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Meyers and exclaimed: II mean
that man." 9
Lamarre began his testimony by
telling how he returned to Dayton
from California early In january,
1910, after Meyers offered him a
job Ito watch his financial interest
in a company he had" in Dayton.
Lamarre declared his highest salary
in 1910 and 1941 was only $50 a
week. Meyers INSTRUCTED him to
list his salary as being much more
so that he could kick back" the
greater part of it to Meyers, he
testified.
Asked by Assistant United States
Attorney Edward Molenof why he
accepted the Dayton Job from Mey-
ers and later agreed to be president
for only $50 a week, Lamarre re-
piled:
Meyers said that some day he
would retire from the Army and we
could build up big business. He
said we would have hired manager
and he and I could go to Florida
and play golf whenever we wanted
to. In other words, he painted a
nice picture"
Lamarre added that Meyers went
out to California to offer the job to
him. The witness said Meyers re-
marked that>he was "sure we could
get contracts because Of his wide
acquaintance with manufacturers
throughout the country-mostly air.
craft companies"
In response to questions by Mr..
Molenof, Lamarre told how his
wife, Mrs. Mildred Lamarre,> had
been secretary to Meyers from De-
|cember, 1893, until shortly after her
husband got a job in an aircraft
company in California. Lamarre
explained that he got the California
Evening star., 1948-02-26

sources predict the committee de-
cision win be sustained.
While the Senate is debating the
issue, the House committee will be-
gin closed meetings Tuesday to draw
up its report. The House group has
nearly twice the membership Of the
Senate committee and represents q
wider variation Of foreign policy
viewpoints. Leaders hope, however,
to have q bill ready for House de-
bate by the time the Senate acts.
Senator Capehart, Republican, Of
Indiana proposed an alternate aid
program to Mr.. Eaton's COMMITTEES
today. It Is similar to q plan he
offered the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
Senator Capehart suggested crea-
ton Of an international division OF
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
It could invest In the stock Of such
corporations Id countries agreeing to
work for world recovery.
Preferred stock of the interna-
tional RFC would be purchased by
the United States agency. Common
stock could be sold to European ma
tions through a system Of credits.
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A California woman Is believed
driving back to her Long Beach
home today after attending her
mothers funeral In Nevada, un-
aware that her husband died OF a
heart attack in a Washington hotel
this morning.
The woman, Mrs. Ruth B. Wal
lace, has a weak heart herself,
friends of the family said, and they
expressed fear of the possible ef-
fects of the double shock.
Harry O. wallace, 43, her attor-
ney husband, was found dead at 9
am. in his Hotel Statler room by
client and roommate. Thomas A.
Gregory, also of Long Beach.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
No Federal Violations
Found III Probe Of
Chicago luke Boxes
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Justice Department said to-
day 1t has looked into the distribu-
ton Of juke boxes in the Chicago
area and has found "no violation Of
Federal statutes to be involved"
The department commented in the
wake Of reports published in Chicago
that q racket" existed In the juke
box distribution system and that the
product Of q company headed by
Senator Capehart, Republican, Of
Indiana, has been excluded from the
Chicago market.
The department, In response to an
inquiry, said it has had "a complaint
that Capehart juke boxes could not
be placed In Chicago"
Refusing to identify the complain.
ant, a department official said that
two members of the justice legal
staff In Chicago had looked into the
mater and found no violation Of
Federal statutes involved in the sit
uation.'
Senator Capehart, q manufacturer
Of radios and automatic players, Is
head Of the Packard Manufacturing
Corp. Of Indianapolis, which makes
juke boxes. He has announced that
he will ask for . congressional in.
vestigation "if any person can pro-
vide me with documentary evidence
that a racket exists in the music
business anywhere in America"
The Chicago Daily News pub.
lished articles which said that Sem
ator Capehart made futile at
Attempts" to buck the Chicago juke
box monopoly"
The Chicago Crime Commission
has said that remnants of the old
Capone gang control juke boxes In
the Chicago area.
The Daily News said Senator
Capehart met last October with Of
flcials Of the monopoly" and that
early this Year he announced q
change in his sales policy which
eliminated his Chicago branch.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
FOREIGN Aid
Continued From First Page.)

