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NORWALK’S
HOME PAPER
TABLISHED 1870.
E88 THAN HATE
ERR THOSE IN
0NZI’S SCHEME
«sets Below $3,000,000
While Liabilities Reach
$7,000,000.
trill Nails CALLER
Hill 100 iii CENT.
.awycrs Surrender Retain-
ing Fees at Stormy Hear-
lug.
i: r.;'l‘er, Aug. 25.—A payment of
_ ,, u. .34; cents on the dollar to the
an. of (,‘harles Ponzi's quick-
t.~rne. if official estimates of
,.: : l"— are toi‘l'ettt. was indicat-
ll- Si.lll‘lllt‘nl of assets at the
' lrl"lrillg yesterday.
in: the Federal receiversthal
;wi wed all he knew. Ponzi
.l .-‘~“l> which Robert G. Dodge.
ill“ receivers, declared
worth anywhere near;
The official estimate of
w made after an audit of
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stand-s at $7,000.000.
.l it» thought this was in
,u .. ll tT'llYllt‘fl liizrt he war: solv-
l‘.’ ‘
l' i .vl than” {our millions of as‘
4 In. liribililies. which he
.. l. m- millions.
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iiiilils AWATT
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:’r':‘:.\'. .\ti:_ Sin-Applica-
m i.” an injunction to restrain Sec-
.. , “all, til the Slate Department.
‘1 ratification of Ill-’5
was iii-
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suffrage amendment
lli~liict Supreme court to-
Entered at tho South Nor-wall: Pod
Oflico" . Second Clan Mall Muttor.
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ii lioliiillii
Stopping of Service Would
Turn Public Against Them
They Decide.
EXPECT Til ASK
tailliri ADVICE
Conductors and Motormen
Fear They May Lose Jobs,
As in Bridgeport. 7
The problems confronting the con-
ductors and motorinen employed by
the Connecticut company were being
discussed by the general committee of
the men at a protracted session yester-
day. which lasted far iirto the night.
This board is composed of delegates
from all the unions of rnotormen and
ccnductors employed by the company
in the state_ and represents several
thousand men. E
The meeting was called for the Pill"
pose of finding ways and means for
warding off the dangers which best
trolleynl’cn as fay- as their jobs are
concerned. The Bridgeport represen—
tatives pointed out that cessation of
trolley service in the Park City lllis
thrown them out Of work. “’nterbiiry
committeemen reported that here is
(lancer that trolley service may be stis
pended in the Braias (‘ity in the near
future.
Continued on page seven
STATE RAW iii
RlillE_NlAE TAXES
Thousands Squeezed Out of
Theatre Managers and
ice-Cream Dealers.
t‘ir -! i it till; Alll‘d'it‘tlll Con-
vi ‘ Luigi”). Associate Justice
\l‘ llll~C.l that authority for
‘lrll l. uwllrrc he cited, and agreed
a l:»v- whim-l on the point duringI
:l' ' r
\rtl'irw: it“; Aug 25.—-Sutira—'
ill. wily unfit hopeful that before
mom, ll.» .s‘luie Department would'
v . - :* 'i.llll;x,lliil tc/nallv an-‘
mun um. Lillfit'lllon or the Federal
.... v, . ..r ..:.-.-;e by enough States
' MTV-z live.
l.|rllTll'3lflllll that the arncnd-'
l‘l -\
'3.
“iii ir‘l been ratified by the Ten-
: l. ;I\lv.llr"(* was expected to
. ~ cl} (Hilly during the day.
i» . oilw'wrz: it was predicted
in: wdm’ul‘lrugis's would apply to
~ It .- l»! x'oltrmbia Supreme
mill .lll order reuraining Secre-
l‘l Mm lller lvh'llll‘l tile proclama-
l t-Y air-Dld Son
Murders Father
l"l‘ \‘rl. Aug. 2t —.l:inres
i‘llr,li Jolly-st \‘t‘H yours of age. rail—
I . 'l:llll('.“‘il‘% shot to death yeS-
u in tile Raymond Clough,
HWHly_
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The round up of the, delinquents and
evadcrs of the special Federal taxes
which has been in progress for the. pay:
two months, by the internal-revenue
bureau will probably end within a fo"
days and the forty menmngaged in it
will be but on‘the income tax. The
drive has been highly successful due
largely to the intensive way in which it
was conducted. {Collector James 1.
lVValsh estimated the taXes paid as the
result of the drive at many thousands
of dollars, and said that 81.100 due the
revenue department had been collected
from one theatre as the result of the
drive.
copra uouwux. com.
