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nMG EDITION Net Paid Circulation Wednesday The largest net paid dally circulation of any newspaper In Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee. 39,375 Associated Press Associated Press Telemats NEA Feature Service NEA Telephotos VOL. 60, NO. 48 MADISON, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1947 TWENTY-SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Sen. McCarthys Letter Answering Tax Prohe Hughes, Meyers to Face la(cs ena jum 7, Cnilcb Kr 3.

Is Tibbetts, Assessor of Incomes, Appleton, Wisconsin Dear Sir Probers Friday; Military Opposed Flying Boat City Council $1391.18 was paid to Wayne-Hummer 210.00 to Tim McCarthy 210.00 to Willi an McCarthy by note The casualty losses consisted of $17000 worth of clothing which was stored with the Quartermaster on the Island of Efate while our squadron went Worth on an extended combat mission which clothing was completely destroyed The balance consisted largely of goods mailed to the United States and Insured but which were lost in transit In taking this matter up with the Postal Department we were informed that the insurance did not apply until the goods arrived in the United States and, therefore, we could not be reimbursed for same. The -actual cash value of the material lost in this fashion far exceeded the amount inclcated in my return, but this was the figure arrived at by the tax accountant who discussed the matter with the collector in the California area The contributions of $16700 consist of $37500 to various Chaplains in the Pacific areaj $3200 to the Red Cross and $60.00 to the Polish Catholic Church On the item of "Business it will be Impossible for me to give you a detailed schedule In that these expenses were incurred while I was with the U. S. Marine Air Corps in the Pacific' area As you know, I was with a dive bomber squadron, which moved from island to island as the combat areas shifted Obviously it was impossible for me to keep detailed records at that time Ho ever the amount indicated in my return was approved by the auditor from the Collector of Internal Revenue's office, who went over this matter In great detail with me. 1 might add that he reduced the amount allowable which was approved by the Collector in the California area.

I assume, therefore, that if this item is acceptable to the Collector of Internal Revenues office, after a detailed check on saom, that there can be no serious objection to it on the part of the Assessor of Incomes. I am sorry that I am unable to give you a detailed schedule on this item, but as you know, during the year 1913 many of us were not in position to give our time to bookkeeping. If you desire any additional Information shall be glad to attempt to supply yow with it Veyy trfu3V yours, McClure Defends Union Policy; Boyle Blasts At Capital Times Journal Enclosed you will find papers marked which represent stock transactions for the year 19U5, shewing gains of 81, 292.27 Tou will note that tills is $31173 less than the amount of reported don't know how the accountant made this mistake, but in view of the fact that it was in favor of the State and not in my favor, I assume there can be no complaint on this item I want you to feel absolutely free to check any of the figures at the stock brokers that you see fit The figures on the brokerage account on Page 3 represent deals at Santa Ane California, the balance at Wayne-Ilumer Company in Appleton If you desire to check the fiutes at in Appleton you will note that on 123113 there wak a purchase of 10 Central of Georgia of 15 and on 2lhS a sale of 10 Central of Georgia 5s of 15 Tou will note in my schedule, however, there is a transaction of 6 instead of 10 Four bonds were purchased and sold for my brother, William McCarthy Tou will also find enclosed schedule marked which represents stocjc transactions for 19llt, showing capital gains of $3,71126, less a loss of $38. 2U In the gains of 83,71126 there is one item 10 Central of Georgia 5s of 15, purchased on 1231 A3 and sold on showing profit of which should not have been included Howver, in view of the fact that my own tax accountant made this mistake I assume that rebate would not be allowed at this. late date There is also enclosed schedule showing the stock transactions for 1913, which you requested and also dividend schedule for 1913 Tou also requested an interest schedule for 1913 Here is a photographic reproduction of a letter which U.

S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy wrote to State Income Tax Assessor J. L.

