Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-31
Legislators Gathering the Anti.
Nostrum Bill Bring Down
Storm
WOULD DRIVE OUT OF BUSINESS
Measure Would Put Some Of
the Concerns in the Has Been Glass
Railway Representatives Desire Pub
lie Hearings on Pending Legislation
New Bills Introduced Today.
al to Times-Republican.


gathering about the heads OF the cour-
ageous statesmen who have fathered
the bill to put curb on the dangers OF
the patent medicine business.
The bill, upon close examination, is
found to be exceedingly drastic in its
provisions. 1t goes so deep that 1t will,
IL enforced put out Of business a good
many of the bottled connections which
are sold everywhere in the state. The
bill requires In brief that there shall be
on every package of patent or propri-
etary medicine offered for sale in the
age and on the inside, or which is to be
printed "a complete schedule showing
all the ingredients contained in such
medicine and the exact proportions of
each Ingredient Where there is also
contained certain ingredients named In
certain proportions there shall also be
the Poison" label exposed.
The bill Is fathered especially by DIR.
]. Fred Clarke, of Fairfield, and in the
senate is advocated by Dr. McKlveen,
for many years on the state board of
health.
Already the lobbyists for the med
icine house have commenced to hover
about the corridors. Yesterday very
prominent attorney and politician of
the state appeared as representing the
Keeeley cure people. and he was busy
pointing out that the Kelley cure bus
mess would have to keep out of Iowa
under such a law. Copies of the bill
have been secured by representatives
of the big association of proprietary
medicine makers, and the members an
ticipate that In a very short time there
Will be such protest as will arouse
some of the members to the danger
Thus far, SO far as indicated, the in
terest of newspapers has not been en-
listed in the measure, but this will be
done later.
1t is surprising how many of the old
er and more conservative members are
openly declaring themselves for this
drastic measure. 1t would virtually
drive out of business number of the
big institutions of Des Moines, but the
members point to the good that would
come from such d law. The committees
have not yet taken 1t up.
There will be no secret Representa-
tives of the railroads here; all hearings
will be public as far as we are con-
cerned; we shall meet the issues pre-
sented squarely." So said James c.
Davis, of the Northwestern railroad.
before the senate railroad committee.
He met informally with the committee
to plan for the hearings on the var
ious railroads bills. On behalf Of the
larger railroads at least, he stated that
the railroads would be represented be-
fore the legislature by their regular
accredited representatives and by no
others. Mr.. Davis will represent the
Northwestern: Carroll Wright and w.
p. Brady the Rock Island; Judge Carr,
the Milwaukee; Mr.. Eaton, of Burling-
ton, the Burlington; Captain Merry,
the Illinois Central, and George w.
Sewers, the Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
These will be the only representatives
Of the railroads here.
Mr.. Davis also expressed the hope
that the committees would give full
and fair hearings at such dates as
would accommodate all, and he stated
that it was the intention of these ac-
credited representatives of the railroads
not only to appear before the commit
tees but to meet members in their in
dividual capacity as the only way to
reach the majority portion of the mem
bership.
The house railroad committee has
set date, February s, for the first of
the hearings on the 2-cent bills. The
railroad representatives desire that
the house shall take it up first, and
asked for a. later date for the hear
ing in the, senate. 1t was pointed out
that the important hearing before the
state railroad commission for the first
week of February would make it hard
to get in a hearing at any earlier date.
1t was also stated by Mr.. Davis that
not only would the railroads be repre-
scented by their regular attorneys but
they would print arguments to be laid
before the members. They regard the
bills before the legislature now as the
most important that have ever been
presented to any legislature anywhere.
February 10 was fixed as the date for
the first hearing by the senate commit
tee.
oTrUMWA CAR CHECKER HERO.