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Government Gets Four Stills, 250Barrels of Mash at Corner of Burr Oak and LincolnCHIEF IS HEAD OF RAIDr—1Prohibition Administrator E. C.Ycllowley with a picked squad, personally conducted a raid on a dance hail and soft drink parlor at Burr Oak and Lincoln Avenues Friday night The raiders found in the base-ment 1 huge stills, cans of alcohol and 250 barrels of mash.The building, a two story brick affair, situated on the south-east corner of Lincoln avenue is owned by Stanley Pas inski, but was being ented by parties from Indianapolis, nd. There is a soft drink saloon on ;he first floor and apartments on the second. John Hahn sold the building several months ago to Pasinski, who formerly ran a saloon at 12300So. Halsted avenue.Saturday afternoon, acting on a tip that the place was to be raided by Jack Cusick’s gang, Mr. Yellowley and six heavily armed United States Marshalls, descended upon the place to guard the captured mash should hi-jackers attempt to destroy it. Al-tho the tip proved ficticious, three marshalls were left in Blue Island to guard the mash day and night until it can be destroyed after court action.
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1926
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