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TABLISHED 1870
ANIS MERRY
IN ATLANTA
1eenstein Tells All About
It in Letter—Wheeler
Makes Hit.
‘1..— r <. 11ine1.
.1. x11-mlk. Conn.
._ 11 restrain myself from
. 11 i1~w lines to Norwaik and
“.1. 11.11 publish my letter in
r1 \: “MIC.
-':_11r Wheeler. and I take it
.l’ to call him our. because
proudest. moment of my
.1 tlzat I am a citizen of Nor-
nitindcd the Club Pres-
rrhcc at the Chamber of
mm. :11 li.11i.l not as a delegate
1:131 ,1 y 11 st. There were present.
“1... . 1mm all over this great U.
A. i 1 mmia. Speeches have
:1 1:1 11111'1i by several presidents
1-1.1‘~' _-.‘11*imI Prom didarent cities
.111. L1-1t continent. which have
11 1 111' wry little impression. but
.11- r r Arthur VVheelar stepped on
, p 1"nrnl nmi made a few intro-
.c'rn r m 1rl. the great hall fairly
r1. 1'! applause. and after a few
«1 111k man stood on than-
1 i 11 lied themselves hoarse.
1. Norwaik will be on the
-': “1 111w on as it never was be-
'1‘.f"i those delegates will re-
..1 'n 1111r respective homes they
‘ 11 ‘k 1i toll about Arthur Wheel-
11 Norwnlk. Connecticut. He
. ‘11.1~1111l a 20 minutes' talk. and
r v.’ nr-l humor and masterly ora-
rv ‘.11 -. 1i not have been beaten.
L. 1.1. 1.1- find by the great applause
‘. by all present.
my side partner. Frank I.
1» i myself took an auto tour
1- city of Atlanta. and find
1 I11‘llllllflll residential city
rilreris of homes that will
with homes in Newport or
3..
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n». ..
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F
.vi
1'11"
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we in
11111 more lines about the wives of
11:1les. Had I my wife with
1'.linly would not neglect .her
11‘. these men neglect their wives.
1:1. '1 r all of them that I was here.
rr .\ 1nlon never saw his wife from
1. 1111 1- he got up “from his breakfast
1.1m dark. Golf at the Country
13 his only diversion. and poor
rs. 1_-1inian. I felt so sorry for her.
i 1 ‘zrso she didn't disples‘any ill
n. 1-. .1 because I think she adores the
1-1 i1i1lge who is tighter than a Nor-
ilk 11) star when it comes to talking.
[I presume he saves all he knows
l 5 es and will no doubt mflodeat
1- r \t Thursday’s luncheon.
A: 111i Mother Wheeler. I must ray
9 is fl most remarkable old lad
.11 111 tire us all out. She wants o
9.11: 1 be, everywhere. She also has
rinl pace setter. Mrs. Charles
She. is our leader. a regular
. 1111cyclopedla. She knows
he 1\ rain: on every minute. She
"11- program by heart. but we
11 :r iiniihlt‘s with Charlie Wim-
“'0 can't keep him still.
wr talking, and is always
" 1~ in ans.
1.1 lies at home who might
11 .1 ‘.1 r.~1.ious of those attending
he rr~11'. 1:1, and who have such
mm l i. . *r1111is who wouldn't go on
1~‘:rr1 t"\‘;r without their wives,
. 11 r1101 wives here are sadly
12'111'1 2.11.11' 1' their wives here
1m“ .1111 r-11' HMAEUI’O they look to
e from 11m 1 rner of their eyes. and
H'
11b
11'"l'.
,1. 11 '1 11‘,
I1I 5.
'I'1“ '
r.
Him a r1111 ‘ish have to fall for it.
111 l l1 1 11 sIrle partner Frank 1.
mm 111". m1». and by the way he is
or” 111‘ 111111. He goes me more
hnn (1511 um: frank and I have de-
111 1 11 :wcr-i the next Kiwanis Con-
l'lti, but we will not 30
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rn‘iwr 111.
MTG" IEA‘F.
T :im.
SiMi'EI. GREENSTEIN.
Ilny 231th.
‘ caring [p of Wall
Street Begins;
N ew Switches
0
company
Tm t‘I’Innr-r‘llcut thll
morning Sliirl'd the installation 0‘
tun i-:11i1r1r111-y switches. one on in.
east :111l llm. other on the west side 0!
