Evening star., 1951-03-06
Butler Manager
Denies READING
Tabloid Proofs
JonkeI Says He Was
Interested Primarily
In Its Distribution
By W. H. Shippen

senator Buffers campaign man
ager today denied he had read
proofs on four-page. prediction
tabloid containing attacks on for
mer Senator Millard E. Tydings.
Jon M. Jonkel, Chicago public
relations specialist, told Senate
investigators he was no proof
reader and his primary interest
in the tabloid was seeing that it
was printed and distributed ac-
cording to schedule.
Mr.. Jonkel, recalled to the stand
for the third day, said he par
ticipated in a pre-publication con-
ference on the tabloid in the Office
of the Washington Times-Herald.
He said those present were Frank
Smith, then chief editorial writer
of the newspaper, and now Sem ,
ator Buffers administrative as
sistant; Mrs. Ruth Mccormick
Miller, editor, and Perry Patter-
son, attorney for the newspaper.
Attorney at Conference.
Mr.. Tydings, the defe ted
Democratic candidate, attacked
the tabloid, From the Record, as
tissue of lies" which contained
faxed" photograph purporting
to show him in association with
former Communist leader Earl
Browder.
The presence of the attorney at
the conference, Mr.. Jonkel said.
led him to believe the copy was be-
ing examined to obtain a legal
opinion on the content.
when was the copy finally ap-.
proved?" asked Committee Coun-
sci Edward A. McDermott.
"I don't know" Mr.. Jonkel re-
piled. "It was not my project"
The tabloid was printed by
the Times Herald.
Told of Sponsorship.
Mr.. Jonkel explained he was
informed later that representa-
tives of the Young Democrats for
Butler Committee had author
lied the use of their name as q
sponsor for the publication. He
added he had never read any
proof on the stories.s
Mr.. Jonkel explained it was his
understanding that Maryland law
requires that campaign literature
bear the name of the persons or
organizations sponsoring it.
"Is it your Interpretation of the
law that the sponsor you select
need have nothing to do with the
preparation of the literature?" Mr..
McDermott asked.
Mr.. Jonkel replied he was not
certain of this point. Half mil
lion copies were printed at the
Times Herald, Mr.. Jonkel said. at
price considerably less than that
quoted to him by printers in Bal
timore.
Material From Mccarthy Files.
Mr.. Jonkel said that much of
the material in the tabloid was
obtained from the voluminous files
in the Office of Senator Mccarthy.
Republican, of Wisconsin. Sena-
tor Mccarthy campaigned against
Mr.. Tydings after a committee
headed by the former Senator re-
| jected his charges of Communist
inflltration of the State Depart
ment.
The witness explained that Miss
Jean Kerr, an employe of Sena-
tor McCarthy's office, played a
considerable part in preparing the
tabloid material. At the outset
of the hearing Chairman Mon
roney read in the record a physi-
clans letter stating Miss Kerr had
a fractured hip, and it would be
inconvenient for her to appear
as a witness for several weeks.
Mr.. Jonkel was asked who sug-
gested the tabloid in the first
place. He replied that about IS
persons had advanced the idea
that I'VE put out little newspa-
per-" He said Senator Mccarthy
was among those who made the
original suggestions.
Mr. Jonkel testified that he
obtained estimates on the cost Of
printing half million copies from
several printers in Baltimore. He
said the bids ranged from $4,000
to $4,000, but time was important
and the suggested delivery dates
were not acceptable.
The witness explained he OBJ
tanned two bids in Baltimore for
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