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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
5 Per Centers Had Friends
At Court Hedring Reveals

Washington (LPA)-Federal Of
ficials all the way to the White
House were on their anxious seats
as Senate subcommittee dug
deeply into the "5 percent" racket
during the past week.
Headed by Senator Clyde R.
Hoey, frock-coated Democrat from
North Carolina, the subcommittee
began its investigation behind
closed doors, but with daily ''leaks"
to the press. Then, the hearings
swung open and before an army of
newspapermen daily sensations
were ground out.
Key figure in the inquiry-James
V. Hunt, former army offcer-was
on a hospital bed after an opera
ton, while the committee put the
spotlight on his activities. He's the
man who boasted of his "influ-
ence" with top-rung Washington
and who rounded up contracts at
percent fees.
A one-time newspaperman turn
ed manufacturer was Hunts un-
doing. The ex-scribe, Paul T..
Grindle, who has a plant in Massa-
chusetts, had dealt with Hunt, and
heard his boasts. Then Grindle
spilled the beans to the New York
Herald Tribune, and after that the
lid was off.
What proved Hunts worst
Waterloo was his penchant for
keeping a diary Of the deals he
made, the people he dealt with, and
the money he got. That diary, plus
correspondence in Hunts files and
the files of government agencies,
served as a background for the
subcommittee juicy exposures.
All sorts of high government Of
ficials were dragged into the pic
ture-two army generals, who were
suspended; Major General Harry
II. Vaughan, President Truman's
military aide; Tighe Woods, hous-
ing expediter; and many other big
and small fry.
Woods had a tough time on the
stand trying to explain why a syn
dicate which acquired the big Tan
foran race track near San Fran
cisco was allowed to get scarce
materials during the war to put up
grandstands and structures on the
track, though government regula-
tions forbade diversion of mater
ials to such projects.
Woods sought to shift response
bility. General Vaughan, he said,
interceded with him for the race
track operators-and he insisted
also that a loophole in the law
gave him no alternative but to
grant the permit for the race track
Hunt had hand in the pie, too,
and the questioning brought out
the fact that Woods and Hunt were
old friends. A dramatic revelation
was Woods admission that he
thought it was Hunts influence at
the White House which got him
the job as housing expediter.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18

Vaughan, who has been public
ity-shy lately, was dragged back
into the limelight repeatedly by
witnesses at the hearing. One who
did so was Albert j. Gross, Mil
waukee manufacturer of deep
freezers.
Gross testified he had shipped
one as a gift to Vaughan, and it
was paid for by the Albert Verley
Co. of Chicago, the perfume firm
which had another curious charact-
er, John Maragon, on its payroll as
Washington representative. Mara
gon, one-time Kansas City boot
black who traded on his acquaint-
ance with Truman, went through
a stiff grilling before the commit
tee.
Vaughan wasn't alone among
Washington's political top-rungers
to get free freezers. Gross was set
to read the names of others, but
the committee cut him short on
that. Newspapers published re-
ports that Mrs. Harry Truman was
among these "others."
Gross's motives In grinding out
his story became quickly apparent.
He had paid Hunt $4,000 for influ-
ence in getting scarce steel for his
freezers, but the colonel failed to
deliver, Gross complained. Later,
Gross tried to get the money back,
but Hunt hung on to it.
Hunts biggest fee for pulling
strings in the capital came from
former owners of the swank Lido
Beach Hotel at Long Beach, N. Y.
The hotel was bought by the Navy
Department in 1945 for 81 300, 600,
but the ex-owners, with Hunts
help, got it back for $685., 900.
Hunts fee in that deal was $71,-
600, with $4,000 still to be paid.
Edward A. Hayes of Chicago,
former national commander of the
American Legion and a buddy of
Hunts, got a "bite" out of the
transaction, too. He was paid $685.
900, with $1,000 still to go. Various
others got rakeoffs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18
Bill To Tighten
Law On Lobbying

