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ESTABLISHED 1870
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Entered at the South Norwalk Post
Office as Second Class Mail Matter.
.New York Had Volstead ‘ '
-;i ' Defying Celebration, But .
a.
l Is Paying'F—or it Today
Police Records Show Four Deaths, Sixteen Men
z and Women in
Knife Wounds and a
Hospitals With Gunshot or
Half Dozen Poisoned by
Wood Alcohol—Anderson Admits the City
Desert.”
ties at a half dozen Greenwich Village
' Was “Wetter Than the Sahara
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VKrfl’ck‘gi-bm? Oltk. J. l . l. I .ith .r
aide out/today. to pay the piper for
piping in the New Year amidst a. V0]-
stead—defying celebration that OVE‘I"
spread Manhattan from Harlem to
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There were many casualties:
Police records enumerated four
Violent deaths attributable to holiday"
over-indulgence. sixteen men and wo~
men in hospitals with gunshot or
"knife Wounds. a half dozen poisoned
by bad liquor and scores of summons-
served by members of the drv
squad of two hundred who attempted.
”to [make. it the (lrycst New Year's l‘hv
Br‘oatiw'ay has ever seen.
Between midnight and two o'clock
twelve raids by prohibition officers
were, reported. including a descent on
llelsenwelwr's on Eighth avenue and
similar interference \‘llll tli fc::ti\i-
krr turned his pockets in-l
“‘11 rooms.
Opinions differed on whether the
prohibitionists stlccreded. ‘
The Evening ’l‘elcgram todav de—
scribed the night asa"celebralion
.yy-liil-li rivalled the y'vildest pro-prohi-
bition days."
\V’iliiam H. Anderson. head of th~~
slate Anliih‘aioon League. however.
said that A“although wetter than iii!s
Sahara llese rt. New York was far
dryer last night than it had bc~_u on
othcr liolltllus.” Prohibition agents.
he added. followed the line of ltilsl
resistance and ‘lid not interfrri: with
thus: who “carried their own " .\
inorv- TlLlltl cnforccment of (in: law,
he asserted. would have cunswi "too
mm b rcucllull against tlu- laws."
Hundr-Ils of tlllil’tllt‘s ll"ltl \\.ll"li
l‘oniinucd on l‘azc Sch-n)
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Expressions of Regret Over
Death of
Both Branches 01 Con-
gress Will Adjourn Next
. Tuesday Out of Respect
for the Deceased
WASHINGTON. .Tnn. 1.—-llh:h offl-
cials and leaders of both parties _]Uill"tl
today in expressions of regret over the
(lentil. of Senator Holes l’enros». 0!
Pennsylvania. for .’l. quarii r of a ct n«
ttllt'y an outstanding figuri- in ltcpnb»
licun councils.
Both branches of Congress. Upon rc.
convening next Tuesday. will adjourn
for the day out of respect to the late
Senator. but will forcgo other custo—
mary ceremonies. A request of Sena—
tor Pen rose that his funeral should be
private and that no Congressional
committee should be appointed was
communicated today to Vice-President
Coolidge and Speaker Gillett and pr0«
bably will be followed.
Senator Penrose‘s body was taken
this morning to his home at PhiladeL
phiu. accompanied by his brother, Dr.
“glories Ll. Penrose and the Senator’s
. tary. Funeral arrangements are
‘i'Jfo be made at: Philadelphia.
A special meeting of the Senate
7instinct: Committee is to be held to-
norrow to determine measures for
ionoring Senator Penrose, who had
won its chairman for several years
1nd an influential member of the com-
mittee for a generation. The Penn.
Sylvania. delegation in Congress also
is to meet for appropriate action.
Capital flags will fly at. half mast for
‘urty days and the late__Senator's sent
1 the front row of the Senate chnm»
r will be draped in mourning.
I'll? impress of Senator Pcnrose's
-a.t force of character on legislative
1 political events was voiced gener-
v in statements today by his col-
guesu including leaders of both
ties.
l have known Senator Penrose for
uy years and have. been very closely
socialed with him in the Senate."
tlt‘l Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts.
