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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
By R. P. BLAIR, Senator
Richland County

The old saying that those who
dance must pay the fiddler might
we'll be changed to those who drive a
car or truck must pay the fiddler
In the year 1913 the federal gov
eminent collected $2,307,978 from
the people of Montana on the l u C
tax on gasoline, there was no refund
on this for the part consumed by
farmers or industrial users; then they
collected .07% on the factory value
of all new cars and motorcycles sold
in the state or $1,432,373.
Uncle Shylock also collected $670,-
948 on new parts to repair your old
jalopey, $192,331 on lubricating oil,
S1,369,640 on new trucks sold in the
state, S826,508 on tires and tubes,
or total of $6,799,778 collected in
taxes by the federal government
from the motorists of Montana for
the year 1948.
The state isn't so slow either, they
collected (after refunds) $7,412,-
855 from the gasoline tax from the
motorists of Montana for the period
of 1913.
Better Fill Up Before July
The state highway commission was
going to need some more money to
match federal aid so a bill was passed
by the last legislature raising the tax
on gasoline and diesel fuel another
cent a gallon, this will make a total
of TIE a gallon on gasoline. This
tax goes into effect the first of July,
so you had better get your barrels
filled.
The general opinion was that the
big trucks were doing the damage to
the roads of Montana, so a bill was
introduced and passed in the house
Glib 284) putting an extra use tax
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

whiskey coming in and Buley ex-
planned to Alley and | he would slow
that up to move this product of
Alleys.
Q. Was this S. taken payment in
Guided in the purchase price?
A. No.
@. That was outside of the pur-
chase price?
A. Yes, sir.
@. In other words, you understood
that the SIS had to be paid in order
to get any whiskey at all?
A. That's it; that was an entrance
fee.
@. And then the purchaser had to
arrange for the payment of the pur-
chase price?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And if he couldn't pay that
himself, he would move the whiskey
to the First National Bank here in
Helena?
A. Yes.
@. Which would loan him the
money ana CneH permit MIN 10 Take
what whiskey he could as he could
pay for it?
A. Yes, sir.
@. The SIS then was more or less
of bride you would call it, would
MT you?
A. Well, yes, suppose you would.
O. In other words, that was black
market money you had to pay in
order to buy whisl1ey from the liquor
control warehouse?
A. Yes.
To be continued
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
By Howard Watson Ambruster
internationally known authority
on Cartels
in The N. Y. Daily Compass


in The N. Y. Daily Compass
1t has happened. DR.. Hjalmar
Horace Greeley Schacht has been
treated with DOT. The standards
of American Military Government in
Germany have been met.
Maj. Gen. George c. Hays, AMG
deputy governor, announces that DR..
Schacht is now 100 per cent pure.
AS such, says General Hays, Schacht
is ready for high place in the new
government of western Germany.
Schacht was tried as war Grim
inal. He was acquitted. He was
tried as a Nazi, convicted, then re-
tried. Freed, he is now to General
Hays an un-nazified "good" German.
Thus the final pattern of our If
nationality energies.
A Long History
The history of the earlier post
war era revolves around the chilean
cry and financial duplicity of this
man. The record proves that he was
hand-in-glove with the leaders of |.
G. Farben and Krupp in plotting
World War II long before the world
had heard of Adolf Hitler.
DR.. Schacht of course has plan"
ready for General Hays. We are to
forget that Dr. Schacht came here In
1881 with a plan to save us from
Russia. He proposed then that we
quit talking PREPARATIONS and permit
Hitler to become Chancellor. We
should forget, too, that 1t was
Schacht who was the host at the
1888 meeting of industrialsts where
the hat was passed to finance Hit
ler's campaign of power. And that
in '37 he boosted of having worked
out preparations for war;" or that
in 1884, to the u. S. Ambassador,
he threatened "war if necessary" to
gain German demands. That he also
participated in prosecuting Jews and
plundering Germany's victim coun-
tries.
A Clean Slate
We are to forget that this char
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but has not added materially to
present reserves.
Coolidge made plea to the people
of Havre for rate increase of 10
cents per thousand cubic feet of gas
to finance alterations in the system
to conserve present deliveries.
In connection with the announce
ment by E. B. Coolidge of dwindling
supplies of natural gas, Harold C.
Ebaugh, manager of the Hill County
Rural Electric Cooperative, Havre,
pointed out the urgency of construct
ing the Havre-Shelby transmission
line in order to make low-cost gov
eminent power available to the peo-
pie of Havre and Chinook as the
most practical substitute for natural
gas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
238, 1857 APPRENTICES
REPORTED REGISTERED

