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ESTABLISHED 1870 Grace as i d 2' Mafia:
Utilities Board Urges
A Five Cent Fare for ,
Bridgeport Trolley Line
Chairman Hifins Forcefully Sets Forth Commis- ff '
sion’s Request That Fares All Over Connecti-
eut Should Be Cut—Time Has Arrived, He
Says, When Connecticut Company Should
Keep Separate Accounts of Each Division to
Show Profits.
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1921. This
of Schools G. V.
out transfers Chairman Higgins de-
clared that "the ‘public is “better
served when sufficient net revenues
are derhed from small profits on a.
large \olume of business. than from
Very earnest recommendation that
the Connecticut company try out a
live-cent fare in Bridgeport. as well
as on the short line between Norwalk
:1 Rd South Norwalk. has been made to
period was $254. 043. 82.
Pay roll, $208, 820 22; evening school.
the Meml trustees of the trol'e,‘ large profits on a small volume of 997 23; fuel, $11, 998 80; llght water
\“lll‘llla-ny by Chairman Richard '1‘ business." and-:power. $1. 749. 39; janitors‘ sup-
iigzins of the State l'tilities Commis- Other statements made bv Chair— plies, $1195-99; repairs, $7 050: Decision Made to Abate
vm Tin- action is accepted as ti}? man Higgins in the letter includel: transportation, $1,495.59: rent. 530‘): T
. tep to shatter what is believer! “Sucn an experiment in Bridgeport insurance, $1,262.40; interest. 33-- axes on oySter Grounds
: _ to establish a ter—cm't could not put the company in lnucu 236.26: . printing. $500: Board '3“ to Be Given Up
1?“ vim} in ti: 9 state. worse financial condition than it is at Education. $200: ”new equipment. 51"
_ a .mmwsioti l 11 its letter to the present." 599.90; telephones, $816.96; conting- 7R will be up to COmptroller Bissell
‘ to; t1" “ displnvs a very keen “The‘commission has eliminated ency, $32533; care 0‘ grounds. $375: (0 Provide additional laboratory
.vs‘ ‘ riding public unfair jituey competition in Bridge- flags. $148.71. and insurance from since {0: t.L 6 state department of
' .. . in some of its port " fires. $1,999.38. - heal m
> 3. slzmle of unmitience at “The investment and charter right: Norwalk received $24,168.76 {051110 testeidav. because of the fact that an
it of enterprise oil the side of of the company are subservient to the support of its schools from outside manabv appropriation of $100 999
"*17'ey company . That drastic as-
2’; aimed at is very apparent. 5'
Nine; out tire,- correspondence (in
417-1.": last night. Chairman Hig-
45 . died that all the other membeilx
the commission concurred in the.
tw‘llANl.
sources. This
from the Statcf
paramount interests of the public."
“The company should be prepare-d
to adapt its-elf to changes." ,
“The habit 01‘ riding should be pro—
moted by cheap and frequent serv:
ice." _
“The revenues and expenditures (if
each division must kept separate.
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BRANBEEEEHEADE
Letter to Trustees.
in?
in his letter tomb? trustees. \umier so that zltijltsllnents of rates may he
(hie. of Net. 31. Chairman Higgins ill— made i)_\' divisions." 30AM T" PfloflE
. iin‘tated that addition: in: 7.1- lv Mr. Higgins said he gave out the
, business M01113 1 l-e allort i in l‘- ridgu letter at this time because one of the
i port if the Connecii ut con—man; li-l trustees 01‘ the company had been ,
not lowet its rate of fare from the quoted in :1 newspaper on the subject. WAN” s BHJAREES
present 1'.) cent basis. at least tem- The letter was answered on Oct.'f!5.
pox-ax‘iiy. He wrote: “In the absence by Judge “'alter C. Noyes. chairman
bf some action of relief in Bridgeport
the commision will feel obliged. in
{He interests of the public. to author—
ize additional jitney routes nu dgraut
addidonal jitney certificates."
