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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

e. I'm asking you If 1t wasn't the first time you put MT. Hayes and MT. Dunn in this conspiracy?
 A. I think that was the first time 1t came up. e.. Yes. And you have been ex- amined three times before the grand jury by MT. Alcorn and you never made such a statement. Did you?
 A. I don't think so.
 o. Did you ever have any busi- ness with Martin Dunn, one of 1 the accused in this case? A. No.
 e. Did you ever talk with Mar tin Dunn, one of the accused in this case? A. No.
 e. Did you ever talk with Mar tin Dunn about this lighting sit- uation?
 A. No.
 e. Was there ever any money passed in your presence to Mir. Dunn in relation to this lighting situation?
 A. Not to my knowledge.
 e. Was there ever any money passed to Mayer Hayes to your knowledge, concerning this lighting situation?
 A. Not to my knowledge. e. And yet you told this jury yesterday afternoon, didn't you, that Mayor Hayes and MT. Dunn were in this conspiracy. Didn't you? A. Yes. c. And you had no personal knowledge of that?
 A. Only what Kelly told me. Denied Statement
 c. Didn't you say yesterday that MT. Leary, MT. Dunn, MT. Hayes, MT Kelly and MT. Olsen were in on this conspiracy to cheat and de- fraud the city of Waterbury?
 A. They were
 c. Did you? Yes or No.
 A. No.
 e. Nothing like that told?
 A. No.
 e. Nov. you pleaded guilty to conspiracy, haven't you?
 A. Yes. &s <AAt0 tuAC ", uo A tdWyCE yUl read the information in this case didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 c. You read 1t very thoroughly, didn't you?
 A. Yes.
 c. You understood what the charge was. didn't you? 4. Yes.
 c. You read this information and you understood, didn't you, the names of the accused that were being found in this information. Didn't you?
 A. Understood the names?
 c. Yes. You understood there were certain other names in this in- formation charging you with con- spring with them to defraud the City of Waterbury. You knew that? A. Yes. e. I take it. you read the grand jury report rather closely too. Didn't you?
 A. I read the report. e. And you know you pleaded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

guilty to conspiring with those 22 men on trial to. defraud and cheat the City of Waterbury out of mil- lion dollars or more. Don't you? A. Yes.
 e. Did you tell the grand jury, or did you tell this trial jury, that you conspired with Mayor Hayes to defraud the City of Waterbury? Your answer to the question?
 A. I didn't.
 Q. Did you tell the grand jury at any of the sessions that you at tended, or did you tell this trial jury, that you had conspired with Martin Dunn to defraud and cheat the City of Waterbury? ,f
 A. I didn't.
 Further on in the cross examina- tion.
 Q. Now, when you made your first appearance before the grand jury, you knew that there was in existence what you considered a perfectly honest and proper con- tract between the Browning concern and the City of Waterbury. Didn't you? A. No.
 e. You didn't ? On the face of this contract, do you find anything improper-Exhibit IS, I'm referring to?
 A. Have you finished the ques- tion?
 c. Yes. Don't you know what the face of the contract means? A. Yes.
 c. Do you find on the face of this contract-I ask you again-Ex- hibit 16, that was dishonest?
 4. No. Real Service
 c. You considered, didn't you, that this contract was executed, that this was a real opportunity to be of real service to the city of Wa terbury. Didn't you?
 A. Yes. I was certain of that.
 e. And you started with the in- tention of rendering real service to the city of Waterbury. Didn't you?
 A. Yes. Q. Now. when you went before the grand jury on two occasions and swore that no such contract had ever been executed. Didn't you?
 A. With me. e. You swore that you never knew of such contract. Didn't you? A Nh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
BOY VERY BADLY
 BURNED TODAY

Warwick. R. T.. Feb. 9-(UP)-A boz suffered probably fatal burns early today despite the quick ac- ton of an aunt who herself was burned severely as she pushed him through flames that destroyed their bungalow home at Oakland beach. Sleeping in the room with her nephew, Roy Roberts. i2. Miss Rita McManls. SO. woke to find their only exit in flames from an over- heated oil stove.
 She reused the boy and helped him outside. where she rolled him in . snows,ank to extinguish his flaming clothes. Then. her own nightgown afire. she herself rolled in the snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
GOLD PRosPECToR FLIES NOW

