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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
District Office of Power Co. Established Here
More Than 100 Employees Located in Hartford Will Be Transferred Here By January Addition
 to Office Being Planned

Waterbury will become the cen- tral district office, of the Connecti- cut Light & Power company and more than 100 employees now locat- ed at Hartford will be moved here by. January l. The Democrat learn ed today from reliable source.
 To care for this enlargement of Waterbury's part in administering affairs of the company with its many branches throughout the state, an addition to the present Freight street office building is planned. Whethe1 this will be started before fall is problematical, however, de- pending on the size of the addition.
 Tentative plans are reported to call for addition of another floor. There are no present plans for 8 change of the office building on Leavenworth street, 1t was said.
 Third Major Change
 This will be the third of major changes made by the company in the last fourteen years. It was in s26, when the office force of the company was split with dozen or more Waterbury employees among tre staff assigned to the Hartford office, located at 36 Pearl street. Presently. there are about ll0 em- ployes at Hartford office.
 Then, in 1880, the Connecticut Light &c Power company acquired the Waterbury Gas Light O., and, subsequently,, moved from its large offices in the L.lley building on West Main street to the Gas Light Go. building on Leavenworth street. Sev- eral years ago a considerable ad- diti~. was made to the Leaven- worth street building and all of the plant was modernized.
 Principal Mailing Point
 Waterbury has been a principal mailing point for the company throughout the years and the route sheets" made over every couple of years, are prepared here for the entire state. These sheets are used by meter readers for their tabula- tions and include symbols showing types of service, rates, etc.
 The local office on Leavenworth street includes addressing equipment which is used for preparation of the company's circulars and billings.
 No official word of the projected change has been made but plans for the addition to the Freight stree, building and the transfer of em- ployes from Hartford said to be com pleted so that only the physical change remair5 to be etfectuated. Whether other offices of the com pany may not be merged with Wa terbury as the principal point after the first of year was not leaxnad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Witness In Fraud Trial Makes This Admission
 During Probing Today
JOHNNY T0RR|O
 IS SENTENCED
Powerful Figure in Chi- cago Underworld Fails
 to Pay Income Tax

New York, April 12-(UP)-John- ny Torrio, once the most powerful figure in the Chicago underworld, was sentenced today to two and one half years in federal prison for fail- ure to pay income taxes of $86,000 during the years 1883 to 1885. He was placed on probation for 10 years following completion of the jail term.
 The middle-aged little racketeer, standing before the bar with his fingers crossed, agreed just before sentence was passed to forfeit to the government the $100,000 cash bail his wife posted when he was first arrested. This will satisfy the income tax claims as well as interest.
 First Got 10 Years
 Federal Judge John w. Clancy at first imposed total sentence of 10 years. He suspended sentence or seven years and then, after it had been assumed Torrio would serve three years, o1nced he had changed his mind and would accept the governments recommendation for a two and one-half year term.
 The court also accepted the U. s. attorneys recommendations in the cases of two co-defendantS who had
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
6.OOO PRISONERS
 HELD IN SPAIN

Madrid, April 12-(UP)--About 5000 Republicans are being held in Madrid accused of crimes" incident <, to the civil war, 1t was understood today. and 230,000 former Republi- can soldiers are in concentration camps awaiting classification"
 Of the prisoners. 1t was said that charges had been formulated against 1900 of them and that they were chiefly for capital crimes. Charges are being prepared against the others.
 Of the soldiers. 1t was said that 6i.O0o of them were in the Madrid area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

~~~Ss %~@S ~S0@S3AASsOASAag submitted in a letter dated April 6. It was accompanied by statement from Thomas doctors saying that his physical condition was very ser- ious a condition which Murphy said the Justice Department great ly regrets.
 After studying the medical rec ords, I am satisfied that Judge Thomas is a very i'll man." Murphy said.
