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Evening star., 1949-07-23
Hunt '5PerC Cent Diary
Believed foHaveLedto
Generals Suspension
Names of Woitt, FeIdmon
Among Those Mentioned
In Book, Hoey Admits
By the Assoeioted Press

The secret diary which is fig
uring prominently in the Senate's
five per center" investigation
may have given up data partly
responsible for suspension of two
top Army procurement officers.
The bulky. loose-leaf book be-
longed to James v. Hunt, one
time Army colonel named by a
businessman as the one to whom
he paid $1,000 for help in seeking
a Government contract.
Senate investigators talked
guardedly Of the diary. But
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, indirectly acknowledged
that it contained the names OF
the two suspended major generals
and that data from the diary's
pages partly led to their sus-
pension.
(The fact that the committee
has the diary was first disclosed
in The Star yesterday
The two suspended Army officers
are Maj. Gems. Herman Feldman
the quartermaster general. and
Alden H. Watt, chief Of the
Chemical Corps. Army Secretary
Gray relieved them Of duty a week
ago. saying they had failed te
exhibit judgment expected o1
persons in their positions" b.
Says He Entered Contract.
What touched of the investiga-
tion by Senator Hoey's Senate Ex-
penditures subcommittee was the
disclosure by Paul Grindle. q
Massachusetts, manufacturer. that
he had entered into a five per cent
contract with Mr.. Hunt for Gov
ernment business that Mr.. Hunt
might turn up.
Mr.. Grindle was quoted in a
copyrighted story by the New York
Herald Tribune as saying Mr..
Hunt told him he had influence
with Mai. Gems. Feldman, Watt
and Harry H. Vaughan, military
aide of President Truman. Mr..
Hunt has denied he ever tried to
sell his influence.
Senator Hoey indicated that
Gems. Watt and Feldman were
listed in Mr.. Hunts diary by his
reply when asked whether the
names of persons other than the
two officers appear in it.
There were lots OF other
Names" Senator Hoey said, but
he refused to elaborate.
Senator Hoey was asked wheth-
er the diary's pages uncovered the
information resulting in sdspen-
sion of Gems. Feldman and Watt.
Details in Diary.
mot entirely" the Senator re-
piled, indicating the diary did
have part in the Army's action.
Senator Hoey said Mr.. Hunt
Offered no resistance" when the
subcommittee's staff investigators
>(See FIVE PER CENTERS, A-2J
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Pope Cancels Plans
To Broadcast Address
ey the Assoeiofed Press

VATICAN CITY, July 23.-The
scheduled address of Pope Plus
XII at an audience tomorrow for
members of the Congress of Wom-
ems Catholic Action will not be
broadcast as originally announced
No reason for the change of plans
was given.
However, Vatican sources said
the text of the speech would be
made public Immediately after his
holiness speaks. Eleven thousand
Catholic women, including 1,00C
delegates to the congress, are ex-
pected to attend the audience.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Red Drive |mperi|s :
Nationalist Hold
.0n Southern China
Communist Danger Grows
In Hunon; Chonesho
Reported Isolated
By the As,ocioted Press

CANTON, China, July 23.-The
Communist danger grew in Human
Province today in major often
sive which imperils Nationalist
South China.
Private reports from the front
limited the Reds already may have
isolated Changsha, Human capital
400 miles north of Canton. Con-
ditions in Chuchow, 80 miles south
of Changsha. were described as
chaotic.
Pro-Nationalist dispatches said
the Communists were striking
toward Liling, a highway town
As miles southeast of Changsha.
Capture Of Lfiing would make it
easy for the Reds to cut the
Canton -Hankow railroad between
Changsha and Hengyang.
Dispatches also told of fighting
at a point Is miles northeast Of
Changsha. Earlier advices placed
the Reds within 16 miles north
and northeast of the capital.
The Nationalists disclosed that
Gen. vi Chi-chi. commander in
Western Fukien. had gone over to
the Communists June 26.
Chinese newspapers reported
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's 5
presence at the seaport of Annoy
in Southern Fukien. He presum-
ably is comforting with Nationalist
commanders on defense of South
ern China. It was announced that
he arrived at Annoy Friday from
Canton aboard a Nationalist war
ship.
when Chang left Canton
Thursday, officials said he had
flown back to his Formosa
retreatD
A national flood relief commit
tee was established here today
under Interior Minister Ii Han
hun, who estimates 10,000,00 per-
sons in Nationalist areas are in
urgent need of aid.
In Red-held Nanking, Commu-
nists today ordered Josiah Ben
nett of Cambridge, Mass. local
director of the United States In
formation Service, to shut down
public. activities Immediately.
Other USIS offices in Shanghai,
Hankow, Peiping and Tientsin
have been closed for the same
official reason: no diplomatic re-
lations between the United States
and Communist. China.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Belgian Regent Names Third
Social Christian Premier
BY the Asseeiofed Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium. July 23.-
Prince Regent Charles has asked
Social Christian CASTOR Eyskens
to form new government.
Mr.. Eyskens is the third man to
try to form a new cabinet since
Premier Paul-Henri Spaak, q
Socialist, resigned following a
parliamentary election.
Neither Franz van Couwelaert
nor Paul van iceland, both Social
Christians, succeeded in forming
a coalition which could obtain ma
jority parliamentary support.
The Social Christians won the
largest number of seats in the
Chamber Of Deputies in the June
26 elections but failed to win q
majority, except In the Senate.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Cooler Weather
due Here Today
And Tomorrow
Movement of Air
From North to Drop
Humidity Level

