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Evening star., 1951-03-13
Quiz of RFC Loan Aide Opens Jury Probe

A Federal grand jury settled
down today for a repeatedly long
look into testimony and evidence
developed at a Senate subcom-
mittee inquiry into Questionable
influences on Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. lending activities and
policies.
While the jury was holding its
first meeting yesterday, Assistant
Attorney General James M. Nc
Inerney, in charge of the Justice
Departments Criminal Division
sat in on a subcommittee session
at the Senate Office Building.
His only comment was that The
grand jury investigation might go
on for some time.
RFC Aide TestifieS.
Sole witness yesterday was
Stuart Bingham, executive as
sistant in the RFC Loans Division
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RFC'
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plicated transaction in buying
and selling steel caused Senator
Capehart to describe it as "a
black market or gray market
deal" He asserted "it was simply
pay-off to somebody"
Despite Mr.. Rosenbaum's de-
mails, Senator Capehart exploded:
Don't try to fool me. That steel
wound up selling for 5000 or $500
a ton. I am getting sick and tired
of steel companies pulling off
tricks like that. Why did Atlantic
Basin want $500 tons of steel
when it doesn't deal in steel? How
was it able to get steel when
plants all around the country are
clamoring for steel they need and
find it in such tight supply since
the Korean WARP"
News to Dudley.
Robert w. Dudley. one of Mr..
Rosenbaum's law partners and
also the brother-in law of Mr..
Casey, informed the subcommittee
he knew nothing of the steel deal,
or Mr.. Rosenbaum's interest in
Atlantic Basin.
There are lot of things I've
learned for the first time since
this committee started to investi-
gate" he said.
Fulbright Answers Protest.
When he protested that the
subcommittee should do every
thing possible Ito preserve the
dignity of the relationship be-
tween lawyers and clients" Sena-
tor Fulbright replied:
1--WE want to be fair in every
way, but you must remember that
we are not making charges or
reproacheS, except insofar as we
find willingness of the RFC
management to respond to out
side preSsures. You must remem-
ber that. at these hearings, we
represent the public just as you
represent clients"
Mr.. Dudley testified mainly
about his arrangement with Mr.
RoSenbaum and Mr.. Casey to pay
"a $4,000 year salary to Hubert
B. Steele, a former RFC examiner.
Mr.. Steele accepted that employ
ment month after the RFC ap-
proved a final loan to Central
Iron & Steel in September, 1949,
on recommendation of Mr.. Steele.
Mr.. Steele. as we'll as Mr..
Dudley, Mr.. Rosenbaum and RFC
Director William E. Willett, de-
Tended that employment. Mr..
Steele explained he had planned
for some time to leave RFC. He
declared that, until recently, he
did not know Mr.. Casey was pay
ing part of his salary.
The former RFC examiner also
testified that his daughter Vir-
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ginia was employed by Mr.. Young
for short time after her gradu-
alton from college in 1949, and
later by Mr.. Rosenbaum' law
firm here and in New York City.
She no longer works for the firm,
he said.
Substituted Steele.
Mr.. Willett testified he substi-
tuted Mr.. Steele as examiner of
the Central Iron g. Steel applica-
ton after other examiners rec
commended disapproval. Company
officials had complained that other
examiners were not versed in steel
and steel company management,
he explained.
The subcommittee disclosed that
Mr.. Rosenbaum's Office files con-
tained copies of kilograms sup
posedly sent by the Phoenixville
(PaD Chamber of Commerce to
Pennsylvania's two Senators urg-
ing them to contact Ed Willett''
about the Central loan.
Although Mr.. Rosenbaum, Mr..
Casey and Mr.. Dudley said they
did not ask the chamber of COM
merce to send the kilograms,
Senator Fulbright observed "it is
strange" that copies were found
in Mr.. Rosenbaum's Office.
This seems to be another Illus
tration why many letters are writ
ten by Congressman to RFC," he
commented. They are engineered
by people who have an interest
in seeing loans granted"
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He was to continue testifying when
the jury reconvened at 1880 pm.
today.
