The New York herald., 1921-10-06
HART RESIGNS POST
AS j. s. PROHIBITION
DIRECTOR in STATE
Acts Suddenly After Confer
ence in Washington With
Blair and Haynes on
Situation Here.
DENIES ANY BREAK
Insists Job Is sDistasteflll'
and Salary Inadequate
for Responsibilities
Involved.
WOULD GUST MARSHAL
Daugherty Asks Resignation
of Connecticut Official Fol-
lowing Inquiry Of Rum
Running.
WOULD GUST MARSHAL
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
WashInrt0n. D. C.. Oct k

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, p. c.. Oct. 8.
Official announcement Of the resig-
nation of Harold L. Hart, prohibition
director Of New York State, was
made tonight at the close of two
hour conference Of Mr.. Hart with
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
End Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair.
At the conference Mr.. Hart de-
clined to reconsider his decision to
quit the job. His resignation was
en- the ground that the position had
become "distasteful." He said he
felt that the salary, $1,000. was too
low for the responsibility he was
compelled to bear and the inability
Of his official superior to allow q
larger sum.
Mr.. Haynes refused to discuss any
of the many circumstantial reports
which had arisen since Mr.. Hart's
sudden determination to leave the
endorsements service became known.
He made only this statement:
The resignation Of Judge Har-
old L. Hart, Federal prohibition
director for New York, was tend
cred this evening In person and
is being considered by Commits
sioners Blair and Haynes
Mr.. Hart at his hotel latgf denied
that a break with either Comrais-
sioner Haynes or Commissioner Blair
had caused him to resign. He said,
however, that his decision to do. so
had come very suddenly
"The work has been distasteful to
me from the first" he said. Il do
not care to continue in it,"
Sensational Developments.
Another sensational development in
the prohibition enforcement tangle
'.as seen in the demand of Attorney
General Daugherty that william r.
Palmer, United States Marshal for
Connecticut. resign as result Of the
charges of rum running in Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Hart was called to Washington
~ Mr.. Haynes on the heels of an in
t1rchange of rather fiery messages be-
tween them over enforcement methods
at New York and the recent super
vision exercised by agents detailed
from Washington to make a clean up
OF the prohibition situation in New
York.
Mr.. Hart threatened to quit two
months ago soon after Commissioner
Haynes came into office. His present
controversy with his official superiors
was the elimination OF a series of
squabbles which kept the New York
enforcement situation in a ferment Of
uncertainty for weeks.
Rumors have persisted that Mr..
Hart had become inccnsed over the
fact that he did not have undisputcd
control in New York as a result of the
detailing OF force of operatives from
Washington in charge of E. c. Yellow
ley, chief prohibition agent. to inspect
methods and personnel of Mr.. Hart's
office.
The shakeup in New York and other
features OF the cleanup staged there
by orders from Washington led to con-
stant friction
Vigorous Measures Projected.
tr. Fayness summons to Mr.. Hart
toak the form of a rather sharp request
that he come here for a conference and
10 explain some Of the Incidents out OF
which Mr.. Hart's messages developed.
There was good ground for the belief
that the summons to Mr.. Hart marked
the starting point In drive to disiodgc
number of State directors who have
not been In thorough sympathy with the
very vigorous measures projected by the
Federal dry law chiefs.
The original understanding with Mr..
Hart. II Is said. was TINT some of Com
missioner Haynes's agents were to 20
to New York to assist and help" the
director In reorganization. What fol-
lowed was In part reflected In the nu-
inerous designations OF enforcement
employees and other spectacular events
there In the liquor situation
Mr.. Haynes, before the arrival OF
MIR. Hart. had conferences with Pro-
hibition Director Brown OF Newark and
Prohibition Director Elliott Of Delaware.
Tho action Of Attorney-G General Daugh-
erty In asking for the rcsignation Of
Marshal Palmer followed an investiga-
tion OF certain allegations brought
against the marshal after n liquor scan
dai In Hartford. 1t was stated emphat-
ically and officially at the Department.
however. that the request for the mar
shsls resignation was not prcdicated on
any finding OF fact In regard to these
allegations or charges. The Attorney
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