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Member of New Deal Cabinet
Involved in Sale of Uranium
To Reds, House Prober Says
Testimony of French
Mine Owner Also
Sought by Committee
By Miriom Ottenberg
Robert Stripling, counsel of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri
can Activities, said today a New
Deal cabinet officer and a French
uranium mine owner w’ere in
volved in the wartime shipments
of uranium to Russia.
Mr. Stripling made the disclosure
that a cabinet officer was involved
in saying that the committee would
begin an investigation of the sales
of uranium to Russia possibly late
next week.
The investigator also said that
a number of former Army officers—
' “a lot of them who served with
the Manhattan atomic bomb pro
ject during the war"—had been
heard in secret sessions of the com
mittee.
,*lcuoweu ivepeais v nargrs.
Representative McDowell, Repub
liacn, of Pennsylvania, who told
the House committee yesterday
that uranium had been shipped
to Russia at “the height of the
atomic research,” repeated his
charges in a House speech today.
He said “a significant amount” of
uranium compound, a "vital com
ponent” of atomic bombs, was sent
to Russia in 1945. This was in addi
tion, he said yesterday, to 1.300
pounds sent to Russia in 1943.
In the wake pf Mr. McDowell's
disclosures yesterday. Maj. Gen.
Leslie R. Groves, wartime head of
the Manhattan project, said he did
not ship any uranium to Russia, but
added:
“As a retired Army officer, it
would not be proper for me to an
swer that question fully.”
Asked whether, if such shipments
were made, it was done wuthout his
knowledge, Gen. Groves replied:
“That would be a fairly good
assumption.”
Russian Agent Vncovered.
Mr. Stripling said the committee
had uncovered a Russian agent al
leged to have been involved in the
shipments. The investigator did
not name the cabinet officer and
refused to say whether the official
■would be called to testify.
He added "we would like very
much to have the French mine own
er” as a witness. But he pointed out
that it was impossible to get him to
this country.
The committee will take up the in
vestigation of uranium shipments at
the conclusion of its current inves
tigation of the operation of a Rus
sian spy ring here, Mr. Stripling
said. He said he expected “the
break” in the spy inquiry next Wed
nesday.
His disclosures came as the com
mittee wrapped itself in a cloak of
secrecy as it sought testimony from
a mystery witness at an undisclosed
rendezvous.
The witness, the place of meeting
and even the committee members
assigned to the latest chapter in
the spy story were labeled secret.
But Acting Chairman Mundt told
reporters:
“We believe the testimony they
<members of the secret subcommit
tee) will receive will result in break
ing the whole espionage case next
week.”
In Position io Tell All.
The mystery witness, said Mr.
Mundt, is in a “very splendid posi
tion to tell the whole story” and "is
very definitely in a position to know'
what he is talking r bout.”
Mr. Mundt wa^ obviously excited
as he broke the news of the mystery
witness to reporters after an execu
tive session yesterday afternoon. At
an earlier break in the closed ses
sion, he told reporters:
1. That the committee's “whole
staff of investigators” has been as
signed to dig up additional evidence
to determine whether Alger Hiss,
former State Department official, or
Whittaker Chambers, former avowed
espionage agent, was telling the
truth about Mr. Hiss. Mr. Chambers
charged and Mr. Hiss denied that
Mr. Hiss was a leader in a prewar
Communist underground here.
2. That two agents are out look
ing for Victor Perlo, described by
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley, also a
self-confessed former Communist
courier, as the leader of an espio
nage ring of Government employes.
3. That George Silverman. Dun
can Lee, Henry Collins and William
Ludwig Ullman are scheduled to
face the committee at open hear
ings next week. All four were
named by Miss Bentley or Mr.
(See SPIES, Page A-4 >
Cool, Fair Skies
Due as Mercury
Hits 36-Year Low
The thermometer dipped to 57
degrees at 5:18 a.m. today’, making
this the coolest August 6 here since
1912 when a record low of 53 was
$et, the Weather Bureau reported.
