Evening star., 1946-07-26
BULLETIN

Chairman Mead of the Sem
ate War Investigating Com
mittee told White House re-
porters today he understood
President Truman has given
the committee blanket per-
mission to examine income
tax records. He added it was
safe to assume the committee
would call for the records of
individuals linked with the
Carson inquiry.
The sudden illness of Repre-
sentative May, Democrat, of
Kentucky today prevented the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee from questioning the IL
year-old legislator about his con-
nectionS with the Carson NUM-
tions combine, but the committee
promptly set in motion two
other inquiries-one into Cars
son contracts awarded by the
Navy and the other, an investi-
CATION of all Carson contract
terminations. =
Before adjourning after a 90
minute session, the committee also
made public the Labor Department S
file on Murray Carson, showing he
was on very friendly terms" with
Gangster Al Capone. having visited
him alone in the Chicago Jail, and
that Carson was connected with
Los Angeles cases in which num-
Der of actors and actresses were
involved.
After the open hearing, the COM
mittee summoned DR.. Henry Low
den, Mr.. Mays physician, to re-
port in executive session on Mr.
Mays condition.
Senator Brewster, Republican. of
Maine, emerged from this session to
report that DR.. Lowden said Mr.
May was mot seriously i'll. He has
not had heart attack. It's just a
heart condition
The doctor didn't feel that the
situation was awfully serious said
Senator Brewster, but that it was
something to be careful about"
Satisfied With Report.
Terming himself much impressed
with the doctor" and satisfied with
the doctors report" Senator Brew
ster said DR.. LoWden had treated
Mr.. May for IL years and presented
figures to show the background of
his condition.
Pending an official statement
which was to be issued later today
by the committee, Senator Brew
ster said as far as he was concerned
all the committee could do would
be to wait 10 days or so for Mr.
Mays recovery The only other COM
mittee member present during the
conversation with DR.. Lowden was
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of West
Virginia.
Chairman Meade had made it
clear that the committee will be
ready to question Mr. May when
ever he recovers-even if Congress
is in recess.
These were the developments be-
fore the morning session was re-
cessed:
Senator Ferguson, Republican, o
Michigan criticised a Navy liaisor
officer, Capt Chester Wood, for tht
Navys having announced that al
it's dealings with the Garssons wer,
above board Senator Ferguson
asked for a report on the Navy's in
vestigation of its Carson contract
after it was brought out that th'
Navy had neglected to mention /,
s1,042 500 rocket contract with Eri
Basin Metal Products Co.-one o
the Carson plants.
The committee requested the Gen
eral Accounting Office to investigate
the records in all the termination
settlements made with the Garsson
after it was brought out that tn,
papers in five Examinations wer,
missing
Travel Expenses Challenged.
General Accounting Office repre-
sentatives revealed that the GAG
has challenged the travel expens,
vouchers of the War Department
officials who attended the wedding
See WAR PROFITS, Page A-12)