Show Senate Group Orders Investigation Of Eastern Gasoline Shortages i I WASHINGTON Aug 26 UP uP- uP The rhe senate commerce committee Tuesday ordered an investigation ot of the Atlantic seaboard gasoline shortage starting starting- with willi public hearings Bearings Thursday x Price Administrator Leon Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson announced that the government govern govern ment meet would act within 48 hours hour to stabilize retail gasoline prices on the east coast He informed President Thomas P. P Henry of t the Am American rican Automobile association that 1 t some filling g stations are are wil- wil wil-I wil j fUlly lully The senate commerce committee short cut ut the usual procedure for fora fora fora a a congressional Investigation in order to get results with the least d delay lay Members Member of ot the commerce commerce subcommittee sub sub- committee who will start the gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- SUb SUb-I line Une shortage inquiry are Senator Maloney D D. Dot Conn chairman t and Radcliffe CD D. D Md ODan Jel lel D. D Texas H H. Burton R. R Ohio and W. W Warren Barbour R. R N. N J. J Most of our hearings will wiIl be open Maloney said The commerce com committee also approved Maloney's resolution for lor loran an investigation of the defense priorities system Meantime three nonintervention nonintervention- 1st senators challenged the adminIstration administration admin admin- to prove that the shortage of gasoline on the east coast Isreal Isreal is real r ai and not lust just an attempt to b bolster the war war spirit Senator Nye R. R N. N D. D led the attack charging that the gasoline shortage was a per cent oc occaSion occasion oc- oc casion caRon for a performance to create a war consciousness He was joined by Senators Senators- Clark D. D Idaho Ida Ida- Ida Idaho ho and Danaher R R. Conn Danaher expressed the apprehension apprehension apprehension hension of some senators about the shortage when he cited a I statement by John J. J Pelley president president president pres pres- ident of the Association of American Ameri Ameri- can Railroads that I tank cars are available Pelley Danaher Danaher Danaher Dana Dana- her asserted that Jf If the he said that cars are needed just ask us and we will see that they they- carry the n needed needed need need- eded ed- ed ed materials II I. I I believe that puts pub it up to the administration Danaher saidI said I leI have have- no o personal knowledge of the accuracy of Mr Pelley's statement but I believe it should be tested against the facts b by an investigating committee It must not be forgotten that if any short shortage ge exists it exists because we have given too many tankers to Britain Clark saidI saidI saidI said I have serious doubts as t to a whether that shortage does exist but only a congressional committee commit commit- tee empowered to demand th the e facts would determine that |