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By the Associated Press A report, blasting the head of j the Government's Bureau of Standards as “one of the weak est links in our atomic security” spurred two congressional com mittees into action today. Dr. Edward U. Condon, the 46 year-old scientist so accused by a House Un-American Activities Sub-! committee, retorted: "This is gratifying information be cause I’m absolutely reliable and therefore we have nothing to worry about. The country can relax. ’ To an accompanying charge that1 he "knowingly or unknowingly en tertained and associated" with al leged Russian spies, Dr. Condon commented to a reporter: “That's just too vague to talk about. I certainly didn't do it knowingly.” Before Atomic Committee. The case was due to come under discussion at a closed meeting to day of the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee. Chairman Hick-! •nlcnnor «airi this wqc arrarurpH sometime ago as a routine session, but that he assumed the House group's report would stir discus sion. Senator Hickenlooper said he did - not anticipate any statement from his committee, however. He re-( called that Dr. Condon acted as scientific adviser to the group while it was drafting the law setting up the Atomic Energy Commission, and said nothing occurred during that association to “bring up any sus picion of any kind.” Representative Elston, the top House member on the joint com mittee, called for "immediate steps: to find out if the (House commit tee's) report is accurate.” “Any one connected with atomic j energy aqd tinged with communism j should be removed,” Mr. Elston said.! He added that he had no prior knowledge of the case. Thomas May Call Meeting. Meanwhile, from writer Reed Hospital, where he is under treat ment for a stomach ailment, Repre sentative J. Parnell Thomas, Repub lican, of New Jersey indicated he may call a bedside meeting of the full House Committee on un-Ameri can Activities. Mr. Thomas said the committee could not be convened today be- j cause some members were out of town. He added it would be called together just as quickly as possible. Mr. Thomas heads both the full group and the three-man subcom mittee which has been investigating the Government’s atomic energy program for more than a year. The purpose of the hospital meet ing would be to send the subcom mittee report formally to President Truman and to the Commerce De partment, under which the Bureau of Standards operates. At Key West, w'here Mr. Truman is vacationing, newsmen were told the President would have no com ment. The House group contended that: the Bureau of Standards—as the, testine around for some of the Na- i tion’s top secrets—“has become the target of espionage agents of nu merous foreign powers," Recommended by Wallace. In its formal report made public j last night, the committee noted that; Dr. Condon had been appointed j head of the bureau November 5,1945, j on the recommendations of Henry Wallace, then Secretary of Com merce. Discussing Communists, the re port said: “In this country they haven’t gotten as far as they did in Czecho-1 Slovakia, but they got pretty far, because they got a man as Vice j President of the United States and he is now their candidate for Presi- j dent, and he is the same man who recommended Dr. Condon as di rector of the Bureau of Standards.” The committee said "the situa tion as regards Dr. Condon is not an isolated one.” “There are other Government offi cials in strategic positions who are playing Stalin's game to the detri ment of the United States,” it de clared. “The evidence before our subcommittee * * * indicates very , strongly that there is in operation at the present time in the United States an extensive Soviet espion- ' age ring. ' "To permit this ring to continue, : in view of the high atomic prizes . which they are seeking is folly, and can only lead to ultimate disaster." Removal Suggested. The Un-American Activities group recommended that Dr, Condon either be “removed or a statement should be forthcoming from the Secretary of Commerce setting forth the reasons why he has retained Dr. Condon in view of the deroga tory information which he has had before him.” In .Secretary Harriman's absence from Washington. Undersecretary William C. Foster isued a statement saying the Commerce Department's Loyalty Board had conducted a hearing “as a result of questions that had been raised regarding Dr. Condon.” “In its report, dated February' 24. 1948,” Mr. Foster's statement con tinued, “the board stated its unani (See CONDON, Page A-3.) i > i Reds in Finland Urge Unions To SuDDOrt Pact With Russians m m Meetings Organized In Factories; Called Best Way to Peace TALKS OPEN IN BRUSSELS Thursday on Western European union. Page A-5. By tht Associated Press HELSINKI, Mar. 2.