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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

the Nation or Of advantage to
a foreign country. Her acts, both
IN the office where she worked
and in the manner in which she
met the Russian national. formed
the basis of a probable cause that
she was wrongfully imparting
secret information =.
1T was time for vigilance In
this branch of the Government.
This was because Of the known
facts and our rather tense and
strained relations with Soviet
Russia under such circumstances
vigilance and alertness were de-
manded and this was worth more
than courage"
Strained Relations Cited.
Judge Reeves recalled that Miss
Coplon was assigned to the foreign
agent registration division of the
Justice Department which is
closely associated with internal
security.
"She undertook his decision
continued. that she must treat
all matters sumbitted to her as
highly secretive and confidential
and that there was danger to oul
National defense If revelations
were made at any time of the
contents of intelligence reports be-
ing constantly deposited for her
analysis. She beoamee suddenly
'solicitous for information which
ordinarily an employe would not
seek and particularly under the
circumstances and in the environ
ment of her employment.
Notice must be taken of the
outstanding contemporaneous fact
that our international relations in
some respects were tense and
strained, and that it probably
would have been to the advantage
of one of the nations to secure
certain information, and. more
over. that such information, when
thus obtained, would be injurious
to our own defense and advan-
tageous to the nation obtaining 1t. "
In his ruling on disclosure Of
the secret documents. Judge
Reeves rebuked counter-espionage
authorities of the Justice Depart
ment. He said 1t is a presump-
ton of law that the secret reports
cover the same subject matter as
the data extracted from them.
Other Matters Involved.
ut Is intimated now" Judge
Reeves continued. that the re-
ports involve other and unrelated
subject matters. If true, this would
be unfortunate. Intelligent reports
ought to be complete within them
selves and two unrelated subjects
ought not to be drawn together.
and, If so, then, in an important
matter such as this. the court
ought not to be called upon even
to attempt to separate the subjects
so as to exclude one part from the
jury"
Judge Reeves said that tho
court should not be called upon
to determine what portions Of the
documents In question are rele-
want and material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

GALVESTON, Tex, June t.
Robert E, BENJAMIN, 80. Of Chicago
and Crystal Lake, H.. was shot
to death in q beach apartment
hotel Sunday.
According to Mr.. Benjamin's IT.
year -old woman companion. Mrs.
Martha H. Prefer. a wealthy
Crystal Lake divorce, he shot
himself through the heart after
returning from q Christian Science
lecture at which a lesson de-
nouncing Illicit love had been
given.
The couple had registered at the
hotel week ago as Robert e.
BENJAMIN and wife. He was mar
ried and had two children. Mrs.
Pfeffer has a 5-year-old daughter
and her divorce from her con-
tractor husband became effective
a week after she left Chicago, au-
thorities said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07
M.Goil Auerboch Elected
By Amphibiun Engineers

M. Gail Auerbach. 3206 wiscon-
sin avenue NV. beachmaster of
the Capital Beachhead Of Wash
ington. has been elected national
beachmaster Of the Amphibian
Engineers Association. The title
Of beachmaSter is the equivalent
of commander and chapters are
called beachheads.
Other officers, all residents of
the Washington area. who were
elected are:
Brig. Gen. David Ogden, Fort
Myer. shore party commander, the
equivalent of vice commander: AL
Stoughton, 3701 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. national secretary,
and 1t. Col. Robert j. Kasper, Fort
Belvoir, national treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

