DRUG SELLING AND ITS GRAFT.
A large percentage of the lost women in Chicago and their male associates are the victims of the drug habit. They are enslaved either by the opium, cocaine or morphine curse. They must have these insidious stimulants to exist, once they are trapped by this form of misery among men and women.
The sale of these drugs is prohibited by law except under the most precautionary methods. In the South side “redlight” district four druggists make a profit on the sale of these drugs which is larger than their income on all other articles combined.
The sellers of these drugs must of necessity be known to the police who see the constant throng of hundreds of unfortunates sneaking shamefully into the places to procure the poisons that bring pleasant dreams, and even unconsciousness.
These places pay on an average $150 a month protection money to officials through their subordinates.