he may be-" He said he regarded
the proposed special committee as
an invasion, also, Of the functions
Of the regular committees on for
eign affairs and appropriations.
The President asked for $780,
100000 for the first Is months of
the aid program, to run from April
/ this year to the end of the next
fiscal year. The change to $780,
000, 900 allows for the same monthly
rate OF assistance, but limits the
first authorization to IL months.
The purpose was to give the new
Congress an earlier opportunity to
review the program next spring.
Senate Debate Opens Monday.
The Senate will begin debate On
the recovery program Monday. One
group Of Republicans probably will
try to cut the first installment to
about $4,000, ,oo0, 900, but Informed
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Congress Must Act
BeforeU 5. TroopsAid
U. n, ConnaIIy Says

Senator Connally. Democrat. Of
Texas, believes American soldiers
could not be sent to Palestine as
part of United Nations force with
out specific approval by Congress.
His views, as ranking minority
member Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, added weight to
the opinions Of some administration
legal experts.
However, Chairman Kitchener OF
the House Judiciary Committee, said
he thought President Truman HIM
self has enough authority to provide
troops. He pointed out that Ameri-
can forces have been sent into
Mexico, Haiti and. Nicaragua without
congressional sanction.
Taft Sees Obligation.
Chairman Taft Of the Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee woulo
saw only that this country has Q
recognized obligation" under the
United Nations Chapter to con-
tribute any forces the U. N. mlgn'
ask for.
The question of the Presidentt
authority to provide troops to U. N
without congressional approval was
aired during hearings on the bill BY
which the United States became
member of the q. N. In 1945.
senator Connally, familiar with
those hearings, said that undei
present circumstances "it is my view
that the United Nations Security
Council could not send q Unltec
states armed force TO Palestine
without the consent of Congress
. Could Send Small Force.
Oficials studying the record o.
the 1945 hearings said the view
then seemed to be that the Presi'
dents executive powers would en-
able him to send a small" armee
force anywhere, especially to pro
tect American lives or property, bu
not to commit any large" body O.
troops to an undertaking ina
might mean war.
ITncertainty over his authorit!
was understood TO have caused MI
Truman to avoid SO far any def1nlt'
commitment to help make up an IN
ternational police force If the Sc
curity Council should consider suci
a force was necessary to maintain
order In Palestine.
Mr.. Michener said there was ~
doubt" that Congress would refuse
If asked, to provide American forces
Both Senators Taft and Connan
refused to speculate what Congress
might do.
While the widely differing view
were being expressed about the pos
sible use Of American troops II
Palestine, Senators Ives, Republican
of New York and Pepper, Demo
crat, Of Florida spoke out in tn
Senate yesterday against any back
ing down on the United Nations rec
ommendation for partition Of Pales
tine into Arab and Jewish states.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Retirement
Continued From First Page.)

LANCER explained, Sin the sense that
widows and orphans of employees dy-
ing in service or following their re-
tirement will be allowed annuities
and not merely the return of the
contributions paid into the fund by
the recently-decreased husbands OF
fathers.
Cali of us realize" continued
Senator LANCER, since August l
1920, when the retirement system
was established, dependents did not
share in the benefits derived from
the investment in civil service re-
tirement annuities. Here we have
q bill soon to become law, whose
retirement features are both lib-
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Woman, 20, Saved by Police
From Fire Last Month, Dies

Only last month. Addie Fantroy
was rescued from certain death BY
two policemen who carried her to
safety from her burning tenement
room.
She showed no III effects from
that brush with death. The police
left her with friendly neighbors IN
the alley behind the TOO block Of
r street NV, where she lived.
But today the 70-year-old colored
woman was dead, apparently from
natural causes.
She had lived alone Tor many
years at Brainerd's court.
Her body was found yesterday by
Howard Baxter, $3.50 Sherman ave-
nue. NV. who told police he
glanced In q basement window and
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Husband Dies as Woman Drives
ToHome AfterMother' Funeral

