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1.)”?
ESTABLISHED 1870
E31111 Eireann s
wRepublican Army
cent It. Also.
{.1le 1115‘.
The
1:
Iktl‘. -1.
Hail
ment 01’ further debate on 311-
pence tl‘Y‘JtY until Jununrv 31.1] :11-
Iiiougéi Coming 1'15. :1 su1pai5: l111'-1 was.
sirlvrcel 11s favoxnble f01'1'111ifi1‘21-
111 ante-meat between the cen—
A ssncidtml
Eire :11111‘5'
(lly
P115154. 11113011115
I risli
k“)
twirling Factions. the 11.in :ncxnbexs
\V'zli urns-xv no speeches touching 011
19.111. during the period of ad:
1
.‘ ':1n11t. 1'11»: participate in public
11.: 11 \Viiic‘n I121: t'enty is dis;
1'.;.~_'5rv1‘ :«izt 11' :5 11111291911 the Irish
119111159 11.53 ::.-t Ingrthvr 11111;! '1gi1111v
. for 1111.11iiun
1.1;1'11l 111::l businvss 1l5‘5f'."“l;1—
1 '5 :'-1Vi:" hod‘ys in [rt-laud 1111'-
. 1.. .g 1n: tings tvgpuss resolutions
. <
Appears Willing to Ac-
1‘nv01'ing the treaty. 11ml. although it is
believed the majority will support the
st.1111l of Arthur Griffith. Michael COL
lins 11ml their treaty advocates. The
11.1ljo11r11n11nt pcxiod VVill thus. it is
said hi- 11:11iv11l1- m to :1 popular iner—
endum. III?“
'l‘lu- English nP\\‘5‘{Rl:H‘El‘ correspond—
1-11ts in Dublin einphzmizii-d the im-
1'11): 1:1'11'1' ul‘ the sum-«"11 of Richard
Huh-11h): (.‘hict' of Staff 01‘ thcflrish
Republican Army. in the “all. yester-
day. in which he advocated acceptance
of tin— treaty. They thought that his
111111;":11'1. with that of such fighting
111911 :13 .\li1-l1:11-l Collins and J. J. Mc-
'Ehteredat thesouth NorWalkPost
Oflice as Second 01355 Mail Matter. 'E
Adjournment
To January 3rd Consnlered
Favorable For Ratlflcatlon
l arious Organizations 111 Ireland Planning Meet-
ings to Pass Resolutioiis Favoring the Treaty
(Continued on Page Nine)
Stray Dog Killéd Choice .
FoWls Worth More Than $1, 500
Charles H. Harris of Ledge-
. wood Farm Reports That
Collection from Tilley’s
Farm, Darien, Is Extermi-
nated
Fancy {owls 1111111911 at 1110111 that.
$9- 11 1.1111911 by Churl Eli. l-lurris. 01‘
E ' unwind Farm. was killed lust
"nigh: 11;. :1 stray dog who 11111131112911 in
.gain «nuance. to the pens in which
I they {311111)91'1. Rare species of svvuns.
ducks and turkeys “'(‘l‘t union; the
fowl killed.
The dog. it would appear by 1111 in;
V'1-stlgatiou Inade by the 1111111611 gninril
entrance to Ellie.t‘0VV'l puns by hitting
11 hole through the heavy galvanized
~ win». The animal \vnntonly killed all
E of the" birds with the exvcption 01‘ four
.1‘1'1111 fowl \\'€‘!‘t‘ found 11113
by Air. ILU'ris \\ 110 9. in; xnr'd-
' ...:ified the police 11111. late-1 got
touzh with Dog Warden Thomas
in
V1 ulsii. Allindications point to the met
that inc- fowl were killed by :1 «log.
