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Came here Half
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Annoyances at
Tomb of Hardi
iiAi‘uox. Ohio. 'Jan. 3.—~
dicrs guarding the vault Wh
l
entombcd. have been given
the body of Presldentflardnn-
(1ch to shoot directly at pers-
“ho have been causing dis'ur
lYEARS OLD,
Asslisi AWAY
'alk’; Oldest Resi-
Ill.-—Flames Keep
.l-wrhom _
ll lni'csi . anccs around the tomb of 1 v “Ian M n ed...— .
V M. F "Ely S-t‘ g 9 13d ”(10‘ President at night. it __— \\ ould have y 3'. g1 . _ 1
pmnz fie ore In 0 Acut. 1!. H. Harriman in con '. ‘ .. ~
\ Mil-l.” 1 Str t ' {Hand of the soldier guard. sai 11 108 lll 1‘ Cbl‘ual‘y PEORIA, 111., J“. 3.—m
9.34 :in . ee 0 fly that ever si . ._.._._——-— . .
.. mm. ~— has been stall-means: a: auxin ‘ RE 6” XVEAI{S and 0110 hundred 111:!!!er in 9.
it; KtOMS OI“ GRO‘VTH certlaln individuals have been an: l at the Starch plant 0f the com
.. i on n ‘ = -———-——- w. » ”
K. ,. ____. it”, “3 “‘9 detachment A: fit: . 10 a. in. seven bodies had been
“mg ‘ _ b :as’iliought it was mm” boys , \I . S a “v “10V“! _. . ‘
:2 l u . u . ~ ‘
“luv las (“Stomers of u “ lcn U18 disturbances kep d h 1 l ). w Ab(}ut
. .. D the guard took it more seri = er (.LdS
midst S t o r e — I n ousiy. , r '
i'll‘S n " ‘ id 8 1' n (Jrlrl and r
' Shin ton St t . ille disturbances have con- ' .
it‘s)?” g ['98 sisted of throwing stones at two i SS .
‘1}; .1080 1899 __ IJOOkS small guard houses on each side ’ .. l »
“Mk of the entrance to the vault. .u \l gig” A‘ NEW“, xmx. ': ‘ ‘
”rm vi‘f‘ :arious times a. bugle has li. . n -idc' IN“... a.” “mm,“ 1 ,. ,
micd f— m“n in remote ”a”? m "-3 Ohio [Hill] in :lutc. =,‘ l
(m, Hal's iii business! cemetery 31’0“ ”M uii'liiicli: awa “pimp”: ”e. mp hum- m
l‘tu'“) .‘C‘al‘s in business in South hour and of late hll" i.::;»;r,;...i 49 V 0 “(ll awry...) :i‘ tllv - .i:
.i “1‘ 3 “To“ "mm” 107 ye. nt-l. nu M15. :9 - ii
'1 “.0 must he something m a I‘oitmtll guns have “FL" Hi. l;.cd.u l'l~'-brn:ir.\' — the ' ‘1' )- A
,“dus that can last fifty years! ' ' iUCS. Columbus li'JIl- '\c 1.....xurymii. i‘m ' .
i.l' i'lllllSt be merit. There must “"3”ch 0‘ the gUard ll"l.’lli|- 431:2, “r“;‘(ullmg ilriviig‘» ~ ! leture c.tress How
rpmicc. There must. he calls. In“)?! and these loaded with r mi; (”.1 ”3“ Over, Falls to Throw
i Msiomcrs. And there must he "i“ ‘Siot will be used if the dis- Ali-q ‘ ». ln :wu ‘ mu ‘ 3 ‘
--.‘.in;iion to ihc\ man or firm Ulrbanccs continue. Lieut. llarri- Th}; . : Amt. p3, .i Mi. 1 nght 0“ Chauffeur S
, inn business has carried on half "1"" 5“” today. 'A n. .iii‘x‘» 5' "‘ ‘ born [2 “Olive
lli‘l ;ury. Statistics tell us that 1‘0 (‘mlSe for the disturbances dry 2 1nd. in Bram 53‘. ‘
i-rcrago life of those who start ‘5 known, Lieut. llarr‘man mid. ' .‘lion 0 ltiil-.l‘w ,. ! Hr on r
ml themselves is six undone half years we niad . me in .‘h :. JEALOUS? o
"I - Hi taking up 1._ liCl‘L‘ .'
