Evening star., 1950-08-23
Probers 10 Ask
Truman 10 Bare
Shimo1 Tax Data
Snyder Tells Group
He Lacks Authority
To Release Returns

Senate investigators of wire
tapping, rebuffed in their first
efforts to see the income tax re-
turns of Police 1t. Joseph w.
Shimon, today were planning an
appeal to President Truman for
the documents. =
A look at the returns he has
filed with the Government since
1910 was sought, for one thing.
to check his story he never has
received any pay for any Of his
admitted wire-tapping.
Chairman Pepper of the Senate
District subcommittee probing
into eavesdropping work revealed
late yesterday that Treasury Sec
retary Snyder has said he did
not have authority to produce Lit.
Simmons tax returns.
Only to President.
Under established rules, the
Secretary explained, these could
be released only if asked for by
the authority of a full congress
sional committee, and then only
on the order of the President.
ChailWan Pepper predicted the
request will go to the President.
Similar information was made
available to the Kefauver Commit
tee investigating national gam
bling operations. he pointed out.
The Pepper subcommittee also
has asked 1t. Shimon if he will
produce his own copies of his re-
turns. On the advice of his at
torney, Robert E. Lynch, a de-
cision on this was held up tenn
porarily.
At the direction of Senator Pep
per, Chief Counsel van Arkel to-
day called on Police Supt. Robert
j. Barrett to appear before him at
II am. tomorrow for statement
at closed conference. Mr.. van
Arkel said further testimony by
, the police chief was desired to see
whether it would corroborate some
OF the statements by 1t. Shimon
Meanwhile, the investigation
goes on, with the next public hear.
ing scheduled for Friday. At that
time, three more of the police
officers who have aided 1t. Shimor
In his overlapping, are to be
called to the stand.
8 Fay to Be Heard.
n They are Detective Sergt. Wal.
ter N. Cook of the Homicide
Squad. Detective Sergt. George H
Robson. jr., of the Sex Squad and
! Precinct Detective Thomas I. I
Herlihy. now of the Special m
AeStigations Squad.
mn United States Attorney George
Morris Fay win be granted a
public hearing soon, but Senator
Pepper said he doubts that the
subcommittee can get to him at
the Friday session.
Chairman Pepper said he has
directed Mr.. van Arkel to call on
police to find Abner w. "Chick'
Lappin, named as the man who
shadowed Senator Brewster, Re-
publican, Of Maine during the
1947 Senate inquiry into the wal
contracts Of Howard Hughes, the
millionaire plane builder and in
dustrialist.
Il Mr.. Lappin is said to be ir
Mexico City. @ ..-.
According to 1t. Simmons re.
ported testimony, he and his aide.
tapped the Carlton and MayfloWel
Hotel telephones of Mr.. Hughes
associates when the police office
was trailing Mr.. Lappin thre'
years ago to find out his motive,
in shadowing Senator Brewster. }
It was only >. a coincidence
Chairman Pepper quoted him a
saying at yesterdays closed hear
ing. If he stopped trailing eth,
9 shadow" on the day the Hughe
investigation ended.
2 May Be Subpoenaed.
Senator Pepper announced ais,
an attempt will be made to fin,
Henry Grunewald, said to hayl
been an employe of Pan-Americar
Always in 1947, when 1t was en-.
gagged in fight with Mr.. Hughes
Trans World airline.
One witness before the Pepper
Subcommittee has quoted 1t
Shin1on as describing Mr.. Grune.
wald as his contact" with
the War Investigating Committee
headed by Senator Brewster. 1t
Shimon has denied saying this.
It was expected subpoena
would be issued for both Mr
Grunevald and Mr.. Lappin. Sub
poena forms were prepared thi
morning for the signature O
Senator Pepper.
1t .Shimon winding up his ex
ecutive hearing before the Peppe,
Subcommittee yesterday, was sale
to have turned on his accusers
charging "that they are trying tt
discredit me-"
Senator Pepper said the witnes.
included in this list the polio,
officers formerly assigned as hi
aides while he was chief investi.
gator for the United States At
torney. Also listed was William
Nolan, his former associate in /,
used car business, and Daniel 3
Maher, former assistant corpora,
tion counsel.
Some confusion, in fact. ha.
arisen lately as to who took Il
= Maj. Barrett the first so-calle,
tip on wire-tapping by It., shi
mon.
Once it was reported that thu
woro was given first by Pvt. Johr
McHale. a former Shimon aide
Then 1t was said the information
to Maj. Barrett was delivered b,
Mr.. Maher. who since has resigned
from District service to 90 int,
!. private law practice.