The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
MAKERS OF NOsTRUMs
WEAKEN LEGISLATION
Carnpbell's Fight Against
Medicine Frauds Sue 3
cessfully Met
LOBBYIST THREATENS
Assemblyrnan Is Told That
He Will Be Ruined
Politically
LOBBYIST THREATENS
BY John Taylor Waldorf
CALL HEADQUARTERS, !.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

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SACRAMENTO. March 1.--"Get out
Of here. or TIL throw you out
4 dare you; if you think you can do
It, start right in now
Such was the language used this
morning at the desk of Senator Nc
Cartney who made the threat. and it
was DR. P. c. Campbell. Assemblymen
from Contra Costa County, who dared
him to do his worst,
The pair were seated side by side.
The Senate was in session and the
hum and hustle of business prevented
the words of either belligerent from
reaching the ear of the presiding off,
Ger,
Mccartney glared. but made no ef-
fort TO prove his prowess. DR.. Camp
bell shook his bald head and spat de-
family at an unoffending cuspidor. He
waited a few minutes to give McCart-
ney time to prepare himself. but the.
war cloud grew smaller with every
passing moment. Finally Campbell
marched out with the air of a man
who had Just won a medal.
MEDICINE MEN AT WORK
The trouble arose from conflicting
measures providing for pure drugs
and pure food Mccartney poses as
the real and only purifier, and the Sen
ate committee on public health and
quarantine, of which he is an infiuen-
tial member, reported adversely this
morning on Campbelrs bill which fol-
lowed to the letter the provisions of
the national pure food. pure drug law
enacted by Congress last year. 1t was
this that caused the clash between Nc
Cartney and Campbell. The former had
l-s1 1T xl, -,
passed the Senate. Campbell de-
clares that McCartney's bill had been
amended in the interest of the patent
medicine trust. and he was speaking
his mind at the time the Los Angeles
Senator threatened to throw him out
Before the day ended. Campbell was
heard from again. The Mccartney bin
was called up for final passage in the
Assembly. Grove johnson stood as its
sponsor and seemed in a hurry to put
il through. Campbell asked for a post
ponement and Johnson refused to con-
sent. This was The signal for more
war talk, for Campbell insisted on be-
ing heard.
LOBBYIST FOR NosTRUMs
This bill has been amended Just
fifty-seven times" he said hotly, "and
each amendment was at the sugges-
tion Of a paid lobbyist Of the patent
medicine trust. Originally the bill was
a copy of the national pure food law,
but il isn't anything like II now. The
lobbyist who has had the changes
made wanted me to amend my bill so
as to give the druggists a secret trial.
and I refused. Think Of it, He wanted
the bill fixed so that no one should
know that misbranded or adulterated
drugs has been found in druggists
possession NV bill is a real copy of
the national pure food and pure drug
law. It passed this House. but is now
being held up In the Senate.
Drew of Fresno protested against
any action being taken until he had
been provided with copy Of the bill
containing all the amendments. He
had heard the measure was in the in
terest of patent medicine proprietors
and wanted to Investigate before yot-
ing upon IT, Johnson needed his plea,
and the bill was made special order
for next Monday morning.
PROVIDES SECRET TRIAL
The Mccartney measure provides for
the secret trial which DIR. Campbell
would not sanction. and this feature
was Injected in the form OF an amend
ment. To make secrecy certain, Off
cials are forbidden to make anything
public until after the hearing, which
IN each case must be held before the
State Board of Health. is concluded
After the postponemen1 Campbell
vas asked for the name of the paid
LOBBYIST of the patent medicine trust.
His name is aCheatam, and he is well
named answered Campbell When
refused to agree to a secret trial
amendment to rny bill he threatened TO
ruin me politically
what did you say to that?" Camp
bell was asked
4 told him to go to. h. replied
the doctor. He can't blum me-