Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
CLfvERLY TRACE
CESSNA TRAFFIC
TEACHER IN CORNELL UNlVER-
SITY PRAISED
WORK OF EXPOSING IMPORTERS
OF GIRLS WELL DONE
Many Arrests Made in Various Cities
and Others Expected-Great
Secrecy Maintained.
Deooy Used
GBy Associated Press.l

SEATTLE, NOV. 2l.-PfOt. Jeremiah
jerks is behind the recent roundup Of
alleged importers of Japanese girls into
the United States for Illegal purposes,
which led to the arrest by government
officers of Capt. T. R. Gawley, three
Japanese men and one Japanese
woman.
Prof. jerks is head of the department
of political and social economy in Cor
nell university, author and authority
on subjects of governmental schemes
and industrialism, member of the Unit
ed States immigration commission, and
for the last year a government sleuth
who has led the work in the United
States.
In addition to the arrests mentioned,
seventeen other persons have been
taken into custody on the same charges
by local immigration officials since Oc-
tober 27.
The operations of the immigration
commission, which was appointed by
congress to investigate immigration at
home and abroad, have been conducted
with the greatest secrecy throughout
che country. 1t has acted independent
ly of the bureau of immigration and
even of the secretary of commerce and
labor.
Appropriated a-Fund
Congress appropriated a fund for the
use of the commission, which consisted
of three members of the senate, three
members of the house and three citi-
zens from private life
Prof. jerks was selected as a citi-
zen, and he has proved to be the brains
and working force of the commission
In the United States, while other MEM
bers have been abroad.
w. r. Wheeler of San Francisco was
another member from private life but
he has since been appointed an assis-
tant secretary of commerce and labor,
and in this manner Prof. jerks has
kept his operations secret from the i'm
migration service, the secret service
and the department of justice.
When the secret service of the inn
migration commission descended upon
Seattle it was with extreme secrecy.
A conference was held with United
States District Attorney Elmer E. Todd
and all other government officials were
cut out.
Methods Adopted Here
The same methods were adopted here
as in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles
and San Francisco and other cities
and along the Mexican border where
the Investigations have been conducted
wholesale arrests made and number
of government officials dismissed.
One of the commission sleuths
reached Seattle two months ago after
Prof. jerks had paid visit here. 1t
was headed by j. B. Miller, holding a
commission in the secret service, and
one Mary Blake, the woman decoy
who was used to ingratiate herself into
the good graceS of Capt. Gawley, and
through whom it is asserted Capt.
GawIey, K. Katayama, S. Ishakawa, s.
Minami and Mrs H Minami negotiated
the deal to furnish her with six Japan
csc girls for the price Of $500 each.
Japanese Badly Wanted
Another Japanese badly wanted by
the representatives of the immigration
commission is one Kimura of Spokane,
with whom it is said part of the deal
was arranged.
Most of the girls alleged to have been
contracted for were to have been sent
to Kimura at Spokane. Kimura is
married and he and his wife are said
to control considerable property in that
city.
At the hearing of all under arrest
before United States Commissioner Au-
gustus Armstrong yesterday afternoon
the attorney for Gawley and the jap
anese moved to have the complaints
made more specific by naming the girls,
where they were imported and where
they are now located.
Commissioner Armstrong directed the
names be furnished but overruled the
motion to tell where they were brought
in or where they are now.
In giving the names of the Japanese
girls the complaints were amended to
name only two, NatanSe Ochioyo and
Hyoshi Oh.
Hamilton Taylor. a secret service
operative, was at the working end Of