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msmbor of the newspaper Internist
Association. which supplies fssisrss.
ESTABLISHED 1370
Nantasket Beach, Including Pa
PEI—5m Tiiililp
ESTIMATEDF
LOSSES PLACED
AT $500,000
Fire Started in Palm Garden
Where We three :1 Had
Been Busy Preparing
for Summer Open-
ing.
lilTl.L.‘Mnss.. March 29.—l\‘antas.ket
lieneh. all summer long the home of
merry-making and recreation. was a
sac-one of desolation today. Firemen
and soldiers from Fort Revere stood
at intervals about the Center Hill and
Green lilii sections of the town guard-
ing the smoking embers of the confin-
graiion which last night swept much
of Paragon Park. famous amusement
resort. destroyed about 40 cottages
and damaged many more. Estimates
of the loss varied. but it was believed
that it would total at least 8500.000.
Dozen of cottages along the beach
and back into the interior of the town
this morning had the appearance of
miniature ice palaces due to the ef-
forts of firemen last night to save
them by deluges of water poured on
in a freezing temperature. The flames
were fought in s. bitterly cold north-
west gale. which swept up from the
sea. driving the flames inland.
The fire started in the Palm Garden
of Paragon Park. where workmen had
been busy yesterday preparing for the
summer season. Fanned by the wind
it swept south and west towards
Hingham. igniting as it passed part
of the wooden structure supporting
the high roller coaster of the park and
completely demolished tbs Virginia
Reel. The administration building
and s. few smaller structures were
saved. President Albert A. Golden. of
Paragon Park. said today that the
ion to the park would not exceed
$200,000 and that the company would
begin today to rebuild for the com-
ing season.
Embers blown by the wind soon
caught on wooden houses and cottages
south of the park. on the ocean side
of the peninsula. and in a few min-
utes a number of these were ablaze.
By this time it had been recognised
that the blaze Was beyond control and
aid had been summoned from Boston.
Brockton and the neighboring towns
of Cohssset. Weymouth. Hingham.
Quincy and Rockland.
“ride stretches of open land. coupl-
ml with the topographical features
of the peninsula. aided firemen in
preventing the spread of the fire to
the Cohssset line. A small fire did
start in Cohasset from flying embers.
smi Cohusset apparatus was recall-
ed to protect the town. For s. time
it was feared that the flames would
sweep over Green Hill to Cohssset.
hut. they did not make great headway.
m er the hill among the buildings that
for n. time were threatened with des-
truction were the large Atlantic House.
the \Varwick Inn. and the Villa Nub-
nll. the new town hall. the Doman
School. and the combined fire hall
and police station. The latter took
fire a number of times. but was fin-
ally saved. although considerably
damaged by both fire and water.
Among the homes destroyed was
that of J. J. Hurley. on a hill over-
looking the beach and Nantaskct ave-
nue. considered one of the show places
of the south shore. In many instan-
ces the flames had engulfed the small
houses before the occupants had time
to save even their personal belong-
ings. One man arrived home just in
time to save his automobile and his
clog, while another lamented that he
had left his watch in a pocket of s.
rent at home when he went to see the
fire. Some of the houses were occuo
pied. while many were summer cot-
taxes and unoccupied at this season.
The only injuries reported were
those of two soldiers who were struck
by a speeding automobile whils march
ins at the rear of a column on Nau-
tasket avenue.
The work of caring for those tem-
porarily made homeless was under-
taken by more fortunate neighbors
nnd by the salvation Army which had
a. temporary headquarters situated on
the scene not long after the fire had
gained its headway. The Army work-
ers aided the refugees 1nd 6111101!
coffee and sandwiches to tho firs-
flghters.’ ,
-—"Fury" featuring Richard Bar-
thelmess and Dorothy Gish at Rislto
Theatre today. tomorrow and nature
day.
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MASON“) W. '
Stated Communication of Old Well
Lodge. No. 10:. r. and a. I. will.“
hold at it its rooms. Idasonio Townh-
Tuesday evening." April 2nd. 1933. ‘
p. m. Work I“. 11'
All Master linens cordially and
fraternslly invited.
