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DAY BY DAY Itrjjely was lest than the death toll anticipated over July 4. WEATHER Increasing cloudiness with moder- ate temperature a and to- night; Saturday mostly cloudy with showers likely. VOL. CXVIII, No. 157, (except Sudar) the Mail Co.

Enetred aecomd clao matter Pottoflcc. HAGERSTOWN, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1946. SINGLE COPIES, 4 CENTS. Taft Declares Open War On New OPA Measure Pogrom Sweeps Polish City Leaving 34 Dead Armored Cars Used To Break Up Mobs In Kielce Warsaw, July 6, least 34 persons were report- ed today to have been killed and 42 wounded at the city of Kielce in Poland's bloodiest postwar pogrom, which was finally suppressed by govern- ment forces in armored cars. Reinforced military units and iecurity police patrolled Kielce's streets.

Anti-Jewish rumors apparently touched off the outbreak yester- day. OUT; rumor was that a Polish baby had been killed by Jews. An- other was that a Polish boy had been kidnaped and held in a cellar two days by a Jew. Reports from Kielce, a farm mar- ket and industrial center of 60,000, said it "Was the bloodiest pogrom in Poland in years. About SOO of the city's population are Jews.

A rumor that a Polish baby had been killed by Jews touched off the anti-Semitic activity at noon yesterday. The government announced last night that seven Jews had been slain. Apartments and homes of Jews were attacked by men the govern- ment described as "Fascist ele- ments." Jews were snatched from street cars and railway coaches. Mobs struck at the headquarters of the central Jewish committee of Kielce, but were repulsed after the Jews appealed to security po- lice, and, militiamen for assistance. Militia reinforcements sent to Kielce used the armored cars.

The government clamped dpwn a curfew effective at 7 p. m. The disorder came as the govern- ment announced that early returns from the Polish referendum last Sunday gave the government a sub- stantial lead on all three ques- tions it presented, A foreign ministry spokesman announced that 67 "bandits" had been killed and 30S wounded or ar- rested in clashes between security police, militia and outlawed bands preceding and during the referen- dum. July 25 Set For New A-Bomb Test Plan To Explode Next One Slightly Under Surface Of Water Aboard TJSS Mt. McKinley, July Adm.

W. H. P. Blandy today July 25 as the tentative date- for the detonation of Bikini's atomic bomb, this one "an attack against hulls." It will be exploded slightly under the sur- face of the lagoon. A full-dress rehearsal was sched- uled lor July 19.

The Chief of Task Force One told newsmen he had scaled down his original estimates of a 100-foot ti- dal wave resulting from the sub- surface blast. The wave, he said, probably would be not more than 70 feet This would be enough to gend green water over Bikini Is- land. Blandy expects some form of ra- dioactive cloud 'to result from the (Continued on Page 2) Farmers Apply For "Cash Crop" Of Big City Vacationers In response.to a recent sugges- tion of the Chamber of Commerce that some Washington county farmers could make a "cash crop'' out of big city residents who want to send their families to a farm for a summer vacation, two county farmers have the Chamber that they arc willing to rent rooms to vacationers. Mrs. Hetty E.

Bachtell, Edge- mont, and Mrs. John R. Helser," near Hancock, in letters to the Chamber office described the beau- ty of their residences and said they would be willing t6 give room and board to residents of cities who would enjoy a vacation on the farm. The Chamber reported some weeks ago that it was in receipt of letters from residents of Wash- ington, D. and other large east- ern cities inquiring of possibilities of sending their families to a farm Jn this county for a summer vaca- tioa.