 Protect Public Interest
 N we have appeared over-zealous ill anything we have done, it is be- cause we have been trying to pro- tect the public interest,""
 Connecticut friends of Judge Thomas had charged the justice de- partment's methods in its inquiry had affected the health of the judge.
 Murphy said that Thomas had been questioned closely in matters involving resigned circuit Judge Martin T. Manton, the McKesson Q Robbins case land other things besides"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Hartford, Conn, April 12. -- (UP) -- The personnel of the judicial council was reappointed by Cover nor Baldwin today for four years, beginning July 1.
 Members are Arthur N. Brown, Griswold: James F. Wheeler, New Haven: Edward M. Day, Hartford; ; Colonel Thomas FIeWes, Pennington and John H. King. Willimantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

''It is well known that for a num- Der of weeks the financial affairs of Judge Thomas, and his action in certain cases, have been under in- vestigation by John T. Cahill, U. s. attorney at New York, and special grand jury" he said.
 Thomas now in a Hartford re- treat was ordered home last Feb- ruary while on a ship enroute to the Canal Zone, to testify before the grand jury which indicted Manton. Thomas had been on the bench since 1913. He is 66. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

Washington, April 12 (UP)--Goy- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 10th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yeas $7,076.417,5 7,539.78 $5,755,1S7,532.28
 Receipts
 $4.4ss,s24,772.2s s4,sos,s47,7o47s
 Cross Deficit
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
Resignation Of Judge Thomas Is
 Announced Today
Attorney Gen. Frank Murphy Said There Will Be No Further Talk of Any Impeachment Judge
 Thomas Is Broken Down Man

Washington, April I = (UP) - President Roosevelt
 today accepted the resignation of Federal Judge Edwin S.
 Thomas of Connecticut whose affairs been nvest gated in connection with the McKesson and Robbins
 @ scandal and other matters Attorney General Frank
 be further consideration of the question of ipeach- ment" The resignation, effective immediately was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12
The Weather

Partly Cloudy Tonight, Tomorrow; Colder. Fun Weather Report Page 3
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Parking Ban.

For years we have listened to consider able talk about parking bans. This city is no different than any other in that respect. We have watched the regula- tions progress along these lines, but, of course, no regulation succeeds where there isn't someone to enforce 1t. People don't regard infractions of the parking laws as a serious offense against the law. Perhaps 1t Isn't a serious offense in itself, but it has the effect of weakening all law observance, which, as anyone can see, makes the initial misdemeanor very i'm portant in the eyes of the law.
 The motorist often argues from another standpoint, though. He points out that when a law is set up to regulate traffic along highways or streets and to prevent congestion, there must be cor responding action on the part of the authorities to compensate for the possi- ble loss in efficiency of driving In short, if one street is closed to parking or re- stricted to a limit, another street must take care of the load. These are weighty problems that eventually may be com pletely solved by something that is right before our very noses today, but to which we are temporarily blinded.
 Another sore point in Waterbury has been all-night parking in business and residential districts. Sporadic efforts are made annually to forbid 1t, but 1t man. ages to string along perhaps more so now because we have no more trolley cars operating on our streets and busses prove more mobile in getting around such situations as cars extend- ing we'll out from the curb But in New York Mayor Fiorella La Guardia has ordered the Police Department to tag all oarc that are marked in the streets during snowstorms. The usual $2 fine will be forthcoming, too. Parked cars on streets during the last two snow storms cost the city $5o0,oo0, claimed the mayor.
 Parking is the greatest problem of this motor age It has different rami- fications, too, in every community for no two are the same. But one factor re- mains the same. No regulation will suc- ceed, unless 1t is rigidly and impartially enforced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
New London Approves

As was confidently expected by the city itself the voters of New London have gone on record as favoring acquisition and development of Ocean Beach as city park The vote was to Tn favor of the idea, but the number of voters who appeared for the special referendum held on Monday of this week represented less than 50 per cent of the city's total voting population. In fact, 1t was ap- proximately 34 per cent, which gives good idea of how many voters are inter- ested in special referendums no matter how important may be the matter at hand. This may be of some concern to local organizations interested in pro- posed referendum in this city on the city manager plan.
