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Evening star., 1948-08-10
KoraI Charges Based
On UnreveaIed Source

Testimony given at a House Un-
American Activities Committee
hearing yesterday by Louis J. Rus
sell, committee Investigator, that
Alexander Koral was courier for
Communist spy agents between New
York and Washington, Was based
on Information from uudisclosed
sources and not from Koral, the
committee record showed today.
Koral, New York City education
department engineer, refused to an
sWer committee questions as to
whether he ever was Communist.
He also refused to say whether he
met agents here and in New York
and carried packages, presumably
containing secret Government data
bewteen the two cities.
1t was enormously reported In
The Star yesterday that MI Russell
testified that Koral had toui a sub
committee he made several trips be-
tween Washington and New York as
a courier carrying material received
from Government employees in con-
nection with a Communist espion-
age ring, and that Nil Russell read
from the stand what he said was a
statement given by Koral to the
subcommittee in closed session Fri
day night.
Earlier yesterday Representative
Hebert, Democrat. of Louisiana, a
member OF the committee, said he
knew from good authority" that
Koral signed a confes sion" that he
had taken part in an espionage ring
Koral refused to affirm OF deny Mr.
Hebert's statement.
Evening star., 1948-08-10

portant information which she
earlier said she had gotten from the
OSS.
Differ on Meeting Dates.
Mr.. Lee and Miss Bentley gave
different dates for their first meet
ing and for the occasion or occa-
sions on which Mr.. Lee met the
late Golas
Miss Bentley said Mr.. Lee could
not have met Golas in New York,
as he said, because by that time
Golas was dead.
Miss Bentley. in telling the COM
mittee what she had learned from
Mr.. Lee. told of an official meeting
at which the exchange of IL OSS
agents with u NKVD Russian Sc
cret police agents was discussed
The committee stopped her at the
point where she said Admiral Leahy
opposed the exchange.
When Mr.. Lee resumed the stand
to refute her testimony, he told
the committee that the exchange
of agents has been described in de-
tail in a book describing some OSS
activities.
Says She Learned of Deal.
Miss Bentley said she had also
learned from Mr.. Lee of a deal
made by the Navy with the Chi
nese secret police under which the
Navy was to supply arms to the
Chinese in exchange for informa-
ton. Miss Bentley said Mr.. Lee
told her that the Chinese had not
kept the agreement and that was
why Mr.. Lee was sent to China.
When Miss Bentley asserted that
Miss Price was the first to tell her
that Mr.. Lee was a Communist,
Representative Hebert suggested
that Miss Price be called as wit
ness. Chairman Thomas said she
would be subpoenaed
Miss Bentley declared that Mr..
Lee early in their acquaintance
probably did not know she was a
Soviet agent but "he knew all along
I was a Communist" She said she
did not understand how I could
not have impressed him as a Com
muniSt agent"
Questions Testimony.
| Summarizing Miss Bentley's refu-
tation of Mr.. Lees testimony, Mr..
Hebert said to Miss Bentley:
so 1t gets down to whether you
or Mr.. Lee Is lying today"
You can draw your own conclu-
sions," the witness replied.
Later when Mr.. Lee returned to
the stand and commented on Miss
Bentley's vivid imagination,' Mr..
Hebert asked him:
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Judge Raedy Resume,
Jury Branch Duties;
Silent on King Letter

