The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-11
DiSpenSary Shows
Good Results Gained

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. l0-Superin-
sendent of the State Agency Stone sub
mitted an interesting report Of the
condition OF the state agency to Gov
ernor Haskell Saturday. 1t shows AT
healthy condition Of affairs in the en-
forcement department and reveals the
fact that the management OF local dis
pensaries is all that could be desired.
The report shows that since July l,I
nineteen local agencies have been re-
opened and four applications were de-
MED for the reason that strong
protests were filed. These nineteen
agencies since July have RENTED to
the state agency in cash the sum Of
1925 81 and have retained as COM
mission S855.T5 and incidental ex-
penses to the amount Of $163.9T. This
represents the amount OF liquor sold
by the local agencies. During the time
I the local agencies were closed pending
I decision Of the supreme court, stock,
mostly beer spoiled in the hands Of To-
cal agencies and was later destroyed
\ BY inspectors, which, including the
amount that was stolen and broken
amounted to $2,456.S6 This amount
has been charged off and credited 70
local agencies.
Speaking in regard to the satisfac-
N tion given BY local agencies MI. Stone
said: I'm regard to the manner in
which the above agencies have been
conducted, desire to say that there
/ has been but one complaint filed with
mt and this was unsubstntiated by any
proof and this agency IS under inyesti-
cation at this time
Owing to the smallness Of the ap-
preparation made BY the last legisla
ture for prohibition enforcement the
state agency has separa ed from the
enforcement department in SO far as
the expenditure OF appropriation is
concerned and not one dollar has been
drawn by the state agency for work
along this line from the $4,000 ap
propriated for enforcement for the fis
cal year, while on the other hand there
has been expended by the state agency
from its profits, for law enforcement
!. during the five months covered by this
report, the sum OF $5,4lS.63, exclusive
Of the work done in this connection by
| the superintendent and inspectors"
\ This sum represents part OF the
earnings or the state agency, and if moi
H SO expended would have been actua
\ cash profit. That the amount expend
ed for enforcement by the agency, a:
II well as the enforcement department
has been well spent Is attested by th'
n much better conditions existing at th'
Il present time in the state
II The report shows that liquors have
H been confiscated and adjudicated t
II the amount Of sS,447.s2 and $4,000 o
N this was shipped and sold to non-pro
III hibition states.
: Furniture and fixtures were seize'
and sold 10 parties within the state
who agreed not to use them in viola
tion Of the law, to the value Of S73T.52
Of the liquor confiscated. the agenc!
used se3s and there is now on hans
confiscated stock to the amount Of 81
200, which does not include many larg'
amounts OF liquor that has been seize'
and not sent to the state agency.
The financial report being too lonl
for publication. the following items Q
general interest are taken therefrom
Amount Of alcohol shipped 70 bonded