Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-27
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PERMIT J by us.

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Anti-Saloon League to.
Fight Ruling State Laws
Also Hold. i 81. 55s.s
Washington, Oct. "a - AS un-
expected as rain storm in a desert,
permitting the manufac-t
ture and use of beer for medical pur-
poses were issued today by the treas
ury department.
.3 Withheld since March 8, last, when
former Attorney General Palmer held
the use Of beer as a medicine unle-
gal under the prohibition law, the is
suing of beer regulations came as a
surprise to leaders of the
dry forces who declared there had
been an understanding with the
treasury department that the new
rules should not be promulgated un-
til the senate had acted upon the
pending anti-beer bill. y
Issuance of the beer regulations
will cause doubled efforts to effect
the passage of the. anti-beer meas
ures senate leaders declared, while
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
for the Anti-Saloon league, describ-
ed the treasury's action as ''less de-
fensible than at any other time" Sec
retary Mellon, in announcing the is
suance Of the beer rules declared that
..'the legal rights of the parties con-.
cerned being plain, the department
is unable longer to delay the issu-
ance Of these regulatfOn1
No Limit to Ofders
The new rules cover comprehen-
sively the use of beer, wines and
spirituous liquors as medicines. The
amount Of beer a physician may pre-
scribe at one time for the use of the
same person is limited to 21h gallons
the equivalent of a case, but no abb
bitrary limit is placed upon the num-
ber Of such prescriptions that ply
sician may write or the same person
may obtain within given period.
Two quarts Of wine was the limit
put up on a single prescription for
that beverage but otherwise the reg
ulations are the same as for beer. +
& Spirituous liquors are limited to
one pint within any ten day period
and alcohol. or4external use was linn;
itef tos 81 pint Ito the same person at,
one time. s
Prescriptions fors these medicines
may be filled only by licensed ephar-.
macist who Is also retail druggist,
or licensed pharmacist in the en-
ploy of "a retail druggist. iS
", Not Reliable q s}5S
Prescription are mot refi1lable and
the regulations declare that pharm-
acist Should refuse to fill any pres
scription for liquor: il he has any
reason to believe that persons are
prescribing for other than medical
uses or that:;a patient is securing
one, or more persons guam
ties OF Intoxicating liquor In excess
Of the amount necessary for medi-
cinal purposes Il
4 In connection with the issuance of
prescriptions, the regulations said:
,S'i d '.No prescription may be issued for
a greater quantity Of intoxicating
liquor than is necessary for use as a
medicine byHa person for whom pre-
scribed' in the treatment of an all
ment from which such patient is.
known by the physician to be suf-55 sui
tering.' Z ..st tts / 5as5 /. a3. 8i.1S I.
q Besides beer the regulations per-
nit use for medical purposes of 9th
ef intoxicating malt liquors such as
ale, porter, malt extracts and similar
malt liquors containing
pne-half Of one per cent or more Of
alcohol by volume. e Sf5s,5
\, Confined to Brewers
Manufacturer of these medical
is confined to duly
qualified brewers on brewery prem
Ises and may, b esold by; them only
In bottles and closed cases. d
3 The right to prescribe distilled IL
uuor and malt liquors for medical
purposes is fined by the regularrl
Eions to- such X physicians as have
obtained permits to- prescribe intox-7
Icating liquor. Such q physician
The regulations state, may prescribe
tor "a person upon whom he is in at at
tendance, If after physical examine
lion OF such person, :. or il physical ex-5
ainffa tibM Siks impr& G ticab BILE, upon the
hest, INF formal lion obtain ahle, the
DhysfciSns Believes that the. Internal
81 external use OF such liquor as 70
Medicine by such person sis necesr
lHEyl
from, some known ailment Il Z ~
Il Medical 4 beer can be sold only in
j ssfews Il states. !. nv eeler declared M
i, a formal ssta temen mt an dwonMld y then E.!l
be- used largely bys abootle gers.
E{sSs:H hi Every brewer has ~ violated
ths law within sas yea sisI dtsaua.lified
is said y .'eeand we will tight every ap-
plfcation 0nsthis groind .as they nave 2 il' & !.
pract cticaliy saal viola tied the tlaw: II
Senate sterli 4. + Republican.
South Dakota, iI charg SCI ct the anti a E;s
beer measure ins The senate. dsclar-
IA the. bill sswoMad She taken ND sim.s]
med diatelys after dispp pgal ( 0f the: pend.
ng staxsbill A TIM there was NO = g
question sof ttsult timate 4ssa ge.
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