,1... \\'.1 1 c1» l. railroad tunnel. The
l"'1‘ ‘1 ‘1' “-1 11 installed for the 9“"
now 11: :1 inn-111:; trolley curl to PM
that new 'wrl on a. single inch While
the “'01'1121 :1 ranking of the tunnel II
1.11:: r 111111 i by concrete.
"51-1.;111- 11 to Baton Point yes»
torilv 11.19 111-11111 breaking. accordinl
to Thom 1': Madman, local superin-
ter'inni 111‘ the Connecticut company.
Car Hits Post, Dibble
Badly Cut by Glass
Twin-rt 111M119 of McKinley street
e114, Row-anon avenue. was out about
”‘1’ 1‘8?“ item May afternoon when as
1'“ “"ml "(11 to make the turn at
G‘.‘1“T'S corners in hi! 11310130qu-
‘h" s"'"Nnr gear failed. and them
crashed into a post there. .
The acr‘ll rnt happened between 4
"‘ 5 n'r'mk Mr. Dibble was not
lorionsiy Injured The flyin' giasqot
h“ WIH"FI‘I'-Id cut him about the face
”M I”11"mr’1-.'l"he car was badly dam—
Irri.
“I‘lt‘
PI‘IN‘EY rnomamor ‘ ‘
HEAD m2.
PWASHIVGTON May 3L—mnk T
who of Guilford. has been selected
in prohibition dlrecior for M
till succeeding Harry E. We
Who recently resigned.
M
mmm scans armorial: .
Qmivoox May 81.—Mnle. N013.
“DA 'he prime donut mien!”
10,000 Autos Passed .
Thru City Yesterday
Ten thousand automobiles passed
through the First District between
I o'clock yesterday morning and
0 o’clock in the evening according
to an estimate made by the police.
The Mommial Day tradlc was rec-
ord breaking.
In spite of the amount of trailic.
not a single automobile accident
was reported in the uptown section
of the city. The only accident
recorded happened Tuesday night
when an automobile operated by
Edward Bernard. of West avenue.
collided with the rear-end of a ma-
chine ope'rated by a Mrs. Ballard.
of Stamford. The damage was
slight.
111111111 iiAs NEW
SPIRIT MESSAGE
Says Lord Northcliffe Pre-
dicts Big Castrophe—
Warning for U. S.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 81.——Sir A.
Conan Doyle says he has had a mes-.
sage from Lord Northcliffa's spirit
saying that only a wave of spiritual
reform can save the world from
plunging headlong into a castropha
which will make the world war seem
insignificant.
The American people. Lord North-
cliffe's message said. "are too busy.
That was the mistake I made in my
life time. I was too busy then but I
understand now that wisdom is lost
in the scramble for material progress.
When men lose wisdom they invite
disaster."
AUTOIST KILLS 1
AND INJURES‘S
Children in Waterbury
—Driver Flees.
WATERBURY. Conn.. May 81.—
Thomas J. O'Reilly. of 970 Cooks
street. driver of an automobile which
ran into a family group comprisel of
Mrs. Henry E. Show of Simeon
and “children of this oilfi‘iats
night. killing one boy and mu
five; was questioned by Coroner Jo
T. Monzeni today. while Thomas
O'Dea. of 24 Walnut avenue.~said to
have been the companion of O'Reill'y
at the time of the accident.ku taken
into custody early this morning. and
was also questioned by the coroner.
The result of the questioning of the
two men was not made known.
Mrs. Snow and her six small-obsid-
ren were walking along the Meriden
road. returning from the home of a
neighbor. when the machine ap-
proached from the rear. resulting in
the fatality. George Snow. 11. was
killed in the accident. while Mrs.
Henry Snow. the mother; Charles
Snow. 10: Richard Snow. 9: Mil-
dred Snow. 7: Helen Snow. 5: and
I nna Snow. 2. were injured. -
According to the police. both O’Reilo
ly and O'Dea ran away from the scene
of the accident immediately folow-
ing it. and it was necessary to hall a
passing motorist to take the injured
to the hospital. Both men were appre-
bended by the police a few hours after
the accident occurred.
