STATE OF COLORADO, AFFIDAVIT OF EFFIE S. CAMPBELL County of El Paso, ss: Effie S. Campbell, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that: I reside at 17 East Espanola, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. That on October 17, 1943, at about 3:10 p. m., I was driving my 1935 Ford sedan south on Tejon Street in the city of Colorado Springs. As I approached the intersectien of Tejon and Vermijo Streets, I looked both to the east and west for cars coming along Vermijo but saw none at all. I was proceeding very slowly, at about 15 miles per hour, or less, because I intended to stop at Aley's drug store in the next block. As I entered the interesection, a Government Red Cross ambulance, driving at a high rate of speed in the middle of the street, suddenly appeared directly in front of my car. The amublance came on us so suddenly and so fast that it was impossible to avoid a collision, even though I applied the brakes of my car immediately upon seeing the ambulance. The amublance was proceeding east on Vermijo Street. The cars collided; the front of my car coming in contract with the left side of the ambulance. Due to the excessive speed of the ambulance it turned over, and also dragged my car somewhat to the left. My car stopped immediately and did not turn over, but the front thereof was severely damaged. At the time of the accident, the front windows were down on my car and I hear perfectly. I did not hear any siren or horn of the ambulance, and I am positive that the ambulance was not giving any signal whatever at the time of the accident, or prior thereto. The ambulance appeared to be driving in the middle of Vermijo Street, and I do not believe that I had proceeded quite half way across the intersection at the time of the collision. I suffered a broken knee cap and also a broken ankle bone on the left leg at the time of the collision, and was confined in Glockner Hospital in Colorado Springs for many weeks. Dr. Charles F. Stough of Colorado Springs was my attending physician. Although more than a year has elapsed at this time, I am still very lame and suffer a great deal of pain in my left knee and ankle, as the result of the accident, and cannot get around without the use of a cane. The entire front end of my automobile was smashed and the damage to the car resulted in a loss to me of $321.86. EFFIE S. CAMPBELL. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of November A. D. 1944. AUGUSTA S. WILLIAMS, Notary Public. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., September 1, 1944. Re: Mrs. Norman M. Campbell. To Whom It May Concern: The injury received in an automobile accident was a comminuted fracture of the left patella and a slight chip off one of the ankle bones. open operation with sutures. Very truly yours, Patella demanded CHAS. F. STOUGH, M. D. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., January 3, 1944. Re Mrs. Effie Campbell. Mr. DAVID P. STRICKLER, City. DEAR MR. STRICKLER: Mrs. Campbell's injuries were received in a collision between her automobile and an Army ambulance, on Tejon Street, and consisted of a comminuted fracture of the left patella and a fracture in the left ankle which was without displacement. It is my opinion that the total duration of her disability will be about 20 weeks, although it may be somewhat longer on account of her age. Her condition is excellent at the present time and she is improving daily but necessarily requires much time to limber her joints and put her in position to continue with her necessary daily work. My bill for same was $100. Very truly yours, CHAS. F. STOUGH, M. D. JANUARY 1, 1944. Mrs. Norman_M. Campbell, 17 East Espanola Street, City, to Charles F. Stough, M. D., Dr. For professional services: $100. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., Mrs. Effie Campbell, 17 East Espanola, Colorado Springs, Colo., to Colorado Springs Visiting Nurse Association, Dr. To services rendered: 20 visits, at $1 per visit, from October 30 to November 24, 1943, inclusive, $20. Paid by check, December 1, 1943. The Johnson-English Drug Co. in account with Mrs. Norman Campbell, 17 East Espanola, City: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., November 1943. The Johnson-English Drug Co., in account with Mrs. Norman Campbell, 17 East Espanola, City: Nov. 2 Alcohol, 50 cents; R 72440, 39 cents; tax, 2 cents.. Nov. 22 4 roses. Nov. 24 Sherry wine. Paid Dec. 1, 1944. Charges $0.91 2.48 1.80 5. 19 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., October 1944. The Johnson-English Drug Co., in account with Mrs. Norman Campbell, 17 East Espanola, City: Oct. 1 100 cups Tax.. $2.97 06 3. 03 Total_ Paid November 1, 1944. Mrs. N. M. Campbell, 17 East Espanola, in account with the Regal Drug Co.: Oct. 27 Bed pan.. Mrs. N. M. Campbell, 17 East Espanola, in account with the Regal Drug Co.: Nov. 11: This is to certify that I received $16 in December from Mrs. Effie S. Campbell for helping her to walk after the injury to her knee and ankle last October. JAMES S. LAHAYE. No. 471. [Bank check] COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., June 1, 1944. The First National Bank of Colorado Springs: Pay to the order of BirdsallStockdale, Four Seventy-one and 86/100 dollars ($471.86). EFFIE S. CAMPBELL. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., Mrs. Norman Campbell, 17 East Espanola, in account with the Ambulance Service Co.: October 27: Ambulance service from Glockner Hospital to residence, $5. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., April 18, 1944. Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado Springs, for professional services: Six visits at $1 per, made on March 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 14, 1944, $6. Paid by check, April 19, 1944. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., September 1, 1944. Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado Springs, for professional services to Mrs. Norman Campbell. Total of 42 visits at $1 per visit, $42. Bedside nursing services on October 10; November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26; December 30, 31, 1943; January 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 29; February 1, 4; March 2, 14, 6, 8, 10, 14, 1944. COLORADO SPRINGS, August 31, 1944. Mrs. Effie Campbell, to Glockner Sanatorium and Hospital, debtor. EFFIE S. CAMPBELL. None of these women are in the city and I cannot locate them. O 80TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session H. C. BIERING { REPORT No. 1526 MARCH 9, 1948.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. FEIGHAN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT (To accompany H. R. 1308] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1308) for the relief of H. C. Biering, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill do pass. The amendments are as follows: Page 1, line 8, strike out "$18,280.01" and insert in lieu thereof "$11,212.05." Page 1, line 10, strike out "and expenses incurred by himself, acting as attorney in fact" and insert in lieu thereof "of interest". At the end of bill strike out the period and insert: : Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 percentum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000, PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the proposed legislation is to pay the sum of $11,212.05 to H. C. Biering, a citizen of the United States acting as attorney in fact for this brother, E. A. M. Biering, Danish Minister to the Balkans, of Helena, Mont. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said H. C. Biering against the United States arising out of losses of interest by reasons of the erroneous issuance of the Alien Property Custodian on October 11, 1943, of vesting order No. 2392, which resulted in the seizure of $67,066.55 from H. C. Biering, acting as attorney in fact. STATEMENT OF FACTS E. A. M. Biering was, and now is a native-born citizen of Denmark, who for many years has been, and now is, at the date hereof, Danish Minister to Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. He has when not in Denamrk resided as Danish Minister under the Danish flag in Danish Legation headquarters. He has at all times been a resident on Danish soil. E. A. M. Biering invested money in the United States by way of a loan to his brother H. C. Biering in 1905 and increased the loan in 1914. His brother, H. C. Biering, has been, and now is, a citizen of the United States for more than half a century. H. C. Biering now owes E. A. M. Biering an amount of money greatly in excess of that vested by the Alien Property Custodian. H. C. Biering suffered very heavy losses in the livestock business during the all-time record hard winter of 1919-20 followed by the destructive deflation after World War I, and also, through the fraud and conspiracy perpetrated by R. T. Ringling and his confederates during the reorganization of the Biering interest after World War I. Ringling was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy and a judgment recovered in favor of H. C. Biering for in excess of $300,000. The notes given in settlement of this judgment by Ringling in his lifetime became the basis of a claim against his estate which, after the lapse of many years, was at the point where the executor of Ringling's estate was about to be compelled to pay this claim when the vesting order of the then Acting Custodian intervened. Claimant was permitted to press the claim and the funds due on the claim against the estate were paid to the Alien Property Custodian. E. A. M. Biering in 1933 gave his brother H. C. Biering a power of attorney to administer and handle all of his interests in the United States, among which was the claim against the person and estate of— R. T. Ringling which in the meantime had been assigned to E. A. M. Biering by H. C. Biering as security for his indebtedness. H. Č. Biering was administering E. A. M. Biering's interests under his power of attorney in full accord with E. A. M. Biering at the time the funds in question were arbitrarily vested by the Acting Alien Property Custodian and was receiving 6 percent interest on the money so invested. In 1942 H. C. Biering, through his attorney Judge Hugh R. Adair, reported the then existing situation with reference to these affairs to the then property authorities of the United States of America and was advised the United States Government was not interested in the properties or interests of Danish citizens. In 1943 H. C. Biering, acting through his attorney, anticipating that these funds would soon be paid to him, applied to the Federal Reserve Bank at Helena, Mont., for a license to handle these funds and was then advised that no license was necessary until such time as the funds were paid and that no license could be granted until there were some funds to administer. Soon thereafter the Acting Alien Property Custodian, upon the request of the attorney for the Ringling estate, made an arbitrary order vesting the interests of E. A. M. Biering in the claim which had been assigned to him against the Ringling estate. The interests which requested the vesting order had previously been found guilty of |