The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-26
By Internal Revenue Officers in Seattle
as Predicted in Yesterdays Star.
CIGARS WITH FRAUDULENT STAMPS
Many Thousand Found in This CiN-Were
Sent Here From WhatCom Collector
Bowen Goes to Investigate.

The exclusive announcement in the Star yesterday
II the discovery that the gigantic eounterfeers con-
spraey IN Pennsylvania had extended its operations 10
Seattle and that the Treasury Department had ordered
searching investigation in this city to detect the extent
OF the fraud and TO apprehend the guilty parties caused
genuine sensation, Deputy Collector Bowen admit
ted having received the instructions and showed the
Star samples OF the counterfeit cigar box stamps which
had been forwarded to him from Washington He de-
cned to state how far his investigations had progressed
but intimated that startling results likely to occur
II has now developed that the collector has seize
1900 cigars of various cheap brands in Seattle ano
expects 10 gather in many more Ii is moreover as
serted that secret service agents hot the trail OF
alleged principal agent OF the conspiraors in Wash
ington. and that sensational arrest may be expected
within the next few hours. The suspected party has
been Swallowed day and night
The ramications OF the conspiracy have extended
throughout the United States. including the Pacific
SLOPE and seizures being made in all OF the pr:nci
pal cities on the coast. including Portland San Fran
cisco. Tacoma and Spokane.
The Star was the first paper north Of Portland to
give the teleTaphic news OF this conspiracy and the
arrest Of the principal conspirators in Pennsylvania
The Star has followed up the developments of the
spacy which has revealed itself as the most gigantic
fraud attempted upon the United States Govern
ment giving exclusive news from day to day. and
finally eliminating yesterday in the Seattle revelations
The cigars captured in this city so far bear the
brands Prize Medal" " Our Favorte" and La Indus
tra." All OF them manufactured by the Jordan
Cigar Factory of Lancaster. Pa The most OF the Sez-
ures were made the saloons and cigar stands in the
tenderlon district while few were found in large
wholesale establishments.
Ii is alleged that the cigars were shipped from Lam
caster to Whaeom direct and distributed from that
point by agent to most Of the towns along the sound
The man who acted the distributor will be questioned
today by Collector Bowen. who has gone to Whatcom
to look into matters He will not arrest the agent unless
some evidence develops which duplicates him In a
guilty knowledge of the fact that the cigar stamps were
bogus.
All Of the local dealers in whose possession the
contraband cigars were found assert their ignorance Of
the fact that the revenue stamps affixed fraudu
lent
The goods seized will not be returned to the own
ers but will be conscated to the profit of the govern
ment The law holds that the purchasers of such
raband articles are supposed to know whether the
enue stamps are good or not.
A large seizure OF cigars is expected to be made in
Whatcom today.
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who permits other person TO use any
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