Darwin. Australia tUP)--Modern
 streamlined gold prospecting Is now done with an airplane and camera H. R. Bickman, of Los Angeles. ar- rived here by Dutch airplane. has been engaged by British company to make an l8-months aeriai-pho- tographic survey of Australia and New Guinea fin an effort to locate regions that might be collaborating
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
NOMINATIONS
 OF PRESIDENT

Washington. Feb. 9-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt today nominated U. s. District Judge Robert P. Patter- son of New York to take the seat on the second U. s. circuit court of appeals vacated by resignation of Judge Martin Manton.
 The nomination was one of sev- eral sent to the Senate by MT. Roosevelt.
 The president named Francis Riddle of Philadelphia, one time head of the National Labor Board which preceded the present Na- tional Labor Relations board, to be a judge of the 3rd U. s. Circuit court.
 He named Herschel W. Arant, dean of the Ohio State university law school, to be judge of the 9th U. S. Circuit court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

toned Mayor Hayes name to this jury concerning the contract with the City of Waterbury? Do you recollect that?
 A. That isn't correct.
 o. Well, you recollect now what you said in your direct examina- ton to this jury concerning MT. Hayes in that contract?
 Referred to Contract
 A. Yes. was referring to the contract with the City of Water bury, Exhibit 16. :,
 e. And that is all you said in connection with the contract con- corning MT. Hayes?
 A, | don't recollect.
 O. Weren't you trying to conceal from this jury the fact that MT Hayes had made perfectly proper and valid contract with the City of Waterbury and with your out fitP
 A. Was trying to conceal
 o. Yes.
 A. No.
 O. Now, you realize, don't you that you told many varying stories concerning this transaction at dif- ferent times?
 A. No.
 o. You don?t
 A. No.
 O. Well, did you tell the same story on your first appearance be- fore the grand jury that you told on the third?
 A. No.
 0. Did you tell the same story on your second appearance before the grand jury that you told on the third?
 A. The first and second days, they were the same.
 e. You told varying stories?
 A. Your question was many va rying stories.
 0. But you told different stories, didn't you? And you told different stories on your cross-examination concerning certain phases of this case?
 A. No. I told the truth from the third appearance before the grand jury on March 29.
 In On Conspiracy
 c. Tn respect to the question by MT. Peck yesterday, you told this iury. didn't you, that MT. Hayes, MT. Olsen, MT. Dunn, MT. Leary' MT. Kelly were in on this con- spiracy in substance. Didn't you? A. Yes. O. Did you tell that to the grand fury on your first appearance2 A. The story
 e. Did you. Yes or no?
 A. No. 0. Did you tell that to the grand jury on your second appearanceP O. Did you tell that to the grand fury on your third appearance?
 A. I don't remember. o. Well, you remember your third appearance was when you professed to be telling the truth? You re- member that, don't you?
 A. Yes. o. And do you remember now, whether or not you made the state- ment before the grand jury that MT. Hayes, MT. Leary. MT. Kelly. MT. Olsen, MT. Dunn were in on this conspiracy?
 A. I don't remember.
 Q. Did you tell htsi jury on your direct examination when you were examined by States Attorney AL corn, that MT. Leary, MT. Hayes, MT. Dunn, MT. Olsen and Mir Kelly were in on this conspiracy?
 4. answered all those questions. don't know whether that question was asked. c. How does your memory serve you now as to whether or not you told any such thing on your direct examination?
 A. don't know if the matter came up.
 e. Did you make any such state- ment to this jury? I want to know. A. I don't think so.
 First Time
 c. Well. yesterday afternoon was the first time, wasn't 1t. that you put MT, Hayes and Mr. Dunn in this conspiracy. Is that right?
 A. Yesterday afternoon was the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Thomas P. Kelly Made Promise To Help Levy
Halted For Recess
,continued from Page D