 However, the smallness of the vote cast the decisive manner in which those who did vote approved the plan Of the city developing the shorefront park that was wiped out SO thoroughly last September during the hurricane is enough to indi- cate that had the vote been larger the margin of victory for proponents would have remained the same. There are sthi many steps to be taken before the city actually proceeds with the task or re, habilitating the Ocean Beach area ana properly developing 1t. One Of these IS Recurring legislative permission to float a $2,500,000 bond issue.
 New London, we think, is wise in re- tsining this shorefront property as city park Naturally 1t would have mace marvellous state park, but 1t Is doubtful W legislative action could have been secured to the proper development of the area, had the state been able to persuade New London property owners to join in relinquishing ownership. The plan that seems to be about ready to go into effect Is a good one; the city will realize US original investments ultimately by oper- ation of the park, so nothing is lost, actu-. ally, but much is gained in recreational values
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Free Speech in Jersey

A sigh of relief seems to go up from the whole country over the decision of the Federal Circuit Court in Philadelphia, that Mayor Frank Hague has no right to forbid peaceful assembly and free speech in Jersey City. That means addresses, parades, assemblies and other trimmings of democracy. The Federal Bill of Rights is still in the Constitution and operative in all the 48 states and their subdivisions.
 Mayor Hague, while protesting to acknowledge the principle involved, had insisted on using his discretion with re- gard to times, places and persons, Tn order to avoid disorder riot and blood shed" The court evidently believes, with the founders of our government and most of the American public, that our constitutional freedoms themselves are calculated to prevent such troubles-that communities are safer when people may meet, write, speak and parade freely. Thereby agitated citizens work off their emotions and get things out of their sys- tems. And thus errors are laid and truth is discovered in the clash of opposite viewpoints
 This is the doctrine long exemplified on Boston Common and in Hyde Park, London. It means equal freedom of ex- pression for Herbert Hoover and Earl Browder, Hamilton Fish and Norman Thomas, Alfred Landon and John Lewis, John D. Rockefeller and relief worker. Any one of them alone may be wrong or dangerous. All together they make grand chorus of sanity and Americanism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Wilhelm's Birthday

The forgotten man of Europe, former Kaiser Wilhelm, has just been quietly celebrating his 80th birthday at Doorn, Holland. He is said to be in good health, and probably sawed another cord of wood. The Hohenzollern woodpile must be dwarfing the house by this time - unless Wilhelm, like rural Canadians, uses it to build wooden wall around his yard. While receiving congratula- tions from friends who dare indulge in such courtesy, he expressed his thanks to the Netherlands government for It's hospitality (which has made it easier for His Majesty to bear his dire fate"
 Wilhelm may well be grateful. The free realm of Holland has been sporting about that whole business, providing safe asylum to a political fugitive when most governments would have told him Co move on. But about "his dire fate" the royal exile is talking nonsense. With things as they are in Germany, he's very lucky old gentleman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Democrats in the Legislature ought to stick together on the question of motor vehicle inspections. While Governor Raymond E. Baldwin isn't saying 100 much these days about persuading the Legislature to repeal this law, he is com mitted to such a stand. Oddly enough the press of the state, which has been supporting the governor pretty solidiy on many of his plans and proposals doesn't see eye to eye with him on this subject. Maybe it's because the news papers publish so many accident ac- counts in the course of year and know what is being done to prevent just such occurrences on our Connecticut high ways We wouldn't mind if the governor would amend his plans so that the inspec- ton law could be changed. Change 1t so that receipts from inspections can be used for maintenance. This would enable operation of more testing lanes and elim- mate some of the present-day annoy anceS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
In Today's Mail

on questions of fact as well as of law.
