Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-08
District Retail Druggists AS
ISOLATION Condemns Bill to
Restrict Alcohol Sale.
SENATOR SHEPPARD AIMS
TO WIN OVER DEALERS
Has in Mind Amendment to Pro-
hlbition Bill Calculated to Re
move Their Objections.

The District of Columbia Retail
Druggists Association today took
steps in opposition to certain clause.
in the bill providing for the restriction
| of the sale of alcohol in the District.
| Resolutions adopted at the meeting
held at the National College OF Phar-
! macy. sos / street northwest. set forth
that I'VE are opposed to any further leg
islation or regulation that will hamper
| the drug trade to secure grain alcohol
for pharmaceutical purposes"
Considerable discussion preceded the
passage of the resolution. but care was
exercised that the organization should
not take sides on the prohibition ques-
| ton. 1t was stated that the clause
limiting the supply of druggists to Ave
gallons was less than the amount used
in many drug stores in a single day.
amount of alcohol in preparations
would practically close up the stores.
preventing the sale of perfumes. flavor
ing extracts and other fluid conr-
modities.
This committee was appointed to
take up the matter with the commit
tees of the Senate and House: s. l..
Hilton. chairman: w. p. Herbst, Paul
Pearson. Charles f.. Gross, Frank c.
Henry, Walter r. Hill and Frank Tip
ton Frank T. Stone, president of the
organization, presided.
Believes Druggists Satisfied.
That the wholesale and retail drug
gists in the, District are satisfied with
the amendment to the Sheppard pro-
hibition bill. which Senator Sheppard
and the supporters of the measure have
in mind, was the opinion expressed by
Senator Sheppard today.
while 1 have not talked with rep
resentatives of the druggists myself
today" said Senator Sheppard, Il know
that the representatives of the Anti
Saloon League have been in confer
ence with them, and I believe that the
druggists will be satisfied. They were
most anxious, as l understand it, that
the provisions relating to the manu-
facture of grain alcohol should be al
tered. and this we are planning to do,
SO that grain alcohol may be manu-
featured for medicinal and scientific
purposes in the District.
The cutlery over the provisions that
only large wholesale druggists shall be
allowed to sell grain alcohol in the Dis
trict does not amount to much in my
opinion. At present there are only two
wholesale druggists in the District. The
trainers of the bill limited the number
to five, so that the District would not
become a mecca for manufacturers and
wholesalers of grain alcohol.
To Make It Easy for Retailers.
Zone other thing We are planning 20
do in order to satisfy the druggists. As
the bill stands it is necessary for the
retailer in purchasing the grain alcohol
to go to the wholesaler and make an
affidavit in regard to the purchase. For
the convenience of the retailers an
amendment will be offered which will
allow the druggist to make affidavits
before notary public and send them
with their orders to the wholesalers"
Senator Sheppard said that while he
understood an effort was to be made
by opponents of the bill to have it re-
committed, he did not believe the Sem
ate would take such action. He in
tends to get the measure up for con-
sideration as soon as the water-power
bill is out Of the way. If he can possibly
do so.