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Show PAID REGULAR DUTY. Colonel Roosevelt Refused to Take Advantage of Official Position. Now York--Although Colonol Roosevelt, Roose-velt, as special ambassador to King Edward's funeral, had good technical right to re-enter tho United Statos without examination of his baggage by customs Inspectors, ho Inslstod that ho comes as a mere cltizon and pay full duties. Ills request was granted, and members or his party filed eight declarations while Colonel Roosevolt prepared a typewritten lot- , tor, describing what ho had purchased pur-chased abroad. In all thoro wero sov-enty sov-enty pieces of baggage, but the duty all told was not moro than $300. |