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GrunewuId
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former Assistant Attorney Cen
eral T. Lamar Caudle, who was
fired by President Truman as
chief of the tax division.
Committeeman showed interest
in Grunewald's own tax affairs.
They got testimony from him
that he hasn't filed income tax
returns for 1851 or 1852 and
"offhand" can't recall whether
he earned more than $500 those
years.
An accountant has testified
that Grunewald made more than
100000 in 1850 in his self
described "investigatory work. +"
That was before he started
tangling with inquiring Con-
greSsmen.
When asked about his 1851
and 1852 tax returns, Grunewald
first said he had not filed any
returns because you (the COM
mittee) have all my papers,"
Suggests Quiz of Attorney.
Subcommittee Counsel John
E. Tobin said until a few days
ago the investigators had only
photostatic copies of bank &C
counts and other "very fragmen-
tary" papers and these in no way
should justify failure to file tax
returns.
The square-jawed, balding
Grunewald, leaninng forward to
boom loudly into microphones,
said the committee ought to
question his tax attorney, Willie
B. Davis.
"He handles all those affairs
that's what he's being paid
for" Grunewald said. He added
he thought Mr.. Davis had in
formed the Revenue Bureau that
returns were not being filed be-
cause the subcommittee had his
records.
It developed that Mr.. Davis is
now in Bethesda Hospital.
Then Grunewald interjected:
Anyhow, I'm broke. I think I
don't have to file any income
tax return"
Investigated BrOadcaSterS.
Grunewald said he conducted
an investigation for the Amer
lean 'Broadcasting Co. in 1945
for which he was paid $4,000.
But he refused to tell the nature
of the investigation. He said he
was retained by Franklin Wood,
who he said is a New York at
torney.
He said he could not remem-
ber how he got $1,000 in other
income-except that he thought
it was mostly betting on horses
at the race track"
In the previous year of 1914
Grunewald's tax returns showed
$4,000 from brokerage COM
r4issioners." That was all from
track betting, he testified.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Bradbury Citizens Back
House Delegate for D. {.

One of the District govern
ment bills pending before Con-
gresS was approved and another
opposed last night by the Brad
bury Heights Citizens Associa-
tion.
After hearing a discussion on
the three bills from Carl L.
Shipley and Miss Roberta Van
Beck of the District Young Re-
publicans' Club, the group voted
in favor of a non-vCting dele
gate for the District in the House
of Representatives. But it voted
against adding two members to
the Board of Commissioners.
BY a narrow margin, the asso-
citation voted against a motion
to support the Holland bill.
which would allow the Public
Utilities Commission to set school
transit fares.
The group also went along
with the Southeast Council of
Citizens Associations in oppos-
ing the "elimination OF segrega.
ton" in settlement houses.
The meeting was held in the
Bradbury Heights M odist
Church, 4300 Bowen road Sc.
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John 7. Weaver, II,
Retired Electrician

John T. Weaver. II. retired
electrician who had been active
in fraternal organizations, died
Tuesday in Arundel General
Hospital, Annapolis, Md.
He had been living at Herald
Harbor, Md, for about 80 years
and was one of the original elec-
trical contractors of the town.
He was a member of the VOL
unteer fire department there.
Mr.. Weaver was born in
Monticello. Ind. He served in
the Army from 1901 to 1907. He
lived in Washington Is years.
He was a member of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers No. 26: Potomac
Masonic Lodge No. S; Elks Lodge
No. Is, and was charter men,
ber of National Capital Post No.
127 of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and TINT Pup Tent No. l
of the District Military Order Of
Cootie.
Survivors are his widow, Laura
"; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel
Sendlak. 1904 Elmore drive,
Alexandria, and two brothers in
Indiana and California.
Funeral services will be held
at noon tomorrow in the Cham
bers funeral home, 1400 Chaplin
street NV. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery
Evening star., 1953-04-16

