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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Search For Sex-Fiend Who
Murdered Freshman COED

terday morning on the parade
grounds of township school. 1t was
mutilated; the skull crushed. Harold
Leightley, school janitor, found 1t
on his arrival to stoke the furnace
He said the body lay in a driveway
and he almost ran over it with his
car.
81 just drove around it and ran
over hill to the home of Andy
Dale to call police" he said. Her
head and hair were matted with
blood. She lay on her back with her
clothes pulled up over her head
Some pieces of clothing were scat
tered along the highway. There
didn't appear to have been much OF
a struggle, not there, anyway"
Drs. Peter Dale and Herbert
Glenn who examined the body
doubted that Miss Taylor had been
raped, but her body had been sc
badly torn they could not be certain
Miss Taylor was only four feet
nine inches tall, but was Stocky and
athletic and it was believed she
could have fought f1ercely.
Her murder was attributed to the
same type of perverted maniac who
murdered Margaret Martin. 10, Of
Kingston, Pa, Dec. 1898. Miss Mar
tins nude body was found in sack
lying on q creek bed. Her murder
Is unsolved.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

$1,O00,O00 stock issue for McKesson
and Robbins, Ltd, of Canada would
be used in the legitimate production
of drugs as outlined in an original
prospectus in 1927.
Decker was testifying in the gov
ernment's trial of five other Con-
necticut men accused of completely
in a $21 100000 imitation of McKes-
son and Robbins assets engineered
by the late Philip Musica, former
convict who dominated the 86,0O0,-
900 drug firm under the alais "F
Donald Coster."
The defendants are Rowley W.
Phillips, former president of the
Griggs company; Horace B. Merwin
former president of the Bridgeport
City Trust company: John McGloon
former controller of McKesson and
Robbins and John and Leonard Jen-
kins, brothers of Coster's widow.
Nothing About Montreal
Under cross-examination by Har-
old r. Corbin, counsel for Phillips
Decker admitted that the Canadian
couapany's annual reports said moth
ing about a drugs factory in Mon
treal but he reiterated:
r believed the money was to be
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
NINE DROWNED AS
PILOT BOAT SINKS
Ship Was Cut Down By
Steamer Entering Har-
Dor OF Halifax

Halifax, N. s., March 29.--CUP)-
Nine men were drowned early today
when the pilot boat Hebridean was
cut down by an inbound steamer
from Newfoundland off the mouth
of the harbour.
The pilot boat went to the bottom
Immediately and not a trace OF
wreckage was found by rescue craft
which covered the area for hours.
Only seven men who had been on
the trim auxiliary schooner used as
a floating headquarters for the pi-
lotage service were saved. Three had
left the Hehridean in dinghy a
few minutes before the collision. One
of them had been scheduled to bring
the steamer into hg berth.
Port authorities started an inves-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
ROme's Radio Has Flashed
First News of Threatened
Fight at Sea
BATTLE OF JUTLAND
THEIR LAST CLASH
Giant U=BOat Fleet About
Ready to Make Attack
on England |
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

oADANAA - W 1@@~~A~AN'@e~
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 20. - CUP
A report swept through
Europe today that the Ger
man high seas fleet was TAX
ing to sea to challenge Great
Britain's naval might for the
first time since the Battle OF
Jutland nearly "a years ago.
Rome's radio flashed the
report first.
Copenhagen heard similar reports.
Tenuous as they were, the reports
caused excitement throughout Eu-
rope, and newspapers in Great Bril-
tain and other countries displayed
them as smash news.
The Rome radio report, as picked
up here, was that the German fleet
was steaming out of Wilhelmshaven,
on the North Sea coast, to engage
the British near the Skager Rak
and that big naval battle was i'm
pending.
British Anxious To Meet
British navy men would say only:
"We would like very much to
know the movements of the German
fleet ourselves"
The Rome radio carried an UNI
confirmed report that a strong
force of German warships" was pre-
pairing to fight the British fleet In
the region of the Skager Rak, the
outer corridor, lying between Den
mark and Norway, from the Nortn
Sea to the Baltic.
According to Rome the German
admiralty had ordered all German
freight ships in waters near the
Skager Rak to take shelter at the
nearest port.
1t was added that neighboring
neutral harborS were teeming with
German vessels which had taken
refuge.
Apparently at the bottom of the
report was the fact that the British
navy had started hunt for Ger
man ships in the Skager Rak region.
It had torpedoed two German
freighters and others had gone
agound in escaping attack. A Ger
man patrol vessel had been sunk by
British Royal Air Force planes.
British Warships There
There was no indication how many
British warShips were In the
Skager Rak area. The German
newspaper Hamburger Fremdenblatt
reported that nine British destroyerS
had arrived outside Norwegian ter
ritorial waters within the last "a
hours.
Three British cruisers had driven
the German pocket battleship Ad-
miral Graf Spec into Monteyideo
harbor, Uruguay, to be scuttled, IN
this war, but there had been no
great naval battle since historic
Jutland-fought off Denmark near
the Skager Rak, and called by the
Germans the Battle of Skager Rak--
May 81, 1916.
Giant U-Boat Fleet
A few hours before the Rome ra-
dio reported that the German high
seas fleet was steaming out to en-
gage the British near the Skager
Rak, the German official wireless
broadcast dispatch which said
that a giant" U-boat fleet was
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
FLOODS in CONN.
ARE DISCOUNTED

