Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1951 — Page 3
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WEDNESDAY, D DEC. 12, 1951 -
U.S: Crackdown In Tax Scandals Is Beginning o |
Indictments From Coast
Pressureon Delinquents
Returned to. Coast:
By United Press
The government cracked down today with indictments from coast to coast in the widening Internal Revenue
scandal.
A San Francisco grand jury indicted former Internal
Revenue officials on charges of conspiring to defraud the government. A suspended Brooklyn deputy Internal Revenue collector was indicted on charges of bribe taking. And the bureau itself did a .Intle cracking down on delinquent ‘taxpayers under the pressure from Washington. There were these other developments: ONE--Internal Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap said the crackdown on tax-evading racketeers has more than doubled the ,number of tax fraud cases sent ‘to the Justice Department for prosecution since the drive was started last spring.
TWO — The Internal Revenue Bureau disclosed that 113 officials ‘and employees have been ousted this year for “disciplinary rea“sons.” This total does not include at least five tax collectors who have resigned or been fired. A spokesman said not all of the dismissals were connected with the tax scandals.
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THREE—Mr, Dunlap said he will push future prosecutions of
tax fraud cases regardless of the rooms be revoked because their Union vice president, on charges 25 far
defendant's health. | "FOUR—Mr. "McGrath said he
owe the government nearly $100 million, A “big corporatiog” executive was $3 million in arrears. At Wichita, Kas, tax leins totalling $60,348 were filed against Larry Knohl, Long Beach; N. Y,, president of the Rean Oil Co., Inc., and his wife, Rea. Knohl figured recently in the
hearings by the House committee investigating tax cases and hej was questioned about a $5000 commission received by Mr. Caudle in a deal involying an air-| plane ‘purchased by Knohl. Knohl.
Asks Closing Poolrooms; Gaming Cited
By JOE ALLISON The Safety Board today recom-
Michigan | Acts Against Dopester
By United Press f LANSING, Mich, Dec. 12—
Western Union Telegraph Co. was ordered by eourt injunction today to stop using its wire facilities Lo
transmit horse race betting information in Michigan, The temporary injunction was granted by Ingram County Circuit Judge Marvin J. Salmon at the request of State Atty. Gen, Frank G. Millard. Mr. Millard asked the court to restrain Western: Union from using its wires to aid any gam» bling activity, and be required to remove wires, tickers, amplifiers, microphones, loud-speakers and other equipment used by bookies. His petition also asked that the Capitol City Publishing Co. of In-| 5000 Janapolis, be enjoined from using {Western Union wires to transmit racing information. Judge Salmon set no date for |arguments on whether the temporary injunction should be made permanent. Mr, Millard’'s successful injune-| [tion action was another in aj series of state moves aimed at Inaiting handbook operations: in! Michigan, | { Earlier, the attorney general nag seized Western Union records! n Detroit, which was followed by! I oe raids in several cities. | Steps already are underway seeking ‘extradition from New|
PILE-UP—Custom
By DAVID WATSON
The crossroads of the were jammed today.
At Pennsylvania and Ohio Sts,
world
Santa Swamps U. S. Customs Here
s clerk c. N. Grisso digs into the Ohvistmas heap.
looking at a package, its ‘feel’ package “used clothing, no value.” “Then, when we open it, we may little contests some-| find $20 to $30 worth of new | wearing apparel. We're on to that
and it’s source, what's in it. So we have times.” Despite the scrutiny all pack- one.”
Look-See Due Into Profit By McKinney
By Unite Press PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12 Attorneys for trustees of the Empire Tractor Corp. today said they will investigate whether payment of huge stock profits to Demo-| cratic National Chairman Frank E. McKinney and others may not have helped force the firm into)
David Rosen of the law firm of Goff & Rubin, representing the! trustees, said the investigation
to recover profits of $68,000 paid) to Mr. McKinney and Frank M.| McHale, Democratic National Committeeman from Indiana, on investments of $1000 each in Empire. Also involved in quick profits from the company were Mr. Mc-| Hale's wife, Frank Cohen, chair-|
rupt company, and his wife, Mrs. Ethel 8. Cohen. Basis for Suit “The trustees are investigating) to determine whether any funds were withdrawn from Empire
ney Stock,” Mr. Rosen said; “and | if the withdrawal resulted in an impairment of the capital of Empire Tractor, there may be some basis for institution of a civil suit to recover the funds paid for the stock.” Mr. Rosen also said that if the investigation “should disclose that Empire-South American Industries, Inc, borrowed the money
Open Convention
bankruptcy.
