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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
SENATORS PRESENT CHAIR TO WARNER

Washington, Aug. 4-UP)-Vice President John Nance Garner has 8 shiny, new wicker chair today in which to sit in the shade of live oak trees about his Uvalde, Tex, home and contemplate fishing, hunting and-the 1940 campaign.
 The chair was the gift of members of the TWO Hours-For- lunch" club in the Senate, a group of senators of all political beliefs.
 At the time of the presentation, Cactus Jack" was told that he could use the chair as headquarters for his front porch" campaign for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination.
 Engraved on brass plate was this inscription:
 ITO John N. Garner, presented by his friends in the United States Senate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

1t that way, any act or acts, any demonstrated conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city comes from the mouths of perjurers, whom the state says had been treated un- mercifully.
 Peck Speaks
 ATTY. JOSIAH PECK:
 May it please the court and ladies and gentlemen of the jury: MT. Waterhouse and I represent Daniel J. Leary. When our forefathers came over from England three or four centuries ago they brought with them an English principle of law which is known as the presumption of innocence" His honor, Judge In- glis, will charge you in some length that the accused-each one of them must be found not guilty unless the state proves the charge contain ed in the information beyond req sonable doubt. Very likely his honor will define that term and I won't attempt to. The term speaks for it. self. What reasonable doubt is is just as clear to your minds as it could be if you had a whole lot of definitions.
 I will say this. If the states evil dence in this criminal case is such as there is any explanation which deals with reason as a possible ex- planation of circumstances of the case other than guilt, it is your duty as jurymen to give fact to that doubt MT. Warren Upson, lawyer of this city and Chairman of the Republican Party of Connecti- cut, took the stand and testified that after the city election of 1887, he and Leary had an interview MT. Leary suggested to Upson that the election was over, he was licked, and he suggested to Upson that they let by-gones be by-gones. Now, what does that prove Certainly not an unusual phenomenon of any time. After the election is over, political parties who cracked each other to the best of their abilities, one said to the other, You're a good fellow. Let by-gones be by-gones. Forget it." Well that is produced as evil dence of guilt on the part of Leary. It isn't. If you asume in advance that Leary is guilty, the assumption carried with it is the assumption that the by-gones are also evidence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
YOUNGsTER FEATURED

JoJo LaSadio, the little boy fea- tured in "If I Were King" returns to the screen in Argentina" Pro- ducer Harry Sherman's newest Hop- along Cassidy series for Paramount starring William Boyd. The company is shooting on location at Lone Pine, Calf, today,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Attorney Frederick Waterhouse addressing the jury today spoke as follows:
 May it please the court, ladies and gentlemen of the jury: I represent Defendant Leary. You have been treated to a number of quotations since the arguments started four days ago. One which I think very pertinent is, strangely enough to be found in this courthouse in the clark's office. Be brief. We have our livins to make and 1t takes most of our time to do it." The first thing that we have to face here is MT. AL corn, Jr. says the conspiracy was in part, a $35O0 error. MT. Purcell made that error. MT. Leary had nothing to do with it. MT. Purcell had books; he kept them; he made that error. It wasn't our fault. He reported 1t to MT. Leary who immed- lately ordered MT. Purcell to notify the person who had reveiced the duplicate payment and recover it. He placed it back into the funds of the city of Waterbury. But, he sought to criticize MT. Leary for not putting that money immediately back into the city treasury and then criticized MT. Leary for his failure to do exactly what he wanted to have him do. A couple of state- ments were supposed to have been said by MT. Leary: "They put us here and we've got to take care of them" The other, "You're not politician" Who was being taken care of? This money was immediate ly recovered, immediately deposited in a special account and when the books were strengthened out was put into the account of the city of Waterbury, Who was he helping now? It wasn't his mistake. He did mt cause that mistake to be made; it was Purcell's mistake. So how was MT. Leary helping anybody out? That is just an example, it seems to me, of the ingenuity of the prose- cution and MT. Purcell-and 1t is rather harsh ingenuity-to accuse these people of dishonesty and a desire to defraud somebody, because the money wasn't immediately put back, wasn't put into special account and because MT. Leary didn't do exactly what MT. Purcell wanted to have him do. If that was the start of the conspir- acy it was Purcell who started it because he made that mistake. As I say, he made 1t. MT. Leary didn't know anything about it, had noth- ing to do with 1t.
 MT. Levy!
 Here we come to MT. Levy. Mir Levy stated that he came to Wa terbury and saw Kelly. Then he was brought to see MT. Leary. MT. Levy admitted he had not filed his income tax for the entire seven years. And he was introduced to income tax investigators in the grand jury room. liken that in- troduction to the internal revenue men to the old-fashioned methods of the use of rubber hose Levy had not told the story they wanted him to. He had not made a confession as they wanted him to make In order to meet with that situation, to save himself, he had to say that he had not received the full amount of money. He kept cutting it down and he cut 1t down and he cut 1t down. And when he finally got through, he didn't even stick to the statement that he had received what he was supposed to have received. He cut 1t down below lLsL a,,a,, I'll, ara ic o laW in this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

