho- n Ramsdell. president or tne Portland Commercial Club, upon his re turn from a month's trip East, part of which was on business and part on pleasure. Mr. Ramsdell left fortiana aohv 12, visiting New York. Newport, Provi dence, where he was bom, and other points. "In connection with tne imancin condition of this country." said Mr. Ramsdell, "there are many problems that are being solved today. One of the main of these is in mu, $75 000,000 of Eastern capital is needed 7 '. ... .1.. ..tmi nrnn There is. to nancie m - - too, $80,000,000 needed for the payment of interest and maturity on i - "411 the same, the banks and the bankers are optimistic, decidedly so. They are not taking up any new enter prises or investments wtih avidity and yet they are helping their regular cus tomers with all the money they need. New Markets-Predicted. "The general feeling Is that the ef fect of the present war will be to open up many branches of trade hitherto neglected or not possessed by America at all. "The war certainly has shown one thing, with considerable surprise to most 'people concerned. We have al ways thought of ourselves as more nearly Independent of any other nation than any country In the world. The war has shown us our absolute depend ence in many things today. "It will be the means of bringing about a great patriotic sense of the need for purchasing American-made goods The demand for such will lead to manufacture of articles in this coun try now or rather recently made abroad. "It is certain, for instance, that cot ton manufacture here will be begun In enormous quantities. The larger in crease in manufacturers will spell the equally greater increase in workers with a consequently large decrease in the number of unemployed. European Factories Stopped. "With the exception of England, none of the manufacturing countries in Europe now at war will be able to manufacture anything for months to come. , "One great Industry hitherto mo nopolized by Germany has been the manufacture of dye stuffs. Germany w1b In making lonK-time contracts for the supply of dye stuffs. and chemicals, tnereoy Keeping me trade in her country. This Is now al America will be able to get a.t least her fair share. "The shoe industry snouio De greatly stimulated, for the warring armies v. tM a&d eventually, if the wax continues aa it shows Indications of doing, they must be shod with American footwear. "The inability to secure shipments of kid for gloves, too, probably will result in the purchase by Americans of greater quantities of fabric gloves made at home. Wheat Sales Thought Assured. "Seeing that there never has beem such a financial situation in Europe, not even In Napoleon's time. It is im possible for anyone to say what the final effect will be at all. "The fact that every country has to eat assures us of the disposal of our wheat, paid for by the countries before It leaves these shores. The first short age in merchantmen due to need of all large ships for transports is already on the decrease, and there should be no such shortage in vessels. American shipping will benefit greatly. "But the confidence in Wilson's de termination to maintain an absolutely strict neutrality has bred a confidence that everything will work for the benefit of America without America having to be at all grasping in her desire to get the trade hitherto "in the hands of one or other of the great na tions of Europe." ORATORIO PICKS NIGHT LAND SHOW GETS PORTLAND SO CIETY TO SING. BIG FAIR IS MECCA Thousands of Children Guests at Vancouver Celebration. Rare Musical Treat Is In Store for Those Who Will Attend Big Ex hibition on November 3. The Portland Oratorio Society has accepted the invitation of President David M. Dunne to participate In a special day or night at the Land Show and has decided upon Thursday even ing, November 3. This popular society, organized two years ago to establish a permanent Oratorio Singing Society, has rendered "The Messiah," "Redemption," "Elijah," besides several miscellaneous concerts In which such well-known artists as Mrs. Bauer, Mrs. Weinstein, Mrs. Albert, Miss Collais, Mrs. Marx, Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Hoose, Mr. Fargo, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Evans Mr. Hurlbut, Mr. Wilson, John Claire Monteith. Dom Zan took active part Joseph A. Finley Is director. The programme for the oratorio special night will be one of rare musical treat to the many visitors at the exposition. There will be Grand Army of the Republic special day at the Manufac turers' and Land Products Show. The department of Oregon has taken up the matter and has appointed the following comrades to represent the three posts: James D. Shaw, Post No. 3; J. L. Meisenheimer, Post No. 1; C. A. Williams. Post No. 12. The com mittee will meet Tuesday with Presi dent Dunne and Manager Buckley to arrange details for the Grand Army of the Republic day. The Sutherlln Valley has sent In signed contracts for exhibit space. The Hood River Apple Growers' Associa tion has closed for space, as have also the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, through General Manager Malbeouf. Douglas County Pioneer Passes. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Christina Marks, aged 67 yeais and for nearly half a century a resi dent of Douglas County, died here Tuesday night. Mrs. Marks was a na tive of Germany. She first located In Illinois, later crossing the plains to Douglas County. She was married to E. C. MarkB at Gardiner nearly 40 years ago. The body was taken to Gardiner yesterday, where the funeral will be held tomorrow. She Is sur vived by her husband and four sons, all of whom are residents of Douglas County. Th. rovernment of Ontario offer. $25, 000 for th. first dlscovsry of radium In th. arovlnoi . GATES TO CLOSE TONIGHT Variety of Entertainment Offered and Awards of Prizes . Ui Baby and Industrial Contests An nounced; Others Due Today. VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) Children's day attracted several thousand children from both Oregon and Washington to the Columbia River Interstate Fair today. All school children were admitted free of charge to the celebration of the 90th anni versary of the founding of Fort Van couver. The afternoon was slightly squally, but later the sun shone bright and the few minutes' rain was forgot ten. ,.. The big fair and celebration will close tomorrow with a night show In which scenes of '49 will be depicted. Indians will attack a stockade and set tler's log cabin in the center field and set it on fire. ' Cowboys and Company K, Twenty first Infantry, in charge of Captain Armistead. of Vancouver Barracks, will dash to the rescue, annihilate the In dians and save the family. Eugenics Scorea Given. The eugenics contest. In which 120 Washington and Oregon babies were competing, closed today and prizes were awarded to 35 winners. Tho BWJP stakes child, a 12-months-old girl, Mil dred Bottemlller, scored 98.5. Her parents live on rural route No. 3. Van couver The highest scoring boy was Donald Boniface, 24 months old. of Van couver. The second best baby girl was Alvcrda M. Edmonds, of Rldgefleld. who scored 98. Roderick Johnson, of Brash Prairie, was second best boy. The girl making the most advance ment during the past year was Grace 8. Edmond, and the boy, Kenneth Hutchinson. The competition of the six Granges in Clarke County was won by Min nehaha, scoring 1897 points out of a possible 2000. Ripe raspberries and strawberries, picked Sunday, were In cluded In the exhibits. Washington Grange, of Orchards, won second with 1773 points; Washougal, third, with 1699' Fishers, fourth, with 1680; Rlvervlew, fifth, with 1639. and Lake Shore, sixth, with 1531 points. The Judging of tho Grange exhibits required the better part of two days. Fellda Couple Winners. Mr. and Mrs. A. Farln, of Fellda, won high honors for the third time In suc cession for the best individual farm exhibit with 2015 out of a possible 2500 points. They had more than 350 differ ent varieties of products. F. H. Ed monds, of Rldgefleld. won second place with 1910 points; A. Trenner, of Wash ougal, third; E. P. Goerlg. of Wood land, Cowlitz County, fourth; George Whipple, of Harmony, fifth, and Will iam Olson, of Klickitat County, sixth. The best assortment of canned fruit was shown by Mrs. J. J. Ltndauer, ten one-quart Jars. The same class In vege tables was won by Mrs. Llndauer; the best assortment of canned goods. In cluding fruits and vegetables, by Mr. Rae, of Lake Shore. She had 105 va rieties. Early Sale Costly. Frank Russell, of Washougal. who sold his crop this year for $25,000 and lost $16,90 by selling too soon, woe the first prize offered for the best dis play of prunes; Chapln Mills, second. and Frank Payne, third. The beat gen eral display of apples was won by William Olson; Mrs. M. T. Selby. ot Minnehaha, second. Mrs. Gordon Stuart. won first prize for the best loaf of white bread, and a special prize for the best loaf of graham bread. For the best limb dis play of prunes, Al Madsen won first place, and Frank Payne, second. One of the lively features at the fair today was the Scout Young Camp of Boy Scouts, who were heard all over the grounds beating drums and blowing bugles. They were given hearty ap plause. Tomorrow will conclude the fair and championship events, and after the con tests the Judges will average the points won dally and award the prizes. It is expected that tomorrow will equal Thursday's attendance, and that the events on the track and Infield will be as good as on any day during the week. CARS WILL SIGNAL TURNS Street Railway to Warn Other Traf fic of Movement. At the suggestion of offlelals of the Portland Railway. Light A Power Company, streetcars In making turns from one street to another are to sig nal to other traffic Indicating the di rection to be taken. The ringing of the warning bell on the front plat form once will indicate the car la go ing straight ahead: twice that tt will turn to the left; three times that It will turn to the right, and four times that It will back up. Provision fer these signals will be made a part of the new city traffic ordinance. 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