A measure of relief from the
hot. sticky weather of the last
week was in prospect today, with
a movement of cooler air from the
North expected to reach here this
afternoon.
The forecaster said the cooler
air also should bring the humidity
down somewhat. A further i'm
provement in the weather was
expected tomorrow, the forecaster
said.
The hottest night of the season,
with low of 79 recorded at 4:18
o'clock this morning, followed
yesterdays 96-degree heat which
sent at least eight persons to hos
pitals for treatment. All those
affected were discharged In a few
hours.
Many Leave for Resorts.
Rail, bus and air terminals were
busy with unusually large throngs
late yesterday and this morning
as thousands from Washington
sought relief from the heat at
nearby resorts.
Last night, additional thousands
slept on the grass in the Dis
trict's parks. Park police re-
ported the largest numbers yet
observed.
The remainder of today will be
mostly sunny and quite warm, the
forecaster said. The highest
temperature this afternoon prob
ably will remain in the low COS.
Cooler air should bring the low
tonight to around u degrees, and
less humidity was expected.
The outlook is for a continued
improvement tomorrow, Sunday
should be mostly sunny and
pleasant" the forecaster said,
not quite as warm as today
and less humid"
The nearest approach this sea-
son to last nights heat were min
imums of 76 degrees recorded
on several nights in June. The
temperature by noon had risen
into the middle 80s.
Yesterdays High SO at 3:48
/ Yesterdays high of 96, which
had been eaualled twice previously
this season, was reached at 3:48
pm. while the humidity regis
tered IS per cent.
Five persons were treated at
Providence Hospital for heat pros
tration and discharged. One Of
the victims, Marian Bruhn. 43.
had come here to visit from her
home at Milwaukee. She was
brought to the hospital from q
local hotel.
At Freedmen's Hospital, Paul
Glass, 38, of the first block of r
street NV, and Fred West. 46.
of the 100 block of Kalorama
road NV, were treated and dis
charged.
Mr.. Glass collapsed at Seventh
and T streets NV, while Mr..
West was brought to the hospital
from Shepherd School, where he
is a janitor.
Frank Levelle, So, was overcome
in a downtown hotel where he re-
sides. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, given first aid and
released.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
SpecioI Dispofch 10 The Stor

WYTHEVILLE. Va. July ga
22-year-old show girl from Ber-
wyn, Md. was sought by Virginia
State police today in an attempt
to uncover facts concerning a ST.
year. old man they are investigat-
ing as lonely hearts lover who
may have victimized women in
almost every State in the Union. u
The man was picked up by
State troopers after a 15-mile
chase from Gate City, Va, last
Saturday night. according to
State Police 1t. c. w. Blue.
Formal charges of grand larceny
and embezzlement have been filed
against Ernest I. Terrence here
1t. Blue said Virginia authorities
Evening star., 1949-07-23
|Cutsin ECAFund
Will Be Beaten,
Lucas Predicts
Taft Backs Demand
For Retroactive
74-MiIIion Slash

