Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1925, Page 15

PATENT MEDICINES AS BEVERAGES HIT Medical Association Told Many Are Used as Alcoholic Drinks. By the Associated Pre ATLANTIC CIT . J.. May 26. Despite the fact that rum row is un- fdergoing the raost successful blockade since prohibiton, the Government is permitting alcohol users to obtain their daily nip, Dr. Arthur J. Cramp of Chicago told today’s session of the annual convention of the American Medical Association here. Dr. Cramp,is director of the asso- ciation’s bureau of investigation. He said that while there is a tendency to decrease the alcoholic content of wide. 1y advertised patented medicines, the percentages are so high that they can be and are being used for beverage purposes. While the Government is spending millions to prevent the smug- &ling of liquor, it is overlooking this source of supply right within its bor- ders, he asserted. New Medicines Produced. Not only do some of the older patent medicine. uch as “Bitte nd those for feminine patients. still contain a high percentage of alcohol, but there were some entirely new patented ar- ticles on the market, sold by the case competition with unmedicated which contain much alcohol nd little dru 1id Dr. Camp. Tests have demonstrated that these new medicines do not contain enough drugs to prevent their use for beverage pur- Poses. “The American Medical Associa- tion,” he continued. “‘naturally frowns upon this u: of such medicines. Whether or not alcohol is good a medicine not under discussion. There difference of opinion on that subject, but if alcohol is so dan- g€rous a drug us to be prohibited by law to be used for beverage purposes, it is too dangerous to be put into pat- ent medic to be sold as beverages. And if there is an increase in the con- sumption of ‘Bitters’ it is a Govern- ment problem.” Urges Wide Publicity. Dr. Frederigk ( arnshuis of Grand Rapids. speaking in the house of delegates, th sion of which p y-ndn‘j the form: opening of the con- vention. advocated wide publicity for scientific medicine s the most ef- fective means of fighting fads, cults and fallacies. “The purpose of this publicity, said, “is not ual ‘and profit solely is is a he to further their individ- selfish ends that they may and obtain financial revenue for themselves. On the con- trary, the public suffers and is de- prived of benefit or profit. Scientific medicine has no secrets that it with- + holds. That which benefits the public benefits us.” The denial of the right of employes to choose their own physicians in in- dustrial cases was condemned by Dr. Willilam D. Haggard, president-elect of the American Medical Association, speaking before the house of dele- gates This exaction on the paft of indus- trial insurance companies, Dr. Hag- gard said, was a step leading toward State medi The advocated that the house of delegates, the legislative body of the National Association, make an effort to curtail the le h of medical education at the present time. Urges Disaster Aid Free. Dr. William Allen Posey of Chicago, retiring presented a reso lution p £ 10 establish a perma- nent or: tion of physicians in the United to give medical treat. ment free in time of disaster in con * junction with the American Red Cross, which would supply the food and other necessities. Volstead visions which would prohibit a physician from prescribing more than one pint of whisky to a patient in 10 days were protested by Dr. T. C. Chalmers of New York. In @ resolution he proposed an amend- ment to the act which would enable a physician to prescribe the amount of alcohol he deemed necessary. The appointment of a special com mittee to investigate the possibility of securing an international agree- ment on the restriction of the trade in nareotics was advocated in another resolution, The Bell Telepnone Co. is requested in another resolution to list only I censed physicians under the heading £ “Phy nd Surgeons” in the telephone directories. This is a drive against “limited” physicians, or osteo- paths and chiropractors. National legislation to regulate the practice of the “healing arts” by any person is being sought by Benjamin M. Holden, lawyer of Hartford, Conn., who is attending the conven- tion and who was largely instrumental in exposing the fake medical diploma mnills in Connecticut several months £ Special “wp EXCUrsions tlantic City SUNDAYS $ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. !DEFENSE TEST TO BE HELD JULY 4 |WOULD CHANGE PARK July 4. will be Independence da: y tne holding of featured this yea the second national defense test. Following President Coolidge’s di approval of Armistice day for staging this military demonstration and his suggestion that July 4 would be a more suitable day for the occasion, the War Department has announced that it will now go ahead with its plans with that date in view. Acceptance of the earlier date calls for extraordinary efforts to speed up the test machinery so that the muster will show the m imum results pos- sible, and the preparation of plans and instructions already is under way. Tn his letter to Acting Secretary Davis the President did not explain his reason for rejecting the Armistice day suggestion, saying merely, “I do not_approve your proposal that it be held on Armistice day.” The President’s action opened the question whether the need for a test this vear justified an effort to prepare for it by July 4. Mr. Davis and