He was believed to have been the
victim of a heart attack during the
night, while Mr.. Gregory was sleep
ing. The hotel physician, DR.. James
E. Nolan, pronounced him dead,
apparently of heart disease"
Other members of a California
party that accompanied MIR. Wal
lace here said he and Mrs. Wallace
had just travelled to Reno, New, to
attend his mother-in-law's funeral.
The husband, former Navy Aeu-
tenant commander, continued to
Washington on business, they said,
Mrs. Wallace is believed to be
somewhere between Reno and her
home.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

saw the body as he was passing by.
she was believed to have been dead
for several days.
Last January Is, Pvts. Thomas B.
Basnight and L<pard q. Kragh Of
the third prectnc6 were passing by.
They slnelled the odcr of burning
cloth and traced 1t to a two-story
frame building.
They found dense smoke seeping
from under Z second-fioor door.
Fighting their ways through the
fumes. they forced . securely locked
door and found the elderly woman.
She refused to leave her home,
but the two policemen didn't stop
to argue with the dazed woman.
They carried her to safety.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

eralized and sinplified."
From the standpoint Of wives
and children Of Government en-
ployes, the North Dakotan told the
Senate, "the new benefit program
lis shining milestone Of progress
because these are the persons so
sorely injured through the loss Of
the heads of family"
The Senator then launched into
detailed analysis Of terms OF the
conference report.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

job through the intercession OF
Meyers.
Lamarre testified that Meyers
paid travelling expenses for the re-
turn to Dayton. He said he went
/ to work. early In January, 1910,
and one of his first Jobs was to
help Meyers I'LL out corporation pa
pers for the company. He was
designated as secretary-treasurer,
and there was no meeting OF any
other company officials at the time
the papers were prepared and fled,
he testified.
Regarded Meyers - Owner.
Although Meyers was not listed
as ali oficer, Lamarre said he re-
garded Meyers as the actual owner.
Before Lamarre took the stand,
Mrs. June Ballou Grinsted, q for
mer War Department employe at
Wright Field, Dayton, was recalled
briefly to identify two letters she
received last December and Janu-
ary from Mrs. Lamarre.
Mrs. Grinsted denied in testimony
late yesterday that Mrs. Iamarre
had written that she and her hus-
band hoped Meyers would be con-
victed at this trial. Justice Alex
ander Holtzoff, however, sustained a
defense objection to the reading Of
the letters to the jury today. Gov
ernment prosecutors did not press
the matter.
The Meyers defense sought, but
failed to get q mistrial declared
late yesterday to climax the ques-
tioning of two Government wit
nesses, who described the origin
of the Dayton company. They de-
clared Meyers was a prime mover in
its formation and that he owned
224 shares Of its stock in the name
of girl employe at Wright Field.
Mrs. Grinsted said in reply to
Defense Counsel Robert T. Bush
nell that the United States Attor-
ney's Office had sent her to the
Continental Hotel, where Lamarre
and his wife are staying during the
trial.
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly countered by ask
ing: Didn't we tell you to 90 to
that hotel 80 you could be near
friends and also for protection?"
eyes, that's true" the witness re-
piled.
projection from whatP" Mr..
Bushnell shouted, jumping to his
feet. II demand mistrial. That
remark was uncalled for and high
Ily prejudicial to the defendant
Meyers" -.
Reference Stricken.
Denying the motion, Justice
Holtzoff ordered the reference to
protection stricken from the rec
ord. United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and Mr.. Fihelly refused
+further comment.
Mrs. Grinsted testified that, as
Jane Ballou, in 1899, she signed
Aviation Electric CO. minutes OF
meetings she never attended. She
also signed document listing 224
lshAres ef stock ID her name but
she never paid for or received the
stock, she said.
She did all this, she testified, ct
the direction of Meyers, who had
offered her a. part-time Job with
the Dayton company. Although
employed by the Army at Wright
Field at the time, she WIS advised by
1 Meyers not to conform to 3 re-
uuirement for notification Of the
commanding oficer In event OF part
time employment elsewhere, Mrs
Grinsted related.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Policy
Continued From First Pageo

