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Show COAST TO WAR ON GANGS OF i BOOTLEGGERS Armed Yachts and Battle Planes Will Combat California Cali-fornia Rum Carriers SAX FRANCISCO. April 14 Armed Arm-ed sea-going achts and war airplanes to combat the rln of International t bootleggers said to be flooding Pacific Pa-cific coast cities with thousands of gallons of smuggled liquor monthly will be requested of Secretary of Treasury Mellon It was made known 1 today as the result of a conference between William B. Hampton. San Frnnclseo collector of customs, and Millard T Hartson, collector of customs cus-toms at Seattle. Hartson came to San Francisco to confer with Hamilton on means of meeting the situation on the Canadian border. Hamilton left last night for Washington for the purpose, it was i said, of presenting -.he request for 1 air and sea fighting craft to use In war on the traffic. Hamilton said before leaing that fle ta "i wift automobiles au-tomobiles were entering the United States with liquor loads of 15 roads fiom Canada and fleets of fast yachts were bringing whisky and gin by water. |