his military_ advisers have felt that such « limited period for preparation would be insufficient for laying the ground- work for a test as complete as it was intended to hold if the Armistice day date had been approved, but they de- cided immediately that the educational value of the demonstration in promot ing public undrestanding of the new military policy which requires nation- wide civilian co-operation warranted efforts to hold a creditable muster July 4 Date President’s Birthday. Incidentally. the President’s sugges- tion of the July 4 date and its accept- ance at the War Department will re- It in the test being held on the d anniversary of his birth. The original muster, last vear, was first planned as a mark of special honor to Gen. Pershing and was scheduled to be held September 13—his 64th birthday anniversary and the date of his retirement from active service. By his direction, however, the date was changed to September 12—the anni- versary of the battle of St. Mihiel. Notifications to State governors that the muster will be held July 4 will emphasi: in compliance with the President’s desire, that their contri- butions will be wholly voluntary and that the Federal Government is not attempting to coerce them into any particular course of action in giving orders to the National rd or in the appointment of civilian committees to assist in the plan. Conference Considered. These notifications will be dispatch. ed within a few days, and preliminai general instructions also will go fo ward to the nine corps area command- ers through whom the test machinery operates. Because of the brief time left to complete arrangements for the test, War Department officials also are considering the calling of general conference of corps area commanders with general staff officers, to be held either in Washington or some central point, like Chicago. It is felt that such a round-table discussion might for Pace the deck of shi this two-toned oxfor it has tip and quar skin, toes semi-Fren lish in cut is an all heel. Both styles— ()n‘ Deck: Deck Your Feet in Stetson Sport Oxfords AT SUGGESTION OF PRESIDENT bring about greater harmony tion over the country in working out the detailed plans. ‘While the report of the War De- artment on the initial defense test has not been made public, that mus- ter is believed to have shown a lack of complete understanding of the new military scheme, and to have revealed defects in the local application of plans which could be overcome through a general discussion of ail points involved with the corps com- manders. It is pointed out also that there have been numerous changes among the corps area commanders and their staffs during the year, and that of- ficers now responsible for planning details of the new test lack experience in some cases and need all the ad- vice the department can give them. Among defects understood to have been disclosed by the first test are many cases where reserve officers responsible for units situated in one State had changed residence and were living at distant points in other States. An overhauling of the as- signment lists of the reserve officers to correct this situation has been in progress, and it is expected this year {0 avold most if not all of such diffi- culties. A report reached here today that several foreign powers are consider- ing the advisability of adopting the American plan of improving military preparedness by annual assemblages of their male population capable of bearing arms for possible use in cases of national emergencles. Great Britain and Japan are mentioned as countries likely to follow the example of the United States as a national policy designed to encourage patriot- ism ‘and interest the people in de- fensive measures. So far as known, however, no “mus- ter day” demonstrations are to be held in any other country than the United States during the present year. As one Army officer put it today, “Imitation is the sincerest flattery.” B T ar s By utilizing the magnetism of the earth and electricity of the air and the sun’s heat, Justin Christfloreau, a French peasant, is rejuvenating bar- ren trees and growing crops never be- | fore_seen there. O oal N S [~ === ==~ | Cuticura Talcum Unadulterated Exquisitely Scented orporation 0a] ——— I———% Men p or seaside casino in d. In white buckskin, ter of tan rose calf- ch. A bit more Eng- white Oxford of im- ported white buckskin, ivory sole and $13.50 ' Raleigh Haberdasher Inc. Thirteen Ten F Street W. & J- SLOANE | 1508 H STREET ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. Opposite The Shoreham TO CIRCULAR FORM War Department Decides to Advance Date in Face|North Capitol Association Proposal of Mr. Coolidge’s Objection to Armis- tice Day as Proper. Regarding Triangular Reservation. Street Repairs Requested. The North Capitol Citizens' Asso- ciation, at a meeting held in the United Brethren Church last night, voted to ask the Commissioners and Congress to change the triangular park at Florida and New York ave- nues into a circle park. This, it was explained, will take an act of Con- gress, so it was declded to ask all business houses in the North Capitol territory to write to the Commission- ers and Congress asking them to back the plan. A motlon also was passed whereby the association will take over the publication of the North Capitol Citizen, a small community paper published for the benefit of residents in that section. Attention of the association was called to a number of streets in the North Capitol district which should be converted into one-way-traffic streets. The committee on streets and highways was asked to look into this, also to try to have a few of the streets in the vicinity repaired, and have lights installed in several places. The assoclation agreed to hold no meetings during July and August. J. M. Waters of the local telephone company gave an illustrated talk on the history and development of the telephone. Henry Gilligan, president, presided. Second-hand men's clothing sent from this country to Turkey each year is valued at nearly $100,000. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 (Spe- cial)—The program of the 'com- mencement exercises closing the one hundred and second year of the Vir- ginia Episcopal Theological Seminary will extend three days, beginning Wednesday, June 3, with a missionary service by Right Rev. George W. Davenport, bishop of Easton, Md. Thursday 'the commencement exer- cises will be held at 10:30 and_the graduates will be addressed by Rev. Z. B. T. Phillips of Epiphany Church, Washington. At 12 o'clock an alumni meeting will be held and at 1 o'clock the William Sparrow Memorial Hall will be dedicated. The address will be given by Rev. Carl E. Grammer, a grandson of Dr. Sparrow. The exer- cises will close Friday, when the can- didates for the deaconite and priest- hood are ordained. The ordination sermon will be delivered by Rev. Henry Lubeck, canon of the Washing- ton Cathedral. ‘Seven bishops will at- tend the ordination. The new deanery, the gift of R. A. Funsten of St. Louls, will also be presented to the seminary. The present senior class numbers 19, of whom a large number are going into the foreign mission field. Rich 1s Back. Former City Manager Wilder M. Rich has returned here from Iron- wood, Mich., where he has accepted the position of city manager, to re- main a week, for the purpose of as- sisting the City Council in rreparing a budget for the coming year. A mass meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Alexandria High | School in the interest of the public education campaign. The principal speakers will be Dr. Willlam Mather Lewis, president of George Washing ton University, and Eli Swavely, principal of Swavely Preparatory School at Manassas, Va. Vocal selec- tions will be given by Mrs. ¥ S MEN’S SUITS. .. LADIES’ SUITS. BLANKETS. .... LEAN PINDLER 801 11th St. N.W. ALL and DELIVER S ....50c and $1.00 Main 2704 and PRESS Memorial prays Shipped by Parcel Post Any- where in the United States. p 4 Both Sprays & Wreaths designed with long- lasting flowers & foliage. 20 FRESH CUT FLOWERS of All Kinds at usual Cash and Carry Economy Prices Cash& CarryFlowerStores Funeral Flowers Delivered—Nominal Charge on Other Orders 804 17th Phone Fr. 5342 807 14th Phone Fr. 10391 2467 18th 1209 Wis. Ave. Tel. Col. 9997 Phone West 1702 A Pre-Holiday Sale Event! ALL Silk Coats TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1925. MacMoreland and Talbot Haslett. The Business and Professional Women's Club will attend in a body. \ The working of city prisoners on the chain gang to clean the streets where the motor cleaner cannot work has proven 5o popular with both the prison- ers and the publje that Judge Howard W. Smith of the Corporation Court yesterday issued an order permitting State prisoners serving short sentences to work out thefr fines on the street. The ‘secret of the popularity of the scheme with thie prisoners lies in their getting meals better than the jail food, it is said. Plays at High School. Three comedies will be presented by the High School Players this week as the “Endeavors of 1925.” The plays will be glven Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 28, 29 and 30, at 8:15. Forty-two students will have parts in the show. After a 2-mile chase at 45 miles per hour, State Prohibition Officer Wil- liams and three Federal revenue offi- cers. captured a car in which three . 3-Door EDDY Zine Lined 60 Lbs. Ice $40.00 MAXIMUM TION. men who described themselves as J. P. Mails, W. H. Keeney and Perry Ham- mond were riding last night. A s h of the car, it was reported, revealed a pint bottle of liquor. The men were State prohibition driving. Antony Samartzopulos, a King street merchant, is the proud possessor of a letter from Queen Sophia of Greece thanking him for one of the booklet describing the new George Washing. ton Masonic Temple. The Queen ex- presses hope that some day she will be able to come to Alexandria and visit the temple and Mount Vernon The first open mneeting of the Cham ber of Commerce will be held Wednes- day night. { The civic bureau of the chamber | last night passed a resolution recom- mending that a part of the wharf of the Mutual Ice Co. at the foot of Cameron street be procured as a municipal wharf by the city, and & committee was appointed to go before the City Council and propose it to that law and reckless held under a charge of violating the | bod; Refrigeration “Plus—and Minus” “MINUS” all of the meaning less fancies and showy interiors. and “PLUS” the features of REFRIGERATION and MINIMUM ICE CONSUMP- These conditions make the EDDY a first choice with Com- mon-sense Purchasers. 3-Door EDDY Zine Lined 80 Lbs. Ice $46.00 Refrigerator This Style 37 DULIN& MARTIN [0 and 1214 t0 1218 G Street 121§ ~1217 F Street Hours—8:45 to 5:30 All the Same to Him. 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