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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
Sleeping Juror Case Terminated

Satisfaction Os juslEmcnt pa. pers werG filed in superior court tsptlay iii the rast of Dora DcschinO against tho city or Waterbury, tbus, writing .'lnis" tO the suit lfl which tIsc glrI plaintiff recovered a S4,5OO verdict a&atIst the city for lcrniatscnt Injuries ito her lcg and ankfc. Tic filing Of tl.c judgment MpSys today indi. cafcs that nO aIl'Cai to thc su- prcsnc court will be tnkcn from tic juRy's verdict. z The EEl sued to rccovcp fs)r 6 fall on m alleged defective piece Of sidewalk, at 70 Giles, street, Dcccmbcr 18th, 1883. Thc case came tO trlni before Judge John A. Cornell and m Jury. with tho verdict being returned December. 5tl,. 1884.
 COrlUratlOn Counsel Charles 5. OCOnIiOr. who with Claims Attorney Vincent A. Scuily rcn- resented tho city, in the trial, sOWght to have .he verdict sci nsitic Op the grounds it was nrriycd at through prejudice. because tbc Judge had to awaken ono of tic. jurors due iitg the charge and because t was excessive ana against the evidence. %. Attorney Frank J.. McD0D- nId and Attorney Pasqualc Dc. ClccO, wIiO. appeared for tine platntilf. successfully defended tlic verdict when Judge Cornell denied fhc city's motion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05

sConnecticuts democratic patron age marathon may possibly, come to an end next week. In an effort to reach Hnal settlement in the patronage wrangling that has been going on since President Roose- welt took office, Postmaster General James A. Farley has called Il -con- ference next week with U. $. Sen ators Augustine Lonergan and Fran is r. Maloney and Attorney General Homer $. Cummings. The primcipnlx topic of discussion will be whether or not Dr E. c. Dolan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
LAWYER READY TO
 NAME. THE GUILTY
fcontinusd from Page lD

1Tircd and suffering from nervous tpdfgeEu0n, Reilly faced duestipnp from reporters with m effort, to answer aB many AS possible.
 He declined, however. to hint at the Identities of the four hca will dcuse Of the crime in HunterdoH cO,Ihty court.
 s'We are trying Co build up q ctrcumBtdntiar case showing others close to the baby perpetr0tcd the aet,", Reilly said. All the surrcnd- ing circlmstances Indicate that Col Lirtdbergh und his charming wife were imposed upon by sonie- one within the. houschOld.t
 Hc was asked his opinion Of MiAs ow.
 T won't answer that either way" he said. Htt ag3 r. Later, Reilly said:
 Tt Is e known fact that Betty Cow displayed no hysteriu, not one of the usual symptoms .a womGn would normally show when the chitd she was closely attacked to had been stolen. She was cold. very cold.
 1T will go, over her entire life. back into her past"
 He said he did not know any unfavorabic information 2 relating
 "How, do you feel about Haupt-
 q think heJy get off, he mid TT have felt ftorn the, very begin ming that there was more than one tn the crime. "a t AT,
 Yet he is named 8Gxclttsiyeiy in the indictment and tho indictmopt not only charges hc Kidnapped the baby alone, but that he killed 1t aipne. All the surrounding circum. stances indicate that Col Lind. borgh and his wife were imposed upon by someone within the
 .'Yesterday 1t was brought out in testimony that he bay was un, accustomed to Btrangors. No one had access to the child except thosc connected with the house. hold"
 Asked iE his cross s-cxaminatl0n of Miss Cow would ba severe. Reilly
 "Wcitl she was more or less friendly with ono Red JohnSon. hanging around tsnglcwood."
 .'fg he suspcctY"
 "Wcll. he was examined a, the time of the crime.' p9
 4D0 you want him ?'
 "NO, II don't carc abouth im."
 Johnson, q sailor, was deported when tho investigation Into his activitiev disclosed he was in this country illegally. He is nov abroad. 8lf A :. epe cuiatIon as to whom Reilly might name syiheiuded Iaadore Jrisch. the q'congnrnptive furrier, who Hauptmann contends gave him tho ransom money found in histgarage. Ftseh dltd in dermany. hAn expert iu annlyxtng sdarmnn script will prcve thnt Bruno Rieh- ard lfauptnlhnr could not possibly haWey written the notes demanding raneom ,frem Col. Charles 4. Llnd- bGrKht q, ineinber of the defense stnR for the Bronx carpenter told tho United preas t0dAy. sti siThera will be number qfj further surjlris8e when we begin bresenti lug our teAtimony." i" q. Lloyd E'ishl of, aasOciatNs counsel for the de. fefees deciaped, Yond our major 7. attaek will pFQve that the entive VI Fs44s4H a4t7at \ 5f4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
ALDERMEN APPROVE
 &OF SUNDAY SHOWS

