Evening star., 1951-11-29

many of the Governments tax Of
'IhceS.
It involved field Offices of the
bureau in Is cities some of which
las Baltimore-had not been
mentioned before in the spreading
investigation of the tax scandals.
Mr.. Smyth, the San Francisco
collector, was the top official in
the list.
/ Presidential Press Secretary
Joseph Short told reporters in Key
West that Mr.. Smyth, who was al
ready under suspension. was fired
fer failure to manage his office
properly." He is one of six collec-
tors throughout the country who
have been dismissed or have re-
signed in the course of the cur
rent investigation.
/ In San Francisco. Mr.. Smyth
said: Il serve at the pleasure of
the PreSident-that's that" He in
dicated he would go into the mat
tier fully before the King subcom-
mittee at hearings scheduled to
start January 7 in San Francisco.
! No illegal Money"
GAS to any allegations from any
sources that I am guilty of graft
or corruption" Mr.. Smyth added,
IT want to state that neither !
nor the men in my bureau who
were dismissed today have ever
taken a bribe or a cent of illegal
money. I welcome a public hear
| ing of any kind to clear the names
of these career employees who
have devoted many years of their
| lives to public service"
| Seven employees in Mr.. Smyth's
Office went out with him. Five
were dismissed outright, and two
were required to submit their
designations. Four had been under
suspension and were fired.
Daniel F. Cunningham, deputy
collector in the. San Francisco
office, suspended earlier, was re-
stored to duty effective December
5 with loss of pay during the
period of suspension las a dis
ciplinary action"
Malone Case Unsettled.
The actions left unsettled the
case of one San Francisco employe
suspended earlier. He is John A.
Malone, assistant chief of the in
come tax division and brother of
William Malone, chairman of the
San Francisco County Democratic
Committee.
Several Of those who were fired
were under suspension before the
bureaus final action. These in
Icluded two New York revenue
Iagents-Mordecai M. Miller and
Jack Neustadt-who were among
four agents who testified before
the King subcommittee about
their financial affairs.
The charges against Mr.. Miller,
the bureau said. were alleged i'm
proper solicitation of taxpayers
and alleged false statements"
Those against Mr.. Neustadt were
alleged insubordination and fail
iure to cooperate in an investiga-
ton"
Other Fired.
Others fired outright included:
Paul V. Doyle, chief office
deputy. Office of Collector, San
Francisco, misconduct involving
alleged back-dating of tax docu-
ments."
John A. Boland, chief field
deputy, Office of Collector, San
Francisco, misconduct involving
alleged retention of tax receipts
without deposit and back-dating
tax documents"
Martin J. Tierney, head, wage
and excise tax division, Office of
Collector, San Francisco, mis-
conduct involving alleged failure
to advise superiors of irregularities
by persons under his supervision. !"
Ignadius M. Beresford, assistant
head. wage and excise tax division,
Office of Collector, San Francisco.
misconduct involving alleged fall
ure to advise superiorS of irregu-
llaritieS by persons under his
supervision.
Lionel ]. Bailey, a field division
chief, Office of Collector, Los An
geles, misconduct involving the
alleged utilization of services of
subordinate employees in outside
employment and alleged con-
spiracy in filing false reports"
Jacob Friedman, Internal Reve-
nue. agent, New York City, "al-
legged improper solicitation of tax
payers and alleged false state
ments."
| Taxpayer Solicitation Alleged.
! Dominic Vita, chief inspector
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division.
Newark, N. j., alleged improper
solicitation of a taxpayer"
Walter F. Gately. deputy collec-
tor, Office of Collector, Boston,
alleged improper accounting of
Government funds"
Donald M. McElwee, deputy
collector, Office of Collector,
Springfield, ILL.,, alleged negli-
Igence and misconduct in connec-
'Ition with official duties"
Otis B. Knapp. investigator. Al
lcohol and Tobacco Tax Division.
Harrison, Ark, alleged misap-
preparation of property and i'm
, Iproper solicitation of taxpayers"
Justin F. Vandenoever, deputy
collector, Williston. N. OAK, Office
Iof Collector. Fargo, alleged filing
Iof false statements and improper
acceptance of fees"
u Requested to Resign.
| Those requested to resign in
,icluded:
William B. Anater, assistant chief
tIfield deputy, San Francisco, fail
: Iure to report violation of revenue
laws and alleged false statements,
1 Frederick C. Simmons, deputy
San Francisco. false