The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
News Of Connecticut


 Hartford, Conn, May 10.-(UP)-- The Connecticut League of Women Voters concluded its annual con- vention last night with the reelec- tion of Mrs. John G. Lee, Farming ton, as president and adoption of Q program designed to improve the efficiency and responsibility of the administrative, legislative and ju- idcial branches of state govern ment."
 Mrs. Raymond Gibson, Hartford, Miss Florence L. Harrison, North ford, Mrs. Ralph c. Lasbury, Jr., East Windsor Hill, Miss Katherine Ludington, Old Lyme, Mrs. Allan C. Smith and Mrs. Lincoln R. Young West Hartford, were elected vice. presidents; Mrs. John R. Larus, of Hartford, treasurer; Mrs. Richard G. Clarke, Middletown, secretary and Mrs. Nelson Rostow New Ha- ven, chairman of the nominating committee.
 Hartford, Conn, May 19.-(UP)- The State OPA instituted federal coutr action today against two New York men, charging they kept wealthy Fairfield county families supplied with meat, butter, cheese eggs and poultry point-free and al Iprices in violation of ceiling regu. lationS.
 The information was filed by OPA Chief Enforcement Agent J. Ste phen Knight against Samuel Hart. stein of the Bronx, who is treas urer of the Hartsdale Farms, Inc. and Louis F. Kyle.
 Knight charged that Hartsein di- rected the operations and that Kyle delivered the articles in a truck The asserted that butter was priced from 79 to 90 cents pound, eggs at 79 cents dozen, and beef at more than $l pound, prices which he called "outlandiSh".
 The case goes before Judge J. Jo- Seph Smith June 13.
 Hartford, Conn, May 19-(UP)- The legislative council turned deaf ears today to requests of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor and the New Haven Central Labor Coun- cil to permit introduction of a state labor relations act during the spe- cial session of the General Assembly to be held early next month.
 The council hewed to an earlier decision to limit the considerations of the session to two specific items: legalization of the use of federal ballots by servicemen, and enact- ment of a speed' limit law for all state highways.
 Unsuccessful attempts have been made during the past ten years to obtain approval of a labor relations act. Onring the 1e43 session a bill was reported unfavorably by the lacor committee, and it was this same measure that the two labor organizations wanted resurrected for the special session.
 The legislative council pointed out that such an act could not be considered emergency legislation. |" and for that reason the requests were tabled and probably would be taken up later when the council prepares it's agenda for the l945 regular session.
 Governor Baldwin's call for the special session was expected to clearly indicate that only the two council-approel proposals would be acted upon.
 Bridgeport. Conn, May i9 - (U. PD The death of Frederick D. Fuller, 8i, retired New York attor- ney. was attributed today by Cor oner Theodore E. Steiber to an at- tack by an unidentified assaiiant at q StamfCro sanitorium where Ful- Ter was patient.
 Fuller d:ed March IS. and two sanitorirm attendants who were ar- rested in connection with the case, said Steiber refused to testify at the inquest.
 They were Donald O. Bradley and Robert Meauford, who were placed under $i 500 bond each on technical manslallghter charges.
 The co: oner said that although Investigators left no stone nnturn- ed to find the assailant, no evidence was revealed sufficient to make out a case against any of those suspect ed ."
 New London, Conn, May l9 -(U. PD = Superior Court Judge Ed- ward ]. Daly said today he would rule June i3 on the report Of a spe- etal sanity commission which de- clared that Leslie E. Eccleston. 25. Waterford. was mentally capable of standing trial on a charge of having killed Felix c. Perkins during Q filling station holdup July i4. i36.
 Eccleston was indicted tor the killing but was committed to a state hospital after a sanity com. mission found him insane.
 A special examining committee was appointed several weeks ago after Hospital Superintendent Wil- liam A. Bryan informed the court that Eccleston was neither insane