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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-28
State to Subpoena Members of Board of Finance
Information Sought
 On Numerous Checks
Acorn to Quizz Commissioners on Duties Votes Pur.
 cell Claims Payments Unauthorized

Kelly, the mayors secretary, who should have been permitted no part in the administration of the boards affairs. With his assistance, how ever, 1t appears that the mayor and the controller dominated the meet ings of the board, which remained throughout the eight years, a figure head.
 No Restraint
 "rhe grand jury has found no evidence of any genuine effort by the board to exercise any restraint whatever upon the mayor and the controller in their administration of the city's financial affairs. The manner in which hundreds of thous- ands of dollars of the city's money was expended illegally, without the approval of the Board of Finance and without subsequent discovery by 1t, is striking evidence of this situa- tion."
 Warrants payable sheets, which in normal procedure are signed by the Board of Finance, giving approval to bills presented at the meetings, have figured prominently in the case thus far. The state alleges that several of the registers, and many sheets from other registers, are missing.
 One of the registers admitted in evidence, containing the December, 1897, sheets (all that are available from the entire year) bears no sig natures of the Board of Finance, whatsoever.
 Payments "Noted"
 The face of the page contains numerous notations of payments to Frank J. (Burns) Santalucia, and the back contained only the printed certificate of the Board of Finance:
 We have examined and approved the original vouchers supporting the warrants listed on the reverse side hereof and numbered from. .. to. .. inclusive and authorized the issu. ance of warrants in payment of claims represented by said vouchers totalling ."
 None of the blanks was filled in, and the spaces for signatures were also empty.
 It is the states contention that items were added to the sheets, in other cases. after the sheets had been signd by the Board of Finance,
 Corruption Alleged
 Thoms and Griffin are former members of the finance board. The former Is awaiting trial on Q charge of corrupt legislation, based on grand jury investigations. He was minority leader in the House of Representatives in 1897. Griffin is former president of the Board of Aldermen,
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MISSING CHILD
 IS NOT KIDNAPPED

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the demands for major changes in
Decision Most Important

the demands for major changes ID the law.
 Decision Most Important
 The courts action overshadowed all other labor developments as President Roosevelt's new effort to bring the CIO and AFL into peace talks struck c snag. Indications were that, although peace committees will be appointed by both groups, each side would limit the authority of it's negotiators.
 CIO President John l.. Lewis de- layed a public statement on MT. Roosevelt's labor unity bid. but he was understood to be irked by AFL reservations.
 Federation President William Green banned any discussion or compromise Of the present AFL structure, economic or political phil- osophy and warned that "Commun. ist policies" will not be tolerated in reunited labor movement. Lewis long has urged overhauling Of the federation structure, which he con- tends is not adequate in modern industry.
 Some labor men still believed that Q truce or peace without unity was the limit of achievement possible at the peace conferences planned by Mir. Roosevelt. Others thought that even this was impossible.
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CARDINALS ARE
 READY TO ELECT

(Continued from Page D were confident. however, that . new Pope would be fou.4a this time with In two or three days.
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DECISION ON SIT.
 DOWN STRIKERS
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that their employer-The Colum- bian Enameling and Stamping Com- pany. Terre Haute, Ind.-had not refused to bargain with them and was not guilty of violating the labor law.
 After the decisions had been handed down-the first major re- buffs from the court to the labor board-Max Swiren, attorney for Fansteel, predicted that the sit- down is ended in America
 Sit Down Strikers Quit
 Even as he spoke, approximately 70 sit down strikers evacuated the aircraft division plant of the Bendix Corporation at South Bend. Ind, They had been informed of the courts decision. The Bendix plant was the scene of a major sit-down strike in 1886.
 Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes majority decision in the Fansteel case means that every site down striker can be jailed on con- tempt charges if plant owners se- cure injunctions similar to the one issued to Fansteel.