Claude Kitchin Dies;
in Congress 20 Years
WILSON. N. 0.. May st.——Repre-
sentative Claude Kltchin. former
Democratic leader in the House of
Representatives. died here early to-
(in.
Death had been expected hourly for
three days but the patient rallied yes-
terday afternoon and last night a
spark of hope was held out for his
recovery. but he began sinking short-
ly before midnight.
At the bedside when he died were
Mrs. Kitchin. Mrs. Lewis Suter. a
daughter. Mills Kitchin. a son and
Dr. Thurman Kltchln.1 brother. The
body will be taken to Mr. Kitchin's old
home at Scotland Neck. where the
funeral will be held.
Dr. C. A. Woodard said Mr. Kit-
chin's death was the culmination of
complications .which developed after
he suffered a stroke of paralysis in
1920.
Auto Wheel on Spree
in Washington Stree \t
The rear right wheel of a Chevro-
let touring car owned by Stephen
Gross. came on while he was driving
down Washington street yesterday at-
ternoon.
The wheel Jumped the curb and
struck Mrs. Ida Adinolil and knocked
her to the sidewalk. She was not
injured but suffered from shock. The
wheel finished up by crashing
through one of the large allow win-
does of the F. .W. Woblworth and
company's five and ten cent store.
shattering the glass.
The wheel was then captured by its
owner. who. after notifying the po-
lice about the accident. put the
wheel back on the automobile and
continued on his way,
“mm
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nape berbeasttron inshore-
Wafer-awn [cea-
GAMIS. ‘.
PARIS. Ms: sn—xue. Susanne
“meromja‘m.
Answering the screams of Mrs.
Dochter. nearby residents rushed to
the” aid of the imprisoned autoista All
were helped out. Mrs. Dochter. how-
ever. being badly injured. had to be
practcelly lifted from the car. She
was taken into Mrs. Golden's home.
where Dr. Sharer attended her. Dr.
Sharer found that Mrs. Dochter had
a badly injured hip and abrasions . of
the right knee. R. A. Berkowits.
who was a. passenger in the car. was
cut slightly on the chin.
Mr. Dochter. who is in the suit and
cloak business in Brooklyn. was on
his way to the office of Dr. T. Francis.
chiropractor. at 96 Washington street.
Dr. Francis has been treating Mr.
Dochter’s tlve-year-old son. who is
suffering from paralysis.
Post,Road and was coming down the
hill when Mr. Dochter lost control
because of the terrible condition of
the road.
BRITISH OFFICER
PLACES WREATII
Capt. Phelp, Here on Near
East Relief Work, Honors
Norwalk’s War Dead.
A touching tribute to the memory-
of America's hero dead. by a veteran
of the British army. temporarily lo-
cated in South Norwaik. canto to the
notice of a Sentinel staff writer yes-
terday. when a beautfiui floral spray
was placed on the Soldiers' monument
in front of the South Norwaik Con-
gregational church on W’eet avenue.
The commemoration was the offer-
ing of Captain J. R. Phelps. a former
member «of the British Expeditionary
Forces during the World War. who“
served in the British seder or the
northern French front with a London
city unit of artillery.
Wishing to personally salute the
msmorr of his falen allied comrades.
spray‘ to which was” attached {card
bearing the inscription:
"To Our Brave Boys:
1 Let those who come after. see to it
that their names be not forgotten."
Captain Phelps is in the Norwalks
in connection with the Appeal of the
Near East Relief. which last Thurs~
day held a Bundle Day that resulted in
the collection of more than three hun-
dred sacks of clothing for relief work
in the Near East.
Willard Station Not
Sold; Only Building
Through a1misunderstanding it was
stated recently by the Evening Sen-
tinel that Gem Gods of Hanford
Place had purchased the Willard ser-
vice station at West avenue near
Orchard street from Joseph 8. Fair-
banks of Stamford.
The fact is Mr. God'a purchased the
building and not tba'businem'. Joseph
Ryss who conducts the Willard sta-
tion there. will continue to do so. he
having a lease on the property until
1926
O
Ex-Chlef Bradley’s
Condition Critical
At the Norwalk Hospital this noon
it was said that the condition of
Thomas Bradley. former chief of po-
lice of the old city of Norwalk. and
a Civil War veteran. was critical.