Tibbetts at Appleton on June 7, answering the assessors requests for additional information on the senators tax reiurns. Accompanying the letter were detailed schedules of McCarthys stock and bond deals. Approve 221 Rent Boosts; Expect More 163 Proposals Rejected; Rent Office Expects Many Raise Requests THE OPA area rental office here, which has approved 221 landlord-tenant rent increase agreements since July 1, and rejected 163 such residential leases, anticipates a sharp upswing in the volume of rental contracts it will be asked to pass on, beginning Friday. Not all of the 221 leases approved up to the present under the provisions of the federal law have been for the 159b maximum permitted under the new statutes, an OPA office spokesman explained today. Most of them have, however.

We have 100 leases still to he processed. We expect a lot more beginning next month. All residential leases providing for rent increases must be submitted to the OPA area rent office for its approval. Under the provisions of the recently enacted state rent control law, landlords may offer tenants new leases providing for top increases of 159b in agreements extending through Dec. 31, 1948.

Tenants do not have to sign such agreements. However, under the state law. if these 15 leases are rejected, landlords may demand rent increases of 20 when the federal rent law expires on Mar. 1. We understand.

the OPA office said, that large numbers of landlords are now offering new leases, with 15 increase provision. These are being offered tenants who now have no leases, and such agreements, it is expected, will be offered at expiration dates to others whose leases are still in effect. As this office understands it. the landlord is required to offer the 15 increase lease now so as to become eligible to ask for greater rent increases at the time of the expiration of OPA. Housing Officials of State Organize About 30 representatives of housing authorities in nine Wisconsin cities met in the state senate chamber of the capitol today to form a housing association and to discuss housing laws enacted by the 1947 session of the legislature, especially those pertaining to veterans.

Horace Wilkie, chairman of the Madison Housing authority was named temporary chairman, and William L. Frazier, executive secretary of the Madison Housing authority, was elected temporary secretary. At a session this afternoon the representatives were to hear a Chicago representative of the federal housing administration and were expected to form a state association to act as a clearing agency for housing information and action. REPRESENTATI attended from housing authorities at Madison, Milwaukee, Ripon, Marinette. La Crosse, Kenosha, Racine and Appleton.

Port Washington which expects to create a housing authority sent two representatives. Acting Gov. Rennebohm welcomed the representatives and declared that the state wants more housing for veterans. Harold Persqns. assistant attorney general, explained the new rent control law.

His explanation will be published in The Capital Times Sunday. During discussion it was brought out that the legislature may be asked to iron out bugs in the new veterans housing bill when it returns Sept. 9. One of the Continued on page 10, column 3) Sen. McCarthy Pays His 1943 State Income Tax Sends Chech for 2,677 By CEDRIC PARKER APPLETON, Wis.

U. S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Ap-pleton) recently paid his 1943 state income tax three years and three months late.

His check for $2,677.86, covering $2,459.54 in taxes and $218.32 in interest, was received at the office of J. L. Tibbetts, Wisconsin assessor of incomes for the Appleton district. Sen. McCarthy paid his 1943 state tax after the Wisconsin department of taxation had started a sweeping investigation into the senators financial affairs for the past five years.

The investigation also caused Army, Navy Objected to Transfer of War Material, Says Lovett Builders, However, Got Orders For 3 Publicity Man For Big Coast Plane Maker on Way Home from Paris WASHINGTO (IP) Howard Hughes and his globe-trotting publicity man, John Meyer, will take the stand side by side Friday in the senatorial investigation of Hughes wartime plane contracts. Sen. Ferguson (R-Mich) announced today that arrangements have been made for the joint appearance of the Hollywood millionaire and the man who said he spent lavish sums to entertain government officials in Hughes behalf. Ferguson's announcement was made after a session In which the senate war investigating committee heard testimony that top military leaders turned down a mass flying boat program in July, 1942, yet contracts for three boats were made later with Hughes and Henry J. Kaiser.

Undersec. of State Robert A. Lovett testified that the joint (army-navy) chiefs of staff declared in July of that year that the diversion of materials to such a program would be inadmissable because everything was needed for fighting planes. He read into the record a letter which Robert P. Patterson, then undersecretary of war, wrote five years ago Wednesday summarizing the position of the joint chiefs of staff.