 Hughes described the sit-down strike as "iilegal in its conception and prosecution" and said 1t was not the exercise of the right to strike to which the tWagner) act referred"
 Illegal Seizure of Property
 Tt was not c mere quitting oi work and statement of grievances in the exercise of pressure recognized as lawful" he continued. Tt was an illegal seizure of buildings in order to prevent their use by the employer in c lawful manner and thus by acts of force and violence to compel the employer to submit.
 When the employees resorted tc that sort of compulsion they took position outside the protection oi the (Wagner Act) statute and ac. cepted the risk of termination oi their employment upon grounds aside from the exercise of the lega' rights which the statute was design ed to conserve"
 Justices Stanley F. Reed and Hugo l.. Black disagreed. In the dissent ing opinion, Reed said: None ques- tions the power of the board to res instate striking employees as a means of redress for unfair labor prac- tices."
 He concluded that in this case both labor and management hac erred grievously in their respective conduct" but that "it cannot be saic to be unreasonable to restore bott to their former status"
 Two Board Members Opposed
 Labor Board Chairman J. Warren Madden and member Donald Wake. field Smith told . house appropria' tions committee recently that they considered the sitdown strike file. gal. Member Edwin 6. Smith wal non.committal. The board has con- tended, however, that 1t had au. thority to order the re-employmenl of sit-down strikers if company unfair labor practices were the cause of the strike.
 But Chief Justice Hughes saic that "to justify such conduct be. cause Of the existence of Q labor dispute or of an unfair labor prac. tlcc would be to put 6 premium on resort to force instead of legal rem. edies and to observe the principlei of law and order which lie at the foundation Of society"
 Senator Edward R. Burke, D., Ne. braska, labor board critic and spon- sor of some Wagner act amend. ments. predicted that the three res versais would add public support te
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Special Prosecutor Hugh M. A. corn indicated yesterday that ne intends to call members or the noard of Finance who served rom iaso. iess as witnesses for the state in the waterbury conspiracy trial, following James P. Purcell, who mas been testifying for ten consecutive court days.
 em,ntv Detective Edward J, Hickey notified several present ana mast finance commissioners that they should mold themselves ready TOT can either late this week or cary next week." It is not anticipateo, however, that Purcell will be allowed tn leave the stand for at least an other week, Cross-eXaminat'on py defense counsel, which will follow purcell's testimony for the state concerning alleged illegal payments of city money, will be lengthy ana thorough.
 County Detective Hickey has or will notify the following that the state desires them as witnesses John H. Goss, Major w. Judge, liar lev W. Tripp, Charles B. Jackson John A. Hayden, Gall present com, mIs,soners) and Peter F. Griffin ana ,John D, Thoms, past members oi the board. Frederick J. Dalton another present member of the Snard u,as served A subpoena some time ago. .,,
 Mir. Goss, president of the ScovilI Manufacturing Company is under stood to have completed arrange ments to depart this week for ms annual sojourn In Florida,
 All the members, past and present. were witnesses before the extraor- dinary grand jury, whose investiga- tions led to the prosecutions Throughout Purcell'S testimony there have been repeated State- ments made concerning payments of more than 8 million dollars made in less than four years, With out the approval of the Board oi Finance.
 Over Sl,VVV,vVV
 In testimony given thus far py Purcell. he has alleged that in the wears ie3i- i-i932-l936 and nine months of ie37, the city spent si ,o49, ,2o4.ss, without the knowl. edge or consent of the Board or Finance.
 The grand jury, in its 74-page report of alleged municipal corrup.. ticn, stated. concerning the Board of Finance:
 Apparently equally impotent and subservient was the Board Of Fi- nance. Of its duties, detailed m Sections 65-lo0 of the charter. 1t was either unaware or inconsider.. ate. so rarely were they performed cnscienticusly. From the evidence which has been presented 1t Is ob.. vious that the meetings Of the Board Of Finance were Q formality. gone through periodically by the mayor and the controller, for the purpose Of securing what amounted to auto. uiatic approval of their acts and thereby permitting the board to maintain 6 semblance Of control over them. A constant attendant at these meetings was Thomas F.
