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ESTABLISHED I870
SENSATlONAL
DECLINE IN THE
GERMAN MARX
Reaches Extreme Low Rec-
ord, Virtually Dis-
appearing.
TOBOGGAN SLIDE IN
LAST FEW DAYS
l'psets Foreign Exchange
on Money Market
in London.
l‘._v .\\~ociatcd Press
.\ Hw YORK. Jan. lS.——V'lrtual dis-
m umnce of the German mark as a
2mm of commercial exchange was
wrtcd today by foreign exchange
' .m rs. who quoted the German cur-
-> my unit at. 004: cents. or approxi-
~n. ly 23.800 to the American dollar.
low record. 'This
~ hrcsvntl the depreciation of more
on titty per cent. within four busi-
kl dais.
lho :3. 800 German marks which
mu d have been purchased for $1 to-
13'. would have cost 85.“! at the
, Irma]. or pro-war. rate of exchange.
"'l the day that the Europeamiwar
' -okc out. the German mark was
.‘loled here at 24 cents. When the
: nlted States entered the war in 1917
-2 e rate had dropped to slightly more
‘lzan 17 cents. No official transactions
.1 marks were recorded while this
'mzntry was at war. ,. «-
1 u.‘ llt‘l’ extreme
ix DOHDON. T00.
llr Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 18.—The foreign
nvhange market was utterly demor-
x :z>‘d today with international opera-
ml in Continental currencies practi-
rv ' [v at a standstill. any bushess tran-
Md being purely in the nature of a
nblc.
lrrmdn marks at noon were quoted
r‘ 105 000 to 110,000 to the pound
rling.
JACKIE COOGAN TO
PAY HUGE TAX
lh- Associated Pres
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 18.—Of the
3’ ".000 which Jackie Coogsn. child
‘ 'vx actor. is said to have received .2
ll l-nnus for signing a contract with
1+ rro Pictures Corporation. 3260.110
t :‘l :0 to the government in the form
I“ mcome tax. according to figures
- public by the collector of Inter-
' Revenue.
The collector explained that his es-
‘ at“ did not include the tax on
- Me's reported salary of $1. :50 a.
k that of his father at 81. 000 a
1k or Jackle' s sixty per cent shar'o
. ‘ ‘I a net profits of films in which he
to be starred.
CURLEY ABUSIVE IN
DECLINING INVITATION
MORTON. Jan. 18.-Refusing an in:
"xtion to be present at Symphony
“ on the evening of Febuary 1.
“72"”1 Rear Admiral Willilln 8. 8m
’ S 31. retired. is to deliver an ad-
Z’atr Minion. secretary of the Loni
"‘(illilon. the organisation sponsor-
: the meeting. that he Ind “no de-
v'0 to sit on any platform with Ad-
ernl Sims. retired.
\layor Curley's letter wa‘s 'a violent
7rd abusive document.
amt. scours CONFERENCE.
\ state conference of Girl Scouts
". l he hed at 2:80 o'clock Toads!
""vrnoon at the Roynl m m}
‘~r the purpose of considering camp-
i“: facilities and finances. it m ‘3'
" lnced this morning. Reeve-enh-
.’ Connecticut will attend the confer-
‘ “P“ Which will be prim”
The principal speaker for the m-
Y‘rvon will be Hrs. Rim ml
"ll-vtor. She is from New London.
CHAS.A.”AELW.IL
ITALY
SOUTE NORWALK,
CONN, THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 1923.
German Mark Value Bro-Wis 50 Poment
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16 PAGES
l wtrom the largertownsaudcltiss
"'1“ executive commit“ a! (to KC“-
“ t k Girl Scout Council held anest-
tor in a bill that
r: scales-day and made “misfits-cubism “an-"9’
Inactuhoetesstootbscssfuenee'. ford. . :3
Jesse‘s- am,“ am ”’3"
MASON! , 7 - h... selfish m m and
.\ stated communion“ acidx chi w 4 . ‘
Indee. No. 10:. 1". ma will“ uni-t mu.
held at “1 rooms. ”hm
Tuesday evening. Feb. 3.1. at! ’- m' hm
f". Work 9‘. C. degree. m " m ’
Masons cordially-Id [film fl'
“ltd. Fraternailyysm
sum: ass '1'. 1m leer.
a
Judge Alton B. Parker. 71 unsuc-
cessful candidate for the presidency
in is”. surprised his friends with the
. 7.14;“. ‘ ' "
Ame , ’ thanpbe‘ll. S1. of New
Yer! City. Their romancs began at
patriotic society meeting. They will
honeymoon in Bermuda.
‘2
THREE COASTERS.
ARE INJURED ON
MARTIN’S HILL
Wilbur Smith of 13 First street sus-
tained a severe scalp wound; Moder
Smith, his brother. a fractured rib.
and Wilson Walsh. also of the First
street. sustain“L severe injuries to one
of his leg. in a series of accidents on
Marvin hill, East Norwaik. while
coasting last night.
The two Smith boys_were taken to
their homes by their companions. as
was the Walsh boy. Dr. Franklyn G.
