Byrd Asks Forrestal ;To Explain Overlap' In Liaison Offices Secretary of Defense Forrestal was jcalled on today by Chairman Byrd of the Joint Congressional Commit tee on Non-Essential Federal Expen ditures to explain why the Air Force end the Army should set up separate legislative liaison offices at a time when the armed forces are being unified. , The Senator said his letter was prompted by one from Mai. Gen. Wilton B. Parsons of the Depart ment of the Army, informing him that the Air Force is establishing its own liaison office. The Senator wants to know how inany persons will be assigned to the Hew office and the estimated cost. • "Advice is requested also," the Senator wrote, "as to why, in the hame of unification, one such office cannot be made to suffice for both the Army Department and Air Force. In addition, I would appre ciate being supplied with organiza tion charts for both the Army De partment and the Air Force which would show any and all duplication and overlapping of administrative and service facilities." The Senator also made public his monthly report showing that, al though Federal employment con tinued a gradual decrease in Sep- j tember. the total is still slightly! more than 2.000,000. During the month 21 agencies reported net in-: creases, but the overall total went j down by about 20.000. The total at j the end of September was 2,010,781., Un-American (Continued From First Page.) quota immigration visa and has taken out his first papers. "Is it true you have written a number of very revolutionary poems, plays and other writings?" asked Mr. Stripling. "I have written a number of poems, songs and plays and of course they can be considered revo lutionary because I called for the overthrow of the German govern ment," the refugee playwright replied. "We are not interested in any j works written for the overthrow of i Germany," Mr. Thomas told Mr. i Stripling. Mr. Stripling told the chairman ! the witness had written works with Hanns Eisler that "seemed to be ! Important in the international Com munist movement." Invited to Moscow Twice. Mr. Stripling asked Mr. Brecht if ! he had ever been to Moscow. He ' said he had been invited there ' twice. The investigator wanted to know if the witness had ever visited the Soviet Consulate in Hollywood. He said he had been there three or ; four times to receptions and "fes- ; tivities." Mr. Stripling asked if Gerhard Eisler had ever visited him. He said j Gerhard had been there several j times with his brother, Hanns, and | several times alone. "We played chess and we talked ι about politics." "About politics?" repeated Mr.' Stripling. "Yes, he ι Gerhard» is a specialist! in such. He is a politician, so he ] knew very much more than I did' ah/VSUK 1/lJfc Oiuiauuu 111 VJCiiliail,) . "Did you collaborate on a song, ι 'In Praise of Learning' with Hanns I Eisler?" the investigator asked. "Did I collaborate? I wrote it. He j just, wrote the music," said the artist ! indignantly. Line From Chorus of Song. The chorus of one of the songs. ' as read by the committee counsel,) had the refrain: "You must learn to take over," |r Mr. Brecht said a more accurate s translation would be: "You must learn to take the lead." 1 Another verse, which Mr, Strip- j1 ling attributed to Mr. Brecht, with music by Hanns Eisler. had a line: !' "Don't hesitate to ask questions, i1 Comrade." ' Mr. Brecht said he had never seen that translation, but it apparently1'! was made from a poem he wrote I several years ago and was put to J Mr. Eisler's music. Mr. Brecht was asked about his j own answers to immigration officials ( when he came to this country. He . said he,gave the "usual answer" about' j not intending to overthrow the Gov-( ernment. | No Official Approach. In response to further questions! whether he had been asked to join1, the Communist Party, he said nei- < ther Hanns nor Gerhard Eisler had ever asked him to do so and "there;· never was an official approach made to me." 1 ( The witness added that he "might j * have been" asked informally by j ι readers or acquaintances to become 1 a Communist. - 1 "But I decided it wasn't my busi ness to join the Communist Party," ι he explained. ' Mr. Lardner and Mr. Cole became 1 the ninth and tenth men to face contempt action as the committee 1 continued to work its way through j witnesses reportedly "hostile" to the ; : investigation of communism in the '1 movie capital. i ' When Mr. Lardner took the stand the committee Taried its routine by j1 telling him he could read his pre- ; pared statement after he testified. Then came the routine question. Was he,, a member of the Screen Writers' Guild? Limit to Co operation. I "I want to be co-operative." the 32-year-old writer began. "But 1 there are limits to my co-operation. ! ; I don't want to help you divide or|< smash this guild." "Now, Mr. Lardner," interrupted j 1 Mr. Thomas, "don't you do like the l· others have done or you'll never readj| m ci ι >*ίαιι.