Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1951 — Page 3

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Senators Bare

Priests Say ‘Lobbyists’ Took ‘Money in Cash

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 19—Samuel D. Mason, a peglegged New York “lobbyist,” was named to Senate investigators today as the author of frauds which cost his victims $350,000 but got them no favors from the government. Four bewildered witnesses who -

figured they lost some $250,000 we gave him. My superiors asked testified to Mason's activities. .| me. I don't know exactly.”

Chairman Clyde R. Hoey (Df He waved his hands and smiled N. C.) of the Senate's Permanent helplessly. i

Investigating Committee said he| The fathers told the committee.

was a “professional confidence they had met Mason through Mr. man” with a long record and his| Katamay, a Ukranian-American take from his phony influence egitor.

racket ran to $350,000. | Fr. Markiw told the committee Mason himself sat in the hear-| that ‘Mason was presented to him ing room leaning heavily on a! cane as the committee unfolded the story of his operations. Mr. Hoey announced that he would be!

called to testify tomorrow.

people . . . maybe he help us.* Waives Big Fee

The priest said he became real-

Two priests of the Greek Cath-|ly convinced when Mason said he! “lobbyist!

olice Church of St. Basil in New| was waiving a $40,000 York testified they were Mason’s|fee” to help the church. victims to the extent of some! Trips to New York and Wash$200,000 in church funds. {ington followed to meet Mason! Going Underground jand make the payments in $100 Mr. and Mrs. Bodham Katamay|2Pd $20 bills. Many times, the of Philadelphia estimated they fathers said, they were entersunk $30,000 and Joseph E. Ben. tained by Mason at Longchamps

nett, a Boston building contrac-{Lestaurants in New York during |

tor, said he gave Mason $22,0001249:

for “influence” that never came, Once they visited the Pentagon)

|here, where Mason said he was|

through. {makin “ a» { Mason's scheme in general, Mr. 8 arrangements, and

: {they met a Miss Foster, a milit t Hoey said, was to tell people that “ ary the government was going wnier=[ "2quariers “receptionist. ground as protection against atom |g ied sii htl g ol e front row, bombs and its surface buildings, ERLY hen. Mr. Hoey}

as “A good friend, good to poor %

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DemandHelp for Gls Gouged by Landlords

By United Press lord's telephone to call for help, WASHINGTON, July 19—Sen-| At Ft. Leonard Wood — where late investigators demanded to-70 of 391 on-post housing units] day that the Defense Department are occupied by civilians — the {do something to protect service- subcommittee reported that a {men being ‘shamelessly victim- “disproportionate” number of] {1zed” by rent gougers near mili-civilians are living in thosé mili-| tary camps and being forced totary facilities. live under conditions that are Like the “rat house” and the! “a disgrace to America.” {chicken coop -—- (rent $27.51 a They said the problem gravelyimonth)—the “bottle house” was, [threatens “the morale of Our gjscovered by subcommittee in-| |For Shame . . . an editorial . vestigators near Camp Breckin-| Page 22. ridge. Two “shabby” rooms sep-|

{ i arated only by a counter are in-| (Eng ent iu aed co side the building which is made| |about it immediately of mortar, whisky bottles and] |2 on, report, by the Senate Pre- beer cans with a few large oil paregness Subcommittee, said cans Yor variety {servicemen and their families are |being forced to live “amidst appalling filth and indescribable squalor” near Camp Breckin(ridge, Ky., Camp Rucker, Ala. {and Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. A Shack of Cans "It said '&érvicemien and their ‘|families are being forced to live lin garages, tool sheds, chicken |coops and—in one case—a shack built of whisky bottles and beer cans. It said rent per cent -on

Fase Credit Curbs For Atterbury . Civilian Housing

COLUMBUS, July 19 controls will be relaxed

Credit for the

increases of 100 “substandard hous-

ling” near the three camps are Construction of 350 dwelling units tn , . for military civilian personne t | “commonplace.” In some in- Cams A Lesh : : , , Sn 1 a stances, it said, servicemen have -AMP / Yr it Was an

nounced today.

| been “gouged” : Eg * The Housing and Home Finance!

rent boosts.

with 500 per cent

4 . Agency said. this housing will ingt. 8 Comm ee Che WV ep would be for lease cheap and he suggested that he took the cash nities jairman Lyndon clude 210, rental units and 140 from the priests and “put it i & ¥ B. Johnson (D. Tex.) documented '__, Wind edna could get the leases for them. Wooden leg.” ™ pu ra a n x the report with photographs be sales units for Camp Atterbury) In some instances he said hep . e Priests n't ae . : OBTAPIS “DE” iand Atterbury Air Base person-! hey now. fr cause ‘‘some h : ere . needed ‘sewer money” to pay oh 2% ome of the homes ‘were ,,

Army and other officials.