Julian Waoleigh, fnen OF INT
Trade Agreements Section. Mr.
wadleigh. an economist with tn'
department from 1886 70 ls46
denied TO the House committee
last December that he had eve
been a Communist. He ADMITTED
knowing Mr.. Hiss, but refused or
constitutional grounds 70 STAT
whether ne had ever known Mr.
Chambers.
3. Tha. he Mr.. Chambers
secretly disposed" Of q Reming
ton portable typewriter by leavini
it on o streetcar or subway IL
the early Ie4os. The witness ad'
mitted he had some motive" fol
doing 50. but vas not pressed fol
an explanation. Mr.. StTyker lef
the impression he might try u
show that this. rather than I
typewriter belonging 70 the Kisses
was the one on which the secret
documents, which are evidence ir
the trial. were copied.
Judge Kaufman yesterday re-
jected a defense motion that nine
OF these documents should b.
thrown out as evidence. The mo-
ton was based on Mr.. Chambers
statement. at q pre-trial hearing
In Baltimore. that he had no in
dependent recollection" as to who
gave them to him.
Says Memory Was Clear.
Mr.. Chambers testified yester-
day, however. that he remembered
very clearly" that the nine docu-
ments were given him by Mr.. Hiss.
Judge Kaufman ruled that the
question was clearly one OF the
witness credibility. and was for
the jury to decide.
Other phases of the cross
examination of MIR. Chambers
yesterday were less decisive
more exploratory-apparently de-
signed to lay the groundwork for
a whirlwind conclusion TO Mr..
STRIKERS questioning Of the wit
ness today.
Mr.. Chambers, under close in
terrogation. denied he had told
the House committee last year
that Mr.. Hiss was living on Dent
place in Georgetown in 1888 at
the end of their prewar associa-
ton. He answered in the affirma-
tive when Judge Kaufman pressed
him: do you mean to say the
record tof the House hearing is
wrong?" He had said. he insisted,
that Mr.. Hiss lived on Volta place
Dent doesn't sound the least
bit like Volta. does it?" Mr..
Stryker asked.
Objection Sustained.
Not to me-" Mr.. Chambers an
swered.
Don't you see how disastrous 1t
would be to your case II you said
Mr.. Hiss had lived at Dent place."
the lawyer went on.
Prosecutor Murphy objected to
that question and the objection
was sustained.
The long afternoon Of question
ing was marked by one of the few
flareups between the witness and
defense counsel that have occurred
since their dramatic duel of wits
began last Thursday. Almost in
variably. Mr.. Chambers has an
swered the most searching and
personal questions in quiet, imper-
sonal monosylla bles.
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Judqe Lets Defense Study Records

4 He lost his calm yesterday ere,
what seemed 20 observers q relA.
lively minor point.
/ Recalls Retiing Pin Stsry.
Mr.. St-yker recalled that Mr.
Chambers testified Mr.. Hiss gave
him Q miniature rolling pin for
his child az Christmas time. 1854
That was the occasion. according
70 testimony. on which Mr.. Cham
bers. then reformed. tried IN
successfully 70 persuade Mr.. Hiss
that he too should break with the
Communist Party.
. Mr.. Stryker asked II the rolling
pin did not have some curious
connotation" In the witness mind
Please don't try TO read my
mind" Mr.. Chambers resorted
angrily. No. IL did not"
When Mr. Stryker asked in O
dramatic whisper /. Mr.. Chambers
had suppressed" the fact Of the
gift from his wife and child. the
witness turned TO Judge kaufman
! Cant Mr.. Stryker read those
questions in q normal voice?" he
asked.
! Lawyer Mimics Chambers.
| The jurist instructed Mr..
Stryker to read that straight"
'All right your honor said Mr..
Stryker. mimieing Mr.. Chambers
tones. 7 will try to read it in a
fat. emotionless voice"
Mr.. Chambers then acknowl-
edged that he had testified earlier
In Baltimore; I was rather hurt
by the offering OF a rolling pin.
Il was made in kindness. but it
seemed the kind Of gift you'd
make to a renegade. I didn't tell
my wife about 1t for o long time
I threw 1t away or burned 1t, !"
But" he added yesterday. there
was nothing symbolic about 1t. /"
DR.. Carl Binger. New York
psychiatrist brought into court by
the defense to observe Mr.. Cham
bers' behavior on the witness
stand. made diligent notes in his
little black book.
Alone on Opening Papers.
In further questioning. Mr.
Stryker established that Mr..
Chambers was alone last year
when he opened q packet allegedly
containing the stolen secret docu-
ments. which he said were kept
for him by his nephew. Nathan
Levine, '1n case anything hap
pened to me"
The lawyer also secured an adj
mission that Mr.. Chambers did
not reveal the existence Of secret
microfilm material-the so-called
pumpkin papers when he first
announced he had documentary
proof that Mr.. Hiss had engaged
in espionage. He told his Bal
timore attorney only that he had
typed copies OF some secret docu-
ments. Mr.. Chambers admitted.
Mr.. Stryker attempted to ridi-
cule Mr.. Chambers previous
statement that. in the year after
he broke with the Communists
he lived in terror of his life, and
that he feared ambush" when he
called on the Kisses for the last
time in 1888.
He secured the witness admis-
sion that in that year he walked
the streets Of New York and
Washington unarmed. The Kisses
had no way OF knowing he would
visit them that Christmas. Mr..
Chambers admitted. and he
STAYED to dinner with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

