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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-10
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Evening star., 1948-06-14
Congress Clearing
District Legislation

With only one week to go before
adjournment, Congress today be-
gan clearing District legislation
including taxes, budget. and a con-
trOversial liquor price bill.
The Senate was expected to ap-
prove and send to the White House
today the District supply bill for
the next fiscal year carrying $99,-
729, 9,483, already approved by the
House
The proposed ? per cent sales
tax combined with a high level
income tax faced a stubborn fight
in the Senate however. after having
been blocked twice before by Sena-
tor Johnston. Democrat, of South
Carolina
Senator Cain. Republican, of
Washington hoped to bring up the
measure for action on the Senate
floor soon. but there was uncertainty
RS to whether 1t would be considered
today. The measure would be nee
eSSary to carry pay raises for city
workers. which still hung in the
balance.
District Day was scheduled to be
observed in the House today, with
several local measures on the cal
endar for action Most controver-
sial is the retail liquor price bill.
1t was blocked last week by Rep
resentative Crawford. Republican,
Of Michigan, Who plans to fight it
to the last ditch.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
U. 5. Right 10 Recover
War Contract Profits
Upheld by High Court
Unanimous Opinion
Backs ConstitutionoIity
In Three Compony Suits
By the Associated Press

The Supreme Court today up
held constitutionality of the
War Contracts Renegotiation
Act.
None of the justices dissented on
the issue of constitutionality
Validity of the law was challenged
by three companies which fought
Government efforts to recover $780,
610 in asserted excessive profits made
on contracts during the last war.
In urging the high tribunal to
uphold the act, the Justice Depart
ment said a great many similar cases
are pending in Federal District
Courts and the United States Tax
Court. Also, the department said,
scores of out-of court efforts by the
Government to recover excessive
profits awaited a decision on validity
of the statute.
The. ruling delivered by Justice
Burton was given on appeals by:
Jacob Lighter and Jennie L. LIGHT
er, doing business as the Southern
Fireprooflng Co. Of Cincinnati.
They contested a Government suit
to recover S27,019.
A. v. Pownall, Grace M. Pownall
and Henes Morgan Machinery Co.,
doing business in San Francisco as
the General Products Co. The firm
disputed s113,709 Government
claim
The Alexander Wool Combing
Co. of Boston. The company fought
a claim for a S15,882 refund.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
'By Joseph Young

Chances for Federal pay raises
were dealt another blow today
as House Majority Leader Hal
leck failed to list the legislation
among bills the House hopes to
act on in order to adjourn by
Saturday.
Mr.. Halleck said the pay raises
for postal employees were being
actively considered" but he did not
include pay raises for other Federal
workers on the Houses agenda.
In an exchange of questions with
House Minority Leader Rayburn
who asked if postal wage increase
legislation was going to be con-
sidered, Mr.. Halleck devoted some
time to discussing the entire Federal
pay raise situation.
He pointedly reminded House
Democrats that President Truman
in his budget message last January
had opposed Federal pay raises.
We've had lot of vetoes and we
don't know whether this pay legis-
lation would be vetoed" Mr. Halleck
declared.
Congress should take into con-
siderat ton the Presidents stand that
he is against pay raises the House
ma jority leader asserted,
Pay bill supporters said the only
chance now of getting the legisla-
ton enacted rests with the Senate
If the Senate acts on the matter
this week as promised by Senate
leaders. there is still a chance that
the House will be obliged to &C
along, it was said. But pay raise
supporters concede the situation is
not very bright.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Your Gift-Their Camping

Between them. David and Lucy
carried the tubfull of water into
the vel-Strewn back yard.
Lucy climbed into the tub and
tried to sit down.
Hey" shouted her brother,
where am 1 going to sail my
boat?"
The paint had long since peeled
off the boat, but David handled 1t
as carefully as if it were minia-
ture Queen Mary. 1t had been a
birthday present from his father.
Lucy splashed in the tub.
= Il wish l could get in water up
to my chin" she sighed. David.
remember when Daddy used to
take us to the beach?"
Yeah, and remember how we
used to all go to Hams Point and
he'd wreStle with me on the
graSs?"
Father Killed in War.
That was all they said about
their father. He was killed in ac-
ton in Germany in November,
1914.
All the bad things" they be-
lieved. happened to them because
Evening star., 1948-06-14
By the Associoted Press