—Finland’s Communists today began organ izing factory and trade union iheetings to support a military pact with Russia. The Communist organ Tyoekansas Sanomat said workers favor a friend ship and assistance treaty with the Soviet Union because it is the best way to guarantee the interests of Finland and the cause of peace. The first of the factory meetings being organized by the Communists were held yesterday at Turku and Tampere, two of Finland’s most im portant industrial ceilters. The Turku metal workers adopted a resolution recommending accept ance of the military pact. The res olution said "we must take a friend's hand if it is offered.” Political leaders held closed ses sions to discuss whether Finland should negotiate with the Russians Report That Benes Has Quit Is Denied By Prague Officials ly Iht Associated Press PRAGUE, Mar- 2.—President Eduard Benes remains under the care of his personal physi cian, and his scheduled return to Prague Thursday still is un certain, the Ministry of Infor mation said today. A ministry spokesman termed “stuff and nonsense” a London Evening News story that Mr. Benes had resigned and that the Communists now in con trol of the government were keeping the resignation secret. Mr. Benes, 64 and frail, is at the presidential country home, the ministry said. and what the ..consequences woult be, particularly in the west. Thei hope to have their answers ready foi President Juho Paasikivi tomorrow The attitude of two importan parties—the Agrarians and Socia Democrats—is expected to be mad< clear today. The 28 Conservatives in Parlia' (See FINLAND, Page A-4.) British and Jews Fight Arabs in Big Battle Outside Jerusalem Heavy Weapons and Grenades Are Used in Assault on Snipers By th« Aisociated Pr«* JERUSALEM, Mar. 2.—British troops battled beside Jews today against Arab snipers dug in on hillsides commanding the Jeru salem-Jaffa road, a Jewish Agency source said. The British vowed last night to use their weapons henceforth "im partially against whichever side is: firing.” The informant said both British: police and Tommies moved into the area, about 12 miles outside Jeru salem. A large-scale battle appeared to be under way. Heavy automatic weapons and grenades were heard and the Jews were believed to be bringing up mortars. Powerful Weapons Threatened. The British have threatened to use weapons more powerful than those available either to Jews or Arabs to stem the bloody fighting which has raged in Palestine ever since the United Nations decision to partition the Holy Land was an-' nounced in November. The new battle is near a point t where the Jerusalem-Jaffa road: leaves the Judean hills and enters the plains. A three-mile stretch of road has been impassable for weeks because of sniping. No casualty reports were immedi ately available. The British crackdown order in Jerusalem came from Brig. C. P. Jones, commander of the British garrison, who told his troops that force must be used impartially against both Arabs and Jews. Difficult to Pick Aggressor. "Prolonged firing between Arabs and Jews within Jerusalem makes life intolerable for its inhabitants,’ his directive said. "Such disturb ances will not continue. Force will be used to incidents of this kind. The army will, if necessary, use weapons more powerful than those available to Arabs and Jews.” Brig. Jones said it is impossible to determine who is the aggressor in Jerusalem fighting. “The army will therefore use its weapons impartially against which ever side is firing,’’ he declared. His statement followed one by the British mandate government which charged the Jewish agency with condoning terrorism. The government’s charge all but severed relations with the Jewish Agency, political representative of Palestine’s 700.000 Jews. The government’s statement to :he Jewish Agency apparently stemmed from the blowing up of a British troop train Sunday in which !8 British soldiers were killed. The Stern gang, Jewish extremist un (See PALESTINE, Page A-4.» Reynolds Party Takes Off For Asiatic Exploration By th« Associated Press OAKLAND. Calif., Mar. 2 — The Reynolds scientific party, bound for Asia in search of a mountain higher ;han Everest, took off at 7:53 a.m. ;odav. Bill Odom, round-the-world flyer : was at the controls of the converted j 3-87 transport. The first stop will be Honolulu.: rhe party plans reflueling landings it Wake, Okinawa, Tokyo and j Shanghai. It will establish yan jperations base at Lang Chow and >roceed with its projected explora iop of the Amne Machin Mountains n Hopeh Province. Milton Reynolds, wealthy Chica-: ;oan whose fancies have turned to: iviation and exploration, says the :xpedition hopes to find a mountain shich will top Everest, highest in ;he Himalayas at 29,141 feet. Late News Bulletin Red Cross Collects $66,237 Red Cross campaign worRers today reported contribut'ons of $66,237.60. or 6.13 per cent of the District $1,080,000 goal. Units reporting at the first i campaign luncheon today were the Government, general busi- I ness, residential and city I groups. | f Bullitt Urges Congress To Vote 100 Million in Arms Aid for China Criticizes Gen. Marshall, Calls State Department 'Blind and Apathetic' By the Associated Press William C. Bullitt, former Am bassador to Russia, advised Con gress today to vote $100,000,000 for “military supplies to China.’ Mr. Bullitt testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee which is considering the adminis trations request for $570,000,000 aid for China. The administration's program contemplates only economic help for the Chinese—money to finance food and other consumer imports and for improvement of railroads, roads and factories. Some Congress mem bers have urged that the program be broadened to include weapons the Chinese government can use in fighting Communists. Mr. Bullitt took frequrtit jabs at Secretary of State Marshall and accused the State Department, which drafted the aid program, of “blindness and apathy” toward China. “China is the key to the entirt Far East,” he said. “If our Govern ment should permit the Communists to take over China, it would have failed to bar the way to attack on our country by overwhelminj masses of Stalin*driven slaves. We cannot successfully oppose Com munist conquest of the world b> opposing communism in Europe only.” Blames Gen. Marshall. At one piont, Mr. Bullitt said the Chinese defending Mukden have only a “pitiable remnant” of am munition for their American u*pannns He said: “This is due to the fact that Gen. Marshall, in his determined effort to force Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek to take Communists into the Chinese government in 1946 caused the Department of State to refuse to give licenses for export of ammu nition to China." Mr. Bullitt said this stopped the movement of a single cartridge or shell, except from’ some left-over supplies in China. He said the American Government has not de livered a single combat plane or bomber since August, 1946. Gen. Marshall, he said, stopped delivery of planes and “dishon ored" a United States pledge. Calls Record “Disgraceful” This Government’s record, he said, is "dishonorable and disgrace ful." Now, he said. It is “pretending" it is giving effective military aid to China. On February 20. Mr. Bullitt said, Gen. Marshall gave Congress a re port tending to produce an impres sion that the United States has sold and is selling much war ma terial to China at a low price. “The facts," he said, “show a very different state of affairs." Mr. Bullitt suggested that muni tions and war equipment could be made available to the Chinese im mediately from our “superabundant supplies in Japan.” Mr. Bullitt said economic aid for China is but one leg of the table on which must stand the vital in i See CHINA Page A-4.) Steel Price Boosl Inflationary, Tati Tells Fairless Encourages Unions To Ask More, Senator Warns at Hearing By Chalmers M. Roberts Senator Taft, Republican, ol Ohio flatly told Benjamin F Fairless, president of tire United States Steel Corp., today that the recent increase in the price of steel has “decreased the hope’’ of putting a stop to the inflation spiral. The Senator also de clared that the higher steel [ prices might touch off new wage demands. He made the statements as the i Senate-House Economic Committee , which he heads, searchingly ques [ tioned Mr. Fairless about the price increase. Mr. Fairless defended the increase made on some types of steel by declaring that the effect j is "too small and unimportant” to I bring about higher prices for prod ucts made of steel. He testified that United States Steel will make an additional $17, 000.000 profit this year as a result of the increases, assuming tonnage sales are the same as last year. The new price would bring nearly $28,500,000 in additional revenue of which 62 per cent would be profit. This amounts, he said, to something less than $2 Der share of rrvmmnn stock. Exaggerated, Fairless Says. Mr. Fairless said the "inflationary influence of this price adjustment has been grossly exaggerated" and that much of the public criticism “has been emotional or political in character.” But Senator Tgft appeared to ex press the feeling of many committee members, both Republicans and Democrats, when he said that “every labor union in the country” will be "encouraged by your action to ask for more of a wage increase than they otherwise would seek.” The Ohioan said this is "the inevitable effect” of the price increase. Senator Taft said he was "fairly critical” of the increase because he had hoped that, with the recent break in the commodity markets, the inflation spiral was being halted. During a sharp exchange with Senator O’Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming, Mr. Fairless revealed the anticipated additional profits for 1948. He had said earlier that "big steel” lost $1,000,000 in January on the semifinished which it sells to other