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The above photograph reproduction
of a water color sketch. shows the
new bathing pavilion at Calf Pasture
Beach as it will look when completed.
The sketch was made by Architect A.
Nettleton Paddock of Seaview avenue.
East Norwalk. who has drawn the
plans for the building and who has
generously given his service free of
HARRY KNOWLES
MAY HAVE LIVED ,
iN ‘MIDDLEI'OWN
Is the Harry Knowles who died at
tho Norwalk Hospital Sunday morn-
ing from traumatic pneumonia fol-
lowing injuries in an auto accident,
the long missing Harry Knowles. who
disappeared from his home in Mid-
Conn.. twelve years ago?
The question has been raised since
a. Mrs. D. W. Davidson. of Irvington.
has communicated with the local au-
thorities regarding the identity of the
remains which are being held. await.
ing a claimant. at the undertaking
parlors of Frederick H. Ganung.
South Main street.
All the information that the local
authorities have been able to get is
that the man, who was injured last
Thursday when‘ struck on Raymond
street by an automobile operated by
Willis Cavanaugh. Jr.. of 49 Wood-
ward avenue, was employed on an
oyster boat named either “Petr-cl" or
"Bethel." This boat is somewhere on
.Long Island sound at the present
'time.
According to a card of the Sea-
man's Union in his possession. his
birthplace is given as Buffalo, N. Y..
and he has a sister living in Jackson-
ville, Fls. The local chapter of the
‘Red Cross have taken the matter up,
in an endeavor to identify the man
through the Florida address.
Mrs. Davidson notified the police
here that s. man named Harry
Knowles disappeared from Middle-
-town. about twelve years ago. and has
not been heard of since. He would
be about 45 years old at the present
time. The age of the man here is
estimated to be about 40 or (2. The
Middletown man has a sister, a Mrs.
‘St. Claire Beebe. of New . Britain,
wife of an organist there. and‘an ef-
fort is being made to locate her. Up
to noon today she could not be found.
Other descriptions of the missing
man, rally to s. great extent with
the remains being held here. The au-
thorities. the Red Cross and Funeral
Director Ganung are endeavoring to
locate the manfs relatives.
BOY ACCUSED
or serum
Charged with having stolen :50
from his father, Joseph. Viverito. of
New mum was taken into custody
shortlyfsl'tsr 1' o'clock yesterday by
htrolmsn John Toothill. He was
taken to the 'uptown police station.
where he 1. hold pending the arrival
of New Milford authorities.
Viverito. who is nineteen years old,
stols the fifty dollars. the police say,
from his ‘fsthcr, who is in tbs ice.
cassnrbuinoss in How )lilford. Fol-
rmjhs'nllmd mu. ho had. but
u. ”no. in Nor-walk.
‘ yostcrdu
who took
”loomed
assassins-tons“!
charge to the Calf Pasture Beach
committee and the city.
The plans approved by the city
council at its meeting held on Tues-
day evening. call for the erection of
two wings of the pavilion. the central
part being omitted for the present be-
cause of lack of funds.
Plans have been made so that both
AWAKE, TO FIND
FRONT PARLOR
Awakened by the crying of their
baby daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Patohns, residents of the second floor
of 7 Day street. found the front par-
lor of their home in flames at about
2:25 o'clock this morning.
Taking a few possessions and their
two children the couple ran to the
street and sent in an alarm from Box
4. The Central station apparatus re-
sponded and found the interior of the
parlor in flames. and the flames eat-
ing through the timbers and lathe of
the ceiling .into the attic. By
strenuous work however. they con-
fined the flames to the one room.
The cause of the fire could not be
ascertained. but it is believed that it
started in the interior of s. sideboard
in the front room. In this sideboard
Patohas said that he had stored on of
his money and his valuables. The
sideboard was totally destroyed. The
flames spread from this up the walls.
and through the room burning the
furniture. fixtures, hangings and pic-
tures.
Patohas' loss is covered by insur-
ance of $2.200. which he took out
about two months ago through the
Lawrence agency. The loss to the
building. which is owned by Philip
Slomansky. is cows-ed by insurance
carried through the J. M. Layton
company. An investigation to er-
tain the cause of the fire. which kept
the firemen out about an hour, is be-
ing made today.