Brown was called and attended the
boys. taking several stitches in Wil-
Lbur’s lip. The Walsh boy is able
to be about today. as is Major Smith.
but both lads are considerably shaken
up by their experience. '
Young Wilbur Smith's sled over-
turned as re was coming down hill
and he was spilled oil. Other centers
following him rammed his sled. with
the result that his face was cut and
his head laid open. He was knocked
unconscious by the impact of the
other coasters hitting him and was
laid out on a sled as were the other
two injured boys. and all were taken
home.
The bill. because of its icy condi-
ti has became quite“ danger-cup to
cannomand grgtcarchastoboob-
served. There are i number of minor
accidents almost every nit!“ “I“ 1“"
mghabceninforccthere. butlad
ulghtwasthefirsttimeaserlousaeciu
dent has occurred there this winter.
‘ YMEN MAYVGET'
LA TOWN COURT JOBS
wnsrron'r. Jan. “Fanatica- at
fiMMImasmmau-
malaiomnetthsrofwhomisa
zucr- onslatcdfortheinm
ottse'srooosodwe-tpou'rmCom
new of which is M
”introduced at}
Prompt Legislative Consid-
REQUESTS VIGOROUS.
State Fuel Director Submits
in: Associated Press
Templeton today sent to the General
Assembly.
attention to the growing seriousness
of the fuel (titration. He recommend-
ed prompt legislative action. After
outlining the gravity of the present
situation. the governor said:
asked the acting fuel administrator to
recommend Isislstion on this subject.
He has done so and a bill embodying
his recommendations will be sub-
mitted to you today. '
“Without suggtting the 'preclse
GOVERNOR SAYS "“
FUEL SITUATION
VERY GRAVE
oration Urged to Pre-
vent Suffering.
STATE ACTION
Bill for Relief to
Assembly.
HARTFORD. a'Jn. 18.-—-—Governor
a communication calling
-“Under these circumstances I have
form which it may take. I earnestly
recommend that legislation of not.
sort on this most important sublet! be
adopted which not only will provide
for meeting the present cruel-“now
with all the vigor at tho stunts-ruins-
anew-tunymetmdetie’um.
W W‘ .
dents. ltwssiearnodbythoEvening..
m
in future dangers of fuel s'hortsgss.
“Much and». in my opinion. can
be averted now and in future by
prompt and vigorous action on your
part.
The message was ordered pfinted
in the journal. .
Senator Ella offered a bill giving the
fuel commimioner further power in
obtaining coal by purchase or seizure
ot stocks. which was drawn up by At-
torney-General Healy.
D STIC BILL.
HARTFORD, Jan. l8.——'Authority to
seize fuel anywhere in this State dur-
ing the acute coal shortage. to search
any premises where he has reason to
believe that fuel is being boarded or
concealed. to requisition railroad lines.
locomotives. freight mrs trolley lines
and motor trucks wherever necessary.
in his opinion. to alleviate distress. is
conferred upon the State Fuel Admin—
istrator in a bill for introduction tr
the General Assembly. which has been
prepared by Attorney-General Frank
E. Healy.
‘Thcse powers. considered necessary
for the proper control of coal distri-
bution in Connecticut, would be re-
tsincd by the Fuel Administrator dur-
ing the existence of the emergency.
according to tho Attorney-General.
and the emergaicy would be consider.
tion of the Governor.
An appropriation of 8100. 000 is
Yfi AB. AT
WAUINGFORD
mom
ByAmoclstchrci
WALLINGFORD. Jan. it.—Ths Y.
lT.A.B.Buildingon0enterflreet
wsstotsliy dcdroyed by “this
morning. and tho ofiicers of the
societyestlmatedthairlossatSMAOQ
forbuildingandcsnteuta Them-
wassomided at 6:50 audin-a‘short
unetheframostructnrawasdcomp'
tasteless. Itisthowht bythoilrvs-u
manthatthefirewsscaussdbythe‘
boiler. _
nammvc’s CONDITION
GREATLY ml)
ed legally terminated by a proclama- '
Concentration of the
O :.V
mench advance into the ash!- region. Germany denies these reports.
Werclmocentm
Twenty automobile owners in Nor-
walk may lose their W as the
result ct‘ths . 1mm ‘0! the
1:00.000»qu then '
Sentinel today. Th. lid of owners of
stolenmachinesisln thehnndsotthe
in authorities who will re-
strain from deficits action until fur-
Twenty Norwalk Persons May
Lose Their Automobiles 8001:
ch” of Cars Stolen by the Car
chOperated inBridgeport.
.Nino arrests have Islmdy been
madeinthesn—eauodqpto ring.
Mot roadway}? nigto
W ow
Won is
It is WM shoal autono-
bile dealer. who has hsen" menus
second-hand automobibsgor the pa;
year may be innocently involved“:
the scandal. In the museums: certain
AT IDNG LANE FARM
In its bi-ennial report. suted to
Governor Templeton. Mon . the
board of directors of the Long Lane
firm. Middletown. shows that at the
close‘ of the two-year period. June 80.
there were 153 girls on parole. Dur-
ing the two years. 104 girls were ad-
mitted to the institution, 170 were
paroled. 77 discharged on reaching
the age of twenty-one years and this-
ty-one discharged for good behavior
while on parole.