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lection?
 A. Of what?
 Q. Of the figures or contents therein contained?
 A. I remember drawing 1t of for the different periods of the year. e. The question is this: By look ing at those figures contained in the three sheets of papers, does 1t re- fresh your present recollection to the contents therein contained? A. Yes.
 Accuracy
 e. So that by looking ct these three sheets of papers, you can tes- tify as to the accuracy of the con- tents therein contained, can you not?
 A. Yes.
 Alcorn:
 Q. Does that paper refresh your recollection as to the particular items in 1t?
 A. Only that they were payable to the defendant.
 Q. You took that from the War rants Payable Sheet?
 A. Yes.
 Q. That was taken from the rec- ord of the City?
 A. Yes.
 e. Which are not now availablep A. That's correct.
 e. Have you any present recol- lection of the figures on the War rants Payable Sheet from which you made that memoranda? A. No. sir.
 e. And you took them from the Warrants Payable Sheet or these sheets. and copied them?
 A. Yes.
 Cassel:
 c. By looking at that memor- anda does that refresh your present recollection as to the contents con- tained in that memoranda? A. No, sir.
 Peck:
 Not On Sheet
 Q. The Warrants Payable Sheets from which you took that memor- anda are still in existence, are they not?
 A. Yes.
 Q. And some of the sheets have been put in evidence through you as witness?
 A. Yes.
 e. Are not some of these pay- ments to Abrigador Digger on the A. I said to the best of my knowledge, they are not.
 Q. None of the payments are on a sheet now in existence? A. haven't examined them. l don't think they are.
 Admitted as Exhibit 16O. Alcorn:
 c. This Is the Warrants Payable Register for 1881. Will you examine 1t, MT. Purcell, and see if you find any sheet there from which you made that memoranda?
 Court Recess).
 f0:55.
 Alcorn:
 c. MT. Purcell. show you ari- other paper, and ask you to tell me what 1t is?
 4. Adding machine tapes for the year 1882.
 c. And were they made by you7 A. Yes.
 c. And where wa sthe memor- anda taken from?
 A. The Warrants Payable Regis ter Sheets.
 c. Whether or not the sheets from which that memoranda wal taken are in existence to your knowledge?
 4. believe some of them are missing.
 Register Sheets
 c. From what source did you gel that information and record? A. Warrants Payable Register Sheets.
 c. Have you any recollection oi the figures on the Warrants Pay able; from which those figures were taken?
 4. Nc.
 c. Do you remember what the figures wefe7
 A. I don't know.
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Abngador Digger Linked With Checks By Testimony Today Of James Purcell Coppeo Officially Written Into Evidence of Trial
 

The work of identifying cheeks vouchers and other documents which have figuratived prominently in the conspiracy trial to date, con- tinued today in the same more or less routine fashion. There were several objections, several sarcastic com ments and remarks that were or- dered stricken from the record, James P. Purcell was on the stand as the 18th week got underway. He was questioned as follows by Spec ial Prosecutor Hugh M. Acorn.
 fpurcell on witness stand. Quee" toned by Alcorn).
 @. MT. Purcell, do you know Fm' Coppeto
 Q. Q. How S; long have you known Phil CoppetoG ,or several years. I believe I've spoAe'' to him several times. ..
 @. DO you know whether ne .s connected with an organizat'on known as Abrigador Digger?
 a what was the business of the Abrigador Digger. If he had any
 A. I believe 1t was . company,
 @. And do you know wnetne. 1s not Phil Coppeto was interested ih ite
 C no vou know whether he had any trucks during the time rom 1881 through 1887?
 A. I believe he did. ..
 O, Do you know Ralph Coppeso'
 A. By sight.
 e. Onlys
 O, Do you know what his bus iness or profession isP
 A. Attorney. s,.
 c. And do you know where ms once is7
 A, don't know.
 e, You never were In the omceF
 A. No.
 O. During the year or years which you were in the controller 5 ofiice, MT. Purcell, did you know oi checks that were being drawn 70 Phil Coppeto and the Anrisaaos o's' ger?
