ay ‘ ,+ ard
Was ln‘
Plo lo Blackmail
His Wealthy Father
u
\
lit‘ Spri n 5: Surprise
in Attempt to Disprove
sunk t'h rge that he Killed Young Peters
m Sell-d fense—Says he Went to Bed to
,\i(i (OHS irators
. yaw YOR K. " pt. 22.—Out ofon exhibit introduced by Wal-
yesterday, the State dramatically
go that the Wealthy defendant was a party
plot over which he claims he shot —
g 'F. n his -urder trial
.. 1. "Hill 8 o it.
_. 'lill of, t e blackmail
.. ,- .‘i Potersi self-defense.
' :' te's coup the
ll cm today al-
\\ .Lr‘l¥ deliberately
'wnv to help his
mu. to be "Char-
. at.“ k [loge-rs." in a
mnn y from his
\V'nrt . to buy si-
lmmoral practices
younger “’urd.
l.l.uiunail
"t. time since Ward
.nt neck in “‘hlte
shadowy black-
.‘, rum-«l to involve the
millionaire baking
» i into clear outline.
‘- the drfcnsc shunned
".l'llll‘:z it and the
.n; to (lislvelicxe such
. .lr-tcli. made no effort
.ish it.
«Hluipbcll. grim bulldog
we. brought. lllu exhibit
. in an attempt to show
rid not. sought a variant
.t of "iltws" and "ltog-
ll" Séiill. “I re “uh i‘ctr‘rs
h": smut t‘m cit-sailor by
rusertulr. along the
toad.
' ~ i. Shun! of yellow.
« 's [m rrcd with long-
{Fl-“Wits information
l l. Cunningham with
lilvnldrv in “'hite
.%V l. 1102:. against
.. "lines" and “lio-
n of conspiring
imm the cider
n' n. \Valtcr.
[112“th how: the
. \Itlb'nCC. suggr‘st-
v""ll l“. \Vagncr
I it lulur.
. in wait." he said,
u. crasory."
‘~~ \"Itll\lt
all “llh Thomas J.
~ti'-. however. lie
‘. . .Wp toward the
.. l»;-ll..’ the sheets
;\ or former Jus-
. ..lmi:cd. arrang-
-. . tn mine to the
.:vv r Ward's si-
‘Lw, blackmail.
{A v. .lu El. note
w me." he said.
,;1:g_ "hall “'llh
_, rat by lit-ponv-nt.
vnvnt that. they
ilnl abo\o and
.. .unsptracy the
\\';1 rd went to
2-. \\‘lstchester
,- o threatening
*wm calls from
'1 tngrvl. and (“d
‘ l - isthcr. said
“ - l the substance
‘l-lt“. calls to the
"latched '0 ex-
» said coerce 8
"..:tl and to im-
...‘j. and immor-
uvl George S.
th-i money 0"
. and “as milk-
. .
- .r «.n the stand
ans introduced.
l‘nge Sine)
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LOCAL BANKERS
0FF FOR ANNUAL
C(il_l__VENll0N
Charles Hoyt, George
Woodward, Otis
F i t c h and Henry
Price Leave Today
for Atlantic City
(‘harlrs 1:. lloyt. secretary and
trmsurt‘r of the South Nor-walk
Trust company. loft today for Atlan-
tic L't'y. Where he will attend the
annual convention of the Annrican
llankcrs' association. which opens in
that city on Monday and continues
throughout the week.
Mr. Hoyt. who lag member at the
executive coincll 5f the association.
will also attend the meeting of the
State Secretariu' association on
Tuesday.
There Will be three general ses»
sions of the convention. which is di-
\ide into four sections. the Trust
companirs' division. state secre-
tari-‘a' section. Savings bank dl\l-
sion. State bank and National bank
dixisions.
The first session will be called
Tuesday. the principal address at
which will be made by Charles E.
Mitchell. president of the National
City Bank of New York.
Nathan D. Prince of the Hartford.
Connecticut. Trust company. who re-
ccived the endorsement of the New
England bankers at their convention
held last June. will be a candidate
for treasurer of the association.
Other local members of the; asso-
ciation who will attend are George
Woodward of the South Norwslk
Savings bank, C. Otis Fitch of the
City National bank and Henry Price
of the National Bank of Norwalk.
This year’s convention should be
:1 distinct contribution to business
prsopnrlty as the American Bankers
“ill give their best toward working
out a solution of those things which
tizrntvn to mar the continuance of
industrial prospcrity.
