Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-09
SNAKEBFTESDON 7
GET YOU 4 THING
IN THIRSTY AZTEC
Druggists Forced 10 Sign
Agreements That Preclude
Them From Selling Even Old
Time Family BitterS.
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Aztec, n. NJ. April 6.-AIlcc is
$50 dry AS result of the late agita-
ton chat as one man expressed il,
,"If fellow took a rattlesnake into
one of the drug stores and let 1t bite
him right in front Of the druggist
as far as getting any whiskey goes,
the fellow would be a goner
And this about expresses the situa-
! ton
A proposition was made to Il com
lmittee of citizens by NJ. d. Taylor, Of
the Aztec Drug company which was
accepted as follows.
II hereby make the following prop
osition for the promotion of the cause
Of temperance ana for maEjns eff
fectve the viii of the people Of ~
Itcc and SAN Juan county, as expressed
/ by their votes at the recent election.
j. MS senior member Of the Aztec
Drug company. agree we will not
sell Intoxicating liquors Of any kind
i'm any form or amount. upon pre-
scrintion or otherwise; and as fur
Their evidence of our good faith, we
iWill not take out or retain govern
mcnt liquor license, unless we are
compelled to do SO TO handle law
fuzzy the standard patent and pro-
|prietary medicines By tho terms
standard patent and proprietary
medicines, we do not mean the va
lricus forms Of btters and malt ex-
tracts ana other preparations that
are frequently handled by drug stores
in dry territory to defeat the spirit Of
prohibition.
Invite Inspection.
AS a further evidence of our hon
icsty Of purpose we hereby invite
members of the town board. or repre-
sentatives Of any society organized i'm
the interest of temperance or good
government. to visit our place of
business, inspect our premises, eX-
anime our books and invoices and
satisfy themselves whether we are
Fvins up 10 this agreement. And we
hereby request the railroad assent al
Aztec. or elsewhere 20 give amy in-
nation to any person desiring 1t rela-
tive TO Shipments Of intoxicating
liquors 60 our firm.
believing that this stop is ncces-
sity in order To stop the Illegal sale
iof liquor in Azlcc. ana the consequent
drunkenness and dcbauchery of young
men and boys we respectfully request
lam drug stores i'm the county to join
us in this action
The committee Of business men,
consisting Of q. G. Brewer, Monroe
Fields. r.. W. Helm. L. S Whitehead
land l.. Current upon receipt of the
iaboye agreement called on Or Nc
Rec. of the McRee Drug company
and me signed statement as follows:
McRee Comes Across.
II hereby make the following
agreement with the people Of the
town Of Aztec, y. NJ:
I'm my business as @ druggist
IwiH not sell Intoxicating liquors oil
lauy kind, for amy pvrpose upon pre-
Iscripton on otherwise. VIII hul
|nke out amy further government ll-
Ircnsc for the sale of liquors either at
wholesale or retail. and I viii at once
Surrender the existing government
retail liquor license held by MS.
"As further evidence off nay good
faith i'm this matter = invite the mem
Ibcrs of the town botrd, on rcpresen-
Itntives of any society organized IN
|th, interests of temperance. To VISIT
Imv place of business, INSPECT my
prrfniscs examine my invoices and
/ --gaer,,ll, satisfy themselves that ]
lam living mp to my agreement Ana
IN further agree that I viii NOT sen
lanv form If bittcrs or malt extracts
or other preparations sometimes
handled biz drug stores in dry terri
tory fer the purpose of defeating tue
lspirt or letter of the prohibition laws
or ordinances.
Il request the railroad agent az
Aztec. or any other point. To ElNe M
formation TO any person desiring IT,
relative to any shipment of in'oAico'-
Ting liquors TO me,
This agreement shall go into err
feet at ~ O'Clock. noon this attn day
lof April 1914
Both druggists mailed their gov
Icrnment retail licenses to the Internal
revenue office the same day ana AZ
ltec is dry in fact as wen as in law
las result
Am effort was made TO get the Two
Pennington drug stores 90 make a
similar agreement but without sue
lcess.