It had risen to 72 at noon.
In fact, today was the first Au
gust 6 since 1912 that the tempera
ture fell below 60 here and the first
time the mercury had dropped into
the 50s since mid-June.
If you thought it was cool here,
the Maryland State Police could go
you one better. They said that at
their barracks outside Cumberland,
the temperature dropped to 46 last
night.
The forecaster predicted another
67 low for the District for tonight
after a high today of about 77. A
week end of cool, fair weather ap
peared to be in store for the area.
The rainy spell of the past few
days marked up a total precipita
tion of 5.88 inches at the National
Airport since last Saturday, an un
usual but not record-breaking
amount. In nearby areas the rains
bava damaged crops extensively.
Senators Halt Hearing on Reds,
Plan Action on Refusal of Files
Contempt Charges Threatened by Ferguson;
Inquiry to Be Pushed Behind Closed Doors
Senator Ferguson today called
off open hearings into the Gov
ernment's loyalty program be
cause his investigating commit
tee has been blocked from get
ting the files it wants from
Government agencies acting
under President Truman’s execu
tive order.
In halting the public sessions, the
Michigan Republican made clear
that his committee will try in "any
iegal way" to get the information
it wants.
Asked after the session what legal
ways he had in mind. Senator Fer
guson said he could take the ques
tion to Congress on contempt of
Congress charges.
He said the question of contempt
of Congress could not be taken up
at the short session, but that the
committee would take its problem to
the Senate in January.
Asked who might be considered
guilty of contempt of Congress, he
replied by saying he had been de
nied information from the Attorney
General, Commerce Department of
ficials. John Steelman, White House
aides and other witnesses before the
committee.
He said in answer to a question
that the matter of contempt did not
1 See COMMUNISTS, Page A-4.)
Western Allies Give
Molotov Reaction to
Stalin Conference
London Expects Big Four
To Announce Ministers'
Farley Over Week End
BULLETIN
MOSCOW UP’.—1The United
States, Britain and Frande gave
their reply to the Soviet Union
on the Berlin and other ques
tions in a three-hour inter
view with Soviet Foreign Min
ister Molotov tonight.
By the Associated Pres*
MOSCOW, Aug. 6.—Envoys of
the United States, Britain and
France called today on Foreign
Minister Molotov, presumably to
deliver their governments’ reac
tions to the conference held
Monday with Prime Minister
Stalin.
American Ambassador Walter
3edell Smith entered the Kremlin
first. Frank Roberts; special British
envoy, and French Ambassador
Yves Chataigneau followed him im
mediately. The same three, in their
Monday talk with Mr. 'Stalin, sought
a basis for ending the Berlin block
ade and resolving other East-West
differences.
The Kremlin conference started
at 5 p.m. (10 a m. E.S.T.i.
Mr. Stalin was not believed pres
ent at this meeting, which the
Western diplomats had sought with
the Foreign Minister.
(Diplomats in London said
they expect a Big Four com
munique to be issued this week
end. announcing plans for a new
meeting of the Foreign Ministers'
Council. The council is the four
power agency whose last two
meetings broke up in disagree
ment. i
Briton Calls on Smith.
Informed quarters said it was
hoped that the last small differences
among the United States. Britain
and France over an agreement to be
presented the Russians had been
ironed out this morning.
Britain's special representative,
armed with a stuffed brief case,
called on American Ambassador
Walter Bedell Smith early today.
Observers noted that Mr. Roberts
had chosen an unusually early dip
lomatic hour—10:30 a m.—to call on
Gen. Smith. The latter arrived at
his desk at 9:30 this morning. Mr.
Roberts who came direct from the
British Embassy, looked tired, but
said he had slept well.
Confer on Next Steps.
The three Western diplomats con
ferred at length yesterday on their
next steps in the East-West crisis.
Their respective embassies all had
received the first reactions from
their home governments on the
Monday night conversations with
Mr. Stalin
(In London, a British Foreign
Office spokesman reaffirmed last
night the West's intention to pro
ceed with plans for a Western
German government this fall.