land may be the next small natior
to feel the squeeze Of Communisi
power. Others think Austria, France
and Italy may be clamped in the
Communist wise. There seems K
be general agreement that the coul
In Czechoslovakfa? has forged per
haps the most vital link in Rus
sian chain intended to block thu
Marshall plan.
Not Democratic Change.
The Foreign Once spokesman
noted that the Ministries Of Justice
and Interior in Czechoslovakfa ssft
In Communist hands, following fhe
pattern of control in other European
governments. The Ministry Of JUS
tice, "if not subservient to the Com
munist Party, might be able tt
thwart efforts of the Ministry of In
terror in suppressing civil liberties,
the spokesman observed.
He told a news conference that
information from the British EN-.
bassy in Prague indicates the change
of government was not brought
about by democratic means.
Non-Communist newspapers ir
many parts of Europe called the
coup another step toward total.
itarianism in Central Europe. Com
munists hailed 1t as victory fol
democracy. The Moscow radio said
"The Czechoslovak people have
resolutely taken the road Of freedom
and democracy"
Coalition Rules Finland.
In Finland and Italy, as in Czech
oslovakia, elections are coming w
soon and the Communists want tx
win them. Finland, like Czechoslo'
vakia, is ruled by a coalition govern.
ment. Finland's government ha'
acknowledged that the country mus
remain on the best of terms with
Russia.
Italy and France have barred
Communists from their cabinets ane
the best efforts of the leftists thus
far by hitting. paralyzine
strikes, have failed to bulge Premier
Robert Schuman in France and Pre-.
mier Alcide de Gasperi in italy. But
the pressure never has been relaxed
In Vienna, Austrias interior min.
lister announced that an increased
guard had been seen along the
Czechoslovak side of the Czech.
Austrian frontier. The minister, Os.
kar Helmer, added there was no evi.
dence that political refugees were
fleeing into Austria.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Eli NobIemun to Speuk

Eli Z. Nobleman, counsel to the
Senate subcommittee on relations
with International Organizations,
will speak at $50 pm. tomorrow
at the Arlington Jewish Center
forum. His subject will be Can
Jews Exist in Europe Today?"
Evening star., 1948-02-26

belief at first that he was an older
man.
Friends said Mr.. Haeberle usually
carried no more money to New
York than he would need for bare
expenses.
In tracing the victims habits in
New York, police learned he con-
ferred with two executives OF film
companies producing training films
The first, Edward Lanm, presi-
dent of Pathescope Co. Of America
he met in his office from ! to $50
pm. Tuesday. MIR. Lanlm said his
company was preparing two train
ing films, the flrst Of which would
be completed in about q month.
There Is nobody in the world
would be more surprised to hear
something like this happen to than
Mr.. Haeberle," said Mr.. Lamm. 81
had been working with him for five
years and always found him to be a
gentleman with the best Of habits. u
Failed to Keep Appointment.
Mr.. Lamm had arranged an ap-
pointment with Mr.. Haeberle for 10
am. yesterday. He was surprised
when the Naval representative failed
to appear and called his hotel and
other places he might be several
times. It was not until 3 pm. that
he learned Of the murder.
Police believe Mr.. Haeberle weni
from Mr.. Lamm's office to his hotel
registered and arranged to have din.
ner with John S. Maruin, a producer
with the General Film. Production
Co.
Mr.. Martins secretary said they
dined from 8 to 10 pm. at Lindy'
and parted with an understanding
they would meet again yesterday.
The scene of the Staying is twt
doors west of the Westmore, wher'
Bessie Ture, a former actress alst
known as Sheila Mannering, wa
strangled last July 10. That case Il
still unsolved.
Often Bought Plays.
Among the papers found In th'
room was one from Samuel French
Inc, a play publisher at rs Wes'
45th street. Mr.. Haeberle was sais
to have stopped there frequently X
buy plays.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Haeberle wer'
members Of the Falls Church Com
munity Theater, but only as audi
ence participants, according to Mrs
Grace Thompson, 900 East Broas
street, Falls Church, membership
chairman
Leaving her children, Mac, 4, ant
Jay 4, with friends, Mrs. Haeberl'
left for New York last night,
Mr. Haeberle was a former resi-
dent of Lancaster, Pa, where h'
was employed by the Armstront
Corr Co. In 1884 ne was 'gradu
ated from the University Of Min
nesota and in 1912 he Joined tn,
Navy. After leaving his wartime jol
as motion picture supervisor Of edu
cational filnB for the Navy, he re-
turned to the same. post, as a civil
ian,. at q salary 'of $4,000 ,atyear.
During the war, Mr. Haeberl
supervised pfoduction Of training
Aims, both as a writer and producer
His Aim experience before the wa
was in making public relation
movies for Armstrong flooring.
Navy employees associated with hin
described MIR. Haeberle as industri
Gus, meticulous in his work, mild
manered and devoted to his hom'
and family.
A native of New Ulm, Mimi, MI
Haeberle was the son Of MIR. ant
Mrs. Elmer Haeberle of that city.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Food Prices Expected
To Show Little Change
Here This Week End


