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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Jim Farley Awarded "Free Ride" On Washington Merry GoRomd
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Perkins, WOodring, all were sil- ent or nOn- -committaL Even Cummings, who had hand in framing the scheme to add six new judges, ducked for cover when the fighting got tough.
 It would have been easy for Jim to do the same. AS Post master General he easily could have claimed that he knew noth- ing about the Supreme Court and laid low. And with most of the Democratic State chairmen and national committeeman opposed to the judicial program, it would have been excusable for him to keep out of the fight.
 But he didn't. Jim honestly believed in the proposal and he rolled up his sleeves and waded in. While most of his Cabinet colleagues sat unmoved while Roosevelt took the mauling of his life, Jim stumped the country in defense of his "chief".
 STRATEGY
 The second battle was the New York mayoralty race.
 It was widely, and accurately believed that the President fav-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

EDITORS NOTE-The Brass ring which in recent weeks has been handed to one Cabinet member after another, is an unofficial honor for leading Washington figures. Today Postmaster General James Aloysius Farley gets his free ride on the Washington Mer- ry-Go- -Round.)
 WASHINGTON, Mar. 19IPost- master General Jim Farley is one member of the Cabinet who has grown in stature during his five years in office.
 Jim came to the Capitol, a ma. chine politician reeking of Tam many. the school in which he learned his political p's and as. Most of his colleagues considered him a necessary evil, while the Presidents high-flown Brain Trust and the progressives in Congress eyed him as a sinister ogre who had to be watched like a maraud- ing chicken hawk.
 Still Machine Man
 Jim is still a machine politician. He believes as firmly as ever in the necessity of organization and the doctrine that the way to cre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Yesterdays Session Ex= tended From 3::3O to
 7:3O; Olsen Present
BANK RECORDS MAY
 HAVE BEEN SHOWN
All Witnesses Excused at 6:5O P. M. Yesterday;
 Williamson Testified

Prominent Waterburians will be called to testify be- fore the extraordinary grand jury, it is expected, when that body opens it's third week of investigation here on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Several facts bear out this possibility. Charles E. Williamson, Republican Central Committeeman, and attorney of Bridgeport and Darien, is believed to have testified before the jury for three hours yesterday as the second week of investigation was completed with an afternoon-evening session. The session started at 3:30 and ended at 7:30 o'clock.
 Two huge cartons, believed to be bank records of Waterburians in- volved in the probe, were brought to the juryroom yesterday by Carl D. Olsen, vice-president and treas urer of the Waterbury Trust Com pany. This incident, coupled with remark made by Special Prescott tor Hugh M. Alcorn as the jury was recessed last night, and the fact that Alcorn and his aides conferred loAg after the jury was gone, indi- cate that Tuesday will be an im- portant date in the grand jury's history.
 Olsen's Appearance Brief
 It is believed that MT. Olsen's ap- pearance before the jury yesterday was brief, for he spent most of his time seated in the third floor cor ridor.
 He was accompanied by Albert A.. Johnson of 235 Wodtic road, who is described as a bookkeeper at the Waterbury Trust company by the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
29 WITNESSES
 HEARD BY JURY
All Believed to Have Tes: tifed in Two Weeks
 of Investigating