'There has been mounting
speculation in the British cap
ital that the Russians have de
manded deferment of these plans
in return for a settlement of the
Beilin deadlock *
Mr. Roberts and Ambassador Yves
Chat.aigneau conferred with Gen.
Smith last night in the latter’s
office The meeting followed an
earlier series of tliree-power con
ferences yesterday.
The context of the replies from
< See MOSCOW. Page A-4. *
Cyril Walker, Former Golf Star,
Dies as Lodger in Jail Cell
tPicture on page A-u.)
By the Associated Press
HACKENSACK. N. J.. Aug. 6
Cyril Walker, 57, one of the Nation s
leading golfers in the 1920s. was
found dead today in a cell at police
headquarters where he had beer
given a night's lodging.
Walker, a native of England, wor
the United States Open Golf Cham
pionship in 1924. defeating Bobby
Jones by three strokes at Oakland
Hills. Detroit.
1 Vllv », 1 5 Vi W WUU
Walker applied last night for
lodging and was permitted to stay
in a cell. Sergt. Bebus W’ent tc
awaken Walker this morning and
found him sitting in a chair. Death
was due to natural causes, the
police sergeant said.
Walker, a frail man who weighed
about 125 pounds, was an experi
long ball hitter but also adept or
Planned to Discharge
Studebaker Before
He Quit, Ewing Says '
FSA Head Calls Charges
Of Educator 'Poppycock';
Defends Use of Cook
Federal Security Administrator
Ewing said today he had intend
ed discharging Dr. John W.
Studebaker before the former
commissioner of education “beat
me to the gun” by resigning.
Calling a news conference, Mr.
Ewing branded as "poppycock.’’
falsehoods and innuendoes state
ments of Dr. Studebaker that the
PSA administrator had suppressed
Office of Education attacks against
Communism.
Mr. Ewing said he decided the
first of the year that Dr. Stude
baker's judgment was not to be
trusted and he should be replaced.
Dr. Studebaker resigned while a
prospective replacement was making
up his mind whether to take the job,
the administrator added.
Mr. Ewing also defended the
practice of borrowing a St. Eliza
beths Hospital cook to serve part
time in the administrator’s private
officer, with pay from the Federal
Security Agency.
Cites Absences»From Post.
The administrator's remarks were
largely in answer to a long letter
from Dr. Studebaker to Mr. Ewing,
which the former released to news
papers last Sunday. It criticized
Mr. Ewing's administration and
said he was suppressing the Office
of Education’s program for pro
moting democracy in schools.
Mr. Ewing said Dr. Studebaker
had absented himself from his post
at intervals longer than that
allowed by sick or annual leave.
From April, 1947, until April, 1948.
the former commissioner was in
San Diego and Los Angeles for a
total of 121 days, he said. Mr.
Ewing pointed out that Dr. Stude
baker was granted a license August
1, 1947, along with his son and
another person, to operate a radio
station at San Diego.
When he questioned Dr. Stude
baker about travel orders, the for
mer commissioner resented it, Mr
Ewing added.
Denying that politics had any
part in the controversy, Mr. Ewing
said the post of commissioner of
education had been offered to three
persons, none of whose politics was
known to him. He said he has no
one currently in mind for the po
sition.
Receives Transcript.
The story of the St. Elizabeths
cook, Neazer J. Kelly, had been
.disclosed by a Senate Appropria
tions subcommittee which held a
hearing behind closed doors yester
dav at the Capitol on his case.
Mr. Ewing said he had received
today from Chairman Knowland of
the subcommittee the transcript of
testimony regarding the cook, but
had not yet had time to read it.
He said he would decide later
whether to make a reply.
The cook receives a S3.200 salary
'See EWING, Page A-4.i
Three B-29s Take Off
From Germany for U. S.
