Show GOULD r J HAS DECLINED JG G R Colton Will Probably Be Chief Collector Do Domingo Domingo mingo Baltimore Md Did April 1 William B BG Gould G uld of this city who was waa appointed d db by b the president as deputy collector of customs in San Sun I Domingo formally An Announced announced no today toda that he has declined the place ploce Washington April lIt 1 It is quite probable that when Secretary Taft re returns returns turns he will designate G R Colton u ua chief of the Dominican collection system system I tem and that three or more assistants u who have ve had some experience in the insular possessions o es lons will be appointed to perform the work of collecting the Dominican revenue under Mr lr Cottons Coltons supervision Dr William E Gould of o Baltimore after r discussing the th matter matt J with officials here announced that he believed bellec 1 better results would be ob 00 obtained obtained by the thc selection of a man num like Colton Colto for chief chI fo of the service gervil because of the experience Colton has ho had in the Philippines and his with the th people who are lire similar to those tho in S San n Domingo Mr Goulds position was as that the selection of the man should be made with regard to the interests of or I the thc government and for that reason rea on he hee will not accept the position Dr Gould could have had one of the subordinate I positions but he lie did not care to go to San Domingo in that capacity I |