ESTABLISHED 1870 Erie Railroad Piers and l Yards Laid WaSte by Fire FT!“ Weehawken Waterfront Five Docks, Covered With Freight, F1ve-Story’_ Thirty Loaded Barges, ‘ Thirty-five Loaded Freight and Oil Cars De- ; stroyed, With a Loss of Over $1, 000, 000. ‘ Flour Warehouse, W'EEHAVVKEN. ...J \ov. named in years. Five piers; all heavily laden with freight: a. fivastory flour warehouse; thirty loaded barges; a train of thirty loaded freight car-sand another of five oil tanks were.destroyed. Early esti- mate-S of the loss ranged from $1.000.- up. but the figums were frankly g‘éi‘fi‘ffs. and will remain speculative until a check can be made of the wr- icg‘ated shipments that wore in tran- 51:- 1' (I D T? .. hr» was discovered shortly ve- f‘u— midnight on Pier C. Within 311 2:01;: 1: had swept over nearly a half of waterfront. zor miles around and raile- sky to ram and Manhattan sides of Hudson. A strong breeze that great throngs of spectators 1‘ ant—(l the rii'ez. showering them down on th: New York waterfront and 4.—-‘l‘he Erie Railroad s “eehawken piers and waterfront 33rd: were laid waste ear'y toda) by one of the mod spectacular fires the metropolitan area has wit — illuminating the drawing the the the flames carried burning embers acr0$ carryi 1:: some as far as Times Square. Crew‘s rained down on the ships. One of the doomed piers was leased to the Standard Oil company of New Jersey and contained’ seteral thous- and barreIS'of crude oil.‘ A series of minor explosions occurred when the flames ate their way into this pier. Fireboats from New York, and Ifrom Hoboken. Jersey City and other New Jersey towns were called out“ to aid the Weehu'wken force in its un- equal struggle. but confined their ef- forts to preventing further spread of the fire. .,Three firemen were sériouslv injured when the roof of one of the piers collapsed under them. The fire was the third‘xtq, occur 011 Erie Railroad 11110119111" villain sir weeks . Six weeks ago fire was dis. covered in the machine shops at Jer» sex City and two weeks ago on a Jer- sey City pier. loth were extinguished before much damage had been «1011:. No theon as to the origin of todav'- fire was obtainable. No Permits Required For Alcohol Used in Automobile Radiators Internal Revenue Office Is- sues Statement Explain- Rostrictions Put on Dealers in Completely De- natured Product -—- Con- necticut Candy Makers ing Ignore New Formula uert—s pouring into the “ xbition and internal revenue of- » \ concérlt‘iing the legality of wing :.ol in automobile radiators to :7.th the freezing of radiator- wat- er in cold weather were answered by a statement issued yesterday by Chief Deputy Collector Howard P. Dunham announcing that no permits are re- quired. or government taxes expect- ed: for the use of completelv dena- tured alcohol. It was also learned that no Con- necticut confectionery manufacturer has as yet availed himself of a for- mula of specially denatured alcohol recently authorized by the govern- ment for use in the manufacture of solid ronféctions and lozenges. Inns, (Continued on Page Sixteen) EIVE CENT [RAE RE RREAR COMING Tumble in “(heat Cost Will Help the Consumer, It Is Said _ .‘zTUN. LI. (3.. Nov. 4.—T‘na five cent loaf of bread is to become a reality throughout .“ted States. A baker-3' price 71g waged in many cities. :11» to reports to the Department . . and prices are approaching \est point in months. Bakers :.ning to give the consumer the ‘2' tremendous fall of wheat :11 the last few days. Wheat 51.611 a bushel for December in Chicago Tuesday. bread at from 10 to 15 cents retail bakers had only a slight “r federal MILK STRIKERS NEW YORK. Nov. 4.——Spurred by Health Commisioner Copeland's threat to take over the entire milk distributing industry in New York unless fifty percent. of the normal supply was furnished by Saturday. distributors today continued efforts to fill the places of morethan ten thous- and striking emploves and to serve the public through district depots More than 4. 