By the Associated Press
WIESBADEN. Germany, Aug. 6 —
Three B-29s took off here last night
on a non-stop flight to Smoky Hill
Air Base. Kans.
The planes carried extra fuel
tanks for the hop. They had been
on temporary duty here and are
i returning to their home base.
I short shots to the green. He once
won the Massachusetts Open and
the Princess Anne Open in Georgia
Before coming to the United
States in 1914, he twice qualified
for the British Open. His first jot
here was as a demonstrator in the
golf department of a New York de
partment store.
He later became pro at the Shack
amaxon Country Club outside New
ark. N. J„ and then went to the
Idle Hour Country Club in Georgia
In 1920 he was named pro at the
Englewood <N. J.» Country Club
third oldest golf club in the coun
try. He also served as pro at the
Oklahoma Country Club near Okla
homa City and at the Saddle Rivet
(N. J.) Country Club.
He had not been active ih goli
in recent years. Police said he had
been earning a living as a counter
man and dishwasher in this area.
i *
Senators Reject
Price, Pay Curbs
For Inflation Bill
G. 0. P. Measure Due
For Floor Fight Today
Over Truman Points
By Chalmers M. Roberts
The Senate Banking Commit
tee today refused, 6 to 4, to write
price and wage controls into the
House-approved Republican anti
inflation bill.
The measure is expected to reach
the Senate floor later today where
Democrats will attempt to inject all
or part of President Truman's anti
inflation program, largely discarded
by the Republican majority.
The committee knocked out one of
the three provisions of the House bill
which would have increased gold re
serve requirements for banks. A sec
ond provision was altered by increas
ing the higher reserve figures the
Federal Reserve Board would be au
thorized to set for banks.
The third provision in the House
bill, re-imposition of the consumer
credit control which ended last No
vember, was approved but the Sena
tors extended the time at which the
new authority wiK from next March
31, as voted by the House, to next
June 30.
Program Offered by Tobev.
The price-wage control scheme.1
modeled partially on the President's
program, was offered by Committee
Chairman Tobey. He had only the
support of three Democrats—Sena
tors Fulbright of Arkansas. Spark
man of Alabama and Taylor of
Idaho.
A move by Senator Capehart. Re
publican, of Indiana to add a pro
vision to freeze all prices as of today
was defeated by a tie vote of 5-to-5.
Voting with Senator Capehart were
the three Democrats and Senator
Buck. Republican, of Delaware. Sen
ator Tobey voted against this pro
vision.
Technically, the House bill, ap
proved yesterday by 264 to 97. was
not before the Senate committee
today since the House measure was
tacked on a previously approved
Senate bill. But the committee
acted any way and will offer its
changes as amendments later today
when the bill reaches the floor.
Capehart, Bricker Support Plan.
The gold reserve move, sponsored
by Chairman Wolcott of the House
Banking Committee, and called a
"fraud” by Senator Tobey, was de
feated. 8 to 2. with Senator Cape
hart and Bricker, Republican, of
Ohio its only supporters.
The move to increase cash and
security reserves held by banks
would authorize the Federal Reserve
Board to increase reserves on de
' mand deposits by another 5 per cent!
and on time deposits by 2 per cent.
The House bill provides for increases
of 3 and 1 per cent, respectively,
while President Truman had asked
ior increases of 10 and 4 per cent,
respectively.
Along with the price wage meas
ure. Senator Tobey offered another
of |he President's provisions to give
him allocation with priority author
ity on scarce goods. This likewise
lost. 6 to 4.
Senator Tobey previously said he
would take the fight to the Senate
floor if he lost in committee. Here he
would have the support of Democrats
who are expected to force a vote on
President Truman's entire eight
point, anti-inflation program, al
ready offered in a bill introduced
by Senator Barkley of Kentucky,
the minority leader who is President
Truman 's running mate in Novem
ber.
But the Republican majority is
almost certain to push through a
bill similar if not identical to the
House version.
