The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-22
MAKE IMPOSSIBLE
MEDICINE FRAUDS
Taft Asks Congress to
Strengthen Pure Food
and Drug Law.
FALSE CLAIMS
AXE AR RAIGNED
In Special Message President
Scathingly Denounces Makers
of Nostruns and Cure-Alls
Which Raise False Hopes
in Hearts Of Sufferers
From Disease.

Washington. D. c.. June 2l.-Manu-
facturers of dangerous drug frau,
received a scathing arraignment at
the hands of President Taft in spe-
cial message he transmitted TO botn
houses of Congress to-day, in which
he declared that the pure-food ana
drug law should be amanded at unce
as matter of emergency Recent de-
cisions of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, in which vital points of
weakness in the pure-food law We're
pointed out. furnished the initiative
on which the PRESIDENT urged new
legisla ton.
President TAFT is OF the opinion That
the sale of dangerously adulteraErd
drugs. or the sale of drugs under
knowingly false claims as. tneir
effect In disease, constitutes such ar
evil and warrants IL being called 10
the attention of Congress. In part,
the message is follows:
Fraudulent Misrepresentation OF
the curative value OF nostrums, not
only operate to defraud purcna sers.
but are distinct menace TO the pup-
lie health. There are none SO creou-
lous az sufferers from disease. gI'ne
need is urgent for Legislation w.ticn
will prevent the raising of false hopes
of speedy cures Oh serious ailments
by misstatements of facts as to wortn-
less mixtures on which the sick will
rely while their diseases progress un-
checked.
II fear IL TO remedial Legislation
be granted at this session that the
good which has already been accom-
plished In regard TO these nostrums
will be undone. and the people OF The
country Will be deprived of a power
full safeguard against dangerous
frauds"
1t is said that the House Will take
the matter up at an early date.
House Reject. Brlntow Amendment.
Washington. June al.-The House OF
Representatives to-day. by a vote OF
172 to l12. practically strict party,
vote. refused to concur In the Brfstow
amendment adopted by the Senate TO
the House resolution providing for the
direct election OF Senator's The Brts-
tow amendment gives Congress the
power to regulate the time and man
ner of holding these elections. while
the resolution, passed by the House
during the early days of the presen,
session would change the Constitution
SO that THE times. places and manner
Of holding elections for senator's shall
be prescribed in each State by the
Legislature there Of"
RepresentativeSellst Republican, Of
Tennessee, voted against the amend
ment. while Mr.. Burke, Democrat OF
Wisconsin. voted for II. The resoIu-
ton, therefore. is returned TO the SEN
ate for reconsideration by that body
as TO whether it will reverse It's former
action
The motion that the House concur in
the Senate amendment was made By
Representative Olmstead. Republican,
OF Pennsylvania. Those who spoke In
favor were Representatives Olmstead,
Moon, OF Pennsylvania, Cannon. Prouty,
Jackson, Madden and Mann, all Re-
publicans. Those against 1t. Represen-
tatives Rucker. of Missouri Cunop,
Hardy. Clark. of Florida; Sherley,
Witherspoon. Bison. Hughes, of New
Jersey: Randall. Richardson and Hef-
lin. all Democrats. The Democrats
protested that the people of the States
could safely be- entrusted with the
power of controlling the elections of
their Representatives in the upper
House. while the Republicans con-
tended that such delegation of au-
thority would take from Congress
power which 1t should retain
Representative Rucker. of Missouri,
in charge Of the resolution on the
Democratic side, declartd that 1t was
that tho election of United states
Senators be taken out of the market.
Has No Fear of People.
AZ have no fear of the people," he
said. "but of the combinations behind
closed doors which trample on the
most sacred rights OF the people Give
the States just a little more power
and we'll take the lumber trust. the
sugar and all the other trusts out
of politics" li
Representative Mann. on the other
side. sserted that this was an attempt
Of the Democrats to accomplish indi-
rectly what they had been unable TO
do directly.
You are. afraid" he said. that
your grandfather clauses Will be de-
clared unconstitutional"
II have spoken on the stump for ten
years in favor of direct election of
senator's" said Representative Prouty
of Iowa, but I would prefer to leave
the Constitution as 1t now stands
rather than yield any of the power
of the Federal government to the
States"
The resolution, when It is returned
to the Senate. is expected to precipi-
tate lively discussion. but 1t is an
ticipated that it will go to conference
within the immediate future.
Attacks Root Amendment.
Washington. D. c.. June 21.-Attack
on the Root amendment to the print
paper and wood pulp section of the