Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

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An agent secretly witnessed delivery Of the
shells at the factory and finally got tip that
a shipment was to be made from the plant TO
New York. That shipment was seized and
analysed. In court the dealer said he was en-
tirely innocent of all charges against him.
CONSERVATION prevailed in his camp when the
inspectors took the stand and explained just
how they knew. of the adulteration.
A LONG the Rio Grande, at ports Of entry
n on the Canadian border, and at every pier
where steamships dook. other inspectors are
checking. and examining fruits, vegetables
plants and seeds that seek entry into the conn
try. Many plant products are intercepted IS
contraband because of the great danger Of
harmful pests coming in on them as stow
Always
The japanese beetle, gypsy moth, cotton bon
weevil and many other pests that cause losses
each year Of millions of dollars to agriculture
came into this country in such fashion prior
to enactment of the plant quarantine laws In
1912. Then there plant diseases, such %
citrus canker which wrought havoc in Florida
some years ago and cost 900 to bring
under control; chestnut blight, and other deadly
menaces that have come from other continents
in such fashion.
They always seem to do more damage I'm the
United States than in their native countries and
the quarantine inspectors job is to prevent new
pests from getting in--the Mediterranean fruit
fly, for instance, which recently made q play for
Florida and infests every other continent, and
the Mexican fruit fly, whose very name sends
chills up and down the spines of California
fruit growers
And now, to revert to human malefactors, at
this very moment gangland is feeling the force
of Uncle Sans mailed fist 1t is no secret that
special agents of half dozen departments are
cooperating in an organized drive against
hoodums. In Chicago, agents of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue and immigration inspectors
getting in some good ncks by devious
means. They WELD two-edged sword against
racketeerS and they use 1t to excellent effect.
IQUOR barons and others who derive for
- tunes from Illegal enterprises are naturally
shy about filing honest income tax returns and
this has enabled the Federals to step In where
others have feared to tread.
immigration officials are empowered to order
the deportation of persons who can be proved
illegal entrants. Estimates to the number Of
aliens who in the United States illegally
indicate the figure to be about 100000, accord
ing to Secretary of Labor Dcak, and Of this
number thousands are deportable Aliens who
are not illegal entrants can be deported for
crimes involving moral turpitude.
Just what can be done along this line was
demonstrated in Detroit during 1929 and 1880.
various misdemeanors were deported through
cooperation between the police and the Federal
immigration inspectors.
In view of the fact that a large proportion
Of the gangsters who have been troubling this
country are foreign born, the value of this
weapon, properly used is apparent. An ex-
tended ruling, sought by Secretary Doak, would
widen the powers of the immigration officials
so that any alien convicted of crime could be
sent back home to worry his own government
instead of bothering Uncle Sans.
The Chicago drive has already shown some
gratifying results. Al Capone, gang czar has
been given six months sentence for contempt
of Federal Court and is now at liberty under
bond pending decision on his appeal OthenS
gangsters caught in the net sst by internal rev-
enue agents are Ralph Carone, brother o6 Al
who was given three years, and Jack Guzick,
who got five. Frank Nitti is serving an a.
month sentence
TERRY DRUGGAN and Frank Lake. beer
barons, pleaded guilty on similar charges
and Two Gun" Alterie, alleged Capone hacker,
was arrested recently on a charge of perjury
rs a result of his reported refusal to testify
as to Capone's income tax affairs.
immigration inspectors have revoked the c11S-