The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-25
U. S. Agents to Arrest Prose-
cutting Attorney and Other
Michigan Officials.
FRIERS0N IN CHARGE
Atty. Gen. Palmer Gives
Former Chattanooga
Authority.


| Washington, which advised the ma
ior that Atty. Gen. Palmer has or
dered an investigation Of the affairs ia
Michigan. The message was rscsived
at noon. II says that DalryHple is
| instructed 10 meet District Attorney
Walker and cooperate with him.
When appraised OF the visit Of Va. w
GAYLORD, deputy prohibition commits
sioner, 10 this county, Maj. Dalrymple
sad II would not change his plans TO
leave tonight for Chicago, as he will
'be through here by that time" The
major plans to ask prosecuting attcr-
ney Mcponouph TO accompany him
to Grand Rapids, but not as a pris-
oner.
Iron River, Mich, Feb. 25.--Maj.
A. V. Dalrymple and his twenty-nve
federal prohibition agents. reinforced
by twenty five men of the Michigan
state constabulary, today began NJ
campaign to smash the system OF
bootlogging and moonshine making
In which numerous residents OF iron
county have attempted to defy the
government.
Armed with automatic firearms.
and without warrants. which Were
denied by United States Commis-
sloner Hatch on the advice OF Fed.
eral District Attorney Walker. oi
| Grand Rapids, Mai. Dairymple's men
planned as their first step to search
| all OF the 1000 houses In Iron River
| for contrahand booze.
Coincident with this search. MAI
Dalrymple, dlsregarding threat that
| he would be arrested on libel
| charge, planned to arrest Prosecuting
| Attorney Martin McDonough, Chief
OF Police Sinsiba, Captain of Police
| Claude Brown, five deputy sheriffs
a. the three Soolcucei brothers.
whose alleged Illicit liquor started
| tho Michigan rum revolt" All OF
the arrests probably win be made on
| charges OF conspiracy.
No Officials at Depot.
Loo j. Grove, tho prohlhition agent
from whom tho wine was taken, ac-
eompanied Maj Dalrymple here frofa
Chicago. lie held search warrants
for ten places,
Runors that Mai. Dalryuple would
be arrested upon his arrival on ii
warrant sworn out ~ Mr.. McDon-
| ough charging libel as an outgrowth
| OF statements made In connection
with the conditions here failed to
| materlalige, No state or county Of
| ficiAl was at the depot when the fed
oral and state constabulnry force ar
| rived. Instead they were met by
about ib0 mildly curious residents OF
| Iron county.
FRlERsoN IN CHARGE.
81. Louis, Feb. 25.--Atty.- Gen.
A, Mitchell Palmer has telenraphed
Assistant Atty Gen. Frierson at
Washington authorizing him 10
1 4
sary IN the alleged whisky re-
belllon" in iron county, mlchi-
| gan.
The attorney general also wired
| Daniel G.. Roper. internal revenue
| commissioner, under whose direction
| the prohibition enforcement agents
operate, TO confer with Mr.. Frieraon
on the matter.
Mr.. Palmer. who passed through
| here last night en- route from Kansas
| City to Frankfort, KY. asserted he
had received no official report on the
| Michigan situation so far.
Roper Announces Probe.
Washington, Feb. 25.--A complete
investigation OF the prohibition con-
troversy In Iron county. Michigan.
will be made by the bureau OF in-
ternal revenue. Commissioners RopeT.
| announced today,
II. NJ Gaylord, deputy prohibition
commissioner. will leave tonight for
Grand Rapids and Iron River City
TO take up with the authorities there
the controversy which led District
| Prohibition Commissioner Dalrymplo
nj Chicago TO declare the county In
"open revolt"
MIR. Roper said, however, that the
| ts.... af H. IaEf
| should not be exaggerated. He had
been instructed 10 make tour OF the
central district for other purposes.
| and his itinerary was enlarged IN
order TO permit the bureau TO obtain
| first hand information OF the case IN
| Michigan.
Officiais believed Il would be pos
sible TO get the conflicting authors
/ ties together and iron out the
tanEle without serious consequences.
Mr.. Gaylord. before leaving. will con-
| fer with Assistant Attorney General
Frierson with respect 10 the depart
mcnt OF Justice attitude and 70 avoid
a Misunderstanding between the two
branches OF the government in deal
ing with the affair.
CAN'T LOCATE M'poNoUcH.
Iron River. Mich. Feb. 25s-State'a
Attorney N. s. MeDonough. 81 Iron
county, could net be located today BY
Maj. A. v. Dalrymple. federal prohi-
bit on director for the central states,
but the wine which was taken from
the federal authorities last week was
found and destroyed.
Nine barrels OF wine were located
In the cellar OF a priests house.
where Il hal been placed for safe
keeping. and rolled into the street.
whore the agents knocked the ends
OF the barrels and let the liquor run
into the gutter.
The conference which was to have
taken place between Maj. Dalrympie
and the state ofneials has been post
poncd until such time as the officials
are found. Maj Dalrymple and his
agents expected 70 leave here imne-
diately for the Virgil mine. where an
other raid viii be made.
Roper Names Gaylord.
Washington. Feb. 25.-Internai
Revenue Commissioner Roper todas
ordered Deputy Prohibition Commis-
sioner II. NJ. Gaylord TO proceed 20
Iron River. Mich. and take charKe
Of the situation there. He was IN
structed 70 straighten out the tanEle
that has resulted from what ofhciais
term the 'overxealous actions Of the
prohibition enforcement officers" IN
that town. Gaylord lefs today for
Iron River