Judge Ellen K. Raedy today re.
sumed her duties in jury branch of
municipal Court criminal division,
~nere she leveled charge of favor
1tlsln against the Corporation
Counsel's Once last week.
Only one case prosecuted by that
once today was on the judges
docket. In it Mrs. Rosie Lee Arsen-
ault, As, Of 1900 Chevy Chase boule-
ward, Chevy Chase, Md, pleaded
guilty to three counts of rent con-
troll law violations.
Judge Raedy's decision to turn
the case over to probation officers
Tor pre-sentence investigation was
not opposed by Clark F. King, chief
assistant corporation counsel in
Municipal Court.
The entire transaction was brief
Mrs. Arsenault merely Withdrew her
earlier request Tor jury trial and
announced she would plead guilty
TO charges that she charged tenants
overceiling rent tailed lo provide
minimum utilities required by law
and failed to post rent ceiling no.
tlces in an ioa"t.nent she owns here.
Assault Case Heard.
The remainder of Judge Raedy,s
docket for today was comprised of
cases prosecuted by the United
States Attorneys office. A simple
assault case was before the jury
during most Of the 2l2 2-1our morn
ing session.
Judge Raedy has been assigned
to criminal jury branch tor the last
three months. Since the summer
vacation season began Two months
ago that branch has been in session
only two days each week. The rest
of the judges court days have been
, spent handling civil suits.
The judge today continued to re-
main silent regarding the favoritism
charge she made last Thursday
during a bench conference with
Assistant Corporation Counsel Philip
Brophy. At that time she declared
his Office dropped drunken driving
charges against its friends but not
for others
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West said today he still has re-
ceived no reply from Judge Raedy
in answer to his demand last Friday
that she furnish proof of her "seri-
GUS accusation
Two Drunken Driving Cases.
In two drunken driving cases be-
fore Judge Nadine L. Gallagher in
Traffic Court yesterday John Persh-
ing Carr, 20, lawyer, of 6727 Fairfax
road, Bethesda, pleaded guilty to
being under the influence of in
toxicants and to a charge that he
was driving without a permit.
Mr.. Brophy dropped a speeding
charge that had originally been
placed against Mr. Carr. The prose-
cutor explained to Judge Gallagher
that he took this action because he
felt the speeding charge was actu-
ally a part of the drunken driving
charge
Judge Gallagher did not question
or oppose Mr.. Brophy's move, and
postponed sentencing Mr.. Carr until
next month, pending probation office
investigation.
The second defendant. Harry Dor
sheimer, Al, a painter living at 424
Warner street NV, pleaded not
guilty and requested a jury trial
which was set for October 6 before
Judge Raedy.
No drunken driving cases were
filed in court TODAY
Evening star., 1948-08-10

he knew her. he said, he and his
wife continued to enjoy her COM
pany. Ultimately, however, he said,
he and Mrs Lee came to the conclu-
sion that Miss Bentley was lonely
neurotic and frustrated woman"
whose liking for the Lees was "un-
naturally intense"
There was nothing in their rela-
tionship, he said, that appeared to
justify the intense way Miss Bentley
seemed to follow up their acquaint-
ance.
Mr.. Lee added that when the Lees
first met Miss Bentley "she posed as
moderate liberal" but when her
views became increasingly left wing
Il felt it was relationship which
might prove embarrassing to my
position
Sought to End Friendship.
Finally, in October, 1914, Mr.. Lee
continued. he said that he told
Miss Bentley that the acquaintance
Evening star., 1948-08-10

