Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1920 — SHOWS ONLY WAY TO GET LIQUOR [ARTICLE]

SHOWS ONLY WAY TO GET LIQUOR

Bureau of Internal Revenue Issues New Rules on Whisky Sales. TO SELL SEIZED SPIRITS Doctor Can Prescribe Intoxicants, if Necessary, but Only on Blanks Issued by the Government — Six Quarts the Limit. Washington, Jan. 30.—Methods by which intoxicating liquors may be obtained for medicinal purposes and detailed regulations governing their sale were made public here by the bureau of Internal revenue. Announcement also. was made that the bureau had compiled a system of permits, providing a definite and fixed channel through which all intoxicating liquors must move and by which hereafter the government will know the location of every gallon of distilled liquor within the nation’s boundaries, except that stored in private homes. Warns the Profiteers. In setting forth the ways in which liquor may be procured, Commissioner Roper took occasion to issue a warning against profiteering in its sale. The commissioner declared that exorbitant charges for liquor for medicinal purposes “certainly places the dispensers thereof in the class with profiteers and they will be investigated.” Mr. Roper also announced that all liquor seized under federal law, prior to October 28 last, unless claimed under the 60 days ruling, would be sold by order of the court under the jurisdiction of which it is held. It must be sold, however, to a holder of a permit to use it either for medicinal or nonbeverage purposes. Both the physician who prescribes and the pharmacist who sells liquor, the regulations provide, must have a permit which may be obtained from the federal prohibition director. A Few of the Methods. Other details follow: “Any physician duly licensed to practice medicine and actively engaged in the practice of such profession, may obtain a permit to prescribe intoxicating liquor and may then issue prescriptions for dlsftlled spirits, wines or certain alcoholic medicinal preparations for medical purposes for persons upon whom he is in attendance In cases where Iw believes that the use of liquor as a medicine is necessary. “In no case may spirituous liquor be prescribed by one or more physicians in excess of one pint for the same person within any period of ten days. “All prescriptions for intoxicating liquor are required to be written on prescription blanks provided by the bureau, except that in emergency cases physicians may use their regular prescription blanks. “Prescriptions for intoxicating liquor may be filled only by registered pharmacists who hold permits authorizing them to do so, or who are employed by retail druggists holding such permits. Pharmacists and druggists holding such permits will procure their supplies of intoxicating liquor from manufacturers or other persons holding liquor. “Physicians may also obtain permits entitling them to procure not more than six quarts of distilled spirits, wines of certain alcoholic preparations, during any calendar year, for administration to their patients in emergency cases, where delay in procuring liquor on a prescription through a pharamaclst might have serious consequence to the patient. Hospitals Have Authority. “Provision also is made in regulations for issuing permits to hospitals and sanatoriums to enable them to procure intoxicating liquor to be ad- ' ministered for medicinal purposes to patients at such institutions, and also for Issuing permits to manufacturing, Industrial and other establishments maintaining first-aid stations, authorizing them to procure such liquor for administration to their employees for medicinal purposes in emergency cases.”