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the grounds that l may lncrlml-
nate myself
Returns Read Into Record.
Mr.. Rice said the witness had
waived his rights when he pro-
duced his income tax returns
voluntarily.
Senator Hunt told Farrell he
was subject to contempt proceed
ings if he refused to comply. Far
rel stuck to his guns and Senator
Hunt instructed Mr.. Rice to read
into the record the State income
tax return for 1947.
Farrell was again warned that
he faced contempt action when he
said he could not remember lis
contact with Kenneth Kilt, who is
held in Omaha, Nebr., on charge>
of robbing five Midwestern banks
After bordering for a moment
Farrell said Mrs. Kilt contacted!
him after her husband was az
rested and sought his help. He
said he told her he could do moth
ing to help her and later made a
long distance telephone call to her
to extend his sympathy.
Kilt escaped from jail in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, in January. Mr.
Rice said some one in Des Moines
gave him 5000 and a new suit
following his escape.
1T wasn't me-" Farrell hastily
asserted. He insisted he had nc
contact with Kilt after he was
arrested.
Sydney Brodson, Milwaukee
betting commissioner, is sched-
uled to follow Farrell to the stand
Meanwhile, the appearance OF
Abner "Longie' ZWillman Of
Newark, N. j.. for questioning
about the underworld death-deal-
ing organization known as Muir
der, Inc was postponed until
Monday. He will appear at an
unusual night session, commit
tee investigators said.
AS the hearings resumed, Chair
man Kefauver steadfastly refused
to heed mounting pressure for his
committee to extend it's investiga-
ton beyond the scheduled March
81 deadline.
Cities Must Take Over Job.
Senator Kefauver said the time
has come for American cities to
clean out their own unsavory
underworlds without congress
sional help.
1--WE don't want to get into the
position where the people are de-
pending on congressional commit
tees to ferret out the details of
crime in their communities. he
told reporters. This is the ap-
prOpr1aCe Time TO stop.
He said reaction to the inves-
tigation has demonstrated the
people are determined to do some
thing about crime in their COM
munities. and II think they should
be given a chance to do it. Local
communities should not depend on
congressional committees.
In a broadcast on the CHS pro-
gram Hear 1t Now" last night
Senator Kefauver said "legalized
gambling is not the answer" to
organized crime in the country.
He said his committees report
will note this. He did not say
in the broadcats, what he does
consider the answer to gambling
and allied criminal activity.
Other Hearings Set Monday.
Monday morning the committee
will hear representatives of the
Justice Department and related
agencies in open hearing. A closed
meeting will be held with the same
representatives in the afternoon.
Representatives of the Treasury
Department and related agencies
will appear in the same manner
Tuesday.
This testimony will deal with the
Legislative recommendations which
Senator Kefauver wants to whip
in shape for action at this session.
He said yesterday he feels that
If legislation is not started on its
way soon, there will be no chance
for enactment this year. That is
one of the principal reasons why
he thinks the committee should
end its work March 81.
While the Tennessee lawmakel
remained adamant in his refusal
to ask that the investigation be
prolonged, Senator Tobey, Repub-
llican, of New Hampshire. a COM
|mittee member, told news con-
ference there should be a 60-day
extension.
IF we had so more days, the