The Greek Catholic priests said Work to Begin July 31 Mason sold them on the idea they!

could make the money they ON Manual High School needed by leasing government! A $3 million dollar bond issue buildings through his influence for the construction of a new and then sub-leasing at a large Mangal High School building profit. was confirmed this morning by| Mason described himself as a the Board of School Commission-| “lobbyist” and ‘philanthropist’ ers. { who only wanted to help them get! Bids will be recevied and work | a new church and a summer camp Will begin July 31. and school fer their poor children. The board also awarded conin New York. tracts to five bidders for 27.360 “Trusted” Him tons of coal. Total price is $220,-! Aged Father Maxim Markiw, 186. provincial of the church in New RSE is | York, and his .handsome, dark 1 \ : colleague, Father Peter Hewko, Will Sets Up Trust Fund said they paid Mason between For Steel Officials Kin

$150,000 and $200,000, all cash, The will of Frederick T. Holi because they “trusted” him. day, steel company official Who

“We haven't got any records, 5: . . » die $ we trusted him,” Mr. Markiw said. Sieg Monday, sets MP8 trust yuna

“He said we would get our money Hi i } J is will, filed today in Probate back many times over. We were Court, names the Indiana Trust told that he was a good friend of Co. as executor. No amount was the poor people. Now we will have given. J to wait a few years for our camp Mr. Holliday left his wife all his and school.

“I don’t know exactly how much home at

CHIEF CLEANER-UPPER—Mayor Bayt models new coveral's to be worn by city street cleaning crews. Those are the front sters to City Hall His Honor is cleaning.

so hideous that they could not be described adequately by mere words.” Urging the Defense Department to studv ways of increasing the

2 Bedroom Units Less than half of 9000 families

sonnel now live within commuting

available housing at military S18 t 2 hde of the bate, HHFA * " s J spokesmen sai d . Workers to Map Clark Vote Drive posts, the subcommittee suggested "(of the rental units,” 140 will ; that unused camp property be have tw : Au . pp Several hundred Republican their poll of voters last Monday used for trailer camps. pas Se aro and yeni Jur workers will convene at the night. : It asked the Defense Depart- have three bedrooms and rent at Athenaeum tomorrow nighf to, Entertainment has been ar- ment to make recommendations $s5 : start the groundwork for their ranged for GOP workers at the «promptiy” for any legislation Sales units will include 90 two campaign to elect Judge Alex|Athenaeum tomorrow night after that is required to increase the bedroom homes for $10.000 and 50

Clark as Mayor of Indianapolis.|Judge Clark, Chairman John InTeams of poll takers will be|nis and George K. Johnson, chief organized to cover every yesiden- bol} taker, make brief speeches. | tial block in the City to determine; Workers in both parties will how many voters are not reg-| submit lists to their respective

housing supply. ‘Generally Disgusting’ The report said service families in the three camps are forced to bid

three bedroom homes for $11250. The Federal Housing Administration will accept loan applications July 26. -

| against one another for Sn istered and those willing to pro-|party headquarters -as work homes without heat. without run- FOR PLAYTIME fess their party affiliations. isheets for the voters registration ning water and with. generally = ee Democratic workers started campaign, starting t. 10. 7" disgusting” sanitary ‘conditions, Z

Some service families kept the

Record Check Writing Spree by State Seen

lights on “in order to keep the rats away,” the subcommi Nearly 1 million checks will has handled more than 65,000 gaiq. ttee

have been mailed by the state checks this month. for a 12-month period ending | Bonus checks numbered 20,000,

{payroll 22,000, gas tax funds July 31, State Auditor Frank T.| yo. tuition es Lr Hi Millis_said today. y

{tor vehicle highway distribution

It said that in a converted garage near Camp Breckinridge, a| 6-month-old baby was bitten three! {times by rats after a sergeant’s|

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