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Evening star., 1951-12-15

ernment Of his services. At worst,
the official will act, notwithstand-
ing his obligation. No matter
what the officials decision may be,
1T cannot but create suspicion and
bring discredit upon the Govern
Iment. Even when he disqualifies
himself. he may exert an ines
capable pressure on his subordi-
mates.
Second. the person supplying
the entertainment, when dealing
with the officials associates or
Isubordinates, can give color to a
claim that he is a good friend of
the official he entertains. The
tangible or Intangible benefits of
such q claim are difficult to meas
lure.
Government officials must
Irealize that it is often the position
and power Of their Office, rather
than personal qualities, which is
responsible for the entertainment.
They must be careful indeed not
to allow themselves to be ensnared
by or become obligated to self
seeking individuals"
Oliphant Makes Statement.
When Mr.. King had finished,
MIR. Oliphant asked permission to
make a short statement.
The wispy. graying former Off
cial. whose life work has been in
Government service, leaned for
ward and. in a voice scarcely
audible even with amplifiers, said
MY case may be closed. ]
would like to state, and unquali-
fiedly so, that. in the event of q
full examination of all the files
during the time I was employed by
the Government, they will show
that I had only the interest o1
the Government at heart.
"As to the character of Mr.. Pom
Get Davis, I would like to respect
fully say he is one of the finest
men I've ever met. AS to Henry
Grunewald, he is q long time
friend of mine"
Mr.. Oliphant paused briefly ano
then added that, until Mr.. Grune-
wald asked him not to mention
his interest in the Teitelbaum
case. as previously brought Out
before the subcommittee. he "hao
no question with respect to him.
"As to Frank Nathan, I do not
know him." he said. Then he con-
tinued:
II also would like to say that, II
irresponsible individuals are able
recklessly to blacken the character
of those who seek to perform their
duty. or deliberately to fabricate
and give circulation to baseleSs
charges, then training. education
and the long years in public serv-
ice, the establishment and main
tanning of integrity can be de-
stroyed overnight.
IT know of my own integrity
and my pride in my own name
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Schoeneman Bought
GrunewaId S Lots,
Land Records Show

Henry w. (the Dutchman)
Grunewald has sold eight lots in
Chevy Chase for $32 900 to George
w. and Eloise OKeefe, 47o4 Har-
rison street, Chevy Chase.
The deed, recorded Thursday
in Montgomery County Circuit
Court, showed that the property
is along Western avenue between
Kirkside drive and Cedar park
way.
Other court records revealed
that Mr.. Grunewald sold parts Of
two lots in Chevy Chase to George
j. Schoeneman, former Internal
Revenue Commissioner in June,
1949.
Deed Of Trust Issued.
The price, according to tax
stamps on the deed, was approx
mately $4,400.
A week after the sale was re-
corded, Mr.. Schoeneman received
a $4,000 deed of trust on the
property, apparently to build a
house on the property, from
Thomas J. Fisher, Inc.
Land records showed a house
belonging to Mr.. Schoeneman is
on the property. located on Club
drive, just off Connecticut avenue
near the Columbia Country Club.
The house is assessed at $500.
Mrs. Schoeneman said purchase
of the site at 1910 Club drive re-
suited from a telephone conversa-
ton with Mr.. Grunewald.
Talks With Mrs. Grunewald.
She recalled Mr.. Grunewald,
whom she described as "a friend
of my husband for several years."
telephoned Mr.. Schoeneman one
night and that in her husbands
absence, she talked with the
caller.
During the conversation with
Mr.. Grunewald, whom she said
she had never met before that
time, Mrs. Schoeneman said she
remarked that she was looking for
a lot on which to build a house.
Mr.. Grunewald. according to
Mrs. Schoeneman, told her he
might have suitable lot and
suggested they examine the Club
drive property. The purchase
followed the inspection, Mrs.
Schoeneman said.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
rumun
Continued From First Page.)

