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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923.
LITTLE RED
SCHOOLIIOUSE
BILL IS DEAD
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TRACEY OFFER
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t'alf I’astuie Beach Bathi Committee Reports Againstl
Bill Abolishing Country
Halls of Learning.
IOUSe Plans to Build
Two Win cs Accepted.
HARTFORD, Blart‘ll 28.—Tllr- "Lit-
‘nhvr 111. ~~111t.1lir1n of the
“‘1 1'11r 11,, i ,. ,1 1,,11, Mm”, ”-1 llv-d Schoolhouse" was smell to
" 1:11:11] ,3 1 : 11mm,” |11;11~l1,'III" stat. tti1l.1_v\\‘l111n the Appropria-
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1'1 1- ‘.1 1 , WM» g... 1,1‘-_X1‘|11‘l‘(‘ l1y proxidmg il‘anspOItation
11', 1.. .1. >.1\11 11.1- 111.1>111r children now attending rural
111 1.13.1,“ , 1 , ,1..,,..1.,.1 1,111..l.‘>1liot1ls to grade schools.
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trivial 1.1111 '11'1‘ 11I' ”milks IO‘thls tune, to assume the additional
i1111.1_ .\ \1 ‘ 1‘1-11 I'.1vl1incl\’1 f(”‘1linunciaJ burden, but the members of
“wk (1:1 11. .111i :lr: 1111i II" the (ommittee xvtre also aware that
11‘1311- Z i: 1 l'v‘fllro lum‘ll..h1rt- was strong opposition to the
II 1'1-1» l ' 1111111511111 111 both branches of tin: Gen-
l‘vu l:1l.q11.1 tt\n\‘.l‘1.’;.’~l nt’ thi- 1mm] n’:.=1111l1ly and that the bill would
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“3" “‘“III‘” 1 ‘I' .l1l11 11h unplans of the "li'i‘ rcd school-
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known 11. _|, ‘i i 2:11‘1' 'IIII'“ iI1.it lll“ (I".'Illl
II'I' I""II ”m” .‘ut'hlnishop Zepliztk,
NOT CARRIED OUT
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lmcn informed
minister in \"ar-
s1 ntenco against
head of the 1:0-
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l"l<1..illlill (11‘ 'lI"£
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. 111 I111-ut his \11 1-; 1nd "I I I“ 1711\1111111111t‘11tll-astforthe premnt."
111 l‘111‘r 11 '1 1'1111 ”if 'I II” 'L'I :11111 that the affair will be taktn up
I" ‘I "1'" " III‘ “‘I\ '“II'I in allp Q1111. 1tic negotiations. l‘ rctnier
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I I I'.\' “HI" I‘ 'I “"1" 'tl e l'olish S1 n.1te today.
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11 1 1 1 1i I11 1 '1 I|._1l1l"7. it“ Il;111!11c1l .1 postponement of the exe—
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11.1 ‘1 .1 1 l 1 1 11.31, r11ul1i 1.. I1' 1"1 llnnsig’nor‘ liiilt‘likaviich, condenmt-d
,11 1... l 111/ but i111 1i1‘1th "pending the issuance of
, 1 11.1111 “ 1;”.1 ,1, 1;.1lr11l.11111i:il instructions."
1.1 .,,,1.1 111111111 "11- r1t’ll11-l1us1‘ on 'l‘l."~ reported action of the Smiet
. ~1.,.\., A“. It 1‘! 1.1111111 11). :lHlI'ill‘IIl'u‘! follows protests “hich
1 ...11.11 .11, : .11:1 1'.1 11111111111111 l1:1\11pourul into Moscow from all
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, 111‘\t 111 ‘ villi 11;.11-1111 t'1I I’\ITI.‘:. March T‘s—ITI‘PUIS' lili—
1 .111“! 11.111' . 111 llu 1111:1t rnoltl‘ ounrd Ilerriet, mayor of Lyons. who
, . “11...”, 1 . :.i‘n.,. .\i:<ii1~1l lluswia. last fall and became a
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1- {“0 Ill‘l‘ :. 1‘, 1115 ”1:11,? buihi‘ lions l11 nucn rrance anti Russia.