The District pcdIstry Socsesy
will install It's new of,lcess al uas
Anal meeting Of the year 81 q IS
o clock tonight 81 the Raleigh Ho-
tel. The ofscerx 10 be installed
are; Or. Julius J 0otilieh. pEws!-
dent, DR., Seward p, Nygnan pres.
dent elect. Who wili take Once
next year Or Saul shafritr. vice
president. and Dr. 4 Justin Love
secretary tfeasllref
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07
Middleton Beomon Win.
Decree From Columbia

Middleton Beaman. 53l2 Thirty
eighth street NV. former legisla-
tive counsel Of the House OF Rep
resentatives, received the honorary
degree of doctor Of laws from
Columbia University at the annual
commencement exercises. IL was
leraned today.
Mr.. Beaman Is a graduate OF
Harvard College and Harvard Law
School and was legislative counsel
of the House from the creation OF
the ONCE In 1918 until last JAN
uary 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07
Wife OF Polmer Aoyt
Asks Divorce in Denver

DENVER .aine : Ma Cvg 4
y hcsa aied sasi YESTERDAY feF
a divorce trysss PaAssrF Aoyt 81 .
TOT and pQhslsaaeF eg lie rAwr tcT
Posi-
The complaint charged tFssSEsn =.
pasIhaliiy and ASke<s . elV.asen 81
property and AlinaeF1y
The Heyts Sets married IN 1874
and have tao adult snns Fainass
Hays. H- ard ChaTlra RAhAE5
Howl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

fIOlLlnueO TIUIn FusL FhEf.'
cept for certain details" with hi
present story.
The Government prosecutor. As
sistant United States Attorne,
Thomas Murphy. said the Judge
action In giving Mr.. Stryker &C
cess to the grand jury minute
was extremely unusual" adding
he did IL over my dead body.
Mr.. Stryker told reporters. how
ever. it was not unusual and hs.
happened previously in cases h
was trying.
With the record OF the OctobeI
hearing in his hands. the defens'
attorney first asked Mr.. Chamber
this morning how many times h,
thought he perjured himself be-
fore the grand jury.
Once, ! think" the witness re-
piled.
All Admissions on Same Subject.
All the admissions of perjur!
which Mr.. Stryker subsequent!
drew from Mr.. Chambers were OF
the same subject-namely his de.
NAL that espionage was involved
in his relationship with Mr.. Hiss
But the defense lawyer made much
of the number of those denials.
Once. he asked that Mr.. Cham
4bers be required to keep a count
for the jury Of the number OF
times he lied in the October hear
ings.
Il suggest" Mr.. Murphy OBJ
jected. that Mr.. Stryker has a
keen mind. and he can certainly
count"
Judge Kaufman ruled that II
was up to the defense lawyer to
keep his own count of the witness
perjury admissions.
Hints ut Dismissal Move.
Mr.. Stryker. who hopes to finish
his croSs-examination of Mr..
Chambers today. had limited to re-
porters that he probably would
move for a dismissal of the in
dictment against Mr.. Hiss when
Mr.. Chambers left the witness
stand. not waiting for the Gov
to finish presenting It's
case.
Since the prosecutor planned TO
question Mr.. Chambers further on
redirect examination after the
defense finished with him. 1t
seemed likely that Mr.. Chambers
would remain on the stand through
today's session.
Yesterday was the third day of
Mr.. Stryker's hammering cross
Of the man on whose
MISUNDERSTANDING to the pros
ecution-the Governments whole
case against Mr.. Hiss depends. 1t
brought these statements from
Mr.. Chambers
/. That he had deliberately
suppressed" at hearings Of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities last year. the fact
that Mr.. Hiss. and he himself, had
been engaged in espionage. He
described Mr.. Hiss then as
a fellow member OF q Commun-
list underground apparatus" In
Washington.
2. That he received secret in
formation from at least one State
Department employe other than
Mr.. Hiss. The man. he said, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-07

