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ESTABLISHED 1.870
Bankers; Here See
1
Priosp
and Manufia‘cturers Healthy—+Saving De-
posits Continue to Increase, Says Freder-
ick Elle—I laymond Betts Favors Mellon
Plum—Chats. Hoyt Confident
Norwalk will have a prosperous 19242 This was the consensus
., mg opinion of bankens here, interviewed this morning on the sub-
3... of “The Outlook for 1924. ”
Bankers generally declared that business conditions were
healthy and would continue to be so both among the merchants
.1 1d manufacturers.
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.~ more use in savings dc-
. :1 tin;
p»
I am
I- w‘ l'.
1‘ s,
11 till outlmk o:
is
.L.‘
1...” “ill I10 further
business
encouraging."
won't A. Bali S. treztsurtr ol
”9...: lanynrlll 1 rust Company.
lll’l-
EMPLOYEES ARE
.' 1111.; Mellon plan of re-
..l’ luxt‘x‘s is "weed by Con-
~.x..1111l':1ctur-t rs and incr-
v‘; z. ‘ that, lxustncsn is healthy,
1::l1 ”Hun or the:
.tut‘kf‘t l. The
I11 Fl.‘
~l v. llitlh
1.11.1111 s s at nditeions.
l ,..1\m;;:.' tM'DOSllS and a do-
real estate in-
.r ltmllfi U ll
Norw alk' was in tor
111‘.
a.\ l
l illllll\ that. 10‘." Will
1 )vut' t'ur Nor-walk,"
1. A. Jill's,
1 m the
"\Vllllv:
: Mauls
111, time. I feel l‘
shortly."
l: o
1.111-
.l1.1l cm cllou will have lit-
l'JL‘4 business, ac—
Hoyt, secre-
the South Nor-
‘ ron'n’zuny..., Mr. Hoyt also
, . fl" Pt, ()II
in Finn’s-s 1‘3.
l~‘.l.‘vll3‘l‘l‘ of
- 1- “hunt nor the manufact-
.. vr stocked .
l...~l :uny drilling
‘. 1-. out-crtlv.
confidence. ‘
lllL‘i will be
1.1 lmntll.
.8' UV“
.‘I'il‘w.
"'l l' m
11.2". tuned States in gen-
tinlmurs. prcsidcnt of the
.‘»l’\r\\.11K fixnlngs lhtnk is of
Hull
;-. roll 5 51:21 r.
v". il‘tmpt.) ii)” (11"1933," lie said.
merchants are .
bond
1:1 coo-l {ll mpe and will be
is :1 real barom-
(‘all
said
secretary and
Norwalk Savings
csomc of the manu-
'.‘l.l'U a. little slow ut
cse plants
1:!le tliiukelcct’on. '. think.
influence
in tact. net/.24
111 story or our country
.wlt‘n’Lal year entered upon
Yes, in~
very
president of the
.. 311m, 1 onuuiny, also was I
. store for Nor-
lllrt “ill be a. reason-
H e a r Speeches and
, 1 luw’ which indicttes plenty 5
.| \ V C
.mmzz' turtle. secretary and HOId Lntertalnment
:1~ r .1? the Jv‘airflcld County __J o h n Cavanagh
,. lumk, majored that in-
Talks .
A delightful gathering took place
at the new factory of the C. and K.
lint company in
lust evening. The employees of the
company lnspcciui the new plant
11nd (-‘rnjoyctl a piogrum of enter-
tainment nrfigctl l-y Iidnnld Bar-
ittt, (hnhnum of the tonimlttce in
charge or the affair.
Mr.
program with a tow
u
I
remarks. lie
:1. temple of religion, art or music.
but tlmt it was a temple oi? industry
of which all of the employees and
officers of the company were proud.
Mr.
2 “Hit in bt'l‘ before was a. ., . ~
1 l 1-. my begun with so LGnnnugh the presidvnt of the C.
. »: .mlv lecdlng confidence. and Is. Hot company. who welcomed
NW 5 ,, .“r lloyt said ”will the clnploycns to the new plant. lie
1. 1. .. . l ‘ business congratulated the urt‘hitrcts and
"*f””"‘ 5“”; V if; . ‘1 ' e contractors on their fine work in
”OH," 0” ‘l ”l L m sun COIHlllcting the fuctury in so short :1
"1““ “K tends to relocast space of time. He said:
. "“ I“ "'3 us 3‘7““ .huslucss ‘5 “Where there is no vision there
..1 .lpln inundation. hellh- is m, where there
progress.
progress there is decay."
lie eluted that. the C. and K. com—
is no
the no v plant. “1‘. Liannnuugh. L1-
vitcd all of the employees to act on
the reception committee, at the
formal opening of the plant on Janu-
ary 1t}.