15,000 MINERS
_ NOW ON STRIKE
By Associated Press ‘
GELSENKIRCHEN. March :9.-
Fifteen thousand miners are on strike
in the Gelsenkirchen district at all
mines occupied by troops according
to telegrams made in German quar-
ters. The men quit work as a protest
against the occupation.
Five thousand men are out at the
Westerholt properties. four thousand
at Rheinbaden. four thousand at the
Concordia. mines. and two thousand at
the Blumenthai plants. They have
served notice that they will not re-
turn to work until the last soldier
loaves. ' '
From Rhelnbsden came the "report
that the sirens blew so long in pro-
test that the Belgians threatened to
shoot unless the noise was stopped.
The Germans assert semi-officially
that the occupins forces are having
paratus at these mines and that. so
far they havoisucosoded in loading
only three or four small trains daily.
Before the occupation. it is irrssccd
a train load of reparations fuel rolled
out every ten minutes. ' . ’
.Tho Germans charge that in order to
[N FLAMFS TODAY ”
difficulty in obtaining loading sushi,» at us Peinbrcohc strcct- our):
the left wing. as it?“ viewed from the
water in the above picture. and the
right wing. will accomodatc a large
number of bathing houses and lock—
ers. so that a tots} capacity for both
wings of about 800 will be had. Al
the end of the left wing. wh‘l’cli wing
will be used for the men. is seen the
small building thatwiil house the Calf
A
Docket Includes Case of Ed-
ward Dirigibus, Held on
Liquor Gaunt.
In an effort to clear up a. large num-
ber of cases in the United ‘States Dis-
beginning next Monday for the trial
of civil and criminal cases. ‘
Judge Harlan B. Howe of New
Hampshire will open the criminal ses-
sion of the court at New Haven.
Among the notable liquor cases that
will be set down for trial is one in—
volving Edward Dirigibus of Bridge-
port, now serving a term of one to two
years in states prison for violation of
the state liquor law. Acting District
Attorney George H. Cohen of Hartford
will ask the court to set the date, for
trial of Dirigibus and four corn-
panics in the same case. Other liquor
cases will be disposed of at the ses-
slon.
Judge Edwin S. Thomas will open
the regular April session at the Court
at Nor-walk. as provided by law. and
will then assign for hearing a. number
of civil cases. A number of patent
matters and receivership cases are on
the dacket of the court for disposition.
MOREHOUSE TO ACT
0N RUM DESTRUCTION
Prosecutor Ivan L. Morehouse of
Stratford yesterday announced that he
would proceed next Monday in the
Stratfordtown court with his motion
for an order to destroy the liquor
seized sonic weeks ago when the
trawler Giant went ashore at Short
Beach.
The liquor has' been in a cell at
police headquarters and has been
libelled by the United. States govern-
ment. on the ground that it was
smuggled into the country. ,Prose-
cutor Morehouso will have a confer—
ence with Acting United States Dis-
trict Attorney George H. Cohen. at
Hartford today and unless agreement
is reached the Stratford case will go
'01: Handy.
Bridgeport
_ Dead in
By Amociated Frost-
isntnoni’olrr. Conn. March 20.—
‘(lnc marris dead and three others in
the Bridgeport hospital in a serious
condition from causes .vct underwr-
ninod; They were fozrml in a Turkish
sun
resources
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today. ,
. 9 dead
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Those in the W
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man is Peter Ferraro.
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2: new
trict court. two judges will hold court'
Pasture Life Savers. The wall will run
up 'to the central pavilion. and include
the doorway and small building
there.
The mime will be true of the right
wing. The Emergency Hospital and
First Aid room will be located at the
spot where the pavilion joins it to
the left wing.
When further funds ars available,
The finance committee of the Nor-
walk Girl Scouts entertained Miss
Jane Deeter Rippen. of Chicago. Ill..
representing the Girl Scout head-
quarters. with s. luncheon at the
Royal James Hotel. this noon. Plans
for the drive for funds for the new
scout camp to be established near
Danbury were discussed. The drive
will open next week. ,
0 Those who attendsd the luncheon
were: Mrs. John Cavanagh. Mrs. A.