as AL George and Henry" Mr.
Russell said.
In 1s45, the investigator con.
tinued, Frank" asked Koral to &C
to Washington to meet . man known
as Orig" in front Of 4 movie thea
ter. At this rendezvous, Mr.. Russell
said, Koral gave Orig" a package
from Prank" and received . pack
age to take back to FRANK"
Charges Six Payments.
Mr.. Russell said Koral was paid
of by Frank" on six different oc-
casions. He said the payon was in
$40 bills, but he didn't know the
size of these payments.
Before Koral took the stand. Mrs.
Gilda Burke. q War Assets Admin
istration employe. who lives in Old
Dominion Garden, Alexandra, was
called to identify = telephone num-
Der locator she said she had used
while working rs secretary and later
as administrative assistant to Ma
than Gregory Silvermaster.
Silvermaster was described by Miss
Bentley as leader Of an espionage
ring OF Government employees. On
the witness stand last week Silver
master refused to say whether or
not he was Communist or whether
or not he knew a number Of indi-
viduals whose names have cropped
up in the testimony.
Mrs. Burke pointed out in the di-
rectory the names of Frank Coe,
Bella Gold, Harold CHASER. Harry
Magdod, Lee Pressman, George Sill
verman. william Ludwig Ullman.
Harry White, David Wahl and
'Keeney."
The name of Harry Dexter White,
former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, has been mentioned in
previous testimony. Mr.. Stripping
said the name "Keeney" was Philip
o. Keeney. The names of all but
Mr.. Wahl and Mr.. Keeney have
appeared previously in the testi-
mony.
In answer to questions, the wit
ness said that Silvermaster had
communicated with all the men
whose names she had pointed out
in the indicator.
She was asked If she was ever
sent by Silvermaster to deliver a
package to Mr.. Currie.
Delivered Envelope.
Mrs. Burke said she delivered a
letter-envelope" to Mr.. Currie on
the second floor of the old State
Department Building in l943. She
said she did not know what was
in the envelope.
Mr.. STRIPPING brought out that
she customarily typed silvermaster's
letters.
In another development, Repre-
sentative Hebert called attention to
an advertisement in the real estate
section of The Star on May 3. 1947.
advertising for sale home at 55l5
Thirtieth street NV. Previous testi-
mony has brought out that Silver
master formerly lived at this ad-
dress.
Mr.. Hebert said he was introduce
ing the advertisement in connection
with Silvermaster's refusal to say
whether he had Photographic equip
ment in the basement of his home.
Miss Bentley testified that war
secrets were photographed in his
basement.
The advertisement, as read by
Mr.. Hebeft. listed an excellent
Photographic room" in the basement
OF the home as one of its attractions.
Evening star., 1948-08-10

Thomas told reporters that new
angles" have appeared which viii
make 1t impossible to complete the
hearings this week.
The new angles" resulting from
an executive session after yester-
days open hearing, may make 1t
necessary to change the order In
which scheduled witnesses are
called, Mr.. Thomas said.
He thought it likely that Lauchlin
Currie, former administrative as
sistant to the late President Roose-
welt, will not be called until Thurs
day. Mr.. Currie, who has asked foe
q chance to deny charges of reveal
ing war secrets, was previously
scheduled to head tomorrow's wit
ness list.
Mr.. Thomas was more conserva.
tive in discussing the new angles
than his colleagues last week, wheT
they described mystery witness
as one who had the information
to break" the espionage investi.
cation.
The mystery man turned out tt
be Alexander Koral,, an assistant
engineer in the Bureau of Con.
Struction of New York City's Boaro
Of Education.
He testified after Victor Perlo
a former War Production Board
economist, morning witness, re.
fused to answer questions on ths
grounds that the questions might
incriminate him. Perlo is one oi
those accused Of being in the spy
ring here.
On the witness stand yesterday
Koral proved 50 uncommunicativl
that he wouldn't even tell the com.
mittee If he had ever visited Wash.
ington.
Once Koral had testified he wa!
81 years old, born in London ane
resident OF Brooklyn, he proceeded
to stand on his constitutional right!
not to answer questions on tn,
ground they might incriminate him
He refused to say whether he hae
ever been a Communist, whether
he knew Miss Bentley and whether
!, he ever served as a courier between
spy agents.
Asked About Statement.
When Mr.. Hebert asked Kora
whether he had signed q state
ment confessing membership in al
espionage ring related to the Sovie
government" Koral stood on hi
constitutional rights not to answer
IF told you that I know yol
signed q confession, what would yol
say about that?" Mr.. Hebert per.
sisted.
The witness replied that HI
wouldn't say anything about 1t.
well, know from good author.
ity that you did sign a confession,
Mr.. Hebert told the witness.
Russell Tells of Inquiry.
When Koral left the stand Com.
mittee Investigator Louis E. Russell
testified on the basis of information
he said he had obtained in tnvesti.
cations by himself and others.
He said Koral was approached ir
1899 by man known as Frank
who said he had heard from mutua
friends that Koral needed money tt
pay medical expenses for his son.
"Koral subsequently became 3
courier for Frank and made l:
contacts for him with men he knew
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Continued From First Page. j,
He told the committee he had known
Miss Bentley only as Helen Grant"
Nervous During Testimony,