worse than it has been for a long
time-admitted he was angry at
the acts of "Wrongdoers."
One action the President says
he will take is forbidding key Off
cials from having outside en-
ployment. It's certain. too. that
he will crack down on the prac-
tice of officials taking gifts or
hospitality from people who want
special favors from the Govern
ment-people who would like an
income tax case fixed" for in
stance.
Mr.. Truman also plans to ask
Congress next month for special
legislation designed to keep the
Federal service honest. He is not
saying yet just what sort OF laws
he has in mind.
Representative King, Democrat,
of California, chairman Of the
House subcommittee which has
been digging into tax scandals,
talked 35 minutes with MIR. Tru-
man yesterday.
Neither the White House nor
the Congressman had any COM
ment on the meeting. But Mr..
King was reported to have been
ready to advise the President on
the anti-corruption program.
Mr.. Truman also had long
conference with Solicitor General
Philip Perlman of the Justice De-
Ipartment. Mr.. Perlman could be
expected to give advice on legal
angles Of a drive on wrongdoers
in Government.
Nc Grath Acknowledges Donation
The head of the Justice Depart
ment, Attorney General j. Howard
McGrath, acknowledged yesterday
that he got a $500 campaign gift
from Antoine Gazda, a former
Austrian held as an enemy alier
in World War II.
The donation was made to helr
Mr.. McGrath's senatorial cam.
paign in Rhode Island in 1916
before Mr.. Gazda attained United
States citizenship through the
Justice Department. Mr.. Nc.
Grath described Mr.. Gazda as one
of his closest and dearest
friends"
Justice Department lawyers sale
informally yesterday they knew
of nothing illegal about the con-
tribution.
Senate records revealed thai
Mr.. McGrath also reported a $25C
contribution from Henry Grun-
wald in 1916. 1t was not clear
whether this was the Henry
Grunewald who has been a mys.
terious and elusive figure in the
King subcommittee's probe.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
FOUND.

h0XER, large brown. ears and tan clipped,
found vicinity Benning rd., railroad
tracks Call TR. 1929 for information.
AK 1er MRS. BEACH. 81
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THE EVENING" STAR, Washington, D. c. -
SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1881

that the taxpayer pay whatever
is due the Government.
II have known Henry Grune-
wald for a period of several years,
ever since he was an employe
of my friend, the late Henry
Marsh of Winchester. Mass. He
has never represented me on any
matter. My contacts with him
have been casual but pleasant"
Evening star., 1951-12-15
One Dies, Three Hurt as Freight
HurtIes Backward Down Hill

Icars. loaded with logs. picked up
speed as it shot down the hill.
Police estimated the train was
going as much as 10 miles an hour
when it hit a sharp curve near
the L'Anse depot.
There was a roar like a string
OF thunderclapS as all % cars
crashed off the tracks. Logs were
piled along the right of way. The
pusher engine was upended, its
wheels in the air.
The fireman of the pusher en-
|gine. James B. Bennett of Mar
|quette. Mich, was killed.
His three fellow crewmen were
Misunderstanding severely from
shock as result of the harrow
ing ride.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
BY the Associated Press

L'ANSE, Mich, Dec. 15.-A
freight train ran wild backward
for miles down a steep hill un-
til it shot off the tracks on a
curve.
One trainman was killed and
three injured last night as the
climax to hurtling ride on the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Line freight.
The 22-car train, pulled by a
Diesel engine. had beens heading
up sharp grade near the upper
peninsula village Of Herman when
the brakes on a steam pusher
engine suddenly failed.
The rocking string of heavy
Evening star., 1951-12-15
|CaudIe Says Story
On 'Indiscretions'
WAS Distorted

T. Lamar Caudle, former Assist
Iant Attorney General. yesterday
branded as distortion a story
saying that Tom Clark was in
formed Of his "indiscretions" in
1945 before his appointment to the
high Justice Department position
Mr.. Caudle, recently fired by
President Truman. issued a state
ment in what he described as
fairness" to Supreme Court JUS
tice Clark. who was then the
Attorney General.
I'm yesterdays late edition OF
The Star a headline on this story
lerroneously quoted Mr.. Caudle as
saying Mr.. Clark was not informed
of "indiscretions" in 1945.)
His statement was:
II note with a great deal OF
Interest the Associated Press re-
lease. datelined Charlotte, N. C..
December IL. 1851, which appeared
on the front page of The Wash
ington Evening Star and other
publications with the heading
Tom Clark Informed OF Caudle
"Indiscretions" In 1945, Paper
Says.
This story is so distorted that
in fairness to Justice Tom CLARK
and myself I make the following
statement:
Before being confirmed for my
appointment in 1945 for Assistant
Attorney General in charge of the
Criminal Division, there were ru-
mors about me which I had rea-
son to believe were spread by Mr.
Littlejohn. the police chief OF
Charlotte. Icalled all these rumors
to the attention of Mr.. Clark, the
Attorney General, and requested
that the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation investigate. This was
done. In view of this fact and
before my appointment was ap-
proved. I appeared before the
Senate Judiciary Committee In
July. 1945. My appointment was
approved without debate and
was completely exonerated
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Brewsters Reach Formosu

