Evening journal., 1913-06-30
WILMINGTON
PORT PART OF
QUAKER CITY
Daniel B. Jones Designated to
Have Charge Of Local
Customs Office
COLLECTOR RAYMOND
TO RETIRE TOMORROW

Tomorrow the new plan Of Gus
toms House reorganization through
out the country which abolishes the
district Of Delaware and makes It a
part of Philadelphia port promul-
gated by President Taft goes into ef-
feet. Under the new order Collector
Of Port Harry Raymond, of Dover,
will 20 out OF Office eight months be-
fore his term would have expired.
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
has asked the resi- snation Of all
collectors of ports to take effect to-
morrow. Mr.. Raymond says he has
received no request to resign, and
has not sent in his resignation be-
cause he didn't consider It necessary,
inasmuch as his Office is TO be abol-
ishod. Mr. Raymond receives $4,000 a
year.
Secretary McAdoo has designated
Daniel B. Jones, now first deputy In
THE Office, to have charge Of the VIII
lmington office, which will be a part
lof the Philadelphia customs district
1.-THE Delaware district as such being
abolished. Frederick Middleton and
William Chandler are deputies of the
Wilmington Office. They have re-
lceived no word Of change affecting
them and expect to continue in Of
lhoe. They are under civil service.
Under the reorganization plan the
ports of Chester Pa; Somers Point
n j., and Wilmington, Del, will be-
come part Of the Philadelphia customs
district, and there will be placed In
charge of them deputy collectors, who
will be subordinate 10 Collector Berry
of Philadelphia At Chester John j
Hare will be the deputy collector in
charge; at Somers Point, Edmund s.
Somers.
There was much opposition from
members of the House and Senators
to the reorganization of the Customs
Service because il calls for the abol.
ishment of so many collectorships and
the substitution of deputy collectors
Secretary McAdoO for various rea-
sons wanted the date Of putting the
reorganization scheme into effect post.
poned to fall, but. as this required
legislation by Congress. which was
not forthcoming. he was unable e
obtain the postponement. The oiis
that lost the dignity of having col
lectors OF customs of their own alsG
objected to the reorganization plan
but their objections have been 7
vain.
One hundred and thirteen collector
will lose their Jobs hecCuse thei
3 Offices are abolished and hereafte
there will be only 40 collectors, Il
addition TO the collectors at Chester
! Wilmington and somers Point VIII
viii lose their jobs. Perth Amhoy an
/ Newark, ~ j. viii be included IN Oh
New York district. with George w
sggert and Frederick J Freed a
deputies In charge. respectively. an'
new Maryland district, with Balti
more as headquarters will INCLUDE
Washington, d. G. and Crisfeld an'
Annapolis, Md, with John ID c. Koo
lyle. Thomas NJ Stevenson and JONI
w. GLADDEN. as the respective depu
ties
Some politicians are wondering
whether, after the Republican collec
tors OF port and hundreds OF Repubi
can deputies throughout the country
are retired from Office under the re
organization plan tomorrow Con
gress will put through legisla
tion creating many new customs dis
tricts similar to those TO be abolishe
by the reorganization plan, and will
put Democrats in the ofEices formerl
held by Republicans. II is pointe
out that by abolishing the offices q
collectors OF customs and deputies
, and later re-estahlishing such ofticei
, hundreds Of Democrats could be put i
, Offices now held by Republicans.