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FORECAST: Fair

q Knodked Over All Hurdles’ —

Reporter Gives Lie-Detector Jitters

By HARMAN W. NICHOLS

United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 5-This lie-detector business is not for me ~-I'm @ liar by the machine.

Russell Chatham, who with the ]

late Leonarde Keeler perfected the famed polygraph, put me over the jumps. I knocked over all the hurdles. “Ever late with your copy?” he asked. “No.” And the needle got nervous. “Ever come home later for dinner?” . “No.” Ditto with the needle. “You see how the thing works,” Russell said. “You can’t fool it.” You sure can’t.

machine's

n » Ed FOR SEVERAL years ham. Inc., has been operating at the Oak Ridge A-bomb plant under government contract to screen folks who want to make a living in that highly secretive place, “Almost none of the folks we put on the spot resent it,” he said. “Their attitude receptive and almost all

of them: are security minded.” The polygraph works like this: Russell, or one of his assistants,

puts one of those blood-pressure things on your best arm. Then he wiggles a few little widgets on the portable lie-thing. As you answer questions, changes in your blood pressure and heart-thumps are registered on a chart by an inked needle. un nn ” TI ASKED Russell if he ever had used his machine,in court where it was admitted as evidence, “Let's put it this way.” he said: “We never had and we don’t want to. It would take a law in every state to get it through. And psychologically, we'd just as soon not. We have trapped a lot ornery people without a law “When a man looks at ord on this tested times, than tears and

hig rec machine, he admits his

more not breaks into guilt. Then you can put confession on paper and have to worry about some seive in the law.”

his not

Russell once was asked. to lie test employees of a chain of 35 grocery stores, which was losing a lot of cash at the money boxes. “We tested 600 people. The company had lost £150,000 in one vear, In private, the employees were confronted with the 'evidence. Nohody was fired, but the

following vear the company’s for ‘errors’ in the cash

s loss register

cent.’ < u #r on

Chat-

YOU CAN'T FOOL | (foreground) submits to a lie test given by Russell Chatham, coinventor of the famed lie detector machine. Mr. Nichoss flunked the test. Q.: Ever get your copy in on time? His A.: Always. Correct. answer—almost never.

She Has the Proof—

IT—Harman W. Nichols,

UP reporter

| Can Out-Fib Best Of '’Em, Donna Says

By DONNA MIKELS I'm a-better liar than Harman Nichols. The proof? -The word of none other than Russell Chatham, who was an Indianapolis badgewearer before he got to be the nation’s ranking lie detector expert. $t was when he was called in here in March to decide who was doing the fibbing in the battle petween Prosecutor, Fairchild's

enflice and lottery operator Walter

AT OAK RIDGE, Russell has {Big Tom) Thompson over a run into a “couple of silly” inci- missing $3800 that Mr. Chatham dents: gave me the test. A woman who submitted to a He strapped me to the matest was asked-if she had any chine that turns little white lies relatives living in a foreign coun- into big black ink blobs. Then try . he said "Pick a card, any card” "Yes,” said the lady. “I have a from a packet of seven he carcousin living in Cleveland." ries. She was turned down for a job. ‘Is This the Card? One of Russell's men asked another subject: The gimmick: was that as he “Are you a member of any nut- turned the cards over one hy one

fit which advocates the overthrow of the government?” The fellow answered:

“Yes, I'm a Republican.” He didn't get a job at Oak Ridge either, although not because of political considerations.

BULLETIN

NEW YORK, July 5 (UP)— Frederick Vanderbilt Field, millionaire “angel” of left - wing causes, refused in federal court today to disclose the names of persons who contributed bail money for four fugitive U. S. Communist leaders, Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan told Mr. Field he would be held in contempt of court at 1:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) unless he decided to produce the names.

Berne Woman Dies Of Crash Injuries

DECATUR, Ind. July 5 (UP Mrs. Dennis Steiner, 47, Berne died today in Adams County Memorial Hospital here of injuries suffered in a two-car collision at the intersection of two county roads several miles northeast of Berne. Mrs. Steiner was thrown from a car driven bv her husband, Dennis, and was crushed under a car driven by Edison Lehman. Neither driver was injured, but Mr. Steiner's daughter, Cosetta, 20, suffered a broken collarbone and was taken to the hospital here.

