New-York tribune., 1909-11-21

"N-hs- topic has occupied most space II
The newspapers this week. asked Busy
Man. as h- met Constant Reader last even
INK
Tie iniquiues of tire Sugar Trust" was
the reply
According no reports A. least a score OF
indictments lad been found by the federal
Erand jury against WeiEhers IN the Custom
House on charges ~ COLLISION IN the weigh
iE frauds ar the pier 81 the sugar Trust
a. Williamsburg
"N lam Loeb, jr., Collector OF the Port.
announced that James T. Nail, formerly
deputy surveyor in charge % the weighing
division 0f Tho Custom House. had been dis
missed from the service. The Collector
broom also struck George r Bedell. an in
sperrur. Who was chief clerk IN the weigh
iug division. James p Hyland and Joseph
Carroll, formerly forenen OF the weigh
lrg districts. ten assistant wcighers. three
Inspector who were formerly assistant
NeigHcrE, one Inspector who Was formerly
a. assistant Eauger. and one assistant
gauge
Loeb q So created commission 10 DENSE
gays and means to make the customs ad-
nirisrrsteE a. this port a model for the
service throughout the country and form
ne basis Cor a general reorganization N
every CI-r
"Al manner 4 crimes are now beng
charged UD to tie sugar Trust II ceyel-
opef riat important memoranda were
stolen lr1m rHe desk n Richard Parr' the
sneral AGENT ~ tie Treasury VINO uneov-
ercl tre we CHING frauds
.Tlc method used by the trust agents 10
nr.he tte E0Verunent's sugar samplers At
OoiL ms Williamsburg refinery pier and us
pler lg Jersey City vas for the nrst time
Described .n detail hy Henry G. Corsa, o.
Painted N j. who for seven years
worked as au assistant sampler.
1lr C0rss declares that an agent ~ tne
sugar Trust occupied q cellar near me
-ocha rrrcugh which the assistant samp-
ers carried their trays 90 samples 10
alr uhere they were held ior the ap-
rraiers according 10 Corsa, inc agehi in
nle cellar dumped oIt tie samples taken
from tle ships 81 tie docks and niled l'-e
pots 0Ifa damp, low grade sugar Ni'''-'
Nes Errf iG tae place for tnat p-iP
Lac. assistant sampler received q hfi'''
oorss as-erts. for each cargo thus frauda-
entg samrlcd The brine money ~as
slipped into hia pockets while tney were III
tns RasaralIu
James B. REYNOLDS. who was accused ps
hrasro Tsrr u attempting 20 stop li'
s-gsr ilrestirsfion while an Assistant See
's'4u et the Treasury gave out Al ~ asl
agtor denial in detail and quoted a"el
Hsnir and letters 40 discredh F3i'
chsreeF
Wnal r. Waterman. former appiais'
nov secretary ~ The American Pfoie'NN'
Isrr league declared that certain -
Simmer ~ valuable imports ~as cansHl =,
cisaou-sl practices in 1906 and reports oi
ts casc Rcre seut 10 Leslie n shaw a.
---t fil.r Secretary ~ tie treasury '-'
-.e mau b. sfiI in fse service.
a. Wakcman also declared thai li
lst having found prcof ~ gross ifanaH
nerpairatea a.. tle trust in connection Ni''
lngprtf. De- submitted the INFORMATION 70
4r iasr. Secretary 81 the Treasury ~ ihs
tne anc Mr Gage said. accofalhs 20
H. haL-lan. J cant believe. III Ap-
lfaiser fhst my good friena Nr Have
No er snoHs auyfnine bout tnis n4iie-
Nanf sos 20 go 20 HE oftce. s-Fe Linn nay
'fmphmsutF ard present fhe siatefienl
Fa'rh 500 have presented - me-, ana ttil
An 81 slfthiug Ike thiE exists e must pe
tnpns Lr Gage SAYS he has no feooi'
tcion Whstsvsr - N'lbur Wskeman 2 al
*.re elsc0~cFs - fne Sugar Trust frspas