“He was ten
years after me of. Harvard and I never
met: him until we were in the Senate.
He was always a very kind and loyal
Til-lend to me during all these years.
and I shall miss him very greatly. He
was a. man of strong character and
very marked ability. He had not only
great humor of the most keen if some-
times sardonic kind. but his humor
was all his own.
“His work in the Senate was princi-
. ' pally in rcgard to the tariff and finan-
‘Cinl legislation. subjects or which he
was a. master. His high courage was
never more shown than in the way he
faced. his long. severe illness. which
would have reduced mast men to a
condition of invalidism.
4*} never saw anything more plucky
.izhan. the way he went on with his
work despite his suffering.
'.’Sena.tot' Penr‘ose held a very high
partition in the. Senate and is a very
great loss to that body. where his dis-
tinction was fully recognized. His
death will be felt. not only in the.
Senate. but greatly in his state. which
he'represented with so much power
'1” many years."
Senator Underwood.
Democratic leader. said:
“i' was greatly distressed to hear of
Senator Penrose's death. He was a
of Alabama.
‘ > man of great force and ability and un—
4
. party and his state."
doubtedly one of the foremost leaders
of his party in his time. His loss. I'll]
be greatly felt by his colleagues his
. Senator Penrose's important post as
. chairman of the Senate Finance Com-
‘mittee. with its generalship immed-
iately of the pending tariff bill and of
subsequent fiscal legislation. will be
' filled by Senator Porter J. McCumber.
"1, N911}! Dakota, another committee
eternal“ Mr. Penroé‘e‘s death. Re-
ublican leaders-said tonight. would
focal of the tariff, the administration
Elliot! debt funding .and other bills.
The chalrmanshlpxmantle falls upon
nutm- . .ltféCui-nber. who was the
.r‘. ..
71.9%“ (cause ,any material delay ii‘f dis-
Senator Penrose
Hl'nllkwi 1-! ll.- _..-l ..
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lililklllt: liu‘pulvlicun illl‘l
p.irt\ luula rs twin) said that lir- nouui
Illltltllll‘ltlll) t‘llosv-n lie is chair-
tnun ot' llu- Republican “sic-wing cmn
illilitt‘“ and conics up Ior
ii-~\i .\(>\t'llllu'l'.
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llillvllilxt'll \'.ll:\
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lt‘~l lv l‘lllrl.
'l'hv Republican vacancy on the l"lll~
:li'l‘l‘ committee. according to the pal -
ty synkcs'lnun. probably will go to
S. nntor i‘rcllughnysn-n. (ll .\':~n .lt isr).
lill’lt‘i thi- seniorily rule. Scnutor
i‘rnrosv- also was a prominent lilt llillt'l‘
oi iln- immigration. Naxnl and
tanking Committees. all of which will
have vacancies. Senator McCumhcr's
pcsltion as chairman of the Pensions
Committee. it. ‘was said. probably
would go to Senator i-Zlkins. of \cht
\ liginilz.
S' nntor Y‘cnrose's (ii-nth (in prim 11
hnn b\ a few months of that distinc-
tion nl stutesmunship of inning his
nnlnc attached to a general tariff rc-
\‘i:ion bill. He has “orked l'ornloiitlis
on the pending taritT Int-.isurc. “hich
is schedulcd for enactment during the
prl-si-nl session. His constant tlt‘\'0-
lion in it and the recent tax rc\ision
law was said In his friends to haul
finial his waning strength greatly llc
also pnrsonally handled the present
l-nicrucucy turit‘f act. together with
coinmitici direction of the allied debt
funding bill. He was a powerful fac-
tor ill the framing of the Payne-Alti-
rh-h tariff act and leader of the oppo-
sition to the l'ndcrwoori law oi the
his: lu-inocratic administration.
