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ESTATE/:33") 1870
' Elmwed a: the South N
(ix-wall:
' Oflice as Second Class “all
Boston Police and Firemen
light With Negro Who Was
Barricaded
1n His Home
111111.11"-i1'111'113', After Ejecting Tenant From His
House Shoots and
Seriously Wounds Two
i 111.11lmen, a N egress and a Negro Before He
1. 1 i1111ll3 ()verpowered — Mob Prevented
1- 1111 Lynching Him
1 . :;l Sixty patrol—
1111l guns. battled
l 1-111' early today
11 negro. who.
in the South
wounded two
and a. negro.
‘11l 111 which an in-
:11111Il3' surrendered
1,111 ofliccrs who
.11 111 the house and
1. 1 l111(T_\'.
1 '111111" were made
1.11.111111-1'.“ as he was
11'. 'l‘he'y fought
I 11.11 was roughly
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cers were able to put him in a patrol
wagon.
The trouble began. neighbors told
the police. when Murray ejected Mrs.
V'Villiam Jackson. a. negress. who was
his tenant. and fired several shots af-
ter her into \Vheeler street.
I’ntrolmen Dalton and McShanc.
attracted by the shooting. attempted
to enter the house. but Murray bolted
the door. McShane then tried to get
in through a window. He was shot
in the stomach. Another bullet
wounded Dalton in the cheek.
A riot call was sounded.
(Continued on Page Eleven)
Every
T1111 Alleged Beetleggers
Held by
.\1'1-l'.11i 1 HiSessa and Mar-
lm I More Arrested by
(1111i 1111 of Police Bren-
n:1;1 .ullowing Probe 0f
51 1-1 111' "llold-Up”—-May
i1 . 111d on Charges of
\in ne‘ Liquor Laws of
51.111 '
11 .l.111 :ll.—Nicholus lli
1‘11<1 Street and Martin
State Street. alltged
1 1111.11 bootlegging gang.
1 :11 police headquarters.
1%1lLfi’:lll0ll b_v the police
ml transportation by the
1111-11 of two barrels of
11 from Norwalk to Stam-
1.1_\' night.
11blc th?‘ pair will be turn-
t. to Federal authorities.
--1 may be tried in the local
on charges of violating
:. : laws of the State-J
l m) Barrels nt' Alcohol.
'11) barrels of alcohol. alleged
been brought to this city {111' :1
111111. whose. name could not b1-
:1in--d and would not In- rcvc-nl—
tho- police for the present. have
11ml
.lleged that THSI'E‘SR and Can-
11-l by this mun. "switched"
1" illicit alcohol. secreted the-
1” 1whcr61. and then concocted
1 hold—up. which they re-
v1nued on Page Two)
SIJIIJNH. BIIITITLUM
lllES AFTER AN
. flPERATIIIN
Sculptor} Gas Wounds Re-
1'111\ 111! In the War Lowered
ll1~ Power of Resistance
head of the
his name in
of Gutzon
s1 11lptor. «lied at 7
l 111 the Stamford
11-11: on operation for
;- "turrns-rl Saturday
‘111n \‘.;1~11l11cidc1l upon
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ol' resistance was
We tun gas wounds
“Ill’.
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11k with the Foyer
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'3' months to or—
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Stamford Police
TIITNARWAIII
TOWN UNION
NUMBERS 1514
Board of Directors of Home
for the Aged Meet at
H o t el Mahackemo for
Annual Luncheon
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Reports Show the Institu-
tion to Be in a Flourish-
ing Condition
Over sixty members of the Board of
Directors ot‘ “The Norwulk Town ['11-
ion of The King's Daughters and
Sons" enjoyed their annual luncheon
3csterda3’. the affair this year being
held at the Mahackcmo. The tables
were in the main dining room which
had been decorated for the occasion.
The flowers used for table decorations
were masses of purple pansies. pur-
ple being the "Order's" color. Mrs
{obert I". “’113' was in charge of de-
corations. while the original and uni-
que place ends were designed and
painted by Miss Ella Byxbee. Land-
lord La Belle served a most. tempting
meal. in his usual able manner. food
and service being excellent. Mrs.
Louise 0. Coolidge arranged the en-
tertainment between courses and di-
rectly following the luncheon. and she
proved herself a master in the art.
