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Woman Said Brehm
Gave Money Back,
Witness Tells Court

The defense of Representative
Walter F. Brehm, Republican, Of
Ohio, charged with Illegally &C
cepting campaign contributions
from two office employees, opened
today with testimony from an
Ohio businessman that he had
overheard one of the employees say
Mr.. sBrehm had returned money
he had received from her.
The witness, Sherman H. Lebole,
sales manager of the Ohio Pow
er Co. at Newark. Ohio, told Of
launching with Mr.. and Mrs. Brehm
in February, 1949, in the House
Restaurant.
He said a woman came to the
table and was introduced to him
Jas Mrs. Emma Craven. He said
Ishe put her arm around Mrs.
IBrehm and told her that she had
lone husband in a million.
Testified for Prosecution.
Hes the only person I've known
as a member of Congress, the wit
ness quoted Mrs. Craven as saying,
who had a chance to receive
money and returned it."
Mrs. Craven, who was employed
by Mr.. Brehm from February to
August, 1948. and then went to
work for another member of the
! House. was a principal witness
for the prosecution. She said
that she gave Mr.. Brehm $210 a
month out of her salary and that
he offered to return it when the
"kickbacks" became matter Of
investigation. She refused to take
back the money on his terms.
which was to antedate the re-
Iceipt, Mrs. Craven said.
Immediately after the Govern
ment rested it's case today Judge
Burnita S. Matthews rejected a
defense plea for a verdict of &C
Iquittal. but acquitted Mr.. Brehm
on the first of the seven counts
in the indictment.
The Government did not oppose
the defense motion for acquittal
on that count, conceding it had
failed to prove the alleged gift
came within the three-year statute
of limitations.
| In that count Mr.. Brehm was
charged with unlawfully receiving
l$240 from Mrs. Clara Soliday on
December %, 1847. The evidence
indicated the date was December
19 and more than three years be-
fore the date the indictment was
returned.
Brehm Due to Testify Today.
The six remaining counts charge
Mr.. Brehm with unlawfully receiv-
ing $140 from Mrs. Soliday and
five 5000 contributions from rms.
Craven.
In seeking acquittal, Defense
Attorney Leo A. Rover argued that
the Government failed to show the
contributions were for the purpose
of aiding Mr.. Brehm in financing
his successful 1948 election cam
paign.
Mr.. Brehm, 58-year-old veteran
member of the House, was ex-
pected to testify in his own de-
tense later iE the day.
One of the first defense wit
nesses is expected to be Mrs. Bar
bara Crozier Lancer. Representa-
tive Brehm'S secretary.
q; The prosecution completed its
evidence yesterday by reading por-
tions Of Mr.. Brehm'S testimony be-
fore the grand jury. He appeared
before that jury voluntarily and
waived immunity.
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from the Central avenue address
but is over the District line in
Maryland. During the hearing it
was brought out that whiskey sells
for about 81 fifth less in the
District than in Maryland.
In granting the transfer the
ABC Board said that the premises
was appropriate for a package
liquor store because there was not
another such store within a mile or
more from the Maryland store.
The board said it found the same
on the petitions for the
transfer and against it, and many
were repeated several
times. It also discovered that per-
sons signing as owners of property
in protesting the transfer were
not listed as owners on the Dis
trict assessors book,
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

