3 NURWALK’S
hour PAPER
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Entered at the South
Nor-walk Post
Otlioe as Second Class Mail Matter.
Cardinal Achille Ratti
Archbishop of Milan.
Succeeds Benedict XV
. mum Takes the N531 of Pius XL. and
Liter Went to St. Peter’s Cathedral, Where
lie bestowed His First Public Benediction on
iilz‘ Thousands Who Had Waited There Until*
Thi' Election Was Announced
lllx
. Associaird Loiruc and llisleti. respectivelv deans
\v llli‘l' italtl, Arch- of the Cardinal l'ricsts and the C(ar:
\\ .~ proclaimed i-lect- dinul Deacons. lie was asked in Latin
“mu lll til“ late by Cardinal \‘unnutivlli. in accordance
~ lll-lilllllg. Hi- has with custom. if he accepted the elec-
' l‘ius XI tiou to be supreme pontiff. and the
z- \\ lituu: in front of new pope answered with the formal:
\xisp oi smoke “Since It. is the “ill of God. i must
thl (-leitinll of :l ulna,"
urine of the Sacred Tho-ll tho- purple canopies over the
. «vision. zinc :l thrones of the cardinals were let down.
H '.:-L o'clock, when a one I») one. until (lull that over the
»1- camo- l'rom the HP“ pontiff remained. This was done
ll-lill the Hlstillv to show that the whole Sacred (‘ollege
' in l\llt|\\il that (he ri-ninrwi olu-isanuv to the new head
it uncr- inure a duly of the church. lN-au \‘anuuielli
thereupon asked the new incumbent
'\\H~l‘lll"l2~" \litr for what name he chose to take- durim: his
. ‘ iii-“I \i'l‘lilt‘ll. l‘ar- pontitlcate. and upon his reply. "i‘ius
.. Jr... of the Sa— XL" Monsignor Siilcero. Secretarl' 0f
izl-l pim-m-dml tn the (‘nnclana \li‘itlcwl his election to
ll‘tIQ5'll uno- :li‘i‘otll- -————-—
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lily Question. Rail-
Sirike and Gaelic
f. zillt‘ Convention Post-
.lil‘i‘lllt‘lll Must Be Set-
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llill‘ll. imlospnilddlls of
In!» The ('tllllllli'\ll\' of
.. lb: iv ll\\‘ll l: in ill" lmun-
'l‘lll. lln- ilil'nad Sll'lkl' and
illl‘llll‘lll of the (lililll‘ll cun—
.- the (lawn Inauuv iii ll'w~
l-- ilscussvd thisinorn1ng.and
l-‘Fllllll'lt'lllh‘ declared the pro-
;oH-inincut would he forced
m “ll'lOTSt'llll‘lll finin the people
(~ll (‘tlnll lit-fore it
the proldl-Ills
general
ilile to
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lu- suin-
“ It
‘ The country‘s hope today." said the
iespondo-llt of ii." London 'l‘liilvs.
.~ haw-«i upuiv Mb !.,..| t‘ollins' pro.
ii lot I dis- llHSilln of the constitu-
'-\ t'll‘ [llliiiaml lit.il\ representa—
..:' :lli li't-lauil lll- and others.
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SllESESliniflil
$3,485 llAMAIiES
\ni‘uuik Has a Number of
other Cases in Superior
4 lllli‘l This Week
furnishes five out of sev-
-. assigned for trial before
-' \K'aldo Marvin in the Su-
rt in Bridgeport. this Week,
.nc the case of Alma Mc-
i"railk ll. Layton. execu-
\t it e of Margaret C. Mil—
‘nim oi the plaintiff. who
---i by Judge Joseph R.
..- 351.4%, for services ren-
loaned. Light &
iii the (le '- n twit 'l'hifl
(lime to ’ihl tomorrow
.".’n o'clock.
sc‘imlulql for
!. houm..- M' agree-
mor to next Wrtk. ls
\l. Iran in Re vs. Eliza-
r-xccutrix oi’ the estat1
i.i.ii\. i‘he plaintiff is
lumbar & Quinlan.
i ':._;i;~_-y
tomor-
. 1
it llt'r brother. whose
the suit against.
.1 piece of property.
law and ten thousand
-‘lill)\\' now claims the
w She is represented
i ll'lglls and David E.
l .\'.w (‘nnnan case
3. twin: the C350 Ot'
w-llirso-ntvtl by Ed-
.\".imforil vs. lit-L
"iii-d by Keogh &
l' lITi'
TWvlvc)
imu [filing Into
iii-(iroom Windows
is still
“l- in
on the job
less than a
‘ l» twine have heard
lulu
i' (it
it! \\ :.