.Chiaf Bradley's condition up to
Monday had been encouraging. It
appeara’however. that he' has taken
a turn for the worse and seems to be
brewing weaker.
Bills for Widening of
Wall St. Being Mailed
The bills for the Wall street widen-
ing improvements. which aggregate
some 818.000 are being 'malled'today
from theofiicen of Tax Collector Robert
(3. Mitchell. ese'dllis are payable
.by June so. this” year.
Residents Rush to Aid of Imprisoned Anklets—Brooklyn
Woman Hurt—Taken. to Hollie of Mrs. Golden
-—Bad Road causes
1 AHudsonsedandriveubonrrisDocliter 01218Dihnasstrset,
Bmohlyaandinwbiehwerefourgrownpemnsandtwoehfldren.
skiddedonthsdeeprutsinl'afifieldsvenuethisafternomuim
driverlosingooatrohjumpsoverthecnrbandstsfleduptheem-
banknontinfrontofthehomeoflrs.’smes¢01denatlo.4fair
iieldavsnuc. Thecarthenturnedoveronitsrightside.
The party had turned from the~1~
Captain Phelps quietly placed the.
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MANYSEEMAN
BridgeportHusbudAnger'
edBeeauseShs'Refused
toRe‘turntoHim.
BRIDGEPORT. com. May 81.—
A pom of deputy sheriffs sad state
police today is scouring Esston
woods in search of Robert Edwards.
who shot and kilipd hll wife in their
home last night. .Edwards disappdals
ad into the woods surrounding his
home after crime . and several
shots were heard. leading police to
believe that, he may have shot himself.
Edwards and two charges from. a
shot gun into the body of his 1! years'
old wife. The shooting followed a
brief exchange of words‘and Mrs. Ed-
wards‘ refusal to returuto her hus-
band's home to live with him as he
demanded. She deciimd to talk to
him and turned away with five com-
panions.
"Ruby. if you don't talk to me
you ‘ll be sorry." wit/names say Ed.
wards declared.
Mrs. Edwards had turned he beck
to her husband and other members of
the party who faced him were about
to turn when they saw. him take a
shot gun from under hint which
he fired at his wife. film two feet
away. The charge a“ her in the
back and she fell to the me. while
her companions ran away; Edwarh
reloaded the gun and .1
his wife's body on the
feet. firing' the second
right side. He then
womandes.Ed‘ '
to the home of “W . " '-
where she died a bait hour later-.1
Mrs. Edwards‘ companions at the
time of the shooting were Mrs. Swen-
son. three children of Mrs. Swansea’s
and a farmer named Cohklin.
. Tho state_polica were immediately
notified and started areas-ch of the
woods where Edwards was seen to go.
yrrHurry Ketchsle. who lives some
distance from the scene. reported -ts
the police that about :0 minutes after
the time of the shooting. he heard five
shots which he thought came from a
point deep in the woods. The police
believe Edwards may have taken his
own life.
Bethe] Man Dies in
Paris, Was Reporter
NEW YORK. May 81.—-Harold T.
Smith. 59. dean of New York Ship
News reporters and known to his fel-
low workers on “Judge." died today
in Paris. said a radiogram received
by the N. Y. City News Association.
by which he was employed. Smith
sailed May 15 on his first trip to
Europe.
Smith served 80 years on the.N.Y
waterfront after coming here from
New Bedford. Mass. For many years
he was employed by the N. Y. Her-
ald.
"Judge" Smith had been making
home at Bethel. Conn.. where he
had a large farm.
Kiwanis Clubs Ready
to Elect Officers
ATLANTA. Gs... May 81.~——Elaction
of officers. choosing“ the next meet-
ing place. and disposiflou of routine
matters occupy‘the delegates to the
Seventh Annual Convention of the
International Kiwanis Clubs here to-
day.
Elwood Turner. of Chester. Pa... and
Ed. F. Arrss. of Columbus, Ohio. are
prominently mentioned for Interna-
tional president.
MARKS DROP AGAIN.
NEW . YORK. May $1.—Gcrman
marks dropped nearly a 1-: points
over the holiday. being quoted in'the
local foreign exchange market today
at .0014 1-4 cents or 70,175 to the
American dollar a new low record ,
for all time.
ty from Rapidly
PMS}: May tip-no Chil-
dren's hospital of Pittsburgh was de-
loo CHILDREN MANY Ciiimiii
sAVHi FROM iilriiAi. “RI-1
Nurses, Factory Workers and Others Carry, Them toSafe-
Spreading Plttsbarghflsse.