Lovett at the time was assistant secretary of war for air. PATTERSON WROTE the memorandum to Donald E. Nelson, then chairman of the War Production board, which later that year gave Kaiser, West coast shipbuilder, and Hughes, aeronautical engineer and film producer, an $18,000,000 contract to construct three huge flying boats. On Sept. 12, 1942, Lovett testified, he wrote a letter to Nelson to confirm information he had received that the WPB had awarded a contract to the Kaiser-Hughes company for three of the 200-ton craft.

He said he understood they were to be built on non-strategic materials. Ferguson asked whether the letter constituted war department approval of the project. No, sir, it was not, Lovett replied. It was in response to a request. At the time, he said, the army had an elaborate plan for the production of cargo planes, but it did not include the Kaiser project to mass produce planes.

The army did not desire to underwrite Kaisers project, calling for production of planes similar to the 70-ton Martin Mars, he said. LOVETTS TESTIMONY opened the fourth day of the senate groups public inquiry into approximately $40,000,000 worth of airplane contracts held by Hughes. Before todays committee ses-( Continued on page 10, column 1) Navy to Build Research Lab On U. Campus A research laboratory in which special, secret scientific study and investigation will be done for the U. S.

navy by Prof. Joseph O. Hirschfelder and his staff of university assistants will be built on the Wisconsin campus. The laboratory, will be located west of the university bio-chemistry building, near the Milwaukee road tracks that cross University ave. Although it will be classified as a temporary structure, it will have concrete foundations and block walls.

Request for sealed bids for the building of the research laboratory was made today at Great Lakes, 111., by the district public works office of the ninth naval area. Prof. Hirschfelder will use the building to carry on research con-( Continued on page 10, column 7) Joe Louis Will Fight oleott On Nov. 14th NEW YORK (IP) Heavyweight champion Joe Louis will meet Jersey Joe Wolcott of Camden, N. In a 10-round non-title fight at Madison Square Garden Nov.

14, the Twentieth Century Sporting club announced today. 7 JOE McCARTHT gT Conductor Is Held Guilty of Crossing Block Irvin C. Garner Gets Fine of $15 and Costs In Superior Court Irvin C. Garner, Milwaukee, conductor of a Milwaukee road freight train, charged with blocking the Mills st. crossing June 20 with a train for more than 5 minutes, was fined $15 and costs in superior court today by Judge Proctor.

Garner was granted a stay of execution until Complaint was brought against Gamer by Atty. William B. Smith, 615 Cedar in June, who claimed the train blocked the crossing for more than the five-minute maximum permitted by city ordinance. PROCTOR STATED that the contention of the railroad that the blocking of the crossing was to clear the track for a passenger train was Immaterial. He said that cities have the right to require railroad trains operating over the city streets to clear the streets in a reasonable period of time.

In a brief filed in superior court July 18 the railroad, represented by the law firm of Aberg, Bell, Blake and Conrad, asserted that the city ordinance forbidding blocking crossings for more than 5 minutes is illegal because It interferes with interstate commerce, and with the ordinary and necessary operation of trains. Garners attorney, William J. P. Aberg, contended that the train was not in continuous operation, (Continued on page 10, column 4) Simonson Atwood Win in State Golf MILWAUKEE (IP) Harry Simonson, Madison Maple Bluff, and Walter Atwood, Madison Black-hawk. advanced to the third round of play in the Wisconsin Mens State golf tournament at the Bluemound Country club here today.

Simonson scored a 2 and 1 win over Tony Potman, Racine, while Atwood was eliminating Llew Streff, Milwaukee by a 3 and 1 margin. Tommy Veech, 19-year-old medalist of the tourney, pulled an upset when he defeated Billy Sixty, Milwaukee, by the decisive margin of 7 and 6. Other results: Dr. Richard Ashley, Kenosha, defeated Larry Hjortness, Racine, 6 and Billy Schaller, Milwaukee, defeated Ed Bullard, Milwaukee, 5 and Stan Walker, Milwaukee, defeated Tracy Mehr, Milwaukee, 5 and 3. Bill Fixing $16 License on New Autos Signed Law Sets Flat Rate For All New Cars Sexual Psychopath Bill O.