'lemarks were also made ivy Jo-
seph U'Ilricn, general manager of
the company. John \Vchlo sang "A
Perfect Day” and "Let the Rest of
the \V‘orld Go By." llc also led the
1sscmbly in singing. which was re—
ccivcd in such it lino manner. that
it. will again be livid at the formal
opening.
A light supper was served and
dancing was enjoyed on the spacious
floors of the new Iactmy until 1':
‘ rnnttnunl and enjoyed
~ at the now your. The pres- O CIOCk'
' llveiirnn is. bound to have _
.1... m. .1... “names .1 11.. Wanoma Councd
. , but it. “ill he its: apparent ‘
91‘ s ' zlvun a lining previous. lrcsl— InStallS Officers
I.‘ :1 “is
'Hnr- might say that already its Election and installation of offi-
. l hm boo-11 felt, for durin'r the core featured thct meeting ol.’ \Van-
" L M 10.23. th rlre was a. slight slow- oma. Council, No. 31, Degree 01‘
11w. mm :1 of Thusincss. This, how- Pocahontas, held last night. The o£-,
. 1'. no utilise for worriment. floors were installed in good shape
A. l 1‘wre is no doubt in my mind by Deputy Great Pocahontas Emma
in 4‘. ”Hi wlll move along Mlgone. Following the busin'sases—
5m true: from any financial sion. 8 general social time “as en-
d ,‘1.
('l huh—e: of Commerce
Meeting is Postponed
‘1
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of the Chamber
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I i ll \“ElD UVDER BONI‘iS
In. 11 Unjrrry who use
V21". nt
place
(1 '1'! 1i
3 3.000 yesterday.
“1:3 continued.
0:
on mmittce which was»
~. 1% to 1.": held this week has
~ ’l‘t'llad until the latter part
James )5. Ellis. pres-
Norwalk Hardware
"father" of the Cham-
~'-«m1rlc~rce project said this
' : that. the session will be held
'. on a serious charge.
1“ l mitcc. was released un-
and
' llends.
‘ 'nimlnml by Albert Rose.
lrjoycd.
The new oificcrs follow; Prophet—
ess. Ethel Mulkin: Powhatan. F. B.
Malkin; Keeper of Records, Jessie
MaJkln; Collector of W'arnp; n. Bir-
die Jones; Keeper of \Vdmpum, Eva
Sander-spree; First Scout, Beatrice
McSlicrry: Second Scout. Lavinia.
Stratton: First Warrior. Helen Bel-
lany; Second “'urrior. Estella
Kearns: Third \Vurrior. lidthtrinc
Smith; Fourth \Varrior, Loretta
Kearns: First Runner. Alice Ewan;
Second-Runner, Elizabeth Clince;
First Counselor. George Sander-spree
Second Counselor, George Gerrish;
Guest ot'Tcpcc. Louise Vaneura;
Guard 0: Forest. Edith Godesky.
Crowds Rushing to
d
LUXOR. Esth. Jan. 4.-—-News or
7....
(' la: lllfied Adages
Ax «Trill-1R
Til-11":
Ami
bum: in: dailv list of A B C
(iauifijd Opportunities.
1:...
year will
_.nnotller
Christmas. Ll
another year will
the opening at the second and third
shrines in the Tutcnkhamen tomb
yesterday led to an exodus of visi-
tors across the Nile this morning on
route to the Valley at. Kings in the
expectation that. as was the case
last season, they might have the
‘ privilege at seeing trays laden with
' the treasure of the eighteenth dy.
nasty brought once more into the
light of day. i
It is unlikely, however. that these
aspirations will find fulfillment for
Howard Sartor’s investigation of the
next or the shrine: to still in the
recon sas'nce stage.1t is thought
probable Ithat he wishes to satisfy
himself as to whether: the body or
the Pharoh is actually in the last
case within the golden shrines be-
wJox-e he proceeds to the. less exciting
but indispensable labor or dismant-
ling completely the outer shrine.
