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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-20
The
Abandoned
Room
By WADSWORTH CAMP
AUTHOR OF
.THE HOUSE OF FEAR"
WARS DARK FRAME" ETC.
CHAPTER TX.


III II was shost' eues an
s"erea' 1T haa tne power VI a.'aoN
OUT tha'' us yooh ieeai' Wy IN
means uhusnai mere ha.s why ', =,
come IN rather against my WIN. -
seems strange po' 4 700 nays oes'
struck ny \ snarp ana s,ehuef op.
JecI ana ! tnoushL perhaps ~.
doctor had better look AZ the result.
With a motion of repugnance nc
moved his left hand from behind his
back and stretched It to the light
The coat below the elbow was torn
The slender hand was crimson. lie
tried to smile.
Luckily 1t wasn't at the back OF
my head"
sit down.. Doctor Groom SAID
waving Robinson ana hawlins away
Let me see now padiy ne h,ii'
Theren be plenty OF time Tor oues'
lions afterward'
Paredes lay BACK IN one OF the
chairs and extended his arm. ZIG
kept his eyes closed While the doc-
tor stopped, examining tue wound
AL at once ms nearly perpetua
sleeplessness since coming 10 tne
Cedars mao recofoeo itseii IN III.
face. HIS nerves at last cohIessec
their vulnerabihty as ne fumoled io'
q cigaret with ms gooo nano. 10 he
placed IT awkwaroiy Det"eeh ms hps
Wouid You hinu giving me
light. Bobby
Bobby struck a match ana held II
to the cigaret
ihanks, Paredes SAD. are YOU
nearly thru, doctorf Il daresay Us
nothing.
Doctor Groom glanced up.
Nothing serious with little luck
It's only torn thru a muscle. y
might nave pierced the large VEN.
His forehead beneath the shaggy
black halr was deeply hned. lie
turned 10 Robinson doupttully
Maybe youn tell lis, Robinson
said. what made the wound.
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WHO would want you. Katherine7' r
Graham blurted out. But it was clear
he had caught the coincidence, too,
and the trouble he had confessed q
little earlier was radically increased.
THAT remains to be seen," Robin
son sneered as soon as she had gone.
Now. Mr.. Paredes."
i've really told you everything -
he said. Il walked toward the
grave yard. At point very close to
it felt the presence OF this creature
in black. spoke. took my cour-
age In my hands. I reached out. l
touched nothing" He raised his in
jured hand. Il got this for my
pains"
What made you 20 to tho grave
yard?" Robinson asked suspiciously.
There was no mockerey In the
Panamanian's answer.
II have told you the court for me
has always been full Of ghosts.'' He
pointed to Silas Blackburn. ut
frightened me that this man should
come back thru the court from his
grave with all the evidence point
ing to an astral magic. wanted to
retrace his journey. thought at the
grave. If were2 alone, something
might expose itself that had natur-
ally remained hidden in the presence
of so many materialistic human be-
ings."
A smile spread over Rawlins' cold,
unimaginative features.
THAT sounds well, Mr.. Paroles,
that looks like ghosts. but leave us a
few f1esh-and-blood clues. This
woman in black is one of them, al :
tho she's been slippery as an eel. It
looks to me as II you went to the
grave to meet her alone exactly as
you went to the deserted house to
talk quietly with her night before
last. Maybe she mistook you for one
of us shopping in the dark, and let
you have it."
IF that Is So" Paroles said easily,
1.-The nature of my wound would sug-
gest that she is guilty of the crimes
in the old room. Why not go out
and arrest her then? She might ex-
plain everything except the return
to life Of Mr.. Blackburn. I'm afraid
that's rather beyond you In any case.
But at least find her"
Robinson joined in Rawlins' laugh.
why go outside for that"
Paroles started.
'You never mean"
you bet we do" Rawlins said. IF
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Ames Has Busy Week.
II to Times Republican. !

