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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
CostigOn's
Resignation
Submitted
Popular Alderman
Desires 10 Ald National
Defense Program

The resignation Of rst. Col. i
Peter costlgan as q COP. mems
Der Of the Board Of Alderman will
become effective February - "a
result Of his formal notification d
Mayor John 3. Monagan and the
Board Of Finance submitted 90 q
meeting Of the latter yesterday.
Col. Costlgan was the Finance
Board representative OF the Alder.
manic Board.
No successor 10 The COR. alder.
man has been chosen vet by the
Mayor although the name Of five
possible successors have been pre-
scented by Republican Town CHAIR
man and Alderman Richard y.
Benson.
The text Of Col. costlgans' resig-
nation Is as follows;
NY dear Mayor.
As previously discussed with you
and Mr.. Benson, I wish to tender
my resignation as an alderman In
order TO devote the maximum time
possible to the duties Of COM
manding officer OF the Third
Battalion, Connecticut state
Guard and officer In charge Of
the waterbury State Armory,
have received orders 10 assume
these duties.
In my opinion, the years i'm.
mediateiy following a war are
the most important to the future
Of our country and 10 the youth
who are now growing into mani
hood.
soon, a new national defense
act will come from Congress.
Those Of Us who remember the
general indifference on the part
OF the people Of this country to-
ward the national defense act Of
1872 hope that the same indiffer-
eilce will not prevail toward the
national defense act now being
formulated in Congress.
The citizens Of this country too
soon forget the sacrifices made
BY many Of our fine young men,
due, to a large extent, to our lack
Of an adequate national defense.
Total victory brings almost total
laxity towards a national defense
program as witnessed by periods
following past wars.
It is my firm belief that a
strong national defense program
can avert war. II can contrib
ute a small effort toward this be-
lief, would Ike TO be free 10 do
so.
+ In line Iith the above, hope
my successor Is Q war veteran.
May / be relieved Of my duties
as alderman not later than Feb.
28th7
I regret the annoyance my res
ignation may cause.
Very sincerely yours,
J. PETER OOSTTGAN.
Names submitted for considera-
ton are:
Dr.. Warren: John N. Brodie,
former lieutenant colonel In the
Army and former member Of the
Fire Board: Conrad Carlsrud. pres-
ident OF the Overlook Community
Club; Raymond Snyder. Republican
mayoralty candidate last fall; and
Atty. Edward r. Sweeney.
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terday approved legislation i'm
posing stiff federal curhs on
James c. Petrillo, president OF the
American Federation OF Musi-
clans, in his relations with the
radio industry.
In setting a strike date, the Ma
tional Federation OF Telephone
Workers ignored a plea from Secre-
tary Of Labor Lewis B. Schwellen-
bach TO avoid strike action until
further negotiations take place.
NF.TW. President Joseph Bierne
said, however, the federation was
willing to confer with the COM
panies If the government requests
it,"
Bierne said 100000 federation
members would walk out at 6 q. m.
March 7. He said 100000 other
workers under new contracts or
still negotiating contracts would
honor the picket lines. The strike
would tie up telephone service in
at least ~ states.
The Clio. xsongshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union said the
Pacific Coast dock strike was be-
ing called to force waterfront en-
ployers to pay wage increases al
ready granted by the National War
Labor Board. Union headquarters
reported the membership had voted
"a IN In faunr ~ eR~fAa aaffaR,
An independent union represent
Ing $500 employees of the Duquesne
Light Company called for a new
power strike last night after three
days Of fruitless negotiations over
wages. Last week the Pittsburgh
area was plunged into semi-daFk-
ness by a 1919 hour strike which
Union President George l.. Miller
suspended because OF public pres
sure.
Government Mediator James r,
Dewey said after yesterdays nego-
tiating session on the 94-day Gem
eral Motors strike that the question
Of union security, q major issue,
had been pretty well cleaned up
except for O few technicalities."
Michael ]. Quill. New York City
councilman and president Of the
CLIO. Transport Workers Union,
said Mayor william O'Dwyer had
invited him TO q meeting Tuesday
at which the unions bid for coll
lective bargaining rights would be
discussed.
IT the city shows no willingness
to grant collective bargaining at
that time" Quill said, I'VE are pre-
pared to call q strike at = meeting
Tuesday night"
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Accountant
Selected
BY Board
George n. COnNors
TO Record Clty's
water utilities

