The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-24
KEEP HANDS OFF.
WHISKY REVOLT.
Department Of Justice An
nounCeS Policy Pending
PaImer'S Return.
LIKE A SEW ING BEE
Drive" Against Boozers De
clared Void of Excitement.
Warrants Denied,

Washington, J -. 24.-The depart
ment of justice L, OF likely TO inter
fere in the > d whisky rebel
lion" in Iron : .ty. Michigan. This
was stated e department today,
pending tn : Aturn of Atty.-Gen.
Palmer, A : Fnplete report of the
Michigan has been received by
the depar : t, it was stated, and
it indicat : iat the prohibition Off
GERS pro- = .. ID incautiously in their
activitie = d without properly con
sulting I officials. This report is
eNpect' be accepted by the at
tornet- general. Commissioner Roper,
of the bureau OF internal revenue,
today held a long conference with
prohibition officials in an effort to
lay down definite rules which would
bring about closer CO. operation be
tween local and federal authorities
and which would restrain over
Jealous prohibition officers.
Assistant Attorney General Frier-
son stated today he had received n
message from States Attorney NJ S.
McDonough, in Iron county, charging
that the statements made against
him have been "maliciously false"
and that he correctly protected men
prosecute" Mr.. Frierson said that
he was impressed with the frank
ness" of McDonough's telegram, and
that the attorney general had or
dered United States District Attor-
ney Walker, at Grand Rapids, to at
tempt to iron out differences be
tween McDonough and Mai Dali
rymple, prohibition officer. Mr.. Frier-
thp1sp
of an investigation of McDonoughs
conduct.
Like a Sewing Bee.
Marquette, Mich, Feb. 24.-U. n.
S)-Maj. Dalrymple's prohibition
expeditionary force" armed to the
teeth to quell the great Iron county
booze insurrection," arrived here
early today and prepared to go lover
the top" into the Iron river mining
district, which started the trouble.
But there is every indication that
their drive" itno the district is
going to be as devoid of excitement
as an old ladies' sewing bee at a
church social. Instead of being met
by volleys of shots from indignant
miners battling for their personal
liberty" the chances are about 100
to / that they will be greeted by
"kamerad" wherever they put in an
appearance.
For the outraged citizens OF Iron
county don't want TO fight for their
2.7o per cenI, or better After the
morning paper stories of the armed
invasion" began filtering in, they be-
came so panic-stricken that they
even threw up their hands whenever
an automobile approached, in the be
lief that it contained parties of the
dreaded ''revenooers"
Warrants Denied.
II. B. Hatch, United States COM
missioner today refused to issue
federal warrants for the arrest of six
Iron county officials charged with
conspiracy to obstruct the prohibit
tion law. Hatch declared he could not
act without the approvar Of District
Attorney Walker at Grand Rapids,
Federal Judge Sessions or Atty.-Gen.
Palmer.
RUMBLlNG SOUND.
Early today the county resounded
with strange rumbing sound. II
was made by the rolling of many bar
rels over the hills caused by the des.
perate efforts of the citizenry to hide
its homemade wine, ralsin mash and
OA''Cl 'puOT WIiefe tne uTV agents
could not find It, or, if they do find
It, where they cannot connect the
owners as having it in their posses
| sion.
Some of the more panic c-stricllen
| even hammered in the bungholcs OF
the barrels, allowing their brew to
saturate various large tracts Of the
county.
Just after his arrival Mai Dal-
rymple said he had been advised that
a number Of the men he is seeking
have disappeared, including States
Attorney McDouough, who is charged
| wita other officials with defyiug the
federal agents. lie announced that
he would obtain warrants from the
United states commissioner here
whose name appropriately is Hootch
charging conspiracy against MELON
ouEh, five deputy shcrIns and lead
ing police officials OF Iron River.
The "P. T.. F. composed of t,ycn-
ty-fivc men, viii then proceed on its
| invasion Of Iron county