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Business Expert Says Economic Recession Would Be Inexcusable By th« Associated Press B. C. Forbes, publisher of Forbes Business Magazine, said today he sees no sign of an eco nomic recession or a depression. “If we do draw down upon our heads anything like an acute depres sion, it will be entirely man-made, inexcusable,” Mr. Forbes told the Joint Congressional Committee on the Economic Report. Mr. Forbes urged the committee and Congress to take all possible steps to encourage saving and in vesting, which he called “the very lifeblood of an expanding free en terprise economy.” Should Cut V. S. Coats. “Don’t ever forget." he said, “that it takfes some $7,000 of capital to provide the average job. “You should consistently insist on cutting Government costs. You should curb inflating our already astronomical Federal debt by re fusing to sanction wholesale expan sion of Government competition againJt investor-owned enterprise.” Mr. Forbes offered his advice to the committee in connection with its study of suggestions on how to minimize fluctuations of the econ omy. "Hail we not neen so aepioramy a Nation of economic illiterates, we would have not suffered all we have suffered during the last two or three decades. < and) would not be so sorely beset by strife and difficulties today,” Mr. Forbes told the com mittee. He said that ‘‘overweening high finance and big business magnates exercised shocking economic judge ment in the first third of this cen tury,” and the American people * * * ‘ brought these cavalier buccaneers to their senses, unhorsed them.’’ Hits Untyrn Leaders. Since then, Mr. Forbes added, “there has sprung up another type of aspiring dictators who are exer cising equally faulty economic judg ment—union leaders. * * * ‘‘I have faith that the American people will prove able to deal ef fectively with this menace.” Theodore W. Schultz, trustee of the National Planning Association, told the committee the Government should continue its program of price support for agricultural products beyond 1948. Unless renewed the program will expire at the end of next year. “There is,” he said, “uncertainty enough (in the industrial economic picture) to warrant being prepared for a large measure of economic in stability.” Mr. Schultz said also there is no way of anticipating the volume and nature of foreign trade after 1948, and that “it is the better part of wisdom to be prepared” by extend ing the price support program. Slaughter 'Continued Fiom First Page 1_ the fact that the Presdent of the United States is a dues-paying member, and proudly frames his checks from annual dues. It con tinues, on its letterhead, to list the President of the United States as the vice president of that organiza tion.” ' Earlier * * * I mentioned the im petuosity of the President, which has sometimes gotton him into trou ble. Certainly that was the case on the morning of July 18, 1946, when he (old the representatives from every metropolitan paper of any size in the United States that he had ‘asked my old friend, Jim Pender gast, to help.’ ” See* Political Fortunes Affected. That request, Mr. Slaughter said, was "the public admission of a partnership that has brought the presidency into disrepute and which, at the same time, has certainly adversely affected the political for tunes of the man who made the admission." The former House member con fined : "The joint venture of Messrs. Truman and Pendergast proceeded according to schedule and was ap parently successful. Postmaster General Hannegan applauded the results achieved. But like their cohorts of 1936 the political roust abouts of 1946 became carried away with their enthusiasm and simply failed to take into account the mathematical improbability of the returns which they concocted. So sure were they of the ground on which they stood that they did not even bother to make the ballots and the count check.” Mr. Slaughter traced develop ments which ultimately led to the return of more than 70 indictments for alleged vote irregularities in the 1946 primary’ election, and men tioned the theft from the Kansas City election commissioner's vault of ballots to be used in prosecution of the cases. Motion to Dismiss Suit Against Democrats Denied By the Associated Press NEW YORK. July 10 —State Su preme Court Justice Felix C. Ben-, venga yesterday denied a motion by George L. Kiliion, as treasurer of the Democratic National Commit- i tee. to dismiss a suit for $15,978 brought by William H. Rankin, ad-. vertising executive, for commissions claimed to be due for placing radio broadcasting during