 Made Records
 e. whether or not at any time during those years have spoken or, YOU lad any occasion to make any memoranda with respect to cnecks that had been drawn to the order oI either Phil Coppeto, or Apr'saaof Digger9 ., ..s adding machine tapes.
 e. Do you remember what year or years?
 A. I don't remember what year.
 e. From what source did you set the informationp
 A. From the Warrants Payable Record.
 e. And was the memoranda that was made: was 1t made under your direction and supervisionY
 c. And whether they were ac- curatep
 A. I believe they were.
 e. Whether or not tho sheets from which you took them are gone'
 A. Yes.
 e. And they are not now avail- able?
 A. To the best of my knowledge, they are not.
 q. Will you look at these papers that I'm handing to you, and ask you if you are able to tell me what they are?
 A. They are tapes of payments to either the Abrigador Digger CT Cop petos, or Phil Coppeto during the year 1881.
 c. Without reference to the memoranda, have you any perfect recollection of the items or amounts that are there?
 A. No.
 c. Referring to the memoranda, would that refresh your memory with respect to them9
 A. Yes.
 Crime out for examination of the memoranda.)
 Checks Handwriting
 Cassei:
 c. MT. Purcell the handwriting which appears on this paper: is that your handwritingp
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e. To whom do those figures res late?
 A. Phil Coppeto, or Abrisador
 C. And when were they made?
 A. I'd say sometime in 1883.
 e. What part of i933P A. Between the first and end of the year.
 c. And they are accuratea
 A. Yes.
 Q. show you some papers-ten in number l believe,-and ask you to tell me what they are?
 A. They're duplicate checks of the City of Waterbury?
 c. Do you know where the originals are?
 A. I do Not know. c. Whether or not, to your knowledge, they are in existence? A. They are not. c. Who is named as payee in these papers?
 A. The Abrigador Digger. and and the Abrigador Diggers. one is Diggers.
 q. And whether or not they are part of the public records of the City of Waterbury?
 A. They are.
 Admitted as Exhibit 14o)
 Alcorn:-
 The payee in each of these cheeks is Abrigador Digger or Abrigador Diggers; $40 Baldwin street, Wate:- bury. Conn.
 Jan. 24, 1885. Page k entirely blank as to what the invoice is for -S3,477.75.
 Dec. IS. 1884. Carting as per attached bill. S8,7g4.50.
 Dec. 19, 1884. Use of steam shovel, air compressor, soft coal. All for street.-$776.00. Dec. 10. 1884. Use of steam shovel, air compressor use of trucks, soft coal, for streets.-S767,00.
 Dec. 3, 1884. Use of steam shovel, air compressor, { trucks. Soft coal. For streets. &771.50.
 Dec. 24, 1884. Use of steam shovel; air compressor, { trucks, soft coal For streets-S771.5O. 1.I7- -35--Dept. of Streets ,.., s230 1-17-35-RentaI Of compressor 2s7.so
 Total S5f7.50
 Jan. 10, 1885. Excavating and carting sand and gravel; 7sc per GU. yd.-Sg.934.5O.
 Jan. 2, 1885. Use Of steam shovel use of compressor, { trucks. For Street DepartmeEt-2776.00.
 Jan. !, 1885. Use of steam shovel, air compressor, as peF invoice S7e7.0o.
 Tetal-s24,323.25.
 c, Mir. Purcell, are you able to tell from looking at those sheets whether or not they were approved by the Board of Firance7
 A. They were not, Nc Pin-P0iHts
 c, And can you tell from those duplicate cheeks whether the checks were written on the pin-pofnt fTIa- chine through the city clerks of. flee.
 A, They were not.
 c, Can you tel with respect to tuCBe CUeCkS WHebueF buST oIE designated as prepaid checks?