1.11 1111.11 111-111 :‘.1 111111.111, 1.111 111- l1 1113111111111 Formgn Minister 'l'chit-
l1) I.1'.\1‘ 111i: '.1:.1 11l‘1'ii\\'0 ,Hull Cheri”:
1,111 tllc 11111: 11111111 I'l‘Uli' ii." ”A” init rprr‘icr of ”‘0 fetlings of
at :1 1111111 ' 11:' $11“ :1 I1It‘u1ll1.lII“ I"rr11ch d111101'raf‘y I l11-g‘yon I1"
HM '11'i‘.lI'.~' 111‘ renrwiltg ”wit” .'!II11\\ the firilthshop of I'cl‘trngrall
at its 111 .1 H1111 lot- :1. furlllfr. (Ai‘vnlushnp [1 pliak) to live.
11rtw1))111:1‘:1t :1. ltl‘iill 11f$710 —-—-—-—-——-———
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. 1-11111‘t room it» in 14‘ .K'lfll‘ (( 1\
11.0.1111Iiuli 111' .1. partition and IJQCtureS to TeaCherS
11:0111'111111‘1l—twli’”I131?" 'l‘yvo) One hundred and twenty five teach-
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MEN. FROST VISITS
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the Norwalk High school
auditorium, yesterday afternoon. un-
d1.-r the auspices of the Teacher's As-
.xmiatnm. This was the second of a
1 (hr-”l 11-11.} 1'1 turned yesterday .S"il".\‘ of flu: lectures which are to be
the .\l1 1l1t1 11.11.111111 on the I1l1lixr11-11ri by Prof. Driggs on the sub~
at..." tl‘t‘ 111;;1 ..: 1111.1n11-r in the i j1-ct "English."
al't111- hi: tu111ly-I'11urth ClOiS-l l'rof. llrlgn‘s chose as tlieiubjccts
the, .\tl.11.111-. H11 “as six huzi- I for his talk. “The Oral Lesson, the
””1... up 1111 \111. .1111] saw the I \‘Ituliw 1! Language Game. the Live
1. 1111.111 111' 'l 111.111i-zl1111m-u. but lInIIIIt-iation Gamc. Simple Begin-
not 1HI' = I” \UIHI ”I" ”"8! 3 inch in -\\'r1ttcn \Vork" and using for.
wt. 11.1 “171?. up to the lirsi ‘ 1v pupils from Miss Cnlhane's third
.11, and 5211“ H1“ L'I't1'll. (111m Hi i made class. illustrated his themes.
11,11 mile 1111.1 1L 1111:11't1-r long. and
‘ «st high. which holds the waters
Nile. :‘111-111l1',.‘i1r1nnfthe vaulry
llI‘1 longest stay.
dry 56".“ 1i.
at Calm. was in Spain at
19nd (:1-.11..11!.1 v l.1111- he saw the-
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n the 111 Iirnpt. In coast at Con-
Mot.“ t‘:.1rlo Nicc,(‘1ii>ral-
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cd Communicatiun of 0111 Well
NO 108. l. and A. \l.. will be
I: it its rooms. Masonic Temple.
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Master Masons cordially and
invited
”my micrnally y ours.
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{LE Degrtru Stated con-
“ “’7 r. DECKER.
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'1_ 1". s. LYON.
, , r“. Secretary.
Norwaiks:
'l‘hc nr\t meeting will he held
Tuesday. April lli, when pupils from
the sixth grade will be used a!
modtls.
Will Make Trains Dry
By Arresting Drinkers
\VARHING'I‘ON. March 28.—In an
ci‘lort to "curtail promiscuous drink-
ing of intoxicating liquors on railway
trains throughout the country" orders
have been issued by Prohibition Com-
missioner Haynes for the arrest of all
persons traveling on trains who are
caught drinking by Federal agents.
Chief Yellowley of the enforcement.
stuff has bun instructed to pass the
word to all agents.
"lt has been pointed out,"
Commisioncr Haynes, “that
are sup oscd to be on duty
hours the day or night.
ever necessary. and when such vio-
lations of the law are committed in
their presence. the offenders should
be. placed under arrest immediately.
regardless of the circumstances
under which the agents are travel-
as the occasion demands."
net the occasion demands."
said
agents
at all
When-
— BASKETBALL ARMORY T0-
NIGHT
Second game of series. Norwalka
vs. Comm Life Guards.
