Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-23
Federal Officials Going to
Iron County to En-
force Laws.
COUNTY OFFICIALS
JOIN IN REBELLION
Reported 70 Have Openly DeHsd Fed
sral and state Agents and to Have
Forcibly Taken Liquors Seized by
officers-Major DaIrympls Intent
Intent on Enforcing Law Regard.
less Of Consequences.

lhtent on Enr0rcinS Law He0aro'
less Of Consequences.
Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Six armed aides
to Maj. A. v. Dnlrymple, prohibition
commissioner for the central states.
today are preparing to 20 to Iron
county. in the upper Michigan penin-
sula, to queil what revenue agents
regard as an incipient whisky insur-
rection.
The prohibition director informed
Washington last night that the coun-
ty was In open revolt" against fed.
eral authority after he had received
reports that prohibition agents lead
ing a party of state constables were
held up Feb. 10 by Iron county Off
cials and wine they had confiscated
was taken from them.
Major Dalrymple planned to have
q force Of approximately eighty men
engaged in cleaning nm the comfy. he
said. It would be composed equally
Of prohibition agents and members
~ the state constabularv.
p. A. McDonough, prosecuting at
torney of Iron county. in statement
last night assumed "all responsibili-
ty" for taking the wine ana denied
that the county was i"n omen revolt. !"
Attorney General. Palmer nassed
thru Chicago last night and rem aimed
AZ = hotel ali evening expectinr 4 4
oonference With Major Dalrvmn,e
b,,t the latter failed To annear. =
Mr.. Palmer said he. couid take no
action until official reports reached
him bnt declared -Maior Talrvmnle
had fuN .nthoritv 20 enforcA fha Isw
and would have the .complete support
of the rovernnentai M chinerv.
TIE ponulat3oS 81 fto,n, e .oo1a,ntv ~
lafselv compo.ed q .Ita aIlans and sici-
Hans and. mich ssbootieerinxs has
been reported there recently.
Some Michixan state Officials sra
To haxe renorted that
thev anticipated ..trouble" a. fha,
because OF the prohibition
law. but Some other officiaI..xIew. ,ne
present disturbance as Z minor AZ
fair. 8,
U. 3. Law Defied charce.
In his telegram to washington be-
fore he had learned Attorney Gener-
nj Palmer was In CHICAGO Mai. Dali
rymple declared States Attorney Nc
together with police offic.
err and deputy sheriffs. had ashault-
ed federal prohibition officers. had
defied the enforcement Of the federal
act, and forcibly had tak-
en- possession OF shipments Of liuuor
seized by federal officers under the
act.
MY information Is that this n not
a factional dispute" he said. sbut an
actual revolt against tho United
States government. States Attorney
McDonough maintains that LIQUOR
OF A, s, and 8 per cent alcoholic con-
tent can be manufactured in defiance
Of the constitutions. J.
THE agents who attempted to
seize liqnor there were attacked by ]
a party Of which McDonough was the
leader.
Eleven barrels Of raisin brandy
were taken from them by force,
Il shall take as many mon a.. are
necessary from. Chicago, and, in co.
operation with tho Michigan con
stabulary, rshall put respect ana fear
Of the law into Iron county. cost,
what II may.
1T appears other persons besides
the states attorney entertain the be- !
lief they can defy federal authority,
but they shall learn much dtffer-
emily before we are thru with them"
Washington Orders lnvasion.
A. v. p. Alrumplye, federal prohi-
ibition commissioner for the central
states received word at 1890 TINT
authorization for him to
lead an armed expedition Or armed
expedition or armed agents Into the
upper peninsula Of Michigan had
been sent from washington.
Prohibition Director Kremer at the
capital was IN communication with
A. v. Dairymple BY long distance
phone. Dalrymple, with about
thirty men, viii leave ChicaSo 1t 3
;. ri for Nesaunee. Michigan. whsrss
thep viii be Joined by & troop Or
M,chisan state onsssi,ulary. s5 n
p. a McDonough prosecuting IT.