The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-21
WALTER O'HARA
 IN COURT TODAY
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the alleged libel. Counsel for o. Tiara offered no witnesses. O'Aara, nattily .Attired In . blVe suit, sat ct his counsel's table.
 PawtuCket Aroused
 Meanwhile three Pawtucket city officials were to confer on possible steps toward removal of mitiaEnen posted within mile radius of the Pawtucket track. The city council and board of aldermen last night authorised Mayor Thomas P. Mccoy City Solicitor John A. 0'Neill and Public Works Commissioner Albert J. Lamarre to engage counsel and other assistance to protect the rights, lives and liberties of the residents of the city of pawtucket, and to carry their cause, If neces- sary, to the supreme court of the United States" All three Paw. tucket officials are supporters of o'Ixara in his fight to retain control of the SS,000,000 track.
 Gov. quinn Gives Hint
 Governor Quinn, who has vowed to drive O'fiara from Rhode Island in Q radio broadcast last night hint cd at c possible federal grand jury investigation of activities ct the track. ......,
 Referring to O'fIarag contribu. tions to both Republican and Demo- cratic campaign chests, Quinn asked:
 "What is tho purpose of spending all this money? ... No honest business needs protection .,.: Maybe the federal grand jury will look into those (things) :"
 He declared O'fEara twill ruin racing in this country" if per- Hnitted to remain as managing direc- tor of Narragansett. ..
 "rhe great stables of this coun- try" refused to race their horses ct Narragansett he said, because they couldn't stand for his (OHara's) strong arm men threatening and punishing every decent owner and trainer who didn't grovel ct his feet (and) because they couldn't stand for O'Hara running his own horses in races where the weighs were fixed by his own secretary.
 Admits It May Hurt
 quinn admitted that his fight with oEara may hurt him poll. ticaliy.
 "But what difference does that maker The issue iS bigger than me or any other individual. It B q question of preventing . man who was driven out of Fall River, Mass, from getting his dirty hands upon the government of Rhode Island"
 He answered O'HaraS challenge to explain the t42,600 in checks paid Democratic politicians by O'tIarA with:
 1T have never seen Q check or a dollar of O'iara's in my life and l have never received anything from him directly or indirectly"
 Police Chief Leonard Mills oi Pawtucket last night charged that his officers were denied permission to enter the martial Iaw area to an. swer c riot cali in connection with a family altercation, but Adjutant General Herbert R. Dean said he had not barred Pawtucket police. Seven races with 90 entries were carded for today ct the track, but 1t was believed that these would Do cancelled as were those of the previous three days "because oi martial law"
 Sharp Editorial
 Providence, B. l., Oct. N.-(UP) In e two-coiumn editorial, the Providence Journal today sincerely hoped" that Governor Robert |. Quinn would put the question oi horse racing in Rhode Island on the ballot ct the next general election We have in Rhode Island ar institution which exists as 6 state monopoly by special act of the legis- lature legalizing one particular form of gambling, though which Q total of more than ONE HUNDRED ] MILLION DOLLARS has beer wagered since it's operation wal , authorized four years ago by the vote of less than 20 per cent oi the eligible voters of the state =. is this thing we have here c sport at all? What business has e sport running candidates fol , office, suhsidizing political parties creating an army of armed deputies lslandering, villifying and corruptingi Have we horse racing run by horse men or just Q synthetic sport as cover for 6 racket run by rack eteers?
 we have had four years of this ? DO we want to SO on with 1t? .. 3 The governor has the undoubtet ! right to put the question upon tn ], ballot at the next general election 3 We sincerely hope that he will"