Outside Indianapolis—

and asked: “Is this the card?” I was to answer “No.” Theoretically when I answered “No” to

diamonds, the one I the needle would give

the queen of had chosen,

me away. It didn't though. At least not until the second time around. I had real quick cooked up a

crafty plan to make the machine mesh its gears. I decided if I concentrated on “feeling guilty” when he mentioned another card, the jack of spades, the legitimate reaction the mention of the card I had chosen would be offset by my artificial guilt reaction to the other card. It almost worked, too. Later examining the chart the expert showed me an equal upsweep or "guilty” response to both cards. But the thing that gave me away to the practiced eye of Mr. Chatham the deep ‘“downsweep” after the mention of the queen of diamonds. It was, he said. a lessening of tension, a feeling that I had successfully passed the obstacle.

too. Later

the expert

cards.

was

senin

'You're A Good Liar’

“But I'll say one thing explained the man who tests hundreds of fibbers a vear in the interest of.atomic security, “You're one of the best liars I've ever tested." Women, he added, frequently are. They rationalize so well. At the time of his March visit Mr. Chatham decreed that Big Tom” was telling the truth when he said $3800 was missing after

a police-prosecutor raid on his office. To date that's where the matter stands.

Did They Find Peace

At Norman

OMAHA BEACH France - There are 9489 white. crosses in the Military Cemetery at

Normandy Beach, Sainte-Lau-rent Sur Mer, France American dead occupy 130 acres of a rolling hillside overlooking the English Channel There is only one marble cross here now. Eventually the wood - en ones will be replaced with marble crosses. There will be a chapel and a Ga“-

Mr. Sovola

den of the Missing. A walk is to be constructed which will

| L | “be delivered

dy Beach?

The crosses are evenly spaced and no matter where vou move, they're in a straight line. White on green. And you're shocked that 9489 crosses spread out

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His visit here thus was ‘“business” but he turned it into a vacation, re-visiting the town where he spent 10 years on the police force

and where he started his lie de-

THURSDAY, JULY 5,

tonight, tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer.

1951

Low tonight 56, high tomorrow 82.

Entered as Second Class Matter at -Postoffice Indianapolis, Indiana. Issued Daily.

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

Rollback Ban Branded

‘Economic Pearl Harbor’ $360 A Year

Awaits Guarantee Of Safe Conduct

By EARNEST HOBERECHT

United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Friday, July 6— Gen. Matthew G. Ridgway picked a five-man team today to conduct preliminary ceasefire talks with the Commuc; nists on the Korean battle-|

field Sunday.

Reports from Hong Kong said

‘the Communists would help speed

an armistice by avoiding political

issues in the meeting at Kaesong.|

which will arrange details for a formal cease-fire conference later. Usually reliable sources said Gen. Ridgway's party will include one U. S. Army colonel, one U. S. Marine Colonel, one South Korean Army colonel, a major from the Supreme United Nations Commander’s staff and an interpreter.

Clear Highway

Allied patrols and some 60 Communist soldiers sparred around Kaesong yesterday while U. S. Army engineers cleared the SeoulKaesong highway. United Nations monitors kept tuned to wavelengths of Peiping

and Pyongyang, the enemy capitals, but no reply to Gen. Ridgway’s last message demanding

