‘jw—‘v' 3.
)r
\' lilWS THAT’S
RELIABLE
fr
Eli‘fABl-Iflnnlm ~ «mm filtered «mums
”Soon-d
Identified Yesterday
By Five Peopley as Man
Expected to Be Brought Before U.- S. Commis-
sioner Emery, Today, and 3 Warrant for
Removal Will Be Requested, so That He
Fan Be Brought to New York—Was
Under Surveillance for Two Months.
' V! V ":K \Iru ‘_’fl Clllsertpi lli'
l ,. w "'[hlll'lll'lll of Justin
u “as ltl- illiro-tl yeslrrr
; isens .:.~: the man “ho
. , , tplqgsne laden wagon
\\‘:1Il St l't“'l (ll\it:4l0‘l‘4
. . ;.«.
, was sluiwl for anal}:-
. I S l'utuiuissioncr l‘Im
-.~ . '. \ .l , tw'.:i\ .\ wan
'.. -. » II '.\l'l In rt-Iyuo-slttl so
. . - 1111) In- Inntluht illl
\..v York
1. . 1 (ll Justin- :1;.:~~Iits l(l'l2l\
.111! to In- St t‘\'t~l on l"ll
l~ '11:! ullh I-onspilmi in
1,1-
A
the destruction of government pro-
peitx. This eharze, ham-d on the
l'. S i‘riminal t'ode. “as preferred
bmausov of tilt fact that the Assay
Office in \Vull Street was damaged by
Filippo. who was ar—
M in: under surveillance.
held in solitary
illt'
in-sletl
‘ \l‘l’iSlUll
.tl'to I
tm' two months was
contineim-nt in the llayonne Jail last
night on a technical charge of suspi»
l‘lull
'l‘hrm- ni' tl.o- persons taken be‘ore
Filippo \l"lll'li.l_\ were positinn :ov
eminent am-nts said. in their identi-
Ii(.lll(‘ll. 'l‘no others who saw him
were 1': ports d to tune In. en reasonably
sun- It: “as the man they saw a few
lllll'l;ll s :u'tt 1' the explosion.
United States Will Not
Join League or Branch
, .Alilllis‘m'adtll‘ Harvey Tells
Pilgrims That A me ric a
l‘eught for Her Own
Safety. Not to. Save the
Allies — Expressions of
Friendship Commended
ill ll 1' '\' .\I'iy L’tl.«~.\'t'\\‘.\p:q.ers of
tin. i. 'v-atlll‘t-(l this morning: the
will: >.. made last night by (la-orgi-
H it ~ "1' tw- l’nited States Ambassa~
nor in (i ., :! llritain. at a dinner given
AlllIOIIIH‘Olllt‘lll was
melt- in! Mr. Harvey that he had been
lint-rim] by the State Department. in
NV.««hu gton. to represent America at
lbr- proposed meeting of the Supreme
(to-molt. at. which the. Sileslan ques—
liou’,“ to be considered. and he de-
clared the United States. under no
[)053llllt‘ circumstances. could be led
into participation in the League 01‘
Nutloint.
(lnly two or three neWSpapt-rs com-
! ~--1I 'tl editorially upon the Ambassa-
.1.»'..t.peecl1, apparently because of
lr.’ tl.- Pilgrims.
x' lite hour at which Mr. Harvey
:I'u- 'l‘h<-se journals cordially wel-
11 -l the Ambassador's expressions
. inert-lship and his frankness and
. : ",cr’ led his address in general
'. ‘. ‘ I'll!) News. however. declared
(Cezztinued on Page Twelve)
Dill ADDRESS
WDMEN VDTERS
. Richard Aldrich of
“Raw York City at Nor-
vadlk Country Club, Next
"'"mday Afteran
l'i'tl Aldrich. 01' New York
wl-Il't-HS the League of “'0-
.\'orwalk on Monday.
is a member of the
«m Hoar-l ol' the League
v the most eloquent of the
w. am so enthusiastically
tune to the work. The
\Hnmen Voters will hold a
mm: at the Norwalk Coun-
o'elock p. m.. Daylight
Monday. the 33rd. The
;.-. o-u-ry woman ill N01“-
11 the meeting: and to
it :Iu All women who
better civic conditions
organization whether
tlitleel affiliations or not.