MAY ADJUST iii
lllllllEY fARES
Commissioner Elwell Likely
to Come to South Norwalk
to Consult Officials and
Corporation Counsel Quin-
an.
/
Corporation Council Edward J.
Quinlan received word yesterday .from
Richard Higgins of the Public Service
commission. with regards to the
changing ofthe fare from the traffic
center at Circle street in South 'Nor-
Walk to Rotor: Point and to Rowayton.
Mr. Higgins said that he would
make an effort to have C. C. Elweli of
the commission, come to Norwalk in
a few days to discuss the situation
here with Connecticut company om-
cials and also with Mr. Quinlan. He
said that he had already approached
the Connecticut company upon Mr.
Quinlan’s recommendations of a
seven-cent fare to Roton Point, or in
lieu of this a compromise of a 10-
cent rare, but that the company had
refused to make any voluntary con-
cessions. '
Since the protests of Rowayton resi-
dents against paying 13 cents to
South Norwalk, and also from paying
13 cents to South Norwalk from Roton
Point. the residents of Beers' Corn-
ers
raised a cry of objection. They claim
that they should only pay seven cents
to NorwaTk and 13 cents to South Nor-
walk, whereas at present they have
to pay 13 cents to Norwalk.
The t‘onnecticut company which
made a three-mile limit from the traf~
fic center at (‘irclc street, claim it is
three and a half miles td Beers‘ Corn»
ers from the traffic center.
Just what can be done in the mat
ter' before the fixing of the permanent
rate in October, is a matter of con-
jecture but it is believed that Mr. El-
will's visit will bear some fruit.
BANCRBFTAPPEALS
fRRflZfi illil:
Fred C. Bancroft of 2679 Main
street, Bridgeport. a meclianist in the
Loconiohilc company or that city, was
this morning iounvl guilty by Judge
(‘andeo in the first district court, of
reckless driving on Augu.~t the 18th.
-and was lined $25 and costs.
Bancroft appealed the case and the.
bonds were set at one hundred dol-
lars. it was learned this morning for
the first time what. the real facts of
the case, which Sergeant ”not was
sent in Bridgeport on. and which
promised to give Norwalk a good
renal balt‘c for the first time in over
two weeks. really were.
The evidence that was conVictin:
was supplied by State Motor- Vehicle
l'cpartinent Inspector Kropp. who
started in pursuit of the large heavy
powered car which Bancroft was driv-
ing on the night or Wednesday. nug.
IS, at 9:20 o'clock. Bancrolr was
All dealers who are liable to a spe-
cial tax are required by law to keep
records of their business. in many of
the cases “Sich Were int tigatcll 'n~.'
records had been kept and it was nec-
essary for the investigator to use his
ingenuity in setting the amount due.
in this Work the tables in possession
of the revenue department giving the
number of ice cream cones and surr-
daes that can be secured from a gallon
of ice cream were brought into play.
'llealers were required to show their
orders for ice cream for the period for
which the tax was due and the luvestl.
“" ll \"l"\’ HT 329.
"w Ilia- .n fired the ilrst shot
mm ‘lv- :htzrlibre revolver into his
‘l'l ‘ur-n‘l. th.n Tlif-llicl‘, Oillsi
im‘ly. stood. Lack of the
his arm and told him
:lln. according u) the
WLh,uul
HM hul'i
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H wwph
hr i-zsu «l a statement to the war tax due on theatre tickets and in]
l" in ll (Milli ill:-
lit T (”trims-49d.