William T. Farley. president OF
the Association of American Rail-
roads, told a congressional commit
tee today that Robert r. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio board chairman
had made statements having "abso-
lutely no foundation in fact"
Mr.. Farley denied particularly a
statement he said Mr.. Young pre-
sented to the committee last Tues
day charging that those who run
the railroads are deliberately keep
ing steel aw.y from the railroads
because of their alleged interest In
other industries.
He didn't like either. Mr.. Young S
reported references to sleeping cars
operated by some railroads as roll
ing tenements."
He said Mr.. Young's claim OF
leadership in the sleeping car field
ARE equally hollow" He said that
up to June /, 1948, Mr.. Young had
yet to put into service on his own
railroad a single sleeping car OF
any type other than those which
he denounces as rolling tene-
ments'"
Mr.. Young and the association
Evening star., 1948-06-14
EisIer Conviction for Contempt
Upheld, 2-7 by Appeals Court
HoItzoff's Refusal to Disquulify Himself
Is Approved; Justice Prettymun Dissents
Flag Day.. 1948

from one to three years on that
charge. This case is under appeal,
but has not yet been acted ron.
Deportation proceedings also are
pending against Eisler.
In affirming Eisler's contempt-of-
Congress conviction, the Court OF
Appeals, in the majority opinion
written by Justice Bennett Champ
Clark, devoted considerable space in
upholding Justice Holtzoff's refusal
to disqualify himself as the pre-
siding judge.
Eisler had filed an affidavit Of
bias and prejudice against Justice
Holtzof, contending that when the
jurist was a special assistant to the
Attorney General ne had been as
signed to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and had investigated
Communist activities, Justice Holt
zoff was with the Justice Depart
ment before being named a justice
OF District Court.
Justice Holtzoff, in refusing to
disqualify himself, contended that
the affidavit of bias and prejudice
Evening star., 1948-06-14
House Cuts Red Rider
From Treasury Bill
By the Associated Press

The House today agreed to drop a
so-called red rider from
Treasury-Post Office appropriation
bill and sent the 248.414,255 meas
ure to President Truman.
The rider, added by the House
when it passed the bill several weeks
ago, was knocked out by the Sen
ate. It would have prohibited use
of Treasury-Post Once money to
pay the salaries of anyone belong
ing to a union whose officers have
not compiled with the non-Com-
munist provisions of the Taft
Hartley Labor Act.
The Senate made no other changes
in the bill, which supplies additional
funds for the two departments in the
l949 fiscal year starting July /.
The bill carries $50 ,53S,7 755 for the
Treasury and s57,875 500 for the Post
ONCE Department. The total is
s1O6. .791, ,120 below what President
Truman had requested.
Both departments had received
the bulk OF their 1949 funds in a pre-
vious bill.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
By the Associated Press

The House passed by thump-
ing 237-to-2 vote today, and sent
to the Senate, a bill to open the
way for 3,5O0,0O0 additional per-
sons to participate in old-age in
Surance.
The legislation extending the old
age insurance benefit was pre-
sented to the House under late
session procedure that required a
two-thirds vote. However, it is not
certain that the Senate will act on
it if Congress adjourns Saturday.
The bill is short of what Presi-
dent Truman proposed. He asked
Congress in a special message in
May to bring 2O,O00,000 more per-
sons into the social security pro-
gram, for a total coverage of 50,-
100000 persons.
Moreover, Mr. Truman asked that
benefits be increased by at least 50
per cent and that the social secur-
ity taxes be increased. This is not
in the bill
Representative Reed. Republican
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Burma Stocks Fall on News
Country Will Go Communist
By the Associoted Press

