NORWALK’S
OMIZ PAPER
TABLISHED. 1870
AssOCIA’l‘ED PRFSS \‘Eus 1:305: ALL PARTS or m was!» at A SPECIAL WIRE 31311) 017R 10“ 011835108.
thin-rad u: the South Not-walk Post
Office :15 Wind Class Mail Mutter.
onference Held Over .
Barring of Germans From
the Russ1an Commission
vrm .ms Expect to Submit a Formal Reply To-
night to the Allied No te—Rathenau Claims
the ( onversations With Russia Were Not Se-
t‘l't’l
l . ' IASSt'wiatw-l
'1\’- iv: II.- t twrtau. the
5*." '\I .ttstvl". t‘F-nlt‘f‘n‘v‘l
~ ~r I 31 )‘d (it"t’lt‘ttr 01'
uni Yuri-1m! Alll'dtztt’fl‘
!:i..\‘.~‘..‘1 this morning.
m: ml the Ger-11mm.
ummtxsion ot the
“'3”. 31m.
1 ‘1 tm.‘ rrply tonight
. . . on this StttJet-t.
. .rrrinl conferences
t.‘\p€~rLS hi the
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": ‘04:.1.
:1 li': a: t-t‘tr-rt to
- .-. 3;... (-7 the lin-
' .111 ‘- :l‘\<‘f l> reported
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1 w 1 L'nxvrnmcnts to
“till :‘1 new to mult-
.1ti-u: to the
protesting: :12‘nlllfil
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t; l Asso-
Puniti-
‘.‘P-l. l‘ur
tattv‘r‘w'l on
.~- tr» indigna-
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ii?) The
(iv: ‘11
‘7.\ ‘ .. In-vt: 5::
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(ludtnr: a treaty r‘lei‘i'illf: the
pol and most (ICIHIII'
consideration by
Now. howext'r.
"0 torvt'nrd With
Gr-rmtns are
lm: in tell
lir'il‘zt‘l-
points llllilt'r
the conferM-s.
the delegates are to
their work. but the
barren] lrnm participat~
deliberations concerning
the linssmn question. This (14-11:.th
v.15 lniut doun in a note at censure
sent to the Ierlin delegation yestcr
xi.1.\' after all day consideration of the
\lIllillllH": by the repivsentniixrs oi thr
J'\P uniting pout-rs and the little en-
tentw.
“\K’liilst the conference was sitting
and whilst Germany was represented
en the commimion and the subcom-
missmn charted with the [it"COIiflIlOnl‘
of European pear-t- with Russia." will
the not-x. "the Gunman rt‘pt‘esetitu-
Il\'9'> on that commission have. M'-
!:\.nd the bucks of their colleagues.
I‘oncli: lr'l
Russia 3::
'I‘ll _\ I ,1. j
m set-r-t treaty with
t:‘.:- u-l‘) questions whirl.
Imda ll. '1'lw I! f. t ‘1;:.~-ivlt-v' tr
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t 1?! nt‘ 'n;:‘.. :1.‘
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(ConttnuPd on Page Seven)
booting Renewed in Belfast
)11eManDead,AnotherWounded
:ritztls Have L a r g e
usually Lists. and Many
1 c t i m 5 Are Being
finned at Home——Police
.1 r r a c k s at Manor
{scallion Captured By
? we State Forces
I 3
‘1 April lLI «tan '.-1
:: ~11“; vrrr— l -v.-l in
.1: distrit: o: l3»3._1.‘, 1-: .g.
.3 :lm Srott .1 \ .31 v.2.»
':.1 Will.‘: 1111 J4 l 1141.1: was
«whale-d.
vuspitalé Tiara lat-2e casualty
~- :1 result 01 it”: I‘ewnt shoot-
:I even 111w»: .lu not inriii‘ntw
:‘: rmher of njiir "d. as many
win: that ii (1'. him“
111- Ilitil.“ y» :El Ilium-r
in ,mtmzhml (it'll-4" ill
‘rv::';. 21.111. inn: capitwl
:‘2111- inroa- A 111mm rt-
’:1 Slum 1&1.» ~e-‘17wil ..r‘.l 1h“
= all of whom werv arm-1i.
z.- prisoner: A v’ldli-l car
v-ri by gun and ilt~ oc-
vr their 1...»: int.» thr
‘m‘w arrests were madn
night
only
in tlw‘ Marrowbone
1m looting.