In his move to add price control
powers to the bill, Senator Tobey
said the House bill will have an
‘'infinitesimal'’ effect on the high
cost of living. This was. in effect,
admitted yesterday by its sponsor.
Mr. Wolcott as the bill was pushed
through the House after only 40
minutes debate.
Passage came when 51 Democrats
mostly Southerners, joined 213 Re
publicans to provide the two-thirds
vote of approval necessary under a
j suspension of the rules, the parlia
mentary procedure under which de
bate was limited and all amend
ments ruled out of order. Three
Republicans joined 92 Democrats
and the two American Labor Party
members to oppose the measure,
i President Truman's castigation of
Congress for failure to fully con
sider his program had no effect
whatsoever on the Republican bill.
House Majority Leader Halleck
said the President is befogging the
(see"Inflation, Page a-4.)
3.500 Reported Dead
In Chinese Floods
By the Associated Press
NANKING, Aug. 6—Flood waters
of the Yellow River drowned nearly
3.500 persons and left 400,000 home
less in the rich North Honan prov
ince, official reports released here
today said.
The Water Conservation Commis
i sion said reports from North Honan
magistrates described the flood as
the worst in 100 years. More than
1.000.000 fertile acres were flooded.
(Frequently preliminary reports
of this nature are exaggerated as
to casualties.)
Nine districts north of Chengh
sien were reported flooded when
the dikes of the Tsinho. a tributary
of the Yellow River, collapsed. Re
ports here from magistrates gave
3.489 missing or drowned. 400.000
homeless and 42,499 homes de
stroyed.
The reports said more than 3.000
drowned when backwaters flooded
Paimuchuen. a lake 25 miles north
west of Chenghsien.
I It was feared here that Commu
nist military operations in areas
north of Chenghsien, which is held
i by government forces, might hamper
aid to the flood victims. Communist
forces are operating within a few
miles of the city.
He's Not Drawing It Across the Trail, However!
West Demands Judge Raedy
Prove Charge of Favoritism
Corporation Counsel Asks Her to Name
Aides Who Nolle Prossed Friends' Cases
Corporation Counsel Vernon
West today demanded proof from
Judge Ellen K. Raedy of her ac
cusations made in court yester
day that the corporation coun
sel’s office at Municipal Court
was favoring ite friends in
drunken-driving cases.
Mr. West sent a letter to Judge
Raedy by special messenger this
morning. He said he hoped she
would receive it before she took
the bench today in the civil branch
of MuniciDal Court.
Her secretary said, however, that
she would not take the bench today
and she was conducting hearings on
cases with lawyers in her cham
bers. At 1 p.m Judge Raedy was
"too busy” to see the press, her sec
retary said, and it could not be
learned whether she had or had
not received Mr. West's letter.
The letter read as follows:
"Dear Judge Raedy,
According to the newspapers, you.
yesterday, in open court, stated that
my assistants at the Municipal
Court were nolle prossing the cases
of friends charged with driving
while under the influence of intoxi
cating liquor. If you were cor
rectly reported, you have made a
serious accusation which it is not
only my duty, but my desire to in
vestigate. I will appreciate your
furnishing me with the names of
the cases you had in mind when you
made the charge, and any proof
you may have that the action taken
i See RAEDY. Page A-4. >
Senate Group Rejects
Appeal by Dewey for
DP Act Liberalization
Judiciary Subcommittee
Vote of 2-2 Turns Down
Change in Eligible Date
By the Associated Press
Senator Revercomb, Republi
can, of West Virginia today re
ported rejection by a Senate
subcommittee of a personal plea
by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey that
Congress liberalize the displaced
persons law at the special ses
sion.
Senator Revercomb told a re
porter that Gov. Dewey, Republican
presidential nominee, had tele
phoned him asking that the eligible
date for European war refugees be
revised at this session. President
Truman also has recommended a
change in the law.
The Senator is chairman of a
judiciary subcommittee handling
immigration legislation. After two
days of closed-door sessions. Sen
ator Revercomb, said the Dewey
suggestion was defeated by a 2-2 tie
vote.
