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his stories «lo not stand investigation.
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l .111“ “Fin- situation in 14‘1‘111 stom-
county following: shooting of two ne-
41-151 in 11 will light with officers and
1;'-‘1"';lil‘l:l i'(")()i‘IS of possibly race
“'i-S so quit-t early today that
officers from Mcxia l‘f‘ltlr‘lll’d
111-11111. ll. J.J-‘nll1-r. a deputy sin-riff.
~1:1i1l llli‘l’t- “‘l'i‘(' armed while men on
H111 silt'cts 11L “mun. buttrewwegz‘oes
1.1 In» 1.11111. 'l‘he l1‘1'ecstone county nu-
liinrltits were confident they conlsl
control The situation. and believed that
ilwnrt-r ol‘ 511110113 trouble was passed.
(‘i't'ii‘ni‘s \vcn- statiomrl in the tits-
triv‘t win-r11 riots chrc feared. and
11,111» attempting: to discourage men
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the house where
and in which
a few ne-
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shooting occurlwl.
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11011 101nm MAN
(Irwinion tiled in the Superior
yesterday by Julius: Nowell
Jenni-11's the nulrrizlrzc ol' Freda l-‘roe-
lil-l; \lnlimwck. of Norwalk. to Paul
,\l11‘.l.1n11.l; o'. \“.onkcis N. Y.. ptrform-
ml in (he l1ttr1‘cit3 on July 26. 192 0
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ln-l: girl was horn on December 20.
111112 anri was not of legal age at the
tinn- (11‘ her marriage. He also finds
that lirr 1nr1nts' consent was not
nix-en :11‘111 th'at the statements made
in the application for a marriage li-
1111 :1 “err math- by \lnilouek falsely
and without knowledge and consent
The right of the plaintiff
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court
at the girl.
to resume her maiden name was
u‘l'antml.
\Vllliam Price. of Norwalk was giv—
1-11 a divorce from Pearl Price. of
Pennsylvania. The husband told
Judge Jennings that he married Pearl
in Pennsylvania on April 15. 1921.
and slicrtly moved to Norwulk. He
toltl thr- court that his wife did not
like Norwalk and she did not; like
married life. so she packed her 119-.
longings and Mule. him a fond fare-
well one chilly morning in Noycmber,
1.012%. That was the last he had seen
of hr-r.
Edith Tlerger. of Glenhrook, a dress
(lesigncn employed in New York was
gmntml a divorce from Henry Rich-
1rd ”lerger. of Brooklyn. on the
ground of desertion. She was given
custody of three minor children. The
wife told Judge Jennings that’ she
married the defendant in- October
1907 and from that time. she was ob-
liccd to earn her own living. At-
tempts at reconciliation failed.
STRASSBERGEB CASE
IS CONTINUED
.‘——-—
Continuance from 1111131 to day to
await a date when the cése could be
tried by Judge Nehemiah Candee. was
made in the case 01f Julius Strasbers‘
(r of Lexington avenue, charged with
Violation of the liquor lam, yester-
day afternoon when the case was
scheduled to be heard before Judge
George H. V‘osburgh.
burgh was busy with other case; and
had agreed with Judge Candee that
the latter should sit upon the Strau-
lierger case.
The continuance was. from day
day for. the furnace or 4th
Judge Candee t1 . , ‘ M
the trial. -.
sow-med convinced that the-
‘ terday,
Judge Vos— 1.
sou‘m nonWmoo
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ASSOCIATED PRESBNEWSFBOH ALLPABTSOF‘IBEWORDDBYA SPECIALWIBEANDDUBOWNOPERA’I‘GB.
SATURDAY, {UNE 3,1922
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ENE CBBNNAN
SCNBIII GIVES
2 EINE PENIS
(me hundred uni
Norwalk residents 1. Hr entertained
by Mr. and Mis. \Villiam T. Cockran
of the Cockrun School for Boys. lo-
cated at the former Earle estate in
1:11.: avenue. last night ii: the pies-
enta‘on of two pl: us in members 0‘.“
the faculty of the 1trliool The Mini!
was a. big sbcccs‘i and the theatrical
efforts. which rated for abme the
aVct‘age, were 311:1th (nimcd.
i‘hc two pluysrwcre staged in tin
huge barn in the mar 01 the hund-
eome residence. The large floor spam?
of the upper floor of the Ivu'rn was
turned into a small. private, theatre
with 11 stugt‘ lights and other el‘l‘ectc
that. go with it. ~ ~
lift) prominent
(Continued 0;: Pairs Seven)
States.