Danes Ashamed Of Behavior Of Girls With Our Sailors Copenhagen, July 5 a front page headline reading "in- decency in front Of spectators," the conservative Nationaltidende protested today against "shocking episodes" at a pier dance arranged in connection with an American naval visit here. of Copenhagen's fastest girls were among the guests on the pier last night," the paper said. "They behaved like hussies from harbor joints. -Equipped with beer bottles they allowed themselves to be pawed by American sailors in front of thousands of spectators who felt ashamed to see Danish girls behave like that." The paper said it obviously was the "dregs of former Wehrmacht girls" who seized American sailors for the night. Axel Dessau of- the Danish-Allied committee which ar- ranged the dance, said more strin- bent measures would be taken at.

future dances, but, he added with a sigh: "Sailors are sailors." Blood Donors Gave 8,127 Pints Red Cross Booklet Shows Contributions Here During War Period There was a total of 8,127 pints of blood contributed to the Blood Donor service by Washington Coun- ty during the war years, 1941-45. through the local chapter of the American Red Cross, according to a booklet covering the activities of the local chapter. This booklet, compiled by the lo- cal chapter upon request from the National Headquarters in Wash- ington, D. has been issued to the public as a tribute to all those who have so faithfully served ia. the cause of mercy during the ti- tanic struggle so recently ended.

One of the most important func- tions of the Red Cross in World War II was the responsibility placed upon it by the Army and Navy to collect blood for the wounded of our armed forces. Thru scheduled visits of a Mobile Unit, the Washington County Chapter was enabled to make a valuable contribution to this life saving work. Between March 13, 1944 and April 27, 1945, there were four five- day visits to Camp Ritchie; during which 2,859 pints of blood were donated by the officers and men. Two one-day visits were made to the State Penal Farm at Breatheds- ville where 304 pints of blood were collected. The Production Corps of the lo- cal chapter came into being follow- ing the outbreak of war in Europe in September, 1939.

Women of Washington County warmly re- sponded by volunteering their ser- vices to sew and knit for Foreign (Continued on Page 2) Employment, Payrolls In Maryland Drop Baltimore, July 5 employment in Maryland dropped 1.4 percent from April to May, while combined weekly payrolls were off 7.6 percent, a State De- partment of Labor and Industry re- port showed today. The average factory employment decrease -for the period over the last 23 years has been but per- cent. The'report was based on returns from 618 manufacturing establish- ments employing 136.720 persons whose combined weekly earnings in May were Two Fined For Disorderly Conduct Robert Norris, 45, East Franklin street, and Lloyd Swope, 28, Vine street, were fined $25 and costs when they were convicted before Magistrate Harry Snyder in City Court of disorderly conduct. Both men entered pleas of not guilty. Swope testified he stopped in a Jonathan street tavern to ask Nor- ris a question and in the Argument that ensued he was struck in the face with Ji beer bottle.

Norris suf- fered a cnt wrist in the affray. Ordnance Chief Is Summoned In Munitions Probe Senate War Investigation Committee It Digging Deeper Into Combine Washington, July 5 Gen. L. H. Campbell, testified today he "got red under the col- lar" over "special pressure" put on him by Rep.

May (D-Ky) in the in- terests of an Illinois munitions maker now under congressional in- vestigation. Campbell's testimony was before the Senate War Investigating Com- mittee. It resumed hearings on. its inquiry into the complicated tions and wartime profits of 19 closely ranked corporations which Chairman Mead (D-NY) had accus- ed of "war profiteering." Campbell said that after the in- troduction Garsson came to his of- fice. He said he believed that he had given him a note of introduc- tion to Brig.

Gen. Thomas S. Ham- mond, Chief of the Chicago Ord- nance office. This occurred, Campbell said, In November, 1942. Committee Counsel George Mead- er previously has introduced the transcript of a telephone conver- sation between Msfy, chairman of the House Military Committee, and Campbell.

