Evening star., 1946-08-05
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Physicians Here Say
He Had Improved
Before Going Home

Apparent conflicts between the
Washington and Kentucky re-
ports of Representative Mays
health will be threshed out in
an informal closed session of the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee Friday or Saturday with
Mr.. Mays counsel, Chairman
Mead of the investigating group
announced today.
Senator Mead said Mr.. Mays at
torney, Warren E. Magee. will be
asked for complete report" on
the Kentucky legislator, who plead
ed illness the night before he was
to appear before the committee to
explain his connection with the
Carson munitions empire. Mr..
May left for Kentucky Thursday
night.
In the face of report from Pres
tonsburg, KY, that Mr.. May is suf-
ferlng from a general collapse"
which prevents him from taking
part in any activity for "at least a
couple of weeks" DR.. Henry M.
Lowden, Mr.. Mays physician here,
said today that "as of last Wednes-
day Mr.. Mays condition was such
that, barring complications, he
probably would have been well
enough to go before the committee
August 8.
Magee on Vacation.
Senator Mead said it might not
be necessary to call DR.. Lowden be-
fore the committee but that he did
expect to call Mr.. Magee, who Is
reported on vacation until Friday.
DR.. John Archer, Mr.. Mays home
town physician, expressed amaze
ment at the change in Mr.. Mays
appearance since he last saw the
legislator six months ago and added
that he had refused to discuss with
Mr.. May when he might be able
even to sit up in a chair, according
to the Associated Press.
Hes pretty weak and has to
recuperate," DR.. Archer said. "If
he should overdo it, it might pro-
long his illness that much longer"
The physician said he would not
estimate at this time how long
Mr.. May would have to rest, but
that lin couple of weeks we may
be able to tell when he can resume
his normal activities"
DR.. LoWden said the sudden trip
to Kentucky may have caused ply
sical complications. The physician
declared he and DIR. Walter A.
Bloedorn, dean of the George Wash
ington University School of Medi-
cine, examined Mr.. May last Mon
day and agreed that he showed i'm
proyement.
Knew Nothing Of Trip.
DR. Lowden explained he had not
seen Mr.. May since last Wednesday
and knew nothing about the trip to
Prestonsburg. Mr.. May had men,
toned the possibility of going to his
home town for a rest, but had been
advised to remain here, DR.. Lowden
said.
At the office of Mr.. Magee, ]. Mel
son Anderson said neither he nor
Mr.. Magee has heard from Mr.. May
since he arrived in Prestonsburg.
Possibly Mr.. May may have
statement of some kind later in the
week." Mr.. Anderson said.
DR.. Lowden and Mr.. Magee have
not yet officially been requested to
attend the committee executive ses-
sion which Chairman Mead has ar
ranged. They both expressed will
ingness to attend, however.
Senator Mead said the committee
will be called into emergency ses-
sion any time Mr.. May is able to
appear for questioning.
Mead Maps Conferences.
Meanwhile, although most of the
members had returned to their
homes at least until September,
Senator Mead was conferring with
the committees legal staff this
morning to map out conferences he
plans with various Government Of
ficials later today.
He expects to see Thomas B. Nc
Cabe, foreign liquidation commits
sioner, for discussion of surplus
property disposal abroad. He also
(See WAR PROFITS, Page A-6)