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Evening star., 1946-05-04
Driver Denies Charge
Of Selling Meat al
0ver-Cei|ing Prices

Charles Gotkin, truck driver.
pleaded not guilty today in Munich
pal Court to charge of selling meat
at over-ceiling prices while agents
OF the Office of Price Administration
followed up the case in an effort to
uncover black market meat opera
tions in the District.
Judge John P. Mcmahon granted
a request for jury trial and set the
case for hearing June 3. A charge
that Gotkin brought uninspected
meat into the District will have to
be presented by the Agriculture De-
partment to grand jury, according
to Detective Sergt. E. L. Dalstron
If indicted, Gotkin will be re-
arrested on that charge, Sergt. Dal-
stron said.
Gotkin's attorney. Bernard Mar
golius, asked for five days in which
to withdraw the plea If he decides
to move to suppress the evidence.
Market Investigated.
OPA officials said they were in
vestigating a Chillum Heights mar
ket and had turned over to police a
statement from its meat buyer that
Gotkin sold him beef at 80 cents a
pound for utility and 36 cents fol-
choice grades. Ceiling prices are
1873 and 23.3 cents. The head of the
markets meat department, told re-
porters: Its a closed incident.
have no information to give"
Gotkin, Navy veteran, of 1854
Queen street NE. was arrested
early yesterday and released on $500
bond after police said they found
a half-side of beef that bore nc
Government stamp and a check fol-
$440 from the Chilun Heights
market in his truck.
Charges were brought amid re-
ports that meat supplies in the Dis
trict have dWindled to a new low
Raymond Briggs, chairman of the
Wholesale Food Committee of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, said the situation is worse
now than it was at any time during
the war.
Packers Not Slaughtering.
Packers are not slaughtering anc
do not hold out much hope that new
Federal allotment rules will improve
conditions, he said The packer!
say they can't make profit at pres.
ent ceiling prices and that the mear
is going into the black market. Tht
CIO United Packinghouse Worker,
have charged they could make {
profit but are holding out for highel
prices.
| Detective Sergts. Eugene Lamber
and Dalstrom, who arrested Got
kin, said he told them only tha
the meat came from Maryland
They reported seeing him slip tht
check under a seat cushion on tht
way to the police precinct from
First and H streets NE. where they
stopped the truck for a routine
inspection.
A shortage of investigators and
more important, lack of cooperation
from retailers and consumers ha.
made it difficult to track down blacl
marketeers, according to OPA
officials.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Check Theft Roundup
Nets Fifth Member
OF Pritchard Family

A fifth member of family
rounded up by Secret Service agents
and postal inspectors investigating
number of alleged thefts of Treas
ury checks from mail boxes was held
for the grand jury today. He is
Howard Warner Pritchard. 18, son
of Howard Oakie Pritchard, AZ, one
of three persons held for the grand
jury yesterday. Howard Warner
Pritchard pleaded guilty before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage to charges of forg-
ing and cashing Government
checks. He was held in 81, 500 bail
The other two held yesterday or
the same charges are Warner Lee
Pritchard, 33, and Samuel J. Kinna-
mont, 43.
Arraigned Yesterday.
Bond was set at ST 1,500 for How.
ard Okie Pritchard and Warner Lee
Pritchard and at $500 for Kinna-
mont. Kinnamont allegedly is "only
involved in one check in association
WIN anotner person already held,
according to Secret Service Agent
Stanley B. Phillips and is not g
member of the alleged gang"
Warner Lee Pritchard and Kin.
namont pleaded guilty, and Howard
Okie Pritchard pleaded not guilty.
Both Warner Lee and Howard
Okie Pritchard are brothers Of
John Pritchard, Is, who pleaded
guilty and was held under ST SOC
bond when arraigned Thursday
Warner Lee Pritchard is the hus.
band of Mrs. Mabel Pritchard, %
who also pleaded guilty Thursday
and was held in S1,500 bond.
Mrs. Pritchard was described by
Postal Inspector Joseph A. Veran1
as queen" of the ring.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
New Books Reviewed in
Tomorrow's Sunday Star

(C-Section)
THIS HOUSE AGAINST THIS HOUSE." by Vincent sheean
(2andom House)
THE CRIME OF IMPRISONMENT" by George Bernard Shaw
philosophical LibraryD
THE TIME OF OUR LIVES by MARITIME Rouchaud
LIFE AND DEATH OF THE WICKED LADY SHELTON" by
Magdalen Kipg-Hall Farrar g. RinehartD
"VOODOO IN NEW ORLEANS" by Talant Macmilano
RIVAL PARINERS' by Keith Hutchinson (Macmilano
Also the Sunday article describing plan
purpose Of Religious Book Week by MaryCarter Roberts
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Two D. G. Girls Receive
Wings From Airline

