Show SLICK GAME GRAFT Systematic Smuggling anc am and Fraud at Customs House Hous Unearthed Through Goods Good Purchased by Physician NEW YORK BROKERS WORK THROUGH FOREIGN AGENT Americans Consigning Duty Paid Goods Are Made the thc the Dupes by Firms Finns Who Swear Lower Duties AGENTS GENTS AT WORK ON CASE t. t Now York April 24 Another if of t the time extensive system of or defraud defraud- InS InS' ng time the o through time the cus cus- cusI I oms services er was disclosed etl hero here loda when ft hen It was waN learned that a prominent mud ind wealthy San Francisco physician who vho recently returned hom mm it II trip to Ic Europe was vas made the tho Innocent nt tool ot or he I a I III International mm tern terna I I 1 smuggling ri ring which Is now being bE Investigated Inv sti by a 11 urge forer of treasury ury agents through through- out ut WI the United States A firm o of New Nw York Voik customs brokers here connection with the lime t he ease case n p. p was va or 11 v. v when hen th tim th physician was tnt it in III Sum Sin San Francisco is under and It Is that thit proceedings will u br bt nought here that tima t will result insult In that meat t of ot several e brokers whom the tIme agents believe have been heen in connection with the hm smug smug- lens In Thousands of ur dol- dol IB mrs BIS in customs dues dimes ues have havu been heen divert ert ell d 1 rein I the Ime government go h by the tIme method thod At tho Limo of ofhie ll e of or Special Agent Cum hugs s hueme hele today no clue clime to the time Iden- Iden Ity of oC either time the suspected d brokers bickers our 01 ou or if r th time tho San Sami an Franciscan can could be obtained ob- ob although h It was waK admitted that u Mi a a. ease case was WUK being heing investigated In It ItI ift I understood that the treasury a agents nt l In withholding the time facts until the ho mo evidence IP is complete and und then tomake to tomke make mke their arrests Time The Republican correspondent l learnd learn uTne e d I rom other othmer sources however r tho the details of or tho Limo case rh y are arc as us fol- fol follows fols lows JW'S s I Hot II I the th lm Clinic II to tu The Tho Sun Sati un 1 in time tho latter hatter part or of last al ulli md imla travels purchased a a. mumbo of rugs l' tY obeta ob ob- eta or of alt and carved d to im h imP hiM Sun San p hick H r. f bo h nOr I i tI W y I ln tf uj III W to J Ito f. f IcV r I I y er N o le ovo mc lr of or lh tin of oC tile Ull B ilp- ilp emit and ummil customs C. ho 10 goods direct lt to tn un 1 Francisco nd md paid the timO th dealer the time total amount of oC 10 IC omS duty dut instructing him tm for Its payment when hen th i arrived h hereIn here re In duo luo time the time physician to toan toan San an Francisco and some time after after- ward and when time the treasury agents ts hiJ got ot an amm Inkling that there thero was something some- some thing ming wrong with the time consignment Special A Agent nt Johnson of the tIme ban Samu Francisco customs felvIN d tailed upon the he me and questioned him The TIme physician ih made malle a frank of f r ho tho of ot his purchase his Imis hi revision provision for the time settlement of f and ind produced his receipts an and tho tIme nal Invoice showing time the pi Price Ice ho imo hall had paid mid for the goods It was through lila imis Invoice that Special Agent A son lon l learned time the Identity of oC tho time brokers brokel's here era who handled tho timo Special Agent sent Norton of the time Nework New NewYork York fork customs office made mado an investigation gation gatlon which disclosed the facts that when the tha goods came through the Nework New ork customs these brokers presented a i fal false alse e Invoice in which tho time value o the tIme the articles the time doctor had Imad purchased was wah placed at about half haIC of or what his original Invoice proved ho imo had paid for them them and on which ho hue had prepaid tho tim dut duty This invoice In of course couise called for rOI only half hair the tIme duty on the goods ItIs Itis It Is IB understood that the time New Now York brokers brok- brok ers era claimed that tho tIme false Invoice was wa l one omme they had imad received in good faith from rom the time brokers of oC the time foreign shipper shipper ship ship- per pOI of or tho the goods and that they knew nothing nothing- of ot the An In Investigation Investigation In- In however uncovered the time fact tact that those these brokers have handled a II large number of ot similar transactions which arc are now being traced by treasury treasury treas treas- u ury ry agen agents ts Purchaser Are tre It lt I hi the theory of ot the time treasury agents that this firm of or brokers brol In collusion with unscrupulous brokers and shippers abroad abron Many Mummy American purchasers of oC goods In irm I Europe are aro glad to escape time the Inconvenience of or getting their goo goods good's lt through the time custom house here lucre and willing to prepay prepa time the dut duty when they make their purchases leavIn leaving leav lea ing In time the shipping in the tIme hands of or the time dealers It Tl Is then lien an easy matter for or the time shippers or forel foreign n brokers In the time ring to prepare pr a a I false Invoice marking the limo value of the time goods down own to us as 8 low lowa a figure figuro as U they dare without exciting suspicion This Timia low duty is hc split by bythe bythe the time foreign brokers and their NewYork NewYork New York confederates It Is believed tl t that hat purchasers from froma a point HO so distant from Now York asSan asSan as asSan San Francisco l co wele vove oas cas easy vehicles for this system of oC defrauding With persons per per- would be bo York It sons living 11 In New more morp difficult an as they the might tall tail p personally per per- r- r at mit the i tu house to make matio inquiries about I theli nt and thus Comm Continued I I on iii In ge Fl Five Fh s-c. s SLICK SLICK GAME GOOD GRAFT GRAFT Continued From lue One One- unconsciously expose tho the graft It is understood that tho the San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco physician Is not tho only In Instance instance instance in- in stance of ot this kind of or fraud that has bas como come to light and that before the present present present pres pres- ent Investigation of the tho treasury treasur agents Rg Is completed there will be sensational sensational sensational sen sen- disclosures Involving 10 many man many persons prominent In various cities of ot the United States Slates who have havo unknowingly unknowingly I Ing-I Ing provided the smugglers lors with a boundless opportunity for swindling the tho go government government- nt |