ϋΐνιιΐ'· "But, Mr. Chairman," protested the witness, "I understood you to say I would be permitted to read the statement." Mr. Thomas told him if he re fused to answer questions he would not permit him to read it. Mr. Thomas told Mr. Stripling to "go on to the S64 question"—mem bership in the Communist Party. The witness charged that the· committee was "trying through me; to discredit the guild and the whole industry through the guild." "Any real American," said the! chairman, underlining real, "would! be proud to answer that question."; "I could answer but I'd hate my- j self in the morning," replied the witness. That ended his appearance. Accuses Committee. Mr. Russell took the stand to tes tify he had located a Communist Par:y card made out to "Ring L.," A LARDNER LEAVES STAND—While a policeman stands by, Ring Lardner, jr., leaves the witness stand after refusing to tell the House Committee on Un-American Activities today whether he is or has been a member of the Communist Party. —AP Photo. ( which, he said, turned out to be Mi Lardner's. The committee investigator's re port listed Mr. Lardner as havini oeen affiliated with many allegedl; Communist front groups, Mr. Strip ling stated. He said Mr. Lardnei as chairman of a Screen Writers Guild Committee, sponsored thi James M. Cain plan for "literar; dictatorship through the so-callet American Authors' Authority." Other Organizations. Other organizations with whicl Mr. Lardner was affiliated, Mi Stripling asserted, were the Holly wood Writers' Mobilization, Amer· ican Youth for Democracy, Call fornia Action Conference for Civi Rights, American Friends of Span· ish Democracy and Veterans of thi Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Progrès· sive Citizens of America, League o; American Writers, Artists' Front t< Win the War and the Voice of Free· iom Committee. Writer Dorothy Parker, who wa: among the spectators at today'! hearing, was an organizer of thf Voice of Freedom Committee anc her "record of affiliation with Com munist-front organizations is sel forth in a separate report," Mr Stripling stated. In the prepared statement he had ίο opportunity to read, Mr. Lardnei asserted that "compared to what 1 lave seen recently. Hollywood is e jitadel of freedom." He described Adolphe Menjôu and John C. Mof fttt, earlier witnesses before the committee, as "throwing so many furtive glances over their shoulders that they run a serious risk of dis location." Mr. Lardner said he was not dis turbed by "preposterous documents jrour investigators produce from un lamed sources describing my affilia· ions." He said his own war record »nd the career of his father and of lis brothers disprove any charges hat he was un-American. Disturbed by Motive. He was disturbed, he said, by "the ltimate purpose behind" the cur ent investigation. He warned gainst the danger of an "industry lacklist" and "shackling" of the lotion picture industry, and later he press, radio and education. Mr. Cole's appearance on the tand was briefer and less stormy han that of Mr. Lardner, but it nded up the same way. He asked to read a prepared tatement. but was informed by Mr. rhomas that "it is clearly another ase of vilification and not per inent to this hearing.'i When Mr. Stripling asked him ii le belonged to the Screen Writers îuild. Mr. Cole began: "I beiieve he reason that question is asked s " "No! No! No!" Mr. Thomas houted. "Answer the question." Balks at Simple Answer. "I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman." the fitness said, "I have to answer the [uestion in my own way." "It's a very simple question. Can't ou answer it by yes or no?" Mr. Thomas demanded. "My answer is very simple," Mr. 'ole said. "I am not unable to an wer it by yes or no. but I feel I nust make the answer in my own tray. It cannot be answered simply iy yes or no." Mr. Thomas wanted to know how nuch time the witness would need Γ allowed to answer it in his own way. "Oh," Mr. Cole responded, "any where from a minute to 20 minutes." Mr. Cole went through the same outine when asked if he is or ever îad been a member of the Com nunist Party. "The reason that question is being isked is that an election is about ο be. held in the Writers' Guild— ind " Escorted From Stand. "Answer the question." Mr. rhomas demanded, pounding his ;avel. "Just let me answer it in my own vay," Mr. Cole begged, as a Capitol )oliceman escorted him from the vllness stand. Mr. Thomas plans to announce ater today the names of the 79 illltMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Hlllllllllllllllllllllllllillll . persons on whom he previously stated committee investigators had • assembled a mass of documentary ; ; evidence as to Communist and Com ' inunist-front affiliations. He said • the evidence would be introduced at , the