New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
MICHIGAN REVOLT
 SLAPSTICk COMEDY
Major Dalrymple Much Like
 Chocolate Soldier.

Iron River, Mich, Feb. 26.-The armed force or federal agents under command of Major A. V. Dalrymple, who came here from Chicago to "put down a liquor rebellion in the upper Michigan peninsula today had been withdrawn and the revolt itself had flichered out. The only casualties were nine barrels of home made wine taken by revenue agents from a pay ish priests house where the state had stored it for safe keeping, and poured into the snow.
 Major Dalrymple's announced in tention to arrest States Attorney M. $. McDonough and county and Iron River officials s parties to the rebel lion was abandoned under orders from C. F. Kramer. national prohibi- tion commissioner, directing with d'rawals of the invaders
 II. E. Gaylord, assistant chief of prohibition enforcement, was en route from Washington to Iron River to make an investigation demanded in telegrams from dcDonough who in sisted there was nc revolt" and charged that his constituency had been ltbelled by Dslrymple's reports
 McDonough and Dalrymple held a conference in the lobby of a hotel here ' ASSlefuaS. MuIUSI accusations or ''srandstanding" and publicity seek ing were made and McDonoueIl threatened to arrest the major and put him in jail if he made a move to start som ething." There were many witnesses to the conference, among whom was the Iron River chief of po- lice Who held d warrant for DaI- rymple's arrest. The warrant, how ever. was not served The conference was ca rried on in anger but at its conclusion McDonoush and Dalyn1pie posed, side by side, for the camera men.
 Dalrymple then retired to his room in the hotel and McDonough to his office. Later the federal agents board ed a train for Chicago and the state constabulary, detailed to assist the revenue men, were sent about other duties.
 Major Dalryn1ple announced he would so to Washington to Clay all the facts before Commissioner Kra- me1.' The states attorney reiterated he would demand "a. full and com plete investiga tion Of the affair and of Major Dalrymple's part in giving the United States the impression that Iron county is in revolt and is inhabited by savaGes.'
 l-H'C!\ oL SuppcIl 1FOHl :" Major DaIrymple said, had caused the failure Of his ':expedition,' but he de- clarcd he would not quit his office un- less Commissioner Kramer requested < it.,
 Then the Fight Started.
 The dialogue between McDonough and Dalrymple-Which was their only conference-took place in the big room Of the hotel which served as it's lobby. In the room were crowded T hundred or more citizens who had followed McDonough there and seH- cral members of the federal agents party.
 When Major DalrHmple had emerged from the dining room at McDonough's M request and the prelim- mary handsaaking had been accom- plished, the prosecuting attorney plunged right into the subject upper most in the minds of all.
 -'I have come here to issue a warn ing to you, MT. Dalrymple.'' be said T have read about the var;ou; things you plan to do to queil the 'vliske,, revolt as you call it. What I want 70 tell you is this: If you or any of your men attempt to arrest me or my aides without due process of law, I will take you and your entire party into custody immediately, and I am prepared to do it. Now. get this risht-I will arrest you and your men and lock you up and put you where you belong, Mr. Dalrympls."
 The major retorted:
 1T don't want to get a lecture iron. you and this seems entirely unneces- sary. I have come here for the pur- pose of enforcing the law. And I think this is 8 high handed grand stand play
 You're Another.
 You are He natural born grand stander yourseIf.' AIcDonough coun- tered. You have been playing to the public press and have said things which have been an outrageous af- front to this community. When you declare there has been wl1iskey re- volt here, you lie. Now that you are here, if you have any arrests to make,