Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — 30 GALLONS WITH JUST WEE KICK. [ARTICLE]

30 GALLONS WITH JUST WEE KICK.

Revenue -officials suddenly transferred their attention from Indiana jpharhnr to Gary when they swooped ■own upon the bakery of Pugno Krotovs at 1287 W. Seventeenth ■treet Thursday afternoon. As a ■esult of the visit a fine wine cellar ■n the old Italian plan was discov■red, stocked with 730 gallons of ■zine barely old enough to have a ■eeble kick. ■ Frank Pugno was arrested by the ■ fficers and furnished a temporary ■ond. Today he appeared before ■jnited States Commissioner surprise ■or his preliminary hearing. Pugno ■eemed hurt to think that he should Ke pestered by officers when he Kad “only grape juice” in his cellar, ■t seems that a number of Gary Knen of Italian descent were associated in the enterprise which was K sort of community affair. U They all chipped in a few do'lars Kind bought a whole carload of MichKgan grapes, a wine press and other Krticles necessary in making good Kvine. They had evidently put in ■some good hard work for they had ■sixteen barrels of forty-five gallons Capacity each and a ten gallon keg Killed with the “juice.” Everything Kiad been kept neat and clean about Khe cellar and the stockholders were Kaiting patiently for the time when Khe wine would be ready. Christ■nas would probably have found it Kn fine shape. No evidence of sales ■was unearthed, so Pungo was bound Hover to the federal grand jury on Khe single charge of using food products to manufacture vinous intoxiHcating beverages. He furnished sl,|OOO bond and was released. —HamHmond Times.