Two Washington girls were
among 13O receiving diplomas and
stewardess wings from American
Airlines at graduation exercises in
New York recently, it was an
nounced today.
They are Miss Dorothy L. Brady
1898 o street NV, a former WAC
officer, and Miss Martha L. West
2939 Macomb street NV, former
Government worker,
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Wide Public Support
For Improving D. {.
Hospitals Reported

The public has reacted strongly in
favor Of new hospital construction
for Washington, as result Of the
recent Metropolitan Health and
Hospital Survey, according to Mrs.
Reginald Huidekoper, chairman Of
the Committee on the Hospital
Center.
Since the survey was disclosed
Tuesday as sharp criticism of hos,
pital conditions here, Mrs. Huide-
koper said she had received a great
many telephone calls from persons
who want to help improve the situ-
alton.
She said public support for the
Tydings bill for a new hospital
center here has come not only from
all parts of the metropolitan area
but from several states. People else
where have been writing to her, she
said, to ask how they can cooperate.
Committee to Continue Work.
The Committee on the Hospital
Center, volunteer group of officials
and friends of hospitals here, will
continue its work vigorously as a
direct follow up of the survey re-
port, Mrs. Huidekoper said.
Now is the time to act" she said,
''if we ever expect to get a new hos
pital center for Washington and i'm
provements for other institutions"
Proposed amendments which may
be offered to the Tydings bill prob
ably will open the door for other
hospitals in the city to expand or
renovate their facilities. Only the
hospitals are named in the Tydings
bill, which has passed the Senate.
They are Emergency, Garfield and
Episcopal hospitals, all committed
to participate in the new Hospital
Center.
FWA Report Expected.
The bill is now before the House
District Committee. A report from
the Federal Works Agency on the
bill is expected by the House Com
mittee probably over the week end.
This report is said to be the re-
suit of investigation of the needs
of hospitals here, and follows the
recent health and hospital survey
report.
Hospital conditions in the District
will be debated on Station WTOP's
program, District Meeting" from
10:30 to II pm. tomorrow. Dean
Elmer Louis Kayser of George
Washington University will act as
chairman Several persons will
participate and the entire program
will be spontaneous" WTOP an
nounced.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Sligo Society to Open
Meridian Park Series

The first of a series of open all
meetings at Meridian Park will be
held at 7:45 o'clock tonight by the
Sligo Society of Missionary Men.
w. H. Bergherm, recently sepa-
rated as an Army chaplain, will
speak on his experiences in New
Guinea, where he served with the
47th General Hospital.
Speaker for the next Saturday
session will be Evangelist R. Allen
Anderson. The meetings will con-
tinue until September, it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1946-05-04

For the fifth consecutive day
therefore, the Government-spon-
sored fortune teller at the National
Airport weather station must be
credited with a win in his war with
the elements. If the forecaster could
call his shots with a golf stick as
he can with tomorrow's weather he
wouldn't DO badly to switch profes.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Vinci's Arroignment
In Murder Case DELAYED

Formal arraignment of Joseph
Vinci, 80, of New York, on charges
of first-degree murder in the trailer
slayings in February. 1945, of Ed
ward Barker and Pany Casbarian,
which was scheduled for yesterday.
was postponed by Chief Justice
Bolitha J. Laws until Wednesday.
Vinci, who is scheduled to go on
trial May %, was indicted Jointly
with Raymond F. Connors, 49, Of
Yonkers, N. Y. Connors was &C
quilted by District Court jury in
February, after a trial in which
Vinci was the principal Government
witness.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Marble Contest Finals
Listed for Next Friduy

Finals of the District of Columbia
Recreation Departments annual
junior marble contest, which were
scheduled for $50 am. today, will
be held at pm. next Friday in
the park across Fifteenth street
NV. from the Commerce Depart
ment.
Six regional champions and six
runners-up will compete.
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Special Church Proorom

Memorial Methodist Church, Hy-
attsville, will celebrate National
Home and Family Week" beginning
tomorrow. Special activities will be
held tomorrow, Tuesday and Wed
nesday in addition to regular Sun
day services. The Rev. Harry Evaul
is pastor.
Evening star., 1946-05-04

Mother Carey's chickens, those
traditional harbingers of nasty
weather, have nothing on our
weatherman, who has suffered it to
rain every day for well nigh week
with an alarming lack of originality
Evening star., 1946-05-04
Senate Confirms Thurston

