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Evening star., 1950-04-10
Canoes Save Seven Naval Flyers
After Crash Into Lake Michioun

|circled blindly over this area in
a driving rain for more than IN
hour. arousing the Twin Cities
Of Benton Harbor and st. Joseph
on the Lake Shore. Hundreds
watched the plane go down.
1t. q. g) Thomas Milton, the
pilot, had about 40 gallons of gas
olline left when he brought the
plane down after failing to locate
the airport here.
Scores of cars headed for the
scene Of the crash, but before any
one could get there the seven oc-
cupants remaining had climbed
out and were standing on top Of
the fpselage.
DR.. Bouton Sewers. prominent
Benton Harbor surgeon, and a
neighbor. Malcolm Ross, both took
canoes onto the calm lake and
brought the airmen in. Each man
made two trips.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Senate Sends
Housing Bill 10
White House
Measure Carries
81 Billion Insurance
And Lending Authority

Congress completed action today
on the administrators private
housing bill. authorizing nearly
S4 billion Of new construction and
lending authority.
The Senate took the final step
by approving. without debate. tho
conference agreement previously
adopted by the House. This sends
the measure to President Truman
for signature.
1t revives FILA authority to in
sure loans for home moderniza-
ton, which expired in February;
authorizes direct Government
loans to veterans in areas where
private capital is not available:
increases the limit on insured
mortgages for both sale and rental
dwelling projects; authorizes a
new program of loans to colleges
for dormitories and increases by
$3.50 million the purchasing power
of the Federal National Mortgage
Association. This association pro-
vides a secondary market tor the
purchase of insured mort
cages.
Coop Plan Beaten.
President Truman, however.
lost his fight for a new program
of loans to housing co-operatives.
1t was turned down in both houses.
The bill, shorn of the original
cooperative housing features, was
approved last Thursday by the
House.
"All in all it is an excellent bill
which will give impetus to high
production of housing such as the
Nation must have" Senator
Sparkman, Democrat, of Alabama,
said. 1--WE have to build at least
| million units a year"
Incentive for CO-ops.
The controversial cooperative
housing program would have set
up a $2-billion corporation to en-
courage home construction for
middle-income families through
co-operatives and other profit
organizations.
The present bill does contain .
special incentive for co-operativeS
having IS per cent of the member
ship veterans. Such co-ops can
get insurance on mortgage
covering IS per cent of a project
costing SIS million or less. Other
groups, with fewer veterans,
would get from 80 to 81 per cent.
Evening star., 1950-04-10

The Washington area will see
its first self-service gasoline sta
ton next month"; development
which may bring major changes to
the gas-distributing business here.
The fact that the areas first
self-service station was under
construction was brought out In
a hearing at the District Building
today. The hearing was called
by the Commissioners to hear
opinions on proposed regulations
for controlling such service sta
tions.
w. c. Wills. local gasoline sta
ton operator. told the Commits
sioners he was building the sta
ton on River road in Alexandria
and expected to be open for bust
ness the first Of next month.
Although unaffected in this par
ticular location by any District
regulations which may be prornul-
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-Four Survivors Of Catalina
Picked Up in Caribbean
BY the Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April
1o.-The Navy announced here
today that a United States de-
stroyer has picked up four sur
vivors from an amphibian plane
which crashlanded 40 miles south
OF Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday.
There were no immediate details.
The plane. war surplus FBY
(Catalina). belonged to the Carib-
bean International Airlines.
Aboard were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Banting. both British, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Brennan,
Americans. Mr.. Brennan former
ly was with the British Overseas
AirWayS in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
New Group of Five Vitomins
Reported to Chemical Society
Discoverer Believes FoIinic Acid May Have
important Place in Treatment of Anemios

acid found in beef livers. The
chemical is quite different from
folio acid but apparently has an
even greater efficiency potency for
anemia treatment.
1t will be found. DR.. Shive be-
lieves. to have about the same dis
tribution In nature as folio acid
which is found both in livers and
in green leaves. The other vita
Minis of the group were synthe-
sized by variations in the basic
chemical formula to achieve the
greatest possible potency.
The golden drug aureomycin, of
which vast quantities were pre-
scribed all over the country last
winter for the innumerable victims
OF the mysterious virus x, may be
one of the most potent growth
promoters yet known.
Mixed with hog feed in ex-
(Ooo rIIEk6TCTC nar. A %
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Bennett Meyers Loses
Appeals Court Bid 10
Leave ReformatoN
Former Generals
Plea Based on Lack Of
Quorum in Senate Probe