This is the one meeting of the year
when for an hour or more serious
business is laid aside and the members
of the board gEt together to welcome
the new members of the board chosen
from the various chapters and circles
(Continued on Page Six)
.IIIHN T. AGAIN
IIUT TIT TUTTI
Former Bridgeport Leader,
Boomed for Cabinet Job,
\Von’t Land
VVASHINGTON. Jun. 31.——-A sec—
ond effort to land John T. King in the
presidents' cabinet has met with the
same. success as the first. begun im-
mediately after the election returns
were in. Influential Washington
friends of the former Bridgeport Re-
publican leader have been urging
President Harding to name King to
the job of postmaster general to be
vacated March 4 by W'ill H. Hays.
when he assumes his new duties as
head 0! the “movies" organl‘zation.
It seems to be thoroughly under-
stood now in Vt'ashington that Pres-
iadent Harding intends to appoint Dr.
Hubert Work. present first assistant
postmaster general to succeed his
chiet and such movements as there
were in behalf of all other candidates
have practically ceased.
As before. the King boorx’was not
only played strongly from. the capital
Connecticut booster:
and some from other states wrohelet-
ters to fithe president suggesting ap-
pointment o! the former national
(Continued on ease Seven), '
Post
Matter.
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CO—OPERAIION
WITH WORKERS
NEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 3l.—~Somc of
New Jersey’s biggest business men.
members of a committee of industrial
relationsofi the New Jersey State
Chamber 6f Commerce. in :1 report
made public today. cautioned all 11m-
ployers to avoid “anti-union coercion"
to steer clear of the various “(1;1cn
shop" movements. and to cowmwrulv
with the workers in every pnsslhy;
way.
The report pointed out that thr-rc
are three roads open to employ-rs
One is the road of constructive (‘0-
opcration between organization of em-
pl03eis and those of “workmen and :1
third is that of the "open shop.’ This
last mmement. in the opinion of H11.
committee. "is undermining the con-
fidence of labor in employers and
ruining theéoundatlpn for co-opcru-
tion betfiteen them."
"Similar changes in former periods
of depression." the report continues.
“have only resulted in redoublvd
growth of unionism and the adoption
b3 it of more extreme measures in the
periods of prosperity which followui.
and there is no reason to believe that
the result of this campaign will be dir-
t‘erent. Campaigns of this nature are
leading to oppression by employers
and are playing into the hands of re-
volutionary elements. 1.1 ~
"The road of anti-union coercion
appears to us to be dangerous. It
ought by altimeans tb be avoided."
Commodore Benedict ‘
Left $5,913,043 Estate
An appraisal of the estate of Com-
modore E C. Benedict of. Greenwich.
Conn. filed in New York 3esterday.
places the total value at 35.913.043. of
which only $96,000.11 membership in
the V1331 York Stock Exchange. is
taxable in Né'fii'York.
Commodore Benedict . died at
Greenwich. Novémber 23. 1920, at the
age of 86. His will probated in Con-
necticut. bequeathes the residue of
his property'to his three daughters in
equal parts They are Mrs. Martha.
B. Turnbull. of Alorristown. N. J.:
Mrs. Helen B. 'Hastings of Old West-
bur)“; L. 1.. and Mrs. Louise B. Har-
mon 01 Greenwich.
All 01’. the family strvants were re-
membered _in bequests ranging from
$5770 to $1.500. The New York Op-
thalmic Hospital. Flower Hospital re-
ceive $150,000 each.
Surrender of 3,000
Moorish Tribesmen
LONDON. ' 31111.1‘3s1._nn important
surrender of Moorish tribesmen to
the Spanish forces in Morocco is re-
ported in a. Central News dispatch
from Madrid. relaying Melilli advices.
These state that Chief Benchelal. with
3.000 Moors. submitted to Colonel
Riquelme. and handed over property
and prisoners.
Great Northern
Ore Dock Destroyed
SUPERIOR- Wis. Jan. 3L—7A
spectacular fire at the Great Northern
ore dock No. 2 at Allouez, a. suburb.
which for a. time threatened other ore
docks. was brought under Control to-
day through combined efl'orts of local
Rescuers Searchur
Q.
heater collapsed in Washington.
nuers‘o kn be seen in the background scouring the. debris for victims.
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SOUTH NORWELK, CONN TUESDAY,JAN.31,1922
Theatre Ruins
picture shows part of the wreckage that occurred when the roof of the fashionable Knicker-
Over a hundred were killed and twice as many injured. Res-
City National Bank Was Organized
In South Norwalk 40 Years Ago
ammunition
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Federal Inquiry in Magneto
Company Sale ‘
151‘;
ferred from New York
BOSTON. Jan. 3l.——-The inquiry into
the sale of the Bosch Mag'neio Com-
pany in 1918 under the sanction of A.
