’11; . ;.' "L
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF
SENTI
mfwonnn m- A SPECIAL m an» om ows opmmn.
\
ESTABLISHED 1870 .
/‘ ,_
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Entered at the South Nor-walk Post
01130:: as Second Class Mail Matter.
Police Chief Pennington .
\l’iii Remain as Head of
the Norwalk Department
l’iil lt‘t‘ commissioner Samuel J. Keeler Says There
it Nothing Against Pennington, But. Here-
;tl‘ter There \Vill be More Discipline Among
Ale m bers of the Force
\‘Viiliam R.
lllitlll head
div .. Department unless
m't urs," declared Po-
"."l Sunni-l J l{i'. ‘wr Ill
wumi this morning. “His
.'-soiutv l) although
i“ t‘elitrollin: the dis-
vi- purtmt nt l’ulit‘i- lie-
.rl. rs will not come up at
01'9“-
of the
i'ullt :-
i r- as
(lean.
\
.. ~ Hill: of the t‘ommon
‘i lti'ltl Tuesdu) night as
m. ll tin present."
in slate'nent lssuwi
-' lxe' \‘llll‘ll
I‘liin-t' l'ellninutini
slurs that
lI_\
'--r nlisn.
trout
.‘ ”I.
had lit-en
rumored
(‘!t\. The
broadcast
rt‘llsoll
throughout
for the change
.ittitudt- tonarit Chief Pennington
could not he ascertained although it
is knmni that“ he was asked it: resign.
but had refused to do so. declaring
that his conduct was :iliou- suspicion.
"l lune t'on'ui that (‘hiet‘ Penning-
ton was absolutely honest in his trans-
actions." declared t‘otittitissiotu‘r Kev-l-
i‘l’. "He did allow the disciplini- of
the department to lwconii- l.i\. liut
clieckwi up :‘s it “ill hr, this \V'll l‘tll
he allowed to llzlllpt'll again in the fur
turn. From now on.
the
of
twcr) man in the
(Continued on Page Four)
Places in State Alicctcd
li' l"l“lll
l‘ tit“
Int“...
»"ontlntled on Page Twelve)
lllillEFiUNDS ”‘
USED ll] PAY
were Paid by State
liliCll, Felt. :4
the accounts
' .i‘. state tllusurcr ()i‘
'r'l legion in charge of
‘t vim: of the state soldiers’ re-
l Which has Just been
. An
of Frank 5.
it'
t
\‘uu' payments of
l New Haw-n
-, lllt‘
L' writs-uses of
lll=t the flint] l"t‘ll. 2".
.‘ll. th‘ll.
ill
wt' of
1921
illlllli‘g from the
'l'ilJll‘ headings in
"i1'- )ll'lz‘t' for yourself
.m' or all of them."
’llliHr'd on Page Tun-ire)
«\ Work \Vill Begin at
llnce Bennett Urges In:-
mcdtalc Action to Aid
l n e m p l o y e (l —— Many
I t.‘ .\ li.. !.--
t.‘ l .I . . ‘l \\. 1‘
l in >l ii|::l.\\.i\
I" ill‘ .I ll-li;-ll.lli‘
. it‘lirlt l" lit \\ \\Hll\
l I‘l’ll\ it il:»i shite
|.li'l in tlu stile» mu,
'iti l' l'.‘ll l l'nlll'til l‘t-
II'lIl' l' .:. riv'iis lw l.l't\'vli
ll; 4m t i~ \.til--ll:: Joi-s at
i-Is‘lillll inc'titil in orili-r_
~.iiiltllil amount nl t’t'ii-l‘
l l‘IlI vi tor the ullo lllllltll»
flutmu. 'i‘n tiii‘ v-llii tile (‘lllll~
I i arms thrt it Iiiun- a lllllliA
n . n llrl l-ownuii- lu- t-lnliltiln ll.
-; tin t’tIilllJI‘tth‘ tli.I' \\lll‘lt‘
amount of Slil‘ttl is S"-
tgoiuplt-tion ol' the present
oppoltuiuliis tor i‘uture
: FDR DANDUETS
Audit Shows Seeley’s and
li‘estcrberg’s Travels Also
("Kill"—
the
tilt-
com.
