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FOR ADVENTURE
-Partial Account
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 1 February 1927]
But in the majority of cases it is the pure adventure, plus the considerable saving if successful, that is responsible for the act, in Mr. Etling’s opinion. In the case of fur coats, the women, usually boldly wear them, eliminating them entirely from their declarations, he said. When caught they usually make the plea that they thought wearing apparel was exempted.
When caught, Mr. Etling says, the offender usually pays at least twice as much for her article as its original cost. The government not only seizes the article, but, it the owner wants it back she must pay the current American price , plus a 100 percent fine. If she doesn’t want the article, she must pay the fine anyway, and the government keeps the article to sell at public auction.
Pearl necklaces, fur coats, large stocks of French perfumery and cosmetics, silk stockings, lingerie, watches and shawls are the articles most frequently smuggled by women, the report states. Sometimes an attempt is made to bring in large cartons of cigarettes. Very little smuggling is attempted by the poor, customs inspectors find. Tourist travellers in summer, school teachers, college students and the like usually declare everything, no matter how insignificant.
When accompanied by their husbands, women are more inclined to tell the truth, experience has proven to the customs men.
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