' . ~:p'h Dans. \V'usiiingimi Street ., and bar hug, Jrucd
n, .7 . .iC-I'.‘ is now celebrating the Fif- period of farm _ 1; me v. .‘lilel Normand Says
.~ii nth )cur of the founding of the _ SHnIOrd died : :._;”~s as“. , r
lfiifouso of Dania in Norwalk. And “mm m, to u... . 1.“- .;. No, but 1103 Allgeles
ilwbllc Norwulk is [Il'UIi'l of the house ['3 Snnlnril um i llcnt lil‘ . - z ) - ‘ 7 '
(.ch Davis. Jusrhu Innis is proudcr GO TO RAILROA I cum“. 0“. .1 . :1). {h .‘ . l 011cc S3323 eGS—-MISS
*- ‘ iich Wii impuii x'is; her I) ' c S OWII
llCll llii llrtzn 1‘ ‘ for SI Ki urVIan e
‘ ill‘S. a con. ...=imi:ilist. ‘ ‘ _ ‘
I is iwi li nil liiC‘l' ., il took an . ills ANGIJIIEB, Jan. 3.—.\liss
1' rest ll'l ~ ri'i':nt i: ’7 mil Noriimnc. motion pictujrc at:-
' 5 ; A . 7.: Mum...) i,‘ ;._ ‘ whose chauffeur shot an! scr -
V o ___..____ ? [3:0j iiit if)::-131“.lfl.. up. i- ’y woundcd Courtlund S. DlncS.
‘ L L . . . i . . l " ‘ ~. -. . u ‘
.(Oililectlcut (.0. Dropé rd. imzvi CUI‘lll.l'liClCd this i:i‘ “11 “pinninr otonDsgv‘cfe 13:0”?ng
. . . ‘. 1 t" I ‘als cool) .mi'w; er vi‘rSI . .
[ Plan Of haVlng‘ only .ngligfc. _::..i°:gn ”£5116 was 1‘ ., torsion diri-clly contradicting that of
5‘ 9’ u . l ' a 7 .° .' . . . i ‘ l‘iui'ucc A. Greer. alias Joe'Kcllv. un‘
.. , “tummy fir, J u: (.mn beef and .u i ‘ 7 . . .. ,w ,, > . .
A (dl’S Make Trlp‘v gc. SI “(IS also (fond of U '.i- "Y!;,‘:X:q!'l\;bl. iur iiic Nikita. uttmflx 0x.
. ’ ‘3" 1' p '_ (1m? ‘Sffi‘:t‘a’y;:gs. , Miss Noriimiiri told her story of
Sillivi~liriciniciit Thomas McLean, “inl ”10$ ":1” ,"l‘0;:‘w,llid‘ the New Year's rulriy in Dincs'
”f “‘9 meCClH—‘Ut COmlnllly. this ‘1 ‘ “ m” l ‘lr : multill". ‘H‘ _ 'ipurliiicnt. \lllli'li l iiiicd in the shoot-
l‘iOriiing announced the discontinuu- ,"rmd i'. .V H I” n \ b i I“: “f ““3 U““"““ "ml" surrounded
lien or ”ii: plan to have only \Viiiiii— is fornhe l‘llixilclifnrrcciillv ‘i-p i"? 11‘“\V~‘~li:llif'riii"n will Dfllice “0190-
pztilk irr ll» ': i - - “ n i 1 r r ‘ ' I ‘fi ‘93. l ' .. ‘ “ »
llli‘ west) liiukntirs III-Lilitm‘illlc ISTSEioert lli'nrvi d‘ I‘mdfnmg “1:211: ‘: - “3“;m“.:::llhll;h:1_\n]iriabltrggnsst’ 1123:
‘ ‘ - ‘ ' “s : "c ‘ i .‘i. .‘ . 7 .
