Evening star., 1951-11-28
Tax Bureau ChiefOusts 3OMore
Including 2 in Baltimore Office
T rumun Removes
Smyth as Collector
AT San Francisco
By Cecil Holland

COMMISSIONER JOiln d. DunIdp
announced today the dismissal or
forced resignation of 80 en-
ployes in the scandal-hit Bureau
of Internal Revenue in a major
shakeup that involved Is cities
from coast to coast.
simultaneously. President Tru-
man announced in Key West the
removal of James G. Smyth, the
San Francisco collector, to in
crease to 81 the clusters in the
dramatic cleanup of the Gov
ernment's tax collecting system.
Two of those ordered to sub
nit their designations were in
the bureaus Baltimore Office. to
which Washington and nearby
Maryland residents pay their
taxes.
They were:
e. Joseph Huppman. deputy
collector.
Jessie M. Jones, teller.
Specific Charges Not Revealed.
Mr.. Dunlap did not announce
the specific charges against any of
those who were fired or forced to
resign. He explained that the dis
tinction between removal and in
voluntary resignation was based
on the degree of seriousness of the
charges involved"
1t was the biggest single shake
up in the bureau since the House
Ways and Means subcommittee
began an investigation which has
turned up widespread disclosures
of corruption and irregularities in
the taX-collecting system.
Every effort is being made"
Mr.. Dunlap said in a statement,
''to eliminate from the service
every person who is unsuitable, for
any reason, to remain in it. The
taxpayers Of this country are en-
titled to the cleanest and most
efficient revenue service 1t is hu-
manly possible to provide. mean
to see that they get it."
Other Cities Involved.
No one in the Washington
headquarters and branch offices
of the Revenue Bureau were in
cluded in the clusters. Field Offices
in these cities were involved in
addition to Baltimore:
New York, Boston. Newark,
Syracuse, Philadelphia. San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Springfield,
Ill: Detroit. Nashville. Denver,
Harrison, Ark; Fargo, N. OAK,
and St. Louis.
It brought the total score since
the King subcommittee's investi-
CATION began to seven regional COL
lectors, presidentially- appointed,
who have been fired or resigned;
SO lesser employees dismissed and
five resigned.
Mr.. Dunlap said disciplinary ac-
ton less severe than dismissal and
forced resignation have been taken
"in number of other cases where
the facts do not warrant separa-
ton from the service"
Investigation Continues.
He did not elaborate on what
the actions were or the persons
involved except to say that Daniel
F. Cunningham a deputy collec-
tor in the San Francisco office,
had been restored to duty with the
loss of pay since his suspension
September 27 as "a disciplinary
action" He added that the bu-
reau's investigation in that Office
land some other areas" has not
been completed.
Mr.. Dunlap announced that the
files in all of the cases are being
made available to the King sub
committee.
Removed From Office.
The list of those removed from
office in the latest shakeup were:
Paul V. Doyle, chief office dep
uty, San Francisco.
John j. Boland, chief field dep
uty, San Francisco.
Martin j. Tierney. head, wage
and excise tax division, San Fran
cisco.
Ignatius M. Beresford, assistant
(See REVENUE. Page A-12)