‘> ». auditors tor the state comp-
' $233.2“
‘ l'wi for two banquets at tilt-
uu-lnnrs shows
sliimfifl'.’
”unit arored to show clear
fund un-
order
the
the
1
State Awards Highway
Contracts For $500£00
Better Police Force
t‘omitig for Norwalk
l‘lr- «trniglitcnizl; will of the \or-
“Illk pulww situation is one oi" the
lil‘; ‘l'lt"lll|'l\ “hit'li confronts (lu-
tit: titltltlilt\ll:llltn|. \nrunll. has
inn-n disgraced and man) innocent
nt'iicinls me lzt‘urin: unju~t criti-
cism. 'l‘ht- innocent as “ell as the
guilt) are the sullen-rs. “'hat the
future lllllll‘ in ~lHl'i' nut“ citi—
n-ns is not to he sI-tllwl on street
corners or through the cullinuls (if
si'nstltiunal ill-“swipi-rs. l-‘ol‘lull-
illt'l) \nl'unlL 'Ill‘ in \l:|)til' llarlim
:ui oi‘ticinl “ho is t-ninersunt \\llll
the situation and has the until-age
to act in an emergency. .l’olim-
(‘olnmissmncr Kaitlin-l J. lit-cler is
equalh competent and with a
friendly Council to back than) up
the public has little cause for fear.
Favoritism is the last Yliim.r tn be
t-misidcred in reorganizing our p0-
lice force. The best man is none
too :4le i'nl‘ our prutt‘t'linll. “h0-
tlwr he he a present policeman or
an outsider. “hat Vonnilk wants
is a better police department and
our city officials are fl‘lllllfl' to give.
us one. '
.'i w
3 NtlllWAlltEllSH
DRAWN FDR JURY
lNHlliHERElllJRl
Auto Thefts and Luigi Api-
cello Murder to Be Tried
at Session [Opening Feb-
ruary 28
The jurors for the Criminal Superi-
or court vw're drawn yesterday by
Clerk-of the court Fred W'. Tracy be—
fore Judgr- i.. l’. \Valdo Marvin. and
contain three names from Norwalk in-
cluding Jeremiah l-Iagon. Jacob Linx-
weiler and Frederick H. Tripp.
The ('ourt was to have opened last
Tuesday. but owing to the serious ill-
ness of Assistant State‘s Attorney
Galen A. Carter. of Stamford. it was
(Continued on Page Four.)
4 ravated Case of
Hucnza
‘K'llillii‘i. I'.Q'lfi
‘ met Norman l
l'i"‘lll\ ill in}.
mm lined
film
' m “lit-irmhle here.
' :~-l who secui-lell
is") in a residence
'—. ‘llll of Pasadena.
on Page Eight)
2i ve'i'lie "ort-
actress.
her phlsiclan.
unchanged this
“who: to the most relia-
her-
in
is
Tom on azcrax'at-
She moved to
'w-l-rnce shortly after
‘Xil'irim lir-R‘mond
l‘l'lllh“ director. who
's i{-.irtr‘r‘.~ll‘;~7 on til?
mm 1
ron'iitim'l List night
«‘ =t'r‘i-‘i';= lier physi—
-l Harm’- she would re—
’ -> rinse friend of
ft? the last persons
we turn n'ive. col~
l‘label Normand, Film Actress,
Is Reported Critically Ill
iicr Physician Says She Is
Suffering from" An Ag-
In-
DUST SETllE Hill
PRDPERTYDAMADE
DDAlflAlREiAND
lJ‘lNlnlN. lv‘s-h 24.7 Speaking in
the House 01‘ ('runmons. today. on the
supplementary vote of funds in con-
nection with the Irish settlement.
\Viuston Churchill. Secretary for the
Colonies. explained the procedure to
he adopted. by agreement between the
British and the Irish Provisional Gov-
ernments. for the settlement of claims
for damage to property in Ireland. It
had been agreed. he said. that the
party responsible for the damage
should hear the burden. a commission
to assess the amount of the damage.