same time. Now nearing the end of their gec ? j ond week, the hearings probably will ' end tomorrow. Mr. Thomas said. He I ! estimated that between 9 and 12 J witnesses are yet to be heard. I The committee head also indicated, II however, there was a prospect of an ; entire new series of hearings later i concerning .specific instances of as ! serted Communist tinges to films I released for general distribution. He I said one of today's witnesses might touch on this matter but commented i that "in another phase of the hear | ings, we may devote all of our time j I to that." 11 He revealed committee investi ; gators were studying carefully about j 20 motion pictures and a number ' of scripts. ί "I don't know of any outright j Communist films." Mr. Thomas said, "but there are lines writers have put in many films that indicate Communist infiltration.'' Four Cited Yesterday. Those ordered from the stand yesterday and subsequently recom mended to be cited for contempt ι were Edward Dmytryk and Adrian ; Scott, director and producer, respec I lively, of the film, "Crossfire"? ι Screen Writer Samuel Ornitz arid Wriiter-Director Herbert J. Bibeï I man. Mr. Dmytryk and Mr. Scott were followed at the afternoon session by Dore Schary, executive in charge ! of production at the R-K-O stu jdios. Mr. Schary insisted that no j matter what he had heard or read j he could not decide on the employ·' I ment of any person other than on j a basis of ability until "it is proven that a Communist is a man dedi cated to the overthrow of the Gov ernment by force or violence or any, illegal means." Independence Square's Use j For Rally Is Up to Court PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 30 (&).— I Federal Judge Guy K. Bard will de | cide whether Independence Square1 j can be used for a rally to protest the I House investigation of Hollywood j Communist activities. The Eastern Pennsylvania chap | ter of the Progressive Citizens of America in a petition filed in Dis ! trict Court charges that city officials I refused permission for the meeting j in violation of the Constitution, ι The PCA in a statement urged /'abolition of the Thomas-Rankin I [Un-American Committee because it ί ! ViηηΛ larrol oiithftrHv whatcneviir to question citizens about their po litical beliefs." PCA said the so-called 19 "un friendly witnesses" at the commit tee hearing in Washington would speak at Saturday's rally, including Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner, jr., John Howard Lawson and Larry Parks. Some of the first watches were ofj globular form and called "Nuern-; burg eggs," after the German city; of their manpfacture. OAK FLOORING Phone CHestnut 0660 RUCKER LUMBER ». 13'iO WiUon Bird. (Near Key Bridge) Payments on your home are made easy by renting a room. Renting a room is made easy by advertising in The Star. Call National 5000. 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Land, retired, president of the Air Transport Association, told delegates to the Inter Amer ican Federation of Automobile Clubs today. He spoke at a luncheon meeting, at the Statler Hotel, preceding the 3 p.m. inaugural session of the fed jeration's seventh general assembly : at the Pan American Union Build ! ing. The United States has been one of the offenders in maintaining travel restrictions, Admiral Land declared, but recently has showed interest in modifying its curbs. Approximately 125 delegates and wives from 19 American nations this morning greeted District Commis sioners as their president, Carlos Anesi of Argentina and H. J. Brun mer of the American Automobile Association, host organization for the four-day session, received the "keys to the city" in a ceremony at the Dis trict Building. William Dawson, special represen tative of the United States to the Pan American Union, addressed a luncheon of delegates* wives early this afternoon at the Carlton Hotel. The wives were guests of the Wom en's Safety Committee of the A. A. A.'s District division. Senator Brewster, Republican, of Maine was among speakers on the program this afternoon at the first general assembly meeting. School Roll Increases FRANKFURT

