Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-07
B. |. PRINCE QUITS
ANDC. N. TOWERS
NAMED TAX HEAD
Collector Resigns to Become
Official in Finance Cor
:. pOratiOn.

Resignation of Ben l.. Prince as COL
1ector of taxes of the District and ap-
pointment of Chatham NJ. Towers. dep
uty collector, to succeed him, was an
nounced by Commissioner Brownlow
today.
Mr.. Prince explained that he is leav-
ing the District service to become vice
president and treasurer of the Inter
national Finance Corporation being
organized
The new corporation will have it's
main offices in the National Metropoli-
Ian Bank building. this city, and will
handle trade acceptanceS for CONNER
cIal houses and manufacturing con-
Germs throughout the United States.
Letter of Resignation.
Mr.. Princes letter of resignation to
the Commissioners reads as follows:
Having been rendered and having
accepted the position of treasurer of
the International Finance Corpora
ton. desire to submit my resigna-
ton as collector Of taxes. to become
effective as soon after May 20 as
may be convenient to you.
I'm leaving the service of the Dis
trict government, may I not express
TO both of you my sincere apprecia-
tion for the splendid cooperation
which it has been my privilege al
ways to have in my endeavor to con-
duct the affairs of the collectors Of
fee? 1t is with great reluctance that
relinquish such pleasant and agree
able affiliations"
Mr.. BrOwnlow Acts Quickly.
AS soon as the letter was received
Commissioner Brownlow called Deputy
Collector Towers to his Office and Of
fered him the position, which pays
$4,000 a year.
News Of the appointment of Mr..
Tow erS was received with approval
throughout the District building. be-
cause in selecting the deputy col
1ector the Commissioners again rec
ognized the principle Of moving men
up in the service.
This is the sixth vacancy at the head
of a department which Commissioner
Brownlow has filled in the past eighteen
months by promoting men who have
They are Health Ofdcer Fowler,
Corporation Counsel Stephens. Audi
tor Daniel J. Donovan, Superintendent
of Police Gessford. Daniel Garges, sec
Tetary to the board Of commissioners,
and Mr.. Towers.
Mr.. Towers I'm once Is Years.
Mr.. Towers is forty-eight years old
anu has Uccu III luC OAlSC VI tAiO W.
lector of taxes for twenty-five years.
His family moved to Washington
when he was five years old and he has
lived here since. Mr. Towers father
was for many years employed In the
Post Office Department.
when Mr. Towers entered the Dis
trict service as a clerk and bank mes
senger the city Offices were on 1st
street between B and c streets. He
saw the service grow until it moved
TO Louisiana avenue and John Mar
shall place and from there to the
present building at 14th street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Towers was promoted from
clerk to assistant cashier. later to
cashier and seven years ago to dep
uty collector. He lives at 243 1Zth
street northeast.
Discusses His Departure.
Mr.. Prince, discussing his departure
from the District service. said:
II leave the service of the people OF
the District with a feeling of sincere
regret 1 have devoted more than six
years to an earnest effort to give
ships which I value more than can
find words to express.
Mr.. Prince has been collector Of
taxes since April l. 1914. During his
tenure the office has grown from
ployes. A few years ago the work Of
the collector was increased by the
transfer from the assessors Office Of
the bookkeeping and bill rendering
divisions. The arrears division also
has been placed under the collector.
Mr. Prince was born at Old Spring
field, Tex, January 26. 1881. He was
educated in the public schools of
Texas and also attended the South
western University. the Texas State
Normal School and the Metropolitan
Business College Of Dallas.
He came to Washington in 1907 as
secretary to Representative Rufus
Hardy Of Texas. and also served as
clerk to the House committee on ex-
penditures in the Navy Department.
He remained in that position until ap-
pointed collector Of taxes Of the Dis
frict in 1914,