The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-24
EASY TRICK
TO RUN RUM.
PAST GUARD
Investigator Actually Wit
nesseS Landing OF
Many Cases
ny ROY GIBBONS

IN kON OibhpNN
MIAMI. Fla. Nov. st--Dciivcry
Of hoatloads OF liquor from the la
hamas TO the American shore Is
done every day without difficulty.
Investigating rum smuggling.
actually was witness to the de-
livery OF several hundred cases OF
Bahamas booze for American con
sumption.
II was at rum party tn the
cabin OF tho Little Cricket" In
port az Nassau. that Capt. Lansing
invited me 20 make a trip with him.
There were about is at the party.
The party was rough. Liquor
gambling and song. IL bore out
everything had heard concerning
the rum-runners. All but myself
were well saturated with drink
when Capt. Lansing took cffenne
as another guest. Greasy" BeaSler.
who made some sighting remark
about Rahannan women, The cap
tain with one punch knocked him
cold. My invitation TO $40 rurn-run'
ming was the outcome of that met
dent: the captain wanted 10 argue
n out with me whether Hahamsn
women were gcod.lookin' or WEREN'T
BOATS FIND 1T EASY
TO OBTAIN PAPERS
Clearing the Little Cricket" for
her expedition was no trick.
The Little Cricket" left Nassau
for Settlement Point. liquor sta
ton only 40 miles or SO from Palm
Beach.
Occasionally. said Capt. Lansing.
= customs officer comes aboard At
Settlement Point. but none troubled
u.s. II was In the clear tropical
moonlight that our anchor hit the
white sand.
Capt. Lansing waved lantern
several times. Then he halloed. An
answering shout from the shore.
Five minutes later small boat
came alongside. In a moment all
hands were engaged in taking our
freight aboard.
w ltr7ts w ffNtt h6httt WV Ah*AfTN-~
200 oascs--aboard. Capt Lansing
called halt TO operations. I'M
get the rest tomorrow night" he
aid. Il don't want 10 take too
much aboard: I want TO be able TO
take to the shallow places II l
have to-
SAIL AWAY TO MEET
FLORIDA FISHERS
We headed for the Florida coast.
~Some fishing boats will meet US
outside the limit" said the captain
10 me.
We turned into Northwest Provf-
dence channel. somewhere between
Great Isaacs light and settlement
Point. with Lansing at the wheel.
Before long we ran into n large
flofilla OF craft Of various dcscrip-
tions and sizes. some at another.
some loafing along.
Many OF them had farpauiIn art
fully draped where II would conceal
their names.
About four bells We sighted the
Fishing boats" Lansing was looking
for. This was out of sight of land.
LIQUOR HIDDEN
IN FISH BOXES
With skin born OF long practice
the liuuor was transferred. The
Fishermen" put II in fish boxes.
which they covered with Ice. In a
surprisingly short time we had part
ed company.
-Say. Cap" said i. You didn't
get your money"
Humph. dye think we've gotta
change coin out here In the ocean? ?"
he snorfed- This amt no sale:
this Is just a delivery. MY coins
waiting for me at Nassau. It's
mine az soon as those fishboats get
into port"
Lansing explained that a sales
man had negotiated for this liquor,
paid for II. had II delivered 10 Set.
Element Point. and had arranged
with him and the fishboats for fur.
fhcr transfer. For this Job Lansing
was TO get So case.
The next night we repeated the
operation. delivering 100 more cases
so that Iansing's return from ths
voyage was $1,000.
Copyright. 1921. Seattle starr