At any early Il.Lll' both Scnatr and
House wil. hold memorial services for
Senator l'cnrose and possibly simul—
tniu-ously for his late colleague. 1hr
l‘oriucr i3. nntor Knox. of l’ensyhania.
who (ind (-nly last (lctoher.
i‘ilf‘i.AI)l-Zl.i‘iii.\, Jan. l.—-Thc
body of l'nitcd Stair-S Senator Holes
i’l-nz'c-se. who died in “’ashington in
tho- bmil hour of the old year. was
brought to his bachelor home in
Spruce street llt'l't‘ today. In Rel-ping
with the Ofirt‘Vpl‘PSSvd wish of the
late po'itical leader. the family is
planning to hold thc‘ funeral as pri—
vately as circumstances will permit.
Tonight no time hartheen fist-d for
the interment. llr. Charles B. Pen-
rnse. one of the Senator‘s brothers. is
awaiting definite word from Spencer
i’l nrose. of Colorado. another brother.
before making final arrangements. It
was said that some members of the
family (ll-sire the funeral hcld without
any previous announcement.
The body of Senator Penrosc was
accompanied by Leighton C. Taylor.
his principal secretary. and the two
at “'asliington. It was removed from
the train at the “'est Philadelphia
Station. Few at the station knew that
the body was that of the man who ha]
led he Republican Party in Pennsyl-
vania for man} l-yars. Tonight the
body of the senior Senator rests in his
big old—fashioned house under condi-
tions somewhat similar to the life he
lived when there— virtually alone. The
only occupant was a faithful old
housekeeper. No crepe was displayed
on the front door.
The death of the Senator. a great
shock to the legion of political friends
in Philadelphia. and throughout the
state. was not entirely unexpected to
those who knew his real'_condition.
Always active in the state and nation-
al councils of the party. he chafed
under his long illness. and took upon
himself more than his physicians de-
sired him to. He. however, took no
active part in the last municipa} cam-
paign in- November. giving as a rea-
son his finance committee duties in
the Senate.
Expressionsof‘regret at the Sena-
tor’s-death came from men prominent
in the Republican and Democratic
Parties of city. state and nation, and
from men inimany professions and in
the civic life of the city. All expres-
sions of {\‘mpathy sent 9 tfi' family
were, withheld from the pa lie on.
keepinavwith the late Senator’s
nurses who had attended the Senator~
BUICK ‘lOURlNG
Alllth0Bl “E
was Slflitll
A Buick touring automobile owned
by Frank W. Palmer. 318 Summer
street. Stamford, was stolen from the
rear of the Royal James hotel be-
tween 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock Satur-
day night. A repOrt of the stolen car
was made to the Norwalk police who
immediately got in communication
with the police of surrounding towns
and cities. The automobile had not
been located up to last night.
‘Mr. Palmer was with a New Ye'ir‘s
party at the Royal James. He left the
machine parked in the rear of the
hotel..W'hen he went to get the car to
proceed home. he found it gone.
The automobile was a 1919 model,
painted dark green and carried :he
(‘onnecticut markers 51-193.
Amman"
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lflJANUARYfi
Motor Vehicle Board Delays
Notice to Prevent Slack in
Rush for Markers
‘ 1\l\\'.'lll\' untmnobilc owlh ls \‘.l ..
l..llt'll to :.‘.l lllt'H' 114.": r‘-zi.~ii.itlui--
.t.... lll' Mulm \ rim-ll in puitm- ”1
tl'llc- in liliiiuvluu’i i'ln.~ul szlilll'i.i\
ilzzi't nud not norm about ush...’
llltll’ cars lur tin Ilu'ul imlirv- tit-5mm
nn'.’ _\‘.\lt'l‘tl.’l\ “hm-mic“! vcu-ipi u'.
\\ Hrl lll'lll lll“ Mr-lur \illlv ll (‘nnl
ll.l~’~l'iti'> tlilnw .il ll.lllltilll !\l!':.VI»
l s tin :‘lnct luriu-l lnl’ llli‘ li‘.i- of
id") in. their in .‘iiilt“ll'\ ti.
'l‘lu- \‘Ul'l nus :ml si'nt out of ill!-
until tin List llllrlllll' as it
nus not desiii-vl in iuconiauc an} dc-
ll securing registrations. 'l'hi- i’t .
was that the ltrirlrcport office
nus rushed up to [In closing hour at
5 o'clock Saturday alti moon. A mini.
henot local people waiting in line
were allowed inside 0" the bulldinE to
make out applicat.or.s and lean: their
t-.\tt Ill-’1')”
l-i)
.‘ll'i
in order to speed up the work and
avoid delays. the local office took the
namrs of applicants and the inform-
ation required by th: law on stub
cards and returned the stubs
m-ipt until the lnzlrkr-rs sent
mail reached thr- applicants.