He told the committee he had known
Miss Bentley only as Helen Grant"
Nervous During Testimony.
! Although he seemed nervous, Mr..
Lee answered all questions willingly
and without hesitation.
The young lawyer said he was
born In Nanking, China, received
his B. A. degree from Yale Uni
versity, was Rhodes scholar at
Oxford for three years and took
graduate work at Yale Law School.
He said he had been an assistant
In Gen. Donovan's legal ONCE before
the war and came to OSS with him
as his assistant. He was commits
stoned first lieutenant in August,
1912, month after joining the OSS
STAN, and was discharged nearly
four years later as a lieutenant
colonel Mr.. Lee was shot down on
an OSS mission to China. He now
practices law in the Investment
Building.
In answer to questions, Mr.. Lee
said he first met Miss Bentley under
the name of Helen Grant at the
home of Mary Watkins Price In
October, 1943. Miss Price, now
leader of tie Wallace Party in North
Carolina, has been previously named
by Miss Bentley as party member
who went through the files of Col
umnist Walter Lippmann for infor-
nation while serving as his secre-
tary. At the time OF the meeting
with Miss Bentley, Mr. Lee said
Miss Price was living at 203S I
street NV
Described rs Good Friend.
Mr.. Lee described Miss Price as
"a good friend of my wife and
mvself"
Series of Photographs Shown.
While questioning Mr.. Lee, Chief
Committee Investigator Robert E.
Stripping showed Mr.. Lee series of
photographs which it developed were
pictures of places where Mr. Lee had
lived in Washington or had met
Miss Bentley at various times.
Mr.. Lee admitted having enter
tanned Miss Bentley about IS times
at the two places where the Lees
lived here. He said he had also
met her at the Georgetown Phar-
macy, Wisconsin avenue and o
street NV; the Triangle Luncheon
cite at Wisconsin avenue and
Thirty fourth street NV, and at
Martins Restaurant at Wisconsin
avenue and M street NV
1t was when Mr.. Stripping asked
Mr.. Lee why he met Miss Bentley
IN drugstore that Mr.. Lee de-
scribed at length the background of
his relationship with Miss Bentley.
Attracted by Miss Bentley.
He said when he and Mrs. Lee
first met Miss Bentley they both
found her attractive, we'll informed
and well educated and she seemed to
find us attractive"
For 10 months of the IS months
Evening star., 1948-08-10

had better be ended on the ground
that her expressed views were toe
extreme.
When I told her this he said
"her reaction was quite violent. She
cried and protested that we meant
a great deal to her. that she was
intensely fond of us and that we
had to 60 on seeing her."
In order to get her out of the
house, he said, he and his wife
agreed to her suggestion to meet her
occasionally at public places.
Mr.. Lee finally got around to an
swering the original question-why
he met Miss Bentley in a drug store
by saying that she called and
asked to see him and his wife, but
his wife had to stay home because
they could not get a baby sitter.
Tells Opposite Story.
Recalled to the stand, Miss Bent
ley told a different opposed story
She attributed to Mr.. Lee the i'm
Evening star., 1948-08-10