K.d The bill fixing license fees on new passenger autos at a flat $16 per year was signed by Acting Gov. Rennebohm Wednesday. The new law replaces the present method of setting license fees on the basis of the weight of the vehicle, and will be a boon to the owners of heavier cars who have had to pay fees in excess of $16 in the past. Cars presently registered at fees of less than $16 a year, however, will continue at their lower rates so long as they are registered. The new law repeals the present provision which reduces license fees by one-fourth after they have been registered for five years.

Rennebohm also signed the bill providing for treatment and indefinite custodial care of sexual psychopaths. Under the new law any person suspected of being a sex pervert or otherwise sexually unstable may be ordered to appear before a court of record for examination by two certified physicians appointed by the court. Findings by the doctors will constitute grounds for judicial order, and the person may be committed to the custody of the state department of public welfare for treatment in a state institution for a period necessary to effect a cure. The -Milwaukee County hospital has been designated as the institution equipped to care for such patients and costs of maintenance will be borne by counties of residence. The person facing charges has the right to demand a jury trial and may appeal to the state supreme court.

Actions against a suspected psychopath will be started by the district attorney of a county on complaint of a resident. Food Suffocates John Potts Baby James E. Potts, six weeks son of Mr. and Mrs. John Potts, 3914 University was suffocated Wednesday night at his home when food entered his lungs, according to Dr.

David C. Atwood, Dane county coroner. Besides the parents, he is survived by a sister, Sandra Jean. Burial will be at Wauzeka. The body is in the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home.

Madison Fefleration of Labor Files Statement Against Kansas Man Opposition of organized Madison labor to the city managership candidacy of Russell E. McClure, city manager of Wichita, is based on the stubborn, uncompromising manner in which he dealt with the Wichita situation and the fact that he refused to reinstate the dismissed officers, This statement, filed with the council by Atty. John A. Lawton for the legislative committee of the Madison Federation of Labor, refers to McClures action in 1945 in refusing to recognize a newly organized policemens union, dismissing seven members and refusing to reinstate them. McClures attitude in regard to the union, and not the policemens organizations are the issue involved, according to the statement.

A copy of the statement was given to McClure Wednesday night as he met informally with council-men after the public meeting. He amplified his explanation given earlier in the evening, and offered to submit a memorandum to the council covering the issue. Councilmen decided tha McClure should use his own discre tion in the matter of the memorandum. McClure asserted he did not recall the incident mentioning a request by the governor tf Kansas for him (McClure) to change his stand. He offered, to secure a statement from the governor on this point.

EXPRESSING GRAVE concern ovre McClures attitude and his candidacy for city manager here, the statement presents in detail a review of the Wichita incident as obtained by the unions. In 1945, the Wichita Federation of Labor organized a local union of policemen in Wichita, the statement says. Out of 106 po licemen, 85 belonged to the local union. The president was Henry Watts, a lieutenant with 22 years of service. McClure refused to recognize the union and fired seven members of the local, two of whom were officers and five of whom were not.

One of those dismissed was Watts. Following the dismissal of the policemen, the statement declares, (Continued on page 10, column 5) Water Utility Is Purchased By err ill The long-planned acquisition of the water public utility at Merrill, by the city of Merrill became a reality today. Transfer of stock and all the physical assets of plant by the City Waterworks to the city was approved by the Wisconsin Public Service commission as of today so the city can begin at once to operate the facilities as a municipal utility. The city petitioned to purchase the company facilities arly this year for $125,000, and approval of the sale was given by the commission on Apr. 2.

Merrill city officials reported to the commission Monday that all preliminary and intermediate preparatioss had been completed and formal approval of the final transaction by the commission followed. the products manufactured by East Side companies and sold by stores servicing that area. THERE WAS the carnival with its various games of skill, freak show, and thrill rides. And there are the huge refreshment tents set up by the members of the East Side Business Mens association, where festival-goers flocked for drinks and hamburgers. The East Side Youth Activities council presented a series of acts on a bright red, blue and silver stage in an open air theater.

