The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-27
TREASURY OFFICE
 REMAINS INTACT
 AFTER REMOVALS
Ohio Congressman Ask Hard- ing to Find Another Position For Childs-Shock's
 Room Searched
By Associated Press

Washington. May 26.-The treasury remained intact tonight after day of explosions in connection with the removal from office of A. D. Sum ner. of Iowa, former deputy com missioner of internal revenue, and Major c. c. Childs. of Ohio. former supervisor of collectors. Both were appointees of Assistant Secretary Dover and were removed by Revenue Commissioner Blair. acting with the approval of Secretary Mellon and upon the recommendation of the simplification board for the consoli- dation of the accounts unit with the supervisor of collectors office.
 Carrying the signatures of more than a dozen Ohio congressman a pe- tition addressed to President Hard Ing was presented at the White House today by Representative Fos- ter of Ohio, regretting the dismissal of Major Childs and asking that his abilities be utilized somewhere in the government service.
 Almost concidently Mir. Blair an nounced the suspension of Samuel c. Patchcll, chief payroll examiner of thS dS%Odhto uHily anu ItQtIiCk Geilinger. a clerk. pending investi- gation into the affairs of the unit investigation is being made, 1t was explained. into the removal of pa pers from the office of MT. Sumner after his dismissal which the bureau alleges were official and MT. Sum ner says were personal.
 At the same time 1t developed that Joseph F. Shawhan. former assistant to Major Childs. had been trans fcrred to Atlanta and F. P. Smith. another assistant. had been trans ferre5 to Boston.
 Officials Nencommtttni
 Although bureau officials were noncommittal as to the progress of the investigation, it was indicated at the treasury that further suspen- sions were possible before the inci- dent of the removal of the papers would be regarded as closed by the bureau.
 An unexpected factor was injected into the situation tonight by James P. Shock. of New Orleans. an ac- countant of the income tax unit de- tailed for special duty with the ac- counts unit, which was under Mir. Sumner. who declared his room at H lOCdI nOlel ndu been SedTCneQ Dy some one whom he believed connect ed with the revenue bureau. although he did not know whom to suspect. He exhibited a room full of belong ings turned topsyturvy and asserted that he had been followed recently.
 Elmer l.. Trey, chief of the special intelligence section of the bureau. which Is conducting the investiga- uons. declared he knew nothing of Shock and took occasion to deny re- ports current In Washington that the bureau was probing Into the politi- cal and religious connections of em- ployes.
 The intelligence unit" he said. has not. is not and does not intend to make any investigation into the political or religious utilization of officers or employees or of former of ficers or employees of the bureau"
 Reports. were abroad of shadows being employed by both sides in the controversy and MT. Sumner was said to have put a shadow on the trail of the shadow who was trailing him.
 So far Mir. Blair has confined his statements to actual developments and MT. Dover. who is on the Pa cific coast, has declined to comment except to say that If the matter was personal he would be heard from.