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Evening star., 1949-09-25
Minor Traffic VioIotors to Face
Jail Terms, Kronheim Warns

jailed a 22-year-old man for 80
days on a speeding charge. his
18th traffic violation since 1946.
The defendant twice previously
had had his permit suspended,
had been sent to traffic school,
and had been fined and allowed
to forfeit collateral.
The judge gave up on him, say
ing that every other remedy short
of jail had been resorted to, with
no result"
Judge Kronheim said he felt
that young drivers are a serious
concern" since they usually have
no understanding or apprehension
Of the consequences involved in
traffic violations" He added.
however, that he did not care to
single out youth as an especially
blameful category of driver.
II am wondering whether it
might seem fit to the community
to require all drivers and prospec-
tive drivers to attend traffic death
hearings in the morgue, to sit in
on insurance adjustrers, Offices
while claims are being argued, or
to talk to crippled traffic victims
and the bereaved of the traffic
dead" the judge declared.
Perhaps that would awaken a
greater general desire for the
promotion of safety on the city
streets"
Evening star., 1949-09-25
| Lewis Changes
|'No Comment
| Routine SHqhtIy
By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. "a
John L. Lewis. bushy-browed pres
ident of the United Mine Workers,
didn't once say mo comment"
when interviewed today.
Mr.. Lewis. passing through here
repeatedly en- route to Illinois for
"a visit with his mother. was ap-
preached over a cup of coffee at
a local hotel.
A reporter from an Indianapo-
lis newspaper tried the human
touch. Going to see your
mother?" he asked the UNIV
chief.
who are you?" snapped Mr..
Lewis.
A question about the current
coal walkout brought the answer,
Il have nothing to say" Another
concerning the recent three day
work week in the mines produced: :
Young man, you are impudent
this morning"
Mr.. Lewis left his coffee and
headed for the hotel lobby. The
reporter also changed his course.
Been driving all night?" he
queried.
Young man. please don't follow
me around" The young man had
no comment. He left.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
BY the Assosiofsd Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-William
Bucher, "a, was married today
with a bullet wound in his hip
and no hard feelings for the
policeman who. shot him by mis-
take.
The Tulsa, (Okla.) mechanic
reached the church two and a
half hours late for his wedding
to Ruth FRANKIE, "a. But it took
a good deal Of scurrying by police
and jail officials to get him there
at all.
Mr.. Bucher'sz troubles started
early today when.a he stopped in
tavern. Two police detectives
entered in search Of a robbery
suspect. A man being held had
furnished the description Of his
companion in an $85 holdup.
The police approached to ques-
ton Mr.. Bucher. Detective Robert
Krause said he fired a shot when
Mr.. Bucher reached for his
pocket. The Tulsa man said later
he was trying to get out his wall
let to show his Identification
papers.
Evidently they thought I was
reaching for a gum" he said.
Mr.. Bucher was taken to the
jail hospital, where he was cleared
of any connection with the rob-
berry by the man being held.
BY then the frantic bride-to-be
Evening star., 1949-09-25

I'm the interests of public safe
ty." Judge Milton S. Kronheim,
jr., has served notice that, if cir
cumstances warrant, he will jail
a relatively minor" traffic viola
tor as readily as one who violates
major traffic statutes.
-Four times in the lats five weeks
of his present tenure in Traffic
branch, Judge Kronheim has i'm
posed sentences ranging from 10
days to 80 days behind bars. with
no alternative of paying a fine to
avoid the time.
In each case, the offense was
other than the "unholy three"
among traffic violations; drunken
driving, hit-and-run and reckless
driving. In his straight time SEN
tences, Judge Kronheim cracked
down on two speeders and two
men who were driving on either
revoked or suspended permits.
But the judge, who was named
to the bench only six months ago
and who now is serving his first
assignment in criminal branch
of the court, does not aim at
punishment for punishment's sake.
Safety Is Paramount Aim.
"When a man goes to jail from
traffic court" he said in an inter-
view yesterday, there is no ele-
ment of vengeance or punishment
attached. It is only an effort to
promote public safety with the
individual involved"
In the first place. the judge
pointed out. he has jailed only
those having prior traffic records.
and in each of these cases, I
have made it a point to tell the
offender that he should use his
inforced idleness to think things
over and make a real effort to
understand the necessity for care
full driving" Judge Kronheim said.
The prime function of a traffic
court, the judge believes. is the
promotion Of safety.
THE people Of the District have
what is probably the best traffic
control system of the world" he
said. Among the many excel
lent" features of this system, he
added, is the 18-month-old Traffic
School which provides three-les-
son courses for traffic violators,
and any other volunteers who feel
they could use the instruction.
119 Choose Traffic School.
Judge. Kronheim has taken ad-
vantage of this facility. more so
than any other judge, a fact
which supports his disclaimer of
punishment" motives in sentenc-
ing.
In five weeks, 119 violators have
accepted his offer to delay i'm
position of any sentence pending
completion of the course. The
nearest approach to this record
was the 118 sent to school by
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell during
May and June. Other judges av-
eraged from one to five referrak
a week.
Last Friday Judge Kronheim
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Treasury Worker Ends Life
With Shotgun al Home