Review of the array of witnesses called to the courthouse by the grand jury during the two weeks of its official probe into city affairs shows that there have been twenty nine called. The majority are be- lieved to have testified before the jury.
 Starting with March 8, the open ing day of the probe, the following is chronological list of the wit nesses as they appeared:
 March 8 - Controller Sherwood L. Rowland; William J. Arm strong, his personal accountant; James F. Purcell, auditor affiliated with the controllers office.
 March 9eJames F. Purcell; Controller Rowland; Frankie (Burns) Santalucia, president of the Connecticut Supply Company; Miss Carolyn Cozza, secretary of the now 'defunct Office Supply Company.
 March 10 - Frankie (Burns) Santalucia; James F. Purcell; Jo- seph Moore, office manager of the Connecticut Supply Company.
 March 11-Martin Hayden, clerk of the board of welfare; Edward c. Palmer, president of the Office Supply Company; James F. Fur cell.
 March 15-James F. Purcell; Timothy Morgan, superintendent of the City Hall building; Simon J. Alderman, of the auditing firm, Alderman & Shepatin, New Hav- en; Charles E. Gillett, manager of the bookkeeping department of the, Bridgeport City Trust Co.,; Louis D. Kennedy, treasurer of the Union & New Haven Trust Co.,; Joseph Carroll, City Hall janitOr; Miss Helen R. Driscoll, b00kkeeper of the welfare department; Joseph Moore.
 March 16 - Timothy Morgan, Samuel Kemp, Francis Brice, James O'Donnell, Joseph Carroll, all City Hall janitors; Simon Alderman; Attorney Edward G. Levy of New Haven; Bradford Bollard, Darien banker; and Sal- vatore Giannelli, of the Commu- nifty Bank & Trust Co.,, New Haven.
 March 17-Attorney Charles A. Williamson, Darien; Attorney Ed ward G. Levy; Samuel Kemp, Francis Brice, Philip McGivney, Maurice Sweeney, John F. Flaher- ty, Timothy Horgan and James O'Donnell, of the City Hall staff; Joseph Moore; Clifford w. Wilcox, of the First National Bank and Trust of New Haven
 March 18-Attorney Charles A. Williamson; Carl D. Olsen, vice. president-treasurer of the Water bury Trust Co.,; Albert A. Johnson, boOkkeeper, Waterbury Trust Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
TWO HURT WHEN
 CAR HITS POLE
One Man Has Fractured Skull-POle Broken Off
 By Impact

Two men were injured shortly be- fore 3:30 this morning when the car in which they were riding left the travelled portion of the highway on Thomaston avenue and struck a telephone pole with terrific i'm pact. The pole was broken off.
 The men injured are Robert Gar vey, 27, of 1057 Huntingdon avenue, and Henry Gebhardt, 38, of 373 Grandview avenue. Garvey is the more seriously hurt of the two, hav- ing suffered a possible skull frac- ture, as well as decorations of the scalp and left leg Gebhardt also suffered a skull injury, and numer- ous decorations and abrasions.
 The car is believed to have been driven by Gebhardt and was appar- ently proceeding toward Waterville when it crashed into the pole. Po- lice investigated the accident, but no report was available at head quarters this morning.
 A passing motorist took Garvey to Waterbury hospital, while the hospital ambulance brought Geb- hardt to the institution. The car in which the two men were riding was badly damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

ate and maintain an organization is to play ball with those who play ball with you.
 "A favor in time will bring 8 lot of votes later,' is as much a fundamental tenet of Jims pOli- tics today as it was when, as a gangling youth, he got him. self elecetd Democratic city clerk in his rOckribbed Repubi- can home town of Haverstraw, N. Y.
 New Philosophy
 But while the rule is still vital to Jim's politics, there is an im- portant difference in the position 1t now occupies in his philosophy.
 When Jim came to Washington it was the alpha and omega of his political credo. He weighed every public problem from that angle. But today 1t is only a principle of campaign strategy, and there is a distinct difference between the two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Grave Crisis in Europe Is Averted Polish Army Was Massed on Border RECALL OF TROOPS
 EXPECTED AT ONCE UItimatum Answer Given at Tallinn, Capital of
 EsthOnia

Warsaw, March 19.-UP) - Lithuania today accepted a Polish ultimatum on res- toration of relations and re- moved, in doing so, a grave threat to the peace of Europe. A formidable Polish army was massed on Lithu- ania's frontier and the Polish battle fleet was steaming off Memel, chief port of Lithu- ania on the Baltic Sea. when the Lithuanian minister at Tallinn, Esthonia, handed to the Polish min- ister there, his country's accept ance of Poland's demand.
 The note was handed to the Polish minister at Il a. m. Central European time 6 a. m. EST)-10 hours before the expiration of the 48 hours ultimatum sent to Lithu- ania Thursday night.
 In its reply, Lithuania accepted Poland's demand for immediate res- toration of diplomatic relations, and as the result, legations will be es- tablished at the respective capitals, to be opened March 31. March 31 was the final day mentioned by Po- land for opening of legations.
 To Recall Troops
 AS the result of the Lithuanian note, it was expected that within 48 hours Poland would recall the troops massed on the Lithuanian frontier, including up to the minute mechanical units that were ready at zero hour to move across the frontier.
 The ultimatum and the Lithu- anian answer to 1t were exchanged at Tallinn, the Esthonian capital, in the absence of direct diplomatic relations.
 Poland was ready for war but the country had awaited confidently what it believed was certain to be an acceptance of the Polish de- mand.
 Two Ministers Sign
 Acceptance came in the note, which, for purposes of official form, was signed both by the Polish and Lithuanian ministers at Warsaw:
 The note was as follows:
 By order of my government I
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
MEXICO SE|zES
 ALL OIL RIGHTS
Executive Decree Expro= priates Foreign Industry
 Sale of Gold Suspended