The expense of the farm from July
1; 1920. to June so. 1921. were 8183.-
001. 20 and from July 1,-1821. to June
30.192: to $140. 870. Receipts during
the 1933 fiscal year were 335. 574.40.
The need for a new hospital All a
separate building is emphasised by
Dr. Maud W. Taylor. visiting phydo
clan. ‘
Miss Caroline deF. Penniman. su-
perintendent. says:
“Through our self-governing plan
every girl has a chance to livs‘ a
school life unhampered by constant
watching and suspicion. Our privi-
logos and pleamcs are many: our
physical and medical oversight thor-
ough and of excellent quality. Our
ther sweeping investigations are Norwalk residents are wondering 11
made. they are to ion their automobiles.
GIRIS UNHAMPERED into more practical and worth while
academic w'ork is shaping each yes:
lines.
“I would like to are a new archi-
tectural plan developed here which
we would group the girls in small
buildings housing not oversiftc'en and
preferably ten. These building need
not be expensive.”
BOY SCOUTS HELP
AT HOSPITAL FIRE
By Associated Pres _
MERIDEN. .Jan. 18.—-«Beventy chil-
dren were removed to safety in three
minutes by a Boy. Scout troopgand
hospital attendants when fire broke
out in the roof of theinfirmary at
Underclifl Senatorium about 6 o'clock
this morning. The flames were quick—
ly put out by the institution' s fire as-
partanent while the city department
was held up in deep now on the road.
The fire was probably due to sparks
from- the chimney and. the {lamage
was slight.
COLD, m canons-r.
NEW HAVEN. Jan.— 18.-Tho Unit-
ed stats Weather Bureau recorded
the lowed temperature of~tha winter
here at midnight last nidit. when the
thermometer stood at.) above s-o.
At 10 o’clock this morning the mer-
cury had climbed to ”above.
meets in m
West. the 8nd and
Butler cm. are. as. it. fly
Sm Advertising Pays
Evening Sentinel, South Nerwalk, Conn.
Gentlemen: It gives u‘sgreat pleasure to
infofin you that results from your new feat-
ute“Shoppi§g with Suzanne” aregzitifying'
indeed. We Were sonnwhat skeptical abfirst
January 16,1923
EXTRA VOTES .
FOR HUSTLERS
lN BlOCONllEST
A note of. warning is sounded for
These substantia- mud bl: earned in
before '8 o'clock. Saturday night. Ian-
uary so.
In making up these three subscrip-
tions for six months. it is not required
that the subscriptions be for that
length of time. The set may be made
up of a yearly subscription. which
would be counted as two for six
months. and another for six ‘montbs.
Or three for four months each would
be counted as two for six. months.
Hake the combination inany way at
all. Just so the cash equivalent grill
equal three subscriptions for six
months, or in other words. $13.50 as a
cash total.
While it is hardly likely that any
candidate on the list will let the week
pass without taking advantage of this
first vote ofier. yet in cases where the
candidates find it impassible to get the
three allotted subscriptions the 20.-
000 extra coupons will be issued for
either one or two for six months.
Today would be a most opportune
tion in The Evening Sentinel Cam-
paign _jn case you have not already
done so. The vote offer named above,
that of 20. 000 for each of your first"
three suhscnpttons for six months. or
their equivalent. is the first offer of
tion would count the goal 5,000. the
some point from which all the others
An hour of personal emort
time for you to send in your nominee-a
Italy Asks More Considers-y
tionofReparatiomCol- “
lectionProblem.
COURT MARTIAL
COAL MAGNATES
AllShipmentsofCoalArc
Seized' hythe French .
’ Soldiers.
O
WASHIKGNV. Jan. id—Italy h
the only nations to which Germany:
refuse to make reparations deliveries.“
for it is declared here that ship-
ments to Great Britain. Italy. Poland
and Jugoslavia will not be interrupted.
At the conference in the Ruhr be-‘i
tween Colonel Simon of the French
occupation forces and represeMvss' ‘
of the German railways in the dflrict. -
the rallwaymen declared they would
recognize only the German authoring _
as mediators in labor questions. ac-
irx to a dispatch to Vorwasrts tron
confidence in the occupying suthork
ties. with whom they daircd to haw. j_
no contact. . re
Dr. Greutsner. president of m
Prussia. has sent a communication is
Gena Denvigmes in the Ruhr. “I;
that the redresentatives of the owners 1
and the workmen were highly ilk"
dignant at having been invited to
Tuesday’s conference merely to aw—g
cetve a military order and land‘s
pro-ed a determination not to M
any more conferences with the French ’
authorities of occupation. says a
Dnesscidorf meme.
18.—-The Track
this morning took man of on,
railroad flattens in the Ruhr as”.
an a Renter's E-en dispatch. It 3
reported. but
French also the
various coal‘companiea.
moon.
madman“
vertcdtollctx.
E-en today. They addeddhcyhndu. , .
Norwalk Chronicler