W
comm IN MAIN STREET
”——
Rtad them today i
An Automobile nectdcnt happened
I! Wm ca
erity F’o‘r" *
Norwalll: During 1 924
’ “-ind Business Conditions Among Merchants
C. & K. PLANT
\‘nn Zundt street
lnrrctt mwiictl the evening's
stair-d that the new factory was not
llurrctt then introduced John
puny had both Helen and progress, as
was evidmced by the completing of
Tutankhaman’s Tomb
‘ Charged ‘ with * TWO
Hold-ups Here Sur-
renders *
\_ OUT
Thos. Fagan,
Eight Months Ago,
Implicated him in
Attempt to Rob Wo-
men ‘
11m in; eluded the. police for eight
months. Joseph Searpcllo, 34. of,
Chapel street, surrendered himself
lust night through his Attorney,
Paul It. Connery to Scigeant Bryan.
ll. II. Silk. to answc; charges ot’ ale—-
sault. with inttnt to rob. and rob-
bery. He is held in bonds of $2 .500
(or a. hearing in the uptown city
court tomorrow morning. The bonds
were furnished by his mother and
father. Mrs. Cosmo Searpello.
Scarpcllo. the police allege.
ON BoND
with intent to 10h made upon Mr...
Add George and her daughter. Miss
Estella G. George. lust April 29. as
well as the snatching of a. purse
from Miss llattio Nipcr, t1 maid eru-
ployod by Jill's. Jilin 1), Mill. of 1
“West avenue.
Thomas Pagan. Scurpcllo's vllogcd
partner in crime. who is said to have
iigured in the. robbing ol’ Mire Nipcr
and in the. uttvtupt at robbing of
Mrs. (.ieorge and her daughter. was
apprehended by the police within a
few hours after the. two affairs took
place. lie was bound over to the
Superior court charged with high-
way robbery in $1.500 bond. ’1‘!th
was last N11); Tim 2359‘ has since
been pending.
Scnrpvllo mulle :1 successful got—
allay. lie \t. '15 um 111‘ the state and
Cllml'.‘ buck lMC‘ mu; m the needy con-
dition of his “in and «hildrcn. l or
the llflSt two necks, however. Scr—
zn-nnt Silk know ulwro he was lo—
cated and if he lmal not surrendered
he would lmvv lwn apprehended.
The accusvd. it is tillvfzoli, has a long
police record. He is said to have
ilgul‘vdtcvcrnl yrnzs ago it1,_.holdi11g'
up. 'md robbing 111.»: Ella. Byxlz-re.
'lhc police \11 11 in lormtd he was :31.
50 arrested seniu time ago in Hurt-
ford charged 1-, ll'n lluizlqry.
It was early in the. eveningdast
April .59 wlun Mrs. George .mu her
daughter were “lilkllig’ in front of
Mdvehoft's factory in Mcrwin street
on their w .n h: 1114‘ They were u:—
costcd l1_\ 1m) 301m: men; one of
whom svixnll Airs, tlvnrgc and threw
her over ll) furlory {once while. tli.‘
(Jilll‘l‘ tried lo switch a pocketbook.
Unsuccessful, 1..“- puir fled”. That
same night. l":1-.;;1n 11-113.locatmi by
the police and v :1: identified by .\l.-s.
George 311; “P“ of hr-r assailants.
l1‘n1:nn.it is :tlhuw‘. . confessed 11rd
inscriminnh IT S. zirpl' ilo.
A black l1:‘111ll )3: found on a luv.
in \Vcst avenue and mlxcitiscd in
the local newspuptrs. led lire“: Hill
to report that hrr maid. Miss Nip-er
had been rot-11ml or :1 bag. The no—
lice were, told thut two young mvn
had followed Miss Niprr. into Mrs.
liill‘s yard and there. on the front
porch of the lmusc.’ while one hold
the maid. the other snatched lmr
lvaz containing eighty cents. Miss
Nipor iticnliilr-d the has found :11»;
hers and also 3:11.] that Fagan was
one of her msuilanls. The latter.
the police say. admitted this offense
too. and again incriminatcd Scar-
pcllo. “lie also confessed. it is al-
lctzcd. to having held up and rohlwrl
Mrs. Krausc. of 1:; Seymour stront.
a. few days before the other two
hold-ups.
To 'Attend Bridgeport
Meeting of De Molay
The Bridgepoxt Chapter of the
Order of DcMol:.1y.a. fraternity {or
boys, will hold :1\ installation of of~
ficers tonight at the Casino in
Bridgeport. This meeting is open
to all Masons and their Wives. or
lady-friends.
