Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — PLAN TO STOP SMUGGLING [ARTICLE]

PLAN TO STOP SMUGGLING

“Honor to Be Given a Trial in the United States Cus- • toms Service. . San Francisco. —The “honor system” is to be given a trial in the United States customs service. W. H. Tidwell, special agent of the treasury department, is about to appeal to department stores and milliners in an effort to discourage' thq illegal entry into this country of aigrettes, birds of paradise feathers and other plumage prohibited importation by federal law. x: ir Tldweft says rare. feathers are almost as plentiful as ever, despite the passage of a law several years ago excluding thep from entrance. He says the law seems to have Increased the demand and, as a result 4J»e pro-hibited-feathers are seen in open display in shop windows. He believes the storekeepers will co-operate in the enforcement of the law if they are properly approached. He says it is almost impossible to detect smuggling by women.