 By Wilson's, time greater corpora tions, like the United States Steel Corporation had come upon the scene. Their growth and methods created a fear that the public was being deprived of an open market. Wilson in his inaugural (l912) an- nounced 1t as his policy that: We must see to it that the business of the country is set absolutely free from every feature of monopoly. To remove the existing uncertainties in the Sherman Law and to assist able judicial discretion in its interpreta- tion, Congress must make specific definitions of what was prohibited as unlawful attempts at monopoly and restraint of trade"
 The rule of reason did in mea- sure repeal the Sherman Act; but Wilson's policies resulted in legis- lation imposing little, if any, more control than that of the Sherman Act. Again, Congress had proven itself unable to define its general policy, or the particular practices which it would forbid.
 The first product of Wilson's aims, the Clayton Act. failed toNmake a clear Congressional declaration of the public policy, unless 1t can be deduced from the very indefinite powers given to restrain unfair methods of competition not in the public interest" When the Federal Trade Commission Act came before the Supreme Court, 1t was held that attempts of the commission to de- fine unfair methods of competition were an undue delegation of power by Congress to the Commission and hence unconstitutional. The court, however, did recognize that those methods of competition were unfair which had long been prohibited by common law. This practically lim- tied the forbidden methods of com petition to those acts essentially dishonest and fraudulent previously held unfair.
 We came next to the enactment of the National Recovery Act. (i933) This set aside existing Anti Trust laws as regards combinations and restraints of trade and substituted such agreements as were subject to It's approval. These agreements tended to become deals between capital, labor and consumers. Under It's administration the major indus tries were under codes regulating hours and wages. defining unfair trade practices, and sometimes con- trolling prices and production.
 The N. R. A. was an executive de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

sador Joe Kennedy Harry Hopkins isn't advertising 1t, but one reason why he went through his Senate confirmation with such flying colors was his brain trust. They were Max Gardener, astute ex-Governor of North Carolina; Jesse Jones, RFChairman; and Congrbessman Lindsay Warren of North Carolina. Warren and Gardner were picked because of their influence with North Caro- lina's Senator Bailey, chairman of the committee and personal en- emy of Hopkins. This brain trust went over all the committees pos- sible questions in advance, worked out all the probable answers.
 SENATORIAL GRATITUDE
 F. D. Roosevelt nearly split the Democratic party last summer in an attempt to oust certain sena- tors who had opposed him. But the senate vote on WPA appro priations the other day show that while Roosevelt was attempting to purge the senate, some of his as- sociates were admitting new sena- torial enemies.
 Latest of these Is Scott Lucas,
 who was elected senator from
 Illinois last year with the secret
 help of Secretary Wallace.
 It was Wallace who wrote A let ter to Governor Horner of Illinois okaying Lucas, then a congress- man, as Administration candidate for the Senate. Horner at that time was looking round for a "down-state" candidate. Most New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

If there are any timber owners in New Haven County who suffered losses in the fall hurricane, they should be advised that one of Uncle Sam's Timber Salvage Agencies will be located in Milford. Owners of woodland where timber was felled during the hurricane can haul the wood to this mill where 1t will be bought from them at the rates recently set up by the federal government for such salvaged timber. When sufficient timber has been purchased the mill will be operated and the product sold. While New Haven County woodlands didn't suffer as badly as in eastern Connecti- cut. there was some damage noted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
MONOPOLY WAR IN U. S. A. INDICATES NEED OF CLEAR CONGRESSIONAL DEFINI-
 NITION
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The President, addressing Con- gross on Jan. 5th, again stressed the importance of Q study of monopoly. In a previous letter we sketched some of the boundaries of the proD- lem. We found that the end sought in legislation was greater freedom in competition and markets open to all in interstate commerce: also, that existing laws had fairly well protected the public interest until larger trades grew up which knew no limitations of state boundaries.