Elton Court.
police Satur-
.l was looking intO
Ml the bedroomi;
‘l' illitv. He dos?
'ls lit-int! young.
‘ \\4'Irliiz an (“1‘1"-
'll.l:l had disap-
i'w . arrived at the
a similar
..- :1 Sid:- street
w'l" police are3 00n-
‘srln concerned in
Same.
ago,
(my
in land’s Provisional Government
1 aces Difficulties That Are Acute
EREEK illiSllllliJllilN
Til BE REMllVEIl
\' i. l‘vivi‘soll a major in the illn-
iriiu-er‘ing corps of the l'uited States
.ll'lll\. has llilllllt'tl Miss Lizzie \K'atson.
that in May lst. she must remove thi-
olistructiuns to immigration that she hu
caused to.lw placed in Harbor Vie“
Creek.
it will be recalled that on January
16th. a petition largely signed by the
twople' in the neighborhood of Harbor
\‘iew Beach. was sent to “'ashington
asking that the dock that Miss Wat-
son had had built out into the creek
rennin-d
An investigation into the matter \vas
held by Major l’cterson when he was
Ilt‘l‘f‘ iii January which led to the above
mentioned action being taken.
COMPENSATION
CASE§_/l_ll_t HEARD
A long list of cases are scheduled
‘u'
to be heard by Compensation Com-
missioner E. T. Buckingham. of
lrldgeport. in the down town court
this morning. the most interesting of
which is a hearing 0- the old case of
Var-male Denneto. widow of Michael
Denneto. vs. the Norwalk Iron \V‘orks
in which a decision was given in 1919.
The case has been re-opened for a
further discussion. and Attorney Ed-
ward .l. Quinlan. of the firm of D -
bar & Quinlan represents the plain-
tiff.
Denneto «lied at the Norwaik Hos-
pital in November. 1915. following an
operation for hernia. which it is
claimed he sustained while employed
as a fireman at the iron \V'orks Com-
pany.
In it‘ll) a decision was given for
the plaintiff for the payment of 56.30
a week for a period of 3i? weeks. or
a. period of six years. which would
bring it up until 1925. An appeal was
taken by the Nor-walk Iron ‘Works in
the matter. and the hearing this
morning was to amend the ruling
~(Continiied on Page Twelve)
Mine Workers Want
Provisional Government
LONDON. Feb. 6. (By Associated
Press). Striking South African mine
workers meeting Sunday passed a re-
solution asking members of Parlia-
ment now in Pretoria to proclaim a
provisional government and declare a
republic. according to dispatch today
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
and the Central News from Johannes-
burg. The resolution was passed at a
huge meeting amid wild cheering.
Renter's Johannesburg correspond-
ent details various disorders. Several
isolated attempts have been made in
the past few days to wreck railway
lines. and a concerted attack was made
Saturday on the mine telephones.
which were frustrated by the police.
At a mass meeting held in the town
hall. the chairman intimated that de—
spite the negotiations in progress with
Premier Smuts all the strikers must
obey orders and “pull out" all strike-
i-reakers. Another speaker warned the
officials who are working the essen-
tial services that they thuld be “pull-
ed out" Monday. ,
A Pretoria dispatch states that Pre-
mier Smuts. with F. S. Malan. the
Minister of Mines and Industries. is
conferring with deputations of the In-
dustrial Federation and the Chamber
of Mines in an attempt to reach a. set-
tlement of the labor dispute: which
has tied up the Randzoid mining dis«
trict {or the beter part at. armonth.
EVE
ASSOCIATED PRESS NE‘VS
808i0N Willis
ill/E cilll liar
0N illolllis
BOSTON. Feb. 6,—Restoration of
the five cent fare for street car rides
within the limits of this city will be
sought of the legislature at once. Ma.-
yor Jame: M, (‘urley announced in
his inaugural address today. The pres-
ent unit fare is ten cents. with some
short hauls on a five cent basis.
The mayor recommended the crea-
tion of a municipal cmplmment bur-
eau "as a means of aiding the service
man to obtain his American independ—
ence. and his family without aid from
the municipality." i
lie said that an alarming increase
in the costs of the soldiers' relief de~
partment reflected neglect. by federal
authorities. ., q
lie called upon thi- legislature to
cease _"unrluc. unwarranted and un~
welcome interference wiUi Boston in
the conduct of its own business."