Mr.. Bingham said he told the
jurors only about the general
methods of processing loan appli-
cations. He emphasized he
touched on no specific instances,
such as those aired by the Senate
Banking subcommittee. -
The witness told reporters he
has been with RFC since 1888,
coming to the Washington Office
in 1947
James P. O'Brien, attorney in
charge of the Fraud Section of the
Justice Department Criminal Divi-
sion, indicated the grand Jury
may be preoccupied with the
groundwork" of it's investigation
for the next three or four days.
Mr. O'Brien said subpoenas have
Evening star., 1951-03-13
.N Music Lessons
For SD. T.. Schools

Television will bring music les
sons to pupils Of six District
elementary schools in an expert.
mental series starting tomorrow
at GAS am.
The 45-minute lessons will be
carried by WNBW. Channel 4
The series of weekly Glasses
will end May %.
The lessons will be broadcast
for the special benefit of Takoma
Murch, Patterson, Kingsman
Cooke and Grant Schools. The
Wilson Teachers College will also
tune in on the program.
Carl F. Hansen, associate su-
perintendent of schools, said the
experiment is not viewed as 8
step in supplanting the teacher
Nothing can replace the pupil
teacher relationship in the educa-
tional process, Mr.. Hansen saiC
in communication to the
schools.
Evening star., 1951-03-13
Draft Cold, Pay Low,
So Toronto Models
Join AFL Union
By the Associated Press

TORONTO, Mar. 13.-Eleven
beautiful artists models here say
that rising living costs, cold drafts
in studios and baby Sitters are
making their lives anything but a
bed of sable and champagne.
They've jointed the Artists Mod
els Federal Union (AFL and are
trying to recruit SO similar posers,
as we'll as fashion and photo
graphic models, in their drive for
more money and better conditions.
The girls told Russell Harvey.
AFL Canadian organizer. they are
paid $1.25 an hour and haven't
had a raise since 1947. On call
seven days a week, they said they
average only $40 to $50 a week
and from it must pay all expenses,
even baby sitters for those with
babies.
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been prepared for issuance, but he
declined to say against whom the
summonses will be issued.
Focus on Perjury Possibility.
Mr.. O'Brien, with Attorney Will
liam Delaney, also of Justice. and
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly are handling the
probe.
Preliminary court papers filed
yesterday show the investigation
will focus on possible charges OF
perjury committed by certain wit
nesses before the Fulbright sub
committee; conspiracy to defraud
the United States or one of its
agencies, ostensibly RFC, or the
ofense of willfully falsifying OF
covering up" a material fact by
trick. scheme or device" in any
matter within the jurisdiction of a
United States agency.
Evening star., 1951-03-13
Diplomatic Error Laid
To U. 5. by Guatemala
BY the Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY, Guate-
mala, Mar. 13. - Guatemala is
angry at the manner in which
the United States arranged for
representation at the forthcoming
inauguration of President-elect
Jacobo Aroenz Guzman, the For
eign Office made clear yesterday
The Inauguration is scheduled
for Thursday, and 80 delegations
from foreign countries already
have arrived here, including the
United States representative, Am
bassador to Nicaragua C. M. Way
nick.
Foreign Office officials said the
United States should have sent
its newly appointed Ambassador
Rudolf E. Schoenfeld, and not
Ambassador Waynick. They said
Mr.. Waynick could not even OBJ
tain a visa, because Guatemala
has no diplomatic relations with
Nicaragua. He had to pass
through Guatelmalan customs
with the personal identification
of the United States charge
d'affaires here. the officials said
The officials complained that
the United States does not want
Mr.. Schoenfeld to reach Guate-
mala before the departure from
office Of the government of
President Juan Jose Arevalo
Mr.. Arbenz won a heavy majority
in elections last November
pledging himself to continue the
social reform program of Mr..
