The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-03-30
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WV WI. forms. The number has beer
Y s,aa n all likelihood, by women
os'',, =. ) the population of our country
.as vice seems to grow II
'Ds' 'S.los oven greater. In spite OF ths
s,,, sst0,ts put forth by forward looking
s, a.nla who practice and teach friend
s;a p morality, truth, and all the Other
,.saoo which uplift mankind, the
arla seems to be growing worse as
a. davs are going by. When one
Il; i checked and appears to be
nder control, it is paralleled by an
.thar whose tentacles reach out and
rrob ifs victims by the thousands and
sbaO they are surrended to society,
su absolute wreck of human is all
that is given.
Thus the narcotic habit is doing its
work in every city, town and country
side in every corner of our nation; SO
oietly that this news, to many, comes
uuawares. This habit attacks those
who are the least able to stand it,
either in health, wealth, or social
standing, although it OCCASIONALLY visits
| the palaces of the rich.
Recently, on the coast, in New York,
Spokane and other cities, an organiza
ton has come into existence, known
as the White Cross, whose purposes
are parallel to the Red Cross, only,
its object is to reclaim dope' fiends,
punish the dope" peddlers, destroy
all the different drugs used for the
purpose, prevent its importation by
government, smuggling, and to lend
aid to the qualified officers by infor-
nation for detecting addicts and ped
ders. Opium, morphine, and cocaine
are the drugs in general use. Opium
is the product of the poppy grown in
many parts of the world, and in some
parts Of the United States. The inn
ports into the U. S. approximate 750,-
900 pounds annually, reduced, 375
tons, that smuggled is an unknown
quantity. Morphine takes its toll of
ten times its weight of opium for its
production. Cocaine comes from the
cocoa shrub, a native of South Ameri-
ca, When the middle man is salts
fled with profit, the retailer pays
around $l25 per ounce for dope and
the poor sucker whose appetite must
be appeased, regardless, pays dollar
grain AS there are 4S0 grains in
an ounce, the retailer is profiteer to
the tune Of $335 per ounce and where
dlssolute dishonesty prevails among
the clan, adulteration with Sugar of
MIX increases the profit to over $500.
Inc bootlegger is midget in his
greed compared with the dope peddler.
Where the one rakes in his thousands
the other gobbles up his tens of
thousands
Ihere are in this city $4,000 addicts,
ana the average doses per day range
nom to 10, and if the reader will
use M MS pencil, he will find the annual
Olll Tor Spokane will run up into the
alllOns. In the nation 100000 vic
lil's are on the road from decency to
obstruction, and the amount thus
'peh' would be enough to equip the
'imy and navy in grand style, or set
= lne contention of the equalization
'ne pay due our soldier boys in the
ate World War.
a visit to the jails infested by these
'uillan rats who have about run their
a'e many years before they have
''cned the meridian, creates doubt
One $ mind whether they were ever
s'o'eu IN the image of God, and
neither = that loving injunction, /" Come
4'O Me " uttered by the Perfect Phil
s0pnef was intended for them, and
~ II the individual is to blame for
: condltion, alone, or, are the higher
& ~ society who are bloated with
'ccumulatlons of wealth, with an
!, I Oniy to me and mine, caring for
'0ody it their names can be emblaz-
l'u on the scroll of financial sue
{. ss-snould they carry any blame on
''r shouldersa Think about it. A
= liend IS liar-will tell any kind
d. ''ory TO get dollar to get dope
l'ei' !, burglar, highway robber,
sger; will commit any crime in
: q catalogue for the same purpose.
Z una, the weakest nation on earth,
!. '1aiiy a ward of the higher powers,
! more dope than any other, adds
r, ,pV''s to the home product, and the
rpV hardly fills the demand. Ja-
= ranked as one of the higher pow
! eVer having an eye to business, is
my nation on earth that does not
! eope. This may seem a parodox,
= handles more than any other.
4'ports as much as possible, exports
a'i,e TO China, sends agents there
! '0acn the Chinese how to use it,
- i ana when the habit becomes
ened on the Individual. then comes