Bill INJURED IN
FALL IN fiARAfil.
l-‘alling from a garage near his home
on Reservoir meuue. Frederick (.‘on-
nolly. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred~
erick l‘onnolly. Saturday afternoon
suffered a slight fracture m the skull.
liev‘as removed to the Norwalk hos-
pital where Dr. William W. Tracey at-
tended him. His condition is not
serious. '
The lad. who is nine years old. was
playing on the roof of the canine
when he slipped and fell off. ”is head
landed against a sharp piece of rock
causing a deep laceiation and slight
fracture.
CHUNTRY CLUB
HA3 Bill PARlY'
Master 1922 was tiltingly welcomed
by about 300 people. at the Norwaik
Country Flul). at midnight. on Satur-
day. after a dance had been enjoyed.
for which Jack Spcidcl's orchesetra.
from Bridgeport. furnished the music.
A supper was served. which was en-
_ioyed by about 160. and there were
handsome favors given. Thc decora-
tions were extremely gay and in keep-
ing with the holiday spirit.
The affair broke up about
o'clock Sunday morning. “
r03 .
ti.»
as
in
1:30
Entertainment at
Hotel Mahackemo
Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson LeBeiie.
of the Hotel Mahackemo. entertained
about thirty of their friends at the
hotel. on Saturday evening, to watch
the New Year in.
A dance was held. for which Lewel—
lyn Knapp's orchestra furnished ex-~
celient music. At midnight, after a
toast to the New Year. a luncheon of
chicken salad. salted nuts. ice cre'am.
cake. coffee. etc.. was served.
The party broke up at an early hour
on Sunday morning.
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGR-
. GANIZA'] ION.
The Board of Education will be
completely re-organized at a. meeting
to be held at the Nor-walk High School
Tuesday night. Among the appoint}
ments to be made will be tfiaf. 'éf
president of the board, vice-president.
secretary and various committees.
With the coming meeting. .-'Dr.
Henry C. Shel-er. for many years see—
retary gt the“ bee “and Mrs. Herbert
G. Pollard. reti ' ‘ ‘
money. .
/ assom'nan PRESS man's FROM ALL was or mwonm BY A SPECIAL me AND 0133 OWN QPERATOR.
1
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_ Ill films
The Wee Burn Golf club. a fash-
Stamford. Batten, Tokencke, and
nearby summer resorts was almost
entirely destroyed by fire. which start-
ed in the ciuifiiqnse about 8:30 o'clock
last evening from’an unknown cause.
The flames} vjfiere discovered by one
of the guestsinfiho was in the club at
the time. The upper right wing and
that portion of the club house fanned
b) the breeze. were a mass of flames
when the Marten, Noroton. Noroton
Heights and fiamford departments ar-
rived at the sterile. The call was sent
to Stamford as more scientific tire-
tighting apparatus is used there.
The club. which is situated on the
l'l-st toad near'Noroton avenue. was
partially destroyed by fire during the
l-zu‘l} part of last. year.
MAN «an
Al till awn _
mum on
One Man gDead and' Three
Hurt ins? Automobile Col-
lision '
til‘.l‘.l‘l.\'\‘.'l(“i'.. l.—v.loscpb
vulvsky ..,vndhurst. N. J. was
lli'md; Frank Siseo of ll‘ll‘ same. place
suffered injuries to the head from
which hr ay die: Anthony Ingicsv of
Hyc, N. Y.. and Harold “’inch of
Ne-willfll‘l. .\’. Y.. chauffeur for Frank
\\‘i nprr. proprietor of a taxicab Svr-
\lt‘t‘ in Rye. were cut and bruised in
:-n nutoinobih amide-ht in front of the
llifimore Country Club at Harrison.
