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The Weather.
For Not-walk and vicinity: Fair to.
night and Thursday: raising tempefi
ature Thursday: moderate to troll
northerly winds. becoming variable.
Last night's storm has moved to leg
and is now central over Nova Scotia.
ESTABLISHED 1870
' 16 PAGES
PRICE THREE CENTS
IS SELECTED
FOR SEVENTH
YEAR AS HEAD
Board of Education Very
(ilzul to Retain Services
111' Superintendent.
RICSH INATION OF
FOUR TEACHERS
\‘w Hilts: Il Building Plans
.\l'(‘ Discussed at
Secret Session.
.Ilvlthllllillt'ill. of George V.
as superintendent of
. _ aw another year featured the
' iiiuiitlily lllt‘Cilng of the Board
. . . 1911111 llt‘lll 121st nightnt the
.. liign School. The rc-up-
-:1t. oi Stun-ri11tcntlt'211t Buchan-
‘..; lllltlilllllOllS vote of memo
H..- liourd who feel fortunate
shin to retain that able
This is the seventh
ul' 5:1 i‘\lt"‘ in the Norwalk pub-
‘wol sistwm for 311‘. Buchanan.
.: 111.“ tirm of office, the school
his and been greatly
; :vmcd.
. L11 r min 1' ti .ltjllBl'S were appoint~
. 3 oi the mm lini: to fill vacancies ex-
111 [lil‘ Filiwil system. Miss
‘.liimril. oi‘ llanbury. was ap-
il ll‘ntllrl' of English in the
1 -. 1' Junior High School: bliss bill-
14 ‘llllngS. of Norwalk, was an-
i teacher in commercial sub-
.11 the Center Junior High, and
\nnn. S. Vargas was appointed
1- of Latin in the Senior High
I ‘ i l
;.1|'\Il't.“l.
I Hi grown
lit!!!
ll' it u
"v."t’.
resignations. including that
. Gertrude O'Mallcy. formerly
urrtrudc Natteford. the popular
nurse. wereactcd unm by
ml. Miss Mary B. Killion re-
in teach in Iloxbury High
', ill Boston. Mass: Miss Anna.
1. who for eight years. was
' :I “1th the local schools.
Patrick Henry Junior High
.1 MW York City and Mrs.
l sinindc-r presented her reslg
‘ . thr' board. All four resig-
ut-r.» accepted with regret.
of Mrs. O'Mailey. the
will be keenly felt. Dur-
. tune Mrs. O'Mailcy was
! imam she. rendered invaluable
itirtlvulnrly in the case of the
i 'i‘ll-lvl'f‘likS of communicable
‘1': the schools.
lizlzt'slion Of Dr. \Villlul’li
J the secretary of the board.
~11nucd on Page Two)
>111. i‘llllRELLAS
FOR OFFICERS
‘nninn’s Guild of Trinity
‘ ‘1 ii :1 n-gular meeting last
’ .‘ tin» church in the parish
wt ll‘ll time: gifts of silk um-
givcn to Miss Carrie
.1 llw past twenty years
lll'" guild. and to Miss
1:. it’ll'it‘kfi. for sixty years a.
l ' 111‘ the parish. and for twen-
.... rotary of the guild. De-
“ ' ' toriny weather there was a
""rivllnt‘e at the meeting.
1 . I
'r
'r
on;
r 11;en
" iif‘
“ 'i'ii‘li-d to hold a Shrove
«.111 at the church next
11 ning. February 13th, with
1.1 supper being served from
.. (i'i‘lOCk. There will be a.
9 21111111 at. moderate prices.
1 n'i'lnck on the entertain-
‘ «Ll lih'ld. and will consist.
mist part. of several reels of
l‘l"l'lli‘!‘. O
luv
“ml! \skl lll..\il.. ARMORY, “'ED-
‘llH \lt-H"l.1\‘orwalk vs. Dan-
1:11: Ilnttcry C. vs. Pick-
~‘»\l('l1.
V
‘l i“ )3“) DIRECTORY
. A ‘l vnmmunlcation of Old Well
‘ ‘ _ 108. l-‘. and A. M.. will be
L 1 ”'4 moms. Masonic Temple.
‘ ' "~i11lni:‘.l"eb. 6. 1923_ at 8 D.
.. “' "'11 I". C. degree. All Master
’ ‘1 "irulitillv and fraternally in-
1.”. rnaiiy yours.
'IHS A. PFAHL W. M.
‘-"\ T. LOWVDES. Secy.
