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Evening star., 1946-07-28

Alden H. Watt, now chief Of the
Chemical Warfare Service.
May Reported "a Little Better"
Mr.. May, whose sudden illness has
postponed his appearance before the
committee for 10 days to two weeks
was reported "a little better" by
his physician, DR.. Henry Lowden
last night.
"He is making satisfactory i'm
provement," said Dr. Lowden. "but
he is not yet able to see visitors
II have left orders that nobody
should see him. want to get him
in good shape so he can testify
Visitors will just get him upset"
The investigating committee
which had reserved three days for
Mr.. Mays testimony, held no public
hearing yesterday but plans to meet
tomorrow at 10 am. to hear the
controller general.
Warren Silent on Testimony.
Mr.. Warren Is expected to point
out that the Contract Termination
Act has prevented the General Ac-
counting Office from going over
records which would have indicated
where overpayments were made in
contract termination.
The controller general refused
to comment on his forthcoming
testimony except to say that he
plans to discuss the Statutory and
moral breakdoWns that made these
things possible"
Chairman Mead Of the Senate
committee, said Mr.. Warren will be
asked to clarity exactly what the
General Accounting Office is en-
powered to do and what it cannot
do in connection with policing anc
auditing the expenditure of public
funds for war procurement.
In another tangent in the Carson
investigation, the War Department
announced yesterday it had sus-
pended Albert w. Jacobson. former
acting legal chief of the Chemical
Warfare Service. who has been &C
cused by the investigating com
mittee of preparing a report which
"whitewashed" the Carson NUM-
tions combine.
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War Profits
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port turned over to committee in
vestigators did not say whose "inf1u-
ence" Fields and others had pur-
ported to use in obtaining contracts,
but they added that this was one of
the things they would seek to deter
mine.
Probe Of Capt. Carson Urged.
From one member of the commit
tee, who refused to be quoted by
name, 1t was learned that the com
mittee had received a report that
an individual had offered to obtain
a war contract for fee and then
reneged on the transaction after the
pay-off.
A demand for the committee to
investigate a published statement
by former Army Capt. Joseph Cars
son that throughout his Army career
his commanding officers were under
instructions to take care of Cars
son" came, meanwhile, from Sena-
tor Kilgore, Democrat Of Virginia.
Senator Kilgore, also said he
wanted more details on the court
martial of Capt. Carson, son of
Murray Carson, one of the key
figures in the munitions combine the
the committee is tnvestigationg.
Gen. Frederick Denies Order.
A committee aide said some of
Capt. Garsson's superior officers may
be interviewed to check the report.
One Of them, Maj. Gen. Robert T.
Frederick, now commanding officer
Of the Coast Artillery School, Fort
Winfield Scott, Calf, has said he
never received any instructions to
take care" of the stocky young
officer, whose refusal to obey COM
mand let to his court martial.
A former Washington officer who
said he had gone through officer
candidate school with young
Carson, said as far as he knew,
no one in the class of 200 knew
that the officers father was a NUM-
tions maker.
Capt. Carson, he said, always was
quick to answer questions on chem
ical warfare but found the going in
the infantry training rough because
he had never had it before. The
officer said he met Capt. Carson
again in Oran just before he left for
Anzio where, according to this Off
Ger, he served in a chemical mortar
outfit on the beachhead. Of the
officer candidate class, this officer
said, Capt. Carson was one of the
first to be promoted to captain.
Seeks Source of Instructions.
Senator Kilgore said he had di-
rected Committee Counsel George
Meader to find out from Capt. Cars
son who it was that said Carson
was to be taken care Of"
Then we can call in these gentle
men and find out who gave them
their orders" he added.
Senator Kilgore said the matter
"goes to the morale of the troops
and to the question of what influence
the Garssons have" in the Army.
The committee already has dis
closed the use of influence by Rep
resentative May, Democrat, of Ken
lucky. who wrote two letters to Gen.
Eisenhower in behalf of Capt. Cars
son when he was under court
martial. One of the letters was
carried to Europe by Maj. Gen.
Evening star., 1946-07-28
Deputies Of Big -Four
In Disagreement Over
Treaties Publication
BY the A.seciatsd Press