way, of any act or acts, any oeIl- onstrated conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city comes from the mouths of perjurers, whom the state says had been treated unmercifully."
 He concluded his argument at 11:03, just about an hour after its inception. Attorney Josiah H. Peck, his associate in the defense of Leary, opened his argument after a short recess.
 The importance of the testimony of the witnesses, Peck told the jury, is in whether or not they show in- tent to defraud. If they don't" he added. "Then they are worth noth- ing"
 Purcell, he said, started keeping records in 1930 immediately after going into the controllers office. There was nothing dishonest about the incident of the $3,500, 1t was only a breach of good bookkeeping, he continued. .
 Tt is obvious that Purcell is of the bookkeeping type. He keeps books and records with meticuious care-any breach to him Is a serious matter"
 Leary Impatient
 Purcell, said Peck, admitted that Leary was successful puslness man, who was impatient at red tape, just as any man of similar de- nomination is. .
 Leary and Purcell" he continued "Are of type diametrically op- posed. There was no teamwork be- tween them."
 Continuing in his references to Mackenzie, Williamson and Levy, Peck cried, MT. Hickey squeezed those fellows for all they were worth, but got little juice out of them" Peck referred to former County Detective Edward J. Hickey, now head of the state police.
 Peck said in connection with that statement that he would not "men- tion third degree tactics"
 "Hickey's story was that of pro fessional investigator" he continued. Levy evidently sought an easy way out, Williamson's testimony was not good for any use, and Mackenzie was not a credit to himself on the stand, he said:
 In defense of the board of finance, who according to the state failed to survey warrants payable sheets be- fore signing them, Peck exclaimed, No one ever claimed there was any, thing wrong when the mayor and city clerk started using the htho- graphed signatures for checks. To sign personally was a burdensome task-much too cumbersome - and there was no criticism when they discontinued.
 And so 1t was with the board of finance who did away with looking over all claims. That was too cum bersome and no one has the right to criticize them.
 Many of the states claims are based on the fact that the mayor and controller did considerable bus mess with friends Peck said. But everybody in business does business with friends. It's traditional. he add ed. and there's nothing suspicious about it.
 m closing his argument. he said, "Dan's a good fellow.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Turning then to a new phase of his argument, Warehouse pointed o,,t that in 1883. when the state con- tends Leary's expansion was ttart- ed" Roosevelt had just been inaugu- rated, "That had no particular bearing. he added. but I mention t."
 He continued dramatically that every. bank in the country closed that year, and that practically all factories were at a standstill.-prac- tically nobody was working.
 sin ie3s we were close to panic" he said, adding that the federal sssncIes had not been fufictionine. rTllef he said. fell on towns and sisiah ipeludins Waterbury, Relief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Immaterial

