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Show i raw i m w mm TJWMM iS Of . . " ' f ' Property of Liquor Dealers Confiscated, Confis-cated, and Supreme Su-preme Court Appoints Ap-points Receivers for Eight Brew7, eries; Wonder If the Booze Will Be Wasted. : TOPEEA, KAN., APRIL 24. THE VALUE OP THE PROPERTY OF THE NINE BREWERY COMPANIES AND ONE WHOLESALE WHISKY CONCERN CON-CERN IN KANSAS. WHICH IS TO BE TURNED OVER TO THE RECEIVERS RE-CEIVERS TO BE NAMED BY THE SUPREME COURT, IS ESTIMATED AT $250,000. THIS INCLUDES LIQUOR, BAR FIXTURES AND WAREHOUSES. ATTORNEY-GENERAL JOHNSON DECLINED TODAY TO SAY IN WHAT MANNER THE CAPTURED LIQUOR WOULD BE DISPOSED OF. WHETHER IT COULD BE SOLD OR WOULD HAVE TO BE DESTROYED WAS, HE SAID, A QUESTION THAT HE WOULD NOT DECIDE UNTIL THE COURT HAD NAMED RE- ! CETVERS. THE OTHER PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD, HE AYS. AND THE. ' PROCEEDS TURNED OVER TO THE STATE TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE PRESENT SUITS. TOPEKA, Kan., April. 24. The State Supreme court today appointed Judge H. 8. Allen, G. H. Witcomb and Judge T. F. Carver, all of Topeka, as receivers for the K ansa sN property of the following breweries: Tbe Heim Brewing company, Kansas City Brewing company, Rochester Brewing Brew-ing company, Imperial Brewing company, com-pany, Pabst Brewing company, Val Blatz Brewing company . and Joseph Sehlitz Brewing company. The receivers qualified today and will at once take possession of all the brewery brew-ery property in the State. When Gov. Hoch was informed of the court's action, he said: "Those are good appointments and this whole thing is a great victory for prohibition." |