:~ lll
'ivirli
~Ilo
I‘l
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SIlIER [AVABE
RDWL 10111111111
I 'I‘J
no.
"1 .Iu: “lg:
\n it
has presented the
a sterling silver lavabo
:1 memory of an uncle) to b0
celebrations of the Holy Com-
In connection with the abili-
the celebrant at the altar.
of the bowl is beautiful Pfi-
vn 1:; shaded old English letters.
the words: “I will wash may
- t innocence: so will I go unti
(Psalm 42:1). On th
m the bowl is this lnscripthn:
'1 :..ori..n. S. ilevltt Ferris. GiV-
t' I: 5 twin [.1 Talmadge. Trinity
"HI-It l'*‘.'l." The bowl is after a
"' :n. drawn and execuTed by
' hm. ecclesiastical artist.
"N inrk cl'u'. It will be blessed by
(A
,. I
'l ,1
Kit-r."
'11.
It I
-l" tits;
I I
N
"l «l
was the menu.
of the evening and in a talk gave much
good natured
tented team.
through Captain Brush and the other
members.
when called upon.
pleasantly passed with oongi. stories.
music. Vi
Damage to Fruit _
Has Been Slight
\\'.\\lll\(;'l‘()\'. blag 20.-—1mm-
age to fruit crops from freezes in
sullit' sections of the uiuntry has
not resulted in a general shortage.
the Department oi Agriculture said
today. (.‘em-zia peaches and Call—
l‘ornin cherries are already flowing
to the markets. while the straw-
berry crop was said to be abundant
in several places.
A good crop of apples mid peach-
es is expected in Colorado. and an
average yield in New England Ibd
New York. A tall- yield of Into op-
plcs is promised in New Wand
Pennsylvania.
in Delaware peaches. mars.
plums and cherries lune been prac-
tically killed by frosts.
0111111 fillilS Bill
or Mlllllll [:11
Armed Fugitives Force Men
to Drive Them Across
New York State Line
STA .\l I“! ll: ll. Ma v {III—A bohl
hold-up at the junction of the Farms-
and State roads in the Utilizes. Satur~
day night. was made known yester—
day. Ronni,» \liller and Michael
Secor “mt.- driving on the l-‘arms
road. with two young women friends.
were halted by three artmed men.
who. ordering the girls to leave the
machine. demanded that they be
driven to the State line. about a mile
away.
Just previous to the appearance or
the trio. the driver of an automobile
passing the Miller machine vinquircd
for three men.
15
/
(Continued on Page Eight)
PINPPHLP 113.113
HAVE ___SUPPP1
Althouqh it is not regarded
highlv proper thing to do for a
to “crow over" the laser in anv con-
test. nevertheless there was consider-
able good natured “crowing" last
night. when the pinochle team of I'm-
cas Tribe. No. 26. i. 0.1%. LL. captain-
ed by Lester Brush. had to extend a
dinner to the victorious team which
was captained by Albert M. Pohlman.
The tournament came to an end about
a month ago. Pohlman' 3 team winning
b\ a large number of points
About 40 attended the dinner uhlcl‘i‘
was delicious and which was served
in Red Men's Hall on Washington
street. Roast turkey. roast ham. sai-
ads of all sorts. olives, pickles. ceWry.
radishes. home made cake in profu-
sion. coffee. and all that one wanted.
oCaptain Pohlman was tommaster
“joshlng” to the de-
who responded both
Nearly everyone present responded
The evening was
selections and s- m-
M‘
mum-m.
i‘ore trotting the blaze under control.
mandcr R. I).
to drv dock
pumped from her holds
1 The steamer was set to sail for En-
\- form with a full list of passengers
tempted to secure a substitute vessel.
while a passenger in
which was in collision with an auto
mobile truck. Sara Jane Whitemsn:
of Bridgeport has filed suit in the Su-
perior court against
Frank Compo. also
known as Compo Brothers, claiming
damages of 8:2.“00.
bionic #81,,
mm
I00“ 303'“
Bayonne Man Held For
Wall St. Bomb Outrage
SDARDIII DE.
