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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

z UTHER MCCARTHY has arrived in
Calgary. where he is scheduled
- to meet Arthur Pelky. the Al
berta heavyweight. McCarty has al
ready opened up training quarters
Pelky has been working out with
Tommy Burns for several days odds
have shortened with McCarty a 10 to
Z favOrite.
Johnny Kubanc, featherweight
champion, and Jimmy Fox. of san
Francisco, have been matched for
10 round bout before the Oakland
Wheelman's club at Oakland. on June
IL This will be the first ring ap-
pearance of Klbane since his bout
with Dundee.
In a statement given out at Cleve-
land. Frank Chance said he had great
respect for the strength Of the three
eastern American league clubs, espe-
cially Washington and Philadelphia
Chance said the Athletics Were hitting
and fielding better than they were
when they won the championship.
Both Joe MandOt and Bud Anderson
are working hard preparatory to their
20 round bout in the Los Angeles arena.
scheduled for May 20. Both boxers are
reported to be in fine shape. MandOt
has been in Los Angeles for several
weeks. while Anderson arrived a few
days ago. Hobo DOugherty, the form
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
NATIONAL LEGISLATION MAY
RESTIlF FROM JOHNSON TRIAL

Chicago Ill, May 15.-NatiOnal legls-
latiOn preventing miscegnation is eN-
pected u result from the conviction OF
Jack Johnson, negro champion prize
fighter. Of = 1latiGn Cf the Mann act.
Representative ROddenberry. OF
Georgia. who has introduced legislation
in congress .fOrbidding intermarriage of
blacks and whites. sent word to local
federal officials asking for a transcript
of the testimony of the case. Repre-
sentative Roddenberry said he intended
t. use the story developed in Ihe john
son trial to show that relations be-
tween the races are impossible.
Johnson was crushed at the rCIliza-
ton that the conviction might send
him TO prison The negro said the
prosecution has broken him financially
and that he had spent about $4,000
financing his defence. JOhnSOn's at
tOrney declared that If judge Carpenter
refused new trial, he would carry the
case to the supreme court
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
JUAREZ ENTRIES TO
CLOSE NEXT MONDAY
White Steamer Is Entered for the
Races-ExcursiOn From Upper VAL
ley TO Bring Big Crowds.

Entries for the automobile races at
the JUarez race track, Sunday. May %,
must be registered with manager Lew
Gasser before next Monday night Pub
lie drawing of places will be held on
Tuesday and the program for the day
win go to press on Wednesday.
The White Steamer, which J F.
Coles used to drive around the streets,
is being put in shape, and is to be en-
tered in the races, but the owners Of
gasoline cars say they have no fear
Of the steamer.
There viii be an excursion from Las
Cruces and other towns along the Ne
silla valley for the races and many Of
the automobile owners in that section
Several motorcycles are being tuned
up for the events for those machines
and one concern is going after the
prizes and records with three Indians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
UNITED STATES LEAGUE QUITS
AETER EXISTING THREE DAYs

Eeading, Ia May I5--AfteT an eN-
istence Of only three days the United
States Baseball league has disDanded.
The first break came on Sunday when
New York would not play in Newark
because the club had not been paid
their guarantee for the Saturday game.
Washington and New York were
dropped and it was decided TO go along
with six clubs. but yesterday only a
few people were on hand for the games
and this discouraged all connected with
the league and they quit today. Nine
teen players are stranded here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
LEWIS OF RED SOX
BATS IN MOST RUNS
Left Fielder for American League
Champions Leads Other Heavy
SWEATERS in Getting TaIIies.

During the first two weeks of the
American league championship season,
Duffy Lewis. of the Boston Red SOX,
drove in more runs than any other
player in the junior organization. The
speed boys left fielder batted in II
counters, nine of the tallies being reg
istered on safeties and two on sacri-
flee flies Two other JOhnsonites-
Joe Jackson and J. Gladstone Graney,
of the Naps-reached double figures
in batting in runs, each man having
hit in ten tallies. Tied for fourth
place in the timely hitting list are
MOeller. of Washington; Johnson. OF
St. Louis, and Baker, of Philadelphia,
each man having driven in eight runs.
Napoleon LajOie, during the first fort
night of play, sent seven of his team
mates to the bureau of registration,
and Iris Speaker, who won the trophy
last year. five
The record of the American leaguers
who batted in five or more during the
first fOrtnights play are appended:
Runs Rnffed In.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
MAVERICKS SECURE BAND
FOR SATURDAYS BALL GAME

