Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-20
LOEB IS CLEANING HOUSE
Six Employees Suspected Of Completely
in Frauds Dismissed. r.
FIFTY MORE ARE TO BE LET OUT
Commission Of Eight Experts n
Appointed 60 Devise Plan fer
R-eorEaniEinE the
Service.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s,-The expected
shake-up in the New York customs house,
as a result OF the sugar fraud exposures
ana agitation, began today with the abrupt
dismissal Of six suspected employees by
Collector Loeb. At The same time came
the announcement by a house cleaning
commission Of eight customs experts
whose integrity is unquestioned-has been
appointed by Mr.. Loeb TO take up at once
the work OF making the New York Gus
toms house a model for the entire coun-
try"
Although the names OF the six men dis
missed today we're not given out. Mr.. Loeb
said that all of them were customs in
spectors. -Four were formerly assistant
weighers on the sugar docks and are now
under charges which are being lnvesti-
gated by Henry l.. Stimson, special coun-
sci for the government In the sugar case.
The direct reason for the dismissal Of the
other two inspectors was said by Collector
Loeb to be their acceptance recently Of
tips from steamer passengers.
Fifty More to BE Removed
According to report, more than fifty
other employees are also to be ousted by
Collector Loeb within a few days.
The new commission which is expected
to devise q scheme of re-~otganization for
the customs administration at the port Of
New York is headed by John G. Williams,
deputy collector, and Mark P. Andrews,
a member Of Mr.. Leob's personal board of
legal counsel. The other members repre-
sent all the important departments Of the
customs service. They are John J. Ras-
kiewicz, deputy surveyor; William Sprsgue,
deputy collector; George J. Smythe. men,
Der of the United States Civil Service
board; Matthew Nj. Coneys, deputy sur
veyor, and John c. Hathorn and stephen
W.. S. Tennent. deputy appraisers.
These eight men, known as the collec-
tors advisory commission" held their first
session in the customs house this after
noon. Their meeting lasted until late in
the evening, but nothing was given out
as to the business which occupied their
attention.
Civil service Law Violated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Unolassified la
borers in the New York customs house, the
files Of the Civil Service commission show,
were put to work as sugar samplers be-
tween the years 1890 and 1902. in contra
vention OF law, these position being in the
classified service.
To what extent this was lone is not dis
IApoGui "A Ailb AaNN n AANb bo-A VI "Re
given for some time during his service tc
Henry c. Corsa, an unclassified labOrer
whose recital Of alleged bribery in sugar
sampling was printed today. More than
this, on August 2s, 1902, the Civil Service
commission called the matter to the atten.
ton of Leslie NJ. Shaw. then secretary Of
the treasury.
Statement from Whitehead.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Nov. 1s.-
George w. whitehead, who was appraiser
Of the port OF New York from 1902 to 1906
said today that Henry c. Corsa was dis.
charged from the customs service in Feb.
Tuary. 1902, either because he was physically
unfit for the work or went out In the gen.
Cral reduction OF the force at the tim,
Mr.. whitehead took office. He said the
dismissal was made at the suggestion Of
no one outside his immediate force.
Mr.. Whitehead added:
mr.. Corsa was removed for reason.
entirely satisfactory to me-"