An attempt In the Senate tc
make s74,00o,o00 retroactive cut
in the European recovery spend
ing program will be beaten down
Majority Leader Lucas predicted
today.
Senator Lucas also promised
that other restricting amendments
tackled to the $3,778,0O0,000 ECA
money bill by the Appropriations
Committee would be defeated on
the floor next week.
Senator Taft. Republican, OF
OHIO said, however, that he will
support the amendment contain
ing the $74,000,000 reduction in
ECA spending for last April. May
and June.
But the Republican policy chief
said he would oppose a propose.
to earmark about $1,500, 100000
in ECA funds for the purchase
of American farm surpluses.
II don't think we ought to be
enacting a farm relief program in
this BILL" he commented.
Sponsored by Mcclellan.
The proposal is sponsored by
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat. OF
Arkansas and has the approva.
of the Appropriations Committee
1t also would direct the Army tc
buy approximately $500. 100000 ir
surplus farm products.
ECA Administrator Paul Hoff-
man has contended a surplus
buying requirement so rigid woulc
hamper the ECA program anc
force participating nations to take
cotton and other commoditie.
which they may not need.
Senator Taft said he probably viii
support an amendment backed by
Senator McCarran. Democrat. Of
Nevada. which would earmarl
$50, 100000 in ECA money fol
loans to Spain.
He said he is in favor of lending
to Spain but is not certain the
McCarran idea Is the proper ap.
proach.
Vandenberg Goes Along.
Senator Lucas said there will be
no floor fight to overturn the 1C
per cent overall slash in ECA
funds made by the Appropriations
Committee.
Senator Vandenberg. Republi'
can, of Michigan also said HI
would not seek to restore thi!
money.
The retroactive cut in last
springs expenditures, which Sen
ator Lucas said will not prevail
has been objected to strenuously
by Mr.. Hoffman.
He contends Congress told him
he could spend $1,074,000,000 ir
the three-month period. He points
out he has made commitments
for virtually all of it. The com.
mittee decided $74,000,000 of the
amount pledged should not be
paid out.
Chairman McKellar of the Ap-
preparations Committee is not sat-
isfied with the 10 per cent across
(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-07-23

When taken into the X-ray
room, the veteran police officer
had not regained consciousness
from the fall. He is So years old.
Since July l, 1t. Redman has
been night inspector at police
headquarters.
1t. Redman was trimming q
branch from a neighbor's tree
that overhung his yard. members
of the family said. when he fell,
He plunged about 20 feet to a con-
crete walk and fell on his head
and shoulders.
No one saw him fall, but his
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Berwyn ShowgirI Sought to Aid
Virginia Lonely Hearts Inquiry
Man Held in WytheviIIe Gives Name as
Ernest Terrence; 300 Love Letters Found

also hold a warrant from Allegheny
County, Pa, charging fraudulent
conversion. 1t. Blue said Pitts
burgh authorities told him that
Ernest Terrence, silent movie star,
had a son named Ernest Ian Tor
renee. The son. 1t. Blue said he
was informed, had not been around
Hollywood since the early '30s.
The movie star gave his birth
date as 1878 in available reference
books. He died in 1888. The ar
rested man said he was born In
1892.
The man held here also is known
under five other names State
police said. He was chased and
arrested after State police had
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Hawaii Dock Strikers
Appeal 10 Truman 10
Settle 84-Day Tieup
Move Follows Attack by
Morse Against Employers
For Rejecting Arbitration
By the Associoted Press


HONOLULU, July 23.-Striking
CIO longshoremen appealed to
President Truman today to end
Hawaii's 84-day dock tieup "on its
merits"
Their appeal echoed a Wash
ington request by Senator Morse,
Republican, of Oregon, who told
the Senate yesterday the strike
may spread to the worlds major
ports. He assailed Hawaii en-
ployers for rejecting arbitration.
Senator Morse added Harry
Bridges testimony before the Sem
ate Labor Committee satisfied me
he was following the line of the
rfellow traveller" But, he con-
tinued, "the way to handle left
wingers is to give them an op-
portunity to prove their case"
Naming of Board Asked.
The International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen'S Union
which Mr.. Bridges heads. asked
Mr.. Truman to name board OF
inquiry with authority to settle
the paralyzing deadlock. Similar
requests for a presidential board
of arbitration were made by the
union and Senator Morse June q
Senator Morse said he expects
the Hawaiian Legislature will pass
strike-ending measures that will
threaten to spread the tieup "te
all ports of America" and possibly
the ports of the world"
This could happen, the former
West Coast maritime arbitrator
said, if the Legislatures action
causes longshoremen and water
front workers on the Pacific Coast
to refuse to handle shipments
from Hawaii.
The unions radioed appeal tc
Mr.. Truman yesterday said its
considered judgment" is that the
territorial legislature cannot enc
the strike because of its compo-
sition."
The Republican-controlled AS
sembly meets in special session
Tuesday to consider a program
that includes bills for government
seizure and operations of docks
and for placing stevedores under
civil service.
Strike Chief Issues Threat.
Henry Schmidt nWU strike
leader, gave notice that any ships
worked in Hawaii by civil service
workers would be declared "hot"
and would not be worked on the
Pacific coast.
In his speech, Senator Morse
said a good arbitrator could set
tie the whole dispute in three
days" if Hawaii's seven struck
stevedoring firms would submit to
arbitration.
The employers have repeatedly
rejected this course. They have
contended they should not be
bound to accept a third party
award Of wages.
The ILWU's 1000 stevedores
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Churchill Warns
0fConlmunisn
In Labor Rule
Pledges to Return to
Private Enterprise
If Tories Win Vote
BY the kssoeioied Press