Perniiatnona was granted the tbe- ters Of Waterbury to conduct Sum day afternoon performances during 1885 by tho board of aldermen last nisht, The meeting was n special onee, The request for the pormis- sion wns. flied a little over week ago, Under the, law Il spcclal niacting is necersnry to. act on such Il tpetitioD. r,t
 The state statute requircs thai the aldermen must loo asked an- nually for permission to conduct Sunday afternoon shows Last nights meeting was formal one md very brief. no other business being rarlSacted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
INFERIOR OF GAS
 STATION DAMAGED

Fire in gas station at the cor nor of South Main and Lounsbury streets shortly after noon today brought out several companies of flromen in response to q box alarm. The call was received at 12:f0 with, companies from headquarters and the Baidwin street station an- swering. Damage, was confined to the interior of the, station.
 At l0:34 hremct went 10 put out n cellar fire at the home of Leslie Roberts, 1270 Baldwin street. Damage was confined to the cellar of the building, which is owned by John Hull. ''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
Women's Delegation
 In Favor OfDr. Dolan
disappointment of Former Internal Revenue Collector
 Recommended Outstanding New Guard Boosted

of Manchester will go back to his internal revenue post nt Hartford.
 During the past week u, dclega T ton of Connecticut wofncn. headed by former National ComInitteewo- man Fannie Dixon Wolch. pcrson- ally visited Washington and laid formal appeals before Senator's Lonerenn and Maloncy calling for thc reinstatement of Dr Dolan. They made 1t plain that the women of Connecticut arc behind Dr Do- Ian.
 Unofficial reports. however. nra to the effect tfiht Senator Lonergan made It clear that he is opposed to Dr Dolan's reinstatement, although he would not object to giving, him some federal job outside the state.
 t., Farley Willing?
 Senator Muloncy is said to have refused to commit himself at this Lime on tho Dolun case. Postmas- ter Farley Is reported us being pos Blbly willing to let Senator LonGr- gun fllt afl federal vacancies in Connecticut that exist at tic tpreS- cnt time hpd thena have the mat ter Of federal patronage insfuturo cases hondlcd jointly by Scnatorg LonerR1n and Mnl0nsy. ,f
 Next weeks conference. It is tho hope of Postmaster General phr- ley, will sec an end toI the Dntron- age wrnng1c among the C0nnectl-. cut dcfnocrnts. VT L, .,sva
 "A. Don Bitgood of Plninasld" is tho acting rcvennc chief for Com. ncctIcut at tho present time, There nrc now several. others after the post, including Bitgood, himself, and Peter J. Connerton of Hart ford. -tA 4
 The post of U. s. marshal for Connecticut. now held by Jacob D. Walter republican. '3of Cheshire. expires this year. There Is Il report current thnt if pr Dolnn does not receive AlDe revenue post he may be asked by Senator Maloncy to take the punt of marshal ,4t tgg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
NURSES ALUMNAE
 % MEETS MONDAY

