The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-17
WEICHERS
Axe IMPLICATED
twenty-five Employees Under
Suspicion.
CIVIL SERVICE MEN TALK
Commissioners Would Clear Own
Skirts from Blame.
In statement, show It u practically
ImpesibIe to show Favoritisn
In Appointment Of Custom
House Empieyes--Dis
Not Name Suspects

Washington, Nov. 1s.--Twenty-two
assistant weighers In the New York
customs house are known to have been
implicated in. or are under suspicion
Of positive character In the so-called
sugar trust frauds.
This is set forth In a public state-
ment issued tonight by Chairman John
G.. Black and Messrs. McIhenny and
mission. In answer to charges to the
effect that appointments and removals
In the New York customs house were
at the dictrm of the trust
The statement Of the commissioner
Is designed to show the care which 10
| taken In the preparation and rating Of
examination papers. how, by reason Of
the methods In vogue, II 10 practically
impossible for the commissions exam
liners in Washington to show favorit-
ism In rating. the authority given ape
pointing officers to examine thoroughly
into the antecedentsi of eligibies and
the power OF removal enjoyed by them
| II they had or believed they had
grounds for such course.
Charges are GeneraI.
Answering in detail the charges. the
commissioners say they have been Of
the most general character. and no
name and no person has been nen-
| toned In conjunction with them who Is
one of the commission's force. The In
formation regarding the twenty-five
asslstaht Weishers Gains iNoih tne WV
10TH custons house. Mo =. she -
sissAnt weisners were appoln.eo win
out csrslncaslon py me colhin ,a. inc
pointed by certffieation from 1885 TO
1907. There are NOW employed AZ New
York i26 assistant weighers.
The commission sets out now care
ful IL mas peen " aseertalninG the
personal character or applicants LOT
assIstant Wei&hers pVsiuoH. recurring
Information which empoaied suostan-
tally q history of their past careers
ana veucnerss Ger tlkyan8 y tneir Worth.
Appnsnttns aesxs Va were Ant rlzsa
e me opJees.ons y Wsrs slyv
e Anhp% aiS ~ 81. ~. NJ : ppii-
i Sants ana - ians any investisa tions
49, me-
ns tAo eo'Asson
eonc,noes.
at tne s s ueses y
,ns.s $50 ..,., iss
useu l,a1 Iilig 81 - ~. posS.psS ~
.ne seisclon ~ l.s e.isi pul !. nus
Ielt n .no s,l,s.l sne
lss. =. ~. ~ J, 1919
.n,1 - $500 s' ~ Dos.s.... IAu
49, 49, AZ ss..asa.. - 49, .,S,.s
ln. us, lhas ans aHa1.ess ~ me pup,ho
$500 ., ~. s poses ~ ~ ~
rrncsss ,,staad - ,,sna,rtv 80 ~
r.ssht - anr.,v.,rs assscsr ~ 49,
s.s.,s.,. ,,.to .,,.ai sts,ass ~ .....e,n
1890 tha,,, ~ tha S,,Iisst a~tant thet
ard,,, - h,,r,.r xf.,,anns 90 :, axa~c,sa :.
- S'
Anderson says shoe Fits.
Naw York Nov. IA nav f,eura
was Introduced tonight into the com
( troversv aurrountiine tha investigation
~ frauds CHARGED to the American
sugar Refining Company. when Edward
Anderson FORMER superIntendent
Of docks for the company. and q close
nersonai friend Of the tate Theodore q
Havemever Announced throu Rh his at
| tornevs that he Is the man referred to
nv John a. REYNOLDS former assistant
secratarv ~ the treasure as tha one
Who rave the denartmenf the first spe-
cinc Information concerning the
Tra,,as
Andersen had fled claims with the
customs authorities for compensa ton
which he Estimates viii reach 81 600
ma tcor the last two wears he saws
- ~. haa,, anga o,aa in furnishing avt-
darea 70 the government n was through
hSr, Ne asaerts thaf Richard Parr who
no,r agpras al nrominentIv in the case.
se;nad hiS INFORMATION.
Anderson absolves Mr.. Reynolds of
a., attamnt 10 check the Investigation.
asciartnr that the former assistant
sseretarv was at ALI times enthusiast
a. IN HE desire for nrosecution. In
sact the first activity came az the re-
ault Of announcement which Mr.. Rey-
sa a,d. % ssvs htrn he savs
pav,ew,ng the case both nv mans
% aesdav,ts which were made SAVER
- s.o~ths ago ana nv verbal state
1910 tnnieht Anderson saws that the
Amsr,csn sugar Refining COMPANY re-
nnas.sS h,s reS1rnation AFTER M. Have
| ,,,a,,srs death in 1909 ON the theory
thas ne me NH ,e the zoo comnanv.s emn,a U