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But to the jay tisherman part ofthe story.Yesterday forenoon Simons and Ber-wanger assembled a formidable array of fishing tackle. They were going down to the Kankakee of Cedar Lake and esveral otner nlaces eouallv *.shvGus had on his old khaki duds whichilook-cd Ilk*-* they had been bunked in for months straight. Be wore his♦3mmwn sr• oreed a hut' v'!*r'!umeiling old pipe. Eddie s.wathcd himself in a voluminous yellow duster.BOOZE RLWERS* TERROR.They place dtheir fishpoles in conspicuous places on Berwangers touring car and were off.■IWhy the precautions''” you ask. Well. Simons is pretty well known and the instant a bocze runner sees him his foot instinctively reaches for the gas pedal.The fishermen cruised around thesouthern part of Lake county f r several hours without getting a nibble. About the middle of the afternoon theymoved over to Schneider and startedsouth along the Ade way. Then came the first strike of the day. A lively tussle followed and the prize was landed. *rr WAS BAITED.4 %Near Schneider a iBuick roadster hove in view. It borne the usual earmarks Roadiyters always are objectsof suspicion. As the two machinespassed on the road the boys had a good look at the mug of the drher. That Is another mark that is hard to conceai. He eyed the melosely. Looking back the federal men got the cinching tip. The car took the bumps easily and the flattened springs denoted the heavy load.TWO Bi I( ks i\ nirrAs soon as possible Rerwanger turned around and gave chase. Therum runner glanced over his shoulder and saw them coming. H» ga' e the roadster the ga? The road was narrow and the federal moi had to plung® Into a dense dust cloud raised by theflying roadster. The leader was try-lt; ing out his pursuers. He dipped up to forty: then to forty-five; then fifty and fifty-five.It was Buir V. against Buick with the best driver winner.The. roadster, with approximately aten of botried liquor aboard, held th* road well. and promised unlimitedspeed, but the driver balked at lettinghis sp**dome**.r pass the fifty-fivemark. H» pr*f*rred to have telephonepole.* farther apart.TRIED TO WRECK rt R
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East Chicago Times
East Chicago, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1921
Page 1
Full Page
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Lake C.
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