This commission. the secretary ex—
plained. would consist of one mem-
ber appointed by the British Govern-
ment and another by the Irish Gov-
ernment. with a chairman. selected
(Continued on Page '1???)
sun MACIDNES
ltttll snow
or NlClttES
When Sergeant Frank \‘irclli start-
ed in to destroy the slot machines.
seized. Thanksgiving ore from Mike
Serino. James Pontello and Frank
Ruta. he little thought that he would
have a I‘ortunewacomparatirely speak~
lug—in his hands in short order.
However a sledge. wielded by no
less a person than City Clerk Stephen
Dokns. hit the interior of otie ot‘ the
machines a mighty swat.
’l‘inkle. tinkle. citing and i‘ltillk. and
a shower of nickles. slugs. heer chicks
SOUTH nonwanx. gens. FRIDAY, ran.
owns CLUB
illDllES’ littltli
it; SUCCESS
“Ladics‘ night" held by the Kiwanis
Club in. the Royal James Hotel. last
exciting. will go down into the his-
tory of the organization as a memor-
able occasion. Attended as it was by
two hundred and fifty members and
guests or the club. the allair was of
highest successful character. The
“ladics' nizht",will he lung remom-
Imird. not only 35.3 SOciaI affair. but
because (it the remarkable and an-
not.
» stinei'—l‘iatlil‘al mind reading
exhibition
given by Dunnigen. an m-
21. 1922-
Fair tonight and Saturday
__,
Two Men Blown to
Bits in Stamford
Explosion Today;
illlSi’llAi HAS
Bilitilill ittlliitl
The regular meeting of the Board of
Directors ot the Norwalk Hospital. ad-
journed from Feb. 14. was held at the
Hospital List evening with eight mem-
bers preseht. The Board of Directors
and the medical and surgical staff are
merit: T170 persons were
an eflort: to quell the riots.
sued.
WIlSDN MINT
00. [NJDINS
SHIPPING BOARD
The Wilson Point Company, “In.
as plaintiff has brought liminetlnn
proceedings against. the United States
Shipping Board. Emergency Fleet.
Corporation. through its attorney
Judge George H. \‘csburizli to motrain
the Shipping lloard. its agents. serv-
ants. employees and patrons from
trespassing on an} of the, holdings of
the plaintiff company at W'ilsrm Point.
The injunction was issued at.
lririqeport yesterday afternoon by
Judge l.. P. W'aido Marvin. to Judge
V'oshurgh and it was s~rvert tits morn.
lug: h) Deputy Sheriff Nelson W. lione-
dict. " if].
lt is claimed bv the plaintiff com—
pany that the dcrcnrt..nt company has
trt~spasserl with trucks. motrwr Misses.
other vehicles and on foot on land
and roads owned by the plaintiff com-
(Continued on Page Six)
ARAi’AlillE EARRIES
AVALUADLE CARfill
Mitchell, Reuther, Mamaux,
Ward and Others Leave
for Jacksonville
N’EW YORK. Feb. tit—Ten of the
Brooklyn National League. baseball
team. including' Dutch Rue-then Al
Mamaux. Clarence Mitchell, Hal Jan-
vn'n and Chuck‘Wardu were passen—
gers on the good ship Arapahoe sail-
ing for Jacksonville. Fla... today. There
they will meet their rotund boss. V‘Vil—
bert Robinson, and get to work Mon—
day. ‘
The Giants were getting ready to
move toward San Antonio on Sunday
and the Yanks were packing up for
Meanwhile word came
Springs. Ark...
DeVorrxwr. Mike . McNeil}; Wally
minutiae Page
The mill riots in Pawtucliet,
upon to quell the disturbances which
killed and several were injured when State
This picture shows a contingent of mill str
of Pawtucket on their Wayfto the J enckes mitts, where a. riot in which several girls were injured, en-
Guardsmen have assumed control of the city. _ -
Plans For $300,
Linksin Norwalk Progressing
{Rhoda Islam
reunite when mill owners and
000 Golf
Syndicate of Wealthy Men
to Take Over Shorehaven
Inn and Other Property,
According to Course Laid
Out by Willie Parks
l‘ians for the 3300.000 golf links
vuliiv'l‘. Hr" to iw iot‘tiletl In the Third
iistrict and which will he the finest in
t‘nniirw tirut are booming. it was learn—
wi this morning h} the Evening Sen-
‘irii-l. The course has heen’ laid out
h_\' \Viilie l‘arks. one of the best ar-
’hllo‘rts in the line in the country. and
who has spent m'tch time in Norwaik
m‘the past few months on this project.
l‘lirit .‘Jorwzilk “its to he the home of
i gulf of this dPRcriplion was
announced erc'ush’ely about two
:nnnt'ns ago in The Sentinel.