In; told the police that his
‘i'ui been committcd to 3“ lil'
wtirz-i in Texas three times.
boy and the wo—l
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mil l’rofiteers
May Be Prosecuted
WMVLHINGTON. Aug. 25. — An-
“ ummuenl that the campaign agiinsl
' llilcering on coal would be broaden-
' with special atte‘ntion to the situa-
~ii at tidewaler points, was made to.
l. at. the Department of Justice.
'lhc drive will (enter at the bunker-
u' Jations ot‘ Hampton Roads and
'.5fl,inore' from which complaints
. hen the most frequent. Renew-
! . Irvity was ordered at Baltimore.
«witty, according to Special As-
i . ,,. ,~,:orneyGenerai Mitchell,
M r. directing the campaign against
I'1 M =fileel‘S.
iahway Department
Is Granted $2,000
~ «m of $2.000 was appropriated
. ~ .‘tard of Estimate and Taxation
' " ~l‘ ilitl meeting held in the City
.:4 am night, from the unapprOpri-
""1 ‘llles or the city to the chdlt
.’ l‘v dgartment in the fourth
Lin; l ~lzict, the money to beexpend-
l'w
~m
f'lr 'l-c maintenance of horses.
35' ’ll“ I l: fend. egg, The meeting
o-‘wl l‘:' a few minutes. All mem-
'“=- In t: .. boa rd with the exception 0f
1‘”! l ilipson were present at “5‘
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MCNJ’PEATW FROM AUTOS
W f“ - A With, Aug. 25.—~The Connec-
mi, N gmh Bulletin for July, junta-
,,,, "9‘me out that in 191! in this
A " ~54 persons were killed in. or
.gator thcn figured up what he thought
the tax ought to be-«atl the dealer
paid the tax and a fine for his failure
to keep records.
Tire investigators also collected the
these cases they had to estimate the
attendance at the theatre according to
their best judgment. Again the owner
had to pay his tax on their figures.
Several public service, cars that hatl
been doing businesg without paying a
tax to the government were also
hauled up short. The force of forty
men who have been working on the
matter covered the State with what
was practically a house to house
tanvass,
MAC Willi lilVEN
,usLsrliililiil
DUBLIN, Aug. 25.AResolutions sug.
gesting a truce between opposing frish
factions and declaring it is “possible
for the British government to secufe‘
peace in lreland by an immediate and
binding offer of full ' national self-
gOvernment, to be accepted or rejected
by especially elected representatives
of the people of ireland." were passed
yesterday at. the conference of [rich
moderates.
Sir Horace Plunkett paid tribute to
the Sinn Fein for having done much
for government in Ireland, but said the
Sun Feiners must accept a com-
promise.
W. H. Judge. a former Republican,
volunteer, urged an amendment to the
resolution by which the convention
would go on record as favoring tre-
public. He kept insisting on this point
of view. ml was finally quieted by vol.
unmet-s. chiefly former soldiers.
High Sheri: McWaltoro! Dublin. de-
clared that the military was virtually
responsiblevfor‘ the» lack of tordor in
Dublin. ‘ * ‘ . ‘ -
.u.
‘fi——-
""3 "0m. automobile accidents. ,_
(Continued on ”80'-
i'drivers‘
forced to halt his machine, according-
to the testimony, at the new stretch
of the road from Darien as one way
traffic prevails. He got out of the
seat and approached the
.watchman, shoved him out of the way
and proceeded on his way. Kropp.
patroll‘ng that stretch of the road, ar.
rived a moment later on his motor»
Cycle and Was told of the occurrence.
He started in pursuit of the racing
automobile and though traveling at a
rate of speed from the cement road lo
the Norwalk Green. at averaging ill
most 50 miles an hour he was unable
to get ahead of them.
Vthn Bancroft was told to stop his
car he jammed his .brakes immedi-
ately and sat back in the seat and just
watched the guardian of the law.
'Kropp tried to be civil to him. but
was met with rebuke and insults
Which caused him to report‘tho case
to the local authorities and bringing
the mfin up for trial.
