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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1943
Dies Group Will Continue Investigation
Washington. — (INS)—The Dies Committee to investigate un-American activities came up with a new two-year contract from Congress last week as its checkmating House subcommittee on subversive government employees failed to get off to the flying start promised by its sponsors.
Actual hearings by the special appropriations subcommittee created to investigate charges against 39 government officials, its chairman disclosed, probably will not begin until next week instead of immediately as indicated by house leaders.
Kerr Is Chairman
Res. Kerr, Democrat from N. C., who was named chairman of the fiveman subcommittee shortly before the House by a 304-94 vote gave the Dies Committee its fifth extension, said the group had "nothing scheduled" for yesterday.
"There are some preliminaries to be worked out." Keer explained. Asked when the first formal session would be held, he replied, "Probably next week."
Appropriations Committee Chairman Cannon, Democrat from Mo. who sponsored the special panel under an agreement between the Republican and Democratic leaders had assured the House that the subcommittees would take up the case at once. It had been indicated that the charge against William Pickens, $5,000-a-year Negro Treasury Department employee accused by Rep. Dies. Democrat from Tex., of having communist connections, would be considered today.
Appointment of the subcommittee —which also includes Representatives Gore, Democrat from Tennessee, Anderson, Democrat from New Mexico, Power, Republican from New Jersey, and Keefe, Republican from Wisconsin—preceded by only several hours the bitter debate on the Dies continuation resolution.
Appoints Committee
Dies himself took the floor and added to a recital of the committee's accomplishments the statement that he and his family had been "threatened and hounded" by some of his critics. He asked for the extension "only on condition that we'll do our duty." And after the vote had been tallied—a vote reflecting the strongest opposition yet brought against the committee—he expressed gratification at the outcome. He said:
Feelings ran high as member after member took the floor to oppose or support the extension. Climax of the hour-long debate came when Rep. Voorhis, Democrat from California, a member of the Dies group for the past four years but one of its strongest recent critics, opposed the continuance and announced his withdrawal. Voorhis said that, voting against the resolution, he would not expect to be named to the new committee.
"In view of the campaign which was put up against us and the fact that we conducted no such campaign of letters and telegrams, I think it was a remarkable victory."
Dies Takes Floor
BACK TO LAW--itself, and no one believes him when he says, "I don't do anything intellectual."
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the Sigma Nu house named "Timoshenke," whom, he claims, everyone would like to shoot. He smokes occasionally, and when he does, he prefers Old Gold cigarettes since he read "that" article in the Readers' Digest. Besides his duties as president of his house, Dean also claims to be first fireman, and gets up early to fire the furnace.
Dean likes to play bridge, but he sighs, "I'm terrible, and no one will play with me." He also likes golf and pool, but he insists that he cannot play these games either.
Although Ostrum's opinion of himself is poor, his record stands for
Graduate Will Attend General Staff School
Capt. Frank L. Tenney, who was graduated from the University in 1936, will attend the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, it was announced today.
Captain Tenney has been stationed at Fort Monmouth. N. J. He was graduated from the Signal Corps first officer candidate school class in October 1941.
Wichita Man Enters Plea of Not Guilty In Torture_Killing
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Wichita, (INS)—Walter Ray Severn, 37, was held in a Sedgwick county jail without bond today, after his arraignment on a not guilty plea of the torture-murder of his 8-year-old niece, Inez Viola Burling.
The arraignment and not guilty plea came suddenly after the first scheduled proceedings were postponed for fear of mob violence. The judge, noting the temper of persons who had filled two entire floors or the courthouse at the time of the
scheduled arraignment, ordered Se- vern held in his cell.
Severn's wife, Frances, 25, a bath house masseur, is also charged with first-degree murder.
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