The Harrison times., 1915-03-27
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
TWO Distinct Political Skirnlshe9
Under Way. Racing Bill and
state Board Investigation
Both Promise Develop

turbed by the Harrison narcOtlc law
than are the physicians of Arkansas
About one third of the mail received
by Internal Revenue Collector Jack
Walker comes from physicians who
desire to know in what quantities
they may prescribe the drugs, and in
what cases
Specific instructions along this line
have been received by Collector
Walker, that registered physicians
may prescribe the drugs not speclh-
cially exempt in quantities sufficient
to meet the immediate needs Of the
patient. I he letter of instructions
state that Nhen a person is found
with a quantity of drugs in his pos
session he must be able to prove that
they were prescribed in good faith
by a physician, dentist or veterinary
surgeon, and are for use as medi.
cines and not for the evasion of the
law.
Continued theft of the contraband
drugs are reported from drug stores
all over the state, but great precau-
tions are being taken by the dealers
to protect their stock, and as steps
are being taken in many communi-
ties TO effect a cure of the afflicted
persons, the federal officers expect
the demand for the drug will shrink
to almost nothing,
On next Monday the special in.
vestigation committee OF the legis'
laturc, which is delving into the al.
fairs Of the old State Board Of Chair
ties, will begin taking evidence. Dr.
! X. Green, former Superintendent
of the State Hosipi for the treat.
ment of Nervous Diseases, will be
one Of the first examined, and he has
already been summoned
Reports indicate that this com
mittee has unearthed some rather
interesting transactions, and that
the report, which will be published,
will be a morsel to be relishcl !
BY the reading public Of Arkansas,
What is without doubt the most
expensive bit Of road building in Ark.
ansas, will be opened to the public
next Saturday in u celebration at
Hot Springs, This is the road CON
Meeting Hot Springs with the ont
side world,
The road laws enacted by the re.
cent General Assembly are expected
70 result in east and west roads out
Of Little Rock, so that IN n little
time Hot Springs will be accessible
to Memphis and many other cities
by motor cpr, enabling the owners
to spend the weekend in Hot Springs.
Ia the time Of cpdemics the value
Of the state veterinary department
comes in for q demonstration of its
value to the farmers of the State,
and in the past year the yeterln'
arians on the state pay roll have
many times earned their salaries.
Chambers, foot disease, anthrax,
cholera, and blind stOggcfs are n
few of the diseases the yeternar.
ians have been forced to contend
with, but each little locality has
proven rcsourcclul in bringing forth
something new The latest Is the
lung worm and it took an out Of the
way community in Montgomery
county to uncover this, State Vet,
erinarian K NJ, Cow made n hurried
trip to that section and within two
days had it stamped out, and not
another head of cattle suceumbed 60
the disease after his arrival,
With the Boston American League
team, the pittsburg National League
team, and the Providence Internat.
ional League team doiug spring
training in Hot Springs; st, Paul
Of the American Association and
Fort Smith Of the Western League,
training at Fort Smith nud Little
Rock OF the Southern training at
home, Arkansas rivals any state. os
the practice grounds for baseball
teams,
Ia using words Of plain English
the suit 70 test the validity of the
Hot Splings racing bill Is nothing
more nor less than trial Of The
governor, The trial will serve as a
forum at which will be brought out
every phase Of the legislation which
ended in the passage of the BILL and
its reference TO the governor for It's
now famous disopproval approval,
dsapproyal veto, Names OF persons
who saw the bill signed, saw The
signature after II was placed on tho
bil, a. well ae those who worked
lor aud against the bill while " was
pending, are being secured ana Il u
certain they will be called Ia TO testi'