“I SHALL Vllili
Nil 0N BUNUS,”
SAYS MEllllll'l
Bad Thing Both for Veter-
ans and for Country,
Connecticut Congressman
Holds
\VASiilXCTUN. Feb. 6. ~“l do not
think the soldier litmus llill. it' passed
by Congress would he a good think for
the people or the ,im-servicc men."
said Congressman Sillinler Merritt of
('onuecticut today in discussing the
.uoposed soldier bonus lllll.
Mr. Merritt believes it would lie nocv
i'Ssill‘." to levy a. lll‘:l\ y tax upon the
people and agrees with the Seer-Mum
of the Treasury Mellon that it would
not be. advisable to do so at this timi-
“The unemployment situation at this
time in the country is such that extra
taxes. even thbugh they will go to the
men who fought for the country. can-
not be borne by the people. The econ—
omic condition is also had and
taxes of any sort would be bad policy.
t’\ll’.’l
NI
FRO DI ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OI'R OWN OPERATOR.
M
Will CilNSllliR
llccmlllllll
[tritium
Enforcment of the edict. compelling
vaccination of children attending the
Norwalk public schools will probably
be one of the most important things to
be discussed at the regular meeting of
the Board of Education witch will be
held at the Senior High School. to-
morrow night. Appointments of
school committees will probably be
made at the same meeting.
Although the Board of Education
has already unanimously passed a re-
solution compelling school children to
be vaccinated. no steps to enforce. the
edict has been taken up to the present
time. it was understood that the first
steps in this direction Were to have
been taken today. but Superintendent
of Schools G. V. Buchanan said that
definite action was being deferred until
SOUTH NORWALK. 0.0m. MONDAY, FEB. 6, 1922
Delegates of Nine Nations
Sign Treaties and Agreements
Elliiili Asllli *
' CERS
ASSASSINAIED
l.0.\‘ no N. Feb. 6 (Associated
Press).——A mob of two thousand In-
dian Nationalist Volunteers and Vil-
lagers attacked the post oflices at
(.‘haurai on February 4 and killed the
entire staff of officers. the watchman
and eight armed police who were sent
as reinforcements. says a'telegram re-
ceived by the India Office here today
from the British commissioner at C0-
the Board of Education held its meet-
ing.
llr lioln-rt 1'2. Pt‘rduc. when ques—
tinned on the vaccination situation. de-
clared that it was up to the Board of
Education to enforce the ruling Tu'at
it had promulgated.
"\\'c hau- not taken any steps to
t nforce \accination." said Superinten-
dent luchanan. "Practically all the
(llllllll‘ll. with few exceptions have
bu a-n \ziccillfltl-ii. and we are constantly
urging the pannts of the remainder
to ionipl) wnh the Board of lIdut-a-
lion iuling"
inflict MEETING
AEREATSUEEESS
The grand meeting of the newly
torimd Young “’omen's Hebrew As-
SOt'lullnll of Nornalk. took place Sat-
urday night at the Y. I“. H. A. It was
a Surprise l-lnl(rtainmeut and at-
trilt'ti-d the largest crowd that has
en r been Witnessed at the new build—
inp. _linlhusiasm reigned supreme
and in tore the program had run its
full course, over one hundred mem-
bers were signed up for the Young
\Vomcn's Hebrew Association and
what is equally as noteWOrthy, each
and every one had paid their dues for
at least the next six months.
The meeting was opened by the
temporary chalrlndy. Mrs. Robert
.loscioxsky. who then called on Mrs.
Samuel Left‘. the wife of the Field
Sm re'ar) of the Jewish “'clt'are
limird Mrs. Left presented numerous
SllIL'l'SHOYlS for the welfare and prog-
(Continued on Page Four)
Continued on Page Twelve)
Going Over Taylor’s Papers in
Effort to Solve
MEXICAN REBEL
CHIEF MAY
[lillltillllil U. s.
Cardena’s Forces in Michea-
can Have Been Dis.
persed
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 6. (By Asso-
ciated Fwy—Federal lTOOpS under
Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez have been
unable to locate the band led by Gen.
Miguel Ale-man. who a week ago re—
voted in the State of Vera Cruz. The
\Var Office reports that revolutionists
to the number of 200. under Col.
Francisco Cardenas. in the State of
Michoacan have been dispersed.
Despite the statement that Francis-
co Murguia. a. former Carranza gener—
al. crossed the international boundary
at 1.08 Namnjos. State of Tamaulipas.
it. is believed hcre that Murguia is
mercly on a scouting expedition and
probably will cross to the l'nited States
side before Federal forces can reach
him.