The Second cavalry band has been
secured 10 play between innings at
Washington park Saturday afternoon.
when the Mavericks meet the Thir-
teenth cavalry team. Early in the sea
son. before the organization of the
local team. several recruits met the
soldiers at the park and wallOped them
16 to g.
The San MarciaI team viii arrive
Sunday morning. accompanied bv q
deleEa ton OF their home town fans a
special rate has been put on by the
road, in anticipation of a large crowd.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
WHITE SOX PITCHER HAS NOT
ENCEEDEED IOHNSONsS RECORD

Chicago. Ill. May 81 NJ Howe,
official statistician of the American
league. has given out figures showing
that Doc" White, of the Chicago White
SOx. does not hold the record for con-
secutive scOrelesS innings, as had been
published recently Mr. Howe could not
tell "Offhand" whether any one else
had done better that Walter Johnson,
Of the Washington club. but said it was
probable Johnson already had passed
the record with his 50 % innings to
darp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
W. II. SHELTON ATTENDING Gun
ELL-n EEnnE EaI rr.nn ~

w H. Shelton is attending a gun
club shoot at the Los Angeles Gun
club grounds Mr.. shelton is repre-
senting the FL Paso Gun club at the
shoot He is one of the crack shots
of the southwest and is expected to
win another busheI basket filled with
trophies at the Los Angeles shoot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM
NAAIED TO IEET AISTR ALIANS

New York May 15.-Maurice E Nc
LOughlin, of California; r. Norris Viii
liams. of Philadelphia. and Harold H
Hackett and Raymond D Little, both
Of this city, have been officially NOM
mated as the American lawn tennis
team for the Davis international cup
matches against the Australians. The
nominations viii stand for the matches
at the West Side Tennis club here,
June 6. and 9.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
SCHEDULE FOR COPPER LEAGUE
IN M CnN GLnErE I'm SLID \

Silver City, n. NJ. May 15.-COnsid-
Grafton of a four team circuit which
was to have come before a meeting
here Tuesday night was postponed I'M
til Sunday at Hurley when Silver City
meets Hurley at that place
The meeting viii take up a schedule
which has been proposed by the FL
PasO Mavericks The teams will in
clude FL PasO, Silver City, Hurley and
Santa Rita.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
VAUGHN'S BOWLERS
LOSE TO PASCHAL'S
Campbell Trio Wins Match From the
Johnston Pin Spillers by Margin
of RI Pins.

PaschaIs team added three points 70
the roster at the head of the Industrial
league Wednesday night at the Cactus
alleys when it wallOped the Vaughn
three by 101 pins. Vaughn rolled high
game. 1914. and PaSchal total, $40
Vaughn also made a strikeout
Although Miller rolled high game,
2O4 the Campbell team won from the
Johnston trio in the second match by
a margin of 81 pins. Three points were
won by the Campbell team. Lewis
rolled high total 535. The scores:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
SAN FRANCISCO OFFERS S225,OOO
IN PTRSES FOR LACE MEET

San Francisco. Calf, May 15.-It is
announced that two race meetings for
harness horses will be held in cOnnec-
ton with the Panama-Pacific eXpOsi-
ton, one in June and the other in Oc-
tober 1915. and that purses aggregat-
ing 1925, 600 will be offered, with the
purpose of bringing to San Francisco
the worlds greatest trotters and
PAGERS. The races viii be held under
the auspices Of the Pacific Coast Trot-
ting Horse Breeders association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
ARIZONA TENNIS.

Tucson, AriZ-. May Ito decide the
tennis champions riDS in the University
Of Arizona, Leo Cloud won from W A.
Glenn i'm the mems sineles by 6-3. 6-1 in
the WOmen's singles Miss Piston won
from Miss Evans by a score of Ga.
lost q game,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AHEARN SHADES AL MCCOY.

New York, May 15.-The first series
Of elimination contests for the welter-
weight championship was held here
last night Young Ahearn. of New
York. had the better of Al Mccoy. Of
Brooklyn, throughout 10 rounds Young
Hickey, of New York. outpointed
Young Mccartney, of Philadelphia. in
a bout of the same length The second
series will be held May IS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Where They Play Friday.
Pittsburg at New York
Cincinnati at Boston
Chicago at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
MOTORCYCLIsT RULED IN RACE.

chicago, III, May 15--LeOn Puts,
member of the motorcycle team repre-
senting St. Louis was killed in a col
lisiOn at the opening of the JASON OF
the American League of Motorcycle
Racing Clubs here. Pitts was starting
i'm the third heat Of the first race, when
he lost control and was struck by a
motorcycle ridden by Harry Fisher, OF
Chicago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
JOHNSON HOLDS RECORD
FOR SCORELESS INNINGS
TvirIer For the Washington Senators
Holds Opponents ScOreless For
q ConeetrrfINe InnimEs.


