The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-07-16
$1,000 BOOZE LICENSES
ISSUED UNDER DRY ACT
Doctors, Druggists and Manufac-
turers Take Out Permits as
Provided Under Volstead Act
MUCH LIQUOR IN BOND
Supply Diminishes Slowly Since
Beverage Traffic Stops; Few
Permits to Manufacture


and wholesale, and manufacturers of
proprietary medicines, havoring ex-
tracts, syrups etc, have been licensed
in the United States and its consular
possessions to date, under the Ma
tional Prohibition act, according TO
statistics just compiled in the Office
Of the Prohibition Commissioner,
John II. Kramer, says the Philadel-
phia North American OF July s.
The records of the internal rcvenuc
bureau also show that nearly 10000
physicians in the United States, Ha-
waii and Porto Rico have received
permits to write prescriptions calling
for the dispensation OF Intoxicating
liquors for medicinal purposes, and
that additional permits at the rate of
1000 a month are being issued to
physicians.
Tabulation by states OF the physi-
clans licensed up 10 June > show that
the Prohibition director for Massa-
chusctts has issued more than Is per
cent OF the number OF such permits
distributed. New York state has an
other l. per cent.
The exact figures arc: Massachu-
sets, $50; New York, 2,421; Penn
sylvania, ISIS; Ohio, 1,450i Mary
land, rs, Missouri, l,150; Mime
sofa, OBS. In states where state codes
will net permit OF the use Of such per-
mits, no physicians have been licensed
by the government SO to prescribe.
Porto Rican physicians, apparently
are awake to their opportunities UNI
der Prohibition, 10 licenses to physi-
clans to prescribe Intoxicating liq-
uors having been issued in that ter
ritory, or more than have been issued
IN Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mex
leo, Nevada, North Dakota, South
Dakota. West Virginia, Georgia, Flor
ida and Maine combined.
New York state is far in the van in
number oil retail and wholesale drug
eists, manufacturers OF proprietary
medicines, extracts, and other prod
uct5 requiring the use OF Intoxicating
luuor Is an ingredient. Permits for
these dispensers OF products contain
ing considerable quantities OF intoxi-
cants have been issued to 10000 in
New York state alone, or about Is
per cent OF the total in the country.
Pennsylvania ranks second, Illinois
is third, with nearly 5000; Massachu-
sctts is fourth, with about 1900 and
Ohio is less than loo behind, in fifth
place.
More than twice as many permits
for the sale alone OF liquors have been
issued in Pennsylvania as in any other
state There are 602 issued in the
keystone state ont OF 3,243 for the
entire country. These are issued
principally to distillcrs and others.
having Intoxicating stuff in bond, but
some wholesale liquor dealers and
possibly some druggists may be found
i'll this class.
Only 238 permits for the manufac-
turc OF intoxicants have been issued
and more than a fourth OF these, or
o., have gone to the wineries of Cali
fornia. Two permits of this class
have been issued to distillcrs of
whisky, both in Pennsylvania, accord
ing to enforcement officials.
Ohio's state Prohibition director
has issued more permits for the trans
portation Of Intoxicating liquor than
any other, with $50. Kentucky is
second with PSI and Pennsylvania
third with 100. Massachusetts ranks
fourth with 147, California fifth with
40, New York sixth with 12S. Con-
necticut seventh with III and Mis-
souri, eighth with 90.
A statement issued from the Office
of Mr.. Kramer shows this total of
distilled spirits in bond, on April 80:
Gallons