.mt srnsations of the black and tan
Picture Tells Story of European Tragedy
'l his 11111 or 1v omen in Iondon has not been formed to buy tickets at a mmic or get into a
bargain TITS... The
“omrn—a long line of tlI1-In,rcaehing in en btyond llll fetus of the camcra~~havc brcn attracted by an advertise-
nucnt lOl ”VII ianitress.
:0 (100, 000 "superfluous w.omen "
The situation depicted here Is just one of tho eyidcncts of the tragedy caused by Europe's
SPENCER AGAIN
ELUDES POSSE
Tl’lSA, Okla.,
car. who now fills the role. of ()kltl-
homa's most daring outlaw, apparent-
ly had made good his escape today
after outflghiing and outwittlng a
posse of more than 15 0 officers and
men.
“'ith one lieutenant. Spencer battl-
ed his way out. of a death trap set
by the. posse. Both Spencer and the
man with him are believed to be
wounded.
The bandit leader left behind him
two of the inert who aided him Mou-
day in the robbery of the state bank
at .‘lanford-one dead and the. other
in the hands of Greek county officers.
\V'ith one of his men captured. an-
other shot down. and hemmed in on a
wooded hill four miles east of Mann-
fortl, where he sought refuge, d1-ath
seemed almost certain for Spencer,
Monday night.
lint the. wily loader, after standing
off the posse with hcuyy gun fire
glided down the hill through the
brush lmfori- daylight. made his way
bark toward Manford. and within
two miles of the scene of the holdup
crossed the (,‘lmarron river. and head-
ed towards 'l‘ulsa. Illrodhounds
Inarkrd the course that Spencer and
his companion took in their retreat.
but the trail was lost.
TEELING AGAIN IN
SHOOTING AFFRAY'
By Associated Press
l)l‘lllil.\'. March L’S.—l.irut. Frank
Teeling, a national army officer,
whose escape from jail while under
death sentence for alicgrd complicity
in Dublin's “red Sunday" massacre in
November, 1920. was one of the great-
rcgimes in Ireland, was a central
figure in a Scene at the Theatre Roy-
al. last evening.
In the course of the performance a
shot was heard and member of the
civic force. fell. wounded in the heart.
He. died soon after. Lieutenant ’l‘eel-
ing was arrested in connection with
the mysterious oecurenec.
(in “Red Sunday" Lieut. Tceling
was caught in a garden at Mount
street and was wounded'while cover-
ing the retreat of his comrades.
While awaiting execution he and
two other prisoners were rescued.
Forged documents were presented at
th jail and the prisoners were march-
1-d out, by Republicans masquadering
in British uniforms.
Tceling was sought for months.
After the truce he embraced the Free
State cause. ,
no
PHILATHEA CLASS CONDITI'I‘EII
Permanent committees for the en-
suing year were appointed last night
at the meeting of the Philathea class
of the Norwalk M. E. church held at
the home of Mrs. Clarence E. Bear. 82
\Vard street. The committees follow:
Relief—Mrs. L. J. Reynolds, Mrs.
\Valter Haymes. Mrs. Otis Fitch, M's:
Eva. Atwater, and Mrs. ”William
Acker.
Membership ——'Z\lrs. Robert Bay-
singer. Mrs. John Mills and Miss
lIclcn Roberts.
Volunteer —- Mrs. Richard Abbott.
Mrs. Bertram Mitchell and Mrs. Wil-
liam Acker.
Arrangements were made to hold a.
musical during April. A feature of the
session was the "apron" social. A
considerable amount of money was
raised through this means.
UNION LENTEN SERVICE
Union services of the Nor-walk M.‘E E.
and Norwalk Congregation! churches
will be held at the forn'ier church at
7. 15 oclock Thursday night. R1111.I
Ernest F. McGregor will {deliver the
sermon following which the sacra-
I
Mareh Ell—AI Spot».