RESIDENCES
IN NDRWAEII
—-——.___
Nnrnalk is today fac‘nl: 2-. serious
housing problem. The shortage of
homes has become so acute that the
1in faces a stagnation Ill zrt-wth.
both in population and in its manu-
l‘aeturinz industries. This was the
consensus or opinion expressed by
lllt'llllwrs of the l\'l\\anis (‘lub_ at the
open forum. hold yesterday. after the
“‘ukh luncheon. at the lloyal James
Iltilv l. /
"Nor“ ilk Is at because
a standstill
ol' the lack of housinu facilities. Ile-
cause they cannot tlnd homes "or out?
sidl- help. manufacturers here are
tone-l to steal away labor from Huh.
other. The city is at a deadlock.
There is no problem .20 \ital t0 the
interest ol‘ the city today as the eV‘
In nsunu of housinl: facilities "
This is what Fri-delicl‘ l. l,.’1lii‘~‘f1ll
‘luts-vner of the Norwalk The and
litilwer (‘mnpnnv and [Ilvsltl‘ .1! of
:h. l§1\‘.1:ti.<(‘lnb, thinks of ti- iomls-
11.1; problem as («present at the for-
lllll
'I'ht Silica-ct for tlll Ilisezlssion was
bronchi up by .ludze .lo-lm lx'colzh.
chairman nt‘ (111- public lliT‘llrS cums
ilillit't- of the Kiwanis orzanization.
The topic has: ".\'or\‘.alk's llnuslnz
l'rubbnw and \Vhy" 'l‘hc subveet
“as bandlul from three angles W
first. from the rial estate dealer's
point of vii“: from the builder's
viewpoint; and. last Horn the stlmb
point of the banker.
(Cantinucd on
MISS BRENDEINDER
RIVES EINE ADDRESS
_. Margaret R. lirendllngn of
Hill cuboou’ gave a; interestlnif
talk la:t night on “ ‘What. Hti\e \VI 1:
night to Expect of Young People. and
“'hat Have They 11 Right to Expect
of ['s" at the mid-week meetint: of
the l-‘irst Congregational chur(h of
Norwaik. in the address. Miss
lrendlinger declared that co-ope r.1-
tion betWet-n the young people and
the older people was necessary. She
spoke of the modern dress. the liight-
Page Se vrnl
centh amendment and other annular
phases of ttvcnticth century l't‘o-.
Miss Lillian Erickson sang a num—
ber of vocal selections. “luck were
greatly enjoyed.
It was voted to hold Sunday serv-
ices. on daylight schedule time. be-
ginning next Sunday, The Stfi'lk‘t‘s
will he at full“ o'l lock (standard
time). and Sunday school will Le at
it o'clock (standard tune).
The mid-Week meetings- will close
for the sumnu r ne\t “'1‘t't\'_‘wllt‘ll a
supper will be served by the 111111..
Bill
Measure to Parallel
of Child Welfare
\\‘e:~'t [Lirtfnrtl
sha‘l not operate agalnlt a
;. gs l..
1.1..
qllul'
that it mtgh
such .1 n; llllll
or its owue r knowing It.
Phillips of Shelton. wn
on the
prepared to
Leader Buckley
cover
said the
1101111113111
1110110111313
Bill to Create a Department
and accepted. provid-
ed that the penalty for transportation
“'11s km-wingly transporting li-
said that it was possible for
p. rsons to pet liquor in containers or
porlcri without 3 urnl'l‘ 0!.
bill until amendments could be
omissions.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
the Vol-
stead Act Provokw De-
bate and One Amendment
Is Made
the ensuing year:
Regent 7AM 1's. Morton it. McCaus-
land.
Vice-ltegcut—hlrs. (l1 Urge l‘arnum.
S. Ab-
bolt.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. E.
G. Huntington.
’l‘reasu rer——.\l 1‘s. Benjamin An-
drews.
Historians—Mrs. George Kendall.