In this May is quoted as asking Campbell to "jump on" Hammond in connection with can- cellation, of a.war contract held by one of the companies in which Garsson was interested. The committee renewed its in- quriy against a background of holi- day developments which included: 1- Disclosure by Attorney Gen- eral Tom Clark that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been looking into the combine's opera- tions. Clark told newsmen an in- (Continued on Page 2) Solons Critical Of Wire-Tapping Speak Out And Indicate Probe Will Be Launched Washington, July 5 congressional criticism of "wire tapping" spurred prospects today of a full-scale inquiry into the prac- tice of some government depart- ments of recording telephone con- versations with lawmakers and others. Denunciations came from Dem- ocratic as well as Republican House leaders following the disclosure made at a Senate war profits inves- tigation earlier this week. Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex) told newsmen of his great displeas- ure at such secret transcriptions, and Republican Leader Joe Mar- tin (Mass) termed them "a mean practice." "I don't know why the bureau- crats should have, more power on the telephone than the FBI," Mar- tin added, noting that Congress has condemned "wire-tapping" for crim- inal prosecution purposes.

Meanwhile, an influential mem- ber of the special House commit- tee set up to investigate "execu- tive agencies which exceed their authority" said that group is con- sidering a thorough investigation. "This practice is not limited to the War department," the commit- tee told reporters privately. "Many other agencies have been doing it right along and I imagine their files are filled with transcriptions of telephone conversations from congressmen. We might want to find out under what authority they have been doing this. "There probably aren't many con- gressmen who, at one time or an- other, haven't made legitimate re- quests of the government agencies in behalf of constituents.

While innocent enough, these conversa- tions can be made to look damag- ing when revived on.a phonograph record later." The lawmakers' wrath was di- rected primarily at the War de- partment, which turned over to the Senate war investigating commit- tee the record of a conversation between Chairman May (D-Ky) of the House military committee and an Army ordnance office in 1943. REPUBLICAN SWINDLE Washington, July 5 Democratic National Committee's newspaper, "The today called the OPA bill which Presi- dent Truman vetoed a "Republican swindle." Arrives In The United States Norah Carpenter (right) and her three surviving quadruplet child- ren are made comfortable aboard a Pan American plane before tak- ing off from Heatli Airport, England, enroute-to'-New York City for a reunion and marriage with the children's father, William "Red" Thompson of Pittsburgh, Pa. Stewardess Margerie Roach (left) of New York, holds Michael. The girls are. Madeleine (left) and Maureen.

The family arrived in New York today. Mother Of Quads Arrives In U. S. Norah Carpenter And Three Children Come By Plane; Plans To Marry New Ycrk, July 5 (fP)--Norah Carpenter and her three surviving quadruplet children arrived from London by plane today for a re union with her babies' father form- er Staff Sgt. William Thompson of Pittsburgh--but Thompson wasn't at the airport to meet them.

Present instead, was his attor- ney, Sam R. Keller, of McKeesport, and a cousin, Jack Warner, of (45-43 Friendship ave) Pittsburgh. Keller said the mother and fa- ther would be married "as soon as possible" but that their reunion would not take place in public. He declined to say where the mother and babies would meet Thompson, or where the father was staying. Marguerite Roach of New York, stewardess on the plane which brought them, said that "the chil- dren were fine on the trip.

They gave me no trouble at all." Thompson, who served in Eng- land during the war, had not seen the mother or babies in 15 months. He was divorced by his first wife after the birth of the children in March, 1944. Pale and apparently Miss Carpenter left the airport in a taxicab about two hours after ar- rival. She declined to talk to re- porters, saying: "I'm sorry, I can't stand any more." She carried Maureen in her arms while a passenger carried the other two children. Warner and Keller led the group to the waiting cab.

Again asked by reporters when she planned to marry, she replied: "I don't know, don't ask me any more As the cab pulled away, news- men discovered that Miss Carpen- ter had left her two traveling bags on the pavement. The cab stopped and the suitcases were put in. While customs formalities were being completed. Maureen cried and stamped her foot on a counter, but Madeline played with a pencil and Michael sat quietly watching the proceedings. "I'm Blind, Too" Says Benefactress Angeles, July 5 (IP)--Fran- cis McKeever, 35, ex-prizefighter blinded by resin dust, and his Avife Moyne and their son Pat- rick, 2, have been sleeping in all- night theaters because of the housing shortage.

