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of  heroin  tablets  to  a  "dope  fiend"  for  use  as  an  habitual  user  and 
further  that  the  sale  was  not  on  a  written  order  on  an  official  nar- 
cotic order  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  law,  thereby 
violating  sections  1  and  2  of  the  Act. 
The  contention  of  the  defendant  was  that  section  2  was  an  in- 
terference with  the  police  powers  of  the  states  and  was  not  related 
to  the  collection  of  excise  taxes.  By  a  majority  decision  the  validity 
of  the  measure  was  affirmed  because  it  opened  a  possible  way  for 
dealings  in  narcotic  drugs  without  the  payment  of  the  revenue  tax. 
The  second  decision  was  based  upon  the  case  of  Dr.  Webb,  a 
physician,  and  one  Goldbaum,  a  druggist  of  Memphis,  Tenn.  The 
former  prescribed  morphine  for  the  purpose  of  habitual  use  to 
"  dope  fiends  "  and  the  latter  had  filled  over  4,000  such  prescrip- 
tions ;  the  specific  case  cited  was  a  sale  to  a  non-resident  of  the  state 
of  ten  so-called  prescriptions,  at  one  time,  for  one  drachm  each  of 
morphine.  The  decision  upholds  the  constitutionality  of  the  pro- 
vision that  the  sales  of  these  narcotic  drugs  must  be  made  only  on 
the  official  order  forms  or  on  registered  physicians'  prescriptions 
given  in  good  faith  in  the  treatment  of  disease  or  to  effect  a  cure. 
The  Chief  Justice  and  three  other  members  of  the  Supreme 
Court  dissented  from  these  opinions. 
Lehn  and  Fink  Provide  Larger  Facilities  for  Business. — 
Messrs.  Lehn  and  Fink,  Inc.,  the  well-known  wholesale  druggists 
and  manufacturing  pharmacists  of  New  York  City,  announce  that 
they  have  completed  arrangements  for  the  erection  of  a  new  six- 
story  building  to  be  located  at  Greenwich,  Morton  and  Barrowr 
Streets.  As  soon  as  the  new  building  is  completed  they  will  remove 
from  their  present  location,  1 18-120  William  Street,  and  their  ex- 
pectation is  to  have  at  least  three  times  the  space  that  they  have 
available  at  the  present  time.  The  firm  was  organized  in  1874  and 
was  composed  of  gentlemen  who  had  a  large  acquaintance  with  the 
drug  trade  and  who  were  well  equipped  and  possessed  a  broad 
knowledge  of  the  drug  markets  of  the  world.  The  successful  de- 
velopment of  a  line  of  pharmaceutical  specialties  contributed  mate- 
rially to  their  business  growth  which  has  necessitated  the  acquisition 
of  new  and  larger  quarters. 
Principles  of  the  U.  S.  P.  Revision  to  be  Discussed. — Dr. 
Wortley  F.  Rudd,  chairman  of  the  Section  on  Education  and  Legis- 
