'• Catholic Party Wins Vardaman Denies Part 92 Seats in Belgium In Tampering With D. C. Housing Shortage Forces Entertainment Helps But Lacks Shoe Firm's Records War Wife to Sleep on Floor Wounded in Recovery, Majority The first days of married life in rocco and brought his wife to Wash- th« By Associated Pros last week. is a for a French war bride, ington He violinist. Feb. By Joseph Young Washington BRUSSELS, 18.—Final re- They are staying at the one-room, Tells Aides Commodore James K. Varda- Mrs. Walter J. Leckie, 19, are prov- sults of the Belgian election Sun- kitchenette apartment of his brother Bradley Gen. Omar N. veterans’ day gave the right-wing Catholic! man, Jr., nominated by President ing rugged. She and her husband and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Hu- Bradley, administrator, told party, pledged to return King Leo- are having to sleep on blankets on bert Leckle—and glad to get it. today special Truman to the Board of Gov- service directors from the 13 pold to his throne, 92 seats in the the floor of a one-room apartment Hubert Leckie knows the problem of branch offices of the Veterans’ Adminis- Chamber of Deputies, but left It ernors of the Federal Reserve at 211 Delaware avenue S.W., where apartment hunting in Washington, tration that could short a majority of the 202 mem- denied be- his brother lives. Adding to Mrs. for he sought a place about four anything they System, categorically do to boost the morale of sick vet- bers. Leckie’s troubles is the fact that months before he obtained his pres- fore a Senate Banking Subcom- erans would their Premier Achille Van Acker’s So- she speaks no English. ent home. He is a former Navy man. speed recovery VA cialist party ran second with 70 mittee that he had anything to Washington's congested housing Sergt. Samuel D. Barke. who is in hospitals. seats. The won situation came in for criticism Gen. Bradley spoke at the open- Communists 23, do with the of in- sharp still in the Army and on conva- tampering of a conference of the Liberals 16 and a new party of today by Mr. Leckie, a former Army lescent leave from Walter Reed Hos- ing three-day records of the Vardaman the men who will the new the democratic union, the U. D. B., 1. ventory private, who served in Morocco and pital, returned to Washington yes- supervise VA enter- By custom, the Catholic leader, Shoe Co. of St. Louis, of which nine other campaigns. He met his terday, bringing his English war wife, program bringing sports, Baron Henri Carton de Wiart, will wife, Pierrette, in Rabat, French Mrs. Cissie Wolff Barke, 32. from tainment, books, canteens and chap- he was lains be asked to form a government. president. Morocco, in 1942, and returned there London. She arrived in New York to hospitalized veterans. The matter was raised by Senator "This service is The returns showed a gain of 19 two and a half years later and mar- Saturday aboard the liner Santa very necessary for Donnell, Republican, of Missouri, our seat* for the Catholic party since ried her. He was demobilized last Paula. They will reside with his the morale of patients,” Gen. who appeared before the committee the last elections held in 1939. September and returned to Mo- mother at 135 street N.W. Bradley declared. “The men being to cross-examine the Kennedy Coalition Possible. witness re- treated need something more than garding various financial transac- The question remained, however, medical care.” tions. whether De Wiart would be able to Entertainment to Continue. Commodore Vardaman told the FBI in Ottawa form a coalition with one of the Manslaughter Charge Agents He said he had found during tha committee considering his nomina- j minority parties to gain a working war that fighting men and tion for a 14-year term that the wind- majority. ed in hospitals considered entertain-* tampering of the company’s inven- in In If he is unable to do so it was 3 Probe of Leak of ment “a great help,” and he tory records occurred after he had Against Dropped report- believed the regent would ask Van ed that many of the organizations active of Acker to try to form a government. relinquished management which provided that entertainment the affairs of the firm to become (The Brussels radio, heard in Death at St. Elizabeth's Atomic Data to Reds for veterans will continue their serv- head of the United States London, said Premier Van Acker Navy In- ices. A of ly Associated Press j telligence office in St. in charge manslaughter against had offered the resignation of his Louis, June, Gen. Bradley also expressed his 1941. three former St. Elizabeth government to Prince Regent Hospital OTTAWA, Feb. 18.