Evening star., 1951-12-10

former Justice official called in q
secretary and dictated a letter to
Mr.. Larson relinquishing his
rights in the oil lease in which
he was a participant with Mr.
Larson and others.
1t was in conversation with
Mr.. Caudle at his home that
night. Mr.. Cohen testified, that
Mr.. Caudle brought the name OF
Grunewald into the discussion.
Mr.. Schachner asked If Mr..
Caudle had said he had never
met Grunewald.
That's what he said," Mr.
Cohen replied. and added that
then Mr.. Caudle had told him OF
Masters efforts to get him to meet
IGrunewald.
No Motive for Story.
Mr.. Cohen was asked if he could
think Of any motive why Mr.
Teitelbaum should have invented
and sprung on him, a stranger,
the shakedown story that was re-
lated to him on the airliner. Mr..
Cohen replied that he could not
assign any motive for it.
The subcommittee spreading
Investigation of tax scandals has
been widened to include a $34O 900
Detroit case repeatedly settled for
$71 900. The case involves How
ard Mutt, Detroit war contractor.
Ward Kemp. former assistant
United States attorney in Detroit,
and now an Air Force lieutenant
colonel temporarily on duty here,
has been questioned about the
case and is standing by for further
discussions, 1t was learned.
Meanwhile, John B. Dunlap, the
present Internal Revenue Com
missioner, asserted today in a pub
lished interview there is no excuse
for the things that have hap
pened."
The interview was in a copy
righted article in U. S. News and
World Report.
They must be corrected and
are being corrected, and will con-
tinue to be corrected until every
sore spot has been taken out of
the picture" said Mr.. Dunlap, a
veteran of 18 years in the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Vast Majority Called Honest.
He said. however. that II do not
believe that the vast majority Of
our people are involved in this
matter in any way.
Il have seen enough Of them
and worked with them enough to
be fully confident that more than
SO 2 per cent of them are as fine
people and as honest people as
you would find in the world any,
where.
Mr.. Dunlap also said that:
He has removed 81 officers and
for cause in his four
as commissioner.
The bureau continuously checks
the conduct of its employees. From
January /, 1916, to November %,
1851. it initiated Lib personnel
Investigations. These resulted in
154 removals. 202 forced resigna-
tions. 308 disciplinary actions and
l89 acquittals. with 265 cases still
pending.
Out Of so collectors on duty
now, 25 have interests in outside
businesses. Eleven of these devote
no time to the outside interest.
The IA who do have been told
Enthusiastically that their other
business interests cannot conflict
with the Governments interest in
any respect"
He is very much afraid" that
Internal Revenue Bureau officials
because Of the tax scandals, may
become so jittery that they
would hesitate to close a case
which normally they would close
in a routine manner" He has
impressed on his staff that they
must not lean over backward in
the Governments favor and cru
city the taxpayer"
Some of the bureaus employees
in Washington are SO poorly paio
they take night and weekend
jobs as store clerks and filling
station attendants, he said.