Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09
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ASK PINT AS CURE
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Prohibition Agent Tells Drug
gists to Avoid "Liquor
d
i. Dealer" Appellation.

NO man ever has n disease any
more that it takes less than a pint
to cure" declared John F. Kramer.
prohibition commissioner. in the
course of an appeal to the American
atthe New Willard. to keep TIE drug
gists of the country free from the
stigma of retail liquor dealer"
The thing that bothers me more
than anything else Is to keep the
profession of medicine and the trade
Of the druggist on the high plane
they have always occupied" Commits
sioner Kramer told the section on
commercial interest of the associa
tion.
1T only takes a few men to pull
the whole thing dow H." he continued
appeal to YOU TO help us to pre-
vent those who have no respect for
their profession and business from
degrading it,
4S5 Prescriptions n Day.
We found one physician here in
the District writing 4S5 prescript! ions
a day for liquor. and one drugy ST in
Washington filling all Of them. More
than $500 prescriptions for liquor
We're nlled in a little over a month
Commissioner Kramer said that he
knew he was not appealing in vain to
the pharmacists of the country. who,
he declared. are the only men in the
country who can handle retail liquors
members of the American Pharma-
ceutical Association for finding fault
with and wincing at the designation
of retail liquor dealers" and added
III you are not mighty careful you
will in name and fact be liquor
dealers"
Problems Of Commissioners.
The issuance of books of liquor
prescriptions to physicians and per
mlts for the withdrawal of liquors
are the great items that are bother
ing the prohibition commissioner it
was brought out. If the department
issued all the books the physicians
want. the commissioner said. the de-
partment would be swamped. He
stated that the department had no
desire to stand in the way of the
legitimate use of liquor by a doctors
prescriptions
i-and it is large if-a doctor
needs more books he ought to have
them. stated MIR. Kramer. But when
2 prescription comes in issued for A
female cat you ought not fill it,
'ProhibitfOn Here to STAY
"Proh bition is here to STAY" de-
CARED Commissioner Kramer amid
tne applause of the convention. "It
RdS been written in the Constitution
anc will never be taken out of il in
tne history of the country.
=. doesn't mean that we will obey
Y Tor a day. month and year. or
0iS0bey II for day. a month and
year 1t means that you and | as
american citizens are going to respect
time.
mo man talks about a saloon any
more. No politician is fool enough to
taik about going before the people
20 re-estabiish the saloon. Prohibition
u mere TO stay, and the question is:
HOW are we going to settle 1t?
Ill Is not only the duty of the Off
Gals. but the province and duty of
every American citizen to see that
the laws are obeyed and respected"
enforcement Big Job.
enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment is big job. Commissioner
Kramer declared. but wen get away
with il in generation" He told his
hearers that he had been a prohibit
fanatic or crank on the subject. but
merely believes in it as he does in
any other moral principle.
Other speakers on yesterdays program
were Surgeon General Braisted of the
Navy, Merle Thorp. editor of the Ma
Commerce of the United States. and
w. l.. Crounse. attorney for the Ma
tional Wholesale Druggists Asocia-
ton.
More than 400 of the visiting pharma-
cists went to Mount Vernon by boat yes
terday afternoon. DIR. Lucius r.. Sarge
president of the association, laid
wreath on the tomb of Washington
The visitors were given a reception by
the local druggists last night at Ward
man Park Inn. the arrangements being
made by the executive committee, of
which s. l.. Hilton is chairman and the
ladies' committee. Of which Mrs. II. W.
Wiley is chairman.
This afternoon at $50 o'clock those
attending the meeting here will have
dinner at the Congressional Library
where arrangements have been made
for music coincident with the dinner. an
unusual feature in the library restau-
rant. The woman visitors will have a
card party at the New Willard tomor-
row afternoon. and the final general ses-
sion of the association will be held to-
morrow evening.