In urging the trail 21' trust cos ‘3
make a test of the {he Cw. ' t fare Wi'. ‘1:-
of the company trustees. He said that
the trustees had been acting on‘ a uni—
‘ ed polim- For the coznpanv's lines and
lw lined tl set all the lines in the state
should he, he tied the same way in
.u...
Trial in France
WASHINGJIDN. Nov 2,—Fiar.
charges by Senator Watson Den1 0c. at .
O
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in the A. E. F. had been hanged i1
France Without court- martial or other
trials, stirred up aster-1n in the Sen-etc
yesterday which resulted in the adop-
tion bY. unanimous vote of an order
for an lnv Ettlon at. which the
Georgia. senator, will be asked to prea
sent proof of his charges.
A spotlial committee headed l:.V
Senator Brandegee, Republican. Con-
necticut. was appointed to make the
inquiry after Senator W'atsou had re-
fused to present his charges before the
Senate military committee. because,
he said. it was not impartial. Other
senators appointed on the investigat—
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School Spirit is Excellent
Says Superintendent Buchanan
Lnrest Which Seemed to
Have Been in Evidence
During Three Years Has
Disappeared, He Tells
Board of Education .
$28,890.75 Subscribed
Toward Hospital
Up to noon today, there has been
subscribed $23,390.75 in the Nor-
walk General Hospital emergency
appeal which is now being made.
Responding to the appeal you will
efficiently assist in helping to speed
“The spirit in the Not-walk schools
is excellent."‘according to the month-
. (Continued‘én page Twelve)
1)‘ report of Superintendent of Schools
,. G: V- BIIChQHall. made public. today. the ambulance to the goal.
7 “The unrest which seemed to per- , .
V aware the schools during the past 7 ‘
three years has disappeared and a. set- ‘
tied and pedagogical state of mind has Jury Reportkfor Duty,
taken its place.
The full report follows:
'2‘: ml: Board of Education:
Euenlng- Schools.
our exening schools opened on the
2am of October with an enrollment of
214. 1:24 of these are at the Franklin
school and 913 at Center. Of'this en-
rollment 85 are in the classes for the
non-English speaking; 52 being at
F1‘ The re-
No Business, Excused
A jun‘ composed of 23 members re—
ported for duty yesterday to Judge
John R. Booth. presiding over the civil
side of the court of Common Pleas.
There was no business for the court
and they were excused.
Judge Booth- yesterday however
took up the case of George W. Teller.
of Arlington. N. J... against Eller H.
Haynes of Bridgeport. executor of the
11131112131 soul
Eben Hill Made It a Beauty
Spot by the Erection of a
Mansion at the Entrance
of N orwalk Harbor
A real estate deal has Just. been coli-
summated whereby Tavern Island and
‘killl and 33 at Center.
_1ll3‘ pupils are distributed among
xiv for contin at k
gr: “I W ms ngw‘z’; Eggnog estateof “oilfield M. Taylor. The the mansion thereon passes into the
Livi'. ”A. plajnnff charges he has never recelv_ hands Of New York parties.
those 1' r the commer l
" 5 “a ed 3950 allowed him by the Probate
.9831” from the estate of Winfield
Taylor ‘
Mayor Barton Pays A Visit
to Norwalk Public Schools
“ sgisssmrmlslam’.‘ AlllllSllBE BAY
NAl‘lllNAl. flflllllll
fieunds of Educational
institutions
Washington, NOV. 2. —' Armistice
my, Nov. 11 will be declared _a
national holiday in honor of America’ 3
unknown soldiento be buried that day
in Arlington.
' Congressional action on a ~resolution
Negotiations have been in progress
for several ks between Eben Hill
and Max Nathanson of New York with
the result that aliew days ago a. cowl
' tract was signed which disposes of the
Hill interest m the island. The deal
includes the acquisition of a. large
apartment‘house in the uptown section
of New York by Mr. Hill. The amount
involved in the tramfion is not
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vz' Calvin L. Barton made an
- of the Norwalk public
2 This was disclosed
meeting of the Board
: by Harrv E. Scofield a.
