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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Secretary Asked to Be Bit tHozy'
 Carson, Freemon
 Tell Her to Show
 Doubt in Query

Washington, July 23-(UP)-An attractive red-haired secretary told the Senate War Investigating Con- mittee today that two key figures in the Carson munitions combine had asked her to be "a little bit hay in her testimony at the profits in- quiry.
 Mrs. Jean Bates, former secretary at the combines Washington office, testified under oath that Dr. Henry Carson and Joseph F. Freeman had asked her to express doubt" that she ever saw War Department Att torney Albert w. Jacobson at the office
 She quoted Freeman as saying to her: You wouldn't want to see two innocent men (Freeman and Jacob son) go to jail, would you?"
 Men Identified
 Carson has been described as the "brains" of the 16-firm Illinois munitions syndicate which handled s78,000,000 worth of government war contracts.
 Freeman was GarSSon'S highly paid Washington representative. Mrs. Bates said Freeman and Carson talked to her the day she first came to the Senate Office Building to talk to George Meader and F. D. Flanagan, committee counsel, in connection with the in- vestigation.
 Mrs. Bates testified after Former Rep. Samuel Dickstein, D.-N. YD, now a New York Supreme Court judge, testified that any calls be- tween himself and Murray Carson a key figure in the combine, must have been purely social
 Ousted By President
 Sen Homer Ferguson, R. Mich i, In questioning Dickstein, asked if he knew that Murray Carson was busted from his government job in 1883 at personal orders from the late President Roosevelt.
 No, I did not" Dickstein replied T believe Miss Perkins Former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, NCCAA NeA-N VI Aii4ll d4lA put llllIl JUL.
 Dickstein said Carson had been employed as an investigation in the Labor Department under the Hoover administration and that he had known him since 1881.
 The judge who was chairman of the House Immigration Committee when he returned from Congress, was was asked by Ferguson if he had ever heard any complaints against Garsoon in connection with "shakeddoWns in immigration mat ters.' He did not elaborate.
 Dickstein said he remembered nothing linking Carson with any such shakedownS.
 He said he had heard some in nuendos and humors" about Cars son but so far as I was concerned he conducted himself as a gentle man"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Rep. May To estify At Night
 Senate Probers
 To 'Accommodote'
 'Guordion Angel

Washington, July 23-(UP)-The Senate War Investigating Commit tee offered today to hold night sessions to accommodate" Rep. An- drew J. May, tD.-Ky3. who said he was too busy to testify about his connections with a midwest munitions combine.
 Committee Chairman James M. Mead. tD.-N Y0, and Sen. Homer Ferguson, tR-MichD told report CTS they would meet at night-or early in the morning-if that would speed Mays appearance as witt ness.
 May-described as guardian angel" of two midwest munitions firms whose profits are under in- vestigation-notified the committee yesterday that he would testify as soon as his work permitted.
 Mead also announced that the committee is making a preliminary investigation of the way Rep. John M. Coffee, (D-WaSh) received S2,500 from a Washington state war contractor Coffee has explained the check as campaign contribu- tion, but Sen. Owen Brewster, (R.- Me), sought the committee in- quiry.
 The contractor, Eivind Anderson, Tacoma, has stated flatly that the check was not campaign con- tribution. Anderson said the check was flor services rendered"
 Mead said the check 'is stated to have been made in connection with a contract between MT. An- derson and the government involv- ing approximately s1,000,00O."
 Pending Mays appearance, the senators called session to hear half a dozen other witnesses on subjects ranging from telephone &C., tivities at the combines Washing ton olive to lavish wedding party in New York's Hotel Pierre, and charges that an attempt was made to sway testimony given the con- mittee by a former secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Reds Attack On Yongtze
 Nonkins-Shonehoi
 Area Threatened