M. Fechei‘nTz-‘r. Mrs. Hubert i5. Bishop.
Mrs. Leon K. Fish. Hrs. Benjamin
Andrews. Mrs. Arthur C. Hoyt. Mrs.
Clara Russell. Mrs. Lottie Monroe and
Miss Martha Murphy.
Niss Rippcn deuvered s. most in-
teresting address on the "Girl 'Scout
Movement" at the Kiwanis club lun-
cheon. The address was brief.
TUG KEELER AND
BARGE ARE LOST
NEW LONDON. Conn.. March 24.—
The tug Elmer A. Keeler and barge
Mauretauia. both of the Keeler Line.
operating out of New York. founder-
cd in Long Island sound near Bart-
lett's reef shortly after 11 o’clock last
night during the terrific gale which
swept the Sound. The crew of the tug.
which struck“ a 'rock and sank within
twenty minutes. took to life boats and
landed snfetly at New London and
Groton after hours of exposure to the
bitter cold. The crews of the barge
Mauretania. Catherine Keeler and
Emma Keeler were picked up by the
tank steamer Vecdol. which had been
attracted by distress signals and taken
to New London where theywere safe-
ly'landed early this morning.
' SCHOONEBS GOES ‘AGBOUND
CHAiTHAM. Mass" March 29.—
tho five roasted schooner. heavily lad-
enand northbound. went aground on
the west end of the new channel off
stone Horse shoal last night. The
coast guard cutter Acnshnet was
standin gbvtoda'y. Tho sea-was too
rough to permit the coast guardsmon
from sullen-hereto go suits the
vessel. whichgrouuded st’High “tar
and was ina‘dangero'us podtion.
Tho schooner proved to be the
Del-rill ‘2'. Palmer. sound from Nor-
folk for Portland. The Acoshnet rs-
portéd she would attempt to float her
when wind and sea. moderated some-
what. A northwestgaio was blowing
over me shoals '_whon the moon‘s
wu’ss’nt. . .
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Winged: ashore on \Es‘
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all that will be necessary to do to the
building, will be to bridge between
the two wings with steel girders and
erect the pavilion on this.
The total cost of the entire building
complete. it is estimated will run to
about $50,000 altogether. At present
approximately 320.000 will be avail-
able for usefor the erection or .he
two wings. both houses and iocke
ammo
, FREEDOM.
MILFORD. March 29.—(Special.)
One of the large dormitory buildings
connected with the Milford Prep
School. directly across the street from
the main school structure. was swept
by fire at 5 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. Fireman had an hour’s battle be-
fore the flames were finally subdued.
The damage will reach 83.000.
The fire originated in the trunk
room on the top floor. probably
from a defective chimney. There are
generally 20 students housed in this
building. but most of them had left
for their homes to spend the Easter
vacation.
Four students who remained re-
moved their own and their colleag-
ues’ belongings from the building.
These students are George Dutton,
Cedar Rapids: Willard Brown. San
Francisco: Arthur Reynolds. Chica-
go and James Gould. Oshkosh.
Mrs. Anna Harris. a waitress.
made a. spectacular rush into the
burning building. reaching the top
floor where she rescued her pet dog
and fur coat.
This is the fifth time this year that
this annex has been afire. Once the
fire. at 2 o'clock in the morning.
caused by a fire in a. waste basket on
a. lower floor and at other times evi-
dently the chimney.
AMUSEMENT TAX
TO BE UNCHANGED
HARTFORD. March 29. — The
amusement tax of five per cent repeal
of which was sought by theatre men
of the state, will remain for two
years more at least. with some modin~
fications. according to a. decision
which has been reached by the finance
committee of the General Assembly to
which the repeal bills were referred.
The modifications that will be made
in the bill are only such as have been
in effect for some time. although not
in strict accord with the provisions of
the tax statute. The modifications in-‘
elude exemption of tax on free ad-
missions and on admissions of 10
cents. The exemptions were allowed
by amendments to the Federal admis-
sion tax law and the Connecticut
statutes providing that the tax in this
state should be one-half of the amount
or the Federal for forced the modifi-
cation of the state law.