John E. Oliver, So, Treasury
Department employe. ended his
life last night with blast from
a 16-gauge shotgun in his apart
ment at 2703 Allison street NE,
according to police.
Prince Georges County Coroner
John T. Maloney said Mr.. Oliver
left a note addressed to his wife
in which he said he had mo
further desire to live" DR.. Ma
loney said he would issue a GER
tificate of suicide.
Mr.. Oliver apparently rested the
shotgun on a chair with the
muzzle pointing at his abdomen
and fired it by pulling a string
which he had attached to the
trigger.
Mr.. divers body was found by
his wife when she returned home
from a movie. County Policemen
w. M. Daniels and Ralph Fletcher
said Mr.. divers note did not dis
close why he did not want to live
any longer. He was a native of
Fairfax County, Va.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Work to Ease ! 7roffic BottIeneck
At RossIyn to Start Tomorrow

between the Lee highway line and
others going through to Wilson
boulevard, the Pentagon and other
points. Capital Transit Co. also
has a streetcar terminal there.
When the Lee highway buses
resume use of their normal stop,
there will be an extra lane so that
three lines of automobiles can
pass by stopped buses. Up to now
the bus stop has caused bottle
neck during rush-hours.
The circle changes are due to be
completed in time for the sched-
uled opening of Washington S
Whitehurst FreeWay October 8.
The work will be done by the
District Highway Department,
which maintains the circle road
ways. The area is within the Dis
triet line despite being on the
Virginia side of the river.
Officials regard the project as
a temporary expedient rather
than a final solution to traffic
problems at the circle. The High
way Department and National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission are studying more dras-
tic changes but these plans have
not been disclosed. About 10000
vehicles pass through the circle
each way daily, according to Dis
trict engineers.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
KIan Announces Mercer
Of Two Largest Groups
BY the Associated Press

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Sept. "a
Merger of the South's two largest
Ku Klu Klan groups was an
nounced here tonight.
All other khan organizations in
the Nation were invited to join the
newly-formed Associated Klans of
America.
The announcement was made
by Sam w. Roper of Atlanta, Ca,
imperial wizard of the Association
of Georgia Klans and successor
to the late DR.. Samuel Green of
Atlanta.
Mr.. Roper said he is imperial
wizard of the Associated Klans of
America and that DR.. Lycurgus
Spinks' of Montgomery, Ala, has
been chosen imperial chaplain and
public relations counselor.
DR.. SpinkS has closed the head
quarters of the recently formed
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in
Montgomery, Mr.. Roper said.
When DR.. Spinks' khan organi-
zation was formed. he said it
numbered 265.000 members in
many States. The entire organi-
zation has joined with the group
now headed by Mr.. Roper.
Mr.. Roper told reporter "that
is a klan secret" when asked how
many members the Associated
Klans of America now has.
He and DR.. Spinks said the Fed
Grated Klans. headed by william
Hugh Morris of Birmingham, Ala,
split wide open" in the past week
and that half of the chapters
have joined in the big merger.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Rites for John 6. Gillespie
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for John G.
Gillespie, 81. a resident of WASH
ington for 40 years will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow in Sts. Con-
stantine and Helen Greek Ortho-
dox Church, Sixth and c streets
S.W. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. Gillespie died Friday at his
home, 5152 Connecticut avenue
NV. after a long illness.
Leaving Thessaly, Greece, his
birthplace. in 1905, Mr.. Gillespie
came to Washington that year.
Except for several years in Chi
cago. he lived the rest of his life
in Washington, where he was con-
nected with several restaurants
and later drove a Diamond cab
before his illness six years ago.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Cleopatra G. Gillespie; two sons,
George and Constantine Gillespie
Of the Connecticut avenue address:
and two daughters. Mrs. Zoe
Kokenakes, Ann Arbor, Mich, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Nisos Of Sacra-
mento. Calf, and a sister, Mrs.
Helen Ketchel of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Police Help Man to Marry
After Shooting Him by Error

