Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-08
DRUGGISTS SPLIT
ON A STATE BILL
requirement Of Diploma Not
Considered as Valuable as
Practical knowledge.
WARM FIGHT ON THE FLOOR
Officers for 1912 Are Elected and
Springheld's Invitation Is
Accepted.

The business sessions of the thirty
second annual convention Of the M
nois Pharmaceutical association came
TO a close yesterday afternoon at tn
Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium. New officers
for 1912 were elected as follows:
President-Charles Achelpohl, Quin-
cy.
First Vice President-James H
Wells, Chicago
Second Vice President-Ralph E.
Ooriend, Decatur.
Third Vice President-A. ]. Reiss,
Rock Island.
Secretary-W. B. Day, Chicago.
Treasurer-George c. Barte.l, Camp
Point
An executive committee consisting
of one member from each COMPRESSION.
al district throughout the state was
named. From this district, Charles
Brunstrom of Moline, was the selec-
ton.
REPORT STARTS WRANGLE.
When James H. Wells OF Chicago,
chairman Of the legislative committees,
arose to give his report, II was the
signal for the opening of an argument
which occupied the greater part of the
afternoon and which was finally ex
plunged from the minutes of the meet
ing. William Bodeman, president OF
the Chicago Druggists association, led
the assault against his fellow Chicago
an. The bill recently passed by the
Illinois assembly at the solicitation OF
the Legislative committee was the bone
Of intention of a certain faction II pro-
videS that in order to become a regis
tered pharmacist, q man has to hold a
diploma from a school of pharmacy
This met with stern opposition from
another faction which claimed that
the principal requirement for Candida.
cy for registration as a pharmacist
should be his knowledge and not the
holding of a diploma. In the course of
the wrangie Fred c. Dodge, secretary
Of the state board of pharmacy, was
given the privilege OF the floor, and he
discussed the recent bill and pointed
out the benefits that the pharmacists
OF the state had gained through It.
ACTION ABOUT POISON.
A resolution, presented by James Il.
Wells, was unanimously adopted by
the convention. IL related to the use
and sale Of poisons by druggists. II
WAS stated In the resolution that news
papers occasionally make Il a point
in describing where poison is used, 20
give to the public the exact informa-
ton AZ to how To use the drug and
how much is fatal. This practice was
deDiored, and in the resolution pub
iShers were asked TO withhold such
Information, as it aided only such PEG
pie as were contemplating using the
poison for similar purposes.
w 8 Denton OF BeaEdsLo6n intro
d1ced 4 resolution against a stamp tax
Oh patent medicine which In being
drafted by congress and l. was decid-
ed to communicate El;1 the senator's
and Representatives from mis- state In
an EFFORT TO nave sdeE o91ose the pas
sage Of the measure.
FORMATIONS EADE-.
the results Of tns Etatswide e9eC~
ton on nominations To- memOersaip
OH the BOARD Of PHARMACY OF the state
and ca he advisory board oE The state
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by SCcret2TT W b DzT- The CONVEX
UJn dirsCtEd that the I'VE highPS1
nazDsS IN e=ch Case De sent 10 the ZoE-
eTuCr win the Recommendation that
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