Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
SAYS PHARMACIST BILL
IS FOR BENEFIT OF FEW
But Druggists Insisted it IS All
Right and it Passed the
Senate.
Special dispatch from staff correspondent
state House. Dover, Jan. 81.

Rpecial dispatch from staff correspondent.
state House. Dover, Jan. 81.
This bill. in my estimation, Is load
ed for the benefit of the few against 'he
many" Senator Robertson deciareo
vrhen referring to bill introduced IN
the state Senate today, by Senator
Alice, and advocated by the Sta'e
Board Of Pharmacy, to make IL unia"
ful for any one other than reeislereo
pharmacist to display the sign OF phar
macist, drug store, or medicine store.
The bin was first called up last week,
and action on 1t WAS postponed until
,od,v when Senator Robertson raised
objections to it, on the ground that
there was already sufficient law TO
cover such cases.
The bill was finally passed with an
amendment which provides that the Dill
shall not apply to proprietary neoi-
cine store or a patent medicine store.
Senators Hopkins. Latta, Robertson anu
Lutz voted against the bill.
Consideration of the bill took con-
siderable time. On motion OF senator
Alice. the privilege OF the floor was ex-
tended to j. o. Bosley. secretary OF the
state Board OF Pharmacy, TO expiaih
the bill Mr.. Bosey said 1t was inteIiu-
cd for the protection of the pubic' as
well as registered pharmacists. lie SAID
the hoard had an opinion from former
DEPUTY Acknowledgement P. Warren
Green. which he read. to the effect that
the present law is not sufficient to take
action against persons other than regis
tered pharmacists displaying such
signs. Mr.. Bosley said the board had
i'm mind one man. not registered
pharmacist who displayed such
sign and that under MIR. Green's opin-
ion they were unable to prosecute.
Mr.. Bosley, in answer TO question
said the bill as proposed would In nc
manner affect the sale of patent medi'
cines or home remedies by grocery
stores.
Senator Robertson argued that the
present law is sufficient to prosecute
under and said he had been informed
such cases had been successfully prose
cuted under that law,
senator Bennett offered an amend
ment. which was adopted, with Sena'
tors Robertson and Lutz voting agains
il.
Thought Bill Loaded.
The BILL as amended, was called UP
and Senator Robertson said he though
il was loaded. He saw no use in pass
inc another law il there is suffiCien
law on the statute booNo shh SNANs "
said in his opinion the pharmacist
were cunning for the proprietary medi
cine people.
II challenge the Senator TO STATE
wherein the bill is loaded" remarked
senator Alice.
Senator Palmer said Senator Rob
ertson had brought up ques
ton he desired 10 see def
nitely settled before he voted OF
The bill Before l record myself
have got to be satisfied that the bill il
not loaded" Senator Palmer stated.
Senator Handy asked Senate Attor'
ney Hope If there was any possible
doubt In his mind that the bill woulS
prevent country stores selling paten
medicines Mr.. Hope answered ther'
was no doubt but that such store
could sell patent medicines under tn
bill.
He was asked by Senator Short
he agreed with the opinion Of Mr.
Green, and replied that he did not, bu
thought the Alice bill would clarif!
the law.
The bill as passed by the Senate ais
provides for all pharmacists to registe
at a certain time and take out thei
license the first of each year