Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
FIGHT ON BREWERS
Kansas Supreme Court Appoints Receiver
for Property in State.
NINE CORPORATIONS ARE Affected
Six Are Located in Milwaukee and Three
in Kansas City.
PROPERTY is VALUED AT QUARTER MILLION
II Includes Warehouses at several Points
and Saloon Fixtures
THREE LP.KA MEN TAKE CHARGE
sOme Property is Moved from state
and Owners VIII be Cited
for Contempt of
Court.
Six Are Located in Milwaukee and Three
in Kansas City,
PROPERTY is VALUED AT QUARTER MILut
II Includes Warehouses at several Points
and Saloon Fixtures
THREE T,P.M MEN TAKE CHARGE

Topeka, Kan, April A-The state SUI
preme court today appointed Judge S. H.
Allen, @. II. whitcomb and Judge I. F.
Carver. all Of Topeka, receivers for the
Kansas property Of the nine foreign
brewery companies. Six Of the companies
are Kansas city, Mo, concerns and three
, are Milwaukee Arms. The property is said
TO be worth $25O.OOO Names OF the firms
follow:
Pabst Brewing company Val Blatz Brew
ing company Joseph Schlitz Brewing COM
pany, Helm Real Estate company, Ferd
Helm Brewing company, Kansas City
Brewing company, Rochester Brewing
company, Imperial Brewing company and
Helm Brewing company.
The Helms concerns are different incor-
porations OF the same firm.
The receiverships were appointed upon
petition Of Attorney General Jackson, who
recently secured an order from the court
restraining the concerns named from doing
business in Kansas. The property involved
includes liquors, bar fixtures, wagons, ami
mails and warehouses and is located prin-
cipally in Topeka, Kansas city, Wichita,
Leavenworth, Atchison. salina, lola, Ca
lena, Pittsburg and Columbus, Kan.
Since the restrain order was issued
some of the companies removed part OF
their property, situated near the state line
into Missouri and Oklahoma. Attorney
General Jackson says what remains will be
sold and the proceeds used 10 defray the
cost Of the present suits. The companies
that removed their property viii be cited
for contempt.
The court fixed the Joint bond of the
three receivers at 5000 for each company
or a total of $4,000. The understanding il
that the receivers are to act jointly and
not divide up the companies among them
selves.
They qualified today and will at one,
take possession of all the brewers sprop
erty in sight. They doubtless will selz
'Tdle Hour park" at Pittsburg. owned b!
the Helm company and good deal OF rea
estate in Kansas City and Leavenworth
1t will then be up to the brewing com
panies TO prove their ownership, II thel
desire to do so. i Al. ,... ....- a.
When Governor Hoch was informed o.
the courts action he said: "These arr
good appointments and this whole thing 4
q great victory for prohibition"
Receivers VIII File Suits.
The three receivers held a long con
sultation with Attorney General jackson
today The FIRST move of the receiver will
be to apply to the United States courts 70
a writ directing all corporations involves
IN the suits TO appear IN the court VIII
their books An inquisltion will be hell
and IN this way the receivers will lear
what property is owned in the state b,
tho different brewery companies Tn
company being brought into court canno
be prosecuted at that time, but it can b
prosecuted on the evidence which is oh
tained under the inquisition. The court
may order all necessary papers and book
produced to show Just what property
owned ana controlled by the different com
panies. Suit being brought in the federa
courts, the defendants may be cited frOr
any point IN the country.
Breweries VIII Fight.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. April A-Represent
Rtives OF Milwaukee breweries which ar
parties to the receivership at Topeka, Kan
assert that they will fight the proceeding
to the court of last resort. They clair
that the step taken is unconstitutional