Evening star., 1922-04-06
REVENUE SHAKE-UP
RUMORS DENIED
Further DiSmissaIs in Treas
ury Department Are Not
CONTEMPLATED.


No further reorganization in the
treasury Department is planned TO
follow the shake-up of the bureau OF
engraving, high officials today as
serted, denying reports that whole
sale changes were anticipated in the
offices of the internal revenue.
Reports that Commissioner Blair
would resign. and that Assistant Sec
retary Dover contemplated drastic
changes in the internal revenue were
declared to be without official founda-
tion, and 1t was stated that no further
transfers or dismissals among the
personnel of the entire department
were planned than would ordinarily
come up IN the conduct of routine
business.
While there was very evident
among employees of the Treasury an
increased morale today, resulting
both from the announcement today
and the official statement of Secre-
tary Mellon to substantially the same
erect yesterday, wonder still was
preNaIent, following the series of
!, stories, rumorS, charges and denials
OF the past few days concerning the
treasury personnel.
Worry impedes Work.
In some circles it was the belief
that following the excitement and
disturbed conditions in the dispatch
OF the governments business result
ing from the shake-up at the bureau
OF engraving, and reports of further
clean sweeps. that there was strong
QeSlra ba of r.;
ministration officials Ito pour oil on
the troubled waters"
Indeed, the worry among Treasury
employees mad become SO great as To-
impede the transaction of government
business, and, according to one en-
ploye of responsibility and long
standing. the stir and excitement had
caused among employees a condition
OF mind that might be called "a bad
mess
Secretary MELONS Note.
Secretary MELONS, memorandum 10
Treasury employees late yesterday aft
| ernoon said:'
MY attention has been called to tn.
reports which have been appearing IL
| the press predicting a general reor-
ganization of the bureau of internal
| revenue and the removal OF certain Off
GERS and heads of divisions.
These reports do not emanate from
any offlclal source, and are absolutely
without foundation. No such reorgani-
Zation is now nor has been at any time
contemplated. II is my desire, how
ever, that the efficiency of the bureau
should be maintained at the highest
possible standard, and with that end
\ in view l shall expect every employe Of
the bureau give fha mi SSinpfr
and his deputies their loyal support and
! complete cooperation"
Reorganization Erected.
Assistant Secretary Dover, in charge
| of customs and the internal revenue
bureau, it was said in highest Treas
ury circles today, had accomplished
the reorganization" of the customs
service, which was considered neces-
| sary to make it efficient in the con-
duct of increased business expected
from the new tariff law and the in
auguration of the American valua-
ton. Mr. Dover had recommended
; to the department head no further
/; had he proposed reorganization of
the internal revenue bureau. The
rumored removal of T.. H. BatSon
from the internal revenue bureau
| iAsAS ~ pN~A IL
was stated.
| Louis a. Hill. newly appointed di-
rector of the bureau of engraving.
/ had nothing to say this morning con-
| corning the investigation and inven-
/ tory which is being conducted at the
! bureau in connection with the dis
missals of former Director Wilmeth
and his assistants and the inaugura
| tion of the new regime.
| Attorney General Daugherty an
/ nounced today that the Department
| of Justice men len. 10 the Presi-
dent for the purpose of helping to
! make the inventory" at the bureau
| of engraving were expert bank ex-
| aminers of the special bureau in the
| Department of Justice which has to
/ do with the examination of national
T; banks where there are charges of vi
| olation of the law.
| add however, that he did not wish
| to have any action of the Department
| of Justice as yet ito reflect upon the
| integrity of any persons concerned in,
| the dismissals.
Complete Check Under Way.
| The complete cheek of the stock OF
| the bureau is being undertaken for
| the first time since 1920 by commit
tee headed by Deputy Assistant
| Treasurer TAFT. and composed of rep
! resentatives of all the departments
! for whom work is done by the bu-
| reau.
| Discussing reports that there had
been duplication in the numbering of
| liberty bonds, high officials declared
yesterday there had been discovered
a few Implications among the 300
| 000, 900 numbers. These Implications,
| however. were laid to imperfections
| in the mechanical devices which did,
! the numbering. "A
| Treasury officials this morning were
| buster than usual in conferences. and
| the office of assistant Secretary Do
yer was besieged with callers. Un-
dersecretary Gilbert and Assistant
| Secretary Wadsworth. who is in
! charge of the bureau of engraving
| fairs. held an extended conference.
| this morning with Secretary Mellon,