Washington (LPA) - If Rep
Frank Buchanan Cd, Pa.) has his
way, there'll be a new, sitter law
on lobbying. He introduced a bill
calling for a batch of revisions in
the present law. Highlights are
these:
In place of present provision
which requires persons and organ
ization whose principal purpose"
is influencing Legislation to regist-
er, Buchanan would set up more
specific standards.
Anyone who gets over $1,000 in
any calendar year to handle legis-
lation would have to file. So would
any organization which raises
$4,000 or more a year for "legis-
lative representation in connection
with any matter pending before
Congress"
Federal, state and local govern
ment officials who have lobbying
duties would have to file, too. Only
exceptions would be members of
Congress and staff, the President
and White House staff, and heads
of government agencies.
Persons and organizations would
have to give more detailed quar-
terly reports. They would have to
record all sources of contributions,
instead of just those under $500.
Penalties for violation would be
sitter. These would be $4,000 or
five years Imprisonment or both, as
against $4,000 and or one years
Imprisonment now.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18

theological taint. We believe we
have the foundation for such SER
vice.
"Our Board of Directors and Ex-
ecutive Committee will be compos-
ed of representatives of ClO, AFL,
and independent union newspapers,
selected in such manner that all
major labor groups will have rep
resentation in determining Asso-
citation policies. 1t is intended that
the Executive Committee, which
will work closely with Editor
Pagan in establishing the new ser
vice, will be composed of exper-
fenced newsmen and with trade
union backgrounds"
The committee making the ann
ouncement is composed of the fol-
lowing: Gordon Cole, editor of The
Machinist international Associa-
tion of Machinists); Benjamin
Haskell, editor of Textile Challeng-
er (AFL United Textile Workers.;
AL Harrington, editor of CWA
News (CIO Communication Work
ers of America); Glen Slaughter,
AFL League for Political Educa-
ton; Allan l.. Swim, editor of The
CIO News. Ruben Levin of the
Staff of Labor served with the
committee as consultant.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-18

much of the gap" in collections.
Considerably more liberal pay
ments for public assistance--a bur
den shared by the federal govern
ment with the states-are provid-
ed in the committees plans. The
people covered by such payments
would include the permanent and
totally disabled for the first time,
along with the needy aged, the
blind, and dependent children.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Legion Of Decency Eases
Objections 10 The Outlaw
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-The
Legion of Decency has removed
the Howard Hughes-Jane Rus
sell film, THE Outlaw" from its
condemned list. but still Classics
it as morally Objectionable in
part"
although revisions have been
made in this fllm, it still presents
immodest costuming and sugges-
tive situations" the Legion. a
Roman Catholic reviewing group.
said in a statement last night.
In Los Angeles, Producer
Hughes said he had agreed after
more than a year of discussion
to make certain changes" which
he did not describe, in the pic
ture.:
Release of "The Outlaw" star
ring bosomy Miss Russell, was
held up more than two years by
objections of various censorship
groups to Miss Russell's abbre-
waited costumes and to allegedly
improper dialogue and situations.
It finally was released in 1916.
A helicopter sprayed 80 acres
of potatoes at Kettering, Eng
land. to prevent blight.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Mars Flying Boats Return
To Service After Check
By the Associated Press

ALAMEDA, Calf, Oct. 10.-The
Navy has put its big Martin Mars
flying boats back into the Military
Air Transport Service in the Pa
cific after thorough engineering
checkover.
The four-engined giants were
pulled of their Pacific Coast
Hawaii runs last Monday for close
inspection of propellers and prop
mechanisms. One Of the five
planes, the Philippines Mars.
dropped an engine on the way to
Hawaii September 6. This mis-
hap was attributed to prop trouble.
All five were flown into the
Naval Air Station here, examined.
and released for fight Saturday,
the Navy announced last night.
Air Force C-s7s, transport ver-
sion of the Boeing B-29, took over
the Mars runs during the Navy
check,
Evening star., 1949-10-10
; Extra Senate Races
Boost 6. 0. P. Chance
To Gain Control in 50
BY the Associated Press