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-A total of
238,357 apprentices are now regis
tered with the Labor Departments
Bureau of Apprenticeship agencies,
and $3.50 joint management-labo
apprenticeship committees are estab-
lished, Ansel R. Cleary, assistant di-
rector, Bureau of Apprenticeship, re-
ported here at an apprentice gradua-
ton ceremony.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
A New DIR. Schacht,' Denazified', Is Now
A Good Democrat

acter admitted at the first Nurem-
berg trial in 1916 that he knew "the
Nazis were rearming for aggressive
purposes" All these things are
over the dam. The Schacht slate is
clean.
1t may be recalled that there was
angry shouting, even among the Ger
mans, about the Schacht escape from
the moose in September 1916. While
the uproar was still going on he
tainted the Allies as dupes for Civ
ing Germany credits after World
War I. He then announced that he
had a "plan" to solve Germany's
economic ills.
This offer was merely repetition
of hints which had been permitted
to leak out of Switzerland in 1943.
Schacht, in forced" retirement from
the Hitler war cabinet was. then liv-
ing in Switzerland He called a
conference of industrialists. Georg
Won Schnitzler represented l. G. Far
ben.
The Schacht plan to end the war
was based upon future collaboration
of German and Allied "big business"
Schacht was to direct it.
Every so often since, items have
in the press about DR..
Schacht, the wizard" of high fl
nance. How he secured good Amer
lean prewar dollar credits for Hitler
to spend for munitions-by swapping
German toys and alarm clocks. Wall
Street thought that slick scheme was
smart finance.
On June 1947 Gen. Lucius D. Clay
took Schacht out of the jug for con-
sultation. This was while he was
still nazi. The general decided
that Schacht could help decide what
to do about other nazis.
Hints Repeated
However, the AMG governor de-
1ied intending to use Schacht to
point the way out of his problems,
Schacht was not completely fumi-
gated then. Schacht announced |
hat his "plan" would be divulged
,nly to Truman, Churchill or Bevin
Back in Jail Schacht wrote a mus
cal play (The American dough- !
10Y marries the fraulein in the last
lct.)
After he got out he wrote a book.
n it he explained why National So
ialism is the only correct theology
to fight communism.
n
on award, he can combine his vari-
us themes. German and American
to remarry (were they ever
ivorced?. Then a united front /
gainst Mr.. Stain, of Germany's /
Jationalism and Americas democ-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
REPUBLICAN NAMED ADA
NATL. DIRECTOR

Washington.-Cha nj. LaFol-
lette. formerly liberal Republican
congressman and more recently U.
S. military governor of Wuertem-
berg Baden in Germany, has been
named national director of Amer
leans for Democratic Action. ADA
Chairman Hubert Humphrey made
the announcement of LaFollette's
selection here June II.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
CREDIT UNION LEAGUE TO
MEET IN BILLINGS

The annual meeting of the Mon
tana Credit Union League will be
held in Billings, July 1917. Every
credit union in the state is urged to
send delegates to this meeting.
Mr.. Cliff Skorstad, fieldman for
the National Credit Union will be the
principal speaker.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
SHORT SHOTS !
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST
Livingston, Montana

