Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-22
HARTMAN GOES TO EUROPE
Union Pacific Magnate Decides Upon
Stay OF Indefinite Length.
STILL AFTER BIG sMUGG1ERs
CustOms OmciaIs Declare Government
Has Been Defrauded Ont of
six million Dollars
Duty ON Gowns.

NEW YORK. April IA summer trip to
Europe for a stay of indefinite length has
been decided upon by z. II. Hartman.
This will be his first trip abroad since he
was operated on for appendicitis several
years ago and will give him opportunity
for a rest. The recent western trip was
Intended to be a vacation outing, but his
interests In the regions he trsversed we're
so extensive that he was fairly compelled
to business activity and the trip was far
from a restful one. Since his return Mr..
Hartman has been giving considerable at
tention to the affairs OF the corporations
in which he is interested and it is now
believed that a genuine period of recreation,
away from all contact with business
matters is necessary to give him the re-
taxation he would have. He probably will
sail about the middle OF June.
Mr.. Hartman tonight denied that his
contemplated visit to Europe was by order
of his physician as reported in some
quarters today.
II am going to Europe" he said, simply
because 1 want to so. II l were under
medical orders for rest l would not be
spending the day at my office where l am
a very busy man.
1T is we'll enough known that I am
shifting some of my burdens. That may
account for the extra time that l shall
have at my disposal. 1t means simply
that instead of going out to California as
| did last year, 1 shall get a vacation this
season on the other side of the ocean"
After Big smugsIers.
Further investigation of the system
attic smuggling OF Paris gowns into this
port led the custom house officials today
to declare that the syndicate has prob
ably smuggled in S1,OOO,OOO worth of goods
each year for the last ten years, thus de-
frauding the government out of 100000 an
nually in customs duties.
Efforts to avoid criminal prosecution
and to shield from publicity the promi-
nent women for whom the $4,000 worth of
recently seized gowns we're intended, re-
suited in the offer by reputable attorneys,
representing anonymous clients, of $780,
OO to the government to drop the investi-
cation.
Experts Consider Beets.
In an effort to determine IL a beet is a
vegetable or an manufactured article.
General Appraiser Chamberlain is inter
viewing customs experts. scientific men
and sugar beet manufacturers at the APP
praisers' stores here. The beet has been
classed as a vegetable and as such sugar
manufacturers have been compelled to pay
a twenty-five per cent ad valorem duty
on all imports.
The Michigan Sugar company. which
uses 100000 pounds of beets yearly in its
sixteen plants, contends that as beets suf-
ficient to supply the demand are not
grown in this country they should be con-
sidered an "unmanufactured and enumer-
ated article" and assessed at ten per
cent.
New York Wants Free Wheat.
To discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of asking for
the removal of export duty on Canadian
wheat a meeting of members of the flour
trade of the New York Produce exchange
was called for Thursday afternoon. The
present scarcity Of wheat and the ex-
tremely high prices prevailing for it were
given as the reasons for calling the meet
ing.
Meeting of Associated Press.
At the annual meeting OF the Associated
Press held here today the following d.
rectors we're elected to succeed them
selves:
Thomas G. Rapier, New Orleans Plea