the 1940 elec tion campaign. The court rejected as “unsound" the defense contention that the suit could not be maintained because it was “improperly instituted against the present defendant as treasurer." Justice Benvenga said that while it might be possible that the com mittee, as presently constituted, was not. liable for the money, this could not be determined on the basis of the papers before him. Mr. Rankin said in his suit that under an agreement made on Au-1 gust 26, 1940, his company placed $621,008 in broadcasting, entitling it to $31,050 in commissions. Of this/ he said, $15,071 had been paid. Defense Attorney Charles Roden, seeking dismissal of the suit, con tended that the committee which entered into the contract went out of existence July 21, 1944, and that the succeeding committee was not responsible for debts of its prede cessor. _ Arctic Seals Sought Russia has launched an expedi tion, including four ice-breakers and a squadron of scouting planes, to hupt seals in the White Sea. The ships sailed from Murmansk and Arqhangel. It is claimed that Green land seals from the Arctic yield palatable meat and valuable furs and oils. 4 KANSAS CITY.—NEW CITIZEN—Blond, blue-eyed ©loria Pin ault, 3 years old next Saturday, clutched a small American flag tightly yesterday shortly after she became an American citizen— the youngest person ever naturalized here. Born at Cannes, France, Gloria came to the United States in December, 1945, with her American mother, Mrs. Mary B. Pinault. Her father is a native of France. —A. P. Wirephoto. Home Rule (Continued FromFirst- Page.1_ ciation, paying $2 monthly dues, the widow receives a lump sum of $1, 500. If he was a member of the Policeman's Association, paying 50 cents dues a month, the widow re ceives an additional J200. Chairman Auchincloss requested Mr. Maloney to submit in writing a specific recommendation for his lump sum proposal, which ap parently was favorably considered by members of the committee. The witness promised to make a specfic recommendation. Opposes Consolidation. Representative Deane at one point commented that it seemed every time a policeman is killed in line of duty, "they have to pass the nat.” In answer to questions by Mr. Auchincloss. Mr. Maloney told the committee that he thought it would be "a distinct disadvantage” to con solidate the White House police with the Metropolitan police. John Ihlder, executive officer of the National Capital Housing Au thority, told the committee that the work of his agency "represents pri marily the interest of the Nation in Washington as its capital.” tie recommenaea urn in consider ing reorganization of the District government, Congress might set up the two District Committees from the Senate and House as the “Dis trict's legislative body.” He pro posed that these^two might act as a joint committee and, restricting themselves to legislation and budget, they could “grant to local admin istrative agencies the power to adopt regulations, procedures, etc., neces sary to implement the laws under which they operate.” Final Power in Congress. He voiced the opinion that “par ticipation in enactment of legisla tion by locally elected District rep resentatives in Congress does not appear to be practicable at present.” He emphasized that whatever happens to the District government in proposals for its re-organization, Congress should retain final power. Dr. Alexander Wetmore, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, told the committee that the National Zoological Park here is a necessary scientific unit of the Smithsonian Institution. He insisted that a transfer of the zoo to the District government would reduce its effect iveness. Virtually all the expenses of the Zoo are paid through the District budget, he testified. When asked whether the Federal Government should pay a greater proportion of its cost because of the estimated 50 per cent of Zoo visitors coming from out of town. Dr. Wetmore said that was a question “beyond our control.” "We need funds,” he told the committee, "whether they come from the Distritc of Columbia or the Fed eral Government.” The Home Rule Subcommittee will resume its iVr ings at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Controller General Lindsay C. Warren will be the principal witness, as the com mittee takes up the problem of fiscal control and financial administration of the District government. Writing 8,000 Years Old Tile tablets 8,000 years old, in which writing was permanently fixed through engraving under great heat. are among the earliest written records still in existence. [Truman Says Floods