.' This group at Indian girls members or a 00011
-3 ' 1.1 to 11: Remit-WW3:
intaéftlon-m “fikgflon
for its convention, June 14 to :8, to be attended by more than 1,000 girls tron; at} cm the Umted
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City Estimates Would Be-
quire
in Tax
’l‘he Norwalk Board of 3.111.111.19-
.:a.‘l 'l‘zixationIVvill hold its first meet-
ing Monday night/ to start work on
-tl‘.11 city budge-t for the fiscal year
11,011“ 113 “
'l‘ r estimates sulnnitted are the
largest in the history of the city and
il‘ gzantcl V‘Vithout (tits would re-
quire 11 111\ rate of 30 mills in some
sections of the city / The highest pre-
HILIIIE rate at pnstnt is 22 mills in
the First «listrirt
. , . ‘
'l‘.111. tollo‘.‘l‘ln.£: appezzrchin this
morning}: Bridgeport Telegram:
“0:111 of ‘1!!! mortt interesting fea-
“n‘vw m. the 111171.11? summons \Vill he the
attitude taken by '(liilfeit zit mt- mhers
wul; r1 spect to the school budget.
-
(Continued on PageTen)
11V
1,000 WORKING GIRLS TO BE COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR WEEK.
Eight-Mil} Increase
mounting!» ”NM "£1 “1‘ win 1:11.11
(11 League of iris’ Clubs takes over 1119‘
1
brorwamjcan welijibe.proud of the
exhibition of the~ Industrial Arts de-
partment of the NorIVV'nlk public
schools which was held yesterday at
the High school building. The ex-'
hibit, the annual affair. was etch
more elaborate than previous years
and attracted much {aVorable com-
ment.
or particular interest was the ex-
hibit of- the manual training classes
of which George Ameer. 'ot OVer
RiV‘er school, and John1Kane of
Franklin school are in charge. This
exhibit. was Very- elaborate consist-
imz of many fine examples of com- i
meter] articles. These included desks,
talilcs electric parlor lamps wicker
serving“ tray; and a Variety of similar 1
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Sheriff Fuji-Tar G. Perry.
‘ar from satisfactory.
State Police Called
Into the Courtne Case
7 _'-
Coroner Has Inquest
VVestport Authorities Are Bafiled 1111 Their Efiorts
to Solve the Mysterious Death of Federal?
Revenue Agent~—-Seekin’g the Men Who May 1 "I.
Have Been with Him on Thursday N lght—t’
Was in ,Norwalk Then and Had Made His
«Headquarters at, the Hotel ' Mahackemo,
Where He Was Well-
Known
Coroner John J. Phelan at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the town bail in.
11g of the mangled hodV was plrtially
failing to yield
\Vestport 111111 conduct an inquest into the death of Captain. Joseph Courtney,
war hero athlete and internal revenue agent whose train-mangled body wag
found yesterday morning near the \Vcstport station.
ing at probable death bv violence which developed immediately after the find—
squished by an investigfi'tion by Députy'
The imestigation. up to press-.tlme, however. will
Vague speculations bin!-
as it did, any reason for Courtney:
presence at the scene of his death or whom his last. companions were. Little,
if any newinformation is expected to develop at the Coroner's inquest.
The state police. hope-yer time been called into the case. A mem§ber of I
courtesies.
the department was reported to be in Wcstport this morning making 11 p1 mate.
in; estigation into the death. The body of the décenswman was taken to Mui—
» ling, Scott and Redgate funeral parjors in Bridgeport where members of the '
J family arranged for its remoV al to \X’otcester. Ma‘ss. for burial. A large dele-
gation of Bridgeport Elks met the rclatiV es of the dead man extending cordial
(Continued 01: Bags Ten)
2. .1 {British Forces Reinforced
“By Howitzers and Planes
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NI‘IVJ‘E‘OIIT NI‘I\\‘S. Var, Jlii‘u“ 3.--1
The trilnltw 01’ :1 nation to the ln-lian
IllzliII-‘ll who saved from Hit-nth” fam—
inn and utter confusion" the first
etrnzuiirg colony at \vhitt- ind". from
which it has sprung the \\’illiam (inl—
VV’ay l’atriilge Statue of POL-tilioi‘itas.
drew grateful Americans from many
states todav to attend the unui'rin:
cert-monies of the historic ground of
Jamestown Island.
Conducted under thc auspices of
the Pocahontas Mcmcrial Association
the picturesque feature 01 the un-
Veiilng program was the group of lit-
tle girls all trucBng descent {mm the
famous Indian maiden. who were st-
icctell to draw the curtain from be-
fore the monuiuent rt-x‘~res§-nting the
girlish figure of the protector of
Jamestown Colony, standing witht
arms outstretched in_1vclcome to the
white settlers. ‘
Those officiating at {the ceremony
were Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, president
of \Villiam and Mary College. presid-
ing. and Miss Ella. Loraine Dorse,
president of the Memorial Association
' selected to formally present the statue
to the association for the preservation
of Virginia antiquities.
