The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-20
GREAT NUMBER
 Y ARE DISMISSED
EMPLoYEs LOSE POSITIONS AS 4 RESULT OF INvESTIGA.
 TON OF SUGAR FRAUD.
Loeb Declares That More Have Lost Their Jobs Under Him Than in
 All the Rest of the Time.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-The ehmina- ton from the customs service of Dep uty Collector James F. Vail, the aboli- tion of that office in the New York customs house, the dismissal of 1O4 men at New York ftom March 1 up to last night, together with nearly l50 other changes included in Collec- tor Loeb's statement today fIom New York, were announced by Secretary MacVeagh tonight.
 There will be no further grants of immunity in the customs investiga- ton at New York Secretary Mac Veagh made this clear
 Collector Loeb, the secretary said. assured him that there would be no further occasion for it, that they had accomplished what was needed by the immunity previously promised.
 The object of tonight's announce ment, according to Secretary Mac Veagh, was to show the gradual re mobilization of the service.
 The end is not yet in sight. accord ing to the secretary, and the changes covered in today's statement appeal ed To the president after getting no. tee of their dismissals, but the sec retary had already conferred with the president and the appeals were with out effect. The salaries paid these reduced and dismissed men range from $3 day to $3,000 per annum.
 All the disnissals were made grad ually and only after consultation with The secretary of the treasury who said today that while many of the changes were on account of the fraud and corruption. it was not true of all of them.
 All of the vacancies, said Secretary MacVeagh, have been filled.
 No names, save that of Vail. were given in today's statement.
 Secretary MacVeagh's statement gives changes in the personnel in the customs service at the Fprt of New York from March 4. 1909. to and in. cluding November IS, 1909"
 The reductions during that period consisted of 70 inspectors, 16 assist ant weighers, 1 unelassified laborers, l foreman. gauger. skilled laborer. ? sugar samplers. 1 deputy surveyor, 6 special employees. , watchmen. 4 wharf men, store keeper and 2 'rundsmen.
 The dsmissals were: Sixty-four unclassilled laborers., IA watchmen i foreman of weighers, assistant wegihers 3 clerks. inspectors. 4 weighers, classified labcrers. 3 op- eners and packers. and elevator con- ductor.
 Loeb Not Through.
 New York, Nov 19.--'We are in the midst Of the greatest sisa ke-up in the histrry of the United States GUS toms department" said William Loeb, collector of he port of New York. to- night, when shown Secretary Mac Veagh's summary of the work thus far accomplished in cleaning up the New York customs house.
 More employees have been dismis- sed frcmthe New York office since I took charge than during The entire previous history of the service" he continued. "and we are not through yet We are going to keep at it un- til the customs house is made thor. DGghly respectable.
 Secretary MacVeagh's statement in Washington shows what we had ac- complished up to today. Add to that the nine.e employees dismissed to- day and you will see that we have gone pretty thoroughly into the mat ter, l am continuing my plans and can say that there are more heads to be npped off soon"
 Mir Loeb's house cleaning took him into high places today. Among those dismissed this afternoon were James N. Vail, deputy collector of this GUS toms house; George F. BedelI. an in- spector and formerly chief clerk of the weighing divisicn; James P. Fly land and Joseph o. Carroll, ex-fore- man Of the weighing districts.
 MT. Vail expressed great indigna- ton at his removal q have been made the scapegoat," he saidL Not only have been absolutely faithful 'n the government for the entire twen- tv-two years have been il the ser vice. but 1t is known fact that while was at the head of the weighing de- partmnrt I ferretted out the original frauds"