Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-28
CopyrIght. 191O. by EdM

His friends say that William Loeb
jr, collector or the port of New York
has q fine sense OF humor. But h,
hasn't been permitted 70 exercise it
His years as residential goat Mt tn,
White House cracked his lips. on
u occasion Chief Sylvester. Of the
Washington police, being In a joval
humor, slapped Loeb on the back and
demanded brusouely:
Who struck Bfli Patterson ."
Il did, said Loeb, without stopping
to think.
That vas a part OF his duty as
private secretary to Colonel Roosevelt
Ito lift from those strenuous shout
ders some portion of the burden Of
the day. He has been fairly active as
a graft chaser in the New FOR Gus
tom house OF late-but by the side Of
those centripetal years he spent on
Pennsylvania avenue, ID. c., catching
l0oters must seem like getting money
in n letter. He has introduced some
OF the big stick methods in New York
In a n that compels the con-
clision that he rather likes them on
his own account. 1t may be possible
that some or heat and turmoil that
were sometimes found at the White
House may have been Of Colonel
isltD , 0Nll ttA f0iiiSs
For a certain sort of evil communi-
cations corrupt good When
Loeb started out in life as a stenog-
rapher in the general assembly at AL
bany, in 1883, he was as kind ana do
ellie q young man as o might find
through three days hard riding. A
blush rose to the surface like trout in
"A pool at the merest whisper of hard
words. His skill with pen and type
writer. and. above all, q certain oh
facility in keeping his mouth
shut. and permitting blame that
should have been given to others TO
be hoaped on him attracted the at
of Theodore Roosevelt. then
governor. Mr.. Roosevelt simply rode
him down. roped. tied and branded
From that day on Loeb be-
As Mr.. Roosevelt rose. Loeb ascend
ed. Always Loeb was on the left
hand, pencil behind ear. hand warm
Tor the casual stranger. eve cool and
llert and taking note of the air holes
n the armor OF those who came. And
n time. Mr.. Roosevelt became presi-
A certain precedent required
hat he retain George b. Cortelyou as
to the president. But in time
,oretelyou was shunted and Loeb too
us lfitttNr WI A'ANh h > 10 AAAAN
Il dour silence. Loeb excels in know
how. when and whore to talk.
Nor did he bother about consistency
n the interests OF his MASTER Loeb
.ould COX the public in the eye to-
and say no" and look the same
'ublie IN the same eye tomorrow and ]
ay yes and never turn n of his
a%refully slieked hairs. 1t wasn't 5
ny wonder that he got to be COLLEGE
or. If the president shot an arrow I
nto the AN and the rro was hailed
8 a great forward step in the science
4 aeronautics. Loeb was never heard !
rom. But il the arrow Killed a neigh I
.or's heifer over IN the next field, the ,
urtain would rise to discover Loeb \
lst pulling On an archer's gauntlet, ,
nd calmly expressing his regret at
accident. Deb was what the tech I
zeal denial is to Il railroad president.
[ doesn't fool anyone, but il is sooth- I
AZ and bland. J
AS Leob rose IN the world he ,
eascd To he merely an air cushion
or the executive plunger. and deVel- {
ped some marked characteristics of |