Walter Thurston was confirmed by
the Senate yesterday as Ambas-
sador to Mexico. He succeeds George
S. Messersmith, now Ambassador
to Argentina.
Evening star., 1946-05-04

FLYING TROUT ARRIvE-Twelve wngess Quebec red trout
landed yesterday at National Airport after flight
Laurentian Mountain section Canada being
examined by Milton c. James Qe assistant chief
Wdle Service Dr. Lucien Pche of the Quebec
Bureau and Benot Bochand of the Canadian
specimens will display in the Department
aquarium. Star Staff Photo
The sub., 1946-06-06
PAC Committees Oppose Anti-LabOr Bills

Both the New London and Nor wich branches of the New London County Citizens Political Action committee took swift action this week to denounce the new Draft Labor Bill and Case Anti-Strike Bill now before the American peo- pie. Both bills were labelled by the group as anti-democratic measures which would severely
 curtail the rights of organized la
 bor in this country and which are
 directly opposed to our democratic
 principles of 8 free labor move
 ment.
 Telegrams sent to the President
 urged him to veto the Case Bill
 and similar wires sent to congress-
 men urged them to support the Presidents veto.
 The New London County Citizens Political Action Committee which has organized to fight for liberal legislation and liberal candidates will be an active participant in the coming elections in eastern Connecticut. A movement has al- ready been started to see that new voters are registered in New Lon don on June 18th when a session will be held at the City Hall from 200 to 500 p. m.
 The Norwich branch was organ ized last week by Attorney Charles Segal, former major in the Air borne Division who saw B months of active service, and who is now executive vice chairman of the Connecticut Citizens Political Ac- tion committee.
The sub., 1946-06-06
Republican Candidates m Nor,Uich City Election

Following its strict non-partisan attitude in politics the Sub is pub- fishing a list of Republican can didates who ran for the Norwich city election on Monday last. With this list of candidates, many of whom were already office holders in the Rose of New England city.
 REPUBLICAN, TICKET
 Mayor
 JOHN E. SHIELDS
The sub., 1946-06-06

Precinct 1C Boswell Avenue) JOHN SHANNON Precinct ID Oaurel HID JAMES H. CATLOW Precinct 2E (WeSt Side) CHARLES ROZANSKI Precinct 2F (Thamesville) FLORIMOND DELFORGE Precinct 3 (Greeneville) STANLEY BUJNOWSKI Precinct 6 (East Side) STANLEY BUTOVA
 City Clerk
 JOHN A. BAILLIE
 City Treasurer ALEXANDER JORDAN City Tax Collector HAROLD T. ROBINSON Water Commissioner
 PAUL H. ZAdN
 City Sheriffs
 WILLIAM GROMKO V. ROATH ALLEN
The sub., 1946-06-06

Monthly meetings to which the public is invited will be held by both the New London and Nor wich groups to bring education and action on such measures as atomic
The sub., 1946-06-06

energy, minimum wage laws, price control, the United Nations and so forth. The public is invited to attend these meetings and become members of the organization.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
OPA
Continued From First Page.)

nightfall yesterday covered q vast
number and variety Of goods. BY
themselves, however. they will not
tilt up the cost OF living sharply, Of
ficials said.
The major moves included: A 5tz
burners. cents pair more for
rubber heels, to cents more q
ton for household coal, to cents
more a pair for some work gloves,
8 per cent more for nearly one third
of all types of shoes manufactured,
to 3 cents more each for mex
pensive pieces of chinaware, and ga
to per cent more for cotton rugs.
Ceilings Taken Of Many Items.
With a single blow, OPA knocked
price control entirely from industrial
machinery and machine tools total
ling $4,000 900 900 in annual value.
Oil field equipment, most mining
machinery, heavy factory equipment,
and certain electrical, farm and test
ing equipment were released from
ceilings.
Controls were lifted also from such
consumer goods as awnings, fruit
jar rings, medicine droppers, cigaret
paper, some types of clocks, and all
but two kinds of furs-the exceptions
being rabbit and mouton lamb.
In addition, the agency raised prices
on several paper board products and
on 19 scarce building materials,
ranging from 'peeler" logs for ply
wood to some ingredients of paint.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Austria
Continued From First Page.

