The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-17
MOONSH|NE:
DISPENSERS
GET SHOCKS
len Autos are Taken Up by
Federal Agents in Yester-
days Seizures

Whiskey runners and dispensers or
moonshtne received the JOLT of their
careers yesterday when the u s. gov
eminent suddenly seized nine -uto-
mobiles with the announcement that
eonfiscation proceedings had been
started because the cars had been us-
ed in transporting liquor.
The majority of the seizures were
made In the Calumet region and the
cars taken into custody range from
tin lizzits W to the arfstocrats Of mo-
tordom- The combined value of the
machines Is between $4,000 and Szo.-
oeo and II the proceedings go through
according to schedule this sum will b.
turned into the Golfers of Uncle Sam
as a result Of the sales OF the ma
chimes
Following is the list of seizures
made to date:
Paige touring car belonging to Nick
Mryna. SOS Morton avenue. Hammond.
Chevrolet touring car belonging 10
Julius Wise. 3517 Block avenue, East
Chicago.
Ford sedan belonging to Mike III
vanvic whose home is in Hammond but
who is now visiting at his old home
in Serbia.
Hudson supersix belonging to Peter
Bogosaclerick Gary.
Studebaker touring car belonging 10
John Kaczmarczyk of Gary.
Allen touring car belonging to John
Marcus of Dyer.
Dodge truck belonging to Peter
Slade. Knox, Ind.
Monroe touring car belonging To
Tony Pavich, 1925 South Racine, Chi
cago
Case touring care belonging to Peter
Kaljanan, 3sS7 East lO6th street. So.
Chicago.
All OF these cars have on one o.
more occasions been used in the II
legal transportation Of liquor In the
Calumet region. The owners during
the last year have been arrested BY
federal prohibition enforcement Off
GERS. The phase of the revenue law
which permits the confscation OF vc-
hicles used in the transportation or
liquor has not been taken advantage
of hitherto by the officers but the
traffic in liquor has reached the stage
where IL is felt drastic measures arc
necessary.
1t is hinted that the part which aG-
thorizes the confiscation of real estate
on which liquor is manufactured may
also be invoked soon. Capt Van
Hook, field agent for prohibition en-.
forcement in this district finally laid
his data before District Attorney Fred
Van Nuys at Indianapolis and the con
fiscation proceedings are the result
Deputy L. S Marshall Mybeck star
ed serving the papers Monday evening
and had practically all OF the cars IN
custody last night. Hearings in the
proceedings VIII be held before Judge
Anderson at indianapolis December
at which time the owners may cou-v
into court to show cause IL any why
the cars should not be connscated py
the government and sold. Failing m
this the machines will oe offered for
sale.
Intimation of this move by the fed
eral authorities came last summer
when the car OF Nick Marovich or
Highland was seized. Marovich STAR
cd suit in tho court Of Justice Fri d.
rich in Hammond charging larceny.
This suit certified to the criminal
court al Crown Point. Another suit
to recover the automobile was hled in
the superior court at Hammond bur
that was dismissed by the plaint n a
short time afterward. The Maroylch
car is not included in the present list
OF seizures