Evening star., 1949-08-29
HuntSaysHeGoi
Truman S Photo
From Vaughan
Asked for 1t and Other
Autographed Pictures
On His Office Walls
By Miriom Ottenberq

"star" of the Senate five-percenter
inquiry, said today through his
attorney that he was "99 per cent
sure" he received an autographed
picture of President Truman by
asking Maj. Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan for it.
Autographed pictures of nearly
100 other Government officials
many of them inscribed to my
good friend Jim"-were obtained
from the officials simply by asking
for them, Mr.. Hunt said. Included
are pictures of more than 80 Sem
stors and former Senators and IS
present and former members OF
the House.
Mr.. Hunts attorney, Roger @.
White, invited newsmen to Mr..
Hunts Office to see the photo
graph-laden walls after Senator
Margaret Chase Smith, Republic
can, of Maine, demanded an in
vestigation of how Mr.. Hunt got
the photographs. Senator Smiths
photograph was among those on
the walls. It was the first time
Mr.. Hunts Office had been opened
to newsmen since Mr.. Hunt took
the spotlight of the Senate inquiry
more than two months ago.
Tells How He Got Them.
Mr.. White said Mr.. Hunt ex-
planned he got the pictures this
wav:
I'D drop in on somebody's Of
flee and say I've got quite a
'rogues gallery in my Office and
Id love to add his to it."
In some case. Mr.. White ad-
ded, Mr.. Hunt wrote for the pho
tographs, saying his collection
wouldn't be complete without that
official. Mr.. White tried to get
Mr.. Hunts photograph f1le-let-
ters of request and answering let
ters-from the Senate committee
without success today.
Mr.. White explained Mr.. Hunt
was well known on Capitol Hill
through his three years Of serv-
ice as a congressional liaison man
first for the Quartermaster
Corps and later for the War AS
sets Administration.
In all, eight pictures OF Presi-
dent Truman adorn the walls OF
the office where visiting business
men brought their problems to
Mr.. Hunt. One of the Truman
pictures is the autographed one
Mr.. Hunt believes he got from
Gen. Vaughan, the Presidents
military aide. while Mr.. Hunt was
in the Army.
One From Christmas Card.
There is group picture in
which Mr.. Truman appears with
Mr.. Hunt. That was taken, 1t
was explained, at a White House
concert which featured the per-
formance of Niece OF Uncle sam,
words by Mr.. Hunt.
There also are news pictures OF
Mr.. Truman on the Williamsburg.
with Mrs. Truman, with Stain
and Atlee at Potsdam, In group
at the Potsdam Conference and
two with Gen. Vaughan. The pic
t,re with Mrs. Truman, it was
explained, was on Christmas
card from the White House.
Other members of the White
House family also are featured on
the walls. There are autographed
pictures of Gen. Vaughan and
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,
the Presidents physician. Gen.
Graham, pictured with his two
children, inscribed his picture:
ITO my dear friend Jim-the one
to whom these medals belong!"
Senator Smith has been talk
ing about the photographs ever
since it was disclosed one of her
own appears on the wall. She has
said Mr.. Hunt got hers Gin
nocently."
Another member of the Senate
investigating group-Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican of Wisconsin
smiles from the Hunt well.
Mr.. White also showed reporters
q letter from another committee
member, Senator Mundt, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota, which
began Dear Jim" The letter.
dated November II. 194S, thanked
Mr.. Hunt for his congratulations
on Senator Mundt's election VIC
tory.
Five of the witnesses who have
(See FIVE A-4.)