Curious because the instruments on the dashboard of a bootlegger suspect's car failed to register, Federal prohibition agents investigated and discovered a new method of concealment. Agents found a secret compartment back of a "dummy" instrument board. The compartment was made by partitioning off part of the gasoline tank, and 12 pints of asserted whisky were found in it. As a result, Elmer White, asserted driver of the "trick" car awaits arraignment. Photo dated: July 15, 1931.
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