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Show I , X ' & : If r 1NITED STA TES Internal Revenue Agent Frank T. J Digges, who has been largely responsible tor the clean-up among drug users ana violators of the federal oleomargarine laws, was appointed to the government , service about a year ago He cgnaucted a drug busi- tness at Glasgow, Howard County Mo., and was made a member of the St. Lows staff because of his knowledge knowl-edge of narcotic drugs shortly after ihe Harrison anti-narcotic anti-narcotic drug law went into effect. When Digges showed up at the office of Internal Revenue Agent L. G. Nutt, then in charge of the St m Louis office of the department, he was given an outline ; of what his work would consist Nutt then handed Digges a 44-caliber revolver and a gold badge and ordered him to "get busy. " Agent Nutt, after Digges had been gven a two weeks' try-out, remarked: "He's one of the liveliest fel- , lows I've got. I never saw a man break into the busi ness in such short time." f T ' i ' r ja . - yjj ith th fear in their f & ZT S- bouIb that their king KK I I and hlo premier may .- jM' 1 b taken away by "tho 'Kf b 1 ' foreign dovlls" and J Kg I locked up In an awful Kg ' , I I J placo called Lcayon- . O worth, tho ChlneBo of Jrtr" the Middle West arc nightly burning their Jobs iBU sticks In a masslvo endeavor to exorcise tho Si evil spirits and prcaervo to thorn tholr human , jBr patron saints. W '. I ( nlly known In police circles as "Hop Alley, were the men who were responsible for tho distribution dis-tribution of narcotics In various forms amonc Its users. With Infinite pains they worked up the case and did not spring the trap until all was In readiness and, as one of tho secret scrvlco men said, 'Uhe weather conditions were propitious." And then, at the placo of Lee Mow Linn, In "Hop Alley," they found opium and Its various narcotic derivation In quantity and various forms, from the crudo sirup to "Yen Slice." which is 1C per cent pure morphine, as was testified tes-tified to In court later. Lee Mow Lin and Lee Bing wero sentenced to Ave years in Leavenworth for the illicit manufacture manu-facture of opiates, took an appeal and furnished bonds. It Is expected that within a short time the Court of Appeals will hand down a decision in their cases. Lee Mow Lin has been In St. Louis for many - years and has accumulated property through various chop sucy restaurants and his business connections in "Hop Alley" reputed to bo in the r.clghlorhood 0f 500.000. Ho Is the banker of tho Chinamen of the Middle West. Lee Bing Is his right-hand man. and It is his name which appears over a more or less fashionable fash-ionable chop suey place near Grand and Olive. The two men have been under suspicion by tho internal revenue men for some time, and their arrest and conviction was tiie result of a carefully care-fully prepared campaign. "Their smiles are childlike and bland," said one of Uncle Sam's men, "but they are about the smoothest Individuals on the face of tho earth. They are tho hardest men In the world io land, and we must have the most conclusive 'eidei.co to com Id them. I;or not ono of them will tvr "sijuawK," and an Informer Is unknown. un-known. They go to tneir fate stoically, take what Is coming to them. Among the Chinese crooks there is such a thing as "honor among thieves." Of course, this may be due to the fact that if one of thorn ever made a betrayal of a vumrade he would be halcheted at. the llrsl opportunity, op-portunity, and they know It." Kraiik T. Digges bears thu litlcf deputy Internal In-ternal revenue collector. He Is tho great author ItV on narcotics for Uncle sr'um In the Middle West, with his headquarters In St. Louis. "My only province, as far as the uso of drugs ' goes." said the doctor, "Is that which is concerned con-cerned with intraullo'n of the federal law. But it is a fact that the use of all sorts of narcotics " is growing in the Called States. Opium In its vailous forms, cocaine, heroin, all are used very generally In all walks or society. Among the lower classes the smoking of the pipe Is the general form of this dissipation, although the use of morphine and yen shec as hypodermic Injections Is about as common." Digges said that the raw opium was Imported in bulk form and converted Into the various forms In which It is used. "Opium Is a product of the poppy plant," ho j-ald. "It is popularly associated In the public mind with the Chinese. But It llrsl became the national vico of the "Flowery Kingdom" through its introduction by the British from India, when the great East India Company had control of tho Buddhist nation. Practically all narcotics arc products of opium In one form or another. 