Former Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers today lost another bid for
freedom from prison.
The United States Circuit Court
of Appeals turned down a request
for his release from the Lorton re-
formatory. The wartime Air
Force purchasing chief was sem
fenced in 1948 to serve 20 months
to S years on charges that he in
duced an associate to lie to Sena-
tors investigating Meyers business
affairs.
Meyers, who made several un-
successful efforts to obtain re-
lease on bail pending decision or
his appeals, asked the Court ot
Appeals last fall to rule that a
quorum was not present when
Bleriot H. Lamarre testified before
the subcommittee. He claimed
that District Court Judge Alex
ander Holtzof erred in not letting
the jury consider the quorum
question.
The appellate court held today
that the Meyers case was not af-
fected by Supreme Court ruling
on a congressional quorum. The
Supreme Court declared that Dis
trict Court erred in allowing a
jury to find that House commit
tee quorum was present when
Harold Christoffel. former Mil
waukee labor leader. allegedly
testified falsely. This was after
the first trial of Christoffel, who
recently was convicted again.
In the Meyers case, the appeals
court ruled, 1t was shown that on
one occasion when Lamarre tes-
titled only two Senators were
present, but that a quorum heard
him the day he gave the bulk Of
his testimony.
The appeals court previously
upheld Meyers conviction and
the Supreme Court has refused to
pass on the case.
Meyers was refused a parole
last December after he had served
his minimum sentence of 20
months.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Green Tells Murray
He s All for Mercer
By the Associosed Press

AFL President William Green
today strongly indorsed the idea
of merging all American labor
unions into a single federation,
but avoided taking a stand on a
CIO plan for all unions to CO.
operate politically pending the
merger.
Mr.. Green wrote CIO President
Philip Murray that the AFL favors
formation of lone strong, we'll
established labor organization" in
America.
But he said he was referring
Mr.. Murray's idea of a POLITICAL
economic co-ordinating committee
to the AFL's executive council for
a decision when the council meets
at Philadelphia May 8.
The AFL's traditional position
has been that labor organizations
should merge first, and that eco
nomic-political cooperation would
follow automatically.
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Force Constellation. With him are
his daughter Margaret and his
staff. The party is due to arrive
at Washington National Airport
about 2 pm.
The Presidents own plane, the
Independence, is in Santiago to
bring President Gonzalez of Chile
to Washington tomorrow for 9
state visit.
In Jovial Mood.
Mr.. Truman was in a jovial
mood as he took off. He told re-
porters he never felt better.
AS is customary when the Pres
ident arrives and departs here
the entire company of the naval
base where he has been staying
with the exception of the daily
seagoing- details, donned whites
and manned the rail"-meaning
lined the presidential route away
from the Little White House.
as Mr.. Truman departed. A 81
gun salute was fired.
The President wound up the
last day of his month-long vaca-
ton here with the reluctance of a
schoolboy leaving camp at the end
of summer. He went in swimming
twice yesterday-to make up for
one of the two days that a chill
breeze cost him, and otherwise
thoroughly enjoyed himself.
Earlier, he had attended sunrise
Easter service on the base and
heard Chaplain w. A. Rennie
pray for world peace. Miss Tru-
man and members of the pres
idential party attended with him
SCOTS at Binaggio Report.
Meanwhile, White House sources
scoffed at reports that Charles
Binaggio, Kansas City Democratic
boss and underworld figure, was
trying to work out truce in the
heated Missouri senatorial primary
race when he was shot down mys-
teriously with his henchman,
Charles Gargotta.
The st. Louis Star-Times was
the source of the report which
said that United States Marshal
Fred A. Canfil of Kansas City, an
old friend of President Truman
had been sent to Key West to see
what could be done.
Press Secretary Charles Ross
characterized it as "lot OF
hooey." and denied categorically
chat Mr.. Canfll had been at the
Little White House"
Newsmen here are well ac-
quainted with Marshal Canfil and
have seen nothing of him. U.s.
ually "The Bull" as he is known
far and wide, is much in evidence
when he is around.
The President planned to go
Immediately to his desk at the
White House this afternoon, but
Mr.. Ross understood he had no
engagements. Monday is his day
for the weekly meeting with leg
islative leaders, but Mr.. Ross did
not know when this weeks talks
would be held.
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By Thomas R. Henry
Sfor Stoff Correspcpdent

PHILADELPHIA, April 10. -
Discovery of a new group of five
vitamins was reported to the
American Chemical Society which
opened its spring meetings here
today.
These vitamins, the folinic
acids, may eventually have an i'm
portant place in medical treat
ments of various anemias and of
sprue, it is believed by DR.. Will
liam Shive of the University of
Texas. their discoverer.
They are closely related to each
other and to folio acid, whose
discovery early in World War II
first opened the door to success
full treatment of both nutritional
and pernicious anemia. The
starting point of all five synthetic
products is an hitherto unknown
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Senator Smith Undergoes
Emergency Operation
By the Associated Press

