Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-30
CONGRESS GAN STOP
COCAINE CRAZE
New YORK Police Head Urges
Home Protection Against
Deadly Drug Backed by Doc
tors and Health League,
Especial correspondence to Morning Journall

Especial Correspondence 80 Morning Journail
New York, June 2i.-Deolarlhg
that all the police heads of the coun-
try would be greatly helped II a prae-
ueally prohiibtiye ,arifs was placed
on foreign cocaine and Internal rev
enue restriction on the domestic sup
ply of the deadly drug. Theodore \.
| Bingham, police commissioners Of this
| city has today written senator Aid
| rich urging that congress give this
| protection to all American homes
The spread OF the cocaine craze in
| New York City has become wide
spread ana lnsldious.' General Bing-
ham points out, and already his de-
partment has listed siNty-three drug
stores as suspected Of extensive Illicit
sales. to victims of this drug. II this
national evil Is 60 be checked, II Is
the opinion Of the police head here,
congress must at one follow the rec
concentration of the american Health
League and shut off by a tariff tax
the secret sources Of supply from
abroad by which unprincipled dis
| pcnsers are at present able TO eNadc
all local laws and circulate cocaine
to rapidly widening circles Of drug
fiends
with this plea from New Noth
police head. many similar communi-
cations from local authorities who
must also fight the cocaine curse are
being received today by the CHAIR
man Of the sonate finance commit
-A1
tee. Philanthropic, medical ana
charitable organizations throughout
the country tha joining the Amerl-
can Health League TO urge tina TINS
vital opportunity to guard the phys
ical and moral welfare Of every com
munlty in the land be not neglected
bv their representatives, at Washing
ton. The leaders of this new move
ment are asking every citizen WI"
would protect his home town from
the drug plague To write to Senator
Lodge who is today calling the mat
ter To the attention of the senate
Startling evidence Of the grip when
the cocaine habit has AIKEN upon
communities IN every section OF the
continent has today been presenter
to congress It is estimated th''
some 10000 ounces or the poweriu'
drug were consumed last year IN TINS
country. considerably more than hal'
Of which is known To have gone To
meet the cravings Of the victims OF
it's dcadly habit. Though It's use u
usually more on less confined 10 th'
lnwer and more vicious classes, ii Is
recorded that school children nave
been approached aud taught to use
the drug, while distinguished physl
clans and other professional men
bnve fallen before its lnsiduous pow
ers. In almost cyerg one Of THESE
ffases.thc men @ho pander 90 the druy
Victims have been able to concel
their source of supply by IMPORTING
cocaine from London or Hamburg J.
is shown.
ONLY II removal OF the source O
supply Of his drug can cure its Vla'
fms of the habit, medical men de-
clare. and such a result could nly pe
brought about by tho proposed dnt>
Of $3.50 an ounce N foreign cocaine
Hacked by the reputable physician
Of the count ana the fathers ahe
mothers who seek to shield their com
munities from CHS subtle drug haplt
The American Hcalth League Is 20
dav looking to congress for TINS par
ucuIar form of real homo protection