Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-20

union funds based on the COM
mittee's accusations that he took
Transfers Union funds totaling
$4,000 to pay of bank loans.
2. The unions payments to q
contractor for work on Beck's
home and swimming pool and
on other houses for Beck in the
so-called Beck compound" in
Seattle. In this connection. the
council also considered the
unions purchase Of Beck's home
8. Payments through Nathan
Shetferman, Chicago labor con-
sultant. for employers Of Beck's
personal bills with union funds.
4. Beck's alleged purchase OF
real estate and his resale Of il
to the union for personal profit.
5. Beck's other dealings with
Shefferman Involving the use Of
his union Office for personal
profit"
The second set Of charges. as
the first. emphasized Beck's use
OF the Fifth Amendment in re-
fusing to testify before the Sen
ate committee.
Brewery Deals Listed
1t also listed these other
charges:
/. His dealings with the An
heuser-Busch Brewing Co. in OBJ
tanning favors for a company in
which his son was interested and
the favors that he did for the
brewery involving a threatened
strike and wage negotiations.
2. His alleged personal profits
from purchases of mortgages by
the Transfers Union through the
National Mortgage Co., in which
one Of his kin. Joseph McEvoy.
has an interest.
3. Beck's profits on the sale of
mortgages to himself as trustee
TO ra $4,000 fund contributed
by union members for the bene-
lit OF the widow of Ray Leheney.
a frien dof Beck's and longtime
labor official
4. Beck's profits from real es-
tate sales to the Linton Con-
Struction Co. of Seattle. which
received financing by sale of
MORTGAGES to the Transfers.
3. Beck's dealing with the
Fruehauf Trailer Co. and the
favors he demanded and re-
ceived from that company. to
whcih the Transfers once lent
SIS million.
6. The alleged scheme by Beck
and Shefferman to obtain a
commission on the Transfers
purchase Of the site for its head
quarters here and an alleged
$4,000 split Beck received on a
$4,000 commission the union
paid Shefferman in Connection
with acquiring the site.
2. His dealings with the Oc-
cioental Life Insurance Co.
which handles insurance for the
western Conference Of Team
sters. and from which Beck per-
sonally borrowed money at n
low interest rate.
.. Payment Of insurance pre-
miums for Beck and members
OF MS family with union funds
Successor Debated
Beck's Transfers colleagues
repeatedly have decided to dump
him rs soon - they can decide
among themselves on q success
sor. This may not come about
before the Transfers conyen-
ton In Miami in late September.
One Teamsters vice president.
john T. SANDY OBrien Of Chi.
cago. announced last Friday as =
cleanup" candidate to succeed
Beck. But James r. Hoffa of
Detroit. long the reputed No. 2
man in the union, said yesterday
tnat II Beck seeks reelection II
certainly would be one Of the
fellows who would vote for him. /"
After diSposing Of Beck's
status, the executive council is
TO meet tomorrow and Wednes-
day on other federation affairs.
This includes taking up corrup-
ton charges against three other
affiliated unions.
These three unions are the
laundry workers, distillery
workers and allied industrial
workers. with an aggregate Of
some 100000 members. The
AFL-CIO last February gave
them 30 days to rid themselves
OF alleged corruption domino
ton.
All Three Unions Act
All three unions have ousted
certain offlcials and taken other
steps designed to bring their
organizations in conformity with
AFL-CIO ethical practices stand
ARDS. But whether the steps
are SUFFICIENT to satisfy the ex-
ecutive council remained to be
seen.
1t was reported the council
would turn the cases back To
the AFL-CIO ethical practices
committee to hold quick hear
ings this week and make rec-
concentrations back to the
council.
senator Mcclellan, said yester-
day. he will recommend an earlv
report by his rackets investiVat.
ing committee to help guide Con-
gress on legislation aimed At
labor racketeering."
His objective. he told a report
er. Is to come up with a prelim.
mary report on the committees
nndings well before Congress
quits work this summer. Ad-
Journment is expected in early
August.
Meanwhile q Senate labor
subcommittee headed by SEN
ator Kennedy. Democrat. of
Massachusetts,. who also serves
on the Mcclellan group, planned
q meeting this week TO sound
out sentiment on an administra-
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