The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04
Hush little gin mill,
Don't you cryi
You'll be n drug store.
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NEW YORK. The increase I'm tho
number OF new drug stores. started
since the Eighteenth amendment be-
came effective, has focused the at
tentlon OF local enforcement Off
cials upon the increased amount OF
distilled liquors dispensed by these
establishments. More than GOO new
drug stores have sprung up In the
metropolitan area within the last
year. according 10 local dry Off
cials.
Prohibition Director Yellowley de-
clared that In numerous cases II was
found that these new drug stores are
owned by men who formerly con-
Quoted saloons but found their in
comes curtaiied by rigid enforce
ment OF the Volstead act. The case
with which n druggist can obtain n
permit TO sell spirituous liquors led
many ex-saloonkeepers to purchase
old fashioned drug stores, only 20
turn them into bootlegging jOirtH
within n short time. Investigation
proved that these former. saloon
Keepers frequently purchased drug
stores paying a fancy price I'm order
TO get the liquor permit Of the own
er, thus greatly simplifying his or
erations as n hootlegger. The New
York state pharmacy law, docs not
require that drug store owner be
a registered pharmacist, merely re-
citing the necessity OF having such n
registered practitioner on duty In
the d r & store during certain
hours Licensed prescription COM
FOUNDERS are available in this terri
tory at $40 per week.
Cut Rate System.
NTopt. nf thpaa urnnuhrppTnf drug
stores, after their purchase by OK
saioonkeepers, sell drugs, candies,
cigars. perfumes, patent medicines
and other sundries at reduced prices
In order to attract a large trade.
when a customer Is known TO tho
owner OF the store he is approached
with an offer OF booze. In short
time an extremely profitable busi-
ness In liquor Is built up, and the
drug trade assumes secondary I'm
portance. being used merely as a
cloak for the real business Of boot
Logging carried on by the store
owner.
when the saloons began TO disap-
pear here more than year ago they
we're replaced by soda fountains,
confectionery. cigar and fruit stores.
Recently these in their turn have
given place to modern drug stores
carrying all the sidellnes to be found
in the legitimate dispensing estah-
lishments and catering to new
trade through their ability TO cut
prices below competitors.
Citizens Complained.
Attention of the dry agents was
called to activities of these drug
stores when complaints were re-
ceived from citizens that they were
urged to buy booze whenever they
purchased articles at these stores.
Chief Enforcement Director Yel-
lOwlcy launched campaign against
these pseudodruggists, with the re-
suit that many were arrested
charged with violation of the pro-
hibition law, and heavy fines were
imposed. This did not serve to drive
the illegal sellers out OF the busl-
ness. however, as their profits were
declared 10 be so enormous that
they willingly risked further heavy
fines in oruer to rake in the thou
sands OF dollars to he made in dis
pensing LIQUOR II was found that
a man could buy liquor in these
stores without the formality OF OBJ
tanning a prescription.
Use ~" Permits.
when an eX-saloonkeeper entered
the drug" business, his first step
was to obtain an Il" permit from
the state prohibition director. I'm
der present regulations retail