The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-28
THE LADY AND THE TARIFF
MSS .JERREWS DID nor TikE
RFIENTE LAWS >ERIOI SIl.
other omen on the ship. she say. Told
Tier to IA, Va Attention to the Penal.
ties Described IN Pamphlet GIVEN To
Pas>engerS Tier New towns seized.

Miss Helen Jsrrefns. who arriNci with
hsr mother on Wednss day 10y the Whit.
star liner OC"aniC and who lives At the
Hote Mstrppoi-. Chicago. brought home
e. number II Partisan gowns. the value OF
which she ayerred IN her declaration was
So. The customs Inspector who az
amlnsd MIS- JerIemss half dozen trunks
decided that she had underestimate the
foreign so-t II the gowns and ya.l"d IN
actIus deputy surveyor OConnor
With the as-lS'anCe u an appraiser NJ
- Common figured the entire value - al.
M-- Jerrems imported wearing apparel
a. abpu, 81 $50 Sac was asSed II -n-
uli no, want 10 arehi her declaration
and she said she did uo+ In that rase.
Mr. O'Connor said. the trInAs would be
ser, 20 the Appraisers stores, and Miss
Jerrems permitted them 20 go there.
persisting IN her refusal 10 amend She
was told TO appear yesterday before
Surveyor Henry and Spec!a! Deputy Sur
veypr George Smyth
The surveyor and his chief assistant
were bit startled ny the attitude Of Miss
Jerrem- toward the customs Laws In
Response to the inquiry -Did you read the
instructions IN the declaration blank you
received on the steamship she said -he
had read them. but that she did hot tas-
them seriously She laid -r.. had also
/ read the printed pamphlet distributed to
! passengers aud did not take that seriously
either Nj Smyth asked her II -nc
| had not observed that IN. revised statutes
provided penalties " fine. imprisonment
; and confisCation uf goods for Sro-- under
1 valuation such a. hers was. the ValU" II
the goods being more than iD per cent
above What sh" had sworn % IA her d-cla b.
a h.. -.
and was inclined not to take " seriously
/ The surveyor and Mr. Smyth. ial,or-d
earnestly with Miss ]errefns and wsr"
| barely able 20 create any imprs~sI III
She said that some - her fellow pa
sfngers. al, women. had told her - d.
regard the customs laws as they IN
tended 10 do and had done Then sh"
! weakened a ht and put IN word for
herself In" trip by the Oceanic. sh"
( pleaded. had been unusually roIgh and
she was seasick half the time and could
: not bother about customs laws
/ The declaration Of Judge Hand that
he would ifnprlson the next person con
NICted 81 trying To- defraud the customs
10 Mise Jerren$ and did not percept hly
STIR her. She was told finally that all
her undeclAred goods would he seized
that the usual exemption Of 81" would
not he allow ed and that she night have
the seized goods 10y paying about 81. SOo
which includes penalties for underValua-
ton. Then she looked quite serious
She did not say whethe or not she would
redeem the goods
surveyor Henry decided that he would
not recommend the arrest 81 Miss Jer-
rems a. she had made no effort Al con
{ cealment He referred the subject to
the Collector for final action II IL likely
that the Collector will lie satisfied with
, the Surveyors decision.
! CHICAGO. Oct 27-Mrs " O. JeTrems
and her daughter Helen lived az the Nir-
gina Hotel before going abroad almost
q year ago Mrs Jerreins j. a widow
Relatives live IN Chicago and are IA tie
tailoring business