The event is one to which an open
invitation has been extended to‘all
Norwalk Masons and a large dele-
gation lids already planned to make
the trip. .
organization will be instituted Satur-
day. February 9, the Advisory Board
in connection-with which i3 com-
posed of the following-:
Thomas 0. Taylor (Chairman)—
John \V. Somplc. Willard Miclenz.
Harry 1W; Huhbcll. Ellis E. B. How--
gird. Rev. Frederick H. Jacobs, Rev.
Andrew F. Chamberlain. Rev. J.
Benton Werner. Rev. Charles A.
Marks. Christian Swat-t2, and George
N. Wilson.
Believe Ndrfivalk’s .‘
Bid Boy Robbed P. 0.
Norwalk’s most mischievous boy
is in trouble again. 'This time he is
said to have entered and robbed the
First' District post 'office of what
spare pennies he‘couldjlnd in Post-
master C. Irving'sByln'gton’s desk:
The lad is believed to have on-
tered“ the post emceion New Year’s
afternoon through the parcel post
window in the rear. ‘He opened a
In making his :getawey, the boy to
sea
the lad wanted to gel tn gin
c h' at [tel so... Man
~ Caught
“ficational
one of the ptintipals in the nssau
A local chapter of this’
drawer in Mr. Bringtons desk end '
_. 450k fifty or W cents in pennies.
with the cold breezes biog—4f
Topics at A Round
ble at Mrs. McGaw
A meeting
of the Republican mean s 135500le
lion 0t Norualk was held yesterday
the old Town
attendance resulted in a. profitable.
afternoon’ 5 w.0rk
The Citizenship Committee.
Larton, Chairman. announced that
final at rangernenis had been made.
“ith Mrs. MasG‘aw,
"Shadow Lawn" on. Knight Streak
for the series’ of R0 (1 Table 1.111141.
chcons. the first. pro ect of the Edit.
Department under the
Chairmanship or Mrs. Rummlcr, to
be launched. ‘
TheJuncheons will be held on
twelve consecutive Thursdays. begin:
ning with the one January 10121, at
12:30. at the east of sixty cents each_
The study topic will be discussed"
from one o‘clock to two. the first
lender being .Mrs. Andrews and her
subject, “The President of the U.
S.”
The (.Totfimittvc has worked out 3
place “hereby it is hoped that :1
large number of women may avail
themselves of the opportunity to a:-
tcud most of these Round Ttlilc
discussions.
Members living in the list. and 4th
wards arc rr‘qurnstcd to communicate
with Mrs. if. C. llull‘. telephone 7').
_l‘or details as to registration and
those in the 2nd. 3rd and 5th. to
lira. Richard Ireland: telephone 2519::
not later than the evening proceed-
ing the luncheon.
The first public meeting of the
season of 1924 will be held at Odd
Fellows Hall, South Main street an!
'l-laxnford Place. at 7:45 p. m. on
Monday, January 21. All Republi-
enn men and women are invited. The
meeting has been arranged for this
hour in order that Its many as pr.»
siblc may get the benefit of the
speaker‘s message
field Muss. will address the meeting:
on “Changing America.” The met.“—
ing will he held under the auspices
of the Fifth \Yard, Mrs. Benton.
chairman. and a. reception at 721’:
will preerdc the meeting.
Says Lighted Lantern
Didn’t Cause Fire
of
.‘lunls Brown, nightwatcliman
lx'uplnn and Goldman lint Company,
corner of South Alain and ' Cross
streets; called The Sentinel this
morning and stated that he did not
leave a. lighted lantern in back of
the sale in the olflcc. causing the lire
in that place on \Vednesday.
Mr. Brown stated that he put the
lantern out and that he left the ot—
licc. by tho light of a flashlight, and
that when the lantern was placed in
back of the safe that it was not
lighted. He further stated that the
01: the Exccuthc Board; '
in the 'loun R cpulilican Ream iii".
Assembly Hall-.1 A large .'
\‘I—r‘l‘: ,
proprietor of: ,
James Ger-l on tliiiug. w; . Sprinifl"
e the city last
t the City hell thct the city
to have“. the department up to
per stdndurd in another y'ear.
have two automobiles. one
or First District and one for
0116 District. so that the City
be. . properly .patrolled. I—ie
mWics should be purchased for the
Cfitatattes ot the city, so that they
might answer all calls in the outlay-
in; sections of the city. .