‘law with respect to the motor vehicle
STOECKEL GETS
$2,000 RAISE
Motor Vehicle Commission-
er’s Salary to Become
$8,000 After July 1
HARTFORD. March 28.—Molor
\‘chicic Commissioner Robbins B.
Stoeckcl. who is now receiving a sai-
ary of $6,000 :1 year. V after July 1
be paid by the state “the rate of
$8.000. according to a decision which
has been reached by the Appropria-
tions Com tee.
The lncr 0 will be provided in
the. new budget and a. bill also be
offered at a later date to amend the
commissioner's salary to provide for
the increase.
Members of the Appropriations
Committee. in deciding to grant the
increase. found that Mr. Stockel. a
lawyer. was holding one of the lar-
gest and most important departments
of the state and a department that
handled the second largest amount of
state revenues, being next to the tax
commissioner's office.
It was agreed that the department
was well organized and that on the
volume of business and general sat-
isfaction which the department is
giving. the salary increase should be.
allowed.
WM. S. HART
DENIES CLAIMS
ABOUT CHILD
LOS ANGELES. March 28.——Detail-
ed denials from “'ililam 8. Hart, "10-
tion picture actor, and his wife. \Vini-
fred Vl'estover Hart, screen actress. of
charges that Hart was the father of
a child born September 3. 1917, to a.
Bostno school teacher, and that Mrs.
Hart planned to incorporate the
charges in e. divorce complaint, be-
came public today.
“Bill" Hart denied categorically the
paternity of any child other than )Vil-
liam S. Hart; Jr., born to his present
wife. and declared he never had
“made any trust or other provisions
for the support of any child other
than my own son. above mentioned."
Mrs. Hart's denial was issued
through her attorney who added:
“The incident would have no hear-
ing on the case. even if we did want
to use it."
Records in the district attorney’s
office showed a. stenographic record
of accusations made December 6. 1918,
by Elimbeth MacCaulley in the pres-
ence of District Attorney Vi'oolwine.
to the cffect'she had visited the actor
in his apartments here two years pre-
viously and that a. child had been
born to her in New York in Septem-
ber, 1917.
According to Asa. Reyes. Chief De-
puty District Attorney, Hart. although
denying the accusation. brought the
conference to a close by executing a
trust deed for the child. for whose
support he agreed to pay $50 a. month.
Hart's attorney accompanied the ac-
tor to the conference. Keyes said.
KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
Mrs Jane Deeter Rippin of Chicago
will talk for a. few minutes at the
Kiwanis luncheon at the Royal James
tomorrow noon on “Girl Scouting and
Its Value to the Community. "
Hyman Green. who won the high
school prize offered by the Kiwanis
club for an cash. will read it at the
meat otthe'mord’alellbe
CRAFT SMEN CLUB
ELECT S OFFICERS
Charles E. Kellogg was elected
president of the Craftsmen’s Club last
night at a special meeting held in its
rooms in “(all street. This is the
second time that Mr. Kellogg has oc-
eupied the chair of the club. He was ,
president in 1920 and under his lead:
ership the club had a. very successful
year.
Three additions were made to the
Board of Governors. They are:
Charles Griebel. Tracey \V. Sterling
and Chester 1’. Meeker. Perry liorton
was elected chairman of the Enter-
tainment committee: Charles Griebel
of the House committee and Chester
P. Meeker of the Spc'rrts committee.
The meeting was largely attended
about fii‘ty'llcing present. It was de-
cided to hold weekly sessions each
Tuesday night to be known as "club
night." Following the business met.‘
ing. refreshments were served and a
social time enjoyed.
GERMANY WRONG 1
ON LOAN ISSUE
By Associated Press
PARIS. March 28.——The Reparation
Commission has unamiousiy decided
that Germany had no right to issue
its recent loan without permission.
says Lematm today. As to whether
the commission should require the
reich to pay over all or part of the
proceeds the French and Italian mem-
bers answered “yes" and the others
“no." the newspaper says.
All the Allies except France held
that the Riechsbank begin a private
instituton was enttled to give sceu're
for the loan. The article adds that
Sir John Bradbury and M. Delacroix
were delegated to draft a sharp note
to Germany embodying the commiss-
ion's views. This note will probably be
delivered today.
