The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-23
DRUG PERMIT
LAW AGAIN N
THE L|MEL|GHT
Want to Have Sales Of Spirit
uous Liquors Sold on
Prescription Only
BR|OUETT|NG OF L|Gk|TE
CONSIDERED BY LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Asked For Substitution
nj Hebron to Carry on This Line of
Investigation = Other Legislative
Matters Receiving Attention.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 23.-'rhe drug
permit is again in the limelight and
vigorous Efforts are to be put forth
during the present Legislative assem-
bly, to secure amendments to the pres
ent law that will do away entirelY
with the time honored drug permif
and substitute the system of selling
spurious liquors for medicinal pur-
poses only on the prescription of a
regularly lice1ssed physician. Pro-
vision. for this change in the manner
of handling the drug store feature of
the liquor selling situation in North
Dakota is contained in bill pre-
pared and introduced by the commit
tee on temperance of the senate, and
which has been referred back to that
committee.
Two years ago there was bitter
fight over the drug permit question
with the present SPECIALIZED McCrea
Dill successful over measure that
made provision very similar to that
contained in the committee bill that
is now before the assembly.
Under the provisions of the newly
proposed measure it is made unlaw-
fnl for any druggist to sell liquor ex-
cept for medicinal purposes. and then
only on the prescription of phys
ician. No prescription shall be filled
except on the day that it was given,
or on the next succeeding day. A
physician assisting any one in get
ting liquor for anything else than
medicinal purposes is held to be Just
as guilty as the druggist who might
sell liquor without authohrity of a
prescription.
Want Thorough Tests
Thorough tests in the briouetting
Of Ignite coal are proposed by the
sub-station of the school of mines at
Hebron in, the event that an appro-
priation for $4,000, requested by a
bill introduced by Senator Mcdonald
of Morton county. is Forthcoming
Prof. Synder, in charge of the oper-
ations at that station, proposes to
have an exhibit of the Ignite bri-
Guettes in Bismarck during the next
few days for the purpose of giving
the members of the assembly an idea
OF the success that has been attained
Up to date, and what may be expected
i'll the future with proper financial
support. The $4,000 appropriation
that has been asked is for the pur-
pose of purchasing additional ma
chinery by which the plant will be
enabled to turn out about thirty tons
OF the finished product each day. The
plan is to dispose of this Ignite to
the state institutions.
OPENS Fight Again
The introduction by Representative
Sgutt Saturday afternoon of bill
abolishing capital punishment re-
opens a fight that was waged two
years ago for the passage of such a
measure, it being introduced at that
time in the senate by. Mr.. Welch of
Burleigh county. Under the terms Of
the capital punishment abolishment
bill, the only sentence provided for
first degree murder is life il.prison-
ment In the last legislative assem-
bly, the bill was killed in the senate,
the house not having an opportunity
OF passing on it. There were some
unusual circumstances entering in
to the case then as three men were
at that time In the state penitertiary
under sentence OF death, and by rea-
son of that fact the lobby favoring
the passage of the measure was more
active than what may be expected
this year.
tuberculosis Sanitarium Legislation
Establishment of sanitarium for
victims of tuberculosis in the state
is proposed by the Wesley Fassett bill
introduced Saturday afternoon. I'm
der it an appropriation of $4,000
is provided, of which amount $15,-
600 is to be used for the construction
of the main building. The appropri-
alton provided for naintainance does
not become available till otter the
building is completed. Dunseith.
Rolette county. is the place that has
been selected for the sanitarium and
board appointed two years ago has
already done a great deal of work in
connection with the laying out of
grounds, etc.
Under the terms of the Fassett bill
a board OF five trustees is authorized
one OF whom shall be member of
the state board of health. while two
shall be regularly licensed physicians.
The board is empowered to name a
superintendent who shall have COM
plete charge.
Charge of maintainance against
patients shall be paid by such pa
tients, or it nay be paid by societies
and others Durable and incurrable
cases must be kept apart. In the
event that persons afflicted with tu-
berculosis have no means of support
they shall make affidavit to that ef-
feet and on the Investigation of the
county Judge. IL It tshall he found
that the affidavit is true in that re-