X. Y. this afternoon. “'illiam Reilly
of Rye cscup d injury. although he
MAS pinned in the wreckage.
\Vinch v.35 driving his tiniest) from
the lliltmore preserve carrying Schal~
esky. Conklin and. Sisco. Reilly and
Inglesc. in a Stout»? «driven by the for
(r. came~aiong just as the cab em-
l-rzml from the gate. The injured
lncn were taken to the I'nitcd Hos-
pital iig Port Chester. Schallesky.
Conkiin and Sisco were sent from
New York by a heating company to
do work at the Billmore. Reilly and
\‘l‘lnch “or” arrested and gme bail.
Schallesky Was married.
Jobs for Two Years
Await 1,000 Men
on Georgia Dam
Jan.
. _,..
\i L).
.\ T] .A XTA.
thousand men
pinniiseil :oday
\v.l_\ and i‘ow'er
1.011!ch ment that work on the great
Tugum clam. at the Junction of the
t'halmnoozd and Tallulah rivers. in
izoithcrn Georgia. would he resumed
shortly at'lei Jannam 1.
The dam. f'>tl:ltillt'ii to ('0st $3.000.-
U-m. “ill ii:Cre.iSl-tl1e power company's
in dru—I lccti u (“.iXKit‘ii)‘ forty-three
1-1 r m ni.. it “as st itv-«i Plans call for
the inhibit-1m: of lllt' «lam by January
1. l'-_'4.
Jan. i.~vJ0i-s
for two yours
by the Georgia
l‘ompan} in an
for a
were
itali—
an-
iVeek, Month. Year,
All End Together
was the last day of the
neck. the last. day of the month and
the last day of the year. The last
timmc that combination occurred was
in 1910. The nrxt time it recurs will
be in 1927.
If it were not for
would recur regularly every seven
years. but the variable number of
rdays in I-‘ll)ruar,v Coincident with leap
year is responsible for the variation.
The interval of eleven years be-
tween 1910 and 1921. is due to the
falling of two leap wars in the pe-
riod.
~_———m
2 iKlled, l Badly Hurt
When Auto Falls 50 Feet
NE\\' BRIGHTON. Pa. Jan.
Two persons were instantly killed on
the Johnson Park road. near here.
when an automobile in which they
were riding overturned and fell over
a fifty-foot embankment. Another
was probably fatally injured. .
The dead are Robert Seiple. nine-
teen years old. of New Brighton. and
Miss Lois Byers. fifteen. of' Beaveil
Falls. ~
Nancy Blackmore. sixteen. of Butler.
sustained a. fractured skull.
Fear British Warship ‘
, Foundered 111 Channel
CHERBOURG. Jan. 1.——-I.'p to a
late hour la st night there was no trace
of the British battleship Vengeance.
and the belief is expressed that the
warship has foundered with the crew
of fem-teen in charge when she went
adrift in a. storm in the English Chan-
nel while on the way to be dismant-
led. - ’
Sevecal torpedoc boats. returned
from. a fruitless search for the Veils.
geance,.report that .half’a. dozen 13121:-
abled vessels’are floundering helplew
ly in heavy seas. Whicli'
end to! what. is desc ’ as the worst
Saturday
leap ycar. it
]_~‘
ionabie summer club for residents of ’
are ~ the " tan» ,
SOUTH nonwm, 03m. MONDAY, JAN”. 2, 1922.
Michael Nicholas, his
home with his uncle. Fred Presty. at
22 Rank sweet. was placed under ar—
rest Saturday night by Patrolman
John Smith. charged with the theft of
an automobile September 29th.
from of North
Main street. the lunch room proprie-
tor
who made
on
Josuph Grumbley.
Nicholas‘ arrest is caused by the ac-
cusation made by Albert \‘cnezia. al—
ready bound over to the February
term of the criminal superior court
in the matter .that hml‘iicholas. is the
man who in reality stole (T‘umbly‘s
{'iil'.
The accused. who possesses the
somewhat doubtful honor of being; the
last person to bc arrest-ed in Norwaik
in 1921. has rctained Judge \Nilliain
l“. Tammany for his attorney.
