▁a ▁bre wer y ▁solic itor , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁bre wer y ▁solic itor ▁in ▁Buff alo . ▁He ▁married ▁Ther esa ▁M . ▁La user ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁opened ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁and ▁ret ail ▁liqu or ▁store ▁at ▁Broadway ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Product s ▁Company ; ▁the ▁merged ▁Buff alo ▁B rew ing ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Cooper ative ▁B rew ing ▁Company ▁formed ▁during ▁Pro hib ition ▁to ▁make ▁near - be er . ▁ ▁Schw ab ' s ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁bre wing ▁industry ▁was ▁short ▁lived ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁prohib ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Even ▁though ▁Schw ab ▁transition ed ▁into ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁near ▁be er ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁Vol st ead ▁Act ▁whenever ▁possible . ▁" By ▁this ▁time , ▁Frank ▁Schw ab ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁personal ▁style ▁that ▁delight ed ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁inf uri ated ▁his ▁enemies ". ▁The ▁Buff alo ▁B rew ing ▁company , ▁Schw ab ' s ▁bre wer y , ▁was ▁ra ided ▁by ▁Federal ▁agents ▁who ▁found ▁illegal ▁be er ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁ind ict ment ▁for ▁Schw ab . ▁Schw ab ▁was ▁an ▁unlikely ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor . ▁He ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁experience , ▁he ▁was ▁Catholic , ▁and