000 new workmen al- ready hare been employed. the milk conference fioard announced. and others. recruited from rural districts are operating pasteurization plants. The Board asserted it would have seventy percent. of the city's normal milk supply available for consumers at distribution centers today. Wagon deliveries will be started the first of next week. it was stated. at which time the distributors hope (Continued on, Page fight) flUllIRER TERM 0E ERURT ENRS Business on Last Day l)of SuperiOr Court The October term of the Superior court. in'Danbtlry. Judge John P. Kellogg presiding. finally adjourn‘éa yesterday fattenioon. The My part of the session was given over to the hearingby-Judgalgellogg of tee- ‘wetween cost and selling price meat investigations showed. 1' reducing wage scales and c~scended. but the reduction :95 of foods in general. 'rrs of most large cities are ad- g t- r-peZ-d bread. «The pound loaf becoming the standard size. 35,000 BanditPick’ed . ' : from Pfice Pick:s ’ ‘PALO. Nov. Art—Pen: i. wear". ' “106- -Dresidént of the Niagara ‘ Ema (30111111115r looked at”. 303 $5. 000. Ark employees also were was the leader of the man who did moat of él“ the howup. _ . . timony in divorce'actions. three such cases coming before him. undertook to lower operating yeée “'a-s out of line with the depress. gunk 8(3me of 13311an and fix. ‘ ed the first My 9: June. 1922.311 thetawdayz Itwasotabedthattlie read at mm six to seven amount of the debt is 82.039312 and loaf. Higher- prim are asked the value»! the fimpérty is $5 003. caseottheDanburyNnfionalBank. administrator vs. TheBai-tleyar‘id ta short calendar session held 1-day forenoon. Judge Kellogg muted an order of foreclomre in Joseph Andrews Vs. The foreclosure proceedings in the of several steamships on the Man- hatmn side were called out to quench ', great clusters of blazingembera that exerv available piece of fire apparatus“ -1 Divorce Actions Principal At the‘annual meeting of Nor-walk Chapter.“.-Ame_rican Red. Cross. held last evening in the City Court room City Hall. the. following named were nominated and elected as the execu- tive committee for the coming year: C. Otis Fitch. Freeman Light. Mrs. Daniel F. Toomeyl Henry'LEne. Mrs. E. Ho'ward Every. Miss Helen Swartz and Mrs. Arthur -B. Russell. This committee will meet in near future and elect oflic'ers for the coming year. The, meeting. -whi(:11 was presided over bv Attorney Freeman Light. was fairly well attended and considerable interest was taken in the various re- ports submitted. The report which attracted the most:. attention and which was the most interesting was that of Miss A. C. “Menderoth executive sec- retary. lie' (Continued on Page Five) RUSTNESS l8 PIERTRR UP Dr. “’esley- C. Mitchell of New York Tells Kiwan- ians Tide Has Turned “Business is picking up: the tide has turned.” These are the words of Dr. Wesley C. Mitchell. of New York city. who delivered a. twenty minute talk vesterdas‘ before the Kiwanis club at the weekl ~luncheon held at the Royal James otel. Dr. blitchell my: a very interesting speaker and has .335 listened to with much interest. ' Dr. Mitchell- analyzed't‘he cause of businem' depression: described the m conditions that led to it and flu- tuned by saying that he belieted that towiprlces had been reached: that business had reached its lowest ebb and that it had already started to pick up. He predicted renewed husk ing and with a general prosperity throughout the business world. — The luncheon was largely attended and was delicious. This is the first meeting at the Royal James since the summer months. when the Kiwanis club held the luncheons at the Nor- walk Country club. The attendance prize was won by Henry P. Price. A feature of the luncheon was the distribution of cigars by Dr. Ernest F. McGregor. or the First Congrega- tional church in honor of his be-J ing the father of a recently born child. Dr. McGregor was the recipi- ent of warm congratulations. 