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one Of the schools greatest ends
and was named All-Time ALI
Southern end.
When he was a military IN
Structor at Georgia Tech from
1927 to about 1885, he was end
coach Of the Georgia Tech foot
ball team under the late William
Alexander. During that time he
turned out a number of All-Amer-
lean ends and the team won two
Rose Bowl victories.
Turned Down Offers.
Col. Robinson was offered many
jobs in the football world, but he
turned them down for an Army
career.
He entered the Army in 1917
During World War I he was with
the 22d and 1st Infantry Divi-
sions. He was commissioned in
the Regular Army after attending
officers training school at Fort
Mcpherson. Ga. He also was
graduated from the Infantry
School at Fort Benning.
He was a military instructor at
the University of Alabama. as well
as Georgia Tech.
An expert rifle and pistol shot
and machine gunner, Col. Rob-
inson was instructor at the Ma
tional Rifle Matches at Camr
Perry. Ohio. in the late 1920s.
At the beginning Of World War
II, he was instructor for the Iowa
National Guard in Sioux City
During the war he was with the
5th Infantry Division in Iceland
and Europe.
Served at Pentagon.
Col. Robinson was stationed al
the Pentagon from 1948 until 1850
Afterwards he was with Head.
quarters. I'd Army. at Fort
Meade, Md, and later he was
commandant Of the reserve Of.
f1cers school at Allentown. Pa.
Col. Robinson was under orders
to go to Japan when he became i'll
and retired in 1851.
A native Of Pensacola, Fla, he
was a descendant Of the Rev. John
Robinson. English Puritan leader
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Helen r. Robinson; a daughter
Mrs. Richard w. French, 1902
Carroll place, Falls Church, and
three grandchildren. His son was
the late Corpl. Henry William
Robinson, jr., a champion SWIM
mer, who was killed in a machine
gun accident at Camp Bennine
during the war.
Funeral services will be held al
10 am. Friday at Fort Myel
Chapel with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
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Puerto Ricuns Set Record

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Sept
10 R.-A Labor Department
statement said today 12,173
migratory farm workers have left
Puerto Rico thus far this year for
work in the United States-a rec
ord number. Last years figure
was 11,747. Most workers have
signed contracts on farms in New
England, Maryland and Delaware.
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were District Commissioners F. Jo-
Seph Donahue, Renah Camalier
and Brig. Gen. Bernard Robinson.
The District Commissioners were
on hand to extend the city's
official hand of greeting. The two
civilian commissioners are both
Democrats.
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OF cancer OF the
brain. He lived
at SIS Linden
ne. Falls
Church.
Col. Robinson
m a d e football
history when at
16 he entered
Alabama Poly
technic Insti-
tute and played
varsity football
after learning
the game from
m OWE s nd
books. He was
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in a flight from Indianapolis where
he spoke last night. A 15-member
delegation was on hand to receive
him when he stepped from his
TWA, airliner, Star of Madrid.
Dressed in a light-tan suit and
wearing brown tie, Gen. Eisen-
hover was greeted by Senator
Nixon and others as he stepped
down from the plane.
The general showed no signs of
fatigue from his arduous cam
Ipaigning. He beamed a smile to
those surrounding the plane. and
turning to Senator Nixon, he held
out his hand and said. Hello.
Dick"
Senator Nixon, carrying one of
his small daughters In his arms,
told Gen. Eisenhower he had made
"a great speech last night" in In
dianapolis.
A crowd estimated at about 200
was gathered outside the terminal
to join in the welcome. Many of
them came carrying decorated
brooms as their bade as Eisen-
hover supporters.
Broyhill Presents Broom.
Before leaving the airport in q
16-car motorcade for the Wash
ington Hotel meeting, Gen. Eisen-
hover was given a similar broom
This broom was presented by
Joel p. Broyhill Of Arlington, Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the new 10th Virginia district.
Mr.. Broyhill predicted that Gen
Eisenhower would carry Virginia
and that the 10th district would
give him a big majority.
The General. acknowledging the
welcome. predicted in turn that
Mr.. Broyhill would win.
Apparently. Gen. Eisenhower
had not been informed in advance
OF the welcoming program at the
airport He walked out of the ter
minal and started to get into an
automobile before one of the well
coming committee directed him to
a set Of microphones in the grassy
area. He spoke only a few words
and was applauded briefly as he
entered the car for the trip into
Washington. A photographer,
seeking a picture Of enthusiasm,
called to the crowd: Lets have
a lot Of applause here"
Police Guide Motorcade.
A Washington police detail
escorted the motocade to and from
the airport. This was the same
treatment accorded Adlai Steven
son, Democratic nominee, when
he came here several weeks ago.
Gen. Eisenhower took of at
1857 pm. for New York. After
a week end of conferences there
he will return to the Midwest to
continue his field campaigning.
The Reception Committee at the
airport consisted of:
Clyde Garrett. District national
committeeman: Mrs. Howard A.
Coffin, District national commit
teewoman; Col. George Hart. jr.,
secretary of the District state
committee: Joseph c. McGar-
raghy. chairman of the State
committee; MIR. Broyhill: Carl
Shipley, chairman of the District
Young Republicans.
And Robert Mclaughlin. chair
man Of the Citizens for Eisen-
hover: Col. Corrin Strong, chair
man for the Citizens for Eisen-
hover and Nixon; Wayne Hood,
executive director of the Republi-
can National Committee; Wesley
Roberts, director of organization
for the National Committee; Rep
resentative Leonard Hall of New
York. chairman of the Republi-
can Congressional Committee, and
Mrs. Ivy Priest. assistant to the
chairman and director of the
woman'S division Of the national
committee.
! Also in the welcoming party
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Col. H. W. Robinson,
Star Football Player
In South, Dies al 50

