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Show SUES SECRETARY FOR DAMAGES CHICAGO. May 1 Franklin Mac- Veach, secretary of the treasury, waa made defendant in a suit for lieo.000 damages filed today by Charles f. Lesch. former collector of customs at Cleve- "Slr. Leach charges that following his dlsmlsssl from office. March 10. ltl. by President Tsft. Secretary Maceagh In a statement ehsrged thst Lesch had turned over to Importers thousands of dollar, worth of woolen, before the customs were paid; that the Importers had been allowed to store the woolens in their own ware heme before duty payment and had been guilty of other breaches of the treasury department rules. |