PARIS, July 27.-The Big Four
deputy foreign ministers were in
complete disagreement" tonight on
their policy in publishing the texts
Of proposed treaties with former
enemy states in Europe.
French sources said sharply di-
vergent views were expressed this
afternoon at the deputies second
meeting of the day after all four
had agreed at morning session to
release for publication the agreed
portions of the Italian treaty before
the opening of the general peace
conference Monday.
Ultimate Result Not Clear.
Acting on this agreement concern
Ing the Italian pact, the British
Central Information Office dis
tributed the agreed sections for
publication at pm. eastern STAN
dard time) tomorrow in Washing
ton, London, Paris and Moscow.
just how the split among the
deputies which developed this after
noon would affect the ultimate de-
cision on publication of the italian
text was not clear tonight. In the
meantime, the American delegation
which has sought to release all sec
tions of all treaties was hampered
in communications with Washing
ton by sunspots which caused a
transatlantic radio jam. A courier
with the documents missed the
morning plane for the United
States.
Following their agreement on the
italian text, the deputies met again
to decide their policy on treaties
with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
and Finland. The Americans,
French sources said, pressed for re-
lease of all sections of all treaties to
both the press and official delega-
tions from the former enemy States.
Dispute on U. s. Reservation.
The British wanted only the
agreed portions given to the press
while both the agreed and unagreed
sections went to the delegations
The Russians, the French inform
ants said, were willing to publish
nearly all agreed and unagreed sec
tions. but demurred at publication
Of an American reservation on the
Hungarian treaty.
This reservation, 1t was reported,
applies to Article 21 which deals
with reparations. The Russians
wanted this article published with
out the reservation. thus giving the
impression the Americans had
agreed to it.
The Americans insisted on pub
fishing the reservation along with
the article. The French deputy for
eign minister tried to reconcile the
various viewpoints and, failing, the
deputies adjourned until tomorrow
without clear decision.
Evening star., 1946-07-28
DoWney
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class had to stop at the $4,000
ceiling. Cabinet officers and agency
heads received no raise.
The 1945 Pay Act provided ar
overall 159 per cent raise for Fed
eral employees, with those in the
upper brackets receiving smaller
percentage of the raise. The 194e
Pay Act provided a. fiat IA per cent
raise. Because of the $4,000 CELL
ing, however, many employees re-
ceived just a fraction of the per-
centage increases.
Randolph to Push Bill.
Chairman Randolph of the House
Civil Service Committee is reported
ready to push the bill in the House
if the Senate approves the measure
Administration leaders expressed
the belief that If the bill comes III
Evening star., 1946-07-28

accept higher paying jobs in private
industry. Administration officials
and representatives from the War
and Navy Departments urged that
the $4,000 ceiling be abolished and
salaries raised in order that the
Government might attract and re-
tain in its employe men of superior
ability.
Recently Harold d. Smith re-
signed as budget director to take
higher paying job and in his
farewell statement urged that Fed
eral salaries be boosted In the top
brackets.
Army officials have reported that
they are rapidly losing the services
OF some Of the country's leading
scientists, many of whom were en-
gagged In work on atomic energy.
Evening star., 1946-07-28

for a vote It will be passed by both
the House and Senate. The only
question, they say, Is whether there
will be chance to bring 1t up
during the remaining days OF the
session. There is also the posi-
bility that lack of a quorum In
either House might kill the measure.
Pointing out that the bill will
only cost the government approx
mately $1,149,00o, Senator Downey
declared This Is small price in
deed to pay for more efficiently
run Government and the long run
will save us hundreds Of millions
of dollars because of greater effi-
ciency."
Here is table which shows how
the Downey bill would operate In
some wage groups. Those affected
by the bill would have to been
earning at least $3.50 a year on
June 80, l945, before the 1945 Fed
eral Pay Act went into effect.
50. Iaa1 sisns ssisrs rssPosso saisrs
1s$$$ 1855 c.51., .s.,,5 1883 1883 fssss fssss
Senator Downey expressed the
view that the present time is ripe
for Congress to pass such legisla-
ton. The fact that Congress just
has voted its members $4,000 a
year raises as we'll as providing
similar wage boosts for members
Of the Federal judiciary is seen as
providing the right psychological
moment for raising the salaries of
other top officials in the Govern
ment.
Ceiling Abolition Urged.
During the hearings on the 1915
Federal pay bill, the House Civil
Service Committee heard testimony
that hundreds Of the most able men
in the Government were leaving to
Evening star., 1946-07-28

certificate pending chemical analy-
sis. DR.. Macdonald said, however.
that the death apparently was due
to natural causes. Mr.. Beaver, ac-
cording to police, was found dead
by his wife, Mrs. Marie Beaver, in
their home at 1886 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1946-07-28
D. 6. Alumni Of Cornell
To Meet Thursday Niohi