5"?!”an llliS morning the ”on”... 's‘vc:;_:‘) :’ mailings!) that “12H: i‘sii‘om police li11\l‘ l'LIL‘ll searching all
“i. Marin stop at. the station. ways "g. l with h”. For y: ”r “'."\’.'i'li h ..;n .1. ”a 1,. ‘ . ..
Superintendent McLean said the "rs Sanffi slept in a (‘nid room: .1“ m. wt”. ‘. . H Lglllllillg.
plan of having station cars. with the "1mm 0: .21.) north side of he * ,L think: ‘l\kl‘ll(;:::rl|
inception of the \Vinnlpaulc trolleys .use. "i didii:t «he! j” fur"; :1 "d
making the turn direct from Iiailm 1n the ii: winw. Mrs. Sanford de- “worrying tilingtdihilslu lthii; ‘c sill”;
road avenue into Monroe street on.. ired ”m- \‘(irwalk was suffering .h.(.'.1(_“'”]“lm§: Ynu 1F” ”uni. l-‘dith
JUM'l.“ “ \\ ls lilo return journey without making: )m unim :izilc moral conditions Sm. “Phinml' ”mung to Mrs. 'Burns:
' _.-__ ‘0 'dll'P‘ld 1099 had been a temp-5 :e to the l 11)’ of the divorce laws "Tell them \xliut we did during the
i' Evil ‘-tlk, illl'l ll“. (iii-isn‘t .lLSllfllO Olf‘ry thing Which the company hudi c said til: it was entirely {00 C3537 entire day."
lug. : -. “'H‘d out, as an experiment. The - secure :1 Vorct‘. and UN"; in 0“" Mrs. lliirns ihrii l‘f‘lzltCl' how Miss
"ll 1 one of i! r~ iiirl clics in “a” lirOVCd iongrcat inconvenience . vinion. th- demoralizing Cifccts 0f Normand had arisen at 10 o'clock
1.\ ii. .1. 1.. .1. . in”, 4’ "i say this to train arrivals who did not know ' cso laws .er carried from pfr- Tuesday ]|]Ornin;. doing little incon—
' iii 1... ,li ., «Hill in i: .\.; twill lie Ln! 0! “‘0 Change and Some of Whom . (3 to chi on and accounted .of sequential things which occupied
L, .lll c i l‘il'~‘ ll.|\l iii .1 a“; ] \Vaiited for long periods of time for lie wave 0 “shimmy and .1822" 35 their time until “00": told then how
L ~ Aw," a trolley to appear. \\ ll as slim iirvsst‘s and low necks. .lne Kelly (Greer) “as May "taking
H 1...,“ 1 ._.. . .mx, ,1 .4“... the S e declare. 4,.” if girls and your”; the Christmas tree trimmings up-
""’5° “' 1’1" ‘~‘ “4- >~'ill'2‘."l hack in l' “n practic- ’ a little more common stairs."
'I"i.‘i.Y ‘i'i ' ii . l w) ims Norwalk. Itowayton Couple 5. use and d i more work. the world it 'c‘nliulst have ben thrn that he got
""“Tl‘ 1 l‘-‘ -..E~ ':: l‘\7:'. iii-value his ' 7 ii general v :lil be better. 10 D15 O . ' 5 "3 $41M: “1 know of no
mum a H.414 I‘anoinimrrvl it an, Married Four 1 cars During hi lifetime. Mrs. Sanford other opportunity he could have had
‘ilil l‘Hll about it. mliiiy times. in . l joyed tho rides in automobiles. to not it.
i '17:?
.liscph Druis' father Wm .1]-
moat, lliil, brolm. not mine but nilmst.
l’n. drOripi‘d about $40,000 in the
la}: Cooke piiiic. llizlcl: 1“r.i.iy
'JlllLS. lln ll‘lll a flourishing b-sl-
was ill .\'iw York until that pmic
lllll') aiiiii: anti, zmvic. it was sw pt
mvny. lil‘, Mild to make .‘Inotler
'f-wr: but in; felt he didn't. want My
more or New York and its stt
Durincm iii-pressions. lie was wii-
W: to nullm a sacrifice to the G01. -
2.x. of fortune for a quieter life all!
a .3, .iviii;r business.
inrllmo mid not. deserted tb'
kHi'l altogether. During his bung
“‘1 l'rl.»*pr‘~i'otis days in New York
1 c hu~l inched a. email concern op-
" h'i'll'i'l ‘-':. :i {fund in Norwalk. He
iii’l'lli' fl. irl h -n to Norwalk’fixd be
Mimi l iilww. So when the crash
”"10 0-“ il- <_lilcd-to cast his chances
in .w icr life in Norwalk.
