Show NY N. N Y Bankruptcy Courts Under Control of 30 Men Donovan Says NEW Ew YORK July 6 8 U Unite Press Approximately 30 lawyers lawyer have controlled practice In In bank In-bank bankruptcy bank bank- courts of or New York York according accord In lug ing to findings of Col Colonel William Donovan of bi B Buffalo former assistant assistant assist assist- ant United States Slate attorney general appointed d by the thO New York Bar as as sedation to conduct conduct an it was was' as announced today by byGe Ge GeOrge Georgo S. S Leise chief aide t to Donovan Dono During the six Mx weeks that the in of administration of th the bankruptcy la r la haa s been In tin progress ress es Leisure said more moro than 50 witnesses hov have been que rho Tho investigation 3 has ihas passed rit its prel preliminary II stages Leisure said 5 l Wo havo ascertained that heretofore hereto hertto fore Ol not mor more than thirty J lawyers controlled tho the practice In bankruptcy bankruptcy bank banle- court ourt Many millions of ot dollars in property and merchandise go gothro through h bankruptcy courts court each icar year and there has been beon practically a monopoly on the business busineSS' One member of ot the New York bar willbe haled hilled before Judge Thomas D. D Tha Thacher Thacher- for tor hearing heuring not later than Tuc Tuesday This he hearing may not riot be bo made mado public and vand therefore there there- fore I withhold his n name me Wo Vo also are studying the bankruptcy bank bank- situation and nd administration in hi Chicago Detroit Cleveland and Philadelphia with tho end in view of recommending beneficial changes chanes In the tha New York Y rk bankruptcy J laws Jaws ws |