Hartford, Conn, March 29-(UP)
"A u. s. weather bureau bulletin
today discounted fears Of possible
Hoods in the Connecticut river val
ley.
During the next several weeks, it
said, the river might reach level
of is feet here, if normal melting
conditions prevail to the north.
Flood level is 10 feet.
Protective bikes have been con-
structed around Hartford since last
year to prevent heavy inundation OF
low sections.
The river today was slightly UNI
der two feet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Nazi Fleet To Battle British
German Vessels Sail Out To
Challenge Navy OF Britain
Joe Louis ShoUes
Down His Weight

New York, March 29.-UP)
Joe Louis will weigh 200 IL
pounds tonight for the defense
Of his heavyweight champion
ship against Johnny Paychek.
At the official weigh-in at noon
the challenger scaled 1877 S-4.
Both fighters appeared to be
calm. They shook hands before
undressing and each said, 'HOw
are your"
Louis remained an over
whelming favorite with the odds
around 10 to l that he would
succeed in his 10th defense of
the title.
The last time Louis fought
against Arturo GOdOy - he
weighed 203. His trainers
shaved the weight off him this
time to try to give him more
speed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
GERMAN PRESS IS
SCORING ALLIES
Their Proposed Program
to Usurp Neutral Rights
Is Bitter Pill
BY DANA SCHMIDT

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, March 29-(UP)-The Ger
man press blazed with indignation
today at purported plans of the al
lies to wage war without regard to
the rights of the neutrals.
German press campaigns often
forecast significantly some future
official action by the government.
But, there was no clear indication
in today's newspaper headlines and
dispatches as to what, If anything,
Germany proposed to do about the
supposed allied plans.
Some of the dispatches, however,
warned of Germany's military might
and in effect invited the neutrals
to place themselves under German
protection to ward off invasion of
their neutrality by the British and
French.
The press articles paid greatest
attention to asserted disregard of
the neutral rights of the low coun-
tries by British and French airplanes
and to British warship activity in
Scandinavian waters.
Headlines Are Bitter
Editorials carried such headlines
as War at the Cost Of Neutrals,
Indignation in Northern States,
Western Powers Apache Dance"
The Morgenpost took a line typi-
cal Of the Berlin papers. 1t declared
that neutrality no longer exists for
the western powers which were de-
scribed as determined to halt Ger
man ships within the three-mile zone
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fronfirnnd ~ paoe AZ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Trenton, N. J., March 29-(UP)
A clergyman died in the electric
chair at State prison last night =
the first in the states history.
He was the Rev. Walter Dworecki
who hired circus roustabout to
murder his Is year old daughter so
he could collect the 5000 insur-
ance policy he had taken out on
her life.
The Rev. Dworecki had a dinner
of roast chicken, French fried po-
tatoes, peas, lettuce and tomato
salad, ice cream and cake. Then he
smoked q last cigar. Then he had
the Rev. John B. Oman, Protestant
prison chaplain. In for an hour OF
prayer. Then, following the Rev.
Oman, he walked to the execution
chamber and the chair.
To the SIS witnesses, he appeared
calm. He walked steadily. His hard
face was set, his eyes oowncast,
and he was mumbling a prayer. He
sat down, the electrodes were set,
the death mask affixed, the guards
stepped back, and, in the utter si-
llence, he was heard to murmur: Il
give unto his name my, soul"
The first shock hit him then.
1000 yoltes at seven amperes. There
were three more shocks s.nd at 8:l5
p. m. he was pronounced dead.
Relatives claimed the body and to-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Field Supervisors Of
Federal Census Named
Howard j. Clancy, Holmes Avenue Michael ]. Ryle,
Elmwood Avenue Are Appointed Today By
Supervisor w. Harry Byrnes

