The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Were $4,000 Quarts Intoxicants
Shipped Here in June.
OF. This Total 10000, Quarts
Were Beer.
80 Per CENT LEGITIMATE
That Is Kiene'S Estimate of the
Shipments.
Topeka Drank All That Beer
but 5000 Quarts.

/ Some 7O,624 quarts of beer and
4,429 quarts of whisky were shipped
to Shawnee county during June, the
second month in which the Mahin
liquor law, passed by the recent state
legislature has been effective. An
estimate on intoXicants consigned to
this county was reached through com
pilation of reports received from rail-
road and express companies and re-
leased by County Clerk o. K. Swayze
this week. Out of the 7O,624 quarts
of beer received in Shawnee county
since June l. 6699S quarts came to
Topeka Approximately 2,942 cases of
beer are received in the county each
mOnth-an average of 81 cases per
day.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene estimates that
90 per cent of the liquor shipments
are egitimate-that only one-tenth of
the intoXicants is delivered to jointists.
The county deputies have tracked sew
eral shipments to empty houses ana
think that several persons have sign
ed fictitious names.
The Mahin liquor law, senate bill
No. 672, provides that railroads and
express companies file with the coun-
ty clerk a report of all liquor received
in the state within 80 days after its
delivery. Since the law went into eff
feet, long, fat envelopes containing
reams of typewriter pages have
flooded the desk of o. K. SwayZe.
Each report contains the name and
address of the consignor, name and
address of the consignee, kind and
quantity of the intoXicant, and date
of delivery
Beer is, of course, the most popu-
lar summer drink-whiSky is a weak
second. The county drank only 200
quarts of wine, so quarts of gin, rs
pints of champagne and a few gal
Ions of brandy during the entire
month of June.
The Missouri Pacific is not popular
with brewers. In 80 days the railroad
delivered exactly one barrel of beer
and five cases of whisky in the city.
The Santa Fe delivered 1855 quarts
of beer and 392 quarts of whisky in
Express company listed 20,421 quarts
of beer. 2.023 quarts of whisky. 81
quarts of wine, 16 quarts of gin, two
quarts of alcohol, one gallon of brandy
and one quart of champagne.
The American Express company
filed with the county clerk sheet after
sheet of typewriter copy-a total of
ESQ shipments, including 65S quarts
of whisky and 5.29S quarts of beer.
The United States Express company
reported 23S gallons of whisky and
$500 quarts of beer received in To-
peka during June.
The Rock Island delivered 4,304
quarts of beer and six cases of whisky.
Although 70.624 quarts of beer were
shipped to Shawnee county during the
fifth month of the year, only 1926
quarts were consumed outside Topeka.
Tccumseh received 1882 quarts of
beer and 146 gallons of whisky in 80
days. (Many Topekans have goods
shipped to Tecumseh.) Berryton con-
sumed 396 quarts of beer and 5 gal
Ions of whisky. Some PIG quarts of
beer and 20 quarts of whisky were re-
ceived in Grove. Willard drank 1,02S
foaming quarts. Silver Lake con-
sumed s gallons of whisky. Richland
received % shipments of alcohol,
brandy and beer. Valencia consumed
270 quarts of beer and "a quarts of
whisky. Pauline received 90 quarts of
beer The Rock Island railroad drop
ped II cases of beer at Elmont.
In all proba ability 80 per cent. of the
intoxicants received in Shawnee county
are shipped from Missouri-most of
the consignments come from Kansas
City. The names of the consignees,
which are available for inspection in