adopted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the railroads of the United States, acting through their chief executive officers here and now assembled, and stirred by a high sense of their opportunity to be of the greatest service to their country in the present national crisis, do hereby pledge themselves, with the Government of the United States, with the Governments of the several States, and with one another, that during the present war they will co-ordinate their operations in a continental railway system, merging during such period all their merely individual and competitive activities in the effort to produce a maximum of national transportation efficiency. To this end they hereby agree to create an organization which will have general authority to formulate in detail and from time to time a policy of operation of all or any of the railways, which policy, when and as announced by such temporary organization, shall be accepted and earnestly made effective by the several managements of the individual railroad companies here represented.

The direction of this continental railway system has been placed in the hands of an Executive Committee of the Special Committee on National Defense of the American Railway Association, of which Mr. Fairfax Harrison, President Southern Railway Company, is chairman.

The foregoing plan of operation covers all service of the railroads-that on behalf of the public as well as that for the Government.

Whatever may have been the controlling motive of this plan of procedure it must be apparent to our readers that primarily, it was to insure the uninterrupted movement of troops and of those commodities essential to a successful termination of the war, and to handle the ordinary commerce of the nation with as little disturbance to business as possible. This is a stupendous task and can be successfully accomplished only by the elimination of all unnecessary transportation and the curtailment of many privileges enjoyed in the past. Concretely stated, one passenger train and one box car must do the work of two, merchandise package cars must be loaded to their capacity and speeded to their destination so that empty cars may become quickly available.

The merchants must load and unload carload freight promptly and remove quickly all less than carload shipments from the freight depot.

Co-operation of the highest and most patrio must be our watchword if we would keep ou portation system from breaking down, which be a national calamity.-[George Danner, St Mo.

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION The St. Louis College of Pharmacy will ope day, October 1, 1917.

The A. Ph. A. Headquarters will be at th pool Hotel, Indianapolis, the week of August

The Market Review and' Price List of the BROTHERS DRUGGIST for August will save you if you carefully study these sources of inforn

Wholesale Druggists to Have a Picnic.-The Brothers Mutual Aid Association will hold a at Ramona Park, St. Louis Co., Sunday, Aug This is in celebration of the Sixty-fifth Anni of the Meyer Brothers Drug Co., and prominen gists from various sections of the country wi attendance.

Thomas H. Potts, for many years general se of the National Association of Retail Druggis retire from that office October 1. He will be vice-president of the Great American Chemica ucts Co. He will continue his headquarters cago, but spend much of his time visiting th drug trade.

Scoville. Mrs. W. L. Scoville, of Detroit, died July 16, after an illness of more than Mrs. Scoville, in company with her husband, tended many meetings of the A. Ph. A., as well pharmaceutical conventions of Michigan. sympathy is extended the bereaved family by know them.

The New Examining Board in Pharmacy nois.-July 1, 1917, a new law went into effect nois which discontinues the Board of Pharma provides for a Board of Examiners. The gove has named on the Board: H. C. Christensen, cago; Thomas D. Gregg, of Harrisburg; F. W ger, of Springfield; Carl Lutz, of Ottawa, and Denton, of Beardstown. The appointments pharmaceutical merit, and in no way political

OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US Educational and Very Good is the MEYER BF DRUGGIST.-[F. A. Adolphson, Stockett, Mon. I Feel That I Cannot Do Without the BROTHERS DRUGGIST.-[R. P. Mullins, Gree Ind.

Like An Old Friend is the MEYER BR DRUGGIST as it reaches my office.-[G. W. E New Jersey.

A Store of Information that is of lasting be what I find in the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST not want to miss a copy.-[Zeb W. Rike, F ville, Tex.

HARRISON ANTI-NARCOTIC LAW

Learn This by Heart.-The Harrison Anti-Narcotic Law applies to all preparations, including prescriptions containing more than two grains of opium or more than one-quarter of a grain of morphine, or more than one-eighth of a grain of heroin, or more than one grain of codeine or any salt or derivative of any of them in one fluid ounce or, if a solid or semi-solid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce, and other preparations which contain cocaine or any of its salts or alpha or beta eucaine or any of their salts or any synthetic substitute for them.

Dose one teaspoonful every two hours.

It is ordained that under T. D. 2309 the refilling of this or similar prescriptions is not permitted.