George M. ConnorS, local certi-
fled public accountant was named
TO set up the required accounting
procedure relative to the cttyS wa
ter utilities. Mr.. Connors vas named
bv the Board OF Finance at Its
meeting Yesterday. The State Pub
1ic utilities Commission provldts q
snecific proc ture to be followed
to which this city must now con-
vert Mr.. ConnorS will be paid So
900 for the work.
He informed the board he plans
to bring the utility records up 70
date. including the computation OF
depreciation on the property owned
by the city's water supply system, on
a per diem basis, and Tor renoer-
inc continuous billing to the city:
A three-man comm ttee OF the
Board of Finance was appointed
YESTERDAY to study the request OF
she Department OF Education for a
$4,000 for general salary increas-
Is for local grammar school teach
ers. The committee consists OF
Sen. Edward p. Egan, Robert Coe
and John Brophy. The educatlon
board had approved the salary IN
creases on February raising the
minimum salary to $500 and the
maximum to S2.50o The teachers
had urged the adoption OF ST.
300 maximum.
on recommendation Of Budget
Director Arnold E. Furlong, the
finance Board voted to write oil
from the accounts receivable IN
the budget the sum Of S6.67O:74
which represents the amount que
the CITY in sidewalk and sewer
assessments on property owned oy
the city.
Thirteen pieces of property own
ed by the city are affected by the
assessments, including Hopevllie
Bunker Hill, and Town Plot School
districts.
The board voted to allow the tau
collectors office to write off a ds-
crepancy which existed between 9
1915 average Of cash of Si64.38, ano
a 1915 shortage OF cash Of Sl72l7
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wartime levels, they would demand
wage increases Of about S2.70 a day
The signal that the mine union
was preparing for a new wage CAM
paign came yesterday when 1t was
announced that the 200-memoer
UNIV wage policy committee had
been called into session here March
II. The announcement was made
after TWO days of conferences be-
tween Lewis and UNIV district
presidents.
Views Not Known
The possibility that the case
might tangle with MI Truman S
new wage-price sterilization policy
stemmed from the fact that the
coal operators would demand price
relief If any substantial wage con-
cessions were granted Thus a wage
agreement would be subject TO APP
proval by the Wage Sterilization
Board
Lewis already has made ii plain
that he has little use for the gov
ernment's price. controls. During
the labor-management conference
last Fall he denounced price con-
trolls and asserted that the UNIV
would not be bound by wage con-
trolls then in effect.
Neither he nor the union has
made it's views known on the new
wage price policy. That policy is
more flexible in limiting the wages
which can be used as a basis for
immediate price relief.
Fought Long Battle
In i943 and early 1914, Lewis
fought a year-long battle against
the wartime Little Steel Wage
Formula and finally won substan-
tial wage concessions although the
Administration never abandoned the
formula Last year the union and
the operators negotiated an agree
ment which was approved by the
War Labor Board.
After the 1894 case, the soft
coal industry was given price in
ereases AVERAGING % cents ton.
Price ceilings were raised another
10 cents after the 1915 agreement
was signed.
The miners have not increased
their basic wage rate since 1871
when the day rate was raised from
SO 10 T. However. their WOrk-week
has been unconstitutional 10 in
clude pay for underground travel
time at the same rate. 81 en- hour.
Before the 1914 contract. day-rated
miners earned $3.50 for q six-day
week, excluding travel time, They
now receive 500 so for a sig-day
week Of 81 hours, including travel
time.
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quarters of the world, Britain was
hunting at the same time for q
solution to the basic problem OF
relations with Russia.
Disclosures that Britain had of
fered to extend the Soviet-British
friendship pact from 20 to 80 years,
and had proposed a f1re-year Brit
ish loan Of 30O00,000 (sl20, 000, GOOD
to Russia were evidence Of the
governments desire to ease the
strain between the two great
powers.
Sir Stafford Grips announced
In Commons that Russia had re-
tected the British loan offer, which
carried 2 leg percent interest. Rus
STA wanted 100000 900 $500 000, 0O0
for Is years.
Faced with uprisings and revolu-
tionary shouting In several parts
of the empire, the government
undoubtedly watched closely the
emphasis In Russian broadcasts on
the Soviet Unions self-proclaimed
role of champion of colonial peoples
and small nations.
Bevin OverlOOks War
Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, in
a conciliatory speech before Com
mons yesterday, rejected sugges-
lions that the present diplomatic
diSptites might lead to eventual war
with Russia.
II cannot conceive any circum-
stances in which the Soviet and
Great Britain would go to war" he
said. Il cannot see what we have
to fight for and 1t never enters my
mind"
Bevin's predecessor, Anthony
Eden, said he believed Russia want
ed collaboration with Britain and
