Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-02-06
SHOWS ONE way
TO Get LIQUOR
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Issues New Rules on
Whisky Sales.
TO SELL SEIZED SPIRITS
Doctor Can Prescribe lntoxicants, If
Necessary, but only on Blanks
Issued by the Government
Six Quarts the Limit.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Methods by
which intoxicating liquors may be OBJ
tanned for medicinal purposes and de-
tailed regulations governing their sale
were made public here by the bureau
of internal revenue.
Announcement also was made that
the bureau had compiled system OF
permits, providing definite and fixed
channel through which all intoxlcat-
ing liquors must move and by which
hereafter the government will know
the location of every gallon of distilled
liquor within the matte MS boundaries,
except that stored in private homes.
In setting forth the ways in which
liquor may be procured, Commissioner
Roper took occasion to issue warn
ing against profiteering in its sale.
The commissioners declared that exor-
bitant charges for liquor for medicinal
purposes certainly places the dis
pensers thereof in the class with prof
iteers and they will be investigated.
Mr.. Roper also announced that all
liquor seized under federal law, l'rior
to October % last, unless claimed I'M
der the so days ruling, would be sold
by order of the court under the Juris-
diction of which it is held. 1t must
be sold, however, to a holder of per-
nit to use it either for medicinal or
nonbeverage purposes.
Both the physician who prescribes
and the pharmacist who sells liquor,
the regulations provide, must have
permit which may be obtained from
the federal prohibition director.
Other details follow:
"Any physician duly licensed to
practice medicine and actively en-
gagged in the practice Of such profess
sion, may obtain permit to prescribe
Intoxicating liquor and may then issue
prescriptions for distilled spirits,
wines or certain alcoholic medicinal
preparations for medical purposes for
persons upon whom he is in attend
ance in cases where he believes that
the use of liquor as medicine is nee
essary.
I'm no case may spirituous liquor De
prescribed by one or more physicians
In excess of one pint for the same per-
son within any period of ten days.
"All prescriptions for intoxicating
liquor are required to be written on
prescription blanks provided by the
bureau, except that in emergency
cases physicians may use their regu-
lar prescription blanks.
prescriptions for intoxicating
liquor may be filled only by registered
pharmacists who hold permits author
izing them to do so, or who are en-
ployed by retail druggists holding such
permits. Pharmacists and druggists
holding such permits will procure
their supplies of intoxicating liquor
from manufacturers or other persons
holding liquor.
physicians may also obtain permits
emitting them to procure not more
than six quarts of distilled spirits,
wines or certain alcoholic prepara-
lions, during any calendar year, for
administration to their patients in
emergency cases, where delay in pro-
curing liquor on prescription through
a pharmacist might have serious con-
sequence to the patient.
'Provision also is made in regula-
items for issuing permits to hospitals
and sanatoriums to enable them to
procure Intoxicating liquor to be adj
ministered for medicinal purposes to
patients at such institutions, and also
for issuing permits to manufacturing.
industrial and other establishments
maintaining first-class stations, au-
thorizing them to procure such liquor
for administration to their employees
for medicinal purposes in emergen-
cy cases.