naturalization came three hours
after Chancellor Leopold Figl read
note from the Russians which said:
The German properties in East
ern Austria are at the disposal Of
the Soviet military command, and
any infraction of its (the COM
mand'sl orders and regulations in
connection with these properties
will be prosecuted vigorously by the
same
Council Must Approve.
Russian claims in the area In
cluded the great Zstersdorf oil
field, the Danube Shipping Co. and
mining, manufacturing and bank
ing companies-l3 in all. T7hs
claims were based on Russia's con-
tention that the industries were
German assets subject to seizure
under the Potsdam agreement.
Any bill passed by the ne-house
Austrian legislature must be ap-
proved by the four-pover Allied
Control Council for Austria. If all
four powers disapprove 1t is null
and void. If only one disapproves.
the bill becomes law in 60 days.
The council spent all day yes
terday deadlocked in arguments over
Russian demands for relief pay
ments from Austria and the failure
Of Soviet forces to deliver for re-
covery purposes anywhere near the
promised quantities of oil from
ZiSterSdnrf
Evening star., 1946-07-27
War Profits
Continued From First Page

cials of the Carson compa nies
and all of the officials of the Cum
berland Lumber Co., of which An
drew j. May was the fiscal agent
in Kentucky"
The returns will be made avail
able through the Justice Depart
ment.
The committee met in executive
session yesterday to hear DR.. Lowder
testify under oath that it was in
advisable for Mr. May to appear
before the committee in his pres
ent condition. DIR. Lowden said
Mr.. May was suffering from a heart
condition which has recently be-
come aggravated.
To Appear in "1e Days"
In an official statement issued
after Dr.. Lowden's appearance be-
fore the committee. Senator Mead
said DR.. Lowden estimated that III
recovery is as expected, Mr.. May
will be able to appear before the
committee in 10 days to two weeks
but even then should not be ques
toned at lengthy intervalS-not
more than two hours per day"
Committee members said they
we're impressed by the doctors re-
port but made it clear that they will
be available whenever Mr.. May has
recovered sufficiently to testify
even If they have to come back from
recess.
A conclusion that Murray Cars
son was trying to force his way iiat0
Hollywood through investiga tiny
movie stars was contained in an
undated and unsigned memorandum
in the Labor Departments Carson
file.
Il knew that he (Garsson) associ-
ated with many connected with the
movie industry" the report said
and thought myself that by reason
of his attitude against movie stars
he was either trying to drive them
out and drive down wages or he
was trying to break into some execu-
tive position with the studios and
hoped to do so through his oficial
position.
$4,000 Offer Refused.
Heard him state that he had
refused a position with the movie
industry, that he had refused an
offer of $4,000, that he was playing
for more.
Il honestly believe that he was
using his position to that end anc
hoped either by his actions (sic)
force the industry to hire him te
keep him quiet
Mentioned in the memorandum
under the heading, Los Angeles
cases" as among those whom Mr.
Carson questioned were:
Gilbert Roland, Barry Norton
Leopold McLaglen, brother of Victor
McLaglen), Ivan Lebedoff and Mar.
quis de la Falaise, former HUSBAND
Of Gloria Swanson.
"A large number of the big movie
stars were examined by Carson
alone and no record made" the re.
port said. Almost all of the alien.
examined were found lawfully ad.
mitted."
Evening star., 1946-07-27
ODwyer 10 Use City Labor
On Sfrike-Bound Project
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK. July 27.-Mayor
William ODwyer arranged today to
use city labor for work on two
veterans housing projects which is
being held up by a strike of AFI
plumbers. The projects are de-
signed to house about 1900 families
The Mayors proposal was indorsed
by Howard McSpedon, president OF
the AFL Building and Construction
Trades Council, who said he felt
sure that leaders of the city,s build
ing trades would also go along
with the plan.
Under the proposal, about 50
plumbers holding city jobs would be
assigned to the work.
Mr.. ODwyer declared that high
AFL oficials, including President
William Green, had co-operated
with him in attempting to get the
members of Local 2 of the United
Association OF Journeymen, Plumb
ers and Steamfltters to resume work
on the projects, but to no avail.
The local has refused to accept an
AFL decision against it in a juris-
dictional dispute with the Inter
national Hodcarriers, Building and
Common Labcrers Union as to
which group should lay nonmetallic
sewer piping.
Evening star., 1946-07-27

erick. who later became a general
In the Anzio campaign.
He declared that even Gen. Fred
erick, who was one of the finest of
ficers I ever met. had word to proteci
me. He caught me on patrol and saio
that was not my job was with the
first special service force Then he
was wounded and the resentment
against me and the take care OF
Carson thing grew again. I asked
for a transfer.
In San Francisco, Gen. Frederick
now commanding officer OF the Coast
Artillery School, Fort Winfield Scott
said he never had received any in
structions to take care" of Carson
During the time he stayed with
me-" Gen. Frederick said, Il was
never aware that any influence sur
rounded him in any way"
Mr. Carson, who now is in charge
of railroad sales at the Batavia plant
said he spent more than 800 days In
combat. and was awarded the bronze
star for meritorious service in
France.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Reorqunize
Continued From First Page.)