"positive assurance” of safe-con-

tector work. duct for the Allied delegation had Original Discharge See World Report, Page 1 9 883, 810 Bid aver the next 12 months, He said; He was a deteceive sergeant been Pece/ved by 9 a. m. Thurs- THE HA GUE, Netherlands The President told a news conwith eight years’ experience in day ‘Indianapolis Time). . ; Tulv 5 (UP)-5The ernationat : 1939 when Police Chief Mike Mor- - The . Communist -. controlled Jury ? < Int n ference. that he still hopes for an Ie Hi t 1 ie a newspaper Ta Kung Pao, gen- Ig S or ons Court of Justice granted: a tem- or CW extension of the law along lines Skid hose Him: to arp. ie oe erally regarded as Red China's Ss porary injunction today directin ihe - has requested--a . tougher tector technique under its n= mouthpiece in Hong Kong, dented A provision of Indiana's: bonus Iran. to. allow. continued Pe The School Board today ae ee to ight Fats But ventor, Dr. Leonarde.Kselet. DS eAA SRY. trap or. Hise In jaw was challenged t&day in a operation of the Anglo-Iranian cepted the bid of Hagerman Con- in Sal h a ahout.everyGets U, 8, Post prospect and said the Communist .ourt action fled by a veteran Ofl Co. until a final court decision struction ~ Corp. Ft. Wayne, for t ge fun -go 10 get one by : negaliatons would not make any whe was denied a bonus. is handsd down in the dispute building the new Manual High Speeches afd letters. ‘He plans no Mr. Chaham helped set up the political demands at the truce pgph R. E. Blasdel, 49, an at- over the nationalization of the School at Pleasant Run Pkwy. further message to Congress. local police department polograph conference. 5 torney at 620 N. Alabama St. billion-dollar firm. and Madison Ave. At the same moment, Mr. Johnunit before resigning in 1941 to _ The newspaper raid all specula- fled the action in Superior Court. At the same time the court rec The Hagerman firm submitted Ston old a news conference that start his own lie detector firm. tion abou! the possibility that the 4 against Gov. Schricker and of-'ommended that the two countries . bid of iy 28% 810 Congress either must restore the A few .years later he was chosen Reds would try to hamstring the ficials of the Bonus Division of name a five-member board of ¥ : : 11 he Price rollback authority it has by the U. 8. government for “final cease-fire talks with political is- the Indiana Department of Vet- supervisors to arrange for the A $3 million bond issue will ® knocked out of the act or face phase” security on the Oak Ridge’ sues was “entirely unneccessary.” erans Affairs. company's future management sold by the Board July 31 1a pay an “economic Pearl Harbor” I atomic project and has conducted ‘Desires Sincere’ Brit had laid I for the project. Work. will start which would cost the nation S15 "a : " . ere ‘Unreasonable’ ritain hada lai 16 case belore : ( 08 £1: . lie tor " sts mmediately afterward. i d all lie detector tests for the It denied that the Communist ; . “ the court after attempts to nego finn Hately 3 ' Twa ® Ray. AR to $19 billions in the next 12 Atomic Energy Commission since. |, . t.0 move w A 3 t He charged the state was “un- yi.ia with Iran failed Potal cost will be $2,892.65. months A : : - ie stice ov 'a8 2 HSE {Oh ayn? \ afrrcires . Lae ¢ ELIE a = One of the Righlights ot cover preparations for a new Fae I ean 19 hom! Two Iranian observers walked Breakdown of Figures The result, he said, would be yolice career was in Dece , Sis tal rade By : §la lic Con after the r , ap. neds: : Pen when he was shot and his offensive and said the Reds Are his Army discharge. He said the out after the ruling The additional cost includes the dollar a-day inflation adding some partner Orville Quinette fatally Sincere in desiring the fighting to state refused to process his ap EIN IN F® mp bids of $770.359 submitted by $360 a year ln the 1iving cosisior wounded by two stickup men on end as soon as possible . . . plication because he did not pre- IONDON, July 5 (Uf For- greyn Bros Indianapolis, for every family, the Tear North Side Allied authorities have pre- sent his original discharge papers, #i&n Secretary Herbert Morrison peating, ventilating, plumbing and ; = avian : 5 red in dicted from the start a quick, Mr. Blasdel pointed out that told Commons today that Iran cower work: $236,482 by Watson- Gets Truman OK Mr. Chatham vas pred _— agreement on a cease-fire could the Army had accepted the seemed determined to shut down Flagg Engineering Co.. Indianap- Mr. Johnston said he got Presthe foot. His police hod es ask be reached if the Chinese and photostatic copy as basis for giv- the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. even if is for electrical installations. ident Truman's direct approval ways lkidded him spd a ot OR North Korean Reds did not drag ing his terminal leave pay. it meant economic ruin for Iran. = mpe Board eliminated an audi- earlier today for a scrap to “do ‘ ‘ ector 8 " : y . ¢ ; , him to Hies Sle shot him. in%uch political questions as the William Helgers 3onus Divi- He said the situation in, the Iran-ii5 jum from original plans, everything we can to get a strong Whethe! 