Evening star., 1948-08-26

ganiZer out West"
Mr.. Chambers said both he and
Peters opposed Mr.. Hiss, but because
there was a matter of morale to be
considered, Peters eventually told
Mr. Hiss to take it to a service sta
ton or uSed-car lot owned or op-
Grated by q Communist. Mr.. Hiss,
he said, left the car with the Com
munist and both Mr.. Hiss and Mr..
Peters told him later that that was
what happened to the old machine.
He said Mr.. Hiss never gave him
or let him use the car.
made Car Available"
Mr.. Hiss earlier told a different
story.
ITO the best of my recollection" !"
he said under repeated committee
questioning, Il made the car avail
able to him (Mr. Chambers)
Whether I gave it to him outright,
whether it came back to me from
him, whether some one later said he
had disposed of the car and there
was a mechanical transaction to be
taken care of, I don't recall"
Mr.. Hiss was reminded that in ex-
ecutive session he had testified vari-
ously that he had given the car to
Crosley outright, had sold it" and
hand thrown it in as part OF the
apartment transaction.
He was asked If he wanted to
change his testimony that he had a
new car at the time he disposed of
the old car and that he disposed of
the car to Crosley at the time of
the apartment deal.
He said he didn't want to change
his testimony, that he felt confident
he had both cars at the same time,
but whether had both at the time
Of Crosley, I can't say"
Car Transferred in 1926.
Committee investigators produced
records to show:
That the apartment transaction,
on the basis of leases, had to have
taken place in May or June of 1885.
That Mr. Hiss didn't get his new
car. Plymouth, until September,
1895.
That the records of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles and Traffic
show title to the car was trans
ferred in July, 1896, to the Cherner
Motor Co. and, on the same day, to
a William RoSen with the transfer
signed by Mr.. Hiss.
Committee investigators said
Mr.. Rosen, as far as they could
determine, never lived at the ad-
dress he gave.
Louis E. Russell, a committee in
vestigator, said the Cherner COM
pany records show no such sale to
Rosen.
Mr.. Nixon told reporters hand
writing experts are studying the
Rosen signature on the theory that
the whole car transaction was a
"cover-up deal" that would not
show up on company records.
Doesn't Recall Title Transfer.
Mr.. Hiss said he did not recall
transferring title to the Cherner
Motor Co., did not recall hearing
of any one named Rosen and did
not recall receiving any money for
the car.
Before leaving the stand, Mr.. Hiss
handed the committee list Of
10 questions he wanted the COM
mittee to put, to Mr.. Chambers. They
ranged from Mr.. Chambers pres
ent address to whether MIR. Cham
bers would be willing to repeat his
charges away from the committee.
The committee decided against
asking Mr.. Chambers If he was will
ing to have his veracity tested lin
a suit for SANDER or libel
When the committee asked Mr..
Chambers for his present address,
Mr.. Chambers asked that it be kept
secret, explaining, Il do not want
to expose my family or myself to
possible attempts on my life.''
AS to whether he would object to
giving the address to Mr.. Hiss, Mr..
Chambers replied:
ITO me that seems tantamount to
telling the Communist Party