He was released under real estate
bonds of $2.500. which were furnish-
<1] by his uncle last night. »
Venezia. it will he recalled. was ur—
rested in Montclair. N. .l.. on Novem-
lwr 29th. while endeavoring‘ to dis—
pose of Grumbley's car. a Buick road-
ster. He had tried to sell the car. for
which he had a forged bill of sale. at
a. junk shop in Orange. He was
brought back to this city and was
bound over in bonds of $2.50“ charged
with complicity in the theft. ‘*
He claimed that the car had been
taken by Nicholas and was stored in a
barn belonging to Nicholas uncle.
Nicholas has been away in Philadel-
phia for some time. and returned to
Norwalk to spend New Year‘s with his
relatives. 3‘ I! 3
NEW sun: W
HllS autumn
Measure Prohibiting Power
Dredges in Sound Now
Efl’ective
(‘lystermr-n of Norwalk. who make.
their living dredging for shell fish off
the mouth of the Norwaik Harbor
and along the Sound. are affected by
a reel nt act passed by thy state legis—
lature concerning mechanical power
dredges.
Section 3316 of the general statutes
has been amendvd to Ft ad in part as
follows:
“There shall not be
licensed boat. any naptha. vapor
steam or electric engine. or any de-
vice operated otherwise than by hand
power. for hoisting or operating
(ii-edges or other implements for
gathering 6ysters. clams. mussels or
oyster shells No person shall use a
boat or enter contrivance dragged.
operated or propelled by steam. nap—
tha. vapor or electricity, or any
dredge or other contrivancc weighing
more than thirty pounds. exclusive of
the net or bag. in taking up or dredg-
ing for oysters. clams. mussels or oth-
l'l‘ shell-fish or oyster shells in any of
the waters of the state. except upon
private designated grounds.
"The propeller or paddles of any
boat so equipped that it may be pro-
pell: d by any naptlia.. vapor. steam or
used on a my
electric engine or any other propell-
ing device other than sails or by
hand. shall not be used while said
boat is engaged i'n drtdging for oys.
ters. clams. mussels or other sheil-
tish upon any natural oyster or clam
led."
The penalty for violation of this act
is a fine of not less than $10 nor more
than $50 for each day the violation
takls place. For second offenders the
penalty is not less than $50 nor more
than $200 for each day of the law
violation. or a jail sentence of 30 days
for each day of the violation.
MUthlY-‘llllltlv
lull HASBANEE
l'nder the joint auspices of the
Mulvoy-Ta‘rlov Post. No. 603. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars. and the Combat
train. a delightfully successful dance
was“ held Saturday night at the Nor-
walk armory. The afiair was attend-
ed by more than five hundred people.
Music for the dancing was furnish—
ed by Grace Brothers orchestra. The
' feature of the occasion was the usher—
ing in of the New Year to the toot of
Whistles and ringing of bells furnished
by the organizations in charge of the
affair. .
The full committee consisted of
Stephen Dokus. chairman. John L.
Gunffier. Joseph W. Lockhart. Paul
Lawrence. William O‘Brien, Edward
McCarthy and John J. Guarnieri.
Royal James Hotel ,
. New Year’s Dance
More than two” hundred and any
persons ushered in. the New Year Sa
iii-day night'a‘tiheraoyal James ho
was little to
table .: beta
tin-mane Mahayana mu 1 4 ‘
coeded by QImJP’er’cl'
Cloudy and warmer tonight.
Hospital Directors Meet
Under New Officers and,
Hear Financial Reports .
a,
l
Treasurer Seymour Curtis Reports Pledges to the
Emergency Fund Amounted to $54,294.30, am!
the Cash Received $43,742.55—Cash Paid Out‘
“Was $41,558.14—Permanent Testimonial to .
Dr. J. G. Gregory. ‘
s.