Tire Waterbury Hospital Nurses AIumnac association will rpeet on N MonJuy. January fth at s o'clock. isftctj6n9 of sofIicrrs will~b held. Reports of Nthe Various officers willjttbe.l tbetldered, accounting for tho nctiyitles. of the past ye<fr. PIanJ lwsIil ul1o- be made for u so- riea oetsociai parties during tfie cominE wear as present students and sra dGatca have manifested kqch interest in the, program TOT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
SOUTHBURY CASE
 4 IS WITHDRAWN

: Theappeal of Elizabeth May Hall smith of SOuthbury against state Highway Commissioner John A.. Macdonald. pending hearing Tn superior court was withdrawn from the docket today. The suit was based on the asscssment of benefits and damages. compiled by the highway commissioner. in taking land for road construction in Southbury. owned by the claimant. The damages were assessed ht $254 and benefits fixed at $50. The claimant alleged the statutes were violated in that the land was not used for highway reconstruction but for entirely new highway con- Struction. She also claimed the damages were not enough and that she derived no benefits by the highwty constructions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
 MASTER BARRIERS MEET WEDNESDAY

Recently elected officers Of the Waterbury Mnster Barbers Asso- cittsidH foifAhe coming year will be installed ,Wednesday night at il pnetlng Ht iho ''Y". They includc: PrcMdGf,t. Emil JulianO; vice pres idapt4 J obn Kentinga secretary and trceshrer, Michael 'foiomeo; re- coiding secretary Charlcs Gulsto: trustees. William II. cofbett. Albert SchMyona and Patty JacoviDos 9d-. vjsory board. William Gerardl. An tisp1sN Sardello, Ralph Bruscino and,Isaipn Cnp,Mno.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
BANKRUPTCY COURT
 CONFINES MONDAY

The regular session of tie, '. 5. bankruptcy court }wIll he iIeld Monday morning nt 10 o'clock wkd lteferee Walter r. Torrance pre- siding Included among the ,cusrs to be hoard is that of Charles By roily whose creditors will have n first meeting. Petitionst for allow ianccs win be heard in tho enses of Herbert Armstrong, Joseph E.. F'abbri and ,Glndys Romanoff. Trustees will report in the cases of tho Pacific Food Co. and Nath- an Block. q ul-,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
McD Donald Warned To
 Keep Out Of Naugy

Henry McD0nald of IS Granite stret. this city. was sentenced to six months in the New Haven County jail with execution suspend cd for n year provided he kcps out of Naugatuck when sarraigned in tho Nnugatpck ' town court thIs morning on q charge of stogling pp automobile owiicd by Andr0w Wns- go Of Andrew avenue, Naugntuck. lIc wns arrested ,Tnesday fmornli z and hrOught before court nf that tlf,e. hut sentoneo was reserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
Local Woman Gets ]
 New Haven Divorce

Mrs Amelia J. iIVwis Of Wh' tcrbury was given a divorce on grounds of cruelty from Anthony IlowiB of Newark, N J.. follow Ing n hearing In tho New Haven superior court yesterday. They were married July iG, 1922. Cruelty from January. 1924. lo April F. 1881, was charged by Mrs Howis Sje was given custody of three minor children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
Prices Irregular In Extremely Lou Range
Auto Issues Were Active and Firm-Best Gains of Day
 Were Made in Some MerCanties

