Show Many Prominent Persons Facing Tax Claims by U. U S. S WASHINGTON Feb 15 UP The UP-The The rost roster r of prominent personages personages personages per per- involved in tax disputes with the government today read like lik a combination of Who's Who and a Broadway directory with American Liberty league and underworld touches thrown inThe in The tax troubles fall into two categories es those resulting from incomes and those from inheritance e of estates Le Leading the the list is Andrew W. W Mellon former secret secretary ry of the treasury from whom Is sought 3 3 in alleged deficiencies and penalties But Mellon ellon is not the only former former former for for- mer member of ot President Hoovers Hoover's cabinet from whom increased amounts are b being asked by the treasury Patrick J. J Hurley former secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of war is being sued for tor 34 34 as a transferee of ot the Skelly Oil corporation By way of contrast the government government government govern govern- ment Is seeking from Bruno Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard Hauptmann his wife Anna an alleged deficiency of for 1932 and 1933 federal income taxes William Randolph Hearst publisher publisher pub pub- lisher usher is being asked for tor on his 1929 and 1930 Incomes Prominent among recent assessments assessments assess assess- ments are aro those levied against Pierre S. S Du Pont and John J J. Raskob kob members of ot the American Liberty league for tor alleged Income 1 q I tax deficiencies resulting from an alleged series of ot wash sales salea in 1929 Raskob is being sued for 1026 and and- Du Pont for tor more mora than Another member of ot the Delaware munitions family Lammot Du Pont PontIs Is Involved in in a suit for on or his 1930 and 1931 income The largest single assessment pending is that sought from the estate of ot the late Swedish match king Ivar I Kreuger for The nations nation's most prominent heiress heiress heiress heir heir- ess Doris Duke who recently married mar mar- ned ried James Cromwell Is being sued for on her 1931 Income Earl Carroll Carroll- Broadway producer er is involved in a suit for tor an and Irving Fisher Yale economic professor for tor Marion Douras better known to film fans as Marion Davies is being asked for and the estate o of Thomas A. A Edison has been assessed assessed an additional |