There are reports of activities by
Esteban Cantu. former Governor of
Lower California. who is said to have
crossed the Californian boundary.
None of these revolutionary rumors
are taken seriously.
N. H. Trackmen Not
for “Decision 501”
6.——.\lembm‘s of the
BOSTON. Feb.
Maintenance of
United Brotherhood of '
Way Employes connected With the
Boston & Maine. New York. New
Haven & Hartford. and Boston &
Albany railroads voted unanimously
Saturday to reject the recent deciswn
of the railroad wage board known as
“Decision No. 501." It also was de-
cided to combat a further wage cut
recently announced by the New Ha-
Ven management.
Opposition to "Decision No. 501"
was on the ground that while a bastc
eight-hour day was arranged by that
ruling for the train service and shop
crafts employee, extra hours for main.
tenance of 'way men were to be paid
for at the regular rate of wages. This.
the men claim. allows the railroad
men to create a ten—hour day without
t
Murder Mystery
Three Suspects or Men
Wanted as Witnesses Are
Hustled 03 to Jail, and
Search 15 Made for a
Drug Peddler
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 6._Jeal-
ousy has directed search for a promi-
neut New York young man, formerly
engaged to one of the stars of fildom
in connection with the shooting last
W'ednesday night of William Desmond-
Taylor. police and private detectifls
reported today.
LDS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 6.—Et-
forts to solve the mystery in the stay-
ing of William Desmond Taylor
brought police today to a “cut back"—
rakpur. in the northeast section of
the United Provinces.
The post offices were burned and
the bodies of those killed \verc
stripped and burned. says the tide-
gram.. Two of the volunteers were
killed and several wounded.
Cloudy tonight; Tuesday fair.
‘31.: 1
THREE GEN T3
:2
Great Arms Conference Passes Into History, amE
WillAwait the Judgments and Developments»
of the Future—a-President Harding’s Address
Marksithe Concluding Session of Most Nata-i
'ble Gathering in History of the World
1
\V’ASHINGTON. Feb. 6. (By Asso-
ciated Press).~.'l‘he historymaking
conference on the limitation of arma-
ments and far eastern questions came
to its end today. with the signing oi
treaties and a farewell address by
President Harding.
“’ith its work characterized by Mr.
Harding as "the first deliberate and
effective expression of great powers. in
the consciousness of peace of war's ut-
tcr futility." the great conference went
to its niche of history to await the
judgments and developments of the
future.
The great assembly hall of the
Daughters of the American Revolu—
tion. where all its open sessions 'have
been hcld. the delegates of the nine
ultions assembled. marched in turn to
STATE‘S TRAP
illicit ls fillilll
But Aside from That, Con-
necticut M a k e 5 Small
Showing in Mining
Industry
Apart from trap rcok Connecticut
makes little showing in a recent fed-
eral census bulletin dealing with min-
ing.
The leading mineral industry. ba-
salt or trap rock quarrying. produced
stone to the value of 31.262.579.
which amount was 76.6 per cent. of
the value of all the mineral products
for the state in 1919. The quarrying
industry—that is basalt. granite.
limistone and sandstone combined——
reported 90.]. per cent of the value of
all products. "
Connecticut. in size is 46th among
the. 4s commonwealth; with a land
arca of 4520 square miles.
In populatloh. with
(1920) the state ranks 28th.
1.380.631
(Continued on Page Twelve).
llllllVE AUlllMflllllE
lN'ill lililllEY CAR
Alleged to have "been under the in.
fluence of either intoxicating liquor or
drugs." Fred E. Lindquist of 1788
Stratford avenue, Bridgeport. allowed
the automobile he was driving up
Main street Saturday night. to swerve
and crash head—on into a downcoming
trolley car, according to a report re-
corded 0n the, up-town police blotter.
Lindquist is held on the charge of op.
erating an autm‘noblie while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor. Bonds
in his case were fixed at $150 by
Judge Nehemiah Candee. and he will
be given a hearing on Friday alter-
noon. Up to this noon. the accused
was unable to' furnish bonds.
Lindquist was driving up Main
direct in his roadster. accompanied by
John Dirgo and Fred Senk. both of
Bridgeport. In front of Miller and
Tracey's, he allowed the car to swing
to the left and into the trolley car
headed toward Will street. William
a rte—checking of the dead man's pa-
pet‘s in the hope of obtaining a better
clue than any yet evolved.