McCarran Opposes Change.
Senator Revercomb added that
Senator McCarran. Democrat, of
Nevada, fifth subcommittee mem
ber, telegraphed from Reno that he
is opposed to making any change
in the Displaced Persons Act passed
at the regular session.
Senator Revercomb flatly denied
a published report that both Gov.
Dewey and Gov. Earl Warren of
California. Republican vice presi
dential candidate, had threatened
to come to West Virginia and ex
plain their views unless Senator
Revercomb, who is seeking re-elec
tion to the Senate, agreed to the
amendemnt.
"I don’t think Gov. Dewey ever
made such a threat,” Senator Rever
comb said when asked about the
report. 'My relations with him
have been very pleasant.
‘In fairness to Gov. Dewey I
should say he does favor that
change <indate for eligibility) as
soon as possible.”
Senator Revercomb said he has
not descussed the matter with Gov.
Warren.
DP Emigration to U. S.
Reported at Full Stop
FRANKFURT. Germany. Aug. 6
(JP).—The emigration of displaced
persons to the United States has
halted completely, the United States
Council of Voluntary Agencies re
ports.
Council representatives told a
news conference here this week it
was ironic that the halt came with
the passage of legislation authoriz
ing 205,000 DPs to enter the United
States.
This is because the bill, while
ending a presidential directive au
thorizing DPs to enter, has not been
sufficiently implemented to allow the
resumption of immigration.
The council announced it had
sent cables urging speedy confirma
tion of a displaced persons commis
sion appointed by President Trunian
to administer the bilL
\ jfc
Truman Holds Parley
With Present and Past
National Chairmen
Entire Political Situation
Reported Canvassed
In Frank Discussion
The White House disclosed
today that President Truman
held a conference last night with
present and former leaders of
the Democratic Party’s national
organization.
Charles G. Ross, the President's
press secretary, said the "whole po
litical situation” was gone over in
a “frank discussion.’’
Those attending included Senator
Barkley of Kentucky, the vice
presidential nominee: Senator Mc
;Grath of Rhode Island, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, and five former nations;
chairmen.
| The former chairmen were Georg*
-White of Ohio, Robert E. Hanne
gan, Frank Walker, Homer S Cum
mings and Edward J. Flynn.
Farley on Way to Europe.
Mr. Ross said all other livinf
: former chairmen, and James M. Co:
: of Ohio, 1920 presidential candidate
1 were invited but could not attenc
for various reasons.
Asked why James A. Farley die
not attend. Mr. Ross said he under
stood Mr. Farley was on his way t<
Europe. About the only other part]
chairman of recent years who wa:
< See POLITICS^ Page A-5 »
i -- '
Small Interest in Civics Leads
4 Senior Highs to Drop Course
Interest, in the study of civics in
the eight senior high schools in the
District was so small last year that
only four of them held civics classes,
a survey conducted by The Star
indicated today.
Last year a maximum 01 iau uui
of 10.244 white students in the city's
senior high schools chose to enroll
i in classes in civics, which is defined
j in Webster's New International Dic
i tionary as "that department of po
litical science dealing with rights
of citizenship and duties of citizens.'
The survey was occasioned by a
; statement of Miss Elizabeth T
Bentley, erstwhile Communist spy,
that her waywardness was attribut
able, in part at least, to nearly 20
years of education with never a
lesson in civics or Amercan history.
Officials of the Board of Educa
tion explained civics is now an
elective subject and, during the
past vear, not a civics class was
presented in McKinley. Roosevelt.
Coolidge or Wilson senior high
| schools.
School teachers, however, were
quick to point out that civics is a
required study in eighth grade
and that students are expected to
know the rudiments of the rights
and responsibilities of citizenship
when they reach senior high school
A lull-year class in United States
history is required of all high school
graduates here, and there is ‘some
talk” that this requirement may be
j extended to cover a year and a, half
i Before the present course reaches
its halfway mark, public school of
ficials said, a full six weeks an
I devoted to a thorough-going studj
of the Constitution.