Today the McKeevers have a home. Tlwy were taken in by Mrs. Dessie Saul, who heard of their distress from friends. When Mrs. Saul first contacted him, McKeever wanted to be sure she understood.

"You know I'm blind, don't you?" he asked. "It might create some difficulty in your household "Now, don't you worry. It's perfectly all right," replied Mrs. Saul, whose career as a nurse was cut short by ether poison. You see--I'm blind, too." Invitations To Peace Meeting Being Dratted Bill Reviving Controls Facing Fight In Senate Big Four To Sponsor 21 -Nation Parley To Start July 29 Paris, July 5 (fp).

The foreign ministers of the Big Four drafted invitations today for a general Eu- ropean peace conference to be held in Paris July 29 for debate on treaties intended to end World War It for Italy and Axis satellites. In a seven hour and forty min- ute session which lasted into the early hours this morning, the dip- lomatic representatives of Great Britain, France, Soviet Russia and the United States reached agree- ment on Italian reparations the final major point blocking prepara- tions of treaty drafts and fixed the date for the peace conference. An American source said that, after approving the wording and before tackling the German treaty, the ministers probably would clean up odds and ends in. the five treaty drafts for Italy, Finland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria they will submit to the conference. The 21-nation general conference composed of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Byelo-Russia, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France Great Britain, Greece, India, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nor- way, Poiand, the Ukraine, the Un- ion of South Africa, the Soviet Un- ion, the United States and Yugo- slavia--will not have the final say on the treaties.

Russia has insisted on strict ad- herence to the terms of the Mos- cow agreement of last December, under which the Big -Four are to draw up- the final treaties after (Continued on Page 2) Youth Accused Of Unauthorized Use; Hearing Tuesday Charged with the unauthorized use of an automobile, Kenneth Rob- inson, 20, Smithsburg, was taken into custody early today by Deputy Sheriff Bruce Spickler and. posted collateral for a hearing next Tues- day before Magistrate E. G. Miller. Robinson is accused, according to Deputy Spickler, with taking the Ford coupe of Roy Warrent'eltz, Smithsburg, around midnight and to wrecking it along the Cavetown Pike.

Warrenfe.lt/, discovered the car missing he went for it this morning and notified Deputy Spick- ler. Later Warrenieltz found the wrecked machine. Deputy Spickler soon arrived on the scene and was inspecting the wreckage when Rob- inson appeared. Deputy Spickler said Rob'inson admitted to taking the machine but claims he had been drinking and didn't realize the seriousness ot the offense. He Only Thought He Had Calf In Truck B.

Ripple, a farmer who resides in the Mt. Lena" sect-ion, backed his truck up to the unloading plat- form at the Four States Livestock auction on Wednesday and told the clerk he had one calf for sale. "Where is the calf?" the clerk asked. "In the truck," Ripple replied, looking back at the empty truck. Slightly upset at the turn of events.

Ripple drove all the way back to his farm where he saw the missing calf standing qxiietly in the barnyard. Ripple says the only ex- planation he can give is that the calf jumped from the truck before he drove off. Man Fatally Shot Not Red Soldier Vienna, July 5 au- thorities advised the American pro- vost marshall today that a man in Red Army uniform shot and killed yesterday American military policeman was not a Russian but of unidentified nationality, The man was shot after he had fired once from a six-foot distance nt an American MP attempting to dis- arm him. He had been threatening Austrian civilians. Survey Figure Lower Than Expected; Many Accidents (By The Associated The nation celebrated a com- parative safe and sane Fourth of July holiday yesterday.