Two Norwalk Cases,
One Westport, in Court
Two Norwalk and one Westport
case will'come up in the Superior
Court in Bridgeport. The divorce
case of Louis Olohin against Kate
Olohin both of this city will be heard
on Wellncsd . Keogh and Candee
rcprcu‘nt ti-élsintifl and Shapiro
and Shapiro Bridgeport the de-
fcnulnnt.
The case or Cornelia Colo Mc-
Loughlin and administrators of the
estate of James G. McLaughlin
against William G. Shaw and others
will come up on Tuesday. October
13. This case grows out 0! some
real estate holding on Roton Hill.
The case or E. C. Birge. adminis-
trator of the estate or Mary Frances
P. Hartford against the Westport
Rank and Trust Company andothers
will be heard 0 n'l‘uesday.
/
O
The sensation! of the round table
discu-ion "have to the essence
bond issue for newsman». held at
the Rowayton Hose house this
were the posters drawn by Harold
Douglas. Harold is only 10. but he
has ideas that many rider persons
must envy. The above poster. one of
many plaCed in the Hose house the
night of the meeting. when all the
members of the Board of Education
appeared to "plain the necessity ol
the bond llsue. was the big hit. of
the evening. One woman said:
“The bond issue doesn't need
much explaining when you have a
poster like that. What should be
done is to place copies of this poster
all over the city. Then the bond is-
sue would be voted.‘
The poster as reproduced in The
Sentinel was only one at Harold's
p—oductions.
Harold lsa pupil at the Rowayton
schooL He is a. retiring little 'hap.
with a love for the sea. And he
comes naturally by hi: love for the
water and his marked artistic abil-
ity. as his fathq'. lla~old M. Doug-
The
,| - y“
the beat poster.
Student at the
Farmington.
to the
cause of the
their originality.
we 126W
120 seats.
Poster Drawn by Harold Douglas
flu. is a well-known” marine
uthrul “ Harold
303m
1
:‘ This is Harold's first year as a
Rowayton school.
where he is in the sixth grade. Be-
fore coming to Rowayton he lived in
The posters were drawn during
the drawing period, at the invitation
of Principal Wilmot. who explained
children the need of .new
schools in Norwalk. Harold's posters
arrested the attention ~of the mem-
bers of the Board of Education be-
markcd talent
\thn Harold grows up he wants
to be an artist like his father and
the talent. which he displays. even
at its youthful ages. leads one to be-
lieve that he Will be as successful.
'2‘ u:
eased nth-it's (comp-r Hie .
posters. Mover, are not the" oral
products 0: his crayon
favorable comment.
won the prise or 810 oflered ‘ty the
Humane society or Connecticut tor
to receive
Last spring he
A scorn NORWALK, CONN. SATURDAY; SEPTEMB ‘
/ ’1 ,1 7 _ .ERalm
lO-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL BOY .
’ARTIST HELPS BOOST PLEA'
FOR MORE N ORWALK SCHOOLS
S “UNDER WAY
' 0
Many Allan's Planned
for Next Week—The
0
Frosts to Give Ball at
Country Club Friday
. I
Evemng
The tall social season in Norwalk
is underway. The first. event was a.
luncheon and bridge party held yes-
terday atternoon at. the home or
Mrs. Robert A. Holmes, jr.. 200 East
avenue. Thirty guests were present
at the attair.
Tonight Mrs. George Thorns Hill
and Mrs. Reid Haviland will enter-
tain at a dance to be held at Mrs.
Thorn. Hill's Wilson Point home.
Tomorrow night. Mrs. Frederick J.
Ham. jr.. will entertain sixty guests
at her New Canaan home. Many
novel features are planned in con-
nection with this lawn party.
On Friday next. Mr. and Mrs. Rus-
sell Frost. 11“.. of West avenue will be
the host at. a ball to be held at #110
Norwalk Country club. Invitations to
the ball have been sent out to 250
guests. This is one of the largest:
functions scheduled during :his
month.
Next “’ednceday afternoon. Mrs.
Harry W. Earle and Mrs. Duncan
F‘risxeli will entertain at cards at
their home in 110 East avenue.
Ni. and Mrs. Harold Austin. Mr,
snd‘Mrs. Duncan Friszell and Mr“-
and Mrs. Barry W. Earle today-left
for Sutton. Springs for the week-
\Gnd‘ a.
armor.
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4
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FOURTEEN PAGES
AKE ‘ in mi,
SAYS ONE QUAKE WAS
DOESN’T WANT
TO GO- BACK TO JAPAN
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Gonlyfiuw I“.
PRICE THREE v .
TELL -
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BURIED IN DEBRB
Tells Story to Senna ?’