‘the board. Mavor Barton
NorWalk High
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.Norwalkr expended $253,502.25 for
thermaintenanc‘erof its public schools ‘
duringathe fiscalfyear beginning Sep-=
tember' 1, 1 20, and ending August" 31,
3 shown in the schools.
statistics. prepared by Superintendent
Buchanan, ‘ which
will be contained in the annual school
report. Appropriations for the same
Included in the expenditures are:
$2 430; text books and supplies 8? -
included $15.311.25
$4506.37 for tuition
Senator Says U. S. Soldiers
Were Hanged Without
Georgia, that manv American soldiers
' this morning.
Was insured for about $1 000 ace-org.
' ing to a statement made to The sea.
Told by '
Be Used‘
NBTlNl ’
BUM]
B EUR
.Or the addition and Director E. H
mez‘. t
give
Station
U“
cannot
an}. of its present
jointL. at \eu Haven.
1):“ JO'lll
the
trolr ier several'; weeks.
to:‘&' 51.12.28 was imperative-
his department could do to assist Dir.
BLACK 3 CUE {'21. L nent.
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FIRE HYBRANT
MEIER MAY
The long pending suit of the First
Taxing district against the City of
Norwalk. to recover the bill for water
supplied the fire hydrants“) the Third
district. which suit was brought dur-
ing the Donovan administration, will
probably be settled in a short time,
without any 'further cost to the city,
save counsel tees and the costs of the
case to date. -
,5 Corporation .Counsel William F.
Tammanyiand’ Mayor Calvin L. Bar-
ton were authorized by the Council. at
last night' 5 meeting. to street the'best
'(Contlnued on Page Three)
Thieves entered the 4 store of I: ' Mrs.
Dora Gottleib North Main street.
during the night by means of a. rear
door and cleaned out the store of ap-
proximately 52 000 worth of over-
coats, suits. hats silk socks, stockings, fed
shirts, ties leather goods, sweaters
and gloves making their escape
from the store by means at a’. door
leading into the rear hall.
That the thieves were evidently
frightened away while at their Work
was evidenced by the fact that a.
bundle of 9 overcoats and 8 suits was
found tied up in the hall Where it 9333
been left.
No clues to_ the robbers were found
The stock of the store
el, this morning.
This is the second his clothing store
ool, Knudsen. the Lincoln.
\Tarvin and Fitch schools.
-<=ompanied by Supra-intend;
015 G. V. Buchanan and
Supply oméer Fletcher
-mquesting the president and all state
governors to proclaim the dagi a
holiday was completed today through
adoption by the Senate. ' Issuance of
who said he was :33 Damage,
broker. , "
.«4 >47 41 1-4 of ,n .1:
rton showed great inter-
001 problems. according
He looked over the
what was needed: \ ,
the Board of Education '
‘0 a surprise, last night;
lyn G. Brown, hoard
1'31 the Third district ap-
"3 meeting, the first he
in many months;l
...l 5011 has rétnrned,”
William J". Tracey. .
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ago Dr Brown ten
atlon to the Board a:
- “as held in abeyance,
later _Dr. Brown with- ,
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n. 1,; .
State Health Department
Control Board
That Appropriation Can’t
ADBlTlllN
the board of control decided ‘
we a new laboratory cannot‘be used
glenkins of the Agricultural Experi-
conveniently
space.
» 1:05}. drpul iments use the laboratory
.rBiacl-t head of the.