The fact that expenditures were charged to this appropriation or that appropriation, he said, in con- cluding, is immaterial. Also the claim that the items were added to sheets after the approval of the board of finance. for the clans were legitimate. Thousands of claims in- volved persons not on trial, he told the jury.
 In addition. he said, the tax rate of the city. during the eight years of the Hayes-Leary administration was reduced II mills, and not at the expense of increasing the city's debt.
 "It isn't a question" he said, "of whether you agree--it is q question whether the decisions they made then spelled out conspiracy to de- fraud the city of Waterbury to cheat and defraud the city of Waterbury
 "The only direct evidence" he added. "if you want to put it that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Lobbyists Hired

They then hired lobbyists. The people wanted the work done and they did the best they could. And the charter authorized them to hire lobbyists. MT, Leary had nothing to do with the lobbying and they did have to pay The bond issue they wanted to get through and they did get 1t through. The boys were showing them what they could do. They did it. There was nothing
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
Resume ebay
Pour Schedule

Construction operations on Coulse
dam will return to the s:x-day week
schedule effective Immediately, Of
ficials of the Consolidated Builders
Inc, announced.
The six-day concrete pouling sche-
dule will be maintained until pos
sible cold weather shut down during
the winter, barring unforeseen cement
shortages, the officials said.
Whether the dam would 60 back to
the seven-day week operations this
year remained pnoblematical, with ad-
ditional supplies Of cement the decio
ing factor. The bureau of reclamation
will continue to attempt to obtain
faster deliveries of cement than are
contemplated at present.
Official announcement Of the six
day week will be made to workers on
the Job. Wednesday through COM
pany bulletin, it was said at the adj
ministrative offices.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
JAMES STEWART TURNS
PRIVATE DETECTIVE

A new comedy theme, bringing a
delightful new team in unusually nov
Ell and daffy complications, comes to
the screen of the Columbian Theatre
in Electric City ON Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday when "It's a Wonderful
World" makes its local debut starring
Claudette Colbert with James Stew
art in the male lead
Catching the elusive spirit OF
Claudette Colbert's Academy Award
hit, cit Happened One Night" the
new romantic comedy strikes out in
to new zany channels both in charae
tiers and plot. Stewart is an Allan
erican football player cast az PRIV
ate detective hired to keep an irres
ponsible, oft married millionaire play
boy out of trouble. Miss Colbert, is
of all things, a poetess, When the mil
lionaire playboy is murdered ant
Stewart is innocently involved, Miss
Colbert joins forces with him in solv
ing the murder. The complications rul
wild, the work of the amateur detec
tive ia more than weird, and Stewar
even socks Miss Colbert on the Jaw
But it all romps to a happy, if unex
pected ending.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
MANY WPA PROJECTS ARE
NEARING COMPLETION

Although less than year has clap
sed since the first project in the
1889 PWA program in Washing
ton state was placed under construc-
tion, 26 projects, or about IS per
rent of the entire program. exclusive
Of projects transferred to the Bureau
of Public Roads, have been substani-
ally completed, the regional office OF
the Public Works Administration re-
ported.
The current PWA program in this
state provided for the construction of
"A projects involving expenditures of
approximately $2s,00O,000. OF this
number, "a projects valued at So
49O,4S0 subsequently were transfer
red to the Bureau of Public Roads.
The first project to get under way
in Washington was a $4,000 street
improvement job in Tacoma, on which
work was started August Is, 1888. It
was completed two months later.
AS result of the rapid progress
made on project sites during the
spring and summer months providing
employment for several thousand
skilled and unskilled worker, only "a
PWA projects remain under construc-
tion in this state. A majority of these
are scheduled to be completed within
the next three months.
AS projects approach completion,
manufacturers and local dealers are
busy filling orders for plumbing and
electrical fixtures, furniture, machin-
cry and other equipment required for
schools, hospitals, municipal buildings,
constructed with the aid Of PWA
funds.
Meanwhile, the regional office re-
ported, PWA grant payments totaling
$6,5OO,468 have been advanced to
project owners in this state. These
payments, together with funds sup
piled by the various communities,
have been expended for payrolls ON
project sites, architectural and en-
cheering fees, building materials,
equipment and other construction
costs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
Sims Corner

