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New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

thrown beneath train in the subway
Neither could he be frightened into betray-
ing his trust. Women were hired TO get
him into compromising situations, detec-
tives dogged his steps night and day, and
each member OF his family was followed
and watched.
Still, Dick Parr came through l
knew he was brave and honest in the
ordinary sense but neither he nor | could
fcresee the great temptations that were
TO prove his integrity or the brutal threats
that were to put his courage to test.
Hunted hectored, called a fool for refus-
ing a fortune in ready money and menaced
with death he suffered physically and
mentally and his nerves almost broke
down, hut he was faithful To the govern
ment
I am free to admit that I sometimes
feared he might, through sheer eXhaus-
ton. abandon his place on the docks and
vanjsh Now that his troubles are over
| can see he was not alone honest and
braye throughout, but spleudly loyal
and grateful to a champion and friend
He had come to me in distress concern
ing his mother and sister, and / had OBJ
ed for him to President Roosevelt / told
him all along that if ne weakened he
would injure me as well as himself The
case of Dick Parr is one OF the most
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

tained for him higher pay and had vouch-
admirable in all the history of human
nature"
What has become of him?"
He is Deputy Surveyor of New York,
and is in charge OF the weighing on the
docks His salary now is $4,000 a year"
Are any professional smugglers reg
ularIy bringing goods into this country
from Canada
AS Collector OF Customs my jurisdic
ton, of course does not extend beyond
this port. However. [ am pretty we'll ac-
duaiated with condition elsewhere Snug
Cling. as a business, has gone TO smash.
Certain kinds of merchandise are sneaked
across the Canadian border, here and there,
but Secretary MacVeagh Of the Treasury
is giving that particular matter his per
soraI attention with good results. The
duty on millinery. fine dress goods. Jew
elrv and drugs is SO, per cent of the value
in the markets where they We're bought
Up 10 several months ago smugglers
were active between the United States
and Europe. but they understand that
thev are being closely watched. both here
and abroad, and have mostly retired from
active business"
would it be possible for employees on
ocean steamships to bring pearls. dia-
monds and other jewelry into this coun-
try?'
Diamond and je,eeIry dealers are CO.
operating with the government, and they
and we have agents in all the impor-
tant cities of Europe. IF any large pur-
chase of precious stones were made abroad.
no matter for whom. have ways of
tracing it if it is started toward the United
States
What limitations as to goods are placed
upon Americans returning from abroad"
Each person may bring s100 worth OF
beIongings-that is clothing or jewelry for
his own use-and no duty need De paid"
You have had considerable trouble with
tourists?" I said.
Yes Mr. Loeb replied with a smile. Il
found that persons with political, financial
or social influence. or pull as it Is termed.
were treated with great consideration on
our passenger docks. They came and they
hurredly dsembarked and the officials
kowtowed to them and passed their trunks
without so much loosening the straps
The school teacher from Indiana the mer-
chant from some little village in Ohio, and
the doctor or lawyer or preacher from the
interior of Missouri were kept waiting. and
then their baggage was opened To the last
piece and carefully examined The enforce
ment of a law does not ordinarily cause
complaint or condemnation it's non-en-
forcement always does. The plain man and
plain woman grumbled about the favoritism
daily seen upon our passenger docks More
over, laxity and discrimination on the docks
demoralized the other departments OF the
customs service.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
Collector Loeb Tells Of Futile Attempt to
Bribe Informer and Also OF Threats
to Murder Him.

