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Booze Ring RaidIs Made by Cops(Continued from page 1)Regan's, Joe Artino’s and several others were also searched for the contraband.Kelly, Artino, Regan and a car load of alleged rum runners were taken to Blue Island for a hearing Wednesday. Some of them have been released on bond.The conditions at Mt. Greenwoodhave become deplorable and almost unbelievable, however, authentic statements have been made by residents of that place who divulge orgies equal to those in Nero’s day. Bacchanaliandebaucheries which would shame eventhe most hardened “booze hister” ofthe olden days are incessantly before the eyes of the self respecting citizenry an'* the children are forcejl to witness s ruefulness in all degreesand stage . Men and women havebeen seen emerging from the rear entrances of many places in Mt. Greenwood in a drunken condition, autoists by the score are parked along the street ways at night and enter into the spirit of lawlessness with recklessabandonment.The wives of the men who live within the limits of these conditions arefar from being safe and even women 1 have been insulted in their own homes ig 1 by drunken men, who were aware of the absence of the head of the family.Wednesday morning at about ten thirty, a truck conveniently oama-flouged was seen to back up at the rear entrance of Kelly’s and unloaded several barrels, which were supposed tocontain illicit liquor. The local policeofficer is combating the rum runner with every conceivable support at his command, howev'er, it will take an on-
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Morgan Park Suburban Star
Morgan Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 17, 1924
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