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POSTMASTER HEARSOF WORK
ii DARIEN? lNPASTYEAR
mil <criice to: Report Made by Com-
old i \zimination. missioner Shows the
., { i ‘ O o
. l , a: . <0. Nor-V Growth of City—L1-
all l'. u. ' brary to Have Fines
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. ,7 l Collected.
ii :in o x— l '__—'
of l‘osl-I Lack of interns: on the part of the
h: hold tnxpayrrs fcaturmi the annual RICE!-
“ “1,... 1'0“ mg of the l’irst Taxing lflstrict held
“m in- List night in the Town Assembly hall.
.x n7 the.Just nine persons turned out for 23‘.‘
. , 1., .1 gr“... svssion to hear the annual reports of
\- ”mg. . the District Commissioners and other
vhusincss which came up for action.
:APd the majority of the nine persons
Lwlio appeared at the meeting were
district officers.
The report of the District Com-
.n. L'Slon‘ rs for the fiscal year ending
.i\i gust 31.1923 was accepted with-
1‘” “u’i‘lllt comment. The report was very
'1 ”lelf‘omvrt‘hensive and interesting. The
«rlami announcement that the Commissihn
.-‘rk trs had established a sinking fund
in the “'atcr department to take care
,ns- of outstanding bonds coming due was
l-r; l'cc' lied with interest.
mum»? The preface to the report reads:
.3. .41 The Commissioners of the l-‘irat
ETaxing District of the City of No:-
walk. nun-with submit thcir annuil
report for the fiscal year ended.
August 31. 1923.
"ll! new service pipes were laii
duringdho year. of which the mat
liislrict had 69: the Third District is
and the Fifth District 31. This shows
evidence of the growth of our city
in a substantial way.
“The extensions laid during
S‘Car are as follows:
lliii street-323 fcct, 6 inchcs.
Pershing effect —770 feet. 6 inches
Mills street—700 feet. 6 inches.
Bettswood aVDTnU"-353 feet. 6 in-
chcs.
.mm street—$056 (cot. I inches.
East au-nuo. Earl‘s Hill-Fort
street—JJCS feet. 6 inches.
Fort street to C I; K. Hat Co. -1. -
430 feet. 8 "when.
l'luscoa street—240 feet. 4 inchn:.
Thames street-50 feet_ 4 inches.
‘\laking a total of 6 330 feet cf
iron main laid during the year as a
cost of fll’u. 907. 34. This “ork his
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Knapp “at C0. pnlitioii ii for an ir-
creascd water supply for i": new fac-
‘ory in F1st Normalk. “liic'i not“:-
sialrd larger mains helm: laid to sup-
ply them with sufficient. “a'c'r. This
was done at quite an outlay of money
but tho increase! revenue which will
baderiveri from this installation will
make this a good lnvestmcnt. and at
he same time it is a progressive step
ii ‘ .ln thc growth of our city-i)” U
"'. . ‘ “ oinc‘imainisno“ nglal
(1“ ill \\ Cbtport front \xfain street at Broad to connect
" ”th the 10 inch main on Plattsville
w" 0“ . nu nnr “'1. en this is comp c'tcd we
""ml will have a direct supply from the
”‘W’HIG inch main on nixersido avenue
‘“-‘““ ll. orchy gixing us a better prcssure
7"" V " 2n “'innipauk and Ward street and
-"1 MM- hizhor points in this section which
”H ”'06- [am- now being «letcloped.
r? lint "The commissioners have Vin ed to
which' .2» nl our sip inch main on Stevens
"not to supply consumers that are
now unable to get watt? from the
Second District mains. due to low
pressure at this point.
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ilzipiiiii (mg. VTY BANK
'l s (4:555:31;th ISSUED BY
lTS OFFICIALS BACK IN 1824
,i’e-la picture of a woman representing
Liberty. The other bill is of one
dollar denomination and upon it is
inscribed a picture of George “Fash-
ington. The first bill is signed by
it. Horgan. cashier and the second
by I. Barnard. cashier. H. Belden's
signature. the first president of the
Fairfleld County Bank. also appears
on both bills.
The issuance of greenbacks must
have been a relief to the forefathers
of Norwalk. As every school boy or
panqomd nus muses 'umoux [m
from the Indians by Roger Ludlow.
But the payment for the land was
not made in currency as we now
know it. but in merchandise. For
many years. direct barter was com-
mon until finally coins were turned
by the government. to be followed
later by federal bills. But these bills
were not common. particularly in
and around Norwalk. It was rare
occasion when Farmer Jones who
lived in the outskirts -of Green'-
Fann- carno Into Mn of a.
piece of paper money.
