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Evening star., 1946-08-18
Revocation Of Permits
|0f' District Drivers
Drops During Year

Fewer District drivers had their
permits suspended or revoked dur
ing the past fiscal year, especially
for speeding charges. than during
the previous IL months. but suspen-
sion due to accidents have greatly
increased.
This was disclosed yesterday in
the annual report of the Board of
Revocation and Restoration of Cp-
orators Permits to the Commission
ers.
The board said it had suspended
or revoked the driving privileges Of
1886 persons out of the l5,728
brought to its attention. The pre-
vious year suspensions and revoca-
tions totaled 1914.
Oflcials attributed the falling OIL
OF actions against first ofiense
speeders from 1,120 to $50 last year
to lifting OF the National emergency
speed law Of IS miles per hour In
the parks and other States.
During the fiscal year 1945, they
said, the board suspended driving
privileges OF any one arrested for
speed in excess Of IS. In the last g
months of the past year, however,
suspensions were given to those ar
rested for exceeding IS miles per
hour.
Board action for offenses causing
or contributing to an accident
mounted from 346 to 511.
Reservations of driving privileges
totaled 1851 as against 2,069 the
previous year.
Convictions for driving while
drunk mounted from 100 to 1872, the
report said, attributing the boost
to the lifting Of the ban on pleas
ure driving.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Surplus
Continued From First Page. J

jr.. now is preparing a contempt
citation to be filed against Fields
after the latter's failure to supply
requested records, which he main-
tanned he didn't have.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Slaughter, Mr.
Wise, and Representatives Davis
Democrat, of Tennessee, and Rob-
ertson, Republican, of North Dakota
prepared to leave today for Atlanta
where hearings will open tomorrow
into reports the Army sold valuable
radio equipment to junk dealers.
1t is also planned, Mr.. Wise said
to question Georgia Tech University
onicials about the difficulties they
found in acquiring surplus goods
A contrast is expected to be shown
Mr.. Wise added, in how tough ii
has been for such institutions to
obtain material while other ones
for some undetermined reason, have
easily procured desired items.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
| Motorist Honks Horn
Too Loudly and Long;
| Winds Up in Jail

The persistent honking of an
automobile horn at the inter-
section of Fourth and Rhode
Island avenue NE. last night
attracted the attention of Po-
liceman Carl A. Dudley of the
Twelfth Precinct-with the re-
suit that the driver ended in
Jail on q driving -while-drunk
charge.
The police listed the man
arrested as Ralph w. Davie, A,
of 20l7 M street NE, a real
estate salesman. The police
man said Davie was honking
his horn at the car ahead of
him which was waiting for a
red light to change to green.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Heavy Clouds Disperse
Alberto Frost Threat
BY the Associoisd Press

EDMONTON, Alta, Aug. IT.
Government meteorologists said to-
day that heavy clouds had pre-
vented frost which threatened
damage last night to a bumper
wheat crop in Northern Alberta and
to farms over Western Canada, and
that the danger now was past.
Cloudy skies and Is to 20-mile-
an hour wind kept the temperature
from dropping below the freezing
point in Northern Alberta. Lowest
official temperature in Alberta was
at Cowley, 100 miles south of CAL
gary, where the mercury reached
the freezing point before starting
an upward climb.
Evening star., 1946-08-18

