Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-05
PHARMACY BOARD FRICTION
Commissioners Say Secretary Larson
Would Have Been Asked to Quit
REFUSES TO ANSWER CHARGE
Difficulty Arises over Collection of
License Fees from Patent Medi-
cine PeddIers-Baby Kid
nRped.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Aug. 4-(soecial Tele-
gram)-Secretary Larsen of the State Phar-
macy commission today refused to answer
the charge of the commission concerning
his resignation, hat he had tried to be the
whole board and that his resignation would
have been asked for If he had not produced
it. He claimed he wouldn't engage in per-
sonalities and was only claiming that the
board was dilatory in enforcing the law.
1t is learned that the friction in the board
started over the collection OF the vendors
licenses amounting under the old board to
about $4,000 a year. When word reached
the office of a'peddler of patent medicines
having no license, it was formerly the Gus
tom for a member to take the train imme-
diately, have the man arrested and collect
the 500 license for the state. besides 500
fine for the county. Larsen's friends claim
the new board members merely write the
peddler a letter and the peddler then has
an opportunity to leave the state or delay
action by claiming to be sick and denying
that he is peddling. The peddlers' harvest
for patent medicine is in the spring and
unless the license is collected within a
short time It cannot be collected at all.
1t Is also charged by Larsen's friends that
members OF the commission wanted to take
the book of blank licenses away from the
office in the state house. which would have
been contrary to law. Following the hold
Ing of the examinations in the state house
yesterday, members of the commission left
for their homes and could not be seen to-
day.
Adopted Child kidnapped.
4 3-year-old adopted child was kidnapped
from the home OF Rev. John Horn in High
land Park today by a woman who left a
note behind threatening to kill the child II
followed. The note was signed Laura Pote,
which is the name of the child's mother.
The woman is believed to be headed for
Oklahoma.
Iowa Society of Oklahoma.
Former Iowa citizens living in Oklahoma
have organized the Iowa Society Of Okla
homa, with William Nee as president and
Frank w. Smith as secretary. Governor
Carroll and the other state officers and
both Iowa senator's have been made honor
airy members and have been invited to at
tend a big gathering at the Oklahoma state
fair October s, at which time It is expected
that fully 1000 former Iowans will be in
attendance. There are estimated to be 10000
in the state.
More Druggists Made.
Out of a class of eighteen who took the
state pharmacy examination at Ottumwa
July 6 when the state convention met there,
seven passed successfully and were given
certificates by the state board. The for
tunate seven are: Glen E. White Of Des
Moines, Arch McPhee of Des Moines,
Charles L.. Clampitt Of Laurens, c. ], Cow
man of Abel, Clifford j. Thoma of Fair
field, D.. ]. Hanson Of Williamsburg and
E. ". Hine of Red a
Charges Hnmery with Assault.
John b. Hammond, who has been instru-
mental in stirring up much of the prosecu-
ton against liquor and cigarette selling,
has filed charges Of assault against Coun-
Gilman Hamery Of Des Molnes, who is
superintendent of the police department.
was a caller at the office and
he claims tina Hamery unnecessarily elected
him and assaulted him while doing so.
Boy shoots Himself.
Because he had been out of work since
Christmas. Emil Patterson, formerly a
press feeder at the Kenyon Printing COM
pany plant. shot himself last night in his
home at 1906 Walker street, where he lived
with his mother and sister. He was dis
covered an hour or more later nearly dead
from loss Of blood and was removed to the
Methodist hospital.
ElOpers Caught.
Helen Haworth. the 15-year-old daughter
of DR.. Haworth of Indianola. and Judd
Stitt, her 23-year-old lover, who is already
married, were captured in Des Moines by
Sheriff Kimmer of Warren county. Stitt
will be charged with wife desertion and
the girl will be returned TO her parents.
Masons VIII BuiId.
Scottish Rite Masons in Des Moines have
purchased a site at the corner Of Four
teenth and High and will shortly erect
thereon a $l5O,OOO Masonic Temple.
Candidate for Superintendent.
Formal announcement has been made Of
the candidacy of d. f. Brainard Of Logan,
Harrison county, for the position Of state
superintendent OF public instruction to sue
coed Mr.. Riggs. This makes the second
candidate to enter the race, the other be-
ing A. NJ. Deyoe Of Hancock county. Both
are county superintendents.
Keep Detailed
The Iowa Railroad commission VIII en-
deavor 10 have the railroads keep an ac-
curate account Of the tonnage OF freight
handled over their roads each year In Iowa,
They will be asked TO report the tonnage
and the number OF miles hauled Of freight
shipped in from outside the state, that
shipped from inside the state out, that
shipped entirely within the state and that