St Louis, No. May 15.-The St Louis
club ended Walter JOhnsOn's string of
consecutive ScOreless innings with one
count in the fourth. Added to his for
mer record Of - p innings, the three
and One-third innings Johnson pitched
here yesterday make his total Sc, equal
ing the best claimed for Doc" White,
of the Chicago Americans. As official
reports show White to have been
scored on by Cleveland on September
9, 1904 (the year in which it is claimed
he made his recOrd). Johnson and his
teammates claimed the record for him
The best mark said to have been made
by COMBS of the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans in 1910, was SO Is, which John
son passed. JOhnson's record follows:
April 10 against New York, innings.
April 10. against New York, 9 innings
April %, against Boston, 9 innings.
April ., against Boston, I inning.
April 80 against Philadelphia, g in
nings-
May 8, against Boston 3 innings.
Nay 5. against Boston, innings.
. May 10. Against Chicago, innings.
May Il, against St Louis, Is in
ninEs
Total Sc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Western League Standing.
Where They Play Friday.

St Joseph ~at Denver.
Des MOines at Lincoln.
Omaha at Topeka
Sioux City at Wichita.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AmerIean League standIns..

Where. They Play Friday.
New York at Chicago
Boston at St Louis
Washington at Detroit
Philadelphia at Cleveland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
sOUTHEnN LEAGUE

At New, OrIeans-ChattanOO 5,
New Orleans. o. Second game, Chatta-
nOOga- 4; New Orleans 1
At MObile-MObile, 9; Nashville. g.
At Montgomery - Birmingham, l.
Montgomery. s.
At Memphis-Atlanta, z; Memphis, 8.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
Have The Herald Follow You on Vaca-
ton Trips.

No trouble to change your address on
The Herald to your. summer outing ad-
dress. By mail, 90 cents per month, in
adY9
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
ANIERICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit r. H. F.
Boston ....-.-...-....
Detroit NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10
Batteries. Boston. Bedient. Foster
and Cady; Detroit, Willett and ROndeau-
At St Louis. R. II. E.
Washington ...-.-.-.-...-..-.1O u /
St Louis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Batteries: Washington, Johnson
BOehling and Ainsmith; St Louis,
Leverenz, Allison, AIcAllister and Alex
ander
At ChicagO- Philadelphia Chicago,
postponed; wet grounds
At Cleveland r. H E.
New York .-..-............2 u
Cleveland -. --.--.-...-.2
Batteries: New York Fisher and
Sweeney; Cleveland. Steen and O'NeilL
Called at the end OF the 18th inning-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
COLLEGE, CANES

At Ann Arbor-Cornen. >. Michi-
gan, S.
At West POint-Army,- 6; Lehigh. 8.
At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, s. OklahO-
ma, 3.
At New Haven-Yale, s. Dartmouth. T.
At ambridge-Harvard, 8; syria
cuse, 0.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
sAN TGNACTOs no PI,AY CRUCFs-

SAN IGNACIOS TO PLAY CRUCES.
Las Cruces. N NJ May 15.-The san
IgnaciOs Of Ell Paso VIZ meet the Las
Cruces team here SHnday. A dance Civ
attended.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Where They Play Friday.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Indianapolis at St Paul
Louisville at Milwaukee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
Texas LeaEue Standings.

Where They Play Friday.
Galveston at Fort Worth.
Houston at Dallas.
Beaumont at Waco
San Antonio at Waco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
NATI0NAL LEAGTE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia r. H E
Pittsburg ...-.-.-.----..- II 4
PnllaQelpn mia. z o. z
Batteries Pittsburg. Hendrix and
Kelly; Philadelphia, Mayer, Nelson,
Brennan and Doom,
At Brooklyn. p il. E.
Clncluudt4 ------. . II
BrOOklEn
Batteries. Cincinnati. Benton and
Clarke; Brooklyn, Allen, Yingling,
Stack and Miller
At Boston. r. H E.
St I,Ouis 8
Boston Observation-Disclosures.
Batteries: 81 Louis. Harmon. Willis
and WingO. Mclean. Hilderbrand; BOs-
ton, Tyler and Whaling.
At New York R H. Z.
Chicago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
new ] uIh - 10 2
Batteries: Chicago, Cheney, Laven-
der, Pierce and Archer New York, Mar
guard. Ames and Meyers. Wilson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Where They Play Friday.
Portland at Los Angeles
San Francisco at Oakland.
Venice at Sacramento.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