The; {All fowl numbered more than
I‘Vé'lli 01119 of which were valued at
Infil‘l' 1..1n $5101! and cannot be 1'0—
piacg'i They were purrlulsvd front
Dnallny 'i'iily. of Doric-n. noted bird
species killed were
SW11 :1 .
an. Ammo: tho
E nrcpcnn \Yhiu- Australian
lack 5".1'1-113. \lurcohv Ducks, China.
rEdu'in 'l‘1-l 115 Indian liunnms Mul—
d lJ111 ks. \\ hitc- 1.‘ 1154 l 1111le Lluc {S
111' “Waite Musc-ohys and rare species
_' turkeys,
flflTLEfi RUM
ASPHYXIATINE
MANY PEOPLE
'E P o o 1' Whiskey Removes
Oxygen from Blood of
Many, Say Chemists ‘
HullquPORT. Dec. Eli—Prohibi-
11-21' whiskey is gradually asphyxiat-
in: hundreds of persons who are 11n-
su' Ungly assimilating fusel oil in
.1119 row. a certain percentage 01‘
which is found in liquors analyzed at
the laboratory of the Health depart-
1111111 iii-1'9 it was said by chemists to‘
3115‘.
P115141 oil. it was pointed out. rev
limo-1i {he oxygen from the blood and
the some effect upon the body as
p ysiufion.
Habitual users of illicit whiskey are
irting with the Grim Reaper when
mink the. stuff sold to them by a.
r tagger as pure bonded liquor. it
' liti. Continued use of whiskey
‘11 contains this poison will cause
premature deaths and under-
Vvill reap a harvest in 11 few
31‘ the practice Continues, the
mists said.
Although analels of whiskey for
'- police is chiefly to ascertain the
olic. content, unmistakable india
5' of fusel oil have been discov-
«i 11.1 :1 large percentage of the illic—
liquors examined here.
A 1.1139 percentage of bootleg whis—
3' is 11111119 from ingedients most
rmiul 10 the human system. it has
found. Etheulacetate is used
!
h 1— v
'D
iiav'oxing in 501'??? (:35? s. -and this
. aid to 139 injurious if taken in 3.11\
:thin
.hletic Association ‘
Gives Play “Stop Thief”
E l 1‘; p
'1‘11191‘“ 1'1 three act fame. was
ll Wr'WNni to rthe third time last
he Normalk High School au—
5 L}? 1 :9 students of the school.
. Performance was'marked 8 rec-
breaking attendant);
‘ lean-1'9. {he farce was presented
7 commendable skill which ‘ met
”2-- heart: approval of the. Eaud—
Tilf' proceeds o {the show go to
iriv‘tic Association funds.
. .
came in the Sentinel.
“BLANESLEE ill
BEAN! lliElNWAl’
is Lowest Bidder {01 Con-
tract for $350, 000 Road
Along Housaionic
"l‘hi- first fen'milvs. at least. of illi'
chm-111. l'mlcrnl 111111 slut-c highway to be
constructed along: the HouSntoniv V4.17—
ivy. from New Milford to Cu 11111111. will
1.1- built l'1_V' (‘. “2 Sinkeslcc .Q- Sons, of
New lax-en. E’l‘h1-.llouszitonir \‘nllcy
romlrwill c1151 about $213,110“ 11 mile
nndrt‘ht' contract 01' i'llakcslee 8.- Sons
for ten miles of the Vvork will amount
to about 32111111110
’I‘he Housutonic valli‘ r0811 is of
especial in.erest to this section for the
reason that it will open a. large area
of country for trading purposes and
E 1'1'i11u'1‘11'0ller
2 3.4115101
5'1er void; ': I)1‘c
Hylun 1.1ml‘ other Inembgwsr of the
Board. Of Estimate of this city face a
jail 1-c11Etence 101' contempt unless ghey
restore 1c" the city budget. not later
than December 25, some $3.DD0.0DO 111—
loge-(19161 have been illegally deducted
from the pension funds for police and
Olllt 1' civil service employes. The 11p-'
pella‘w division 01' the Supreme Court
yesterday upheld the writ 01‘ mundam-'
113 issued by Supreme C1)111't"""' 0.15.11. 9
Million directing the .1'est1tut10n ol‘ the
disputed items.
1 111' budget h115 been in lhr'Eh.111ds of
U11 111113701 since it was 1'1" turned 549391—
111 days 1.120 by the llonrrl of Aldermen.