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WASHINGTON. June 3.‘—A dEter-
mined fight between the Senate and
House before agreement Is reached
on the size of the Army to be provid-
ed for in the Appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year, was in prospect
today. following its passage by. the
Senate with increases oxer the House
figure in both enlisted and oticer per-
sonnel. 11-41101
A5 put through the Senate late yes-
within six hours after it was
taken up for the first time. the 11m.
carrying an appropriation of $341.-
650.000.
for the next Year at an average 15:
12. 530 officers and 133, 000 meow
with the Houée figures or
comparing
11. 0.90 :n'ndd 116. 609. regpectively. Cona
{erotica on’ 01!. the inference
is not expected to’b'egin before next
Tuesd‘ye . . . . > ‘ 1
'Wpeks and publicly reprimandcl at
fixes the size of the Army ..
EBNNEN‘EYAIE
PNBEESBBN III .
BEBBNE PRIEST
Instructor of .F r e s h m e 11
‘English at Eli, l "ill Be
Ordained June 10
3 .—'l".
HARTFORD. June Lowra-
son Iii ‘grs 501'. of a wealthy “huh—
ing‘ton banker (in-i formciy an in-
:ztrllctox of ireshnmn English at Yale
l‘nivt-rr-ity. is to income a priest of
thc Roman Catholic church. ills or-
dination to the pritstlzood VViil take
place at St. Josephs Cathedra l. Sat—
ttrtluy, June in Mr. Riggs will take
the Vows m Cunt-11c); and obedience,
joining the sec'l‘nr order of the. priet-
hood. if he were joining any of the
religious communities he would also
take silch Vons as charity and what-
(Continued on Page Seven) j . .
FLIER WHO MENAGED ‘
CROWD IS DISMISSED
.‘
.‘BY HARDING
WASHINGTON. June 3—-Her‘bert
l1‘ahcy,aVi.-.Vtor who flew over the
heads of the. audience attending the
ceremonies at the dedication of the
Lincoln Memorial last Tuesday, was
dismissed yesterday from the Officers'
Reserve Corps by Secretary of War
the \Vhite House. Policy was a Lieu-
tenant in the Reserve Corps
The aviator was dismissed without
court-martial under authority which
wives the President power to take dis-
c.plinary measures and dismiss mem—
bers of the corpé 11.1 ‘wili.
Fancy was charged with disrespect
to the President of the United States
aid with having gitlpngered the live‘afl
of the assembled xpectators.‘ His Ide-
fense was he thought he‘ might fly
over the crowd' Wow 2 acid 3: 30
n. m. The Wat Wflment iays he
wins warnedm notIi‘Q fiyat 31th:!) between
2 and 5 p.m.
June 3. -—-Ben 1:111:11»:
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and 11% Arthur
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Jan-plain emhéii “if
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CHICAGO. June 3.—-’l‘.‘hreatcned
court battles over the proposed mar-
riagl‘ ot‘ 17-year-old Mathilde Mc-
Cormick to Max Oscr. Swiss horse-
man. apparently had been averted
today. ‘ . i , ari‘
As the time. approached for the
hearing on the petihon which Math-
ildc’s mother. Edith Rockefeller’lic-
Cormick. was given leave to tile ask-
ing an injunction restraining her for—
mer husband. Harold 11‘. McCormick.
from granting consent to the interna-
ticnzt; marriage. counsel - for Mrs.
Cormick annouced that the applica-
tion had been withdrawn. Seciety
awaited the next development in
Mathilde's . romance. Her-s father, ,
who is now her legal guardian, had
agreed to withhold consent to the
marriage until today. at least.
“'ith announcement of the with-
drm‘val of Mrs. McCormick’s peti-
tion. came the suggestion from
friends of the household which di-
V'orce and Mathild’s love affc ir diVid-
ed, that the whole court action hag
ing Mathilde in America. as long as
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013‘ 350 members of the Knights
of Columbus, together with delegates
from Various other councils In the
Vicinity ttended the special meeting
01‘ the South Norwalk‘Council. No.
1253. hel last ezening at Music hall.
"our. 11 class of sixty candidates had
the third degree worked on them. I.
The degree work was not: finished
until nearly midnight. Hence the main
entertainment 1.1111111121111111 to be post:
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NEW HAY-EN,- Jane 8.——Rev. Dr.