Special to Times Republican.
Ames. May 2o.-Four athletic con-
tcsts-a track meet, two baseball
games and tennis tournament-will
keep Iowa State College athletes on
the jump this weekend. The track
team will compete in the state meet
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| When he put his arms around hei
and touched her cheek, he noticed
that that too. was cold; and the
shoulders of the cloak were damp as
II she had Just come in from the
falling snow.
Looking outside" she answered
frankly. Il couldn't sit still. l won.
dered II the woman in black would
be around the house tonight. Their
was afraid, so came In
Doctor Groom's voice reached them
| Have you found her? Is she In
the dining room?"
Without any thought of disloyalt,
Bobby recognized the menace OF CO.
! incidence.
Take your cloak Off" he whis-
pered. Leave 1t here"
'Why?"
While he drew the cloak from hei
shoulders he raised his voice,
Carlos has been hurt The doc
tor asked me to find you"
His simple strategy was destroyed
by the appearance of Rawlins. The
detective came directly to them: nor
was the coincidence lost on him, and
1t was his business to advertise rath-
err than to conceal II. Without cere-
mony he took the cloak from Bobby
He ,draped 1t over his arm.
"The doctor" he said to Kath-
crime. wants a basin of warm wa
ter. some old linen, carbolic aid. II
you have it,
She nodded and went back to the
kitchen while Bobby returned with
the detective to the hall. Paroles
eyes remained closed.
where did you get the cloak
Rawltns?" Robinson asked
"The young lady" Rawlins an
| swered with soft satisfaction, 'just
| wore 1t In. At least it's still wei
from the snow
Paroles opened his eyes. He look.
ed for a moment ut the black cloak
He closed his eyes again.
you could recognize the woman
who attacked your" Rawlins said.
Paroles shook his head.
"You've forgotten how dark it is
Please don't ask me even to swear
that 1t was a woman
You're trying to say It WASH,
flesh and blood Blackburn quav-
cred.
paredes smiled weakly.
LII. I'm Trying 20 say nothing ut all
eii US eacn oetaii OF the attack.
NvonSun saa.
Du' Na.herines !oo'steps reached
sns i.oi, 'ne uinlhE room ana Fa-
1eue. Wouiah answer. Under those
coho'tions ROBINSON iaiiure TO press
the question was as disturbing az
the detectiSe.s matter-of-fact cap
ture OF the cloak.
rreoes glanced AT Katherine once
ihero WAS NO soItness IN ner attitude
- she knet beside Ms CHAIR. Mel
.ner' ooooy telt' was there the slight
est uneasiness. With a facile grace
she helped the doctor battle and
bandage the slight wound.
"A SILK handkerchief for q sling
the doctor suggested.
! won't have sling Paredea
said. I wouldn't know what to dc
without the use OF both my hands
ou ousnt 70 consra.uia.e your
.s .na. YOU ''A Aeep ~ TUG ooc'
~. e1u'lo'eu'
Boldly took the pan ana the bottles
rom hatnerine ana rang Tor Jenkins
It was clear that Robinson had hoped
the giri would go out with them her.
ser ana 10 give Paredes an oppor.
tunity TO speak. This new develop
ment made him wonder about Ora.
mans tneoraes az 70 Paredes. II II
was MARIA VINO had struck the mar
there nad either been z quarrel
among tnieves or else no criminal
connecuon had ever existed between
the TWO. Paredes' however. apinl
the gestudes OF an invalid, was lest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-20

st. Louis. 6: Philadelphia, 3.
New York, II; Chicago. 2.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
grounds.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-20

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh. 2: Boston. /.
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,1ex@a,ressSn|
..ztn<SsswsY NJ
Western League.

yesterdays RESULTS
Omaha, 10: Des Moines 8.
Sioux City. 10; st. Joseph, 3.
No other scheduled.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Oklahoma City at Wichita
Omaha ut Des Moines.
Tulsa at Joplin.
st. Joe at Sioux City.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
WEST GUILFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Hale visited last
week in Brattleboro with Mrs. f. y.
Whitney.
Mrs, Clara votell of Albany, n. Y,
is spending week with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Pierce.
w. c. Phelps, attended the Valley fair
in Brattleboro Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lynde and lit
tie daughter. Frances, Of Deerfield visited
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. NJ. w.
Lynde.
Mrs. Earl Jaquith and son, Harold. of
Guilford Center have been spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. Minnie
Prouty.
Mrs. Ora Boyle and daughter. Evelyn
Iynde, Of West Dover came Thursday to
visit over Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Bridge.
Ebert Lvnde of Colerain. Mass. for
merly of West Guilford, took the first
prize in the drawing contest with his
horses at the Valley fair.
Frank Pierce. who cut his foot badly
eight weeks ago. went to the home of a
neighbor Thursday morning for the first
time without clutches or a cane.
The Windham County baptist associ-
alton viii meet with the Baptist church
here next FRIDAY. The morning services
III Nv GIN ''-f'F t2lN'A AASatIA at Low
evening at 40. Dinner and supper
viii be served in the church vestry.
Baptist church, Sunday Oct 10 Ser
vices at II n. m, Sermon by pastor.
Subject. Healing in Bethesda: l. noon.
Bible school for all >. II p. m. service
in Green River: 7.30 u. M. preaching
service. Subject. Peter Delivered
Through Prayer. Friday. Oct Il, Meet
ings of Windham County Baptist asSo-
citation
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do my own homework and walk one
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and evening. | am recommending the
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The reason that thousands of women
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WARDSBORO CENTER.