City Comptroller (E‘l'ul‘: had requested
:1 rmluclimi of $1.0.Mm.‘.101’1 in order 10
have the budget comply with the con-
stitutional provision that it must not
excel'd two 111-1'1'1'111. ol‘ the assessed
v11l'.;111i0.u 0’1‘ tlieEcity's real and person;
:11 '111'11111-1'13'. This reduction. the
asserted. should come
from the appropriation allotcd to the
1211:1111 ol‘ Education.
instead the Board of Estimate dc-
ductml only $2TS.01H\ fromEthc regu-
i111' appropriations. 111111 failed to pro—
\i'lt- for pension funds: 01‘ $3 (1110. mm
111111l1 11111111l41t01'V Ln 1’10 statn. constitu-
lion.
EMMA lilllllll AN
NEE Tl} SWENEN
She and Berkman Evade
Being Sent Back to RuSsia
——Plans 7 Indefinite
KIGA. Latvia... Doc. 33 (Associated
who, were deported
from America. wont to 1.-‘Vl1')sc1':1VV' 11nd.
cameAthxfeE recently; left. Riga yesleiu
day afternoon for vaul. Esthonia.
Berkmau told the corresnondeu‘t
that they were going to Stockholm.
The. Lettish Government VVould
liuvc returned them to Russia yester-
dcr Berkman,
unquestionubly will bring about a. con-
siderable increase in business in the
towns .111'11l cities served. (The new
road will form alink in that no doubt
will l-1com1 the principal automobile
1' '371111. be‘tVV 1 1 11 New York and the
l 11ksl1irc Hills. and will result in
'grczltly increased motor traffic 11113
such benefits as may be derived from
(Continued on Page Nine)
HEAVY CHRISTMAS
NAILS ABRNAD
NEW YORK. Dec. ran—Ir th1'.
:uuount'ol‘ 1nail leaving New York this
Christmas season is any indication 111‘
business conditions. Postmaster Mor—
gan thinks progpcz'ity has 1111-11011. “1-
announced today that the Christmas
package mail prohubh would 1-x1'e1'1l
that 01‘ 19 211 by forty per ("11L
PIC-us 01‘ the- l ostoflicc Department
“to n‘luil early“ met with ready
spouse. he said. From the volume 01‘
packages this your as compared with
form‘er seasons. postal officials bellow:-
thc 11511.11 rush of mail two days bel‘oro
Christmas already has passed through
the receiving stations. E E
A report from the railway mail
service to the New York I’ostoffice
shows that 10th carloads of mail pass-
1111 through the New York and Jersey
City stations this year. as compared
With 77 cars in 1920. Despite this in—
crease the report says. the platforms
and terminal stations have been less
co'tgcsh 11 than in any prev ious Vcar.
SANTA 111.1113w111.
11311 311111111113.
NEW V‘onic. Dec. 23. (By Associat—
ed Press) .e-Santa Claus today has re-
served passage on ships the
over. '
E The old gentleman with white, whis—
kers and red raiment who convention-
ally is pictured dropping down chin}-
nevs ashore. is. just as nimble (les-
cending smokestacks afloat. "He de-
mands that his own particular holidav
be observed at sea as Well as on land
Pursers of almost. everv passengc.
liner that cleared this port this week
out in a requisition for Christmas
trees. mistletoe and holly. Ships’ of—
ficers were busy planning a program
of' music for Christmas eye and a
bountiful spread for the following day.
One skipper, famed on both sides
'of the Atlantic for his art of com—
pounding delicious sauces. laid Ein a.
stock of herbs and spices before Sill;
ing today; with the announced purpoe’o
of invading the sacred precinct ofifie
chef Christmas morning.
Freighters. as well ' as passenger.
vessels. are scrupulous in thfi‘m
ration "of Yuletide. Oan" absolutely
necessary Work is performed: the
cook excels himself, aifd 'Ethe shipboard
musical .talentgpefforms lu‘the eVeni
1'91
VV'orld ‘
'ago Menday.
day had they not left
I’»e1'kt11:lil.~:1111l th1y would 11'11111‘111 in
Stockholm 1"01-1some tlmc. ,
Pcrmission VV as glV ('11 R 1.1111113 .1 11:11!
Miss Goldnn to stay in .lu‘slhonh
five days. according to the listhonirm
Consul lure. 011 the assurance 1’1'...
