Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-19

Contiscation of four pintS of moon
shine and the arrest of two Ottaw;
soft drink parlor proprietors were &C
complished In raid conducted by the
Ottawa police force, supplemented by
TWO representatives of the sheriff S
Office, Saturday afternoon when they
entered three local saloons on the sec.
ond leg of their drive to stamp out al.
legged violations OF the prohibition
laws. Chief CT Police Ford. James
Fox and Patrolmen Walter Hisler, NJ.
Crawford and Jess Holmes and Depu-
ties John Cisco and Frank Frazicr
were the officials who made up the
party
Evidence was only found at two
places-the Moss soft drink parlors
on Court street and at Joseph Vedic's
Harrison house on West Main street.
Members of the-raiding party who en-
tered Marten Brothers soft drink pal
lor on West Madison street failed to
find any traces of moonshine or any
other Intoxicating beverages, after
conducting a thorough search.
AT the Moss saloon Chief Ford and
Deputy Frazier claim to have obtain
cd one full pint of moonshine and an
other pint bottle about one-third full.
A thorough search was conducted up.
stairs over the saloon, but none could
be found. The evidence, the police
report, was found in the cellar on a
shelf
Officers Fox and Crawford made tho
trip to the Harrison house, which has
been raided on two previous occa-
ions. After searching the upstairs
and falling to find any Intoxicating
beverages there, they went into the
cellar, where they found two full
pint bottles said to contain intox,-
cants. No further evidence could be
found.
Moss and Vedic were ordered to ap-
pear before Judge Koenig for prelimi
nary hearing on the charges. Vedic
waived examination. He was bound
over to the grand ury under bonds of
$500, while Moss was granted a CON
tinuance until next Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The continuance
was granted Moss to allow him to OBJ
tain counsel
Saturdays raid is the second of its
Kind within the past week On last
tuesday evening the saloon operated
by Sherman Cole and Joseph Metzger
at 207 West Main street was raded
by members OF (. Ford's staff. A pint
bottle OF moonshine was found on tho
person of Cole, who was tending bar
at the time of the raid The warrants
ineach case have been sworn to by
Chief Ford.
$50 Arrests In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 19.-More than $50
person, including $50 "dry" saloon
keepers arrested the last two nights
by raiding squads following orders
from Mayor VIM. Hale Thompson, to
clamp the Chicago liquor lid down
until it squeaks" were to be arraign-
ed in police courts today. States
attorney Robert E. Grove said he
would see that vigorous prosecution
would follow in every case.
The raiders visited every section of
Chicago from the exclusive Casino
club on Lake Shore drive to the Black
and tan resorts of the South Side and
yards"
Persons from all walks of life were
taken to the stations to be booked.
among them being Harry W. Mayer
former United States collector of in
ternal revenue for the Chicago dis.
trict A large stock of liquor was
found in the apartment where Mayer
was taken into custody and he was
charged with violating the Illinois
prohibition law So effective were
the police tactics that the price of
liquor doubled and trebeled. where a
drink for firned cost 75c last week
the price today went up to $L50 or
more. Even then the liquor was OBJ
tanned with the greatest difficulty,
Probability that the raiding and ar
rests would go for naught was ex-
pressed today by lawyers who have
had much experience in defending
liquor arrests.