Col. Henry William Robinson,
u. S. A., retired. SO, former star
football end and coach, died yes
terday at Walter Reed Hospital
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4uttriIittu

a monument to the late SAMUEL
COOPERMAN, beloved husband of Rebecca
Cooperman, will be held Sunday. Septem-
Der Il. 1852, at IL noon. at the Beth
Sholom CONGREGATION Cemetery. II
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CEMETERY LOTS.

CRYPTS., Pr; choice location IN It. LIN
colin mausoleum; reaS. offer. ia. 3906.
FIT. LINCOLN-Six sites. near chapel;
reas., cash. Ii 4-52l6. -l6
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the funeral Of our late brother. SAMUEL
NELSON. as q courtesy to Rising Sun
Lodge. No. 8. of Pueblo. Colo. All mem
hers are requested to attend.
MELVIN l.. SMITH, W. M.
WILLIAM A. WATSON. Secretary. 10
NEWMAN. JAMES WRIGHT. On Tuesday,
September g.. 1859. at his residence. 13
west Oak st.. Alexandria, Va, JAMES
WRIGHT NEWMAN. husband Of Cynthia
A. Newman, father Of Charles R., James
w. and Archie B. Newman, Mrs. Mammie
/. Smith. Mrs. Bernadine Dodson and
Mrs GLADYS c. Burnes; brother Of VIII
liam B. and Thomas Newman, Mrs. Nancy
c. Boley. Mrs. Marie Mcdaniel. Mrs. Myrt
Peters, Mrs. Laura. Pollard and Mrs.
Elsie Lantz. Friends may call at the
Demaine Funeral Home, $40 South Wash
ington st. Alexandria, Va, where services
will be held on Friday. September IL, at
IL am Interment National Memorial
Park Cemetery. IL
ROBERT n. On Monday.
September 8. 1862. at his home. 103 East
Wayne ave, Silver Spring, Md, ROBERT
r. OvERMYER. husband Of Genevieve
Crown Overmyer. father Of Erich c. Over
myer and brother of Mrs. Frank Kendall
of Dayton. Ohio. and Donald c. Overmyer
of Steubenville. Ohio. Mr.. Overmyer rests
at the Warner E. Pumphrey Funeral
Home. S434 Georgia ave, Silver Spring.
Nd, where prayers will be said on Thurs
day September IL. at 10 an; thence to
ST. Michaers Catholic Church. 500 Wayne
ave, Silver Spring. Md. where mass will
be offered at 1880 am. for the repose
of his soul. Interment Mount Olivet Gem
etery. 10
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JOSHUA B. LAWINGS, M. E. H.P.
E. HAWKINS. Sec. IL