Ranking, July 23.-CUP)-Two Amer1can-bull destroyer escorts and six sweepers were stripped for action in the Yangtze river to- day, ready to defend the Nanking- Shanghai area against what the Nationalist government described as a "ferociously'' mounting Communist attack from the north.
 Scores of new gum -bristling pill boxes lined the river bank near the Nanking railway station. Bunk CTS and other defense positions have been erected to reinforce the naval units which are the latest addi- tions to the Chinese fleet.
 Government sources claimed the Communists were maSSed across the river and poised to swarm over in- to Nanking and disrupt the Nan king Shanghai railway at any time. The reported Communist threat was said to be increasing momentarliy Sentries kept a 24-hour watch be- tween the loW-built pillboxes, which are camouflaged against possible air attack.
 Lend-lease aircraft = including Mustangs, Lightnings and Thunder bolts-flew many undisclosed mis- sions from the airport on the out skirts of Ranking. Fully-loaded Mitchell bombers took off oecas- sionally sometimes returning with their bomb-bays empty.
 An entire division of Nationalist troops marched through Ranking streets in the direction of the rail- way station and ferry terminus, ap- parently to bolster the river garri- son.
 In North China, where National ists reportedly have opened an of fensive to regain Communicable rail lines, there were conflicting claims of attack and counter-at- tack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Novy Offers Price Relief In Pacific

Washington, July 23- (UP) The Navy Department today unveiled Operation Utopia-its answer to no price controls.
 The Navy offered choice" civilian jobs in the Marianas Islands to qualified Americans seeking relief from spiraling food and rent prices" !"
 Head east to the Marianas, the Navy said, where housing can be had for mere $6 a month; meals cost maximum of 70 cents a day; soft island breezes wait to and fro while you enjoy your favorite rec reation, and where most civilian" salaries are exempt from income taxes.
 Telephone technicians and en- gineers are the most urgently need ed to bolster the Navy's building and maintenance programs on Guam, Saipan, Tinian and adjoin- ing Pacific islands.
 There are also openings for steno- graphers, electricians, plumbers, building tradesmen, accountants and chauffeurs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Democrat Survey of City's Markets Shows Food Prices Drop Gradually

noted on fruit and vegetables, al- though the variance on cuts of meats became more extensive today.
 A housewife shopping around" today could purchase for SIPS the following basic fruits and vegetables two pounds of peaches, one melon, one dozen oranges, six pounds of potatoes, one bunch of carrots, one head of lettuce, and three pounds of onions.
 By shopping around for those seven items and buying where they were the cheapest she could save 46 cents, ol 35 percent, the survey showed.
 The peaches could be bought at two stores for B cents as compared to 25 in the third, but the third store offered melons at 19 cents, compared to the next nearest price of B cents. There may have been a slight difference in size of the melon. but the average housewife
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Eve Doctors, Optical Firms Sued byU.S S.
 Government Files
 Two Antitrust
 Actions in Chicoqo

Chicago, July g - (UP)-The Federal government filed two civil suits today under the Sherman Antitrust Act. charging optical goods wholesalers and eye doctors with fixing prices of eyeglasses through relating practices.
 The Justice Department said that the alleged rebates averaged one half the price paid for spectacles. Attorney General Tom c. Clark announced at Washington that some doctors got as much as $40 GOO a year in rebates.
 In each suit eye doctors doing business with the defendant optical firms were sued as class. How ever, 5l doctors were specifically named as representative of the en- tire group charged with accepting the rebates
 Clark said the department had been informed that the relating practice is industry wide. The in vestigation eventually will cover all wholesale optical dispensers. he said.
 Assistant Attorney General Wen dell Berge, head of the Justice De- partment Antitrust Division, said these charges were made:
 L The wholesalers sell spec taeles and parts on prescription directly to patients of the de- fendant doctors and collect consumer price which includes the prescription price, the fit- ting fee and substantial re- bate to the prescribing doctor.
 ?. The total consumer price
 Is at least as high as the local prevailing prices charged by optometrists and retail opticians for spectacles and parts of equal quality.
 3. The wholesale dispensers rebate to the doctors the dif- ference between the prescription price plus the fitting fee and the total prlce collected from the patient.
 4. Such rebates constitute about half the total price paid by the patient
 5. The wholesalers boycott patients served by doctors re- fuslne to accept rebates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23

would be influenced more by the price, it was indicated by the num- Der customers at the two counters.
 Oranges Reduced
 Small juice oranges, which house. wives were buying abundantly be- cause of the scarcity of the larger variety, sold at 35 cents a dozen at one store and 25 cents at an- other The price on potatoes varied greatly, with each store offering sev- eral types and sizes. A difference of one-cent a pound, however, was noted at one store from the prices at the closest competing market.
 "The cheapest carrots were 10 cents bunch; lettuce, 15 cents a head; and onions, six cents a pound. The saving" amounted to five cents, four cents, and seven Cents, respectively.
 Differences also were noted on cucumbers, beets, celery, string beans. cabbage, plums and grapes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Missing GIs
 Soug ght Gems