the United States, but on her own
terms.
While the diplomats talked. these
demonstrations Of unreSt-and In
some places rebellion against the
presence of the British Army
were reported:
Bombay-A mutiny of Indian
Navy seamen for rehabilitation
and pay raises touched of wild
street battles and anti-British riot
ing in the Seething city.
ClamOr For Revolt
Cairo - Thousands of Egyptians
roamed the streets, clamoring "re-
volt against the British Egyptian
sources said IA persons were killed
and 100 wounded yesterday when
British troops fire on a crowd that
stoned British barracks and attack
ed military vehicles. The Egyptian
government is trying to negotiate
withdrawal OF British troops from
Egypt.
Simultaneous attacks
apparently by Jewish extremists
were made against police stations
in Haifa and Telaviv. British
soldiers and police intensified then
efforts to smash the extremists
gangs resisting the British man.
dated government.
Singapore-Police broke up with
out firing a meeting Of Indian Ma
tional Army supporters which SCI
up a makeshift monument to the
memory of Subhas Chandra Bose
who led the japanese sponsored
force during the war. The GROVE
shouted 'long live India, long live
revolution"
Batavia-Extremists in Bandoenl
attacked the British-held head
quarters OF the Dutch State Rail
ways and a European movie house
Maj. Gen. d. C. Hawthorn, COM
mander OF the British 23d Division
ordered evacuation of all japanese
from the city and imposed a cur
| few.
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facilities: change over of the din
ing room and the meals served; up
grading OF inmates and their Segra-
CATION as to character, ability, exc;
more specialized activity in the
operations Of the institution by the
Board of Directors and better or
ganization among the personnel.
Testifying to the strict and some
time termed harsh" regime OF the
superintendent is the fact that
numerous inmates TO send them 70
the states prison at WethersfleIa
instead Of back to the reformatory.
Proof is found in DR.. Palmer's fig
ure Of Is percent OF the State Prison
inmates being 1924 years old.
The ratio of repeated offenders
at the reformatory has always been
high. according TO sources close TO
the general administration. This has
been blamed ON the lack OF proper
and suitable training of the inmates
when confined. so that they are not
psyclaologically equipped 10 meet
the outside" worldly affairs upon
release. AS one member OF the board
bluntly said:
The kids let off too much steam
when they are released, because
they are disciplined and repressed
in the wrong way when confined.
A ratio Of so to 60 percent Of the
reformatory inmates released on
parole are back in the institution
within "a hours to three months be-
cause Of infractions Of their parole
statistics show It IS such statistics
as these which led to the reform
program of the board.
Questioned as to this, Sen. PatricS
Wallace (D.-l6th District, this city
a member Of the Board Of Directors
said:
These boys Invent been adequate
" trained to live within a commun-
ity. They have been taught prison
life by their term at the retornatory
and revert back to 1t after release
simply because the normal COM
munity life is beyond them. A II
percent returnee average Is what
should be worked for. believe We
will always have at least 10 percent
who will prove incorrigioles. But 81
to 60 percent is mark OF failure or
the part of all OF us connected witt
the institution until We get il
Strengthened out" he emphasized
strongly.
This ratio has been douDly crit
icized due TO the fact that the ratio
Of inmates 10 hired personnel a.
the reformtaory Is the closest in the
state; yet the ratio Of parole viola
tors IS about the highest, statistics
reveal
At the Cheshire institution there
are about rs inmates and about 81
hired personnel or a ratio OF about
inmates to one personel. At about
10 TO !. Yet the returnee average al
the State Prison is said to be about
10 percent. Over so percent Of the
annual budget Of the reformatory Il
said to be paid ont in salaries. The
reformatory is equipped to handle
about 400 to 450 inmates.
The hired personnel at the re-
formatory is said to be divided into
factions, made up OF those close u
the superintendent and those who
have attempted some adequate anc
progressive modern reform Of the
disciplining and enlightenment o!
the youthful inmates.
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City Contests
Equity Point
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the lawyers claims as to whether
or not the suit was one in equity.
The jurist also granted that an
appeal TO the city's tax board for
the type of relief sought by the
plaintiff would not be proper since
in an appeal to the board there is
an assumption that the tax was
properly levied and only the amount
of assessment is questioned.
Wording Matters Little
Finkelstein argued that the suit
was brought TO knock out in its
entirety the purported Grand List.
He said the first count attacks the
legality Of the entire assessments
and appeals to the equitable powers
OF the court.
He charged that use of the word
"declaratory" in the complaint did