David 1-D: Buel. cog-tier pneidenl: ot
Géorgét‘bwn univemftr'a; Washington,
graduate gt Yale, 1883. who left the
Roman Catholic church about tern
your; ago/today was ordained as a
" I eh i; by
ones.
Ymk papers and trade
will close at; the office of the Second
day.
composed of both men; £314.1er 111.111.111.111
but last. night's flair is due to the
women atone. Much 11121111 in (1
HUNG * INVITED
0 AGAIN NINE
IPRESNIENCY
~‘)
PIZKIVG ’2 June (Aésocsuted
Press) .——Li Yuan- Hung. dc posed £19m
tarists in 1917 was invited late last
night to resume that office. 11:19 in\ i-
mtion came from the members oi the
Cabinet of Hsu Shih- Chang, “ho re—
signal from the pusidcnm VesterdaV.
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1113 Anvmllsui
Will Be Received By the
Second District Commis-
sioners' to June 21 t
Bids hIaVc been mixertised for the
corstruction of the addition to the
{filtration plant of the Second dis-
trict Vi‘atcr
and specifications having been pre—
pared
depaitment the plans
which are to be sealed
advertised in New
papers and
The bids,
have been
iistrict commissioners on “’cdnes-
June 2 lst.
It is expected that the work of
construction of the new bed will ap-
proximate $50 (‘00, and at a. recent
special
commissioners were authorized to is-
51.19 bonds for that amount.
meeting of the District the
Preliminary work has been started
on the digging of the spot where the
filter will be located. which is on the
north end of No. 1 bed.
BINIB’ AUXILIARY AT
NABII’B NAB BANBE.‘
A most delightful dance. was given
last ever-.315“ in the pavilion at Roton
Point under the auspices of the Girls‘
auxiliary of the Nash Athletic Asso-
ciétiofi.
ers from Nor-walk and vicinity were
present making the aflatr a success
both financially and otherwise.
An attendancev‘of 490 danc-
The hall was prettily decorated for
the oce'agion with streamers and
Amylcan‘ flags. Baiioong were no-
tieui floating through the popular ‘ :,‘;
dine/a: palace.
and. other. decorations this made _a .
pretty appearance.
With the streamers
Michael Di Vito’s Mmmba.
ceived, the dancers were
satisfied; Eddiesf ‘ung.
The Nash Athletic. manna: \la
the decoration committee} of.
Rupture of the Irish Nego-
tiations Has Again Been
Been Averted, But Lon-1
don Does Not Take a Very
Optimistic View. of
Situation 1.. Anti 512.31". 1'
Bi“. 1. 1’- 381‘, June 3 (Associated
Press). —--Thc British forces in North-
crnfiireiand were. reinforced today 6):
the at r1\ at of twelve officers and nine—
13 -sevcn men of other ranks of the
Rmal Air Force. They were followed
ed by in awe fighting planes.
’ A battery of howitzers was also
unified: Their destination is believe‘i'
‘ ”the~ prafideu‘cy of Chin'i by the mill.“ {. mumdiskilten nearthe southern
Denier of County Fertilanagh. where _
there is much military activity.
Sewn-at troopships bringing Eng—o
lish and Scottish regiments also an:
tore-(l the harbor this morning.
The military. of Fermanagh are
commandecring automobiles and
boats. and it is belieVed that the re-
capture of the Beiieck salient recently
seized b3 Irish Republican army forc—
is contemplated.
The tVVelV‘e Bristol fighting planes
will be flown 0V er from England this
€S,
afternoon, and will be quartered at ‘1
_Alricr1:roxc.eightecn miles from this
city, V1. here there is a big aerotmoma
J.
(Continued‘on Page Seven}
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State’s Attorney Says He Is
Not Thinking of Politics
These Days
State's Attorney Homer Cum-
mings at Stamford. who is democratic}
national ommttteeman for Connecti-
cut and lked of as a. FOSSlbie candi—
date for theslfnited’states Senate. de-
clares that he has “neither thought
or talked politics- for several months"
but is applying himself to his law
practice with "extreme dilig once.”
This was \If. Cummings reply to
questions as to his attitude on the
senatorial nomination. He declared
that he had no plans for making
any public statement and would make
none unless “the public seemed to do;
sire it. " -
“I do not. intend to let anyone look
into the Operations of my mind" said
Mr. Comminvs.
Mr. Cummings evidenced interest
in the reported contest between
Thomas Speilacy and former Con-
gressman Augustine Longer-an. of
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tion.
and. .. .
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Sic and from the 15111131111311: of op—
plausc ‘re
more than
thensopuiac anger. scored a big'hit
with his Vocal: selections. ‘“
to
r
Hartford, {or the senatorial nonun- _‘
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