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b7c b7c gic Memorandum for the Director. -3- July 25, 1936 gangsters and criminals in_ their locality. The Los Angeles letter advised that through infomation obtained from the Los Angeles Police Department, Louis Buckhalter, in company with BenjaminAiegel, had been seen in California and that they had stated their reasons for leaving New York were to attempt to entrench Buckhalter politically in California; that Buckhalter exhibited a great deal of interest in the reopening of dog tracks in California, together with a possible connection on his part with the slot-machine business. However, no investigation was conducted to verify this information. advised Special had informed her that Vernon Miller had been killed as a result of orders from New York City; that the syndicate to which Vernon Miller had belonged, as well as the entire Barker-Karpis gang, was operated in New York, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City and St. Paul, and that the chief connections in New York were Louis Buckhalter and "Benny the Bug“ Siegel. She stated she was of the opinion that Louis Buckhalter had been instrumental in causing Vernon Miller's death, but investigation never substantiated this assumption. It is to be noted that during the time Alvipxkarpis, with aliases, et al, were being sought for the kidnaping of Edward George Bremer, Louis Buckhalter'’s home at 25 Central Park West, New York City, was kept under continuous surveillance by New York Police, for they believed that Harry Campbeli mi to contact him since informa- tion had been obtained ‘ogg as previously stated, that Louis Buckhalter was the g 8 main contact in New York City. The file reflects that their efforts were futile. Louis Buckhalter is now being carri antitrust matter entitled Theress_ industry, ed as a subject in an |“ having orsei nay made the complaint es of gangsters in a sivised in an inte Dress Code Authority controlled the manufacture of women's dresses; and that the bulk of the industry was carried on by a system of jobbers