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Show A MYSTERIOUS LIGHT BRINGS DIFFERENT STORIES ONE SAID IT WAS AN AEROPLANE ANOTHER. HE SAIH NAY. A THIRD SAID 'TWAS A FOREST FIRE IN A MOUNTAIN FAR AWAY. The train crew of Train No. 1, which arrived in Milford at 11:30 p. m. July 30, reports having discovered tail lights of an aeroplane at Borden station at 10:18 p. m. The aeroplane was on the west side of the track and followed the railroad track west. The plane could be seen plainly at all times.- About two miles west of Read, a white fuzee was seen lit by some one on the ground and used as a signal to the aviator. Aeroplane ran along side of engine as far as Opal station, where it turned and flew due north, probably to where the signal had been given from the ground. Signals were exchanged between avi- ator and engine crew while aeroplane was flying along side the engine. The following paragraphs taken from the Tribune form another chapter in this story, which has caused some excitement: "The why and wherefore of the aeroplanes that have been seen around Salt Lake and other points in Utah is no longer a mystery. . "At least, the mystery has been solved, if information that has been placed in the hands of military officers is correct. Investigations to determine this point are now under way. "The airplanes, according to the latest information forthcoming, are being used by bootleggers to transport illicit liquor from 'oases' in Nevada to 'desert' spots in the states of Utah and Idano. This, it is said, explains why the machines that have been observed in the vi- cinity of Salt Lake and Ogden have been noticed to come from the southeast invariably and to be traveling toward the northeast always. "The source of the information as to the novel use of the air- glanes is not divulged by those to whom it has been vouchsafed, but it is said to come from a source reliable enough to warrant a thorough investigation along the lines indicated. ' ' "It is said that the aero-bootleggers have certain stations in Utah and Idaho, located out in unsettled desert sections, where they make regular stops to deposit 1 their cargoes of illicit liquor for the local dealers, who then contrive to smuggle it into the towns and set- tlements and dispose of it in the approved bootleg methods. "It is pointed out that it has become practically impossible to get any liquor into Utah or Idaho by means of the railroads, because of the close watch kept on all freight, mail and express shipments, and that the energy of the peace officers has made the automobile method of transportation highly unsuccessful. "As a result, it is said, the bootleggers have resorted to the air route of transportation because, as yet, the 'cops' have not been trained as aviators and are not provided with machines to chase law-breakers through the atmospheric realms." Now another theory of some officers and people is that the lights seen came from the forest fires back of the mountains to the west. |