1m floss 1011 BALL MW. . 1 1-24 —-—-—hfl A meetingrof the Publicity Commit- tee of the local charmer of Red Cross was held lag evening at the Red Cross rooms. Plans were perfected for the publicity of the Red Cross roll- call which will be held Nov. 41-24. Special emphasis will be placed on the local enrollment striving to get 100 per cent. membership. A little later- plnas will be perfectedfor Show» ing the m enrollment of the diflerem districts; .ai follows: Chairmn'n— cis Normrogi Publiciw—Stcplial Cliflord. j .Buliefinn—Jonph Holler.“ - , . Displays—1211011 Hoyt. .- ' Vehicle Displays—Roger McKibbiu. Decoy Downs. ' .1 Thccommitteewas organized 3.3:; ,w, ,: street, Bridgeport, was fined 11 tots} em William for Our Troubles. The .present crime .ane.’ which is sweeping over the country not ex- aerating Norwalk, has prompted Wil- liam P. Eno. OQSalylsatuck. to interest himself in the Present critical situa-. tion. and. in me following communi« cation and articieto The Evening Sen- tinel. offers suggestions which may be of great benefit in solving our prob- rem concerning police protection: Scugntnck. Conn . 7 November (.1921. Mr Edmund E. Crone. Editor South No Evening Sentinel. Mv Dear Mr Grove: 1 hate been looking into the matter of the burglaries luthis‘ vicinity to some extent and talked to some of the pOilC? chiefs and others. I am em- boldfned to make suggestions. be- cause durin gthe war. at the request of .11.: Commissioners of the District of (‘olumbia and at the instigation of mp l nami- m. I was asked to organ- ize a Home Defense League for the District of Columbia. which I did. and remained in command until two years ago. This Home Defense League of nearly five thousand men is 51min er I P E119, Ihrough The Evenmg Sentinel, 03ers Suggestions Which May Cope With thé , Present Serious Situation—Auxiliary Police Force: toSene Without Pay, One of the Cures istenee. . though redumd in numbers. and. is a sitisfactory and an eEe‘ctive organization. Manvof our. towns and cities Minimum: orgunizutions. form- ed on the same or similariines. but- many of them have been allowed to dishand. although they are far mqré. necessary now than they were during the war. as we have had a good chance to and out here in Nor-walk and in Westmrt. A permanent Home Defense League, organized‘on proper lines. is about therbest insurance any city or town can have against burglar- ies, and, all other cnmes. (It: mem— bers should. however. be carefully chosen and instructed as to their due ties. « g Yours very truly. XVILLIAM P. END. During the last few stocks more. than a dozen burglaries have been successfully carried out in Nor-walk and Westport. and now they are oc- curring nearly every night. It is time for the people to wake. up E; (0611mm 7&1: at. 313111) . WW .“‘ PRRRTRITIRN WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.—~Congress will "he asked for ten million dollars for the enforcement of prohibition during the next fiscal year. an increase of 32.590.11'30 over the appropriation for the current year. ‘ Prohibition Commissioner Haines. in making this announcement today. said the increase,would be sought to enable a more. complete and eficient enforcement attire prohibition laws through enlarged tomes and facilities. ll lEER [BCRWRRR TAKES A RRIRE Mrs. Ella. M. Gregory. of 3 Lewis street, ~ and Patrolman Milton J_ Lockwood. 