Show r SWISS WATCH SMUGGLERS How A Organized Gang Have Been Swindling the Government New York Feb 4Local custom officials dais are authority for the statement that the seizure last week of some 1 200 Swl swatch s-watch movements and onehalf that number num-ber of gold cases In the onice ot A W levy ot this city points directly to the existence or an urbanized of al gang smugglers smug-glers which they are in nopes of soon apprehending The movements and cases takn from Lew s olhce were apraistd today and valued at from JSOOO to JWOOJ but this represents only a small portion of the total value of the movements smuggled Into this country during the past year Tho attention of the custom ohlcials was first called to the matter by jewelry dealers deal-ers who complained that Swiss movements move-ments were being sold at prices that defied de-fied honest competition Investigation by the custom officials proved that the watchea found In Leveys office were not entered for duty at this port Philadelphia or Boston They believe the movements were smuggled across the border from Canada alter being Imported to Canada from Europe Swiss movements pay only 10 per cent duty In Canada whereas tOper tO-per cent ad valorem is the duty in this country All the watches seized bear tho inscription in-scription on the dial Springfield W ate Company Along the inner edge and cleverly hidden when the movement is In its case is the mark Made In Swltzer land This Is contriry to the marking law which specifies that the naMe of the country of origin shall appear in continuity con-tinuity with the domestic mark I there be any The movements are of an exceptionally ex-ceptionally high quality G |