The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11

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 Washington, May 1.-Two decades ago in Chicago, q young lawyer who had built up m isicrm- tive practice with Big Business, suddenly got dIsgusted with 1t all and became the champion of the underdog.
 Iie became the attorney for labor unions and other lost causes AB special counsel for tho city of Chicago he launched vitriolic attack upon the bIg- gcst utility magnnte in the fnid- west--n man who had built an opera house, endowed Chicago charities, held that city in the hollow of his hand.
 The young lawyer was Don- ald RIchberg. Tho big magnnto was Samuel Insult. Richberg was convinced that Insull'B Pe0ples' Gas Light & Coke company was overcharglng It's consumers by millions Of dOllnrs annually. on behalf of the city no brought suit.
 INTO TIIE FIRE
 From that point on RIohbergB lifo became hell. Insnll showed tho snmo ingenuity in fighting him that he showed in his re- cent attempts to escape the arm of Justice.
 The young lawyer was shnd- owed by private detectives. At- teInpts were made to frame him with women. For one year his pny and nll expenses of tho law suit were held ID. He had to borrow money to push the case. Big Bill Thomps0n, then mayor and whose campaign received $i00,O00 contribution from ln- EulI, attempted to discharge him. The city police confessed that they expected ho was going to bo rubbed out.
 Tn the end iile young lawyer won hls case.
 How completely he won it, however, oven no did not then realize. For while Sam fnHull was spirited from n lonely voy- ago of exile to n train bearing him Co trinl, Ilichberg now n close adviser to President Roose- welt, held ono of tho most DOW crflIl legal jobs in tho UBA-- Counsel for tho NRA.
 ISLAND TROUBLES
 Tho president is having bad luck with Puerto Rico. No mat ter who ho sends down ns ROVcr- nor, trouble develops. Some crl- ties Hny lt iH because of hIa poor selections, others thpt the poli- tlcnl md economic aintuH of Pu- cri0 Rico iB innolynble,
 Probably it K n combination of both.
 Al flrat tho attaek wns on Governor Bob Gore, who offend cd tho natives. Now the nitnck is on Governor Blnnton Winshlp, who is charming to tho natives,
 Tho baHis for tho Winship Ri. inok is partly on the lDtetr at. tribute, Wlnalip, m old army mnn, Onco military httacho tO Calvin Coolidge, is polite, pol- iHhod, punctilliOuB, but complete ly without vision. Puerto Hionns like him personally, but not pos lltlcnlly.
 BIC PUSH
 The result is n drIyo 10 under mine him. Winhhip they would retain ns governor, but strip him of his chief duties. These would go t0 Puerto ItIcanB.
 Tho interesting thing about It nIi X shc part Mrs Roosevelt Is playing in the picture. A re. n.. Aaf. took q great interest in its fu- turc.
 Another recent visitor was Rex TugwcIl, whose main Job is aa- hiHtnnt BoCretnry of agriculture, but who performs mnny offlolnI brands for tho First Indy of tho Land.
 Tugwell and John Carter (nllas Jay Franklin, Tugweil's ghoat recently have been work- Ing with MrB Roosevelt on the future Of Winship in Puerto Rico. Tho war department, which hhs charge of the iHlnnd, doesn't lIko it, but can't help it. Tho cnbnl of Puerto Ricnn poll- tlcinos against WlnSbip is too 2 strong.
 5O-5O
 BenntOr Bob Wagner hns agreed to T. J0-bO split on his bit- terly contested Labor Disputes bill.
 In n last hope to obtain some sort of labor Ieglslntion he has given ground on one of the two major provisions of his original measure.
 They were: CD 0utIawing Of company unions; t2D majority rule Co control membership On ---~----------------~~-~~--~