New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

can Sugar Refining Company. better known
~ tie sugar Trust, had stolen S5n.0-o.n00
from the federal governments IN the past
twenty wears through customs frauds.
some ~ the most important officials Of the
Havemever rpfneriss in Williamsburg
handed IN their rosignationse one of the
officials who resigned was James r. BEN
dernagel general superintendent Frank
Wenzel. one Of Mr. Havemeyer's conf
dental men: Ernest Gehracht. supcriutend-
eBl ~ buildings. and William a. Wright.
chief electrician. resigned several days ago.
Special agents OF the Treasury Department
began investigating the iInportations and
customs u vments of the American To-
hacco Company, known as the Tobacco
Trust. and OF Arbuckle Brothers. sugar
and coffee merchants. Secretary Mac
Ncagh Of the Treasury Department made
it absolutely plain that the department is
prepared 20 back up Collector Loeb and
other customs officials Ncthing viii he
spared 10 place the customs service on p
business basis. and both the high and low
who are found guilty ~ fraud win he pun
ishcd. These prosecutions viii not be- con-
fined 10 any class. buf viii include import
ers. exporters. goverrmenf officials or any
body elee who can be shown 90 have been
i7 roihing tho government Soon after his
resignation Rendcruagcl was arrested in
pursuance Of an indictnien. returned
against him on Novembcr lbs tho federal
grand jury. Tie is charged with participa-
ton IN false weighing of sugar csrEo~s
and with conspiracy e. dofrslld IN" gov
eminent ont of customs duties.
zone of our greatest lnsucicrs.- unused
BUSY Man. has declared thst struggling
is tLe only passsev 10 success IIou about
reliable rebate or an obliziHg custom
house woisher? Anything else happen thai
I ought 10 remember
Betting is = crime cnlv when accom-
panied rs a record, registry or the use OF
some uart OF the para sphernsiis Of pro-
fessional gamblers. according 10 n decision
~ thc Court of Appeals holding. in ef-
feet. that oral bcttinE does not constitute
hookmakiug I'm violation Of the so-called
anti-racctrack gambling laws recommended
by Governor Hughes"
'lf oral hettine Is al night, why not oral
settling" asked Busy Man.
III has been sotsnl week for Ce;um-
bis UNIVERSITY" continued Constant Read
er William l.. Sloane. who with Mrs.
Sloane Las already made large gifts 10
the Columbia University college OF Physi-
ANAif'fHAi-'''-
~ seven story addition 40 tho hospital,
10 cost about sls0Uo' and Go be used as
gyuecoloEicsl department The Colun-
lia Alumni Ncws announced that Columbia a
University h. 60 receive n ai upward of
- sa0T0 from tnc estate 80 thc late John
Stewart heunedf. IN addition 90 a speci-
fed cift of se-Hcte Mr. KENNEDY made
further provision FOR hcqu.St a. ,-oium-
Lila amounting 90 one-nfth of hls residlsrT
estate His entire estate Is valued al S5l.-
l1tasH. and lt b. estimated c0nserYatiKcly
that one-ffih ~ the residuarv ertatc w!li
nef The university probably E150.e9o. This
added 20 thc amount given outright ~lli
aeereaat. probably four and Laif millions.
a. nos-itIv Eve millions. a positive cure
for cancer las boon discovered bv tle
Astrological department OF Columbia Uni
,crsitg. n was declared. IN eight cases.
d, h. said the new cure, which Dr. in the
uatt,re .f serum. mas been succcasful-
Tic name of thc physician Who made tne
5fe..,, cry i~ withheld Tor ihr present THO
fseultv wishes fhe sun"uuson"'i O." hc
,,sd. nrst iu iho n,edical Journal
.-rre trustee n A'W work ni'@7riit,
d, ~as anuounccd. decided 10 u-r ii1 icsa--