ing in Montgomery County have
contacted me regarding the dis
missal of DR.. Astin.
while I am not personally
familiar with the facts in the
case, knowing the people who
contact me to be Of the highest
honor and integrity, am taking
the liberty of asking if you will
delay action on DR.. Astin's dis
missal until after the hearings
and the investigation is COM
pleted."
Editorial Attacks Firing.
The American Association for
the Advancement of Science also
entered the controversy today
with a full-page editorial in
Science" its weekly publication.
Great concern has been
evinced," the editorial declared,
lover the possibility that scien-
tific objectivity has been sub
jected to political interference.
Science and government have
become SO thoroughly intermixed
in the past Is years that it is
hard to know where the one be-
gins and the other leaves of.
How to manage this marriage of
necessity has become of concern
recently to many thoughtful
men. Reasoned consideration of
these problems has not been
aided by the abrupt action taken
by Secretary Weeks.
I'm this whole difficulty it is
important to recognize that the
battery additive matter can only
be regarded as minor. The i'm
portant issue here is the fact
that the independence of the SCI
enlist in his findings has been
challenged, that a gross injus-
tice has been done, and that
scientific work in the govern
ment has been placed in jeop-
ardy."
Chemical Society Barb.
The Commerce Departments
handling of the case drew an
other barb last night from the
American Chemical Society. The
society nominated DR.. Kenneth
S. Pitzer, Dean of Chemistry at
the University of California, to
be the society's representative on
a special committee which Sec
retary Weeks is setting up to
evaluate operations of the Bu-
reau of Standards.
But in accepting the invita-
ton to nominate a representa-
tive, the Chemical Society tele-
graphed Secretary Weeks:
1--WE feel that this committee
must consider as part of its
evaluation studies the challenge
of the integrity Of the bureau
and its staff"
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Harlan Updegraff, 79,
Educator and ConsuItant
By the Associoted Press

PASADENA, Calf, April 49,
Harlan Updegraff. 70, former
president of Cornell College in
Iowa, died at his home here
Monday.
Chief of the Alaska Division
of the United States Office of
Education from 1907 to 1910, he
was specialist in educational ad-
ministration in the same bureau
until 1912. He founded the School
of Education at Northwestern
University in 1918 and later was
professor of education at the
University of Pennsylvania.
DR.. Updegraff became presi-
dent of Cornell College, his alma
mater, in 1928 and remained
there five years. Until his re-
tirement he was educational
consultant to several private and
public organizations, including
Brookings Institute and the
State Of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
House Unit Studies
Plea by A|ger Hiss
To Testify Publicly
By the Asseeiafed Pres,

A plea by Alger Hiss for a
chance to testify publicly gets
consideration today by a House
Judiciary subcommittee search
ing for Communist inf1ltration
of the United Nations staff.
The request, Chairman Keat-
ing said, is tabled for study in
a closed meeting.
Mr.. Keating said the appeal
accompanied a two-page letter
Hiss sent from the LeWisburg
(Pa.) prison where he is serving
a five-year sentence for perjury.
He began his sentence March
%. 1851.
The former State Department
official was convicted of lying
when he denied that he handed
secret papers to a Communist
courier.
A State Department security
officer, William L. Franklin.
testified last month that names
of hundreds of job seekers were
sent in 1916 from Hiss Office to
the U. N. He said some were
hired and later became subjects
of a New York Federal grand
jury investigation of alleged
communism among United States
workers at the U. N.
Hiss, in 1916, was head of the
State Departments Office of
Special Political Affairs.
Mr.. Keating said Hiss wants
to reply to the testimony of Mr..
Franklin and John w. Ford, an
other State Department security
officer who discussed the char
acter of some of the U. N. en-
ployes hired from the list which
cleared Hiss Office.
Mr.. Keating said Hiss asked
that he be given a hearing in
surroundings of comparable
dignity" to those in which Mr..
Ford and Mr.. Franklin testified.
THAT means he wants to come
down here" Mr.. Keating added.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
kingman Civic Group
To Probe Shootinqs

The Kingman Park Civic As
sociation has voted to investigate
complaints alleging unwarranted
shootings of Negro youths by the
police.
The, meeting, attended by 10
members, also voted to investi-
gate the zoning laws involved in
the establishment of a second
hand plumbing company on Ben
ming road NE.
It was announced that the
May meeting of the group will
honor all mothers in the area
over 10.
The meeting, conducted by
Mrs. Martha Simpson, president,
was held in the Spingarn High
School, Twenty first street and
Benning road NE.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
By the Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 10
This story concerns a royalty
check for $4,000 which blew out
of a window yesterday and pro-
voked rescue efforts involving
shoes, golf balls, paper clips and
towels. both wet and dry.
The check rested in a sealed
envelope on the desk of Mrs.
Jeanette Darnall, secretary of
the BIS music publishers, in
downtown Philadelphia. A strong
gust of wind hurled the package
across the street to the ledge of
a three-Story building.
Mrs. Darnall threw paper clips
at the envelope trying to dis
lodge it so it would fall to the
street below. An employe of the
firm waited below to catch it,
but Mrs. Darnall's aim was bad.
So Mrs Darnall took off her
shoes and fired them, but they
were wide of the mark. She
Evening star., 1953-04-16
District Woman Dies
In Auto Collision;
Husband Is Unhurt