Newest Irish trade union Is the
Guild of Irish Journalists. launch
led In Dublin.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
US. Again Fails 10 GET
Information on Consul
Held by Chinese Reds
BY the Associated Press

The State Department disclosed
yesterday new failures in the ef-
forts to get information from
Chinese Communists about Amer
ican Consul General Angus Ward
in jail at Mukden.
A message received from Vice
Consul William N. Stokes at Muk-
den said he had been able to send
new packages Of food and cloth
ing to Mr.. Ward and the four
consulate employees held with him.
However, he had not been able to
obtain information on the health.
treatment, date Of trial or date of
release Of the jailed men. He has
been pressing local authorities for
the facts,
Requests for information have
likewise been made to Communist
China's national leaders at Peip-
ing by Consul General o. Edmund
Club. He also has been re-
buffed.
Arrested October "a.
Mr.. Ward, two American citi-
zens on his staff and two Euro
pean citizens he employed. were
arrested October "a on charges of
having beaten a Chinese employe
Of the consulate two weeks earlier.
Mr.. Wards early kilograms on the
alleged incident and Mr.. Stokes
reports on it filed after the ar
rest apparently have been sup
pressed by the Chinese Commun-
lists.
State Department officials sus-
pect that the whole thing may
have been a frame-up by the
Mukden Communist authorities
to discredit the American Gov
ernment among local Chinese.
The frame cup suspicion which
is being talked about increasingly
by top officials here arises Cd
from the fact that Mr.. Ward and
all consulate personnel had been
under police guard since the Com
munists captured Mukden a year
ago. and ca the complete blanket
Evening star., 1949-11-13

of silence which the Communists
have thrown over Mr.. Wards
side of the story.
Safety Primary. Aim.
State Department officials so
far have been unable to figure out
little that is effective or dramatic
which they can do about it. They
say that they must keep in mind
that the safety of Mr.. Ward and
his associates as well as of other
nom arrested members of the con-
sulate at Mukden is the primary
objective-also that the United
States has no real power inside
Communist China.
What docs appear to be devel-
oping here as a possible means OF
pressure for Mr.. Wards release is
Evening star., 1949-11-13

an argument that the Communist
conduct at Mukden and the aloof
attitude taken by the Communist
government leaders at Peiping
proves the Chinese Reds are unfit
for recognition at this stage by
the United States or any other
Western power.
This appears to be an argument
which American officials can be
expected to make increasingly to
the governments which, like Brit
ain, favor early recognition of the
Communists.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

Insurance premiums paid by
private companies in Argentina
in the 1949 first half were 1913 per
cent above those for the like 1948
period.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-30
Horse
Residents Buy
| ProsserHome

HORSE HEAVEN. Sept. % -
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Dimmick
and daughter, Patty, have moved
to Prosser, where they have pur.
chased a home. This Is Patty's
first year in school. The Herman
Nehls family are occupying the
house vacated by the Dimmick's
Nehls is employed at the FL
mer Hanson ranch.
The Horse Heaven Home Eco.
Monies club will hold its first
fall meeting Oct. $ at the Com.
munity hall. There Is to be a
hobby show, and the secret pals,
the Bashful Brownies will re.
veal themselves to each other.
Plans for the annual Achieve.
ment Day to be held at Benton
City, Oct. %, will be discussed
and program prepared. Mrs. Har-
old Heady, Mrs. Ray Gould and
Mrs. Henry Dowd attended the
Homemakers Council in Kenne.
wick last week, to plan leader.
training schedules.
Mrs. Vern Boreen Is staying at
the Louis Tyacke home in Pros.
ser for a few days, to care for
the children while Mr.. and Mrs.
Tyacke are visiting near The
Dalles. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Vim.
cent accompanied them to Ore.
gon.
HALL CLEANED
Several Of the grange members
worked at the hall Tuesday to
clean and renovate the building
for resuming meetings. The first
grange session was held Wednes.
day evening to plan for observ.
ing Booster Night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kibbey and
Lewis Dowd Of Athena, Ore,
were guests Sunday at the Henry
Dowd home. Mrs. Kibbey is a
sister of Mrs. Dowd and Lewis
Dowd is Henry Dowd's father.
A number of the folks attend.
ed the first amateur rodeo and
races to be given by the Prosser
Stampede. About 1000 were in
attendance and the boys gave a
good show, at least that was the
general report. Frank Green acted
as flag man, Guy Travis ground
supervisor, Harold Heady was in
charge of chutes, Marilyn Eas.
ley, and Vern Borden were in
the grand entry and Mary Heary
rode in the cowgirl relay race.
These are local members Of the
Stampede. A great deal of ap-
probation was expressed for the
generous cooperation of the Pros.
ser businessmen and the com.
munity in supporting the asso-
citation in their activity. The
Grandview Riding Club and the
Benton County Sheriff's. Posse
competed in race events.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-30
BY c. F. WEBSTER
Benton County, AGENT