‘ socialad Press).—Drys. wets and pro-
' rifles for “tenant
_ 1a
Lake the Pictues
Watch This Space
The .. Evening Sentinel has ar-
“ranged with Albert Hamilton. man-
ager of the Risito Theatre. for six'
free tickets to‘be given daily to the
Sentinel readers whose names ap-
pear below. The names will be‘
picked at random each day- from
the telephone book and city
directory. 1 ‘
The names picked today:
E. 8; Down, 20 St. Jobs: street,
Gallium avenue, South Norwalk.
W. 0. 15 And: street,
Kuwait.
Watch this space. Your name
may be among the lucky three to-
marrow. The picture playing at the
1 Bisito is “The Isle of Last Ships".
featuring Million Sills and Anna Q.
Nilsson.
All you have to do when your
name appears is to come to the
Sentinel once with a. copy of the
paper in which your name appears
and you will be given a. ticket good
for two admissions.
BANDIT CAPTIVES
MAY BE RELEASED
Hope Rises With Freedom
of American and English-
man from Chinese.
TIEN TSIN. May 81 (By The As-
sociated Press) .—Hope for the speedy
release of all the foreign captives
held by the bandits of Paotzuku
mountain brightened almost to amr-
anca today with the news that Major
Robert .A. Allen. U. S. A., and W.
Smith of Manchester. England. had
been freed unconditionally and that of
the prisoners remaining in the im-
pregnable fortress at the summit of
the mountain. Major Roland W. Pin-
ger. U. S. A. and Lee Solomon. Amer-
ican. had been moved to a lower level.
A message from Tsoachwang said
that "negotlations are going on favor-
ably.‘
The release of Major Allan and Mr.
Smith; left 13 foreign captives. Boa
nastier Pia-er and Mr. Solomom.
among theta include
at Chicago 'snd
Shanghai. Jerome A. Henley of New
York and Shanghai. and John B.
“W What new? bulim-
3".- -’ was ..
meflf his baéu
pal-ole several limes to carry mess.
sagesfrom the banditc to the author-
tiles and each time has returned to
Paotuuku
While most of the captives were
held in a camp on the side of the
mountain. Majors Allen and' Pinger
and Mr. Solomon were moved to the
lofty mountain top about two weeks
ago. Letters sent out by Major Pin-
ger indicate that the bandits consid-
ered the three as particularly valua-
ble hostages and hence held them in
a place where their rescue was al-
most impossible.
N. Y. BEGINS ITS
DRY LAW FIGHT
All Roads Lead to Albany
Where Gov. Smith Will
Give Hearing.
ALBANY. N- Y.. may :1.-—<By As-
hibltlons. neutrals. marched on the
Capitol today. primed with last minute
arguments with which they hoped to
influence Governor Smith's action on
the legisluturs bill for repeal of the
Multan-Gage state prohibitoia en-
forcement law. which he must 1sl'gn.
veto or killby failure to not between
now and midnight. Sunday. .
Numerically the drys‘got thejump
on the opponents beginning to pack
the-assembly chamber where the pub-
lic hearing- on the repeater was to be
held. More than four hours before
til} time set ‘for the Governor's ap-
pearance.
Preponderatingly of the feminine
sex. the opponents .of the rapearer
got the front seats and got men. of
them sitting patiently thru‘ule' the
forenoon while Governor Smith bus-
ied himsa'lf with other aflalrs. Every
dry was decorated with a white badge
bearing in blue letters the slogan “For
law, against repeal.“
Big Curb Brokers
Go Into Bdnllruptcy
NEW YORK. May 31.—_—An involun-
tary petition in bankmptcrwas filed"
today against Jones and Baker, the
largest brokerage house connected
wtth the New York Curb inirket. with
branches in all parts of the ebuntrv.
The Curb market "upended the_
firm upon notification that‘Almd .c,
can. Jr. bad'beea appointed receiver
by" Federal Judge Goddard under
880. see bond.