other commodities were irregular on q narrow range. The bond market featured 26-point rise inl Antwerp per cent bonds of 10SSs: Domestic corporations featured ., gain fin rails. U. s. Government loans eased.
 Stocks closed strong. U. s. Steel closed at 80 1-8 up 2-4: Americaui Telephone 105 leg up 5-8; Ameri-s can, Can 118 unchanged; General Motors 34 up 1-4; U. S. Smelling up 1; and Chryslcr 42 1-4 up S-4.
 CAR LOADINGS
 Washington, Jan 5.--(UP)--The Association of American Railroads. announced today that carloadings of revenue freight for the week ended December 29 totaled 42B,120 cars compared with 464,766 care the same week of 1888.
 Total loadings for the year 1884 were 30,785.594, as compared with 20.220.052 in 1883. a' GA per cent increase.
 Miscellaneous loadings for stise week ended December 20 totaled 14S,404 cars, 30.599 cars fewer than in the preceding week and 12,304 fewer than in the corre- spending week in 1898.
 Loadings of merchandise in less than carload lots totalod 119,9G3 cars, a decrease of 3l,653 cars be- low the preceding week and 4,745 below the corresponding Week in 1883.
 Coal filled 107.47s cars. 30.ak7. below the preceding week and 8,707 below the same week in 1033.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
ART SCHOOL OPENS HERE NEXT MONDAY

I,nwson W. Hnddop. director of the Waterbury Art rchol announe- ed yesterday that tho school will be opened Monday after being closed for tho Christmas holldays. The instructor will be Lewis Yorl; of the Yale school of Fine ArCs. The second term of the school rune until May. when the annual ex. hibitlon of the school will Do held In tho Mattatuck gallery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
COAL co. ..EMPLOYE
 SUFFERS INJURY

Anthony valenlino. 25, of 10 yCharles,l trect. an eIppioyc of the Byron Coal c0nipany. was admitted to ggtA Afary.Bt hospital gttA;AB thss mofnlnG for Atreatmfnt oE fchin, faceration. The hoHpilai had no tn. formation,ast to how the injury was received. .4 f, 4~. s.S sE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
KROWCHAK INQUEST
 TO BE HELD TODAY

An Inquest into the denth of Fred krowchak. ,14, who was kl!'- cd in q Mcridcn road nuto ncci. dent during the holidays. will no held nj police headquarters th;g afternoons by Coroner John Y, Monzanl Witnesses from Bristol, Prospect and Waterbury will be heard nt the hearing, which is npliauB1cd for 2 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
POISON FINALLY KILLED s ... BABY

Mountain Home. Ark. (uP)--1t look two years for home made mt polyon to prove fatal to four-year- old Frank Walker. The mtxturo of I've and molnsscs burned through the chlld's throot. sarv- ing him to death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
cAvE THEM BnorHEls

bgandon. Vt ,Gupl-rlbs situ- atIoDl was reversed by Mrs George Cove Ag-year-old RrandmOther. Her. lfarrled a0n and dnugbtcr had llEceenie1 her With four grufld- fliIidfont but she recently present. cdst6tm wjtb | brother.i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
 The rI. r. Grlges 10.

Bridgeport Gas It Co g 36 t Bridgcpt Hydraulic Co 27 30 q Conn Elcc Service. 33is 35i5 Conn Gas & Coke com sg f Conn Gas & Coke pfd Al ~ Conn It & Pow 5h% jAlI
 pfd .1Ob VI Conn It & Pow 6k % Ns't
 pfd ...... .11S Connecticut Power Co 31is 333s Conn Ky & Ltg Co com 32 37 Conn Ky & Ltg Co pfd 3S 43 Hid Elect It Co com 49 5t Hfd Gas It Co com 39 42 Illuminating Shares A 34h 36h New Haven Water Co 58 61 South N E Tel Co.,. .104 10S
 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Ann Hardware Co.,. 2l 23 Bridgeport Brass. .... G 6M Bristol Brass Corp com 33 36 Colts Pat Fire Arms Co 20 2S Eagle Lock Co. ...... 20 23 Landers Frary x Clark 36is 3SM New Britain Machine.
 Co com ........... 612 b 1s North & Judd Mfg Co 20M 22h Peck Stow & Wilcox Co 2 Remington Arms .... Scovill Mfg Co. ...... 20K 2fN Stanley Works Co com 22 24 Torrington Co ....... 70 72
 INSURANCE STOCKS Aetna Fire Insurance. ~ 49 Aetna Life Insurance. 10 Fl Automobile Insurance 24 26 Connecticut General. 27 29 Hartford Fire lnsur.. bG 5S Home Insurance. .... 27A 20h National Fire Tnsur. 55h 51M Phoenix Fire Insur... So '72 Travellers Insurance. .415 425
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-05

