'ers. I) ”Nanak u. E. . DOCTON. April Il.—-A permanent on restraining the Interstate lam Commission from carrying its recent order providing for ‘1. of non-transferable and in- ebsie mileage tickets at a per cent. reduction was issued to- I” by Judges Mack. Brewster. and no.“ in the Federal district court. injunction order was issued after h hearing on a petition of 60 east- Ifll railroads opposed to the Inter- nate Commerce Commission ruling. While the case was brought before, the court on a petition for a tem-. porery injunction. it was reading the' moment that the cause should be deemed submitted for a final hearing. The suit was to annui the internation- nl commerce commission order of March 6. 1923. requiring the rail— roads to issue at the price of 87:. tickets calling for 2.500 miles of car- riage in denominations of too. COMMISSION 01“ APPEALS WASHINGTON. April 23.—lnter- state Commerce Commission officials mid today that the federal court or- der sued at Boston. restraining the committee's railroad mileage obok from going in to effect. would prob- ably be appealed at once to the au- preme court for a. final decision. DANCE CONTEST ENDS ABRUPTLY WASHlNGTON. April 23.—So far as all outward end- nt-c w lit. all of the last survivors of \Vushiugton‘s cnv durance dancing conic-sis which be- gan “'cdnt-sdny night had taken the count today. Sometime after midnight. Elsie Weber and William T. Farrell. both of Baltimore. who claimed to have danced 96 hours continuously. slip- poled then to be a wol’iii record. dis- appeared unceremoniously from the hotel dance floor at Marlboro Mon- day, where they had born transported from here Saturday at midnight to continue the contest. The last survivors of the other con- test here. Aubrey GlihtTt. a marine, and Joe Balitrosky who served in the army during the war. quit early yes- terday under the pcrsiiasion of tho dnncc hall management which staged the contest. nt‘ter word was received tbnt the police were about to raid the private hall to which the dancers had been transferred Saturday night. Ball- trosky accepted a 3100 purse as an inducement to quit. and Gilbert. who resisted the appeals a little longer got 8150 for his trouble. the latter turning in a mark of 76 hours. Local Couple Have Pretty Wedding Miss Cora. Marie Van Coevering. dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Van Coevcring of 44 Gregory Boulevard. and George Henry Howard of 42 Flat Hill road, were united in marriage Shttlrtlny ill'tci'uonii ill 3 o'clock. at the home of the bride. by the itcv. L. Earl Bhaf'l‘ner. pastor of the East avenue H. E. church. The couple were attended by Miss Ruth Van Cocvcring. a sister of the bride. and Herbert J. Dunlap. The bride wore a. gown of white, nortcitw trimmed with Spanish lnce and carried a bouquet of white roses and sWeet peas. Her attendant woreagown of sea foam broonded canton crepe and carried pink roses and sweet peas. The homo was decorated with ferns. potted plants and daffodils. Miss Mildred Lovejoy played the wedding march. The ceremony, and the re- ccption which followed. was attended by relatives and immediate friends. A bullet luncheon was served at the re- ception. , Following the reception the couple? left for a wedding Journey. and on their return will make their home ill . Flax Hill road. The couple received' many handsome and useful gifts frou. their relatives and friends. Among tr... out of town guests were Miss Jeanett. Van Coevering. another sister of tha- Britain. bride. whois now residing in New , Alleged Defender to Get Jury Trial CHICAGO. April 28.—Fred Lundir, reputed dictator of the William Hall Thompson Republican faction. and 2i co-defendants Were called for here today. charged with defrauding’ the Chicago board of Education at 31,000,000 in school funds. A panel of 100 veniremen .formed the first group of citizens from which the state and defense will select a jury to hear the case. but observers pre- dicted because of the notoriety that has kept Lundin before the public more or less for several years. it. probably will take eight weeks of questioning and ' before the Jury box will be filled. —..