down accidents is apparently having
"a favorable effect on motorists, that
pedestrians also should take extra
precautions.
He pointed out that of the 40 per-
sons killed SO far this year. "a have
been pedestrians. These include II
killed while not crossing in a cross
walk, one while crossing an inter-
section diagonally; three killed while
crossing in crosswalk with the
traffic signal in their favor, four
killed while crossing in the cross
walk with the signal against them,
and four killed while stepping from
streetcar loading platforms.
Twelve of the pedestrian fatalities
involved persons over 10 years of
age, indicating slow reactions on
their part to their immediate emer-
gencies, 1t. Liverman said. Five
were killed around II pm, at night,
making this the most dangerous
hour. while Saturdays, when 10 were
killed, constitute the most danger
Gus day, he said. All the fatalities
occurred on clear days when visibil-
lty Tor both driver and pedestrian
was good.
The best thing the pedestrian can
40 to avoid an accident Is to obey
the law. watch the traffic lights and
cross in the crosswalks," 1t. Liver
man suggested.
In another traffic development
yesterday, Beverly C. May, genera,
manager of the Alexandra, Bar
croft 81 Washington Transit Co.,
wrote to Maj. Harvey G. Callahan
chief Of District police, expressing
his cooperation in the drive ane
mentioning that the A., B. & w
line already has safety program
which has won it the second traffic.
accident record for bus transit ir
the country for the first quarter OF
1946.
The A., B. & w. safety program
Mr.. May said, has resulted "in our
being able to transport one million
school children in 1945 without a
single accident and has been large
ly responsible for rs per cent of our
operators driving three years with
out single chargeable accident"
Mr.. May said each OF the transit
lines $50 employees has received q
bulletin setting forth the Arms
safety goal and making 1t plain
that continued employment with us
| is dependent upon the individuals
safe and lawful operation of COM
pany vehicles"
Mr.. May also explained that A.
B. 81 w. has ordered all drivers te
keep in the right-hand lane while
| crossing Arlington Memorial Bridge
although 1t possibly may result ir
some delays An Arnold Line bus
Evening star., 1946-08-18
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK. Aug. l7.-Chairman
Mead OF the Senate War Investigat-
ing Committee said today after in
specting a cargo ship here that
materials vital to Americas recon-
version effort were not being shipped
home from military surplus stores
abroad "as We had expected they
would be-"
Senator Mead asserted there was
mo excuse" for what he termed
the failure to ship home critically
needed materials and indicated his
remarks applied to surplus stores
in all parts of the world.
In an effort to correct the situa-
tion he described, Senator Mead
said committee representing all
surplus and disposal agencies of
the Government would leave soon
for the Pacific to inspect surplus
materials and decide as to their
disposition.
The committee, he added, will
closely scrutinize" all sales in the
Pacific and will have full authority
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Medical Film Presented
To Library Of Congress

DR.. Roland M. Klemme, noted
American surgeon who will repre-
sent the United States at the first
Inter American Congress OF Medi-
cine at Rio de Janeiro early in Sep
tember, has presented two copies
OF a film in color on Parkinson s
disease to the Library of Congress
1t was announced yesterday.
The Aim was accepted for the
library by Howard L. Walle, curator
of the motion picture division, who
said 1t would be the foundation OF
a medical film library which library
officials hope to build.
The film gives the history of the
disease, statistical data and various
information and shows several op-
erations. One copy will be pre-
served at the Library of Congress
and the second will be available
for viewing by medical colleges, uni
versities, hospitals or bodies of ply
sicians.
DR.. Klemme, who also is a pro-
fessor OF surgery at the University
of st. Louis, intends to present
copies Of his f1lm to medical insti-
tutions OF various countries.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Yount
'ecords they can find to shed light
IN the Thlnderhird deo1
Continued From First Page.)

records they can find to shed light
on the Thunderbird deal.
Mr.. Slaughter said committee in
vestigators will go through War De-
partment, Veterans Administration,
War Assets Administration, United
States Office of Education, State and
Commerce Departments files in ef-
forts to find out why the Govern
ment gave away" the property.
At the same time. he added, in
vestigators will study the ATS other
requests WAA reports it has from
educational institutions for surplus
property to determine whether the
schools have been newly created or
are long-established institutions.
WAA records show the American
Institute for Foreign Trade was in
corporated the day before it filed
applications to purchase Thunder
bird No. ] at its appraised valuation
less discount"
The War Department, said Mr..
Slaughter, will be asked the names
of officers who had to do with de-
claring the property surplus. The
Veterans Administration will be
asked the circumstances under
which the institute was approved
as q school where veterans could
take training under the CT Bill of
Rights-with tuition paid by the
Government to the institute.
Incorporation Papers Cited.
The State and Commerce Depart
ments come into the picture because
Robert Whittet, director of WAA's
Evening star., 1946-08-18

crashed through the bridge rail
August following collision with
another car and one man was
killed and 43 injured.
Since inception of similar regu-
lation on Highway Bridge, Mr.. May
said his firm has experienced only
a total of five Highway Bridge ac-
cidents In the past nine months
against a previous average o. two
and one-half accidents a month,
before the regulation was put into
effect,
Evening star., 1946-08-18

