The Washington times., 1910-06-19
.LOEB'S SEARCHLIGHT
ON FORMER CHIEF
Roosevelt Party's Impedi-
menta Examined-Duty
Less Than $500.

NEW YORK, June I9.-Thsre was not
much in the seventy Or so pieces Of
baggage OF the Roosevelt travelling party
OF eight persons, the colonel and his
wife. Mrs. Nicholas LOngwOrth and he
maid. Miss Ethel Kermit and Secre
tar1es Lawrence Abbott and Frank Har-
per, that interested the customs house.
The cOlOners belongings consisted prin-
Cpaliy OF articles which he had taken
from this country, and about all he had
that was new was a lot Of plain photo
graphs and books
Tie members Of the household flied
out seven or eight declarations Mr.
Roosevelt had prepared a typewriter
letter Of three and q half pages writ
ten in a conversational style, in which
he described what he had bought
abroad and what things had been
were lot OF pieces that came from va
r1ous parts % Europe
Mr.. Roosevelt's Statement.
I cannot tell you what they are,
he wrote In his statement he talked
about shirts and other mems furnish
ings" that ne and Kermit had bought.
but he said that he and his son had
bought no suits OF clothes
he said there were pictures. gifts
from the German Emperor Of no
stated value. Mrs. Roosevelt made out
a very full and complete declaration.
She and Mrs. LongwOrJh and Miss Ethel
had far more dutiable goods than the
former President. The women had i'm
proved their opportunities II Paris AM
gratihed 10 q modest degree their Iaste
for Partisan wardrobe.
The declarations were not much
more substantial said a customs Off
Cial. than IS usual for a party OF that
size. for the length OF their foreign stay
and their station in HE
When the cutter containing the Gus
toms officials reached the kaiserin
Auguste Victoria at sos a. n. the
guns had doomed and all the ROOse-
velts had quit the ocean liner for the
AndrOscOEgin. So all that the Roose-
velts took with them was one over
coat Mrs Roosevelt even left a little
box OF jewelry aboard the Kaiserin-
Trunks Are Examined.
The secretaries. who went on up 20
the pier. had 10 acknowledge the sig
natures. and the coIoneTs letter was
annexed 70 MS declaration as part Of
It Trunks. a wardrobe trunk, boxes
and cases Of wood. tin. leather, and
paper and one cylindrical package be
gan coming out Of the ship at 1880
o clock and filed all the space under
the letter . on the pier Some OF
the Val1SeS were padlOCked and one
L ~
required q can opener. which had 70
I be sent for. II contained a plain
photograph OF a rhinOCerOs- InSpec-
tors William A Daily, Peter Bieder-
beck, Elmer Lewis. and W z Rus
sell had 10 be detailed 70 assist Cap
I tain CoSugaD, while Appraiser
Charles Stager did all the ap-
praiSlnE-
Two Of the coIoneTs books. octavos.
were Lake Victoria 10 khaTtouU,' q
/ red volume. and The Torrid Soudsu- %
! some OF the addresses on the book 3
were: His Excellency Roosevelt. Ham
/ burg-American line. Hamburg The
{ Hon Theodore Roosevelt and Col
Onel Roosevelt Some OF the trunks
were Labelled "A L r L0ngworth."
The ColoneI's Elephant Gun.
A Winchester elephant rife. the one
taken from this country, was IN sec
tiOns. in leather case. A Holland gun.
( presented the colonel in England, vas
I wrapped in oiled paper in a new Leather
! case
The inspection Of the Roosevelt linen
/ proved that he hunters white shirts
I have their collars attached
! The cylindrical package contained the
I head and skin OF a bongo. This was the
I only specimen that was brought home
/ as personal baggage, all the other hunt
I ing trophies and specimens having been
/ sent IN advance There were also two
( Il took about two hours 10 90 through
l the stun and the operation kept the Of
/ icials. the two secretaries. the SUperiD-
! Uendent Of the Oyster Bay estate and
I Mrs Lonsworth's maid, Anna LOTUS.
7 busy. The duty. which altogether. T.
I is said. was less than $50, was turned
I IN at the little custom house on the pier.
! and the Roosevelts modest trappinEs
/ we're soon on the way 10 oyster Bay