Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-23
Senate Bill to Require Labelling
of Packages and Bottles
Sold in Iowa
COMPANION TO FOOD MEASURE
Acts Necessary to Validate
Donations Of Various City Councils
Rate Hearings to Be Attended by
Public committee-Application for
Foster Pardon for Public Opposition.
Special to Times-Republicap.

SpeCldl 10 i IlIlSS-1sSPAOAiSeNAt-
Des Moines, Jan. Ex-senator New
berry in the senate today introduced a
bill that will require the makers OF
patent medicines and all such nos
/ trums to place on the label on the out
side of the bottle or package the
amount of liquor and narcotics and
peisons contained in the stuff. 1t is
/ a bill drawn on the same lines as the
/ national law but adapted to the pur-
poses of the state of Iowa. 1t further
more provides that cocaine can be sold
only on physicians prescription and
never more than once on the same
] prescription. Wood alcohol is placed
under the same strict regulations.
The bill is companion to two that
were introduced yesterday by Senator
| Newberry, one a bill regulating the sale
of seeds and stock foods and providing
for state inspection and the other pro-
viding for state inspection of paints
and oils. All of the measures are an
extension of the provisions of the pres
] ent pure food law of the state SO as to
/ provide for a state inspection of the
other articles under the direction of
the state food and dairy commissioner.
The stock food bill is the result OF
an investigation made by the chemical
! department of the State Agricultural
College which disclosed that stock
foods sold on the open market are uni
formly of low quality and of no par
| ticular value, being adulterated with
ground corn cobs and debris from grlst
mills. The pure stock food bill pro-
vides that on the outside of every
package or parcel there must be stated
| the net weight of the food in the
package or parcel, the name of the ar
ticle, name of the manufacturer and
place of manufacture, and a statement
of the amount of crude protein, crude
1 fat and crude fiber.
In the case Of agricultural seeds the
! label must state the net amount or
weight, the name of the seed and if
their are impurities the amount Of the
impurities and their nature, and the To-
cality where the seed was grown along
with the name of the manufacturer and
| place of manufacture.
The same rigid provisions are APP
| piled to paints and oils in another bill
i introduced by Senator Newberry. The
provision is made that statement of
the contents of the bottle, can or pack
age of paint or oil must be shown on
the label on the outside of it.
The intention of all the bills is to
provide that the public will not be
swindled in its purchases of these ar
| ticIes. The contents and the. nature of
all the articles must be shown OH the
outside so that the purchaser will beful-
| ~ informed of all the facts of which he
has right to be possessed before pur-
chasing. The state food and dairy COM
missioner is given full authority to in
spect and enforce the provisions OF the
bills and penalties are attached.
1 &*A
A legalizing bill with relation to at
fairs in Mt. Pleasant brings up the
fact that a city or town council can
not pay out money in an illegal way
even for good purposes. The city of
Mt. Pleasant paid SIS for the San
Francisco relief fund. Now it is nee
essary to legalize this or sometime the
amount will be collected for the city
from the council members by some in
dignant taxpayer. There is also in
volved in the bill the matter of a pay
ment for many years Of $50 year sal
ary to the aldermen, which is not au-
thorized. There are other cities in Iowa
where legalizing acts may be necessary
some time to cover errors Of this kind.
/ $50
!. The railroads will be heard on the
2-cent bills at an early date. The house
railroad COMMITTEES Is getting ready.
Chairman Meredith has appointed as
clerk OF ffie committee Mr.. w. w.
Ainswortt, who will be remembered as
the first secretary Of the railroad COM
mission after its reorganization some
sixteen years ago. Mr.. Ainsworth is
well versed in all matters pertaining to
/ the railroad question. His appoint
ment represents the proper method of
securing committee clerks, for he will
be of real value to the committee rath-
er than be merely a stenographer for
| the benefit of the chairman. The SEN
ate railroad committee has not held a
meeting as yet. 49,
The Legislative committee OF the
Iowa G.. A. r. consisting of A. Aber-
nethy, g. w. Crossley, r. ]. c. Bealer,
s. w. Rathbun, John Hayes and H.
H. Rood, has been holding meetings
here preparing the bill that is to be in
troduced to provide an appropriation
for publishing roster of the Iowa SOL
diers. Mr.. Abernethy was elected
chairman Of the committee and Mr..
Bealer secretary The bill prepared is
on the basis of that in the last legis-
lature and Mr.. Bealer will personally
urge it upon the members.
IF the members Of the assembly had
been on the recent trip to dedicate the
| Iowa monuments in the SOUTH" said
| Colonel Bealer. there would not be a
vote in the assembly against this APP
! preparation. Everyone on that trip
realized the necessity for this publica-
i ton
| Henry Wallace OF Wallace Farmer:
lC. G. Mersole, Of the Farmers Co
operative Elevator movement; Mr..
| Wylie, the freight manager for the city
of Des Moines, and a number of others
who are familiar with rate questions
and able to take the peoples side of the