The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
RUM REVOLT FAKE.
Iron River Attorney Says Com.
munity Has Been LlbeIed.
VIII Demand Investigation of
Federal Invasion.
THROW CASE OUT OF COURT?
Prohibition Raiding Parties Got
Warrants After Arrests.
DaIrympIe Says He'll Resign if
Not Backed Up.

Iron River, Mich, Feb. PA peace
conference here today to uncover the
cause of the late liquor rebellion" in
the upper Michigan peninsula as
sumed fresh interest when States At
torney NJ. S. McDonough, leader of
the revolt" announced he would de-
mand an open, public settlement"
The peace makers were George f.
the department of Justice bureau of
investigation. and S. Z. Converse, as
sistant attorney general of Michigan.
All the armed federal agents who
came here to put down the "'insur-
rection" had gone back to Chicago,
and the town of Iron River and Iron
county rejoiced over what the people
considered the victory of McDon-
ough" 1t was the states attorney
who met the invaders" and told them
he would lock them up in Jail If they
made arrests without warrants"
Claim Libel Now.
McDonough said Iron county and
Iron River had been ''libelled by fed
eral agents reports. and he would in
sist the investigation be open to the
public that his county might be shown
in its true light before the country"
TriumphaI professions of friends &C
companied McDonough wherever he
appeared yesterday and his popularity
had spread turnout the peninsula.
The investigation of the rebellion"
Al was believed, would be without any
spectacular incident. The residents of
Iron River were laughing today over
the Invasion" and rather hurried re-
treat of the force of armed federal
agents. The situation had passed the
serious stage.
Throw Cases Out of Court.
p Chicago, Feb. 27.-Scores of pend
ing liquor cases may be thrown out OF
federal court because warrants were
rnsNsG
made, United States District Attorney
CIyne believed today.
As an aftermath of the expedition
of Mai. "A. Y. Dalrymple into Iron
River. Mich, to put down the alleged
rum rebellion" Clyne today in an
ficers prohibited future arrests or
searches without proper warrants.
The opinion applies also to arrests
of radicals and other federal violators.
Clyne says. He declared scores taken
in recent federal raids on alleged an
archists were released because war
rants were not properly secured.
Dnlrymple Is Reused.
Mai. A. V. Dalrymple, federal pro-
hfbition enforcement director for the
central states. who led the "expedi-
ton" against the Michigan rum
rebels" today announced he would re-
sign if Washington failed to con-
I'm going to force the ISSUE" the
major said. Il am going thru with
this and either will be supported or
/ shall resign.
81 will not rest until States Attorney
McDonough and the other officials of
Iron county who were guilty of break
ing the federal laws are tried in court.
I went to Michigan to bring them back
handcuffed If necessary. My superb
ors at Washington cautioned me
against embroiling the government in
local affairs
IT am merely waiting for the inves-
tigation by the department OF justice
and issuance of warrant for the guilty
parties.
II want it understood, I have not
surrendered or quit"