Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1951 — Page 12
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U. S. Tax Officials’ Tie-Up With Racketeer Told
By HANDREW TULLY and |Mrs.. Shyrl Menkin, to back it up
CHESTER POTTER
Scripps<Howard Staff Writers WASHINGTON, Dec. 5- I oN can almost reach out and touch “There's nothing the evil that's unfolding before vou, Frank.” the King sub-committge’ these Mr. Larson was on hand fmme- friends. davs as it delves deep into the diately to deny any such sinister Mr. Larson sald riation's income tax scandals. connections and to deplore “these Was strained--he smears . , . this hearsay testimony Frank Nathan. It w there today, as a squat .. » Which if permitted to run willl Originally, said Mr. racketeer named Frank Nathan |puin the reputation of every pub- met Nathan resumes the witness stand to tell lic servant.” of his alleged assqciations with/+ Mr, Larson's men in government positions of tragic, pitiful high ‘trust. i "servants constantly It was there yesterday as another witness told the story of an gality. attempted $500,000 shakedown by #
a clique bf high government of- THUS, as Mr, Larson defended gg other people in on that lease- - flicials. and it was there as one himself, his words were just as
of the government officials vigor- frightening to the plain citizen B85 oven kAoW. ously’ denied .it And pleaded for those of Mr. Teitelbaum’s.
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he and Mr.
story was the introdyged by a clergyman. Later, story of pursued by Nathan and his
wife, - Goldie,
which he had an interest. » ”
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protection against “these men “You see the se people around NATHAN, former Pittsburgh os who hang around town selling they show up,’ said Mr, Larson amblor. arrived wn this city 3t names and reputations.” of Frank Nathan. “Nathan is the gambler, arrived in thiscity about money. Js nn id little man thgt turns up every four years ago- dead broke. Nor, IT WAS a kind of messy bysi- time you walk .into the Mayflower Through various deals, betting
Hotel lobby .., only one of many people who think there's a shortcut to attaining their ends.”
ness if it's proved that a millionaire Chicago lawyer-named Abra-
ham Teitelbaum is telling "the truth Because Mr, Teite]baum . o involved men who are or were big Put Nathan on Referred List’ men in government—Jess Larson, 6 general service administrator; Yo U qa n ’} oO U r er Charles Oliphant, chief counsel of
the Internal Revenue Bureau, and
Mr. Larson painted -a picture * {with the story of having seen dis- of Frank Nathan dogging ' him $6Q,000 and $70,000. - Shag Assistant Attorney Gen- for months, seeking easy ways to Caudle putting his buy surplus property, trying to athan and saying, get in on oil, deals, forever try-
I wouldn't do for ing to create the impression that except what he could borrow; a Larson were good
-and his voice: the ponies. couldn't shake
public he said, he discovered that Frank his permanent home
But, he pointed out, there were
on the races and oil investments, he has now reached the point of to get along.
‘afMuence” where he owes between
fat's pretty good for a man said he didn't have a bank! ccount, any property, any money
guy who sald he sold his wife's home and lost the money betting!
, Hé .was indicted on a black, market sugar charge in Pitts-
Latson, he uroh in 1946, but the trial jury
“under circumstances gi55 eed and the charge w that were honorable” —they were Visage After 3 Ip as gis
~Nathan' left Pittsburgh and made Miami! . Except that, he spent more than half his time’
operators on the fringes of le- owned shares in an oil ‘lease in in Washington and New York. {
When in Washington he started hanging around the War As-| sets office, trying to make deals |
some of whose names ‘he didn’t for surplus property, though he
iadmitted to the committee that he didn’t have a dime of his pwn was living on borrowed
he admitted,” did he have any particular knowledge that made him, valuable to customers. He was just a middleman trying
'—Larson
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' tablets, - Caudle and Rep. Frank Boykin at Indianapolis Athletic Club. He SE Ev a oe SasLts ASH
(D. Ala.) were* here two years| Will be initiated into Gamma Nu’ Den, gas and similar distress. 264.
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|ing a Chamber of Commerce sort |
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