The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

Y there were amusement in il and a chance 10 make some money in an in teresting way
 Two days later the three men were aboard d fruit and passenger steamer at Port Antonio. bound for Philadel- phta Beneath the mattress of each mans bunk were twenty cans of opium.
 All you have to do" elaborated the smuggler is 10 open up your bag gage for inspection as you approach the rort. The inspectors go through it but never do such a thing as look beneath the mattress When they have gone you take the opium out from it's hiding place and put # into your baggage, which had already been inspected Then 1t goes ashore
 "But," insisted the special agent. is not your stun examined again on the wharf4'
 This system would not work Pc terson explained. If you were landing at New York There the baggage is examined in the staterooms and again on the pier. as the passengers come ashera Hut in Philadelphia there is but the one examination. which takes place in the stateroom
 But is there not pretty good chance that the inspector may some time look under the mattress 2'G Gard asked
 sIAere Is the barest possibility" as sented the smuEgIer We have been taking it in this way for years. and it has never been found But f t is discovered. We have but to look inno- cent | cannot be proven that We are responsible for it's presence. It might be the steward
 The three came into Philadelphia, and passed the customs officials as the sHHeeIrrs had rreFhesjed. without d hitch. They went to their hotel. and there found themselves each the pos sessar of twenty cans of opium. for which they had pad five dollars and for which Peterson said. they were to receive $g-50. This was the rart of the transaction that was yet to be demonstrated
 Ne will do bat q li'fIc business in
 
 show that f. can be done
 They took len cans of Inc opium to Chioamau in Arch street. with whom Peterson was acquainted Yes. this man would buy opium The price fer the same grade was the same as before. E2-5o He could use all he could get He would be glad to take ten cans The profit on these ten cans was s225
 We could have sold him hundred cans as easily. with ten times the profit said Peterson
 h New York the smueglers called upon Ductcr Yeu#in Pel street. one of the important men in Chinatown. He stated that he was able te buy optum at s15=5o The smueelers iu- sisted on $5a After much haEgIing 20 cans were sold Il $2S 60 Here was profit of $t7d.
 But Doctor Yen was to bc couuscled on much mere important matter. He vas to he ta'd Q, Inc proposal 10 purchase l be#t for ,he ortam trafic. 5te v-a- ta IT. #-t-4 ta e8afe#t-e the purchase uf lae.s amounts of opium.
 Haa a,l Caaa4aa became greatly eXg5--5 Uo a.H n h.s sIfe aHd came hack W'h if currency tle sa- Htt.l- t1a-t aH tl.s HaaeE for tts value 1u .H## af $2- 5U can as soon as dy..e.e#H When that Mas aaac tlrrr v-sa be- other maaez ilc alone would u.tse. the owners of the boat s,ch
 In Boston was the actual headquar- teHs# of pst.r=ea=aH3 rlavet \ Jew by the name of F5rren was their fnau- oial backcr t Was Ferren who had put them into the business When Ferrea was told Of Che proposed eu- tcrprrso he would not at first listen to it. He would have to be shown that this Nr Card was on the level. There were too many eyes watching for opium
 Peterson told of the credentials. and finally succeeded in convincing him that Card was what he purported 10 be and gaining confidence as the plan developed. the Jew finally became ou- thus.astic In tie end he vjed with Doctor Yen in his anxiety to purchase unlimited opium
 Gradually Gard granted that he was ' convinced of the fe,s .hjhty of the scheme # Ire were shown the pos7i- bHtF#ot getting t4e schooner into tho states. ii Was at this point that he Mas introduced 10 one Captain Bailey, who had, some years before. tisured in a very sensational attempt at the in- tradaeIon Of Chinamen from Canada and their landing at New Haven. Bailey had been caught, had served a term ia prison. and, since his lbera- ten. was running a fish stand in Bos- ton market
 But Bailey knew all the coves in the Atlantic and the gulf into which a ! Lnat mLrht nl-t Ln L-nnN eNarN