concerns. Not Taken to Board. Senator O’Mahoney pointed out that numerous leaders of the Na tion's railroads, banks, insurance companies and other concerns sit on the United States Steel Board of Directors and he wanted to know if they knew of the price increase. Mr. Fairless said the board did not "pass on” the price increase be cause it was not felt important enough to bring before the directors. Senator Flanders, Republican, of i Vermont, pointing to part of Mr. Fairless’ testimony in which he said that United States Steel is "a vic tim of inflation and not the cause ! of it,” said that the corporation should make its price decisions in the light of public interest. Senator Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire, asked Mr. Fairless whether he would not, if he were a steel worker today, “feel justified in light of the corporation's profits in asking for an increase to meet the high cost of living.” Mr. Fairless replied that he was “in favor of high wages but I'm not in favor of raising wages at this time and I don’t think it’s to the best interests of the workers to ask for increases now.” In a long discussion of the cor poration’s profits, Mr. Fairless said they were $150,000,000 in 1947 be fore $23,000,000 was set aside in a reserve leaving a profit after taxes of about $127,000,000. He said the corporation did a total business last year of $2,100, 000,000 on which the return was 6 per cent. He said the company lost money on about 25 per cent of the products it makes and that the price increase on semifinished steel, tubular steel and structural steel ; had been made to offset part of the loss. Senator O'Mahoney wanted to know how “in view of the sad pic ture you've drawn,” United States Steel “managed to pay an extra $1 dividend last December?” New Upward Trend Started. Mr. Fairless said that the cor poration actually had increased its quarterly dividends from $1 to $1.25 and then paid a special dividend of 75 cents to bring the total dividends for 1947 up to $5 per share of com mon stock. Senator Taft asked Mr. Fairless (See STEEL, Page A-4.» End Health Department Rule Over Gallinger, Surgeons Ask Dr. Blades and Dr. Coffey Find Dangerous Delays Under Present Administrative Setup By Thomas G. Buchanan The two surgeons who super vise most of the operations at 3allinger Hospital issued a joint statement today urging that the Health Department be relieved pf control over the hospital. Such a move, they said, would re sult in better treatment of patients tnd a saving to the taxpayer. They suggested that the admin .stration of the city Institution should be placed under a separate igency, to be designated as the hospital department. Pull respon sibility for the medical care of the patients, they said, should be as signed by contract to the medical schools that now furnish .the visit ng staff. There is an urgent need for dras tic administrative changes at Gal inger, to keep patients from needless and dangerous delays while awaiting operations. Dr Brian Blades and Dr. Robert J. Coffey charged. Dr. Blades is'head of the George Washington University surgical staff, and Dr. Coffey holds a similar post at Georgetown. The two medical schools are under contract with the Health Department to perform most of the medical and surgical service at Gallinger. Both made it plain they believe the quality of medical service Is being sustained at Gallinger through untiring efforts of its professional staff, and ‘despite" administrative shortcomings. If these administrative deficien cies are not soon corrected, said Dr Coffey, he will favor transfer of acute cases to the new Georgetown or George Washington Hospitals, (See GALLINGER, Page A-4.) v I SEE THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ! RAPER^JOE * Anti-Lynching Bill Nears House Floor After 18-8 Approval Rules Group Clearance * Is Only Committee Hurdle Remaining By the Associated Press Anti-lynching legislation was approved today by the House Judiciary Committee. The action puts the bill—a key one in President Truman's civil rights program—just one step short of the House floor. It must be cleared by the Rules Committee be fore the House can vote on it. It is one of the measures which has Southern Democrats threatening a party revolt. The Judiciary Committee voted behind closed doors and the vote was not announced officially. How ever, members said it was 18 to 8. The bill, drafted by Representative Case, Republican, of New Jersey, declares It to be the duty of the State to protect the life, liberty and property of every individual. Provides Jail Terms. The Federal Government could step in and bring prosecutions when ' there was a lynching. Persons participating in any man ner in a lynching would be guilty of a felony and punishable by 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. Peace officers failing to make “diligent efforts” to prevent lynch ings in their