I
board of directors of the
cial committee on the sale of
mer hospital. reported
purchaser ready to buy
but that the committee
agree to sell Sincc no other p
availabil- as a nurses“ home
thc
('01
ed not to scll the property
time.
ricrk recording the
twnncction with thc i
cpilcmh ol' thrcc years ago.
voted to llllllibll in thc loca
. (‘Ol‘l't'Sl?~ll.\”lt’li(‘t on thc
ll‘lt ~‘ii_‘
3"“ i.‘
'i'bc- ny-ort ot' Seymour
trcusnilr. should pledges
clrcrucm ~\ appeal totalling 35
lll'l‘. l Ol-
lit 1‘. r‘ and Liberty
347% 74 T :’
(2-.in rein in d (including Count:
The regular monthly meeting" of the
Norwaik
Hospital was held at the hospital. on
Saturday evening. Dec. 31. 191i. with
President Bedford in tlm chair and
every member present.
General Frost. chairman of thc spi ~
the for
there was a
property
not
lacc was
. A ll c1"
Jltl
discussion by the meeting. it was \ot~
git this
A communication was received from
hospital
nfiucnza
It \\':is
l pupil‘s
subject
This will 'u- donc within a fvw days.
t‘uxtis.
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Still (lilc \J.l pledges. 9i“.-
Nl] CRIMINALITY
Coroner John J. Phelan. in
ing on the death of Minnie 1'
years old, who was killed
road croming. ofi-the liew
branch of the New Haven roa
morning of December ""
death was accidental
was no criminal act on
any one.
and th
the
platform and she died instan
a fracture of the skull. The
75 feet from the crossing:
automatic lxlls sounded and t
avoid the collision.
The death of James H. Shn
who died at the Danbury
struck and knocked down
tomobilc. was. in the finding
driven by “'ilbur
of Main street. Mr.
backing his car into Chapel st
ran into Shalvoy.
Not-walk Boat Club was
night at the club quaiters
cessfui affair.
More than 150 members sat
of "goodies" which
ously roasted turkey with all
ms. The clubhouse
ranged for
paper and flags.
ment during the evening feat
Chicopee Falls. Mass.
tertained for over an hour
kinds of astonishing sleight
merrymakers who
stunts.
ed by Clarence Buttery»
The New Year
home in South Main street.
IAt midnight a delightful
hundred members and their
During the supper. Eddie s
' tenta
amen célnm ittee will
12:
mugs ant
millions.
at a rail-
_. says
The deceased Was a passenger in an
automobile that was passing our the
tracks at the Miller street crOssing
which was struck by a north bound
railroad station
train. The force of the blow
the deceased on the
finds that the locomotive.whistle
that
was put in emergency but too late to
hospital,
December ‘20th as the result of being
by
oner Phelan. an aceident not caused
by the criminal act of any one.
deceased was struck by an automobile
Tomlins‘o‘n. _ p .. .
he was walking on th‘. west sidewalk dtllllli along “'ith the other prmoners
was nicely
the occasion with crepel
his find—
irich. 17
Canaan
d on the
llll‘
at thcrc
part of
t h re \v
tly from
coroner
blew
the
he train
lvoy. 67.
an 'd‘tl-
of Cor-
The
when
Tomlinson was
rect and
Bil/ll CLUB HAS
TURKEY SUPPER
The annual turkey supper of the
held
last
in VVaii
street and was. as usual. a highly suc-
down to
long tables groaning under the load
included dell i—
the fix-
ar—
There was an elaborate entertain-
ured the
by the magic trick of Henry Byron. of
Mr. Byron en—
with all
of hand
tricks which were very puzzling to the
witnessed
In addition. there were vocal
solos by several members of the club.
Arrangements for the supper were
made by an efficient committee head-
the
lauls until!) it
~ nun lew will
was ushered in in
good style last night by the Norwalk
Lodge. No. 709, B. P. O. E., at. .its
During
the evening dancing was enjoyed to
music furnished by Gail’s orchestra.
turkey
supper was served to.more than two
guests.
plan fa.—
red with several vocal selections.
clip 31‘. Dw'yer was chairman of the
oil made
2 9 ~
l
ed l’hat the
5.1} 7 if all pi-~dg~>s are paid. the
hospital will have. alter the payment
of all 'ndehtcdness L'. balance of 32'.-
«so is ‘
Cash paid out: Bishop & Lynes’
note. 31.673.85: mortgage. 330.009:
interest on mortgage. $740.01: note,
$2.5u0: note. $3.0M): account of $10.-
00” note. $4.0tl0: expense of emerg-
enc'» appeal. $644.25.