'e'onlinued on Pug e I-Jig, ht)
11111 WASHlNfiTflN
111111151111311111
t llt'
lEm'
....,.;.... ..1 1,11111'1'1'5 .11'uiuit‘d
1111-71111: 111' body “'nsllinctmr'1.o1l'_'.".-.
.\‘u, :l. Sin phcrds of llcthh-hem. hold
lrls‘. 1.111111. The officers Tallow-2
l ‘1'111.n'.11111l.-1'-~l{t'nncth Bruin—11..
\"icr; Cmnmamler» Al'21l'1v111'1l Burk-
1'111‘11'. E 'E
511111.29. 1.111 (31-11111.
A1'1'r111nt11nt-—('11r1'i1' \\'oo:l.
'l‘1'1'11s'1111.‘1'--~.\la_\‘ lit'urh.
Ch;1pl11i11-»~.\lai'thu Brown.
)lnrslr
l'nsirle aslh anili'.
‘(.E.l1,1lsi1'l1'i Gluviwl— Mary llm'ivinlw.
Ol‘g'anist———!'E'hurlnttt- K1'1111‘11 1".
In addition to the. regular meeting
the“ 10.1.9.1- 1n111'1.1i1',e1'l the kidilics" of
1119111 0015'
A. Home or more “(re 1119-
sent to grew?
:1mes Craig in the. guise
of Santa Claus. There was 11 huge
Christmas tree.- and gifts of toys 11ml
candy for each child.
In addition. there was 11" short but
pleasin: (-ntez'lainnient which delight-
ed the children. Refreshments were
serve-.1 and dancifig enjoyed.
EFairfield Cider
Tests 13' Per Cent
7 PAIRlo‘lElJL
cider taken in raids
Dec. 23.-—Analysis of
here recenth
11.111211110116111 content it was testified
1'css).~Emm11'Goldmh 11nd Ale-x3111.
' time.
2;
RIGAE.LE11tV-'ia Dec. .(Dy Asso-
elated Press) ——The Russian. Bolshe-
vjk Government has sent. a néw note
to Finland calling‘im'.‘ exact and un««
equivocal fulfillment" 01‘ previous dit-
mands for withdrawal of alleged Fin-
nish .2311 to 1111 insux gents in Karelia
and e\pulsion 110m Finland of Gener-
111 Boris S"\lnl10ff.
General Saxlnkoff. :1 member of the
former l‘x11'enskV Government of R113-
.Sia .WaS reccntlv expelled from P0-
1.11.1; at .thc r11 1105f of the Soviet Gov-
cinnmcnt 7
According to competent military oh-
servers. the pull of Russiun Karelia
affected by" 1111' revolt comprises less
1111111 Ullt' 11111115111111 square miles of
{ore-2". and l11k1's.§‘1\'ith :1 total Popula-
lion of only H.030. principallvhunt-
unrlzfishermen. The in-
:.1'5,'. 111113111-1'1'
sug'gents' 111-1111'.‘ Vininilsering three
illousuud‘ is scattered in strange ,.
131.11,». ”Hymn warfare along the for«
5'51 11:1il5. .
l 111l11'1o {1-1.1'1111-31111'611 night. 11“
. '3“ *1 '11 X1912 1:1". J" {m ‘
101
ali‘iE
miles from {Le
'1'l1'1‘. ' dynut'i‘lcd
11111.1» fled backdnto the
ll'1lll‘Il?“
11' 1 ' 17
l'o 11 1'
forests.
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N 1111111
1111111111 31111111
Jimmy Callahan, once
W’hite 5031 Manager, Fol-
lows Men Who Held Him
Up " "
(IHICAGC 1
bridges
2112c. iii—«Victims of the
two bandits who rol' zed several pas-
sengers on tin Eulgimore {11111 Ohio
night flycr ’l‘111'ssl.1:: 5‘.g111+j1:§111¢111.the
police 51.111011 in 1111. endeavor to irlen;
tify Claudw'Thomus. 01' Seattle.
who wus canton 1} last night after his
uompzxnimi. t‘nrl Gillwrtj 31.1, of
Omaha. .‘ll killed 113' police;
1111111. E
Thomas
Mrs. 111111195 .1.