“'1‘ Ms friend he had a little
I'i‘irr: '. the Dibble Block in North
Main Eil‘ii‘f. and Joe Davis. his son.
admits it “as little but it thrived
far out of proportion to its size and
’ “in the fiil‘ier bought Ont hi! part-
'1'? and lotl; cntiro charge of the
'usinrss. l'rom this little place in
«\Ol'ih Main street. he moved in 1830
1"» the Mahzickcmo where the busi—
‘ s: grmv that he looked around for
flhcr‘quairters and in Sept- 1899 he
me n.'0 the present quarters in
Va'h‘llt""l Street. And since busi-
"Ci-.3 in ”Am-ed .icadny upward.
Joseph i.'i\.a will move to larger
riuurters “cn his lease expires in
,
4
1925,
‘ JOHN" lUnis 'was born in New
nrk. ‘ r.” in; here as a youngster,
l l
. w‘enl ") ’cchool in the old Frank-
: in Sirl‘i school—tho wooden part
f" It. '1" . M weren'gso many SChOO‘
whites in .‘Jorwnlk—or more prop-
'i'ly the L‘i‘v of South Norwalk—at
”int time and Washington street.
HIV the llll‘y shopplnfl place of the
g s'icond dlsl’iCt was then quite a
rrsidcntlal (action. Joe Davis grew
“D In SOllll‘ Norwalk and grew "D
in his failirr's businesl too. He
‘l‘clpcd as a boy and he liked it and
in 1396 the buslneu became known
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver l.
llowayton entertained on New
Year's Eve the members of, the
Que l-Ss Club and their husbands. in
honor of their fourth wedding an-
l‘Ichi‘Sal‘y. Gaines. music. .md danc-
ing were enjoyed. and afreshmenis
were served. Miss Mildrd Lovejoy
played several piano solos and Fans
several songs. Mrs. Frank Ryrncs
and Mrs. Stanley Carpenter also
played piano solos. and Stanlev Car
pcnter sang. ' -
During the course of the es
the guests presented Mrs.
an electric toaster.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Clark of
thing.
Clark with
E. \V. Sturdevant. Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Carpenter, Mr. and Mn.
Gerhard Hohn. Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Lucas. Mr. and Mrs. George Howard.
Mrs. Frank Byrncs, Miss Lucille
Hall. Miss Inez Hipson, Miss Ilildred
Loveloy. Mr. Stanley Wein, Mr. I.
‘V. Clark. ‘
Harold Wilson Leaves
the S. N. Savings Bank
L-larold W. Wilson. teller at the
Squh Norwalk Savings Bank for a.
nibibcr of years. has resigned his
DOttlon with that bank. His resig-
natim took effect on January 1.
-. Wilson has been employed in
the: bank for about 18 years and
do .3 that time has gained a host
. ends.
will take a. rest of several
'5' duration and then will en-
0 the bronze plating business
Conn. Within the next few
r. \Vilson will leave Norwalk
1 4 two months with his sister.
iapman in West Haven.
' M. Lane will succeed Mr.
Mr. Lane has been
(1 with the bank for about
'1 in the capacity of assist-
‘r and bookkeeper.
i
)
Che. s F. Wicke. for ly can.
nocted rub the Fe '3- ‘ ’
Com ~~ 3&9!!!” into “(funk ‘
V.
i
i
' i
(Continued 0n Pan Tum).
V
'fihkk? return“ recall;
I I .‘ . ,
it g meeting laid last night. made
apfllcailp‘ns Ware received. ‘
b 1.; never :1 - an aeroplane nor a
notion piclii
During lit" advanced years. Mrs.
Sinford was: :iiicndcd by the. late
iii: A. 1i. i» ldwin. Dr. Baldwin
“ho was kill 1 in an automobile ac—
cident. had l-rn her physician for
oxer 35 year:.