DOW JONES AVERAGES
Evening star., 1935-08-09

year against the Wheeler Rayburn
bill. Immediately before the vote in
each house they poured in relays, so,
100, 200, 500, even 1000 in a relay
group. This movement was SO
planned, so timed and so arranged as
20 leave the impression on many that
perfect storm of public sentiment
and indignation had spontaneously
burst forth in vexed resentment
against the Wheeler -Rayburn bill. If
these letters and kilograms had not
come in such f1ocks, droves and
clouds, that it was impossible even to
open them. Washington might have
been left under the melancholy i'm
preston that g pestilence had spread
abroad leaving millions of widows and
orphans, all of whom were large stock
holders in power holding companies.
The fact that millions of our people
were apparently honestly, genuinely
and spontaneously so aroused, that
they would spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars to send such
messages about a bill, naturally and
rightfully gave concern to their repre-
sentatives.
Following these protests came long
distance telephone calls from friends
back home, and finally there dropped
into Washington the party chairman
back home. a legislators campaign
manager or close personal friend
alweys the closest that could be found
willing to come TO Washington.
If these protest telegrams, letters,
Evening star., 1935-08-09

local power Company. Regular or
special stenographers turned them out
of their typewriters by the thousands,
and later a signature was added either
by some person who had never seen
it before, or by the agent of the COM
pany, who claimed, and in most in
stances had, general authority to sign
the name.
Tracks Well Covered Up.
No one single message contained
any information to the Congressman
or Senator that the message was con-
ceived by a holding company bene-
ficiary, actually written by subordi-
nate of this beneficiary, and actually
paid for by a local power company.
The tracks were even covered up so
that it was only after this committee
had its hearings that the plan was
revealed. Lately, publicity has been
given by some companies to these
payments by them, but in each in
stance, including one in my own State
of Alabama, it was after our COM
mittee had asked the company for this
particular information.
These letter and telegram factories
were supplied with prepared forms
from the highly. paid publicity men of
the holding companies. Evidence in
possession of the committee shows
that holding company publicity men
have been drawing as much as 500
per day, which, of course, goes back
to the local company and into your
electric light bill
1t is impossible for me to give you
many Of the forms, but let me read
you few form kilograms. Remember,
also that these were sent from every
section of the Nation to Senators and
Congressman. Here they are:
please oppose Rayburn-W Wheeler
legislation; which is vicious and un-
American"
SHOW the boys who is boss, de-
feat Rayburn- Wheeler bill"
vote against Rayburn Wheeler
bill to protect my interests. Will watch
| result of ballot"
Il shall expect you to use your
prerogative against the Wheeler Ray
burn bill. AS you vote now, so shall
vote for you at the next election
Defeat the Rayburn- Wheeler bill
and you will get my support at the
next election"
| These very holding companies have
| advertised far and wide their tender
and loyal solicitude for the Constitu-
| ton and the Supreme Court. Let this
| court now characterize their conduct.
read from the case of Marshall VS..
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., as
follows:
ANY attempts to deceive persons In
connection with the high functions of
/ legislation, by secret compensations, or
to create or bring into operation un-
due influence of any kind, have all
the injurious effects of a fraud upon
the public -
Legislators should act with a single
eye to the true interests Of the whole
| people and courts of justice can
/ give no countenance to the use of
means which may subject them to be
misled by the pertinacious importun-
ity and indirect influence of inter-
ested and unscrupulous agents or So
| licitors .. Secrecy, as to the
character under which the agent or
solicitor acts, tends to deception and
is immoral and fraudulent"
These words of the Supreme Court
of the United States denounced a
| $50, 900 lobby. Can we doubt what
Evening star., 1935-08-09