WOLVERHAMPTON, England,
July 23.-Winston Churchill as
serted today that the British Labor
government has led Britain into
imminent peril" of Communism
and national bankruptcy.
The Conservative Party leader
said an economic collapse is loom
ing which would carry many
other nations with us into chaos
and Communism"
In a major policy speech pre-
pared for a party rally at the
Wolverhampton football stadium,
Mr.. Churchill declared that the
Socialists have failed to put forth
any effective plan to meet the
danger.
Follows Party Statement.
The wartime Prime Minister'S
address came on the heels of the
Conservative Party's 20,00O-word
statement of policy entitled the
Right Road for Britain" which
was published last night.
"They have squandered the re-
serves and resources which had
been gathered in the past" said
the 74-year-old wartime Prime
Minister, land have darkened and
narrowed the future of every man,
woman and child in this famous
island"
He said every other country
west of the Iron Curtain has made
q better postwar comeback than
Britain-even beaten Germany
and Italy.
Mr.. Churchill told his listeners
the cure for this country's con-
dition is to return to a system
which provides incentives for eff
fort, self-denial. initiative and
good housekeeping"
And he promised that the Con-
servatives will apply the cure If
they are restored to power in the
next general election, which must
be held between now and mid
1850.
Opening Gun of Campaign.
All 10000 tickets for the soccer
arena of this Midlands industrial
city were sold out for Mr.. Church
ills address, which was billed as
the major opening gun of the
election campaign.
Wolverhampton, sprawling
community of $4,000, is Is miles
from the steel center of Birming-
ham.
Mr.. Churchill made the trip
from London by plane.
The pugnacious old veteran
lashed at his Labor government
opponents with the biting oratory
of his wartime speeches.
He denounced "the new cata-
ract of state monopoly which these
shallow, Socialist bigots are thrust
ing upon us'-the Labor Party
proposals to nationalize steel, ce-
ment, sugar and insurance.
"All these depend upon the re-
suit of the election" Mr.. Church.
i'll added. For if the nation
gives us the power-I tell you very
plainly this afternoon-we will re-
verse or prevent every one of
them"
The Conservative leader de-
scribed British socialism as a
dangerous and costly fallacy" of
which the naturalization of coal
mines, railroads, airlines, gas and
electricity was the "mosH direct
expression.
Harm Can't Be Undone.
At the same time he explained
why the Conservative Party elec-
ton platform pledged to retain
most of the naturalization prof.
ects already placed into effect by
the Labor government.
1T is physically impossible to
undo the harm that has been
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Halle SeIossie 81 Today
Adds AL

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia, July
%. R.-Booming 21-gun volleys
opened the celebration Of En-
peror-Halie Selassie's 57th BIRTH
day anniversary today. Thousands
of schoolchildren assembled on
the palace lawn to cheer the
bearded little king.
Evening star., 1949-07-23