There direct examination was halted for the one o'clock recess but continued at two o'clock. MT Acorn first question the redirect concerned conference at Middletown between Kelly Levy and Arthur Lockwood, operator of motion picture theaters in that city.
 George Horwitz of New Haven close associate of Levy will be the next witness called by the state.
 Expects to Escape Prison prison by barering your testimony for your freedom? ered Attorney Murray of the witness Levy replied that he expects the court will be asked not to send him to Lew replied that no promises were made to him by Arvone relative to his possible sentence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
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He admitted he lied to the jury when he told them that in 1887 Hayes and Kelly requested him to remain in the employ of the city.
 Another admitted lie before the grnad jury by Levy was his state-
Evening star., 1939-08-13
u. S. TREASURE HUNT CONCLUDED
Historical Material for National Archives Found by Searching
1000 American Towns Located in the South, New
England and Along the Border

In Baton Rouge. La, was found a
letter from the registrar of Opelou-
sas to Henry Johnson, United States
Senator from Louisiana. vividly de-
scribing the battle of New Orleans.
Old maps were found showing the
names OF land owners and locating
their claims in old New Orleans and
Baton Rouge. Documents support
ing the contention that New Orleans
was founded on September 6, TIT,
one year earlier than had been sup
posed, were also unearthed.
In Boston, the log book of the
Confederate steamer Atlanta was
found. The log, written by deck Of
flcers, in addition to the usual en-
tries on the state of the weather
and on activities aboard ship, also
contained a list of deserters COM
mitted to the vessel, which, being
unfit for blockade running or heavy
fighting, was used primarily to keep
open the channel of Savannah Har-
Dor.
When the task was done, millions
OF linear feet Of records had been
surveyed and complete list of all
existing Federal records was avail
able. This information has been
compiled in the form of descriptive
publication known as the Inventory
OF Federal Archives in the States"
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Daughters of America

The Daughters of America have
been invited by the Reunion Asso-
citation of the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics to at
tend the annual excursion and the
23d reunion at COLCHESTER Beach
Md, on August 10. Buses will leave
Union Station Plaza on First street
NE. at 7:l5 am. The steel steamer
COLCHESTER leaves Baltimore at 8:45
am. For information and tickets
communicate with E. D. Kaufman
1916 Seventeenth street Sc, OF
phone Lincoln O246.
Pride of Washington Council held
installation of officers. Mrs. Fannie
Dom is the councilor and Mrs
Alice Hayes associate councillor.
The meeting of Anacostia Council
was conducted by Councillor Mary
Plumb. Mrs. Evelyn Sullivan was
installed as inside sentinel. Mrs
Ida Weigle resigned as color bearer
and the councillor appointed Mrs
Hattie M. Beall to fill the vacancy
Past State Councillor Mary P. James
was presented a past councillor
jewel, having completed her 18th
year as recording secretary.
Fidelity Council met with the
councillor, Mrs. Sarah Cavanaugh
presiding. Mrs. Cora V. Jones pre-
sented an entertainment.
Triumph Council entertained sew.
eral members of Mount Vernon
Council with party at it's meeting
They were officially welcomed by
Councillor Pearl Goodman. A spe-
cial tribute was paid to Past Coun-
cilor Frank F. Kress in honor of his
birthday anniversary.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Some Legislative Items
To Be Remembered.

AS the civic leaders rest from
their labors during the remain
der of the summer some atten-
ton should be given to the Dis
trict problems to be included in
legislative program for the next
session of Congress. First among
these should be the constitution
al amendment which will Amer
icanize the Washingtonians
This is really the key to most
of the District problems. The
District needs both voice and
vote in the legislative bodies
which exercise exclusive juris-
diction over the District and en-
act the laws of the Nation, which
must be obeyed by District peo-
pie just the same as if they were
citizens of a State.
A case in the District Court
during the past week shows the
need for an amendment to the
laws governing adoption of in
fants and the incidental problems.
The much-needed small-loans
law, which has been urged for a
long time, should be put through
Another item is the proposed
creation of the Office of public
defender. AS the people have
come to understand the purpose
and the functions of this Office
its supporters have increased.
These are only few of the
items which should go into the
legislative program. OF course,
the fiscal relations between the
District and the Federal Gov
ernments will be up again. Sen
ator Overton made a noble fight
to settle this annually occurring
controversy for at least a few
years but was unable to do so.
AS it is there is another con-
troversy in prospect for the next
session, and the civic groups
might just as well get ready
for it.
In this connection a good dose
of information on the subject
to the folks back home" might
help lot. When those folks
who make Congressman, and
break them as we'll, know the
facts the Congressman will be
more inclined to base their acts
on facts than on fiction.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Immediate Sale Desired
OF White Marble Building.

