Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-01
DELAY TRANSFER OF
INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR HERE
Awaiting Decision in Alfred |
du Pont Suit Believed to
be Cause.
NEW ZONE DEPUTIES ON JOB

John w. Herring Of Milford. recent
ly named internal revenue collector for
Delaware, stopped Off in this city last
night on his return from Washington,
where he had made p short trip IN
connection with matters pertaining 10
his new position.
Mr.. Herring said he had not been Of
ficially informed of his appointment.
but had received personal notification.
Regarding when he would assume
charge Of the Office. he said there was
some question. 1t was likely. he
thought, that the change would be
made in a week or ten days
In this connection. Il Ia believed
that the Treasury Department will not
make he change until after Judge
j. Whitaker Thompson Of PhNadel-
phia has rendered hts decision In the
suit brought by Alfred l. du Pom, re
gardins tho payment of income tax
levied on cu Pont stock OF the New
Jersey corporation. TO do so would
seriously complicAts matters as far
as tho government n concerned. Il IS
said,
1t ie understood tina, United States
Senator L. Heisler Ball. who named
Mr.. Herring for Hs pcsit.on 0. collee
tor, has been very anxious 70 have
the transfer come about as speedily az
possible The date had been fixed Tor
April /. but like the joker. this date
was an unfortunate selection. Senator
Ball. It is rumored, has been import
uned by his friends 20 bring about the
transfer as soon as possible. and be-
cause Of the complexity o, the du Pom;
suit has been considerably ANNOYED
at the delay
Senator Ball was in this city today
comforting with friends.
The two new zone deputies Of IN,
internal revenue department. Fret
Bender of Delaware City and Charlie.
L. Schaffer of this city. however. ar,
more fortunate than their new chief
to-be, because they assumed thet,
new work today. They VIII he con
nected with the Wilmington Office
but Will be engaged in field work.
Brown TO be Chief Deputy.
When asked over the telephone a
Milford this afternoon whether ther,
had been any change N the matte
Of who his chief deputy would be. MI
Herring replied in the negative. Mr.
Brown Is 70 be my chief deputy" n,
said. but l am not going 20 Great
any chaotic state Of affairs in the OF
flee" He said there We're no other an
nouncements 10 make at this time an
that he would not take up other ina tier
~,f, t.
installed and mad an opportunity {
observe conditions.
The matter OF chief deputy has beel
the subject OF much gossip. II ha
been common rurnor that efforts 20 re
tain Chief Deputy Gerry. who has ha,
twenty years experience in his posi-
ton, were being put forth by the Re
publicans. That there could not b
two chief deputies at the same salar,
was self evident, and what was 20 b
Gerys position II Brown was mad
chief deputy has caused some specu
lation.
II is learned that Mr.. Gerry coul
be made an inspector, which would b
promotion for him, and retained g.
The Wilmington Office until Mr.. Brow
became fully conversant with affair
Whether this is what Senator Bal
and Mr.. Herring and the Republican
chiefs have In mind Is question tn
answer for which was not forthcom
ing today.
Because the Treasury Department
holds its collectors responsible sol
what transpiree in their office. make
the Job even Of collector. of interne
revenue no sinecure. Each collecto
stands or falls on the work of bis as
sistants, on nich he is compelled I
pass, and for that reason the positio
calls for constant supervision.