33.
had 111' 21
1111-! (lilbcrt hmi kidnapped
(.‘nlluliuu. wife or the
"111'111171' munugez' of the Chicago
.;\lll‘..l‘l(‘:lll Li'uzuc lmsehnll 1911111. her
daughter. Margaret and George
Hamlin. her l)1'0tl11'1'. just after they
1:..111‘ stepped. into an automobile in
front: of their home on the south side.
l7.
l‘oliccmun \\"illi11111 McNaughton.
11-.1'221'11; from the running bourel of a
pursuing 1":13'. ('01nznz1n1l1-erml by Mr.
“alluium. killed Gilizmt 1111:} forced
Thomas to 5111'r1"11de1' miter :1 \Yihing-
7.3:: drive. which (-11111-1‘1 when the Cal-
lahan car was wrecked by the robbers
in uttomptiug to turn sharply.
le 121101111 NNNN
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. ‘ ' . ' 5;.
ManagM' Summ-l Ixnntor. of H1113
lie-gent ’l‘heatre. hosim'rangml :1 rath—
1-1' interesting sort of Christmas pres-
1'nt for his patrons. one that will {11'—
riV'e on Christmas and laSt through-
out the entire ‘ year and . for a. long
This announcement was made
todaV. VV‘neu Mr Kantor let it be
known that the $20 000 organ which
has been in the DTOCE‘ cs of installation
for the past thlec months VVill be
ready for use at the performances on
next \ionday December :26.
In arranging for the. use of the or~
god. the legent will he considered
fortunate in having secured the ser-
vices of Edwin Sontelle. recognized
as the best. player in the Stale. Mr.
Saw telle has had a varied career With
some of the biggest organizations and
1111l1V 11111-11: and is said to be the only
man whose- playing' entirelv pleased
the celebrated producer Belasco.
One of the most important, paints {It
showed between nine and thirteen. per t 1e new oxgan lies in the fact that it-
was built at the special direction of 7
in th‘. town court this morning when Mir Kenton b1- a. master of themusical
Spiro Pippa. Andrew Kowalski and
Liliert Marti werearla igned, befo".
JUGge Grout. charged with violations
of the5‘.‘dry' ‘ laws.
Marti' 5 place Q. tamed- barrelso:
the cider, it we. EEG'alleged bv raiding.
officers. ”He was fined $100 and costs.
A jail sentence of ton days Was sus—
pended E The others were fined $131.1
and costs eéch. ' ' ..
John 'Frazeski. of' Southport was
fined $10 and costs on a charge of
operating a motor Vehicle without a
license. E
Investigate Activities
, : ' of Various “Gangs”
Sergeant of ate Police Virelli and
State Police 1111 William 1-1.. Brenmu
3-1:, oErEwalk today continuing
their invéétigations .into the activites
of the various “gangs" in this city,
whose. depredations were ravens:
first by {he arrest of Michael
No informEathion could
ed at ‘
r1110}
Yark men here a. week
A careful
instrument making art.
(Continued on Page Ten)
Fined for Speeding
Around Nash’s corner
“’ESTEPQBET, Dec. 23 ———John Bion-
110.258 New. Main street. Yonkers N.
Y.;r Was iii-rested. last night andlfined E
$100 and costs” in the borough court;
reckless
driving on the Nash’s corner curve,
where seveIal fatal accidents have 00- dog Edward M. Gang and Deputy
VVlth him were Giovanni Ni~ Sheriff EdWard B. Doulens. from 0119'
here today on‘ a. charge of
cmred.
cola. of Yonkers. and Alfred. Deltule.
of Vvinnipauk; .
whisker. four gallons in all
found in the coir.-
-who fire. also lDora Gottlieb, of North Main street.
arrested after a jug? and two bottles of 8.19011 orders from Attorney. John J '
were. Cuneo, representing Mrs. 130? lab.
Prosecutor Haney E
R. Sherwood did not press the charge the aftermath of
nizsporting liquor against the trio cess 111111 of ‘
NEW‘ HAVEN Dec.
ule of the“ prop9sed readj stments in
the wages of employee of the New
York New Haven 1.111131111111111 ‘Rail-
road effective Jan. 16. Was issued by
eneral Manager C L.f name yester-
déV; 1
The item follows' .