The Ladies Auxiliary of Sims Cor
ner Grange held meeting Wednes
day. After business meeting the
ladies cut cut clothes, which are tc
be made for the children at Washing
ton Children's Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Gander and
family spent Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Davis at Delrio.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.. Lemley and
Miss Beatrice Lemley were in Coulee
City Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael We;mer
skirch, Mr.. and Mrs j. P. Weimer
skirch and Eugene were visitors in
Mansfield Sunday.
Mrs. Lloyd Lynard and daughter
were visitors at the home of J. A
Burton Tuesday.
Frank Niles and Tex O'Connon
were visitors in Mansfield Sunday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
ATTRACTIVE STATE
ADVERTISING

Another beautiful piece of adver-
Using for the State of Washington
has just been issued by the Washing
ton State Progress Commission. 1t is
beautifully printed 48 page book
let in colors showing hundreds Of the
beauty spots Of Washington along
with many Of the industries. 1t is
an intensely Interesting booklet and
one that should be of great influence
in attracting tourists to the state.
When we remember that some $780,.
100000 was left in hte state last
year by tourists the Importance of
that industry is evident. But beyond
this is the importance of the advertis.
ing the state realizes. The tourist
business brings a class of people into
the state that would supply excellent
residents. They are people of suffic-
lent means to have some surplus and
SO Il they decide to reside here they
win have means enough to establish
themselves and be an asset instead OF
a liability to the state.-Pasco Her
aid.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
WHEAT LOANS ARE AVAILABLE

All }formers who have complied
with the 1899 Soil Conservation pro-
gram are eligible to secure federal
wheat loans on their wheat harvested
this year. If they care to do so.
To date nineteen wheat loans am
ounting to $23,708.49 have been
made. The farmer will receive a check
covering his loan within two or three
days after application is made.
Farmers planning to secure loans
should be sure that they have insured
wheat tickets, and that the grade is
marked on the tickets. In few In.
stances the tickets have been turned
in at the County office which were
fully complete excepting for the fact
that the grade was no indicated, such
as No. l, No. 2, etc.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
WORLDS LARGEST DRUM GATES
ORDERED FOR GRAND COULEE

Eleven drum gates, largest design
ed in the world, were ordered last
week by Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. 1ckes, to control the flow
of water over the spillway section of
Grand .Coulee Dam In the State of
Washington.
The gates will be purchased from
the American Bridge Company Of
Denver, Colorado, on the Company IS
bid Of $6O9,360, which was the low
est of nine proposals received and
opaned by the Bure&u of Reclamation
at its Denver, Colorado office on
!; July IL, 1899.
Grand Coulee Dam. when finished,
will be 1890 feet long. or more than
| four-fifths of a mile. Between the
power house sect ons at the ends of
the dam is a spillway section 1850
long, over which water not required
for storage or for power generation or
irrigation will be allowed to flow.
forming a spectacular waterfall twice
as high as Niagara. The rate Of flow,
and to certain extent the quantity
of water held in storage, will be
controlled by these II drum gates,
each gate rs ieet high and 1876 feet
long.
The spillway will have capacity
of million cubic feet second: and,
/ if that capacity should ever be reali-
zed, it will be necessary to dissipate
at the foot of the dam the energy of
the falling water equivalent to 80
million horsepower. This will be &C.
complished, and erosion Of the river
below the dam will be prevented, by
an upwardly curved bucket at the toe
Of the dam. where trough 100 feet
vile and 80 feet deep is formed be-
hind concrete wall across the river
bed. 33 feet below the water surface
H0 uIuu- RdIG CVutIOl IucCu6ul6Ll6
to be flu nished by the Government
will provide individual control. boil
automatic and electric, for each gate
but provision will also be made fo
remote electrical control from tn,
power house by means Of which al
Of the drum gates may be operate'
simultaneously by one moster control
The contractor is required to deliv
| or two Of the gates within 800 day
, after notice has been received of a
. ward Of contract. three within 49,
days, three within 42O days, an
three within 480 days. The gate
will be installed by the Bureau o
< Reclamation, in charge of the cor
struction of Grand Coulee Dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
NEW AMENDMENT
AFFECTS MARKETING