Mrs. Sunfmii was a faithful mem-
b-r of the Nul‘Walk M. E. Church.
For several wars. it had been the
custom of prt-scniing her with a
unrse containing a dollar for each
year of her life. Last year. she re-
ceived $107, Plans to give her a
purse this year had been started.
Mrs. Sanford is survived by two
children: Charles, of Bridgeport. and
Della- M. Sanford. Miss Sanford
cared for her mother for many
yen.“ N0 saerifice was too great
for her t° make for Mrs. Sanford in
the latter; declining years.
1«uneral service. for, Mrs. Sanford
will be held at 2 o'clock Baht-day
afternoon from the Van Buren'Av.
niiue home. Rev. George B. Temp-
kins. pastor of the Norwalk. M. E.
church. will olficiatc. Burial will be
in the Norwailrccmetery.
Vacates Divorce of
Nina Wilcox Putnam
PROVIDENCE. Jan. 3.—Judge
Izarrows today entered an order var.
i 'iting the dlvtrce granted yesterday
2.». Nina Wilcov Putnam Sanderson
“om Robert J_ Sanderson until such
lime as she s‘ail appear in person
.nd satisfy UM court that she has
leen a resideit of, this state for
note than. 2 wars prior to October
ll}, 1323.
HOLD DIEETIKG
BAG LES
Norwaik Aerie. No. 5'88. F. O. E.
srmnflments to hold a. his class
dilution on Jznuary 16. Four new
, u m
greeting .that the
mmxuwdufa .
Miss Normand explained she had
owned the weapon for four years:
that it was given to her by a friend
wliilt on location during the produc-
tion of one of her plays.
"it was given to me to shoot but-
tles with." she said. "i used it all
the time for shooting bottles. but on-
ly on location: at least 1 shot at the
bottles. l’d sheet over here and
(Continued On Page Two.)
l
i The Sentirf’el’s
today in a. newdras
tising experts of ye ' experience
but; aroiwrittcn and set up accord
ing experience.
the pages of a. dictionary. _ If you
than the old. This means better
—.._.—~_._.._~......__ .-.. .. .
and prestige enjoyed by The Sentin
people.
sible arrangement or classified ads
reason that the present catalogue
into effect.
For some firms the adve
studying this system. It is.
to . advertisers looking. toward",
.mnm cont. :t‘hisiserv-i' cei‘wiit:
p
.TS; '0 teaching or f! or the lid-amok.
Advertising System Starts Today
The classified advertising section of The Sentinel is-iresented
a. dress which has been worked out by adver-
venience for advertisers and readers.
tern that represents the culmination of hearse! successful advertis-
The ciatsiried section of The Sentinel r all today onawill be like
'tomobile, all you have to do is look under
there will be what you wan‘t. The new met
reading of the classified advertfslng columns
The various lines of advertising are at
another step looking toward convenience an
to all branches of the classified section.
A classified section in a. daily paper wit
it is a big factor in the business and pe :
With this fact in mind. The Ben
, :Plan 11 Pekin,
- fillers, from Ruins—
BodiesRecovered“-
25 and 35 persons were ldlled
' dust explosion early today
Co. at Pekin, Illinois. At
’ v'ered.
Fire broke out after the explo-
sion. The rescuers could see the
(bodies of approximately between 25
and 35 victims lying in the ruins. but
the flames prevented attempts to
.reseh most; of the bodies.
it was estimated it. would be sev—
eral hours before the ruins could be
penetrated and all the bodies re?-
moved. Eighty injured. many of
them badly mangled. had been re-
moved from the wreckage by eight
o'clock and taken to hospitals in
Pckin’ and Peoria.
Two hundrd and fifty men were
working in the plant at the time of
the explosion.
Immediately :1 call for help was
sent to Peoria. 17 miles any. and
Peoria firemen. doctors and police
with ambulances were rushed to
Pekin.
SCHOOLS ARE
[iii-OPENED
' Non-mil. schools rc-opcncd
morning alter the Christmas hell-
days with a normal attendance ac-
cording to Superintendent of Schools
G. V. Buchanan. Three weeks more
remain before the close of the full
school term.
