The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 09, 1909, Image 4
THE DRUG PERIL
THH V'SK OF OOOAINK IS WIDBSF1VKAI)
AS WELL AS
Opiuna, Morphine and Other I)?ugvrous
Dru^s, and a (Yuftade hi
llelng Waned Aglnst Them.
Tho widespread use of cocaine,
opium, morphine and other drugs
of that character is becoming alarming,
and active steps will soon be
Inaugurated by tho United States
Government to stop their wile except
for legitimate purposes. There
is no doubt but that cocaine, 01
happy dust, as many of the negroes
who use it call tho drug, is being
used by thousands of negroes and
many whites in this State and other
Southern States. If its use is not
(stopped there Us no telling what
harm it will do this section from
several standpoints.
The Philadelphia Record in considering
the "drug peril" from a
national view point has the following
to say:
The tremendous increase in the
use of cocaine that followed the
pasago of the restrictive laws against
opium may be gathered when it is
known that in 190 4? before the
United States took up the cudgels
against the Oriental habit?the importation
of cocaine was only 5 8,000
ounces, and of coca leaves, from
which cocaine is made, was 53,000
ounces. In 10 05 300,000 ounces
of the leaves were imported, but
the importation of cocaine had fallen
oil to about half what it was
the year before because, rather than
pay a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem
the chemists had started up the
manufacture of the drug in this
country on a large scale. In 1906
the importation of coca leaves was
2,000,0 00 ounces.
By this time, however, manv of
the States awoke to the fact that
cocaine was a pretty dangerous drug
to have sold about the cities and
towns without any safeguards or
stint, and many of them passed restrictive
laws. The passage of these
statutes resulted in the shrinkage
of the Importation of coca leaves in
1 907 to 1,515,000 ounces, and in
1908 to 683,000 ounces. In 1^908
the importation of cocaine from
abroad was only 3,7 92 ounces, valued
at $1,108. The use of cocaine
in medicine and surgery is, of course,
to produce local anasthesis or insensibility.
When taken internally its
effect is to produce criminals.
No drug on the market seems tc
have anywhere near such demoralising
effect upon the human system,
The habitual user IjSoon 'loses all
moral courage. Lying and stealing
are the least of the crimes ho is
ready to commit when under the influence,
and, in majority of cases,
his nature becomes- brutalized and
changed for the worse.
^ one knows just where or when
the "cocaine habit" first startod in
this country. It is generally laid at
tho door of a proprietary powder
that was put on the market and advertised
as a "sure cure for cold in
the head." This powder contained
cocaine and belladonna and seemed
to produce the effect advertised.
Pretty soon the authorities in various
States found that certain powders
on the market whtMi
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like the "cold-in-the-head cure" contained
nothing to speak of except'
cocaine. The belladonna had been
dropped out. It was found, and is
still the fact, that these powders
were sold to thousands of persons
in the great cities and in the thickly
populated districts of the South.
Nearly all the Southern States
have taken drastic measures to prevent
the sale of cocaine, but until
the Federal government takes a hand
by prohibiting the movement of tho
drug in interstate commerce, a great
deal will be smuggled across the
State lines and used. The same may
be said of all the other drugs that
tho communities would exclude. No
matter how stringent local laws may
be, if the drugs are allowed on sale
without restriction in any of the
States, they are bound to find their
way into the forbidden terrtory.
It is proposed to have Congress
pass a law that will force the manufactureros
and dealers in all habitInspiring
drugs to take out a Federal
license, and to make regular periodical
returns to tho Internal revenue
bureau. Ry /thls means every
ounce of cocaine, chloral, etc., may
bo traced from tho time it is manufactured
until it **
Mtivn icavjiien mo COllBurner,
and if the consumer lives
In a "closed territory" it is believed
I>ossi)le to cure him of the habit
by taking from him the means ol
continuing it. Tho State Department,
through its opium commissioner,
T)r. Hamilton Wright, took
the initiative in the matter of suppressing
the production and sale ol
opium for eating and smoking purposes
and will lead the fight for the
eradication of the other drug habits.
"The cocaine and chloral habite
are Just as bad in their way as the
opium habit," said Dr. Wright, "and
we are going to draw up a bill for
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NKYVH AT OOl'KNHAGHN.
(jront HathuslMiu C??mh1 Among
AmfricM Thero.
