The daily times., 1922-02-09
LOWERY CHARGED
WITH. VIOLATION
OF NARCOTIC ACT
OTHER TAX PROTESTS
Druggists Have Given Notice
That They Will Go to Gov
ernor Morrison With Their
Request for Representative
IN the State Board Of Health
aBy Max Abernethy.)


fbe trial here this week in Federal
court of, DR.. J. r. Lowery, medical
practitioner of Raleigh, charged
with violation of the Harrison Anti
Narcotic Act is being watched with
interest by the medical profession
throughout the State.
Judge Henry G. Connor, who is
presiding at the trial, has recognized
the importance of the charges lodged
against DIR. Lowery and has insisted
that every bit of evidence from both
sides should be gone into thorough
". 1T is a matter that is of vital
interest to the physicians OF North
Carolina" Judge Connor says, land
lit is the duty of this court to lay ev-
erything before the jury
DIR. Lowery went ON the stand at
Yesterdays hearing and denied state
ments made by two of his former
Datients that he had prescribed NOR
phine in large doses. The witnesses IN
question were Mrs. Ruth Clark and
G. C. Holding of Youngsville, each
.testifying that they were patients OF
DR.. Lowery during the last two or
three years and that he gave them as
much as one-eighth of an ounce of
morphine at one time. Holding testi-
fled that he did not find DR.. Lowery's
treatment satisfactory and finally
went to- a Richmond sanatorium for
treatment where he was cured of the
desire for the deadly drug.
The case against DR.. ]. M. Man
ming, of Durham, is not on all fonrs
with the Lowery case, it is said,
since the majority of DR.. Manning's
patients were former service men
who were wounded overseas and who
were sent to him for treatment as
government "derelicts.' DR.. Man
ning's case will likely be tried as
soon as argument in the LOwery
case is completed some time toay.
Following the action of Superior
Court Judge Ben Long of Statesville
to resist the collection of his State
income tax comes the report that the
Revenue Departments ruling that
corporations showing net income OF
less than $1,000 must make returns
will also be tested in the courts.
To date no suits have been started
but it is considered very likely some
will ho toll
short time. There is conflict in the
State tax law upon which the corpor-
ations will base their contention. At
zone point it says that corporations
reporting an income of less than ST.
900 are not required to make a re-
aurn while at another place it makes
ut plain that all corporations must
sfIe their returns, irrespective of the
amount of income.
Commissioner A. D. Watts of the
Revenue Department has anticipated
the protest from the corporations and
has already made a ruling that they
must pay. He has the opinion of the
attorney general backing his ruling,
also.
The druggists of North Carolina
are proceeding properly in their de-
nnand for representation ON the
State Board of Health, declared DR..
w. S. Rankin, State Health Officer,
today when asked as to the depart
.ment's position.
Notice has been given by the drug
gists that they will go direct to Gov!
.ernor Morrison with their request
instead of to the Legislature. In this,
says DR.. Rankin. they are exactly
right and nobody will have any kick
with them if the governor appoints
one Of their number on the board.
In years past there has been some
effort en-, the part of certain profess
-sions to secure legislation which
would give them member on the
board of health. The Legislature fail
ed to pass the bill but the governor
has the authority to name five mem
bers and they may be doctors, dem
lists. druggists, business men or
ywhat-not.
Governor Morrison returned to the
capitol yesterday and will sign the
1900 bonds just issued by the State
for four and one-half millions in
Raleigh instead OF in New York City
The governor is signing the bonds
t. an average Of 200 per hour. Each
BoAd must be signed by the COVER
uor\and State Treasur&r Ben Lacy.