Registrar—‘Mrs. Robert \'-..n liuren.
t‘urator ehlrs. Harriet 1. Matthews,
Chairman of Flag Committee—
}lAlt'l’l-‘(lltll May 2n.—~'l'l'te bill 'hliss Mary Cunningham.
which is tl-slznt-d to enforce prohibi- Annual reports from officers of thc
Il'm I-l ""1“" ”IN"- ImViIIK been organization showed the chapter to be
Plans to
'lru“ n In tin judiciary committee to in a flourishing condition.
parallel the \'nl:~'tr‘ad Act. and repeal- enlarge the membership from Sn to
int: III" PIT-"Wilt permissive liquor laws. ltm members were made, initiation
w.“- anlnntvrl in lhe iiousc yesterday fees were increased from 81 to 35.
without dissent It prmoked some and the price or” the i). A. it. maga-
tl"llilli. film “cm ‘1 t0 ‘2
An amendment by Mr. .‘lt‘i‘l‘ll. of During the \ear the . \‘orwalkChap-
ter supported four Armenian orphans
and gave one girl a course in the In-
ternational College. of Springfield. as
well .is helping several others to com-
plete college courses.
Probably the most interesting part
or the meeting was the report of the
national eenwn'm“ of the l), A. R
held recently in \\ ashington. D. C.
person 11 n —
t be trans-
‘l;‘
I \CHIVIi
as
told by Mrs. Leo Davis and Mrs. l.. S
Abbott. who attended it as local dele-
gates. lloth Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Ab-
bolt
and delay
but
committee
(Continued on_ Page Three)
Dollar is Climbing .
:2" Steadily in Value
Committee Is to
Frederick L.
Chc committee.
Consider Norwalk
Housing Problem
Million. president
of the Nurwnlk Kiwanis Club. this
winning appointed the militate
to untiuue an investigation 01‘ the
Norwolk housing problem and to
.Klw a plan tummy the mun-
!lr. lialusou will act as cx-ollicia of
More Than Last Spring
“‘ASHINGTON. D. C. May
The dollar earned and spent by the
average family now will buy approxb
tion. mately 25 per cent. more today than
The cousin-liter m OR, a year auto. Reports to the labor ile-
Clurfi‘s C. “’hltchcnd. ”uncut partment show that millions have been
Frizu-ll. l-‘rnnk Goodchlld. Charles ulded in the aggregate to the buying
H. Hoyt and Samuel Rooducr. power of American families.
The dollar now is worth approxi-
mately 65 cents as compared with the
pre-war dollar. In May a year ago.
Alumni
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Nl-Iw vnmc. Slay i’tl.~—l\.llll:i:’e to
the Shipping: Board‘s passeiurer steam-
ship Panhandle S'a‘c. which was
beached last night to prevent destruc-
tion by fire. was mainly confined to
the entrine and boiler room. fire de-
[t'il'l'llflll officials said today. l’ire-
men worked throughout the night be.
An investigation as to the cause of
the tire was begun todav by Com-
(latewood of the Ship-
her will.
when prices were highest. the dollar
nus: AWAIT
DWNER DE
The automobile.
back
v. as jacked
The machine will
The ship will be taken
as soon as the water is
pin: Board.
next Tuesday. The lnltcd
Mail Steamship Companv. whicho
ated the Panhandle State today
States I
pat-
Woman Sues J 1t11ey
Driver for Injuries
injurrd
bus
Alleglng she was seriously
'1' jitney
1.
Giovanni and
'of Bridgeport.
The complaint alleges that Mr;
Whiteman was a passenger in a mo-
tor has going west on. the Post Road
in W'estport. March :2 last. and that
a truck owned by the Campos ‘nd
driven by their agent crashed into the
bus. Th? complainant
out. suffered many cuts ‘and bruises
and was obliged to spend large sum:
for medical otter;
was thrown
she says. Ne-
th. «thou-act.
TI.
(Continued on Page may.
I.
.4'»
tor,
mem bers
liverside avenue.
.-
(Contlnued on Page Eleven)
ST. PADE’S PARISH
MEEIIND TDNlIiIIl
The stage is set for the grind it“.
ule in the controversy at St. Pi‘ul's
Episcopal church.
meeting will be held. at which a re-
quest for the resignation of the‘rec-
Rev. Louis B. Howell.
quests for the resignation. of vestry-
men not in accord with the former
will be confident! and voted upon.