morrow, rather cloudy and mild,
with chance of showers at night.
Wind: South southeast, miles
per hour, at 1880 am.
Five Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, April 1929.
Temperatures will average 2 to 4
degrees above normal. Washing
ton area normal temperatures will
be high. SO degrees, and low, Al
degrees Weather promises to be
mild through Thursday. cooler
Friday, and warmer again Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday. Show
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ferred from the halls of Congress
to the mud-fields of Korea"
One reliable congressional
source indicated a belief that if
strong air power should appear in
support of the Red offensive, the
U. N. forces might have to revise
their present pattern for the con-
duct of the war.
Martin Hits State Department.
Other developments last night
in the Macarthur controversy
were:
House Minority Leader Martin
ascribed Gen. MacArthur's dismis-
sal to the State Departments
great mistake" in dealing with
ASiatic communism. He told a
New England audience that "If
we can do without the services of
a great American like Gen. Mac
Arthur, we can spare Mr.. Ache
SON."
Senator Knowland, Republican,
of California, leading advocate of
the use of Chang Kai-shek's Chi
nese Nationalist troops in the Ko-
rean war, said he hopes the two
Senate committees will avoid a
partisan split in the investigation.
He said partisan conclusions
woud leave the country as divided
as it is now.
Senate Minority Leader Wherry
predicted the Democrats will come
forward with a series of speeches
like the one prepared today by
Senator Mcmahon, before Gen.
Macarthur appears.
Whitney Tells of Radio Report.
In New York, Maj. Gen. Whit
ney. Macarthur aide, revealed that
Mrs. Macarthur heard the first
news of her husbands dismissal
on the radio in Tokyo, 20 minutes
before official word was received
from Washington.
Gen. Whitney told reporters
Gen. Macarthur never has been
informed of the reasons for his
dismissal. The spokesman said
he thinks. the case is without
precedent in this respect.
President Truman said when he
fired the five-star general he had
concluded Gen. Macarthur no
longer was able to give his whole
hearted support" to administra-
ton and U. N. policy.
Interior Secretary, Chapman
also defended the Administration S
policy of not expanding the Ko-
rean war. In a speech prepared
for delivery in st. Louis this morn
ing, dealing mainly with oil prob
lens. the Cabinet member touched
on the war situation in these
words:
President Truman has been
both courageous and level-headed,
and from the very beginning he
has guided us along the only path
that can lead us to peace and
freedom. We will never buy
"a temporary shameful peace by
selling out the cause of free men
to a power-hungry dictatorship
But we can't prevent a third world
war by moving into a new CONT
nent and starting an unlimited
new fight, either"
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Ria Hayworih Considers
Divorce, Lawyer Says
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April "a (P).-Rita
Hayworth's attorney indicated to-
day she is considering divorce
from Prince Ally Kahn.
mo decision has been reached
yes" Attorney BARLEY Crum told
a reporter.
This statement contrasted with
earlier denials by the film star and
her associates that she was con-
sidering a divorce.
When she returned to New York
lon April 2 from Europe, she was
asked about reports Of a rift be-
tween her and the prince and re-
plied:e There is no truth in that. "
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Federal School Aid

Several areas in Maryland and
Virginia will receive portions OF
So, ,448,83 in Federal funds re-
served for school construction
where expansion of military in
Istallations in the two States has
taxed education facilities.
The Fort Meade, Md, area is
the closest area affected, accord
ing to an announcement from the
Office of Education.
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Policy
Continued From First Page)

