Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-06
CaudIe Tax Inquiry
Extended 10 Cases
In North Carolina
By Cecil Holland

A House subcommittee investi-
eating tax scandals has extended
its inquiry on Assistant Attorney
General Theron Lamar Caudle to
several tax cases in Charlotte,
N. c.. it was learned today.
Mr.. Caudle. chief of the Justice
Departments tax division, charged
with prosecuting tax violators, is
a native of North Carolina and
formerly practiced law in Char
lotte.
Howard Friddle, senior agent in
charge Of the Internal Revenue
Bureaus intelligence unit in Char
lotte, was reported due here today
to confer with the staff of the
House Ways and Means subcom-
mittee headed by Representative
King, Democrat, of California.
Explanations Asked.
Mr.. Caudle. chief of the tax
division since 1947 and before that
for three years head of the Justice
Departments criminal division,
was questioned by the subcom-
mite in two closed meetings last
week.
1t was reported then that the
justice official was asked to ex-
plain some of his personal and
business associations, including a
trip he made to Italy last sum-
mer as the guest of two wine mer-
chants and ventures in oil-lease
speculation. The subcommittee
has obtained Mr. Caudles own in
come tax returns for the last few
years.
Since last weeks closed meet
ingS, it was learned, the subcom-
mittee's inquiry into Mr.. Caudle's
affairs has been broadened extern
sively. The official is scheduled to
be recalled for further questioning,
perhaps this week or next.
Hearings Recessed.
With the subcommittee public
hearings recessed for the time be-
ing while its staff pursues investi-
cations in widely separated parts
of the country. there were these
other developments:
/. A subcommittee investigator,
James Donovan, has been sent to
Detroit to begin preliminary
inquiry into reports of irregulari-
ties in the bureaus tax collecting
Office there. Senator Moody, Dem
ocrat. of Michigan announced
yesterday he had turned over to
the subcommittee a large file
dealing with the reports and CIV
ing leads for further investigation.
2. The subcommittee awaited
report from Attorney General
McGrath on what Mr.. King has
said was the refusal of United
States Attorney Chauncey Ira
matulo to cooperate with the
House group in an investigation
of the bureaus San Francisco Of
flee.
Scott Challenged.
Meanwhile, investigators called
today for specific information
from Representative Hugh D.
Scott, Republican. of Pennsylvania
who said last week that efforts to
have the committee come to Phil
adelphia had been ignored"
Challenging Mr.. SCOTS aSser-
ton, Mr.. King said Mr.. Scott
had not replied to a request for
information.
In response to Mr.. SCOTS state
ment that his efforts to have the
committee take "a really close
look at the Philadelphia internal
revenue Office had been ignored,
Mr.. King wrote him:
IF you have any specific in
formation bearing on these ques-
tons as they relate to the Phila-
delphia Office which might be
helpful to the committee in its
work, I would be most pleased tt
receive it from you
Two more Internal Revenue Blu
reau employees were fired yester.
day, and a spokesman said both
have been indicted on embezzle.
ment charges. They were EN-.
ployes of the San Francisco Office
and had been under suspension
since October 81. They are Doro.
thy c. Frisbie and Edwin M
Furtado.