—The ar- belief that the canteen service, He added, further, that when he \ Charles and that the regent had attendants for the alleged fatal beat- rival of several Federal Bureau which has been operating on a con- left the company it was solvent, al- j asked Van Acker to continue in ing last July of a patient, Seaman cession basis in VA hospitals, should though he was informed later that of Investigation men from Wash- | office temporarily.) be more closely supervised. VA it year that the company had become 2/c Clark J. Leeper, 22, of Richmond J J The possible effect of the election ington stirred speculation here now working on plans to eliminata Calif., was nolle prossed today in on Leopold’s chances of returning the concessions and provide a serv- Questioned by Senator Donnell today of possible developments to the throne remained the upper- i District Court because of insufficient ice similar to that of the Army’g about hi* association with the the most question as the tabulation of evidence. affecting United States in post exchanges. Tower Grove Bank vnt.p« rtpnrpH an pnH T*hp rierht- and Trust Co. USQ at Mount Alto. man- connection with the Canadian Troupe of St. Louis, of which he was once The three charged with wing Catholics, pledged to Leopold’s The VA has announced a USO president, Commodore Vardaman slaughter were Fred A. Brown, 40, government’s inquiry into an support, favor a referendum on the show troupe will visit Mt. Alto Hos- denied that the bank's directors of the 700 block of East Capitol question of his return from the alleged leakage of “secret and pital March 1. had censured him for street; Lloyd L. Lacey, 50, of the exile into which he was forced by using “vile, The USO camp shows, which obscene language” to both custom- 1700 block of Minnesota avenue S.E., confidential” atomic information. the combined action of the Liberals, trouped overseas during the war. will ers and themselves. He said he and Samuel H. Siegel, 38, of the 800 It was that Socialists and Communists. learned, meanwhile, launch the new series of veterans’ might have used block of Fifth street N.E. the inquiry into the case—which Political observers expressed be- strong language hospital performances at the Bronx to the directors, but never obscene In nolle the case before an authoritative source said involved lief that should the Catholic party prossing (N. Y.i Hospital tomorrow night, profanity. Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws, As- the transmission of atomic secrets1 succeed in forcing a referendum with Gen. Bradley as one of tha At the request of Senator Donnell, sistant United States Attorney Ste- to Russia—had spread to London, Leopold probably would abdicate guests. the committee agreed to swear in all phen C. Miller informed the court where a Canadian official was re- unless at least 85 per cent of the After the "premiere” at the Bronx, POPE PIUS ARRIVES FOR SECRET witnesses under oath. that the Government's case rested ported taken into custody for ques- people favored his return. CONSISTORY—Pope Pius XII approaches Consistory Hall the USO shows will visit 30 cities At one point during his cross- upon testimony of a former attend- tioning. Leopold's Status Uncertain, at the Vatican today to attend the secret consistory of the College of Cardinals, during which during the first two weeks in March, examination, Senator Donnell asked ant and three and evi- patients, *»•» VVVMA Vi AV « e Some quarters believed that 32 prelates were elevated to the college. At left: Msgr. Enrico Dante, carrying pontiff’s allocu- Twenty-two employes or former AAUOfJAiai lOUO Commodore Vardaman: dence that the death of Leeper re- of the should the vote for Leopold be a tion declaring the designation of the new princes of the church, and Msgr. Frederico Callori di employes government pre-■! planned for the month. April appear- "Did have to sulted a indi- ■ you anything do from ruptured liver, viouslv had been rounded in Can- ances are to total more minority he would renounce the Vignale, attendant. At extreme right: Msgr. attendant. (Exclusive up expected Diego Venini, photo by with the tampering of the inven- cating violence. On this score, Mr. ada in connection with the investi- than 250. throne in favor of his son, Prince Frank Associated Press Noel, photographer.) # tory?" Miller said in substance; Baudouin. Leopold is now in j gation. Thirty USO units, with 8 to 20 "Most not," th< 1. That would not tend ■ Switzerland. certainly replied testimony All were being held incommuni- performers in each, will appear twice witness. Senator Donnell sought to that the injury from which a Among the outstanding political prove cado—many of them in the mountedI month in veterans' hospitals, pre- to bring an admission from the wit- died was the re- leaders who retained seats in the Leeper necessarily | police barracks near the Rockcliffe: senting the same type of entertain- ness that although he Joined tht of a beating.