When the names of those in the car
were asked it was found that Seward
B. Rice, well known in Norwalk. and
secretary of the Board of Commerce
in Bridgeport. Fred Atwater. presi-
defit of the Columbia Nut and Bolt
Co.. and John Eccels of the Eccels Ma-
chine Company. Bridgeport. were the
passengers, and according to their ac-
tions, the inspects); said this morning,
they were intoxicated and in a very
ugly mood.
Bancroft was summoned before the
motor vehicle department superintenti.
ent in Hartford where that person dis-
played his ability to back his men.
when be suspended the license of
Bancroft for an indefinite period be-
cause of his actions.
Attorney Genuario had a very easy
time convicting the man and the judge
after listening to the evidence susrain.
ed his charge of reckless dflving and
lined him the $25 and costs-
Arrests Jitneur Who
Bowled Him Over
BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 25.—Patrolman
Jones of the First precinct. went. off
and as he was (twat to get 13-9141
his bicycle to ride h- are a it“ :v 'm.
belonging to Terry Luciano. of Wes:
purt.,struck him 'lhe accident m-
currcsl in e‘alrlield avenue, Ali-l Lt.
on the charge of
running and was continued to loco!-
row. “
aged 1'th tho inn-ct wifi the whey
bus. Imutbghgodiot a; .
on the “’estport line. have also.
Mm IEWB FRO.- ALI." m-“
4}!
.10 lilltil
the Republic of Georgia
Is Reported
lilllNll ilii’li iii
'PtlllSll lllllClS
Denial Made That Northern
Bolsheviki Armyr: is Re-
treating in Disorder.
LONDON, Aug. 25.~—An3 cunning
concentration of Bolshevik'lforces on
the borders of the Republic of Georgia
is reparted in advices to tho‘fleorgian
Legation here. The legatitj! believes
the concentration is part ofla plan to
march through Georgia an ‘Join the
Turkish Nationalists.
“'AllSAW, Aug. 24 (By 1110 Associ-
ated Press).—Kolno. near the East
Prussian frontier. north of Lemma, has
been taken by Polish for which
have been swooping rapt north
ward in pursuit of the Bolshe-
vlki. More than 10.000 pr nersnvho
were cut off from thc main y of the
Soviet Army, have been captured in
this region. Reports fro . various.
fronts indicate the Bolsbev are de-
mor‘nllzcd and fleeing everf'hore in
great disorder. .
General Solitokowaki. M ”r of
War, says that of 250,000 hevik
troops participating in thegulensivc
for the capture of \Vamw. me than
140.000 have been accounted ffor, and
that nearly all other defichmcnts
have, been shot to pieces. 8e . esti—
mates the prisoners at 50.00 and the
Bolshevik casualties at 40.0
The Cossack regiments li _
ed into East Prussia northgleat
e cross—
of
(Continued on Page Eight.)
leRAVAfiANClTN _
suit trim
HARTFORD. Aug. 25.—The mu:
biennial report of the state. Civil Ser-
vice Commission for the period from
Oct. 1. 1913. to July 1. 1920. submit-
ted today to Governor‘Holcomb. gives
a list of commissions and departments
under the law and those that are. not.
rartially 0r wholly. and says the pres-
ent situation is indefensible and that
there is no way to check frauds in
the cxpcndhure of the state‘s money.
it urges that proper and business-like
methods- be adopted to prevent over-
lapping of work and actual fraud. and
that the personnel should be limited
in number to the needs of the stale.
Miss Alice R. Taylor. the secretarv
and chief examiner of the commission.
refers to the absence of departmental
:iavrolls and the lack of standardiza-
tion of salaries.
"It is seen." says the report. “that
the positions in the classified service
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were not to be determined by the
law or rules established thereunder.
but solely by the will of either the
elective. officials or of the governor.
\lVe have. therefore. the utterly inde-
fensible system under which certain
state departments. commissions and
officials are cxcmpted and certain oth-
ers are, not exempted."