With the bids in on the first
unit of the Municipal Center and
the contract about to be let for
the construction of the super
structure, the Commissioners very
naturally turn their attention to
the ornate white marble structure
which is the administrative head
quarters of the District govern
ment.
The District government was
ready and anxious, a few years
ago, to acquire adjacent ground
and enlarge this building, but this
did not meet with the grandiose
ideas of the powers that be. 1t
was decreed that the Federal
Government would use not only
the adjacent ground in question,
but would acquire the District
Building as we'll
1t is an old story how the Dis
trict was required to purchase
four squares of ground at heavy
cost in another location. 1t is
also remembered that elaborate
plans were prepared for costly
development at the new location.
These plans were far too elabo-
rate, so the matter slumbered
awhile and then more modest
plans were prepared, which are
now being carried out.
An important item in this Won
derful Municipal Center scheme
was the sale of the white marble
District Building to the Federal
Government for $5,000,0OO This
was considered a fair price, but
some one raised the question as
to the part paid toward the erec-
ton of this structure by the
United States. 1t was built in
the good old days of the $3.50
fiscal equity. Some of the watch
dogs of the Treasury thought
that the Federal Government
should pay only half of the
amount. In this they lost sight
completely of the fact that the
proceeds of the sale were to be
used merely for the replacement
of the building on a new site.
Much talk has gone the rounds
Of official and civic circles of
plans to reorganize the District
government. A careful study of
the conditions in the District
government today indicate that
if properly and conveniently
housed its efficiency would be in
creased to a large extent.
The unit of the Municipal Cen
ter which is about to be COM
menced will take care of only a
portion of the District activities.
The corresponding unit is needed
Immediately and the sale of the
present District Building to Uncle
s. Sam would permit such addi-
tlonal construction.
Here is an item for a legis-
lative program for next session
of Congress-authority for the
United States to purchase the
District Building for the sum
of $5.000,000 and making that
amount available for the erection
of the remaining units of the
Municipal Center.
There are some people who be-
lieve that with the District gov
ernment keeping house in new,
modern quarters good start
would be made toward the much
discussed reorganization plans.
There are also those hard-headed
civic leaders who believe that
some aid in planning reorganiza-
ton might be found among local
people who know something
about the District.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Friendly Reactions
To Senator Capper's Speech.

Senator Capper reports that
he has received many favorable
complimentary letters regarding
his speech in the Senate on Au-
gust l on Rights of the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia"
One correspondent of the SEN
ator writes as follows: Your
comments on the political i'm
portance of Washingtonians, as
appeared in last Tuesdays Even
ing Star, is very timely and
most commendable. 1t is in
deed unfortunate that many 9TH
er Congressman do not share
your concerned viewpoint with
respect to local representation.
Failure of the present Con-
gress to act favorably on local
representation is most regretful.
Failure to do SO at the next
session of Congress would be be-
yond explanation in a represen-
tative form of government"
Other expressions of commen-
dation of the Capper speech have
been heard and from some peo-
pie who have never even been
suspected of taking an interest in
the voteless and unrepresented
plight of the District of Colum-
bia.
The Star has arranged for a
reprint of the Capper speech
which will be available for free
distribution shortly. 1t is regard
ed as good campaign document
which might make new friends
for the cause of the District if
circulated out in the States where
the people are not aware of the
conditions which prevail at the
National Capital.
One of the best ways to help
get a square deal for the Dis
trict is to help the people of the
country get the facts. In this
speech Senator Capper said: ut
is my firm belief that if the
people back in the States and in
every one of the 435 congress
sional districts understood the
true situation in the District of
Columbia they would not toler-
ate the Indifference or unfriend-
ly attitude of their legislators,
but would demand that American
principles be put into operation
at the Nations Capital"
Senator Capper has long en-
tertalned the idea that we must
go to the people of the country
If the District citizens are ever
to be accorded their rights as
American citizens. He has re-
peated this over and over again
as he has addressed local civic
meetings and nearly always has
mentioned it in private conversa-
ton.
There is no community in the
country in which the inhabitants
have so many connections with
the folks back home" as in the
District. This affords an oppor-
tunity for much individual work
and at the same time imposes the
responsibility to get busy. Really
a greater responsibility will fall
upon those who have the oppor-
tunity to inform their friends in
the States and fail to do so.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
By S. r. Winters.

