The San Francisco call., 1910-12-31

STRIKES SEVEN
MORE INSPECTORS
Customs Employees Must Resign
or Suffer Reduction
in Rank
Evidence Against Men Insuffi-
cient to Cause Their Re-
moyaI From Service

Following the investigation recently
concluded by Collector Of the Port Fred
erick S. Stratton and Surveyor Charles
H. Blinn into the. cause of the escape
December 4 of Is Chinese stowaw avs
from the steamer Manchuria. in. addi-
tion to the dismissal OF Inspector
Charles Freund, seven others were or
dered yesterday to either resign from
the service or suffer reduction to the
rank of 1aborers.
OF the seven but one, William II.
Rohrbacher. was on duty on the Man
churia the night of the escape, but all
the men to be degraded January 1 are
regarded by Stratton as having poor
records. and in some cases are suspect
ed of having been involved in numerous
plots to smuggle ashore Chinese and
opium. The other six to lose out as in
spectorS are: Joseph c. Policy, Fred
Probst, Charles G. Reay. Harry H.
Jones, William II. SpiIman and Clare c.
Williams.
Chief Clerk of the Custom House Har-
,ry +. Farmer stated yesterday that in
some of the cases circumstantial evil
dence showed that the inspectors had
been engaged in shady transactions
with Chinese and other smugglers, but
that Stratton did not consider the evil
dence against the men sufficient to war
rant their being entirely thrown out of
the service.
VACANCIES FILLED
collector Stratton has named the fol-
lowing men, taken from the civil sery-
Ice lists, to fill the vacancies which will
be caused by the removal of the in
spectors, including Freund and Frank
Otto, who were removed some time ago
Tor drunkenness: William H. Deasy.
Abe L. Oliver, John F. Boulbard Peter
w Crafg1e, John Regan, Herman NJ
Crowell. Emanuel E. Vargas. David W.
Dow and Ben D. McGowen
The relegating to the position of la
borer of the night inspectors will be a
loss to them of $40 a month, the lower
work paying but $40, while the in
spector receives $50.
"A big shakeup among the day in
spectors is also being planned by the
at the head of the customs
service, although it is not planned to
discharge any of the inspectors, but
merely to reduce pay In some cases and
raise it in others
Stratton believes that certain of the
inspectors who are doing exceptionally
good work should be raised from 81
day to So, while others, inefficient in
their duties, should be reduced to SO a
day
Stratton yesterday forwarded to Wash
lngton report on his investigation
into the cause of the escape of the 5
Chinese fro mthe Manchuria.
Taken Into Custody
Yeung How. Chinese woman. said
TO be unlawfully in the United States.
who is at large under a 81 900 bond,
was ordered yesterday by District
Judge William c. Van Fleet again taken
into custody, as she was at liberty
owing to a nisinterpretation of a bail
order issued by Circuit Judge W. w.
The Chinese woman, though born in
China, is the wife of a native born
husband and a fight is being made in
the United States courts for her re-
lease on habeas corpus proceedings. an
appeal now being in the supreme court
While the case was being tried in
the circuit court Judge Morrow ordered
her released pending appeal" The
attorneys for the woman thought this
meant appeal to the supreme court,
whereas Judge Morrow had in mind an
appeal to the circuit court of appeals
Ordered Deported
The six Chinese arrested few days
ago at Point Richmond by Immi igration
Inspector j. Y. Strand for being un-
lawfully in the country were ordered
deported yesterday by United States
Harry M. Wright.
The capture of the Chinese was the
result of clever detective work along
the Mexican border by Strand, after
his transfer from this port as the result
Of a tilt with former Commissioners
Hart III. North. Strand spent much OF
his time watching the arrival of Chi
nese in Mexican ports, and among
these were the six men ordered de-
ported yesterday, as well as about Is
others whom Strand has arrested and
lad deported since his reinstatement in
his district.
Those ordered deported yesterday
we're Lee Jeow. Huey Jing, Chin Seuk, |
Ng Sing, Jee Tung and Yep Teung.