A 54-year-old woman was
killed in an automobile collision
while en- route to work at the
Veterans Administration this
morning.
Mrs. Lottie H. Evans of 2841
Mills avenue NE. was being
taken to work by her husband,
Walter, SO, at the time of the
accident at Thirteenth and
Franklin streets NE.
Mr.. Evans, a carpenter, and
Miss Edna Compton, a Veterans
Administration employe of the
Mills avenue address who was
riding in the Evans car, were
unhurt.
The other car was being driven
by N. N. Tilley, an engineer
with the Navy Department, of
6907 Wake Forest street, College
Park, Md.
The Evans car was going west
on Franklin street, and the other
auto south on Thirteenth street
The impact threw MIR. and Mrs
Evans out of the right hand
door of the car.
The Evanses have three grown
children, Wendell j. Evans. 301a
Clinton street NE. Melvin r
Evans of Baltimore, and Lyal
Evans. Pennsauken. N. j.. and
three grandchildren. Mrs. Evans
is survived also by a brother
John Henry Houck. and a sister
Mrs. Katie Candy, both of Mar.
lowe, w. Va, where Mrs. Evans
was born,
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Charles M. McConn, n,
Former University Dean
By the Associated Press

YORK, Pa, April 16.-Charles
Maxwell McConn. II, former
dean of Lehigh University and
the liberal arts schools at New
York University, died here yes
terday.
He retired from NYU in 1945
after holding the deans post
there for 13 years. He had been
dean at Lehigh from 1923 to
1888. Mr.. McConn had also
served as registrar and assistant
to the president at the University
of Illinois from 1910 to 1923.
Among his books are college
or Kindergarten?", Studies Are
Not Everything" and Planning
for College"
Evening star., 1953-04-16
DR.. Raymond Hussey, 50,
Director Of ANA Unit
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. April 16.-Dr.
Raymond Hussey. SO. scientific
director of the American Med
ical Associations Council on In
dustrial Health, died yesterday.
Before joining the ANA staff
three years ago, DR.. HuSsey was
dean of the School of Occupa-
tional Health at Wayne Univer-
Sity, Detroit. He also taught at
John Hopkins, Rockefeller In
Stitute for Medical Research,
Cornell University, Yale and the
University of Maryland.
He was a medical officer in the
Army in World War I. In World
War II he was director of the
Army Industrial Hygiene Lab
oratory in Baltimore.
DR.. HusSey is survived by his
widow Edith and a brother Ed
monson of Tucson, Ariz. Burial
will be in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-04-16

Once Eddie Cantor, makeup
still fresh on his face from a
Capitol Theater performance,
came into Pearlman's looking
for joke books. He sat in a cor
ner with towel around his neck
while Mr.. Pearlman hunted for
the books.
Clinton Anderson, before he
was a Senator or Cabinet men,
ber, used to keep a pair of cover
alls and gloves at Pearlman's.
He'd spend hours brousing
through stacks of books that
hadn't been touched in years,
protected from dust by his special
wearing apparel.
Mr.. Pearlman came here from
his native Baltimore at the age
of 3. His father, the late Harry
Pearlman. started a small sec
ond-hand book shop on Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, between
Third and Fourth streets, when
Mr.. Pearlman was IA. After his
graduation from Central High
School, Mr.. Pearlman took over
the shop from his father and
attended Georgetown University
Law School at night. He was an
honor student and received his
degree in 1916.
Congressman, who used to
walk down Pennsylvania avenue
en- route to the Capitol, were
early customers of Mr.. Pearl
man. President Taft's wife and
Mrs. George Dewey, wife of the
Admiral, were customers when
Mr.. Pearlman operated a circu-
lating library at his store.
Mr.. Pearlman loved books and
was an avid reader. The night
before he died he read until 2
am, as was his habit every
night. He concentrated on his
tory, especially early American
history, his wife said.
Mr.. Pearlman had a memory
for detail. He could remember
10 years later the shape, color,
title and author of any book that
passed through his hands, and
he could remember the person
who bought it and how much he
paid.
Frequented by Children.
Digging out a book for a Gus
toner, whether it was for 10
cents or $40, was like making a
high score in golf as far as Mr..
Pearlman was concerned. Mr..
Pearlman's store was the source
of supply for school children
when they had to buy their own
text books.
Pearlman's Book Store had
been located at Eleventh and E
streets NV, 933 G street NV.
and 1407 G street NV. In 1947,
Mr.. Pearlman moved his busi-
ness to 1923 Connecticut avenue
NV. He retired two years ago
due to a stroke and sold the
store last July.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Rose Pearlman; a daughter, DR..
Shirley P. Leva, 3065 Porter
street NV, whose husband,
Marx Leva, was assistant Secre-
tary of Defense from 1949 to
1851: brother, Paul Pearlman,
4419 Seventeenth street NV,
who operates a book store at
I'LL G street NV, and two
grandchildren.
Private funeral services were
held yesterday at Gawler'S fu-
neral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial was in
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Walker Cotton Trial
Snar|s on I Tang|e Of
kilograms and Data

