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RAIN STOPS GAME

NORFOLK, VA, June 5.--Norfolk
closed the week to-day without VIM
ming a game. having two prevented by
rain and the fracas with Newport
News to-day called at the end of the
last half OF the NTH inning when II
began to rain. Neither team was able
to score.
HUMPHREYS struck out six men In
five innings and allowed only one real
hit: tho other was technical safety
when Smith ran into Christs Erounder
between second and first Foolish
base running spoiled Norfolk's chances
in the second, when Cleveland and NJ.
Stuart were caught between tho bases
after singing In succession. The score:
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ST. LOUIS WINS TWO

CHICAGO, June Good pitching,
batting and fielding gave st. Louis a
double win over Chicago to-day. 6 to 4
and to 0. tho visitors making a clean
sweep of the five-Eame series.
(First Cameo
Score by innings: r. n. r.
st. Louis % o o 6 0 0 Go q 3
Chicago ... = . o O. : 9
Standardization, Davenport and
Hartley; Hendrix and Wilson.
Second Cameo
Score by innings: r. H. F..
st. Louis . o 3 / % o--S 0
Chicago -. 0 0 0 q o o o 90 3
Bat,cries--Crandall and Hartley:
Prendcrgast, Brennan and Fischer
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BAL. TIMORE WINS IN TENTH

EROOkLYN, June 5.-Brooklyn out
hattcd Baltimore almost : to | to-day.
but lost a ten-inning game. TO >. Sim
mons. batting for jacklitsch III the
ninth with two out and Doolan on
first. doubled to deep center. sending
nome the tieinc run. Wilson hit Nc
Candies and Duncan. the first two bat
tcrs up in rhe tenth, a sacrifice hit
and two outs sending home the vim
ming runs.
Score by innings III F.
Baltimore g p s
Brooklyn % 81 o 0--5 Is
Eateries-Susgs and Owens. Wilson
and Land
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ATHLETICS WIN AGAIN

PHILADELPHIA. June 5.-After fail
ing to get hit for five Innings, phils-
deiphia to-day developed batting
rally In the sixth inning at Louder
mllk's expense that scored all Of the
runs. which defeated st. Louis. to 2.
In this session Barry doubled, Walsh
walked. Oldring, Mclnnis and Malone
each singled and Oldrlng and McInnls
each stole second base James. who
succeeded Loudermilk, retired the
home team In order In the last two
innings. Wyckoff struck out eleven
batsmcn and was given excellent sup
port. Score:
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NEWARK EASY WINNER

JERSEY CITY. n. j., June S.
Bunched hits. combined with the errors
OF Jim Thorpe in the fourth inning,
framed up an easy victory for Newark
in to-day's game with the Shelters at
West Side Park. the totals footing S
10 4. The Indians slammed Bruck's
curves for triple. two doubles and n
pair Of singles. which with the two
muffs by Thorpe. yielded FIVE counts in
the fourth period and the victory. The
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Continued from First paeol

Continued from First PageD
had reached first on felders choice,
scored. Gill later scored on a triple
by Powell
The game looked like IN extra in
nIng affair. hut Providence soon re
moved Ali doubt. Shorten and Shean
both sinacked out singles, and scored
on Haley's double TO center. HALEY
scored on scratch hit BY McNally
when the pitcher failed to cover first
base.
Both sides put up clever fielding.
which was AT times sensational. The
two c5fors which were made were botb
difficult chances. Tho extra base hits
were numerous and helped TO keen
the fans on edge
captain Ball Mt second and Arragon
In left were the real stars in the field
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SECOND SILVER LOVING
CUP WON BY WIN. RUECER
by Workmanship Of the
Rueger Brothers.
FIELD CAPTAIN WILLIAMS OUT
Recently Suffered Broken Ankle and
Shot Yesterday Standing on One
FoOt-Sheppnrd Shows Arkansas
Friend How to Break Birds.