An amendment to the wheat mar,
keting quota provisions Of the Agri.
cultural Adjustment Act Of 1888 will
make it possible for farmer to mar.
ket all the wheat he produces on his
wheat acreage allotment whenever a
marketing quota may be in effect
provided he does not exceed his a.
lotment, says Henry NJ Ramsey, chair
man of the state conservation c9m
mittee.
The amendment provides that q
farmer who does not exceed his allot
ment for wheat will be able to mar
ket all the wheat he produces without
penalty, explains Ramsey.
The farm marketing quota fol
wheat is the normal or actual yield
whichever is greater, of the farm &C.
Feage allotment, plus the carryoveg
on the farm which was eligible to be
marketed in previous years without
penalty.
Formerly, the law called for farm
ers to hold part of thehir wheat on
the farm when there was market
ing quota. even if they had planted
within their acreage allotments. A
farmer who exceeds his allotment will
be subject to- penalty ON any wheat
he markets in excess of his quota, but
he may avoid penalty by storing 90
the farm an amount Of wheat equal
to the amount he produces in excess
of his quota
Under the new amendment for
wheat, compliance with marketing
quotas will be checked against tho
amount Of wheat stored on the farm,
A farmer who stores less wheat than
his required storage amount will be
presumed to have marketed wheat ip
excess of his quota.
No marketing quota is in effect 70,
the 1889 crop.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
WIN COLLEGE IInE!1D9

Betty Davis and Frances Roberts
of Coulee City have won places
on the high scholarship roll Of Wash
ington State college ror the spring
semeser of 1899. President E. 0. Hol-
land announced this week. To be ell
igible for this honor student must
have grade average of 80 per cent
while carrying full college course.
Four hundred and sixteen students
more than II per cent of the enroll
ment, placed on the honor roll. Nine
students earned Is or more hours OF
, UA.O
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
\ LEASE COLUMBIA CAFE

Mr.. an Mrs Don Adams and fam
ily Of Wenatchee arrived here last
week end and assumed management
Of the former Womack cafe purchased
last week by Henry Stass and Elmer
Nelson. The name Of the establish
ment was changed back to "Colum-
bia Cafe" by. the new owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams are thorough
ly experienced restaurant operators
and are friendly, personable folks
who will be welcomed into the bust
ness life of this city. Mrs. Adams was
EMPLOYED at the Cascadian hotel din.
ing room up to the time the family
leased the Columbia.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-10
POWER OUTPUT RECORD
,ss@.r.z-r7@ SET AT BoUIaDER IsADA

A world IS power output record for
a single hydroelectric generating IN
it has been set at Boulder Dam y ell
eetricl plant. Commissioner John c.
Page, Bureau Of Reclamation, report
ed today to Secretary of the Interior
Harold l.. Ickes.
Generator AT. newest and latest
addition to the Boulder power plant
was operated at full load over a per.
iod Of "a hours and generated d
gross total of 2,060.000 kilowatt
hours.
Tbs amount Of electric energy,
produced by the new generator in a
single day, is enough to provide every
family in a city of 100000 popula.
ton with light for an entire evening
Of six hours, with each family contin-
uously burning five 6O-watt electric
light bulbs.
1t would keep 15-watt night
lamp burning day and night for more
than $1,000 years.
The new generator swung into reg
ular operation about month ago
and full use has been made of il
since. Its installation brought this
number Of generating units in oper,
alton at Boulder's power plant to
eight: another is now being installed
and two more are on order. Altogeth.
or, the plant will eventually house
seventeen.