Car "B" has stopped at an un-
controlled intersection to permit Pc
destrian to cross. Car "A" Is pre-
pairing to turn toward center of
street to pass Car B." Should
Car "a:
l. Proceed as planned2
2. Stop and wait for Car "B" to
proceed?
3. Sound horn twice?
4. Make "U" turn?
Answer is right. Section 5. para
graph (c), of the traffic and motor
vehicle regulations states:
mo driver of any vehicle ap-
preaching from the rear OF any
other vehicle that has stopped at
a crosswalk or at any intersection
to permit pedestrian to cross the
roadway shall overtake and pass
such standing vehicle"
Evening star., 1946-08-18

became effective on June 80.
The American Institute for For
eign Trade was incorporated last
April 8, filed application to purchase
Thunderbird the following day and
acquired the property July 8.
According to the War Department
Col. Dunno, son of the author OF
Mr.. Dooley," was newspaperman
screen writer and advertising man
before entering the AAF in March
1912. He served in the training
center at Randolph Field, Tex, be-
fore going to the training command
at Fort Worth. He was separated
from the service last February "a.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
DC, Maryland Police
Seek Hit-Run Driver
Who Struck Trooper

Washington and Maryland State
police were searching today for a
hit-and-run driver who struck State
Trooper K. v. Davis last night,
slightly injuring him, as he was is
suing q reprimand to a driver on
the Baltimore boulevard about 2
miles south of Laurel.
In another hit-and-run case, this
one in the District, police late yes
terday arrested q 63-year -old colored
man and charged him with leaving
Bladensburg road and Maryland
avenue NE. after his automobile
had struck Machinist Mate 1/c
Daniel F. Cats, %, of $40 e street
NE, injurnig the seaman's arm.
The arrested man, Arthur James,
Of the 300 block Of Twenty-second
street NE, was released in $1,100
bond after being charged with leav-
ing after colliding and failing to
yield the right of way to q pedes-
trian.
Stationed at Gun Factory.
Mr.. Cats, who is stationed at the
optical school of the Naval Gun
Factory, was treated at Casualty
Hospital for lacerations to his left
arm. After being transferred to the
Naval Medical Center at Bethesda,
he was released.
Maryland State Police said Troop
er Davis had stopped a car and had
issued reprimand to driver
when a sedan, travelling at high
speed. knocked him to the pave
ment.
He was taken to a private hos
pital in Laurel and treated for a
cut over the eye, cuts, abrasions
on the arms and body and then was
sent home. A lookout was issued for
the driver who failed to stop.
is Held rs Spectators.
The police department Accident
Investigation Unit reported a total
of Is persons arrested from 8 am.
to 8 pm. yesterday for speeding.
OF that number. nine were travel
ing at more than 40 miles per hour.
Police records show that since Au-
gust 3, when the automatic suspen-
ton of drivers permits for those
going more than 40 miles per hour
was begun, a total of 374 persons
have been arrested for speeding up
to 8 pm. yesterday. OF that num-
Der. 1S0 were exceeding 20 miles
per hour.
Three persons were injured in a
head-on collision between two cars
on Route % about four miles west
of Rockville last night. Taken to
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, were
Maynard Hudson, 81, Rockville, with
lacerations about the head; Charlie
Thompson, %, colored, Gathers
burg, with fractured elbow and
lacerated head, and his wife, Helen.
Fl, with lacerations None is in
serious condition. the hospital re-
ported.
Streetcar Hits Auto.
Earlier yesterday, streetcar
jumped the track at Georgia ave-
nue. and Butternut street NV, and
rammed an automobile into a traf-
f1c signal light at the corner.
The driver of the car, Mrs. Mir
lam T. Wood, 36, of $500 e street
Sc, was examined at Providence
Hospital and released. There wereI
no passengers in the streetcar. The
driver, listed by police as Charles z.
Williams, Al, of Silver Spring, Nd
said the streetcar split q switch"
at the intersection and he was un-
able to control it.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
JAW Budget to Be Based
On 600, 900 Membership
BY the Associated Pres,

The CIO Auto Workers Execu-
tive Board, concluding a two-day
meeting here yesterday announced
an economy program to make it
possible to operate on budget based
on an average monthly membership
of 100000"
Evening star., 1946-08-18

A cat owned by j. Maslin OF Chal-
font st. Giles. England, is rearing
four fox cubs.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Incorporation Papers Cited.

The State and Commerce Depart
ments come into the picture because
Robert Whittet, director of WAA's
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Y0unts Record Outlined.