Three extra Senate races - in
New York, Connecticut and Idaho
have increased the mathemati-
cal chances for a 1850 swing in
Senate control from the Demo-
Gratis to the Republicans.
The death Saturday OF Sena-
Tor Miller, Democrat, OF Idaho. Is
expected to bring early appoint
ment of Republican successor by
Gov. C. A. Robins of Idaho. Re-
publican. Former Senator Henry
Dworshak and former Represent
ative Abe Golf are among those
mentioned as possible appointees.
With this appointment. Repub-
hcans temporarily will close the
margin of Democratic superiority
In the Senate to eight votes. Be-
fore Senator Miller's death the
Democrats had So. the Republi-
cans 43.
Margin Will Change Again.
This margin will change back
TO 10 votes before Congress meets
In January, when Senator Bald
win, Republican, of Connecticut.
quits in December to take post
on his States high court.
Democratic Gov. Chester Bowles
will fill the Connecticut vacancy
with a member of his party.
The count then would be So
Democrats, 43 Republicans - If
Senator Dulles, Republican, of
New York wins next months spe-
cial election in New York to keep
for another year the seat to which
he was appointed by Gov. Dewey.
G. o. p. Welcomes Contest.
If Senator Dulles opponent,
former Democratic Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman, wins, the Democrats
would start New Year with IL
more Senate members than the
Republicans.
The Dulles, Miller and Baldwin
seats will be at stake in the 1850
elections, bringing to IS the num-
ber of Senators to be elected then.
Republicans, who face ali up
hill battle in their attempt to re-
gain Senate control. welcome the
addition of these races where they
figure they have some chance of
winning from the Democrats. In
the last elections in which these
three races were involved, the
Democrats won two, the Repub-
1icans one.
AS it stands, the Democrats will
have 20 seats at stake next year.
But they can count in advance on
retaining II Of them in the South
and Border States, unless there is
q political upheaval not now In
sight.
The Republicans. on the other
hand, can be reasonably certain OF
keeping out Of the hands Of the
Democrats only four Of the IL
seats they will have at stake in
1850. These include the Dulles
and Baldwin places, plus the one
they will gain in Idaho.
Thus, to regain the Senate con-
troll they lost last year, the Re-
publicans would have to hold all
of their IS and take at least six
Democratic posts-seven if Sena-
tor Dulles should be defeated next
month-to give them the 40 they
would need.
The Democrats could lose five
without dropping control, since
Vice President Barkley's vote
would break tie in their favor
even if they had only 48 of the
90 members.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
U. n. Night Set Oct. II
Al Foundry Methodist

United Nations Night" at
Foundry Methodist Church will
be held next Monday, October II,
from 7 to pm. instead of to-
night as stated in The Star yes
terday.
The program will be sponsored
by the Committee Of the Church
and World Affairs of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches In
cooperation with the National
CAPITAL Observance Committee
Evening star., 1949-10-10

| for United Nations Day. DR.. Wal
ter Kotsching, chief Of the State
DEPARTMENTS Division of the
United Nations Economic and
Social Affairs, will be principal
speaker,
Evening star., 1949-10-10

FIVE GENERATIONS-Wh Mrs Annie Robey (seated) 1872
Potomac avenue Sc her 8s birthday anniversary
yesterday her six children II grandchildren and ~
preatgrandchdren well her greatgreat
were on the party Mrs Robey holds her great
greatgranddaughte Mary Ellen Egan, 6 months daughter
of Raymond Egan who standing next to his mother Mrs
Evelyn White standing to her mother Mrs Andrew
Goddard party by Mrs Goddard 2310 Branch
avenue Sc who Robeys daughter-Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

x the Bar Association at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Maydower Hotel.
His subject will be 1.-THE Draft
ing Of Wills and Trust Agree
ments."
Fifteen representatives Of the
Evening star., 1949-10-10
BAckAchE,
lee PAINS MAY
BE DANGER SIGN

n the Is miles Of kidney tubes and hlssn
don't work well, poisonous waste matter
stays in the blood. These yoisons may start
nagxing bsckaehes, rheumatic pains. lsG
pains, loss of pop and energy, getting ~
nights, swelling. psfiness undsr the eyes.
headaches and dizxiness.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully
by millions for over 80 years. Doanis rive
happy relief aad win help the Is nilss a
kidney tubes Assh eut psisonsu waste
t,ea your blosd. Get Doanh PiG.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

German bench and bar now visit
ing this country will attend. They
include Kurt Landsberger. presl-
dent OF the Berlin Bar Associa-
ton, and M. L. Calm, vice presi-
dent of the Frankfurst Bar AS
Sociation.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
District Bar to Hear
Harrison Tweed Speak

Harrison Tweed Of New York,
president Of the American Law
Institute, will speak at a meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08

cation of the new test. DR.. Nelson
warned. One rabbit can supply
only enough spirochetes for Is
to 20 of the new "immobilization
tests" he said. The germs useo
in each experiment number in the
millions, and methods have yet
to be found to make the germs
multiply outside of the blood
stream.
Wasserman Test Not Sure.
| When this and other difficulties
can be overcome. however. the
new test may prove of great value
in venereal disease clinics, DR.
Nelson believes, because the usual
Wasserman test-the only reliable
syphilis test since its invention
in 1906-often indicates a patient
has syphilis when, in reality, he
may have malaria, leprosy or even
measles, chicken pox or no in
lection at all.
Such a reaction. In a Wasser-
mann test, is termed a false
positive" and it has long been
the bane of laboratory technicians
and doctors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08