Mitchell Palmer. as Alien Property
Custodian. to Martin F. Kern of Allen-
'11“ n. l’:1.. will he fought out in this
city instead of New York. it was made
known by United States Attorney
ltulwrt 0. Harris.
Consequently. the case will go be-
fore the Federal Grand Jur3 here.
with the New York authorities coop-
crating. John J. Joyce. Special As-
sistant l'nlted States Attorney of New
York. came to this city today and he
will have. charge of the investigation
1f the sale of the company. under the
direction of Mr. Harris.
(Continued on Page Three)
Christian Swartz the Only
Livmg Member of the
Original Board of Direct-
ors of Nine Men, and Has
Watched Great Growth of
Financial .lnstituhon
l1ort3 31*an agbwtodur; on January
315t.1882. thovarticles of Automation
of the City Nation] qgnk were sign-
ed. and following' i' saluting. the first
meeting of the stockholders was held
and the following directors elected:—
John H. Knapp. John H. Feris.
Tallmnde Baker. Josiah It. Marvin.
Robert H. Rowan. Edwin Adams.
Christian Swartz and Andrew J. Cro—
fut.
Of this group of nine men. only one
is alive. today. and that is Christian
Swartz. who is still a member of the
Boa of Directors and who is most
active in the, affairs of the bank.
Of the other members of the first
Board of Directors. John H. Knapp.
died July 25th. 1921. Robert E. R0-
wan was father of the present Fred-
erick H. Rowan. the vice-presidrht.
The senior Mr. Rowan was also the
first president of the bank.
(Continued on Page Three)
” CHRISTIAN SWAR'rz
I
Only biting Member of the Original Board of Directors of the City Na-
tional Bank and Still We on the Present Board.
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Friends of Sergeant William Croal
will be‘mrested to know that he is
slowly recovering from a major oper-
ation for-tumors of the Mach pro-
formed upon him by Dr. Tracey four
weeks ago today in the U. S. P. H. S.
Hospital. ”345 West 30th Street, ’s’ew
York city.
Sergeant Croat is very weak and has
lost considerable £16511.th is slowly“
sit
recovering and has been sable to
in splice! chair for 3'1 few ' lame
firemen and a crew from Duluth. The ,
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IIIINNECTIEIIT I30.
MAT PAT TAXES
NEW HAVEN. Jan. 31.-—-—A pro-
phecy. that the Connecticut Company
would be able to pay a. large install-
IL
Connecticut. in a short time m
made by Judge A. Heatq ' ‘
who retired yesterday as
o: the State Bar;
p
llic
Fair mush“. “‘ednesday cloudy.
Burial of Theatre Dead
Is Made as Investigation
of Disaster Is Started
Tim CENTE ~
«£1
Fatalities Down to
dition
Re-Check of the Death List by the Washington
Police Brings the Number of Knickerbocker
N inetyfive—-—Twelve In-
jured in the Hospitals Are in a Serious Con-
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.———\Vhilc the
city began the burial of its dead to-
day. District of Columma authorities
pushed their flinvestigation oi: the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster and
the Senate was expected to takc action
on theresolution of Senator (":mper.
Republican. Kansas. proposing an in-
dependent inquiry by that body. A
resolution for the same purpose- also
was pending in the House.
A rc-chcck of the (loan!) list by the
police today showed that the linul to—
tal. outside of the expected deaths of
il’l_]lll'(‘il. (it which there arc now three.
probably would be rcduccd to 051. (if
total ()i' 132: l11_11111-1l. 6:1 remained
in hospitals today. with :1 dozen rc-
ported in critical condition. E. ii.
Shnughnessy.second Assistant l‘nsL
muster (icnt'i‘nl. although included
among thcsc. was said to be still show-
ing improx emcnt today.
In addition to an cxhnusthe in\ 115511-
gntion of the (lisustt r being pressed by
the District of Columbia Commission-
ers. the Federal Grand Jury. which
visited the scene, of the cams-t rophe
yesterday. as the first step in its in:-
vestigation. was ready today in call
the first witnesses in its ctrorts to fix
the blame. The coroner‘s jury. also
investigating. had “animated the “far
Department today to assign army en-
,u'lm'crs to make a study or the struc-
ture. -
Preparations to rose the walls or the
them-r were underway ioda3. the
51.11111 of the ruins for victims hating
111111 11 c nmpleted yesterday.
lttductions in the death ill“ which
the police early today belic'vvd would
be 111111! resulted (com the tentative
elimination of eight names for which
the police have been unable to find.
any addresses. There are. moreover.
no unidentified bodies which might ac.—
count for these and a careful check of
hospitals and undertaking establish-
ments had failed to establish any: vic-
(Contlnued on Page Two)
ment on the taxes it owes the State or,
WHII ‘PAYS THE
STEIITIIS TRON
Chief of Police Pennington’s
Question to :1 Witness at
Crap Shooting Trial
Arouses Curiosity
BAIIES PNIIVES .
