The Washington times., 1923-01-29
TWO MEN FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS
FROM DOPE
Police Unable to Revive or
Identify One of Victims
Lying in Street.

George Espenshied, thirty-five
years old. 1912 Twenty-fifth street
northwest is in q serious condltlon
IN the Gallinger Hospital, SAID 70
b suffering from an overdose OF
dope, and another young man lies
unconscious in the Emergency Hos
pital while police are making every
effort to learn his identity.
The unidentified man was picked
up last night at Fourteenth and B
streets southwest and taken to the
hospital, where all efforts to revive
him failed. A bunch of keys and
. cents were found in his pockets.
Espenshied, who was found by
police of the Third precinct station
In a gutter near Twenty-six and
NJ streets, was first taken to the
Emergency, but later transferred to
the Gallinger Hospital. His condi.
ton was said this morning to be in
no way improved.
Police Seek Source Of Drug.
Police of the Third and Fourth
precinct stations today are COM
bining their forces with the mar
celtic squad in an effort to locate
the drug sources.
Clothing of both men gave evil
dence that they had been roughly
handled, and remnants Of q watch
chain which was found in the vest
OF one man led police to believe
both had been robbed in a drug
den.
Physicians who treated the two
men said that their bodies showed
evidence of the administration Of
drugs. Both Of the men, appar,
entity Of moderate means, had
been stripped of every means of
Identified ton.
100000 Indorse Crusade.
Washingtonians in every walk Of
life, a total Of 100000 or more.
through their civic and other or
ganizations, have thus far unquali-
fiedly Endorsed the crusade against
the dope evil.
Among these are the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, the
Washington Board of Trade, the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
scores of civic and citizens associa-
ticns and trade bodies. Many wom-
ems organizations, clubs and well
fare associations also have gone on
record in support of the movement
70 curb the trafficking in Illicit
narcotics.
Senator France Of Maryland
writes as follows:
The Hearst papers are making
Q splendid fight against the Illicit
use OF drugs. It il deplorable that
because of lack Of hospital facilities
Il has in some places been the prac-
tiee Of those dealing with drug adj
diets to supply them with a mini
mum amount of drugs each day, as
IL seemed to be cheaper and less
trouble to continue feeding these
poor unfortunates the drugs which
brought them to the verge of de-
struction than to put them in hos
pitfalls where they might be cared
for.
"You will render a great national
service If you succeed in arousing
the American people to this evil.
The evils which follow the distribu-
tion of Indian opium through the
world can scarcely be exaggerated"
DR.. Dickinson to Speak.
''The Narcotic Evil and Its Prob
lems" will be the subject OF an adj
dress by DR.. D. G. Dickinson before
the Iowa Circle Citizens Associa-
ton.
"Low-brow degenerates are not
the Only uScfA OI drugs. MANY dfuk
addicts are persons Of high mental
ity. high moral character-persons
greatly respected in their own COM
munity."
District Health Officer William
e. Fowler emphasized this thought
On an address before a large gather
ing of men and women at the Cen
tral Y. NJ. C. A. last night.
can overwhelming majority of the
drug addicts who are taken to the
hospital for treatment" DR.. Fowler
continued, ARE sent home apparent
~ cured. but eventually go back TO
the habit"
Would Cut Off Supply.
DR.. Fowler said that the most
dangerous addicts are those who
use cocaine or opium. These, he
said, viii lie, steal, and go to any
lengths to obtain drugs. The way
TO stamp out the narcotic evil he
declared, was for the Federal Gov
eminent to use every available
agency in an effort to stop
smugglers from bringing drugs into
the country.
At the conclusion of DIR. Fowler's
address the meeting adopted resolu-
tons urging President Harding to
set aside an Anti-Narcotic Week and
to call an international conference
. to deal with the drug evil.