William Fitzpatrick was home from
Colerain last week.
w. Read was home from his work In
Brattleboro over the weekend.
Mrs. Perkins is visiting Mrs. O. w.
Heyer and Mrs. George STAMPING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gilfeather Wis.
tied their brother, John Gilfeather, Sun
day.
Hermon Eddy and Clarence Rhodes
were here last week moving hay to New
fame.
Mrs. A. d. Fletcher spent several
days here with her daughter, Mrs. w.
L. Pine0,
Mr., and Mrs. John Bailey visited at
Loren Aliens in South Wardsboro a few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Rhodes and baby
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bailey, Sunday.
Mrs. William Fitzgerald and daugh-
ter, Daisy, were business visitors in ia
maica Saturday.
Miss Mildred Porter of Brattleboro
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Porter.
Several from here attended the Val
ley fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
School was closed Wednesday.
1t has been found that the collar-bone
is more frequently broken than any other
bone in the body
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WEST DOVER.
scarlet Fever Breaks en-.

Several of the school children hav
been taken i'll recently and on Monday
Health Officer c. E. Leach Of Brattle
boro WIS in town, examining the chill
dren. He pronounced tie disease to
scarlet fever. Several families are unde
quarantine. Miss Eliza Shippee wa
brought home from Wilmington, suffer
ing from TIE disease Tuesday morning.
The two worst cases at present are Dale
Harris and Byron Harris.
Orr,n Hescocks fmily has moved from
their form into George Boyds house for
merly owned by Fred Lackey.
Mr. Peterson is moving from the Hosea
Mann place to Orrin Hescock's house 50
as to cut pulp wood on the Aleley lot. A
gang Of workmen have begun cutting
pulp wood on the place recently sold by
o. f. Hill.
Mrs. G. L. Brown, who visited her sis
ter at Mapewood farm a part of last
week and was i'll while there, returned
to her home in North Adams, Mass,
Monday, going with Mr.. and Mrs c.. j.
Upton and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Snow
and son, Lewis. The rest of the party
took trip over the Mohawk trail to
Charlemont before returning home
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WHITINGHAM.

Mae Rogers has gone to Marlboro to
teach.
Roy Putnam is working for C. w
kentfeld
Mrs. Newton Upton of Fitehburg.
Mass, is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Josephine Carrier has gone to Marlboro
to work for Mrs. Debert Stone.
Miss Mabel Hathaway spent the week
end at her home in Bennington.
Mrs. G. w Kentfeld attended Brattle-
boro fair Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
:. Goodnow of Jacksonville.
A. f. Spencer, with a party of friends,
were at Mr.. SDencer's camp over sun
day and enjoyed clam-bake.
Arnold Shippee. who has been unable
to work the past two months, has re-
gained his health sufficiently to begin
work at l.. II. Sawyer's mill.
Grover Plumb took +. II. Murdoch and
family to Brattleboro fair Tuesday in Ar
thur Deming's car. Mr.. Deming being at
work on l.. II. Sawycrs pulp Job on the
Goodnow lot by Sadawga lake.
Bolton Amidou was at home over the
weekend. He is a travelling salesman for
a firm in Worcester, Mass. The company
furnish him a car and he expects to be
able to be with his folks here about every
other weekend.
l.. H. Sawyer has bought a new Fed
eral truck and a new Ford ear. lie
traded his Hudson touring car, which he
bought this spring, toward the truck ami
Ford. Mr. Sawyer has hired Joe Will
lams to drive the truck and IS hauling
pulp to Readsboro.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.
MaIlon-Perry.