/ A successful three-vear treasure
hunt that has led Government en-
ployes into numerous remote attics
in the United States has recently
been completed, the loot appraised
and turned over to the National
Archives here for safe keeping.
The treasures which were the OBJ
ject of this search are historical doc
uments connected with the begin
nings of this country, gathered from
a thousand towns and cities by
treasure hunters from a w. P. A.
project, sponsored by the National
Archives.
These workers, including libra
rians, lawyers, historians, econo-
mists, writer's and trained linguists,
worked under incredible difficulties
on some of the surveys. This was
due to the fact that, as Nation,
we have not been archives con-
scious." Official records and docu-
ments began piling up with the first
meeting of the Continental Congress
in 1774 and as the lusty young Ma
ton grew records accumulated at
an appalling rate. When all avail
able space was filled, the overflow
was dumped into attics, cellars, cor
ridors, old rented structures, even
rented theaters, and it was into
these places the surveyors went;
into modern offices and file rooms,
into easements, sub Easements, at
tics and vaults; into cities and vii
lagos as far East as Eastport, Me,
and as far West as Eureka, Calf;
as far North as the border towns
of North Dakota and Minnesota and
as far South as Key West, Fla.
In the Grand Canyon country of
Arizona there were trails on which
automobiles could not travel and
workers had to ride horseback 30
miles along the trail to the Supai
Indian Reservation to survey the
records there.
It was discovered that the rec
ords of old Fort Mojave were stored
in an adobe hut near the site Of
the fort. Wind and weather and
souvenir hunting trippers had al
most destroyed the hut and the
records, among them war orders
written by Gen. U. S. Grant. What
remained was half covered by sand,
and many were past recovery and
restoration.
In Northeastern town a search
of the space between the floor
boards of the Federal building re-
vealed long-forgotten and aban-
doned records, including material
belonging to the Revolutionary War
period. In a New England seaport
it was necessary to work in sub
basement, the only entrance to
which was a hole in the wall. The
floor and walls were covered with
mold. Many Of the documents had
Evening star., 1939-08-13
0pen-House Program
AT Camp Good Will
Planned Wednesday
Pageant to Be Feature;
Water Carnival and
Supper Included

The National Park Service yes
terday invited the public to an
open-house program at Camp Good
Will in the ChopaWamsic recrea-
tional demonstration area near Tri-
angle, Va, from 2 to 9 pm. We'd
nesday.
The purpose of the open house,
said w. r. Hall, project manager
for the area, is to acquaint the
Nations Capital and Virginia COM
munities nearby with recreational
facilities offered in the area.
Camp Good Will is under the
Family Service Association of Wash
ington.
Children and leaders at the other
four camps In the area also will
take part in the program. The other
camps are Camp Pleasant, also under
the Family Service Association;
Camp Happyland, under the Saliva
ton Army; Camp Center, under the
Jewish Community Center, and
Camp Lichtman, under the Twelfth
street Y. NJ C. A.
The feature of the program will be
the annual pageant. Dramatic skits
on historical happenings in nearby
sections of the country are en-
phaSized
A tour of the camp, a water carni-
val, at pm, and a picnic supper
at 5 pm, will also be held. Those
wishing to picnic were advised by
Mr.. Hall to bring their own food.
AT 6 pm. assembly will be sounded
and at 7 pm. the pageant will go on
Mr.. Hall said there are more thar
$4,000 acres of land in the area ano
numerous opportunities for camp.
ing, hiking, picnicking, swimming
and other diversions not connected
with the camps.