Evening journal., 1914-07-14
He Finds Them in Maryland
District Internal Reve-
nue. Office
WILL GO SLOW
MAKING CHANGES

new pidOe' tueg were greeted, among
others, by a dozen Democrats who
held positions In the office. Some of
these Democrats had been appointed
by General Murray Vandiver when
collector Of internal revenue 20
years ago Others we're appointed by
John B. Hanna. the retiring collector.
few months ago. because he realized
that any Republicans named by him
would have to walk the gangplank af-
ter Democrat succeeded him
After Mr. Miles had been installed
and after he had glanced around and
had taken a look at the list of en-
ployes, including Democrats. he came
TO the conclusion that the patronage
to be distributed by him was consid-
erably diminished in comparison with
the expectations of those hoping to
be appointed,
81 find said Mr. Miles to one
gentleman i'm quest Of an appoint
ment, that the newspapers have ex-
aggerated the number of places to be
filled by me. find several Democrats
here certainly cannot be expected
~ AAhHA4NN WI lily anu tNANAiNN ANtAAN~
ocrats to make room for other Demo-
Gratis. | shall move very slowly and
very cautiously i'm making changes.
As the situation stands, ! am respon-
sible for the conduct Of the Office and
as I cannot do all the work myself.
] must look to the clerks and others
who have experience. While ! am not
in position TO make promises, / shall
Of course. appoint Democrats when
appointments are TO be made"
At l o'clock Mr. Miles and Mr..
Hanna, the retiring collector, were
guests of William n. Bryan at the
Merchants Club. Mr.. Bryan was a
candidate for collector of internal
revenue and was indorsed for the po-
sitiOn by leading business men of
Baltimore and by a majority of the
Maryland delegation in Congress Sec
retary McAdoo laid down the dictum
that the collector of internal revenue
for the Maryland district must be a
lawyer Hence, Mr. Bryan, who is a
business man, was bowled out Other
guests OF Mr. Bryan at luncheon
were:
Col. William A. Boykin. Hon Will
liam Cabell Bruce Attorney General
Edgar Allan Joe, Samuel X Dennis,
T. Rowland Thomas. Edward NJ. Ham
mond, Frederick Meyer, Albert ID.
Graham. George NJ. Shriver, John X
Shaw, Jr. w. Stuart Egerton. Charles
Morton Stewart, Il. x. Pattison. Ed
ward F. Burke. j. Wallace Bryan, w
b. Noting. Edward NJ Parrish, W
/ V. Elder and Harry Riggs
Governor GOldsborough. Douglas
II Thomas. n. f. Baker and Waiter
p Warncr. who Ncrc expected 10 be
present, were prevented from attend
ing owing to absence from the city.
Mr.. Miles qualified as collector of
internal revenue amid cut flowers
and palms rendered as congraiula-
tions by his friends.
Mrs. Miles and the new collectors
niece, Mrs. r. r. Weston. were among
those who attended Mrs. Weston's
husband who is the chief of the Divi-
sion of Stationery and Printing, in
Washington. also was present
A delegation of almost every tax
payer of the city who does business
with the Internal Revenue officer was
present. II was headed by Albert II.
Wehr, Of the GB-S Brewing Com
pany.
The oath was administered to Mr.
Miles and Mr.. Miltourne at the same
time by T. William Shepherd an en-
ploye of the Office, who is a notary
public. II was taken shortly after 9
o'clock.
Mr.. Hanna. who gave over the
Office TO MIR. Miles. was the first to
congratulate the new collector. Then
MIR. Wehr stepped forward Speak
ing for the delegation he headed he
said he was sure that under Mr..
Miles the relations with the Office
would be as pleasant as ever He
then presented the new official a
large basket Of roses and lilies. In
reply Mr.. Miles expressed his ap-
probation and said that he had not
looked for any such honor. He spoke
of the need Of economy in Office and
asked that he be helped to carry il
out.
Mr. Weir again took the floor and
this time addressed his remarks to
Mr.. Hanna. He praised the retiring
collector for the manner in which he
had conducted the Office. and then
presented him a basket of flowers. a
duplicate of those presented the new
collector. In reply Mr.. Hanna ex-
pressed his thanks and said that he
was sure that under Mr.. Miles ad-
ministration the internal revenue
Office would remain on the high
plane on which il has stood.
This was followed by the new col
lector and his deputy being congrat-
ulated by all present.
The first official act Of the Office
under Mr.. Miles was to issue Sc
worth of cigar stamps to former City
Councilman Henry L. Wienefeld,
who was one of those in the delega-
ton
All the members OF the Internal
Revenue Department and many other
officials of the customs service we're
present. City Councilman William
W. Stockham was also present and
was one OF the first 10 congratulate
the new official
AS soon as the ceremony was con-
cluded Mr.. Miles issued the new COM
missions to all the employees of the
Office
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles have taken the
house at No. 1905 Park avenue, and
will live there until October