Fireworks caused some deaths. The toll of violent deaths, a survey disclosed, was far below the estimate which had been forecast by the National Safety Council for Independence Day and the ex- tended four-day holiday. Weather in most parts of the country was pleasant and millions joined in the first peacetime Inde- pendence Day celebration in five years. The survey showed'at least 142 persons suffered violent deaths, with traffic accidents leading the list of fatalities with 65. At least 42 persons drowned in holiday out- ings, while violent deaths from miscellaneous causes totaled at least 35.

On the Fourth of July last year, a Wednesday, 159 per- sons suffered violent deaths. Deaths resulting from explosives were reported in Philadelphia and in Waukesha. Wis. Jeaue Piccone, 13 year old Philadelphia girl, was killed by a mortar shell fired dur- ing a Fourth of July- celebration in Fairmount Park. In'Waukesha, a prankster tossed a big firecrack- er near George Bucher, 17, who was swimming, and the youth died as a result of a ruptured lung caused by the explosion of the fire- cracker.

The National Safety Council es- i a SOO immediate deaths for the four-day holiday, with 275 traf- fic fatalities. They had forecast 75 traffic deaths yesterday. New Germ Killer Held Superior To Famed Penicillin San Francisco, July 5, new non-poisonous killer of disease germs, described by its sponsors as potentially greater than peni- cillin, was introduced to the medi- cal profession today. In test tubes it will kill or pre- vent the growth of more kinds of dangerous germs than penicillin, among them tuberculosis, tetanus, the deadly and elusive gas bacillus, typhoid, dysentery, diphtheria, sy- philis-, gonorrhea and the organisms which cause blood poisoning, rheu- matic fever and boils. A preliminary report on its ef- fectiveness in disease, made before the American Medical Asso- ciation by Dr.

John G. Downing and Dr. Millard C. Hanson of Bos- ton, said their results generally were better than with penicillin. Williamsporter Held In Virginia Motorist Giving Name Of Jack O.

Carver Held After Shooting At Officer A motorist who gave his name as Jack O. Carver, of Williamsport, is facing a charge of assault with intent to kill as a result of an episode in Richmond, Va. According to the Richmond dis patch, Virginia State Trooper Sam Ivey arrested Carver a short time earlier on a driving charge and was taking him to jail when Carver suddenly whipped out a 25-calibre automatic pistol. Just 'as the gun went off, Ivey struck out at Carver's arm and the shot went through the lower right section of the police car wind- shield, injuring no one. Jn the scuffle which followed.

Carver rolled out the car door onto the street before he was finally subdued. Ivey arrested Carver on Highway 1 about three miles north of Rich- mond when the latter's car ran off the road and crashed into a tree. Unable to find a magistrate in the area, Ivey was bringing Carver to jail to be charged with careless and reckless- driving when Carver drew the pistol. A Jack 0. Carver is listed as re siding at 20 East Potomac street Williamsport.

He is employed at the hosiery mill in Williamsport According to neighbors. Carver came to Williamsport with his fam ily about IS months ago from "some place in Virginia." A neighbor said the Carvers left to visit relatives in Virginia this week on their va cation. Senate Banking Com- mittee Measure Washington, July 5, A bill reviving OPA's price and rent controls for another year headed into a hot fight in the Senate today. Its fate there, in the House and at the executive mansion will determine when and if the ceilings that collapsed last Sunday midnight are to be restored. The measure, approved 12 to last night by Senate Banking Committee, differed on only two major particulars from the one President Truman vetoed last week with the comment that it was an "impossible" piece of legisla- tion.

Nevertheless, the changes--both involving profit formulas for man- ufacturers, wholesalers and retail- ers--were such that Republican Senator Taft of Ohio declared open war on the revision and announced he would battle it on the Senate floor. There it went today, the blessing of Majority Leader Bark- ley of Kentucky, nine other Demo- cratic members of the committee, and two Republicans. Taft and four other Republicans voted against it in committee. Barkley told reporters he had "every reason to believe the bill will not be disapproved by the President" if it clears the Senate and House. He qualified his state- ment by gaying he had not talked about the bill to Mr.

