Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-30
LAWS To AID IN
SURPRISING CRIME
A Num'er of Bills introduced in
the Legislature in That
Behalf Today.
Special Dispatch From stAn Correspondent

STATE HOUSE, DOVER, JAN. 30
number Of bills were introduced IN
| the Legislature today To aid the State
law officers In suppresslng crime.
Representative LYONS INTRODUCED a
bill, prepared by the Attorney 0encral's
! Department and recommended by the
! grand iuries that served New Castle
county in 1917 and 1918 and advocated
! by Governor Townsend in his biennial
message to amend chapter 100 of the
Revised Code by prohibiting the sale of
/ narcotic drugs.
The bill il based on a Federal law, the
| Harrison act, approved in December,
| 1914, which was designed as uniform
| State narcotic law. and is almost identical
with the New York and Massachusetts
| laws Ii prohibits the sale of morphine,
| cocaine, chlorai-hydrate, alpha or beta
| eucainc. heroin, codine, opium or coca
| leaves or any compound, manufacture,
| salt, dCrivatlve or preparation, except
upon prescription issued by "A duly
licensed physician. and makes unlawful
the POSSESSION of any of the drugs, unless
obtained by prescription or possessed by
persons IN authority or those transport
ing them for others. 1t provides that
physicians make a record of prescriptions
issued and druggists make record of
prescriptions filed The penalty IS fine
not exceeding 81 900 or imprisonment not
exceeding three years or both.
In 1917 the New Castle county grand
jury found indictments IN | / heron eases.
and in 1918 the grand jury found l02. all
in the city Of Wilmington. This docs not
mean that the use Of drugs has increased
that much, but that the authorities have
discovered the habit aud arc irving to
break Il
While tho Legislators were at Delaware
College DIR Herbert Watson, State
bactcnologist. conducted them through
the State laboratory and showed them
samples Of "dope, paraphornaia for
testing il and illustrations OF the evil
effect Of using drugs.
STATE DETECTIVE BUREAU.
Nv request Of the Attorney Generals |
Department, Representative LYONS nitro |
duccd a bill, recommended by New Castle |
county's 1918 grand jury and Governor |
Townsend to amend chapter Is Of the |
Revised Code relating to State detectives, |
by creating State Detective Bureau
The bill provides for bureau OF tive
members, one TO be chief Dl State de |
tcCtIvcS. one to be q resident of the cItv of |
Wilmington. one TO be resident Of New
{ astic county. one to be q resident of
fNtlit anu one Io llC u ftSittPflA 8l s~tiHSfA- .
They would have Statewide powers and
their work could bc co-ordlnatcd. all
being put on particular ca<e when |
necessity arose The bureau could police
and the State fair and
would he useful in aa emergency like the
reign Of terror at Claym0nt last week II
would also cause sfrIcter enforcement ot
the liquor laws Cne Of IFS duties would hc
to trace stolen automobiles. Tor which |
purpose an improved system would be
adopted In Delaware automobiles |
an investment of l5000OO0
The original DRAFT oi the hill docs not iix
salaries that feature beng left "a the
discretion Of the Legislators I
FOR RrQuISTIoN FUND.
Another bill prepared by the Attorney
General Department and recommended
BY grand jury and governor. which |
tive Lyons introduced. amends
chapter - Of the Revised Code. relating
p the rrqulsition Of fugItives from justice,
1y providing f3r 81 requisitlon fund Of
Il 900 per year. Owing To the smallness
Il the present allowance, il is said, few |
ugitives from Delaware can be brought |
rack. 4 lqrger fund Is necessary 10 en-
orce the non-support law. When a man
handons his wife Or children and leaves |
he State, the Attorney1iPnerais De-
,artment does not have enough funds TO /
ring him back. and there is no redress for t
he abandoned The proposed law pro-
-ides that the cost IF reqIisition be paid |
y the fugitive on conviction.
CASH Rail-. y
Representative Lyons BY request Of
he Attorney y-Genera. : Department, intro
iced blll, recommended BY grand jury
nd governor 10 permit taking cash bail 9
{ persons arrested Al present a recog- |
izance signed By the prisoner and
roperty owner in the county ) required,
0 law Permitting deposit Of cash. Q
he bill provides that II the prisoner de- !
osits cash in an amount equal 10 tho
lrety required, 1t shall not be necessary u
} have property owner sigl the bond 7
bill concerning arraignments IL }
-uninal eases. prepared bv the Attorney
GENERALS Department and recommended =
V grand jury and governor was also intro ,
uced by Representative Lyons. In the
ourt of Genera Sessions giving the l.
distance OF an Indictment Is sufficient, II
N in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer the
attire Naturalization long, consisting e
many counts, and In technical language Il
is read The bill makes possible state e
ent In substance IN the Court of Oyer
nd Term ner.
Former Lieutenant Governor John NJ
foreman Of New Castle
,unty's 1918 grand jury, and some of his =
How jurors, comprising a special legis- :
tive committee will appear before the 7
legislature to urge the passage of the :,
Ills prepared by the Attorney-Generals F.
apartment. r