The Clovis D. Walker con-
spiracy trial begged down yes
terday in Federal Court in a
morass Of telephone. telegraph
and financial records.
Walker, so. former chief Of
the Agriculture Departments
Cotton Branch, is being tried
for leaking classified informa-
ton to Loutfy Mansour. enabling
the Egyptian cotton broker to
conSummate deals totaling $37
million with the United States.
An entire court day was con-
sumed by Prosecutor William A.
Gallagher and defense lawyer
William E. Leahy as they poured
over stacks Of records relating
to Mansour's long-staple Egyp-
tian cotton transactions in late
1850 and early 1851.
Illegal Advantage Alleged.
The cotton was being bought
by Agriculture for the national
Stockpile. While not contend
ing Walker prof1ted by the
sales, the Government asserted
his inside tips gave Mansour
an illegal advantage" over
competitors.
Identification of 20 kilograms
sent by Monsour. mostly to his
Office in Alexandria. Egypt, and
one sent by Walker to Mansour,
! was made by Fred Neal, manager
of Western Unions commercial
service department.
Another witness, Louis w.
Metzger, credit manager of the
Shoreham Hotel, identified
ledger sheets showing Mansour,
now in Egypt, was a guest there
during the periods Walker is
accused of leaking information
concerning the Governments in
tention to purchase a large
| AAoAVACJ VI COOtO1ls
Two Feet of Documents.
A third witness. George
Schwartz of the Bronx, N. Y,
an employe of the Production
and Marketing Administration
in the Department of Agriculture,
brought to court a two-foot- high
stack of documents. He said they
related to Mansour's deals with
the Government.
Among them were two Cancelled
checks representing two 80 per
cent payments made to Man.
Sour's employer, the R. & E. Huri
Co. of Egypt. One was for
| $4.510,110.60, the other totaled
| $917 sos.
Contents of the 81 kilograms
and cablegrams identified by Mr..
Neal have not been disclosed.
The Western Union official said
the wire attributed to. Walker
was not signed by the cotton
expert. 1t had been called in
and was charged to the tele-
phone listed to Walkers former
home in the 1000 block Warren
street NV. Mr.. Neal said.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Astiin
Continued From First Page

Montgomery County where DR..
Astin lives, proposed that the
Bureau of Standards be made an
independent agency. He also
suggested that Congress give the
bureau better buildings and its
top scientists more pay.
Weeks, Sheaffer Silent.
Despite these Capitol Hill de-
velopmentS, the Commerce De-
partment remained silent.
Secretary Weeks and Assist
ant Secretary Craig r. Sheaffer
force DR.. Astin to resign, pri-
marily on grounds that he was
prejudiced against the battery
additive. The Bureau of Stand
ards repeatedly found that the
chemical failed to help batteries
do ordinary chores such as start
ing automobile engines.
NIT tested the additive at
the request of the Senate Small
Business Committee. The NIT
report reserved decision on
whether the additive should be
sold to the public. But COM
mittee consultant, DR.. Keith
Ladder of Catholic University,
interpreted the NIT report to
be a blanket Endorsement of the
product, manufactured by Jess
r. Ritchie of Oakland, Calf.
DR.. Ladder was a former con-
sultant to the manufacturer.
Telegraphed NIT.
Senator Ellender telegraphed
DR.. James r. Killian, jr.. presi-
dent of NIT. asking whether
NIT intended to approve the
battery additive. Senator FL
lender also asked DR.. Killian
whether Secretary Weeks con-
suited him before firing DR.. Astin.
Senator Ellender told DR.. Kill
liam that the Bureau of Stand
ards should be kept free of pol
itics. The Senator added to a
reporter:
1.-THE bureau has fine scien-
fists and they should be backed
to the hilt. They get paid a pit
tance, but stay there because of
their love for their work.
ITO charge that there are
faults in the bureau is bound
to affect morale"
Protests From Maryland.
Senator Beall went to DR..
Astin's aid partly because Of /
protests from nearby Maryland
areas.
Senator Beall wrote to Secre- |
tary Weeks:
please understand that it Is |
not my desire nor intention to |
interfere with the operation Of |
your department.
However. many persons nv- !
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Jack Forcum,, CoIumnist
INDIANAPOLIS. April