Truman, who is spending the Fourth, of July holiday in the Maryland mountains. However, Barkley announced that Price Administrator Paul Por- ter had pronounced the two princi- pal amendments "workable" and had stated bs would not recom- mend a veto because of them. Por- ter sat in with the committee dur- ing most of its day-long delibera- tion yesterday. Taft contended that the commit- tee had revised his manufacturers' pricing formula to 'such an extent that the measure "now is Porter's (Continued on Page 2) Veterans Plan To Picket Apartment Building Owned By Son Of Senator O'Daniel; Rents Raised China's War Dead Totals 3,500,000 Nanking, July 5 U. On.

Deng Wen-yi, heading the infor- mation bureau of China's new Na- tional defense ministry, today es- timated the nation's military war dead at 3,500,000, and said the to- tai civilian and military casualties to war exceeded i 000,000. Noyes, Outstanding Editor, Succumbs I Washington. July 5. (JP). The newspaper profession mourned one i of its outstanding editors today-- Theodore Xoyes of the Wash- 1 ington Star.

Noyes died in his sleep early yes- terday at the age of 8S. He had i been editor-in-chief of the Star sinro the death of his father, Cros- by Noyes, in 190S. The elder Noyes, had been editor for 41 years. A younger brother of Theodore Noyes, Frank B. Noyes, is head of the Evening Star Newspaper Com- pany.

Other survivors are two daughters. Mrs. I uther Sheldon, and Mrs. Smith Hempstone. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.

m. tomorrow from St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Naming Of Fair Rent Boards Is Urged For State Annapolis, July 5 ernor O'Conor considered today a request from the Real Estate Board of Baltimore that he appoint "fail- rent" committees" in communities throughout the State. The Board urged the appointment of such committees in a telegram to the Governor and said that the groups could "act upon any com- plaints from tenants against exces- sive rent increases and utilize the powerful force of public opinion to keep in line any few recalcitrant owners who may refuse to accept the decisions of such committees." The Baltimore Real Estate Board pledged its "wholehearted coopera- tion to make effective such commit- tees' and asked the Governor to "give the housing industry an op- portunity to prove that this meth- od will be adequate to maintain fair rents throughout the State." Governor O'Conor was not avail- able for immediate comment on the Board's suggestion.

Dallas, July 5 Brient, Dallas veteran recently re- turned from the Pacific theater, said last night that members of the American Veterans would picket the apartment house owned by Mike O'Daniel from 4 to 6 p.m., today to protest-an eviction, notice by the Brients. Mike O'Daniel is the son of Sen. W. Le O'Daniel (D-Tex), who staged an eight-hour filibuster re- cently against passage of legis- lation extending OPA price and rent controls. Mrs.

Mike O'Daniel said last night that her husband and Brient had engaged in verbal argument over a rent increase and that Brient had been asked to move. Brient said he had been threat- ened with a rent increase of from $70 to $100 and later received an eviction notice. Mrs. O'Dsniel said rent increas- es in the 16-unit apartment build- ing averaged 10 per cent or less. Three Suits Of Divorce Docketed Three suits of divorce were filed in court this morning and brought.

to seven the number fu-d so far this month. Milford L. Chapman filed against Blanche E.Chapman; Buster Bery jamin Turner against Helen Barn- hart Turner, and Wilbur James Peck, against Kathleen Louise Peck. Deputy Reynolds I Admits Joke On Kim i Deputy Sheriff Clever Reynolds, who is stationed at the Washing- ton County Jail most of the time, has a sense of humor even when I the joke is on himself. I One day this week it was his of- ficial to serve a legal notice on a woman who resides on George street.

He went to George street only to be advised that the woman was not at home and that perhaps he shouid try another address where she was believed visiting. After spending the best part of the afternoon trying without suc- cess to find the woman, Deputy Reynolds returned to jail ready to up the search when it sudden- ly dawned on him that the woman was a prisoner at the jail serring 15-day sentence for assault on hnsband..