Miss Elizabeth Bentley in her re-
cent testimony before the House
American Affairs Committee has
accused me of being Communist
and of supplying her with secret
information concerning the OSS.
I want to say categorically that
/ am not and have never been a
Communist and that I have never
d.vulged classified information to
any unauthorized person. had
been an assistant in the legal Offices
of Gen. Donovan before the war; I
had come to the OSS with him as
his assistant, and I was therefore
particularly aware of requirement
of personal loyalty to him in such
matters along with my loyalty to
the service of the United States
During the war, my wife and I
met Miss Bentley socially at the
home of a friend We met a great
many people at this time. There
after we saw Miss Bentley of and
on for a little over year. Our
acquaintance was entirely social
one.
1 made it a rule during my serv-
Ice with OSS never to discuss any
thing that had not previously ap-
peared in a newspaper and then
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Romonion Denies Report
Nation Will Join U.S.S.R.
By the Associotsd Press

ROME. Aug. 10.-Nicola Dinule-
scu, Romanian press attache here,
today denied foreign reports that
Romania would join the Soviet
Union.
Referring to an article yesterday
in the Istanbul Turkey newspaper
Cumhuriyet quoting Romanian ref
ugee sources in Turkey as saying q
plebiscite on joining the U. s. s. r
would be held in Romania August
%, Dinulescu said:
This Is an obvious absurdity
from a newspaper which has always
been against our country. Also 1t
comes from refugees who are against
the present regime"
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Autopsy Set in Death
Of Agriculture Aide,
Reported in Accident

An autopsy to determine the cause
Of death Of Charles D. Allen, 50, an
Agriculture Department onhcial, who
died yesterday at his home, 58l3
Thirty y-second street NV, was to
be performed this afternoon by Dep
uty Coroner Christopher J. Murphy.
Although DR.. Murphy yesterday
had attributed Mr.. Aliens death to
q heart ailment for which he had
been under treatment for some time.
information reaching him last night
Of an automobile accident In which
both Mr.. Allen and his wife were
involved last week prompted him to
order the autopsy, police said.
According to police, Mr.. Aliens
car and an automobile driven by
Ethel Mcknight, 20, colored, q maid
In the home of Maj. Walter H. Par.
sons, $500 Thirtieth street NV, col.
lided last Friday night. No report
of the accident was made, 1t was
said.
After Mr.. Aliens death yesterday,
according to Pvt. l-arold r. Gips
Of the accident investigation unit,
Mrs. Allen reported the accident to
MIR. Aliens personal physician, who
notified DR.. Murphy.
Mr.. Allen had been with the Agri-
culture Department since 1922. He
had been an administrative officer
In the Bureau of Animal Husbandry
for several years.
A native Of Wyoming, Pa, he went
to school In West Pittson, Pa. Mr..
Allen came to Washington more
than Is years ago. He was . vet.
eran Of World War I.
His widow and q brother. Robert
Allen of Elizabeth, N. j.. survive.
Funeral services will be neld at
2:3o pm. Thursday at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
1901 New York avenue NV. Burial
will be In Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Jops Offer Bulbs, Tinwore

Lily bulbs. tinware and handker-
chiefs are being offered to American
buyers by a japanese firm, through
the Kagoshima Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening star., 1948-08-10
TextofDunconLee Statement

This is the tert OF the denial
bv Duncan C. Lee, Washington
attorney, before the House Com
nlittee on Un-American ActiDi-
ties. that he supplied information
to a Russian spy ring:
Evening star., 1948-08-10

Westphalian breweries in Ger
many are now back to so per cent
of their prewar production.
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cessories. Her corsage was of or
chids and carnations.
Her only attendant, Miss Elaine
Hall of Great Falls wore a powder
blue suit with navy accessories and
her corsage was of gardenias and
baby roses. Howard Hosea was
best man.
The brides mother wore a dark
blue bOlero suit and gardenias and
baby roses formed her corsage. The
groom's sister, Ella Mae also wore
dark blue. She came from Mis-
soula for the wedding.
After the ceremony the young
couple we're honored guests at her
mothers home, where a reception
for more than twenty-five friends
was held.
The happy young couple left by
car for Missoula planning to fly on
to Oregon to visit relatives. Upon
their return they will reside in
the home of one of Troy's well re-
membered doctors, DR.. W. H. Eng
fish, who great granddaughter the
bride is.
Don attended school here and
since his return from the service he
has been employed here. He is
active in community work and
takes a special interest in school
athletics.
Mrs. Moore is kell wnok in Troy
where she operates a Beauty Salon.
A host of friends wish them the
best.
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Mrs. Earl Burns Heads
Takima Club