may pave the way for civil suits llater today were
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Tractor to purchase the McKin-
Township Trustees
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More than 1200 Indiana town-
ship trustees opened their annual
convention here today, proclaiming “local home rule government is the best government. - Clayton Brown, ™ Huntington, president of the Township Trustees Association, opened the [convention with a plea for con[tinued campaigning for preserva(tion of home rule rights in goyernment. “Self-government on the home level is the only solution to gov. ernment ills,” Mr. Brown told convention delegates, Principal speakers at sessions to be Gov. Schricker, Lt. Gov. John A. Wat{kins and Wilbur Young, state Spsrintendent of public instrueon. The convention will continue - through tomorrow night, closing with election of officers.
man of the board of the bank- Stores Get Extra Month
To Renew Licenses
Store operators throughout In diana have been granted an extra month for state license renewal in order to comply with a [new law, Administrator Frank Finney announced today. Expiration date of 1951 store licenses has been extended from Dec. 31 to Jan. 31. Merchants will have 30 more days in which
been paid, as required by the last General Assembly.
to submit notarized affidavits - that 1951 gross income taxes have .
mended licenses of six billiard york of Samuel Barr, Western
dresses appeared on federal of gambling conspiracy. Mr. Barr ‘addres ppe isadicgadatachare capprovedsdne,
where the world's highways meet as Indiana is concerned, Christmas mail is reaching for the roof in the inspection and as-
ages get, some mailers persist in attempts to dodge duty payments, | Mr. Okon said.
Spirits Banned Neither
is it uncommon for | someone to try to send forbidden
The form Is printed on the from Empire Tractor and used|back of the license application. that money to purchase the Mc- -
Kinney stock in question, ‘there
‘gambling tax stamps. S A Sommen Practice-catodabelsoaioohaite De i “BREE Tor & suit RO ER EN ¢ CE
was still in the dark about the {stallation of racing wire tickers S€S8
. President's exact reasons for fir-| dng T. Lamar Caudle. Mr. Mec-! Grath said he never realized Mr. Caudle's indiscretions” ' reached the proportions they did. , The Neéw York indictment was returned against Andrew J. Kelly, 36, and accused him of taking a $1000 bribe to settle a butcher's $7000 tax assessment for only $310. In Detroit, an indictment was returned against Theodore Hurwitz, ousted head of the U. 8. Customs office there, on charges that he conspired to defraud the goverment on a shipment of imported Canadian plywood.
Thick and Fast
Tax crackdowns also flew thick and fast. In New York City, iteloal Revenue agents issued tax warrants for 58,500 Manhattan and
The mayor and the city comptroller can revoke licenses after a hearing. The action followed the board's order that police investigate billiard license rooms.
hall premises. The board said tax stamip purchases would be sufficient to revoke the licenses, Police Chief O'Neal reported]
that license holders did not in each case purchase the gaming) stamp. He said some employees] purchased stamps, giving the pool’ rooms as their address. Billiard rooms affected are those licensed to: Edward Taylor, 216 Blake St.; Elmer Stamm,
3019 N. Illinois 8t.; Leroy Moore, members to present whatever labeled in English, although illeg- quest for a $929,000 annual rate 726 N. Senate Ave.; William Har- [complaints they have to make ible writing aften takes the in- hike.
ris, 735 8. Capitol Ave,; Lyman Canady, 17% W. Ohio St., and
City ordinances prohibit gambling on pool!
sion of the U. 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Customs * The Capitol City Publishing In the Balrment of the Federal |Co., owned and operated by John (building, even Santa Clans may 'J. Gorman, Indianapolis, is al- be called on to pause briefly in
ileged to provide racing informa- his jaunt around the globe while|
ition to handbooks over Western officials probe his cargo. Union leased wires. | 01d St. Nick is striking the . {warehouse with a vengeance. Be-|
{tween 35,000 and 40,000 packages 2 Resigned Staffers will pile up there between now
Called by Welfare Board and Christmas for import duty
inspection. | Two key members of the Marion; Already the seven-man inspec‘County Welfare Department staff tion crew is up to its ears in mail {who resigned recently have been ‘sacks lining the buff-colored walls 'asked to appear before the Wel- of their workshop. The peak isn't fare Board tomorrow night. here yet, said Eugene Okon, asFlorence McDaniels and Minnie [gistant collector for the district, Alper, supervisors who didn’t give any reasons for their resignations, Guessing Game are expected to be asked by board! Most of the packages are
|about the welfare department. |terpretive powers of the examin. Miss McDaniel’s resignation be- ers.