Only one change has been made
. or New York
lll'tli
She
is
Mi Ila-ill gorge
state. assumed charge of the
grade at. “Eisliingion school.
succeeds Miss O'Connor who
(caching in Na “'York city.
Not only did the pubilc schools
open. but. the two local parochial
schools. St. Joseph's and St. Man‘s,
as vvcll.
l
Mayor and Firemen
Discuss Protection
A meclim; of Mayor Thomas
{obins. Fire Commissioner ii‘rizzcll.
Chief of the Fire Department George
Bogardug and the Deputy 1-.re
Chiefs and Captains of the Viiious
companies was held in the City Hall
last evening.
The meeting was called by slayer
Robins. and matters pertaining to
better fire protection for the City
were discuSSed. The question of a
Department was also
paid Fire
talked over.
The meeting was called as the re-
sult of the fire at. the Oiean apart-
ments in Elizabeth street last week.
at which time only a. ‘civ oi the vol-
unteer firemen responded to the
alarm which was sent in all over
the city.
Reporters Were not allowed at the
meeting. and when asked this morn-
ing. What transpired. Mayor Robins
stated that there was nothing that
he could give out to the puss. but
that there might be something of
interest in the nearvfuture.
New Clasczfied
, and marks the last word in con-
The ads are not only arranged,
ing to a. carefully worked out sys-
ii
this.
MAYBE MORE
‘ARSON ‘ARRFSTS i
iN DARlEN
State Police Still Work-
ing on Fire Sensa-
tion -— $50,000 Dam-
age done .
DEEP PROBE
$200,000 Loss from Pe-
culiar Fires in Two
Y ca r s—Details. of
Work
The state police and Grand Juror
Shaugimessy are continuing their in;
vesiigation into the charges against
the four Dal-ion Inch, two of whom
are members of the Darien Fire De-
partment, accused of setting fire to
buildings valued at $30,000 between
June and November.
Incendiary iirc losses in. Daricn
during the past three years. rccords
of the Fire department reveal. total
close to 8200.000. and. although the
four under arrest-deny responsibility
or any connection with other than
six fires which they confess to having
sci. both State police and Grand
Juror Shaughncssy are confident that
the mystery of earlier fires will be
solved with other arrests. “hicii. it
is learned. are imminent. “
Those under arrest are: Arthur
Wilmot. 30. and Richard Abendroth.
:3. members of the Duricn depart-
ment; llarry l’ardce. 23. and George
Nash. 27. Abendroih is chief engin—
ccr of the Darien department. All
are married. but. Abcndrotb and Par-
dce are not living with their wives.
They no at present charged with hav-
ing wilfully set fire to the property
offlotbers. which ,rprevi es a maxi-
.mu‘rnmmcncliy‘éivtfifim ?* radii .pni—
son. \
Cari Reilstoss. married. another
i‘trcman here. was taken into custody
tonight when he aligilicd from a
train from Port Chester. N. T"
where he is employed. by the State
Polioc Sergeant John C. Kelly of
the Itidgclicld Slate police barracks.
but “as released after a grilling of
over an hour at the Town hall. Two
ulhrr lircincn. whose names the au-
ilmriiics dceline to div-lugc, were also
grilled. but were not held.
Places Set Aflrc.
The fires to which \V‘ilmot. Abcn-
ilroth, l’ardce and Nash are said to
have confessed setting to break the
follows: The Tokeneke Farm Cor-
poraliou barn fire. which did dam-
age estimated at 547.500 on October
1?. last; the Raymond Street and
Sons ice house fire in June. which
caused a loss of $2.000; the George
Kolilcr house-boat fire in Scotch
Cove in August, which did damage
estimated at $23.30; the Herbert “'il»
mot house-boat fire in Scotch Cove
on Nev-ember 9. last. which resulted
in a $500 less; the A. Summerton
barn lire last April. which caused a
$250 less. and the firing of a hay-
stack at Noroton Heights.