had enlisted the aid of the mar
ri4ge license clerk, who agreed
to issue the license after hours.
The clerk made trip to the
jail and got the necessary in
formation at Mr.. Bucher's bed
side.
Then Jail officials went into
action. While Mr.. Bucher re-
ceived. a shave, inmates and OFF,
cials were busy washing, cleaning
and pressing his clothes.
Police Commissioner John C..
Prendergast sent an aide to ar
range the, young mans release.
A police captain sent a squad
car to take Mr.. Bucher to the
Sheffield avenue station, where
he was booked on a technical
charge of resisting arrest. After
posting a $50 bond. Mr.. Bucher
was free.
He shook hands then with De-
tective Krause and told him he
had no hard feelings.
The squad car then took Mr..
Bucher to his hotel and then on
to the church.
The ceremony, before a small
group of relatives and friends,
went smoothly.
But the couples honeymoon will
be interrupted Monday, when Mr..
Bucher has to appear in police
court to clear up the charge
against him.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Nehru Hits Pakistan
For Saber-RattIinq
BY the Assoeiafad Prsss

SRINAGAR, Kasynir, Sept. "a.
Indian Prime Minister Java
harlal Nehru tonight deplored
what he called "saber-rattling by
the Pakistan leaders and press
and promised to resist any ag-
gression with out full strength" 4"
Addressing a session of the
Kashmir National Conference,
Mr.. Nehru said India has been
anxious for a peaceful settlement
of the Kashmir problem. Pakistan
and India have been at odds since
1947 over which of the two
dominions Kashmir will join.
Mr.. Nehru said armed conflict
does not settle any issue and
added that India will do all in
its power to avoid it. mot only
here but throughout the world" :"
I offered to our neighbor the
suggestion that we declare that
we should settle all issues peace
fully and not resort to arms
against. each other" he said.
THAT is my offer. to which there
has been 20 response so far"
!. On the question Of a United
Nations administered plebiscite
to determine the future of Kash-
mir. the Indian prime minister
said:
"Pakistan does not want the
people here to consider the fu-
ture of Kashmir but raises. the
religious bogey and talk of holy
war. = Pakistan has no argu-
ments to convince the people of
Kashmir based on economic and
political considerations. They
only know how to preach hatred
and cause bloodshed."
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Mrs. PeorI Duncan, 20, Dies
Just 10 Days After Husband

Mrs. Pearl Kimble Duncan, 10,
former school teacher and Wash
ington resident for 80 years, died
yesterday-just 10 days after the
death of her husband.
Mrs. Duncan died at her home,
4406 Greenwich parkway NV,
after an illness of six months.
Her husband, Frank c. Duncan,
a retired Post Office Department
employe. died at their residence
September IA. Since her hus-
bands death, Mrs. Duncan's
health had been sinking gradu-
ally. her family said.
Born in Metamora, Ind, she
was graduated from Brookville
(IndD High School and Indiana
State Teachers College. After
Evening star., 1949-09-25
BorkIey Attends Party
Given for Mrs. HudIey
By the As,oeioted Pres.


ST. LOUIS. Sept. 24.-Vice
President Barkley, here for an
other visit with Mrs. Carleton S
Hadley, passed up a cocktail party
at the City Hall late today and
went on to a birthday party for
Mrs. Hadley.
Mayor Joseph M. Darst, primed
to give Mr.. Barkley the e4key to the
city at City Hall, took the key on
to the party.
The latter gathering, a private
occasion for about so guests, was
in honor Of Mrs. Hadley's 38th
birthday, which was Friday, the
night the Vice President arrived
by commercial plane.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Georgia Charges Insult
By Pennsylvania in
Escaped Convict Case
By the kssocioisd Press

by me AsSoctofed rTeSs
ATLANTA. Sept. 24.-The State
Of Georgia has taken exception to
"unseemly comment of a de-
rogatory nature" was made by the
State of Pennsylvania in the ex-
tradition case of a Negro fugitive
murderer.
Attorney General Eugene Cook
filed a brief in the United States
Supreme Court intervening in the
case of Leon johnson. The Negro
escaped from Georgia and made
his way to Pennsylvania while
serving a life sentence for mur-
dering a Negro woman.
The State of Pennsylvania
granted eXtradition, but was STOP
ped on an appeal which has now
reached the Supreme Court
johnson alleged he was brutally
beaten while in prison. If he is
returned to Georgia, his life would
be endangered. he said.
Mr.. Cook yesterday quoted the
brief he filed in the case:
"The State of Georgia, though
not a party in this action, has
been subjected to unseemly COM
ment of a derogatory nature not
in keeping with the respect due a
sovereign State under the Federal
system"
The brief was filed, said the
Georgia attorney general, to dis
prove Johnson's charges which
were upheld by the Third Circuit
Court of Appeals.
THE opinion of the (third)
Court Of Appeals, in effect, holds
that the remedy available at the
hands of the judicial system of
Georgia is worthless" the brief
continued.
THUS the Court of Appeals not
only holds that the penal system
of Georgia permits the perpetra-
ton of crimes upon it's prisoners;
it holds, in effect. that the judi
ciary of Georgia provides no re-
lief for such crimes.
'"The State of Georgia submits
that this decision is derogatory to
the State in its sovereign capacity
and should not be allowed to
stand"
Evening star., 1949-09-25