then widely noted for obtaining all the facts
that the government has used in its suits
and prosecutions, called on me in Washing
ton. We were schooiboys together in Al
bany, bat I had lost track of him. He told
me he was a sugar sampler the docks
in Brooklyn al s1,000 a year; that his mother
was i'll and required medical attention, and
that he had to help two Of his married sis
ters and their small children He had tried
TO make his salary reach, but the needs of
those depending on him were so great that
he was getting into debt. and serious tinan-
cial difficulties threatened him. In short,
he came to me for promotion. AS an old
friend, he thought l might assist him
However. the regulations of the service
prevented me from complying with his re-
Guest He then said there We're rumors
on the docks Of frauds against the govern
nent in the matter OF weights, and asked
me- if he could he detailed special ser
vice TO get the facts. I talked the case
over with President Roosevelt, and Parr
was authorized to proceed with his invest-
CATION. He was to be paid s. a day.
The result of his work is known, l sup
nose, to nearly every one in the Unlted
States. He discovered the secret springs
in the scales on the docks in New 1ork, by
means of which certain importers OF sugar
cheated the government out of immense
sums OF money. The facts he unearthed
have been used by the government in its
prosecution of the men charged with crimes
and in its suits against the Sugar Trust
and other importers. Specifically, Parr has
caused the lump sum of 81 i129,3o4 TO be paid
into the United States Treasury, and has
..+onued a swindling operation that might
have gone on indefinitely Furthermore,
his discovery has tightened things to the
nro6t Of the government al all the ports
al, both sides Of the country
..psrr himself" Mr.. Loeb went on to say,
&c an invigoratng and interesting human
andy poor man, he. nevertheless, came
,broueh 10 the honor OF himself and hu-
,,aritv First, he was offered $4,000 for
~, snrine he found in the scales The
enrin.y was a tangible proof Of guilt. He
.,.,,Ia have sold il and pockcted the money.
a.ev he was told that he could have $780,
oo, - be would leave the country tempo
IL, Meanwhile, he was taking care OF
- r,o+t,er and helping his sisters on the 3
aar he received from the government.
t,a was pinched ali the time for money,
~ be couldn't be bought even with slr,0o0
- ,,,rn traitor TO his duty.
bribery having failed, he was threatened
,..t.b Derscnal injury. Word came TO him
that he might be pushed of the docks or =
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
PARR COIu d HAVE SOLD SUGAR EVIDENCE FOR $25,O ,OOO

81 issued orders, on becoming Collector
that all persons must be treated alike Tho
Wall Street fnancier with twenty trunks.
7 said. was no more in the eye of the law
than the Iowa farmer with one valise- Mer-
chants in Paris London, Berlin and Vienna.
selling costly goods TO millionaire Snug
cIers had their friends in New York write
letters of denunciation TO the local news
napers. Gentfewomen and gentlemen, 1t
was said were being insulted by Collector
Loeb. their honesty was being called in
question. and their clothing was being ex-
amined by vulgar inspectors In public
However, l am not to be scared / am
afraid of nothing in the world but William
Loeb's own conscience.
The order I gave is still in force, and
il will remain the law of the docks. and all
Americans with pull or without pull rich
or poor. In high Office or with No Office at
all. will pay the lawful duty on personal ef-
fects brought into the United States and
trunks will be opened and searched
As a concluding observation, let me ex-
press the opinion that the persons who
have heretofore brought fine clothing and
jewelry into the country and have escaped
the payment of duty on the same can better
afford 70 conform to the law than can
school teachers and preachers Further
more. our fashionable and wealthy snug
glers. when sojournIng in Europe have al
ways made great haste to run up the Amer
lean Tag when they found themselves en-
barrassed or in trouble At home they
have more protection than do persons with
out property. BY every rule OF decency
they ought to be willing 70 help support
their own government If they refuse will
ingly to contribute their Just share toward
meeting the cost OF running the country. I
shall make them. when they come back
from Europe. each with a wasonload Of
boxes and trunks"
(Copyrixht 1910. by james B MorrorA
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
By James u. Morrow.

Il, the davs when William Loeb. jr.-Mr.
Roosevelt still calls him Billy the
second most important man around the
White House. ne wore frock coat tha'
ALWAYS looked brand new, and SILK nat
that always appeared 10 have just LETT lhe
iron. and a halting. who-goes-thereE snliie
that seemed to say
YOU may see and hear art'ierg hie III
,be ,,aY1 room now and then, hut out III the
secretaYv's Office you will fnd sagaciJy'
,rannuiIlitv and a paucity OF unnecessary
words
N-oxr dressed for a battle with smuSgiero
and scale faIsifiers, he uniforms hlnlseii Iol
the undertaking by wearing business 9Ul
and ar unstarched shirt However ne II
as seIf-contained. Ieisurely and pleasahtiy
remote as ever With him the Application
and finish OF human manners has become d
practical science
:, uras Nr I,oeb's habit al the counsellor
and comrade Of Mr.. Roosevelt always 10 De
-eadtne , letter or document when any
one was shown into his presence me t1loh'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was impressive and effec-
tive. Thus the eager fires OF the calieF WeIs
oooIed for moment and in the dignity
and decorum Of the visible situation ne re-
5pced his prearranged speech at least %
familiar American sovereign, with cohsttu-
tionst and traditional privileges, ne eiao
,.aIv dwindIed. standing and waitins' uilti'
he was nothing more imposing than
humble petitioner
of good stature and having a o''e
.-.p,e tightly put together, Mr Loeb nus
brown eyes. black hair ana oasa
,,oice Eis knowledge Of men IL precise ana
continental Shrewd. wise and unatrald' he
,,,,,ou,, lights with smokeless power pui
s,,oar men and smugglers VIII confess 40
5ls,b. that at close quarters he Is equally
s.,oero,,s with q club or bayonet
isn't smuggling as bad as stealins
asked. -,s,,,.rad
stealing and smuggling ne answered.
..a-. the same thing. smugeier. IN my
oninion would steal from an indiVi"uai' ID
r1,,gI, language. ne is thief
..tIoa, much money have the sugar people
ra.en,i,, naid TO the national government IN
- 5,,'ias that were secretly evaded2
inquired. .,...,, - a..
..The trust has made restitution IN tie
s,,r- % q 4aa 3o4 81, and the Arbuekies III
the sum Of s695egc
..when and how did you gel into the
cases?'' -to
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
ESCAPED THE FLOODS