TAIPEH. Formosa, Dec. Is (P1.
Brewster. Republican.
of Maine and his wife arrived
from Takyo today for a brief visit.
The Senator may visit President
Chang Kai-shek tomorrow. Gen.
Chiang is now with his Nation
alist troops in Southern Formosa
Evening star., 1951-12-15

way" and that he had done so
ION the other matter"
Mr.. Oliphant testified that at a
later date, Mr.. Whitehead also
called him in connection with
further tax troubles and that he
referred Mr.. Whitehead to the
collector. rather than SAY good
word" for him. Mr.. DeWind said
he thought this later action-as
Icontrasted to the f1rst-was "en-
tirely proper and correct"
1 The subcommittee then turned
to frequent trips Mr.. Oliphant
took to sporting events with at
least part of his expenses paid
Included were fights to the Ken
lucky Derby in 1947 and 1851 in
the plane Of Edwin Pauley, Cali
Ifornia oil man who, Mr.. Oliphant
has testified. now has a tax case
before the bureau.
! Most of the trips, however. in
cluding flights to the World Series.
the recent Sugar Ray Robinson
fight in New York and the Belmont
Stakes. were made in the plane
of Poncet Davis, Akron (Ohio)
manufacturer. whom Mr.. Oliphant
described as a longtime friend
and "one of the finest men 1 have
ever met" The witness said he
disqualified himself from taking
any part in a tax case involving
Mr.. Davis when 1t reached the
bureau.
i Thought Gift From Finnegan.
The subcommittee also touched
on the polaroid camera Mr.. Oil
Iphant received from an official OF
the American Lithofold Corp. OF
'ISt. Louis.
/ Mr.. Oliphant said he believed al
the time he received it that the
camera was a late Christmas gift
from James P. Finnegan. ousted
internal-revenue collector in st
Louis. whose name also figured liz
the RFC probe. Finnegan has
been indicted on bribery charges
in connection with his tenure as
collector.
Finnegan, the witness stated
also purchased two suits and ar
overcoat at discount for him and
on other occasions gave him O
Ronson cigarette lighter and 8
ceramic tray. In return, however
ne said he had given gifts to Fin
negan's wife.
Asked about other gifts, Mr.
IOliphant said he had, on a few
occasions. received case lots OF
liquor. Asked who had given him
whisky within the last year, the
witness named only Anon Carter
whom he identified as "our great
Houston friend"
Kings Reaction.
j AS Mr.. Oliphant finished his
Testimony. Representative King
recalled his associations with va
Irious persons in tax troubles and
others and said:
i testimony received by this
committee has shown that high
Government officials have accepted
more or less lavish entertainment
from persons who have, or NAV
have, matters before their depart
ments. This entertainment is
often on a scale which makes il
impossible for many of the officials
to properly reciprocate.
I Perhaps this would not con-
Isciously influence an officials de-
partmental decisions. It does,
however. lead to at least two i'm
lportant results:
First, the official who is enter
tanned and cannot reciprocate in
kind. is under some obligation to
his host. If the host should have
a case before him, at best the off,
cial must disqualify himself. BY
so doing he is depriving the Gov
Evening star., 1951-12-15

