Arizona republican., 1920-02-23
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CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-A rebell1on against prohibition has broken out is Iron county. Michigan, and the county, led by it's prosecuting attorney. is 'in open revolt" against federal authority. Maj. A. V. Dalrymple, federal prohibit ton director for the central states, notified Washington today.
 Prohibition agents leading a party of Michigan state conStableS were held up February 19 by Iron county off cials and wine they had confiscated was taken from them, according to word brought to Chicago today by Leo J. Grove of Marquette. supervising prohibition agent for the upper benin sula.
 Major Dalrymple appealed to Attor- ney General Palmer. through Assist ant Prohibition Director Gaylord, to order warrants issued for the arrest of the posecutor, two deputy sheriffs and two police officers and three other residents of Iron river a mining vil- lage.
 Plan Armed Expedition
 While Washington was setting the legal machinery in motion, Dalrymple issued orders for a company of picked prohibition agents to gather here to- night preparatory to starting tomorrow on an armed expedition which, he de- clared. will clean up' Iron county.
 The Michigan state constabulary will be asked to cooperate in the expedi- ton. The attack on Grove and his party occurred within two miles of the spot where Captain Marsh of the con- stabulary, was recently shot by a boot legger.
 Grove. accompanied by Lieut. R. G. Strope and trooper masters of the state con nstabulary. seized II barrels of wine at the Virgil location, mine two miles from Iron River, he reported to Major Dalrymple today. The wine is said to have been made by John. Peter and Steven Scalucci, wealthy Italians. who own the packing plant and a general store at Iron River.
 Grove loaded the liquor into sleigh and started to move it to Caspian.
 When the sleigh reached Iron River it was met by Prosecuting Attorney P A. McDonough. Deputy Sheriffs Card and Jesse Allen of Iron county. Police Chief c. H. Sensiba and Police Captain Claude Brown of Iron River.
 Arrests Prohibition Officer
 McDonough, according to Groves re- port, told the prohibition supervision that he was under arrest for trans porting liquor," and ordered his men to seize the wine. Grove said he put up a fight, but was overpowered. The wine. he said, was returned to the Scalcucci brothers by McDonough, who. the report adds, told the broth CTS to post an armed guard over it, With OrQeSr to shoot IT the IeQeral agent tried to regain possession.
 After receiving the report Major asked that Attorney Gen eral Palmer instruct the United States at Marquette, Mich. to issue the warrants. Grove reported that District Attorney Myron H. Wal ker at Grand Rapids, had ordered the to issue no warrants without first submitting them to him, which takes from five to fifteen days.
 Samples of the wine seized in the raid, taken some time ago, tested If per cent alcohol, Grove told Major The Scalcuccis admitted, he said, that they had made the stuff from a carload of raisins.
 IRON RIVER, Mich. Feb. 22.-"The people up in this country are entitled to protection and they are going to get it long as it is within my power to give it to them.'
 Such was the reply made tonight by Attorney P. A. McDon- ough of Iron county. when he learned that Maj. A. " Dalrymple, prohibition director of she central states, had de- clared Iron county in "open revolt against federal authority.
 Prosecutor McDonough said he would more than welcome the federal off cers with a warrant for his arrest. and that it. would not require an armed expedition of dry agents and Michigan state police to make the arrest.
 Would Welcome Arrest
 The best thing they could dc is to swear out a warrant for my arrest and try to prosecute me" he said. Tt would be tie best thing for me and for the people of this community, for we would then learn whether or not the laws of this kind are to be en- forced. and whether or not the people are entitled to protection. as we'll as prosecution, at the hands of their of ficers.
 Italians involved in the case are John Joseph and Steven Scalcucci. principal