'IISIPIIIII PIAEES
SNIIIPIIX BAN [IN
PUBLIC MEETINGS
in}? Health Officer Asks
l m‘accinated to S t a y
.\way from Church
i" INT. April 19.—-—Declarlng
rim more smallpox in pro-
population than any other
Dr. John '1‘. Black. State
"Int-er at a mass meeting ud-
ntnte. county and town
-‘i- oars yesterday afternoon.
1? .1” pulnlic gatherings be dis-
vl and that unvaccinated
l.il1lren be kept of! the streets
epidemic is Checked.
vv‘uttipliunce with the request of
wulth officers. the “'estport Pub-
I“.
I.iIvr:1r\ will be closed until the
‘~ lilh rl: schools will remain clos—
i lllJ‘C in members who are not
that are rewittesteri to stay awn)
lwith services. The American
' 1111-1: is indefinitely postponed.
live public cooperate in the
1"l'" measures to stop the
' smallpox. Dr. Black told his
. town will be shunned as
R'ltlt-nt't'. with consequent
l-“t cont. of the school
.\: \ix(’('lnilled be said.
“with (ifflcer James A.
12‘ 1- vwciuntion is neces-
wiz lléalth Officer Stan—
"I‘ll" told how vaccine is
> .-.. Hired its effect. Town
» ' John A. Moore reported
of the disease.
f a msg' Eoucns
7.11.1. REMAIN NEUTRAL
April 19. (Associated
commander of the
4 » s z“ Siberia has ordered
maintain a neutral atti»
Iztiiure of the Dairen con-
tzot signify a breach of
- itt'r-rcourse.
in will act for the main—
' ..: eace safeguard coul-
, 1.11
mt! protect mm
WIIIIIN . IAIS
IIIX IIIIIE III
II * I-ZNIIIS
The adjourned meeting of the
T0151: 01* W'iltou which was held yes—
terday afternoon in the town house
turned out tube more or less of a.
love test. in spite of the fact that it
had been predicted that there would
be more or less of verbal fireworks.
W’ithout very much diSc-ussion. a
tax rate of 14 1-2 mills tor 19224923
was adopted by the meeting. This rate
is 1 1-4 mills less than that recom—
mended by Lewis R. Hurlbutt. presi»
dent of the Board of Finance.
The meeting was called to order by
Strong (Yomstock. and Town Clerk G.
W. Ogden read the minutes of 01!
previous meeting and they were ac
cepted.
Mn Hurlbutt read a supplemeutory
report asking for $4.000 more than
previously becautze of added expense
attach-"d to Schools and highways. He.
«Continued on Page Two)
amouronf-coxsm—m
CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT
Various (11.121 1-19.112-1- to I... ifalv
TIJlllgtfi in ll'v '1 port mm of
cm-tmttvn‘. var.- -‘ 174 in 1:1: or.)
teen nifty .lft"i‘l‘(lfnl lie-tit: v :1 (1.3 o‘h-
cinls and the It.":i$‘xlti;\v commission
on uniformity at municipal (hart-aw
'I‘hv possibility of doing: away “‘l‘ill the
01‘
t \1 ".‘-
-ire~:sitx opp-ruling: to tln
I". tun t'v‘=t‘
I11: 11gb.- \\ ..s t n :sidt It 3
w.‘
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1
4-—-——1
CIII INN BOARIIe
NAS‘NO IGICE IN
Must Appropriate and Cau-
not Amend Estimates Is
Ruling in Norwalk Case
wall .lllllliE Will
3113 m lllifllllllN
Board of Education Is Sole
Arbiter in Deciding
School Expenditures
Accordiz‘ig to Judge Isaac \Volfe.
the S'lpft'iOr court. to». boards
Mist appropriate whats-yer money
w asp-‘4 hr by school boards for the
.uppmt mi-‘l operation of schools.
This opinion was contained in a
-‘.:~cts:on which was rendered roster.
