Evening star., 1949-05-30
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another foursome when the fatal
accident occurred.
! According to Montgomery
County police, Mr.. Julian, driving
south, was attempting to make a
left turn into Burdette road as he
neared the brow of a hill on River
road at 8:45 am.
A car driven by Paul w. Smith,
"a, Of River road, was going north.
Police said that so feet from the
intersection. Mr.. Julian's car cut
across the center of the road
preparatory to making left turn.
Cars Crashed in Back.
Mr.. Smith told police he tried
to stop. His car skidded 40 .eet
before the crash, police said. The
impact turned the Julian car
around and both vehicles crashed
into a bank at the side of the
road.
DR.. Frank j. Broschart, Mont
gomery County medical examiner,
said Mr.. Julian died of rup-
tured aorta and internal bleeding
as the crash crushed his ribs and
broke his breast bone. DR..
Broschart issued certificate OF
accidental death.
The front of the car was SO
twisted from the crash that Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
members had difficulty removing
Mr.. Julian's body. pinned behind
the steering wheel.
Two Others Hurt.
The driver of the other car was
treated for cuts on his face and a
bruised arm at Suburban Hospital.
Bethesda. William Ellis. 81. col
ored, or Carderock. Md, a pas
senger in the Smith car was ad-
mitted to the hospital with frac-
.tured jaw, severe face cuts and
five broken teeth. His condition
Is reported, satisfactory. &sag
Corpl. James o. Breedon of the
county police station at Bethesda
said the question OF charges
against Mr.. Smith will be left up
to States Attorney Walter w.
Dawson tomorrow. He is not
charged now. In Maryland driv-
ers involved in traffic deaths fire.
quently are charged with techni-
cal counts Of granddaughter.
Mr.. Julian had a chauffeur. but
enjoyed driving the car himself.
He was driving alone when the
accident occurred.
Born on farm near Frankfort,
KY, Mr.. Julian rose to become
q millionaire banker and shoe
manufacturer and behind-the-
scenes power in the Democratic
uarty.
Became Manufacturer.
: After studying at Dodds College
ii Kentucky he went to q Gin
olnnati bank as a clerk. He be-
came q shoe salesman and then
4 manufacturer on his own ac-
count. It was there he laid the
foundation Of his personal for
tune.
: Later he became president Of
The Queens City Trust Co. In Gin
cinnati and director Of numerous
other banks.
Intensely interested in charit-
able activities. he devoted much
of his time to projects in which
the needy were assisted In help
ing themselves.
At the time of his appointment
as Treasurer. he was head Of the
Associated Charities Of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Julian came into public life
at a time when most men would
have settled down to retirement.
Ran for Senate.
Apparently without personal
political ambitions. he had agreed
only once to run for ONCE. In
1920. he was candidate for the
Senate against Republican Frank
B. Willis and was defeated IN the
Harding landslide.
In the Wilson administration
he had refused one post after an
other, among them appointments
to the Federal Reserve Board ana
the Federal Trade Commission.
President Roosevelt. however,
persuaded him to come to WASH
ington for the vast job OF revamp-
ing the currency and the Gov
ernmentls fiscal affairs In the early
days of the New Deal.
Favorite Son Candidate.
His duties included the receipt,
disbursement and accounting for
public monies; the custody. iSsu-
ance and redemption Of paper cur
rency and coin: the safekeeping
of securities and the payment OF
principal and interest on the pub
lie debt. The Treasurer receives
$1o.330 q year.
Mr.. Julian was Ohio's "favorite
son" candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination In
1913, and the States delegation
Of 50 was pledged to him. Itswas
understood. however. that Mr.
Julian merely would hold the del
egation together. so that it could
back President Truman when the
time came.
Under the Ohio primary law,
delegate candidates must an
nounce their preference for Presi-
dental candidates. It is q Gus
tom to have the States delega-
ton pledged to favorite son tc
prevent an intra-party battle in
the primary. President Truman's
name did not appear on the Ohio
ballot in the primary last year.