teaching for several years in the
public schools of Bloomington,
Ind, and sfor a year in Puerto
Rico, Mrs. Duncan was married
in 1918. She came here four years
later.
Mrs. Duncan was a member of
the board of managers Of the
Crittenton Order and the Foxhall
Village Garden Club.
Surviving are two nieces, Mrs.
Grace H. Federmann, Indian
polls, and Mrs. Patricia F. Evans,
Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at st. Pat
rick's Episcopal Church, Foxhall
road and Greenwich Parkway
NV. Burial will be in Blooming
ton.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
String Aids Memory

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y.
R.-Not forgetting packages has
to be develope dtp a fine art by
the successful commuter. After
several sad experiences with his
brief case, one regular on the 5:55
has made a habit of linking 1t to
his coat with a length of string
before settling down to the half
hour hide from the city.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
New York Girl, Il,
Missing Six Days,
Found Shot 10. o.Death
BY the Associated Press

LIMA. N. Y, Sept. 24.-The
body of 11-year-old Joanne Lynn
was found today in g pasture south
Of Lima. State Police 1t. William
M. Stevenson said she had been
shot three times.
The sturdily built school girl,
who had been missing since Mon
day, died almost instantly. 1t.
Stevenson said.
He added that pathologist re-
ported tentatively that she had
not been raped.
She was shot in the head, the
body and the right arm, 1t. Ste
venson reported.
The. pathologist, DR.. Herbert
Brown of Rochester, refused to es-
innate the time of death, but 1t
Stevenson said it is believed to
have been several days ago."
The body was discovered in a
grove of locust trees near this
Western New York community by
Norma Marsden, IA, daughter OF
a nearby resident, who was gath
ering hickory nuts. It was lying
face down and was fully clothed
except for sweater which Jo-
anne had. been wearing when she
left home. The sweater was not
found.
The blood on her head led au-
thorities to believe at first thai
she had been beaten or stabbed
1t. Stevenson declared. however
that this was not the case.
He said it would appear" that
the shooting took place at the
spot where the body was found
about 200 yards off Route 15-A.
1t. Stevenson refused to discuss
other aspects of the investigation
The spot where the BODY was
found was only about 5 mile.
from the stretch of highway where
the girl disappeared.
Joanne had left her rural home
near Hemlock Monday on her wa,
to school. She had not beer
seen since. A sixth grader but
mature for her age, she was be.
lieved to have been picked up ir
an automobile.
A Rochester man and his sor
told police they saw a girl ans.
wering Joanne's description walk.
ing toward an automobile or
Route 15-A at about the time she
was reported to have disappeared
Bloodhounds lost the trail in the
middle Of the highway.
jeanne was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald Lynn.
Evening star., 1949-09-25

30 - .
Mr.. Larkin,
who was ap-
pointed assist
a n t 6 en- ner
counsel Of the
department last
year, succeeds
Marx Leva as
general coun-
sci. MIR. Leva
re e n tly be-
came Assistant
s e c re t a r y.
Of Defense.
Nathaniel H.
6anl~fnh a ~ "A
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Felix larkin Heads Counsel
In Defense Department

Appointment of Felix E. Larkin
as general counsel Of the Defense
Department was announced yes
terday by Defense Secretary Louis
Evening star., 1949-09-25
Swanson PTA to Meet

The Parent Teacher Association
Of the Claude A. Swanson Junior
High School of Arlington will hold
its first meeting of the season at
8 pm. Tuesday in the school ri
Evening star., 1949-09-25

China recently had a currency
shortage crisis because imitation
was proceeding at a faster pace
than the issuance Of new notes.
Evening star., 1949-09-25

John G. Adams. who have been
serving as Assistant General Coun-
sci, will continue to serve in those
posts.
Evening star., 1949-09-25
| tuberculosis Meeting Set