Demand Action Now ly th« Associated Press President Truman said today he has always favored creation of a Missouri Valley Authority, but that the immediate problem is flood con trol on the Missouri, Ohio and Des Moines Rivers. The subject came up at a news conference when a reporter told him that some people in the valley did not think he was behind a bill to set up an authority patterned after the giant Tennessee Valley Author ity in the South. Mr. Truman replied that he has always believed there is a need for an MV A and that he had told Sen ator Murray, Democrat, of Montana to push Senator Hurray’s bill for its establishment. Simbilar legislation has been before Congress for several years. But Mr. Truman said a compre hensive flood control plan is needed and the administration is trying to work one out. He recalled that he recently conferred with Army engi neers and other experts on the problem and asked them to draw up a plan for rotection of all the river valleys hit by recent floods. That, he said, is the emergency, not the Missouri Valley Authority. O'Conor Election Recount May Continue for Months By th« Associated Press BALTIMORE, July 10.—It is not yet possible to tell how long it will take to complete Investigation of the O’Conor-Markey senatorial elec tion, Francis T. Kelly, in charge of j workers carrying on a recount for j the Senate Rules Subcommittee on Elections, reported. Indications are that the recount may continue for several months, he declared. The Senate group initiated the investigation after D. John Markey, defeated candidate, charged irregu larities in last November’s sena torial contest in Maryland. On the face of returns, former Gov. Her bert R. O’Conor, Democrat, was elected to the Senate by a margin of 2,232 votes. Vmnl/Mtar, + In OllU/IArMTMlf f AO have still to examine ballots cast in 18 out of the 23 counties In Maryland, as well as examine two or more records for each of the 471 precincts of Baltimore City. Sharp Quake Recorded NEW YORK, July 10 UP).—A “fairly sharp” earthquake was rec orded today on the Fordham Uni versity seismograph, the Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, seismologist, reported. The first shock was at 6:00.30 a.m. and the second at 3:05.55. He esti mated the distance at 2,300 miles, probably southwest. Senators Hear Priest Ask Military Training At High School Level •y th» Associated Pros* Compulsory military training in high schools was urged at a House Armed Services Committee hearing today by the Rev. Dan A. Laning, Catholic priest of Mission, Tex. A buck private in World War I and a chaplain in the last war. Father Laning was one of two wit nesses who supported the principle of universal military training ad vocated by a special presidential commission. The,other was Blake R. Van Leer, president of Georgia Tech Univer sity, Atlanta. Opposing the proposal as the com mittee continued hearings were Her mit Eby, director of education ^nd research for the CIO, and Rabbi Ahron Opher of New York, repre senting the Synagogue Council of America. Strengthening of U. N. Asked. • “Put military training in all our high schools, colleges and universi ties,” Father Laning urged the com mittee. ‘Why begin at the age of 18? * * * By commencing military training in the high school, the Nation would be getting the benefit of from four to eight years of con tinuous training as compared to six months or a year” as advocated by the President s ocmmission. Rabbi Opher called for a strength ening of the United Nations as the most effective way to maintain peace. Universal military training, he said, runs “counter to the Intent and purposes” of the U. N. and should be resorted to only when there is an “imminent threat” to national security. Mr. Van Leer told the committee universal military training “will un questionably improve the education and training of our people” and is necessary now. Commission “Biased ” Mr. Eby claimed the President’s commission was “based from the very beginning” and said the report was “virtually a call to arms” and "an acceptance of war as in evitable.” He complained that the commis sion did not include representatives of farm and labor groups opposed to universal training and said “in dividuals from educational and re ligious organizations were not rep resentative of their group.” Clarendon Baptists to Dine The congregation of the Claren don First Baptist Church is spon soring a father and son banquet to be held at the church, Wilson boule vard and North Highland street, at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Music will be furnished by the church orches tra during the dinner. Ten private companies are drill ing for oil in Australia and New Guinea. Man Says He's Boss, Wife Declares War And Is Fined $20 By th* Associated Prut NOTTINGHAM, England, July 10.