The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
ARMED POSSE
To SUPPRESS
RUM REVOLT
Prohibition Director Or
ders Force Into North
ern Michigan

CHICAGO. Feb 23.-An,ior 4. V
Dalrympic federal prohibition com.
missioner for the central states. re-
ccived word at 1880 o'clock that
Geographic authorization for him Ia
lead an armed expedition OF United
States agents into tho upper pen
insula OF Michigan had been sent
from Washington.
Prohibition Director Kramer. at The
capital, was in communication with
Mr.. Dalrymplo by long distance tcle-
phone.
Dalrymplc with about thirty men.
will leave Chicago at y. m. FOR
Negaunee, Michigan. where they will
be Joined by troop Of Michigan
state cunstabulary.
Federal officials in Washington
have been asked to Instruct United
States Commissioner Hatch at Mar
quCtte. Michigan. to issue warrants
for the arrest OF the Iron county
prosecuting attorney, two deputy
Hhorins aud the chicf of police at
Iron River a mining village on
charges Of conspiracy TO obstruct the
prohibition law.
The plan uf campaign u o. descend
ON Iron county from the north and
stamp out what Dairymplo told Pro-
hibition Commissioner kramer. at
Washington, was an open revolt"
against federal authority.
Takes Responsibility.
4. \. Mcponough. prosecuting at
torncy OF Iron county. in statement
issued last night. assumed "all re-
sponsihliily," for taking the vino
from the federal agents aud denied
that the county was In open re-
Volt"
Iron River Is small village In tho
mining country a few miles north Of
the Wisconsin line. Tho population
uf Iron county largely Is composed
of Italians and sicumns and much
boot Logging" had been reported
there recently
Statements OF Mr. MrDuuough and
Leo J. Grove. supervisor OF federal
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peninsula, on whose report Ma ior
balrymple based his appeal 90 Attor-
ncy General Palmer for aid in ar-
resting thu prosecutor. two deputy
Ahori1s. two policemen and the three
owners ot the wine. agreed in part as
To the steps that prcCipitutvd the
present status In Iron county
Grove. accompanied hy Lieutenant
H. G.. Stropc and two troopers OF the
state constHbulary. had seized eleven
barrels Of wine at the virgil location
"a mine two miles from Iron River
the statements Of both men agree.
when Grove and his party We're m It
hy Prosecuting Attorney McDouough
dud the officers. That the, federal
officers eight to have UuntisCutcd the
wine was questioned and the liquor
was taken from him hy irrcr. stat
mUnts of the TWO further agree.
stories Dincr.
There their stories dtNrrge, how
ever The prohibition agent maiu-
tained that he was acting within his
authority in scizing the wine. which
was the property Of John. Joseph anu
Steven SAluuzzi hroI hers principal
directors Of the Peninsula Packing
company at Iron River aud owners uf
the little towns largest store Mr.
Grove asserted the liquor was kept
in the store and because uf that was
subject 90 government seizure.
Mt McpououEh said the wine wts
maintained Boz the mems home, their
residence being above the store ana
that after holng tried n the state
court 100 connection with owner fii %
of the same wine. the stnlcuzzis were
found not guilty of violating the pro-
hibition laws.