A medical discovery regarded
by specialists as highly significant
Is credited to a 26-year-old Johns
Hopkins University instructor,
who not long ago was bending
. his efforts toward becoming an
engineer, not a doctor.
rs Tall. earnest DR.. Robert A.
Nelson. jr, completed three years
.dof Notre Danes four-year engi-
neering course before he suddenly
decided to switch to pre-med.
+ Yesterday, only two years after
1'fbeing graduated from Cornell
,'lMedicaI School, the young Johns
Hopkins researchman stirred a
crowd of gray-haired colleagues
here with the announcement Of
,F9his discovery of what appears to
be a natural antibody against
syphilis in human blood, and of
"a new test for syphilis, which
may revolutionize clinical pro-
Acedures.
Hopes to Perfect Vaccine.
10 DR.. Nelson's expectations go
aoeven further-he hopes soon to
ntsee the way toward developing the
Worlds first anti-syphilis vaccine.
10 that this dread veneral disease
Scan be conquered in the same
himanner as smallpox. diphtheria
and similar once ravaging NAL
aides.
~ The first hint of these possibili-
ties came to him. DR.. Nelson said
yesterday, at o'clock one morn
., ing last July.
~ Late sessions like that fire.
x duently happen with u.s. said the
hyoung doctor, who, with several
colleagues, customarily works six
dnights a week. we had been
Studying the survival of syphilis
APPROACHES and were attempting
to find out their effect on living
organisms. Doctors had suspected
rz-there was some type Of antibody
<present in syphilis victims, but
I fhobody had been able to demon
yAstrate 1t.
tA "It just happened, this particu-
Tasar morning. that our experiment
49paid of. Set up the day before,
Int was due to be checked at 3.
EA1 was there alone. When I found
t1sbut what had happened, I waited
Htill the rest showed up at to
sISell them about it."
" Finds SpirOcheteS Killed.
w What excited the young re-
lksearch workers that morning was
the fact that death-dealing syphi-
.YA1is spirochetes, for the first time,
esTshad been ''immobilized." or appar-
emily killed, by the hitherto I'M
/. sknown antibodies existing In blood
serum which had been taken from
Era human syphilis victim.
" Up to this time, such expert
sSfments had not even been possible,
y &because researchmen had been
( Runable to keep pathogenic, or
3 asyphilitic. spirochetes alive outside
4 4the blood stream. But DR.. Nelson
+ 4had learned in earlier research
!, Show to do this, using spirochetes
\ Herown in laboratory rabbits.
{. a. 1t is the difficulty of obtaining
I 4and using these microscopic
syphilis organisms that will prob
4 lAably delay. for the present, spec
{ sstacular. progress in clinical appli-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08

IN her silt that SIZE Is pregnant
as q result Of the alleged attack
o. R Newcomer ST. Joseph pro
secuior, II dropping the criminal
charges against Foster. said a
report by physician who ex-
amlned Miss Smetla. did no; con-
tain evidence that would bring =
conviction The boxer has cenleo
the attack or Miss Sruetla who
is an Office manager. He said he
met her while visiting relatives
In Kansas City and cr2Te with
her 70 S.. Joseph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08
1Doctor, 26, Finds Syphilis Antibody

The new mmob1llzatlon test
however. may prove 10 be fool
proof. DR.. Nelson believes. be-
cause so far no antibodies have
been found in blood serum taken
either from patients with other
diseases, or from those with pre-
suned false positive" Wasser-
manns- Fifty of the former and
1s Of the latter have been tested
he said.
On the other hand. when Sc
known syphilis victims were test
ed. all were found to have the
antibodies in their blood. Dr.. Mel
son reported.
Antibody Mystery Unsolved.
Just what the new-found anti.
bodies actually are. even DR.. Mel
son admits he doesn't know. They
are not visible under a micro
scope. But the Spirochetes be.
come completely immobile anc
noninfectious In a matter of hour,
when they are exposed to syphil.
itic blood serum. That is DR.
Nelson's test.
Working with the young doc
tor in his project at Johns Hop
kins are Drs. Judith A. Diesen-
druck. H. E. c. Zheutlin and A
S. Kahn-the last here from In
dia m a feIIowShin frorn his rov-
eminent. All are under the SUI
pervision of DR.. Thomas B
Turner, professor of bacteriology
and a pioneer m veneral research
DR.. Nelson is married to a for
mer nurse at the university's hos
pital. and the couple has a
6-month-old daughter.
He described his experiments
yesterday to the scientists gath
cred here for a two-day Public
Health Service SYMPOSIUM,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08
ata|ianK.lllagsgs Evacuated
sAs Natural Gas Rips Earth
pN~By ME Associated Press