The Montgomery County rea~
berculosis Association will meet ls
4:3c pm. Wednesday at the asso-
cations office, 7649 Georgetown
road, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1949-09-25

Goodrich, a n d
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-13

Main street, was fined $50 and
cost for driving while drunk. He
was arrested May 27. Hhis driv-
ing license was suspended for 10
years.
William M. Quick, Jr., of 664
Monticello street, had his right to
drive suspended for a year or un-
til he paid the damages On an
other car and fined $50 and cost
by Judge Paul Sherer.
Five person were injured at the
intersection of Lakeview and Den
nison avenue Friday night at 1885
by a car driven by Richard Webb,
10, of Gil South Jefferson street.
According to police, Webb fail
ed to make a stop at the inter-
section and collided with another
car driven by Huber E. Hickman,
Al, of 354 Maldin avenue, who
was treated at the st. Elizabeth
hospital for facial decorations and
released.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-13
Paige's thinning
New Hope
To the Indians

Cleveland, June 10. (ANP)-
Ageless, fabulas Leroy Satchel
Paige, the man whom many
thought a suffering from old
age, took the mound last week and
stuck another brilliant feather in
the Indians headgear.
The fact that Paige went II in
nings and still looked strong at the
finish not only gave the Tribe its
first Sunday victory Of the season,
he caused a number of big-name
sports authorities to take cover for
accusing Tribe President Bill
Veeck Of hiring a side-show at
traction last year, instead of a
pitcher.
They said Veeck knew Paige
couldn't pitch, but since he was a
Negro and would 'draw a crowd,
Veeck hired him anyhow. Now the
facts speak for themselves. Paige
is now being hailed as the pitcher
who may yet keep the Indians in
the pennant race,
His triumph over the new-look
Chicago White Sox was not an or
binary victory. The game had
passed the halfway mark, before
he allowed over one hit. He gave
up eight hits in the II innings,
struck out seven men and walked
only three.
The Satchel was unusually fast.
collected and relaxed. In several
instances he actually outwitted his
| opponents, reminiscent of the old
Paige of the Negro circuits.
With Bobby Teller on the lame
list, along with other Tribe start
ers, Lou Boudreau will rely heav-
lily on the great control-artist for
the next month to keep his team in
1 tho r%11nnino
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-13

Louis 'IBC and its monopoly al
though the group has staged no
more than two promotions. Maybe
some Of the criticism should be
trown at the kind of fighters now
in action.
The results of the Detroit Ger
dan-LaMotta middleweight title
fight and the Charles Walcott bout
will determine what kind of fu-
ture the IBC can expect.
On the side Louis appeared at
a benefit show in Chicago. He also
visited the Shell house gymnasium
and the boys on the st. Elizabeth
grammar school and high school
boxing teams.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-13

Three other occupants of the
second car were shook up by the
impact. They were Gloria Hech-
man, II; Barbara Heinrich, Is of
112 Lenox drive and Lula Heck
man, 38, wife of the driver, who
was held for observation.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-13
Court News
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All plants have been completed
for the annual outing of the Lee
Carpenter Post 1928, American Lee
gion, to be held at McCrabb's
grove, July 8. In addition to the
regular picnic program, two prizes
will be awarded the holder of two
lucky numbers drawn at the out
ing. The first prizes will be a1O-
inch screen television, now on dis
play at the Post headquarters, 1924
South Broadway, while the holder
of the second number will receive
a cash prize of $50. The commit
tee in charge of arrangements has
arranged for free transportation
to the grounds by buses which will
leave the Fifth street YIN every
hour on the hour starting at IL
noon Sunday, July 8. For further
information call at the post home
and ask for Aaron Scott, Jr., man
ager Of the Post headquarters.
Judge Paul Sherer, chief JUS
tice Of the municipal court, will
be absent from the bench for two
weeks according to the announce
ment of the court attaches Friday.
He will undergo a minor opera
ton in Miami Valley hospital
sometime this week.
Police are still looking for the
man who attacked a 33-year-old
woman at. the corner of Fifth and
Hawthorn streets about 3:15 Fri
day morning and robbed her of
$3.50. She told police that a man
threatened her and drug her to
the rear of a house and then at
tackled her after taking her pocket
book.
She was taken to the Miami
Valley hospital and then released
after an examination.
Emma White, IS, of $50 South
Williams street, was placed on one
years probation when she was
found guilty of shoplifting in a
downtown store. According to po-
lice, she was caught with two
sheets, and five handkerchiefs
taken from the store.
Robert E. Trent, of I'LL North