Berlin, July g - (UP) - Capt. Harold Cobin and It. George Wy att were believed today to have gone into the Russian occupation zone to look for a diamond Cobin wanted for his wife who arrived after they disappeared July 4.
 French military government off, cials said Cobin had told them he had the address in nearby Oranien- burg of a Russian who had some beautiful diamonds Cobin and Wyatt have not been seen by the Americans since they boarded a train for Oranienburg.
 Cobin, Of Newark, N. J., was be- lieved to have had about 5000 marks ($600) when he and Wyatt of Oklahoma City, left for Oranien- burg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Tobacco Crops Saved by Roin

Hartford, July B -(UP)-A million dollar" rain was be- lieved today to have ended the States serious drought.
 The rain Monday was worth millions of dollars to Conneeti- cut tobacco farmers" pr. Paul J. Anderson, head of the State tobacco experiment station at Windsor, said. Tt will greatly help potato and vegetable grow CTS, too The moisture sank sev- eral inches into the soil-pene- trating deep enough to do lot of good"
 More rain fell in five hours yesterday than during the pre- ceding 2l days combined, ac- cording to the Hartford Weath- CT Bureau. The total rainfall here for the 24-hour period ending at 8 A. M. was l50 inches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Defense to Quiz Williams Heirens

Chicago, July 23-(UP)-Defense attorneys acknowledged for the first time today that they would question William Heirens, 17-year-old uni versity of Chicago sophomore, about murder.
 Despite official denials, Heirens has admitted orally three murders, including the kidnap-slaying of six year-old Suzanne Degnan last Jan- uary.
 Defense Counsel John P. Coehlan his brother, Nal, and Roland Towle went to the county jail today to interview Heirens. They said their conference with him would be "ex- ploratory,' and would concern all 29 charges of burglary and assault placed against the youth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Police Round Up Suspects InHoIyCity
 Deod or Missinq
 Toll Set at 100;
 More Dug Out

Jerusalem, July 23-(UP)-British police investigating the King David Hotel bombing in which about 100 persons are dead or missing today rounded up hundreds of suspects, in- cluding Jew found suffering from bullet wounds who was hiding not far from the bullet-riddled body of another Jew.
 The wounded Jew and several companions found with him were tentatively identified as having been among the perpetrators of the King David bombing.
 The Jews were believed to be members of one of the underground Jewish organizations which have been carrying on a campaign of bombing and assassination against the British.
 Large Arms Cache Found
 The arrests were made under strict curfeW in the Jewish section of the old city of Jerusalem
 Search of the old city uncovered considerable quantities of arms.
 Rescue workers were still hunting through the debris of the hotel for further victims
 The British military command and admlnlstration-what was left of them after the shattering blast rip ped through their headquarters at the hotel-Were in constant touch with London in the formulation of new and sterner policy for Pales- tine.
 Leader Express Outrage
 Jewish leaders, mortified by the hotel outrage, expressed fear that it may have cost the Jews their last chance of reconciliation with the British government and the release of their chieftains seized in an anti terrorist campaign month ago.
 Final casualty figures were ex- pected later today. Semi-officiaI es- inmates said the toll would be more than 100 dead and missing. Latest figures showed 46 dead, 47 missing, B seriously injured and about 150 less seriously injured.
 The victims of the blast which ripped off a whole corner of the King David, destroying about 25 rooms on five floors which housed military and administrative offices, numbered some of the highest off, cials in the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Chief Takes Over In Paraguay
 President, Cabinet
 Reported Resigned;
 Advices Unofficial

