The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
BAN PLACED ON
WHISKEY TRAFFIC
Express Companies Await
ing for Decision.
Webb Liquor Bill Causes Express
Companies to Refuse Pack
ages for Shipment.

Louisville, Ky, March 9.-That the
Webb Bill will seriously affect the
liquor interests in the State, express
companies and transportation lines
operating in and out of this territory
became apparent yesterday when the
Southern Express Company and the
Santa Fe Road. through its con-
shippers that consignments of whisky
will be refused pending the decision
of the Supreme Court of the United
States as to the constitutionality of
the new law.
The fact that the Southern Express
Company has assumed this attitude
was made known yesterday by Ben
F. Voght,o of the Voght-Applegate Com
pany, one of the largest whisky mail
order houses in Kentucky. MIR. Voght
said the express company notified
him it would not accept any whisky
shipments destined to points in Ken
lucky, North Carolina and South
Carolina until the Supreme Courts
definition OF the law is received.
The circular issued to the ship
pers of Louisville by the Sante Fe
through its connecting lines, was as
| follows:
DROUTH is PROMISED.
On account of the Webb Bill, re-
Gently passed by Congress, the San
ia Fe Railroad can not accept for
shipment to points within the States
of Kansas and Oklahoma, any ship
ments of intoxicating liquors, unless
all charges are prepaid and an af-
fidavit is obtained from consignor,
also consignee, that the liquor ship
ments were not shipped to be used
in violation of the laws of these
States.
A. c. Sommers, agent for the South
ern Express Company and the Adams
Express Company, said yesterday that
it is certain Adams Company will
assume the same attitude toward the
whiskey shipments until the Bill is
thoroughly understood. Eve have
our Instructions from the legal de-
partment of the Southern Express
Company" said Mr.. Sommers, "but
thus far We have heard nothing from
the Adams Express Company. How
ever. l am almost satisfied that the
same position will be taken by the
Adams Express Company until all
concerned are sure of their ground"
SOME ClRCUITOUS ROUTING.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
ern Railroad Company yesterday had
two big shipments Of whisky destined
for Memphis. Tenn. In order to
avoid running any risk the consign-
ments were routed via the Frisco and
Iron Mountain roads at st. Louis, rur.
ming to Memphis along the West
shore of the Mississippi River. In
this way prohibition sections lying
between Louisville and Memphis were
avoided.
Since the passage TO the Webb
Bill widely diversified opinions have
been expressed as to whether or not
right to stop trains and unload whis-
ky shipments destined to points be-
yond. The fact that the b. & o.
people have already taken the pre-
caution to ship to Memphis via st.
Louis indicates that this danger con-
fronts the shippers.
When the Santa Fe notice and the
announcement of the Southern Ex-
press Company became known here
yesterday fear was expressed on all
sides in whisky circles that other
railroads would take similar action.
A number of railroad authorities
gave the assurance that the traffic
will not be interferred with. Despite
this 1t Is believed by many hiatt
they will require the shippers to
prepay the freight charges in advance
and at the same time demand sworn
affidavits that the intent and pur-
pose of the shipment is legitimate un-
der the laws of the States through
which they must pass.
DEMAND REPAY.
The prepaid freight charge demand
ed by the Santa Fe simply means
that all the risk il run by the ship
per. Under this rule II a shipment