Deputy sheriffs. munir‘lnnl detectives
and officials of the motion picture
company by which Taylor was em-
ployed. gathered in the dead director's
apartment again sorting over his let-
and documents after a day and
night of unusual activities.
Last night the word Went forth that
in unnamed motion picture actor had
been”) taken to the countv iail for quies—
lining as a “suspect" and that his
connection with the case was consider-
ed so important that he had hustled
l“ S
- \VA SHINGTOX. Feb.
its. em ' . .
from the motion picture "lot" where
he was at work. with such speed that
he had not the time to remove the
makeup from his face.
At the same time. two other motion
picture emplbyes. one a camera man.
also were taken to jail as possible wit—
nesses. There was a report that the
Continued on Page Five)
Entire Block Raided
by Washington Thieves
6.—Residents
of an entire block on Princton place
were unwilling customers of delicates-
sens for their Sunday dinners yester-
day. following a raid by larder rob-
hers on the supplies which had been
obtained for the important week end
repast.
Chickens roasts. hams. fruit. eggs.
butter. milk and other delivacies went
into the bag of'the thieves. who des-
cended on the refrigerators on the
back porches of the block in the early
hours of yesterday.
The police were. called. but found
no clew. the thieves having taken
‘ 'lmder
Reed of 84 Main street had charge of
the trolley. The trolley came to a
stop. but not before the automobile
was so badly damaged that it had to
be taken to a garage for repairs. No
one was injured.
Alllil AlllllilENl
. EASE HEAilll
Several witnesses were examined
this morning in the damage case oi
Custode Bottone of Strawberry Hill
toad. against William Hess, which
came up before Judge Nehemiah Can-
dee in the uptown city court. The
plaintiff claims $400 damages from an
automobile accident which took place
on Beacon street during last October.
A counter-claim of 3250 has been filed
by the defendant. Attorney S. P.
chuario appeared for the plaintiff.
and Attomey Jessie T. Dunbar for the
defendant.
The jury which heard the testimony
were: Harry Bogardus, Horace E. Dann,
Joseph A. Carrier, Donald Campbell,
Jas. L. Hoyt. E. J. Van Ness, Jacob
Linxweiler. W'illiam Lawe. George \V.
Bradley. Ernest Gregory, George XV.
Raymond, William H. Bkvington.
DeNicola May Form _, .
New Italian Cabinet
ROME. Feb. 6 (By the Associated
Pres).—The task of forming a new
cabinet was officially ofiered to Enri-
co de Nicola, president of the Cham-
ber of Deputies, by {flag Victor Em—
“manuel. today. Signor-Site Nicola ac-
. . ting
a space at the great green haizc table
and affixed their signatures to lrt';ili"‘s
and agreements which are all parts of
the structure built to life from a war
worn world the burden of exceaive,
naval armaments; to promote the
peace of the Pacific: to give a new bill
of rights to China and to remove from
the Far East. particular-11‘. the clouds
of war.
And as each delegate aftixcd signs.-
lures as plenipotentiaries pledging the
honor of their respective nations to the
good faith of the settlements agreed
upon. the audience expmssed the
hopes of the world in its loud and pro-
longed applaum.
At the conclusion of the ceremony:
of signing. President Harding deliver-
ed his address. formally (losing the
conference as be formally had opened:
it a little more than twelve weeks ago.
The final session brought out the
largest crowd of the conference Scores
(Continued on Page Two)
ment
\VASHINGTON. Feb. 6. (By the
Associated Press) .-—Six completed
treaties. two others agreed to in sub»
stance. fourteen resolutions. and ten
separate or joint declarations of ma»
ticnal policy comprise the formal and
tam iblc contribution of the arms con-
fereucc negotiations to history.
By the major agreements of the
comfort ncc the great powers put a
limit on their naval strength in capi»
tal ships. abjure submarine warfare
against commerce and use of poison
gas. give China a new bill of rights
based on territorial integrity and the
open door. and set up a new interna—
tional concord to preserve peace in
the Pacific. In addition. Great Bri-
tain declares her intention to restore
W'ei»Ha‘i-W‘ei to China. and Japan
hands back Shantung and promises to
withdraw from Siberia as soon as
conditions there are stablized.
