Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09

Ing phase OF a NatlOn-W1Qe IN
quiry into labor racketeerinl
were confronted with conflicting
testimony on what Crosby's rol,
was.
Crosby pictures himself as /,
crusader against vice and par,
ticularly against James B. Obi
JIM ElkinS the man he de
scribed as boss of Portland
underworld whose influence ex
tended from city hall to tn
State Supreme Court.
Senators Skeptical
The Senators received tn
union officials claims with
large measure of skepticism
There was testimony that afte
Crosby claimed he becam
aware of Elkins' activities il
the underworld" in late 1854
he was palsy-walsy with tn
gambler. Elkins has made mos
OF the charges at the hearing
and has proved to be the com
mittee's star witness.
While the rackets hearing wa
in recess. Mayor Terry D
Schrunk o. Portland awaited ,
lie detector test by the Score
Service on his denial of accuse
lions that he took a $500 brib,
during a 1855 raid on a Portland
AFTERNOONS gambling and drink
ing Joint. He was sheriff at thu
time, having taken Office a.
Mayor last January /.
Prefers Test by FBI
While committee aides were
trying to arrange for Secrer
Service test. Schrunk asked Com.
mittee Counsel Robert F. Ken.
nedy If the test could be giver
instead by the FBI. I'm NOR,
familiar with the FBI," the May.
or said. They have a bigger
staff"
The FBI. however, today de,
clined to give the test and effort.
were being made to have tn,
Secret Service give it early mex
week.
Schrunk agreed to the ties
after some suggestive question
ing by Senators on that point
Under pressing questions, tn,
Mayor finally admitted he wa,
told ne had flunked a simila,
test given by the Oregon Stat,
police last year.
Crosby. chief international rep
reSentative of the union il
Oregon. was the first of a mum
Der OF high officers of the Team
sters Union who face questionin,
by the committee on an ALLEGED
conspiracy with mobsters ant
some public officials to run vic,
operations in Portland.
Union Chief to be Called
Among those to be questioned
are Frank w. Brewster, presi.
dent Of the ll-State Western
Conference Of Transfers, anc
William M. Langley. district at.
torney Of Multnomah Portland,
County.
Crosby will be recalled wher
the committee resumes publ,
hearings at 10 am. Tuesday.
Mr.. Kennedy said he hoped Il
call Langley on Wednesday. Tht
District Attorney is under in.
dictment with Crosby and two
Seattle underworld figures =
Thomas Emmett Maloney anc
Joseph Patrick McLaughlin-or
gambling conspiracy charges il
the Portland scandal.
Maloney and Mclaughlin, who
testified for the second time yes.
terday and invoked the Fifth
Amendment to most questions
allegedly were brought from
Seattle to help run the Port.
land rackets.
Mr.. Kennedy asked Schrunl
how many raids he. as sheriff
and Langley had conducted OF
vice joints after Langley tool
over as district attorney in Jan
uary. 1855.
Schrunk said he couldn't re,
member and then added II sup,
pose a half dozen or So" He sale
in answer to a further question
he couldn't recall whether the,
had padlocked any of the joints
Then Mr.. Kennedy told thu
Mayor, who had testified that h,
was trying to clean up Port
land" that:
Our staff Investigators hav,