Castle, WacOb.
At Topeka. r H E.
Topeka 900 ..............-..41 u
Sioux City -.-.-...------...-.z 10 ]
Batteries; Topeka Rustenhaven,
Richardson, Mccullough and Crist, Nc
Alester; Sioux City, Allen, Kline and
Brown
At Lincoln. r H. F.
Lincoln 1900 ...2 8
St Joseph ......--..-.....1 s >
Batteries. Lincoln, Ehman and Ba-
ker; St Joseph, Johnson and Griffith.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
BASEBALL RESULTS
Wednesdays Games
By''HOp"

Douglas and Schmidt: Oakland, Ma
larkey, PernOu and ROhrer.
At Sacramento. r. H. E.
Venice 900. ..s4 50
Sacramento 800 ....2 3
Batteries. Venice, KOestner and FL
lott; Sacramento, Munseu, Kinsella-
Stroud and Bliss, Reitmeyer.
At Los Angeles r H E.
Portland 800 -.........2
Los Angeles -.-.-.--.-----4 s .
Batteries Portland, Krause, Hager-
man and Fisher; Los Angeles, Perritt
and BOles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Kansas City-Kansas City, 9; To-
ledO, O.
Other games postponed on account
of rain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

At Fort Worth r H Z.
Fort Worth .--.---..-.-..-...-S s 0
11uuSlOA ------u
Batteries: Fort Worth. Casey and
Vance; Houston, Criss and Reynolds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

justin - -.----..-.....----1 !
Beaumont mont. ,i;,,ii
nOldS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15
TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Dallas R. H E
Dallas go. Observation-Disclosures 0
Galveston 600. .....-.--.0 5 .
Batteries: Dallas, HOrnsby and Mar
shall; Galveston, Hardin and Jordan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

At Waco. R h 3.
Waco ..-. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1 0
san Antonio .-.--.--..--.--.1 >
Batteries Waco, Lehman and Reilly;
San Antonio, Goodwin and Price.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

ltteries. chicago, Cheney, LaVen-
Pierce and Archer. New York, Mar
I'd. Ames and Meyers Wilson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

)taIs .-.. .-.41S 468 486 1872
Ugh game, Miller, 2O4.
Ugh total, Lewis, 535.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
WATER POWER BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
Powerful Lobby Opposes State Developing
Electric Power from Canal Barges and
Selling 1t to municipalities.

took the ground that the quantity OF sur
plus canal waters at the Vischer's Ferry
and crescent dams. where the electric
energy is TO be generated. was always IN
doubt. and argued that this power scheme
might seriously interfere with the canal.
so in the debate to-day an amendment
was offered making this electrical devel-
opment contingent on certificate FROM
tho Superintendent OF Public Works. APP
proved by the Canal Board, that there
was water IL spare. II was defeated'
The bill was bitterly attacked ana en-
Enthusiastically defended. II was called Il
long step toward socialism and a measure
10 enable the people TO take some genuine
advantage Of the states resources which
now were wasted.
Senator Brown. Republican leader. re
sarded II as a breach Of faith 10 those
who had been induced TO embark In the
ro,yer DEVELOPMENT business through the
statutes Of the state. Senator Salant'
Progressive member called IL the hioSt
splendid piece of legislation Of the session.
Tho bill was passed by tho Senate by
a vote Of 81 TO s. Voting against IL "er"
Senators Argetsinger. Brown. Godfrey
Sage. Thompson ana Wilson. Republicans
and Malone and Pechham. Democrats
The Walters bill. urged last year by the
Ferris commission. which investigated
water power development. was paSsed
without opposition. Friends OF the NUT
laugh bill say that 1t will be passed by
tho Assembly and signed by the Gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

Albany, March 21.-After a bitter fight.
the Senate to-day passed the Murtaugh
hydro electric bill. which commits the
state 10 the development Of electric power
from surplus barge canal waters and the
sale Of this electric energy at cost TO
municipalities These municipalities are
IN turn TO sell this energy for power and
light TO their citizens at an approximate
cost.
TIL measure is advocated ty the con-
scrvation commission. II is modelled OF
the sys;"l1 used In ontario. which is SAID
by its niends TO be a great success AM
by It's enemies to be a dire fnancial ana
scientific failure. The Murtaush bill was
vigorously fought by the waite power am
lighting interests OF the state. Prominent
among those who lobbied openly against
IT were lawyers for Anthony y. Brady,
who controls the local lighting company
and is interested in big hydro-electric
concerns I'm this part OF the state.
The Senate also passed without oppo-
sition a bill which would permit the for
nation of quasi public service corpora
tons" and the development Of power from
food waters by these corporations They
would be financed on fifty-year bond is
sues. At the end Of that period their
plants would revert to the state.
A good many Of the commercial inter-
osts OF the state including the Merchants
Association OF New York. Pho Buffalo
Chamber Of Commerce and various canal
boomers opposed the Murtaugh bill. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
MO NEW NASSAU CEMETERY
Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting
Erection of Mausoleum.