Those. are the six treaties which.
during the twelve weeks of negotia~
tions here have been brought to final
completion:
l—Vaval limitation treaty. by which
the l‘nized States. Great Ciritain. Ja-
pan. France. and Italy agree to scrap
Six Completed Treaties,
Two Others Agreed to and
14 Resolutions Passed.
Arms Conference Accomplished Much to Prevent
Future Wars and Sixty-eight Capital Ships
Will Be Scrapped by the Various Powers—-
Chinese People to Establish 3 Stable Govern-
or convert sixty—eight capital ship‘
add so limit future construction that.
after a ten-year building holiday. their
first linl‘ naval strength will remain
at 325,000 tons. 525,000 tons. 315.000
tons. 115.000 tons. and 175.000 tons
respectively. The respective tonago
of :ill'plaDC carriers is mtedm5.—
000 tons each for the United States
and (irtht Britain. 81,000 tons for J3-
and (0.000 ton each for Francs
pan
.ird ltaly. Individual capital ships
are to be no larger than 35.000 tons
and carry i-o guns in each excess of
slxtccn inches. Aircraft carriers 31%
limited similarly to 27.006 tons and
au‘illlal‘)’ craft to 10.000 tons. and
neithcr can carry a gun larger that:
eight inches. A ceruficau‘ ‘02:: “m
qua” is set up in the Pacific. under
which the United States agrees not no
further iority the Philippines and
Guam and Japan agrees to observe the
same restriction in Formosa. the Bon.
ins and the resections.
s-The submarine and poison gas
treaty. to which the me five powers
are signatories. By its terms the
(Continued on M M)
lillll liilw Altilllill
aluminum
BRIDGEPORT. Feb. 6.—-Edwa.rd
Derigibus. Edmundo Celia. William J.
Bishop and Joseph Krautter. of
Bridgeport. and Michael Delohery. Jr..
and Fred 1.. Kirk. or Dambury, arrest-
ed'on charges of conspiracy in connec-
tion with the shipment to this city of
100 barrels of alcohol two weeks ago.
were arraigned before I'nitcd States
Commissioner H. JuLaverv today. l‘p
to 1 o‘clock this afternoon. swim—€11 Fe—
cess was taken. the commissionerdhad
heard testimony of Saul Grill. of
Washington. a federal prohibition en—
forcement agent. who said he had pos-
ed as a “bootlcgger' ’in order to trap
the members of the alleged "alcohol
ring." ’
- “Delohery and l’lcrigibus both told
(Continued on Page Eleven)
i'illllalliu: lliillll
Nili FilllNll lNillililil
SHELTON. Feb. 6.——At a meeting
of the medical staffs of the five state
tuberculosis sanatorig‘ttoday, held at
the Shelton sanatorium. there was a
lively discussion of the two questions.
whether the tubercle batfilli are to be
found in the blood of consumptives
and whether tuberculosis ever spreads
from one part of the body to another
by way Of the blood. .
Dr. Edward J. Lynch; superintend-
asslsta‘nt. Doctor George L. Bunnell.
reported. experiments which seemed to
prove. xeept, in ca'ses‘ot’ trimara- tu-
M
everything Mable. A. truck. was used
ent at. the Shelton sanatorium. and his,
| INCOME TAX i
The Evening Sentinel has submitted
certain questions concerning the In-
come Tax to Charla T. McGovern.
late of the U. 8. Internal Revenue
Department. Income Tax unit. which.
he will answer in thus columns from
day to day.
“The Law as it Alects the Merchant
or m Man.”
Q.—“A" is a businewman and during
the year 1921 had a. gross income
for the year amounting to 310.006.
His expenses in conducting the busi-
ness amounted to 311.000. showing
a loss of $1,000. Is he required to
file a return?
A.——Yes. The new Revenue Act clear.
ly states that all individuals having
a gross income for the year amount—
ing to $5.000, mug tile 3. return.
even though no tax be paid. Keep
this in mind and be governed by the
return you make on your gross re-
ceipts to the gate of Connecticut.
.“"—-A is an individual and while
driving his pleasure car collided
with a business truck “A‘s” car
was damaged to the extent of $1.000
which was not covered by insurance.
Can “A" deduct the $1.000 loss on
his income tax return?
A.-—In as much as "A's" car was a
pleasure car and was not connected
with any business or trade. loss can~
not be deducted.
Q.——The owner of the business truck
referred to in the preceeding ques-
tion. sustained damages to the ex-
tent of $500.00 on which there was
no insurance. May he deduct this
loss on his income a: return? .
A.——Yes. be may deduct the full
amount of damages not compensat-
ed for by insurance.
NOTl-Zz—If you have a. gross income
of 35.000.00 or over. regardless ofl
the amount of your expense. you
must file aFederaJ return. This
means that yum
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Norwalk Chronicler