1111’s petition of receivers stated tliat
.thé Sam; had more t nine W
More and that it should bee-pry
ing at lean 81,900.00!) worth of man-
offing Men-
era The greater pertains”. it was
DRIVER niisoii
FIRST LONG RIDE
at Talcottvillé—Z Others
May Have Drowned.
ROCKVILLE. Conn. May 81.—Tha
body of John Brizltus. 30. of the vil-
lage of Oaklan, was recovered from
Talcotville pond early today and
search was continued for the bodies
ofvtwo other men believed to have
been drowned last night when an au-‘
tomobile plunged of! a trolley bridge
at Talcotville. The body of 13th
was recovered soon after the auto:
mobile was hauled from the pond by
a Connecticut company trolley crane.
It was said Brlzitus recently took a
driver's examination and that last
night was the first time he had taken
an extensive ride as his own driver.
Patrick Quinn of Taicottvllla saw
the machine approach the curve in
the road near the trolley bridge.
Brizitus failed to make the turn and
the car plunged off the trolley
bridge into the pond. The water is
fifteen feet deep. and the bottom is
muddy.
Quinn and other witnesses said the
street light at the turn was out at the
time of the accident. but that the
red light on a pole-1 «over the trolley
bridge was lighted. One of the first
motorists on the' scene was R. W. El.
liott of Hag-t who toned a. rope
into the be- as said that one man
strugglnc in the water tried to
g'r-aqstberopeth‘utappeared to- be too
weak antes!!! Weight.
Dr. '1'. F.- Rockwell. medical em.
iner of the town of Vernon. wan at
Lbs scene only W and his view-
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Death in BM gaport Reveals
Secret Wedding of
10 Years Ago.
BRIDGEPORT. May 31.—Mrs.
Mary Kerrigan. 49, a professolnai
nme. whose dead body was found in
the home of Dr. Melville A. Ewing
yesterday died from natural causes
medical authorities said last night.
Dr. Ewing was held in 82,000 ball on
technical charge of breach of peace
for a. hearing in police court tomor-
row.
Dr. Ewing. a graduate of Oxford
University. England, told pollca‘ he
and Mrs. Karrigan were married in
Newark. N. 1.. ten years ago but had
kept the fact a secret. avenvfrom Mrs.
Karrigan's children. She was known
as his housekeeper.
The physician was an-ostad when
he was said to have told police he
had given Mrs. Karrigan some strych—
nine in an effort to arouse her from a
stupor.
Connecticut Company
Studies Men’s Proposals
NEW HAVEN my 31. ‘—-oniclals
of the Connecticut company today
studied the pro , of the_ trendy-
men's union .for a new wage agree-
ment to take the place of one Ohich
expires tonight. Conferences have
been held. but according to General
Manager J. C. Puuderford. no definite
action was likely for a. week. As us-
ual. the men continue at their duties.
leaving to their conference board the
matter of negotiating a. new agree
ment. Arbitration was adopted in
reaching agreements during the past
ten years.
‘I
; Clara Philips Says
She’ll Start Big Fight
.SAN ANTONIO. from. May 81. (By
The Amociatad Pressli—FI will fight
to theJa‘jeourt. to. win back my
freedoni'alsd my good name.” Ola-a
Phillipa. f‘hammar murderees." .de-
clared early this morning in the Son-
thern Pacino Baum yards. here in
an interview with an Associatede
nomination of Merlot W. W
of masseudgoormcoart
«com Plea-for fairneid county
by a ballot what): to 0.0
Ia‘the house; m appbistlneut was
"1-mhammestok'
131,0mliow Till-11R HEADS WHILE
WAR VETERANS IIDNDR DEAD
Inspiring Memorial Day Sight' in Union Park—Comman-
der Clark, G. A. R., Collapses After March—General
Frost and Judge Walsh Make Impressive Speeches.
Whilethreethoussndmonsstoodwithbowedhesdnvetersns
ofthreewsrspaidnvmnttributetocomrsdeswhohadfoughtsnd
diedinthestrug'gletbpreservethekepubilcbyplscingwrsathsons
Soldiers' and Sailors’ cross during the commemorative services held
yesterday morning at Union Park.
No is- inspiring was the sight of
two veterans of the civil war. the war
of 62 years ago, bravely and courag-
eouslydefyingoldage. laadlngasec-
tion of the parade which preceded
the commemorative exercises. The
two veterans. Commander Albert C.