e &. MILAN, Italy, April 8.-Hun-
! dfSxM. of Hillagers reSsxacaasedf
yesterday from Basiasco. . North
Italian hamlet. which suddenly
found itself among huge geysers
of methane gas and mud. The
biggest repeatedly spurted 5000
feet into the air.
Police said the evacuation was
ordered because of the danger of
fires and explosions from the in
fammable, colorless gas, which
normally is formed by rotting
vegetable matter. One dispatch
reported some panic among the
villagers.
Refugees from Basiasco (nor-
NAL population 10000 were
streaming from the danger area
carrying their belongings and
leading their livestock. Engineers
were trying to cap the flow of gas
Without apparent success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08
Woman, Charging Assault.
Sues Boxer for 100000

CHICAGO. April Vince
Foster. headliner in Chicago
stadium boxing program tonigh,
In his campaign for a welter-
weight title match. yesterday was
sued for 100000 damages by a
Kansas City girl who charged hir2
with aSsaulting her.
Criminal charges against the
22-year-old Omaha boxer vert
dismissed last March 81 in s..
Joseph, Mo. for lack of evidence.
In a suit filed in circuit court
yesterday. Miss Alice Smetla, %,
said that Foster assaulted and
beat her on a highway near ST
Joseph. on February 7. She said
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-04-30
Liberty City Elem.
LIBERTY CITY ELEM
Ice MAY QUEEN

The May Queen will be selected
by popular vote this year. The vot-
ing machine, stump speeches. little
whisperings about IT want
all add to the keen excitement sur
rounding this new and different
MAY Queen selection procedure
this term. The youngsters are hav-
ing a wonderful time!! The lucky
young Miss will reign in spiendor
over all of her loyaF subjects, their
performances for her approval, and
just everything and everybody on
Monday, May 2, at Liberty City
Elementary school. You simply
can't miss our May Day Parade.
The theme gets its cue from the
Little People from Nursery-Rhyme
Land and the Land Of Fanciful
tales. The Little People of Fairy
Land will go gliding by and disap-
pearing from sight on their enchant-
ing Floats, while some are tripping
lightly past on their tiny. fairy-like
toes. Be Sure You Are Standing
Somewhere Near To. See Them All.
Follow them out to our Campus and
enjoy the Dances Of Fairy-land
as The Queen commands and APP
proves each performance Of her SUD-
tects of Fairy-land. Wen be look
ing for you'll
Mrs. Alese Gill. principal
Mrs. T. l.. II. Simmons, Re-
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-04-30
A. and M. Take First
Place At Ala. Relays

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. the Florida
A. and M. College Track team took
first place last week end at the Ala
bama State College tn Relays with
AS points. Coach Robert Pete" Grit
fins stat that he is pleased with
the showing Of his teams perform
ance in their first two relays but
that he looks forward to great inn,
provements.
A. and +. College Of North Caro-
lima won second place with S61a
points while Moorehouse College or
Atlanta won third place with
points. The other participating
schools came in theafollowing order:
Tuskegee of Alabama. Georgia
State OF Savannah! cNorth Carolina
State College OF Durham. alabama
State Of Montgomery, Clark College
of Atlanta, and Fort valley College
of Georgia. aol
Florida won first five places In the
track and three second places. Rob-
ert stephen won first place in the
shotput; Alphonso Hearst won first
place In the javelin throw; Florida's
team won firsts in the 440 Relays
and the $50 also. 4
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-04-30
Alabama May Build
"University" I'm Ruse
To Bypass Equal
Education

MONTGOMERY - (ANP) - Ala
bama's nine-man subcommittee
to probe facilities for "seperate out
equal education for Negroes was
expected last week to recommend a
super Negro university" before the
state legislature, in another ruse to
keep the University of Alabama liy-
white.
The subcommittee, consisting OF
leading Negro and White educators
is a part of a S5-member commission
appointed last January by Cover
nor James E. Folsom.
The Folsom body was expected &c
recommend that the state legisia
lature increase the states approprt'
alton for Negro education by al
leatst 100 per cent. This would msAn
that appropriation for the State
Teachers college in Montgomery
would be boosted from 100000 to
more than $500, 900 as the first step
toward Transforming the Jim GRO"
institution into a real university"
At the A. NJ. and N, institute. at
Normal, Sthe appropriation would be
boosted from $225. 900 to 100000,
while at the same time considerable
money would be channeled to Tus-
kegee institute.
II the plan is followed through by
the governor and the legislature IT
would probably produce the first
court test case as to whether a
super university" for Negroes can
be considered equal"