Evening star., 1946-07-18
By Corter Brooke Jones

MILITARY Affairs COmmlJtee 10
testify at a public hearing.
By Corter Brooke Jones
The Senate War Investigating
Committee planned to decide at
an executive session today
whether to take legislative steps
to require a further explanation
from Representative May, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky. of testimony
from many witnesses which
reached climax yesterday when
he was reported to have asked
the Washington representative
OF the Carson munitions COM
panies over the telephone what
about that $3,000?"
This testimony came from Mrs
Eleanor r. Hail. a secretary in the
Garssons' local Office at Thomas
Circle NV. for II months, the last
witness as the hearings were brought
to tentative close.
AS Mrs. Hall left the stand, there
was stormy scene in the Senate
Caucus Room. Mrs. Venetia Sarelas
Doukes of Silver Spring, resenting
what Mrs. Hall had said about her
brother. Louis Sarelas, who was Of
flee manager here for the Garssons
rushed toward the young witness,
shouting angry threats. Two Capitol
policemen seized the heavy-set spec
tator and pushed her into a chair.
They then led her from the room.
and the committee adjourned in up
roarious excitement.
Code Name for May.
Mrs. Hall testified that:
/. The chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee tMr.
May) was referred to by officials of
the munitions empire by the code
name of "Yeikle," and once. the
witness said, Joseph Freeman. the
Washington representative. tele-
phoned the home Office of Batavia
Metal Products, Inc. in Illinois and
asked an officer what about that
piece of paper" The paper was
Identified. she said, as that thou
sand dollars for Yeikle."
2. Another slime Sarelas gave her
a sealed envelope which contained
he said, a $1,000 bill and was to 20
to the Hill" Mrs. Hall said she
gave 1t to Freeman, as she was in
structed, and he Immediately made
three calls, the last one to Mr.. Nav,
whom he asked if he might come
right over"
3. Freeman telephoned Mr.. May
on an average of three times day,
sometimes at the Representative S
home at Prestonsburg, KY. Mr.. May
occasionally phoned the Erie Basin
office. Mr.. May was there in person
on at least three occasions, she re-
called, always late in the day after
other offices in the buildings were
closed.
4. Freeman dictated list OF about
50 names, some of officers who
wanted promotions, others of en-
listed men who did not want to leave
the United States or who wanted
transfers to other posts Mrs. Hall
said she got the impression from
Freeman that Mr.. May would take
care of that matter.
5. Sarelas told her Albert w
jacobson, civilian consultant at
the Chemical Warfare Service, was
on the Carson payroll for S25 900 a
year. She told the committee that
Jacobson called at the office at least
once week and cautioned her II
any one called him there, to say he
had never been there.
Tells of Delivering Gift.
6. The witness picked out ex-
penSlve gifts of silver vanity cases
for several generals wives. She de-
llvered one to Brig. Gen. Paul X,
English, former head of the indus
trial division of the Chemical War
fare Service, for his wife at their
apartment.
Mr.. May, who testified before the
committee at a secret session June
4 and has insisted since that he gave
the committee a complete explana-
ton then, has failed to accept sew
eral formal invitations from the
committee to appear at a public
hearing and answer further ques-
tions
Chairman Mead said the matter
of taking legal steps to compel Mr..
May to appear was expected to be
settled at the meeting today. Sew
eral members have suggested that a
resolution be introduced in the Sen
ate directing him to appear. There
has been dispute over whether such
a resolution would have any legal
effect on member of Congress.
While thea hearings were tenta-
lively closed last night, Senator
Continued on Page A-6, Column -