The sun., 1919-06-29
roducing H. W. Mayer Chief u S. Agent Law
Keen, Tactful Judgment Goes With
Free and Easy Manner-No Petty
Work in His Policy of Enforce
ment-He Plans to Strike
at the Source

ing friction by attempting to round UP
few bottles hidden away here and
there. He anticipates that the So
called floor supply" will complicate
matters for some time to come, but
after this has dwindled the question
OF locating sources will be facilitated.
How the Problem Works Out.
For example, here is how the prob
lem is expected to work out in many
cases:
found intoxicated by the authorities.
Smith went on jag instead of giving
his pay to his wife and babies, and
wishes all the rum in the world were
thrown into the sea. He's through for
good---or thinks he is-and has too
many troubles Of his own to suspect
that any Of his newly formed ac-
quaintances are revenue agents. The
latter mark Smith as a likely clue.
Where did he get his supply? II the
agents find that he had a few left
overs" or got part of n friends care
fully conserved reserve stock they
drop him at once and turn their at
tention elsewhere. But II they find
that he got his supply from Jones. a
retailer, the plot becomes promising
and the next move is to find where
Jones got It,"
1t turns out, for example, that Jones
got it from Riley. who supplies a num-
Der of retailers, while Riley got it from
Brown, tho real wholesaler, who has a
source Of his own Off somewhere In
tho woods and has a big list Of pros
pective clients. BY striking at Brown
the Government eliminates the source
without bothering any Of the interme-
diaries. That is the general idea. The
same plan has been followed very sue
mating narcotics.
The problem Of tracing down the
source of supply for drug users is in
! some respects simpler because the ad-
diets, as a rule, have a very small sup
ply on hand. OF 500 addicts, for eX-
| ample, It may be found that none have
more than two days supply on hand
| ye they one and all count absolutely or
getting more without difficulty. II
Is ascertained that they get II from the
| so-called drug pedlers, but these, II
turn, carry only a limited amount anC
are supplied from more bountifu
| source.
Seeks the Main Source.
After the agent traces the supply
down far enough he devotes all his
talent to getting at a main source
Perhaps he ingratiates himself In thu
estimation OF one OF the intermediary
pedlers accustomed to handling l0(
ounces at a time and convinces hin
that he Is "all right" When the tim,
Is ripe he makes his try for the bis
| game.
| Send me in strong to your man.
he says. using the parlance Of thu
trade. for I want to get 500 ounces
I'll give you the price of 100 ounces I,
fix it,"
In many cases the dope pedlel
/, himself assumes the burden of con
| vincing the main source that "hi:
| friend" is all right, that he can voucl
| for him. &c. The 500 or more ounce,
are purchased with marked money
| The law swoops down on the mar
source and months OF unnecessary in
termediary work are eliminated.
The plan of striking at the sourc,
Of supply eliminates, Mr.. Mayer II
understood to believe, much OF tn,
unnecessary petty work which woul,
certainly embarrass many citizens who
are virtually guiltless OF any wrong
doing. The head OF the household
with few bottles stored away is goini
to be as safe from molestation from
Mr.. Mayors men as If he had then
locked in a bomb proof vault.
The idea OF searching homes with
out good reason or prying into privat,
household affairs in an endeavor t
md evidence is abhorrent TO Mr.. Ma
ger and he believes it a Fundamental
violation OF the Constitution. Befor,
he permits any homes to be searched
the agents will have TO have search
warrants and before they get search
warrants they will have to show some
thing very convincing and substantial
in the way of evidence.
Not even travellers baggage can b,
searched without warrant by Mr.
| Mayors men. Some of them appar
emily believed it part OF the game I,
hold up suspicious looking travellers
and search their luggage and as sooI
as Mr.. Mayer heard OF IL he took step!
to nip this sort of business in n hurry
A warning of unmistakable character
has just gone out to the agents not L
search any ones baggage without {
search warrant.
The petty method of bothering Law
| abiding citizens in the hone of find