Mexico City, March 19 - (U.PJ- President Lazaro Cardenas by ex. ecutive decree appropriated today the foreign oil industry in which the United States and other foreign na- tions have investments totaline $400 ,000,0 ,000.
 Coincidentaly the Bank of Mexico suspended purchase and sale of gold dollars and foreign exchange.
 The two decrees marked 8 new climax in a major struggle between foreign industries and the govern ment. They meant that the country faced a gigantic economic crisis and that the government and foreign capital faced a showdown battle on policy.
 Josephus Daniels, American am- bassador, was in close touch with the government and with the state department at Washington. The British minister and envoys of other nations which have tremend- ous sums invested in Mexico, like wise were in urgent communication with their governments.
 Cardenas, regarding the fight as one that affects even Mexico's sov- ereignty, accused the foreign oil companies of interfering in national policies and even of supporting revolutions in years past. He said that to win, the government was prepared to sacrifice its public works program and to permit change in the rate of exchange for the peso a change downward as against the dollar.
 Facing directly a question of even great international moment, the supply of the oil that is as blood to armies and navieS of today, Car
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

Bremen feel that they are being made the goats" in a needless cru sade, and that unnecessary discrim- inatory action is being taken against them. Members of the fire board, on the other hand, claim that they are acting solely in the interests of de- partmental efficiency.
 The resentment of the men in the ranks may have political ramifica- tions that will be felt during the next city election campaign. Fire men are making no bones about their displeasure and claim semi publicly that they are the victims of what amounts to persecution.
 The present situation had its be- ginning some weeks ago when sev- eral members of the fire board paid surprise visits to several engine houses. In some cases changes were ordered, and the commissioners re- turned to see if their orders had been carried out. The inspections then became a regular feature, and the commissioners regularly are paying unannounced calls to the fire stations.
 Then, last Monday, a new set of department rules went into effect. They were posted by Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh, acting on instruc- tions given by members of the fire board. The new rules forbid the men to take time off, even if they have substitutes, without the con- sent of the chief. This applies both to days off and to time off during any day.
 Commanding officers at all engine houses were ordered to have roll calls several times daily. All fire men were ordered to make certain that they had all necessary apparel and equipment. The daily shifts, said the rules, were from 8 8. m. to 6 p. m., and from 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. and no man could work 8 so- called short day" without the chiefs permission. Likewise no fire man can leave the city without the chiefs permission.
 The commissioners claim that the rules are not unusual, and that they will make for more efficiency. The regulations, they say, will work no hardship on the firemen.
 Bremen, on the other hand, point out that custom of 20 years stand- ing had allowed them to take req sonable time off If they secured an- other fireman to substitute for them. This custom, they say, has been followed since the late Mayor William B. Sandland put the two- platoon system into effect.
 The commissioners claim that the rules are necessary and just, the flremen claim they are needless and injust. And the f1remen's resent ment keeps growing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
ARRA|GNMENT IS AWAITED BY THREE BROKERS Commission Splitting Is
 Charged Against Fair- field County Men
 HIGHWAY APPRAISER ONE OF } INDICTED Kemp Is Accused of Divid=
 ing Land Purchase Fees in 56 Instances

Bridgeport, Conn.,, March 19. - (UP) - Accused of commission-splitting in con nection with the $6,10O,O0O land purchases for the Mer- ritt Parkway, three real estate brokers, indicted by an extraordinary grand jury, today awaited formal super for court arraignment. Named in the indictments were former Republican Leg islator G. Leroy Kemp, appraiser for the State Highway Department; Thomas N. Cooke, president of a Greenwich real estate firm, and Samuel H. Silber- man, Stamford real estate broker.
 A true bill against Kemp charg- ed him with dividing fees with Cooke in 19 instances, and with Sil- herman in 37 instances. Silber- mans indictment listed 37 occa- sions, and Cooke's 19, involving Kemp.
 Corrupt" Acts
 The indictments charged "certain corrupt, dishonest, fraudulent and immoral acts, all of which said acts are particularly dangerous to the public interest"
 Immediately the indictments were returned, Superior Court Judge Carl Foster issued bench warrants for their arrest late yesterday, and presentation in court today.
 Kemp, according to his counsel was i'll at his Darien home but ex- pected to surrender Monday.
 Approximately $1,800,0O0 was re- ported involved in the transactions in which the three allegedly con- spired to divide commissions.
 Named In 1881
 Kemp was appointed by the high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Diplomatic Relations Between Two Nations To Be Resumed Mar. 31
MAY
 SUE FOR PEACE
Cabinet Divided on Ques- tiOrl-ThOusands Flee
 From Barcelona