Appointment of Howard j. Clancy
of Holmes avenue, and Michael j.
Ryle, of Elmwood avenue, as field
supervisors for the federal census
in the Waterbury area was an
nounced today by w. Harry Byrnes,
area supervisor. Candidates for APP
pointment as enumerators met at
Crosby high school this afternoon
for training course session. The
population census will begin Tues
day morning.
Mr.. Clancy and Mr.. Ryle will be
stationed at the civil service rooms
in the post office, checking the
work of the enumerators. Working
with them will be Henry D. Nc
Isaac, of Niagara street, appointed
earlier as field supervisor.
TorringtOn, Derby
Francis x. Dwyer, of Leffingwell
avenue, will be stationed in Tor
rington, and Harold Shanahan, OF
Plaza avenue, will be in Derby. Both
men are also field supervisors for
the census.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
BY ROBERT MUSEL

by hObE61 MUSEL
United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, March 29-(UP)-Miss
Florence Nestf1eld, who has dark
eyes and dark hair, met her sweet
heart and went for walk with him
on March 8, 1885,
Near quiet intersection, two
members of Murder, Inc, intercepted
them.
"Step aside" snapped one of the
men to the frightened girl.
Then two guns ended one of the
most unSavory careers in Brooklyn
history.
The victims name was John MUIR
tina; his nicknames Spider" from
his boxing career as STRIPPING kid,
and 1.-The Slasher", from his later
adeptness with broken bottle or a
razor in a fight. He was suspected
of four murders and had been taken
for ride, which he survived, three
years earlier.
Almost Forgotten
Miss Nestfield was questioned and
released and the Staying was all but
forgotten until District Attorney
william O'Dwyer of Brooklyn began
to uncover the sanguinary story of
Murder, Inc. The young lady was
questioned again and this time, no
longer mute from fear, she identified
Max (The jerk Golob and Frank
(The Dasher) Abbadando as the
slayerS.
Now under heavy guard "a hours
a day, Miss Nestfield is one of the
women who have been drawn into
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
INCREASE DRAFT
FOR ROOSEVELT
Well on His Way for First
100 Delegates to
Convention
BY LYLE C. WILSON

(Un1teu' FreSS StaII Correspondent
Washington, March 29-(UP)-
The draft Roosevelt movement APP
peared today to be well on the way
toward accommodating its first 100
Democratic national convention del
egates.
Maine and New Hampshire al
ready have contributed 10 delegates
to President Roosevelt's renomina-
ton. Preferential primaries within
the 10 days will reflect third term
sentiment in Wisconsin, Illinois and
Nebraska which have an aggregate
of .96 convention votes.
Mr.. Roosevelt is opposed by Vice
President John N. Garner in Wis
consin's April 2 primary and I'LL
nois' April 0 primary for "a and So
convention votes, respectively. The
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Washington, March 29-(UP)-
Government expenses and receipts
for the current fiscal. year through
March 81, as compared with year
ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
092,390,56S.5S $6,699, 1S2, S2O.4O
Receipts
$4,4Os,91s,sss.74 s4,sS5.s54.sO6.14
Gross Deficit
s2,sS5,47s.ss4.S4 $2,S1S.477s14.2s
Net Deficit
$2,s15,SS4,ss4.S4 $2,27S. s07. 964.26
Cash Balance
$2,5S5,S24,51O.S3 $S,416, s49,623.3s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
THREE TRIGGER
MEN ARRAICNED
Accused of Stabbing VIC
tim 81 Times-They
Pleaded Not Guilty
BY ROBERT MUSEL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


New York, March 29-(UP)-
Three alleged trigger men of Muir
der, Inc, were arraigned today on
charges in connection with the ice
pick Staying of one of the cash
killers" estimated 80 victims.
The accused men, all of whom
pleaded innocent were Harry CLAP
py) L. Malone, Frank (The Dasher)
Abbadando and Harry pittsburgh
PhiD Strauss.
The victim specifically mentioned
in today's charges was George Rud-
nick, 81, who was strangled and
stabbed 81 times with an ice pick
on May Is, 1887, because gangdom
believed he had given information
to the police.
The arraignment followed dis
closure that members of the muir
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
E. Norton Decker,
Vice President OF
Griggs Co., Talks
Under Questioning By Attorney COrbin for ROwley W.
Phillips, He Said Belief Was Funds From Stock
i Sales Were Used for Drugs Only