'The’ amended amusement tax bill
will also make specific the exemp.
ttions to be allowed to religious chur-
itabls and civic sOciotics.
ram anatomic mans
By Associated Pres
PI'l'l‘SBURGH. March 29. -— Ali-
mony 9014.10: 14 years by George
'anuiach- to his former wifsswss
without legal obligation. Judge Ain-
lsgan
by Flames
5min}:
.was made prisoner. These advices lino
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A.
ANDZO
WOUNDI'D
Capture of Rosario by Rob-
els Causes Alarm and In-
habitants of Several
Other Cities Arc
Fleeing.
BUENOS AIRES. March 21—111”
seven persons were killed and twenty
wounded in fighting between We
ment forces and rebels in the lawn o!
Villarica. Paraguay when govsrnmcst
troops forced the rebels to 3m
the town. according to a demtch to
La Naccin from Asuncion.
Advices received .by the Argentina
government from Asuncion my tho ,
Paraguaian rebel chief Placido Jars -
report a. serious encounter between
the government troops and the rebels
at, Caruso. 75 miles east of Bunch).
SHEATION Is SERIOUS
MOXTEVIDEO. March 29.—All ad-
vices received from the Brazilian
frontisir agree as to the extreme gra-
vity of the situation in the stats of
Rio Grande Do Sui and the great s:-
tent attained by the revolution”
movement.
The Urguayian minister has rennet--
ted information on reports that Bras— ‘
ilian troops have invaded Uruguayan
territory..
The capture of Rosario caused gross
alarm in Santa Anna Do Livranaonto
and is Quarahy. The inhabitants 0!
both these places fled. taking rsfngs
in Atsques. s. Uruguary town just out-
side the border.
An uprising is also reported to'
have occunpd in Vlamo and tiara
other turban.
Banditry has assumed large pso-
portions in the Southern post of tbs
state.
REGIMESTS DESERT cosm‘ .
IMENT
BUENOS AIRES. March zoa—A'
Monteviedo dcspatch to La Noam
says that advices from the frontier
town of Rivera report the captures)!
Alegrete by Brazilian revolutions:-
ies.
The town was fortified and tho
government forces. although in pa-
session of several machine guns. ro-
treated without a fight. Many of their
regiments are said to have gone over
to the revolutionaries.
The government of the Brazilian
state asked the commander of tho ‘
loyal troops in Santa Anna. Do Li-
vramento to defend the city at In
costs, inasmuch as its loss would s08-
iously jeopardize the stability of the
government.
CARETAKER'IS .
FOUND DEAD,
Missing since last Saturday or Sun:
day. Charles Sherwood. caretaker 'sf —
the B. St. John Hoyt estate in I!
East avenue. was found dead on the
kitchen floor of the Hoyt house lat.
last night by the police. Death in!
the result of heart {anus-car mp-
lexy according to a verdict given by
Dr. Samuel H. Huntington. medial
examiner for Norwalk.
Frank Sherwood. of 8051“,“,
came to tho uptowii polics hud-
quarters shortly after 9 o'clocn ht
night and told the dos! man that. lib
brother. Charles. the caretaker of tin
Hoyt place. had not boa seen docs
Saturday or Sunday. Ho said 11:.
police to investigate.
Patrolman John H. Murphy’nnd I.
J. Clune were assigned to this 1“.
Proceeding to the Hoyt honest“.
the two policemen managed to “In
an entrance to the house m Ir
window by using a ladder. Farthin-
vestigation ledrto the discovery of 1”
body of Sherwood lyil'f: ou,t.hs “- -
on floor. Dr. Huntington was at!!! ‘
and said that death was due to hurt
failure or apoplexy. , g
Funeral services for the new
will be held at 2 o'clock tow:
afternoon from the funeral pas-iss- Q , ‘
Director P. D. Stannard. Housman g‘
Rev. George B. Tompkins'vwill m- 4?
atoandburialwiubcinthsm -'
cemetery. ' »
Hr. Sherwood is s-irvTved by
brother. Frank. and one sister. an- : A
Sherwood. both of Norwalh *
ms
Arrangements for the big ch-
~lnitiation.to be held scam. ”I!
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