Reward of $2.000 for information
which would cause the arrest of the
persons responsible was offered by
the town following the epidemic of
incendiary fires here from April, 1921
to September of that. year. following
the purchase of a. Mack triple-com-
bination fire truck. Records of the
fire department indicate that during
that period there were ten fires of
incendiay origin. with incident prop-
erty loss totalling $75,720.
Tested New Equipment. ,
Significant is the fact that follow-
ing an investigation of these fires by
State police and private detectives.
no mysterious fires were reported
until January 13. last year. From
that date. until November 9. last.
Fire department records reveal. six
fires of. suspicious origin were re—
ported, the loss amounting to $58.-
500. Also. significant is the fact that
the last epidemic of incendiary fires
came following the purchase or an-
other combination fire truck late
last winter.
Arrest of the tour men held. it is
learned. came as the result of scan-
fession made by' Pardee on Decem-
ber 15. last. in which be implicated
the otherthree. The four it is stated
for a second-hand au-
section of “A’s" and
.1 will make thorough
uch more convenient ‘
ie advertisers. ~
are looki
results to
umbercd. which is
. its. This applies
‘ Jarge circulation
el is in. r- .»
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' , entire
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' _ had to be taken if anything was to
" working quietly on the cases
, : State‘Policeman Locum.
ifad been under suspicion prior to
that time. and. after Pardec’s eon-
temion was secured. it‘ was hoped
that they might be caught red-
h’anded. Report. that tho—authors?
ti were in possession ofgthe con-
f on. however, got around town.
and it was decided that quick action
be accomplished.
State Police Seargeant Kelly and
Grand Juror Shaugbnessy had been
,me time. and. when it was decided
that action had to be taken 'at
oncedtthey bdpgd to surprise Wil-
"m'ot. Abendrotb and Nash. , with
Baker‘s“
Edward" Knitting. of the ’ Bidgeneld
hams w‘ho had also beeps: nor;
dull monotony of everyday life are as -
tor-
—Muscles of Man’s
layed
rail, just west of the local station
JOHN W. SEMPLE
ELECTED HEAD
OF OLD WELL
Retiring Lodge Master
Chas. A. Pfahl, Gets
Present — Planning
New Temple
Officers for 1924 were installed
by on: lS‘cjlladz-‘afid. 308.— 37. S: A.
31.. on New Year's night with Past
Master D. Burr Beach acting as the
installing officer. The officers fol-
low:
\K'orship Master—John W. Scmple.
Senior \Vardcn—\Viilard Micicnz.
Junior \Varden—Thomas 0. Tay-
ior.
Treasurer—Charles J. Prescott.
Secretary—Asa. T. Lowndcs (PM).
Scnlor Deacon—Lewis Smith.
Junior Deacon—Iloger \\’. Cham-
pion.
Senior Steward—Harry M.
bcli.
Hub-
Bcam Causes
Derail . em
Ten Other Mail Clerks Narrowly Escape Injury
Arm Torn out—Is in
Serious Condition—West-bound Traffic De-
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 3.——Two men were injured and ten men
narrowly escaped injury when a broken brake beam on the fifth
car of mail train No. 27, Boston to New York, caught on a guard
at 4:20 a. . In. this morning.
The injured men. both mail clerics.
are \Valter Gray of Hyde Park.
Mass. and Martin L. Mott of Water-
town, Mass. Gray. who porting mail
in the fifth car. was struck by the
section guard which tore up ihrou:';i
the floor of the car and ripped l1_e
muscle out of his right arm. He
was taken to St. Vincent's hospital
where his condition is considered
serious.
Mott was struck on the left side by
the broke nrail. ‘e also was taiifll
to St. Vincent’s hospital. but “as
later discharged and returned to his
home in \Vaterfown.
The train which was made up. of
1 Icars was in charge of Engineer
S. J. Curtis of New York and fire-
nian L. A. Bires.
According to stories told by Lin:
mail clerks. they had just pull-id on
of the local motion. wl-i is they “all“
the broken brake being dragge
along the rails. Both Gray and
Mott declare that immediately upon
feeling the jar. they puiir‘d the
emergency cord twice. Engineu'
Curtis said that the whistle sounded
only once. It is believed that this
may have been caused by the fact
that mail clerks in each of the 11
cars. upon feeling the jar. all pulisd
the emergency cord at the same
time.