ming a tree at
his home, 5528
Broad Branch
road NV.
He was taken
to Georgetown
Hospital where
it was said he
h a d received
multiple frac-
lures Of the
skull as well as
a brain con-
Gu S S i n. His
condition was
described a S
Evening star., 1949-07-23
-Four Men Picked Up
In Hollywood Probe
OF Cohen Shooting
Fight Manager Freed
After Questioning Fails
To Shake His AIibi
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, July 23.-Fou1
men, three in San Francisco and
one here, were taken into custody
today and one man was released
in the latest developments of the
Mickey Cohen shooting.
San Francisco police arrested
James Tarantino, editor of g
Hollywood film trade publication;
Hy Porter, his San Francisco rep.
resentative and Joseph Tenner
San Francisco night club owner
They were picked up at thu
request of Sheriff Eugene Bis.
cailuz of Los Angeles County anc
booked zen route to Los Angeles
for questioning.
Meantime, one of three othel
men named by Sheriff Biscailu;
as wanted for questioning in tht
case. was apprehended here to-
day. He is Tony Brancato, ex.
convict once queried in the Bugsy
Siegel Staying two years ago.
Seized At Trombino Home.
Brancato was arrested at the
home of Anthony Trombino
formerly of Kansas City, Mo-. and
one of the three named by Sher-
iff Biscailuz as wanted for ques-
tioning. Brancato, was shaving
and told officers he was preparing
to give himself up.
MY skirts are Clean" he told
Detective r. T. Hopkinson. He
denied knowing Cohen. He said
he had read in the papers that
he and Trombino were wanted
for questioning and went to the
latter's home to discuss it with
him.
He said Trombino had gone tc
a store. Officers were waiting fol
him TO return.
After questioning, -Brancato was
booked on suspicion OF attempted
murder and placed in jail.
Fight Manager Released.
Another of the trio, Joseph E
Messina, IS, prize fight manager
who surrendered yesterday. was re.
leased after intensive questioning
"His alibi will stand up for the
time being" said Sheriff's 1nspec-
tor Gordon Bowers.
Gambler Cohen and three other
persons, including an Attorney
Generals agent assigned to guarc
him, were wounded by heavy shot
gun slugs as they emerged early
Wednesday from a night club al
a movie colony playground called
Sunset Strip.
William Hall, Messina's attor.
ney, said his client could account
for all his movements the morn
ing of the attempted assassination
and that he didn't know Cohen or
the other two men named by the
sheriff.
Names From Attorney General.
"This is a surprise to me-" Mes
sina told the officers. II had moth
ing to do with the shooting"
Sheriff Biscailuz obtained the
names of Messina. Brancato and
Trombino from Attorney General
Fred Howser.
Cohen's shoulder was shattered
by the blast. fired by gunner
across the street from
the night club. The other three
victims are Attorney Generals
Agent Harry Cooper, who was as
signed the day before the shooting
to guard the gambler; Edward
(Neddie) Herbert, one Of Cohen's
and Dee David. for
mer singer and bit actress. They
were wounded critically but are
recovering.
Evening star., 1949-07-23

1t. Lewis D. Redman Of the
Metropolitan Police Department
was seriously injured today when
he fell from a ladder while trim
Evening star., 1949-07-23

(See HAWAII, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-07-23

(See LONELY HEARTS, Pg. Az
Evening star., 1949-07-23

(See CHURCHILL, P
Evening star., 1949-07-23

.(See FIVE PER CENTERS, A-2.)
Arkansas State press., 1949-04-29
Stamps

April 9th a group of MIA girls
went to Pine Bluff to the state
MIA meeting. The MIA girls had
their final MIA program in the
school auditorium on Friday, A
pril 18th. Parents attending the
program were Mrs. Ruth Leeper,
Mrs. Matte Young, Mrs. Anna
Berry. Mrs. Bertha Brown and
Mrs. Alice Coleman Mrs. Gladys
Brown of Texas is here visiting
| friends. 49, The Harris Sisters O
Dallas are visiting their parents.
The Buchanna Baptist Sunday
School sponsored an Easter pro-
gram Sunday ... The Junior Glass
Of Lafayette County Training
School presented an Easter play
Easter Sunday at the st. Phillip
AME Church Magnolia. Rev. A.
l.. Harris is pastor.
Arkansas State press., 1949-04-29
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Arkansas State press., 1949-04-29
Legal Notice

WARNING ORDER
State of Arkansas,
County Of Pulaski, IS.
In the Pulaski Chancery Ccs1
Gracia Webb Smith, Plaintiff
VS.. No. 85701
Harley F. Smith, Defendant
The defendant, Harley F. Smith
warned to appear in this coz
within thirty days and answer n
complaint Of the plaintiff, Graz
Webb Smith.
Dated: March 18th, 1919
Carl Langston
Solicitor for Plaintiff
Quinn Glover
Attorney ad Litem
H. S. Nixon, Chancery Cd
BY Airline p. Turner. .. G.
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