Evening star., 1946-08-09
War Profits Probers
Due 10 Rule Today
On May Appearance

| Inc Senate, War investigating
Committee today was expected
to make a decision on month
old problem-what to do about
Representative May, Democrat,
of Kentucky. whose illness has
long delayed his appearance be-
fore the committee.
| While scheduled executive ses-
sion for today was postponed be-
cause of the absence of committee
members. Chief Committee Coun-
sci George Meader expected to con-
fer by long distance telephone with
Chairman Mead of the investigat-
ing group.
MI, Meader said he would turn
over to Senator Mead a written
statement from Mr.. Mays Prestons-
burg, Ky. physicians as well as
the results of an interview Mr.
Meader had late yesterday with DR.
Henry M. Lowden, Mr. Mays Wash
ington physician.
DIR. LOwden Phoned Report.
The committee previously had
reason to believe Mr.. May would
be able to testify today. DR.. Low
den, it was learned, called the COM
mittee the day before Mr.. May left
for Kentucky last week to say he
expected Mr.. May would be well
enough to testify today.
| Tho ato
John G, Archer, medical director
and DR.. George P. Archer, surgical
director of the Prestonsburg Gen.
eral Hospital, which Mr.. Meader
received yesterday, informed the
committee that Mr.. May must have
an indefinite period of rest, quiet
and careful attention by physicians. >
The Archer statement, addressed
TO whom it may concern" said
the 7l-year-old legislator was suf-
fering from Chronic myocarditis
with angina pectoris. and mild de-
compensation" as we'll as genera
physical exhaustion, with associated
hypotension and bradycardia.
According to Websters New In
ternational Dictionary, myocarditis
is imitation OF the muscular part OF
/ the heart wall, decompensation is
loss of power of the heart, hypo-
/ tension means low blood pressure
and bradycardia is slow action OF
the heart.
Mr.. Meader declined to make
I fIlhIi0 tho -rnciIlfc pF hir
ton with DR.. Lowden
| Several alternatives faced the
committee. 1t could send a sub
committee or an investigator to
| PreStonSb,rg to take a sworn state
ment from Mr.. Mays physicians, il
could subpoena Mr.. May or it could
postpone all further efforts to bring
| the legislator before the committee
until it was notified he was well
enough to appear.
| The latter course appeared likely
since the committee has alread,
indicated 1t does not want to be
responsible for any adverse affects
Mr. May might suffer from the
strain Of testifying on his con-
nection with the Carson munitions
combine.
Mr.. Meader made it clear that
Mr.. May is under no subpoena te
appear now at any definite date. A
subpoena was issued previously fol
Mr.. May but he did not appear or
the specified date and it was noted
In the record at that time that he
was protected by congressional i'm
munity during the session. Later
he agreed to appear on his own
initiative but the night before he
was scheduled to testify, his physi-
clan notified the committee he had
collapsed.
/ Plenty of Other Work.
| While Mr. Mays appearance
would wrap up many of the loost
ends in the Carson inquiry, the
committee and its Investigators have
plenty of other work on their hands
Arrangements are now being com
| pleted for one Or more Subcom-
mittees to go out on pending in
yestiga tions One subcommittee
headed by Senator Briggs, Demo
crat, of Missouri will journey te
Central America in connection with
| the Inter-American highway inves.
tigation.
! This subcommittee, it was under
stood, wants to study the terrain
and see how much work was COM
pleted on the highway According
to committee reports, s14 900 900 wa.
supposed to cover the cost OF com
pleting s05 miles OF highway. Actu-
ally, BAT miles were completed tc
design standards at a cost of $43,-
093,000, which was subsequently re-
duced by approximately $4,000, ,00(
through the sale of equipment, g
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