The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-28
DRY AGENTS
CLEAN UP A
SALOON TOWN
20 Persons Arrested in
Raid in Hurley,
Wisconsin

HURLEY, Wis, Dec. Is
About 20 persons We're arrested,
81 saloons searched and two bob
sled loads of liquor seized in a
raid by federal prohibition en-.
forccment agents here today, ne.
cording to statement by Joseph
Callahan, in charge Of the agents,
who came here from Chicago un-
expectedly.
The federal agents, with their
prisoners and seized liquor, plan
ned TO go to Ashland, Wis, to ar
raign the prisoners before n Unit
cd States commissioner on charges
of violating the federal prohibi-
tion laws, Mr.. Callahan said.
Under command or Joseph Gala
han, "chief OF staff" TO Major DAILY
rmpie IN the latter's Iron River, Mich,
liquor raids last spring, the federal
agents came over from Ironwood,
Mich. this morning after arriving
there in two special Pullman cars
and preceded to wiring somo OF the
wetnesS out o; the town.
~ Saloons In 3 Blocks
Tho saloons here are clustered near
tho bridge over the Montreal river
and the thirty seven places searched
this morning are confined u the lower
three blocks of Silver street, which Is
the ci,ys principal business thorough
fare. The search continued during
the aftcrnOon.
The ngcntk werc armed and n num-
Der occasionally displayed their guns
hat there was NO markod resistance
and net 'shot wap fired during the
firan there hours OF the invasion
From the viewpoint Of surprise
marty, the affair was complete sue
oess. federal agents agreed. Willie \
was declared the saloon men had
been tipped off" last night appar
entity no great quantity OF liquor hat
been concealed. according to local citiz
ems
street c0rs we've used to transpor
the agents. their prisoners and seizet
liquor from Hurley to lronwood
where they were taken aboard tn
special cars.
More Arrests Expected
More arrests were expected tnil
afternoon. An unusually wide open
night last night with bargain sales II
wet goods showed its. effect today
Many OF those arrested were lumber
Jacks and others almost paralyze'
with drinks
Moonshine. according TO observers
who pretended to know, CONSTITUTED
the principal ''wet haul, although
there was a considerable quantity o
the kind that bore brands formerl
familiar sights In every saloon win
dow. But the real STUFF was de
clarcd in the minority.
HURLEY, wis, Dec. eS.-Forty
eight federal prohibition enforcement
agents from Chicago walked In un
nXpectodly on Hurley's wide one
mioons today. seized large quantitie
az llquor and arrested ~ persons be
fore noon, including several we
known local men.
Reports had peached prohibition en-
forcenent headquarters at Chicag
that prohibition agents would be sh.
II they attempted to make arrests
Hurley, numbering -town Of abot
3,h0O.
Although telephone messages frol
Chicago inquirlng whether the raj
had heen made reached Hurley jul
ahead of the officers, the saloon me
appeared not to have been warned
The liquor men were swept up vel
quickly Some resident OF Hurls
said that the larger dealers had COZ
cealed some stocks and were believe
10 have their liquor locked In safe
Rald Unexpected
The raid was executed very rapidl
cleaning UP most OF the nccessib
places In less than an hour.
This logging camp town has bee
the center OF nnti-prohibition feelir
for several months Many OF the lun
berjacks are foreigners
The amouldering resentment towal
prohibition broke into flame In ba
lie here on October 8, when prohih
tlon operatives encountered bootiel
gers who lost contraband whiskey' G
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