Show resident Opens lax ax Returns If f Arms Makers Mays May's Illness Called Not INot Serious Justice ustice Department Action Hinted July 26 UP UP President nt Truman Friday war investigation specific authority to study the ge e tax tax records of the principal f figures gures in the midwestern scions combine accused of w war r profiteering same time Dr Henr Henry Low Lowden en p physician to Rep An An- May iy D. D Ky L told s senate nate investigators at a secret L that the condition of the theold old Kentuckian is not aa Trunian gave the committee lonto check the secret in in- t x records during a White nil I meeting with Chairman L f. Mead D. D N. N Y The foreshadowed possible jus- jus action against ln n the hydra-headed hydra war var tine me lit h headed by Dr Henry Mand M M. and his brother Murray SOT B. B I 1 Ow Owen n Brewster R. R Me reporters as he emerged from c committee meeting that Low Low- hid bid said sad M May y did not suffer a i i be heart rt attack W Vas 5 to Appear bad been scheduled to apt ap ap- it t the war profits to explain how he be- be 7 guardian angel of the 78 78 80 Cusson munitions empire id told newsmen at the White K that it would be safe to as as- M that thit the records which he the president were persons involved in mn amon investigation Gru ns were key figures l munitions paper em em- I. I accused of ot unconscionable Steering n g on some som war orders ill explained a ed th that t. t the pres il order Wo d go t to the d de- de nt ot justice justice- and would be The commit commit- tal then J records I it would like ike to see see r Other OIher Developments Truman gave the committee id on the income tax in in- Uon tion amid Emid the thes other de de- the Ite committee c asked the gen gen- office watchdog office watchdog e-watchdog spending spending to to make 1 seLIe investigation Into alI al- al I Profiteering by the Garsson lions mi io combine foe e ec c committee received an n of- of tov file which said saidI ty r I G Garsson had been very ff y 1 with tt-ith th gangster Al Capone visited Capone in a aOH n OH alone i king the general accounting investigation In the commit commit- that the G A 0 O was M b by law from conducting j 1 Inquiries unless specially by n a committee of at congress w evidence of fraud Wore before the agency S Seeks ks Repa Repayment ment f committee also was advised general accounting office was wast f t get to-get back money paid to tanking ng army officers for J V expenses ense on their trip to wedding party at the theof Jn in NeW Y York rk In Jan Jan- of ot 19 Party also also attended attend cd by May B Ia honor of the wedding of Carson CarMon daughter a of Mur Mur- arMOn key figure in the combine accused of war nag ring rm syndicate handled worth of government eta The first contract for contract for N 1 worth of sheila was shells was Erie rie Basin Metal Prod Prod- fl J H January 1942 1912 before tn had nad any plants or emana em- em I em-I and ana d before it had been Ic- Ic Romer er Ferguson R. R Mich I sed that an file for tent pole con con- Batavia Metals Prod- Prod dk another C.-another Garsson firm firm firm- red from Cram army files at ate e Ind H He said this thisbe i be SeePage Page 2 Column 4 I ARMS PROBE Continued from Page One and other evidence produced by bythe bythe bythe the committee warranted a general accounting office investigation Mead Mend s said ld the accounting office had brought to h his l attention an Important loophole f In the laws Jaws passed to prevent war profiteering He said the G C A 0 O under the law does docs not audit books of war contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors but merely looks over claims they submit In tion That looks to me like a loophole loophole loophole loop loop- hole whereby corruption can creep In In Mead said The official report on the illness- illness of May who suffered a a. heart attack attack attack at at- tack late Thursday was given the committee by his attorney Warren Magee The committee also asked Capt Chester Cheter C. C Wood navy liaison officer officer of of- fleer with the committee to present present pre pre- sent all material relating to a re recent recent re re- cent navy department pre press statement statement statement state state- ment that all aU Its connections with the Garsson combine were In good order Wood said the navy had a total of 10 contracts with four tour companies in the Garsson combine One of them he said was for Magee as Mays May's attorney said he could not tell just when the year old congressman could testify but added Certainly not within a week week and and it may be longer I |