“"174
.- “Hillier, No. 33, R. A. M»-
K: :.- ‘.‘NT Ironic Temple. South Main
‘ . 7 -r 2nd and 4111 Tuesdays of
J "l1 nt 8 o'clock. Julv and
’ f'tiplril. All it. A. Mason!
and rrnternally invited.
s, r. DECKER. H. P. ’
' tures as a. flier.
s
anl others were dr'hrn out of town.
CHANGES NEAR
IN STANDING OF
PRIZE WORKERS
Many surprising changes are due to
take place in the standings of the
Evening Sentinel l‘rizc candidates at
the end of the present week. unless
some of those who have figured them-
selves as winners awake from their
lethargy and finish the week with
some show of aggressiveness; some
show of that enthusiasm that charac-
terized their initial efforts to win. Ab
it is. some of the second string can-
didates are making long strides tow-
ard the head of the list.
Not that there was any such thing
as real winners in sight at any time.
but there were potential winners. a
few whose early efforts had stamped
them as logical winners. Had they
continued at the same rate throughout
there is but little doubt but that their
realized. It is not too late even now
for them to put into their individual
campaign the same dash and spirit
with which they first imbued it. and if
they do. particularly during the pre-
(Continued on Page Two)
“MOVIE” FLYER
FOUND DEAD IN
LOS ANGELES
By Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 7.——-The au-
thorities today were investigating the
death of Sheldon Judson. 27. l.‘ol".:
War aviator and son of wealthy par-
ents. whose body was found on the
floor of his room in the family rest.
deuce here Monday. «Since the war
Judson had appeared in motion pic'.
Detectives said they found a glass
syringe on the body. and on a table
nearby a Cilantity of white powder
and a. cct‘fee cup containing a datk
fluid.
_________._——-
—George Howe.. specialist in Sub-
urban and country properties. 527
Fifth Ave.. New York. N. Y.. invites
listings of desirable farms and shore
fronts. both :arge and small. in the
vicinity of South Norwalk. Address
the Connecticut office. Post Bond.
Greenwich. Connecticut. telephone
Greenwich, 1322. ‘
——aAsuE'rnm. ARMORY, WED-
NESDAY NIGHT. Nor-walk vs. Dan-
bury. Dancing. Battery 0.173. Pick-
1‘. S. LYON. Sec’y.
Senator \V. H. Ahington, Representative F. F. llarrelson; lanter.
B. Nortleet. chairman: right Representative Neil Bohlinger, Representative
Ernest Chaney. Representative Paul McKennon.
winning ambitions would have been'
)lcmbers ot‘ the. Arkansas legislative committee who are investigating the
recent mob violence at Harrison. where
Top to bottom. left Senator a. 0. Erotic,
one railroad units:- was lynched
Senator Mu
FEWER SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS IN
Social functions of the Norwalk
Scrior Hi h school will be less ite~
qucnt in t me to come as the result
of action taken last night at- the regu-
lar meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion. At. this meeting. it was voted
to limit the number of dances to be
hcld during the school to six; three
alternoon and three evening. One
‘of the latter is to be the annual senior
dance held in connection with gradu-
ation exercises. No longer will the
school pupils be able to do the linalle
hop in school social affairs except
under the strict eye of chaperones.
For it was also voted that six teachers
and six parents must attend each
school function and see that the
dancing is properly supervised.
The above Action was
recommendation of special acommit-
too. This committee consisted of
Mrs. Percy w. Brooks. Mrs. George F.
Belts and Dr. William J. Tracey. The
matter was first brought up at the last
r gula!‘ meeting of the board when
it was decided that a. definite program
of social functions should be laid out
for the year. The six dances of the
y-eai must be held within the school
except on special permission of thel
board.
William 1?. Ward expressed the
opinion that he did not believe that
the Board of Education had any juris-
diction over‘ the senior dance inas—
much as the pupils were graduates
when that function was held. He-said
that it was held in the Norwalk Arm-
ory last year and that he did not
think that the High school auditorium
was large enough totaccommodate the
pupils and their friends.
the recommendations of the special
committee.
playing of basketball games on Satur-
day afternoons instead of Friday
nights as hithertofor. 0n the matter
upon by the board at a later date. _
to the limiting the number of social
functions that
many school children engaged to be
married immediately upon leaving
school with fewer dances."
It was .also voted» to change the
date of the dance for the benefit of
the Echo.' the High school paper,
night.
GEORGE A. DRAPER,
By Assaulted Press.
MILFORD. Macs, Feb. “la—George
A. Draper. president;‘ of the Draper
Corporation, manufacturers of gex-
sticks. Greenwich.
tit-DPW diedlnBoston todir Aw
. Norman.