 4. Yes. o. And arc you able to tell wIser those pencil numbers were put or the duplicate cheeks?
 4. After the original of them were paid by the bank,
 c. Are you able to tel whether or not the number was put on the original checks? 4. After they were paid by tire bank.
 c. l show you another group of papers. Are you able to tell me what those are2
 4. They are duplicate city checks.
 c. Are they a part Of the pablsc records Of the City Of Waterbury, 4. They are. c To whom do tISey reIateS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-28
NOW! RENT ADS IN
 :DEMOCAT 3 DAYS Soc

Every day that tenement Is vacant t costs you money. Rent 1t with ( Democrat Want Adv. The ucmocrat !s offering . special price for . limited time on all rent advs. The cost now Is three lines for three dhya for 60 cents or seven inser- tons for 9f.00. All you have to do is phone l-2i2i and call for an ad
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A. Abrigador Digger, or Abriga- dor Diggers.
 e. What year do they cover7 A. All in the year 1855.
 Healey:-
 c. How many of them?
 A. Ii.
 e. Are you able to tell, Mir. Pur- cell, whether any of those dupli- cates checks were drawn on the pin-point typewriter?
 A. Yes, two of them were.
 e. Whether or not they were be- fore the Board of Finance or aps proved?
 A. They were not. AIcOrn: The payee on each check is Abri. gador Digger, or Abrigador Diggers
 (Reads)
 4-l-35-Rental Of Compressor. February, March, January.
 Three items - S287.50, e28T50, $235. 5.00. Total $805.00.
 12-l0-36.-Department of Streets. Rental Of Compressor.
 Two items-s23000, SHOPS. To- tai $43i.25.
 September s, 1895. As per voucher 451750.
 9-23-35-Use of s. shovel, air con- pressor, 4 trucks. Soft coal. All for streets. 47e7O0.
 9-30-35,-Use Of s. shovel, air con- prcssor, 4 trucks. Soft coal. All for streets. $77i50.
 September 1895. Unloading of 5263 GU. yards asphalt, sand. t7,89460.
 0-18-36-Use Of steam shovel, as per invocie S79200.
 0-9-36-Use Of steam shovel, air compressor, etc. $76700.
 0-13-35-Excavating and carting sand and gravel. 9,0s3 yds. 76c per GU yd. 47,487.25.
 e-e-35-Usc Of g. shovel, air com. pressor, etc, 4771,50.
 0-18-3S-Use of s. shovel, air com. press0r, etc. S42200. Total e2f ,44S.60 c. Mir. Purcell, I show you an. other group of papers, and ask yoc to tell me what those are?
 4, Duplicate city cheeks.
 c, Payable to Whom7
 A. Philip coppeto, or Phil Cop. pet0.
 c. Are these sheets a part of the public records Of the City Of Water bury?
 A, They are,
 Exhibit 1Sf
 Admitted as Exhibit 15D 10 in all Alcorn: Reads:
 Sept, 1895: ~ Steam Roller
 Hire, $. Shovel Hire, Truck Hbfe retstssrtrr<rrrr<<rr, 440,t Sept, 1935 ~ Steam Roller
 Hire, $. Shovel Hire, Truck | hHV stSrrsrrrrrtstprr,e 44SsW Sept. 1a2s- Steam Roller
 Hire, S. Shovel Hire, Trucx ! hifs ,,,,>t,>><>>r<><>< 446,0o Sept. 19zS-Traek Hire ..,,,, 32S,eo Aug. 1ezs-stesm Refer Hire, $. Shovel Tire, Truck Hire 4le,ee Aug. 105S-Gteam Roller Hire,
 {. Shovel Hire, Truck Hire 4fg.oe Feb. 2, 192s-Truck Hire ,..> e9.e9 Dee. 19SS-TFuek Hire ,.,>>> 2z.oe N0v. 2, 13zS-Truek Hire ,,,> 9G9e Nov. 2, 19zS-s. Shovel Hire,
 Truck Hire .,..>,>.>>.>,> Nf.Sf Oct. ze, 1szS-gtesm Re1ler
 Hire, Z. SheveI Hire, Truek | NWe ,rrs <r<rs<tere<><<es 9tSW Oet. f9, fs5S-stesm Refer
 Refer Hire ..<.ee>..><.>. 24se9 Oct s, 1S2z--G, Keller Hire, Oct 1z, f9sS-TrDels, Hire, s.
