Evening star., 1952-10-18
Donohue Says Nixon
Has 7 funds Failed
Ito File D. {. Returns

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue said last night that G. o. p
vice presidential candidate Nixon
had "at least" two political funds
and has failed to file a District
tax return on the personal prop
erty in his $4,000 home here.
Mr.. Donohue, head Of the Dis
trict Democratic Club. ripped into
Senator Nixon at a Stevenson
Sparkman Embarrassing rally at
the Statler Hotel.
Senator Nixon, he said. will
have to answer" for the "sec-
ond" fund. Mr.. Donohue, how
ever, conceded that he did not
know details about the second
fund, and also did not intend to
make Senator Nixon pay personal
property taxes here.
Among other jabs at Senator
Nixon. Commissioner Donohue
said he hadn't explained where
he got $4,000 as a down payment
on his $41 900 house in Spring
Valley here.
Barkley Speaks.
Vice President Barkley, prin-
cipal speaker. hurrying from one
regional meeting to another last
might, took time at the Statler to
inspire the packed meeting of
Democratic workers with hopes of
Victory. He predicted not only
success for the Democratic presi-
DENTAL ticket but also the election
of a Democratic House and Sen
ate.
And in a reference to Gen.
Eisenhower and his collaboration
with Ohio's Republican Senator
Taft, he said: 1.-THE great crusade
lis now on a detour."
Mr.. Donotue said Senator Nixon
had made an emotional appeal
in his recent television Holly
wood stage production" but had
not come up yet with a full ac-
counting Of his finances.
Points to Nixon Fund. -
He said Senator Nixon had an
nounced an outside audit had been
made Of the $4,000 in donations
handled as trustee by Dana Smith,
Pasadena lawyer. But, Commits
sioner Donohue added, Dana
Smith knows. and I know, and
several other people know that
Dana Smith drew checks on at
least two accounts for the benefit
of Senator Nixon"
He said he did not know If the
two accounts were part Of the
same donated fund or, If they
were separate. If the total was
more than the reported $4,000.
One of the accounts, he said,
was the Nixon trust fund" and
another special fund"
Commissioner Donohue also
raised questions about how Sen
ator Nixon found money enough
to furnish his Spring Valley home.
Furnishings, he said he had been
advised. sometimes cost as much
as so per cent of the price of the
house. 49,.
After the rally, Commissioner
Donohue told reporters that Sen
ator Nixon had not paid the Dis
trict personal property taxes on
his house furnishings. He said
tax officials last week had sent
out letters Of inquiry to him and
some 1000 others.
"Up to California."
Commissioner Donohue said
Senator Nixon would not be SUBJ
ject to personal property taxes
here if he had paid them in his
home State. Then he said the
District would make no demand
any way since there was a theory
Of exemption in such cases and
that cit is up to California"
However, he said he thought
Senator Nixon should file a re-
turn, to show the valuation on
the furnishings.
Vice President Barkley. belabor-
ing the Republicans for their at
ltacks on Government corruption,
said he was "getting tired Of hear
ing Republicans claiming they are
the spotless angels"
He recalled that the Repub-
llican Harding administration sue
|ceeded that Of Woodrow Wilson
I"And they didn't wait 20 years to
become corrupt. or Is or II or &
Ior years, or even 80 minutes. -
he shouted.
i AS he put 1t. even with the
sounds Of the inaugural Of March
4, 1921, dying away, "the Ohio
gang moved in to start stealing
Teapot Dome"
/ Reciting the sins Of that era and
how many were exposed, ousted OF
Jailed, he said corruption was not
a question Of tenure In Office but
of character.
Stevenson Praised.
j Mr.. Barkley went on to praise
the Democratic candidate, Gov
Adlai Stevenson as q courageou.
man "who has not been talking
,out of both sides of his mouth"
i. Mr.. Barkley told a fish story
and likened it to the Morinside
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| Washington, d. c., Oct. 18th.
ARTHUR Markell. ,JeWeler. 040 r st