- of England.-
taken on
The board finally decided to accept ‘
which also includes the ,
of the senior dance. this will be voted ‘
Dr. Tracey‘ explained in referenoé .
"We won‘t ' have so '
from early in March to Lincoln Day '
OF MILFORD, DIES...
i PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE ON
BRITISH DEBT
War Foreign Debt. Commis-
sion Recommends Settle-
ment on New Basis.
By Associated Pm
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.—-ln Pres-
ident Harding's address to Congress
today he said in part:
“You have been asked to assemble
in joint session in order that I may
submit to you the report of the world
war foreign debt commission, cover.
ing its accepted proposal for funding
of the debt due to the United States
from‘ the Government of Great Bri-
tain. This report. concluded on Feb-
ruary 3, 1923, reads” follows:
“Them‘orid war foreign Debt Com-
mission. created under the Act of
Congress approved February 9, 1922.
having received the mission appointed
by the British Government to consid-
er the funding of the demand obliga~
tions of that Government held by the
United States. report as follows:
The British Government. designated
as its representatives the Right Hon-
orable Stanley Baldwin. Chancellor of
the Exchequer and Mr. Montague
the Governor of the Bank
who have conferred with
the commission in Washington and
“ presented .facts relating to the position
of the British Gov ermnent. The com.
mission ‘hss also 1 et l'fl'requently' in
.separate sessions and has given the
'fellest consideration to the problems
involved in the funding 6? the ‘British
tic-ht to the United States.
"It became manifest at the outset
that. it. would not bepossible to effect
an agreement for funding within the
limits of the not approved February
9. 1922. and the commission has.
therefore, considered the practicabil-
ity of a settlement on some other
basis. andthough it has not been
. able. in the absence of authority un-
HIGH SCHOOL
der the law. to conclude negotiations.
it unanimously recommends for sub-
mission to Congress a settlement with
the British Government as follows:
"Principal of notes to be refunded.
$4. 074. 818. 358. 44.
“Interest accrued and unpaid up to
December 15, 1922, at the rate of 4 1-2
per cent, $629,836,106.99.
”Deduct payments made October
16,1922. and November 15. 1922. with.
‘intercst at 4 1-4 per cent. thereon, to
December 15. 1922. 310052637169.
Total. 34.604.128.085.74.
“To be paid in cash $4,128,085.14.
“'l‘otai principal of indebtedness as
of December 15.1922. for which Brit-
ish Government bonds are to be is-
sued to the United States Government
at par. $4,000,000,000.00."
.011. rumours
.1131: SCIENCE 10,
11111311111111.1115
ods Eliminate Chance' in
Oil Drilling.
NEW YORK, Feb. “la—Devising new
tricks with which to fool the public in
fraudulent stock schemes is a type of
genius in which promoters of wildcat
‘..oll wells excel.
The ancient and
mystic divining rod.
supposed to locate
water and previous
minerals. -was the
_...
casters.
‘ The modern faker
has taken the divin-
ing rod idea auda-
_brought it up to
_;‘da.te.' This modern-
‘ized divining rod is
. .. now a. popular meth-
E. A. SCHWAB od used by a number
of oil promoters—«stung up claims
that science will locate oil, thus elim-
inatlng most of the scouting and pro-
duction problems from the oil indus-
try at one stroke.
' Radium was the method of one
promoter. Another claimed the radio
Could do it.
Consider the revolution in the in-
dustry if underground, oil fields could
be localédbe’fore‘a‘drlllfiut the earth!
{ (Continued on Page raw) .7.“
—-nssmmsm analogy,- WEI)-
M “Dell:
prime hoax worked .
years ago on our an-l
mason! m. Normal; mugs: ‘
On" Trial
Mrs. Paulette Saludes goes on trial
in New York Feb. 14 charged with
the murder of Oscar M. Martelliere.
real estate broker._whom she shot and
killed in his New York 'oil‘lce Oct. 14.
snmmELsroRY
MAKES arr 0N
' PACIFIC COAST
Thu news of South Norwalk and
note of The Evening Sentinel ghas
reached even the Pacific coast‘ is evi-
denced by the following article from
a Bandon. Oregon. newspaper.
Several weeks ago The Sentinel
published a poem received bv William
Miller. popular grocer of 33 Washing-
ton Strect from a little friend. Jimmy
Leep. who visits his grandmother,
Mrs. Hughes of Juda. Island in the
summer. This little boy is one of a
host of children who‘remember their
friend “Deacon" Miller with little let-
ters and cards.