Barcelona, March 19.-(UP).-It was reported today that a group within the Spanish Loyalist cabi- net favored ending the civil war at "almost any price," Another group, it was said, wanted to carry it on to the bitter end"
 The cabinet met while an estimat- ed half million persons fled the Loyalist capital, subjected to three consecutive days of frightful bomb ings from the air, to the compara- tive safety of the surrounding mountains.
 The flight involved more than one-fourth of city's population. AL though latest census, compiled in December, 1894, gave the popula- ton as 1,148,129, it was estimated that almost one million persons re- siding had came here for refuge since the war started.
 Groups began leaving Wednesday after the first relays of insurgent bombing planes had blasted the city, but the departures got under way in mass at g 8. m. Friday.
 A constant stream of homeless and panic-stricken families filled the boulevards, en route to the outskirts and the mountains. There were donkey carts piled high with swaying bundles of household be- longings and automobiles with fur niture tied to running boards. Pedestrians carried blankets and mattresses slung across their backs.
 On through the night and into today the exodus continued. Lamps were heavily shaded so they would not be targets for bombing planes whose return was expected at any time.
 When the next assault would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
FORMER G. A. R.
 HEAD IS DEAD

Quincy, Mass, March 19-(UP)- Frederick H. Bishop, former state commander of the C A. R., died at hospital early today. He would have been 89 March 30.
 Bishop, last surviving member of Paul J. Revere post, was assistant adjutant general and assistant quartermaster general of the Mas sachusetts G. A. R. at death. A native of Ashford, Conn, he enlisted in the Civil war at IA as a cornetist and served four years. He was one of the youngest veterans of the Civil war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
JACKSON TO SPEAK

New Haven, Conn, March 19.- (UP). Solicitor General Robert T. Jackson will be the principal speak CT tonight at the annual banquet of the Yale Law Journal. Prot. Harold L. Laski also will speak. Se- curities and Exchange Commission Chairman William O. Douglass will be toastmaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Fire Dept. Stirred By Ne1v Regulations
Fire Commissioners Action in "Cracking Down" Not
 Meeting With Cordial Reception-Under Talk of Persecution Heard

Fire Department circles have not been much stirred up in years they today result of the board of fire commissioners action in cracking down" bers of the department The cracking down" has taken the form of surprise visits of inspection to fire stations all the city and the posting of set of regulations for fire which must be followed to the letter Bremen have been told that volators will face disciplinary action
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
BURNED TO DEATH

East Haven, Conn.,, March 19- (UP)-William L. Williams, 85, re- tired farmer, was burned to death last night when fire destroyed the two room shack he occupied alone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
Bv DREW PEARSON and ROl

Only Roosevelt Cabinet Member Who Grew In Staure Gets Brass Ring; Still Machine Politician But Tough Tactics Are No Longer His Philosophy He's Now Looking Toward N Y Governorshp and Apparently Has the Inside Track
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Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
u. S. Pushes Park Plans
For Saratoga Battlefield

WASHINGTON.-Plans for con-
verting the Saratoga battlefield, in
New York, where Burgoyne's sur
render to Gates marked the turning
point of the Revolutionary war, into
a full-fedged national park, were
announced by the national park
service.
The Saratoga battlefield, acquired
by the state of New York in 1926,
will, when survey is completed
within the six months limit set by
congress, be the third historical
park embracing Revolutionary war
battle areas to come under the con-
troll of the Federal government. The
others are at Morristown, N. J., the
site of General Washington's head
quarters during 1779-80; and the Co
lonial National Historical Park, Va,
where the siege of Yorktown result
ed in the surrender of CORVALLIS.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Bible Anthology Sought
For Use of Missionaries

