Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1920 — LIQUOR OVERFLOWS GOTHAM [ARTICLE]

LIQUOR OVERFLOWS GOTHAM

So Much Wet Goods Seized There Is No Place to Put Contraband — / Warehouses Full. New York, Dec. 2.—So many liquor seizures have been made In New York city, where observance of the prohibition laws is said by government agents to be almost nil, that the storage of confiscated liquor presents a serious problem, Knox B. Phagan, temporary enforcement agent, announced. One huge warehouse and many government offices already are filled with contraband stock. The government cache represents everything from registered and moonshine whisky to the most deadly of home brews, Mr. Phagan added, and is packed in every conceivable sort of carried, ffrom hot water bottles to water carafes. Mr. Phagan announced a plan to apply for a federal court order directing sale by auction to legal permit holders.