TRENTON, N. j., April 10
Senator H. Alexander Smith, Re-
publican, of New Jersey under
went an emergency operation for
removal Of his appendix yester-
day. His condition was reported
fairly good" at Mercer Hospital
today.
The 70-year-old Republican
Senator was operated on yesterday
morning, a few hours after he re-
corded radio address in Morris
town, N. j., which he said the
eurrent investigation of the State
Department could do terrible
damage to our foreign policy"
Senator Smith, in his address,
proposed that any future charges
like those of his Republican COL
league, Senator Mccarthy of Wis
tonsin, should be made in a secret
tession. They should then be in
Iestigated by an impartial, non-
congressional commission, he said.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Tax Cut Would Better
Service, Slice. Rates,
Transit Head Says
Stockholders Elect
Five New Directors,
CIinching Florida Control

Good public transportation at
low rates would be possible In
Washington If the city would ease
up on taxes, according to E. D.
Merrill, president of the Capital
Transit Co.
His statement was made today
at the annual stockholders meet
ing. The stockholders elected five
new directors to the 15-man board,
clinching actual control by the
group of Florida businessmen who
bought stock control last year.
Mr.. Merrill in his report to the
board noted that the present tend
ency is to subsidize the use Of
private autos by Government
backing of parking facilities and
other measures. He declared that
subsidization Of public transporta-
ton through tax reduction would
solve the problem with less ex-
pense to the city.
Mr.. Merrill did not specify the
type of taxes in which the Com
missioners might supply relief.
Nor did he go into detail on the
amount of relief that would prove
effective.
Paid 81 Million in 1949.
However, E. Cleveland Giddings,
company vice president, said
Capital Transit paid more than
50 million in taxes during 1949,
of which $1,226,029 was to the
District.
These consisted of a railway
gross receipts tax of $471,314; q
mileage and license tax of $176,-
294; a gasoline tax of $390,155;
a real estate tax of $122,573, and
the balance in small miscellaneous
taxes.
AS to the company's financial
difficulties, Mr.. Merrill said that
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Sawyer Defends Lee
As Loyal Citizen After
Study Of His Record
Disogrees With Whitney,
Strongly Backs Aide
Attacked by Malone

Secretary of Commerce Saw
yer today described the chief OF
the departments Far Eastern di-
vision as "a loyal citizen and a
loyal member of the Commerce
Department."
The official, Michael j. Lee, is
under investigation by a special
Senate subcommittee. His loyalty
was questioned by Senator Ma
lone. Republican, of Nevada.
Senator Malone charged that Mr..
Lee. a naturalized Russian born
in Manchuria had obstructed
of aviation gasoline to
Chinese forces.
Secretary Sawyer took issue
with Undersecretary of Com
merce Cornelius v. Whitney or
the matter of Mr.. Lees loyalty.
Testifying last week before the
investigating committee, Mr.. Whit
ney had said that he had nothing
to do with the hiring of Mr.. Lee
and that the Far Eastern Division
did not come under his (Mr.
Whitney's) supervision. But, he
said, if the charges were true and
if the choice had been up to him,
he would not have hired Mr.. Lee.
Made Thorough Study.
At his press conference this
morning, Mr.. Sawyer said of Mr..
Whitney's testimony:
IF ne said he wouldn't have
hired him. I don't agree"
MIR. Sawyer said he had made
a thorough study of the report
of the Commerce Department
Loyalty Board in Mr.. Lees case,
the FBI records and records of
the immigration Bureau.
II found nothing to indicate he
shouldn't have been hired or any
reason why he shouldn't be re-
tained," he added.
Mr.. Whitney is leaving the de-
(See SAWYER paoa AN
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First SeIf-Service Gas Station
In D. 6. Area Due Next Month

gated. he appeared to oppose any
restrictive regulations.
This is America" he stated,
where a new idea has a chance
to survive. We should welcome
new industry"
He suggested that no limitation
should be placed on the number
Of employees needed to supervise
a self-service station. The regu-
lations being considered by the
Commissioners would require one
employe to supervise each six
pumps.
Opposing the opening Of any
self-service stations in Washing
ton was Lad Mills. president of
the Association Of Retail Gas
Dealers Of Washington.
Mr.. Mills said his association
was opposed to any one other than
trained gasoline station employees
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Arms Unloading Plans
Kept Secret in Italy
By the Associated Press