Albany. March Ex-Governor Sulzor 20
da,, signed the Maloney bin which pre-
,.o,,,s The erection OF "A 10000 mauso-
,o,,r, at Merrick. Long Island. He had
,,,s, given "A hearing OH the measure, At
which ex-Lleutenant Governor William +.
ehceban appeared In favor Of H. II is un-
dors,ood that the Governor had intended
~ veto the bill. but that he changed his
mind after hearing Mr.. Sheehan. The
hin also prevents the establishment Of any
marc cemeteries in Nassau County.
district Attorney Wysong. representing
tho Borough Bank of Brooklyn, whose
,'ronerty was affected and Harry Keith.
pemocratic state committeeman. viSor-
i,,siv opposed the bill. Mr.. Sheehan, who
.nnsared for Nassau County property
o,nyners. said he believed property values
would decrease If the nausoleum. de-
signed 10 bring large financial returns
should be built. ...a..
MIR Sheehan said that District Attorney
vfvsouc was receiving a salary from the
countV ard az the same time was und"r
retainer IN the interest OF the mausoleu'n
company He placed his salary from the
county AT $500 a year. but Mr.. WysohS
said II was only S2Jc1. Had the bill been
yetoed the Nassau County SUPERVISORS.
I, Is understood, would have met to-mor-
row to give the necessary permit Tor the
mausoleum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
Assembly Adopts Amendments
to Meet Objections That the
Measure Goes. Too Far.
SPEAKER WILL EXPEDITE IT
Promises an Emergency Mes.
sage to Shorten Delay Result
ing from Altering Some
Of It's Provisions.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Albany, March E.-Speaker 4. T.. Smith
urged the Assembly to-day TO pass the
Walker cocaine bill. introduced to do
away with the evils resulting from the
use Of this drug, which We're disclosed by
The Tribune
My interest in the efforts TO wipe out
the drug habit is well known" said the
Speaker Il fathered the present law
against the use Of cocaine, and / now
feel that further restrictions, such as are
provided In the Walker bill. are neces-
sary This is a good bill. and the House
should pass it,"
AsSemblyman Walker received this
morning from Assistant District Attorney
Delehanty who. with Judge Swami, draft
cd the bill. several amendments. all OF
which were adopted The introducer
sought to have the bill passed without
amendments. giving his word that he
would ask the Senate committee to in
corporate them or not report out the bill.
My purpose In doing this is TO get the
bill over to the Senate" Mr. Walker SAID.
before IT goes into general orders
don't want to have this bill left in that
Senate graveyard"
The minority leader. Mr. Human. said
he would agree TO this proposition. but.
on account Of objections. Speaker Smith
suggested that the amendments be passed.
and that he would have the bill expedited
through an emergency message The
amendments made necessary a delay OF
three legislative days, which would put
action on the bill over until next Tues
day. With an emergency message IT
could be acted on Monday night
The amendments adopted increase the
amount OF cocaine a physician may carry
from one-half ounce 10 one ounce To
meet the objections 10 the bin made by
persons suffering from asthma and ca
tarrh who use medicines having a larger
amount Of cocaine than that allowed I'm
the BILL the per cent limit is cut out
The strength prescribed is left entirely TO
the DISCRETION OF the physician. with the
Limitation that II he prescrlbes a solution
containing more than ! per cent cocaine
he must make a special record Of IT,
Under the bill as originally drawn a
person using a remedy containing cocaine
had 10 get a prescription every ten days
n the use continued For the benefit Of
the asthma. hay fever and catarrh suf-
fcrers an amendment was made requiring
them 10 submit their condition to "A ply
stefan on only one occasion. and II he
ccrtiNes that the patient needs the
remedy for more than ten days the pa
tent need not return for a prescription
until the time on the certificate is up.
The naming OF this time is discretionary
with the physician
Another amendment has the effect Of
assuring physicians against any improper
Interference with their business by limit
ing power Of inspection TO those persons
who may Doe designated by Il prosecuting
officer OF the state.
The bill was opposed In the Assembly
by Messrs. Gibbs Cuvllier Bush and
Volk The last two are physicians. and
Dr Nolk is Progressive.