|
Livingston, Montana
Don't forget the National Trout
Derby, second Sunday in August at
Livingston.
The Railroad Veterans Assn. met
in ST. Paul, hot was no name for it.,
maybe that is one reason why Liv-
ingston wa picked for the site of
the 1850 convention, air cooled out
side as we'll as in.
Where is the last depression battle
cry of the Chamber of Commerce,
"Back to Normalcy"? Cut wages,
lay off help? Thousands of business
men are realizing for the first time
the fact, that the tunes on their cash
registers are played by the 2 bits,
a bits, 6 bits and dollars of the work
ing class of Montana. Did you know
that over 100000 Independent mer-
chants have closed their doors since
the first of the year?
The Congressional Record shows
that you CPS were overcharged the
sum Of 100000 in premiums.
The supreme court handed down the
decision in the spring of 1913 that
the government must make this re-
fund to you. Mr.. Breining, assistant
administrator of Veterans Insurance
told congress this could be done in
six months. A year and a half has
gone by and no refunds paid yet.
If they overcharged you over 2 bill
lion bucks how much are the insur-
ance companies overcharging the
rest of us who did not face guns,
shells, etc.?
Here is an item from Cairo, Egypt
of particular interest to voters of
Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls
1.-TWO new factories will be built to
convert Egypt's own iron ore into
steel. First plant to cost $50,000,-
600. 1t will produce 100000 tons
Second factory will be
available at Aswan where inexpen-
sive electric power will be available
identification of Aswan
dam. Also new factories to produce
"Poor Peoples Cloth. Mass pro-
duction at cost of II cents yard.
Representative Mansfield intro
duced June IS, HR 5119 to repeal
the act which suspended import du-
ties on copper. He also asked that
the cents a pound excise tax on
copper be restored and for aiding the
development of new industries in
western Montana by building trans
mission lines from Hungry Horse
lam to Spokane, Hot Springs and
Anaconda. We must have low cost
power to attract the industries which
ire waiting to come to Montana to
levelop our phosphate and manga
lese resources. Butte and Anacon-
la are at present dependent upon
me product, copper. Do you know
hat Russia has stopped all shipments
# manganese to the United States
md we have less than one years
upply of this metal on hand at pres I
mt time. The best thing that could
Happen, to not alone the citizens of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
EIigghligghts From
House Liquor
Investigation

ldot Wech VI Inc testimony given De-
fore the McKenna Liquor Investigat-
ing committee by Roger Murray of
Helena.
Mr.. McKenna: Did you travel on
the road?
Mr.. Murray: Yes. I went to Mis-
soula, Butte, Anaconda, and Great
Falls
@. Lewistown?
A. No.
@. Then when you made these
various deals with these various deal
ers you sold direct to the licensed
saloon man?
A. Yes.
@. And that was the only people
you sold to, or could you sell to any,
body?
A. You could sell to anybody, but
| only sold to saloon men and Vet
Grams clubs.
@. You took the orders in writ
ing?
A. | had a book where I wrote
down the estimated number fellow
could handle and the possible amount
he might take.
Q. And what did you do with
those books and entries then?
A. / gave them to the Treasury
department people.
@. That, is the United States
Treasury Department?
A. Yes.
@. You testified before them?
A. At the grand jury, yes, sir.
Q. Now who made the deal to en-
ploy you in the first place.?
A. Tom Alley.
Q. Where was that?
A. Here in Helena; started at Fort
Harrison, he explained it to me.
Q. He came out and talked to
you there?
A. Yes.
@. And you talked to him at vari-
Gus times after that?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you ever see any of this
liquor loaded out down there?
A. No, never did.
@. The deal was you would get
81?
A. Yes. I got 81; Buley got 81;
Ford got 81; Alley got 81, that was
all that was my business; there was
5he fifth dollar went to someone.
Q. Alley told you that was the
way the money was distributed?
A. Alley and Buley in his office.
There was other money involved in
his whiskey, but l had no part in
hat.
Q. Did they ever pay you your
money?
A. No, they said they didn't bring
n the kind of whiskey I sold and
quit them.
Mr.. Tierney: Is it possible the Ii
luor you were taking orders for be-
anne too valuable between the time
t could have been delivered?
Mr.. Murray: Yes, the price went
Up, and that is why they changed the
abel again. That is my understand
NC.
Q. (by Mr.. HalD Had you known
Alley before?
A. Yes, [ have known him quite a
lumber of years.
@. Been rather friendly with him
p to the time he approached you
n this deal?
A. Reasonably friendly. {
@. Had you had any business
with him before?
A. No..
Q. | was just wondering how he
anne to select you as salesman?
A. We were fairly friendly; he
sed to wrestle and used to write
i'm up pretty well in the paper. 6
@. You told us during your talk c
ere that when a purchaser would
onne into the liquor warehouse and
uley would tell them that the liquor /
oard didn't have any whiskey?
A. Yes. I
Q. Now were you present when
ny such conversations happened?
A. I was present when Buley ex- II
Lained that that was the way it was v
tih Alley, not to worry the whiskey p
ouldn't move.
n That was tha mau tha n,a+tar
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