not change the nature of the suit.
He said the plaintiff could just as
well have asked the court TO issue
an order holding the Grand List
to be improper" as asking for a de-
claratory judgment, as was done.
He claimed further that it was
impossible for a court to issue an
injunction without first making 4
declaratQry judgment. and he said
there was no question as TO the
courts jurisdiction over injunctive
relief.
Finkelstein said that the deter
mining factor over jurisdiction was
what we ask and what we claim. "
I'VE say" he confined, that the
assessor did not DO any of the
things the statute requires and that
anything he did was done illegally. "
I'VE didn't just bring this action
to entertain ourselves" he COM
mented.
No Objection Made
The plaintiffs counsel said it was
never the intention of the legisla-
ture TO make people bring more ae-
tons than are necessary. He said II
would not be feasible to divide the
claims, bringing one phase into one
court and another into another
court.
Healey said the city would not
object to an amendment by Finkel-
stein removing the words declara-
tory JUDGMENT from the original
writ. He said the new wording
would not change the nature OF the
slit. which he claimed would still
be one for deelaratory judgment.
The amended complaint contains
Inc word holding" in place Of de
claring".
Attorney Walter w. snyth APP
oeared with Finkelstein for the
plaintiff. Cassidy was present for
the session.
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post of Vatican Secretary Of State.
They reasoned that he would be
more useful to the church as head
of his own powerful diocese.
Cardinal Spellman was surprised
when it was announced that the
hat he received in a presentation
ceremony at the North American
College was the Pope's own.
1T is an extraordinary action OF
affection. kindness and favor" he
said in a brief speech OF thanks.
Help For European Stressed
I'VE in the United States" he
added ARE doing all we can to
help the suffering people OF Europe
in whom the Holy Father IS Sc
deeply and paternally interested
The United States charity binds the
wounds of war and knits closer the
bond between all peoples.
To-day I heard the good news
that President Truman had APP
proved sending relief goods to Ger
many. I was happy to learn from
the war relief here that 5000 tons
of foodstuffs already are available
for that area
He said he was happy that the
hat presentation took place on sol
of the North American College
where we hope to have q new
college in which the altar in the
main chapel will be dedicated tC
Our Lady, Queen of America, Queer
of Peace in memory Of those who
by their lives and deaths have done
so much for peace.
He said it would stand as q
perpetual memorial for the Amerl'
can boys who died in Europe tol
freedom. justice and equality,
The Freedom OF America M
said mot only is a solace. inspira'
ton and treasure of our own people
but a beacon for the rest OF III
people of the world
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NCOuLlIlutu lIOffl FdBt ~
in Washington next week." Bierne
said.
Bierne said union demands would
not be modified "All demands
must be met"
The unions asked a 81 a day wage
increase and return to a 40-hour
work week He indicated earlier
that the federation might lower its
minimum wage demands of IS cents
an hour.
John J Moran, president of the
Federation OF Long Lines Operators,
one Of the II striking affiliates,
warned of a possible news and
radio blackout.
Radio wires and news wires will
not be as good as they were in the
last walkout Jan. lila" Moran
said, Many OF the organizations
that served such wires were not di-
rectly affected at that time. The
telephone companies viii have nc
one to maintain such wires this
time" Moran said
The nations telephone link with
the outside world may also be
severed. Operators on overseas
boards in the u. s. are long line
union members.
Bierne said the federation viii
give no consideration FOR emer'
gency service" He. also said that
the executive council had reached
no decision on what action 10 take
II the Government seizes the cons
munications industry.
Although Bierne reiterated that
the unions would meet the COM
panies more than halfway 10 avoid
q strike" he accomplished that
"there win be no dilly.daliying."
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Roberts had appealed from q Com
mon Pleas Court judgment made IN
favor OF the Robinson Mfg. Co.,
which he had sued for $1,000. The
engineer had claimed the concern
had not paid him for services.
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An appeal taken 10 the State SUI
preme Court OF Errors by Joseph
Roberts, Waterbury engineer, has
been withdrawn from the docket.
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Fltzmaurice. Frank T. Healey, Har.
~ J. Spellman and James +. Kelly.
Following ceremonies, dinner
was served and an entertainment
program presented.
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ances are rendered Voluntarily, and
any funds raised through its own
cvoncerts and plays are turned over
10 The parish.
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Full Weather Report