viii show little change this week
end, . check OF stores indicated
today.
Butter went up 8 cents in one
chain but In other stores 1t remained
unchanged for today at least. The
same chain raised eggs cent
dozen. Butter prices have fiuctuated
much more widely than those Of
other commodities, both at whole
sale and retail.
Meat prices were reported un-
changed today by several chain
stores and independent merchants
Prices for grain products flour and
cereals-also show no change.
Grains Slightly Lower.
Grains were q little lower at the
opening on the Chicago Board o1
Trade today, the Associated Press
reported. Selling was attracted intt
the pits by the runup In prices yes
terday. Trading was very quiet.
Near the end Of the first hour
wheat was / to ~ cents lower; May
l$237A; corn was unchanged to TX
lower; May, $2.1714, and oats were Y
to 1as lower; May, $1.07A. Soybeans
were 2 cents lower to 6 cents higher
March, $3.48.
AT Chicago. another 80 cents te
$125 was added onto hog prices TO-
day. More active wholesale meat
trading and continuing small fresh
supplies forced the advance. Cattle
were steady tozstrong except bulls
which moved up rs to so cents. Nc
slaughter lambs were sold early In
face Of sharply lower bids.
Stock Market Sluggish.
In New York the stock market
reverted to sluggishness and irregu-
larly lower tendencies.
The ticker tape frequently halted
after q fairly active start. While
modest advances were shown for Sc
lected issues, fractional minus signs
predominated near the fourth hour
Cotton futures were lower in list
less forenoon trading. Noon prices
were As cents to $1.05 q bale lower
than the previous close. March
1852; May 32.67 and July 32O7.
The Associated Press weighted
wholesale price index Of IS basic
commodities gained about a thirc
of a point yesterday, rising tt
1874. This is 1.22 points abovs
the February 13 level. A week agt
the index was 18703; month ago
203O3, and year ago, TAIL.
One indication of the effect Of the
decline in food prices from the mid
January peak came yesterday wher
District Purchasing Agent Rolanc
J. Brennan opened bids for supplies
for the month Of March.
Bacon Shows Big Saving.
Mr.. Brennan said today he coule
not estimate the overall savings but
bids for is meat items as we'll al
for eggs, poultry and fish all showed
drops from last months bids.
The biggest saving came on bacon
Sliced bacon was offered at s. cents
q pound compared to 73 cents last
month, in line with the general re.
tail decline In bacon prices. Slat
bacon was down from GA to 50 cents
q pound.
Beef cuts showed drops OF from
1 to 3 cents q pound, depending sor
grade. The District uses meats
graded U. s. good for its hospitals
and commercial graded meats fol
pfblic welfare and correctionats in.
st8utions. -
Some vegetable prices dropped, Mr.
Brennan said, but tomato prices
were so high that bids were read.
vertised in the hope Of obtaining