LONDON. June IA. .-S Shares of
British companies operating in Bur-
ma fell sharply on the stock market
today, following unconfrmed re-
ports that the country is going Com
munist.
Traders we're cautious because OF
Reuter- News Agency dispatches
published in the British press that
Burmese Premier Thankin Uu had
said over the week end his coun-
try would follow Russia" and that
foreign property would be national
ICED, but probably with compensa-
ton.
Shares of the Big Burmah Oil Co.
fell by shillings IL pence 1853
cents to IS shillings t$13 at one
time.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Sleeping Cars No Tenements,
Rail Man Retorts to Young

have long been engaged in disputes
Mr.. Farley, in a statement to
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee, also called irresponsible
and untrue" another allegation he
attributed to Mr.. Young that the
railroads are not trying to obtain
adequate rates because most rail-
road directors have only small
financial interest in the railroads.
He called Mr.. Young self
proclaimed apostle of ownership
management in railroading He
said Mr.. Young owned directly only
10 shares of the 8,003 1863 shares
of c. & O. stock outstanding last
December 81.
Mr.. Farley also took issue with
Mr.. Young's statement to the COM
mittee that the railroads are far
from being ready for national de-
fense. However, the association
head conceded that the roads must
have more cars and are making a
determined effort to get them.
The Young and Farley statements
were submitted in a survey OF trans
portation being conducted by the
Interstate Commerce Committee.
Evening star., 1948-06-14

In a 2-to-1 decision, the United
States Court of Appeals today
affirmed the District Court con-
tempt-of Congress conviction of
Gerhard Eisler, 81, German
Communist.
The contempt charges against
Eisler resulted from his refusal to
be sworn in and testify before the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities in February, l947.
Eisler, an Austrian national, who
has been called one of the most
dangerous Communists in the coun-
try, was sentenced by Justice Alex
ander Holtzoff of District Court to
serve year in Jail and pay $1,000
fine. He has been free under bond
pending today's decision Of his ap-
peal.
Eisler also has been convicted on
a charge of making false state
ment in an application for an alien
departure permit and, last March,
was sentenced by Justice James w
Morris of District Court to serve
Evening star., 1948-06-14
House Votes, 1872, to Widen
Social Security Coveroge
Bill Opens Way for 3h Million to Participate
But Fos Short Of Truman Request

Of New York, author of the legisla-
ticn. said it would permit employees
of State and local governing bodies
to join in the insurance program If
the local governments give their ap-
proval.
Employees of nonprofit organiza-
tiors also could participate if their
organizations choose. These are the
largest groups among the 3,50O,000
employed persons that could enter
the program under the new bill.
Among the smaller groups per-
mitted to participate, if the bill be-
comes law, are domestic employees of
college fraternal organizations and
clubs, certain employees of the iva;
employees in agricultural and horti-
cultural organizations; employees of
Americana owned international air
carriers; workers for farm loan and
farm credit institutions; off farm
employees in processing and handling
Of fruits and vegetables, and civilian
employees in military exchanges.
The measure makes no attempt to
bring in at this time the three
(See OLD AGE, Page Al
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Prettyman Suggests
'Prejudicia|' Error
In Trial Of Meyers
Says Oral Testimony
On Lumorre Statements
Might Be Reversible

