The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28

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TAey Are Ws Ia.s
the Lens Lew, HskasA Craaos 81
xkry GOD old-fashioned smuGssa
III said . customs officer. "doeo n1kxzs
exist TO very large exteak -
day. There ID stu plenty or work -
secret service agents. but their d11s
constantly acQuaint them with nov acAo1
Of crime. Ships play much smaller pooe
directly. in smugsiing than they used 49,
There II, dare say. moro cheating -
en- through me compact cunc space e ~
lady's trunk than there - In the hoeds
AL the ienx. iow. rAkisn crstt. OF the -
ceeeors o. sueh cs~4t, a present $
business on our cossts. 1ne sotai oaeoo1
ny OF al the womeas trunks landso -
transatianuc steamships IS wy Ueoa
much greater man II used 70 %
Inc Canaoaaa oosoes oners some QAS
Ga! aovantaee: Iof me eenuy Wao
taear WHs Against tho c0@aeOtoes q 49,
nue ana the tpecisa aeeots OF the Uoo0S.
uEy. Inc cnsxackef OK 10 eooo@
gleo across the CAnaoa me U taSoguo2
TO the smuesiers. 100. HORSES ana caeloS
are easiiy transported. LOT tneg cas1yS
snemse .Ss ana VINO m - % nos,os Y -
SANS domain ana the lana OF The c.
nucks wnaie grazing along the border -
then NIL to return g their former staeeuf#
or who Is TO know u v I'VE sock ~ dzevlo
along httie-freeusneed roads un3a
border II crossed and the goods axA g.
Hvered to wtll1n9 ana unscrupuAouT 60
operators en the American sidef
But your reAl uD-to-dAte smug8lees - III
am sorry 70 aAN woman Sne woN0 -
criminal. In faot she II not cziue1
at all except In the opinion Of oe0oeso 49,
have become tasty ana cynical ~ -
observation. OF course do0t uaoan 1o
say that nan do nct also suAlgo1o goo1nS.
by means of S1s1r personal oaGoAka ~
returning frem abroad. buk really the -
cheerful. natteg-of-eoc<. yet inUuoto
smuGgier y woman. ana the medium
her evasion OF the law - nok = schoonR
Saratoga trunk, % much tho better. -
owner ol the trunk or trunks may b 49,
most conscientious person IN tho uu4n4
States. ana she may - ptucetltoua - T. IS
the matters OF ethical Observance 49,
90 to make up everyday living In ID Gu
OF New York and ohhee TeapeceA0lo e.
munitiees but she doesn't mind AEahlnG a
custems inspeetor With tor The poEpeoeS
Of having her new Paris geWna pasoo4
~sey 49, SseetF0SeSsse~ WOss.SesA ssssO -
arrested toe that sort % ching heeore uoWs
although y u not z common oocurreneA
ana thsy have Invariably bcen shoc1e4N
ana even indignant that the Law shoo1e4
call such things by e0snaive names.
have no doubt that the governmeness
stu loses many thousAnds Of dollars n
year ON account OF dish0nest entries q
Geods In passensers hagxAGA The mats$
ter has recently been revived by tho ptpkz
ferrtng Of charges against . number ~
inspectors At the pere OF New York ~
Collector Bidweu. A man who was CT
lector at the port OF New Yorh not ma1r
administrations ago told me that the pol
lie. even the treasury department, g.
not realise the difficulties to b contea4o
with In regard to passenger bagG1go ~
that port He said to me:
Not long ago most respectable All
well-tosdo lady of my acquaintance To
New York came to my Office and said IT,
she had just returned from ahruad Th1o
she stated the husiness that called her ~
my Office. she had purchased while t1E
Europe number Of expensive gowns an1s
soma gloves and lace. Tue total value q.
the goods was perhaps &.50A Then g.
remarked In the most matter-otsfAct wayx
thar sho "supposed the dresses ana ttannn Il