 Hire, S. Gh0ve1 Hire, TFuek
 Hire .,..,...,..>>>.,.>.>.. lsl.el Dee, z1, 19zS-TFsek Hire ,>. s 23ee NeE z3, 1a2<-Truek Hire.
 z. GheyeI Hire ..,,..>,>,, Zfe,M Nev. fe, f92z-Tfsek Hire >> 2lz.1 Nev. 2, 1e3S-G. Gksyel Hire,
 TFuek Hire ,>..,,.,<>,<>> zfeM Nev. fe, fezS-Trpek Hire ,>, ee.M 6. eheve1 Sire, TFuek M1ge 41SJM IetaI >>>e>>e>r,>@>>>>> 44&4s,Se
Evening star., 1939-01-20

thickly populated. Present-day Tur-
key has about twice as many people
as live in all parts of the empire
which were lost.
Turkey -in-Asia is more or less a
desert near the coast, but back from
the coast are many hills and noun
tains covered with fine forests.
Some of the mountain peaks are
more than miles high
The slopes of the highlands sup
ply good grazing land for live stock,
and in the valleys there are many
farms with rich land. Indeed farm
Evening star., 1939-01-20
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

\ There are many points about
Turkey which I wish to bring out
today. Some are rather small
points, but I hope all will be inter-
esting.
Before the days Of Mustafa kemal
Pasha, or Ataturk, the schools of
Turkey were almost all in the hands
of the Mohammedan Church. and
the pupils did not learn much ex-
cept to recite the Koran. This may
be the main reason Turkey has given
little help to the progress of the
world.
Fifteen years ago the Turkish
government began closing the Mo-
hammedan schools and opening pub
lie schools. Inside of six years there
were 5000 public schools, with close
to q half million pupils. Since then
the government has kept spending
more and more money for educa-
ton. Children in Turkey now are
taught most of the subjects COM
mon in schools of our land.
Most Turks still have the Mo-
hammedan faith, but the govern
ment has stopped paying the cost
Of keeping up the churches. Before
the change took place, the Sultan
was not only the head of the Turkish
government but also the head of the
Mohammedan Church.
AS result of the World War
Turkey lost its power over Pales-
tine, Syria, part of Arabia and the
land now in Irak. This cut the size
Of the empire down to less than
hall. but the parts lost were not
Evening star., 1939-01-20

One of the worlds craziest houses
is that build by J. Gilmore Korner
in Kernersville, N. c. 1t is a man.
sion of % rooms, mostly on diff
ferent levels.
Begun in 1880 and finished 1C
years later, the odd building is
shingled with wood from a single
virgin yellow poplar. Korner, an
outdoor advertising man who once
painted hugh bull on the Rock
of Gibraltar, had the bricks fol-
his house made from his own form
ula. Seven different types were
used.
Evening star., 1939-01-20
Facts About Turkey
Bv ALLEY

ing is the chief way in which Turks
earn their living
Among the farm products which
are raised for export are cotton,
nuts. raisins and olives. Turkey also
sends timber, wood, silk and rugs to
the outside world. Turkish rugs are
famous.
Turkey has some good oil wells
and stores of salt, coal, copper and
gold. Until lately, however, little
effort has been given to mining.
Eleven years ago Turkey adopted
the Roman alphabet. This alpha
bet is much more simple to learn
than the Arabic alphabet.
In past times less than one-fifth
of the Turks could read or write.
Now about three-fifths of them can
do so. Hundreds of thousands of
Turkish men and women have gone
to night schools, partly to keep the
voting rights which they were given
on condition they would learn to
read and write.
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(Copyright, 1939.)