Justice E. Barrett Prettyman
of the United States Court of
Appeals suggested today an er-
ror "prejudicial to the point of
being reversible might have
been made in the District Court
trial which resulted in the con-
viction of Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers, a former Army Air
Forces procurement officer on a
charge of subornation of perjury
Justice Prettyman, one of three
judges hearing Meyers appeal, made
the comment during argument by
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay, who was opposing the
retired officers effort to obtain free
dom from Jail.
The Justice indicated he was dis.
turbed by the fact the Government
used at the trial oral testimony of
Senate subcommittee counsel with
respect to statements made at q
hearing by Bleriot H. Lemarre, pres
ident of Aviation Electric Corp.
Transcript Was Available.
1t was Lamarres allegedly per-
iured testimony concerning Meyers
connections with the company which
formed the basis of the case against
Meyers.
Why, Justice Prettyman asked
Mr.. Fay, did the prosecution offer
this oral testimony when it had at
hand the best evidence of Lamarre S
words-the official transcript of the
hearing?
Mr.. Fay said the oral testimony
was equally competent IN law.
Justice Prettyman agreed, bui
added there was question in his
mind as to whether the version ol
Lamarre's statements given orally
at the trial, which differed some
what from the transcript, might
have been prejudicial to the de.
fendent.
Mr.. Fay pointed out the officia,
transcript was available to defense
attorneys when they cross ss-examineo
the committee counsel. He SAID this
safeguarded the defendants rights
and insisted the Government was
privileged to offer both written anc
oral accounts of what Lamarre said
Jurist Not Convinced.
Justice Prettyman questioned Mr.
Fay repeatedly during the argument
and SAID his reading of the tran.
script did not convince him the al
legedly perjured statements ,ecitec
in the indictment actually were
made in the form charged.
For example, he said:
Il can not find where Lamarrt
ever said Meyers had no f1nancia
interest in this corporation.
Attorney Robert T. Bushnell, ar
gulng on behalf of Meyers, declared
there was not a shred of testimony
that Larlarre ever made the state
ments alleged in the indictment"
Meyers, + sentenced to from q
months to five years in Jail, ma!
been refused bail pending disposi.
ton of his appeal.
I.amarre has not been brought tx
trial on the perjury charge on which
he was indicted.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
By Robert K. Walsh

An attack by Representative
Short, Republican, of Missouri
on the draft bill as being fool
ish, dangerous and certain to
divide the country delayed a
House Rules Committee show
down vote today on whether to
send the measure to the House
floor for debate.
As the 12-member committee re-
cessed briefly until afternoon, Re-
publican leaders held to earlier pre-
dictions that the bill, similar to one
approved, 78 to 10 by the Senate last
Thursday, would be cleared to per-
init House action tomorrow.
The committee, however, put off
its vote temporarily to hear Mr..
Short and Chairmen Andrews of the
House Armed Services Committee
sum up arguments on both sides of
the issue.
Questioning by committee men,
bers indicated that Representative
Harness, Republican of Indiana,
might break a possible deadlock by
voting to clear the bill. Mr.. Har-
ness, an opponent of the draft
limited that he might agree to let
the House membership consider the
bill but that he would fight il
unless convinced that the proposed
selective service system would not
continue more than two years.
"Crisis Grossly Exaggerated"
Asserting that it is Jasmine ano
stupid" to enact draft law with
out first building up stock piles OF
critical materials, Mr.. Short said
he believed draft was unnecessary
both as means of building up the
Army and as national policy move
to warn Soviet Russia.
This crisis has been grossly ex-
aggerated." Mr.. Short asserted. Il
have been in Russia and I know
that Russia is an enigma. 1 do not
speak with dogmatic finality, but
believe know as much about that
situation as some of the military
brass do. Russia has won her dip
lomatic victories largely by bluff.
So long as we have the biggest
Navy. 70-group Air Force, the
atomic bomb. industrial capacity
and vast resources, We have nothing
to fear from Russia"
Mr.. Andrews described Mr.. Short S
argument as the same old story"
He declared that the United States
has been in a critical condition since
the end of the war and that there
is "a positive need" to bring the
armed services up to adequate min
imum strength because the volunteer
system has not provided sufficient
manpoWer.
Mr.. Short suggested that the Army
could attain enough men If 1t
(See DEFENSE, Page A-4.'
Evening star., 1948-06-14
R. T. George, o6, Dies;
Was Futher of Senator

Robert T. George, 96. father OF
Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia, died today in Vienna
Ga. hospital after long illness,
the Senator's Office reported. He
would have been 81 next month.
Senator George will leave this
afternoon as soon as the vote is
taken on the reciprocal trade agree
ments act.
Mr.. George was born in Webster
County, Ga, and owned orange and
grapefruit groves in Lakeland. Fla,
for more than 40 years. He turned
the groves into subdivisions Of the
town and retired about eight years
ago. Previously he had been a
farmer in Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at
4 pm. Wednesday in Cordele, Ga.
Burial will be there also.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Children Without Father Hope
For Real Swimming at Camp