The second silver loving cup shoot
OF the season was won by William
Rueeer. Jr., Mt the West End Gun Club
yesterday. while his brother. Louis
Rueger, captured the hiCh amateur
score in the club match with Eancs,
Swartwout and Cabell, runners up. IL
the German sharpshoOtcrs IN Europe
are as clean sportSmcn us these young
Germa americans, our sporty EnGlish
cousins viii be Killed by the rules of
the game.
Field captain. c. w Williams who
recently broke his ankle. was out ana
shot in the regulars OH one foot. but
could not hold out to shoot the match
through J. {. l;aslcy had the misfor-
tune to have his spring in his gun
break, which accounts for Il poor score
for him. Lone Jack Sheppard treated
his friend Windy Chalklcy. from Ar
kansas, TO Eeuteel druhhing. the
more ChalSiey talked the harder Jack
peEged him The score.
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REDS WIN FROM BOSTON

CINCINNATI, June 5.-Four success
sivc hits. the first double and the
las, a triple. followed by long sacri-
Ace fiy. netted Cincinnati four runs In
the seventh to-day. and Boston went
down to defeat IN the opening game
of the series. 6 to g. Whaling's double
in the fifth hit high upon the left
fcld fence. but was feldcd fast when
It bounded back. and Whaling was
held a. second base. Score:
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DODGERS OVERWHELMED

PITTSBURG. June 5.-The Pirates re-
gained their batting form to-day and
overwhelmingly defeated brooklyn, II
to 0. MamauX won his third straight
shutout and held the visitors to four
hits. Max Carey repeated his perform
ance Of early in the season by making
five hits In five times at bat, two of
which were doubles. Dell and Galore
received ragged sunnort Score.
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PACKERS DEFEATED

KANSAS CITY. June 5.-Pittsburgh
again leads the Federal League. hav-
ING defeated Kansas City. 4 to |, In q
pitchers battle here to-day. Johnson
Was tho first to weaken. After holding
his opponents TO two hits until the last
inning he was hit for double. a triple
and single, which Melted three runs.
score 10y innings: II. II. e
Pittsburgh 40 q q u "a : .
Kansas city u o O 0 q u q OIL Q 2
Bnterics-Allen and O'Connor; John
son and Brown.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
NEWARK BLANKS BUFFEDS

NEWARK. n j., June b.-Newark
scored a shutout victory over Buffalo
to-day. although George Kaiserling
was wild and passed. seven men, He
outpitched Ford in the pinches. The
Pops managed to get in safcties when
they counted. and also outfeldcd tho
visitors.
Score by innings: r. n. E.
Buffalo e. 0 o % o o 0 o 90 2
Newark -. 0 o. : o
Batteries-Ford and Blair; Kaiser
ling and Rariden
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st. Louis
Philadelphia.
Totals go 81 o Totals % Al

Score by innings: r.
ST Louis .............o o / o o O d,
Philadelphia .........o o n II
summary: Runs-shotten. Austin. Barry.
Walsh, Oldring. McInnis. Two-base hIt-
Parry. Stolen --shotten. Austin, c.
walker. Williams. cary. OldrinE t?), Mc.
INNS Earned runs-St. Louis, ?: Phiin del =
phia Bases on hails-on oudermlik &:
on Wyckon. 3. HNs-off f.oudcrrnilk 1 In
innings; OF James none in z inninss Hit
by pitch"r-by Loudermilk tOidrlns Kopfj,
Strnck out--hy Loudermilk. 3; BY James 3:
ny Wyckon, H. Wild pItcher-Loudermilk
Wyckon. Cmp'rss Dineen and Naliln Time,
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TIGERS SWAMP YANKEES