So we do not need a national
health plan? If the arguement is
sound why is Mrs. Archie Olson, San
Diego, Calf, offering to sell one of
her eyes? Mr.. Olson has been bed
ridden with coronary thrombosis for
over two years. Medical and hospi-
tai expense have exhausted their saw
ings. The Upholstery union has
helped them out but as Mrs. Olson
states: eve have to pay $50 month
rent and it is a problem to buy food
and pay for the medicine my hus-
band requires and I know my hus-
band would do as much for me-" You
may not need it today but neither
did the Olsons 10 years ago or even
five. Write Mansfield and Murray,
to keep up their fight, D'Ewart is
opposed to national health bill, ma
tionaf housing and even repeal of the
Taft-Hartley act, but it is worth a
three cent stamp to receive one of
his or Senator Ecton's form letters.
Funny isn't it the government had
to spend billions to train aeroplane
pilots to be used later on by private
aeroplane companies? Is it not log
ical the government should pay for
the training of teachers to be used
in the schools throughout the coun-
try? Do you know that in the last
two years some 100000 of our 9OO,-
600 teachers have quit teaching to
enter other vocations? This in adj
dition to the natural turn over,
deaths, retirement, etc. Eight of
our states have total teaching force
of go percent women according to
the United States office of educa-
ton. In 1900 there were 10000
men teachers in 1914 the same, while
women increased from 100000 to
701,0G0 or 1877 percent.
Carrying an up-to-date card gives
you the privilege of taking off your
coat and going to work to get your
relatives and friends to the court (
house to register so they can help
you maintain your unions and the
health of your family.
Were you ever embarrassed when
your wife asked you about the can
lidates and you did not even know
heir names. Don't let her show you
Up send in soc for two copies of the
Roll Call vote on the 31st legislative
assembly to Box 838, Helena, Mont.
Have you brought the matter up. in,
your local to furnish copy for each
# your members? You don't need
electric lights in cabooses or heated
shelters in winter time, the winters
n Montana are too mild. One Rail
Dad Brotherhood is supplying their
How about yours?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

Western Montana but the entire
state, would be diversified industries
same as we have in farming.
Evening star., 1949-07-21
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. lap, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day. 1uait three full days and
receiue the license on the ftth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Leon Pukach, %. Parkland village, Md:
and Patricia A. Spence, 20, o46 18th
Floyd Nv IT, Daniels, 80, as7 Florida ave
NV, and Viola B. Johns, Al, 924 18th
william kelley. 2s. Bethesda, Nd. and
Eleanor G. Erickson "%' 32"o 17th
Martin NJ Barth. 80. eiEard; ss l Ohio; an, and
James % J. Mccarthy, as. a5o4 18th St
NV. and Arlene M. Dickerson. %. s23
Longfellow st. NV.
Michael cha Wsseesien N M.dsox 80 1445
william p. :. Pike, Pike tr., "a, 4o7 K st. ne.
and Betty Proper, 21, 81 Lonsfellow
Harvey Lewis, %, Alexandria. Va. and
Ella e. Moore. 20, l1"6 Columbia rd.
Vincent A. carino, jr., s5. 100 18th st;
NV, and Edith EBlumer. 40, 144O
Chaplin st.. NV.
Michael C. Plumbo. 40, 1913 G st. Sc,
and Garcia g. Clark. ~ 1852 Newton
Ambrose S st" R. Moss. %, 1915 9th st. Sc.
and Jane N. schuk, %; 3404 c st: Sc.
ave. Sc, and Melba H. Washington, Al,
Earl I'll S. weaver, -. 4s4 school st. s.w.,
and Blanche Allen, 20, 2s01 18th St
James C. shipe, %, and Blair p. Gould
thorpe. 1S. both of Casanova, Va.
Edward J. Kokocinski, %, ,Anacostia Naval
Air Station, and Gertrude Golightly,
warren K. Quinn, n. 17o5 PENNSYLVANIA
csn,to1 ess; I'M H.,ebfs fha Ms laura A. Jones' 49,
John A. 1nscoe. 81, and Mary I. Rhodes,
40, both of s15 9th st. s:w.
John A. Innocent, 81, 1899 South Da-
kota ave. ne, and Mary z. M. Dona-
hue. %, 2O34 North Capitol st.
Robert F. Sagle, 21. 1855 Pennsylvania
ave. NV, and Joanna c. Johnston. 1S,
30O9 5th st. Sc.
Marvin Rappaport, 20, goo Sheridan st
NV; and Miriam Winthrop, u. 1907
Gordon q. Bandow, 81. usAF, and Dor
othy M. Fink, 90. 1922 10th st. NV
Francis M. Skowronck, 21, 1918 Vermont
ave. NV. and Dorothy L. Taylor. 21
2540 14th st. NV.
Alfonzo Reese, 81, 723 9th 1t. ne. and
Beatrice Harrison, 20, 415: 1st st. NV
Alexander Roach, IT,, 20. 321 Rock Creek
Church I'd. NV. and Eva M. Patterson
"a. 1925 swimm dr.. Sc.
william Thompson. jr, r, 1852 12th Ct
nv. and Mary M. Grier. "a. 225a
Evening star., 1949-07-21