oenton County agent
Fire Prevention Week is just
ahead. Too many of us are in
clined to say, we'll never have
a fire." yet it strikes daily in
many places.
Fire statistics tell a feeble
story. A single manor WON.
an or child-burns to death and
figure 1 is added to the previous
1mpersonal total of loss of life
by fire. That figure 1 tells moth,
Ing of the agony of the victim
or the grief of his survivors,
nothing of the unfulfilled prom.
Use of a life burned out of exist
ence as twig blaZes to ashes
in a fireplace. y
Visualize, if you can, what it
means when the life of a single
person is ended abruptly. I'm.
agine, if you can, what it means
to each member of his family,
to each of his relatives, to each
of his friends. Realize, if you
can, what the life of a person
killed by fire would have meant
If he had lived. Think of all the
ramifications of all those things,
all the details.
If you can do that, you will
know something of the tragedy
of one burning death. Then
think the same thoughts 1000
times more, once for each person
killed by fire every year.
RISK FOR ALL
Next, imagine that happening
to you yourself. It is risk ev-
eryone faces. If you live in the
country instead of the city, your
chances are even greater. OF the
1000 persons killed by fire ev.
cry year, roughly $500, a dis.
proportionately high number
are farm residents. T..
The NFPA and the USDA urge
farmers to cut down weeds and
underground, especially along
fences. Another fire safety sug.
gestion is to cover flammable
wood shingles, which are a per-
feet target for flying sparks,
with fire resistant roofing and
never to use wood shingles for
new construction. Fire. resistant
asphalt roofing, metal, slate or
asbestos should be used instead.
Listing other special farm fire
hazards, NFPA officials say,
Farms are in greater danger
from lightning, precautions need
to be taken to keep hay from
catching fire by spontaneous ig.
milton, farmers keep large stocks
of gasoline and kerosene, farm
residents use many lamps and
lanterns and farmers keep large
quantities Of combustible ma
terials such as rags and feed
bags"
Farm machinery needs to be
kept clean and in good repair.
One spark from q tractor Is suf-
ficient to set fire to a load of hay
and the hay fire, in turn, can ig-
mite the farm buildings.
Danger of loss Of life by fire
is greater in a farmhouse than
in a city home, says the Nation
al Fire Protective association.
That warning was coupled today
with an announcement Of the
NFPA's program for Fire Proven
ton Week, which has been pro-
claimed by President Truman
for October 9.15.
On the basis Of fire fatalities
reported during q 15.year period,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-30
Sept. 80, I949 Page 8
|Kennewick
Man Knocked
Unconscious

Lafayette Pearson, 1908 North
Waverly, Kennewick, still in
tends to complete the we'll he's
digging. But he'll take it a little
easier from now on.
Sunday he injured his hand in
the winch he was using to lift
the dirt out of the hole.
Then, Wednesday, while try.
ing to work with one hand, the
winch got him again. This time
the handle hit him on the head,
knocking him unconscious.
Our Lady of Lourdes hospital
attendants in Pasco reported his
condition as fair" Thursday.