10 011155 street. were mar. tied last night by Rev Ernest. F; Me: Gregor. of the First Congregational church.Tl1e ceremony was performed at the home of the bride. » _ The brideruain was Drug Mildred. Gregory. daughter of the bride. while George- Locxwood. brother of groom, was the best. man. . t ‘ The‘ house was nicely arranged for the occasion with cut flowers and palms. Autumn leaves played an im- portant.’part in the decorations. » - The bride was goqu in :a. hand- some travelling gown. (A reception in which a. score of friends too kpart followed the cere- mony after which Mr. and _Mrs. Lock. wood departed on 41 honeymoon dur- which they will tour the east 11$ automobile. :nr. Lockwood is well known in Nor- her of the Nor-walk Police department for many years. At one time. he was in the employ of the Adam’s Express cdnpany. may brother patrolmen were pp. gut at the reception given the bride and groom. a. a. handsome e Andrew mm of 705 Haliett- my altar- ama , *7 r Bllll Boron walk inasmuch and has been a. 1:19,qu 11d presented them? .with" . lectric lamp as n. g; f . from the members of the Police as- appointed by I‘m r Barton announces Closing of the Hospital Threatened if Money Is Not Raised VB. ’1‘. Bradford. chainnan of the Hospital? Emergency Appeal Commit- tee, at a meeting: in the City Hall last night. addressed , team mpt’ains and their assistants on the imperative nec- essity of speeding up the canvas and the East as the home of the former Kiss Nellie M. Yorke; now Mrs. L. fi'alter Wheaten. noted movie ac- tress.-was burglar-bed last night. it ‘was learned at noontime today by The tars worth of silverware and other valuable- are missing. according to re- ports. ' known to the police late today when’ tiou over telephone from New York city. where she is at present- Ensetflcd tonight; Saturday 1:11. Lissberger Home in bury Robbed 0f Grits Gran and Curios ’ by Burg! Thieves Ransack Home of Former Miss N Yorke, Last Night, Despite Presence of " ants in House—Monetary Loss Unknown—~— Robbe ry Being Kept Quiet Today. _ , Liberty Farm. known throughout Evening Sentinel. Thousands of dol- The report of the robbery was made Hrs. Lissberger gave. out the informa- The loss will not be fully known un- ever. that Liberty Farm was filial til Mrs. Masher-ger- arrives in Nor-Ii tomorrow morning. It is known, with unique and valuable curios. _ Details concerning the burglary use very meagre. inasmuch as both as: police and the servants It the but refused to aim. Entrance to the place was gained through a rear vii. dow.1t is said. and the loot was art- ; ed off in an automobile. It is believed that the burglars vb; successfully carted any ammo: dollars worth of stock trorn the Jana-l. » and Gotuieb stars are implicated in. . the theft. - u \. 11 BUDAPEST, Nov. 4.—-Former Ema peror Charles was dethroned and the Hamburg dynasty was Ousted from Hungary by a bill adopted by the Hungarian National Assembly today. securing the money if the hospital is to continue in operation. Every 30-, the people “come its aid now. 'Fol— 1 lowing is a. vet . 11 report of parts of Mr. Bedfel‘d‘s stirring addresa. ' “I am glad of this opportunity to thank you in the name or the Com- mittee, the Directors and all others and that the hozltuf can't. do unless?” the efiort yofihm making to retain it as ‘a. going institution. This Hospital. nomore than any: other institution. can continue the services unless ltis ble to pay ito‘way. You have been advised. and so has the public. of the present emergency and the reasons for it. It has been said we owe a mort- of $30. 0002 ’ this is not alarming for mortgages are ingot that kind oral-now. This isa‘debttoalargeNewYor-ktrust company secured by this mortgage as it collateraL—monby that washot ob- (ainabre in Norwalk and had to be gotten to complete the building. Thus loan is canal and must be paid. It not, as I understand it. the Hospital immmgottomflcmm interested in the'Norwalk Hospital. for“ verytartromtreingunfisun, butfiis' Count Stefan Bethlen, thé Premier. the m 1% W «Em ”Ema-day, and A; was expect- ed the Gel-site ivouia last to: at least two days. Final action upon it, how- ever, was taken today. VIENNA. Nov. 4.