After listing the state departments
which come under the civil service
law and these which are partly or
'whollv exempted. the report reads:
"\Vbatever may be said of the mer-
its of the arguments pro and conE
none can be advanced in support 0
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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dutv this morning about 7 cclockflautlc
l
ciano was arrested ly the ”toolkit“! mm.
roofless .dt‘ving l
The case um up in City court r “.111;er rates on lam
.fnncs' bcyclo was sworn it dan- ,‘
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Increased
transportation charges 0': practically
all railroad and steamship lines cf the
country will become elective at. mid-
night tonight. »
Nearly every railroad has filed bian-
ket schedules with the interstate Com- ‘
merce Commission making effective an
increase of approximately 33313 per
cent in freight rates. 20 per cent. in
' passenger and excess baggage and
milk charges. and of 50.ne‘ cent in
charges for Pullman accommodations.
Water carrier- will inaugurate on ’olnt
rails and water t‘m; rate increases
com to the all-nil advances.
Steamship lion- operating: rn the At,
cont. Grist. Lake: 111446qu of
lexieo will mere-ice their Ill-water
per cent to 4‘) per cent on
freight and 20 to 331—? pgv cent on
”meager trifle as c. resmt or a de-
claim2 but am by the scum
Hearings on mans of W. for
”T state tram!
when mnemonic-ions have refund,
approve the two 83W jun
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lulu mulls
ERR SENATRRSRTT’
Judges Candee, Tammany
and Light in the Field for
the Republican Nomina-
tion. .
It is no surprise to ponticians in
Norwalk that there should be a three
cornered light for the nomination for
Senator from the 26th District. in the
Republican party because of certain
forces that have been at Work for
some little time.
Judge Nehemiah Candee. who is
probably the most favored candidate
mentioned. has a good record as rel»
resentative and as Judge and it is Only
right according to the belief of his
friends, that he should receive the
nomination of his party. as the next
upward step. Judge Candee's friends
have. been canvassing for him for
some little, time. in fact even before
It was known that there would be any
contest whatsoever.
Judge William F. Tammany. form-
er mayor of South Nowalk. has}
,.
M ton“; m. fairy
j INTEREST TN
Do to Plan for Change.
The announcement of the approxi-
the 1920 census, a’a 1,342,000 with the
accompanying report that“ the state
will, if the apportionment rate is not
changed. have an additional congress—
man—six, in all—has aroused much
comment, especially where politician:-
are wont to gather. Congressman Au-
gustine Lonergan, now in his home
town of Hartford could not be induced
to discuss the representation question
good record as well and it is expected
that the bltterest fight will be waged
between the two men’s
tions of going after the senatorial
toga and his friends. who number le-'
gion. have been hard at work for him.
Continued on page oevoa
WANT TEACHERS
Tl] RET MITRE MRNEY
Q
So serious has the matter of the
opening of the schools grown that an
effort will be made by the members
of the Frank C. Godfrey Post. 12.
Amerlcan Legion. to appoint a com-
mittee at tonight’rI meeting to wait
upon Mayor Donovan and the mem-
bers of the Board of. Estimate and
Taxation to learn if something can-
not be done to give the teachers the
mcney they are entitled to by the
action of the Board of Education.
it is understood. unofficially. that
other local organizations mav take
somewhat similar action. as the situ-
ation is growing serious.
Thrre is less than two wceks ho-
‘P'n :be schools are scheduled to
open, and to date not one single teach-
.er has signified his or her intention
of signing the contracts.
4 A good attendance is requested at
that the reports or the delegates to
the second annual convention-of the
American Legion. held on Friday and
Saturday of last week. will be given
by Commander Charles Frizzell and
Adjutant Ray Werme.
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adherants.o
Judge Tammany announced his lnten-'
tonight's meeting because of the factT Going on "99°"! '3 favoring a liv-
at length, but. in a brief interview yes-
terday, be indicated his belief that the
membership of Congress will be in-
creused rather than decreased, in ‘
which event Connecticut will gain a
member of the national House of Rep.
resentatives.
Congrecnun Lonetgan‘o views.
"in my opinion, the question is one
of mere speculation, said Mr. Loner»
gun.