—"I’m boss from now on,” Thomas Albert Moreley an i nounced to his wife one night. Then, he told a judge yester day she: Pushed him over a chair. Kicked him. Cut his arm with a knife. Cut him under the eye with a well-aimed teapot. Threatened to kill him. She was fined $20 for breach of the peace. Jones' Sailing Orders Shown at U. of Virginia Special Dispatch to Tho Star CHARLOTTESVILLE. V*., July 10.—Original sailing orders which resulted in Commodore John Paul Jones’ famed victory in the Bon Homme Richard over the Serapis and Jones’ famous words, ‘‘I have not yet begun ta fight,” are on dis play Jn the McGregor Room of the University of Virginia's Alderman Library. Admiral William F. Halsey, chair man of the University Develop ment Fund, opened the Jones ex hibit, arranged in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of the American naval hero, this week. Collected by the stafT of the li brary’s rare books and manuscripts division, the display is taken partly from the Lee papers which contain the Jones sailing orders of 1777 signed by Richard Henry Lee and Robert Morris as members of the! Secret Committee of the Continental Standardization Move Fourteen foreign nations have joined the United States in estab lishing the new organization in Switzerland (I. S. O.) for interna tional standardization work. Norway is flying fresh salmon to England three times a week. House Unit Approves New GAO Building at Cost of $22,850,000 The House Public Buildings Sub committee today approved a bill to authorize a new General Accounting Office building at Fourth and G streets to cost not more than $22, 850,000. The measure will be reported to the House Public Works Committee early next week, Chairman Mc Gregor of the subcommittee, an nounced. Already the Government has bought virtually an entire city block at the site. After an excavation was dug, further work was blocked bv the war. Representative. McGregor ex plained that the new bill ^will authorize the Federal Work* Agency to proceed with plans and early architectural services on the much larger building. Some preliminary construction might be possible under the bill, he said, with about $5, 000,000 left over, and still on hand from previous appropriations for the project. New appropriations, however, could not be made by Congress under the pending bill until 1949. The cost of construction now, Mr. McGregor said, had just about “hit the peak.” Under the bill, the FWA would be authorized to prepare the plans and be ready to let a contract for construction when costs “hit bottom” Relatives Summoned To Mansfield Bedside Relatives of Representative Mans field, Democrat, of Texas, who has been ill in Bethesda Naval Hospital for the last three months, have been summoned to his bedside, it was an nounced today. The 86-year-old legislator took a turn for the worse several days ago and his son, Bruce Mansfield, said his father was “sinking.” The hos pital said the Texan was critically ill. but that his condition was un changed over the last 48 hours. House Committee Favors $15,000 Scientists' Pay Hie House Civil Service Commit tee today approved legislation^ pay $15,000 salaries ot 45 top scientific workers in the War and Navy De partments. Introduced by Chairman Rees of the committee, the bill would raise the present $10,000 Government pay ceiling to take care oft he scientists. Hie committee acted quickly after hearing testimony from high Army and Navy officers that the $15,000 salary rate was essential if the Gov ernment hopes to attract as well as keep high caliber scientific emp’oyes in the field of military research. Mme. Lupescu Reported Almost Out of Danger By tSa Associated Prats RIO DE JANEIRO, July 10 — Elena (Magda) Lupescu, companion of former King Carol of Romania, | was reported almost out of danger today from her long illness of pernicious anemia. Mme. Ernest Urdarianu, wife of Carol’s chamberlain, said Mme. Lupescu “is a little bit better today, having passed another good night." * “Her progress is very slow, but encouraging.” Mme. Urdarianu said, ! “and she can now be considered ‘almost out of danger.” I TROUSERS | | To Match $4.95 up | I Odd Coatb P 1 I EISEMAN’S—F at 7th 1 DOWN WITH HOT STOVES! Why simmer this summerf Quick, extra-delicious meals can be a snap. Just serve Director’s Corned Beef. The family won’t stop raving over that de licious flavor. 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