The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-31
MAYOR 0LSNITA WAS
HER FIRST AUDIENCE
Woman's Arrest May Lead 10
Discovery Of a "Aap Joint"
Thought Located In Elbow

From the terrific exatation OF co
caine Pearl Levy, colored, this morn
ing. began a preaching campaign de-
sigaed to save everybody in the city.
The mayor was the first audience and
the CHIEF Of police took up the first
collection--Pedrl. At the police sta
ton she preached, prayed, sang and
rayed for several hours. gradually
losing ferVor.
The arrest Of the woman is of vital
public Importance chiefly because IL
brings ont the unwelcome fact that
somebody is peddling cocaine in this
town, or some mouse Is shipping II II
by mail, Within a year formidable
gang OF dope flends has been brok-
en- UP, but there are symptoms OF
more Of the Ike old trouble. Cur
Iy' Washiug1on, one OF the Oldest
dope fiends in the world, Is serv-
ing a year for selling the drug to two
white children, who through the work
OF his gang, became terrible liars and
thieves Cocaine Josie was run out
OF town, and five or six others We're
sent up for various misdemeanors
There are rumors OF a hop joint
in the Elbow, but no evidence is at
hand 1t is said opium is freely used
at times.
Cocaine,s one Of the greatest ter
rors OF modern times Is one Of the
least understood OF all rampant evils.
1T is the source and occasion Of
vast deal Of crime III large cities and
in the smaller ones. 1t is easier TO
peddle than opium or whiskey and
detection oil the vendors is a remark
ably hard task, for the reason that
coke immediately makes q stalwart
liar OF any person who takes it. There
is said to be no drug which so surely
deadens the moral sense or so quick
~ weakens the BRAIN
Plenty Of law.
The state Of Oklahoma took notice
Of the scourge at the special session
Of the legislature here in 1910, and
the first conviction in the state made
in the district court here, when Wash
ington was caught The penalties are
severe. For the first offense the pen
atty is fine OF not less than 500 or
more than $500, with costs. The sub
sequent oifenses call for from $500 to
$500 fine; not less than months or
more than one year in prison Co
caine is to be handled only BY drug
gi5ts, dentists and veterinary sur
geons Druggists are not allowed to |
sell 1t except on prescription and vet |
erinaries and dentists must identity |
the patients Peace officers are spe
cially required to look after violations |
and all cases are to be prosecuted by !
the county attorney. At the time OF
passage the law had the enthusiastic |
Of the medical fraternity I
and all peace officers
Quacks are Responsible.
Cocaine is often administered by |
the painless dentists and by the !
4quacks OF various sorts Tt is a |
violent drug acting quickly. The re
action is best known as fierce It'll
destroys the nervous system in a !
short while
The source of supply was primarily |
the drug stores, but druggists gener-
ally are now keeping the law, it Is /
said They do not sell a great deal |
here, it is thought. There is said to |
be a store in Oklahoma City, which
sells tons Of it.
Chief Of Police Mitchell is of the |
opinion that the local supply nov
comes from mail order houses. Posi-
bly, there are a few peddlers. The
Levy woman, who is known as the
wife of Paul Levy. big Boy" has
been cooking at a hotel, and she
went crazy early this morning, leav-
ng her range in full blast, with break
fast in preparation
Taken by Snuffing.
The drug is most generally handled
N ten cent packages, one OF which
will produce a gorgeous coke" jag. +
L is-snutfed up the nose
There is an unmistakable color in
he face Of coke fiend ana a gen
orally noticeable stiffness OF eye and
an evasion in speech The victims
see the most absurd and fantastic
things in the air or in their hats. and
a well-filled dope can say more fool
things in an hour than a common
drunk can say in a whole campaign
year. Occasionally they are murder
1us.