Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-06 | Page 1 | Bought Pearls in Good Faith, Candler Says

BOUGHT PEARL PEARLIN I IN GOOD GOOp CANDLER SAYS Ga Feb 6 Asa Asa G U. Candler Jr who was reported In San Francisco co dispatches to have been in possession of or pearls smuggled Into this country today declared that when he purchased them he had no knowledge they had been brought here illegally and andon andon andon on learning this tills had gladly surrendered surrendered sur sun rendered the Jewels to government authorities It It is true said Mr Candler that I 1 purchased some pearls in San l Francisco but I had no idea 1 they had been smuggled Into this country When the matter was called to m my attention I gladly surrendered the jewels to government govern ment authorities San Francisco dispatches said that the t pearls earls valued at approximately 2000 had been seized in the Candler Candler Cand Cand- ler home recently by custom officials daIs Mr 1 Candler said that it was unjust to him to say that the pearls had been seized as ps he had surrendered stir sur rendered them on being informed they had b ben been en smuggled