FOUR NEW BUTfi's
IN NORWALK HARBOR
The Lighthouse Service announces
that {our new buoys. each a fourth
class spar. are to be established in
the Norwalk river and its approach-
es.
The first to be known as Not-walk
river No. 2, is to be located about
305 yeards. 23 1-2 degrees true from
Long Beach light in about _1 1-2
fathoms of water. The
known as No. 4 is to be located 180
yards 68 1- 2 degrees true from
Round Beach light in I 122 fathoms
of water. The third known as No.
5 will be located about 600 yards
360 degree true from Round Dcibh
light. in two fathome of water, the
fourth. No. 1 will be placed in 1 1-2
fathom: of water about 615 yards
and 167 degreea‘troe from Fitch's
Point light.
The following changes in narrozs
of buoys in the Norwaik river have
been made: Patrick's Horse buoy
No. 1 to Norwaik river Buoy No. 1:
Round Beach buoy No. 3 to Norwaik
river No. 3 Fitch's Point buoy No.1
3 to Norwaik river buoy No. 9.
SILK WUFACI‘UREli
IS BANKRUPT
NEW YORK, March 28.——-Au in-
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed today against the D. G. Decry
Corporation. broad silk manufactur-i
ere.
The petition was filed by three
creditors. who presented claims of
$1,000 each. The corporation went
into the hands or receivers in equity
Monday on complaint of E. Ger]! ‘1
Company. Inc" a creditor with claims
etmorethan $1.750
mm min. «mam;-
‘dation of the
PRICE THREE CENTS
16 PAGES
11 Street Widening Project Again Comes Before Council
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CARTER REVISION commute REPORTS
‘TMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE ALL
IN PROPOSED REVISION,” IS
‘ STATEMENT OF JUDGE TAMMANY
Asks Discharge of Committee but Council Requests It to
Continue, Voting Confidence in Actions—“Petty Poli-'
ticians” Charge Is Refuted by Judge Tammany
and John F. McMahon—Proposed Changes
Are Explained Fully.
measure to follow, which substitute
measure was the proposed charter re-
visions.
“\Vhen hearings were called on this
skeleton bill," Judge Tammany said.
"if I had been the crafty and un-
scrupulous poiitician and trickster
that I have been called. I could have
gotten it passed quite easily. as I was
the only person from Norwalk ,pres-
ent when it came up for a. hearing.
However, it was postponed, and the
statement was made that a substitute
was to follow. The Sizth Taxing dis-
trict matter was also conlnued. be-
cause it would be dropped should the
substitutes be acceptable."
"There is no sentiment for a com-
a report from Corpor-
ation Counsel “‘illiam I“. Tammany.
in behalf of the Charter‘ Revision
committee. at the adjourned meet-
ing of the city council last evening,
iJohn 11‘. McMahon, another member
of the committee, was heard by the
council and spectators. when he as-
sailed the attack that have been made
on the personnclle and motives of the
members of the committee. and when
he termed a number of statements
contained in an advertised call for a.
meeting held last week at the Town
Assembly Hall, as "deliberate false-
hoods."
Judgc Tammany said that he was
making a. brief report in behalf of 1 _
the committee on charter revision, put“ charter reuston here at the
which had planned, in its work, Imprcsent time. gentlemen, Judge Tarn-
many added “and the committee
make such changes to the charter as' . . ' '
would in rcalityy consolidate the city. bane dcctded that if the people didnt
. . want this revision that it should not
The first step in this was the consolt- . .
public utilities of the be forced on them. It is lmpoulbl.
city; namely the water departments to frame a. charter to contain what It
‘ . . _ Is deemed is needed, and meet with
of the l‘irst and Second Districts, and the approval of all of the ct
the consolidation of the Second Dis- and which will he satisfacto mm m
trlct electrical works with the East sections of the city "L ry
Norwalk electrical plant. Then the '
. Judge Tammany further said that
lines of the Fourth DIsMCt were to be ‘
enlarged so as to take all of the city the “mm “a“ made that it the die-
[T '
in. This was believed to be neccs- ict \\ ere enlarged that the people
wouldn't ~t wh th °
sary because residents in the outlying for which“ he afitd \EZui‘dertfe {93512:
districts have asked for and have ’ ' ' rue
Following
eom ‘ t ‘
been entitled to lights, sewage. police polniegmoflcgirgxw’stbeaxiyuI-g‘lnoxrta
and tire prolecton, and in this was the. outlying sections of the Second
they could be obtained.
