The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-08

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az5 se-e not goo .l res2Jasl5.e 20
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c1l3 reader -se.I. se-,ice
r1- Eao.e matter resolved itse,i
o. ;-.. Saol'd tle c0.e-.o. .oos ou;
~ t-e @e.far4 q tie employees. O.
should be consider tie requirements
O, ;ae service. declared NJ Loeo
H. -a.i ;aa. ~h!e b.. Tas o5lsc.
% -elIce the sa.ss.e .es % = number CO
men ;1ey we're CAD taa: be aad rot
dis--lrzsi them He -.so called a;
,en-.1- 20 the need o: 9eus!oaing men
-.s 4o-s Tor ;a- .e!e-a. zoseramei,
T4..i-z al04t tie Pe-s0nae. o. TIE
.er...e. brought to the .l;er,.e~er.
I.-t. tie question a. % shat par
~ .t.-s pay IN .-e a1M.A.s ration o.
customers. Mr L9-5. slea pressed a.
70 l.s opinion regarding political In.
t.Ie.ce ia the service. sad.
from the outset. j. has been ny
Oo.el: 20 give business administfa
.lJa. and .t is need 81 tor me to say
;L4t politics have ~ place in 5us.-
Res. administrator. Politicians a..
Hal' iaer particular tr.ea4s promoted
all reqles; taat TRENDS 0e appOinJs.
from ,-c eligible lists. give taem all
~ ear. 1I; don't aaste mgca tim
~.tA tlel te.. t-en nat men al..
W. advanced ;oF Mes!t and not On 20
Utica! pull
T-e collector called attention 70 ne
record customs receipts Of .as, wees
Hhcl bout sj.Jly.0UO were collected
Tae receipts tor .Ae year 1909 amount
"a g. over s2l7.jy,n0y. be said. e1-
pc sing the opinion that the $1,000.
900 Increase over l0s Has due ia q
-ea,u,a 90 the stringent cNam.Lat.aL
u baggage aH specially 20 the cor.
rect ReI-a.L- % merchandise
81. Lo.1 laid t4at .u bis Hors o..
-e.a5.itauUz the customs service he
had Tie support OF President TAFT ar-
Secretary MacVeash The col ect5.
said TIA. within s-o-t time au-om4,-
.c electric scales would be insJa..c-
on all the sugar docks an3 ;ha. ;hsy
would eliminate all possible fraud
A bin Introduced iu congress cal
ing for tae licensing Of all custom.
brokers has the approval Of the co..
lector lie said that he had ADVOCATED
its passage ever since lie entered D.
iice and he vas glad TO see that con-
gress had taken some action. Ne ex-
planned tha' there are dishonest br1s-
ers Who take advantage Of ignorant
importers. and oyercharge them for
services rendered.
4 am firmly convinced said Mr..
/ Loeb. that al graft, corruption and
| iucfic.cucy has been eradicated nom
the service. II has been a hard Job
and he work is not complete yet, for
. 8, is just as hard 20 keep the customs
house clean as Il IL 70 DO the init.a
cleaning. The present high STANDARD
must be maintained at all cost Poli,i-
clans. big or small. must refrain from
asking favors. the rank and file mast
10 their duty honestly and efficiently
and the public must remember that
smuggling IS prohibited by the laws of
the United States and that they will
Dc punished z they violate the sat.
utes.
when the great hunter returns
from the wiis OF Africa his baggage
will be carefully scrutinized by my in
spcctors," said Mr Loeb with a laugh.
as the Interviewer was leaving the
Office