Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-24
FEEL C6OKoUT
 / FOR CHINESE
CHINESE INSPECTORS FEAR MAY BRING IN PLAGUE
Six Were Recently Arrested in Los Angeles Who Had Been Struggled
 from NoaaIes in Freight Cars


 The customs officers along the Mexican boundary between Naco and Nogales are watching closely for Chi nese. trying to cross the line without proper certificates. The existing bu- bonic plague in the state of Sinaloa is the cause for this unusual dili- gence.
 It is feared that if any of the Chi nese make their way into the country they may be the means of bringing the plague here. They are believed to be the cause of its spread at Mazatlan, having come there from China. where it is known to exist.
 The Naco customs officials state that they are guarding against any possibility of Chinamen making their way into this country. and will see that none of them come here with or without the plague lurking around in their loose flowing garments.
 The possibility of the plague Spreading has caused special interest in the smuggling of Chinese across the border. At Los Angeles recently Chinese Inspector Putnam arrested six Chinese who are suspected of be ing in the country in violation of the exclusion act.
 short time before Chinese Inspec- tor Putnam received word from Tue son, that two parties of contraband Chinese had crossed the international line from Mexico, near Nogales. and were heading for Los Angeles. It was reported that they had been placed in freight cars, which had been seal ed by employees of the railroad com pany.
 Diligent efforts were made to appre- hend them before they arrived in Los Angeles. but without success. MT. Putnam learned later that they had been taken off the train at interior stations, and that they had been brought into Los Angeles in twos and three in vegetable wagons.
 The inspector proceeded in an effort to discover the unlawful visitors among the 5000 Chinese that make their headquarters in and about Los Angeles. He arrested two in a laun- dry in Pasadena. and they are in the county jail. awaiting hearing. Both of those suspects claim to be Ameri can citizens. and aver that they left San Francisco at an early age and came to Los Angeles to live.
 When asked in Los Angeles how it was that among so many Chinese he could pick out the men wanted, the inspector said:
 Tt is a gift that I cannot explain. It is somewhat like recognizing an customer in a throng of Southern Cal ifornia people. The cOntraband Chi nese have pecu jar scared look. so that it is little trouble to tell one when once I find him. Even though ones face may look the picture of in nocence, there is almost invariably when I put my hand on him a tremor about his frame that betrays his guilt
 As is generally known. the bubonic plague exists to an alarming extent about Mazatlan, Mexico. It is further known that it was brought there by Chinese who have landed at Mazatlan, and that those located there are flee ing in every direction. Under such circumstances it seems strange that every man, woman and child should not be arouse to the point of lending aid in exposing the Chinese which CO., vertly come from Mexico into South ern California. Strange to say, these unlawful visitors have plenty of de- lenders, who supply every assistance in efforts to defeat the carrying out Of the provisions of the exclusion acts.'