The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-26
Big PLOT EXPOSED
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III. Bureau of 'nlsra'lor.
rms rsrcr, coww'ss'oner General
HuShanf satd 'odav is The most 'om'
v~rcnsus,ve rnvI"w Of smuggling ""ndl-
lions ser prepared by lmmiSrat"n
officials. and IS sNrec;"d t" y" 'ons'd-
sred hv tn" treasury. labor and aSrl'ul-
,urs departments IN connection with the
proposed coordination 81 border patrol
forces
, Tho Plot Exposed.
Govrrnm"u. lnvsSt'ca'ors, by dtrec-
. zion OF Mr. Husband. visited Jackson
VILE. Tampa. Tarpon springs. Miami
Koy IVES, and Havana They mingled.
- .. said with the king " III" swuS-
g5ng INDUSTRY" and talked with a>""ns
# every nationality VIII" sought entry
- tho United States The data gather
. ID. =, - stated. will prove invaluable"
- the voNSrnmsu; IN coping with a
sI'ua'ion which has taNad til" ingenuity
- the federal forces to combat
Tn" smuggling rlm,ficatlCns. - "a
declared. extended !" ~" capitals ~
, Europe. ard mvclya creeks. Sraliarfa.
Tclss. Eumaniars. Russians and
Chinese
The report stSiss that the favo~l'e
method - gairiug entry To the United
SNdNfN AlNNl ' .'N - S''A 49,
mer ha~ beer for them 20 enter into
fake" marriages with nsturalized AM
.rirsn citizens. who for certain "onsid-
e-atiorS GO through the mock Ceremon-
%. aud thsn accompany their wife
q some Florida DIN Frequently. "
, &c said obitginc 'bridegro"ms' have
hAen raid "a high as S"on tor their part
N tho scheme.
! whistey and Narcotics.
Tho principal ~snucglera IN Havana
, ,ha Investigators declare. 10 uor con
Ane ,heir activities to smuggling aliens
into the United States bur also handle
whIskar and narcotics. The majority
7 nr the leaders arc said to be naturalized
: Americans.
! \ great many OF he smuggling craft,
,, IS declared. land and depart from
| NatLnzas. arc Of cuban regtStrN, and
do not enter or clear ar tho customs
| house ,6erc. Names used by the Sch"ur-
srS and power launches. II i declared,
| arc h,srrihed on plates. readily r"uoH
| sbie. and sone vessels are said 20 carry
several municipalities. Destination OF
sch craft, when leaving t"rha are not
always ,lXsd. tho inspectors report. add
/ ing that a majority OF the bigger schoon'
| s-s anchor outside tho customs ltu't
: Off the American coaSt&and send ihclr
, load IL aliens. ashore 4 few 1t 4 ti,n'
in small boats IT Liquor or narcotics
! tho cargo Ia often submerged at A pre-
destined point. and Erappled up suhse
, ouentlv at leisure. Probably no less
than four or i've vessels with aliens
Z and c~ontrahand goods cross from Ma'sr-
zas IN tho United states each week,
. tho report states.
runners for smuggling "K1nes."
-.---It,y - lhA rarnYf
7 hundreds If aliens ,hrorG Central park
IN the afternoon ard at might. and CON
s,an,lv a dozen or moro men. obviously
no, Of tho floating allen type operate
among them, going from group To group.
2 Thers men. Il - cNplain"d. arc run
ners' for tho smuggling "hirgs."
There Is no employment In Cuba Tor
thousands ~ tho Chinese and European
. aliens NOW there. il Is reported. H"t
r sine" tho present passport and AMENDED
immigration restrictive act became OPP
= crative in this country last May at
Ions, I.non aliens are said to have ar
b rived IN Havana will the ultimate hops
~ gaining surreptitious entry I" tho
United Statcs. There are at present. Il
is estimated. approximately "n.oon Chin
csc alone IN Cuba for whom there la no
. employment. In fact. the report AYERS.
Tho DrirNtaiS VIII hpt accept WORK unneT
, any circumstances except u earn sutN-
Gent money With which to pay passag"
In this country or Mexico. The usual
rrno chafgrd for smuggling aliens. it Ia
learned range from $500 10 $1,000 for
rarar Chincsc anG about $3.50 for an
. European alien.
Do ION Tho Quiet
Many Of tho master sn~uCEl-r-" IN
Havana couduc, shops as blinds" The
: rrpor, dIscloscs. and conduct their
. Illegal operations "an Tho quiet" Ono
Of the favprite routes for the smuggl-
crs. i, is learned. is from Havana 10
Long Key. theme" up the coast rnst
J. Turkey ro!n' 20 Miami. through HOps
sound past ralm Reach. rh"n through
, tito Inner waterway" and finally into
ST. John river. Aliens and liquor ara
un!naleI ut various point on route
! Launches are used. having 4 speed
ranging from fifteen 10 tw~en'"-r;vc
miles AZ hour. il IS said. aud arr IN
80 forty aliens.