E‘matter of proper police pro-
icetion for tho outlaylng districts
who brought up at the meeting and
discussed at length. Mayor Robins
said that; the present police depart-
uncut could not be expected to patrol
them sections and that the constables
would have to step in and do their
bit. All 0! the constables stated in
. the meeting that they were Willi
to 311th: out in the matter of protec-
.liou sing/that they “ere willing to
:1- vtver all calls.
it was arrang ed. that :1 list of the‘
constables. with their telephone
numbers, be turned over to Chief of
Polcc Pennington and that when a
call came in from the Fifth Dil-
lrict. if it‘was important enough.
he would notify the constable that
refitted nearest to the scene, toinke
current the matter. It was also
agreed that if the case warranted it.
a. poflccnmn would be sent with the
constable.
Four of the constables asked
Mayor to explain their duties
just what their powers were. row:
at the constables, residing in the
\Vinuapfiuk section, asked it he had
the right to make arrests of intoxh
outed amen. Ho “as told by the
Maser that he. did. He then asked
if 13$.th the right to arrest the
urgent pieces selling intoxi-
:. mum. He was Inter-med
the
and
1h".
evidence at hhnd.
Mayor Robins told the constables
that there was no money available
:11: the present time to compensate
iii» m for their services, but that at
ll‘G‘ meeting of the Board ot‘ Esti-
mztlc and Taxation next June. on cf-
51 rt would be made to have money
:11 mopriuted for this work.
The meeting was attended by all
of :he conStnbles elected a tthc city
. leciion and by Chief of Police Pen-
nington. The constables were Henry
(1‘. Selzer, John Mills. Arthur Kelley.
Frank J. Ripley, E. T. hiarsh, R. E.
Knapp and Robert Ktlduff. Police
Commissioner “lotto was not at the
meeting.
Another matter discussed was
automobile spending. It was pointed
-cut that Bernard Connolly had been
killed at Cedar street and Connecti-
cut avenue by an automobile and
that a number of other persons mid
‘x
tlrcmen could verify this statement.
Sea Takes
I5ABYLO.\.1\ 33., Jan. 4.—-As the
Atlantic elf 111m Island continued to
subside today from the storm which
raged 11 men who are believed to
have gone down last night. Seven
of the eleven were of‘a’. rescue par-
ty {and the other tour were snipe
wrecked men the rescuers had brav—
ed the storm to save.
The rescuers went out last; night
to search for the Electra. a. speed
boat which haddcft. Rockawny \Vcd-
ncsday in command of C. C. Ecclesv
ton. of Bay Shore, who recently
bought her. Eccleston had John
Virginicr and a. man named Wil—
liams as companions. The Dice--
tra. struck on a shoal :ot the Fire
Island bar about a. mile off shore on
Wednesday night; as the storm cums:
up.
The trio labored vainlyuto get of}
the. ahead beforet heawavgs pound?
ed the boat to pieces; Soon. how-s
ever, the sons had. incapacitated the
ignition system. and. stalled the en-
» glues. gThe marinaded men flashed
'a. large light as a.d{stress signal ind _'
cast anchor to await the advent o!
rescuers of the end or the storm...
do! fight by bailing t e boat. but.
in:
They kept ufloat' alL t Wednes- ‘
yesterday they tell exhausted. in. 3
.5. “ti 3111!» mm
(Continued On Page Two.)
Toll of 1 1
Men Off Long Island;
of Rescue Party
Coast Guards Searching. \for Bodies of those
who Batfled With Storm Near, Fire Island
Rescuers were Returning After Getting
Men Out All Night in Speedbbat ,.
them. 'They got the trio aboard
the Sid and then started “to the re
cue of 2. its hing smack they ha
sighted in distress a. mile away. By
-dangerous and desirous work {our
men were taken off the smack.
but within a. few minutes she tan
into some unaccountable trouble
and was stalled a moment. -A big
wave came over the deck and swept
11 men Overboard. The five sur-
vivors threw life preserves 'towaid
them, but theyreu short'and all the
unfortunate: disalppeared in the
trough of the mountainotu seas.
In the mean time a. second rec-
cue boat had gone out; under comv
mand or Captain Chafles Murdock
oh Bay Shore. It passed the for-
eleston and his companions had
been drowned; 0n the journa-
‘back, .‘ancver, the helpless Sid. was
her in.
a
he (Hi 11' he had the proper
'Artcll‘s own story.