Arevalo, who supported him.
President Truman nominated
Mr. Schoenfeld to the Guatemala
post March 2 and the Senate con-
f1rmed him yesterday.
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Bomb
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plastic, its type not identified, but
filled with the fairly heavy metal
barium. The purpose of this shell
he said was to protect the girdle
of detonators from radioactive
rays coming from deep inside this
bomb.
The second shell, inward, was
made of plutonium, the atomic
bomb explosive. Inside it was a
third shell, of beryllium. This in
ner shell, said Greenglass, was to
supply the neutrons to trigger off
the plutonium explosion. Unex-
planned is the fact that beryllium
does not emit neutrons unless eX-
pose dto radium. How radium
might be introduced to this trig-
ger was not explained.
The whole thing, the spy said
was dropped by parachute. That
is not true of the actual A-bombs
but is possible. Barometic pres
sure set the mechanism to work
at a previously selected altitude.
The barometric pressure feature
is known to be one of the ways in
which it is possible to detonate an
A-bomb at the desired height.
The damaging secret is the
girdle of detonators. The tip-off
to their Importance is their de-
scription by Greenglass, both in
sketches and by name, as fiat
lenses. Lenses for explosives.
That is, a mechanism which chan
nels the direction of an explosive.
The technical word for this is i'm
plosion and that word was used
at the trial.
An engineer could tell from the
drawings of the lenses how to
fire an A-bomb. The reporters
were not shown these drawings.
But a permissible guess is that
they work like the bazooka's pene-
trating fire. Bazookas are invert-
ed V-shaped little guns, and the
interior of the v is fiat. The
powder packed inside the v is
filled with tiny fragments-any-
thing will do. and in industry
powdered glass is used. The ex-
plosion's force is channeled by
the V-lens so that out of the wide
open end of the v a jet drives
forth 10 times faster than any big
gun can fire a shell or any rifle
a bullet.
What is fired by the lenses,
Greenglass' story did not say. or
if it did. that was not put in evi-
dence. One substance could be
fragmented or powdered pluto
mum. This plutonium powder
would drive faster than any gun
could send it onto the sphere of
plutonium at the center, increas-
ing the mass of the center to the
point where it would explode.
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not enhanced the Presidential
Stature-but that has been the
daily diet fed to the press.
Mr.. Truman is going to have an
opportunity to answer some OF
these questions Thursday. when
he has summoned news con-
ference. No one expects him to
give word on the third term. /"
But there are other points he can
clear up.
There has been some thought
that sometime late in the year
President Truman may go round
the country looking over defense
plants and incidentally talking
issues to the people.
Detroit would like to have him
late in July. when the founding
of the city will be observed. Other
spots no doubt would be glad to
round out speaking itinerary
Mr.. Truman has not taken an eX-
tended trip since he went West
ward last May,
That Mr.. Truman should give
the people a flrst-hand account of
what is going on is inescapable.
and this is without consideration
of his own political fortunes.
Using editorial pages as an in
dex, the people are not happy, but
in the words of an old Westerner,
who sat in a tourist hotel today
talking about this and that:
The Republicans didn't do so
good either-remember Hoover?"
of the countries supplying its men,
money and machines.
A civilian diplomat is to be
named soon, it is believed, to
handle relations between SHAPE
and foreign ministers Of the par
ticipating governments. Already
mentioned for such a post is Doug
last Macarthur II, nephew of Gen.
Macarthur.
Three other American appoint
ments are expected to be an
nounced by SHAPE later this
week. It is believed these will in
clude Col. Herbert M. Jones, SO,
of Washington, as SHAPE adju-
tant general and Col. r. @. Brown
Of Pine Bluff, Ark, as headquar-
ters commandant.
Col. Jones recently was sta
toned at the Pentagon. but has
been in Paris since January l.
A native Washingtonian, he
maintains a home at 4616 Reser-
voir road NV, where his wife and
daughter, Ailcey, 18r reside.