The Hotels st. James and Albany with
their charming location, running from the
Rue de Rivoli 10 the Rue st. Honore, with
an Old World garden in the centre en-
tirely escaped the recent foods in Paris
on account of the special precautions which
were taken when building the hotels in an
ticipation OF just such an event All the
usual iuxuries and conveniences. including
steam heat, electricity, etc. continued as
usual during the foods. which did not at
any time enter any portion OF the hotels
or grounds. This should be good news TO
the many Americans who contemplate a
visit to Paris In the near future.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

Chicago Feb 19--Citizens of the Windy
City are protected from lazy chauffeurs by
a state law, which forbids the running of
any part of the machinery while the auto
mobile is standing ION any public high
way without an attendant Chicago police
stop the engines of standing cars except
when warming up even if the machine
has an attendant If the warning is
ignored the chauffeur may be arrested and
fined 81 TO S25 for disorderly conduct or
maintaining a nuisance.
Governing Officers of all park systems
here prohibit automobiles from making
smoke in their jurisdiction. The South
Park boards ordinance reads, "No person
shall cause or permit any mechanically
propelled vehicle to emit smoke vapor or
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

r.i~- rsfsed hv its smoke an alleged
- disease termed vasomotor rhinitis- the
a,y-o-norile now stands accused ot produc-
srr a,other ailnent by its noise. provision
III. called insomnia enginitis. The sE-np-
- ,F insomnia erginitis are restlessnesS'
,,-o.antrv and writing letters 10 the edl'o''
- rho health board and 70 the NatlohaI
tIiebyrays Protective Society In adVaHceu
Eases the .-ictiu becomes deilrleus anu
srnaeiuee that the Silly night IS hI'ed WIN
,,I,,,r-cfugginz: he counts the thFops "
The revolving engine outside ms ho'el "a
asr and after he has counted H''l'i','
go that he has lost one or two beats ana
-ssol,-ss "a b,lv a hand adding machlI'e
so As to be correct in his to'aiS- ~"
last stage is a fixed crouch against aN'o
mobiles and a Eloating over ne" pel
.-a-7s which tel ~ disasters to chaulIeui =
Sometimes a frenzied patient hurts hhn-
self and then again he tries 20 hurt Ihe
person responsible for the noise
L was 80 a m. when q car drew Up TO
an uptown apartment hotel last week Inc
wheels stopped, but the motor kept golhe-
When the chugEing had continued for Ten
minutes awakening every one except
naval officer who had just returned on
leave of absence from target practice With
Of a seveuth-story window and shouted,
If you don't stop that blank engine l Il
throw z load Of furniture on II
--Sorry. sir piped the chauffeur. me
engine might freeze If ! stopped her, ano
! got nothing TO cover her with.
Take these roared the victim Of IN
so-nnia erginitis. heaving an aTnful OF
HedcIothes and pillows through the window.
and wrap them around that blank-dashed
motor. ! think you're a liar, but III give
Won the benefit Of the doubt Next time
you'll get d bureau for the car and pair
Of dllnbbeIis for yourself
That particular chugsing was stopped.
hut il is evident that every victim cannot
afford TO furnish bedclothes and things TO
suppress widespread nightly nuisance.
Another case was recorded lately OF
woman natienl IN q hospital who was
aroused by the throbbins Of q standing
car. and in the belief that il vas z IRE
engine ran through the wards shrleklne
Pre- There are supposed TO be traf1lc
regulations 10 protect the qlietude OF nos
ufIals Apparently they are not enforced
as far as automobiles are concerned
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
AUTO OWNER OFFERS HELP.