(‘"tll l'S"
Continued on Page Sh)
HOMEDDAGRSS’
Thr- liome of llorace'llurgess. 25?.
East :nr-nue. was entered last evening
about 714': o'clock. according to word
rl~r-I fiver} :w the willie. and some jewA
elrr was taken.
The list of articles taken lnt‘l'lrl“ a
ladies gol-l chain. a hardwood jewel
how: pins. rings. a. hrnided hlark hair
ring; a cameo pin. old style. with lone:
oval cameo; two razors. a. fountain
pen. thrus- postage stamps and a wed—
ding ring.
The p07ice are making an instti-
gation of the robbery.
PRISDNERS KEPT
RESIWAWARE
BELFAST. ‘F‘e‘a. :4. (By Associated
Preset—Sixty Republican prisoners
in the lletfast Jail kept the inhabi-
tants of nearby houses awake all of
last. night with a noisy demonstration.
The}; were incensed. it was reported.
because three prisoners who were. re—
prieveri recently from the Derrey Jail,
where they were under sentences of
death. F.3d not been allOWed the status
of "political prisoners!“
a. Monday train to New Orleans;
The.
can songs. Pandemonium reigned’un‘
tu' reinzorcem m5
é! r?
35% violence that State Guardsmen
littlnilllttlmllilitl
and pennies rolled about the llllihl' oi [mi-“m.“ hrouttht m Norwalk U} [hpl making every et't'ort to raise the stand.
th“ tire r00?" “t (‘it_\ 1111']. {twunis t'luh at :1 heavy expense, . {”118 of the hospital in order to secure
Th“ "er ”WP“ "“mhi“”5""‘” >‘l' l'l' 't‘lie spucieus dining roo:i\ oi the the approval oi the American College
“‘1 1‘ “3"”‘5‘ 0f coins ““th- when ':l\‘1ll lumen hotel was i‘olinhtfullx of Surgeons. in line with this is the
counted. totalled up to stints. arranged for the ocpnsmn‘ Red. white new rule (‘()n(‘(1rning‘ (use histories
This sum in addition to the $$lt 2:3 and blue streamers. entwined adopted h) the “Bard, The Pill‘llm‘“
taken from the machines after an ex-
(continued on pact. Flightl (Continued on Page Ptvrl (Continued on Page Eight)
GUARDSMEN CALLED OUT TO QUELL RHODE MILL RIOTS
M—s
ISLAND
_ were called
strikers failed Wrench an agree-
troopers resortedto their guns in
ikers parading through the streets
Y?
HDUSE DIETS
DEMAND FDR
Loss 'of Over
3
$100,000
At Artifical Leather
Plant in
Resulting Fire
Tank Car Full of Acid Explodes, Wrecking Stor-
age Houses Containing Gun Cotton and Alco-
hol—Disaster was in
Manufacturing Center
of Stamford—Joseph Hogan and Joseph Tax-
ter, Both of Stamford, Are the Missing Men
STAMP‘URI‘. l-‘eh. 24,-v Explosion.
of acids in a tank car which “as on
tracks between wztlel'nuses of Rich.
ards and Company. makets of artill—
i-ial liathers. causid the probable
deaths of Joseph Hogan and Joseph
Taurr. wulkmcn. holl cf this cityj
and a tire which resulted in §l*'l\.l‘t'“
loss today. The men we thought to
have been blown to pin-cos.
