Evening star., 1951-11-19
All Policemen
Seen Escaping
|QuiizPena|ties
Tordy Men Seeking
Buumun's Consent
To Delay Replies
By Miriom Ottenbero

Virtually all District policemen
in the first group getting the
financial questionnaire from the
Senate District Crime subcommit-
tee today appeared to have
escaped disciplinary action even
though some missed the an
nounced deadline for answering
the quiz.
The actual deadline was last
Tuesday but policemen who missed
it were still getting permission
today to turn in their answers
later.
Disciplinary action had been
threatened against those whose
names appeared on a list Of
"dellnquents" to be prepared by
the Senate District crime sub
committee and sent to the Com
Imissioners.
City Heads Get List Today.
Arnold Bauman, subcommittee
counsel. planned to hand the list
to the Commissioners later today
together with a notation of what
might be considered extenuating
circumstances in each case.
/ At 9 am. today, he had three
names on the list. During the
morning, he granted a two-day
extension in one case. Shortly
after noon. one of the remaining
two said he would get his ques-
tionnaire in to the subcommittee
this afternoon and subcommittee
sources said if it reached the Office
before Mr.. Bauman sent his letter,
that name would be taken off the
list, too.
The name of 1t George E (Two-
Gum Cooper of the Traffic Divi-
sion was on the list this morning
but he telephoned the subcom-
mittee and was granted an extern
sion until Wednesday.
The name of Capt. Albert B.
Clark of the 10th precinct was
also on the list but he repeatedly
was finishing the QUESTIONABLE
and expected to get it to the
subcommittee this afternoon.
! Blick on Vacation.
! That left Inspector Roy Blick,
head Of the vice squad. Inspector
Blick, who has been on vacation,
said he personally called Mr..
Bauman before he left. He re-
fused to say, however. whether
Mr.. Bauman had excused him
from answering the questionnaire
at that time and the presence of
his name on the list indicated that
Mr.. Bauman does not think he did
excuse him.
1t. Cooper told newsmen today
he left Washington October II on
sick leave and went to Georgia.
/ While there, he said, his father
died.
He said he had been ordered
by the Board of Police Surgeons
not to read police news in the
"SPUPSAo dllo h1lS" IlOlIlulG
about the questionnaire.
I He came back to Washington
Friday night. he said. and his
daughter, Mrs. Lewis F.. Hit,
handed him the questionnaire.
He said she had signed the regis
tered letter receipt for the ques-
tlonnalre so the subcommittee
must have assumed that he re-
ceived it.
Problem Explained to Bauman.
He said he tried to reach Mr..
Bauman Saturday but was un-
able to get in touch with him
until after 9 am. today when
he explained his problem and
said he wanted only enough time
to fill in the answers.
A small number of policemen
among the first group receiving
them have been granted additional
time to complete their question:
naireS. One of these if Police
Chief Robert j. Barrett, who led
the fight against the question:
naire but later agreed to answer
all legally proper" questions.
Attorney Austin Garfield, who
is preparing the Barrett question:
naire with the help of Mrs. Bar
rett, said he would definitely get
it to the subcommittee by the
Wednesday deadline set for Maj.
Barrett.
Mr.. Garfield said there was "a
lot of property involved and he
has personally been making the
rounds of banks. finance COM
panies and building and loan as
sociations to accumulate the
necessary data to answer the
questions. He declined to say
how many of the questions he is
answering.
The deadline for policemen who