Cards were received here this week
announcing the marriage of Pauline Cor
nelia Perry to Bernard John Mallon, both
! of Maiden, Mass, on Sunday, Oct 8.
Mrs. Mallon is a daughter of Mrs.
Grace Bell Perry and granddaughter of
George w. Bell of this place. She is
well known here as she spent many sum
mer vacations from childhood here with
She graduated last Junc from the Nal
den high school and has hren stenog-
rapher since then in the Office Of the
Prudential Life Insurance Co.
Mr.. Mallon was overseas IN the World
war Friends here extend best wishes to
the young couple.
The Ladies' Aid soeiely met Friday for
supper with Mrs. OrinsbN
Gilbert Holden of Springfield (VtD
spent the weekend at his home here.
Mrs. Grace Perry Of Maiden, Mass,
came Tuesday to visit her father, George
Bell
Pauline Harlow of the Brattleboro
high school spent the weekend at her
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Gleason went to
Mrs. Arthur Brooks.
George Seaver and Miss Irene Dahmn
of Claremont, n. H.. were weekend
guests OF Mrs. Iydla Beacn.
Mrs. Frank Shattuck and Mr.. and Mrs
Fay Hall and family motored to Pitts
field, Mass, Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Halliday of Brat
tleboro spent the weekend with Mrs
HalIaday'g parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
| Holden
Justin Holden returned home Sept. so
after a visit in Highgate and Montpelier
He also attended the state fair at White
River Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Moultrop, Miss
Caroline Wellman and Willis Bralev at
tended the state fair at White River
junction last week.
All roads led to Brattltboro Tuesday
and Wednesday. Schools were closed
here Wednesday. Large delegations from
here attended the Valley fair both days.
Mrs. Albert Barnes. was able to leave
the Rockingham hospital last week and
is at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Charles Nichols of Bellows Falls, where
she is gaining strength slowly.
Mrs. c. w. Ransom and Mrs. White
more of Springfield, Mass. came Wednes-
dav to visit Mrs Ransoms sister, Mrs.
Jerome Holden. On Thursday they
went to Newfane to visit relatives.
! Prof William Hitchcock of Ceylon is
visiting his brother, John Hitchcock.
Prof. Hitchcock is a native of this place
in the foreign field. On SUNDAY at the
morning service. in place of the regular
sermon. Prof Hitchcock gave very III
teresting illustrated talk about his work
. in Ceylon.
Rain began falling last week Wedncs-
| day night and continued pouring in tor
rents all day Thursday and into tic
night. swelling some brooks to over aow,
/ ing. Then the wind began 20 blow, and
J there was a most violent wind storm. No
one here remembered anything like it in
( intensity. Large apple trees loaded
! with apples were blown down, also limbs
of trees. Quantities Of nice apples covered
/ the ground in the orchards and tele-
phoncs we're out of commission.
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TOWNSHEND.

Miss Mary Plumb has been i'll and un-
able to attend school this week.
Miss Mabel Columbus is working for
Mrs William Cushman in Bratteboro.
Charles Austin and family have re-
turned home after a three weeks stay in
Saxtons River.
Mr. and Mrs Lockwood of Brattle-
boro were guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Martins this week.
Mrs Robert Cushman of Yonkers, n.
y. is at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j III. Ware.
Mrs. II. o. Gale has returned from a
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
VIII Marion, in Saxtons River.
Miss Lucy Booth has closed her home
this week and will spend the winter
with her family at Elmhurst, L. I.
Mrs. II. V. Dale went Saturday with
Mrs. III. L. Danner to the latter's home
in Beaufort, S. c., to spend the winter.
Lincoln Taft has recovered from an
operation for appendicitis sufficiently to
return home from Memorial hospital
Tuesday.
Miss Amelia Hobert has returned from
stay of several weeks at Greenfield,
Mass. and is at the home of her sister,
Miss AIyra Hobert
An auction sale of the late Judge and
sugar tools etc. will be held at the
house Saturday, Oct. 1G.
Miss Edith Farr of Ripton and Har-
old Franklin of Concord. \. H., were
weekend guests ut the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Franklin.
The October meeting of Birchard
post and Woman's Relief corps will be
held in this village at Masonic hall Sat
urday afternoon of this week.
Miss Esther Dale has gone to New
York for study and concert work a few
months before returning to her position
as musical instructor at Smith college.
No morning service will be held at the
Congregational church next Sunday as
Rev. r. II. Bosworth will be absent. He
went Wednesday to- visit his daughter
in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs f. 3. Batchelder and
son. Arthur Batchelder, took a three
days automobile trip last week through
Vermont and New Hampshire. Arthur
Batchelder has returned to his home in
Granite Falls, MINI.
The Valley fair had a full delegation
from this town Tuesday and Wednesday
A. c. Franklin and W. f. Blood were
among the exhibitors of full blooded
leghOTn-fowls. Z. =. Albee showed sew
Cral pairs of fine Herefords and DIR. ]
f. Hair showed registered Gurnsey cat
tie.
At least one local farmer is convinced
that the present low price of potatoes
will not continue for the offer has been
made him. by n Bellows Falls dealer of
$3.50 Oushel for as large a load as can
be taken. This is an encouraging adj
vance over the 81 previously being of
fered. Nearly all fields have been af-
fected by the rot.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold a social at the Congregational yes
try the evening of Columbus day, Oct.
IL Admission is free and all are in
vited. Appropriate exercises will be
given and refreshments viii be served.
The chairmen of committees are: en-
tertainment, Mrs. O. W Follett: re-
freshments. Miss Pearl Thayer; public
ity, Rev. c. w. Bishop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
TERRIBLE CASE
OF ECZEMA
Prominent VeterinarycfD Dover
Suffered Tortures for
Twelve Years
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nlva''
Finally Brought Relief

