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REFERENCE: Report of Special Agent Los Angoles, California, dat0d 3/20/41. DETAIIS: At McCracker Kansas Assistant Cashier of the Citizons State Bank, McCracken, Karsas, upon interview advised that SLAS M. NewrON was well knom to him and although hc did not carry a personal account with this bank, he did do business with the bank as president of the Kansas Western Pipeline Company, which compa maintains an account at the Citizens State Bank at McCracken. stated that NewroN was tho "promoter" type of individual and was more of an oil promctor. Ho confidentially adviscd that in his opinion. NEWTON State Bank that no sums of money have beon sent by NEwroN to the Subject of this case, from the account of the Kansas Western. Pipoline Company in tho Citizens State Bank at McCracken. The. only withdrawals from this account appcared to be withdrawals of. from $l00 to $3o0, in favor of sILAs M. NEwraN, and smaller sums of money payable to employees of the Kansas Western Pipcline Company who are working on tho throo wells located in tho vicinity of b7C MeCracken. advised that Mr. NEwraN does not rcceive any set salary from this company, but draws on the account of this b7D company according to his needs. He statcd that usually tho checks will run betwecn $100 and $500 and that NEwTON usually cashcs those checks at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, and the Brorm Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. stated that the oil produced by the threo oil wclls owned Rofining Company, a branch of the Atlantic Refining Company, and that the deposits in the account of this company at the Citizens State Bank arc from thc sal of this oil. advised after reforring to the records of the bank, that the address of the Kanss Western Pipelino is 9o8 Equitablc Bulding, Denyer. Colorado. In addition to heing affiliated with this company, advised that Mr. NEwrcN is also president of the Kansas- Wyoming Oil. Company at Donver, Colorado,