Boston, Feb, 22.-nP)-New
England forecast,
CONNECTICUT, " sACHU-
SETS and RHODE IsLAADi In
eremsiDw el0udiDegs tonight, nlOst-
~ cloudy with scattered sD0w
fairies saturday. Not 20 cold to-
night and Saturday.
Boston nnd gieinityt Increasing
eloudfness and not 80 cold tonight
with lowest temperature ab0ut 20,
Mostly cloudy with scattered snOg
flmRFaes and a0nlewhat warmer
Saturday Gentie 10 moderate west
to southwest Winds tonight shift
tmg 10 northwest during saturday.
Easfp0Tt to Block Islands Gen-
lie to moderate west 10 southwest
wfnds tonight shifting northwest
during Saturday, Increasing
el0BdIness fonight, mostly cloudy
Saturday. Coed Visibility.
Lowest for Worcester tOaighf
-.
DAILY ALMANAC
sun rises At efS5 y, M, sets ~
6s84 D. NJ.
Vehicles musf be lighted thlytY
mlimutes sitter sunset.
H7s4.H
R4fkafsa neaammtR "a dafan3niii7e
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Fire beekeepeFs have sent half q
ton OF honey TO starving children
in Europe.
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sicily expects It's 1915 lemon crop
win total $4,000 tons.
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Railway strikes In Mexico have
caused gasoline shortages on main
highways.
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Winners
Announced

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Pope Fovors
Specimen

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Chinese
Put Blame
Or, FDR

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.NFTW Sets
Strike Dote

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PetriLLO
Spanked

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Little Doubt
Are Pocified

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ErSkine
Accused

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Rritaip expects 70 demcbiIize
100000 men bg nsxt suFier.
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British Try
TOAppeose

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New Strikes
Loom in u. S.

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