New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-20
BRING PRETTY DRESSES,
BUT CAN'T WEAR THEM
Women Fail in Attempt to
Hide Paris Gowns from
Customs Men.
MANY TRUNKS HELD UP
Passengers on Three Big Liners
Run Afoul of Inspectors for
Failure to Declare
JeWelry.

Hearings in seven cases Of smuggling
on the steamships Lusitania, Majestic and
Imperator were held in the Custom House
Yesterday before Surveyor Henry.
Several seizures of jewelry and gowns
were made, but the bulk Of detained bag
gage WAS held for further appraisal at
the public stores.
Louis +. II. Belts. lawyer, of NO. %
William street, whose home is At No. $50
Park avenue. fell into the customs net
on his arrival yesterday by the Cunarder
Lusitania from Liverpool.
According TO the evidence submitted by
the deputy surveyor in charge of the pier
examination, Mr.. Bettss declaration
showed a record OF clothing valued at
$50 When his trunks were examined an
inspector found dutiable goods In excess
OF that amount and sent for Deputy sur
veyor RaczkiewicZ. The latter explained
the law 10 Mr. Belts and asked him IL he
had anything on his person that he
wished 10 declare Without hesitation the
lawyer took from his pocket gold watch
bracelet, and this. with the entire bag
gage, was sent 10 the Appraisers stores.
lie was ordered TO appear at the custom
House, and later In the day explained
that he made deductions on his foreign
purchases on the ground that some OF the
articles had been worn. IL was said that
the total appraisal OF his importations
will be about $3.50.
Another detained passenger on the
Lusitania was Max Ffnkelstein, OF NO.
233 West ll2th street. Attention was hrst
called TO his baggage by the sudden dis-
appearance from the pier OF his dausn-
ter, Pauline. who had accompanied him
from Liverpool. The young woman went
away wearing a Paris suit and hat ana
a gold watch bracelet. all OF which had
not been declared. An inspection OF the
Finkelstein trunks showed many articles
that had not been declared. and the bag
gage was sent TO the Appraisers stores
At the Custom House yesterday flhheI-
stein said his daughter had written the
declaration. and. believing II TO be correct
he had signed il without reading II.
Mrs. John W. Herbert. OF No. OI F1fth
avenue. a passenger OF the lmperator' ap-
neared before the Surveyor 10 explain
why she had declared only $3.50 worth OF
dutiable linen, furs and wearing appare''
when an amount exceeding the declara-
ton had been found in her baggage. IN
tho trunk also was found bill TOT
gold mesh bag. and when asked 10 pro-
duce IL she explained that her daush'e''
Mrs. Edward Dunn. who had come 10 the
nier TO meet her. had taken IL away. inc
rn.sb bag and a costly scarf pin were
seized. but decision on the baggage WAS
reserved. 49,
Bertram G. Work. OF No. ID East 'lsI
street who with his wife and son ar
rived Wednesday night on the InlPera'o' .
WAS accused OF NATURALIZATION In BRING
Ing I'm gowns for his wife. lie declared
8, 400 worth Of goods. but fourteen dresser
which he declared were worth $3.50. were
sppraised at 81. so lie said yeSteroa'
nat he and his wife were worried over
the condition OF their child, who had 10
be hurried ashore for An operation a',u
that he might have depended 100 ia' s'"
,inon guess work in making out MS
Iaration. Decision was reserved
Mrs Fanny Hoadley, a passenger on 'he
Ma iestic. and Mrs. Marie Weber. "A dress
maker. Of No. lJ5 Sumner avenue brooh-
1,r who came in on the lmperator' aiso
arpeared before the Surveyor yestcIu"'
Nc IJoadley was accused OF undervaiua-
,ion Mrs. Weber. who had lace CON
cealed in a skirt in her trunk. adm','eu
that she tried to smuggle and the lace
was seized. %,
Abraham Brown. an importer OF IN,
csgo who arrived on the Imperator' faileu
90 declare $500 worth OF jeweiry. "hich
was seized.