Buenos Aires. July 23-CUP)- Unofficial and unconfirmed advices from Asuncion today reported sudden change in the government Of Paraguay, with President Hig- info Morinigo ard his cabinet out and Gen. Vicente Machuca, com mander in chief of the army, as- sumlng power.
 The Argentine border town of FormoSa received reports from Par aguay that Morinigo and all his ministers had resigned. and that the president had asked the army for his permission to leave for Brazil, presumably to go into ex- lle
 Machuca, busted by Moringo as chief of the armed forces early last month but later restorted to his post, was said in the frontier re- port to have taken over in Asun- cion.
 Confers on Reorganization
 The latest official reports from Asuncion told of Morinigo confer ring with political leaders on a possible reorganization of the oabi- net.
 A telephone call this morning to the offices of the newspaper La Tribune in Asuncion brought word of demonstrations during the night for institutional normaliYtion and fair elections.
 A spokesman at the newspaper office said the public meetings were carried out normally and noth- ing had happened thereafter. He said the report of Morinigo's resig- nation was unfounded.
 Dominated by Army
 The official accounts from Asun- cion said the presidents political parties conferred with Morinigo last night regarding a cabinet reorgan- ization to include members of the Colorado Party and the Concentra- cion Febrerista Revolucionaria. Morlnigo was said to have proposed an eight member cabinet giving three portfolios to the Colorados, three to the FebreristaS and two interior and War-to the military.
 The subsequently-retracted oust- ing of Machuca last month was at the insistence of army officers With alleged totalitarian leanings When Morinigo put him back on his old job, the officers opposing Machuca were sent into exile.
 Machuca's reinstatement as com mander in chief followed an abor- tive uprising at Campo Grande gar rison, the main Paraguayan army base outside ASuncion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Trio Receives New Lease in Prison

Wethersfield, July 8 - (PU)- Three me nconvicted of killing a prison guard delayed death once again today.
 The trio was to have been re- sentenced to death this morning following affirmation of their con- viction by the supreme court of er- TOTS. Attorneys of the condemned men announced, however, that a petition has been filed in supreme court for a re-argument of their appeal.
 The men are Raymond Lewle New Britain, James J. Mccarthy Danbury. and Arthur Tommaselll, New Ha1Asa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Man Who Inferred Custer's Men Dies

NeWhuryport, Mass, July g -(UP9-Charles A. Moves, 96, who as youth helped bury most of the 277 victims of Gen. George Clusters last stand, died last night at his home here.
 AS a government surveyor, Moves was working on a project nine miles from the Little Big Horn in Montana when Sitting Bull led the redskin attack on Custer and his men in 1876.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23

Price competition on foods, in- cluding meats, vegetables, fruit and groceries, appeared restored in Wa terbury markets today, as indivi- dual dealers changed price cards in an apparent effort to get ahead of the other fellow"
 A survey conducted this morning in three large downtown stores showed extensive differences on prices of similar commodities, and changed-over price labels stood as evidence of new competition, which housewives hoped would continue to send prices downward
 It was estimated, on the basis of figures obtained on about 50 leading food necessities, that housewife by shopping around at the three stories could save from 10 to 35 percent on days pur- chases, depending on the commodi- ties bought and the extent of her buying.
 Vegetables, Fruits Down
 Greatest price differences were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Livestock Prices Rise in Chicago

Chicago, July B - (UP)-Live- stock prices increased at Chicago today, approaching last week'ss rec ords after sharp weekend slump.
 The prices reported by several other principal midwestern stock yards ranged unevenly from slight ly less than yesterdays prices to 50 eAnts more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Paint Solution Kills Five Men

Bridgeport. July 23 - (UP) = Drinking a paint-miXing solution was blamed today for the deaths of five men.
 Medical Examiner H. R. DeLuca said that death was caused by methyl alcohol in the compound.
 The victims. who police said join ed in a hotel room drinking party, were Albert Young. 47, Fergus J. Fallon, S6, Harry Cornen, SO, Gil- bert Meeks, 32, and Walter Bur nett, 51. all of Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Japanese Beetles Chew Up Hosiery

Hartford, July 23-UP)-Now if mllady succeeds in buying a pair of nylons she has to be careful or they'll be eaten off her line.
 Japanese beetles have been re- ported chewing up hosiery. Whats more, the State Department of Agriculture says it could be true.
 They will eat practically every thing said spokesman If there were something sweet in the water In which the stockings were wash ed, the beetles would undoubtedly prefer nylons even to a rosebush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
RESUME AIR ROUTE

Boston, July 23-CUP)-Passenger service between New Haven, Conn. and other points will be resumed Aug. l by American Airlines after a three-year wartime lapse and air. freight shipments will begin then for the first time, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
Solons Assure OPA Revival
Wren, Sparrow Solve Shortooe

Storrs, July 23-(UP)-The shortage has hit birds, too.
 A house wren, which ordinar- fly destroys other eggs, has been sharing duplex bird house with tree sparrow.
 Ornithology Prof. J. M. Man ter of the University of Connec- ticut reported that the two ri- calls got along under the same roof so we'll together that the mother wren quite often fed the baby sparrows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
roo YOUNG FOR PERMIT