11:13. in c0nh‘-(‘tl0l’l filth tht‘ rash 0!
th: hoard oi Estimate and Taxation
.1'1-1 tru- Hoard at Education of .\'or.
walk. “herein the (701.111 t‘ltZed that
the Tax linar-l acted without mutton
'1"
it}: 1m in direct xiolation of an Act
of the" ‘l'f‘i‘l Legislature “lit-n it
mmiit’tu’d the Lildzet of tho Norwnlk
Ir-nr‘. of lidi‘l'czztmn by taking off
new.“ The. decision is laden with
import tn the local authorities in
\Ecw (1!” the tact that the Emmi of
1 i (in (1.“ St nitnrd \\ .izc :3150 r- pr: -
~~:.1..3.1ttt11=n.u-1.1Th1 t mums-ash: '
will lmltl its 3'1 :tt mi :1127; :1 \‘1 .\lo1i..;1I
‘ :it the state capitol. I
1
‘ppnrtmnra‘rt last February refused
In lm _\1 :1 tan mill Ht‘l’iOOI tax ('almti't
(Continued on Page Eight)
AIIEIIIIIAN lEfiIIIN
< DRIVE EIIII MEMBERS
This is what Raynor \Verme, com-
mandt-r of the. Frank 1:, Gotrey Post.
No. 12. American Legion, had to say
this morning regarding the coming
drive of the post for new members:
“It is the duty of every veteran of
the late World War to join some or-
ganization composed of veterans.
‘lt is a well known fact that the
Ameritan Legion has done more than
all others to obtain legislation for
the benefit or our disabled buddies.I
pltvsically and financially It has also
t'cuglt unt: ringly and without rein-
Continued from Page No
KEY WORKERS AGAIN
BUSY IN NEW HAVEN
NEW“. HAVEN\ April 19.——“Key
workers" were busy again in this clty
last night. a. Hudson seal coat tamed
at $500. a bracelet valued at $50. and
$5 in cash being taken from the home
of Harry Olinsky. Entrance was et-
fected bv unlocking the rear door
which was left open by the departing
burglar. A neighbor who saw a.
strange man leuye the house with a
bundle has given the 9:23;: descrip-
Intruder.
tlou of the f at
tit was eleven
Addresses Made By Proud-l
nent Men from NorwalltI
and Elsewhere, With Ad-i
dress of Welcome
Mayor Calvin L. Burton—
Special Musical Program
Enjoyed By Delegates and
Friends
Stirring tribute to the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic was
paid last night by the various. speak-
ers t1} the (amp Fire. held at the
South Nor-walk Congrpgational church
in the auditorium the Camp Fire be~
ing attended by about 4 0 members
of the G. A. R.. the \V. R. C. members
or other military organizations of the
cih and citizens.
Mayor Calvin L. Barton gave the
address of welcome to the city in a
few brief words in whichhe said that:
years since Nor-walk
had been honored by an Encampment.
He said that the city had been fur.
the: honored when at the last En-
campment 8 Norwalk‘ man had been
selected as department commander.
On an occasion such as this. Mayor
Barton mid. it was customary to
present the golden key of the city ”to
the. visiting delegates. but this would
be inappropriate in this instance ”the
Department Commander had probably
done much to build the city from the ,
time he located here use merchant. He
had “gunmen instrumental in the
“.. ,fén
prevent Bolshevlk so- .
The above is a group picture of the delegates to the annual encampment of the G. A. R. of
Connecticut which assembled in the Nat-walk Mary, in 1909, at which time Richard J. Gutbill was
elected Department: Commander of Connecticut.
Tributes Paid to Grand Army
at Camp Fire Exercises Here
15m NEIIAUIII
lllllVEllS’ llBENSES
b
Ar "01.1 cement Superintendent
110‘ ert T. Hurlc} of the. state .police
to the effect that 11.000 applicants for
drhers‘ licenses have bub; examined
bx his departmeat in the putt nine
months indicates that the number of
automobile drivers in Connecticut is
:ztcrcasing at the rate of about 15 000
a Year. Since there were 156. 46?
operators WM 135: gear. it is
therefore likelv that the number of
Connecticut drivers,will exceed l70 -
’ .0 this year. At the new rate of S3
‘tnwlng of June: Ponder last “111331. Was-
M
w
scum NORWALK. GO” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 59, 1922
I“ ,
l 4
.r
Probably 9mm {(1111211th Thurs.
WEI] IIIIARIEII
EIIII'NIRIIAIII BANII
Central Trust Company 0!)-
jects to FairfieldCouuty
National Bank’s Request
apposition to the application of the
officers and directors of the Fair-field
County National Bank of Norwalk for
a charter as a state trust company.
was voiced by representatives of the
Central 'l‘rullt company. ofrthis city. at
a hearing held at 2 o’clock yesterday
afternoon before the state bank com-
msision In Hartford. The Fairfield
County Rank‘s purpose in requesting
tlw change of status it was pointed
out was 130 secure broader powers
chiefly tor the advantage of widening
its real estate loaning capacit} and
building up its reserve.