No: So, I. B. P. o. E. Of W.,
If Brother THURMAN B. Nc
-ANN, from Mount Gilead Bap-
list Church. 18th and Corcoran
ITS. NV, on Thursday, Sep
,ember IL, 1852. at l pm.
sorrow Wednesday. September
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tion Of st. Johns Lodge, No.
II. F. A. A. NJ. is called for
12 noon Thursday. September
Temple, 10th and You SITS.
NV. for the purpose of con-
ducting Masonic services at
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'ADEY, JOHN CAMPBELL. A special

a communication of Albert Pike
IN Lodge. No. SO, r. A. A. M,
IN is called at 9 40 pm. Thurs
MN day. September II, 1852, for
~0 the purpose of conducting Ma
~ sonic burial services for our
" late brother. JOHN CAMP.
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EDWIN. 81. AuguStlne'S 8 C0IhmHhuery,
No. 8. Knights Of st. John,
h announces the death Of Broth
lS4M er EDWIN DAY Of 1918 Mary
SXt land ave. ne. Members are
X&A requested to be present at the
Z&&N above residence on Thursday.
September IL, 1852, at 8 pm.
the recitation Of prayers for our
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bers OF Felix Lodge. No. 8,
F. A. A. NJ, are notified to
meet in . special communities
A tion at Masonic Temple, 10th
= and You sts. NV, at 1l:3O
am. Thursday. September II,
1852. for the purpose of per-
the last rites over the remains
rother. THURMAN B. McCANN.
ALONZO l.. TYLER, w. N.
JAMES c. NEWTON. Sec.
THURMAN b. Onicers and
members Of Mecca Temple, No.
20. A. A. o. N. NJ. g.. are here
by notified to attend the fu-
neral of Noble THURMAN B.
McCANN. Thursday, September
IL, 1862. at l pm. from
Mount Gilead Baptist Church,
Corcoran StS. NV.
'UGENE DICKERSON. Jr.,
Ill. Potentate.
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ORA L. DOUGLAS. W. NJ.
JAMES A. DEW, w. p.
THEIMA II. HILL Secretary.

COOK, FREDDIE ]. Suddenly. Sunday.
September 2. 1889. ct oxon Hin. Nd,
He also is survived by three sisters. five
brothers. three aunts. seven uncles and
many other relatives and friends. After
may call at his late residence. Funeral
services Thursday. September IL. at /
pm, at Henry 8. Washington & Sons
Funeral Home, 4925 Deane ave. n.e:,
Rev. j. H. Kenner oficiating. Relatives
and friends invited. 1nterment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 10
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tember 8. 1952, At his residsnee. lsls "
husband Of Mrs Anna G. Day. father Of
Mrs Mary Curtis, Mrs. Marie Harrison.
Mrs Mabel De Neal, John T.. Lawrence
Mary E. Bell He also is survived by nine
grandchildren. one great-grandchild,
other relatives and Q host Of friends.
Remains may be viewed at his late resi-
dence after pm. Thursday. September
II. Funeral Friday September IL, at 10
am, from st. Benedict De Moor Catholic
Church, 21st and c SITS. ne. Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements
by Barnes & Matthews. IL
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THURMAN. Ofncers and Com
pantons Of Mount Vernon
Chapter, No. /, H. r. A. M:
You are hereby notified to be
present at the Masonic Temple.
1000 You st. NV, at 1880
Q m: Thursday, September IL,
1852. for the funeral services
,eloved companion, THURMAN
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Harry A. Simon, 81.
Life Insurance Aqenf

Harry A. Simon. 81. an agent
for the Metropolitan Life Insur-
lance Co. here, died Unexpectedly
lof a heart ailment yesterday in
his home. 5000 Connecticut av-
enue NV.
Mr.. Simon, a native OF Syra-
lcuse. N. Y, had been a Washing
ton resident for is years. He
formerly lived in Norfolk, Va,
where he was assistant manager
for the company. He had been
with the life insurance firm for
80 years.
Mr.. Simon was an active mem
Der Of the Indian Spring Country
Club and belonged to the WASH
Iington Hebrew Congregation. He
lis survived by his widow, Bluma
Plant Simon; by a daughter, Mrs.
Jane Sellinger Of Silver Spring,
Md; by brother, John j. Simon
Of Norfolk, and by two sisters,
Mrs. Philip Harris Of Syracuse
and Mrs. Max Edison of Herki-
Imer, N. Y.
Funeral services were held TO-
day In the Danzansky funeral
home here. Burial viii be In
Norfolk.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Mrs. Amelia |. Wagner, Il.
Active IN Catholic Affairs