The walehouses weir) low .
structuies alongside the tracks, Tun?
of them Were clltirih lllll'l‘ rl and tlw'
\\ oodcn
third was guttid. lit the two hull-i».
ll‘g: inst “cri- Flulml t‘lSl‘it llll‘IlIi-ll
illutlsillil pounds Ill ((‘llv‘tl and tun.
liuluitid iliumq «it :‘iohr‘l us- i in
llllllllllrlt‘lllli Ill {inlllln‘l liliill‘ll‘iL it“.-. !
in “it. ll'vlli\ I‘l‘inl t.ti its lill“7il‘lll‘l:‘
l\\¢‘.\I tliutlsritlvi fiAlll“lQ «it :l-inlvniA
lvut ilw iii» dill not ltiltgl this:
’l‘lil plant of llivlirl‘iis A i'i‘lul. ll\
lsllil"lli\1§il-“~t.lni-\\ t‘. t l.:ill~i.i-l
tlittlis‘. :‘x‘li'lllw is lllA ll'all (I li-iii
llroilitts and ll!" tl‘fli \ald i-‘ l‘l\“l
\Vllll‘l’lllll‘y k Sons. \
'llr l\t\lilQl'vI‘ is l‘li‘l‘fil‘l ln l-»lv
it"s-ti ”when; l\ “a t: t“llll' : till”
r‘l‘llttli‘l Villll lll‘ I‘lltlt i-i Si]]lil.||lll
.ii‘iii which till two "lllll"‘\l‘:~ \w-li l
tli- :. “,s n--
landliiu; .-\lll:l‘<'-l‘\
actual witness to what Occurred a few
moments before the explosmn As
the file followed immerliatelr in the
“A must warehouse it was not possible
to Search for the men‘s lmviivs and
the hell-"t was held t_\' tiiemeii that:
lxnth \\ ere torn to pieces and the place
'distieyeil hy the fire. V'lil’ilt spread.
mm the immediate section
The warehouses. each almut thirty
{Hit in width and of enuairhrable
ll-llglll. u‘et‘o located ru-zii tlJ main
plant of Richards 8: l't-lill‘wl“ the
‘iiiwi'i plant. however. 71-? it u.‘ in—
\iil\i.l in the fire.
'l'lt Stamford lire frl‘:""“ " was
:i~-.l<:-il l\\ apparatus twm '; ”thank
:l .,i um tlz. Yale 'AI-i " i: "win-
tlv- ""lt‘L" l‘nuirmin.
.' ‘ ‘i' ll- l.‘li\ in.“ w‘ -" ”HUI
Lill- Hit-i ’i'1xlei on \i .i - _ I‘»LY.
lln: -:-iid 'l'nxt-I “in .-. .. k on
t‘nr. tinlt car transisvrivL l"- ail-15
limit tilt. tank to ni‘lyl villi": each
at \‘llllll had a capavih «It t-t'.\ gal-
ions. 'l‘ls. initial explosion M-rx. the
tank tut in pieces and lav 'llis l"'?l=Ol"_
it vac i'iiinldiately llf‘ll3\"l iii-at the
destroyed. The tl-iee 'low
lll‘ ll \\’l ll'
(Continued on Page sh.)
Embarrassment and Uncertainty
. In Fheis’ Agreement to Postpone
WORK CEASES
AS AIR VICTIMS
HARVEY’S RECALL
R y a n Attacks Ambassa-
dor’s Remarks in London
Speech
WASHINGTON. I). C‘. Feb. 24—
lteflrcscntative Thomas J. llyttn (N.
‘x'.. it'rn.) introduced a "solution yes~
‘v-rmvv demanding theorecall of Am«
linsaador George Harvey because of
his speech at the dinner of the Pit-
grime“ Society in London.
The Ryan resolution strongly criti-
cized the reported remarks of Ambas
nationllarvey "that the United States
made no sacrifices at the arms con-
ference and deserved no credit" for
what this nation did. as well as his
prediction that the treaties negotiated
at the conference will be ratified by
the Senate. ' :dll .
"This is an attempt to tell a foreign
government exactly. What the l‘ni'fed
’
Continued on Page Eight)
STATE mum ..
«Elfin DRDER
demonstrators banggg, canslm’ finalisation. hows-y .
from Hot about their calla. smashed the furni— more than one"
that Babe Ruth. A! ture and windows and sang Republi— l' «rt re '
PAW’TY'(‘KET. R. 1.. Feb. 24.—
State militia. brought to this city Tues-
lday to preserve order at textile plants
where strikes are in progress began
their fourth day of guard duty today
with nine plants under their protec-
tion. and with order at rill.