'Tho most common form of the drug used, particularly by tho lower world, Is that of raw opium. It Is a putty looking substance and Is rolled Into small pills. Those aro heated ovor a llame and placed Into tho bowl of a long-stemmed long-stemmed pipe. Tho smoker reclines and inhales the fumes. Tho sensation ensuing Is J a dreamy nnconscionsness, and tho vinous which como arc-always arc-always roseate. That peculiar attrlbuto of the smoko has mado It so tremendously popular. Ono who desires to forgot may drift away into another world with tho knowledgo that the visions which como will always bo pleasant." In speaking of "yon she" Digges raid that It simply was another form of cooked opium. 4 It In Mn.ik wr For It is very shortly that Lee Mow Lin, th John Plorpont Morgan of tho St. Louis Orientals, and Loo Bing. his charge d'affalrsf will learn from tho Court of Appeals whether they will or not Bpond five years sequestered behind tho whlto man's bars on a chargo of preparing opium for their fellow-countrymon and tho various followers fol-lowers of tho habit In Its many forms that obtains ob-tains and disposing of this product for good American dollars. It waa a year ago that men connected with tho internal revenue sorvlco got after tho big "hop peddlers." They worked on tho case for months, and finally decided that Leo Mow Lin and Lcc Bing, at 17 South Eighth street, gonor- jfef Points of tho body whero arteries arc readily '$ - accessible aro sought." jp.'f&i The Ereat narcotic authority then went on to T.. I T tc" of tnc discovery of cocaine. "It Is one of Kit tllC HlroneBC of aU lmgs and was first used, V" '"J'r2 ruid sti11 iH' by sureeons as a local anaesthetic. c3E3J3&t vl In URing tho knife, an injection deadens tho v5j& y muscles and tissues, and other Is not necessary fegaftF in minor operations. But its uso In io surgical Jfl&y world brought about a desire for It by subjects, S&Sp ad today it Is ono of tho great monncca of tho J$f world J&y "Cocaine Is generally UHod by Its dovotees in to.t, . the nature of a snuff. It has the property of iA.SESsSlV exhilaration, a terrific stimulant. And users of &J-J i) jT3 morphine or opium, both of which tond to pro- Jy& duce sleep, use it to counteract tho effect of tho r$3&f'' sedatives. Tho combined uso cannot bo stood v-ySrc?7" lor.g and brings about a goneral breakdown, v- iO physical and mcntaL" vV'SI The last word in drug3 is heroin, according to r'-iV Dr. Digges. "It is concentrated," ho said. "It MvV ;7k Is absolutely tho apotheosis of everything that wtJ&'A ,s !V'1 m the worl11 ot drut'3- ! Jias a11 f tho "It la Just the cako of tho plpo," ho said, "JUBt llko the cako which forms In your meerschaum. It is more concentrated than tho raw drug and is most commonly eaton. It produces tho samo effect as tho plpo, but It Is moro Immediate and lasting. It Is about 16 per cent puro morphlno. Among tho lowor classes it Is 'shot' hypodor-mtcally, hypodor-mtcally, after having been dissolved In hot water, wa-ter, Tho uso of It brings terrible abscossea upon tho body, as It la not readily assimilated In tho blood. Digges said that the uso of all narcotics was gaining all ovor tho country. "Not content with the use of smoking opium," ho said, "tho pooplo muBt have something moro concentrated, something that would havo a more Immedlato and forceful attack. This was furnished In tho first place by morphine, tho drug of Thomas Do Qulncey, than whom no greater maotor of English ever penned, a. pago, tho man who wroto tho immortal 'Confessions of an Opium Eater.' Tho use of this narcotic la generally hypodormlc, injections through tho wrlste, until tboy becorao hardened, whon other vices and few of the vlrtuos of olher narcotlcB. Howover, It Is expensive, and Its ubo Is largely confined to tho higher classes of oclety, tho wealthy who havo acquired tho tasto for drugs." Leo Mow Linn Is reputed