The treasurer reported also a. gifttor
thr Hospital Association of two Lib—'
cm loan Bonds. of $1.000 each. from
1-‘(‘.\\nrn' A. Nash. of the Town of
\"i-Hpmi. the lliCOlTi'.‘ only to be USBJ
F.
for 'i.-- maintenancc of the hospital.
\1; 3. 1.0m iii. llc n. Jerri-nail Donor-fl
var. Shuttlfm. rcrncscr‘jng a year's
sa‘n'y z} mayor. the contri'ution to re
nsnd l-‘i Mir (‘1'( of the. poor 1rd
itccl TIH‘ dire-cruxs sprcci upon the
lilllilill s t; t ir : ‘t :1: appgcriation OS
thtse grin-routs donations.
Friends and patients of Dr. Greg—
ory. through in: Spence. chairman of
ihl cxccuilu- committee. presented to
the Hospital Association a fund of $1,—
Continued on Page Seven)
Find Prisoner in County .
Jail With His Throat Cut";
Officials Are Unable to Ex«
plain How Frank Bear--
denilii Came to Be in Cor-
ridor Badly Wounded; as~
N 0 Weapon Was Found
Frank Beardenilli, a. prisoner
awaiting trial. was found lying on the
floor of the. corridor of the county jail
on North avenue. Bridgeport, Sauna)
day night. with a gaping cut in his.
throat. Neither weapon nor instru—
ment with which the man was cut:
could be found in the jail.
Jail officials were startled at the-
(llSCOYt ry of the prostrate form short-
ly after 9 ociock for up to that time
eyerything had been quid. The
v. hole affair was shrouded in' mystery
and up to a lat: hour last night om-
cials and tin. attending surgeon were
unable to clear up the case.
Beardcnilli was 61 years old and
was bound over to the superior court:
last Septrmber in connection with a.
stabbing fray in Branchville. He WES
hcld at the jail awaiting trial in the:
upper court.
At the Jail last night. no one was
able to say how the prisoner was out.
Because of his age and general good.-
character while there, it was explain-
man. unlike the; other
prisoners “as not confined in'a cell,
but was gin n the freedom of the cor—1
ridor. The jail watchman aw Bear—
at 8:15 o'clock and reported that cu.
cryt‘hing was ailright.
At 9:15 the alarm was given when
Beardemlli. stretcm out in the floor .
in blood that poured from a. wound in-
his throat. was found. Dr. John 535’
negan. who happened to be in
building attending anothe: patient.
was quickly summoned and. arrangea
ments were hurriedly made to get the
man to St. Vincent's hospital for an
operation.
According to jail officials every—-
thing up to the time the body was.
found had been quiet in the jail. and.
it was at first believed that it wasa.
case of attempted suicide. Later,
however. a. thorough search for the
object used to inflict. the wound was'
unsuccessful, giving the whole affair
a mysterious aspect.
Dr. Finnegan made 3. search of the
man‘s clothing and jail otficials hunt—
ed all over for a wrapan orally sharp
edged object that would have made
the wound but. none was found. The
cut was nearly two inches deep and
might have been made withla knife
a piece of tin or some other metal.
Jail officials stated that none of the
other inmates sofar asthey were
aw‘are E‘ould have attacked the. elderly
prisoner. asserting that he was the
only one enjoying the privilege of
roaming about. Efforts to obtain in»
formation from the man himself were
unavailing due. to his limited knowl-
edge of English and’ weakened condi-
tion.
Youths Arrested
for Gambling"
At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
local police received word that 3. am-
ber of young men were gambling in a.
shed at the '
School on Franklin street. .
Sergeant J. Harry Gibson and.
trolman Wallace WW
place and there placed
men. whose ages range from!
years, under arrest cc ’ ’
gambling. ‘ 7
Considerabiemxfiponey was
well use. pair-of ”honour ' '
be used as evidence.
comes'to court: on W
rear. of the Putnam.
Norwalk Chronicler