first witness, is scheduled to visit
Mrs. MacArthur's home town.
Murfreesboro. Tenn, Monday.
Senator Mcfarland told report
ers he feels the possibility of
achieving national unity through
open hearings would offer an ad-
vantage even though some conf
dental documents were made
public.
Meanwhile, debate over the dis
misSal of Gen. Macarthur went
on in the Senate with Democratic
Senators Lehman. of New York,
and Mcmahon, of Connecticut,
defending administration policy
in Korea and President Truman's
action in recalling the Far East
commander.
Lehman Warns Against War.
Senator Lehman warned that If
this country embarked on all-out
war against the China mainland
it would split the free world
as cleanly as with a knife"
In speech released earlier,
Senator Mcmahon cautioned that
the United States is not prepared
for such an all-out war, except
in the atomic field.
Senator Lehman said President
Truman would have dishonored
his oath of Office had he failed
to act as he did" in the Mac
Arthur case. The Senator con-
tended the civil authority of the
Government had been challenged.
The New York Democrat also
used an old report written by Gen.
Macarthur himself when he was
Chief of Staff in 1882 to support
the contention that the military
must be subordinate to civilian
authority.
Macarthur Report Cited.
Senator Lehman quoted Gen
Macarthur as having written at
that time:
THE national strategy Of any
war-that is, the selection OF ma
tional objectives and the deter
Imination of the general means and
methods to be applied in obtaining
them, as well as the development
of the broad policies applicable to
the prosecution of war-are deci-
SionS that must be made by the
head of the state, acting in con-
formity with the expressed will of
the Congress. No single depart
mental head, no matter what his
particular function or title, could
or should, be responsible for the
formulation of such decisions. ;"
Senator Lehman closed by ad-
Imonishing the American people
against hoping for any immediate
END of the dangers thatt confront
the free world today.
No Cheap Way to Victory.
''The burdens we bear are. heavy
Iones," he said. They will grow
heavier with the passing months
There is no magic formula that
will turn these stones into feathers
There is no cheap, quick or easy
way to victory"
Although the battle of words
went CD here, the feeling con-
tinued to grow that the Red often
sive now pouring across the 38th
Parallel may determine whether
the Korean war will be expanded.
Senator Johnson, Democrat, OF
Colorado, observed today that
"the debate has now been trans
Evening star., 1951-04-24
U. 5. Envoy Indicates
Nothing Definite on
Voqeler's S Release
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, April "a
The United States Minister to-
Hungary pushed aside questions
today on the release Of Robert A.
Vogeler, but he indicated clearly
that he still expects the Hungarian
government to free the American
businessman it has imprisoned for
II months on spy charges.
THE question that interests me
now is: When?" the Minister, Ma
thaniel P. Davis, told news con-
ference.
: The next move, Mr.. Davis said.
is up to Hungary's Communist
government. He did not elaborate
on this. Possibly the next move"
means the actual release Of Mr..
Vogeler from his prison cell. to
which he had been sentenced for
Is years on charges of spying.
,Mr. Davis was extremely reluct-
ant to discuss details of his ne
gotiations with the Hungarian au-
thorities. His cautious answers
added nothing to the statement Of
the Hungarian government Satur,
day that talks on the case lied to
results" But, Mr.. Davis high
spirits appeared to confirm his
previous remark that he was very
pleased" with the results of the
talks.
Nothing has been announced on
the Vogeler case-there is even
question whether he is still in
prison-since Saturday, when it
was stated that he was to be re-
leased in return for American rec
ognition of certain undisclosed
"just claims" of Hungary.
THE contents of the Hungarian
communique (of Saturday are
quite correct" Mr.. Davis told a !
cluster of correspondents who
flooded him with questions, but
that was all he would say.
ANY further details have to
come from the Hungarian govern
ment," he added.
Hungary's announced decision
to free Mr.. Vogeler spurred specu-
lation today that the United
States may be willing now to ease
restrictions it imposed after Mr.. |
Vogeler was jailed as a spy.
These include the closing of
Hungarian consulates in New York
and Cleveland and a ban on the
travel of American nationals in
Hungary. The Budapest govern
ment asked the United States more |
than year ago to reconsider"
these actions but was turned down
at that time.
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Fairfax Budget Upheld

Guy M. Bayes, president Of the
Fairfax Federation of Citizens
Association, today defended a
proposed county school budget of
about $40 million.
Replying to demands by the
Pleasant Ridge Community Tax
paysrs' Association that the tax
rate be cut Is per cent, Mr.. Bayes
said the high budget is necessary
to prevent a further deterioration
in a critical school situation.
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Tibet Mission in Peipino

MOSCOW, April "a (P).-Pravda
reported today that a delegation
from Tibet has arrived in Peiping,
for talks with Chinese Communist
officials on the future of Tibet,
now partially occupied by the Chi
IneSe.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Fire Plan Opposed

The Allied Civic Group Of Sill
yer Spring is opposing a proposal
by the county fire marshal that
Montgomery County take control
|of suburban volunteer fire depart
|ments.
The group Of citizens associa-
tions also voted last night to urge
the County Council to adopt leg
islation requiring an annual audit
and public accounting for tax
funds expended by the fire de-
IpartmentS.
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Referendum Proposed