Considerable dt-ntiztuaiop
exprelud this morning by several
of St. Paul's church be-
cause their names had been dropped
from the roll in accordance m a
canon of the church which any: that
votmotapoflshmeetln‘mmbe
result: contributors and in restitu-
otteadlnc. at tho
Th’wflpm them-on
which was found
down the Riverside avenue embank-
ment following the shrill shrieks of a
woman. apparently detained" against
is still in the custody of the
police .awaiting a claimant today. The
machine
ground. yesterday.
or the police.
garage.
turned over to the owners until some
explanation is made of the shrieks or
the woman. which awakened the en-
ltire neighborhood in the vicinity of
under the direction
and stored in a local
Tonight a parish
church m
was worth relatively only 37 cents.
The increase is approflmately 27 per
cent. in value on the basis of one year
ago.
l‘riccs are falling steadilv. Govern-
ment reports indicate. Retail prices
especially are experiencing a regular
decline all along the line. which re-
AUTD
(Continued on Page Three)
NEW DANAAN MAN
DNIRIAE FDR AN
to level
not be
tifies Charles Woods as
.Perpetrator '
Charles \Voods. of New Canaan. was
placed on trial. yesterday. before
Judge William M. Moltbie. and a jury.
in the Criminal Superior court. on al-
legations otrnn attack on Caroline
Hart-home. nine years old. of New
Conan. Sunday afternoon. January
16 last. The little girl failed to, posi-
tively "identify Woods as the man who
took (hrollne in his buggy. Mrs. May
Miller. of New Rochelle. who was vis-
lgic relative- ln New Canaan. that
w, positively identified Woods as the
I! driving the buggy from which
lifted the little girl.
4M”. liner all! the had not Icon
Woods from that afternoon unti} the
saw him yesterday in the court room
“on: a number of other Mic.
but was positive, on the particularly
noticed hi. long nose and dork eyes.
She-lawman refnoedtoxivehis
name. did not stop the vehicle. and
walked beside it and lifted the little
and re-
woo
Death by
111 130mm
ANDRAISESDIIES
Al the annual meeting of the Nor-4
walk Chapter. D. A. IL. held yester-
day afternoon} at the home of Mrs.
George it. llurnum. Morgan avenue.
the following officers were elected for
described the interesting sessions
Purchasing Power Today Is
Twenty-seven Per Cent
Higher Than One Year
Ago—$1.00 Spent for Food
Will Bring 4-3 Per Cent
20.—
AITAIIN DN DRIED.
One Witness Positively Iden- _
Has No Sign
(By HAGAN (>‘DEl.l.).
[Special to The Ex ening Sentinel].
“Good-bye. everybody."
Those were the last three
spoken by Elwood l‘-. \Vadc
earth. and were uttered at
o‘clock (standard time). in the death
chamber. at \Vethersheld prison. this
morning. about a half minute before
v
words
on this
12:03
the counterweights attached to the
noose around his neck were released
by the warden.
\K'adc. who was found guilty of lite
murder of George E. Noll. of Bridge-
port. last summer. was sentented to
death after one 01’ the most gruesome
In Preceding Ho;
Doomed Man Entered the Death Chamber Bu
ly, Saying “Goodbye, Everybody,” Before He
Paid the Penalty—Sheriff Pease Arranges
4 for the Trial of Mrs. Nott, Next Week,
and No Standing Room Allowed. '
of Fear
murder trials that I-‘airfield col
has ever witnessed. Two other-o.
awaiting trial for their complicit!
the an‘air. they being Mrs. Ethel H“-
chins Nott. wire of the murdered
and paramour of “'ade and John *
lohnson. also oi liridcepOrL
This morning when Vlade entel'q
the ill ath (liambtr at the pd”
“hon t\\e'-nt_\ four prison omm4
m wspaper n1en._doeloro and cle
men had assembled. he walked Vi
lim step. and was s timingly,
l1aid.llt \u-t- small red r060 _‘
ll
Vocational
STREET NAMES
MAY BE BRANDED
Committee on Renaming and
Renumbering Them Hears
Suggestions
Only four men spoke upon the
changing of street names. and tifi re~
numbering of certain streets of the
city. at the hearing called by the
committee appointed at the May meet-
ing of the council. to offer suggeso
tion: at the June meeting oi’ council
Those who-Intended the meeting
last evening in the council chambers
at the city hall. and who spoke at all.
were Possmaster Andrew Leary. who
presented a comprehensive list of con-
dicting names and numbers and who
offered several suggestions to aid the
committee: Judge James T. Hubbell.
who first started the movement when
he requested that Water street. First
district. be changed to Jerome avenue.