.;:e depaxtmeut of health, has had
mm":- he: use the board of com
explaining
that to carry entire necessary Work
of the department additional labora-
Last
week Director Janklns Appeared be-
fore the board and was asked what
request for a 53 000 appropria-
he $300,300 available un-
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EASTNBNWAEN
Four Boys“ Who Entered
George H. Vosb
BUDAPEST. Nov. 2.——r¢mér 13in.
perm~ Charles was today on an way
out of Hungary to begin what ap-
Feared to be permanent exile. He and
former Empress tha left Tlhany,
yesterday for Dunatoddvar, a town on
the Danube below this. city, and there
they went on board the British gun-
boat Glowworm. Arrangements have
been made to land the erstwhile
monarchs at Gala“, Bummer, a city
abdut one hundred miles from the
mouth of the Danube.—
Preparations were being made here
today for a special session of the
Hungarian National Assembly tomor-
row, the flapsburg dynasty from
pesing thet Haps’burg dynasty from
the throne will be presented. . The As-
sembly was convoked by the govern
ment in response to an ultimatum
from the allied powers, directing that
all ties between the Hapsburg' family.
and Hungary be formally severed.
EflNSTABlE .
EIAHEREY MAY
Rumor Has?1t That He:
Will Become a :Deputy,
Ofliefir
, ward J. Flaherty, of this city, within
a few days is‘to be offered the ap-
ficer by Harry Billet-Karmic, prohi-e
bitlon director of the state. It has
been known in ofiicial circles'that Mr.
MacKenzie has been considering this
appointment, so that the report pub»
lished in the Bridgeport papers to
prise. .
.Lir. Flaherty has been a very prom-
friends who trust inst he will receiVe
the appointment.
It is also reported that‘he position
of Deputy United States Marshal has
been oflered to Deputy Shermdwud
B Doulens buqthat he has declined
Ithe same. '
MISE JENNINES 0N
BRAKE BE EflAlllTlES
Jacob Linxweiler, Sr., Ap-
pointed Tax Assess“ to
, Succeed William F. Hoyt
. . 2 . ,
Miss Mary Kirby Jennings, of 119
Flax Hill road, was appointeLsz
Mayor Calvin L. Barton. and the Com-
mon Council, last night, as a mem-
ber of the Board of' Charities for a
term or six years. to succeed Freder-
ick T. Coleman. The appointment of
Miss Jennings settles the question that
has been mooted around the City Hall
to a. considerable extent.
Jacob Llnxweiler, 31:. was appoint.
to serve the unexpired term of;
W’illiam F. Hoyt. as assessor, and will
enter upon his duties immediately,” ‘
will Miss Jennings~ '
-Reference to the committee on pc-
BE APP!) ; i‘EB
Busmess Is Improvmg
Erohibition Enforcement .
A rumor has it’that Constable Ed-
pointment of deputy prohibition ofr ‘ 1 '
that eflect is received with little sure .
Ainsflwum: hfnemuicaxi mketor i .
many years. and has a large are}? of
be invited soon to join in the Irish
conference. and other newspapers
treated such an event, as a probability.
A Dublin dispatch to the Daily Mail
stated “that many maple there were
more sanguine than might be expecf—
ed over the Ulster situation.
sessments, Are Referred to Corporation _
.sel Tammany—Fire Alarm System to Be 62;:
trained at 3.. Cost of $1, (190 '
Tax ahaéments were... sought in
held in the city hall last nixht. All
requests we‘re referred to Corporation
Counfil‘mlllam F. Tammany for in—
thlgation and report. 1
Among those who either sent in let-
ters or appeared. were Joseph Balog.
who protested an increase from $950
to $3, 209 on his property. He said,
in 1919 the propertv was assessed at
$3. 200 but on being pointed’ out that
some mlStake had been made. it was
reduced. to the former assessment at
$950.
Charles F. Adams objected to an
increase of- from $3,280 to $7,600
from 1919 to 1920 on 35 acres of
land on >Beid‘en and Sier Hills.
. Pasquale An‘gioue also objected to
, a house being placed on a. vacant lot...
owned by him on Spring Hill, When
the lot. has been and still is vacant.
He‘beueyea' that about 5800 should
be taken 03 his list. Neither he nor
increase. they said;
2.—Negotla.tious
relative to peace in Ireland have pro-
gressed to a point which makes necesx
A LOHDONL Nov.
sax-y the presence in London of S‘ir
James Craig. Premier of Ulster. it was
declared here this morning. Poutieal
correspondents of London newspapers
today centered their attention upon
the Ulster question. and speculated
whether Sir James would soon join in
the conversations going to rd here.