A itloitafnh frnm rnnnnhneM
Denmark, says that Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, the America? explorer, reaoked
the North Pole in hie expedition,
which has just ended, waa given full
credence there, although detaila are
lacking of hie Intrepid daah across
the ice.
A message was received at *he
colonial office, Copenhagen Wednesday
morning via Lerwick, Shetland
! Islands, announcing that I)r. Cook
i had reached the Polo April 21, 1908.
This dispatch was sent by a Green.
laud otllcial on board the Danish
Government steamer Hansogede,
which passed Lerwick at noon
1 Wednesday en route for Denmark,
; and read as follows:
"We have on board the American
traveler, Dr. Cook, who reached the
North Polo April 21, 1 908. Dr.
Cook arrived at Upernavik in May
of 1909, from Capo York. The
, Ksyuimaux of Capt York conllrm Dr.
Cook's story of his Journey."
It is understood that tho Danish
consul at Lewick, where tho Hansogede
remained for two hours, was
officially notified of Dr. Cook's success
in his attempt to reach the
Pole, but that he was bound to secrecy
concerning the extent and nature
of the explorer's discoveries.
Director Dyberg, head of the
Greenland administration bureau,
said Wednesday night that ho did
not export to recover any further
details of Dr. Cook's achievement
before the arrival of the Ilansegedo
at Copenhagen, which probably
would ho Saturday afternoon. The
vessel will make no stops on the voyage
from Lerwick to Sopenhagen.
Director Ryherg proceeded to the
American legation and informed the
minister, Dr. Maurice, of the legation,
that Dr. Cook had reached the
Pole. The announcement caused the
greatest enthusiasm throughout the
city, and many Americans called at
the legation to congratulate the minister.
ABOUT THE NORTH POLE.
An English Astronomer Describes
It.s Stirrodundings.
Sir Robert Rail, former astronomer
of the Royal observatory, now
professor of astronomy at Cambridge
university, and one of the
most distinguished British scientists,
i has written the following statement
on what the discovery of the
north pole exactly means:
"Two questions being asked all
over the civilized world today are:
" 'First, why does any one want
to go to tho north pole?
" 'Second, how does he know when
he's there?'
"To answer tho second question,
1 first, the mariner who finds his latitude
in tho northern hemisphere to
he 90 degrees knows ho can be nowhere
else than at the north pole.
The astronomer will tell you that to
any one standing at the north pole,
the sun rises and sets only once a
year?six months daylight; six
months night; mitigated only by a
little twilight at the beginning and
end of a period of awful gloom, broken
by occasional moonlight or
aurora.
Tho polo is truly a unique spot
on the globe. Cook, standing there,
faced due south. Whichever way
he looked, ho was more than 20
miles nearer the center of the earth
than if lie stood at the equater. His
weight was greater than anywhere
else on the surface of tho globe. A
plumb line in his hand pointed vertically
upward to the pole of the
heavens around which all stars revolve.
Half of the stars he could
never see; the other half never went
below his horizon and would have
been visible throughout the six
months of night. Tho famous constellation
Orion ever circled around
and around his horizon. Tho polar
star directly over his head.
"The gain to knowledge from Dr.
Cook's discovery is inestimable.
There is much to learn of tides, currents
and the ocean."
Proud of Cook.
1 ? *
iiauwu.n jinue -juHi woria-wicie
, interest in the achievement of Dr.
Frederick A. Cook found expression
Sunday in the pulpits of New York.
The congregation at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, in Williamsburg,
in the eastern section of Brooklyn,
of which Dr. Cook is a member,
passed resolutions at morning servvices,
extending to Dr. Cook heartiest
congratulations and felicitations
, upon his splendid achievement.
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presentation to Congress for the sup?
presslon of the sale of these drugs
to the crenerfil niihlln \V? r??
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, doubt that the law-making power
will promptly pass the legislation,
. for there Is no greater enemy to
j the community than a man who has
. become the victim of a habit of this
, sort. Ho not only loses the money
. that he spends on the drug, but he
loses the time that ho is under in,
fluence, and impoverishes his fami,
1y. He becomes not only utterly
worthless as a citizen, but is likely
soon to Join the criminal claM."
sOtot WHO iRltD
To Do Wivai ouoK Has Dana But
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TOOK CUUK YtARS
mil no nan ne<"oiiipiiNiieti n iircui
Work ami the World in Anxiously
Awaiting Full Particulars of His
Wonderful Discoveries in tho
Snow lle^ions of the North.