(Continued on Page Nine)
Training
Clubs Makes Sug
to Legislature — Inte _
ing Reports Presented “
Today’s Session, ,
The State Federation of We!!!“
Clubs in session yesterday at the '
ford \N’oman‘s Club auditorium. all
ed a resolution endorsing a con
and comprehensiu plan for Med“
institutional care of delinquent '0“?
in Connecticut. ..
The resolution urged that a
cient appropnatron to ' develop \
maintain the Meetlcut” '
for Women. which I! on the out ..
of Niant‘ic. be put into the Sign
propriauon not; also. that the ‘
trial and vocational training be'
a part of the actual “stem and all"
institution.
The petition was presented by *0
Flora Hunn of New Haven. who‘ m"
an eloquent appeal to the club
of Connecticut in behalf of tile
harm (or “'omen.
Mrs. Hunn spoke in l)la,ce""‘l
(Continued on Page Five)
James R. Mason. who was 0“:th
Chief Is Popular
With Young People
KANSAS CITY. M0,. \lsy 20.—
Lovc making in Kansas City parks
was oliicially recognised as a legiti-
mate summcr sport in an an-
nouncement today by Chief 0! Po-
lice Edwardsu The policy of the
Police Department will he to lot
[the alone, the chicl’ said.
“Police officers." he said, “have
something more to do than to clear
park benches of boys and grin-ls
niakiug love."
101th PRINT 1111
0111- 1011011011
Tomorrow, May 21st. Rotou Point
will ope to the public, there being
a numbe of attractions prepared
which will undoubtedly appeal to the
amusement loving people or Nor-walk
and vicinity.
The park's color scheme of green
and white‘ is especially attractive this
year. New seat- hove been placed
in the picnic grove. and a ohelter
where luncheons may be eaten dur-
ing bad weather or sudden showers
has also been prodded. this being lo-
cqted where the House 0! F11 was
placed last season.
A number of the old concisimv
aim have arrived and are preparing
to? o banner day on Sunday, provid-
ing the weather is fair.
If. however. the week-end h the
some as they have been for many
mkl palt. there will be little or no
business. in the weather is. apt to be
cold ond'rniny.
mom ..re scheduled .00 an
State Education Board
Meets Check' ui House»
’VIIIIDRY llEDAlS
Bill for Supervision 0"»
Construction of Neg.
School Houses Re’
Despite Its Adoption
Senate — Strong
tion to “Centralization” q .1
3
Despite its aloption by the Sena“. ,-
the House of l’ presentatives late yol- o: .
terday at'ternoon rejected ’he' “I ~1-.'.'
which would have given the all:
board of education supervision 0""
the construction 0: new school hot“
toblectio'i of the measure icing VM
alike by members from large cit—
and small towns. Mr. Ripley oi Wild
Chester. reporting the bill for the c...
mitlce on education. pointed out (’1‘ P-
there was no attempt to make It as:
of the commissioner of education; a
that the bill merely gave the ”
board povu- r ofs zipcrvision over It.-
lng. heating. Scaling and the at”.
health of the children involved in I.
plans for school building. '
;
z ‘ v.41
.1”
(Continued on Page Eleven)
! 11113 111
Men who lei't their (ii-cm
the rooms of the Home Service
tion of the Red Cross so as to .
their Navy Victory medals. II!"
quested to call at the noun. If“
Keeler building. and obtufipjhe'
Miss A. C. Wenderoth mode .
chi trip to New York city and
turned herc with the means. '
Red Cross will not be mini
any medals or discharges with! ~
not called for by Ifonduy of out
week. .,
Those who are entitled to the no.» .
a. and who left their alt-chug:- w.
the Red Croat for the none. at .-
on the 2:11: at the month. and the
fomilopoaingwfllhhephooon
ch
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