City Manager w. Rhodes Wood
bury believes a $500. 900 bond issue
for capital improvements for Falls
Church ought to be voted on in a
referendum June IL.
Mr.. Woodbury. made the pro-
posal to the City Council because
he said such a loan is needed to
reduce the $3.50 real estate tax
rate which would be required If
the proposed record-high budget
of 1881, ,704.49 Is adopted. The
Council decided to hold a public
hearing on MI. Woodbury's pro-
posal. .
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District of Sunny
with high near 10 degrees today.
Fair, not so cool tonight; low near
so degrees in city and AZ degrees
In suburbs. Tomorrow, rather
cloudy and mild.
Maryland-Generally fair. not
so cool tonight. Low 40-45 de-
grees. Tomorrow, rather cloudy
and mild, followed by scattered
showers in extreme west portion
by night.
Virginia-Mostly fair and not
as cool. Low 1880 degrees. To-
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proved tn e
t h ir d supple
mental appro-
priations bill
t h a t contains
$50 million for
these bureaus
for the re-
mainder of the
fiscal year end
ing June 80,
but the meas
ure now is be-
fore the Senate
A p preparations
Committee and
won't be acted
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on 1OF d1lOtIler IuOntQ.
So, it became necessary to vote
an emergency $40 million fund to
keep the agencies going until the
supplemental bill becomes law.
The House aind Senate quickly
approved the emergency measure
yesterday. When the supplement
tai bill is approved later by Con-
gress, the $40 million will be de-
Quoted from the $50 million in
the supplemental measure.
Among the agencies involved
are the Economic Sterilization
Agency, National Production Au-
thority, Defense Production Ad-
ministration, Civil Defense Admin
Iistration and units in some OF the
old-line departments that are
connected with the defense pro-
gram.
incidentally, it is apparent that
Congress won't complete action on
most of the regular money bills
for 1852 by June 80. which means
that stop-gap measures will be
needed later on to enable depart
ments and agencies to meet their
regular payrolls after July /.
| CONFUSION - Many Defense
Department employees are asking
that the department issue clear
policy statement regarding job
transfers between the defense
units and what unemployment
rights, If any. employees are en-
titled to.
The Defense Department has
never made it's policy clear in this
important issue and consequently
many employees have no idea. what
to expect.
Meanwhile, defense officials are
burning over the Civil Service
Commissions refusal to bar de-
Ifense employees from transferring
to non-defense agencies. Defense
officials are planning to take the
issue to Congress.
***
! POLITICS CHARGE-The Ma
tional Civil Service League has
charged that the Office of Price
Sterilization is playing ball with
patronage dispensers in filling
OPS jobs.
Many OPS appointments are
subject to varying degrees of po-
litical influence, it was charged
by the league, which is a non
partisan group supported finan-
Icially by the country's leading
business and civic groups.
While noting that the agency
has set up the framework for
sound personnel policies, the
league asserted that the OPS is
only giving lip service to sound
recruitment procedures. It called
on Price Director Michael v. Di-
Sale to set up a non-partisan
committee in each OPS region to-
assure non-political appointments,
speed up the agency's training and
Supervisory training program and
consult with Robert Ramspeck,
new chairman of the Civil Service
Commission, on the soundest ways
to fill OPs's jobs.
I
JOBS-The Civil Service Com
mission has announced exams for
messenger jobs. at salaries of
I$2.120 to $2,252 a year. Although
these jobs are restricted by law
to veterans, the commission &C
cepts applications from non-vet-
Grams because of the expected
shortages of applicants. However,
non-veterans will be considered
only when the number of available
veterans have been placed in jobs
and vacancies still remain. :.
Another exam announced by the
commission is for physical engi-
neering aides and engineering
aides, 81, 200 to $2,450 year. :.
The Air Force Department has job
Openings for a personnel assistant
at Boiling Field, GS-7. and a
training officer in its Aeronautical
Evening star., 1951-04-24
|Maragon' S Testimony
On Dishes Was False,
State Official Says