Miss Edna Thonssen. assistani
principal of Western High School
explained the subject's unpopularitj
as resulting largely from the faci
that college requirements do noi
specifically demand any civics credit
Civics thus becomes "a waste oi
time,” she said.
One university official here, whc
asked that his name not be used
said “the general picture of a col
lege applicant’s high school studies
is the important factor. ’ He said
| he knows of no college or university
today that specifically calls for
civics as a prerequisite to admis
sion.
Miss Virginia Ronsaville, assist
ant principal of Wilson High
School, said only four students at
Wilson last year indicated any in
terest in civics. It was not felt,
on the basis of so small a demand,
that it would be economical to offer
a class.
Officials of both western ana
Eastern High Schools said they
held civics classes last year that
were attended by a total of less than
70 students.
Earl T. Willis, assistant principal
of Anacostia High School, ltported
that 40 students at Anacostia had
i attended civics classes last year
And another 30 were reported tc
have attended similar classes at
Central High 8chool by its assist*
ant principal, Lynn Woodworth.
National Guard Sent
To Scene of Tennessee
Election Disorders
2 Slain, 5 Are Wounded;
Crump Is Defeated as
Kefauver, Browning Win
ly the Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Term., Aug. 6.—
National Guardsmen were mo
bilized today and ordered to move
immediately into Polk County in
Southeast Tennessee, where dis
order was reported by the Polk
County sheriff, the day following
the State’s primaries.
Two men were reported slain and
a third wounded last night. H E.
Brewer, Ducktown undertaker, said
this morning that four other per
sons were wounded in election night
gunplay.
The disorder was accompanied by
reports of a dispute over absentee
ballots in Copperhill and Ducktown.
Political Leader E. H. Crump of
Memphis, on the other side of the
State, apparently was handed his
first major ballot box defeat in 20
years in yesterday’s voting. Candi
dates he backed for the United
States Senate and for Governor
were behind in the voting on unoffi
cial and nearly complete returns.
Senator Stewart Concedes.
Senator Stewart today conceded
’ the victory of Representative Ke
fauver in the race for the Demo
cratic nomination for Senator. Mr.
Kefauver was in the lead over
Crump-supported Judge John A.
Mitchell for Senator Stewart's seat.
Troops were ordered into Polk
County by Adjutant General Hilton
Butler. He acted after Gov. Jim
McCord alerted troopers at Cleve
land, Tenn., 20 miles from Benton
Benton is the seat of Polk County
Guns were reported being issued
in Benton when ballot boxes hold
I ing votes from the nearby communi
ties of Copperhill and Ducktown
were due here to be counted.
It was understood these boxe.‘
held absentee ballots in the dispute
Man.Found Shot in Back.
In Ducktown, Mr. Brewer listec
the wounded as Wayne Kimsey. 33:
Chester Goode. 28: Hardy <Cobby i
Loudermilk and Mr. Loudermilk'i
wife.
I A man found shot in the back
: today was identified by a Ducktowr
: hospital attendant as Earnest Lou
, dermmilk. It was not knowT
whether he was related to the
wounded couple.
One man was slain last nighi
and another was reported founc
dead early today, shot through the
back, in Polk County.
Five persons were known to have
1 (See TENNESSEETPage A-5>
G. 0. P. Housing
Bill Wins, 48-36,
In Bi-Party Split
Measure Is Stripped
Of Public Housing,
Slum Aid by Senators
BULLETIN
With both parties badly
split, Republican leaders put
through the Senate today their
limited housing bill, devoid of
Federal subsidies for public
housing and slum clearance.
The vote was 48 to 36.
By J. A. O'Leary
Odds appeared to favor vic
tory for Republican leaders in
the Senate today in their effort
to put through an emergency
housing bill with emphasis on
encouraging private rather than
public construction of more
homes at lower cost.
The vote, scheduled to come soon
after 1 o'clock, probably will be
close, however.