NAPLES, Italy, April 1o.-Of-
ficials kept mum today on
whether they would risk unload
ing in Naples the first shipment
of American arms aid to Italy.
The arms. coming under the
United States aid program are
scheduled to arrive aboard the
freighter Exilona Wednesday.
Communist leaders declare that
no matter what port is picked
sirens will wall and Communists
will storm to the waterfront in an
attempt to halt the unloading.
Security measures have been
tightened here with port passes
placed under more strict control.
Evening star., 1950-04-10

when their PV-2 twin-engine
plane crash-landed just off the
Lake Michigan Shoreline.
They were returning from q
weekend flight to Bermuda by
way of Norfolk, Va.
One of the crew, 22-year-old
Lyle Pasket of st. Paul. Mimi,
swan about 200 feet to shore to
get help. The others were brought
IN by canoe.
The plane-a land. craft at
tached to the Naval Reserve
squadron Eat Minneapolis - had
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Burmo Retokes Moqwe

RANGOON. Burma. April 10
R. Government troops today
claimed recapture of Magwe, vital
Irrawaddy town, $50 miles north
of Rangoon, near central Burma's S
oil fields. Magwe originally fell
into rebel hands early last year
and has been under joint con-
troll Of Communists and army
mutineerS.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Bixbys Delayed Again
On FLIGHT Back to U. S.
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, April 10.-Chalk up
another delay for the earthbound
Bixbys.
The husband and wife team Of
Bob and Dianna - round world
flyers-discovered magnetic trou-
bic early today when they were
preparing to take of for Midway
Island.
They can't find a Rolls Royce
magnetic for their twin-engine
British Mosquito bomber in all
japan.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Hudson Ferry Stronded

BEACON. N. Y. April 10 (P.-
A ferryboat plowed into a Hudson
River mudfiat today and It's %
commuter passengers and crew.
men were brought ashore in life
boats after being stranded for
--~-e t'-,-- -vo hours
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Truman Flying Back
To Capital, Ending
Month al Key West
Company Of Naval Base
Dons White to Bid
President Farewell
By joseph A. Fox
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

KEY WEST, Fla, April 10
President Truman took off for
Washington from Boca Chica Air
port at 1904 am. today, ending
a month-long vacation.
The President is winging his
way to the Capital in an Air
Evening star., 1950-04-10
By the Associated Press

BENTON HARBOR, Mich.
April 10.-Eight Naval Reservists
from the Minneapolis area miracu-
lousy escaped injury early today
Pictures Of Rescuers and Rescued in Lake
Michigan Crash. Pose As
Evening star., 1950-04-10

Democrats Whetting 4 Issues for Trupon
to Stress on Tour. Page Alb
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(See TRANSIT. Page A-2l
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(See CHEMISTS. Page A-3)
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(See COMMUNISTS, Page A-2.)
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(See sCI.IMF,
Evening star., 1950-04-16

The Defense Departments first
1850 civilian orientation confer
ence, in which President Truman
will take part. will open tomorrow
ut the Pentagon.
Mr.. Truman will witness the
Army demonstration at Fort Ben
ming, Ca, Friday and the Air
Force show at Eglin base, Fla,
Saturday.
The go conference members
from all walks of life also will
observe field demonstrations by
the Marine Corps at Quantico,
Va. and by the Navy at Pensa-
cola, Fla. 1t will be the first time
the Marines have participated in
the joint orientation conferences
which Defense Secretary johnson
inaugurated last year.
To Hear Discussions.
Before the field trips the par
ticipants will listen to discussions
by top military and Government
leaders of international and mill
tary problems at the Pentagon to-
morrow and Tuesday. Among the
speakers will be Mr.. johnson;
George Kennan, State Depart
ment Counselor; Gen. Bradley
chairman Of the Joint Chiefs OF
Evening star., 1950-04-16

ington planners can spend 1t for
us!"
Another Martin Speaks.
Another Martin. Senator Mar
tin. Republican. OF PENNSYLVANIA,
also spoke at the dinner meeting.
His subject. too. was Government
spending,
The PENNSYLVANIA Republican
declared:
The greatest threat to Amer
lean freedom is the atomic bomb
of national bankruptcy caused by
excessive taxation and reckless.
extravaeant Government SPEND
ms"
Senator Martin urged reduction
Of taxes, saying:
If We reduce taxes more peo-
pie will have more money to spend
for automobiles. homes. household
appliances and the necessities Of
hfe. That is the way real income
should be increased. not by infia-
ton through Government spend.
ing of borrowed money"
The Amen Corner Club is a So
cial organization made up Of
Pittsburgh business executives.
Evening star., 1950-04-16