Arlington, Mass, July 23-CUP)- Twenty-year-old Henry J. Donigan, a U. s. Marine veteran of fighting in the South Pacific, lost his job as an armored-car guard today-be- cause he's year too young to be granted a permit to carry ' ravolver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
POLIO KILLS GIRL

Milford, July B CUP) - Funeral services will be held to- morrow for Laura A. Surgalis, 19. who died from infantile paralysis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23

Vegetables, Fruits Down Greatest price differences were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23

Showers and Humid Full Weather Report Page 2
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16
Laurel Happenings

B. B. Hageman and Frank Hart
ley, accompanied by Thurman Nc
Leish and Dwight Terwiliger of
Dighton, Kans., left this week for
the Nine Quarter Circle ranch near
West Yellowstone on a deer hunt
ing trip. They are to be Joined by
Hageman's brother, E. c. Hage-
man of Stockton, Kans., who is ac-
companied by his son, Charles H.
Hageman, and a friend, Morris
Burton.
James Dix was taken to a Bill
lings hospital Monday afternoon
and was later operated on for ap-
Members of the Business and
Professional Woman's club at Red
have announced the club
will sponsor a dance at Red Lodge
next Saturday evening. Music will
be furnished by the Carroll Whalen
orchestra of Lowell, Wyo.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16
Daughters Of Nile
Club Has Session

Mrs. Joy Void and Mrs. Mabel
Edwards were co-hostesses Monday
at the Void home at a meeting of
the Daughters of the Nile. Mrs.
Minnie Fenton of Laurel, who is
queen of the Daughters of the Nile
temple in Billings, presided at a
session on instruction. Members at
tending were Mrs. o. M. Void, Mrs.
Paul Void, Mrs. Nels Vordahl,
Mrs. Helen Jacobs, Mrs. l.. w.
Hageman, Mrs. Dorothy Huston,
Mrs. d. H. McCauley, Mrs. r. w.
Davis of Park City, Mrs. Roy Ed
Mrs. Mae Brown of Park
City, Mrs. Herman Schessler, Mrs.
Joseph Nicholas, Mrs. Nina Smith
and Mrs. Minnie Fenton. Mrs. En-
Wismeyer and Mrs. Josephine
Stockett of Billings were visitors.
The club presented Mrs. Fenton
a gift.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16

Mrs. Grant Traver of Molt, who
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Strauch, entertained a group at
bridge Friday evening. They were
Mrs. j. H. Albertus, Mrs. Walter
Thomas, Mrs. M. L. Fisher, Mrs.
Robert Fry, Mrs. George Prouty,
Miss Grace Stadalman and Mrs. D.
w. Hunter. Winners were Miss
Stadalman, high, and Mrs. Traver,
second.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. DeAtley visit
ed Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. M. Geiger of the Spring
creek community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Shay are
the parents of a son, born Monday,
Oct. ID, at a Billings hospital.
Mrs. Shirley Penninger and her
house guest, Mrs. Nina Richert
were in attendance Sunday at the
dinner at the Northern hotel in
Billings which opened the Billings
clubs observance of National Bust
ness and Professional Women's
week. By proclamation of Gov
ernor Sam C. Ford the national OBJ
servance will be noted in Billings
by a series of breakfasts and lunch
cons during the week and a banquet
at the Commercial club Thursday.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Christianson
left Tuesday for Hamersville, Ohio.
They had been guests here since
April of Mr.. Christianson's daugh-
ter, and will make their future
home in Ohio.
The Y. P. l.. l.. organization of
Laurel had as guests at its meet
ing Sunday evening Miss Dorothy
Propp of Laurel and Fred Mai and
Ted Bieber of Bridger.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16
ITEMS FROM THE
Reporters Notebook

Mrs. B. J.. Kiedrowski and Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Knoll were guests
Sunday of relatives in Forsyth.
Entertaining at dinner Sunday,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Metzger were Miss Dorothy Propp,
Miss Ruth Ehrlick of Laurel and
Fred and Tom Mai and Ted Bic
Der of Bridger. In the afternoon
they made a trip to Columbus and
Absarokee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord r. Easton
are the parents of a son born Mon
day, Oct. ID, at a Billings hospital.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank u friends for
their expressions of sympathy dur
ing our bereavement, and for the
beautiful flowers.
HERMAN FAMILY.