Show RUSS CROWN GEMS I t I I I SEIZ SEIZED D BY sy SOVIET i I t I r PRE PRECIOUS lOUs STONES SENT TO NEW NEW L INTO HANDS OF CUSTOMS CUSTOMS OFFICIALS J 5 Ambassador Martens Mixed Up in Plot to Bring Jewels Taken From Former For For- J J mer mer Ruler to the United I II States for Disposal I h Washington Traffic by bv bolshevik i t 1 In th 1 precious stones stone supposed i to tobe tobe be he part of the time famous jewels of t the e Russian ro royal al fu family III Il has imas been unearthed unearthed un un- un- un earthe b by federal authorities One hundred and thirty one diamonds dia ulla- monds found on Nells Neils a Swedish sailor s by customs u toms officials in I New lew York it became known rIda 1 Friday were enclosed In a package ad addressed f to Comrade Comra e Martens Federal officials of f- f Idols ls h began gan an hw Investigation n n- n which the they declare declare hiss has definitely Martens s styled self soviet am ambassador ala nino or to the lie United States with the tl-i tl traffic rf sur the We pacKage pacK age was was- intended tl or ag agents was withheld when Jacobson was arrested arrested ar ar- ar rested although details of oC time the seizure then public of the jewels were e Introduction 0 or the alleged d Incriminatory i. i I evidence of or traffic r in p precious e stones between soviet so representatives cs I here and abroad at the time hearing in time the thelast I last deportation proceedings against Martens resulted In po further hearings s until August Augu t 30 io to enable ls to obtain evidence to refute the time charges 7 Begun six months ago the mu f smuggling smuggling smug smug- gling Is described b by government government of officials of as the most perfectly or organized courier 5 j Ic between cen agents abroad and In the time United Sta States States' eS' eS yet et discovered t Time The diamonds were described by fe fe fed federal l- l eral officials ls as aR plainly loot Y were said al to be perfectly cut nd nol vol- i and for tl this n and reasons ea ns they a ar are believed to have a n apart apart I part of of the h imperial i n Russian cr bolshevik aret arel collection which the confiscated said to to have TI Time The theory of the time government officers I cers Is Is ti that at u tiie c diamonds were wele h ing n sent to this country to be disposed of and the Ute proceeds used In furthering isep lg ll fiS fn I ted I I States 7 r F I I |