itol Hill had abandoned hope for the
measure
The reduction in the number OF
standing committees of both houses
Is the keystone of the bill and means
that many members will have tc
forgo the prestige and added clerk
hire that went with the chairman
ships of abolished committees. Over
long period of years new commit
tees have come into being in both
houses and the reduction was
achieved by grouping related func-
lions.
Although the bill sccomplishes far
reaching reforms, those who steerec
it through did not succeed in doine
away with the seniority rule, which
Is zealously followed in both houses
in elevating members to chairman
ships. The bill also avoids any at
tempt to lay down rules for deciding
who will retain and who will lose
chairmanships in the reorganization
Committee Assignments.
The assignment Of members te
committees and their elevation te
chairmanships will continue, as ir
the past, to be matters for party de-
cision. on each side of the aisle.
If the President signs the bill
however, it means the leaders OF botf
parties will have more than the
usual amount of shutting to do ir
committee assignments.
The reorganization OF committees
the pay increase and most of the
other changes take effect with the
convening of the Eightieth Congress
in January. In addition to the pay
increase, the bill also makes mem
bers of the House and Senate eligible
to join the civil service retirement
system, on contributory basis.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Commanders Told to Protect
Him. Gorsson's Son Asserts
Declares He Went
Overseas Through
His Own Efforts
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Ill, July 27.-Former
Army Capt. Joseph H. Bud) Cars
son, whose father, Murray Carson,
is a principal in the Senate war
profits investigation, says his COM
manders were under instructions to
take care of Carson" but he re-
sented the interference with his
Army career.
The 27-year-old veteran told a
news conference yesterday that 1t
was through his own efforts he was
sent overseas after an earlier ap-
plication was blocked He said an
executive officer had told him.
We've got a standing order that
you are not to 60 overseas"
everywhere I went" Carson
said. the word was out to take care
of Carson and protect him There
was also an undercurrent Of resent
ment against me-
He added, however, that anything
done for me in the Army through
my fathers influence was done be-
cause of a normal fathers desire to
protect his son and further his
career"
Carson said he believed the in
f1uence came through generals In
the Chemical Warfare branch He
added that he believed his father
had not asked Representative May
Democrat, of Kentucky, to use his
influence, except when he faced a
court martial in France for dis
obedience of a command A mil
iitary court convicted him, but rec
commended leniency Later his SEN
tence was suspended.
Young Carson related that before
going overseas he was at an officers
training school and had asked his
father not to interfere. He said he
served with a Col Robert It Fred
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Sofety Pledge Given
On Surplus Arms Plants

The War Assets Administration
today announced that. before selling
or leasing Government ordnance
plants that may be potential "booby
traps" dangers will be removed.
Loaded compounds that cannot be
salvaged will be detonated. De-
posits of certain explosives on build
ings or machinery will be flushed
with sodium sulphide solution to de-
vitalize them.
Certain suspected materials will be
subjected to 180 to 300 degrees CEN
tigrade by flash burning for four
hours, and if no explosion has oc-
CURED. the material will be deemed
safe, officials said.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Reds Fail 10 Present
Means Of Furnishing
Atom Treaty VioIators
By Newbold Noyes, Jr.
Ster StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 27.-The
views of the United States and
Russia on how to 60 about con-
trolling the atom were no closer
together today following a ham
nering argument for the Rus
sian position by Soviet Delegate
Andrei A. Gromyko at yester-
days meeting of the United Ma
tions Atomic Energy Commits
sion's Subcommittee No. 2.
Delegates had hoped to learn how
Russia. which expressed it's opposi-
ton to the United States plan last
Wednesday, proposed to deal with
violations of treaty outlawing
atomic weapons.
Instead. they heard Mr. Gromyko
continue to plug for the previously
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Nine Reported Killed
In Mexican Air Crush
BY the Assoeioted Press

JALAPA, Mexico. July 27.-Eight
passengers and the pilot were re-
ported killed yesterday when a plane
flying the Jalapa-Cordoba route
crashed near Huatesco, 40 miles
southwest of here. Enrique Cesar
Velarde. Mayor Of Jalapa. and his
wife were among those listed As
dead.
The plane ran into bad weather
after taking off from Huatesco and
apparently attempted to return to
the field. Witnesses said motor
trouble caused the crash