The annual meeting OF the Cor.
nell Alumni Club OF Washingtor
will be held at 8 pm. Thursday al
the Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth and
L streets NV. Dinner viii be al
$50 pm.
Election OF officers and other
business will follow talk by Archie
Palmer, former president OF the
University Of Chattanooga, on
Handling Our Foreign Rela tions. -
Evening star., 1946-07-28
Screens
Continued From First PageD

interest in selling scarce bronze
wire screening at commission.
Mr.. Riley said Fields had access
to the screen with a priority num-
Der made out to him and "associ-
ates." The committee also will sub
poena the associates" when their
names are known, the Oklahoman
said.
The War Assets Administration
responsible for disposal of the
screen, announced its compliance
division had investigated the Fields
matter and turned its evidence over
to the committee three weeks ago.
The WAA will continue to supply
the committee with other evidence
as it turns up, an official said.
Second Hearing Scheduled.
Only one witness appeared at yes
terday's session, but Acting Chair
man Davis, Democrat, of Tennessee
said this was only the beginning. A
second public hearing will be held
one day this week.
=
the power to subpoena and to con-
tinue its work even after adjourn
ment of the present Congress-" Mr.
Davis said. The entire committee
will be present at the next hearing
prepared to develop the whole situa-
ton"
The whole situation will extend
into irregular disposal of all types
of war surplus, Mr.. Davis suggested
He said Washington lumber man
told him after the hearing that the
process of allocating nails also should
be investigated.
Suspicious Looking" List.
A list of $50 to 200 purchasers OF
the wire screening provided by the
WAA Philadelphia regional official
was suspicious looking" said Rep
'esentative Ridley. He thought the
committee would unearth instances
Evening star., 1946-07-28
Coroner Finds Death
Due to Natural Causes

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald,
after an autopsy, has certified that
Mrs. Bessie H. Buck. 81, Of 1924
Somerset place NV. died Of natural
causes.
Her body was found Thursday
night lying on her bedroom floor
by her husband, Vernon Buck, a
clothing salesman, police said.
The coroner also performed an
autopsy on the body OF Raymond
T. Beaver. So, who also was found
dead Thursday night, but withheld 4
Evening star., 1946-07-28

The Army blamed insufficient wages
for the designations, asserting that
the scientists were taking better
paying jobs In private industry.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Police Union Demands
Louisville Vice Drive
by the Associotsd Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 21.-The
AFL Policemen's Union called on
Mayor E. Leland Taylor today for
written general order ito clean
up vice in our city
The statement, approved at a
union meeting last night, said that
I'VE are sick of keeping our eyes
closed while crime and vice, raping
and robberies, grow rampant in
Louisville"
Mayor Taylor said he had no
plans for issuing any such general
order and that the policemen know
what their orders are.
I'VE pledge to the mayor that
if he will get the superior officers
off our backs and see that we are
not interfered with, we will clean
up Louisville" the statement con-
tinued. 1--WE ask him now to give
us a general order to go out and
clean up the places of vice"
The statement said that I'VE know
where the slot machines, bookies,
card games and honky tonks are
and If Mayor Taylor will give us
written instructions to clean up the
city we will make this a decent
and safe community in a short
time
The statement was approved after
the Policemens Union approved a
proposal for postponing city-wide
general strike over refusal of the
mayor to recognize the union,
Union spokesmen said the mayor
had agreed to reconsider his refusal
but the mayor denied it.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
B-29 Survivors Reported Living
AS Slaves of West China Tribe

