The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-24
State Commissioners Say He
Must Let Them Examine
Him-He Tabo0s the Idea
PHYSICIAN INSISTS
HE WON'T BE QUIZZED
Examiners Play Hawk shaw De-
tectives, Then Tell Prosecut-
ing Attorney on Doctor.


the State Board Of ii'.:armacy, which
has been in progress for several weeks,
reached the second chapter stage YES
terday.
| The board says Dr.. Vorbcck will
have to take an examination before the
board, If he expects to practice phar-
macy. Dir. NorDeck says the board is
trying to amuSe itself. As Il physician
he is permitted to fill his own prescrip-
tons, and as he is not called upon to
MI prescriptions written by other
physicians, he doesn't believe he should
take out the license.
But | obtaind Il State license TO
practice pharmacy is years ago and
kept It for eight years." said DR.. Vor
beck. When | quit practicing phar-
macy, quit paying the annual license
fee, which is one dollar year. When
| got ready To re-enter the business, !
thought would take out license that
might accommodate some other phys
lclan. | sent the State Beard the fine
for permitting the license to lapse as
we'll as the amount of the pharmacy
license for eight years that | was not
practicing. The board rejected this,
saying that | would have 20 go to
Jefferson City and take another ex-
animation. | could not see any ex-
cuse for this horse-play. and lust de-
cided | would not take out the license
at ALL"
Charles Gietner, president of the
State Board, and K. \. Doyle, Il MEM
Der of the board arrived in the Cape
yesterday. determined to force Dr.
VOrbeck to take the examination. Up
on their arrival, they decided they
would do little bit of hawkshaw
work. Going to the Vorbeck- DohOgne
drug store on Good Hope street, they
asked the clerk in the store to sell
them d dimes worth of poison. The
clerk declined.
Late: they met DR.. Norbeck and
pleaded with him to take the cxamina
ton. why you can't sell castor oil
without our license" said the prcsi
dent of Board. a policeman can sell
castor oil, If he wants to, and without
your license" replied DR.. Norbeck.
After Dr.. Vorbeck had told the two
State Board members that he wouldn't
take ar examination before the Queen
Of Shcba, the president said: 'Al right.
Then III have to see the prosecuting
attorney"
They appeared before Mr.. Caruthers
yesterday afternoon and urged him to
make DR.. Vorbeck behave. "Why. we
can't do a thing with him." urged the
two officials.
Prosecuting Attorney CarutherS last
night told The Tribune that he would
not utCltit WIFI liz NbliIi wv uitil Nv
had heard all of the facts.
1t became known yesterday that sew
pral local men have attempted to as
Sist the State Board Several prescrip- |
tons have been sent to DR.. NOrbeck |
in an effort to determine whether he |
would fill them. While the law gives |
him the right to fill his own prescrip- |
tons. he cannot fill those written by !
other physicians, he announced yes
5erday. "There are couple OF horse /,
loctorse who would like for me to walk |
into their traps, but don't propose 10 |
10 it." he said.
Gietner, when seen by representa- |
i've of The Tribune. declared that Dr.. !
Vorbeck was practicing pharmacy !
against all drug laws of the State of
Missouri. He had been so notified !
some time ago. but when he ignored
the warning of the State Board, he
took it upon himself to look into the
said Gietner.
According to Gietner, each drug store
shall have at least one registered man.
If an applicant has passed the exam
nation before the State Board, he is /
given a certificate, that will be honor
I'd in all the States.
"This certificate will give the hold
n the right to compound drugs for use
i the public. The license, of course.
must be renewed every yeaI, for which
1 tax of one dollar is paid" he said.
Or. Vorbeck has not complied with
his clause of the drug laws and has
% been notified" Gietner told The
Tribune representative. "He has, how
,ver ignored the warning of the board.
We do not propose to work any hard
ship on the doctor, but merely want
lim to comply with the law. He told
n voctoTJay that no would not do 50