The Sid started back to Babylon.
saken Electra. and seeing no one.
as they started beck. believing “ " -»
sighted at?! Murdbck’s boat brought
3
Catches Fire "
After a wild clause for half} mile
fi'with pursued and pursuer speeding
at forty-five to fitty~fivc miles an
hour. Samuel Arte", 35 River
street, was placed under arrest tor
reckless driVing. using improper
makers, and int having registration
certificate, shortly utter 11 o'clock
last night. by Conmble John Mills.
The chase started at Cedar street and
Connecticut avenueyand ended at
West avenue. As a. climax to the
chase, the automobile driven by Ar-
tell, a. Packard limousine. caught fire
in front of the Christmas Science
church in \Vest avenue. The blaze
was entin‘guishcd with mud before
the car was damaged.
At the meeting between the con-
stables of Norwalk with Mayor
Thomas Robins held at the city hall
last night. it was brought out: that
Connecticut avenue at Cedar street,
was a. dangerous place. It was at
this place that Bernard Con 1137, of
Allvicw avenue. was killed 1' ntly
by a. speeding automobile. Chief of
Police}51’ennlngton. at the session.
said that he (1 ct have an extra
man to detail for duty there and it
was suggested that the constable'
should handle the situation and en-
deavor to break up the speeding.
After the meeting adjourned, Con“.
stable John Mills, accompanied by
Constables Arthur Kelley. Albert
Marsh. and Frank Riley. proceeded
to the place of the Connolly fatality
with the iddl. of looking over the
ground. They had hardly arrived
at the scene. when the Packard car
went speeding by at a rate of speed
alleged to have been more than
forty-rive miles an hour. Constable
Mills “stepped on the gas" and tot-
lmvcd the machine. ‘\ ith the lat-
ter' a car going at fifty-rive miles an
heurtéthe chime proceeded down the
Annex-1r hi3 .4 W; W
cm ‘
Constable “the ordered Artell to
pull, up to the side of the road in-
lending to want him against speed-
ing. Artell. it is alleged, became
abusive. whercup he “as ordered
to proceed to police headquarters.
Cohsiablc 'kelley accompanied Ar-
trll. 'I‘lic Packard had proceeded
but a short distance when the car-
bureter caught fire. Kelley, by the
use of mud. put out the fire before
it did any damage. /
Artell. instead of obeying orders
and going to police headquarters,
drove into the Regent garage with
Constable Mills attu- him. ,Hc. it
is alleged, refused to go further.
\Vhercupon Mills ordered him to pro-
duce his registration certificate. Ar-
tell was unable to do so. It was
further brought out that the mark-
crs on the Packard, according to
belong to Charles
Bradl. of James Hill, and had been
borrowed.
Arte-ll explained that the Packard
was owned by the estate pf the late.
Edward Eason who was killed in a,
recent automobile accident. The po-
lice. however. are investigating the
ownership of the car. not being sat-
isfied with Ariell‘s story.
At police headquarters where Ar-
tel was taken after the Regent gar-
age was ordered to hold the car, the
accused was booked for speeding,
using improper markers and not
having and registration certificate.
He Was held in a cash bond of $50
furnished bx \Villard Meeker for a
hearing in the uptown city court
next Mondav.
Local A. O. H. Install
Ofiers for N éinear
Installation of officers featured the
meeting of Division No. 1, A. O. 11..
held’luct night. Th ofllcers were
installed by Deputy R ley, of Bridge-
port. .
the organization to be in a flourish-
ing. ndition.’ Arangementsl. were
me. fo?\the annual St. Patrick's
Day entertainment.
The installed otficerstollow:
Chaplgin—Rcv. Thomas J. Finn.
Presidenthaul G. Schultze.
Vice President—Martin McDon-
ough.
Recording»? Secretary—Robert T.
Tallon.
Financial Secretary —-— John 1".
Moore.
Treasurer—John .T. Clark.
Sergeant-at-Arms—eflanw (lonroy.
Sentinel—Stephen Higgins.
Chairman Standing Committee-—
John McNamara.
Club, mos: club in
en 1mm; cost stone.
Annual reports read showed »
pcctedee-Bondsntan
Not-atom
AUTO MARKERS
MUST BE PLACE)
CURRECTLY
Motor Vehicle Depart-
ment Asks Police to
Enforce this Law -—
Drivers May be
Fined
The state motor vihiele depart-
ment has requested the police to
enforce dhc provisions of the state
law requiring the adjustment of
registration markers in such a
manner as to be entirely unob-
scured and the numerals and lct~-
ters plainly legible at all times.