Clerical and stationbforces reduced
sevenT‘E-ents per hour. This covers
storekeepers and assistants 111111 chief
clerks. ' "
All clmks seven cents 11141 hour.
(Most of this class of clerks 110w av-
erage a rate of $25 weekly. )
Assistant station masters. announc~
ers. gatemen. baggage and parcel
room employs. other than porters}
LseV en. cents an hour reduction.
Crew callers. first year. $1. ”'5
'ng; second. $2
Baggage porters 35 cents pcr hour
Janitors. switchboard ope- raters
watchmen. 110.. seven'cmits 1111 hour
'......o. E‘
u'
per
Continued on Page Seven)
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' - ‘ ’ Jim“
of 60 Lexington Eave—
mude his escape from the factory. A
call was sent in for the police and
Patrolman Frank Raymond was sent
to investigate.
I'I‘sVeSS) “as [routed at the factory
11nd then sent to the No rwulk hos—
pital. Vvhcre it was said at noon today
that his condition was quite. serious.
Besides a deep out behind the left Ear
ther‘é aré lacerEaEt‘ionl'; or {1111 111111.11
vein had been severed and mi artery;
as well. ‘
quantity Eof blood before medical use
sistancc could hcf’procur‘ed. Dr- I.
Rosenlhal and Dr. \Villiam ~J. Tracey
are in attendance. E
S1 arch is being conducted for
,ilrcco. who. it is believed. may have
made his escape to 'Bridgeport. where
he formerly lived on Grand street. It
is said that the cutting was done with
11 razor which had been fashioned in-
to a knife.
Vi’hc-n Green is arrested he will
prohahlv he charged with assault
with intent to kill. <
HflTEl GUEST
[NSES VARIABLES
A suit'ol 1 lothe: . other wcaring 11p-
parel and 12 slickpin was 1e1101'..e(l us
th' in}: 1191111 stolen f1om a. room in the
2%
..:1. final and definite acceptance of the
Hevessy lost. a. caiisiden'nuxe,»
travelling hack and Vgere stolen by
man named “Jim" and his Wife, whom
he had brought to Norwalk With 111111
in his automobile. Patrolman Murray
investigated and obtained a statement
from Joseph Legato. proprietor of the.
hotel. who alleged that Rockwell had
not brought anV Valuables with him
“hen be registered at the holel.
Rockwell made the report to the
police Vesterdav afternoon. He said
that he was a prize fighter by profes-
'Si0n and had come to Norwnlk in his
automboile with a. friend and his wife.
The three had registered at the hotel
and intended to go on to New York.
2110131111111 went to a garage to obtain
his machine yesterday noon When he
returned to the hotel theE man and
his Wife was gone and E50 was Rock-
well‘ 5 black bag. The bag contained
a suit of. brown clothes. a dozen neck.—
ties. a haleardoEzen collars and a. stick—
pin.
The missing man "Jim" is described
as being about 24 yze .rs old With blue
eyes 11nd weighing about 135 pounds.
lNJUNElIflN Til
RESTRAINEANS
QEAn ' injdnction was granted this
morning in Judge John J. Walsh of
'the Court of Common Pleas restrain-
forcing dispossess proceedings against
Norwalk Hotel yesterday by Frank
Rockwell. of 594 Hamilton avenue; The." Christmas (linnt'r of the N01“-
Watc‘rllury. Rockwell claimed that walk Kiwanis club. hold 111 the Mn..-
the missing articles were in a b11101; ‘ hackcmo Hotel yesterday. was furthcr
a. ‘ augmented by the presence of “unst'en
E I‘nsctflcd snow, or rain tonight.
Acce table
, Willing to Negotiate Regarding Submarines and
Coast Defense Ships—Further ..EExchange of
Views on the' British PropoSal Is Expected TOE-
day.
apltal Shlp Ratio
8 Committee Learns
1'
to France
.1?“
PARIS; Doc. 23.. (By AsSociated
PressZ.——Pxemicr' .Brlaud has sent
Ambassador Jusse‘rand in Washington
capital ship 'rdtio . France. howmei.
maintains her position regarding sub-
marines and coast defense Ships. al—
though she is Willing to negof'fii'fe.