Decision 2194 Revoked.-According to Treasury Division 2194, embodying a ruling under the Harrison Narcotic Law, synthetic substitutes for cocaine and its salts, a number of which were used by physicians ' and dentists as local anaesthetics, were held to come within the provisions of the Harrison Law, although most of them, perhaps all, were shown not to be habit-forming and could not therefore be used by drug habitues in place of cocaine. In consequence of a decision of a United States Court of Appeals, which held that novocain, orthoform, anaesthesin, holocain and other synthetic substitutes for cocaine do not come under the provisions of the Harrison Narcotic law, and that physicians, dentists, druggists and wholesalers prescribing, using or selling such synthetics, may do so without registering.

Manufacturers Authorized to Furnish Special Agents and Customs Agents Samples of Narcotic Drugs for the purpose of establishment of drawback under customs laws and regulations. As these agents are officers of the United States Government charged with certain specified duties in connection with importations and exportations under the customs laws and regulations, they are entitled to such samples necessary for the discharge of their official duties, and manufacturers may lawfully furnish to any duly accredited special agent or customs agent of the Treasury Department the required samples, taking the receipt of such officer therefor, which will be filed with their official narcotic order forms and records.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT

Edgar T. Hudson is located with Fred Thorn, at Lawrenceville, Ill.

R. A. Detrich, Ph. G., is manager of the Chester Pharmacy, at Chester, Ill.

Arthur G. Gain, Ph. G., is with the progressive firm of W. R. Moffitt at Chillicothe, Ill.

M. C. Van Dorn, formerly of Covington, Ind., is now in the drug business at Danville, Ill.

Drs. T. J. Hurst and A. C. Ragsdale are proprietors of the Fairview Drug Co., at Frankfort Heights, Ill. The Family Drug Store was established at Barry, Ill., in 1856. The present proprietors are D. E. Akers and H. F. Behrensmeyer.

The Fairview Drug Co. is the new name for what was formerly Hurst's Drug Store, at Frankfort Heights, Ill., Dr. A. C. Ragsdale having moved his store from Gorham, Ill., to Frankfort Heights and consolidated with Dr. J. T. Hurst. The Fairview Drug Co., however, is occupying a new building on East Main street.

Officers of the III. Ph. A., 1917-1918.

President, Byron Armstrong, Jacksonville; 1st vice-pres., J. Robert Phillips, Springfield; 2nd vice-pres., Frank Dubsky, Chicago; 3rd vice-pres., John Wheatcroft, Grayville; secretary, W B. Day, Chicago; treasurer, Chris Garver, Bloomington.

Illinois Pharmaceutical Travelers' Association.-President, George R. Leonard, of Fuller-Morrison Co.; First Vice-President, R. A. Whidden, of Eli Lilly & Co.; Second Vice-President, H. I. Carnahan, of Richardson Corporation; Third Vice-President, E. G. Roberts, of Horlicks Malted Milk Co.; Secretary-Treasurer, Fred H. Elsner, of Best & Russell Co.

. Council: R. D. Keim, chairman, of E. R. Squibb & Sons; George W. Mathison, Emerson Drug Co.; M. L. Burhan, Miles Medical Co.; A. W. Hobart, Horlicks Malted Milk Co.; W. B. Stout, Johnson & Johnson.

Auditing Committee:

F. W. Dudley, chairman, Colburn Birks & Co.; P. J. Roth, J. Hungerford Smith Co.; Archie Cracraft, Norwich Pharmacal Co.

How and Why She Prospered.-When the MEYER BROTHERS DRUGGIST publishes "The Multibiography of Women Pharmacists," we have known a place will be given to "Miss Porter, The Druggist," of Rockford, Ill.

After graduation, Miss Jessie Porter, Ph. G., had her recently acquired degree, a sunny disposition and $500. She plunged them all on a store in a new but plausible location. Most of the little stock could have been placed in the window. The public liked Miss Jessie's store and it paid for and enlarged itself within two years. Every man, woman and child of Rockford's 50,000 population now knows the familiar firm, "Miss Porter, the Druggist."