He is a West Point graduate, a
graduate of the Command and
General Staff School and the Field
Artillery School. During World
War II he served in the Pacific
area. He holds the Legion of
Merit with an Oak Leaf Cluster.
Evening star., 1951-03-13
Dorothy Lomour's Son
Has Spinal Meningitis
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD. Mar. 13.-Doro-
;hy Lamour returned from movie
location in Florida today to learn
that one of ther two sons, Ridgely,
5, is suffering from spinal menin-
gifts.
The actress, wife of William
Ross Howard. advertising execu-
tive, flew back here with the sick
youngster, who was taken to Chill
dren's Hospital for the diagnosis
He received a TRANSMISSION.
Miss Lamour has been working
on a film at Sarasota. Mr.. How
ard and their sons, including Tom
my, l, were with her. Work on
the picture is finished.
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BiddIe
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nations already have liaison Of
f1cers in SHAPE and Portugal is
to send such an officer soon. Lux
embourg is represented by Bel
gium and Iceland has no military
system.
In addition to a successful
career as both, soldier and diplo-
mat. Col. Biddle also has en-
gagged in the shipping business
was in the mining business in
South Africa, once was an inter-
national tournament tennis player
and in 1886 was assistant secre-
tary of the Democratic National
Convention in Philadelphia.
He also surveyed, for the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, the
police systems of several European
countries.
Col. Biddle entered the diplo-
matte service in 1885 as Minister
to Norway, and two years later
was named Ambassador to Poland
When that country was invaded
by Hitler's Germany. he accom-
panied the Polish government to
several emergency capitals.
He also was Deputy Ambassador
to the French government in 1910
Col. Biddle saw military service
In Europe in World War I and
vas commissioned in 1914. He
held a variety of military -diplo-
matte posts in Europe.
One of the most-decorated Off
GERS at SHAPE, probably second
only to Gen. Eisenhower, Col
Biddle holds awards from the
United States, Britain, France, the
Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Belgium
Luxembourg, Italy and the pre-
Communist governments of Po-
land and CZechoslovakia.
Col. Biddle's job, it was ex-
planned, is to handle liaison be-
tween Gen. Eisenhower's head
quarters and the defense systems
Evening star., 1951-03-13
Observers WONDERING
When Truman Plans
To Answer Critics
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 13.-The
big unanswered question as Presi-
dent Truman pursues his work.
and-play visit here is when and
how he will tee off on his oppo-
sition-or whether he will.
The Republican National Com
mittee has logged the absences of
Mr.. Truman from Washington
this year with a what-do-you-
think -of-that air, although there
is nothing new in the fact that
Presidents customarily seek a
breakaway from the confines of
the White House when they think
the time is opportune. President
Taft. for example, hardly could
have been called. an immobile
occupant of the White House
at least to the extent that his
travels were concerned.
So what does the President
think of this line of attack?
Then comes the third term
proposition.
Another "Ouster" Move Seen.
If signs can be read Alright from
a distance, another Ditch Tru-
man" move akin to that of early
1948 already is in the making. An
observer from afar, who must
base conclusions on what he sees
in the papers. finally figures out
that the so-called liberals have
decided that they can't make it
with Supreme Court Justice Will
liam o. Douglas in 1852, and are
ready to settle for Senator Doug
las of Illinois as the Democratic
standard-bearer.
This might be unfair to the
Illinois Douglas-both of them, in
fact-but the implication is there
in all the verbal pulling and haul
ing, and it is no doubt being noted
duly by the Truman Democrats
who include the top figures of
the Democratic National Commit
tee and assorted job holders.
The Presidents views on this
situation would be Illuminating.
Then comes the RFC "busi-
ness"
Whether he likes it or not, the
President has been put in the po-
sition of being an advocate of key
figures on the inquiry who have
not looked too good.
Press Summoned Thursday.
