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Show u u JENNIE P. MUSSER TO BE CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, June 1 The nomination nom-ination of Mrs. Jennie P Musser will he confirmed within a few clays and she will succeed Mrs. Kstelle V Collier Col-lier as collector of customs at Salt Lake early this month Senator King charged yesterday that the resignation of Mr. Colli"i was forced by tho .administration and was not voluntaril tendered, but now that tho resignation is In and has been accepted nothing could b gained by holding up tho nomination of Mrs. Musser. A year ago. when Senator Snioot first recommended th appointment of Mrs. Musser as collector. Senator King went to Secretary of the Tra-ury Tra-ury Mellon and told him that If any attempt was mauc 10 torce .Mrs. 1 01- lier out of office iy nominating a su 1 BSSOr, he would holts up the nomination nom-ination of the new appointtee. unci In J 1 hat way keep Mrs Collier in office After that conference the mattei was allowed to drop until recently, under un-der pressure from Washington and 1 without his knowledge, sd Senator King explains Mrs. (.'oilier wax pre-vailed pre-vailed upon to submit her resigns -lion Mrs Collier has served less than half of the four-year term |