Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
LOEB AT.WH|TE HOUSE
Explains Custom House A.
fairs to President.
Mr.. TAFT MUCH PLEASED
Endorses Fully Collectors Method Of
Dealing With Frauds.
MORE DIsM1ssALs IN PROSPECT
Successor to Gen. Clarkson as Sur
veyor Not Discussed-Confers
With Secretary MacVeagh.

William Loeb, jr., who believes he has
cleaned up the frauds against the govern
ment at the custom house In New York,
took more than half an hour this morning
to tell President Taft Of the processes
by which this has been accomplished.
The President was much pleased with the
overhauling OF the customs business in
New York and the punishment that has
been melted out to those guilty Of taking
part in the frauds or cognizant Of them.
Appeals to him for reinstatement Of men
who have lost their positions will be use
less, as the President will follow the adj
vice Of Secretary MacVeagh and Col
lector Loeb. Efforts for reinstatement
will have to be made through the regular
officials In the usual way.
Collector Loeb will make twelve more
dismissals in the next few days and then
feels that the slate will be clear He has
given the most careful attention to every
case and feels that he has done no in
justice. If he has he will rectify it when
brought to his attention.
Jump in Receipts.
Except for minor cases of frauds and
smuggling Mr.. Loeb Is confident the gov
eminent will sustain no further losses,
at least not for some time to come.
''Since the discovery of these frauds"
he said today, 1.-The customs receipts Of
the government have largely increased.
Some Of the increase is due to prosperous
times and some to the fact that the gov
eminent Is now getting all that is due
from taxation upon imports"
the President and Secretary MacVeagh
the matter of a successor to John 8.
Clarksor as surveyor of the port OF New
York. 1t is understood that George W..
the place. Senator Root will confer with
the President before man is named, and
the President will be guided by Mr..
Roots recommendations.
Calls at Treasury.
Mr.. Loeb spent the better part Of
the day at the Treasury Department.
After leaving the White House he had
a chat with Secretary Macveagh and
later lunched with him.
II am doing lot of chores around
the department of the sort I usually
do by correspondence" the collector
said. LAS yet there Is nothing to give
out about further work in connection
with the customs frauds, except that
the near future
I'm connection with the trunk cases
I may say that much OF the criticism
that has been leveled at the customs
inspectors for their rigid examination
of trunks comes as a result Of those
trunk frauds. Most Of the frauds were
committed by mflliners. and the contra.
band goods consisted Of women's wear
ing apparel.
"When we found out what was going
on we frightened up on the inspection.
Naturally many innocent persons were
inconvenienced, but the frauds were
stopped"
Mr.. Loeb today had long talks, not
with Chief Montgomery Of the customs
service and Chief Wilkie Of the secret
service about the progress of his in
vestigations.
Surveyor Clarkson's Retirement.
Secretary MacVeagh last night an
nounced that John 8. Clarkson would not
be reappointed as surveyor Of the port OF
New York. He has been there over ten
years, having been first appointed by
President Mckinley upon the recommen-
dalton Of the late Senator Allison Of
Iowa. The Office pays $500 a year and
will be sought by New York politicians.
Mr.. ClarkSOn has announced from New
York that he has been arranging for
6OIuc llIu0 W ~ 1ASV ph pdcAAASSo. AAO
was for years In the newspaper work In
Iowa and Is understood to be looking
around for q newspaper property. He has
not decided to return to Iowa.
Collector Loeb said today that Richard
Parr, the government emplOye In New
York who claims to have been the origi-
nal exposer Of the sugar frauds, will not
succeed Mr.. Clarkson.
Reward for Information.
c.ora<or,, NooUaouh indicated vastor.
day that he was not disposed to take up
Immediately the question of remuneration
for the first Information of the frauds.
Edwin L. Anderson. former employe
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, who has made a claim on the
Treasury Department for compensation
for the data he gave the government,
called with his counsel, Francis Dyruff of
New York. They talked with Secretary
MacVeagh q few minutes and asked to
see the papers Of Surveyor Richard Parr.
who has also filed a claim with the de-
partment. PARIS claim was refused by
Assistant Secretary Reynolds a couple Of
years ago on q ruling prohibiting customs
employees from receiving any bonus.
Mr.. MacVeagh declined to allow them
to see the papers on the ground that he
saw no good reason why they should de-
mand it.
Gives Credit to Parr.
Collector Loeb had something to say
about Anderson and the beginning Of the
investigation into the sugar frauds. He
said the real beginning was when Richard
Parr was appointed a special agent and
put to work in the New York custom
house. Mr.. Loeb said that he had OBJ
tanned PARIS appointment while secretary
to President Roosevelt He recalled that
Mr.. Roosevelt had appointed Henry 8.
Stimson special counsel to run down the
frauds, and that the first conviction was
obtained the day after Mr.. Roosevelt left
office. He declared that this was before
Anderson had anything to do with the
matter.
Anderson, however. asserts to the con-
trary. Anderson and Dyruff tried to
show that Parr did not come into the
case until after Anderson had collected
the evidence on which the government
based its case. Anderson informed the
Secretary that they intend to enter upon
a campaign of publicity and tell things
that Parr would not like.
Anything that might be said" replied
the Secretary. would not prejudice me
one way or the other. My mind is open
on the subject. Until the new assistant
secretary Of the Treasury Is appointed