NEW YORK. Juno b.--Dctroit made
II TWO straight to-day from the New
YORK Americans winning easily IL to
2. Dhuss held the Yankees to 1--WE hits
three coming In the ninth inning after
Detroit had an eleven-run lead In
the eighth inning Cobb drove n home
run into recess betwee nthe end OF
the concrete stand and the wooden
bleachers In right field. 1t was the
longest hit ever made in this direction
Score:
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ford t2). Yeash .ts). kayan.ugh. Young
Peel1npameh. Cook. Two. base Sits-vSscSb
bnse hN-crnwford Home runs-Cobb. KnS.
nnauSh. stolen bases-veaoh. Cobb Col,
Sacrifice hit--Kavannush. Left on ns:,, =.
Detroit. 6: New York. 6. Bases on ba'Is
on DRnss, I: or Fisher, /: OF RroSn",
His-off Fisher. 10 In innings: on nrnras.
nn tn inning" s,s,c. hi, BY pitshsr-by pansa
Brown. Il by Dauss. 2. Umpircs HIldsbroy
and O'Ioughlin. Time. 1855. anu
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FIRST GAME.

SUFFOLK ..:......,........o Q o o,
Summary: RunH-lrmscher. Allen. Taguer.
ST. Martin. Strain. Home runs-stran Al
len, raguer. Sacrifice h!ts-whitte6, Moran,
Honig. stolen bases-St Martin. 'r!gnor
lrmschcr. Struck out-by Graham. 6: by
Welcher Bases balls--or Graham
c: Off Welchtr. 5. Hit by pitcher-S,. Mar
tin. Left on bases-Sunolk, s: Portsmouth,
ance. 1000.
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SECOND GAME.


U"VV"I TOT FNI"NN!!nr IN eighth
Score by innings: 70
Rochester ....-n o . a., &, ~
Buffalo ~ n n n =
summary: Runs-Clenens t2l, smith pie
~ Holke Priest. jackson Home runs
me- clemens Two base Intoxicating
hfcc-bhSc h:tS-Fiek. Jackson Sacrifice hi
sores. stolen bascs-Ciemens McCar,hy
hohn'c play--JudEe tuaassistcd) H,t fv
nlt'hor-hy FulHnwider. l. Bases on baIja
on iterscneE. :. of Fuenwider l. off
na~. ]. struck out--by Fuenwider ;. lbs.
ieTachey 1. Wild pitch-Fulenw,da, ~
pres. Freeman and Harrison. Time. ,;a
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Totals ..2s 4 ai4 3 Totals

ner. Gainer. Hoblittel. Scott. Two base hit
NEWS uls s,,,1 Three eel, base hi,s-oainer e. COL
noblitzoi., saeriGco hitsnwcn~er. HOOPER.
Double play-scott to Hobitzei. Left on
errors-chIcago. /: Boston. O. Eases on balls
off Foster. !; on Russell. 2. Hit by pitcher
by Foster (Qunlan). Struck out-by Fos.
ter. l. by Russell. l. Passed baiiHCarrIasn
EMPIRES. Evans and Mullaney. Time. Isl.
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Apologize. 0. Time. hours. Umpire, Gull !
len. Attendance. 500.
SECOND GAME,


summary: Kuhs-DoyIe. EdWards. EIseI.
parmalee ,foose,reo. Two. base hit-,Hrsy.
tree t2D. Doyle. Eisel. Pope Bases on bale
of Porray. 2. Left on baees-Petersburs.
2: Rocky Mount. 3. Struck out-by Portray.
|; by Pope. !. Time, ii5 Umpire, Cullen
Attendance. 1000.
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SECOND GAME.
Totals q, 5e7ls : Totals 40 Il 81 70 (.

Score by innings: r
Suffolk ..................0 o 0 o o %
Portsmouth ...........D o . ! l-5
Summary: Runs-Moran. CASTOR. Hurley
st. Martin, McCleary. TaSucr. Strain. Dam.
rau. Two-base hits-Strair, Hurley Tacucr
Dainrau. irmscher. Hummci. Home runs
Mccicaiy. 81. Martin. CASTOR. Stolen bases
Cook. Taguer. Moran, Irmscher, Allen
Honig. Double play-Goalby to Poole. Struck
out-by McCloary, 1; By CASTOR. O. by Ehrd
.. Bases balis-on CASTOR. ?; off Nc
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FIRST GAME.
Totals "a 27 6 Totals a, :;
Hattet for Raider In eighth.