It was to roller. this scarcity that
the Fairneld Bank first hood its
own greenbaen And what seems
rather odd in the“ modern times.
the bank's bills would only be ac-
ceptsd when the bank and its sound
reputation fl known. m condi-
tion of affalrs manned for may
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TWO-YEAR COAL
PINCHOT HOME
Union Chiefs and Op-
erators Guests 0 f
Governor at Lunch-
eon '
MILFORD, Pa, Lam—The
new two-yo-nr wage contract. agreed
to by anthracite minrrs and opera.—
tors. was formally signed in the
presence of Governor Pin '" at
q.
, o
no \.I
Cub.
his horn ('here yestr-rday afternoon.
Those who signed on behalf of
tlic miners were John L. Lewis. In—
ternational President of the L'hited
Mine “'orkors: Rinaldo Cappeiiini.
president of District No. 1: Thomas
Kennedy. president of District No.
7. and C. J. Golden. president of
District No. 9.
Representatives of the
panics who signed were “I J. Rich-
ards. president of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Com-
pany; S. D. “'arriner.
the Lehigh Coal
Company; \l’. \V. Inglis. president
of the Glen Alden Coal Company.
and A. B. Jessup, vice-president and
general manager of thc chdo-liigh—
land Coal Company.
The contract “as signed affcr Gm-
ernor Pinchot had entertained the
miners and operators at luncheon.
Governor Pinchot is spending a two
Weeks” vacation at his home llfl‘f‘.
SCRANTUN. I’a.. Sept. 2:0.—Aftrr
an idleness of more than two weeks
due to the suspension order of their
union leaders. the 133,000 mine
workers in the anthracite region re-
sumed work yesterday.
scale. covering a period of two Scars
from Scpte bet- 1 and embodying
the terms the Harrisburg agree-
ment submitted by Governor l‘inchot
was formally ratified by the tri-dis-
trict convention of the United Mine
Workers on Monday and the suspen-
sion order officially lifted.
The new scale includes a ten per
rent. increase in wngcs. an right-
hour day. recognition of the union.
been paid for, with the exception of-
antl the principles of collective bar-
gaining.
no SIGNED AT
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coal com— '
president of:
and Navigation;
The n- w was“:
Union leaders said that a, large;
output this winter was assured. al-i
though it “as not expi-ctml that nor- '
mal production would be xcstortd
for scvrral days.
Flagler’s Daughter to
Wed .Ridg‘efield Man
RIDGlil“IELD. Sept. 20—le en-
gagement of Mia Mary Harkness
Flagler a debutante of New York. to
Melbert Brinckerhoff Cary. Jr., of
this place. was announced today by
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. llnrry
llarkncss l‘laglcr'in Sew York. Mists
Fiaglcr's fathcr is the son of Henry
.‘l. l-‘lnglcr. a. founder of the Stand~
dard on (.V.
Mr. Cary was graduaicd from
Yale in 1916 and served in l-‘rance
with the 28th division. “is father.
Melbert B. Cary. is associated with
several industrial corporations. Ht.-
was the Democratic candidate for
governor of this state in 100:.
To Charge 50 Cents
It was rumored today that a flat
admission of fifty cents would be
charged at the
baseball game on Sunday and. that
the other teams would charge the
same rate for the remainder of thi.’
City Leagues played during the pres-
ent season. It is thought that this
rate will go into effect at both of
the games on Sunday.-
2nd Dist. Republicans
Planning Campaign
The Second District Republican
Committee held a meeting last even-
ing in the City Court Room at the
City hall and discussed plans for the
coming election.
Wall Street Today
Opening prices today were strong.
in response.to a series of favorable
dividends on various itocks. and in
response to the prospects of an early
reparation settlement. Higher prices
for both refined and raw sugar pre-
vailed. with a‘good demand for
sugar sales. Baldwin. American
Cane and most of the pivotal stock
gained in initial ales.
Trading quieted down aft-3r the
opening burst of strength. Free of-
fering of American .Woolen forced
that stock-down 3 3-8 points to
79 1- 4. the lowest of the year. and
caused some realising in othpr our-
tern.
SAYS not: an GIRL.
Andrewlllklcreportedtotbo poo
lice yesterday afternoon that a dog
W to John Smith of
this. treat. had bitten his a
tor. The case was turned over to
53"“.
at Local Ball Games!