Tho dream of finding the North
Polo for centuries lured explorers,
scientists, and daring advenutrers.
This ream apparently has now become
a reality by tho achievement
of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn.
Dr. Cooke cabled a laconic message
from Lerwick, Shetland Islands,
whence he is proceeding to Copenhagen,
saying:
"Successful. Well. Address Copenhagen."
Several days must now elapse
before any further information Is
available. The Danish Government
steamer Ilansgede has left Lerwick,
Shetland Islands, for Copenhagen,
where she is duo today. Meantime
the ship skirts the Danish coast,
passing several small points which
are being closely watched for further
particulars of I)r. Cook.
Some of the most recent or noteworthy
attempts to reach tho North
Pole sire enumerated below.
Walter Wellman, an American,
loft the Island of Spitzbergen, for
tho pole in a balloon, August 15,
1 909. Ills air ship became disabled
after he had traveled thirty miles,
and ho was forced to return.
In 1906 Commander Itohert E.
Peary, United States navy, roadbed
87 degrees, 6 minutes, equivalent
to about 203 miles from the Polo.
Commander Peary Is now In tho
Polar regions on another expedition.
A relief ship was sent out a
month ago to endeavor to pick him
up. lie started from Sydney, N. S.,
July 17, 1908.
On September 3, 1905, Capt.
Roald Amundsen, a Norwelglan,
completed tho first voyago through
ttho northwest passage. He left
Chrlstlania on the Gjoa, Juno 17,
1 903, and arrived at Herschel Island
in tho Arctic Ocean in September
of 1905.
Ill 1904, Raron Toll, a Russlon,
led a Polar expedition party by way
of Siberia, but all the members perished
from the cold.
In 1 903, Frickson, a Dane, headed
an expedition and got as far as
Saunders Island, where they wore
rescued In a destitute condition.
In the same year Anthony Fiala,
a young Rrooklyn explorer, sailed
on the ship America and proceeded
further North than the Duke of
the Abruzzi. Ills party endured
great hardships before they w7ero rescued.
The Duke of the Abruzzi made his
expedition in l'JUU. In 1895, I)r.
Nansen reached 86 degrees, 14 minutes,
011 the vessel Fram, which left
Ingor Strait August 4, 1 893.
Prof. Andree made his fatal balloon
trip in 1 897. He left Tronisoe,
Norway, In his balloon, the Eagle,
bound for the pole. Since his departure
nothing authentic has been
heard of Andree.
In 1 883, Capt. Delon,? s expedition
in the Jeannette was lo>; i.eai lien
rietta Island.
In 1 892 tlie Greely expedition
reached 83 degrees, 24 minutes, and
in 1 8 4 5 Sir John Franklin made his
disastrous attempt to penetrate from
Lancaster Sound to Hehring Strait.
At a meeting of the Explores
Club, of New York, in October, 1 907,
a letter from Dr. Cook dated at
Etah, August 26, gave tills information
:
"I find that I have a good opportunity
to try for the pole, and, therefore.
T will sl;iv lli>rn n vrr?r? .? f
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hope to got to tho Explorers' Club
in September, 1908, with the recoul
of the pole. I plan to cross Hllesmere
Land and reach the Polar Sea
by Nansen Strait. I hope you can
induce some of the members of the
club to come and meet mo at Capo
York. Here's for the pole with the
flag."
About the same time Herbert L.
Bridgeman, of Brooklyn, received
this letter from Cook similarly dated:
"I have lilt upon a new route to
tho North Pole, and I will stay to
try it. By way of Buchanan Bay.
Ellesmere Land, over the Polar
Sea, seems to ine to be a very good
route. Thore will be game to tho
eighty second degree, and there are
natives and dogs for the task. So
here is for the pole. Mr. Bradley
will tell you tho rest. Kind re
gard9 to all."
I)r. Cook's dispatch tells of his
success. Ho seems to have acompllshed
what others who tried failed
to accomplish, and what many brave
men sacrificed their lives In vain to
attain. If ho has really found an
open sea near the North Pole that
can be used for commercial purposes
he has certainly placed the civilized
world under obligations to him
and his name is immortalized.
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WRECK TRAIN
Fiendish * or* ot Some Fiend
Near New Castle, Pa.