"It would appear that the’Bay When
Ulster must be emaciated with the
Slim Fein in the negotiations is near
at hand.” declared therPax-llamenmry
correspondent ot the‘ London Times.
but the manner and time of Sir James
Craig's coming are among the obscuri-
ties of the situation." ,
The Daily Mail asserted there wont!
be little surprise it 8L James should
Mr. Adams received any notice of the. ,
“Another person who receivéa'
liege numbers at the council meeting. notice 3311 William P. Wendi-m use
said that the assessment on hum
erty 2;: 156 Main street was exam!!-
He mentioned no "figures. however. in
' his letter.
r Harry Mayer,
said that he had .not known that.
was entitled to an exemption
$1, 000 and that his tax bill of 8?“
had been paid by his wife before M
learned this.
Seth L. Grumman said that 116 m
taxed
taking in his list and the assessment.
was more than doubled. He claim
to haxe done so.
A. Lillian Belting claimed that at?
increase in taxes 0
Gregory, Point from $47.09 in 1319 h}
$62. 94 in 1920 was excessive and‘alli
claimed that no notice of an lump
had been sent. *- ‘
The Federal Bakeries claimed th‘
an
like was made of a petition signed by
M. Josem &. Sons. and thirty-five other
merchants. business men and res!-
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BURlilAllE EAUfilll
schOols and.“ ReSidences_
Are Brought Into Court,
omitted to the reform school mmom_- . .
lag in the downtown court by Judge
outer Good Appointments
Made by Mayor Barton
7 The appointment of Jacob Lima-
Weller as Assessor by Mayor Calvin i
L. Barton meets with general ap-
prbval. Mr. Llnxweiler has; her-
l‘ormed public service as Council—
man of South Not-walk and at pres-
ent‘is a member of the Board oi
Electrical Commissioners He is
acquainted with progeny condi~i
lions. is conservative and has the
respect of our clthehs for strict in—
ftegrity. He will be a great help’
to Tax Commissioner _;Thomas Bal-
James
agent for Fajrfield county we a. up
ing visit‘to Norwalk yesterday We
panled by Agents Victor P. W4
of Stamford. and Hanan of Dex-6y;
Edward Doonin and made three
here.
In two of them stills and mash wad
dkcovered and mthethiriithafl "
tle of liquor was tamed hidden in
/ outbuilding. ~
The moon of Hague:- a: Flynn.
Show Receipts for
Quarter Were $5,,”
Higher Than Sallie P ' '
in 1920.
As a business barometer, {new
receipts in the omce O; the sect-em
of. the state in the quarwr ended ”-
tember 30, 1921 indicate a. M
‘ return to normal, according to '
an increase of more than 3
the corresponding period in 13*
The receipts for ballot printing m
$764.39.
Dequ Secretary Dwyer m.
that the increased fee system now at“
efiectwasalsoafactor, but‘iixathti
the past few months there has beat
a. gradual increase in the papers can;
log to the onice for certification. Ira"
Dwyer pointed out that chief among"
the lncorporations- and W’
was the small budge: eaten)!”
ranging in authorised capital shock
from $10. 000 to $50,090. He am
there was at the ,preoent‘fimea’ _
of million dollar lnwrpongions.
It is expected that the amount a:
business (as W_ l: fiscal m.
which ends June 30 1932. will repair.
about $150 000 under existing-3M;
tions. There 5538 been many
creases in authorized capital stock it
the past few months. Dr. DWI!!!
said yesterday that the constant sly-é
rival of papers for corporations at
small authorized capital stock
the lack of a few large capital
authorizations.
Proh1b1t10n Agents Pay
Visit to Norwalk P
Several Stills
Operation Were , 7, ‘
cated Together wifi
Material {for Making
Moonshine
an ex—servlce not. ,
10 per cent. _ penalty for m
Ber property a?
excessive valuation_ had Mr
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