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. + September 18, 19%, lun of telephone csll from !rs. Willebrendt. Mrs @illebrandt seid thet tir. Teague of the Federal Farm Bo-fd hes been talking to her and hes given her inform tion concerning the holding up of cars in the Chicago yards by Z recketeers. Mre. Fillebrandt asked if it appears from the erie fects tiat the Board has disclosed - if the racketeers ere: holding up cers, and going thru the yerds at Chicago - can’. ( cea the Tureau post men there to check up on it. Mr. Hoover seth he thought it outregeous * - Mrs. Willebrendt interrupted’ a to sey ti-t she is not Snterested et £11 in the protection of the men (the men wao disburses the Loan) personally. llebrandt says th:.t Mr. Teague hes the Chief Auction- -ilroad yerds here. She asked if the Bureau eculd not act if Mir. Hoover is given the story. She asked if it does not fll within the Bureau's work. Mrs. Willebr.ndt said thet ef course if tne Federal Government steps in and makes the rackxeteers lose tht much more money they will be all the more dengsrous to the man. Mrs. @ er of tue Mr, “oover sugested thet ltrs. Villebrzndt heve Mr. Teague come Over this nv. = and see Tir. Dodds, ‘irs. Villebrandt seid thet , while ‘r, Teague wis telking to her Mr. Dodds -nd ?'r. Merritt were - in conference. Mr. Dodds wes very much interested but did not heve the 1: ter inform:tion which is more complete. Iir. Dodds sug- gested thet men be assigned to the Fam Board cnd psid by them, but it is thought thet this will not be es practical. The racketeers keep tre cars in « tie up so long thet the ice melts «nd the contents of the cers are spoiled. Mrs. Willebrendt said she kes the neme of the Cepone Racketeer wo is in cherge of the yerds. They insist on being paid from $5 to $100 per cer before they will release them. Mrs. Willebrandt seys there will be such + long delay if they do +s Lr. Dodds suggests. irs. willebrendt seid she would give tir. Hoover the deteils which ur. Teague had given her. She said she wished to hrve the men see Mr, hoover, Mr. Foover said lr. Dodds was the one he should see snd talk to end that he would errange while Irs. iiillebrandt holds the phone fcr e wnference, (Celled Mr. Dodds) ur. Dodds said he would see ti:e men right away snd Mr. Hoover said “ he would go in with them. Krs. .illebrendt said ell tke assur: nce 7 she desired was th.t Lir. fioover would take care of the mettere. yf > v ‘ are 2 ceid he would be so gled to be able to set Cepone in sone we wey, Gases et tried the cse he hs. ‘Mrs. Willebre-it_ seid $:e thou all needs is for somsone he would do much moreN thon ke hes. EXnD RECOKDED & IND Es: villehy ndt geve thé nemes of the men from Chicrgo as Menry Schreiber;/Uhresng, and@ ills, Mills is heed of the! Aucti@tder#a $0 oy Cop 7 ymes . TES D& “STROYED SEF 24 #R oer Me lo 220 JUL 27 I5ee oe ad yee _