The issue is whether the Senate
should stand by its past approval of
the public housing and Federally
financed slum clearance programs
of the Taft-Ellender-Wagner bill,
or take the substitute of Senator
McCarthy. Republican, of Wiscon
sin which follows the basic outline
of the TEW bill, except that it
leaves out Government-subsidized,
housing.
The last time the Senate voted
on the issue in April, public sub
sidized housing won. 49 to 35, as a
part of the TEW bill. House lead
i ers have refused to act on the TEW
bill since that time, however, and
today, Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio will join in urging the Senata
to take the McCarthy plan in pref
erence to his own bill rather than
risk no housing action this year.
Absences May Help GOP.
Some other Republicans who, like
Senator Taft, still favor public
housing, probably will vote for the
limited McCarthy bill to prevent a
deadlock. Absences caused by ill
ness also may help the Republican*
pass their compromise measure.
Republican leaders still are hop
ign to end the special session to
morrow. but may have to run into
next week to finish the limited pro
gram they scheduled for action.
A more liberal displaced person*
bill, and the International wheat
: agreement, still are hovering in the
background for possible action. But
once the housing and inflation is
sues are settled it will be hard to
stop the adjournment drive to take
anything else.
The Senate housing battle is pro
viding the climax of the special ses
sion. It marks the only question on
which the top-ranking Republican*
have had their plans upset—tem
1 porarily at least.
Tobey. Flanders Back Bill.
The revolt occurred In the Senate
Banking Committee yesterday, when
two New England Republicans—
Senators Tobey of New Hampshire
and Flanders of Vermont—joined
with five Democrats to revive the
Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill,
which has been blocked by House
Republican leaders after passing the
Senate because of its public housing
pi ^visions.
In taking this action, 7 to 5, the
committee turned down a bill that
House and Senate Republican lead
ers had agreed on Wednesday night
I—the McCarthy bill.
Chairman Tobey of the Banking
Committee, and the Democrats are
appealing to the Senate to stand
by its earlier votes in favor of
public housing. Their argument is
that one or two House leaders
should not be permitted to kill a
bill the Senate has passed.
Tobey Also Asks Showdown.
After taking thp House leaders
to task for sidetracking the TEW
bill, Senator Tobey shouted in the
Senate yesterday:
•'Let’s find out who is running
the country—a little oligarchy or
the people of the country.”
Representative Gamble, Repub
lican. of New York, who headed a
Senate-House committee assigned to
study the housing question, said
flatly that Senate passage of the
TEW bill would mean ‘‘no housing
legislation in this session.”
The McCarthy substitute would
broaden Government loan insurance
aids on the building of $4,500 and
$6,000 houses. It would call for a
study to standardize building codes
and measurements and would
guarantee a return of 2% per cent
on equity investments in rental
properties.
j It also would increase by 25 per
cent the secondary market for all
veterans' guaranteed and FHA in
sured loans made after April 30, and
(See CONGRESS. Page A-4.1
Two B-29s Return
After Girdling Globe
By th« Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 6—Two
globe-girdling B-29s—the first to fly
around the world—landed at their
home base, Davia-Monthan Field, at
8:31 am. <EDT' today.
They made the trip in 15 days,
| m 10 hops. But en route, a third
Superfort went down in a crash
near Aden. Southern Arabia, in
which 17 of the 18 men aboard were
killed.
In the round-the-world flight,
which started here July 22. the Su
perforts refueled at McDill Field,
Fla , and later landed at the Azores,
Tripoli, North Africa. Aden, Ceylon,
Manila, Yokoda, Japan, and An
chorage, Alaska.
Earlier today the Davis-Monthan
base dispatched eight B-29s on a
; 6,000-mile flight to Lakenheath,
I England.
Two other squadrons will leave to
morrow and Sunday.
1 The only scheduled stop on the
: 6,000-mile flight will be Goose Bay,
i Labrador. In all, 30 planes will make
I the flight.
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