 The public had been thoroughly aroused about large combinations, such as the Standard Oil Company, as possible menaces to freedom of trade. In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Act, directed against com- binations, trusts or conspiracies in restraint of trade between the States. This law lay practically dormant for seven years, until the attempt in 1897 to merge the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads re- suited in a panic of violent propor- tions. The Supreme Court finally declared the Northern Pacific mer- ger illegal under the Sherman Act. Now it is generally recognized that railroad mergers, then forbidden, are necessary and should be encouraged, if not compelled.
 Between 1897 and 1907 there were a few minor prosecutions under the sherman Act. Then the Supreme Court decided in the Standard oil case that combinations were not prohibited because of size only: "the rule of reason" must be applied with no unalterable prohibitions of mergers. The public policy to be en- forced by the Act was thus left to the interpretation of the courts. Theodore Roosevelt came into of- flee in 1901. During his six years as president he did much to satisfy public opinion that huge trusts and inonopolies were under some form of public control. In fact. during this period corporations were sub- ject only to such legal control as the Courts interpretation of "reason- ableness" imposed.
 Under President Taft (is08-i2) there were increased prosecutions without new legislation: but these tended further to throw the inter- lpretation of the Act upon the Courts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Dealers favored Kent Keller, hard- working, tried and trusted con- gressman from southern Illinois. But Wallace swung Homer to Lucas.
 Even before he was nominated, however, New Dealers got an in- dication that Lucas would be an Old Dealer. This occurred dur ing the Reorganization Bill fight, when word was sent Rep. Lucas to be on hand to vote in this bit- ter test of Roosevelt strength.
 Lucas replied that he was paired in favor of the bill. But when the vote came, the White House discovered that he wasn't.
 Nevertheless the Administra- ton gave 100 per cent support to Lucas In the election. He would have been defeated had 1t not been for the Kelly-Nash Demo- cratic machine in Chicago. which jumped into the breach when the vote was running heavily against Lucas in Southern Illinois.
 Later Kelly and Nash got their reward. Because of heavy un- employment in Chicago the two Democratic bosses were vitally interested in WPA funds, wanted no cut in the appropriation.
 BUT IN THE FINAL TEST ON SLASHING WPA FUNDS, SENATOR LUCAS, THE MAN THEY VOTED AGAINST THEM.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
COMPULSORY AUTO INSURANCE FOUND TO INCREASE NUMBER
 OF ACCIDENTS
January sl, 1889.

Editor. Waterbury Democrat:
 I note in today's paper your edi- torial regarding compulsory auto- mobile insurance. There are many angles about this that will bear much investigation.
 As travelling salesman my great est worry is the reckless, careless driver who is always insured and has a motto-Let the insurance company worry. Many people l nave talked with in Massachusetts say 1t has caused many accidents because they were insured.
 Permit me to say I think coni- phlsory inspection enforced by sur- prise inspection of any questionable car would put every one on their toes to keep cars in safe condition.
 Yours truly,
 TRAvELER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Ground Hog Day is unique American institution that we hope the passing years won't wipe out. There is much scoffing about the authenticity of fore casts based on the good old groundhtog, but after all, why not let the people enjoy these age-old customs and tales They may lack something in foundation, put they are typically American: ,e. we can can groundhog and we don't feel that when the truth was later learned a boyhood belief had been blasted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Current Comment

leave public service with grati- tude to all malice toward none. Secretary of Commerce Roper in farewell press conference. White or Red. our Fatherland remains our Fatherland. White Russian General Denikine speaking in Paris.
 
 It's a. passing fad. -Dr. Eugene Undersill of Phila- delphia referring to vaccination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

uOtlJ use sur" names in his job.
 Eugene, born in Rome and c uc ed in several of Eu- ropes univer- sities, was @ magistrate l n Rome un d CT the allan 6 o V c rnment, and later a 7 judge in the Holy Rota, the oo Al A