1 RIG future of Formosa and China's Sion deputy administrator also ian oil fields was “becoming in- It is certainly unfortunate We bill out of Congress,’ adding he self in the fray seat in the Unitd Nations. named in the suit, explained that:tolerable.” were unable to receive bids with- will head the fight himself, Presented With Tape The Supreme United Nations Indiana law requires the original. in the $3 million estimate,” said He arranged to make a #eleI have a souvenir to prove my commander's request for u safe- He said this was to guard against State Officials Tr J. Dwight Peterson, president of iin broadcast over the National boast I can out-fib the ‘best of conduct guarantee was the first fraud, 2 ny : the School Board Broadcasting Co. nétwork from them. After the test was over indication of official concérn that “In Michigan, one han . was To End Molders’ Strike ‘The auditorium is a victim ol Naw york at 12 noon (IndianapMr. Chatham gave me the jni- the cease-fire talks might be a Paid the bonus seven times by ” Gar inflation.” ’ olis Time). He said he plans to tialed “tape” from the machine. Communist “trap.” presenting so-called photostatic = State labor officials today tried Approval of the new Manual 0 oo 000 oe Congress individ“Take it back to your boss and However, the Reds were ex- Copies,” Mr, Helgers said. to settle the seven-week strike High School trimmed the School ually and in groups at every optell him you're one of the pest pected to give Gen. Ridgway the The veteran, who served almost at the Peerless Furnace ‘& Foun- Board's unencumbered bonding portunity during the next week to liars I've ever tested,” he said. guarantee he asked and follow it two years, said he had four photo-| 4. Co. 1853 T.udlow St power to $432,000 try to persu ade them that I did 3ut the man who han- up with details of their own dele- static copies made before he lost : tivas of The bonding limit is $12.405.000. stanuir controls. dre needed. dles my expense accounts and gation's planned trip to the 38th his original discharge papers.- Meeting with Fepresenia ve a Outstanding for the construction Ad] am willing to debate ine hears my late for work excuses Parallel no-man’s-land city of Mr. Helgers said Mr. Blasdel the AFL Moe Hr ah of two elementary schools and flation with any member of Cononly grunted: Kaesong. had been informed that he could Management, sta he 0 oi oh i Manual are bond resolutions total gress any time, any place,” he “Did he need a machine to find have obtalned from the Army a 'empted to work out a sa ae Ory ing $11.973.000 said : that out? I knew it years ago.” LOCAL TEMPERATURES certificate in lieu of lost or de- New contract for ‘higher ws Bes The auditorium Was dropped Mr Johnston said he is not try- ; 6 a.m... 57 10 a. m... 66 stroyed discharge papers. Other and better working conditions. from the Manual plans because ing to stir up a mass “write to Routs Garage Intruder 7a m..58 11a .m..68 veterans had application§ ap- “About 130 men are affécted )f near-danger low of the bong Congress” movement by con- : : 8 Bt 2 (N v OV SY r suc . : : : Norman Housser, 35, of 4546 N 9 i ” hy Iz (Sawn) i Proved oy following Sue h pro- Continued on Page 2—Col. T sumers Rolston Ave. manager of the Bud °° "°° » M... 4~ [cedure ‘before the Apr. 30 filing * Don't Understand hi > } atest humidity theses 45% deadline, Mr. Helgers adde t e nsiae Williams, 1nc., garage routed : : ielgers added. On : Jut 1 expect. the voters will three men from the garage office, 4 h : communicate with Congress.” h 11: ¢ i Ongress e $25 N. Tinois St." ean tnis Billions of Dollars Worth Salvaged— Of The Times [ said. morning. The men were believed Page He .said he thought the laws attempting to break into the safe We Youngsters who watch TV are - makers just didn't undestand” when Mr: Housser came to work. apons rom ung © inclined to neglect school er 8S IIS what the effect of their action One of the trio pulled a knife on work, local teacher's survey would be on the American cons Mr. Housser, but fled with his PRVRALIS sss sd esrrrrrnrnnna ) sumer. companions, un eq S to eo S When it comes to the care Mr. Johnston refused to say . - and feeding of children p S ey td whether he would quit if his cam- : ww modern doctors cap take paign failed and Congress -emasHome Values Are ay mm 5 LLOAS come advice from old-fash Bv WARREN P. FRANKLIN [culated the controlls. bill. Seripps-Howar a riter 3 "Q cava \ - y ‘ * , Ale : joned mothers, says col United Press Staff Correspondent “I am not talking about rePlentiful NOW OPPAMO, Japan, July 5—Each truck the mile-long umnist Robert C. Ruark. NE WW ARMY "HRAD-/treat” he said. “This is a fight convoy seemed new. You'd never have guessed they had been Your Years After Forty, g QUARTERS, Korea, July 5-The and I think we're going to win it." y Chapter 3 .....icveavrnree ? Korean War came to a virtual halt Mr. Johnston said he thought Sell BH Ia NAD with five years Since VJ- Day—in the steaming jungles of the Frederick Woltman reports in drenching midsummer Trains the administration had waged a FHA loan available. 