Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 1 | Rum Seizure under Dispute

4 RUM SEIZURE I UNDER DISPUTE Canadians Oppose U U. S S. S Agents BUFFALO N. N Y Oct 3 By the United Press Press Seizure Seizure of ot the therum rum rumrunner rumrunner runner Nayla at the eastern end ot of Lake Erie yesterday caused a adIs- adIs between Canadian and American American Ameri Amen can officials as to whether the United States custom men had In Invaded Invaded invaded in- in Canadian sovereignty in making the catch The allegations that the seizure actually was made at a Canadian dock and that shots were fired by American I customs men on Canadian soil Is made by bythe bythe bythe the owner owner of the boat and his story storys is s corroborated in part by two CaI Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- I nadian customs officers From Bridgeburg Ont last night II came word that F F. T. T collector collector col col- col lector of customs may be expected II to report the aft affair ir to the ministers of customs at Ottawa Fred A. A Bradley collector of the port at Buffalo was undisturbed by those reports Possession is nine points of the law said Collector Bradley We have unloaded the boat and are holding it and the cargo of cases of ot liquor If the owner wishes to recover his boat let him attempt to do so The burden of proof is on him to show that the seizure was made in Canadian wa wa- f e