The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-17
Eron tie Government by he Sugar rrss
IS Ihnty Millions
WHOLESALE SNMDLInC
OF the linked States Treasury Has
Been Going on for Twenty Years
Custom ORcers We're Corrupted
The Officials Cnderweighed Ir,por.
tatiohs--kept Them In Jobs.

4 dispatch tron New York says
new facts brought 10 light Thursday
disclose that the American Sugar
Refining Company. better known as
the sugar trust, has stolen the e1or-
nous sum Of s30.00O.000 from the
United States treasury within the
past twenty years through under
weighing OF inporta;ions AID under
payment Of custom duties. AS re-
suit more federal indictments have
been drawn up.
These facts reveal the trusts whole
sale corruption OF custom officials
and its covert bribery Of politicians
70 accomplish It's ends. The custom
officials nndeswe!ghed the inporta-
tons and the politicians kept them
In their jobs.
Il appears that the trust has been
stealing from FIVE 70 ten per cent
Of the duties on every cargo Of sugar
| brought into the United States for
the past twenty years.
The preaen. prosecution OF the
sugar trust. 1t IS said. is taking cog
nlzance of these facts. The methods
revealed have given the United
States authorities cause for cons;c-
cradle thought and much planning.
1t appeared IS il claims would 5e
| made against the tobacco trust and
the Arbuckle Sugar and coffee con-
Germ for repayment of heretofore
underpaid duties
The accusation is made that the
tobacco trust has been importing the
product IN bales !listed as filters.
which pays certain duty. when the
bales contained wrapped tobacco
The latter should pay considerable
higher duty.
| The government authorities have
under investigation the sugar impor-
.a,ions OF the Arbuckle Brothers. It
is claimed that there is discrepancy
between the original invoices Of the
sugar and the weighecs returns. It
| is this oa which the claim for repay
ment OF back dues will be :oade.
In the recent developments Of the
SIGHT on the trust. the corporation
has been forced 20 give up more than
$4,000. O.00o The exact showing Is:
Fines for rebating. which
at the time imposed
were fou. times as large
as any precedent ....S 16S.000
Punishment for cheating
the government with
false scales 1875, 900
Back duties paid when the
trust was convicted OF
defraudins the govern
ment with fraudulent
scales :. ;. 100000
Total >. ..S2.3 Q3.G0o
Henry l.. Stimson. deputy U. S.
attorney general. who was forDe.
ly L. S. district attorney Is Thurs,
day preparing to push the criminal
prosecutions in the sugar cases. NV
| ing connected. It was declared.
high ot.ic!a! In the American Rein
| ing Company with tho i,nport-sca!cs
| frauds.
For nearly year NJ. Stimson has
been finishing the work ne began
| when l. S. district attorney. His
former assistants. Wintred T. Deni-
SON and Felix Frankfur,er and two
other attorneys. Franklin II. Mills
and Delaney K Jay. have assisted
aim.
For week Mr. Stimson has been
almost constantly before the L. S.
Grand Jury while il was in session.
4 few days ago the governments
stand was decided on at confer
ence held in New York and partici-
pated in By Mr. S,imson. Attorney
General Wickersham. Secretary Of
,h. Treasury Macveagh. Collector OF
the Port Leob. L. S. District Attor-
ney Wise AMI D. Wickham Smith.
special prosecutor in the fg and
cheese cases.
Special Treasury Agent Richard
Par.. with a corps Of assistants. has
been put in charge Of the sugar
weighing. and he has collaborated
With MIR. St!mson II was said that
several confessions had been obtain
ed.
Very Good Suggestion.
Mr.. D. 4. Tompk!ns. largely inter-
ested in cotton mills. makes this sug-
gest;on. The best way for the