Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-20
Final Plans Arranged.

| Larson had been previously ap-
preached by the five sailors of the
steamer Mount Clay, of the United
American lines, and told they had
quantity Of dope" they wanted to
find a buyer for. Larson arranged to
have them see Herman, and Moffat
at the same time arranged to have his
buyer on hand as soon as the sailors
were out of the way.
Moffat's buyer,s however. proved to
be practically the whole of the Mar
cotic Squad from DR.. Simon down.
Seven men, including Kiernan and
Larson were taken. The others were
Bruno Schmidt, twenty-scven; Knutt
Sennes, thirty five; John AleXson,
Hans Diehm, twenty-seven, members
of the crew of the Mount Clay, and
Arthur Thompson, twenty-six, a bus
boy.
In the chefs locker at the restaurant
where the raid occurred DR.. Simon's
men found $4,000 worth of drugs and
about $4,000 more was picked up when
| two men were arrested in the Sea-
mems Church institution at No. %
! South street.
Larson, Schmidt, and Diehm gave
| the prosecution considerable assis-
| tance, and although, it was without
any promise of clemency on the part
of the state, they received only three
months in the workhouse. The others,
! however. Herman, Sennes, Thompson
and AleXson, were sent to the peni-
| tentiary for two years. All of the
sentences were pronounced Friday.
In accordance with the Miller-Jones
bill, enacted recently by congress, all
the fortunes will be deported when
their sentences expire.
Dr. Simon, discussing the work of
his division said that he is working
in harmonious cooperation with the
special agents of the treasury depart
mcnt and with the customs officials
here.
Without this" ne added, Our work
here would he seriously handicapped.
Together we are stransling the traffic,
and the Jones Miller bill, which was
recently signed by President Harding
will prove another big factor in wiping
out the insidiOus practice altogether
The Jones' Miller bill establishes a
federal narcotic board composed of
the heads of the state treasury and
commerce departments, who will per-
nit only such quantity of crude
opium and cocoa leaves as may be
found necessary for medicinal and
other legitimate purposes.
DR.. Simon a Real Leader.
ANY alien convicted Of violating
the act, which provides penalty of a
fine of $4,000 or ten years imprison-
mcnt, also will be dcportcd upon the
expiration of his sentence"
DR.. Simon is the real head of the
Narcotic Division, and not simply the
appointed head. His men say he is Il
hard worker, not content with plan
ming things. He is always somewhere
on the ground when the action takes
place. Three o'clock in the morning
not infrcqucntly finds him in his Of
flee working out plans for the cap
turc of carriers. He told the writer
that he was fifty years old but his
appearance seems TO belle his words.
The reason for il, however is that DR..
Simon is an athlete. For six years he
held the worlds championship at surf
casting and in his youth was star
runner.
Since ho took over the executive Of
flee he now holds, about year and Il
half ago, DR.. Simon has made New
York the western clearing house for
information concerning agents. car
ricrs and addicts of the drug traffic.
Hundreds of letters reach the office
every week requesting information
about different characters to make
convictions sure.
When the addict is arrested now,
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