Show r TO PHOI PROHIBIT IT PEYOTE i SI SHIPMENTS TS TO BASIN nASIS I. I 1 The federal government will be asked by the state board bourd of pharmacy to prohibit interstate shipments of or peyote perote the root of ofa a weed flourishing along the Mexican border or er to the the use of which the Ute Indians are addicted addict addict- ed ad cd according to resolutions adopted by the board at its meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet 1 ing at Salt Lake City The Rev M M. J. J Hershey Episcopal Episcopal Epis- Epis copal missionary of Randlett Randlett- appeared before the board and told of the baneful effects of the weed upon the Indians He declared de- de Glared that it recently caused aused paralysis and death of three Indian Indian In- In dian dlan women who I had used the drug to allay pain during childbirth child child- birth e C Gr Coulson Smith the tho special agent for the board of pharmacy cy was instructed to confer immediately immediately immediately im- im mediately with Dr Charles A. A Hascall of the United States internal Internal Internal In- In revenue office at Salt Lake City In reference to stamping I out the traffic Smith reported that he had collected evidence that the peyote weed Is not indigenous indigenous in- in to Uintah basin but 1 is shipped by e express to Indians at Dragon and Duchesne oy DY parI parI par- par I j. j ties at San Antonio Tex He said Bald that packages of paI peyote peyote pe- pe I yote were branded Invariably dried peaches which they resemble resemble resemble re- re greatly and that government govern- govern I I ment officials are of the opinion that a misbranded charge might be successfully prosecutes However However However How- How ever as there are no laws I i i. against the shipment of peyote i i the board will petition the fedj fed- fed j 1 eral oral government to enact one j I Senator Reed Smoot will be II asked to present In congress congressI congress I amendments to the drug law which will make it a felony to ship peyote interstate 0 0 S SMOOT looT IJ IN FAVOR A VOR OP OR I HOMESTEAD II ESTEAD M MEASURE I said i Se Senator ator Smoot said the report that I I he Js opposed to the acre grazing grazing graz graz- ing homestead bill in its present graZ 1 form formis is not correct He was opposed to the bill he said before it was amended amend amend- i ed to provide stock trails to and from national forests and shipping points and to reserve from entry water water water wat wat- er holes for public use for livestock In the form the bill is now before I the senate It has the support of practically practically j all western senators and Senator Senator Sen Sen- Sen-I Sen ator Smoot will wm not oppose Its pas sage sage pas pas-I o 0 |