“Guided by the past, representation.
with about one exception, has been in.
creased when additional population
warranted. 0n different occasions l
have heard the subject discussed by
older members of Congress who were
of the opinion‘that the body is un-
wieldly. now. because of its large mem-
bership and bills have been introduced
providing for the reduction of the mem.
bership to 225. '
"it is probably safer to say, how.
ever, that there will be an increase
under- the new census, rather than a dc.
crease."
outrun ‘ is .llltlllC
mate population of Connecticut under I
and John Q. Tilson ot
INCREASED
s
How Connecticut Will Be Affectod.
Connecticut will of course, elect.
only five congressmen next fall, the
increase to six coming. if 'it comes.
,with the election of 1922. it will be
possible for the Connecticut Legisla-
;ture of 1921, in case it is necessary to
provide for the election of six con-
lgressmen to divide the state into half
to dozen districts. but it is within tho
possibilities and perhaps probable that.
for a time there will be no change in
district lines. but that the state will
continues to elect five congressmen by
districts and will choose a congress-
man-at?large on the state ticket_ the
candidates for congressman—at.large
being voted for by the candidates for
United States senator.
For years. before the division of the
state into rive congressional districts.
following the increase from four to live
congressmen, (‘onnecticut elected I
congressmanat—largc. George L, Lilley
of “’aterbury. afterwards governor,
New Haven
serving in that office. Homer S, Cum-
mings of Stamford. Connecticut's fu—
yorite (Democratic) adopted son, ran
for it, but didn't gct it.
Redistricting State.
. Vl'hen it comes to dividing the
Slate into six districts. the dividers
will face the usualcomplicated prob-
lem and will probably. no matter how
fair and square they try to be, have to-
(Contlnued on page Sevou
iiiillllll: SANS
unit A ilvmll
villi iii iiiiiiiis
ing wage for school teachers of Con-
necticut. firmly .believlng that our
schools should have the best trackers
that can be produced. and every p0“-
sihle betterment in the development
of schools. the Patriotic Order. Sons
of America. closed its 319i annual
,CAN RESERVE SEATS
Ill RECENT THEATRE
A new departure for Xorwalk in thc»
matter of seats or vaudeville :errorm-
ances by the Regent theatre manage
of certain coats for certain pcrio:in~
nces by the Palace theatre manage‘
ment.
A subscription book has been of)
erred at the theatre where the same
seats can be saved weekly without
extra cost. .
All seats for the evening vaudcvtllc
performances will be reserved, except .
the seats in the second balconv.
The vaudeville season will start on
Labor Day, September 8~ at the Pal-
ace. the vaudeville performances to be
held on Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday of each week. instead of the.
last three days as formerly.
The rise in prices will take effect
on September 1. The an order of
holding a complete shew in the after
noon starting at 2:15. and one ’cofii—
plete show in the afternoon_ ataitSni,
at 2:15, and the complete show It“.
the evening starting at 7 with Plf't'l‘m
cniy a; the 9 o‘clock show, will be
fo'lowed. ‘
Painter Cornell
Painfully Hurt
Henry D. Cornell. of 164 Main S‘..
sustained a deep wound over the right
eye yesterday afternoon about 5
o'clock while at work in his shop. 1
Water street, first. district. when he
stepped on the handle of a clam—dig-
ger. the tin‘es striking him over the
eye. when the end flew up with his.
weight. —
DrtSamuel H. Huntington was call-
ed and took four
'wound. which was a severe one. a
small artery being severed. Kr. Cor-
nell is confined to his home today.
his face and forehead being swollen
and his eye blackened.
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Russo-Pom Peace .‘.
Rapture Likely
.‘ I
LONDON. Aug. an; immediate
rupture of lR-oo h peace ne-
‘ a?!“ will mult it the
were to their demand for
, vol of. no main. 54:11:11;
“III, sly 1.! mango $000.7 .
W “'0” ”Win. $3723!
Tm 1mm; Md 2:; may. at
Mm' recounts the Poll. sh re.
gun "or tho. M
refit.” -. .. ‘ -Mr~d¢anc
b
stitches in the.
joint: of '
and duct“;
convention with a reception and
dance in Colonial hall, Bridgeport.
