Evening star., 1946-07-12
Big Ideas ond Knowing the Right People Helped
Carson Brothers in Building industrial Empire

Big ideas. a remarkable facility
for self-promotion and for know
ing the right people are the capital
assets on which the fabulous Cars
son brothers have built up an indus
trial empire and brought down the
wrath of the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee.
Henry M Carson, to illustrate
asset No. 2, calls himself doctor
and reports in biography for pros
pective clients that he has COM
pleted AL requirements" for a Phi
D. degree at Columbia University
Actually. he completed only resi-
dence one" Of the requirements
for a electorate after studying politi-
cal science at Columbia University
from 1888 to l941, according to Ed
ward J. Grant, registrar of Column
bia.
-Four Federal Government depart
ments now possess confidential re-
ports on the Carson brothers. War,
Treasury. Justice and Labor all are
sitting on them. Nevertheless,
enough information is available to
remove much OF the mystery sur
rounding them.
Henry Carson Report Confidential
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tions report of Murray Carson,
read in the record of the Senate
committee, lists five arrests and de-
picts him as a man who climbed
the ladder of success boosted by
gangsters and politicians.
The FBI also has investigated
Henry Carson but refuses to tell
even his age. The New York Police
Department also reports that its
records are confidential.
On the record is the fact that
after being fired from an S1.800-a-
year Government job in 1926. he
climbed to the presidency of 16
interlocking companies, now under
investigation, and made ample use
of prominent names along the way
His own biographical sketch an
nounced that he once was engaged
as an economic analyst by Eugene
Meyer, former head of the Federal
Reserve" MI. Meyer, now head OF
the International Bank. told The
Star he has no recollection whatso-
ever" of Mr.. Carson. He added
that he cannot remember all the
many persons he has come in con-
tact with.
Henry Garsson's career as an en-
trepreneT dates back only to 1941
when he was serving as consult
ing engineer to the Segal Lock and
Hardware Co. of Norfolk, Conn
Charges were made before the SEN
ate Committee that he used a false
letterhead in seeking war contracts
from the Chemical Warfare Service
Letter Repudiated.
On exhibit is a letter dated Oc-
tober 7, 1941, signed Henry Carson
and written on behalf of Erie Basin
Metal Products, Inc, organized un-
der the laws of the State of New
York" II states that Erie was an
affiliate of Segal Lock and listed
Louis Segal as president of both.
Mr. Segal testified that Erie Basin
Metal Products, Inc, was not in
existence at that time and that he
did not authorize the letter.
The Star was informed that his
brother, Murray, came to Washing
ton that same year. before Pearl
Harbor, and engaged well-known
law firm to obtain war contracts for
him but that after short while the
law firm refused to continue repre-
senting the Carson interests.
The reason given The Star was
that the lawyers didn't like their
general attitude. They seemed to
be living way above their means,
and they didn't even have money
for attorneys fees
Henry Carson has been public
tzed as the brains" of the pair, with
Murray as the chief promoter. That
oyersimplifies it, for until 1941 Muir
ray definitely was the more out
standing. Who's Who in American
Jewry gives a long account of his
varied business interests, dating
back to 1918, but does not mention
Henry.
Now Henry is in the limelight as
the head of the firms under investi-