Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
Conflict on Food
Bills in Legislature
Ladies Home Journal And
Newberry Bills Clash
Iona Dealers Want
amendment
Des Moines Bureau. Of
The Ottumwa Courier,

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The Ladies' Home Journal bill and
the national law on pure patent medi-
cines have come into conflict in the
legislature. The former was introduce
ed by Senator McKlveen and Repres-
entative Clark, both doctors. and the
latter by Senator Newberry. Now par
tial agreement has been made by
which the former, the more drastic
measure, is to be dropped on condition
that the Newberry bill include a
clause declaring a medical package to
be misbranded "if the package shall
fail to bear a statement on the label
showing the names of all ingredients
contained therein" The drug manu-
facturers and jobbers are raising a
great outcry and have enlisted the re-
tailers in opposition to this. One of
their petitions says:
"The amendment to the Newberry
bill would work great hardship on
the druggists, retailers, jobbers and
manufacturers. The national law
contains no such provision, and if the
iowa legislature passes bill to regu-
late the manufacture and sale of pro-
prietary medicines it should conform
IL tIG udt1Oudl law "A INV CONTAINING
this amendment would compel many
manufactures of proprietary medi-
zines of known therapeutic value to
withdraw their goods from sale in the
state rather than adopt a separate la
bel for their Iowa trade, which would
disclose all ingredients of their pro-
duct and thus afford INSCRIPTIONS par
ties an opportunity to experiment with
the same ingredients and put out imi-
tations of the genuine article. The eff
feet Of this amendment would be al
most as detrimental to the trade as
the obnoxious formula bill of Clark
and McKlveen. The proposed amend
ment would afford no added protection
to consumers. as Senator Newberry' 5
bill. as originally provides that not
only the names but the proportions of
all narcotics and alcohol shall be
given on the label"
The doctors and the druggists are
at outs over the whole matter and
many petitions are coming in regard.
ing the matter.
After serving II years, or time
equivalent to 33-year sentence, if his
good time is counted, Elmer Warren
asks release from prison at Anamosa
that he may take employment as an
experienced electrician and have the
advantage of some valuable inventions
he has made while in prison. Warren
was tramp. who, when cornered In a
car at Tama seized shotgun and kill
ed Conductor O'Neill of Boone. He
confessed and was given life SEN
tence. The warden of the penitentiary
came and asked parole for the man,
stating his belief that Warren will
lead a good life, that a position is
awaiting him and that he will be able
to make good on an invention he has
perfected in prison. There was oppo-
sition, however, from Boone county,
where Conductor O'Neill lived, and
Warren was severely denounced before
the committee.
The Ormaand Mcpherson case from
Louisa county was also heard His
story has frequently been told and
there are several members of the leg
islature who believe the old soldier
has been sufficiently punished. The
theory Of McPherson's friends is that
he was so badly scared by a mob OF
hooting men and boys in Morning Sun
that he believed he was going to be
hung and in this condition he shot and
killed the town marshal who was
leading him to Jail.
The Rainsbarger case was on for