(Hitchcock, Selective Service direc-
“international
Indiana's Draft Quota For. February Is 1161
Selective Service officials today the inspectors. jannounced Indiana will contrib
mals. slezed by federal officials,
February, 1952. The December quota (three weeks only) was 628, and the January figure was set for 2204, |according to Brig. Gen. Robinson
chewing gum. Major problem during
tor here.
PSC Studies Plea For Phone Rate Hike
| The Indiana Public . Service | Commission studied testimony today given in a hearing on Indiana Associated Telephone Co.'s re-
admitted without charge.
STRAUSS SAYS:
Hearing before the PSC ended
Store Hours [late yesterday, but the commis- -
the Christmas season is caused by {the assumption that gifts may be! |sent into the country duty-free, ‘Rosen said, “if the company was “IMr. Okon said. Gifts are taxable. perfectly solvent at the time, cashier; and W, P. Only servicemen’s packages are there would be no grounds for a
They are DD He 1g trying to ar-
a conference of the trustees,
The quirks of humanity around’ oh rt J. Ho! ran, Stanley W. Root {the world pass in review before ,.4 wprederick V. Hebard, to dis-
One serviceman consistently paid 6 cents airmail cuss the investigation.
'ute 1161 men to the draft duringipostage to ship to his girl friend
An audit of Empire's books may {be ordered also “to determine if
here a 5-cent package of candied oye loan to buy this stock ime
|paired the financial condition of the company.” No Grounds to Sue
“On the ‘other hand” Mr.
| suit. "
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UP) ~The arrest of two~imen and & woman in connection with a $800,000 shortage at a“Thomasville, Ala, bank was announced today by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Mr. Hoover said thoss arrested are J. Moody Drinkard, president of the Thomasville Bank & Trust Co., Mrs. Myrtle Ne MoCtory: Jue
[dent snd owner of tha’ Suis
Lumber Industries, Ine.
Donald George, 539 W, Washing- comes effective next Staurday and |
“We have a sort of game,” said sion did not say when it would
Brooklyn residents who allegedly 'ton St.
Miss Alper will leave Jan. 1. | Mr. Okon.
"We can almost tell by
rule on the case.
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Picture of a man making a smart decision
action. It's a high-compression valve-in-
ERE is a man who's been doing a lot of thinking. Someday, he’s told himself, I'm going to turn in my old car and get a new one. And he said, still talking to himself, when I do that I'm going to size up the field— give "em all a real going over. You see him here at the wheel of a Buick. He hasn't bought it—yet. It’s a demonstrafor, and he’s trying it out. But the more he tries it, the more he knows he’s been wasting a lot of time.
From the moment he looked inside, he said: Here's the room—and the comfort— and the style I've been looking for.
Then he nudged its Fireball Engine nto :
head,
said
were
He held back—rolled right across at regular speed with barely a bobble.
It’s hard to believe, he said, but what they say about Buick’s ride is‘right.
Ten minutes later he was out on an open stretch of road, Tried an experimental push on the gas treadle.
He eased out into traffic. Stopped and started for a couple of traffic lights, and
Dynaflow Drive* is a honey. Why don’t they all build "em this way?
He saw a bump ahead. Place where the pavement had been torn up. Other cars
as you probably know.
something to the effect that this
braking down to a creep to cross it.
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Boy—what a take-off! You couldn’t want more power than that.
Ten minutes more—and he knew something else. You don’t reaily steer a Buick. It just about steers itself. Stays right on the beam on the straightaway. Even straightens itself out after a curve.
‘To make a long story short—he’s found out that nothing else he’s tried out can hold a candle—not even a little Christmas candle ~to this bonnie beauty.
* Back at the Buick showroom, he’s going to get one more surprise. The price of a Buick’ is a lot less than he'd guessed it would be.
Moral: Smart Buy's Buick —right now.
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