erans Administrator Carl r. Gray.
jr.; I. William Hill, news editor,
The Star: Prof. Bruce c. Hopper,
Harvard University; Edward r.
johnson. general counsel. Stand
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey;
Thomas A. Knowles, general
manager, Goodyear Aircraft Corp. !:
John II. Marchant, general man
ager, John Wanamaker. Inc,
Philadelphia.
Peter Miller. treasurer, The
Washington Times Herald: DR.. A.
r. Olpin, president, University of
Utah; William w. Owens. assist
ant editor. Nations Business,
Washington; Mr.. Pike; Ralph D.
Pittman. attorney. 1740 Poplar
lane NV; Admiral De Witt C.
Ramsey, ret, president, Aircraft
Industries Association.
Hearne Swink, vice president.
Cannon Mills Co.. Kannapolis.
N. c.; George Umbreit, executive
vice president, The Maytag Co..
Newton Iowa; Frank L. We'll,
chairman, Presidents Committee
on Religion and Welfare in the
Armed Forces; George N. Craig,
American Legion national COM
mander; James r. Gillian, jr.,
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Staff; Sumner Pike, acting chair
man of the Atomic Energy Com
mission; and the civilian and mil
itary heads of the Army. Navy and
Air Force.
Among those attending the con-
ference will be:
Howard H. Agee. president.
American Coleman Co., Omaha,
Neb.; Lawrence D. Bell, president,
Bell Aircraft Corp, Buffalo; DR..
A. A. Bennett, National Baptist
Sunday School Publishing Board,
Nashville; DR.. Bruce Bigelow. vice
president, Brown University, Prov
idence. r. I.
DR.. Dan T. Caldwell, Presby-
terian Church Christian education
director, Greensboro, N. c.; Champ
Garry, president. Pullman Stan
dard Car Mfg. Co.. Chicago; Msgr.
John Cavanaugh, Denver; G. F.
Coope. president. Potash Co. of
America, Carlsbad. N. NJ: Presi-
Dental Assistant Donald Dawson; |;
r. w. Eaves, Washington repre-
sentative, international Harvester
Co.
Others Are Listed:
John F. Floberg, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy for Air; Vet
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sy the Assceie,sd Press

PITTSBURGH. April l5.-Rep-
resentative Martin. Republican. of
Massachusetts,. tonight called on
people of all parties to join in a
crusade to end the era of red ink
and red herring"
The House Minority Leader
said in a talk before the Amen
Corner Club:
Our crusade today is to save
constitutional government. We
must preserve the freedom of the
American pople. We must fight
off a new threat of slavery-slav-
cry to government and to crush
ing, Gripping debt"
Offers Revival Program.
Mr. Martin offered a fve-point
program for American revival,
security and progress" His pro-
posals:
/. Radiance of the wartime ex-
else taxes and other punitive tax
alton.
2. Creation of tax incentive for
small business.
3. Balancing of the budget and
reduction of taxes.
4. Careful administration of the
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Missing FIyer's S Father
Attempts 10 End Life
kx n. Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK. April 15.-Griev-
ing because his son was aboard
a Navy plane lost in the Baltic.
William Seeschaf. So. attempted to
end his life today.
Police said the father of 1t.
Howard William Seeschaf jumped
into a dumbwaiter shaft and
plunged five floors to the cellar.
II want to die" police quoted
Mr.. Seeschaf as moaning when
he was found in the backyard of
his Bronx apartment building
where he had crawled after the
plunge.
At Fordham Hospital doctors
said they feared the fall had frac-
tured his spine.
Mrs. Seeschaf said her husband,
a plumber. had been respondent
since Monday when the Navy Of
ficially had notified them their son
was a crew member of the missing
Privateer plane.
1t. Seeschaf, 26, was married
five months ago, his mother said.
and his official address is 3463
South Stafford street, darlington.
No
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tariff program TO protect Amefl-
can Jobs.
S. Removal of the threat of So
cialiZation which hangs like a
pail over the spirit of American
thrift and industry"
Attacks Orgy Of Waste
The minority leader attacked
Government spending and said:
"Sickening to the patriots heart
is the orgy of waste. eXtravagance
and plain bad management en-
countered on every hand in Wash
ington today-shocking waste.
sinful waste-demoraliZing waste
OF the peoples substance"
Mr.. Martin termed Federal aid
a myth" saying;
Every dollar sent back to the
States from Washington comes
from the States in the first place.
Every State except one is taxed
more for these services than 1t
gets back.
Federal aid is a myth. The
bureaucratic brokerage is terrific.
Any State or any city-yes. any
citigen-can spend this money at
home more wisely than the Wash