Reporter at ' '
Home in Arch S
-—Strange Story _
Meeting Stank; <-
Louden 1 “
Clayton )1. Bell. son or ‘1’...“
Hrs. Howard 5. Bell of 16 %~
street, and his wife. arrived in ”film.
walk yesterday noon from You‘d: , ff
ms. Japan. They graphicgny . _ . ,
their narrow trons the earth-
quake and ii and 6mm ’ "
horrors which reunited tron: , 1 as!
entity. _
r‘ Rm" .tbetr
m 0* -
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$7 i""‘>:~2!;1: __ s lré‘ ”' - '- V ” I‘Ct
—. 1‘. 31.7: ' fih'mrfimt '
Frederick Lam s o n.,'
Mrs. Betta, John Met
Mahon, Judge Can-
dee, Cassius Webb
and Others Speak
The Home and School League met
in the High school last night to dis-
cuss the school bond issue. Mrs
Charles 1). Rogers. vice-president.
introduced Frederick Lennon. who
was the first speaker. He told of
the pride or business men in
schools or the South and West. in
many cities Which he had recently
visited. In proportion to their size
and wealth. they spend much more
l'money and have far better schools
than Norwslk.
He had statistics to show that
adequate schools cost in the neigh-
and
TEACHER llURT
AS AUTO suns
1N RIDGEFIELD
Miss Louise Tierney of
Home for Children in
Westport Avenue, is
Thrown Against the
Windshield
Miss Louise Tierney.’ a school
teacher at the Temporary Fairfleld
County Home for Children in West-
port avenue. sulerdd a paintul scalp
would last night when the was
thrown against the windshield or an
autonomic when the machine skid-
ded. The accident happened in
Ridgeaeld. The wound was about
(our inches long and several stitches
club who attended
and today.
of the
N orwalk
KIWANIANS »
RETURN FROM
C(llLVENl‘liili
Members of the Nor-walk Khan“
the New Eng-
land district convention at Swamps-
cott. Mass, returned home last night
The entire party reports
a delightful and interesting time.‘
"The one thing that interested the
women most." declared one member
of the party this morning. “was the
fashion show held out on the lawn
Swampscott hotel. Every
style or shoe made in Lynn. as well
as the models of gowns. were db- ‘
played at the show.
dinner. every Norwalk woman re-
ceived a prize; one winning a. curl-
ing iron: another a. pair of shoes and
the others boxes of candy’ ’ ‘ ‘
gained considerable
prominence at the convention. Arc
thus C. Wheeler, presideut of the
local club. nomma’tlng the new pres-
At the
borhood of $350 for each pupil in
attendance. in contract to Nor-walks
$100 for similar purpose. More-
over Norwalk's 8100 covers her in-
vestment for many years. It would
be ridiculous for Norwalk to best-
tate to raise $250,000 by a bond is-
sue. he said. .for more adequate
school accommodations. It has been
asked merely as the minimum need-
ed to housethe children in the
school system now. declared Mr.
Lamson.
Cassius Webb also mentioned ci-
ties in the West and South which
had splendid school facilities. pl!"
ticularly a new section of Miami.
where the real estate promoters are
tar-sighted men. who have provided
an excellent school building. with
the result that many home-seekers
are attracted. In Norwslk one
must. it possible. evade the school
question with home seekers. lisp!
are kept away from Nor-walk for
that reason.
Juan Candeo read from the acts
of the legislature providing for fish
vote. and urged that everyone 50
reminded at the polls that there m
a. school referendum.
HP- Ward. ol the Board of Edn-
cation. told whatthsy. hoped to do
with the money in relieving crowd-
ed conditions. Among the vital
needs are an addition totbe 111811
school. another building in South
Gift
“ troll-stems ‘
\
NilW SECRETARY
OF GAME‘CLUR
Former Deputy Game
Warden Smith Re-
signs Work Owing to
Pressure of“ Business
~Reports at Meet-
ing
Former Deputy Game “'arden
Wilbur Smith tendered his resigna-
tion as secretary and treasurer of the
Norwalk Game and Fish Protective
association at a meeting held last
night in Moose hall. South Main
street. Press or business was given
as the reason for the resignation.
The association accepted the resigna-
tion with regret and with a vote of
thanks toi- the splendid work. Mr.
Smith has done in connection with
growth of the organization.
Richard 1411/ Gustafson. deputy
game warden. ’35 elected to fill the
vacated office,- .151. Gustafsou has
been a. ember or the association {or
several cars and having taken an
active interest inflts work.
