Show CHARGED D WITH CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT New York Customs We gh r In IA Indicted I dieted for gh ng to Shipments of Figs S New York Nov 26 A new series of alleged customs frauds was brought to light today with the arrest of homas C Giddings a customs on nn an indictment charging him with conspiracy to defraud the govern government government government ment in connection with importations of figs in 1906 Y cording to the federal prosecutor Giddings two shipments 01 ot figs consigned to local importers record recordIng Ing the th weight of the first shipment at pounds Instead of S 1 t and d dir ir gliding the government out nf of the dut dim dimon dutU on 1 U So pounds of fig in the s sec seu c iua 01 Tl Th indictment against Giddings it is intimated is ilS the first of a series enes the goi government eminent hopes to obtain from tin till gr grand ird jury now in session T Ten n more assistant wre dropped by Collector Con Loeb from the cub cus customs eu toms service today The collector announced that with these dismissals the general housecleaning bou ri l the customs house as the result of tl ti investigation into frau had lad been completed Some Individual i as a remained however on h h Might find it necessary to take tak at actiOn A tion Mr air Loeb stated that there ther were m ni charges harges against the men removed today but that investigation had developed dr lr Ir making it advisable able to dis dispense pease pense with their services Including tays dismissals eighty three men have been removed by the cot col collector colI lector leetor since Ince the tho work of readjustment of tf f the staff in the tho customs service began i iThe i iTile The Tile collector said he wished to correct corret i ia Ia a misapprehension which appeared appear to bf 1 b I somewhat general to the effect that the civil service rules had been disregarded In the dismissals dismissal and appointments pre I I made during the upheaval This was not the case he declared the Ule cIvil I i I wJ WILLIAM LOEB JR service rules having been strictly regard regarded ed od and appointments f of t f new men in all nil ras 15 s having been be n made from the civil service lists |