A repititious succession of mo
comments" to queries about the
progress of the Senate inquiry has
Evening star., 1951-03-13
Louis Simpson, Real Estate
Man, Dies OF Auto Injuries

Louis r. Simpson. So, Arlington
real estate man, died last night
at Arlington Hospital as a result
OF injuries suffered in an auto
accident Saturday night.
Mr.. Simpson was driving his car
when it struck a parked tractor
trailer at Lee highway and Old
Dominion drive.
Mr.. Simpsons real estate office
was at 5000 Wilson boulevard and
ne lived at 1875 North Seventeenth
street. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Simpson, and
q son James.
Evening star., 1951-03-13
.WestReported Agreed
On Reply 10 Russia's
New Big d Agenda
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 13. - Western
power delegates were reported
agreed today on their answer to
new proposals for the Big -Four
conference agenda launched yes
terday by Soviet Deputy Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko.
Mr.. Gromyko'S concession" to
meet the West half way" as he
put it, reWorded one item on his
proposed list of topics for for
eign ministers conference.-the
item concerning a peace treaty
with Germany.
Delegations from the United
States, Britain and France met
for several hours late last night
and discussed Mr.. Gromyko' S
proposal at length. They will
give the Russian their answer at
today's meeting.
The East and West actually are
not very far apart on the treaty
issue, but they remain sharply
divided on other agenda points.
Hurried Meeting Held.
British and French deputies
held a hurried meeting after re-
ceiVing Mr. Gromykos proposal
and stayed in session until mid
night. The British relayed the
proposal to London and received
a reply this morning, after which
they met with the American dele
cation.
From this. it was learned, came
the Western plan of action-not
to reject Mr.. Gromyko's proposal
outright, but to offer still another
Western formula for compromise.
1--WE are united" Western
spokesman said. "in trying to get
a full list Of subject which the
four Foreign Ministers can dis
cuss in trying to ease world
tensions"
The West was expected to sug-
gest that the question of German
disarmament might be brought in
under the German peace treaty
item on which Russia and the
WesternerS seem near agreement.
But the question of rearming Ger
many apparently would not be in
troduced in any way which might
block Western Germany's partici-
patton in a European army. Rus
sia, on the other hand. insists
Western Germany must not raise
military units for Western pur-
poses.
Wants to Talk About Germany.
A British official said that ac-
tually Mr.. Gromyko is growing
more and more immovable" in
his opposition to the Westerners'
stand on what they consider the
main point of any conference
that tc improve East-West rela-
tionS the foreign ministers must
get down to causes and see why
things are tense.
The Russians say they want to
get down to cases instead of
causes. They want to talk about
Germany mostly, and specifically
about the disarming of Germany
and how to see that she stays dis
armed. They also want to talk
about reducing ornaments all
around.
The Western deputies say the
Russians have no right to put on
record that the ministers should
discuss disarmament and the dis
arming of Germany. They con-
tend the foreign ministers can 90
over those subjects if they like,
but the subject headings should
be neutral-level of ornaments
and preparation of German
treaty" Otherwise, says the West,
the deputies meeting here would
be prejudging decisions their
bosses ought to make.
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Larry Norris, Lloyd Goodrich, Thsl- ma Goodrich.
 g. George Sumption. c. G. Bjorge, zimoyia Lockers. NJ. E.. Morrison. RasmuE Miller, Harry Gill;, George Miyasato. Louise Kae Unruh, Charles Berg. R. H. Arm strong, Olive B. Johnson, Lennie Engstrom. Mrs. Lennie Engstrom.
 S1.50. Frank Zepp. Nettis Zepp. Kenneth Nauska. Maymie Nauska. Gust Beckman, George Polk; SIPS. Ben Engdal, Leona Engdal, Dr. J. 70. Bangeman. Mrs. J. o. Bangeman.
