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- we me ee a tae co-160 _ JOHN ENGAR HOOVER Cc : © a a ee f wirecror . re Hone “ CT:3DSE * ar 5 A Federal Bureau of hiuestigation ae tinea Pnited States Department of Frusticer fi the, Wottey Washington, B.C. er ome ww, Geers te reert meee ir, Late Date November 16, 1939 ov. swe... ee, sete fey Regen ee, tears “WEMORANDUM FOR THE Sten Pomme —_— Mie, Petey Lr. saiftevenon, of theWfiami 2aitly News, eae and stated he thought he had a Motive for the Edward/\0'zare killing, but did not know whether we would be interested in it. J told him that we-were not in the ease so far as I knew as there was no Federal angle. He said frankly his information did not include any Federal angle but he would give me a short summary of what he had received. e stoted that when the Gulf Stream race track in Hollyvecs, Pieridae, went broke an effort was made to interest ¢'Hara in it and he was in a deal to take it over. The opening of Gulf Stream would mean a serious financial loss to the Tropical Park race track, The Capone interests owned about 40% of Tropical Fark and the balance ts owned by the Big Frenchy interests and the daddens. Consequently, if Gulf Stream did open, Treptcal Fark weude becune u diability. He atated he had information to the effect thet C'H¥ara had figures on fhe proposition and would have moked in possibiy this winter, and certainly nest winter. , He stated, of course, he would like to see the Bureau in the case. He further stated that frankly he thought O'Hara was on the level. J told Aim I was very glad to have this information and mould pass it on to you but that at the monent we could not get into the case because there was no Federal jurisdiction, BECOROM Clyde Tolson 62 “3 F fo AW: INDEX KD