Two years ago a bill was introduced
from Rowaytoa creating a Sixth Tax-
ing District so that the people there
could enjoy these benefits by paying
for them themselves. However the
District. and \Vhistleville, as being
places that pay for things that it is a.
physical impossibility for them to get
at the present.
“You can't frame a charter and not
do some injustice to someone, or some
bill did not define the district powers place," Judge Tammany said, “but
enough and there is at present a1lhese individuals should be willing to
measure in the Legislature giving the ’sutier this slight inconvenience to!-
district the powers it needs to func- the greater glory of Norwalk. The
tion. proposed revisions would do away
Meetings of the charter revision to some extent with the present com-
committce ceased last July and did plex tax system and it was figured
not resume until January. when it that allowances would be made in the
was again taken up. In order to get assessment of property outside, on I,
a. hearing on the proposed charter re- percentage basis, so that a percentage
visions, a skeleton bill was drawn up, tax with what was received for the
Judge Tammany said, by himself. He rate could be allowed. Therefore.
said that he held full responsibility Judge Tammany said, there would
folr this measure. This was intro-
duced to make way for a substitute
HENWOOD BACK
IN PENITENTIARY
CANON CITY. Colo., March :8.—
(Continued on Page Two)
STATE POLICE
Eourteen out of the list of twenty-
.1"‘1‘1i‘r"I
“.1. tmdml‘u
EXAMINECARS
second,
Ten months after the gates . of the
state penitentiary here had opened for
him through executive - clemency.
Harold -F. Henwood, convicted of
slaying two prominent men, was back
in prison today to serve the remainder
of a life sentence.
Thomas J. Tynan. warden of the'
penitentiary, declined to go into de-
tail concerning aenwood's return to
prison. but said:
“Henwood threatened to kill a
young woman, a banker, and a. wo—
man for whom he had worked be-
cause the young woman would not
marry him. This is a. violation of the
parole law and we had to bring him‘
back."
Henwood was tried and convicted
in Denver for the slaying of Tony Von
Phul, St. Louis baloonlst. and George
E. Copeland, Cripple Creek mining
man. in the barroqm of a fashionable
Denver hotel on May 24, 1911. Ben-
wood and Von Phul had quarreled.
according to testimony at the trial. I
over Mrs. John W. Springer. W"
a Denver banker. and the slv
the hotel barroom resulted.
tion to Copeland, a. by-stan
kinson. hotel owner
Springs. also was a. vic
wood's pistol.
MOOSE DODGE
At the regular mer
Norwaik Lodge. No.
.of Moose, to be her
ing. the officers fox
will be installed by
Dictator. Howard 7'
At the close of
tertainment coma
an entertainment
per. and all men
requested to attE‘
a good evening’s
The present or
on April 15. am"
fiction is being
for the latter '1
time it in exp.
be done by '
w Haven
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one people who were summoned to
appear at Police Headquarters reo-
terday by the State Police. m that
Ford cars in their possesdon might
be examined to ascertain if any of»
them might be cars that were or'
1ginally handled by the Goldy Br:
of Bridgeport. and their clear-i;
house for stolen Fords, put in an ac
pearance with their cars. the 00101
seven informing the State policemen
here that they had subsequently sold
their cars to other people.
Of the cars examined the State
police. who were headed by Sergeant
« Frank \‘lrelli. all are said to have
passed at one time or another through
the Gold)": hands. and to have been
sold to local people by dealers in
Gree 'ich. or by the Goldy: or by a.
local man. who is said to have been
3. vi -im of circumstances in 3:!- hand-
ling of the cars. None of them were
seizeid. however.
Tée engine numbers on many of
' are said to have shown signs of
pen altered. but the present
' ‘he cars expressed their
.1 work with the ”to
. utter. and were allowed
,_ i for the present.
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