About 300 persons attended the show in which George Bauer and his children amazed the onlookers with (Continued on page 10, column 4) City Manager Applicant Says Wichita Action Dictated By Council By CHARLES HIPPENMEYER Russell e. mcclure, city manager of Wichita, an applicant for the managership here, defended his anti-police union actions to councilmen Wednesday night by asserting that he merely was following the policy set by the Wichita council. Although not publicly announced before by the unions, Madison labor is opppsed to McClures candidacy because he refused to recognize a newly organized police union In Wichita in 1945, fired seven members, two of them officers, and refused to reinstate them. Russell E. McClure A statement prepared by its leg islative committee, setting forth the Madison Federation of Labors stand against McClure, was filed with William C.

Sachtjen, council president, by Atty. John A. Law-ton Wednesday night, but was not read at the public meeting. COUNCILMAN Ted C. Boyle, whose candidacy was backed by neither The Capital Times nor the State Journal last spring, enliven ed the meeting with a verbal blast at both papers in answer to McClures question about the part played by Madisons newspapers in city affairs.

Long Beach Man To Be Interviewed Donald C. Wagner, city manager of Long Beach, N. will be interviewed for the city manager post tonight at 7:30 in the city hall by the council in its fourth meeting of the week. Friday night the council will interview William E. OBrien, former Kenosha city manager and former chairman of the state highway commission.

In reply to McClures query if the newspapers provided constructive criticism, Boyle blurted out: Theyre out to sell newspapers. They dont care too much about issues, and theyre always on opposite sides. They dont come out for or against, and theyre always in a position to criticize. The two papers pick out candidates during election time, but their lists are just the opinion on one man. Councilman Harrison L.

Garner replied to Boyle's outburst by stating he thought the two papers (Continued on page 10, column 6) Truman Vetoes Bill For State 50 Piece WASHINGTON (IP) Pres. Truman today vetoed a measure authorizing the coinage of half-dollars commemorating the 100th anniversary of the admission of Wisconsin into the union in 1848. Mr. Truman expressed his regret that he found it necessary to disapprove the proposal, but said he did so in following the wise policy of Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt. Where To Find It Comics Page 20 Markets Page 23 Radio Programs Page 20 Society Page 16 Sports Pages 21, 20 Theaters Page 19 Womans Page Page 18 McCarthy to file detailed schedules of his stock market deals for the years 1943-46, inclusive.

The 1943 tax of $2,459.54 was based on a net taxable income for that year of $36,629.45. His gross income in 1943 the year of his big stock market killing was $42,353.92, according to the returns which the senator filed after the tax investigation had begun. SEN. McCarthy sent his check for the delinquent taxes and interest after Assessor Tbbetts had sent him the following letter: We acknowledge receipt of Information furnished concerning your income for the year 1943. The Wisconsin income taxes owing, including Interest computed to May 31, 1947, based on information submtted, are as follows: Normal income taxes $2,113,533 Teachers surtaxes 346.01 Interest to May 31, 1947 218.32 Total taxes $2,677.86 Kindly forward your remittance to this offee in amount of $2,677.86 to cover the bll enclosed.

Assessor Tibbets figured the interest at 3 on the 1943 tax which was delinquent from Mar. 15, 1944. 4 TIBBETTS ALSO wrote Sen. McCarthy several letters seeking detailed information on the senators stock market deals and other financial transactions. This information had been omitted from the tax returns which McCarthy filed for the years 1943, 1944, and 1945.

In one of the letters, Tibbetts wrote McCarthy as follows: Your income tax report filed for the year 1943 did not include detailed schedules explaining the source from which income was received or the nature of the deductions claimed on such report. Kindly advise when supporting schedules will be furnished to (Continued on page 10, column 8) flames. She aroused Zifke and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W.

W. Martin. Mrs. Martin carried the Martin 5-month-old son, Gregory, to safety. We were lucky to get out alive, Ratcliffe quoted Zifke as saying The Zifkes pet dog.

Pudgy, lost its life in the flames when it ran back into the house after Zifke reentered the building. About 300 residents of the Burke area witnessed the blaze. Sparks ignited the roofs of the nearby Ralph Klock and Leo Abel homes and endangered the Harmey Lein house. Aided by others, members of the Klock and Abel families moved (Continued on page 10, column 6) Quiz Four Men In Slugging of Cafe Owner Edward Daniels, 42, Leaves Hospital; Is Questioned By Police Edward G. Daniels, 42.

operator of the former Moyer and Quinn restaurant at 116 E. Washington was unable to aid authorities today in determining who slugged and robbed him in a vacant lot in the 600 block of E. Wilson st. Wednesday. He named several men who participated with him in a drinking bout in the lot.

