Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1916 — River of Rum Going South. [ARTICLE]

River of Rum Going South.

Baltimore, D?c. 27.-f The holiday demand'for liquors for. the dry states of Virginia, West Virginia and the Carolinas has swamped the express cbmpanies in ‘this city which serve these sections. Two of the companies imposed an embargo on liquor -shipments at noon yesterday until 9 a. m. today, with the’ view of relieving the congestion. The express officials say that for the last week they have been handling 35,000 to 40,000 packages of liquor a day. The packages vary from a quart to several gallons.