New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
Luther C. Warner Joins 112
Customs Officials in Defying
MCAdoo'S Order to Resign.
TWICE IGNORED REQUEST
Says Reorganization Scheme
Does Not Deprive Him of Of
fice-Albany Abolished
as a Port of Entry.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, June 2S-Luther c. Warner.
Surveyor Of the Port of Albany, an
nounced to-day that he would defy the
order of the Treasury Department that he
resign.
Under the plan of reorganization of the
customs service. which becomes effective
next Tuesday. Albany is abolished as a
separate port Of entry and is placed un-
der the jurisdiction Of New York City.
Mr. Warner asserts that the new order
does not remove him from Office and that
he will not resign. This attitude has been
assumed by more than forty other col
lectors or surveyors Of customs whose
Offices are supposed TO be made vacant
by the reorganization.
Mr.. Warner asserts that he Will not
leave office until his term expires in 1915.
and more than half Of the llG collectors
whom the reorganization is supposed to
deprive of positions will join Mr.. Warner
in his fight.
The Treasury Department has sent re-
quests to each Of the ll3 collectors or
surveyors affected by the new rule ask
! ing for their designations by return mail.
! Mr.. Warner received such d request, but
3
| he received a telegram asking him 10
send his resignation by night letter He
has refused 10 comply with this order.
Washington. June 2S.-Secretary Nc
Adoo to-day designated the collectors and
deputy collectors Of customs who will
have charge Of the ports of the United
States, after the reorganization on July !.
ag11 .s.1
! lose their jobs, because their offices are
abolished. Hereafter there will be only
| forty-nine collectors.
In most cases the present collectors
/ will be retained in charge Of the dis
! tricts. The secretary has designated a
] deputy collector to take immediate
/ charge Of each port and generally that
designation was the present special dep
uty collector. Among the designations
are
New York District-New York (head-
quarters) Albany, John y. Mayer;
Patchogue. William L. Underwood;
Greenport. William W. Griffin; Perth
Amboy. n. j., George w. Eggert New
| ark y. j.. Frederick j. Freed
Connecticut Bridgeport (head-
quartersJ; New London, Joseph c. Com
stock: Hartford. Arthur h. Howard New
| Haven, Edward A. Welsh No officer sta
toned at Stonington, Middletown. South
Manchester Stamford, Greenwich and
| Norwalk
! ST. Lawrence District -- Ogdonsburg
/ (headquarters): Rouse's Point. II. 4.
| Trombly; Malone r. r. Dwyer; Fort Cow
/ ington. II. b. Leonard; Plattsburg A. b.
Angel Cape Vincent, Charles l. Gard
ner; Nyando Francis r. Nelson; Nor
ristown. Frank w. Amos; Waddngton, A.
L. Chamberlain Mooers Junction. W. -.
| Stephenson; Alexandria Bay William r.
! Avery; Clayton, William H. Howe
/ Chateaugay, w. r. Thayer; Champlain,
A. 3. Spelman; Chaumont, George II.
! Herrick.
! Rochester Observation-Disclosures (hcadquar-
| ters); Oswego, Charles A. Bentley Utica,
Erastus c. Scott; Syracuse, Matthew J.
/ Mccarthy; Charlotte. William j. Slater;
| Fair Haven, Wilfrcd w. Green; Sodus
| Point, Aldice w. Brewer.
! Buffalo District Buffalo (headquarters):
| Niagara Falls, Thomas Hoey. jr. (acting
| in charge; North Tonawanda Including
Tonawanda. Oakley G. Smeaton; Dun
kirk. orion ". LArkin; Lewiston Frank
3. Kelley.