Mrs. Amelia Lester Wagner, 70
long q resident Of Montgomery
County and active in the affairs o.
list. Bernadette's Catholic Church
lin Silver Spring, died yesterday
lin Suburban Hospital after an Ill.
mess Of several months.
Mrs. Wagner, who lived at 225
Eastwood avenue. Silver Spring
was the wife Of Urban N. Wagner,
retired gasoline station operator
She was a sister of Robert C.
Lester of Chevy Chase, Md, presi-
dent of the Teamsters' Council
here.
A resident of Silver Spring for
|25 years. Mrs. Wagner was active
in the Catholic Daughters of
America and the st. Bernadette's
Parish Sodality.
Beside her husband and brother,
She is survived by a son, Nicholas
~. Wagner of Silver Spring; a
daughter, Sister Rose Amelia,
o. 8. F., Of Stiles. Pa; three sis
tiers, Miss Edna Lester, Mrs.
James Kelley and Mrs. Harry
Hunt, all Of Washington, and an
other brother. zolo Lester, also
Of Washington.
Requiem mass will be sung in
st. Bernadette's Church at 8 am.
Friday after prayers in the Pum-
phrey funeral home, Silver Spring
Burial will be in st. Mary's Gene
terry, Rockville.
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Field Coordination of the Exten-
sion Service from 1889 until his
retirement last July, had been
with the department since 1918
He was active in encouraging the
All Club program throughout
the country and the development
of rural health facilities. His
work as head of the Victory Gar
den Committee helped millions o1
Americans to produce more fooo
during the war.
Mr.. Hochbaum was a member
of the Cosmos Club here and OF
Alpha zeta and Epsilon Sigma
Phi.
He is survived by his widow
Gertrude Schenck Hochbaum; by
a son, II. Albert Hochbaum o1
Delta, Manitoba, Canada, and by
two daughters, Miss Gertrude
Rochbaum Of Denver. Col, and
Mrs. John c. Leavitt Of Garden
City, KanS.
Also surviving him are two sis
tiers. Mrs. Frealand Stecker Of
|Marshalltown. Iowa, and Mrs.
Paul r. Pope, Ithaca, N. Y.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Laurence ". Brown, S..
Insurance Firm MANAGER

Laurence W. Brown, IT,. 54,
manager here for the Reliance
Life Insurance Co.. died unex-
pectedly Of q heart attack Mon
day while at work. He lived In
Arlington Village.
Mr.. Brown. a Chartered Life
Underwater, had been the insur-
ance company manager since 1916
and previously had been assistant
of the firms Baltimore
office. He had also worked for In
surance companies in New York.
Z Mr.. Brown, a native Of LoreIei,
Baltimore County, Md, was d
member. Of the Washington Board
Of Trade and Of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Arlington. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Irene Wise
Brown, and a daughter. Frances.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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Truman at Funeral
For Harold |. Ickes

