Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-26
IMPROVE DRUG |lIDt.
STATE PHARMACY coAsAaissloN
ADOPTS A coAaaAEMoAaLE
CLEAN Up POLICY.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
IN ous,NEss ETHICS


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Second Edition Of Service Bulletin,
With Rsvisiens,
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. July 26.-The state
pharmacy commission a. reorganised
and rejuvenated has received many
gratulations from the druggists and
others on the new cleaning up policy
which has been inaugurated by and
under which the pharmacy business Of
plane.
The drug business Of the state is
| getting into better condition. At the
state convention at Waterloo there was
the largest attendance at any state
convention Of the druggists ever held
In the state and 1t was one Of the
/ largest and best state meetings ever
held anywhere. Now it IL proposed to
keep up the good work OF making the
druggists the very best and most re-
Spected class Of business men of the
state.
At q meeting Of the pharmacy board
this week there was under considera-
ton the names Of several druggists
who may DO called before the board
to show cause why their certificates
should not be revoked for violation OF
the pharmacy and liquor laws. Action
some time ago In revoking certificate
for illegal sales of liquor has had
wholesome effect on the trade in the
| state.
Another action taken ct the meet
Ing this week was to serve notice on
the vendors Of drugs that they must
pay up promptly their licenses. In
lysstaSaticn Of the records Of the de-
lpartment show that It has been GUS
tomary for some Of them to not pay
their licenses for three or four months.
The pharmacy board will hereafter not
only make them pay up but impose
/ the penalties.
The annual report Of the commission
il being mailed to all the druggists OF
1.-THE state. It shows the results OF
analysis Of varJ0ls drugs and q great
deal of other information az to the
laws and the work Of the commission.
The commission has made an order
that; the delinquents In the matter OF
renewal Of pharmacy certificates must
pay up within thirty days or their
names win be dropped from the rolls
OF registered pharmacists in this state.
The state receives an income Of about
$4,000 a year from these renewals when
All are in force. It - found that some
OF them have failed to renew for three
or more years. the commission intends
to make them all come across
promptly.
The second issue Of the service bull
letin Of the state highway commission
has Just been sent out. It contains adj
drtional Information and decisions and
rulings. bringing the bulletin up to
date. There have been important adj
ditions to the part devoted to specific
answers to inquiries. among them dis
cussion Of the following:
The right Of officials to anticipate
revenue after tax has been levied but
not before.
The use Of one datum plane thruout
a county. bench marks from govern
ment surveys or railroad surveys or
original
A clause regarding the duty Of MEM
beers Of the boards Of supervisors to
give bonds in accordance with law.
| The fact that the new law does not
change the county bridge levy.
The board Of supervisors can not be
| compelled by mandamus to, build q
bridge at any particular place.
Attention to the standard specifca-
lions Of the state highway commission
. | r. al hot NallxyoPt0
| Board Of supervisors may grant per-
mission to an individual to construct
q cattlaway across . highway.
| No need Of submitting to vote Of
the people the building Of a bridge.
| Additional information q to estab-
| lishment Of drainage districts and pro-
lviding for drainage on county high
ways.
The highway commission is given
until March / next to approve tho
and after the map has been returned
to the county approved there 10 no
provision for other changes.
These and many other matters are
discussed In the new bulletin and not
in the first one issued.
Attorney General Cosson II criticised
for his having defended the state In
the capitol. grounds suit and John w.
Rowley throws some bricks at the
state officials for desiring the ligita-
ton to be handled with reasonable
promptness.
II suppose that the natural course Of
litigation should bs to 90 - slowly ~
possible" said the attorney general. X
had thought that courts were to be
criticised for delay, Y there 10 delay.
in court matters, but according to this
new idea, they are to DO commended
for delay. And It appears from this
argument. also, that state officials are
| under suspicion at once II they desire
to expedite litigatton.s
STATE officials gsnerlaly regard the
latest smart In regard to the capitol ex-
tension work ~ Indicating that the OBJ
structionists realize fully that the JIG
10 up and they have nothing on which
to stand. When Z defeated ntigant
gets mad and begins to abuse the law
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