Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-16
REPEATED RUM0RSAB0UT
REACHING MEN HIGHER UP
Boston and Philadelphia Brought In
With Report That Government VIII
Attempt to Collect Book Duties at
Those porta-A Roosevelt Policy,
Says Loeb.
fRy Associated Press,

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NEW YORK. NOV. l5.-While thu
legal machinery OF the government
;aoves slowly the air Of uncertainty
which surrounds the so-calIed sugar
fraud cases is interpreted by those
who have followed the progress or
corporation investigation in this coun-
try to foreshadow an inquiry which
may rank with the insurance unheavaI
OF 1905.
Boston and Philadelphia were
brought within the scope OF, the tn
yestigatlon today with the report that
the government probably would at
tempt 10 obtain back duties due on
sugar In those cities. while the IN
vestigation went ON In New York with
repeated rumors OF reaching ths men
higher up"
Henry l.. Stimson. acting as spc-
cial attorney for the government In
the case. declined to talk OF prosecute
ing bigger men. ncr v-5uld he COM
ment on any developments In this
city. -
A Roosevelt Policy.
William Loeb. Jr.. collector OF the
port. also was inclined tc be ret;cent,
bu. he repeated that IL was through
the determination and influence OF
Theodore Roosevelt that the invests
cation and prosecution IL the sugar
frauds was undertaken. According to
Mr.. Loeb. he had talked over the mat
ter with Mr.. Roosevelt before he took
charge OF the custom house here and
consequently he had a vel defined
policy mapped out when ne assumed
office
With the denial from Washington
today by James r. Reynolds. former
assistant secretary of the treasury,
that he had in any way opposed the
Investigation while In Office came the
announcement in New York by Rich
ard Parr, through whose statements
Mr. Reynolds activities and motives
we're placed open 10 criticisms. that h8
had been misquotcd and misunder-
stood
Misapprehension, Says Parr.
PAR. who is still engaged at the
customs house, issued the following
statement:
In regard to the statement that
Mr.. J. Il. Reynolds. the former as
sistant secretary OF the treasury de-
pa.tment. ordered special Agent Parr
FIRST to Cuba and then to San Fran
cisco for the purpose of preventing
Parr from pursuing the sugar inves-
tIgation further. MT. PaTr stated that
there was a misappTehensson: tina. he
did not charge Mr. Reynolds with or
dering him TO Cuba OF to san Francis
co for any improper purpose. and that
the reporters had misunderstood his
statement.
The trip to San Francisco was or
eered by Mr.. Reynolds. bg; 1t was 50
ordered az the request Of United
States District Attorney Ssimson, who
feared that PARIS health was being
undermined by the continued strain
IOf the investigation.
As to the remainder OF the inter-
view PAR states that IL Is absolutely
true and correct as printed and that
he win produce the necessary evi- :
dence in support thereof at The proper
moment"
Trsnsferrs5 to Manhattan
One q the few outward develop
mcnts IN the situation IN New YORK
to-day vas the transfer % one % the
nest Important cases set for trial
from federal jurisdiction in BROOKLYN
to Manhattan Accordingly. Jsmez
?. Beudernagel. former general sup
erinteadcnt C the American Sugar
Refining Company, in Williamsburg.