President Truman was to attend
funeral services for former Sec
retary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes at 2::30 O'Clock today in
All Souls Unitarian Church, Six
teenth and Harvard streets NV.
The Rev. Palfrey Perkins. OF
Kings Chapel, Boston, was to con-
duct the rites. Private burial
services will follow in Friends
Meeting House Cemetery. Sandy
Spring, Md.
Among the honorary pallbear-
|ers Tor the 77-year-old former
cabinet member who died Sunday
were Bernard Baruch, Associate
Justices Black, Douglas and jack
son, Democratic Senators Doug
las of Illinois, Hill of Alabama.
Magnuson Of washington, O'Mah-
|oney of wyoming, Republican
Senators Taft 70 Ohio and Tobey
|of New Hampshire.
Also, former Secretary Of the
Treasury Morgenthau; Commits
sioner of Reclamation Michael w.
Straus, former Vice President
Henry A. Wallace and Columnists
Walter Lppmann and Drew Pear
son.
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Kotyn
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NNO1ltlQucQ rT0uQ FuSt faSSJ
fed through an interpreter that
he and two comrades, after es-
Gaping from a Russian prison
camp, sat in a tree and watched
200 Poles led in pairs to the burial
pits. Those who resisted were
shot in the head. but those too
weak to resist simply were hurled
in, he said.
Sunglasses Hide Eyes.
The witness, a short stocky man,
wore a hood which looked as If it
might have been fashioned from a
linen pillow slip. Eye and mouth
holes were cut into the mask.
under which the witness wore
dark sun glasses.
Three times, Chairman Madden
declared short recesses when the
witness became overcome by his
lemotions.
At one point the witness dem
Ionstrated with a Russian revolver,
the manner in which he said the
Polish prisoners met their deaths.
Resistance Brought Death.
AS the prisoners were led to the
grave, he said. their heads were
bent back and handfuls Of saw
dust were stuffed into their
mouths. Those who made any
resistance were shot in the back
of the head, he said.
The witness said the slaughter
he watched took place at night in
an area Illuminated by hoodlights.
He. and his two friends sat in a
tree about 100 meters away, he
said.
The masked man, who now lives
in this country, said he was cap
|tured by the Russians in Septem-
her, 1899, and made his prison
camp escape the following month
with a Catholic priest and another
prisoner. The three, he said, de-
|cided to head for Katyn Forest
after they were told that Poles
were being murdered there.
Recaptured by Russians.
The 44-year-old witness said he
and his friends escaped through
the forest the morning after the
mass Staying but were soon re-
captured by the Russians.
Committee members questioned
the witness closely about his testi-
mony that the hands Of the Polish
victims were bound hy wire.
Earlier testimony, they said, In
dicated cord was used to- bind the
hands of the murdered soldiers. A
committee counsel instructed the
witness not I'd give details Of
whether he had told his story to
any other American officials.
Evening star., 1952-02-06
Judge J. R. Leech, s.,
|0f U. 5. Tax Court
Dies Unexpectedly

Judge j. Russell Leech, 63, Of
the United States Tax Court, died
Unexpectedly following heart at
tack last night In his home,
Curtis Court Chevy Chase, Md.
Judge Leech, a former Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania, had
been a judge in the Remember
tax court since 1892, serving his
second full term on the bench.
I His most noted decision, in 1850,
was in the case Of Thomas B. Lilly
VS.. the commissioner Of internal
revenue.
Judge Leech ruled opticians
lkickbacks to occulists sending
them patients were not deductable
from taxes as business expenses.
The case is now on appeal before
the Supreme Court.
Judge Kern Pays Tribute.
In a tribute to Judge Leech on
behalf of the members of the
court. Chief Judge John w. Kern
praised him as "a great judge"
and as IAN outstanding citizen
who ably served his country in
both war and peace with loyalty
and devotion. His loss will be
keenly felt by this court"
A native of Ebensburg, Pa,
Judge Leech attended Mercers-
burg Academy and was graduated
from Washington and jefferson
College in 1911. q
He received his law degree from
the University Of Pennsylvania in
1915 and established a law prac-
tice in Ebensburg. During World
War I he served overseas as an
Army infantry and ammunition
train lieutenant.
3 Terms in Congress.
Before his election to the 10th
Congress as a Republican from
Pennsylvania S 20th district, Judge
Leech served as solicitor to the
controller Of Cambria County, Pa.
Judge Leech served as a Rep
|resentative from 1927 to 1882 in
the 10th. list and Tad Congresses,
resigning to take the tax court
judgeship.
He was an elder Of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
many years and was a former
trustee. He was active in the
church's recent building program.
Son Killed in 1886.
Surviving are his widow,
Amanda Taylor Leech: three
daughters, Mrs. Andrew r. Bird,
jr., Of Huntington. w. Va; Miss
PAMELA Leech. a student at Wells
College, Aurora, N. Y, and Miss
Nancy T. Leech Of the home adj
dress.
Two brothers and a sister, all
OF Pittsburgh, also survive. They
are Mrs. Norman A. Young and
Robert w. and DR.. John w. Leech.
He also leaves four grandchildren.
"A son, James Russell Leech, ir..
was killed in an automobile ac-
cident in 1896.
Burial services will be in Ebens-
burg Pa The body will be in
Gawler's chapel. 1856 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. until 10
O'Clock tonight.
Evening star., 1952-02-06