ANNUAL LOSS FROM SICKNESS.-There were in the United States, according to the census of 1910, 33-, 500,000 people who were engaged in remunerative work. Making an estimate from all available statistics, including those kept in Germany, it appears that there are probably, among the working people of the United States, 13,400,000 cases of sickness annually, entailing a total loss of time of 284,750,000 days. The losses in wages placing the average at the low figure of $2 a day, and omitting Sundays, would be $488,142,852. These enormous totals show what immense economic disturbance and financial waste from loss of time alone is inflicted by sickness. This necessarily causes an incalculable amount of destitution and misery from lack of necessaries of life, aside from the terrible direct physical suffering from disease. In addition to all this, sickness compels the expenditure of immense sums for physicians, medicines and hospital bills.-[Welfare Insurance, Rufus M. Potts.

Marty H. Raming, Kansas City, chairman; with Willis H. Lowe Company.

O. P. Meyer, St. Louis; with Meyer Brothers Drug Co.
George Bennett, Kansas City; with National Lead Co.
C. V. Vastine, St. Joseph; with C. D. Smith Drug Co.
Schooling Chapline, Kansas City; with McPike Drug Co.
A. Z. Van Natta, St. Joseph; with Van Natta Drug Co.
H. J. Stolle, St. Louis; with J. S. Merrell Drug Co.
John T. Kennedy, Kansas City; with Evans-Smith Drug Co.
Al. F. L. Schmidt, St. Louis; with Blanke-Wenneker Candy Co.
Henry D. Faxon, Kansas City; with Faxon & Gallagher Drug Co.

Entertainment Committee.

W. F. Kahre, chairman, with Eli Lilly & Co.; W. R. Adelsperger, assistant chairman, with W. J. Dean; L. A. McDermot, with The Liquid Carbonic Co.; R. H. DeWeese, with Steinola Co.; H. F. Brooks, with Armour Soap Co.; C. W. Loomis, with Peet Brothers Soap Co.; W. J. Dean, with W. J. Dean; R. L. Roselle, with Loose-Wiles Candy Co.; George Robinson, with Evans-Smith Drug Co.; Frank Klein, with Sharp & Dohme; J. T. Goldsmith, with Eli Lilly & Co.

Press Committee.

Ed. C. Hamill, with Faxon & Gallagher Drug Co.; Arthur Terry, with Peter Hauptmann Tobacco Co.; A. D. Scobie, with United Drug Co.; D. R. Dunavan, with Best & Russell Cigar Co.

Introduction Committee.

Claude C. Coon, with Allen Red Tame Cherry Co.; R. H. Koch, with Druggists' Indemnity Exchange; Chas. H. S. Chambers, with Parker-Gordon Cigar Co.; C. A. Sissler, with Pepsin Syrup Co.

The Mo. Ph. A. Purchases Liberty Bonds.

Dr. James H. Beal, when a special guest of the Mo. Ph. A. at Maryville in 1910, presented the association with $100.00 as a special prize fund. The Mo. Ph. A. decided to invest this amount in government liberty bonds.

Excelsior Springs Entertainment.

Missouri was one of the first states to adopt entertainment as a feature of the annual pharmaceutical conventions. Since that time, the practice has become common, the country over. The entertainment is in the hands of three committees, one from the travelers, one from the retailers and one from the ladies. The entertainment this year was considered the most satisfactory in the history of the associa

tion. Objectionable features of previous m were entirely eliminated. W. R. Adelsperger, travelers, deserves particular credit for the of the occasion. Mrs. Adelsperger looked af entertainment for the ladies and children in pleasant manner.

Membership Prizes for 1918.

The retail druggists of Missouri have the tunity of competing for valuable prizes in a to determine who secures the greatest num new members for election at the 1918 Mo. meeting. The J. T. Milliken Co. will give a prize. President H. D. Llewellyn offers two each being a nomination for membership an year's dues in the A. Ph. A. No doubt other will be valuable. Applications for members secured, should be sent direct to L. A. Seitz, Fourth street, chairman of the Committee on bership. Those intending to enter this contest communicate with Mr. Seitz, at once.

ST. LOUIS DRUG CLUB

Otto C. Hanser is a Useful President. He is on the job, no matter what the work happens to be.

The Steamboat Excursion, June 28, was a select and enjoyable affair. It also netted the club some

money.

Drug Meetings are appropriately held at the drug club. The St. Louis R. D. A. has set a good example in this respect.

The Picnic at Meramec Park, July 14, came off on schedule time and was up to the drug club standard. It was a financial success.

The Booster has J. A. Fritz, Ph. G., as editor-inchief. Mr. Fritz is a handy and competent man, no matter where you find him.

The Next Regular Meeting of the St. Louis Drug Club occurs Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock, September 4. Do not fail to leave that date open.