long distance telephone calls and per-
sonal visits to Washington had been
the result of carefully formed opinions,
after a study of the bill, and had
resulted from personal convictions
strong enough to justify the citizen
making the necessary effort to make a
trip to Washington at his own ex-
pense: to write and send telegram
at his own expense: or even to write
letter at his own expense; such
activities would have been worthy of
that serious and important considera-
ton given them by many Senators and
Congressman.
These letters and kilograms did not
appear on their face to have been
written, prepared, or paid for by any
one but the persons whose names were
signed. While they did not affirma-
lively assert in words that the per-
sons whose names were signed, actu-
ally wrote and paid for them, GER
tainly it was intended to leave that
impression upon the Washington
Senators and Congressman and the
President of the United States. If,
therefore, some on else actually wrote
the kilograms and letters of protest
and some one else actually paid for
| them, this was just as much a cam
paign of deceit and fraud as though
the messages had actually carried the
false statement that the message had
| been written, signed. and paid for by
the person whose name was signed
| to it.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

A.
Now, what were the actual facts2
Evidence before the Lobby Commit
tee shows that one holding company
system expended more than $l34,oo0
for kilograms and telephone mes
sages. At an average Of go cents
per message, this would mean more
than 235, 1000 messages were sent by
this one company on this one bill.
In the main, these telegraphic mes
sages were sent to Senators and
Congressman to try to persuade
them or coerce them to vote against
the Wheeler -Rayburn bill. Not only
did this one company pay out this
money for such kilograms, but various
other companies did the same thing.
Reports from IL telegraph Offices
throughout the country made to the
Senate Committee show that 14,782
| kilograms were sent to Senators and
| Congressmen against the bill, and
l4.779 of the messages were paid l0T
by public utilities, while only three
people had sufficient interest to pay
for any such message. Probably more
than 250,000 kilograms in all were sent
in this way and paid for by the
utilities. Sometimes the person pre-
senting kilograms supposed to be
signed by various citizens was CON-
plete stranger in the community. Fo:
| instance, the committee today re-
ceived sworn answer to QUESTIONABLE
from the telegraph agent at Spartan
burg, S. c., 212 kilograms against the
holding company bill were sent to Sen
ators and Representatives at cost
of $12729. The agent teStifies as fol-
| lows:
ITO the best of my knowledge an6
belief, none of the rs kilograms wert
filed by the signers, but were filed by
one party in connection with another
We do not know his business connec-
tions. He was a transient and pre-
viously unknown in this Office
With reference TO the remaining 13t
kilograms. this agent testi6es:
They were filed and paid for by thu
same party that paid for the tele.
grams sent on June 27. As previously
stated, we do not know the name o.
the party filing and paying for them.
Not one telegram from Spartan
burg was sent against this bill through
this telegraph company except thost
presented and paid for by a tran
sient!" This is public expression! Beal
in mind, too, that while these expense
were always charged to your loca
company that sells you electricity. thC
plans were conceived, drawn and or.
dered by the manipulations of hold
ing company perhaps thousand mile!
away.
100000 Letters Sent.
Not only were more than $50 000(
kilograms sent under this plan of tht
holding company, and paid for out o.
the local companies funds paid in BY
your local citizens. but perhaps 5,000,'
900 letters were sent under the samt
plan.
Witnesses under oath have already
disclosed some of the methods used Il
send these kilograms. Some peopl,
we're hired to get signatures and pait
for each message obtained. Other:
were hired by the day or week. En-
ployes of the local companies were sen'
out for some of the messages. Com
pany managers of stores and place!
nt business obtained general authority
from their clerks, Janitors and othel
employees.
The telegraph and letter factor!
usually worked in the office Of tn