Not even Chinese officials have
been able to penetrate that savage
country to which the Lolos re-
treated many centuries ago to es-
cape Chinese conquest.
Some authorities held that the
Lolos are of Caucasian blood.
Many American airmen long have
believed that some of their missing
comrades parachuted safely from
disabled bombers when the B-29s
were being ferried from India to
China in 1914.
How many-if any-still live is
uncertain. The Graves Registratio
Service never has accounted for all
the missing, despite diligent search
that has recovered some bodies and
located some graves.
Americans serving in this theater
recalled tonight that on several oc-
casions the Wreckage of doWned
planes was discovered without the
full complement of men, leading to
the supposition that some had para
chuted down to die in the wilder
ness or become prisoners of the
tribes.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Eisenhower Approves Proposal
For Permanent MP Corps

Gen. Eisenhower. Army Chief of
Staff. yesterday approved establish
ment of a permanent Corps of Mill
tary Police, paving the way for a
request to the next Congress to
make the corps separate branch
of the Regular Army.
This was announced by, the War
Department as the MP corps, first
set up as a distinct organization on
an emergency basis just five years
ago. was preparing to observe its
anniversary next Thursday.
From wartime peak of 5000 Of
ficers and 100000 enlisted men, de-
mobilization has brought the corps
to q present strength of approx
mately 3,7o0 officers and $4,000 men
There was no indication at the
War Department of the proposed
future strength of the corps.
Brig. Gen. B M. Bruan, provost
marshal general. reminded the
members of the corps that "by
temperine discipline with justice
tact, rourtesy. and a constant spirit
of helpfulness, we can continue tc
serve our fellow soldiers and retain
their friendship and respect"
Evening star., 1946-09-22

AS a distinct organization. the
MPs of this was were unique in
American military history. There
we're MPs in World War I, of course,
and few in the Civil War. but they
we're men from various branches of
the service assigned to unpleasant
tasks of policing" They received
none of the specialized training Of
the MPs Of World War II.
Concentrating the fifth ami
versary of the corps, the 703d and
712th Military Police Battalions Of
Washington will hold a combined
retreat parade at 4:50 pm. Thurs
day on the Ellipse south of the
White House, Brig. Gen. Claude B.
Ferenbaugh, commanding general of
the Military District of Washington,
announced yesterday.
Secretary of War Patterson is
scheduled to review the parade of
1000 military police and the entire
l00-piece Army Band. Col. John
J. Albright, commanding officer at
Fort Myer, will be in charge.
Leading the 7l2th Battalion will
be Mai. william w. Sellers, while
1t. Col Norman A. Campbell will
lead the 703d Battalion.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Husband Held in Ak Staying
Of Mother Of 4 in Quarrel
by the Asooioted pyssx

BRISTOL, Va, Sept. 21.-Mrs
Lily Juanita Wise, 40, treasurer OF
a neighborhood Sunday School and
the mother of four children, was
slain in the kitchen of her home
with an ak today and police arrest
ed her husband on a charge of mur-
der a few minutes after the body
was discovered.
1t. Allen Keesee and Patrolman
Bernard Fleenor found the hacked
body after answering a complaint
from neighbors that a fight was 60
ing on in the house.
Elgin Davis Wise. "A, was arrested
as he stood talking to a neighbor
two blocks from his home. Police
quoted him as saying that he killed
his wife in jealous rage.
Wise said his wife refused to ac-
company him on an errand and he
suspected she had plans to meet an
other man, police said.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Report Of Committee
On Aliens in u. 5. Jobs
Termed a Hot Potato
BY the Assoeioied Press

oJ "c NsSC1lO1eQ fFeSS
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-Ernit
Adamson, counsel for the House
Committee on american Activ.
tiles, described here today as "a hot
potato" report of the committee
dealing with aliens who have beer
placed in policy making positions
in the Government in the past 1C
years.
Mr.. Adamson also said that pres
ent tendencies of the Demt cratic
party in the South to allow fellow
travellers of the Communist party
to receive nominations for congress
sional seats lis most regrettable.'
But, he added, "the Democratic
party is not alone in its association
with fellow travellers There are
also plenty of them in the Republi-
can ranks"
Mr.. Adamson came here to confer
with Representative Rankin of Mis-
sissippi, senior Democratic member
of the House committee. He said he
would present Mr.. Rankin's views
to Representative Wood, Democrat,
Of Georgia, committee member.
These aliens were placed in high
paid positions in the Office of Price
Administration, the War Produc-
tion Board, the Bureau of the Budg-
ct and many other agencies during
the past 10 years, and actually were
appointed upon the recommended
tons of high Government officers"
Mr.. Adamson asserted.
"One of these was given a $4,000
s-year job with the War Production
Board as soon as he came from
Russia, and he did not even become
an American citizen until last year;
while another never did become a
citizen and returned to Great
Britain"
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Typhoon Passes on
After Smashing
Air Base on Guam
BY the Associated 'ress