Four of the men previously had been taken into custody by police. Three of them still are being held while police continue their probe. DANIELS, unconscious when found Wednesday noon, regained consciousness Wednesday night and left Methodist hospital today after being questioned by William J. Coyne, deputy district attorney, and Detective John Harrington. Daniels, who lives at 940 E.

John son reported that he had about $800 on his person before he was slugged. He had but $1.60 in cash when he wras taken to the hospital. All of the men taken into custody admitted participating in the drinking bout but denied attacking or robbing Daniels. ONE OF THE MEN in custody reported that Daniels gave him money to buy whisky between 9 and 10 Wednesday morning. Six men then participated in a drinking bout near where Daniels later was found slugged.

One of the (Continued on page 10, col. 1) Cool reezes Drop Mercury 30Degrees to62 The humid heat wave which Wednesday had Madison sweltering in temperatures that reached 92 degrees for a new season high at 2 p. m. was swept out of Madison early Wednesday night by cooling winds which shifted from the southwest to the north. Although cooling thundershowers, predicted before nightfall Wednesday, failed to develop, a few drops of rain were registered at the North hall weather station at 3 p.

m. Wednesday when a dark cloud passed over the city, according to the weatherman. The drop in temperature was gradual during the night and a decline of 30 degrees was registered between 2 p. m. Wednesday and 8 a.

m. today when the mer- Continued on page 10, column 5) 1 Five Escape As House Burns; Village of Burke Threatened Record Opening Crowd Attends E. Side Silver Jubilee Festival Rheumatic Fever Iu 2nd Place As School Age Killer KIDDIE CAMP FUND Previously Reported $6,230.84 Wisconsin General Hospital Local No. 134 12.00 Aliddlebury Sunday School, Hollandale 5.00 Melvin Byom Barber Shop 5.00 Williamson St. Carnival 1.55 Stoughton Circus 1.25 Total $6,255.64 Except for accidents, rheumatic fever is the commonest cause of death among school children.

Residents of Madison and the area realize that fact, and thats the reason that support for The Capital Times Kiddie Camp drive for funds for a rheumatic fever rest home is continuing with such success this year. Support for the fund comes from a wide variety of sources. Todays contributions include $12 from the Wisconsin General hospital local No. 134; $5 from the Middlebury Sunday school at Hollandale; $5 from the Melvin Byom Barber shop and a total of $2.80 from two benefits sponsored by youngsters. The Williamson st.

carnival, which netted $1.55, was put on by Tom Parks, Becky Weston, Tom Borchert, Donna Dahmen and Karen Weston. The Stouh-ton circus was sponsored by Kathryn Gjeston, Larry Lynch, Marilyn West, David Gjeston and Dorothy Hanson. Attend The Five members of the James Zifke family, village of Burke, narrowly escaped death early today in a fire which destroyed their home and its contents and for a time threatened all of the buildings in the small community. Zifke. constable of the village, suffered painful shoulder and arm burns in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue a 1947 model car and new milk truck from the garage.

He was given first aid treatment by a Sun Prairie physician. The house was a mass of flames when firefighters arrived, according to Capt. S. C. A.

Ratcliffe, of Madison No. 5 company. Mrs. Zifke aw'oke about 12:30 a. m.

and found the first floor of the two-story frame house in A record crowd of 7,500, believed by officials of the East Side Business Mens association to be the largest to attend a festival opening night, swarmed over the tent-covered grounds of the Silver Jubilee festival at Burr Jones field Wednesday night, A cool breeze, which swept across the park on the northeast bank of the Yahara river and lowered Madisons simmering temperatures, helped the crowd of tiny tots, their parents, and teen agers enjoy the gala carnival atmosphere. They entered the field from E. Washington ave. through a huge exhibition tent containing1 merchandize booths of East Side busi- ness firms. Here they examined Gates Open East Side Silver Jubilee Festival at 6 P.

M. Tonight Burr Jobes Field.