Clark of Buckingham Post. G. A. R.
and Commander John H. Batter-son.
of Douglas Fowler Post. G. A. B...
both nearing four-score years in age.
refused a. conveyance oflered them in
recognizance of old age.
In the midst of the commemorative
services at the park, Commander
Clark collapsed. from thy long hike
from the Second district to the park.
It was found necessary to carry him
to the veranda of a neighboring house
where he rested during the remainder
of the services. With pluck and spirit.
the G. A. R. leader rapidly recovered
and an hour later was able to part!-
clpate in the activities which followed.
in the G. A. R. quarters 1.1 Main street.
The exercises were opened by Gen-
eral Email Frost. master of cere-
monies. The opening number. “The
March of the Veterans of Foreign
W'ars." was rendered by the American
band.
Representatives of three wars, Civil.
Spanish-American and “'orld. then
placed wreaths on the Soldiers’ and
Sailors' cross. The wreaths were
placed on the cross by Commander“
John H. Batterson. repremnting
Douglas Fowler Post. G. A. R.; Com—
mander Albert C. Clark. representing
Buckingham Post. G. A. R.. Com-
mander LeRoy Downs. representing
the Frank C. Godfrey Post. American
Legion; 'Commander Israel Murray.
representing the Mulvoy-Tarlo'r Pom.‘
Veterans of foreign Wars; and Come
mandar- Jamee Flynn. representing
William McKinley Camp. U. S. W. V.
Prayer by Rev. Dennis P. Hurley
of St. Joseph's church. followed.
Community Chorus. Mrs. P. J. Morri-
Mdirecting. rendered “Columbia. tho
Gem of the Ocean. " '
"Memorial Day and its W '
was the subject of an interesting but
brief adds-s delivered by. General
“we”: "-' 3‘ V‘s-tn): .1 a --...aaé-a»-w-
“1V9 meet today to pay tribute and.
burner to the man who fought and
died that our country might go for-
ward 1in prosperity and peace." said
General Frost. “We honor the Civil
War veterans who fought to make Is
an undivided people; we honor the
Spanish-American veterans who gave
the people of the Phllllplnes a. new
life free from oppression and we hon~
or the veterans of the World War who
under Pershing fought bravely to
make the world safe for democracy.
We remember today that Gold Star
Mothers who lose beloved sons in the
World “’33:. .They should be consoled
with the thought that the youths had
led good. clean lives and had died a
glorious death. The G. A. R. organi-
zation will never be forgotten. but will
be preserved by the sons of members
of that organization."
Another selection. "My Country ”H:
of Thee." was next on the program,
being sung by the Community Chorus.
Judge John J. W’alsh then delivered
the address of the day. “'hlle not
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Teasing Dog, Boy Dies -
‘ by Hanging in Home
NEW YORK. May 31.—Fra.nch
Dangiere. 11. accidentally killed him-
self whila playing “dead" so his 11m.
dog brownie would whine in sorrow.
police believed today.
Francis' with two neckties drawn in
a slip—noose about the neck was found
hanging from a doorknob in the home
last night. Brownie was whining dole-
fully.
Police at first thought Francis had
been murdered. but changed the
theory that the boy had slipped bin
head through the noose to tens the
dog.
Gertrude Memstein .
‘ ' Dies of Her Injuries
Miss Gertrude Memstein. of 78 IA-
fay'ette street. Stamford. died at '1
o'clock this morning in t. White
Plains (N. Y.) hospital from injuries
sustained last Sunday night in an air-
tomobiie accident which happened in
Harrison. N. Y. The young woman
was a pemengar in an automobile op-
erated by Dr. Samuel Keeler. of 8!
Wed avenue. Second district. and
owned by Berman and Steinberg. 0!
Norwalk.
Many Homes Being .
‘ Built for Shriners
WASHINGTON May 81.
citing designed to house 80. 000 to
one person are springing up jut
side of Washington in preparation “I .
_ I 1.
the Shrines-s Convention next
Theyas-e’ located near Alexandr-Imam
and Banning and Bekington. ‘a'n'i-
AmwithPullmancarsbytholiuao' {‘1-
dredsformingtba‘firomes“ effluent
hafltants.
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