score by Innings p
BoChes'er "...,.......a % ool -
sgnni" ......,.,........0 0 q %
summary: RUns-Clemens, Piez Kores.
fritsi,, Mccarthy. Heating Two base hits
lcnens. stevenson t2. Laionre Sarri-
=, j.. IN -Hini'h' iFieSt. stolen bases-Priest.
McCar;hS. Heating Double plays-Stcven
son TO Priest 10 Hoike; Heating to Mccarthy
20 Judge" Bases on bniis-oH Eader /, o6
Holt, :. Struck out--hv Hon. :: hv R.,,er
j. Wild pitch-Bater. Cfnr.res, Harlan
and Freeman. Time. POI "
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ST LOUIS, MO, June 5.-Miss Grace
Semple to-day won the womans State
championship here by defeating Miss
Laurie Kaiser, up, 20 play. But one
round OF e!ehteen holes was played.
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Score by innings: r.
BROOKLYN ............0 n n n a.
Pittsburgh ......... q n Ill
Summary: Runs-Carcy t3i. johnson. Viov
-. Hinchman, Costello t2l, Gibson (:, Ma
TauN. Two-Gasc hits-Cnrey t2p, Hinrhuan
Sacrifice hit-wagnsr. stolen bases-Carey
Johnston 81, Costello Earned rurs-pitts-
l'urgh. q Double plnys-MyCr and Daul ert:
MamauN, Wagner ana Johnston. Left on
lasts-Brooklyn. 3: Pittsburgh. s First
base on errors-Brooklyn. J. Bases on balls
on DELL =: of Cadore. >: off Mamaux l.
lits-of Dell. 10 in innings: on Cadorc
e liz innings. HI, by pitchcr--by Galore
.chnstonD. Struck out--by Dell. ?: by Ca
'inrc :: by MamHuN, ). Empires KLEIN and
CoCkil!. Time, i:is.
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Totals ..ls 2,ls Totals IA slt

CHITcd MI hA!r Of I"urIh; rnih.
Summary Stolen base--Clevcland. Two
hasn hit-Thrasher. Double piay-Foiire to
Mcmahon to Foiics. Struck out-by Han,il-
ton. 8 by Humphreys. 6. Bases on balls
off Hamilton /; of Humphreys. . Left
on bascs-Newport News. q; Norfolk. :.
Time. * minutes. Umpire. MCGOWAN.
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FIRST GAME.
Totals 40 54ol7 Totals 81 s45is

Totals 40 5 46 Il Totals ..bl 3 Is is 8
'Batted for Francisco In fifteenth.
Rocky Mount 10000
Petersburg ...r....o 90 o0inoo oo-l
Summary: Runs..Gray. Ulrieh. Calder.
Two-b base hits-Bittle. Gray, Clrich. Rice
Sacrifice hits-Busch, Bittle. Eisel, Goose
tree. Apologize. stolen hases-I.ong. Calder.
FranicBco Bases on balls--of Rice l. off
a ppicgate. /. Left on bases-Petersburs. S;
Rocky Mount. l.. Hit by pitched ball.
Eiscl, Francisco. Struck out-by Rice. Q: by
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Il.
Montreal ........,......0 o-s
Summary: Runs-Naeh. Smith. Miller.
Home run-Smith. Two-basc hit.-Nillcr,
Devlin. Sacrifice hit-Miller. Double play.
Demmltt to Graham. Struck out--by Mil
ler:. :; by Cocrehan. . Bases on balls off
Miller. !; of Cocrcham. /. Wild pitch
Cocreham. Time, lao. Umpires. Brown ami
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Totals ,:s 20 Totals N = y
Ran for Whaling In nth
tBstted for Fitzpatrick In eighth
.Battth for Gowhy IN ninth.
score by innings:

Boston ..".s..,.......,-o %
Cincinnati ..............h 9 2 -
Summary: Runs-Aoran. cnnn0lly. Strand
HrrzoT t,j. K'lIifrr '?b. orch, GriTih TWO.
has. hit-'vbalIng, IInflns Thksc base hit -.
Griffith. stolen bhrta -anllwitz HerHDs
KilIfer Earned runs i;"ttop. !. Cincinnati
:. Facrihce lttb-HuPhes. Moran. HchrIdt
Olson. Double play --Herzns. 6rph aud Moii-
nitz: icft on ba,ts- Boston. b; Cincinnati.
J. Firbt bbse on errDre Boston, I, CIncin
natl aces on baiis-oH iiughes /; ON
r,Hie. Hlt,-on pai.. i. in ! Ia innings:
IN Schneider, IN 2. innings. III ny
pltehrr--by Hughes 'CfohJ. Struck out.-by
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CHICAGO. Jun. 5-B0bby Wallace
former me- iOT league player. recently
Ey the 81, Louis Americans.
was appointed to-day an umpire .or VIC
American League BY President John
enn
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Legs on the Nowlan Company and
the Western Cartridge Company cups
l. Rueeer Cary Sheppard Tlgnor.
Cooke. John +. Sheppard and II. q.
NeXt shoot "Wednesday, June 9. at
o'clock
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ROYALS WIN AND LOSE

TORONTO. ONT, June 5.--Tho Lent.
ana ROYALS split double header here
to-day. Toronto taking the FIRST nv y
score of TO ?. and Montreal the sec
orf 3 10 q Scores:
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Continued from First pape,

Continued from First Fage)
!. Double plays-Miller
and Hyatt Bethel, Miller and Hyatt. Left
on bases Philadelphia, .: st. Louis. ;. First
base on crrors-Philadciphia. .. Bases on
halls-off itXander, ]: off Meadows. 9
struck out-by Meadows. ?: by Alexander
6. Passed ball-Snydcr. Empires. Quigley
and Eason. Time, .:3..
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jersey CITY ............O q q II
Summary: Runs-Tooley. Callahan. Kraft
zimmerman. Witter. Hcckinrer, Enzemhnn
~. Barney. Bues '2). Turner. Two-hase
hits-Kraft, Zimmerman. Three base h!;a
Callahan. Encemsnn, Wright. Double
plays-Enzemann. Mensor and Kraft: Men
sor. Tooiey and Kraft. Bases on bals-oH
Enzeman 4: off Schorr. >. Struck out-hv
Enzemann, 5. By Bruck. !! by Schorr g.
Hits-or Bruck. in innings: on schorr.
in innings; off wi!tse. : in 2 Innings.
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THEODORE r.. PELL,

Hughes. 8: BY Dale. 3. wild pitch-Huches
Cmrircs, Rigier and Hart. Time, 1885,.
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FIRST GAME.

score by innings:
Toronto I n n +, ".
Montreal -
summary: Runs--l;raham Denroi,, ~ps
Mash "hii"man Three-hase nit
a. gIi L"c.hhsc hi,-.Fulorton Brs..
on fullerion. s. struck out ~
ti%,TIhtt'' 4 ny Fullerton. Sacrifice hi
n, i'@GFa Stni1n hases-Demmitt 81 Ro,ch
80 ni"h-Fullcrtnn. Herh>ri Do,,hin
''"' N'mt'da 70 Flynn. Parent TO Roach
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Cleary. 3. Wild pitch-by CASTOR. 1: by Nc f,
cieary. l. Hrs-oh Castor. In 4 innings;
off Enrd. IL In Innings. Left on bases
suffolk. Q; Portsmouth. TO- Umpire. Bussey.
Time. 1855. Attendance. 1900.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE

to go upon payment of s. and costs
The scores:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Continued from First Page)
by pitched ball yesterday. will be
out OF tho game several days. Score:
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Graham umpsres, Hart and Brown.
SECOND GAME.