INDIANAPOLIS, April Is (P).
Jack L. Forcum, 81, market
editor of the indianapolis Star
and a syndicated columnist, died
last night. He wrote the Hob
byist's Workshop, a nationally
syndicated Sunday column. He
came to the Star in 1928.
Evening star., 1953-04-16

q a y at MS
h o m e, 5108
Berwyn road,
College Park,
Md, after a
short illness.
Mr.. EdmiS-
ton began his
Navy career in
1919 as an
appren t / c e
seaman. He
later worked
at various ma
C h j n e and
a u t o S h op S
Evening star., 1953-04-16

NV, a1Cer q
stroke.
During hi S
43 years in
the b o o k
b u sineSS, Mr..
Pearlman had
supplied books
for diplomats,
members Of
Congress, the
White House,
the Library of
Congress-, Su-
prerne Court
Justices a n d
writer's
Evening star., 1953-04-16
UarnH nf UhankB

JOHNSON. BESSIE RICKs. Mrs. Mary
E. Prater, sister of the late Mrs. BES-
Sic RICKS JOHNSON, wishes to thank
pressions of sympathy. floral tributes
and assistance during her recent be-
reavement.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Unl1rtltnu

NEINSTEIN. SAMSON N. There will be
late lat SAMSON n n WEINsTEIN on SUN e
day. April 10. 1853. at 2:30 pm,
at the National Memorial Cemetery,
King David Section. Relatives and
DOROTHY WE1NsTEIN AND SONS.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Theodore Edmiston,
Gun Factory Aide

Theodore r. Edmiston, 81, en-
ploye relations supervisor at the
Naval Gun Factory, who was &C
tive in union circles, died Mon
Evening star., 1953-04-16
6. David Pear|man,
Leading Book Dealer
In District, Dies

G. David Pearlman. SO, one Of
Washington's best known book
dealers, died Tuesday at his
home, 370O Livingston street
Evening star., 1953-04-16
In Mrn1nrtattt

COLE. EMMA HALL. Deal. to our hearts
MOTHER rs the tESif EMMA HALL HALL COLE. who passed
away away twenty3three 1Y5a years ago today
Cod God saw @ the road was getting rough
And the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed your weary eyelids
Ana Her Rnif4S[eSi sELovEp eli cH1LpREN. I5i RiEsNn.
GILRoY, MARY. In sad but loving e;
GnRoY, who passed, away. thirty.six
niversary mass at Sacred Heart Church.
HER MhS kSvso M 'SH i5fS N MSk9 RSfS
ANNE.
ERsTEIS; rs; EN-, RAY RAY, In lSyRg %sm9Fy s Of
Gay Sss ta5sr Apr 16 from 4sSi i Two years ago To-
They say Ss,Ii TING so, heals 81 ta4.. all sorrow
But time 50 far has only proved
A4T MYRRe PReh pxS xS RssE aND gSs gFRsASNcEs. ASNScsEs
HUTTON. MARSALINA U. In loving
meheT MR8NH SAT- n0f6eF e. HUfoN SPf SFaRd Who
passed away five years ago today, April
Aith0qshp your soul is now at rest
This HHU world rid would U seem Seem like ike % Heaven
II you were here again.
I0YsNG 0HIWGk1NE PAHG5TEE SSp RlND6AaH2ER 6ERatRTNE
GERRY.
JONES. SUSAN B. In loving remem-
N S Who our passed %Oae aNsy sUsN Tvs wears n
ago today. April 16. 1851.
Today is the day of remembrance and
many sad regrets,
We shall always remember when all
the world forgetS.
We miss YOU, dear mother,
Your LOVING CHILDREN, MARTHA
ROBINSON. GEORGE A. JAMES. Ed
WARD c. JAMES, EUGENE w.
JAMES.
McCONCHIE, PHILIP B. In sad and low
ing remembrance Of my dear husband.
PHILIP B. McCONCHIE. who departed
this life April 16. 1947.
Just line of sweet remembrance,
Just a memory, fond and true:
Just q token of loves devotion
That my heart still holds for you.
think of you often in silence.
No one sees me weep,
But many silent tears ! shed
When others are asleep.
YOUR LONELY WIFE. ANNIE GOLD.
EN- McCONCHIE.