2 Bedrm, mogern South Pacific. that the Commies have pub today as both sides awaited the good fight, but “apparently” had 3 yrs old. oll furnace. auto. Ww, heat- : lished a booklet telling party rqse-fire talks a4 ate y jer er. Utility rm. plaster wally, excel- We followed the convov 3 aqtinati g 18 start of cease-fire talks. failed to make Congress underlent condition. ‘Fine location . n 2 to its destination, an old members what to do if al United Nations planes, warships stand the dangers of inflation still {46 CONNELL ai.eise. Japanese race track. The big trucks were quickly lost in the rested editorials , and artillery still bombarded the ghead ol ler + 30 y a a "" : crowd. Everywher ! saw Hoosier Forum .,.......... ¥ Communists, but only spasmodi- President Truman said he never Be of hwo, ony trucks, t a D S You saw the stuff we left behind. Eventu- Resurgent Indians notch dou cally. Allied patrols went out 10 had any idea of compromising his HUNDREDS of homes you ruc By anks, jeeps and artil- ally he had 67,000 jeeps and about ble-header triumph to boost keep tab on the Reds, but found demand for firm rollback authorwill find advertised today in ery Each had been salvaged half that many guns current. string to four little enemy activity or resistance. ity, particularly on beef. the <laksifd Sojunray of The from a dump heap. Each had been War Speeds Salvage straight Se.3 Plu Ky W Hite Orie United Nations patrol naanapolis mes, . a : Sox climb ACK nto I's stabbed vesterday into. Kaesong, . Now is the time to take hauled ftom, the jungles of ihe A vast salvage program Was place in torrid American Western front No-Man's-L.and Medal of Honor Pinned advantage of this WIDE SE- Solomons, the swamps of New gtarted June 25. 1950. by coinel-" League TACe .....ivivseves “8 (ity chosen for preliminary cease- On 4 More Korean Gls TH Gt iuinea or the dence the same day the Reds 3 jeser LECTION to BUY the home pi Pt fire talks, and found it deserted. ‘ 4 gotten battle- {or ar . res) wp o A AQ * ST OYN oR v that will be suitable for your fields of Tinian Hanes he parean ry for Other Features: Another patre! Sefer i WASHINGTON. July Pr family and youn for many ts Tina y ; : area east of Kaesong drew fire President Truman bestowe ° 10 cyte. Begiden. nav Saipan. Iwo Jima speed in -the salvage operation. Amusements .....c..v00. 24 from enemy troops dug in along Medal of Honor on four Korean ing something to show for .. y.cte ts NC We. didn’t have at . home the Beauty ....... aeruns vier 23 pidges overlooking the city, how- war heroes today. your “rent” money, Your mobilize Liter things we needed in Korea, And (Crossword .....oveeessss 14 aye lecalling that he has bestowad ] Iv will h he comfort p er they couldn't: he manufactured gditorials .....o0vveanss 20 Front dispatches said today was the Medal of Honor on more men family wi ave the comfort, ward War 11 we : t 7000 mil t 9 peace of mind and sense of po4 suet walked |quickly and taken miles to. Forum ........:... veves 20 the quietest... mere than a'than any o her President, he said security . that comes with the | eo Jos left bil-§g the front. So we turned.to the @ygkine Johnson ........ 24 month on the eastern half of the'{t" (§"a* great privilege but he knowledge that they are per- [jones of dollarsH salvage dump. And we got the p. jordan ..... cievesies 21 qront. Only ome patrol skirmish would rather have the medal manently situated in a place |worth of equip- weapons, of course. Kverybody ,ynor Maddox ......... 22 was reported, and it lasted only tham the office he holds. that can be called a real |ment to ust d [Knows that now, " MOVIES .....iveaverasss 24.115 minutes, The four presented today were: home, | 1t wasn't untit Mr. Lueas | But Wier ert fous . ¥Y | Teen'Problems .......sss 22 United Nations forces on the Master Sgt. Stanley T, ? 1% he : nown 1s that we zo em Radi d Television 10 entral front finally pulled back 29, athe, Kas.; Ja +] ; | t one got inter- - Radio an $ dar c : Lt > Turn now to the real estate ate 1949 that anyone got | | from the junk heaps of the = oo. puark ;i..eieeees 19 to the main Allied defense (line Ingman, ' 21, Tomahaw x classified columns, choose ested In that materiel. Then Brig. jungle. Few know, for instance Society 21 late last night after forcing Capt, Raymond Harvey, 1. P ¥ several that adem to At Your Gen dimen LAL Wa .brok aut of the SPOPEA + rrvvvsnsssssss 28-30 Chinese Reds off a key ridge in dena, Cal. and Capt, Lewl : : pect Arthur's ordnance man, star Pus rimeter with ree : xia sakeapaas ae - Jute 8 aie i ii looking around. With Japanese © ¢ perimeter With related | ppl Wilson ivsassssrss 19 the, Sohang’ Mountains elow Millett, 30, Boum Dartr a: y pi ssine ships Be began Hauling in| Continued ‘on Page 2—Col. 3 Women's ...ovoinnege 22,23 \Ryonggang. ‘ LENE E ; \ : . 4 " - ut " : {~ » % ; ; ¥ $ . , ¥ . ; a i S 2 4 3 3 x i diy bi i 3 jt 3 that BS