The nuisance Is worse in high class neigh
borhoods than in the poorer quarters, where
machines do not tarTx- woman who Is
herself the owner OF several cars and lives
IN 2 hotel of Fifth avenue. wrote 20 the
National Highways Protective Society the
other day 4 an much in sympathy
With Spur statement IN reference 10 pro
hibitins engines in automobiles from nun
ring while cars are standing My lie Is
made uucomforta ble at night in winter and
in summer by the noise and smell OF these
cars employed by this hotel / have ap-
lealed night after night Ia the hotel TO
protect me. but II does no good i am con-
1fnced that the chauffeurs DO this merel,
- save themselves trouble. Let me aid
-o-l for I pity any invalid or nervous per
z1r Rno has to endure this-
me Board Of Health has received
number OF complaints. especially from per
-,,ns who live in the vicinity Of garages
There IS NOISY 1inkering as well as chuS-
-5nE al the garages au ali hours OF the
night. Cars arrive a. a garage long after
midnight and IN order TO awaken the man
II charge the chauffeur toots Justify on his
horn. while keeping his engine going all the
time The garage keeper is awakened and
20 Is everybody else N the neighborhood-
Iazine=s or ignorance or both on the part
q the chauffeur are responsible tor the
rearhenish racket Of standing car some
drivers are diSinciined 10 exert themselves
10 crank I'D their machines for start ana
therefore keep the motors running Others
.hirk that the motor viii freeze in cold
weather unless il is going fun speed AS
Z matter Of fact. If an engine is Ihrotued
down 10 :he first notch so that il revolYes
very slowly H. viii not be frozen by any
temperature that New York experiences
and viii make 10 noise worth mentioning.
Also there will De saving in gasolene
and wear and tear
Something Is going TO drop on the noise
Nuisance il a committee Of the National
Azighways Protective Society. OF whlch
Colonel John : Crosby Is chairman, can
elaborate the right plan Of action There
are legal and other complications IN the
way Of checking the sounds Of motorists.
although i was possible for Mrs Rlce
and her anti-noise society to put a damper
cn the footing Of river whistles and the
EIektra-Iike discords Of street vender-.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SOME REGULATIONS ABROAD.

London. Paris and Berlin have abolished
the smoke nuisance by a system OF fines
and cancellation of licenses as punishment
for the maintenance of gas vomiting cars.
Smoke should not extend more than fifteen
feet behind an automobile. An excessive
amount OF il is caused by flooding the
cylinders with oil. which gets into the drip
pans and becomes overheated- poor
quality Of oil makes a worse stencil when
turned 10 vapor. In some machines there
is a battle plate" on the end of the cylin-
der. which prevents an excess Of oil from
acCumuating-
Reckless driving, early and seemingly
permanent phase of the automobile evil,
will receive a check If the request of Dis
trict Attorney Whitman for eight new as
sistants for the MA gistrates' courts is
granted. Mr. Whitman, who was counsel
for the National Highways Protective So
ciety, is attending TO the prosecution OF
speeders with special energy.
An iliustra ton of the defective system of
registration Of cars and owners was given
by firm of lawyers who were engaged by
a woman who was run down by a taXicab
near 54th street and Broadway The law
yers were about to sue the owner, whose
name was furnished to them by the Secre-
tary Of State, when they discovered that
the car was leased to a, waiter employed in
q Broadway restaurant Suit was brought
against the waiter and a judgment of 5000
obtained, and then it was found that the
defendant had no property with which 10
satisfy the judgment
There is only one concern in the United
States. the Auto Directories Company, Inc,
which keeps full lists of automobile owners
and numbers throughout the country Po-
lice authorities. societies engaged in auto
mobile reform and manufa cturers must all
go to this concern for informal ton. When
2 small boy, as happens chalks down the
number Of a fleeing car which has run over
some one. the police telephone the number.
if il i not on their New York State list
supplied by the company. TO the company
headquarters, and learn the name and ad-
dress of the owner as well as the make Of
car. The number Of the chauffeurs badge
makes his identity and address known
through another list. representative of
the company in about thirty state capitals
where automobiles are registered sends IN
daily the new names and numbers. About
2S5 9s7 cars are registered in all the states,
and there are about half as many chauf-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
GIVE FICTITIOUS ADDRESSES.

