The Washington times., 1922-02-19
CLERKS UPSET
BY TRANSFERS
IN TREASURY
Many important Changes Are
r Looked for Within Next
Thirty Days.
WEST GOES TO DRY BUREAU
AdeIbert Sumner Is Made Dep
uty Commissioner in Charge
of Accounts.

Hundreds of clerks and minor
officials in the Internal Revenue
and Prohibition Bureaus are on the
anxious seats.
D. The long-heralded shake-up has
got under way and two score Of
important transfers or discharges
are looked for within the next thirty
days.
Announcement yesterday of the
transfer of Millard +. West from
the office of deputy commissioner
Of internal revenue in charge Of
accounts. to The office of assistant
70 Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. HAP nGs, SCI at rest conjecture as
to what would ultimately be his
berth with the Harding Administra,
ton.
Mr.. West was one of the most &C
tive workers for the Republican
party in Kentucky last year. After
President Harding was indicted into
office, Mr.. West came to Washington
expecting the appointment as Pro-
hibition Commissioner. He was also
mentioned for Internal Revenue
Commissioner, but that post went to
David H. Blair. Pending other ar
rangements, Mr.. West drew the as
signment of a deputy commissioner
In the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Sumner Is Veteran Here.
Adelbert d. Sumner, who succeeds
Mr.. West as deputy commissioner of
the Internal Revenue Bureau. came
to Washington in 1892 as secretary
to the late Senator William b. ALI
son. He was later assistant SER
INT of fhn Sonata
A transfer OF wide interest in the
Internal Revenue Bureau is that of
George s. Paul. appointment clerk
to the office of Col. l.. G. Mutt, act
ing head of mobile forces Of the pro
hibition office.
He Ia succeeded by C. A. Grabill,
several years connected with the bu-
reau in various capacities. Paul will
be q supervisor in the office of Col
onel Mutt, at salary of $4,000. He
formerly drew salary of $4,000.
Paul's assistant, A. NJ. McCreight,
who formerly received $4,000, was
last week transferred to the sales
tax office at Sixth and b streets, to
receive a salary Of $1,000.
Frank f. Frazier, supervisor Of COL
lectors and in charge of sixty-four
internal revenue offices, has been
transferred to Milwaukee as agent
in charge of a local internal revenue
office.
Frazier is succeeded by Major c. c.
Childs. who was formerly personnel
officer Of the Shipping Board.
During the Wilson Administration,
Frazier was secretary to Daniel G.
Roper, internal revenue commits
sioner. He had previously been Sec
rotary to Mr.. Roper when the latter
was an Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
MarsteIla Goes to Utah.
DR.. John P. Marstella, for a time
chief of the miscellaneous unit under
Deputy Commissioner +. G.. Matson,
has been transferred to Salt Lake
City, Utah, as internal revenue agent
in charge. His jurisdiction will be
Utah, Idaho and Montana.
Capt. Spencer d. Bliss, an assistant
prohibition commissioner under for
mer Prohibition Commissioner John
+. Kramer, succeeded DR.. Marstella
in the local office.
Two important offices are still
open. They are deputy commits
sioner in charge of the sales tax, now
temporarily held by A. c. Holden,
and deputy commissioner In charge
Of income tax.
Many transfers of clerks are being
made daily, and in some cases the
new appointees are expected to
choose their own aides.