The neutral Trugt company‘s oppo-
sition was based on the ground that
such a charities might bring about 11n-
fair competition and it was also stated
that them were three Savings hanks.
three national banks and three trust
Oumiit For Making Moonshine
In Local Raids This Morning
Mike VOclarisk, Scribner. Avenue, Ilud
Two Stills; ‘ 40 Gallons Whiskey and
350: Gallons Mash; ‘Three Others Cor-
railed Including “Battling” Kuuz; Two j
Other Stills Found Together With Large
Amount of Mash.
in a Ss‘nsz-tzional Sf'l’ltS ot'raids this.
morning: Federal Prohibition Agents
summoned tour pt‘w‘eons to appear be-
fore i‘nit-ed States Commissioner Hugh
J. Lavery. of Bridgeport. on - the
charge of violation of the prohibition
“'l t‘vut' 5:1 is: destrm'ed
150 gallons of com mash and seized
.ul :1,- -vu(' :.l\:’.'1aslull< “Int —
2m“: 11'1“ mules oi beer. The raid
disclosed the most complete outfit for
annuc. It was in the rear of flat!
place that. the outfit ducribed above
was found. an Mining appu'-
atus was located in 1‘ stone vault im-
mediately In the. far ot‘ the build“);-
The still was in operation when tho
prohibition agents entered the vault.
The vault was thick with smoke and
steam and the agents were forced to
open up the doors wide for several
minutes betore entering the place.
“a,
baa-Jain Ul
L. ..m.1u.actu.t~ 0: Whiskey seized tr- Inasmuchuno manufactured whis-
iatc it} tedcral men in t‘onnecticut. key was found on the premises. the
The outfit included um in gallon Federal agent.- aconred the neighbor-
In the woods mortar partially
CO‘W’T‘Ed by brush. forty gallons of
whiskey wan found in barrels. The
Federal men destroyed the mash. but
confiscated the whiskey and stills. Vo-
gills; coils. 250 gallons of mash. re» hood.
taming receptacles. all 0: which were
stored in a stone vault.
Thr- most sensational dlSCIQRZI‘f' ot’
the Series of raids came about when
companics in Norwalk. It was also
pomtr-d out that the statues "quire
131:1! granting of a charttr to a trust
company must be based upon public.
(‘Oli\rnti‘n(‘('. Attorney I1. .3. Quinlanl
and limit Homing. a director. repre-
(Continued on Page Ten)
CIINEEII [IVER
IIIIIIIIIEI’IIIII
IIANII EEIIIIS
l‘lllll‘GEl‘ORT. April 19.7—l‘olice
department officials conferred bore to-
day in an. effort to prevent further
outbreaks in gang feud: following the
fatal shooting of Peter \\'a£ncr at a
dance. tun Thursday-.3113! ti: 9 stab»
or died at a limit!“ here last night.
and within an hour Ponder was stab-
bed. The police are looking for
Arthur Cummings and Jess pit Porter.
of New York. \Vagz‘ner‘s alleged as—
sailants and “ration Reilly. of this
city. Fender‘s alleged assailant. Pen-
der. the police say. was :1 friend of.
“tumor and the Ft‘ahhin: last night
was a. direct outcome of the shooting
of last week.
Coroner l‘hclttn will hczin a formal
inquiry into “’agwier‘s death within a
few davs.
ARBIIIJNIE VERY
MUCH SURPRISE"
1.08 ANGELES. Cal- April lfl.~«Sl-
lcnce {vending further developments
was the avowed policy today of Ros-
one C. (Patty) Arbuckle. film come-
diam. whose contracts have been can-
celled and finished screen plays with-
drawn. according to an unnouncment
in New York last nlzht by Will H.
Hus. head of the Motion ‘Pictuw Pro-
ducers‘ Association.
"Gosh!" was Arbuckle's comment.
when informed lute last night of Mr.
Hays' announcement
Arhttckle recently was acquitted in
San, Francisco of a manslaughter
charge in connection with the death
of Virginia Rappe.
The portly comedian added:
“This is a. complete surprise and ‘I
might say a shock to me. I don’t
know what it is all about. for I
thought I was well-started on my
‘come back!
"You see. it‘s this. way. Joseph
the Federal prohibition rat-n Visited clarisk “'83 placed under arrest.
the home of Mike \‘c-clarisk. Sarina“ :-
(Contluued on Page Seven)
‘Norwalk Again Honored by
Grand Army Encampment Here
Commander-Albert C. Clark
of Buckingham P o s t,
Named for Junior Vice
Commander —- Past De-
partment; Commander R.
