Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-11
WARM TIMES PREDICTED ALONG
BORDER AS ROADS OPEN UP FOR
CONTRABAND LIQUOR TRANSPORT
Garry Weapons For .H,ehjackcp.'

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But that is not the interesting part
Of the story-at least to some. May
hap some of the enforcement officers
run up against since the machlne
guns have been placed in their hands.
1t was rumored that because officers
were going to use these the
bootleggers had sworn to get every
one seen with one of them. This
seems far from the fact. The great
est percentage of runners who carry
weapons do not carry them to get
the enforcement officers. although
there are many men in the ranks OF
the, clique that would not hesitate II
they saw a clear way out of 1t to use
their guns on a single man or pos
sibly two. 1t is said that there is a
member Of the much heralded Can
adam police who has been dead Tor
some time and no one has beer as
yet connected with the Staying. He
vas on duty against b~ootleggers.
He is considered a poor runner
nowadays. that does not travel with
his irons" handy but they are kept
there for the "~highjackers.'
A certain enforcement ofhcer has
said, it is rumored. his men would not
fire on runner unless the runners
first opened the usilade-then 1t
would be a battle to a finish. He was
quoted as saying that if the runner
was good enough to evade the auth
critics when he met them, that he
would not be fired on if he held his
w weapons in check. Therefore it
develops that at least some of the Of
fcers are going to try and make it a
battle Of wits-and attempt to avoid
bloodshed-even though the runner
makes his escape.
To Drope Grenades From Oar.
Well, the enforcement officers have
been burdened with machine guns.
They will iced some practice with
them or the things will start moving
down the stars, tearing up the dirt
! at their feet and trying to kill a few
of the men working them. That is not
the point however. The runners have
gone the officials one better-one one
big one better at that. This wal
taught people lots of things and one
quite a weapon. There are many
sorts of hand grenades but it Is doubt.
full whether the me are going tc
be particular whether they use the
one with the corrugated steel shell OF
the ones enclosed with galvanized
iron. That is the weapon they pla1
on using on enforcement officials il
possibly along tnf
road if the officers start their weapons
in action.
Truly, ut will be a fine sensation
a real thriller for the officers follow
ing a runner at break-neck speed il
a machine and then all OF a suddel
hear big explosion. see little Sat
urns. Uranuses and Jupiters floating
about and then have their car stop
of mangled iron.
That is the plan-if the bulls
choose to follow the runner he is jus
going to start pulling the pins GU
of hand grenades that starts tina
works moving and drop them gentl
onto the road and incidentally in tn
path of the pursuing car. 1t is no
meant by them to cause death to tn
followers but to stop the car. The
figure the grenade will wreck the en
CINE or blow holes in the tires an
thus save the trouble of possibly hav
ing to shoot should the officers sta1
the battle. Some of the boys VIII
used to heave grenades At Heinz
ought not to be far of. when the
start rolling them On the highway,
! Machine Guns Please Runners.
The runners are greatly please