Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Gen. Vaughan Willing to Testify
Reports ink Five Other Notab|es
With Story Of Deep-Freeze Units
Committee Awaits
Check to See if
Any Paid for Units


one of several prominent persons
who received deep-freeze units
from a manufacturer figuring in
the Senate's five-percenter inquiry
was met at the White House to-
day with the statement:
II have no information what
ever about that"
The spokesman was Charles G..
Ross, presidential press secretary.
Visiting the White House a
short time later, the chairman OF
the Senate investigating commit
tee, Senator Hoey, Democrat, of
North Carolina, told reporters
that Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, the
Presidents Army aide, had ex-
pressed willingness to testify be-
fore the committee.
At the same time, Senator Nc
earthly, Republican, of Wisconsin
officially called for Gen. Vaughan's
appearance as a witness. Mr.. Nc
Carthy told other committeeman
he now believed the general should
be called because of President
Humans comments in his de-
tense at a press conference yes
terday.
One of Six Mentioned.
Gen. Vaughan is one of the
half-dozen persons who repeatedly
received the freezers for which a
perfume manufacturer paid the
bill. His name has been introduced
into testimony frequently since
the Senate Expenditures sub-com-
mittee started it's inquiry into per-
sons suspected of bartering their
influence for Government con-
tracts
Asked about a news service re-
port naming Mrs. Truman as one
of the freezer recipients, Mr.. Ross
replied that he had no informa-
ton whatever.
He gave the same answer when
told the report named as having
received the freezers these others:
Chief Justice Vinson, Secretary
OF the Treasury Snyder, James K.
vardaman, Eshaazi. 1aAserxAsRoaFdI
governor and former Naval aide
to the President. and George e.
Allen, former Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. member and close
friend of the President.
Vinson Asked About Report.
Mr.. vinson, a White House Wis
itor this morning, was asked
about the report as he departed.
THE matter is being developed
in the committee and I prefer not
to make any statement whatever"
he said.
In New York Mr.. Allen defied
receiving one of the freezers, of
even knowing the name of the
concern which purportedly gave
them away.
IT certainly never got one" he
said. and then quipped: But I
wish I had one now, in the middle
Of this heat wave-I'd climb right
into it."
Gen. Vaughan's willingness to
testify was disclosed by Senator
Hoey after he called at the White
House with a committee to in
wife the President to a celebration
in North Carolina next year.
The Senator said the f1ve-per-
center hearing was not discussed
with the President.
He did reveal. however. that one
Of the persons who repeatedly re-
ceived a freezer called him last
night to say he had never OBJ
tanned the unit and did not know
how his name had been associ-
ated with it. Mr.. Hoey would not
identify the caller.
Letter of Thanks Reported.
When the existence of list was
revealed yesterday Senator Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota
said one of the recipients iden-
titled only as the wife of a high
Government of1icial-sent a letter
of appreciation to the manu-
facturer, who wrote the sender
to say the Albert Verley Co. of
Chicago, the perfume manufac-
turer, was the actual donor. The
company at one time employed
John Maragon, self-styled friend