Sl‘llliCREl ISSUES
EfllCl AfiAlNST
liiiiiiiiiis
‘Violators of Speed Regulu-
tions Will Be Summrily
Deprived of Licensa --
Other Regulations Will
Be Sought of Next Legis.
Iature.
last night. l
in a brief address. National Secre
tary Herman A. Miller. of Easton. P:r..
crystalizcd the sentiment of the or-
ganization on the school question.
when he said: i
T "We should pay our teachers a.
'salarv large enough to permit them'
'to live. “'e owe a debt to me school
item-hers that we cannot repay in dol-
llars and cents."
‘ He urged further that the organ-I
,izalion "get behind the movement for
still better schools and teachers' sat»
“aries and force the issue if neces
lsary." ‘Mr. .iiller referred to the pro-l
vious historv of the organization in
:thn wars of the country and said
that “every movement put forth that
infers that America is not a fit coun-
try to live in. and which would foster
:discontent. should be condemned.”
l The meeting yesterday adopted a
resolution that a legislative commit-
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lililii ARRESTED '
Al Rlll lliiilli
Wanted in Cimnection With
Trunk Murder Mystery at
Detroit, Mich.
P-lO JANEIRO. Aug. 24.—-Eugenc
Leroy. wanted by the police of De.
tioft Mich, in connection with the
murder of a woman whose body was
foundinatmnkinNewYork,m
arrested on the British freighter Dry-
den. which. arrived here today. He
was a member-of the crew and Was
held at the request of United States
authorities here.
While the Dryden is in 9011. he will
be guided by four members of the
maritime police. The ship will later
proceed to Bugle: Aims and thence
to New York, where Leroy will be
ll" «i ore“ to oflicers from Detroit.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Thc Bfltllh‘
freighter l‘rydcn. upon which Eugene
Leroy was arrested at Rio Jauelro
sailed tron New York on Aug. 13—-
3:: days after the body of his suppos-
ed wife was found ammo! in a trunk
9:;
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Rob-
bins B. Stoeckel yesterday put into
effect a ruling whereby jitney driver:
who operate their machines at more
than thirty-flve miles an hottz‘ will
do so at the peril of their registra-
tion certificates.
"From all over the state we have
had numerous complaints regarding
811006an jitneys. principally on roads
between the larger towns." saidtho
commissioner. "Vl'e have tried to curl)
this by arrests and pronecutions. but
a line. of 825 and costs. for instance.
is but little to the drivers of a jttnev
bus as compared to his earnings for
a day. and we have found that after
paying their fine some drivers con
tinued to offend Some of them. af—
ter being fined. have offended tvm or
three timeo more. Beginning today.
if a jltney [HIS driver is caught going
'more than thirty—live miles an hour.
the inspectors of the motor vehicles
department will take away his regis-
tration certificate on the spot. and
they will also take the number off
the bus. This will be done regurdlom
of inconvenlch to the driver. and his
passengers can walk. The offendinft‘
driver will then have to appear oeforrv
me. I am determined to stop this
speedingof jitnev busses.“
Them 1- possibility that the motor
vehicles departmmt will ask the next
Legislature for new legislation de-
signed to protect further the jitnev
traveling public. One of the points
likely to be covered concerns the
construction of jitney busses. as there:
have been complaints that many lit—
noy driver- ploce a big. heavy. un~
validly body on a small chassis. the
conveyance thereby becoming «unsafe.
Another point likely to be acted upoil
concerns the number of hours a Jit—
ney driver may travel in a dav. It
is said that at present some driver-ii
travel as much As fifteen hours a day.
and towards the end of the dav. are
consequently not in a physical condb
tion conducive to note driving.
Sherri: Benedict’s
; Car Damaged
The car of Deputy Strait! Nelson
Benedict, of Norwalk, figured in on
accident. on West avenue. yesterday
after-pom, shortly before four o'clock.
with tho our of A. N. Kelly, of Iowa.
' W occurred when Kelly 2t!-
gd m pool between the car
at non-diet and 1 Stanford-
m our. Tho stoflfl'o our
an extent of about
board of tho trol-
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