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Ridgway Picks A Through Trip Was Planned

Five Aids to Talk With Reds

SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE UNHAPPY—A trailer loaded with the effects of a family moving from the West Coast to the East Coast stopped in at the General Trailer Co., at 319 W. Maryland St. today for repairs. Firemen said the blaze ‘was started by sparks from a welding torch. Es-

timate of loss was undetermined.

Lawyer Who Los

han Restrained

By World Court

School Board

OKs

backing, Mr. a last-ditch effort congressional passage of a weak-

debate "riddled bill which the administra-

‘billion in the cost of

i Cost Seen for = Each Family

Johnston to Head Fight for Controls

By United Press

WASHINGTON, July 5 — Economic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston warned Congress

today that a ban on price rollbacks in the new controls law would add a dollar a day to

every household budget in the land. He said it would be an “economic Pearl Harbor.”

With President Truman's stout Backing Mr. Johnston kicked off a last-ditch effort to stave off

ened controls law,

An unfriendly

today on

House opened an amendment-

tion dislikes. . The Senate already

has passed a weakened bill.

Any bill such as the measure already passed by the Senate -- which prohibits price rollbacks

and requires that all cost rises be translated into price increases--could raise living costs by 6 to 7 per cent in the next year, he said. Truman Hopeful

That would mean a jump of $12 to $14 billion in consumer costs plus $3 billion to $5

billion to $14 billion in con-

rearmament