Dover, n. Ii.
I'm 1906, I began to be troubled
with Eczema. 1t started en- z1y face
and gradually spread. The second
summer, I was so badly afflicted I
had to lay off work. ! would keep
my hands tied up at night to prevent
digging into my flesh while asleep.
Ispent hundreds of dollars in seeking
relief. Iwould go for several mouths
without trouble and then the Eczema
would break out again and I wculd
be in for siege of suffering. lIy
hands, especially across the kuuclTles,
would be so pulled and svfollea I
could not do any obstetricsl work
or operations.
1t was about three months ago I
CHANGED to read an ad. Of 'FIUit-
a-tivcs' about 4 person being cured
of Weeping Eczema by using This
remedy and SCOTIA Saliva. bought
both and in about n week, noticed al
improvement. I have now used two
boxes OF 'Fruit-a- tlves' and ono of
SCOTIA Saliva and am entirely free
Of Eczema. Ny flesh is clear and
smooth and j am that gratifed with
the result that I cannot proclaim too
loudly the merits of these remedies.
Z. n CLzENDANI, D. V. W.
Bpth remedies are sold at SOC. q
box, 6 FOR $3.50. At all dealers or
sent postpaid by FRUIT-A-TIVT9
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Z.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
JAMAICA.

Schools were closed Wednesday on ac-
count of the Valley fair.
Manuel Greeley of West Townshend is
working at A. =. Starks's.
Mrs. Emma Franklin of Windsor is
visiting her brother. Ralph Daggett, a
few days.
Samuel Cheney went to Mount Yer
non. y. Y. to spend few days with his
wife recently.
Mrs. John Clarke began last week
working at Lawton hall in Brattleboro
for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler were
business visitors Friday in Bellows Falls
and Brattleboro.
Mrs. Mcdhury. who spent several
weeks with her brother, Orrin Johnson,
has returned to her home in Danielson,
Conn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
WEST HALIFAX.

Stephen y. Hall has sold his two
year-old prize winning Durham stacrss to
ii. !. Jenison of Walpole, \. III. The
steers took the blue ribbon at the Valley
fair Tuesday with seven other pairs in
the competition. Young Han, who is -
years of age broke the steers himself,
drew the years wood supply last win
ter with them and used them in gather
ing the sap from 600 maple trees last
spring. He has six pairs of matched
calves which he has been starting this
wear to enter in the steer contest in 1871.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
TOO MANY DEATHS
FROM DRUGS
Alcoholics Resort to Use of
Sleep Producing Drugs
With Fatal Effects
NEW YORK CITY
TO INVESTIGATE
Chief Medical Examiner Morris Would
Have Sales Strictly Regulated-Many
Such Deaths Are Reported as Suicides
at Hospitals and SanatOriums.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Increase of
use of which, it is said, has been ac-
acquired by many persons since the adj
vent of prohibition, has led Health Com
missioner Copeland to order an investi-
CATION of sales of such drugs. Adj
ditional restrictions may be placed on
their sale, he said.
The investigation was ordered because
of a statement by Chief Medical Exam
liner Norris regarding the increase in
deaths attributed to this cause. He
said that alcoholic addicts. finding them
selves nervous and sleepless in many in
stances where they have been unable to
purchase liquor for their customary
"nightcap" before retiring and the eye
opener" on arising, had resOrted to
other artificial and dangerous ways of
wooing sleep. The desired relief he said,
was obtained through the use of the
nerye-quieting effects of certain drugs.
DIR. Copeland, in instructions to the
bureau of foods and drugs to begin an
investigation Immediately, referred to
most of the drugs about which complaint
has been made officially, as ''treacherous
somnifaCients." 10 grains of one of
which, he said. were sufficient to cause
death. He admitted that fatalities from
the use of these drugs were altogether
too frequent"
DIR. Morris declared that deaths from
sleep-producing drugs occurred in hos
pitfalls and in what formerly were sani-
forums for treatment of alcoholism.
Deaths from such causes also had been
recorded as suicides. he said. Sale of
such drugs, he added. should be governed
by the same strict regulations az those
governing the sale of poisons.