The Mo. Ph. A. meeting had a good representation from the St. Louis Drug Club. Plans are being made for a special carload of delegates next year.

The St. Louis Drug Club Committees for 1917-18.President Hanser has named the following:

Executive Board: F. J. O'Neill, A. H. Lewis Med. Co.; W. H. Kahre, Mgr. Eli Lilly & Co.; H. D. Delkeskamp, Bauer & Black; C. L. Chittenden, Schroeder & Tremayne; L. A. Seitz, 736 S. 4th street; F. R. Scharlach, Schieffelin & Co.

Press Committee: C. L. Chittenden, chairman, Schroeder & Tremayne; Chas. W. J. H. Hahn, President De Lacy Chemical Co.; F. J. O'Neill, A. H. Lewis Med. Co.; Robt. Wamser, Druggist, 4532 Virginia avenue; H. L. Hudson, Meyer Bros. Drug Co.

Legislative Committee: 0. J. Cloughly, chairman, Manager St. Louis Wholesale Drug; Geo. R. Gibson, Druggist, Euclid and Laclede; Dr. J. H. Crenshaw, Pres. John Holmes Drug Co.; Jos. Candy, Candy Bros. Mfg. Co.; Geo. Reinhart, Meyer Bros. Drug Co.

Membership Committee: F. S. Klein, chairman, Sharpe & Dohme; C. L. Maggee, Druggist, 3200 Olive

F. J. O'Neill.

street; Carl Vogel, Druggist, 925 Goodfellow avenue; Jno. Van Dale, Vandale & Meyers; J. J. Mueller, Druggist, 3901 Lee ave

nue.

Publicity Committee: E. E. McMullen, chairman, 3951 Laclede avenue; Chas. Wagner, J. S. Merrell Drug Co.; F. F. Singleton, Tampa Cuba Cigar Co.; W. F. Kahre, 11 S. Fourth street; J. J. Frey, 2700 Cass avenue.

Entertainment Committee: O. J. Cloughly, 410 S. Fourth street; Hugo Baepler, 3500 Olive street; Max Lippman, 3949 Laclede avenue; J. A. Wilkerson, 704 St. Charles street; Robt. Wamser, 4532 Virginia avenue; M. C. H. Arendes, 2223 Oregon ave

which is still pleasantly remembered by those who were fortunate enough to attend.

Club Quarters to Be Closed During August.-On account of the hot weather and the absence of a large number on vacations, the executive board has decided to keep the club quarters closed until September 1.

Donations. The various functions of the St. Louis Drug Club are made all the more enjoyable by contributions such as cigars, punch, flowers and other trimmings. While manufacturers and dealers are thus generous, we regret that some eligible persons have not yet even joined the club.

MATRIMONIAL

Hahn-Christensen.-Robert C. Hahn and Miss Molliemae Christensen were married at Chicago, Ill., May 22, and are now at home at Rock Island, Ill. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Christensen and is a graduate in pharmacy. Until recently, she held a position at Miami, Fla. Chambers-Monteith. Thomas B. Chambers and Miss Carolyn K. Monteith, both of St. Louis, were married at St. John's Episcopal Church July 16, 1917. After a honeymoon spent with relatives in Tennessee, they are at home in St. Louis. Mr. Chambers is manager of the Grand and Olive store of the Johnson-Enderle-Pauley Drug Co. Mr. Chambers certifies that this is the official marriage announcement and all other rumors should be discouraged.

NECROLOGY

Thomas B. Chambers, Ph. G.

Chittenden.-Mary C. Chittenden died at her home in St. Louis June 15. She is survived by her husband, C. L. Chittenden, a daughter, Edith, and a son, Van. The sympathy of friends is extended.

Davis. Vernon Lee Davis died at his home in White Hall, Ill., July 14, 1917, at the age of forty years. Mr. Davis was a member of the firm of Nevius & Davis, engaged in the drug business in White Hall.

WHAT IT COSTS TO EDUCATE A PHYSICIAN AT CoLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.-Dr. Walter Mendelson, president of the Physicians and Surgeons Alumni Association, in his annual report, states that the total cost of each student's education in the medical department of the university is $3,000. Of this amount the student contributes only $1 to every $2 expended by the university. He estimates that the teaching staff contributes each year between $24,000 and $30,000 toward the maintenance and expenses of the medical department of the institution.