GUAM. Sunday, Sept. GA ty-
phoon that smashed the United
States Army's big air base here
and wrought havoc throughout the
fortified Marianas blew on north
westward today.
At least one Army man, who suf-
fered broken back, was injured
seriously. and 10 per cent of the
housing for Army dependents either
was destroyed or damaged. The
prodigious job of assessing the full
loss still lay ahead, however.
The Army's Harmon Field, hard
est hit of all the military installa-
tions, was so badly battered it was
ordered closed for 48 hours. Air
fields on the Northern end of Guam
nearest the typhoon center, also
were damaged extensively.
| Aircraft Service Unit IL reported
from the naval air base that 10 per
cent of its aircraft was damaged and
the control tower was demolished.
Full Accounting Waits.
Personnel was put on two meals
day. Power still was not restored
last night. Cloudbursts pouring
down on damaged and leaking quon-
set huts added to the discomfort.
Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall,
commander of the Marianas, said
broken communications prevented
a full accounting, but no serious in
juries to naval, marine or civilian
personnel had yet been reported.
The 10O-mile wind subsidized BY
late yesterday, but 15-foot breakers
still lashed the shore.
Admiral Pownall said he had no
reports from Saipan, $50 miles north
Of Guam, but believed it had not
experienced as much damage as did
Guam.
The little island of Rota, so miles
north Of Guam. was in the direct
center of the storm, but Admiral
PoWnall said cave there was large
enough to shelter the entire popula-
ton of $50 persons plus the handful
Of military personnel stationed there.
The main weather station on
Guam was knocked out, virtually ali
communications lines were down
and the Navy radio station was
lnoperable for several hours.
Breakwater Punctured.
The naval hospital was among
buildings damaged Sheet iron
sheathing of many quonset huts
whirled through the air like leaves.
The newly completed multimil-
lion-dollar breakwater at Apra
Harbor was punctured in several
places, but the damage was re-
garded as relatively minor. ~
Although the typhoon was a
freak, which turned on the Mari
anas after having been plotted on
a course which would have missed
them, there was sufficient warning
for many precautions.
Wives and children of service
personnel were removed from quon-
sets to stouter buildings, most air.
craft were flown to Palau and ships
were ordered to put to sea.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Attempt 10 |ntimidate
Co|ored Lawyers Charged
By tho Associoted Press


LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn, Sept
21.-A charge that State prosecu-
tors were trying to "intimidate'
colored members of legal counsel
for Is Columbia (Tenn.) Negroes
was made today at their trial on
charges of firing at Columbia police
men during racial disorders there
last February.
Maurice Weaver of Chattanooga
white member of defense counse
which also includes two coloree
lawyers, charged that District At.
torney Paul F. Bumpus was show.
ing obvious hostility to Negro law
yers" and that State attorneys were
attempting ito show them they are
Negroes and that they don't dare
controvert the word of a white
man"
Mr.. Bumpus had complained that
Defense Attorney L. A. Ransom
miSquoted a witness.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Sept. 21.-Unofficial
but credible reports from Far West
ern China tonight indicated that
some American B-29 crewmen were
living in slavery under wild tribes
men near the North Burma border
after being forced down two years
ago.
These reports said at least three
Americans had been seen recently
with the "Lolo" tribes of Western
Szechwan Province and that they
were forced to tend herds, gather
wood and do other menial tasks
under abject conditions of servi-
tude.
The reports placed the locality
as roughly west of Sichang Ming
yuan. near where Burma, Assam
and Tibet meet the ill-defined Chi
nese borders. That is one of the
widest mountain areas on earth,
with heights above $4,000 feet.
There are rumored to be a few
missionaries scattered there, the
only foreign residents who have
won the tribes confidence sufficient
ly to survive in freedom.