__§___ NOBILITY PAYS MUTE DOVER. England. April 23. -— A great concourse of people including Baron Moncheur. the Belgian Ambas~ ndor. witnes‘rd today the ceremony of the remohl of the bodies of 79 Belgian soldiers V’lO died in Eengland during the war. The bodies were em- aboard the British cruiser pe. which proceeded to Zes- brag... acco-e panied by four destroy- Befcre the removal of tln bodies a tenuous service was held conducted by Honsignor Carton De Wlart. at which King George. the army and navy were represented. m“ PRAIBES NORWALK. ‘ Rev. Ralph H. White. of New Ha- ven. Intestinal: for the Anti~8aloen League. in an addre— delivered at church. yesterday ”sling. highly praised the work of ‘- '(Ios-waik Police W and easiest manner in which the k city courts are ‘ . )lr. White trial | ' some 1.600 citizemi' - GOVERNWISGOMPIEX PROFBSOR or alarm? SAYS NORTHAMPTON; mm, April. 23.4mm American people, sup: posed to have the freest and most democratic government in the world, are in reality “governed by a complex system of oligarchies,” Professor James Woodhouse of Smith College said in an address he prepared for delivery today beforethe school of politics and govern- ment being conducted by the Massachusetts League of WOmen voters in co-operation with Smith College. The groups in general control of both the major parties do not embody the ideals of real American democra- cy. Professor Woodhuse said. "Fortydve years of power over the national government out of the last sixty years have completed the Al- liance between the special interests and the Republican party.” he added. "And even the long lean years out of power since the civil war have not been sudlcient to purify the Democra- tic party of the canker of special privilege.” ' BROADCASTING TO BEUNIEIED NEW YORK. April 83.—Reprc- scntatives of radio broadcasting or- ganizations meet Arthur Bachelier. federal radio inspector in the scc0nd district. today to adopt time and wave length schedules for stations in the most area in the United States. At the conference were represents~ lives of municipalities including New York City. which plans a department- at broadcasting station police depart- ments. including the local one. churches. steamship lines. newspapers. wireless and telegraph agencies. theatres radio phone manufacturers and commercidi broadcasters. "The scheduled adopted will con- form as nearly as possible." said Mr. Batchellor. "to the present waves of length assignment suggested by Secre- tary lioovei." LOCAL SOCIETY HEARS SERMON Over one hundred members of Monker Grotto. No. M. M. G. V. 1‘. ii. R. attended the morning servlc-e- at the Grace Episcopal church yesterday. Rev. J. Benton Werner. rector of the church. delivered an excellent sermon. appropriate to the occasion in the subject. “A Perfect Manhood." There was a. special musical program. Members of Monker Grotto gath- ered previously to the services at the Grace Parish house in Cro- street.‘ marched to the church. and took a section in the church which was re- served for them. CHARGES LEAGUE rs DOPE STAND WASHlNG'rON. April :3.—Asser- tion that action taken by the League of Nations assembly on the opium tariff was “intended to legititize and thereby continue to encourage the sale of large quantities." of the drug was made by Chairman Porter of the House Foreign Affair-Committee in a letter. published today. to Lord cohort Cecil. leading British propon- ent of the league. Declining in his letter In appoint- ment to discuss the activities of the league's opium commission. Mr. Port- er took sharp issue with a statement in an article by Lord Robert that the league had “struck vigorous blows" at such world evile as the sale of opium and cocaine. SCOUT HEADS WILL RETURN Mi. Anna Prenderg-ast. Mi. Olive Jackson and Miss Lottie Hunro. all walk. are expected to return to Ner- walk tomorrow having spent the past officers of Girl Scout aromas of Nor- seven days at the Girl Scout Officers' Training camp in Waangton. D. 0. Mrs. Munro. in a letter received here. states that one hundred and four scout officers were in training. Twentyocight states were represented at the camp which is in charge of Mrs. Rippin and Mrs. Eddy. national directors. Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Munro said. was a frequent visitor at the comp. Swindlers Employing New Graft Schemes NEW YORK. April 23.—Swindiers reputed to have reaped millions through fake charity scheme during the war are preparing to stage a come back. according to District At- torncy Banton whose office claimed to have broken the ring operating in New York. Today many of the fakirs were said to be soliciting innncy pretending to buy food and clothes for relatives of donors in Europe but actually pocket- ing the gifts. Mr. lianton said today that a com- plaint had been made to him by Ralph 1-2. Easterly. chairman of the executive council of the National Civic Federation against one organisation. The federation also will ask United States Haywood to determine whether the mails have been used to de- fraud. President to Speak at Press Meeting WASHINGTON. April ‘88.—Prcs- idcnt Harding leaves Washington to- night for a brief visit. to New )‘ork where he will deliver an address to- inorrow at the annual meeting of the membership of The Associated I‘rcis. His address will be made at the luncheon held in connection with meeting. The President. who will be acco panicd by George B. Christian, Jr.. h s secretary. and BrigGenel-sl E. Sawyer. his personal physician. is expected to leave for Washington late Tuesday night. It was said Mrs. Harding also would probably accompany the President. although her plans were not definitely known. PRICE 01" GAS DROPS. NE\\‘ YORK. April 23.—'rexas Oil Companies and the Gulf Refining Company today met the reduction of one cent a gallon in the tank wagon prices of gasoline and kerosene an- nounced last week by the Standard Oil Company of New York. the de- creases being etfective in New York and New England. NORWALKERS A new watch for your old one! iotcneotthesebemtitulap—to—dseoBuwvAWsechca Whyoureppamnhyeogetsisfionsblewh‘eegdd dmepieceinthebeushqusspionn'edbelow: s. l... Benedict lietusdoysnr here. Qasekservies mumfiwtbmsmu Wad. W 7 '11.wa Charles ' Car Stolen and Tied to a .——— GREENWICE. April ll—(SPG' clan—Police of this town were searching for two men who hold all William Guney, taxi driver of Port- ChMel‘. in White Plains shortly after two o'clock this morning. The rob- bers tied their victim to s. tree after- relieving him of 3 small sum and be- fore driving awsy in the taxi. one of the highway men said to Gasncy "My name is McCarthy and I live in Green- wich. if you want word sent to your folks I'll deliver it.” ' The robber who gave his name as McCarthy is described as of medium height. Iocky built. dark features wearing 0. black suit and a brown overcoat. The stolen car is a Dodge limousine with white wire wheels. and bearing New York state markers with the resistry number 037411. Up to a late hour today the police had found no trace of either the car or the highwaymen. “Keep Moving” Order to Stop Taxi Hold-ups NEW YORK. April 28.—In an ef- fort to check taxicab robberies po- lice captain Andrew Deveriy today ordered patrolmen in his Greenwich Village Jurisdiction to "keep moving" all cabs or private automobiles seen standing in front of drug stores. jewelry shops. restaurants and sub— way or elevated train entrances. with Taxi Driver motors running and a man at the wheel. As an alternative to moving on. chauffeurs will be permitted to shut off their motors and dismount. l “1]! Fares Go l’p. l sou'rnixo'rox. L'onn.. April :3.— A safe in the car barns of the Con- necticut Company was robbed of sev- eral hundred dollars last night. No damage was dOne to the safe. Lillian Bsedman. two-weeks' old daughter of Kr. and Hrs. August Ruedman. of to River street. First district. died at the house of her per- ents yeast-liar. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Rev. E. C. Wensel calcining and interment will be in Pine Island cemetery. Owls Ia. Hoyt “ML Hoyt. wife of William F. Lockwood. died at the heme of her sister. Mrs. E. n. GOrhnrn. so: East urbane at 10:30 today. Funeral will be private. Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. . ‘ lire. Ads WW. Funeral services for Mrs. Ads. Frances Waterbury was held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon from the late home in Bilvermine avenue. Rev. Alexander Hamilton oflciated and burial was in Silver-mine cemetery. Bath Helen Svenson. Funeral services for Ruth Helen Svenson. daughter of fir. and Mrs. “'iiliam Svenson. of :8 Union avenue. were held at 2:80 o'clock yesterday from the home of her parents. Rev. F. R. Maim ofliciated and burial was in the Norwnik cemetery. George H. Schmidt. George H. Schmidt. a. civil war vet- eran. died at the Soldiers' Home in Noroton. Saturday afternoon. He was 82 years old and was a member of Company D. 5th Conn. Vol. Fun- eral services were held this afternoon at the Soldiers' Home. Burial was in Spring Grove cemetery. PEN N. RAISES WAGES. CHICAGO. April 28.——Wage in- creases ranging from one and one- half cents an hour for all grades of common labor employed in the North— western Region of the Pennsylvania railroad were announced here last night. The increase will add about $300.- 000 to the payroll and elect about 4,000 men. Similar negotiations are being car- ried on at St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. and if similar action is taken in these regions. more than 2 1‘0 STOLEN- AUTO INQUIRY. BRIDGEPORT, April 2!.—Sts.te policemen today continued their in- quiry into the operations of dealers in stolen automobiles. 0f oars rec- ognized ten were identified as having been stolen in Danbury. Stamford and Greenwich. Six cars were recovered in Greenwich. IDCAI: WUPLE MARRIED. m- Lillian Calsey and Lester a. noose. both of Norwalk. were quietly married last Wednesday in White Plains. The news of the marriage leaked out this morning and the couple were heartily congratulated by many friends. COWS OF 3083! Mrs. Louis Krusic. of 40 Piattsville avenue. complained to the uptown police that her husband had turned her out of the house at 12:30 o‘clock Saturday night. Patrolman Murphy and T. Dorney investigated. but Krusic was not at home when they arrived at the house. Viscountess Sells to Tcmnts. CARDIFF. April 23.—Viscountecs Rhondena. the only woman director or large coal fields in Wales and al- so the owner of vast estates in the principality. is disposing of her Mon- mouth Spire property. The occupy- ing tenants have had the first oppor- tunity to purchase and already have bought their holdings to the value of 90.000 pounds sterling. .. . MONDAY, APRIL 3, ll ‘ Luck —-——-—— .. isthm‘htto long good Judd-$50...." snail i , ‘ ISGOODJVDGMENT. 21M?“ and bolus” _‘§, «an: use: ......;. REAR SEED AB The Central Station up ginnmoned by a still alarm o'clock yesterday afternoon to ' that had broken out in a she; I rear of the building 0°C....“ 'f New England Wire cloth cm by the corner of Water [ti-ea ‘3"- cord street extension. A ‘L' that spread through .oma‘ set the building aflre. Two 7 chemical were used to crux.“ blaze. Damage was slight m LATE FOR ‘.__ LOST—840.00 in mm, in South Norwalk. Saturday .9 Finder please return to if“. Hughes, 3 Ludlow street \'. I and receive reward. ~. ' ’ ’ Oriental Crear 1-m- -.' -A.’-.l‘"-"-f-l’-/‘/‘ D ~—\-~-x‘\-\‘~-x-t-\-~‘\‘\“ I, it. 5', ii if 36 ii , u, l n , II ti ‘9 in Si . u l , . l .9 chotce. lie I". l i! N g bargain. .we~‘ I.- . .— ‘ . \- .‘\‘\-\ 1"!" " d v M...».._.. swat.- '- "v"« ~-~. - O 0\I-\-\-‘\-\‘.m\-~‘~-\-\‘~‘u‘ -... sol-via" ‘ m... 26.000 employee will benefit by the raise. “_-“‘-\‘ -“‘-‘-\-“‘- -I‘,-;-,' '.‘.- U -.-,-i \"m\\\\‘ “‘-'-' -.'/‘.-.—.',--.-R I! Word has just been received from the manufacturer that a supply of Gas Ranges is on the way to us—not as many as we had hoped to get, but enough to assure you of your All To Be Sold At A Special 10 Per Cent Reduction In Price Maybe they will last for the rest of the month, but don’t wait if you want to make a real A REAL SAVING OF 10 PER CENT. ] Buy Yours Today The time is growing shorter, and the available supply» smaller. This Sale Ends April 30th All Ranges Sold on Easy Terms. Call, Write or Telephone for Full Information. The Connecticut Light 69° Power Co. 69 WALL STREET TELEPHONE 1680 f- 'aja‘J' 'n“. a"- . . . \-~‘~-\‘\-\-\‘\‘i...i v
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