Evening star., 1951-12-06

Office. -
Asked if he knew Nathan, Mr.
Oliphant said:
! II have run onto him. I do not
know him."
In earlier testimony at the
House inquiry. Mr., Oliphant was
listed as a member of an expense
paid fishing party to Florida in
the plane Of Troy Whitehead.
I Charlotte IN. c. businessman,
who was in tax troubles.
He was also called to testify
about an exchange of letters with
T. Lamar Caudle concerning the
prosecution of case against two
New Workers, Samuel Aaron and
Jacob Freidus. Copies of docu-
ments were introduced. which al
legged that Mr.. Oliphant and Mr..
Caudle had discussed the posi-
bility of dropping prosecution of
Mr.. Aaron. although his trial was
slated for only several days later.
| Immediately after reading his
letter, Mr.. Oliphant told report
ers he could not answer questions
because he was due to meet with
the House subcommittee ION
other cases"
Financial Statement.
In his financial statement filed
this. month, Mr.. Oliphant listed
the $22,720 in assets as including
$64l,62 in cash in bar ks; $4,000.
automobile, $12,575. real estate;
$l,50596, surrender value of life
insurance policies, and $4,000, esti-
mated value of personal and
household effects.
The liabilities included $523.36.
current obligations; $1,316.69,
notes payable to a Jean Olson;
$790.64, notes payable to the
American Security & Trust Co.;
.S8,295.47. mortgage payable to the
Equitable Life Insurance Co.; ST.
300. listed as debt to H. Grune-
wald, and $1,000, listed as debt to
mother.
Another item showed no income
for 1949 and 1850 from any out
side business. Under a listing of
gifts. bequests and legacies and
money and property from other
than your immediate family, Mr..
Oliphant listed $500 for 1949 and
$3.50 for 1850.
Father Has Tax Aide.
| The form also stated he has not,
since coming to the bureau, re-
ceived any gifts. bequests or lega-
cies amounting to more than
$4,000.
The resigning official is the son
OF Herman Oliphant, who, spokes-
men said, had a long service as
general counsel of the Treasury
Department.
I A native of Indiana, Mr.. Oil
phant got his law degree from the
} University of Maryland in 1884
and, thereafter, was employed in
Baltimore. He has been with the
bureau since 1899 and was named
chief counsel on April 6, 1948.
II Text of Letter.
| The text of his resignation let
ter follows:
II With great reluctance because
of my fidelity to public office anc
deep sense of responsibility to you
submit my resignation as CHIEF
counsel of the Bureau of Interna
Revenue, to become effective i'm
mediately. l find it beyond the
limits of my endurance to protect
my name and the reputation ant
the prestige of the Office I hold ir
the face of baseless and scurrilous
charges given public currency
however irresponsible the source.
i Il have devoted my entire pro.
fessional life, starting in 1894, tt
public interest with the Unitec
States Government, and my only
interest has been that of the Gov.
ernment. 1t has been a privileg,
to have merited your appoint.
ment. I must now, on my owl
part, claim the personal privileg,
=, OF terminating that service, wher
attacks, villif1cation, rumor ane
innuendo are beyond the point O.
r human endurance.
"1t has always been my view
. lnStilled in me since early you'll
, through my fathers example O.
: high public service, that publ,
: office ranks on an upper level O.
Importance and place in our or,
: dered society. The Government
:. becomes daily more important ant
calls for higher and better talent
). and esteem as a career of life.
! am deeply disturbed, and I believ,
all citizens in public and privat,
a life should awake to the sam,
:, concern over the tendency to de-
!. base and recklessly impugn tina
service and in many cases max,
: the burden of a continued publ,
!, career intolerable.