= IT,
l941 and then was placed in charge
of medical research for the Navy
Departments Bureau OF Medicine
and Surgery. He was awarded
the Legion Of Merit for his re-
search achievements.
Native of Boston.
Admiral Smith, who lived at
1000 Cathedral avenue NV. was
born in Boston and attended Bos-
ton Latin School and Harvard
University where he received his
medical degree in 1901. He was
appointed an assistant surgeon IN
the Navy in 1904.
Here with the Navy Department
from 1921 to 1928 and serving
again, as personnel director for
the Bureau of Medicine and Surg
|ery, from 1925 to 1929. Admiral
Smiths service also included COM
mand of the naval hospital at
Canacao. Philippine Islands, and
at League Island, Pa. From 1884
until 1898 he was commanding
officer of the naval medical school
here.
Retired in 1912.
Admiral Smith was officially re-
tired in 1912 but continued on
active duty until 1916. He was
an executive of the Association
of Military Surgeons, American
College of Surgeons, American
Academy of Tropical Medicine,
Army Medical Library Board Of
Honorary Consultants and Cor
gas Memorial Institute. He was
a one time member Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association House of
Delegates and was a member of
the Washington Academy Of
Medicine.
Surviving Admiral Smith are a
daughter, Mrs. William F. LaMond
Of Newport, r. l., and a son, Ste
phen Currier Smith, Midland,
Mich.
Burial services will be held at
2 pm. Friday in Forest Hills
Cemetery, Boston.
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Revenue
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comparatively small sums-Mr.
Frank told the subcommittee:
my generalization would be
that it was done for friendship
and political favors rather than
for money"
Adrian w. De Wind, the sub
committees chief counsel. asked
the witness If he had uncovered
any evidence of bribery.
mo, have not" Mr.. Frank re-
lplied.
His testimony led Representa-
tive Curtis, Republican, of Ne
braska, to comment that ''the
trouble seems to have been that
lit was a political Office"
About Eight Cases.
Under further questioning Mr..
Frank said there were approx
mately eight" instances Of back
dating returns. Except In one case
involving excise taxes and total
| ing about $38,000,s the witness
Testified that the rest involved
very small amounts" adding up
to maybe $4,000 or $1,000
Mr.. Frank also disclosed that
1.-THE Revenue, Bureaus investiga-
ton here is continuing and evil
dence is being presented to q Fed
eral grand jury.
One of the cases, Mr.. Frank
said, may ilnplicate John Malone,
q suspended official Of the San
Francisco revenue Office and a
brother Of William Malone, DEM
Iocratic leader here. The case is
concerned with bacE-dating Of ex-
else returns Of San Francisco
idrug firm running back over q
Iperiod of two years.
/. Mr.. Frank said there was some
'levidence against Mr.. Malone since
1.-TWO Of the returns were certified
before him.
/ Irwin Goldstein, Washington
lawyer, is here assisting the United
lStates attorneys ONCE in handling
1.-THE tax investigation as q special
assistant Of Attorney General
lMcGrath. Arthur B. Cunningham
Iof Alexandria, Va, also has been
lsent here by the Justice Depart
Iment as liaison man with the
Icommittee.
II Meantime. Smyth and three CO.
defendants suffered q setback In
Ia move to have fraud conspiracy
indictments against them thrown
|out on the grounds the grand
,Ejury which returned the indict-
|ments had been improperly in
!, tduenceds Federal Judge James
la. Fee Of Portland, Greg. refused
Ito permit q hearing on their
Ilmotion and uuasled subpoenas
the defendants had issued for q
number OF witnesses, including
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles OaGara and q newspaper
reporter they accused Of inf1uenc-
ling the jurors. The judge took
1.-THE motion under consideration.