John Maragon, former familiar
figure at the White House. has
been accused by State Depart
ment official Of setting before a
House subcommittee completely
false" story about deal in dishes.
Testifying at an Expenditures
Subcommittee inquiry into post
war transactions in Government
surplus property abroad, Maragon
yesterday said an English tradel
Alland Braithwaite. told him he
Igave. a set of Wedgwood china to
Travis Fletcher.
Mr.. Fletcher, now chief Of the
| investigations branch of the State
Departments security division, and
| formerly an. investigator for the
Foreign Liquidation Commission.
issued o statement denying the
Istory.
Story Called Completely False.
mfr. Maragon'S allegations that
George Dawson and Alland Braith-
waite entertained me at the best
places in London and Paris and
gave me a set of English Wedg-
wood china are completely false. u
he stated. II do not have and
never have had a set of English
china. Mr.. Maragon is inclined
to blame me for his troubles and
is making this statement in an
effort to embarrass me-"
Maragon, former Kansas City
shoeshine boy, who developed an
acquaintance with Washington
political figures into a brief promi-
nence here, was convicted in Dis
trict Court last year on perjury
charges. He is appealing the
conviction that grew out of
charges that he testified falsely
before a Senate subcommittee in
vestigating activities of five per-
centers.'
Maragon told the House SUBJ
committee yesterday that in 1948
he took a flyer with Braithwaite,
Mr.. Dawson, with British subjects
and some other international
traders in the surplus property
field. He said he dropped out
when he found that some Of his
associates had prison records and
also because he had trouble col
lecting expense money.
| He related that at a breakfast
conference in a hotel here in
March, 1948, Braithwaite told him
not to talk with Mr.. Fletcher
again. Braithwaite explained. he
said, that Dawson was displeased
because Maragon had told the
State Department about the back
ground and operating methods OF
the British trading group.
Braithwaite Quoted.
Maragon quoted Braithwaite as
saying I'VE have an understand
ing" with Mr.. Fletcher and that
he had bought him the set o1
dishes.
Maragon said that in 1948 Paris
and Frankfort were invaded BY
"a pack of international wolves
eager to get American surplus
goods cheap. He said they hac
a deck of cards in every pocket
t"and every card was marked"
/ At another point in his testi-
mony, he told of acting as inter-
mediary for one of Dawson's as
sociates, a William Davis, in hand
ing $100 for hotel expenses to ar
official of the War Assets Admin
istration who Maragon said hao
been of assistance to Dawson in
buying some surplus generators.
| He identified the official as
George Major. and said the money
was handed him in an envelope
lat dinner in New York on the
day that Dawson was successful
bidder on the generators.
Maragon said he introduced
Dawson and Braithwaite to Ma
jor earlier in Washington.
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French Red Offices Attacked

NICE, France, April "a (R.-
Two Communist party headquar-
tiers in this french Riviera city
were attacked early today by a
band of about Is men armed with
machine pistols, police said. Five
wore French parachute division
uniforms,
Evening star., 1951-04-24

Don't think you can "let George
do it," George may be thinking
the same thing about you. One in
every eight Washingtonians are
needed in civil defense. Volunteer
now at the Veterans Service Gen.
ter, 1400 PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-04-24

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 76, on April 15:.
Lowest, II. on February g.
High and Low of Last "A Hours.
High, "a, at 500 PM
Low, AZ, at sos am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast an,
Ceadetic Survev /
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight .--
Congress Action Assures Pay
For Control Agency Workers
By Joseph Youna

The many thousands of employees here the
eerency control assured of getting paid on time
when their next payday rolls around.
The Senate and House yesterday approved emergency
of $40 million to these obligations
rushed to the White House for signature
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ers expected Wednesday night or
Thursday and again Sunday to-
falling "a to 1s inches.
River Report.
tFrom q. s. Ensineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
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that they only had enough money
on hand to last until Friday.
The House already has ap-
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tReadings at Washington Airport.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-26
BUDGET SURPLUS
 IS GOING UPWARD

WASHINGTON, March 26.-RA-- The governments budget surplus for this fiscal year, now nearly nine months old, has risen above $4,0O0, ,00O.0 900.
 The Treasury reported today a continued heavy pile-up of income tax payments pushed the surplus to $4,048, ,338,OO0 for the July l. March g period.
 That contrasts with a deficit of $1, ,709, 1859, 900 in the corresponding part of last year, which ended $3, ,122. l02,000 in the red.
 President Truman in January fore cast a $2, 0,00O,00O deficit for this fiscal year. but the picture has improved so much that some of ficials say privately small surplus is a possibility.