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immense market would Immediately
be available for American manufao-
turers.
Il employ an office of about thirty
persons to carry on the work Tor the
above stated purpose and my actiV'
tiles are OF a perfectly legitimate ma
ture and arc conducted in manner
in every respect consistent with law
and propriety."
Expenses OF the Soviet bureau are
about $4,000 a week, Martens testified.
sour payroll is 81 200 to $1,000
week and other expenses OF the bu-
reau are $500 a week.
About $500 weekly is spent In our
publication, 'Societ Russia"
Tentative contracts for American
goods totaling 100000 have been
made by the Russian Soviet govern
msnt, and will be executed when
trade is opened up, Martens asserted.
Coazsodities Purchased.
Commodities purchased include
food, largely timed meat and milk:
medicines, shoes, machine tools. rub
Der boots, and a few automobiles, ne
said.
The American goods win be paid
for in gold on delivery. Martens said.
The Russian government has between
$3.50, 100000 and $500, O00.0 in gold
in it's possession. he asserted. Mar
tens promised to produce list OF
1000 persons in the United States
with whom contracts have been made.
The committee adjourned shortly
after noon. and will resume ques-
tioning of Martens probably Thurs
day.
College Men In Bureau.
Graduates OF Harvard, Columbia.
Barnard and other American colleges
all of American birth and education
were included in the list OF the per-
sonnel of the Russian Soviet govern
ment bureau in the United States.
The list included the following:
Kenneth Durant, assistant secretary
OF the bureau. Born in Philadelphia,
1880. Citizenship. American. Grad
uate Of Harvard university. With
American committee on public infor-
nation, May, 1917, to February. 1919.
Miss Dorothy Keen, private secre-
tary to Santert Nuorteva, Martens
secretary, born In Boston, 1898. Cit-
zenship, American. New York high
school graduate.
Alexander Coleman, file clerk. born
in Fitchburg, Mass, 1899. Citizenship
American. Educated in grammar and
high school in Fitchburg and New
York.
Miss Blanche Abushevitz. telephone
clerk, born in wilma. Russia. Citizen
ship Russian. Graduated wilma gym
nasium. Passed New York board OF
regents examinations, high school.
four years.
A. Heller, director OF the CONNER
cial department Born in Russia
1879. Citizenship american. Gradu-
ate of Commercial College of the
City Of Moscow. Studied at Harvard
University.
Miss Rose Holland. clerk and ste
nographer, born in New York city.
Citizenship, American. Graduated
from the Washington-Irving High
School, New York, and attended New
York University ONE year. Onice
manager for two years Of the Gary
School League.
Information Director.
Evans, Clark, director of the de-
partment of information. Born In
Orange, N. j., 1888. Citizenship.
American. Graduated from Amherst
| '19, b. A. M. A: post graduate work
at Harvard, 1910-11; at Columbia.
1911-13; instructor in politics at
Princeton University. 1914-17; director
of bureau of research of Socialist
aldermen OF new 1Ork.
Mrs. Nora G. Smitherman, hle
clerk. Born in Philadelphia, 1881.
ICitizenship, American. Court re-
porter. journalist and organizer OF
New York State Suffrage party; Of
| Ace manager Of Ford peace expedi-
tion.
Miss Eta Fox, stenographer, born
in New York city, 1891. Citizenship
| American. Graduate of Barnard Col
lege. High school instructor, New
York. with Russian division Of the
War Trade Board, 191S-1919.
wilfred r. Humphries, born In
Manchester, England, 1887. Graduate
1913 International Y. NJ. c. A. Train
ing College, Springfield, Mass. Asso-
ciate director, medical and social set
| tlement, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1913-1917
| In Russia 1917-1q1S with Y. NJ. c. A.
| International committee. American
Red Cross. Lecturer on Russia, Feb
ruary-December, 1919. With soviet
bureau from December 81, 1919.
| Arthur Adams, director of technical
department, born in Russia. Citizen
| ship British. Graduate of School OF
| Science, Kronstadt, and of University
| of Toronto. Canada (M. E).
Leo NJ. Huebsch, director OF medical
| department, born in Vinniza, Russia
Citizenship Russian. Graduated from
natural scienc department OF the
| University OF Odessa in 1907, NJ. d.,
| from the medical faculty OF the Uni
versity Of Yuriev (Dorpat) Russia
| In 1915 he received license to practice
medicine and surgery in the State OF
| New York.
Economist Also Named.
| Isaac A. Hourwitch, department OF
economics( also associate counsel in
legal department). Born In Russia
Citizenship American. Studied al
University OF st. Petersburg. l.. l.. NJ
Demidoff Lyceum Of Jurisprudence
Yaroslav, 1877. Fellow Columbia Uni
versity, 1So1-is92, Ph. D., 1893. Ad.
mitted to the bar in Russia, 1887; in
Illinois, 1903; in New York. 1896
Member of editorial stan, compare
| tive law bureau, American Bar Asso-
citation.
Miss Eva 5one, born in Backmut.
Russia. Citizenship American. Grad
uats student Columbia University and