A PITIIN WITNESS
Contradicted Himself Many
Times and Finally Admits
Telling Untruths
“What do you suppose we are pay-
ing Briggman for?” demanded Chief
of Police William R. Pennington of
Joseph 11‘. Railes. a. detective of East
Windsor. Conn. yesterday afternoon.
following the utter collapse of the lat—
ter's testfmony against Joseph
Lal‘ortc. Post road barber. charged
with keeping a gambling house. whose
case. was heard before Judge Nehem-
iah Candee. in the uptown city court.
Briggman was formerly a lieutenant
in the State Police department. but
now is conducting a private detective
agency in Hartford.
(Continued on ?age Two)
CHILDREN "SABIIITIIIE
SAVINES TIIIT NEW
T. Ill. H. A. BUllIilNli
The strong appeal of the Y'm. A.
to Norwalk for a new building was
clearly reflected in the incident wit-
nessed by one of the campaigners. He
was visiting one of the. homes. and
fine community center for its young
people. the parents made a liberal con—
tribution. He was about to leave. when
the eight year old daughter came run-
ning up to the solicitor with her small
savings bank in her hand. ”Please
take my two dollars for the Y. M. H.
(Continued on Page Seven)
Henry M. Jennings
Hit by Automobile
Henry M. Jennings. of 35 South
Main street. an employee of the Cori"-
necticut company. was cleaning out a
catch basin ,under the Washington
street bridge yesterday afternoon
when he was struck by a Ford car,
tanning
OUT OF TOWN .
Slot Machines Taken By State
Police Are Ordered Destroyed
Judge Candee Also Orders
the C o n t e n is Equally
Divided Between the State
and City
The slot machine. seized by the
state policc in their raid in the First
tlistiict on Thanksgiving Eve" Novem-
1111r 33rd. are to be destroyed and the
111011113" contents divided between the
stutc and city in accordance with a do-
(‘ision given today by Judge Nehem-
lah Candee before whom the hearing
as held.
The machines soiled were found in
the places of Edward J. O'Neill. Jos-
cph Imgon. Joseph Green. Dominic
lncerto and Harry Kaufman. and in
the decision the machines were re-
ferred to as the above defendant!
“gambling implements."
The copy of the decision is given
below:—
“These cases are all brought under
the provisions of Soc. 659‘. General
Statutes. 1918. relative to condemn:—
tion of gambling implements. There
was a general appearance for all the
defendants. O'Neill. Dagon. Green. In-
certo and Kaufman, and this. in my
opinion. cured any alleged detect in
the summons. Furthermore. there was
an order of notice by publication as
provided in the statute. so that all pcrc
sons having any interest In the slot
machines in question were duly noti-
fied to appear and show cause why the
machines should not be adjudged a
nuisance and ordered destroyed.
(Continued on Page Two)
TENNEII ABBIIIENT
WAS UNAVITITIABTE
Doubt as to Whehtcr Con-
necticut Company or Con-
tractor Wakcman Was
Responsible for Sand Pile
Several witnesses were examined by
Coroner John J. P1161213. of Bridge-
port. yesterday at an inquest into the
death or Paul Lennck, of Westport,
held in \VestporL Testimony tended
to show that the accident was un-
avoidable. although there was some
doubt as to whether the. Connecticut
company or Contractor Wakeman had
the right to dump sand in the roadway
alongside of the trolley track. as had
been done for the past three or four
years
Lennek died Friday in the Norwalk
following injuries received
. ospital
after explaining why Norwalk needs 31%th previous night when a wagon in
Which he was riding overturned. The
(Continued on Page Seven)
YachtClub Names
Nominating Committee
A special meeting of The Nor-walk
Yacht th was held list exam-1g at
the South Non-walk Club. Commodore
William B. Unhoitz presided. The
members unanimously selected the
following nominating committee:
Frank Nash. William B. Unholtz and -
Clarence M. Harrington. They wit!
report in time for the annual election
to be held on Saturday evening. Feb-
wary 25th.
A meeting of the 3mm commit:-
ice was held 111-em to the club :
Norwalk Chronicler