HUNTING *mCKERS
Ono Hundred Detectives . Scourinj
tlio Country Around New Custel
Pennsylvania, in Search of Men o
Man Who Ditched the New York
Chirugo Train.
A dispatch from New Castle, Pa
says over a hundred men, all mem
bors of State, railrway or privat
criminal - catching organizations,
were there Saturday night straight
ening out a mass of bewilderin
clues that may lead to the discover
of the person or persons who earl
Saturday pulled spikes from a sixty
foot rail on the Baltimore and Ohi
Railroad, near the siding knowi
on train schedules aa Chewton
ditching the Royal Blue ilyer, ei
route from New York to Chicago
killing two persons and injurinj
seventeen others.
The dead are: Engineer Charle
A. Dili and Baggageinaster Georg
\Y heatcroft.
Clue after clue to those though
, to be responsible for the deed wa
offered these oflicres, but each let
to nothing, or worse, when wa:
considered the valuable time con
sinned m running down vague ru
mors. Bloodhounds wore worn out
automobiles, chauffeurs broke speet
records and official red tape bo
came entangled in the wild rush tc
be on the spot when the train wreck
era were brouyht to bay.
The train ditchers made across
the marshy fields in the direction oi
Wampum, three miles from the rail
road. Bloodhounds used by railroac
detectives followed a trail from the
wreck scene, but after bringing uj
abruptly at a slaughtering pen usee
by New Castle butchers at Wampurr
the animals lost the seemingly freBl
scent and refused to be goaded or
any further.
Every one agrees that the worii
was that of either experienced rail
way men or at least persons familial
with the operation of the railwaj
and its train schedules.
All of the injured now at the lo
cal hospital will recover it was learn
ed. Seventeen persons are beinj
cared for at the railway's expense.
Late Saturday $44,000 was depos
ited at a local bank by railway serv
ice men to the credit of Henry Mil
lard, of I.afarge, Wis., who lies in
jured at the Shenango Sanitarium.
Millard carriel a grip from Nev
York city containing this amount ir
negotiable bonds, securities ant
cash, and had plnk.od the satche
11 nU or 11 mini 111 Oin /In.' " * ,,Tl
....vv/. v* wvi*v hi vuc urtj uuilM. YY I1VI
tho train was ditched the satche
was lost for a time, but discoverer
by railway employees.
Millard was greatly relieved wher
he learned his wealth had beer
taken care of. ?
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Farmers had better keep their
cotton picked out as ciose as possible,
as the 1 hitch Fck Wcutl:tr
Prophet says "the equinoctial period
commenced on the llth ult. with
! greatest storm danger tho week
containing September 17th. This
period will extend to the 20th, after
which the coast section will bo safe.
If the equinoctial storm is centralized
it will be as bad as that of August
29, 1892. Present conditions,
however, promise that it is like'j
! to break up and go out to sea.
Plowed Into Group.
Au extra freight train plowed intc
a gang of track laborers west cl
llalenlmugh tunnel, near Pittsburg
Pa., on the Pennsylvania railroad
killing four men. A dozen cthen
narrowly escaped. Tho n?dso of n
westbound passenger train drowned
warnings sounded by the enginoe'
of the extra freight train.
Horses and Dogs Eaten.
A dispatch from Berlin, Germany
says the official statistics for the
second yuarter of 1909 show thai
1,051 dogs have beon slaughtered
for food under Governmental inspection
and 29,785 horses.
"As sure as I say 'Going righl
up!"' said the elevator boy, "I gel
called down."
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In speaking of the discovery of
the North Pole by I)r. Frederick
f'noU Tile Vou'a nnil Pnnrlni- .. # ? ....
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"At the moment when all the world
is applauding the conquest of the
air, the modest gentleman returns *
from the frozen North with tho trophies
of a great victory, perhaps the
greatest victory that any explorer
has achiexed since Columbus braved
the dangers of 'the Western seas
and discovered the land whose people
have now in their turn added
to the vision of the earth dwellers.
Few people in America knew that
Dr. Cook was making any effort to
find the Pole. Like Columbus, he
held to a new theory, that he could
gain the goal in the winter time,
and unwilling to face the ridicule
which would dobtless have been ^
heaped upon him by other scientists
had he made known his plans, he
went quietly about his business.
Success is his and nobly has he won
it."
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after colliding with a freight car
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