BOMBING A "DRY" CRUSADER.
MINISTER WHO HELPED RAIDERS. INVESTIGATING THE OUTRAGE. KEW YORK, April 20. The home of the Rev. Littleton Smith, Presbyterian minister at Buffalo, was destroyed by a bomb. This outrage is attributed to Mr. Smiths prohibition activities. The minister, his wife and three children were absent at the time. The building was completely wrecked. Mr. Smith is a very active "dry" crusader. He gave very effective aid to the Federal agents, helping them to conduct many raids which resulted in a large number of arrests. He received letters threatening his life, but continued his .work, taking the precaution to house his family with friends. Mr. Smith gained prominence throughout the country recently through engaging in a controversy with the local Mayor over the question of 'prohibition enforcement. The Federal authorities, who are dependent upon Mr. Smith's aid, began an immediate investigation into the bombing outrage. The Department of Justice at Washington has been requested to send more agents to Buffalo and to intensify the prohibition enforcement work.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 94, 21 April 1924, Page 5
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