In violation of law and in defeat of the
ends Of justice. when an accident or crime
has occurred. many fictitious addresses are
registered and appear on the automobile
lists Automobile companies give their ad-
dress in Broadway as the residence of pur-
chasers Of cars. By this means an owner
or chauffeur wanted by the police, though
ne Will ultimately be discovered is often
enabled TO escape immediate arrest. In one
case it took three months for the directory
company 10 find the real address Of an
owner.
There is an enormous use of fraudulent
numbers in New York City. according TO
an officer Of the directory company. Not
less than TWO thousand automobiles are go
ing around town with fictitious numbers on
them These numbers run below 1900
and are seen on up-Jo-date cars with rear
entrance tOnneaus, which were not built be-
fore 1894. while the numbers We're issued for
a more ancient type OF machine. Thus old
numbers are used on new cars An
owner viii commit a misdemeanor to
save s. on q registration. An owner who
is sued for Camages caused by a car
which he possessed years ago and which
has passed through half a dozen hands
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
AS TO THE TREATMENT.

The Board OF Health may feel that GER
tain physicians have acquired vested Tlght
L. patients suffering from insomnia en-
sfnitis and that it would no5 do 10 deprive
Inc physicians OF living by stopping the
a..,lse Of the disease. On the basis OF the
assertion bv Dr. H. Efolbrook Curtis that
he had treated hundreds Of cases Of vase
motor rbiniriS" csused by automobile
smoke. there must be many thousands Of
insomnia enginitis cases in town Doubt
less there are specialists in both diseases
men who began treating speed maniacs
in the early DAYS OF the automobile and
VINO can now tell at q glance which motor
complaint \ visitor has acquired Until
she airShip brings IN q new series OF dis
eases. II might be considered inequitable
1o dearIve the auto specialists OF their
practice
Dr- LederIe. president Of the Board Of
Health, did not Indicate last week what he
Intended TO DO about the anti-smoke com
PLANT sent 10 nfm by thirty physicians II
no action as taken for d few months the
CITY may save quite lot Of money. There
- reason. Haiiey's comet is due in this
N-clhlly some Time ~ the spring or early
summer The aforesaid comet. y has been
learned las tail composed OF cyanogen
gas. which Il not much worse than the gas
emitted by many automobiles in New York
streets BY waiting q while If will be pos
sible 10 lay the blame for automobile smells
On the comet, and before the Indignant as
trononers can prove an ali5i for their Bet
the natives Of Gotham viii become ac-
climated 10 the cause Of vasomotor rhinftis
and will tolerate il As they do the subway
crush and other familiar evils
Colonel Crosby said not long ago that
Flrth avenue air was choked with motor
gases which even impeded vision Women's
clothes were ruined and shopkeepers on the
sristOcratic boulevard were losing trade
The Park Commissioner had succeeded in
preventing the poisoning Of grass ana trees
e. the parks by rule against smoking ma
chimes. Should not The poisoning Of citi-
zens ou the streets be likewise prevented?
: ae logic IL good. but il remains to be seen
shether the Board Of Aldermen can BE-
reacLed by liItle thing ike logic when
they pass or an aati-smoke ordinance TO be
Presented TO them
II is absolutely dangerous said DR..
Curtis. for persons having any affliction
q tae nose. throat or lungs to ride through
lie streets Of New York behind one Of the
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

offensive odors while in any park or on
any boulevard" The peraIty is s. for each
and every offence. Offenders are usually
driven off the boulevards till their ma
chimes stop smoking, but if arrested are
taken into the Municipal Court.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
Generally Both Are Due to Carelessness or
Laziness of Chauffeur Owner.

smoke producing automobiles. The air hlied
will gasolene smoke produces an lnfiarn-
nation OF the membranes that makes any
disturbance worse. I have treated nun
dreds Of cases of vasomoter rhinttis caused
by this automobile nuisance. 1t is much
the same as hay fever
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

Introductory letter c, New Jersey has NJ
or c for motorcycles and dealers English
cars are seen in New York with letters and
figures 70 indicate a registry district While
French machines show only numbers Cali
fornia numbers are quite common in town.
Uniform federal registration would great
Iy simplify the correction of automobile
crimes and nUisances.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

At the third concert of chamber music
by the Adele Margulies Trio, in Mendels-
sohn Han, next Tuesday evening the pro-
sramme will consist of Rubinstein's sonata
in A minor for pianoforte and violin, No
rens trio in D minor Ctwo movements) and
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

solosts OF distinction The personnel of
the Haydn String Quartet ia: Arthur Bergh.
first violin. Louis Leu0nik second violin:
Roman verney. viola. and Gustave Free
man. cello.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
AWAY OFF.

Some noveiists don't know what they're
talking about Here's one who speaks OF
girls raven hair
What's wrong with it,
"Ali wrong Ravens son't have hair
they have feathers"-MilwaukeeS Sentinel