The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-24
Dry Army Will Fall Upon Vii
lage Of Iron River Tonight
in Rum Crushing
Crusade.
TO ARREST OFFICIALS
Major DairympIe's Party Of Thirty
Men is Equipped With High
Power Rifles in Case of
Trouble.
[By J. l.. O'Sullivan, United Pres
Staff CnrreSnnndent

[By j. L. O'Sullivan, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEGAUNEE, Mich, Feb. 24.-The
rum-crushing forces Of Major A. v.
Dalrymple will fall upon the mining
village of Iron River late tonight.
Bent upon arresting state officials
alleged to have interfered with en-
forcement of the prohibition statute.
Dalrymple, in charge Of the central
states, went alone to Marquette,
Mich, early today. He expected to
obtain warrants there for the arrest
of States Attorney M. s. McDonough
and other county officials on charges
Of conspiracy to defeat the law. Dali
rymple said he expected Attorney
fGeneral Palmer to, notify District At
torney Walker. Grand Rapids, Mich,
to have arranged for the issuance of
warrants.
The Dalrymple party grew during
the night as it rushed into the snow
depths and zero weather Of this
part of the country. Revenue and
prohibition officers clambered aboard
the car at all principal stops. Thirty
men are to be in the party which
will descend upon Iron River at l
d, III. hepOTlS Ctll IlC Woy w eiAS
state were that the mining region
has cleaned up for the visit. 1t was
said there will be no opposition. But
the party is prepared for any emer'
gency. 1t is equipped with every
need from medicine chests to high
power rifles and snowshoes
Major Dalrymple today outlined
for The United Press the purpose OF
his expedition.
1--WE are going to see that the fed
eral law is enforced" he said. I'VE
are going to seize the homemade
wine which was seized by one OF our
men. but later taken from him by
County Attorney McDonough on the
flimsy pretext that my man couldn't
show credentials We are going to
arrest the men who helped McDon-
ough. They included five deputy
sheriffs. Chief of Police S. II. Sen
siba and Police Captain Claude
Brown. of Iron River. We will also
nick I'D the three Italians who made
the wine-illegally made 1t. accord
ing to nv men, They are Steve,
John and Joseph Scalcucci.
"It's a question as to whether the
federal law can be enforced. think
It can. No state now dares raise the
question Of states rights,
"a special assistant attorney gen.
eral probably will be appointed 10
try our prisoners in the Grand Rapids
district court" t.
Dalrymple expressed confidence IN
Leo J. Grove, his assistant, who re-
norted the whisky rebellion.
Mayor Dalrymplel arrived at Mar
uuette at eight a. m. He 1mmedlately
called on United States Commissioners
Hatch for the warrants. A heavy
snow was falling when the party ar
rived in this region, swept by ICY
winds from Lake Superior.
~ Warrants Refused.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. "a
Warrants for the arrest OF Martin
McDonough, prosecuting attorney OF
Iron county and other officials alleged
tn have interfered with enforcement
of prohibition in Michigan were re-
fused today by United States Com
missioner II. B. Hatch.
When called upon by Major A. ".
Dalrymple for warrants, Commits
sioner Hatch said he could not issue
them without instructions from either
limited States District Attorney
Myron Walker at Grand Rapids, OF
United States Judge Clarence Ses-
sions or Attorney General. Palmer.
Hatch, in a telegram to Walker at
Grand Rapids asked instructions as
to whether he should issue the re-
ouested warrants Immediately and if
after arrests are made by Dalrymple
he should issue warrants and hear the
case.
Dalrymple announced he would wait
until two D. m. for arrival Of warrants.
II warrants have not arrived at that
hour, Dalrymple said he would pro-