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HO. 5549, 1018 Connecticut A»·, ME. 9370 I Assembly Ιο Debate Sales Levy Revision, County lax Powers 8y »h· Aitociottd Fr»»« ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Oct. 30.—A five-point legislative program, which among other things will include sales tax revision and may include new taxing powers for Montgomery County, began to take final form today. Gov. Lane and his advisers started a series of conferences on the exact form in which administration bills will be presented when the General Assembly meets in special session next Wednesday. The main issues up for discussion included : Amendment of the 2 per cent sales tax law, possibly to Increase the exemption from 9kto 14 cents, and to give the Board of Public Worka authority to change the ex emption level if and when fiscal conditions permit. New taxing authority for Balti more City to take the place of cer tain powers which will expire in December. Some of the larger coun ties, notably Baltimore and Mont gomery, have indicated they would seek similar authority. The main purpose of the special session is to provide more revenue for Baltimore City. Although details were not dis- i closed, in general the measure will | stipulate that the city must stay out of taxation fields occupied by the State—such as income tax,1 sales tax and motor fuel taxes. j Although the big counties have expressed interest in getting the same thing, any move in that di rection probably will meet with op position on the floor of the Legis- J lature. I Hearing Starts on Plea For New Eisler Trial Gerhart Eisler's attorneys began! argument today in District Court for a new trial on his conviction for making a false statement in applying for an alien departure permit in September, 1945. The motion was heard by Justice James W. Morris, who presided at the trial. Eisler, 54, a German, has been called the leading Communist in this country. He has, however, never been sentenced. His lawyer's main contention in asking a new trial is that the jury was prejudiced by "needless" evidence offered by ! the Government. Attorney A. J. Isserman argued { that the prosecution "went far be- ; yond the needs of evidence" in pre- j senting the case to the jury. Also i representing Eisler at the hearing are Attorneys David Rein and Mrs. Carol King. The motion for a new trial is i being opposed by Assistant United | States Attorney William Hitz, who j prosecuted Eisler. In June, Eisler was sentenced to j a year in jail and fined $1,000 for :ontempt of Congress, but appealed j ind has remained out on bond pend- | ing a hearing on the appeal. Virginia Justices to Meet j RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 30 i/P).— J The Virginia Trial Justices' Asso-I] ciation will open a two-day con-|i vention here today. ji ? U. S. Court Verdict Expected Monday in Trial oISS Men By th· AtiocioUd Prtu NUERNBERG, Oct. 30. — An1 American court will hand down its | verdict next Monday in the case: of 18 SS officers charged with being the brains and moving force be hind the Third Reich's infamous system of concentration camps. Judgment will be read by Presi dent Judge Robert M. Toms of De troit against 4 generals, 11 colonels, 1 major, a captain and an execu tive officer. No. 1 defendant is Oswald Pohl, SS Obergruppenfuehrer who was chief of the SS main economic and administrative departments. The others in the dock All were subordi nate to Pohl. In five months of testimony, Pros ecutors Jack Robbins and James K. Hlggins developed testimony that Pohl and his associates were more aware of conditions in the death camps than any other single group. Airliner With Engine Afire Lands in Philadelphia By th· Associated Prm PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 30—A twin-engine airliner carrying a group of workers from Newark, N. J., back to their homes in Puerto Rico, landed safely here last night with one engine afire. The DC-3 plane with 17 passen gers and a crew of three was coming in for a scheduled landing at South west Airport when the pilot informed j the control tower the port engine was ablaze. He was instructed to land on a far runway and keep the plane away from buildings and other planes parked on the field. Firemen ex tinguished the blaze a few minutes after the plane landed. None of the passengers, including the Puerto Ricans who had completed work contracts in this country, was hurt. Stranded Vatican Choir Gets Financial Support By the Associated Press PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 30.—The Vatican Choir, after being stranded here an extra day because of a lack of sufficient traveling funds, was scheduled to continue its singing en gagements lonigni in ûiy, iNev. Late yesterday financial support came from Pay Fabiani, Los Angeles exporter, through arrangements made by Dr. Mario Proflli, Italian Consul at Los Angeles. The choir sang in Phoenix Mon day night and was scheduled to leave . Tuesday but its two bus drivers re- , fused to go further without pay, which they said was several weeks In arrears. The choir left here yesterday. Expose of Quebec Plot By Reds Expected Soon By th· Associated Press MONTREAL, Oct, 30.—The news paper Le Canada said today it had learned from "a source worthy of credence" that Quebec Province Premier Maurice Duplessis would announce shortly the discovery of j an alleged Communist plot to dam- ! age religious property in Montreal. There was no inpnediate comment a by provincial authorities nor by po lice or religious sources. 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