he died-Lucy's bout Of pneu-
monia and Roberts mastoid at
tacks and Teddy's rheumatic
fever. Teddy, of course, was just
a baby when their father enlisted,
but the other children remem-
bered everything about him.
Lucy adjusted the safety pin
that kept her bathing trunks
from slipping off her frail body.
Dams okay." she said judi
ciously. but l sure wish we could
60 swimming the way we used
to-"
Dan was their stepfather, ar
Army veteran. too.
II wish we could go to camp,
Robert muttered. I'VE could
swim there. Climb trees, too.
And I could play ball on a real
team"
IF Daddy was here -" sighed
Lucy.
Stepfather Does Best.
Their stepfather does the best
he can for them. He supplements
the 1852 that comes monthly
from the Veterans Administra-
(see CAMPING, Page Al,
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Anti-L Lynch Bill Voted, Committee Votes, 6-4,
1913, by Committee; To Clear Draft Bill for
South Pledges Battle Early House Debate
Ferguson Holds Out Hope
For Time to Consider 1t
Before Adjournment
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee today approved, 10 to 8,
a bill to make lynching a Fed
eral crime. A Southern oppo-
nent promptly promised to fight
it to the bitter end"
The bill, conceded only a remote
chance of Senate passage during
the closing week of this session,
would provide criminal and civil
penalties against members OF a
lynch mob.
Senator Ferguson. Republican, of
Michigan, chief committee hacker
OF the legislation, still held out a
hope for time on the jammed Sem
ate schedule to consider it. South
ern Democrats have promised to
try to talk to death any civil rights
LEGISLATION.
The Republican Policy Commit
tee has placed the bill high on its
priority list without actually assign
ing it any time.
Voting against the measure at
nearly three-hour closed committee
session were Senators Moore, Re-
publican, of Oklahoma; EaStland,
Democrat, of Mississippi, and Full
bright. Democrat, of Arkansas.
Favoring it were Chairman Wiley,
who announced the results, and
Senators LANCER, Republican, OF
North Dakota; Revercomb, Repub-
lican. of West Virginia; Donnell,
Republican, of Missouri; Cooper,
Republican. of Kentucky; Ferguson,
McCarran, Democrat. of Nevada,
McGrath. Democrat, of Rhode Is
land: Kilgore, Democrat, of West
Virginia. and Magnuson, Democrat,
of Washington.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Michael to FLY to Geneva

ATHENS, June IA tP.-Former
King Michael of Romania and his
bride, Anne of Bourbon Parma, are
scheduled to fly to Geneva tonight.
They have spent a four-day honey
moon at the Greek summer palace
at TatOi
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Allen Refuses to Say How
Members BoIIoted After
Killing Motion to Table
bulletin

The House Rules Committee
voted, Ga, today to send the
draft bill to the floor for de-
bate later this week. Chair
man Allen refused to say how
committee members voted. He
said, however, that only one
roll call was taken. A motion
to table the bill was defeated,
7 to 3, Mr.. Allen said.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
for Pay Raise
Dims as HaI|eck Fails
To Put Il on Must LIST
Postal Increase Studied;
Chance of Veto Cited as
Reason for G. O. P. Action
BULLETIN

The House Rules Committee
this afternoon suddenly decid-
ed to hold hearings at 1:30
pm. tomorrow on Federal pay
raise legislation. Committee
sources said the group intends
to give the measures the right
of way for House action.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Widows Bill Passed

A bill estimated to increase
by 100000, 900 a year the pen
sions of widows and orphans
of World War l and III veterans
was passed today by the House
and sent to the Senate. The
roll call vote was $50 to 0.
Evening star., 1948-06-14
Late News
Bulletins
VA Upheld on Insurance

The Supreme Court unani-
mously reversed today a deci-
sion which would have re-
quired the Veterans Admins
tration to pay up to five times
the face value of many Ma
tional Service Life Insurance
policies in some cases. The
court acted on Government
appea! from a decision which
would have increased United
States liabilities.
Evening star., 1948-06-14

1See DEMOCRATS, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-06-14

1See MARITIME. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-06-14

(See EISLER, Page A-4.)