jurisdiction could be punished by five years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Any person injured by a lynch mob could recover up to $10,000 from the community in which the incident occurred, provided the com munity did not prove that it had made every’ effort to prevent the violence. In event of death, the victim's heirs would receive the Crump Attacks Truman. These committee members were reported to have voted against the bill: Representatives Hobbs of Ala bama, Kefauver of Tennessee, Bry son of South Carolina, Cravens of Arkansas, Chelf of Kentucky and Gossett of Texas,l Democrats, and Fellows of Maine and Gwynne of Iowa, Republicans. Other civil rights developments during the last 24 hours included: 1. E. H. Crump, leader of Ten nessee's powerful Shelby County Democratic organization, issued a statement saying: “In his scheming, cold-blooded effort to outdo Henry Wallace and Gov. Dewey of New York for the Negro vote, he (Mr. Truman) has endeavored to reduce the South to a country of crawling cowards.” "I will vote for a Democrat next November,” Mr. Crump said, "but it will not be Truman.” 2. The South Carolina Democratic Executive Committee adopted a res olution opposing Mr. TAuman's nom ination and election. The State Com mittee charged the national party with “contemptuous political be trayal” of the South. 3. In Jackson, Miss., the party's State Executive Committee asked the delegates to the national con vention to walk out unless the party reverses itself on the civil rights issue. 4. Gov. Laney of Arkansas for mally recommended that Southern Democrats repudiate the national leadership. He proposed this in a letter to Gov. Thurmond of South Carolina to be incorporated in, a report to*the Southern Governors Snow Just Misses Capital; Day, Night Rain Forecast Washington missed a day-long snowstorm by^the narrowest of mar gins today, according to the Weather Bureau. The bureau changed its forecast of "rain or snow" to a flat predic tion of “rain, day and night,” after the mercury hovered near the freez ing point all last night, About 60 miles north of here, however, the skies were yielding a mixture of sleet and snow. Clearing skies and somewhat warmer temperatures are expected tomorrow. In Baltimore, spokesmen for the fuel oil industry yesterday warned that late February's balmy weather had not averted the threat of an oil famine. Judge Emory H. Niles, emergency fuel co-ordinator for Maryland, con ferred with distributors in an effort to stimulate the 15 per cent oil-sav ing campaign among householders. M Four Killed, Five Injured as Fire Roars Through Southeast Home Dead Include 3 of Family and Woman, 83; i Blaze Believed Started by Oil Stove Four persons, including an 83-year-old woman were killed and five injured in a flash Are which early today swept through a two-and-a-half-story frame house at 1411 Alabama avenue S.E. The dead, all colored, were identi fied by police as: Mrs. Matilda Chisley, 83; Mrs. 1 Bernice Mills, 40, and two of her 10 children, Evangeline, 14, and Bar bara, 12. In serious condition at Casualty Hospital was Richard Mills, 44, hus band of Mrs. Mills. Neighbors said Mr. Mills, who operates a garage in the 1400 block of Alabama avenue S.E., escaped from the burning building by jumping from his sec ond-story bedroom to the top of* a car parked beside the house. He ii suffering from severe bums about the body. He was burned when he attempted to rush back into the blazing house, neighbors reported. A 5-moftth-old baby, Brenda Mills, was taken to Gallinger Hos pital in undetermined condition suf fering from a head injury. Police said the infant was rescued by her sister Ernestine, who was admitted ito Casualty Hospital with serious burns. Released after treatment at Galiinger Hospital were Marvin Mills, 7, and Irene Mills, 21. The Rev. Mackey C. Carpentier.j pastor of the Campbell A. M. E. Church, appealed for donations of i furniture, clothing or money for the ! ; family, who lost everything in the l fire. He said contributions would be forwarded to the family by the (See FIRE, Page A-4.1 ' Taft Favors Increase Of $1,000,000,000 in Funds for Air Force But He Says Additional Money Must Be Taken From Army and Navy ly the Associated Press A billion-dollar increase in the Air Force budget was suggested today by Senator Taft, Repub lican, of Ohio. Although Senator Taft- said he doesn't like to talk in abstract fig ures, he said he is willing to spend considerable more on building up the Nation's air power than Presi dent Truman has proposed. In his $39,669,000,000 budget for the year beginning July 1, the Pres ident suggested an outlay of $1,230, 700,000 for military aircraft. Favors Cutting UMT Fund. Senator Taft, however, made it clear that any additional spending for the Air Force will have to be at the expense of universal military training and be deducted from Army and Navy funds. "I think we may be able to get a billion dollars more for the Air Force by cutting out $400,000,000 for universal military training and shift ing some Army and Navy funds over,” the Ohio Senator told a reporter. Senator Taft said he wants this country to have the world's most efficient Air Force. But he said it remains to be seen whether it will be necessary, as the Congressional Aviation Policy Board urged yester day, to have 35,000 war planes. Taft Suggests 5 Billions. The board said such a program would involve spending about $10. 