France insists that her demands
are vitally necessary to her security.
it is indicated. but is disposed to co-
operate with the l’niterl States as 1‘11 1'
as possible. » »
YVASHINGTON, Dec. '23". (By Asso-
ciated l’r1's.s).w~.\ further exchange of
abolition of the submarine was expect»
ed at today‘s session of the full naval
committee of the arms conference un-
less the French delegates VVere 'pre— .
pared to go ahead with their delayed ;
views on the British proposal To?
pmsentaliou of estimates 01‘ 111111111111
:11111 desired by France under the na—
val reduction program. Final inaruc-
lions fromv Premier ”Briana were. still
awaited by the French representatives,
late yesterday attenannouncin'gj at the
naval conixnittnc seSsimi that they
Continued on Page Eleven)
200 Children Made Haipy
By Santa Claus a Elks Home
“SliNEll 111111 11111131
"Villllll 11111111”
day by Peter J. Smith. an engineer.
Hp called a. policc station at 4:30 yes-
terddv morning.
“Send over some policemen.
just kill( (1 mv wife.’ ' he said
\th11 a squad of declcctixes
proached the tVVE'o- room apartment.
Smith was waiting for them. He
threwo open the door and steppgl to—
ward them. @.
“I did it. I 5killed her." '
The woman was found dead with
her head half severed; Ln'lcr he said:
“It was one or the otherzof us. She
took the butcher knife to bed with
her last night and put it right along—
side of the bed on the floor.
" ‘Vl- hat are V'ou going to do VVit‘n
that?" I asked.
“ “If you make a move during the
night you'll find out.‘ she said. and I
know she would kill me if she had :1.»
Chance.
"\Ve wokc up about 4. o'clock this
morning and (och of us was sus~
picious that the other was going to
roach for the knife.
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togethcrfi
“\Ve' reached to:- it
Smith concluded laconicallv. ”and l '
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guests" each member entertaining
such 11 guest for a Christmas dinner. ‘
“1th true Kiwanis hospitality, and
with the glad hand of Kiwanis. it is
now possible fur the unseen guest at
yesterday’s dinner to enjoy hisVChrist-
mas dinner with his familV in his own
home no matter how poor or lowlv
that home mav be.
Members of KiVVanis contributed
largely to a fund for these dinneisa'
11.1113 this evening parties of young peo»
ple VV‘ill take. to some twenty or more
homes in E_N01'Vva.lk. baskets containing
the dinners which the Kiwanis m1 .1-
bcrs have scat to them.
The dinner a}; the hotel yesterday
was reported in. yesterday‘s edition of
The Evening Sentinel. Pressure of.
EPunch 11d Judy Show, Or-o
ch ra and Entertainer
fro the Palace Theatre,
witlii. Christmas Tree and
Giftsffor All
Alcx licvessy. 7 ____.__.
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, ‘. .1 . ‘ ‘ . . . , . FEvvo univdrul 1l1i ldren. 1.0m tile
It'll car. dunnb 11 (mumel 1.11151110111- Telephones Stat-10“ -———- Tells 1.5.131 ' 143,111 1111 l' .1 the ifs-s Nur-
ing. by Salvatore Greco of 4? Rive! f B ttl B d f ser" ”1“... 1511...}. :3.
#:11'1' 91. Firstr'di'stricl. at the factory of" 0 a .e in 9 01 thin: ES 11 511' fi'e 111d tl'Er'V' 'aw
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H' 3“"0‘33 & so“ 0“ Di“ “re” H" Bumhel Knife and I 11111211151 posiliV: 1'1: 1 he is all that.
aunt-rel urnsc o‘er :71. box of work. :11“— ‘V 011;, . people 3'1"" is
coming to a statement from the po- » Did“ (* 111 “(it 1‘1'111'1 at the, Flk‘s
”CG. __ . ‘ . .. . V“: . . ‘. ..