Kacey-Lockwood
i'
lBike Act Feature of
'0
"t‘JS on Saturday
’ \‘iolis to his appointment to the force
Chief “'illiam.3. 201mm
complete his .211!!!” W as
mcmhcr of the Norwnll police dc-
parlmcnf tomorow. When so'o‘n today-H
the Chief declared that he was wcil'
satisfied with having remained :if
Nornalk. in looking back over than
thirty years. he declarcd that lbw-j
\tirc years well spent. 1
The duties of an -fficer of thirty
y .trs ago. he decla: ed; were much
the same as those of. today. Vwith‘
the t‘XCfiplion of the handling of the
riffic.
‘ \\ hen I was first appointed to the
frirvs, " he cxplaitid “thP only thine
:ihrn there was any traffic to 3-
:iiount to anything on the streets
nights. when the
farmers drove in for their supplies.
tut what a. difference today. “'hy,
there is more traffic in “'ashington
street in one hour now, than there
was all wvck. when I was patrol-
man."
t‘hicf Pennington is on of the
most popular men in Norwalk. Ila
“as horn in (ioslien, Conn.. in 1863
and crime to Norwalk in 1883. Pre-
in 1583. h" was employed by the
Loukxvood Manufacturing company.
For ten years after his appoint-q
mvnt he “polioded leather." In those
days there were only five men on
the South Norwalk Police force and
the officers patroled only the center
of the city. \Vhistieviil-i. then. was
given police protection only half life
night.
In 1903 Chicf. Pennington, was
appointed captain and in 1911 when
namcd as Chief of the South Nor-
walk police department. After the
consolidation of the greater City of
Norwalk. in Uctohcr 1913. he was
appointed chief. of the consolidated
police departcment.
“’hen asked if the crime waves
of thirty years ago were anything
like the reported crime waves of
lCOMPLETES 30 YEARS ON
POLICE FORCE TOMORROW
cmrwnfisxrmoron
to»,
toh
re. has been a noticeauo m
in th enumber of chicken thiovea,
“At one time." he said. "we use
to receive numerous complaints every
day about chickens being stolen. but
now we. do not receive on an aver~
age of one a week. Perhaps. “he
added with a merry twinkle in his
03'". ' that. is bvwause people do not
keep thickens like they use to."
Another serious crime of t‘ifrty
years ago was horse stealing. This
was nearly as serious an offence as
murder. In a filrasuré horse stealing
has been supplantad by cattle steal-
ing.
Juvenile crimes arn on the in-
crease. according to thief Penning~
ton. who said that rare indeed was
the oceasion thirty ‘ycars ago when
boys of twelve or thirteen wérc
brought into headquarfis.
“In those day.- the Chief explain-
cd.’ childr~ n uerc afraid of the po-
licemen. They would run away from
them and if‘snmc misdccd brought
them up to‘ headquarters. a good
talking to them was all that they
needed. But the children of today
do not fear the police- T y con-
sider living taken to the station of
no consequence and whatever you
say to them they take 3.3 a joke in
most instances.
Despite his thirty years
force. Clfif Pennington is as halo
and hearty as yer He is still as
genial and frieridb as “hen he was
the' cop on the beat. "
Chief Pennington lives at 11 Reed
street and is the proud father of two
sturdy sons, whd will do well to fol-
low in his foot steps. He is a.mem-
her of the Elks Moose and Foresters
of Amciica and his legion of friends
congrn ulzte him upon the comple-
tion- of thirty years of faithful ser—
vice in the Korwalk police depart-
ment. His indeed is a record to be
envied and mutated.
on the
City League Carnival
Final arrangements have been
completed for the appear-nee here
of The Great Van Norman. a fea-
ture act that will be presented each
evening at the Carnival of the’City
League Baseball teams.
This act is a. sensational outdoor
attraction. Van Norman makes a
dive from a bicycle into a tank of
water after riding down from a high
platform. He will come to Norwalk
from Canadg'where the act has been
playing a long enmement.
Plans are well under way fol-Abel
opening of the carnival which will
run all next week. many new fed.-
tures will be presented at this car-
nival. beddes the act. of Van Nor-v
man.
l'.
a
N ayy'Rea-ulfing Men
to be Here Tomorrow
Thenwnqnifiagotfieerwmbe
Whooping Cough and
Scarlet Fever Here
During the week ending Septem-
ber 17 there were 67 cases of com-
municableuiseascs reported to the
State Department of Health, accord-
ing to a report just published by
them.
Bridgeport. with three rises of
diphtheria, is the only city in Fair-
field countyjto report that disease.
One case each of scarlet fever was
reported from Nor-walk. mum.
New Qnaan and ‘Stratford. Only
one case of measles was reported
and tin; from Stamford.