New York. March 29. - (UP) - A Connecticut banker
testified in federal court today that stock issued for
McKesson and Robbins subsidiary which the govern
ment contends set up for swindng purposes only
the basis of prospectus which indicated the proceeds
would be used in the manufacture of drugs E. Norton
Decker vcepresdent of the Waterbury firm Grggs and
Cornanv said he had believed money received from a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
THE WORLD WAR
Is YEARS AGO,
MARCH 20, 1915
fBy United Press)

(By United Press)
Russian army still hammered
at Austrian lines in Battle Of the
Carpathians.
Agreement 81 Great Britain
with Americans that rubber
should be exported only 10 Bril-
tain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Five Women Helped In
Breaking Murder, Inc.
One of Them, Mrs. Lena FrOsch, Known as ''WOman
in Black Was Chief Fixer Of Murder Gang
in Bribery, intimidation

NOeFive Murder
involving District Attorney William ODwyer
killings in the fifth and
last nstalment Murder shown the in which they
were involved in the web of the syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

There's no better wedding gift than
Ruby Crystal Stemware and Pier
points, l59 Bank St., have an ex-
quisite selection.--Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Seldom do you find such gorgeous exc
citing footwear as Red Cross Shoes.
II Solo Co.. log Grand St.--Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Outstanding performance without
adequate training Il impossible, Be
= Post Junior College graduate ADV
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The Weather

Occasional Rain for
! Tonight, Saturday
Fun weather Report Page
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TREASURY BALANCE

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Home Edition
Late Sport NetOs
EI5 Stock Prices
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Home Defense
Council Named

Mayor Cain told the council Mon
day he intended to appoint COM
mittee on Pierce county home de-
Tense with Maj. Gen. David L.
Stone and Brig. Gen. Maurice
Thompson at the head of it.
Cain said the need is apparent
for a civilian council TO deal with
affairs in which civilian coopera-
ton with federal military author
ity is indicated.
Other members, he said, will in
clude Col. Gus Appelmsn of the
organized reserve; 1t. Comdr. Ar
thur II. Middleton of the U. S.
naval reserve; Guy Melton. chair
man of the board of county COM
missioners; Earl V. Clifford, rep
resenting Rhodes post, American
Legion; and Jerry Walters, repre-
senting Tacoma post, American
Legion. One member OF the city
council should serve, he said.
Cain pointed out that he had
consulted with those he named and
had obtained their consent. Gen.
Stone is a Tacoma resident now on
leave prior to retirement from the
regular army. Gen. Thompson,
though adjutant general of the
Washington national gnuard. has
his headquarters. at Camp Murray
and is within the county.
Action by the council confirm
ing the mayors plans is not to be
asked until Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Citizenship for
Is Granted Here

U. s. citizenship was granted to
IL persons by Judge Lloyd l..
Black in naturalization hearings
Monday in federal district court.
Those admitted were:
Elizabeth Paulus (Austria). 1920
East 61st st; Eric H. James Great
BRITAIN, 1905 No. 36th st; Artem-
STA Victor turkey, 1909 No. 9th
st. Olga Utigard Norway, pa
So. goth St; Leo Tober Great
Britain, Sumner; Edith Mosby
Great BRITAIN, 90S So. G st;
Dorothy Henwood Great Britain,
Route l, Box 374; Joseph Heit-
man Great BRITAIN, Buckley;
Christian Schick (Switzerland),
Fort Lewis; Mildred Hafto Great
Britain, 90S So. Anderson st;
Edith NJ. Aim (Sweden), 229 So.
55th st. Nels Arneson Norway,
2315 So. Yakima ave: Emma Fors-
lund (Sweden), 421 So. 61st st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
IIlaI1MH9a5a8SIf
Little Scrap Iron Left in Tacoma
For Shipment to Jopon and Elsewhere