Totals IS S p 0 Totals 80 % "A
'Batted for Cocreham in ninth.
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Jersey City.
Newark

Totals a - q - @ Totals "a q II 8
'Batted for Schorr In seventh.
Score by innings: p
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
Senator Brackets Excuse,

Ex-senator BRACKETS declaration
that he believes that the heads Of the
executive departments of the Federal
Government should he elected, and
not appointed. move the EreninO Post
10 say.
Appalling visions Of chaos rs" be-
fore the mlnd's eye as one c~ontemplates
Nhat would happen ~ the hea of tho
national Government ware compelled 20
reckon with tn. personal and political
peculilr.,les OF the men through whom
h. has 20 work in order TO carry on the
affairs of the country. without power
either to choose them in the first place
or to get rid OF them ~ they failed 70
work IN harmony with himself n with
each other"
The present situation in Washing
tor suggests that the appolntlve sys-
tenn does not always produce that har-
mony and unity Of spirit which is "a
desirable. Is II not possible that Sen,
ator RR,CKrrr had in mind the great
C~hautauquan and the Head Master Of
the Navy when he SpokeP
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The BOylan Anti Narcotic Bill.

Legislative ingenuity has exhausted
itself in coutriviug national aud state
laws 10 protect the community
against the omnipro>ent and appar-
emily unconquerable narcotic habit,
which. aside from the horrors 1t In
firts upon the individual sufferer,
brings sorrow, distress and economic
loss to innocent families, by reason OF
mi~,lrmranors and crimes committed
under the influence Of these drugs.
Now comes II plant from the med
ical profession, protesting against tn,
Inconvenience arising from the try
iue scrutiny to which they are sub.
icctei. Commissioner KATHARINE DA-
Wis. whose experience at Bedford HIS
makes her An expert on some vices
arising from the narcotic habit, Is
cud"ayoriug to prevent the rmascu-
latiou Of the IIoylan law, quite cor
irrtly asserting that many narcotic
luhjtudS hay" been aided and abcttod
hy INSCRIPTIONS and, We would add
careless or too sympathetic ply
sicians.
In view Of the destructive effects
arising from the opium hAbit alone
/ the iucunv"nirnccs complained OF hy
/ physicians are lnhnitesim1i and de
serve no consideration they are the
legitimate result Of the reckless pre-
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scribing Of narcotics by otherwise
conscientious physicians, to which
may be traced the majority Of opium
habitues, at least.
When Il Is considered that 100000
pounds Of opium are annually sold IN
this country. while the quantity pre-
scribed by physicians In legitimate
medical practice Is estimated at about
10000 pounds. 1t is evident that no
precaution is too exacting and no in
convenience too great in the war
against the opium habit.
Cnhappily, the most beneficent laws
often fail TO correct evils. because
they are not executed vigorously. 1t
would I've a serious enace to the
community IL the slightest change in
the Boylan Inv were permitted.
Doubtless means will be contrived to
counteract the inconvenience involved
In It's execution: meanwhile. II would
be conducive to the welfare OF suffer.
ing humanity II physicians would
possess their souls in patience aud
endeavor to assist legislators In the
execution OF a law that promises more
benedcent results than any that have
recently been enacted.
We would reiterate the necessity OF
physicians disregardiue professional
etiquette In the effort OF the authori-
ties to bring v~iolators OF the Harrison
and Boylan laws to Justice. The
community depends upon their high
idenls and their established altruism
for assistance IN waginy the war now
inaugurated against an evil that has
filed jails and brought incalcu.
liable sorrow to thousands
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indeed, With spirit and resolution.
He Is doubtless working day and
night to the limit Of his strength for
che empires welfare, as Lord KIToH-
ENER Is. as Mr.. LLOYD GEORGE is.
These three men are conducting the
wal from the home base. and Lord
KITCHENER in the popular judgment
dominates his colleagues. II Is quite
likely that each supplements the other
two with the needed qualities, and
1t ought to have occurred to the op-
position press that the Chancellor OF
the Exchequer could make himself
more useful in looking after the fac.
tory mobilization than Mr.. AsoUITH
There is certainly no better head for
responsibility in England than the
Premier's. If assailing Mr.. AsorIrH
IL becoming the practice 1t may be he.
cause the opposition press Is confident
Of the issue Of the war, perhaps over.
confident.