The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-18
Charge Doctors, Druggists,
Sell dope Here Freely
US. Agents Cause Arrests
Seven Federal Officials Arrive
Here to Stop Violation Of
AntinarCotiC Law.
ONE WORSE CITY IN SOUTH
Prescription of 180 Grains
Filled Here - Two Hun
dred Addicts in Citq.

dred Addicts in Citq.
Warrants were sworn out Frlda,
mornine by federal narcotic agents
AGAINST r.. J. Miller, owner and op.
orator OF the Read house drug store,
ana his son, Harry Miller, OF the
reoples pharmacy, for violation Of
me Harrison narcotic law. A war
RANT was also sworn out against
Or; A, w. Boyd, we'll. known phy.
tense.
Narcotic officials declared Frldav
morning that these three had beer,
Prev.ous'y warned, A final warn
weeks ago 20 the effect that II they
wrote or fllled another dope pre-.
seription they would be prosecuted.
they stated. Government Officials
nave evidence, they state, to the
that time violated the law.
s. II. Brane, supervisor Of the south
ern division OF all prohibition and mar.
cotlc work In five southern states for
the federal government. who is now IA
Chattanooga. declared Friday mornine
that any person in Chattanooga writina
a prescription, unless for an incurahia
diseased adlct. will be prosecuted IN tle
future for each violation, or each pre.
scription issued.
All physicians and druggists In ~.
ei,y have been warned for the last time,
acuoraing TO federal narcotic Officials
now IA the city. following up invesff.
katlons made under the direction ~
George Draper, chief narcotic arenf ~
me state OF Tennessee.
me trial OK these three cases han
sioner, sam McAllister for 2.so oiein~l-
Saturday afternoon. SeN"
I'VE are here 10 stop the vrlavs.
Iul sale OF narcotic druus In chst.
anooua, ana are poino TO aecou,.
p,,sn that purpose before leaving
I'VE VIII also leave men here
after we are aons to take out
warrent FOR any person that Violates
the law" ''s'ae1p
This was the statement mada ,h,s
morning by s. II. Brana. atipervlaor ANA
fed' mi agent Of the southern divisImr
u, a. "i pronation and narcotic work In
MIR. Brand, accompanied bv other IA.
erai agents, arrived In Chnttanoora
from Knoxville Thursday evenirr
Whero ne declared the conditinn hnx
heen Nery bad. Others who accom-
panied him here 10 wage war on fha
ahatIenoosn phyAlcians ANA druggists
serlptions are. Fred s. Hoback. ahisl
narcotic a@nt for the entire southern
dlvlsion; Attorney Slmplch. with NV
united StateH narcotic bureau. head
qunrtnrs In Washington, ID. O.. ~. IL
MeDonalu, federal prohibition agent III
y,harRe oi work ~ East Tennessee; III.
nowfy,, ", ~ Robinson and ~. a. Far-
rell, all Prohibition hStnta IN Tannea-
Fees Win Headquarters In Knoxville
Y, just One Worse City.
IN regard to condition In Chattn.
nooga, AR Brane declared that there
south where the dope situation was
worse than In this city However. IN
would not reveal the name OF the other
city.
He said that at the present time
records show that there are at least
Soo addiets In Chattanooga. Furth,
crmore, he pointed out, that thera
was more dope dispensed In Chat.
tanoona than In any other city In
tho south.
Mr.. Brano explained that the human
pstem OF good strong. healthy man
wonia not aaAlmilate more than three
Grtlnn OF morphine "a day. Al tho Mnn,n
time. he declared that some chatta-
Ioogh physicians and druggists had
been Issuing and filling prescriptions Il
dope friends To the amount of 4S0 grains
a DAY. lie said that records In poaaes.
sion OF federal authorities showed that
nus nus amount % drug had been sold ID
lour or ise dinercnt persons a day AZ
some drug stores. Here he pointed out
mat experiments had shown that 9fk a.
~ grains OF the narcotic would iaaf
me largest practitioners IN this state or
any other state In the country for one
month. NN
Harrison Law Violated.
N ID violation OF the Harrison mar
,otic law as explained by Mr.. Brane
Tor any physician TO write a s'dopes
prescription. II Is also violation al
lhls law for any druggist TO fill the
He said further, "Thsre have beer
presentations Issued and filled for a.
hiuh aa 1870 uralns, or even as nuah
a. az ounce, In chattanooua, az
one time. There are $50 doses IN
this amount OF dope, while a GUAR
ter of Grain 10 considered BY the
very best authority a. being q nor.
NAL dose.
Ing that this law is not violated AMI
iurthefNin Chattanooga"
Mr.. Hrane pointed out that dope
prescription was any morphine pre-
issued TO Addicts other thar
persons suffering with incurabie dlss
Tor the drug.
Dope. Prescribing Physician a crlnlnaI
iie declared that. "Ths physIcian 81
iruggist who doeA this Is the eravesl
'riminal that exists. He Is worse, VERY
much more so. than the burglar that
toca into the jewelry store and COM
nta "A theft la the night
THE person that does this II come
hitting crime that amounts TO dol
f,rs and cents. but when a phyalclaa
'uts IN the hand ot person = drug
md starts him on the dope trail. Il Il
murder In the worst form. He not ont
axes away from that person his self
'cspeet, but takes his entire earninrH
should he be q married man with
amily, then Il r. almost equal to MUIR
ler of each member OF the family" I"
Went Die " Not Given Dope.
Mr.. nrans was asked IL he though
,ddiets not afflicted with some incur.
lhle disease would die u they wert
uddenly denied their drug. He de,
,lared they would not He pointed 6ui
numerous cases where addicts had beer
AIKEN or the use OF dope and had beet
'ured
lie told Of a man who had used dops
or nifty years and at the age OF 50 wsI
AIKEN on of Il completely and cured
Ie also declared that In his opinion
iiuetenths of the fits thrown by ad,
lets were merely a scheme 20 get dOpf
md that they were not original NJ
mentioned further how the addict 4
AIKEN of of dope when sent 10 III
Just the same as the maj
hat drinks.
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