War Department records also show
that Gen. Yount-a 1907 West Point
graduate-was commanding general
OF the Air Force Training and Re-
placeuent Command, under which
Thunderbird was located, from
March, 1912. until December. 1945,
when he went to the AAF GONZALES
cent hospital at Coral Gables, Fla.
Last March l, he was granted 120
days leave of absence looking toward
his retirement for disability which
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

Continued from Page u
ton OF 1t even If Leary is returned
here.
The bond was furnished by Mrs.
Ellen Hayes, late mother of the
former Mayor T. Frank Hayes, who
is the only one Of the convicted
conspirators still in prison.
If Donovan is proved to be
Leary, extradition papers will have
to be secured before he can be
returned here. The prisoner may
agree voluntarily to return here.
Otherwise, a court hearing will be
necessary.
Procedure Explained
Should the prisoner appeal from
an order for extradition given by q
Chicago court, some time may pass
before he could be returned here.
Before the extradition proceedings
are started, a copy Of the Superior
Court judgment against Leary
would have to be sent to Chicago
and a local officer would have to
appear with a warrant for the pris-
oner's arrest.
The original mittimus issued here
when Leary's conviction was upheld
in Hartford will be used when the
occasion arises. it was learned.
Legal circles pointed out today
that If person fees the jurisdic-
ton Of the court and is brought
back and convicted, his action as
a fugitive usually Is weighed when
sentence is imposed.
1t was pointed out that in Leary's
case the sentence was already i'm
posed when he fed, and that since
he did not escape from an officer
there was no way in which an adj
ditional penalty could be imposed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Palmer Linked in Trial
OF Accused Officials
Ex-Waterburian Who Put Finger on
Leary in Chicago Questioned in
Conspiracy investigation;
Marries Former Secretary

rncredulous surprise was the re-
action Of many local residents last
night upon hearing that q. Edward
Palmer, who yesterday identified
q Chicago man as Daniel ]. Leary,
missing comptroller, was the same
Palmer who was president Of the
now defunct office supply Com.
pany. The company did business
from offices located on the top
floor Of the TAlley Building, Ill
West Main Street.
It had long been coniectured DUR
ing the lifetime OF the Office Sup.
ply Company that II had been fl
nanced by the missing comptroller
although this was never proven.
The company did almost entirely all
the city's supply business which
was large. This included school
supplies Of ell kinds, office sup
piles and equipment. etc.
Palmer President
The company originally was
started In q small way by the late
Francis FruAn and was said to haYe
peen bakeN UVGE az Tic bAAhtC Va AllS
death by Carl Olson, one Of the
principals Of the waterbury con-
spiracy trial and released last year
from States Prison after serving
almost years of a 7-i2 year pris-
on sentence. Palmer subsequently
was named president and Miss Car
oline Cozza, who resided at that
time at eco WATERFOWL Avenue, as
secretary treasurer. Palmer and
Miss Cozza were later married fol-
lowing a divorce instituted by his
first wife.
The company expanded consider
ably under Palmer's direction and
became to be considered as the
most profit-making Of all similar
companies In this area. Its business
with the city was but q share of
Its gross business, having dealings
with many local industries, bust
ness offices and other concerns
The company refurnished the Press
Club when the latter was under the
management of the late Maurice
Chaude, well known entertainer,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27