. . . 1 . . . ~ ,1 ' ., '12 M; 1 ' street. yester-
Innnediately tollowmg‘ the stub- ( HICAGU. Dec. 23.59.51 strange 1E'E11E:EE':1"t:i'E'1oc:E1iE 'ii'd 1.5;? them bags of
hing. Greco grabbed his coat and story of wife ,murdcr Was told Fest?!" 'u'EldE cinEdEy E 21121 didn't he hams
slits.
his red 51'- -it on 11nd his white Whisk;-
You just bet he did. :
151.1. tliv (‘h ristma's tree
pretty? And the Punch anil Judy
show that My. Holdengof 25, York.
brought. heie—égosh. that w funny.
101). Remember when Somboo tried.
to get his $1“. and Charlie' Chaplim
11nd Hut and thf and the Ghost. anti.
1rs.
An}.
(Continued on Page Nine)
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A delightful Christmas program
was presented this afternoon at this
school of UN" Temporary County
Home for Children in Vl'estport ave-u '
nue The program follows:
Song—«Merrv Xmas-School-
Recitation—«The I'irst Xmas—Bennie
Sution. _
Song-Shin1' Out. Oh EBIFSSCG Stars—«E
Anna Peterson, Theda Hamilton and;
Ilclcn Sutton.
Santa CEBU“...
Mildred Lipsoher.
Recitation—~Christmas
Ward Hinesman.
Recitation—A Present for
Arnold Lipschm
Songwllear $311121 1“. nus—Agness Sut-
ton. Edith \‘1 '.ar1lin Theda Hamilton.
Harry Lockwood. Robert Bedienz
1 and Martin Trov.
lecitaiion~—V§’hat 1‘11
“.513.
Like——C’harles
Pelham. _ ' _
Recitation—«Xmas Candles ———- £13113.
Peterson.
Song—Santa. Claus‘School.
Recitation——Poor Sal ta Claus—3115.3“
Beers.
lecitation—" \‘V‘hai 1' d Like-Frank
Fable.
Recitationwganta
Lockwood. . .
Recitation—«Presents for Santa. Cir-112$;
——~J0hn Nate. " '
Song—Vinnie the Shepherds Watch-m .
School.
C laus—Li Him
lecitation — The Mistletoe _.. at?! .1
Bethany. '
Recitation—«A Santa Claus Was P's——
DorothyE lipscher.
Recitation—Xmas—Ada Bulzer.
Lecitation—Sunta Claus’ ReindeeH
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Will Hear Disputed
Mayoralty Contest
NEW HAVEN. Dec. 23.—Ju1lge
James H. \V‘ebb of the Superior Court
the disputed mayoralty election con-
test in \Villimantic. hiayor Charles B.
Galeszas declared elected bV'a mar-
gin ol tVVo oVer Hormisdas Dion and
the latter asked for a. recount. The
petition presented to Judge George E
Hinman pointed out that six ballots
were challenged. “1113;: the time came
for the hearing. Judge Hlnmzm 51.11:»
gested some other judge be call-ed in
as he was :1 Voter in “’illlmanfic. Yes
texd'av T. J. Kelly for Mr. Dion. cane
here and presented a request that
‘ dg'e \Vebh hear the. evidence.
The 'dispossess 7
Which was
has consented to hear on January 2.
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E' ilne'stigatefl Bus and {61131}! that
\Villi'am .1thonald.
iSong—Silent Night—School.
Is Bound Over for . ,7
' Alleged Car Theft
MIl.l1"ORD.DecE. ‘23. ——George Cur- >
ties. charged with stealing an antenna—E
bile belonging to George BLCIaJ‘k and
of burglarizing the Harrison amt
Gould store here recently was held.
for the high court todav. Frederick
Ross. believe ed to lune been implicated.
in the crime. was exonerated.
In court today Curtis pleaded gfiiLr
ty and v: as bound met- to the Superior
courtE in bonds of $1. 500. Cow:
mother. who was in court. said she
mould secure tffe bonds for his 121119.111:
Curtiss is only 21 Vcars of age
Ross pleaded not guilty and prose.
outing Attorney Omar W. Putt bread;
letters sent to the local police depart-
meat from New Jersey ammo: '
e at 10 o‘clock the"