James ana Bertha Frtsby, boy.
Robert and Argentine Gaines, boy.
Frederick and Airline Gibbs. girl.
Isaiah and Anna Goodwin, boy.
Carl and Mabel Green, girl.
Franklin and Odessa Green, girl.
Thomas and Evelyn Greene, girl.
Odell and Pauline Gregory, boy.
George and Clara Grimes, boy.
James and Ellen Hailes, boy.
George and Dorothea Hall. boy.
Raymond and Gertie Harris, boy.
William and Alice Harris, boy.
Pete and Agnes Harrison. girl.
Henry and Alice Haywood. girl.
Kenneth and Runenia Holmes, boy
Oscar and Helen Hoyle, girl.
Richard and Rachel Hudson, girl.
Frank and Catherine Hysin' boy.
Walter and Minerva Izler, girl.
Ernest and Mason Jackson, boy.
Arthur and Edna johnson, girl
James and Susie Jameson, girl.
wallace and Bennie johnson, boy.
Samuel and Adelaide Jones, boy.
Joshua and Ada Jordan. girl.
Sylvester and Mary Judd, sirl.
Baxter and Jessie Kelly, boy.
Paul and Rosa Kelly. girl
Willy, and Alins Kelly. boy.
David and Adell Keys. girl.
Ira and Margaret Leach. boy.
Clarence and Hattie Lewis. girl.
Clarence and Annie Lewis. boy.
Lawyer and Elsa Lockhart, girl.
Earl and Mamie IomaX, girl
Evening star., 1949-07-21

pourlss and Elizabeth rsnlaysen, boy.
Frank and gernadette Fuller, girl.
iSs' 6i.a ana aar disdys MsIy es,ns coIse. s5 boy
Eorris and Frances. hickman. boy: Oy'
Maare. sdrf. ana snd arm E, Asnsw sov boy
Richard and Helen Allen, girl:
Baxter and Izora Baker, girl.
FTranS,s T1sann ans and Frances Barnes, girl.
Harry ard Heller Bell, girl.
Jesse and Elsie Bell, girl.
Jooeph ano grace Ben, girl.
dnph Esasi AND AND Sarah ssFsyn nsmsn eS s9,
Willie and Mary Booker. girl
DALLAS ard Mary, Boyd. girl.
George and Geraldine Bradley, boy.
Leroy anu Anna Branch, boy.
Nathaniel and Joyce Uranium. girl.
9anlaa 95osepn and md Annie H,n, Rrieht, girl;
BENJAMIN and Queen Brown, boy.
Claude and Bertha Brown, boy.
Ray and Audrey Bush, boy.
Georse and Ethyl Butler. girl
Joseph and Marie Butler, girl.
Theodore and Margaret Carroll, girl.
Paul and Mary Chase, girl.
John and Mary Childs. boy
David and Thelma Click, girl.
5ohnne san and Anisa msay SeIisr siTi sr
Allen and Melvina Cook. boy.
James and Constance Crowder. boy.
Norman and Zelda Diggs, boy.
Calvin and Anne Donelson, boy.
Cesar and Annie. Dudley, boy.
Jessie and Josephine Earl, girl.
Jessie and Clara Edwards, boy.
Thurman and Edith Egypt. boy,
Leroy and Leathia Elliott, girl.
Edward and Marie Evans. boy.
William and Mildred Fisher, boy.
Calvin and Leona FitZ, boy.
| Delton and Lillian Fletcher, boy.
James and Earthly Fletcher, girl.
Samuel and Mary Floyd, girl.
Hasco and Hester Fowler. boy.
Charles and Carrie Frederick, girl.
Evening star., 1949-07-21
Births Reported