 S1, Joanne Engstrom. John E. Krepps, Judith Krepps, Jill Krepps, Olive Kneeland. Arthur Hill. R. J. Ingle, Jimmy Adams. Sadie Campus. Lou Dvorak, Robert Stokes. Bert McCay. Lloyd Benjamin, Clara Ben jamin, R. W. McKibben, LouElla McKibben, Valborg Coulter. J. J. Coulter, l. N. Clark. Hattie Chase, Louis F. Chase, Joe Hernandez. Mrs. Joe Hernandez, Rose Kalkins.
 Leo Cremer. Mrs. Leo Crsmer, B. A. Dubke, Julius Mason, Wilma Mason, L. c. Bigelow. Winifred
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that the drive can close promptly on March Slst
 Wing concluded, 'R is hoped that the many people who have been putting off will mail in their contributions during the next few days
 Following are the amounts re- oeiyed since the first list was pub lished three weeks ago and the con- tributors.
 SIS. Standard Oil: $10. Mrs. W. C. Waters; S5, Victor Hill. Mrs. V. .C Hill. A. N. g., Am Legion AuxiI- iary, Emblem Club, Clara H. Cad die, Pocahontas. Betty Jo Sullivan, Hansen Boat Shop. Civic Club, Lukas Riedeman. City Motor Ser vice
 s4. z. NJ. Bradford: s3. H. B. Thornquist. Mehales Gades.
 s2.5O, C. L. and Beatrice Crut- cher, James Nolan. Elsie Nolan. Neil Grant, Lillian Grant. Chas. A. Randrup, Urania T. Randrup. E. R. Sharnbroich. Marjorie SharnbroicA. Joyce Hay, Mrs. Joyce Hay, Lee Ellis. Alice Ellis, Larry Norris, Mrs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-03-23

Forget. Josie Cooper, Charles Mo- ore, Anne Moore. J. B. Bigelow. Mary Churchill Club Card Room. Adolf Isakson, E. NJ. Campbell. Mrs. E. M Campbell. Hans Anderson. P. Y. Williams. Christine Darwell. Rev. Paul F. Evans. Jack Urata samuel Cunningham. Norman Whi- taker. Mrs. Norman Whitaker. Thor Hofstad. Jean Hofstad, Tom Els wick. Mrs. Tom Elswick. name missing.
 W. E. Gunn. J. J. Baruell Mrs U. J. Barnell. Arnt sorsst. Mrs. A sorset. George Smith, Mary NJ
 mith, Ben Carson, Mae Carson name missing.
 Chester c. Steear, Charlotte II ] steear, Air. and Mrs. Ted Cabotu- ian. Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson ,tr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Jordan. Mir and Ms. James Myers. Mir and Mrs. Hubert Wellons.
 A. B. and Anna Holt. Mir and Mrs. Brander Castle, A Friend. Mrs Della Coulter. Irene Coulter. Wal ] ter Coulter, Fritz and Helen Anger man. Frances Harper, Val Bsals
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ed T Reached for a star, a col- lection Of poems by Lsnors Dawes of Juneau Mrs. Dawes is the wife of the noted physician and former legislator. Dr. L. P DaWss.
 Also in production is an engag- ing ehildren's book, Glad Lee. the Cross Eyed Bear" by Freda Lar sou, the Petersburg Kindergarten teacher.
 Recently published 5y Exposition Press were Volcano Tales child ren's stories by Mrs. Jean Wright of Spenard. and -.Untrodden Trails. Q verses by the Sourdough bard. Win IA Johnson of Anchorage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-03-23
RED CROSS DRIVE WEARS
 QUOTA OF $954.0O

Receipts for the 1851 Wrangen Red Cross Drive now total S345.5O. according to drive chairman Joel Wing.
 It is now evident, Wing said. that the local chapter will meet the 1851 quota. however it is hop ed that the fund drive will total far in excess of that quota, S354 ''
 Following a meeting of the fund drive committee Monday afternoon. renewed effort is being made so
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NOTICE

House deliveries on milk, cream, and buttermilk Mon day, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
 Store deliveries daily. All customers please return empty milk bottles to store or truck for refund. Bottles are urgently needed.
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