iron in hopes of beating the order
date.
Two other ships, due in Tacoma
early in August, were secluded to
lift japanese metal but faced the
probability the licensing code would
affect their cargoes.
The weekend departure of four
trans-sea vessels and an intercoast-
al ship left four ships on the har-
Dor roster Monday. Arrivals in
Guided the Herman Frasch at Shat
fer No. /, the Chilliwack at Baker
dock and the Tyee at the smelter.
The outgoing ships were the
Kookaburra, which cleared the st.
Regis dock Saturday, the Satartia
and West Cusseta. Orient-trade
ships leaving the SpeTy dock and
Shaffer terminals, respectively.
Saturday. and the West Madaket,
which left Port piers Sunday. The
Cadsretta, in from the Canal Zone,
left the smelter Saturday.
Shaffer officials said the Her.
man Frasch would discharge sui
phur and stand by for her annual
inspection before starting to load
lumber Tuesday. The Whitney
Olson and Coast Trader were due
at shaffer piers for California dis
charge shortly.
Ships in port: Herman Frasch,
Shaffer No. /; Chilliwack, Baker
dock; Tyee, smelter dock; Lake
Frances, St. Paul mill
Ships due: Tuesday, Iowan, Bak-
er dock; Whitney Olson, Shaffer
No. /; Amur. smelter; Silverado,
Mccormick dock; Coast Trader.
Shaffer No. 2, and Walter Lucken-
bach, Dickman mill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Residents Protest Lack OF
Pressure in Water Supply

enough water. No new local i'm
provement districts have been
formed for water main improve
ments for years.
The department itself has no
funds for replacing old mains and
improvements are right up to the
owners themselves. They'll
have to initiate their own districts.
Mains Inadequate
Some of the mains now in SER
vice are less than three inches in
diameter. not large enough by far
to serve the number of houses
that are connected to them"
O'Neil said he knew of no action
in his department Juggling with
valves controlling pressures in that
area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Losing Millions Daily
Hear Plea for
Electric Center

1t is places like the Electric
Center that make Pacific ave. a
fit place where ladies may walk,
and lift Tacoma out of the "hick
town" class, Mrs. Frances (Fris-
bee) Howard told the city council
Monday.
But after she had been heard. 1t
still appeared probable Commits
sioner O'Neil's order closing the
center at 1872 Pacific ave-, would
be carried out Thursday.
Mayor Cain and O'Neil pointed
Iout to Mrs. Howard that she was
the first to appear before the coun-
Gil in defense of the center, closing
order for which was issued As days
ago.
O'Neil said he had recently told
the Downtown association he was
willing to continue display of
electric merchandise there at a
cost not to exceed $50 month,
but that the department could not
see its way clear to carry the en-
tire overhead exceeding 5000 a
month.
Mrs. Howard argued that the
center was pleasing place TO
drop in for inspection OF electric
merchandise and other household
equipment; to use the telephone,
and to consider equipment pur-
chases without being pestered by
statesmen. She said she had no AK
TO grind.
Her talk brought applause from
the audience. Mrs. Blanche Doore
seconded Mrs. Howard. However,
one woman later rose and said
MIR. O'Neil, l wear a 50-year
button and never heard of Elec-
trio Center. Where is it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Get
Meters
Many Others Foil
To Get Flat Rdte

Up TO Saturday, the water de-
partment has considered 533 ap-
plications for removal Of water
meters, Utilities Commissioner
o'Neil said Monday. OF these, BAT
have been granted and the prem
ises put on flat rates.
However" he said. there were
1s6 applications denied, though
some Of them may be put on flat
rate later on when they have COM
piled with requirements.
Most of those cases we have
denied were ones in which the
applicants property exceeded
10000 square feet Of area.
New Meters Installed
AS fast as we can. we're in
stalling meters at homes where
there are continued fragrant viola
tons of sprinkling rules. can't
say how many we have installed
or put back, but it is being done
only upon a third warning"
O'Neil said he would soon make
a recommendation to the council
for new basis for metered
services, giving certain fixed
allowance in proportion to area
of ground.
If householder then exceed that
minimum, as shown by the in
stalled meter, they'll have to pay
for the extra water, O'Neil said.
Meters are not actually being
removed in cases of the applica-
tions that have been granted,
premises merely being put on flat
rates.
Take Advantage
ITO show you what happens,
though, we had one applicant with
meter who normally had a bill
of around 20 to so cents" O'Neil
said I'VE checked his meter after
the flat rate had been granted and
if he had used as much water with
a meter, his bill would have ex-
ceeded SIT for that month"