Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-06-22
PRUDENT SENDS !
IN MESSAGE ON
PANT. MEDICINE
He Walt Made Unlawful to
Sell Ok Nostrunns Which
Prise Certain Cure
br Disease.
oEc'sld cR!pPLEs LAWS
Taft url Amendment That
Will Ike It Possible
to &ction on Max
b Of Stuff.
DEclsld cRlpPLEs LAWS

WashiEgtlJune 21--In a message
prepared inH York and transmitted
through thFhite House today to
congress. Ptcnt Taft arraigned the
manufacturbf what he denounced
as "dangeroEug Frauds and urged
congress to Ind at this session the
pure food a3rug law to strengthen
that act in vtpoints of weakness re-
Gently point41t by decisions of the
United State(preme court.
President believes that unless
the law is aided forthwith, the
country will lin be flooded by in
furious nostrt and "cure alls'
which were knon before the pure
food law frstE enacted.
Text The Message.
The presidelmessage in part fol-
lows:
ITO the Senand House of Repre-
sentatives: y attention is respect
fully called to necessity of passing,
at this session amendment to the
food and druet of June 80, 1906,
which will suphent existing law and
prevent the silent in interstate and
foreign commehnd the manufacture
and sale withiie territories and the
District of Coliia of worthless nos
trums labeled In misstatements of
fact as to ARCHAEOLOGICAL action
mlsstatements Ise and misleading
even in the ktedge of those who
make them.
"On June 80, !. after an agitation
of 20 years. ttbod and drugs act,
passed by the congress, received
the approval of president and be-
came law.
The law hafen vigorously en-
forced. More 1000 cases have
been prepared criminal prosecu-
tion against th4ippers of adulter-
ated or misbraA foods and drugs,
and seizures hateen made of more
Sflar TOO 7.pec1n of such articles.
More than twotds of these cases
have been besuA nee March 4, 1909.
Or the criminal les. more than 500
nave terminated prably to the gov
ernment.
In every casN which the food
seizure was deldous to health, 1t
was destroyed.
Decision US Trouble.
"The supreme rt has held in a
recent decision tfthe food and drug
act does not ~ the knowingly
false labelling OF frums as to cura-
tive effect Of phybgical action, and
chat inquiry undeHs salutory statute
does not by It's Us extend in any
case to the ineffidy of medicine to
work the cures qled for them on
the labels. 1t fQ-s that without
fear of punishment kder the law, un-
scrupulous persd knowing the
medicines to have curative or rem
edial value for thaeases for which
they indicate theniiy ship in inter
state commerce mine composed oi
substances posseIg any slight
physiological acti4nd labeled as
cures for diseases ch, in the pres
ent state of sciencte recognized as
incurable.
An evil which m}es the general
health of the peoplrikes at the life
of the nation.
There are none Sedulous as suf-
ferers from diseasa'he need is rr-
gent for legislationtch will prevent
the raising OF falSopes of speedy
cures OF serious lents by mis-
statements of facts to worthless
mixtures on which sick will rely
while their diseaa progress un-
checked.
"Of course, as poit out by the su-
preIne court, amy akpt to legislate
against them as exnions of opinion
would be cevcrtheless. u
knowingly false. misbments of fact
as to the nature of Preparations be
provided against thteater part OF
the evil will be subjeb control.
The statute can Easily amende%
to include the evil I've described
Havemyer Test Again.
Washington, June Ella boratinf
his defense of trustdd the comb
nation Of sugar co[nies, Horac.
o. Havemeyer, son DIE late III. O
Havemeyer. organize d,f the suga
trust, today continudlis test1mon,
before the House subcommittee.
The witness limited approval tt
reasonable combinatt" as he de
clared that combinatidwere reason
able when they took small com
panies that We're lial to go int,
bankruptcy. He clasathe Nationa
Sugar Refining compaI in which h.
is seeking in the cou to establisl
his control as "Teaso1e,"
Mr.. Havemeyel exlssed a belle
that the consume: of Ar had bene
fitted by the creation combination
because the prodlcingIst had beel
reduced.
"The price of tgar governed b,
the law of suppl andemand," de
clared Mr.. Haversyer.
England is the heapa place in TIN
world in which ugar lay be pur
chased, the witnel said
why 1t that bedse of fre
trade?" inquired kprestative Ford
awell. 1 don't knod 1 haven
made study of tat," marked tn
young millionaire.
Lorirner onhe aund.
Accompanied by ! pe4nal counse
former Judge Elbr3e Htecy. Of Chi
cago. Senator Iime4 arrived i
Washington today redin through,
out the Senate indry Ito his elec
tion. Judge I.aned;willt ltemain con
stantly with him, I'd II is expecte
they will have theesistnce OF Viii
liam J. Hynes. whSas Zen engage
as counsel in the iecid interest c
Edward Hines. the.mbknan who's.
name has been conted with the col
lection and disburseht y the allege
100000 corruption &c
The hearings wiIA rtsuIned at
o'clock tomorrow a3f h. arrives /
time, former GoveiS Rfoharl Yate
will be the first witi OF the day. II
has telegraphcd tha3 cannot be her
until the aftesnoon,H If it become