—The Hapsburg dethronement act in Hungary is de- clared by the Austrian pres to be inadequate from the viewpoint of Aus- tria and the little Entente nations. as it failed expressly to exclude ear-King Charles and the other Hapaburgs from the elected kingship. It is declared. neither Czechoslovikia nor Jugoslavia will denial-mite. The Belgrade Gov‘ernment is report— ed to be preparing another note to the allies reiterating the demand for the #— Small Town Grand Lists Increased $10, 000 ,000 . by Equalization Board- Figures Show More than 819.060.0(50 was added an- the grand lists of aventy-two m E with lists of les than 84,000.90. 1):; ' the state board of Equalization.- m- terday. whicli performed its m classificaticm o? towns receiving ‘filtm aid for schools and roads. M‘s: the towns have grand lists of $2.5M.‘ ' 000 or less and get? state as.” schools and roads. while the can twelve towns have grand his of he- tween 81' 500.609 and 81,000,009 a are entitled to stale aid tor u achoolmfion. :‘“’ Hiddlcaex and Net mam w; topped the i' la. rue fl» town grand list: filth 81.1“!” at 31.200. 900 respectively. The mac-in made by the board ‘0: com: were ordered alter officials or are various towns appeared before liar board and explained their Ma grand lists. By counties the total incl-en.” 11' the $1500,an Won were N following:— _ Hartford county. in: towns. 8115.- 000: New Haven county. the a“ $375,000: New London county. m‘ towns. 31.200.900; maroon-n; “(Woodmmw is likely to pass out of our hands. In addition to “this we owe. for current expenses, about $15. 000. This has got to be paid. We’ cannot go running in- to debt. We will soon be rwithout any credit and when that happens then we must stop. This debt in a. sense is a credit: to the Nor-walk Hospital for it is very largely Incurred from its charities. taking care of people of mammothnltwhatttcoststo do it. (Continue! on Pic! inn.) 1 BUREAUREBRRINR ACTIVE” EREARER The committee- on unemployment thatch-magnifients have been made to‘ have ”pus-ate for employment, both 190 was intensifier Hosting, A13.)- Nov. 1 Miller-as the lenderolth. WW. locali organiser for tbé an“ moi: held upthebankinglnsti American Fedmtion of Labor. is in m ”Manda“ wounded five per- a hospital at Xxx-lama. rm. suflero M fngtrourlnjuriesmelvcdwhenhe- " wantied toatree and (flogged at’ was imposed on a charge. Theme! marmdwomfiregueraxtheSn-eet m-«tOflleein City Sm ’Norwalk. , _.§pi1lieants :11 id Wampum (lay b'e—. bekeptdndnnattemptmfibemde 1.: 1- ..- .11'." unecmjobsforaomanyapodblc. i-V ma Worm 1151. , MARPSREUmlll arms" 7 Katherine (Son-coma, am liter of Daniel Career-an. of mm are: nuc. Broad River, were man-led at 3 o'clock yeste “ afternoon at” the rectory of St. 17’s chin-ch. by the Rev. Thomas 1.31111. : The couple were attended by has him Carmthers. a sister of the bride. groom. and Frank Comm-an, a broth- er of the bride. . The couple left for a short honey- moon trip to Hartford and Boston. On their return they will make their home on Plattsville avenue. ' The (Eli: in which they left on their wedding journey was handsomely de- isolated by a group or. W tel- low employees of thélennh Engineer lug company. 311-. Car-rather“- was one olthe stars of them W ' o Arrest 13 in Greenwrch in Dozen Quick Raids hue. and David Carr-utters. non oflpartment. descended on a data afi- ' Robert firfiflhers, of Bartlett. ave- 1:, W 7 a run an Eleven Stale Police-lea, As:- Eleven state policémcn unda- tha , direction of Sergeants Wolfe: F. ”I; and Arthur 1!. P1111311, sad m members of tire Gr-e’enwicb police «Iii- recent saloons In Greenwich In! sign} made thirteen arrests and at”. l- quor to the macaw“. ". According to a report. M U m police headquarters at the w.- more arr-wed were: 3m m John Cunningham. John m 1a- sud Loyola. William Dem Jane: Briggs. Patsy Fez-ans. 1. Web. v.2
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