Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-11
THE HAAGs AGAIN IN THE
LIMELIGHT.


Not for selling sugar at sc a pound
or potatoes az S1.25 peck. and not for
prohteering and not for selling impure
drugs.
During the fu epidemic in the fall and
early winter of 1915 the du killed mil
lions of people in all parts Of the world.
It killed our soldiers In great num-
bers In this city and neighbOring
towns and farms entire families were
taken away by this terrible epidemic.
Never IN the history of the United States
did we experience such a calamity.
In this city. DR.. Morgan of the board
Of health issued imperative orders thar
all employees Of stores and all persoas
riding in street cars-eT in other pu1tec
places must wear hu-masks TO prevent
spread Of the disease.
The disease bafIed the best physicians.
In most instances il had a depressing
and weakening eject on the heart ana
entire system, often being accompanied
by acute bronchitis and pneumonia, fol-
lowed in a few days by a general col
lapse and death.
In conjunction with other remedial
agents many military as well q & civilian
doctors prescribed liquor as quick and
safe heart srimulant, to be taken in con-
nection with other remedial agents, and
in most Instances wonderful curative
results would follow. During that time
on account Of the Indiana prohibition
law being in force, there was very little
whisky in the state-even the Haag Drug
Company had a very small supply, hav-
ing filed only few hundred prescrip-
lions for liquor the previous six months
in their seven stores.
The Indiana prohibition law being a
new one on our statute books the Haags
DESTROYS Of securing correct interpreta-
ton Of the law before importing liquors
into the state for medical use, consulted
their attorneys and had other legal ad-
vice before they applied for state ana
federal permits to import liquors for
f~Ar he tot haur Hna
their bonds and received Indiana Permit
No. 1 and Federal Permit No ., thus
securing the first state permit issued.
These permits gave the Haag Drug Com
pany the legal state and federal right
to import liquors into the state OF Indi-
ana to be used for medicinal purposes.
The Haags made every effort to strictly
comply with all the provisions Of the
state and federal law. Being aware that
1t was difficult to keep a strict surver-
lance over their stock of liquors IL some
was kept in each Of their seven stores.
they transferred to the Pennsylvania
street store all the liquors they had In
the other six Haag stores. In the Penn
syIvania street store they kept their
stock constantly under lock and key, and
whenever any of the liquor was taken up
stairs il was put in the shelves of a locked
cabinet and kept under lock and key.
Each time one of the prescription clerks
had a prescription he would take the key
from tho prescription case, unlock the
100E 70 me AluuOE CABINET Ldk6 LUE size
bottle the prescription called for, num-
Der ard file II the same as other pre-
seriptiOns. To give an example Of how
sincere they were in obeying the law to
the letter, even the mana gers and pre-
scriptiOn clerks in the various stores
were compelled to bring prescriptions for
liquor when they had flu in their family.
1t is true they sold large quantities
during the FLU epidemic. but they have
approximately ten thousand doctors
prescriptions as proof that the sales
were made in good faith for medicinal
usa. II there were some prescriptions
that were forgerles or that were not
properly written, II must be remem-
bered that six of their registered pre-
scriptiOn clerks were in service, others
IN their employ were sick with the flu
and those on duty we've practically
working double time.
IL was a sight never to be forgotten,
the anxious, carewoFn expressions
shown on the features Of the customers.
some o. them imploring that their pre-
scripttOn be filed first as their mother
or their child was dying and the doctor
said the patient must have whisky to
stimulate the heart; others, who were
equally as anxious TO save those dear
to them would strengthen their plea
by mentioning that their home was in
4 nearby town and they had only fifteen
minutes 10 make their train. The
H2ags were the only firm in central In
diana who had a state and federal per
them was overwhelming which com
PEELED them to order much of the liquor
BIZ express. And of all this liquor, they
did not, knowingly, sell or give away q
single drop without a prescription, and
they have every reason to believe that
thousands Of lives were saved and many
patients relieved who suffered with
asthma and other diseases.
The great crowds of satisfied GUS
toners trading in the Haag Drug Stores
is ample proof that the masses of people
Of Indianapolis have the greatest CON
fidence in the Haags, their honorable
methods and the businesslike manner in
which they conduct their business. The
Haag Drug Company buys most of their
goods direct from the manufacturer.
This is the reason they sell the 25c Lis
terine for 16c. the S1.10 S. s. S. for &c.
the 500 Pepsen for 69c, the SIPS Pink
ham Veg. Compound for zoe, the S15o
Fellows Comp. Syrup of Hypophos-
phites for s1.10, the &c LysoI for lee.
and most everything else at reduced OF
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