The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
FORaPROTECTDN
AGAINST POISON
ALL MEDICINE CONTAINING SUCH
TO BE SOLD BY PHARMACIST.
IOWA PRISON FOR WOMEN ONLY
The Black Plague" Bill Make Its
ApPeatance-cosson Removal law
to be Extended - Teachers
Pension Bill Introduced.

. p'ub StOIS ulen s Oil, WHICH WOult
prevent the sale OF any patent medi
cine containing any poison tincludin;
opiates of all kinds) by other than !;
registered pharmacist, was introduced
the House by Representative Klay
nd 1t is said to have already attract
ed the attention of Charley Miller, o
Waverly, who is contemplating al
amendment. The bill is adroitl.
'rawn and in forbldding others thar
pharmacists to sell drugs excep
patent medicines that do not con
tain poison" 1t is stated on author
ty that in materia medica opiateI
UGH as are found in all soothing
yrups, cough medicines, pain re
levers, etc, are classed as poison
When the bill reaches the floor of the
House, II II is reported out of commit
tee, it Is understood Charley Millel
will offer an amendment which will
require all druggists to label pres
criptions that contain poison and tc
mark In plain letters what and how
much poison they contain. This 1:
now required on patent medicine thai
is sold.
Those who are opposed to the drug
gists bill say 1t aims to give them con
troll of the sale of all patent medicine
and that once in control they will
eliminate 1t and compel the public to
resort to the more expensive method
of getting doctors prescriptions.
Mr.. Miller WIN undoubtedly main
tain this Is part of the propaganda
OF the alleged doctors trust he has
been fighting in the Iowa legislature
and throughout the United States fol-
the last five or six years.
The druggists bill as introduced by
Representative Klay was given by
former Representative Shane of OF
tumwa, who Is at the assembly repre-
senting the organized druggists. Mr.
Shane maintains the bill is drawn
only for the protection of the public
against pOlSons and to increase the
standing of pharmacists by eliminat
ing many who to-day are selling dan
gerous drugs who have no permit OF
license to do so.
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Iowa will have a prison wherein nc
man can set his foot If the legis
lature carried out the plans of the
Wonan's Christian Temperance Union
which were given decided encourage
ment to-day by Representative Bau
man of Van Buren, county introducing
the bill which asks the state to APP
propriate 100000, for the erection OF
woman's reformatory. Mrs. Anna
Edworthy, representing the movement
for the women Is credited with con
siderable political sagasity for the
manner In which she has given the
movement its initiation this session
She first robbed the movement of
having political appearance by having
the bill Introduced by DEMOCRAT in
the house and by republican, Sena.
tor Perkins, In the senate. Then Mr..
Bauman in the house is member OF
the appropriation committee, which
must finally pass on the measure, and
will campaign it on the floor as he
made the wOman's refornatory one of
his campaign promises.
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The Black Plague" bill made its
appearance In both branches this
morning, being introduced in the sen.
ate by Joseph Allen and In the house
by Col. Malgrims. This is the meas.
ure requiring physicians to report
certain diseases that have been class
ed as the black plague" and provid.
ing for strict surveillance and quar-
antine of those so afflicted. 1t is be.
ing urged by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Iowa.
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All organizations in Iowa soliciting
funds for charity or social reform will
be required by law to make a public
accounting of receipts and specific
hn iCln al nfC
the bin introduced in the house of
the Iowa legislature this morning by
Representative Shankland of Des
Moines. .sa .-. s~.... .
, Under the provision OF this measure
would come such organizations as:
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League.
The Iowa Humane Society.
The Iowa Orphans Home.
The Associated Charities.
Salvation Army.
The American Volunteers.
thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are being collected in the state
for the purpose of charity and social
reform" said Mr. Shankland comment
ing on the measure land the people
who give, say nothing of the public
know absolutely nothing of just how
this money is spent. ...
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That non-feasance Is as much
fault in a public official as malfeas-
ance is the philosophy contained In
the bill introduced by Representative
Stipe Of Page county in the house
this morning extending the provisions
of the Cosson Removal law to cover
officials who fail to do anything as
well as those who do their work
wrong. He also extends the scope of
the removal law to cover every Of
ticial I'm the state of Iowa, elective or
sppotntive, covering every form OF
government--state, county, city and
township.
Another condition, aimed to be
correction OF the present law In It's
actual operation. Is that any Official
removed from Office or resigning in
the face OF removal proceedings can.
not become candidate for the same
position for at least three years from
the time he was removed or resigned.
Under the present law where re-
movals have been made In several
instances the removed officials be.
came candidates Immediately for
their old places and In one or two in
stances were reelected In spite OF the
~ ing Of the court that they had i'm.