. Whooping cough' was the most
prevalent disease. Bridgeport report-
504 one case, Green -two, New-
town three. am one .54 Stan, -
‘. “DI-:87 " m‘ from
has. Wok we” team
mmmexa-wom.
tomorrows-usual to take in mi
madtomtlllpowbowfi
,llarry m cam street. near
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in and New
WilEREflS THE
MOST POPULAR
NORWALK GIRL?
May be in East Nor-
walk or Rowayton or
‘Whistleville—
Watch for Details' of
Popularity Contest
In what section of Norwalk does
the most. popular girl live 2’ In Nor-
walk. South Not-walk. East Norwaik,
Whisticn'lle or Rowayton ? \thre-
ever she is there is s. 1924 Chevrolet
coupe waiting for her. That is. of
course. if she gets in at the start
of the popularity contest. which will
be one of the many features of the
new Fashion Show to be held at the
Norwalk Armory during from Octo-
ber 20 to October 27‘: under the aus-
pices of “Battery C."
The contest. as has been stated.
will be decided by votes. Beginning
with tomorrow’s issue of The Eve-
ning Sentinel and continuing in ev-
ery issue thereafter. there will be
published a coupon. which will count
for an alloted number of votes. Get
your friends to clip these coupons
and send in their votesfor you.
Votes may also be obtained by
means other: than by these coupons.
l-‘ull particuigrs concerning the con-
test will be published in tomorrow's
Sentinel. Read them and then rot
busy. Beside the auto. there will
be a fur coat as second prize and
about 15 other prizes.
The new Fashion Show is being
staged under the personal direction
of G. J. Diefenbach. who so success-
fully staged the last Fashion Show
here.
This new show will be conducted
along the same lines. There will be
booths. displaying the products 0
local manufacturers and late crea-
tion-Au the fashion'vworld of Paris.
7 York. from. the
local stores.
Dacing will also be enjoyed evo-
ery evening and there will be spe-
cial music for it. Special acts from
the New York theatres will also be
a feature.
Details plans are new nearing
completion and tomorrow's St'ntinel
will tell you all about them. That
issue. will also print the frist. coupon
in the popularity ‘contest. Be on
the safe side and get your Sanitnel
early. A 1924 Chevrolet coupe for
the most popular girl in Norwaik
and a valuable fur coat to the snc~
ond most popular girl. I-‘it‘teen valu-
able prizes in all will be awarded.
so every girl will want to get in on
this contest.
Greece Finishes Her
Apologies to Italy
ATHENS. Sept. 20 (By the. A350-
ciated Press).—Greece has finished
discharging the measures of apology
prescribed by the Allies for the
Janina. murders, and the incident is
regarded as closed.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the Allied squadron. led by the Ital-
ian warship Conte di Cavour. steam-
ed through the haze into Phaleron
Harbor. where the waiting Greek
ships gave .a salute of twentywnc
guna_to each flag.
At the same boar memorial serv-
ices were celebrated at the Mman
Catholic Cathedral here in the pres-
ence of the Greek Cabinet and Allied
diplomats. while at Prevent the
bodies of the murdered Italian
boundary commissioners were em-
barked for Italy with military, naval
and civil honors.
Men Held in Stabbing
Case Out on Bonds
____‘_
The Korwalk police today released
in bonds the three alleged partici-
pants in the Stabbing a y and
fight which happened at 0am inn.
Boaon Post road. Sunday night.
Bond in each case was fixed at $500;
the accused agreeing to appear in
the city' court to face charges of in-
toxication and breach of peace when
oned.
The bond for John B. HcGnlnneu
of 116 Lockwood street. Stanford.
who is sun in the Norwalk hospital
alluring from dab wounds. was far-
nislnd by his father, Jam- 3. Ho
Guinness. The other two out on
boudsaroEdwas-dfatuoflll'nloa
street. rd. and/ James Egan.
Belmont h d. Stamford.
Marmot
‘D'l’ lB fl 1
/
Merry
Fare
Schedules on the
mission has begun an informal
BERMUDA AND
PERSIA FEEL
QUAKE SHOCKS
J ap Fund is Near the
$9, 000, 000 M a r k —
Quake Delays Prince
Regent’s Wold”
HA‘ilL'I‘OVm Bennuda. 3’3ch 20.—
An earth shock sufficient to cause
Houses to tremble was felt here at
6 o'clock Tuesday night. No damage
is reported.
ALLAHABAD. British India. Sept.
:0.—A severe earthquake was ex-
perienced at liujuurd Persia. on
Monday morning. says a dispatch to
“The Pioneer" from Mashed.
(by The .xssoc-ted’mese.)
TOKIO. Sept" '.‘O.—It is reported
the Japanese government purposes to
that a $1.“'.".‘.'.lltl).‘)00 loan to finance
reconstruction.
