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HIR BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1921. Federal Probe Of Prague Raid Urged by livers Lights Turned Out to Hamper Officer Seeking Liquor Dank Hook Shows Bar ler Made Money. Lincoln. Nov. 4 (Special.) Al lied atit'iiiiiU of certain citucnt of fragile, Nub., to threaten and thui interfere with overnment and mate officers in their raid 011 bootlegger will be invtiliKatcd by government agents, according to announcement made laic tliii afternoon by State Mieriff (Im Hyers. An oflieial re port by Hyers on the raid states: 'Deputy United States Marsha! Carroll will take the matter up with the t'nited States district attor ney, Hon W. Stewart, at Lincoln, who will file complaint against the l'rague citizens." Turn Out Lights. When state and federal booze of ficers swooped down on the little town of fragile, Saunders county, at iliiik last evening to search for liquor, somebody turned off the town's electric lights. The citizens gathered in groups and watched the officers with hos tility. They were warned to disperse to their homes while the officers pursued the search which netted 100 quarts of whisky, chiefly Sunny brook. 25 quart of Three Star Hennessey, and 50 gallons of pure alcohol. The tip came to T. V. Carroll, m .sistant federal prohibition director, who was told that whisky was be iitR iii.-imifai'turccl north of frague and being sokl in pool halls and other places in the town. Agent Buys Whisky. An agent was sent out fro' Lin coln and went to the farm of Einil Crabcnick, north of fragile. He tele phoned to State Shcrilf Hyers that lie had purchased three quarts of whisky. Hyers, Carroll, Hans Nielsen, Karl Schmitt and other officers went to the town by automobiles then and began the search.. In the loft of Grabenick's barn they found the 50 gallons of alcohol, they reported. When they entered the town they visited the pool hall of Joe Pctro zelks. where they saw a farmer drinking brer out of a can. Men Arrested. At the barber shop of Fred Kanicc they found a grip contain ing four quarts of whisky, and at Natnec's home they found the rest of the big whisky supply, they re ported. The entire -haul of liquor was piled in Gus Hj-ers office today and viewed by many thirsty Lincoln itcs. ' '" ." - The men were arrested and state and county officials are., consulting regarding prosecutidtis against them. s Barber Makes Money. Gus Hyers didn't stop with con fiscating all the liquor he could find, when, with Deputy United States Marshal Carroll he made the drouth In Frague. He confiscated the bank "Think what that bank showed?" Gus asked, in a tone which might be called envious. It showed that In recent weeks the average weekly deposits of Ne meck, a small town barber, were $500." Officers today were told of a threat of gun play heard by their friends while the Prague raid was in progress. "I was told that one man, who pointed out lo nie, had pro poMrd uairtg guu," Cut 4'4 today. '1 aked ta nave Imu pointed out to ue. mm i m ot o mm ami tiid: "1 deputize )uu to lirlp in loading this Itooe in our car and before we left he apparently was nc of the bct friends we had in I'ragu and he helped to bd the booe. No Tastes Permitted. A dilute was under way tonight between Lincoln citiiens a to whether the smell of bottles labeled "coanae and ".Sunn) brook corre- with that of real "cognac and whisky. Some declared that ap parently bona fide government stamps were counterfeited and it was nothing except cleverly "made at your home' products, while oth ers Mthrmcd it was the "real stuff. foor Gus liyers was asked by men with tears in their eyes and with aliened infallible tasters to "let us put our tongues on it and we'll tell you." Hut Gus always replied in the negative, thusly: "Hoys, I grant that your taste might be better than your noses, but 1 am honor bound to send it ti the laboratories and let the sci entists be the final judges." Mellon Beer Ruling Opposed by Church Body The Nebraska conference of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Cove nant, representing 25 churches with a combined membership of over 3,000, unanimously adopted the fol lowing resolution at their confer ence in Wausa. "Whereas. A propaganda is being widely