Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-28
As Deputy Collector, He Is to
Have Charge of the Port
of Georgetown.
NEW ORGANIZATION PLAN
GUSTS THE COLLECTOR
Treasury Department Having Trou-
bio With Officials Who Re-
fuse to Resign.

John ID. c. Koogle new deputy col
iector OF the port of Georgetown. is to
retain that dignity. and be in charge OF
the port under the new customs re-
organization plan that will go into eff
feet July /. He probably will receive
slight increase in salary. and $4,000
a year Is the possible compensation.
William +. Stone. the present col
hector OF the port Of Baltimore, will re-
main collector OF customs. and he in
charge OF the district of Maryland,
which Will include the ports or George
town and Alexandria. Deputy Collector
Ryan OF Baltimore will remain. and will
have charge of the port of Baltimore
under the collector. -
No selection has yet been made for
deputy collector OF the port of Alex
andria. The incumbent. il is probable
VIII not be willing to remain in serv-
Ice.
William McKiniay, colored, the col
rector OF the port of Georgetown. is
legislated out of Office by the reorgani-
cation plan. His term would not have
expired for year.
Has Held Post 90 Years.
Deputy Collector Koogle has held
that post for twenty three years, and
has seen the Importance of Georgetown
as port of entry dwindle from i'm
portance to practically nothing. His
home is at 1925 Kilbourne street
He is native of Frederick county. Md.
where he was born in 1855. He came to
Washington in 1888, at once entering the
customs service as an Inspector and being
promoted to deputy within six months
Floyd Hughes. collector of the port OF
Norfolk. will retain the collectorship OF
the Virginia district. Fred Reed, col.
lector of the present port of Newpor,
News. which is amalgamated into the
port of Norfolk under the reorganization
plan, has resigned.
j. Fenimore Cooper Griggs. confirmed
yesterday as collector of customs o,
bonded today, leaves tonight for his pos
with the prospect of having to wrest tn,
office from his predecessor, John w
Martin. Collector Martin refuses to re
sign Should he try to hold to his Office
and refuse to turn over the office ant
books to his successor. Collector Srigg
may have to call in the police.
Claims Full Four-Year Term.
Martin. it is stated by Treasury Depart
| ment officials, was appointed for 81,
months. with the full understanding tina
his successor would be named at the ent
OF that period. AS all commissions ar,
made out for the regular term of fou
years, Martin now declines to give til,
resignation asked for. also indicating tina
Jacksonville is the port retained at tn,
head of the collection district, and tina
the reorganization plan does not legislat.
him out of office. He was confirmed MAY
Is and commissioned May 81.
But the law set term of four years
for the collector, 'or until his successor
Is appointed Treasury officers declare
and they contend Martin cannot hold Of
flee with any justice in law now tha
Grfggs has been named and confirmed.
Martin is one of three or four collector:
who have refused to resign at the Request
of the Treasury Department. The others
however, are among those collectors wht
are legis.ated out of office July 1 by the
customs reorganization plan. These re
ply to the demand that they have beef
appointed for four-year terms and expec
to hold them.
It appears to be a lack of understandin,
on their part that they will have nothin:
to hold on to after July l.
The collector of Port Huron, Mich. re
signed as requested, but asked to be givei
the job of deputy collector. Unfortu
nately for him and many other collectors
who would be willing to accept the small
er posts. 1t cannot be done. The deputies
are in the classified service: none of tn,
collectors have that surety behind them
and cannot break in from the top. no.
take jobs away from the men who hav,
them.