Reconversion Director John w.
Snyder, testifying before the House
Banking Committee earlier today,
urged that Congress extend price
controls another year. He said con-
tinuance Of price controls was nee
essary to keep our economic house
in order" until production catches
up with demand.
Last Chance
Bowles told the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee that the new policy,
which permits moderate price in
creases to accompany certain wage
increases, represents our last
chance to do a job" on price con-
troll
IF we 60 beyond the general pat
tern set by this policy" he said,
well get into trouble"
Bowles testified in favor Of bill
to raise the pay of federal employees
by 20 percent. He said that such
an increase was necessary to en-
able the Government to compete
with private industry in its efforts
to recruit competent personnel.
Under questioning of Rep. Elmer
H. Rees, (R.-KanS., Bowles dis
cussed the Governments efforts to
hold the line" Of prices.
Bowles said he believed I'VE can
lick this thing" - initiation If We
"all work together, and make sacri-
fees" He added that all wage
increases should not result in cor
responding price increases, because
some industries could absorb the
increased labor costs.
Certain OF Fact
Rees asked Bowles If he did not
believe that the real cure for infla-
ton was a production level equal
to the demand.
Bowles smiled and replied:
"Of course, when production
reaches demand. I can go home"
Snyder said that the administra-
tons new policy did not mean that
I'VE are determined on rigid and
inflexible" price controls,
At the same time. he echoed the
warning of Sterilization Admins
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Defends Rights
Asked II he thought his trip 10
Spain would not have political ifi1-
plicatlons due 10 the controversial
position Of the Franco regime, he
said.
There Is no more political sig
nlficance 10 that than 10 my stops
In ireland and France enroute
here, I have a right TO 80 where !
want TO co."
He said he would call at the AM
erican Embassy upon his arrival
In Madrid and after that he would
be the guest Of the bishops Of
spain.
He reiterated his previous POSI-
ton that he was accepting all In.
vitatlorls and that he would attend
the Spanish dinner, preferce see.
ing Franco II Franco were present.
John Cardinal Glennoi OF 81.
Louis and his eight-man party, who
travelled to Rome with Spellman,
will skip the Madrid detour. They
will 60 directly to ireland aboard
the plane which brought Edward
Cardinal Mooney of Detroit and
Samuel Cardinal Stritch Of Chi
cage TO Rome.
To Inaugurate Line
A dispatch from Madrid said
Spellmafi and his party were
expected TO arrive at the Bara.
Jas airport Saturday in a T. w.
A. Constellation plane, thus
inaugurating a r. w. A. Rome
Madrid-Libson- New York line.
1t said a hugh reception had
been planned at the U. s. En-
bassy and that Embassy Coun-
selor Walter Butterworth had
invited leading Spanish govern
ment officials and church dig
nitaries to honor Spellman
Premier Antonio De Oliveria
Salazar of Portugal, 1t was learned,
planned to sent a large welcoming
party to greet Spellman at the
Lisbon airport Sunday afternoon.
He also planned a small dinner
party at his residence for the visit
ors.
Prince Humbert, lieutenant-gen-
eral of the italian realm, and Prin-
cess Jose Maria gave a formal re-
ception in the royal palace last
night for the entire College of
Cardinals. Spellman was the only
American among the So Cardinals
attending.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-27
Former Comptroller
May Be SubpOen0ed
Counsel for City In 100000 Suit
: Already Planning to Issue Summons
In Coming Trial, Precedent Established

Counsel for the City OF waterbury
Ia the e000,O00 civil action against
Daniel ]. Leary awaited with iflter~
est today tho ofncial word on the
identity Of James Donovan Of Chi
cage.
In the event The arrested man
turns out TO be the missing Water
bury fugitive, from whom the city
seeks recovery for misrepresentation
Of city funds, the waterbury Super.
Tor Court may get an unusual Wit
ness.
Attorney irving johnson, one Of
the two special attorneys IN the suit
Of the city, affirmed reports that
the city may want Leary as Wit
ness.
In recent hearings In the civil
action the city's attorneys pointed
out that much Of the information
they need on the city's financial
activities during the Leary admin
istration can be furnished only by
Leary. They said they would be hap
py TO see Leary In court.
Precedent Cited
As Q prisoner, Leary would be an
unusual witness. Before States
prison inmate can be subpoenaed,
court order must be secured. The
local court last December had q
Wethersfield prisoner as q witness
for the first time within the recol-
lection Of court ofilcials. On that oc-
casion Roy Brown, former GONZALES
cent home operator, was called to
testify In q civil action arising from
swindling transaction which he
Unanswered.
The civil action against Leary is
almost ready for trial. Judge Fran
Gu A. Pallotu now has under adj
vkement q motion by the city for
separate trial on the first count.
The FIRST count concerns Leary's
action during the final year Of his
term Is city comptroller. The Sec
ond count involves eight years Of his
term.
Indications were given by the
plaintiffs counsel today that return
Of Leary to Connecticut would not
change their desire for am ifnrne-
diate trial only on the first count.
Question Of Expense
It was pointed out that one Of
the main reasons for the motion to
separate the two counts was based
on expense. The plaintiff also has
pointed out in court that Leary's
assets are not extensive enough to
cover any possible judgment on the
second count in addition to a iudg-
ment on the first.
Attorney johnson said today that
a decision was awaited from the
jurist on the motion for trial Of the
first count, and that no further ac-
ton will be taken until the decision
is in.
Attorney W. w. eager, who is
working for the city in the case. was
out Of town when the Chicago story
broke yesterday. He was reported
today to be watching developments
and studying possible steps that may
be taken in the civil action II Leary
is returned.