Picket lines. which have been szer
ualifl' 'e'itltrlrawn sincr- the Fatal riot of
Tuesday morning at the Jenr-kcs Spin-
ning Company plant were al:si»i.‘. A
machine gun was placed on i'ne am?
of the Rural “leaving (‘ornpani's mm
from which employes of the silk tie-
partmr-nt walked out “'wmesriay.
("itiirvr Blackstone Valley mill com-
munities were quiet.
.Great Britain Has
Not Had War Indemnity
LONDON. Feb. 24.4mm. Eritain
has no? vet received a‘ pennv oi’ war
indemnity from Germafiya the House
»» c ma wan twiaw ”sir“ Pobe'rt
Horne, Chancellor of tire lfixcheqtler,
in ““fi‘i' 9" a (Illa-“flfln.
The cost of maintaining
,1 a so
on
typewdc
ARE BURIED
NEW’PORT NEWS. \‘a.. Feb. 24.
All business here and at Norfolk and
other surroundiher communities will
he suspended today during the public
funeral services from the thirty—four
Victims of the disaster which herell
the Army dirlgible Roma. During the
brief services to he conducted by
Army chaplains and several of the
local ministry. airplanes from Langley
Field will fly over the grounds of Cas—
ino Park. to drop floral tributes on the
row at flag-draped caskets. They will
also hear tributes from the city. the
state and the American Legion. as well
as from friends and relatives.
The State of Virginia will be re—
presented hy Attorney-General John
R. Saunders. who will deliver one of
the brief tributes which will close the
ceremony.
During the services. the bell of old
St. John's church. whose ancient
throat cracked years ago after a cen-
tury of death knells. will speak again
the sorrow of the town whose people
felt most keenly the pail of the dis—
aster.
Meanwhile the Army hoard pressed
its investigation into the cause of the
disaster today. hearing more witnesses
behind closed doors and was expected
to lg ready to report its conclusions to
the \Var Department within a. few
days. '
HDUSE PASSES Bill T
W'ASHINGTON. Feb. 24—1719 Ml“
authorizing the United States Housin:
Corporation to pay (0 the city of
Bridgeport $157,048; to Waterbury
$10,723; N :fliondon $37,398, and
Groton. $1,633, fdr municipm services
rendered ‘by the cities to the govern-
ment's housing {Rejects during . the
war was passed by the House .of
_Represefi '
New Development in Ireland
C 0
Has C r e a t e d Suspicmn
Among the Conservative,
Polittcmns
l.tl\'l"li\’. Feb. 24. (R) Associated
l‘r‘ ssl iThe embarrassment and un—
cr‘v'twiutr into which the Ard l’heis’
"zreemvrt to postpore the Free State
l‘ailiaiuentary elections has thrown
the relations between England and
lit lanil are emphasized it] the news.
pain";
The political writers, however. do
not profess to clarify the situation. be-
inf." content to take the attitude adoptv
rd lit Secretary for Co'onies Church-
ill in the House at Commons. and
Lorri Chancellor Birkenhead in the
Lords. that not enough was yet known
concerning the action of the Sim: Fein
convention to form a mature judgment
upon it. - _
Continued on M Eight)
New Date for Taxes
for Corporations
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.———Extena
sion of time for the filing of income
tax returns was granted corporations
todav by Internal Revenue Commis.
sinner Blair. .
Corporations have until June 15 for
completing returns of income for the
calendar year 1921. the fiscal year
ended Jan. 3!. 1922. and'the fiscal
year ending Feb. 28. l922. The ex-
tension is conditiomd upon their fil-
ing tentative returns by March 15,
April 15 and May 15. 1922. according
to thin yearly basis used. accompanied
with one~fourth of the. estimated
amount of the tax due. The new
Treasury regulations covering the pay-
ment of income and profits taxes un—
der the Revenue Law are expected to
hp ready about March 1.
3 Film
[1.8. HDUSIND DDRPDRAllDN ill
PAY DRlD'fiERDRl $57,048 DUE
iavements. sewers. and lights.
'this hill granting authority to the
Housing corporation has been before
Congress about a year. and has been
vigorously urged for name by Con-
gressman Merritt and Glynn.
The municipalities amused the gov-
ernment with taxes on its property to
offset the municipal services rendered
"by the communities. The Housing
corporation was upheld in its canted
u:
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