“Bandon-by-the-Sea," the article
reads. “received some valuable publi—
city as a. result of the Christmas cards
containing the verse written by Bob
Pressey which were published through
the Western World and sold through
local dealers during the holidays. A
clipping taken from the South Nor-
walk Evening Sentinel. South Nor-
walk. Conn.. contained the entire
verse with the following quotation:
'J‘lmmy. Leep. small grandson of Mrs.
Hughes of Juda Island. a boy who is
a great admirer of SVilliam Miller.
local grocer popularly known as “Dea-
con". sent him a poem from his home
in Oregon. Bandon-by-the-Sea. The
Evening Sentinelhopes its readers
will enjoy the verse as much as Mr.
Miller and the reporter. did. “South
Norwaik." the article concludes. "is a
town of some 30.000 and the Sentinel
is widely read."
So the publicity, it appears, is ‘mu—
tual. Funny how entail the world. is—
GOVERNOR ASKS'AID
IN FUEL SITUATION
By Associated ‘Press.
WATERBURY. Feb. 7.—Governor
Templeton in an interview here this
afternoon said 'he planned to ask
chambers «of commerce throughout
the state to assist in looking after the
fuel situation. He contemplates
sending letters to the chambera‘ask-
ing their co-operation; In Water-
bury a.special.comm"i.tee of the local
chamber receives daily reperts from
the local fuel administrator of tami-
tiles who are without coal and attends
to the delivery of coal in small lots
to houses which the coal dealers. who
are behind on their deliveries. Have
not been able to reach, Trucks own-
ed by the city are used to carry the
coal and the family receiving taup-
ply through the committee pays cub
on delivery.
BY PETER F. “GUI?
_ There is nothing like lacing per.
fectly sure of yourself and centent
with your environment. I've always
liked the-story of the from a
tain- Down East in o.
while motoring. sawidgn reading;ll
1 M FROM BOSTON.
»
. he himself semis-steals WELM‘.
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WBanks
‘Again
r
Judge Banks Orders J’ury
to Bring in Such a Verdi ct
't
After Conference of Co unsel
Following the making of a. motion
by Attorney Homer 5. Cummings. at-
torney for James and Frank McMul-
len. the contesting nephews in the ap-
peal from probate of the will of the
late John: McMullen. millionaire con-
tractor of Judah Island. this city. the
specially empaneled jury that was
hearing the case with Judge John W.
in the Superior Court at
Bridgeport. returned a. verdict in
favor of the appelees, thus sustaining
the will.
Attorney Cummings' motion follow-
ing a two hour conference of attor-
neys for both sides before the case
opened this morning, and the agree-
ment was finally' reached. What the
terms of the'agreement are was not
made public.
It is known. however. that the con-
ference and subsequent agreement
was hastened by the fact that should
the present will that was being con-
tested have been found invalid there
was a previous will. draan in May.
1919. that would have become valid
under a recent decision by the Sn-
preme Court. The will that was in
contest in the present case, was
drawn on August 29th.1921. and the
contestants claimed that the deemed
contractor was mentally and physical-
ly incapable of drawing it up. By
the will the bulk of his $2,000. 000-
estate was left to Cornell University,
with some bequests of minor lmport-
ance to other institutio’ and the
other part of his estate to his niece.
Mrs. Laura Hughes. of this city.
By the terms of the 1919 win,
which would have been found valid.
the bulk of his estate was left to the
Rationalistlc Press Society. of Lon-
don. England. and to the American
Unitarian Society; of 'New York.
Mr. McMullen. who died in Novem~
ber. 1921.’ was president of the At-
lantic. Gulf and Pacific Dredging
company. 7 and the greater part of his
estate consisted of stock in this com—
pany. This company was organized
under the laws of West Virginia and
this state has collected 8100.000 taxes
from the stock as Mr. McMullen was
With the verdict of the jury today.
was ended one of the most bitterly
contested will fights that Fail-field
County has seen in some years.
For a little over a week now Judge.
Banks and the special jury have had
the case before them. and but for tbs
motion of Attorney Cummings to up-
hold the will being attacked. it is be-
lieved likely that the case would have
gone along for about three weeks
more.
Shortly after the will was admitted
for probat notice was served by
James and rank McMullen, nephews.
who are said to come from California.
that they intended to contest the will,
seeking to break it, claiming that their
deceased uncle was mentally incapa-
ble of signing the will and that the
McMullen family had a streak of in-
sanity. .
Yesterday Afternoons Testimony in
Detail.
