The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-07
And Costs the Government Quarter
Of a Million Dollars Yearly in Rev.
enue Officials Say-Federal and
State Clash.

ship direct 20 the Consumers former
customers of the drug stores The
druggists furnish the names Of Gus
toners to the wholesalers and state
the particular brand each customer
prefers. The wholesaler then makes
mp an order and ships direct to the
customers. who can take II out of
the express or freight office without
breaking the new law or even bend.
ing 10. At the end of each month
the wholesaler sends the druggist IA
check representing 20 per cent OF
the sales made TO the customers
whose names hr sent i'm. While 20
per cent is not big profit to make
ON booze, it amounts TO considerable
money each month 1t is a pickup for
the druggist.
Nearly every man in Kansas who
ever bought liquor at drug store
has his name recorded in some whole
sale liquor house in Kansas City.
Chicago or ST. Louis Some kind
druggist included Governor Stubbs
name in his list and as result tn.
governor is receiving carload of
literature telling of the beauties of
different kinds OF liquors and explain
ing how appropriate it would be for
him TO lay in a stock at the execu.
tive residence for the use of himself
| and his political guests. Attorney
/ General Jackson receives letters al
most daily as to where he can buy
-four quarts, corkscrCw and
whiskbroom for S3.2O'
The attorney general was one Of
/ the first victims OF the new law. Re
Gently he had to have some alcohol
with which to rub his little child. II
Is absolutely unlawful for a druggist
20 sell alcohol even upon a doctors
prescription. However. the doctor
gave a prescription composed of a.
,ohol and carbolic acid Although
the attorney general is tcetotaler.
the druggist said the acid had to be
put in so as TO make the alcohol
unfit as a beverage
Uncle Sam will lose much revenue
ON account OF the new law. The
commissioner of internal revenue at
Washington has just ruled that drug
gists do not have 10 take out gov.
D. D. a
handle alcohol used only in prescrp-
tions. This will cut the government
ont of $25O000 annually II will also
cut down the salary OF the internal
revenue collector i'm Kansas and re-.
6uCc his office force NJ Lcavcnworth.
For the purpose Of helping out
certain line of druggists. who insist
that they must have something in
stock which their customers can get
iu q hurry a Kansas CRY firm is
now putting out q special brand of
Jamaica ginger In gallon Jars Jamai.
CA ginger is pure alcohol Favored
with ginger. Il is very Intoxicating.
Attorney General Jackson has seiz.
ed $50 barrels OF beer az the Leav.
ruwortb brewery. II ,ranspircs thar
the goycrnment tax had no, yet been
paid ON this beer. Under the fed.
ylal laws the beer cannot Dee destroy.
od or moved until the government
tax is paid The state has no funds
available 10 pay a tax ON liquor which
10 proposes 10 destroy How 20 pre-.
vent a clash between the state and
the federal government is now a burn.
ing question
The National Hotc, NJ LeaycnVorth
vii, soon be closed because OF the
rew prohibitory law !, is perhaps
the most famous hotel in Kansas. II
has been running for thirty or forty
years and has housed nearly all the
distinguished men OF the army from
the president down Orsino Giacom.
ini the proprietor, SAYS fl is impos-
sible 20 run a hotel I'm Ileayonworth
40 a profit without liquor. The az.
torncy general threatened % paddock
the hotel doors II the proprietor did.
nj quit selling liquor So rather
than submit the hotel will be closed
mp for good.
The new law neither suits The off
cials nor 'he people, generally II
goes tco far sin the politicians are
afraid 10 repeal a. Kansas is in IA
vor OF prohisi,ion and althvugh the
new law Is not satisfactory The pol.