The Daily Star-Mirror
VOLUME IX
MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920
NUMBER 129T
HIM DUPLE
LEWES IRON RIVER
FIRE EATING PROHIBITION DIRECTOR RECALLED TO WASHINGTON TODAY
CHICAGO.—(By A. P.)—Federal prohibition Director Dalrymple returned with his aides from Iron River, Michigan, today. He brought samples of confiscated wine which Dalrymple declares will be used in the prosecution of various Iron county persons.
State Officers Call Bluff.
IRON RIVER, Mich., Wednesday Night.—Thirty-five federal agents and members of the Michigan state constabulary, who arrived here last night under Maj. A. V. Dalrymple, prohibition director for the central States to "clean up" Iron county, tonight were returning to their homes, while Major Dalrymple was bound for Washington to confer with Prohibition Commissioner John Kramer. Major Dalrymple, who led the armed expedition with the avowed purpose of arresting county and village officers on charges of conspiracy to obstruct enforcement of prohibition, was called off by Mr. Kramer and ordered to meet opposing sides and seek a compromise without legal action.
The worsting of federal agents in the first clash with state officers in enforcing the eighteenth constitutional amendment has given a serious blow to the enforcement of the dry law, Major Dalrymple declared before he left for Washington.
Martin S. McDonough, prosecuting attorney of Iron County and leader of  The county authorities received a telegram today from District Attorney M. H. Walker at Grand Rapids, advising him to take no action until the district attorney could come here to investigate the case. Mr. McDonough had obtained a warrant for the arrest of Major Dalzymple, charging him with malicious lible, and had planned to have it served when the train bringing the federal men arrived last night. 