J. Cutbill Again on the
Council of Administration
Norwalk was 3.3:! n honored at the
G. A. R. Encampment. this year.
when Albert C. Clark'commander of
. Buckingham Post. No. 1:. of thin
city. was elected Junior Vice-Com-
mander. his name being pee-rented in
nomination 11:1 Past Department Com-
mandrr. Richard J. Cutbiii. The Eu-
campmcnt came to a. close at noon tb-
day at the South Nor-all: Congrega-
tional church.
The council 0! administntion also-
contains the name of a Nor-walk mun.
Past Dapartment'commander Cutbtfl
succeeding himself on the list and
Gcome l. Ruxton. of Buckingham
Post. was appointed a delegate on
NI-T‘V DI;I'.\RT.\1F_\T COMMANDER
OF G. A. R.
(Continued on Page Eleven) 1
1113. M’EllllllBlE
Lilli 131111 1111111133: l3 1111111111
1101111111011? 52,230 11111:
NEW i’ORK. Arril 19.——V'i\'a(‘— Judge 1;. P. Waldo min. in m
loos Lady Astor. smiling. chatting Superior Court. this morning. Nm_
continuously and joshing those about ed “.0 devotion: In m tried m—
her. arrived from England aboard time ago whichmotinterestto Nor.-
the. Olympic. today. on her way to walk people.
Baltimore. where she will address The; Mrs. Alma “mm wife of n,
pan-American Conference of “Romeo 11am McCrombie of No. mm M
To greet Lad\ Astor- natixe 0t \ir»Iis awarded :2 239 W in a m.
glnia. wife of a British peer. and tlzr Ifor 33 503 CW that amount f“
,seriices in nursing and money touted.
he the tnxe Mrs. We C. Manna.
m éformer-Iv of West twenue. Mrs. Millard
NOTRE DAME CONVERT died January 26th. nu-
38113 YED mgl Major Frank D. mm. of Hurt:-
D 0 BY zfoul. administrator of the estate. was
the defendant In the lotion.
Judgement of 85“ to given to Jua-
tina Dickenson. of Nomlk. in a uni:
against Ebenezer H. Pillow estate to:
$2.000. this amount being claimed for
services as nurse In tho household.
Bonner Senior Vice Commander
Orr'm M. Price. 01‘ sulz‘cwick Post.
I . Norwich.
(Continued on Page Ten)
MONTREAL 0119.. April lit—bone
Dame Convent. in the east end of this
city. the oldest teaching institution in l
the province. founded in 16911,. is today
a blackened ruin. It was distroyed
Schenck. of New ll’ork. who produces
mx pictures will be in Los Auge‘es ‘o- I
marrow. He will know all. about this.
matter. I am entirrlv at sea. ac. tari
as being able to explain it goes. I
shall content ray-sex with remaining‘
silent."
‘or each licensed operator. this will
mean an income 0‘! met a half mii‘ion
dcfiiars from this source alone.
This is the first nine. months that
(Continued on PIS! 1"”
rmmnmo
wn'u rumour rum
FEW HAVEN. April l9.——Four
r01 us men were lined in the West
'H'uen Court yes‘erdav. on char-gm of
interfering with a freight train on the
night of April 8. Two others were
found not guilty The four also were
clacrd under care of a probation of-
tzcer —
The accused told the court that
they had been drinking cider
went to the tracks to take a ride on
a fire lat train. 111??
be: £13291; the brake levers which
stopped the train. '
This incident}!
report tho: on
night to hold
aid to clear with!
t. he
and _ 7'
did not remem-
by fire last night. with a loss of $250.-
ooo. partially covered by insurance. 1
The Church of the Infant Jews.
built in 1:06. located about fifteen fee?
from the new wire of the (‘0:1‘6‘7‘.‘
vas threatened. but firemen prexent»
ed the flames from catching.
The defedant was Jennie E. mm .
executrtx of the estate 0! her late 3m:-
band.
TEIANIIS 111111le
1113 BEEN tum ‘
Dr. 1.. M. Allen has discharged
trom the Not-walk Hospital Robert
Tonini. who has been suffering from
tetanus from the mm of dnjnrteu
«etched in an accident at Jon-13 &
Numbers I‘m on Spring m
mweeksag‘o. Masthead”
be unusual. The Meat required
the use of 303. 990 units of mun“
sermn at a cost of 3366.
11mm: mm
murmwx. M abscess:
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