Many interesting reports were
made at the session. Deputy Game
Warden Gustatson declared that
about 175 pheasants had been re-
leased in and around Nor-walk. Presi-
dent Herbert Gotham reported that
a. large number of cans of anger-
llng trout had been released in
streams in the vicinity of the city.
Representative schuyler Merritt.
in a letter to the moclation. fle-
elatedthax he had taken up the mat-
ter of a. consignment of trout finger-
lings for Norwalk streams with'the
government. The fingerlings have
been received. , ‘ ‘
'lte emulation has taken a stand
against the red squirrel. lo hand-
some in. appearance but: an inveter-
from the city. their on‘
safety _ws.s the sea. B
cause or the bursting ~
the sea. was covered -w’
oil. From their-1 tempos“
Mr. and Mrs. Bell and"
in the laureate o!
watched a. m an: .
the midst at th sea ’
earth remover—aw
less gaps that M
unfortunate victim was
tween their idea. a
Kr. and Mn. Bell lived .
sldeokolmms. a city of also».
see. in a residential section
Society Beach. where many ..
can and English busine- met
their (amines were located.
in front. °.t their home w.
ocean. and to the right. I.
called l-[achiojl-yarns.
WW .
Hanan-sued luau-1%"
hammockouhistathez’sporcll._ '
yesterday or his W~ "'
"When the quake M1.
mid. "Iwuupstsirsdredng:
Mimumedltwasm.‘
time. I thought that my Wt“
outwalkingonthebesch.lu
premonition that the quake
beabadoone—me mld'oaa’ '
slight ones when the house are“:
porno-darn for a week onus
weatherhsdbeenmystrssgl.
had hadvsomo odd W
Soldssbed outotthebo-g
soon as the first tremor died-1 ..
andlwus to stand.“
”Urn-Boll.
"Iotutoddowuthebooch.
eelly. looking for her. no '
were, rocking like My” '
“elitism j
UNl'l'EDFltllT
WEEK-Allis
Requests Other Cities
to Appoint Commit-e
tees for Joint'Action
to Kill New Commu-
tation Fares
Mayor Calvin Barton stated this
morning that he had sent letters to
the mayors of the various clues in
this vicinity, stating that he intend?
ed to appoint a. committee to take
the matter of the increased continu-
tations rates up with the Public
Utilities commission and asked them
to work with him.
It is his plan to‘ have all't‘the
cities appoint a like committee and
take thé matter up jointly. as he
believes that they will get more ac-
tion than if each city took. the mat-
ter up eeparately._
He stated that he had not received
any response todhe letters as yet. as
he had only seat mutant. on
Thursday. but that he expected that
replies would be received r 'notime
during next week an. that then the
matter would be taken up by all 0!
the cities in this vicinity. working
jointly. ‘
Mayor Barton further stated that
he had- not as yet appointed his
committee and would not .do so until
the other cities had sent in their
committees and arrangements he
been. made for a. meeting of the
joint committee. '
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ident or this districthalter J. -' ” - " ‘ ‘
Campbell. The nominating address ‘ . , - ”-f
attracted much attention. The con- . ' f 1.
vention was opened and closed with
ate’destroyer o! the eggs and young
ct useful birds‘as well as a too or the
my squirrel. ' '
“Ilt'ls hard
were taken in it.
sues Tierney. accompanied y two
other teachers. attended the Teach:
,Nomlk. and in Center district,
- Mu. m told other Wee
at the more xem' when a
Enjoy Entertainment
at Ledgewood Farm
'to believe tall the
ers’ convention in Danbury The .a.prayer by Rev. Ernest F. Xe- representative 11'0“! “a. W handso A 7 gm red nu- _ 1 ‘
m it m part! was about to return 1: Nero Gregor. pastor of the Not-walk Con-1 :2 “mm’$_w‘m m" 1::th no. agile. grace m Tm“ an 1m the picture of
T"""‘“'° 3" 3'“ ' " ' ms. when James P. )lchchois of national church. Dr. areal-cur. I.“ mean», “I u 1 am 11¢;qu rs. 0-,“-
ed the novel entertainment given . Lyon and Dr. Moore were
avenue. of the Installer
~ . , last evening by the ot the three local delegates. . '0" 0" NW W 1! WW 0.. and the Combat‘l‘min. the two
Wilding-money ls Ledgewood vacatioul Charles Wfifm’ “m fizfig‘ag “and“ m a” p m. ly been monomer“! the!- m r toe-t mm and m at
‘ H. Harris' Ledgswoed in 90- W m“ and Mrs. Arthur cuWhHeelutz-T Dr.- cities u“! hflungm 1&7!!! this city. returncdhomo this 3‘!!-
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