LONDON.-Prof. Godfrey Phillips
Of Selly Oak college is considering
producing a new Bible anthology
for use among primitive races.
''The Old Testament as it stands
is a very difficult book for primi
tive man to understand, he said.
II have a great deal of evidence
from missionaries to that effect,
and consequently the idea is to
produce something more easily un-
derstandable as preparatory doc
ument to the Bible proper.
"An anthology containing the
most important passages from the
missionary point Of view is what
we have in mind. This, we feel,
would be Of value not only to ma
tives but to English students and
to adult school pupils"
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06

version of motor tax revenues
to purposes other than high
way use.
Many other states have
passed such prohibitory mea-
sures and Delaware must fol-
low the lead Of these progress
sive states. Powerful inter
ests and a high percentage of
all Delaware motor vehicle
owners are demanding this re-
form. 1t is imperative that
the anti-diversion measure be
passed early in the coming
legislative session"
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Diversion Of Motor Funds

Highway users, economists
snd state officials are greatly
alarmed at the tremendous di-
version of Delaware motor
funds during the past year,
declared w. Purves Taylor,
Secretary of the Associated
Petroleum Industries Of Della
ware, in a statement issued
Monday.
During 1887 and 1888 it
has been estimated that fully
81, 100000 has been taken
from the motor fund and used
for purposes other than high
way construction and main
tenance," Mr.. Taylor said.
Diversion of this magnitude
is not only a decided menace
against the stability of a long
range and constructive high
way program, but it may
cause Delaware to lose a sub
stantial portion Of its Federal
highway assistance which is
vitally necessary.
while every cept Of this
diversion has been legally al
located, nevertheless motor
vehicle owners have been de-
frauded Of the benefits they
have every right to expect.
Highway users, commercial
and civic organizations are
now insisting that all motor
taxes should be dedicated
wholly to highway purposes.
Gasoline and other special mo-
torist taxes should be consid-
cred as road taxes.
Sentiment is steadily grow
ing in force that one Of the
most necessary pieces Of leg
islation which the 1889 ses-
sion of the Legislature will be
asked to pass will be a consti-
tutional amendment which
will prevent any further di-
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Sherihf's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of writ of Pluries Levar
Facias to me directed, will be exposed tc
sale by way of Public Vendue in Front ol
the Colonial Hotel. in the Town of Smyrna
Kent County and State of Delaware, on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1888
at Two o'clock p. NJ.
The following described Real Estate to-wit
All that certain piece and parcel of land
and premises situated on the Westerly side
of East Street in the Town of Smyrna
Kent County and State of Delaware, adj
joining lands now or late of May Jefferson
lands of George M. Jones, and lands of
others. having a front on said East Street
of thirty-six feet and four inches and ex-
tending back therefrom between parallel
lines distance of one hundred and fifteen
feet, and containing forty-one hundred and
seventy-eight square feet of land, more or
less. and being the same lands and premis-
es granted and conveyed in fee unto the
first parties hereto by deed of George M.
Jones and wife. bearing even date here
with and about to be recorded at Dover
Improvements thereon being a two-story
frame dwelling house and other outbuld-
ings.
Together with all and singular the build
ings and improvements of every kind
whatsoever. ways. water, water-courses.
rights. liberties. privileges. improvements.
hereditaments and appurtenances whatso-
ever thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of CORBITT DARNELL and
CLARA M. DARNELL and will be sold by
LEVI L. EVERETT. JR., Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Dover. Del.
September p, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA, DELAWARE

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP.
MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION. ETC.
Of The Smyrna Times. published weekly.
at Smyrna, Delaware. required by the
Act of August "a. 1912.
Editor-Robert ID. Hoffecker. Smyrna, Del.
Managing Editor-Robert d. Hoffecker.
Smyrna, Del.
Business Manager-Robert d. Hoffecker.
Smyrna. Del.
Publisher-Robert d. Hoffecker. Smyrna.
Del.
Owner-Robert d. Hoffecker, Smyrna. Del
Known bondholder, mortgagers and other
security holders. holding 10 or more of
total amount of bonds. mortgages or other
securities-None.
ROBERT d. HOFFECKER.
Sworn to and subscribed before this
9TH day of October, 1888.
EDWIN w. HUTCHINSON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
my Commission expires March %. 1s4O)