to bo tho head of a ChlneBo "tong," or socrot socoty, of St. Louis nono other than tho famous Hip Sing Tong. But tho Hip Sings, as all other Chinese societies, socie-ties, aro hatchetmon. Ono enemy is a common enemy, and there has been many an Oriental persona non grata who has dropped out of sight and novor been accounted for. Tho Hip Sing Tong In St. Louis has a clear field. It Is all powerful and tho tong wars which havo characterized San Francisco particularly par-ticularly havo boon wanting In this city. Loo Mow Linn is tho power that is, and what ho aays goes all the way along tho lino. In Hop alloy, at certain times, thcro aro sessions ses-sions held ih socrot places, when tho law Is laid down, and nil of the slant-eyod inhabitants niUBt obey thorn. The doings of tho tong aro without tho kon of the secret servlco men, who bother little except In case an American citlWon is concerned, or tho internal revenue men, when opium smuggling or manufacture comes to light. "That Hop alloy is a wonderful place." said ono of Uncle Sam's men when discussing tho cases of Lee Mow Linn and Loo Bing. "You can search the placo with a fine-tooth comb and not uncover a tnel-can of opium. And I llrmly bollovo that If wo would tako thoso buildings apart, pieco by piece, wo would find tons of It. "When wo arrested the Chinese a year ago thcro was an innocont-looking hole In tho wall. There did not seem to be anything In It. One of tho men had a pocket mirror and a flashlight. Ho placed tho mirror at tho bottom of the hole, tho light above, and uncovered a hundred pounds of opium suspended above. Ever 6lnco tho Geary exclusion act was passi by Congress, half a century ago, tho matter of keeping out the undoslrablo Chinese coolie from the United States has caused tho Immigration Dopartmont and Its .various ramifications about as much troublo as any great national question. Thoy will got In through underground channels. II Tho doling out of Chlncso dishes Is tho fa- 1 ;B vorito commercial pursuit of tho Chlncso f-M throughout tho United States, and there aro I, ,-m several palatial reeorts of this character in St. H-H Louis. A noLiblo downtown placo Is that at G10 '"jfl Market street, where Leo Bing has nls habitat MjJ and dictates tho lives of the Chlneso in tho Bfl lower business section of tho city. I BH This placo is ornate. In an Oriental way, with inlaid tables and chlnawaro which rivals tho H famous wares of Sevres. Its decorations are in 1 green and gold. It is hero that Lee Chin Chung H reigns as ostensible proprietor. And should Leo j 1 Bing and Lee Mow Linn be sent to prison, he Is H the logical successor as head of tho Chinese of M St. Louis and Its tributary country. H In these chop suoy places, as they are popu- , M larly termed, original Chinese dishes are served. M Tho popular dish Is that which glvc3 Its namo ( M to tho establishment. Chop suey might well ba j jH called a Chlneso hash. The cook socmingly ' H throws everything into 'it that happens to coma j IH to hand, and then, like a skilled Parisian chef, j, H msm,, WMii&ir J m and Undo Sam'a dominion Is the Mecca of all Chinese, For years past thoy have been coming Into tho United States principally through Canada and Mexico. And onco thoy aro safely landed they acquire forged Identification papers, and it Is seldom that any of them aro ovor doported. From Vancouver, B. C, thoy como in on dark nights to Seattlo and Tacoma, From the west coast of Mexico they art smuggled across tho border with the connivance of Mexican officials. For nolther British Columbia nor Mexico bar tho Chinese. And they pay largo sums for their transportation and protection. ;. ..... . -7.-r disguises It all' with n sauco tho composition of which no Occidental has ovor been ablo to dls- JH cover. Thoro are many 'grades of it, howevor, IH but to enjoy chop sucy one must acquire a taste H for jH "Yakamcn," or noodles, comc3 next in gen- JH eral favor. This dish is vory much tho samo as the German noodle, with tho exception that H it Is mado without oggs. It Is served In a bowl tH with moat trimmings, usually of pork or chick- ! en. And with it Is always the Chlncso sauco, H imported from tho Orient, whloh has obtained a H strong hold upon the appotitcs of tho Amorl-i H cans who patronlzo tho chop suoy cafes. H |