Aunt-prise attack was sprung by
counsel tor executors in the MOM“!—
len will contest in Superior court here
before Judge John \V. Banks and
Jury yesterday when Attorney Homer
OS. Cummings opening up the propon~
entsi side of the case called Janie:
McMullen of San Francisco, one of
the contesting plaintiffs, to the stand
and introduced letters written to
him by the testator in which Uncle
McMullen in no mlncing W had
written what he thought "of
capabilities and industry of h
nephews. It was also brought 0
that the whereabouts of Frank
Mullen. the other nephew who is con-
testing the will, is unknown. .
Counsel for the contestants had
rested their case at noon without
calling nephew James, who has been
in constant attendance. to the stand.
Neither hal they read the deposition
of his evidence.
Just prior to the conclusion of the
presentation of their case. an attempt
to introduce that the testator .had
been buried in a Catholic cemetery
under the rites of the Roman Catholic
church after having been a member
of the Unitarian church was frustri-
a non-resident stockholder.
(Continued on Page No)
Sta -e to Quiz Banker Named
By Alleged Whiskey Smugglers
. Describing the charge of Jacob
Levy. of Compo Inn. Westport. that
“0,000 for which be signed notes
payable to the Greenwicl. Trust Co..
was proiided to finance a shipment
of whiskey from' Cuba to Connecticut,
:5 ‘senssiionalfl’ Star’s. .‘.Ilcrney
Homer 8. Cummings. member of the
firm of Cummings & Leckwood. coun-
sel to: the bank in the suit to recov-
er on the '.ries. today announced the
withdrav. ..l of his firm from the case,
and at the same time assured that a
‘comp. sis and sweeping investigation"
b. him is in progress.
Third Probe of Case
The formal announcement of the
State's Attorney that he would push
an inwstigation of the answers made
by Levy and John A. Montgomery of
Norwalk. who charged A. W. W.
Marshall. of the Greenwich Hank and
Trust Ci with having orignaied the
plan to the rum cruise and with liv-
ing rec-giver! the proceeds, brings to
light the third independent probe of
the charges. Judge James F. Walsh
of Greenwich, prosecutor of the Bor-
ough court and chairman of the
board of directors and officers of’thc
hank under the direction of Presi-
dent John il-laher are conducting an-
other inquiry te determine the con-
nection of the bank with the affair.
Mr. Marshall. who‘ has branded the
Levy and Montgomery charges as
"dirty lies and biac‘ kmail" declined to
M today. stating that the entire
muttcr‘was Jr: the hands of Judge
F. Keating of Stamford who succeeds:
Cummings & Lockwood as the bank
counsel. ‘
’ Statement ~‘
The State’s Attorney said: ,
"These suits were brought by the
Greenwich Trust Co. last ’August to
collect on certain overdue notes. They
had been pending for some time and
were being handled by one of my
partners. Yesterday I enmlnéd thé
answers. The allegations- are not
0511! sensational in character, but
they constitute. in ei'fect. a change
that the proceeds of the notes were
used in furtherance of a conspiracy
to violate the liquor laws of the
g state.
“The defendant; Levy; alleges that
Ifession that he participated
of the Greenwich Trust Co.. was in-
volved in the matter and expected
to share in the profits of the trans-
action.
“The circumstances are such as to
demand a. complete and sweeping in-
vestigation which I have already be-
gun. In order to avoid any embarrass-
ment in connection with this transac-
tion. the firm of Cummings &. Lock-
wood has withdrawn from the suit
as attorneys for the Greenwich Trust
Co. and other counsel have been sub-
stituted.”
“Arenlt you going to arrest Levy
on the strength of his alleged con-
in the
rum running project from Cuba. to
Connecticut. as incorporated in his
answer in the civil suit brought
against him by the Greenwich Trust
Company?" the State’ a Attorney was
asked.
“No 0. was. the laconic reply. “The
matter is under investigation but we
expect a calm spell now." and with
‘ that the interview was terminated.
The unequivocal statement that :16
arrests would be ordered despite the
equally unequivocal statement that
Levy had alleged himself to be impli-
cated in the conspiracy. coming. as
it did after the announcement that a
rigid investigation and enforcement
of the law would be condnmd by the
State's Attorney’s office. proved puzz-
ling since no explanation was ad-
vanced. ,
k ‘ Assistant State's
Gag-lick. who has been conductingthe
investigation while his chief is busy
in the Superior Civil session as caulk»,
sci in the McMullen will case. also
stated that no warrants would b. B-
’A peculiar situation in the entire
alleli- wss pointed out when it won
noted that both Lev yand Montgom-
cry are represented by proiecufla'g
attorneys. the former by Harry B.
Sherwood. mm of the Wm
TownConrtandtheiattex-bym
"C
Attorney E. Earle ’
sued by him as yét. “We must Mia?
further information." he added. ,— -,_
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