published and spread in our noble country discrediting the eigh teenth amendment, and arousing sentiment for a nullification of said amendment, and, "Whereas. Secretary of the Thcas ury Mellon has aided this faction by his ruling in regards to beer anil light wines; "Be it hereby resolved, that we, the Nebraska conference of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Cove nant, emphatically protest against this propaganda of nullification, and express our dissatisfaction with Sec retary Mcllon-s ruling, and call on ycu, our representatives, to express our protest in united action for the upholding and strict observance of our laws." Police Dragnet Thrown Out for Slayer of Nuns Heward Offered for Arrcat of MotorUt Who Run Down And Killed Sister, of St. Josephi AcaJeuiy. Dcs Moines, I., Nov. 3. (Special Telegram.) A police dragnet lia been thrown out over the city of Dei Moines in an effort to locate an unknown motorist, who struck and killed Sisters Mary Virginia and Mary Koalita, nuns of St. Joseph academy Wednesday night One of the nuns hit by the motor car died instantly and the other lived only a few hours. LitehfielJ Woman Injured When Auto Hacks Dowu Hill Litchfield, Neb., Nov. 4. (Spe. rial.) Mrs. George V. Hager of Litchfield suffered a broken shoulder mid other minor injuries when an automobile in which she and Mr. Hager were riding went into reverse and backed dowu a steep hill Mr. Hagcr had stopped the car on top of the hill to repair a broken connec tion and on cranking it swerved to one side, knocking Mrs. liager down. Mr. Hager, attempting to get into the car to stop it, was also run over. The auto continued down the hill and went into a ditch. Litchfield Legion Post Will Celebrate Armistice Day Litchfield. Neb.. N'ov. 4. (Spe cial.) The Litchfield post of the American Legion is planning an ap propriate celebration for Armistice day, including the ceremony of dis tribution of service certificates, sports, movies and dancing. A foot hall game between Mason City and Litchfield American Legion teams and a basket ball contest with Litch field High school and Miller will be on the program. Fremont Pastor Marries Couple Propped in Chair Fremont, Neb., Nov. 4. (Special.) A unique wedding ceremony oc curred here when Rev. Fred Young, Baptist pastor, propped up in a wheel chair recovering from an automobile accident, married Emma Baltz and Ray Moller, both of Fremont. The many flowers and bouquets sent by friends and members of the congre gation to the sick pastor furnished the background for the wedding cere mony. Rev. Mr. Young has been in bed since he was injured, but when the couple appeared unusually anxious for him to officiate, he con sented to be removed to a wheel ch?ir for the tiire necessary to tie the knot. Wymore Ice Dealer Erects Cement Dam in Indian Creek Wymore, Neb., Nov. 4. (Special.) M. L. Rawlings, who owns a na tural ice plant here with a capacity of 50,000 tons, has just finished the construction of a new cement dam on Indian creek, which furnishes a supply of water from springs. The new dam will provide several miles of good boating for the park Mr. Rawlings will construct next spring This park will be one of the finest and most complete in southern Nebraska. 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NrlirU'lan (If t Dairy Cattle From Wisconsin Aurora, Xch., N'ov. 4,-(Special.) Homer N. Otto has just returned front 'icoiiin, where he purchased live carloads of high-grade llolsteiu milk rows for parties in Hamilton and Hall counties. These cow, wliiih will all be iron within the next mx wcrkt. were purchased at an average cont of about $), Dependable maid can be hy uii a lee Want Ad. found Wett Point to Organize Community Club Wednesday West 1'oint, Neb., Nov. 4.-1 Spe cial.) A Community club it to be organized here. The committee on organization will report Wednesday. An entertainment will be given and a large attendance i expected of both county and townspeople. lr. I MiMer Mrclianlo At Heatricc TranafcrreJ llcairice, Neb., Nov. 4-(Spept ) J. M. WilU. who hat bceu mailer mechanic at ilii point (or tin Union I'acitic for four year. ' has been iunslrrred lo Council fllull. lie will be succeeded by J. K. 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