explained, that any war surplus
deals in which Nathan's name ap-
lpeared. would be closely reviewed
by Mr.. Larson and his general
counsel.
Mr.. Larson told the subcom-
mittee he had received as many
as 80 telephone calls at his office
and 80 at his home from Nathan,
despite his efforts to break off re-
lations with him.
AS the testimony switched away
from Mr.. Larson's telephone call
reports, Nathan asked to be per-
mitted to make a statement. He
then. in greater detail, repeated
an account of friendly relations he
said he and his wife have had
with Mr.. Teitelbaum and Mrs
Menkin.
He said the purpose of his
statement was to show his loss OF
an explanation for Mr.. Teitel-
baum's charges against him and
added:
Its such a frame-up on me
you can't visualize-you can't
realize"
Concluding his testimony
Nathan told the subcommittee
that, the night before he was SUBJ
penaed by the House group, he
received an anonymous telephone
call. warning him that he had
better get out of the country y
When he asked who was calling
he testified. the receiver was
slammed down.
Seizure Orders Removed.
Earlier. the subcommittee
brought out that Mr.. Oliphant
in October. 1948. took part in sue
cessful efforts by Washington off,
cials OF the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau to have tax-seizure orders re-
moved from the Charlotte IN. c.
manufacturing plant Of TROY
Whitehead. over objections of the
internal-revenue collector In
North Carolina.
The investigators swung into
the Whitehead tax case immedi-
ately after getting Mr.. Oliphant's
account Of a flight he took In Mr..
Whitehead's private plane for a
Florida fishing expedition, in
January. 1948. Mr.. Oliphant said
T. Lamar Caudle invited him on
the trip and that he considered
himself MIR. Caudle's guest.
At the time Of the fishing trip,
Mr.. Oliphant said, he did not
know about any tax case involv-
ing Mr.. Whitehead but that Mr..
Caudle and Mr.. Whitehead called
these troubles to his attention
during the following June and
October.
On October 81. he said, Mr..
whitehead called him and said
deputies had arrived at the plant
OF the Whitehead Machinery Co.
to seize it "for non-payment OF
additional taxes of $44, ,00O." Mr.,
Whitehead. the witness related
said he had arranged to sell his
house and could raise the money
by November /.
Mr.. DeWind charged that the
tax collector in the case argued to
have the seizure 60 through be-
cause Mr.. Whitehead failed to
keep previous agreements.
The solution eventually worked
out. however, testimony brought
out, was that the deputies oc-
cupied the plant in order to safe
guard the Governments interest
but at the same time allowed Mr.
Whitehead to continue its opera
ton without seizure orders being
posted.
Defended as Routine"
Mr.. Oliphant defended the
solution he took part in as a
routine" handling, and said the
taxes were paid on November 10.
Mr.. DeWind also brought out
that, in a later conversation with
Mr.. Caudle, Mr.. Oliphant said he
did not want to rub" the North
'ICarOlina tax collector "tho u,ropo
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Tide Has Wide Effect

NEW YORK. - The Hudson
River is affected by the Atlantic
tides as far north as Albany which
lis $50 miles inland.
Evening star., 1951-09-11

has as its goal the remilitarization
of Western Germany and its
| transformation into a nucleus for
European aggression"
Evening star., 1951-09-11
All GIs Who Endured
Winter War in Korea
To Be Rotated Home

National Guard and Regular
Army units IN this country will
be required to furnish personnel
so that combat veterans in Korea
may be returned home.
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, ARM
Chief of Staff, said that "all per-
sonnel who endured the bitter
combat conditions in Korea last
winter" would be brought home
His policy was outlined in a
letter yesterday to Senator Dwor-
shak, Republican, of Idaho.
1T is necessary" the general
wrote, for the Army to continue
to levy upon National Guard units
and Regular Army units in the
United States in order to carry
out a reasonable program for ro-
tation of those men who have
fought through last winters cam
paign."
The rotation plan, he said, "is
currently requiring replacement OF
some 10000 men and officers each
month. I don't think any one will
dispute the urgency of this need
"A majority of the personnel
needed to replace the Korean vet
Grams are men from the combat
arms. They include officers and
many specialists, who require
much more training than the basic
instruction given 10 inducteeS."
Evening star., 1951-09-11
BarkIeY, RaYburn 10 Fete
Europe's Assembly Heads
BY the Associoied Press

Vice President Barkley, as pres
idef1t of the Senate, and Speaker
Rayburn of the House have
scheduled a luncheon tomorrow
in honor of Paul Henri Spaak and
Lord Layton, president and vice
president respectively of the Euro
pean Consultative Assembly.
Mr.. Spaak and Lord Layton are
arriving in Washington by plane
tomorrow morning.
A proposed Joint meeting of
members Of Congress and the
European assembly for public dis
cussion of problems of common
interest is to be considered by Mr..
Spaak and Lord Layton while in
Washington.
Their talks will be carried on
with Senate subcommittee
headed by Senator Gillette, Demo-
crat, of Iowa. and a House group
under the chairmanship of Rep
reSentative Mansfield, Democrat,
of Montana.
Neither the time nor the place
for the proposed public discus
sion of mutual problems has been
fixed but it is expected to take
place before the end of this wear.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
|VenizeIos' Late Spurt
May Prevent Papagos
Absolute Majority
BY the ASsoeiofed Press

