South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-09
PLANS ARE MADE
TO NAB RUNNERS
ON SOUTH COAST
Federal Agents Lay Traps for
Small Boats, Plying at
Night, Muffled.

MIAMI, Fla, april 8.-Biscayne
bay. of Miami, and the Florida
coast south, for so long the success
full stamping grounds of the Illicit
whisky smugglers, whose muffled
boats ply nightly between the Ba-
hama Islands and the Florida shores
unloading thousands Of cases Of pro-
hibited liquors, will soon be the
scene of their Waterloo when elabor-
ate plans being formulated here are
put into action by federal author
tiles.
Already. while the smugglers con-
tinue TO ply their illegal traffic, the
flying squadron of the United States
secret service in charge OF the fed
eral prohibition enforcement are
gathering in Miami and along the
southern coast. Working quietly
and secretly. screening all their
movements and their identities, the
federal agents are marshalling their
forces for what they hope Will be
the final drivs to eliminate the SNUG
glers.
II apparently well-foundsd reports
are to be believed. the final swoop
OF the liquor enforcement agencies
Of the government will be on 4
larger scale than has ever been at
tempted before, and the entire coast
Of Florida will be combed OF the g.
iscit traders.
Preparations for calling into the
service in the anti-liquor war Of the
eyes OF the navy" are being made.
il las been learned, and according TO
apparently reliable reports, one OF
the huge seaplanes from the Pensa-
cola field has already arrived in Nj
ami, with at least two others and
possibly more TO be delivered here
within a few days. with their crews
and all necessary paraphernalia 10
make their use effective.
While the government agents al
ready on. the ground are secretive to
the supsrlative degree fO~ fear that
disclosure OF their plans and
methods OF operation may become
the property OF the liquor runners
and the prey escape. il is reported
that the seaplanes will be used along
the coast IN connection with the sub
marine chasers, which, IL is said,
viii be available within a short
time
Nightly, while the Illicit trade
goes on and scores OF fishing smacks
and other craft continue 10 ply the
waters between Nassau and Bimini.
in the Bahama Islands and Florida,
loaded with the unlawful cargoes
Of liquor, which they cache along
tie coast and in its waters until
such time as they find a market for
il. the skeins IN the net being spread
for their destruction by the federal
government tighten. Moving stead
ily Vet without undue haste. the
agents OF the prohibition enforce.
ment squads are tightening their
nets
II is believed that the seaplanes
expected 10 be used in the campaign.
equipped with powerful searchlights.
viii follow the liquor smugglers from
the Bahama Islands. where they
load their precious cargoes. and,
sweeping the intervening waters
with rays OF light from which the
liquor beats cannot escape, viii sig
nal their where abouts 20 the chas-
ing government boats, enabling them
TO swoop down upon the illici,
traders and catch them redhanded
before they are enabled TO slip into
the protection OF inlets and coves
which abound along the coast. and
unloading their cargoes. scatter
them 10 the four winds.
Miami IS said 10 be the fountain
head offthe liquor-smuggling traffic