The Cabinet has decided as an em-
ergency measure to supply a. fund of
Sl.000.000 yen (8500.000) to control
the necessaries of life in the zone
ruined by the earthquake. The gov—
<rnment Will buy and sell suCh com-
modities. .
Admiral If, A. Andezeon. comman-
d: r of tit—:- .\sia'ic fleet, has notified
lthe Japanese gmernment that he
considers his relief commission com
:8 ieaxing the cruise?
and one de: troyer.
\\'ASHI\'GTO.\'. Sept.. 20 .-—'l'he
American Red 0:055 fund for Jan
anesc relief yesterday reached a total
of 38.983.200.
(By The Associated Hess.)
TOKIO. Sept, :0.—It is officially
announced that the marriage of
Prince Regent Hirohito to Princess
Nagako Kuni. w ich had been set
for the latter pa of November, has
been Postponed.
“'ASHINGTON. Sept: 20.——The
Japanese Embassy here (as officia‘ly
notified today from Tokyo that Bar-
on Hikokichi Ijun had been appoint»
ed Foreign Ministervin the Yamamo-
to Cabinet.
To Represent State
Manufacturers’ Ass’n.
at the R. R. Hearing
The Manufacturers Association of
Connecticut. Inc.. has appointed E.
0. Goes as its personal representa-
tive at the Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing on railroad con-
solidation in Boston. Septh 24.
Mr. Goss. is of the
Scovill Manufacturing Company of
Waterbury and a member of the
Connecticut Committee on Railroad
sonally the statement drafted by the'
Board of Directors. Inasmuch as
the miles which the am
has so far received from umber-s
orerv’vhehnlugly support the attitude
outlined by the Board.
Sexton’sCondifion
SaidtobeCfitical
The condition of Jab” A. Sexton.
xszmuruemmc-fi
in Sight Over
Norw alk, Stamford, Bridgeport, Danbury anl
New Haven Planning Appeal Against New
ton Tells Plan of Action Under the Law
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—-'l'he Interstate Cm 0“
justification and fairness of the proposed increase in ma
commutation rates over the New York, New Haven and w
Railroad, between points in Connecticut and other points in Os
state and points in New York and Massachusetts.
-.1
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pletetl and will sail about September;
Sacramento l
Baltic
Boosts
New Haven—Washing-
investigstion into the M,
Schedules of the new prom
rates. effective October 15. won 1"-
eeived by the commission from the
New Haven railroad on Sept“
15 and riled with the tariff m
in an entirely routine manner. with-
out arousing comment or am
the athmion of officials of the all.
mission.
Plan for-Protests
The Interstate Commerce comb-
sion has entire control over rail!“
rates between Connecticut 8“
points in any other state. The COIG
nectieut people desiring to prom
against proposed increasedratzs "vi?
the New Haven railroad - *
Bridgeport. Now Britain. New 2
Hartford and other points
If formal oofiplaint is M
the commission against the
and the commission decide-
there is reasonable doubt of the
justification and fairness of the poo-
posed change. the communion ,
under authority of Section 15 of
Intcrstate Commerce act. as -
(‘d by Section {18 of the 0 .
tion act of 15:0. suspend the - ,
tion of the new rates for ”hon-s
pending an investigation.
al complaint must be filed with m
commission ten d \5 prior to the If»
teem-e date of l e tariff whicl‘
this case will be October 5th.
Time Limit Oct. 50!.
Any protest against the new hf
terstate commutation rates pro
by the New Haven railroad I.“ y"
filed with the continual" 'on “I
October 2th. must indium t.’
schedules affected by its lam
Commerce commission number. a
specific reference to the “3"
against which protest is made ‘3.
gether with the grounds for tin F". .
test. and must furnish the com‘
sion with seven copies of the m
Inlcrstale Comme ce Conan“.
lofiicials mflpflup’d of the opinion ”-
day he .\ew mwn film
is proposing a flat advance CC 3.
per cent in all communication as...
between Connecticut points and M
York Cit\, uith the expechthg
that the rates will be orderodnzg
pended bv the commission.“
after a to ‘1 hearing perm-ion
be granted to put into effect ad
vanced rates ranging from 5 to
per cent.
CIIéI
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HARTFORD. Sept. :0.“
37‘ I 5 of the General statuta 0‘0...
necticut may not be constl
but until some pudicial power “a,
cides this point the public uflliflq.
cumrnission will consider the M_
to be in effect and be governed
cordingiy. In the course of .
formal discussion of the poem.
crease in commutation rates by a
"New Haven” railroad. Richard 1.
Higgins.
. chairman of the ”
sion, made this statement '
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