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JOHN EDGAR HOOVER Federal Burean of Inbestigation M.S, Beparhuent of Justice ”. Washington, Ba. a a - EAT: OLY . Forwortb November 4, 1935. . dveeph » Rolth Time - 12:07 A.M. MEMORANDUE FOR THE DIRECTOR Ret ordie situation in evark, New Jersey. United States District Judge Williem|Clark telephoned mo. from...------ Newark, Nev Jersey, and said that he would like to Imow if thi eau has any investigators in Newark with respect to the criue situation resulting from the killing of Dutch}Schultz. I told him that ve were looking into the metter to ceterwine if there are any violations within our investigetiv: jurisdiction. He said that "Newark has been a little bit neglected by the Depertnent, and the result of that is that these gangsters heve nor all comeover here {Nevark}, and I think you ought to hive some special people put in here because all of the local men are tied up with politics, end all of the gangsters in here heve violated the income tax laws, which woulc give the Bureau jurisdiction". I pointed out to Judge Clerk that income tax matters are not rithin the investigetive jurisdiction of this Bureau, the srme being handled by the Treasury Departuent. Judge Clerk said that he believed this Bureau ought to “ive them some help. He saic that some time ago, the Treasury people had someone intervier him relative to these income tex matters, but since thet time "they hsve done ebsolutely notnin,; ebout it", this being in March of this yeer. Judge Clerk egain seid thet he believed we ought to send some special investigetors in there, stcting thet the local police force is very poor, and it appeared to him that the Treasury Depertuent nes not going to—-———- do anything about this. - that it is entirely Pp 2 Ahad we haye: somégne , Ny Yoo Guadtererk in their without his kno: ing it, informing hi. that we “do not, of course, sd- vertise the fact that we ere conducting a certain nvestice{NOH addchay 324 - me ere concucting it. However, at the suggestion of Judge Clark, TI. tela bin, that I would have one of our Agents from our Trentdn off¥cé- Belt" on him’ ful 5 coming Wednesday for any inforuation vhich the Judge7mignt Have relativ; the matter ct hend. a att Respeninaay, a? E. A. TAMM Time - 11:40 A.M, Special Avent in Char .e Pursuant to your instructions, I telephoned end instructed Vhitley to interview Judge Clerk on ednesday. ,