Officers elected at the business
meeting of the Takima Club Thurs
day, April l were: Mrs. Earl Burns.
president; Mrs. Virgil Koistenen,
president; Mrs. LaGona Hud-
low, secretary; and Mrs. Harry Hig-
gins, treasurer.
Following the business meeting,
Mrs. Roger Kensler and Mrs. Leon
ard Roth entertained at an April
Fools party. The chief attraction
OF the luncheon table was a large
three layer cake, which when cut
turned out to be constructed of
cardboard and attractively decor
ated and iced with soap flakes.
Guests were Mrs. Merch Bollman.
Mrs. Ted Miller and Mrs. Ann Cook
of Spokane.
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Mrs. Juanita MCNEIL Honored

In appreciation of services rem
dered the community when she ser
we'd as county chairman of the
tuberculosis Seal Sale and as she
continues to work in this capacity
fellow members of the Troy Won
ems Club honored Mrs. Juanita Nc
Neill at birthday party on April l,
at the Charles Budina home. Be
sides the club members guests in
Guided Mrs. McNeill's grandmother,
Mrs. John Sloan, her aunt, Mrs. Hy.
Cole, Mrs. James Sloan and Mrs.
Dean Cobbledick.
In the appropriately decorated
living and dining room the guests
assembled and played Bingo. Win
ners were many.
On behalf of the club, Mrs. Dixon
presented Mrs Mcneil with a love
ly gift To this Mrs. McNeill fit
tingly responded.
A bounteOus lunch was served and
all joined in wishing Mrs. Nc
Neill many happy returns.
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who have given notice they will
not return next year are Mrs. Sarah
Breslin Johnson, fifth grade, Miss
Lenore Bancroft, fourth grade, and
Mr. Raymond Jensen, eighth grade.
Miss Muriel Foley, high school Eng
lish teacher has served notice that
she will not return.
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Stanley Dinner

Stanley dinners are furnishing
considerable enjoyment around the
town. Mrs. Nora Cooley was hos
tess last week. Those present to
hear and see Mrs. Rice demonstrate
her wares were: Mrs. Violet Cum
mings, Mrs Chimenti, Mrs. Lor-
raine Brown, Mrs CASTOR, Mrs.
Sales, Mrs. Farris, Mrs. Hodges,
Mrs. Mccain, Mrs. Lorene Hurd,
Mrs. Marion Carr.
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Troy High School is scheduled to
play baseball with the Flathead
County High School team at Kalis-
pell April % and "a, with the win
ner of the two-game series to play
the winner of games between Ham
ilton and Anaconda Central for the
Continued on Page Nine)
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Women'S Society of
Christian Service

Thursday afternoon in the Meth
odist Church parlors the Women's
Society of Christian Service met.
Rev. W. c. Stearns gave a very in
teresting talk on the Psalms.
The hostesses Mrs. Maness and
Mrs. Fauley served an appetizing
salad course.
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Girl Scout News

On Friday there was election of
officers when the Girl Scouts met
at regular time and place. Elected
were: president, Rhea Dolan, vice
presiden, Sylvia Hodges; secretary,
Donna Pattie, treasurer, Loretta
Bollman To the retiring scribe,
Rhea Dolan, this column extends
thanks for job well done.
The girls worked on the overseas
kit which will furnish clothing to
some needy persons. This is a ma
tional Girl Scout enterprise and we
of Troy are proud that our girls
are taking their part.
The report on the Daffodil Sale |
was especially gratifying. This has