The broken rail tore up'the float
on the fifth car. The sixth car was
derailed. All trains were delay-2'1
out of Bridgeport until 11:30 o'clock.
Junior Steward—Arthur I. Mead.
Marshall—Fred A. Roos. Jr.
Tyler—Andrew J. Crossmon. s
Chaplain — Rev. Frederick 11.:
Jacobs.
Trustee—D. Burr Beach (PM).
Trustee—Charles 1". Mills (PM).
Trustee—Frederick S. Lyon (PM).
The retiring Muster. Charles A.
Pfahl was presented with a. beauti-
ful 14K gold Past Masters Jewel by
the members of the Perfect Crafts-
nian‘s Quarry. which latter organi-
zation was instituted last June. His
appreciation was expressed in a few
words in which be thanked all for
the wonderful spirit of co-opcration
which had been given him during
his administration.
Following the installation. the
members Were assembled in the
Banouel Hall to partake of a roast
beef supper served by members of
Ophlr Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star. A letter of well wishes from
the retiring \V’orthy Matron of
Opbir Chapter. Mrs. Anna M. Daw-
son, was received with hearty ap-
plausc.
It is expected that during the pres-
ent year. Old Well Lodge will build
a. new temple; providing a suitable
site can be secured. It is already
a. matter of record that the present
building is to be sold and arrange-
ments for the completion or the sale
should be concluded shortly. The
Building Committee are to hold a.
meeting in the Temple this evening
to go over the question of sites.
which is the only matter which is
holding up the sale of the building.
Give Surprise Shower
to Miss Lena Wolfe
Miss Lena Wolfe. who is to be
married to Dominick Cocchia Sat-
urday was given a. surprise miscel-
laneous shower at the home of Miss
Helen Cocchla. Ely avenue. New
Year's Eve.
A feature of the evening's enter-
tainment we. a mock marriage with
Miss Jennie Cocchia as the minis-
ter: 91in Pearl Maia :- *thc'bride:
Miss sum. t Ream the brida-
groom. and ma lrcne.:m as
the flower girl. Mia Mei ’ "Red:
way entertained with mam-senat-
and vocal selections. 1
Those present Were:
Wolfe.- ML- Helen " Redm
“an Roomy. u!" may
alumina“.- . -
Jennie coeehn' wlr‘m
Ila—unli- amwm' 3"”
i
Venus Found; Show
Man Marries her
a Cocchliifll- K .
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.——Ed'ward 1'.
Hail. Boston shoe manufacturer. is
delighted'because there was a cer-
tain bump in the floor of a little [1‘1
room in Spokane. \‘i'ash.
Joan Gurdner,waitress. tripped mi
the bump and dumped a. cup of tea
into the lap of lna Claire. theatrical
star. llcr quaint apology won for-
giveness and started conversation.
Next day Miss Claire wired Fir:
Ziegfeld. producer: “l“ound Venus
with arms and voice. “in you en-
gage her?”
The answer came: “Rush Venus—
protect arms."
Joan soon had a part in one of
Zicgfield's musical shows. Hall we ‘ .
to see it—saw only Joan. , I
New Year's day. between .
they were married. She ‘
tinue her stage work.
0 ‘ 0
Flying Lop Will
Now Become S.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.—l”.-
McAilister. the flying cop. w,
the national sprint champion
1922. has renounced his athle-
reer and will devote himself to "
study. the Metropolitan amateur ‘
letlc union announced. He has ‘ "
however. returned his official r _
tration card. -_.
McAlilster first came into proml~
nence in 1921 and quickly ran his
way to a. prominent position in both
outdoor and indoor meets. Inst win-
ter he got into trouble with athletic
authorities and was suspended. be-
ing reinstated last month.
A few months ago. he became in-
volved in a police scandal. in which~
he was accused of. taking a bribe.
Lbsolved of that he was found guilty
of perjury and was maspended.
Get Jury for Suit of
Man-Jone William‘s
Judge Arthur Ella in the Superior
court at Bridgeport. today. turpen-
elled the jury to try the 819 one
damage suit brought (by W
Williams 88!!!!“ Q0 ctty‘ot Nor-
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