000.000.000 a year on all aviation projects, compared with about $3. 830.000.000 this year. Sertator Taft said he thinks it may be necessary to increase these expenditures to $5,000,000,000 when delivery of the new planes actually begins. x xxv i/vui u j/* "r'— — with the warning that this country “continuously" faces the possibility of attack—looked pretty big to some other lawmakers. Byrd Calls Estimate Large. Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir ginia said that while he wants a top-notch Air Force, the estimate of the Aviation Policy Board seems large. “However,” he added, “I would rather put some of that money Into air power instead of foreign eco nomic programs Senator Ball. Republican, of Min nesota, said it is all very well to talk about an air force of that size “but where are we going to get th{_ money?’ And Representative Engel. Re publican. of Michigan, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcom mittee handling military spending, commented: “We cant keep up to war strength continuously.” Among other things, the congres-' sional board's report called tor im mediate action to set up a unified military plan. An advance copy of the report said'“there is no indica tion that such a plan is in process of determination." The Pn-1. official report omits that sentence. « /( Lamarre Tells Jury Money Sought From ; Meyers Was Due Him ; Witness Denies Asking ] Pay for False Story J At Senate Hearing By Robert K. Walsh C Bleriot H. Lamarre admitted in £ District Court today that during { the time he testified before a r Senate War Investigating Sub- * committee about Maj. Gen. Ben-, nett E. Meyers last October hei1 asked the retired Air Forces offi- ;s cer to pay him $10,000 owed him. J The witness swore that this was money Meyers owed him and was in' J no way a demand for payment in return for telling the Senate inves tigatcfrs that Meyers had no finan- c cial interest in the Aviation Electric j Co. of Dayton, Ohio. Lamarre is a Government witness ' in the trial of Meyers on a charge . he induced Lamarre to testify false- . ly before the Senate subcommittee.!, Lamarre, the wartime president of | j the Aviation Electric Co., Dayton,' * has testified at this trial that he! falsely told the subcommittee last11 October that Meyers had no finan- jv cial interest in the company. |1 Says He Invested in Company. Lamarre said he had invested $10,000 in the Aid Co., a corporation c formed by Meyers to buy Govern- to ment bonds on margin. This $10,000, f Lamarre said, was his share of the 8 cash.assets of the Aviation Electric v Co. when it was dissolved in 1946. Meyers, according to the witness, * promised last October to give him k $2,000 and return the remaining c $8,000 December 15. 8 Lamarre said he had no Govern- 8 ment promise or personal expecta- 1 tion of leniency as a result of tell- c ing the truth about Meyers at later 1 Senate subcommittee hearings or at 1 the current trial. A _ -i '• He denied that his motive in ? lying to the subcommittee last Oc- • tober was "to get more money from i Meyers." He declared that his "moral rejuverfation" in testifying truthfully had nothing to do with t the fact that he is awaiting sen-! 1 tence on perjury charges to which v he pleaded guilty last January. t The name of Mrs. Lamarre came 1 up with increasing frequency in to- c day's cross-examination by Defense t Counsel Robert T. Bushnell. Lamarre t admitted that when she joined him in California in, 1938 she told him r that Meyers had paid her train fare I from Dayton. c Earlier testimony brought out that Meyers helped Lamarre get a Cali- c fornia job and that Mrs Lamarre, t who at one time was secretary to 1: Meyers at Dayton, joined her hus- g band several months later. g •Admits False Testimony. Lamarre said today that he falsely testified at the Senate subcommit- $ tee session last October 4 that C Mevers gave him $1,000 to go to California and another $750 to re- s' turn to Dayton about a year later w to take a job with the Aviation s' Electric Co He said also he lied to the sub- If committee in saying that Meyers gave Mrs. Lamarre $1,500 to go si to California. ; ti Justice Alexander Holtzoff abrupt- P lv cut off this line of questioning; n tSee MEYER5. Page A-4 > ■' e Police Ordered On Double Duty Utter 3 Killings Grocer Is Third Victim In 72 Hours; Suspects In Taxi Slayings Freed IPicture on Page B-l.) More than 200 additional po ice were ordered to work double luty tonight in an effort to halt he crime wave that already has ost three lives in 72 hours. Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett ilso ordered police to concentrate n gathering information about any lossible suspects who are known o carry pistols or own pistols. All tersons arrested carrying such weapons will be brought in for ques ioning on the three murders. Latest victim in the week-end t'ave of crime was Meyer Meyro itch, 39, father of three mother ess children. The grocer was found lead with a bullet wound in his hest last night in his lighted groc ry at 90 O street N.W. In an effort to capture the killers, Laj. Barrett alerted all headquar ers detective sergeants for double Man Wanted Police want this man to come to headquarters to give them information they need in cap turing the murderers of two cab drivers. The man. who apparently doesn’t know he is a key wit ness, drives a light red, five passenger convertible coupe or roadster with light colored wheels. Last Friday night, be tween 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. he helped two colored men push a stalled Diplomat cab in the 1100 block of New Jersey ave nue N.W. The two men he assisted were the murderers of Cab Driver James Hardy, police believe. Witnesses say the car pushed the cab for some distance and then departed. The same wit nesses said the two colored men then hailed a cab which an swers the description of the one driven by Howard Jones, the second murdered cab driver. luty tonight, in addition to bring* ng back Uniformed police working lays in jfrtain precincts. Force to Be More Than Doubled. The force will be more than loubled during the 8 p.m. to mid llght period. Between those hours Mr. Meyrovitch was killed last night ind two cab drivers were shot fatally ast Friday. Uniformed police working days will •etum to their precincts at 8 p.m. ind work until 10 pm., when the nen regularly assigned to midnight luty will go to work. The battle to stop the killers be ore they strike again also led the »olice Department today to offer 300 rewards for information lead ng to the capture and conviction f the murderers in each of the hree cases. A further reward of *250 for the apture of the cab drivers' mur erers was voted by Combined Cab lervice, Inc., and other cab com anies and individual drivers ex ected to increase the reward total rith their contributions. Maj. Barrett also issued a request a grocers and proprietors of other mall stores to notify police im lediately if they spot any suspicious haracters or if they know of any erson they suspect may be carrying pistol. He promised the source of ny tips will be kept confidential. At the same time, he called on all ab drivers to call police tmmed Jtely if they are hailed by any .spicious persons. Police, Maj. Bar ett said, will respond quickly to the ications given in these calls. A special police line-up today ailed to produce any link between hree suspects and the three killings, 'wo of the men were released. The bird, a 17-year-old colored youth, ?as held for the Juvenile Court l another case. snot mm smau-iaimer nu.uei. Mr. Meyrovitch was shot through ie left chest with a small-caliber ullet. An autopsy was to be per Drmed today to trace its course nd to determine the range from ■hich it was fired. The only clue police had to the ientity of the slayer was a neigh or's description of a dark-skinned olored man with a short jacket and dark cap of the type used by aragemen. He was seen lurking in be neighborhood about the time of be shooting and the neighbor nought she saw him coming from be store. Police reconstructing the Meyro itch slaying said they believed the iller—a stranger to the neighbor ood—posed as a customer when ie entered the store. Apparently Offered Resistance. He started ordering groceries, hey believe, and then flashed his istol at the grocer. Mr. Meyro itch apparently made some move 3 resist police believe, although ie did not disturb an unloaded .38 aliber pistol which he kept under he counter to frighten away hold p men. The fatal shot was fired at a apge of not more than 3 feet, it. Jeremiah Flaherty of the homl ide squad estimated. The slayer then scooped the bills ut of the cash .register, spilling ie change in his grab, police be eve. In his rush to make his etaway the killer did not pause to 6 thiough his victim's pockets. SI,587 Found in Pockets. Undisturbed in the pockets were 1.537 in cash and $404 in eight rovemment checks. Police " believe the killer was a ranger because he didn't know hat any regular customer of the ore would have known—that Mr. [eyrovitch made change from a rge roll of bills in his pockets. The grocer's neighbors on either de—separated only by thin par dons—said they heard no shot, olice. howc”er, were checking on ■ports th- '-ildren playing in the (See . ERS. Page A-«.) t i