Pablo and Dawn Alemar, boy.
Robert and Betty Allwang. boy.
Dominic and Ann Appuslies, boy.
Earl and Patricia Baker, boy.
David and Lilias Barton, girl.
Roy and Mary Biedler, girl.
Albert and Juanita Blodgett, boy.
Antonio and Edna Bonnano, boy
George and Florence Brewer, boy.
Charles and Virginia Brooks, boy.
William and Harriet Brown, girl.
Perry and June Coleman, boy.
Edward and Lula Coolidge, boy.
Chester and Frieda Cusick. boy.
Leonard and Beatrice DeGreve. girl.
George and Irene Dellinger, girl.
William and Alice Dennison, girl.
Evening star., 1949-07-21
Deaths Reported

tFrom the D. C. Bureau of Vital Statistics. }
Mary 8: Gibson, 80. 321q Foxhall I'd. NV
Lille Rhodes, 73. 6312 31st st. NV.
Mary Preston, 73, Hyattsville. Nd.
Lawrence Watson, -. Bethesda. Nd.
Vernon Bradford. so. Vienna, Va.
Claude Carroll. So Raleigh, N. C.
Grace Near, 46. 1247 New Hampshire ave
NV.
Mildred Hall, 45. 244O 18th st. NV.
Robert Drumm. 25, Bethel. Conn.
Catherine Carr, 6, Bethesda. Md.
Martha Larson. infant Camp Springs. Md
Infant Oberhausen. Boiling Air Force Base
Annie Brown, n, Blue Plains, D. c.
Susie Brown. 20. 474 NJ st. s.w.
Mary Nelson, 81, Blue Plains. D. c.
Clarence Perry, So, bO5l Lee st ne
Evening star., 1949-07-21
Rip THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c.
a, sH
Kirk Plans to 1ruveI in Soviet

MOSCOW (P.-Admiral Alan
G. Kirk-new United States Am
bassador to the Soviet Union
plans to see something Of the
country to which he is accredited. /.
Sources close to the Ambassador
said he hopes to DO considerable
travelling in the U. S. s. r., hoping
to visit Stalingrad early on his
schedule.
Evening star., 1949-07-21

Lessie Harrison, SO, 1889 10th st NV
Arturo Tomelden. 81. 701 18th ST. NV.
Constance Robertson. 46. 4707 Sheriff I'd
Ruth johnson. AZ. 5 Logan circle NV.
Norman Goodwin, 80, 203s 18th St NV
Blanche Covington. 81, 81 Pierce St NV
Evening star., 1949-05-07
Law Student Pays Court $50
For Lesson in Drivinq Rules

A 30-year-old Howard University
law student got an unexpected
lesson from Judge Aubrey B. Fen
nell yesterday in Municipal Court.
The student, Edwin c. wilkins.
owner of a new Ford. came TO
court TO defend himself on a
charge Of misrepresentation in
seeking a driving permit. Charged
with him were two others from
Howard, Alfred E. Palmer. %, a
campus policeman. and Louis
Willis. 30. a laborer. both accused
Of assisting him in the attempt.
Palmer. it was charged, took a
successful road test for a permit
Thursday. with Willis as his Of
fetal witness. But when it came
TO signing his name he signed that
of wilkins instead.
The trouble was the new sigma
ture didn't match wilkins own on
the original application. So Ii
cense officials had Palmer and
Willis arrested. Examiner John j.
Magruder later spotted Wilkins
anxiously waiting outside and had
him arrested. too.
Behind this attempt. according
to Traffic Division Pvt. George F.
Fisher and Mr.. Magruder. was the
law students failure three times
to pass the road test himself. al
though he had passed the written
exam with a grade of 100.
Appearing before Judge Fennell.
both Palmer and Willis pleaded
guilty. But wilkins surprised the