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. IL
The Royalist Greek Rally Party
of Field Marshal Alexander Papa
gos continued to lead today, with
just few precincts and the mill
tary vote missing in Greece's Par
lament election.
But there was uncertainty
whether the military hero would
win majority control of Parlia-
ment because of the late squirt by
the third-place Liberal Party of
Sophocles Venizelos.
With only 49 Of 1910 precincts
and 100000 military votes miss
ing, the Interior Ministry said. the
Papagos group had 34.9 per cent
of the. total vote for a tentative
lie seats. Gen. Nicholas Plas-
tiraS' center Progressive Union
Party had 23.7 for a tentative SO
seats; and Mr.. Venizelos jumped
from II to 1876 for so seats. The
Communist backed Democratic
Front comes next with 11.2 per
lcent.
Under Greece's complicated pro-
portional election system, Marshal
Papagos can win Parliament con-
troll by getting about 35 per cent
of the total vote.
Marshal Papagos, who resigned
as commander-in-c chief in a dis
pute with King Paul. needs pos
sibly 131 seats to win a Parlia-
ment majority. The supreme
court may have to decide whether
the new Parliament will have 26C
or $50 members.
King Paul has expressed oppo-
sition to Marshal Papagos. Mr.
Venizelos and Gen. Plastiras also
have indicated they might join
forces against the commander ot
government forces in the Com
muniSt rebellion. If Marshal
Papagos barely falls short of a
majority, his two opponents coulo
join with the extreme left wing tt
hold the balance of power ir
Parliament.
The votes of the armed forces
which could possibly decide the
lssue-may not be counted for 8
week to 10 days.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
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Evening star., 1951-09-11
Truman Halls I00F
Aid 10 World Peace
By the Assoeiated Press

President Truman received 33
members of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows yesterday and
told them their fraternal organi-
Zation is making "a contribution
to the peace of the world"
The visitors belong to the In
ternational Council of Odd Fell
lows, which is holding it's triennial
meeting in Baltimore. They met
the President in the White House
rose garden.
When an international organi-
Zation of this sort can meet in the
various countries where it is rep
resented, it creates better under
standing and better feeling be-
tween the peoples of those coun-
tries" Mr.. Truman said.
Noting that a number of dele
gates were visiting from Europe
and other parts of the world, the
President reminded them that
there are a great many countries
where it is not possible for organi-
cations such as yours to grow and
prosper"
Evening star., 1951-09-11
Big Three
Continued From First Page.)


being made to divide scarce raw
materials among the principal
Western consumers without boost
ing prices.
Some sort of international price
Btabilization appears to be the
British aim. They contend that
prices of their essential imports
have gone up 40 per cent above
last year.
Discuss Iran Situation.
No decisions were announced
from the first Acheson- Morrison
talk yesterday afternoon.
Much Of the three-hour meet
ing was devoted to discussion of
the breakdown in negotiations be-
tween Britain and Iran to solve
the crisis resulting from Trans
naturalization Of her oil re-
sources.
w. Averell Hartman, special
assistant to President Truman on
foreign affairs, who spent five
weeks in Iran recently trying
vainly to promote a settlement
participated in the talks. The
British were reported receptive to
any further efforts Mr.. Hartman
might make.
Only minor differences are re-
ported remaining to be ironed out
by the three Foreign Ministers on
the projected "contractual' peace
settlement for West Germany
They are expected to agree on a
directive which would serve as q
basis for negotiations by the
American, British and French
high commissioners in Germany
with the Bonn government.
The objective is to give West
Germany virtually complete in.
dependence from Allied control a!
a basis for her participation as al
equal in the Western Europe de-
fense force being organized unde,
Gen. Eisenhower.
Possibility of writing an entirel!
new peace treaty with Italy. doinI
away with restrictions in the 1914
treaty that limit her contribution
to European defense, and of goin
ahead without Russia to conclud
a peace settlement with Austri
also will be discussed by the Bi
Three.
In Moscow, the Communis
Party newspaper Pravda charge
today that the conference her
was designed principally to spec
up further militarization" il
West Germany.
Charging that "the bosses Q
Western Europe view the Ger
man fascist army as their chic
shock force" Pravda said:
IF the San Francisco confer
ence had as its purpose the re
militarization Of Japan and it
transformation into the nucleu
Of aggression in the Far Eas
then the Washington meetin