‘ Stickers calling attention to the
rmirements in this respect were at-
fixed to 1924 number plate enelopes
issued by the department. but indi-
cations are that they were not close-
ly observed in many instances. Num-
ber plates must be (1) firmly fixed
in‘ horizontdi positions on the front
and rear ot the car, with the lower
edges at least fourteen inches from
the ground; (2) in plain sight at
all times so that bumpers and otfler
equipment will not hide any part of
them; (3) illuminated. in the case
at the rear marker. so as to be
iegible'at a distance of. fifty feet: dot.
in: the hours when artificial light is
ifcémdqu kept clean when
coastline étale tair‘i‘i‘r‘rlfitawntu
rem'aln ‘hc property of the state and
no title to them passes to persons
to whom they are-issued upon the
registration of their cars. Failure to
comply with. the regulations govern-
ing the use or them not only ren-
ders the holders liable to suspension
but also to a. maximum fine of fifty
dollars. These regulations were ig-
nored to such an extent during the
past year, that the motor vehicle dc-
partmcnt has requested enforcement
authorities to insist upon their pro-
per display throughout 1924.
If a. number plate issued by the
department should be lost or the
registered numbers’become mutilated
or illegible, the owner of or the
person in control of the motor ve-
hicle for which the plate was (ur-
nished is required immediately to
place a. temporary number plate
bearing his registration number on
the ear. and to notify the depart-
ment within twenty-four hours and
apply for a. new plate.
mo» snrs‘nnrr
my 1N
none STORM
SAN 1‘RA\ CISCO. Jan 4. -—-Each
with a. broken steering gear, the
Japanese steel freighter Kyosel
Maw. 3728 net tons and the Harold
Dollar. 325 net tons of the Dollar
Stemship line are drifting in :1
storm raging in the mid-Pacific ac-
cording to radiograms to the Federal
Telegraph Co. early today from the
steamship President Cleveland. Ne:-
ther carries passengers.
The Japanese vessel gave its loca—
tions latitude 49-41 north and ion.
171.1 _ .east. The .Harold Dollarxz '
in the same neinily. The liner Em-
press 'of Russia. is rushing to ‘the
assistance of the IQosei Maru.
N. Y. Central Flyer
_ Hits _'Auto at Crossmgl
_ BUFFAID N. Y., Jan. 4..The
second section of the Westbound
Twentieth Century. the New York
Central's lust train was delayed for
an hour this rooming at Forks. a
village five miles east of Buttalo.
when it struck a7mecked automo-
bile «that had crashed through the
guird ‘ntes. The pony wheels of
passengers were shaken up by, the
'53."ng stop of, the coaches. but
none was injured. and the train
proceedediwest Halter“ a. wrecking
crew badljae’ke’d the wheels back
upon the suns. ‘ - ‘
Fred Haring Added to List of. Dar-ion Pyroma }
~} . {lacs-Was Drunk at Time of Fires he 83 g
, *‘ 7—Relea'sed‘on Bail—Still More Arrests
11-1.;ng former constable of Darien and mechanic of
fifire company is out 0113750 bond today following his
Monachergo ofbeingimplieatedinthefires
‘four- others are also held. He is charged with arson. ms
was fumnhed by Mrs. Kat-y 0.1.0111 shortly before midnight.
the engine were derailed and the .
Surrenders Willmot
It was fumed early this .1 .
tint. Fred mung, fol-titer m
o! Dar-ten, and one or the nu
allotted in the series of fire.
lute been occuring in than
within recent time. was r .
shortly before ntidnight. last night;
under bond of $750. furnished by;
Mel. Mary C. Lord. ‘
Contrary to the expectations of
those in the town who belieuad that
the guest of lint-tog would
in the shedding of new light. on:
those tires of suspicious origin and“
as yet have not. been investigated
for lack of (35601100. it appears
that the released man knows. cell
Iy. very little about tlicm. He ulci
nuts having been [resent at onlfi
two of the haystnck fires and claim: .
that he wus intoxicated both times;
The preliminary hearing W'
ed to take plum this otter-noon .
two o'clock in the Barton court-'
house, has been changed to {our
Judge John Selleck will be at th_
bench. Grand Juror Martin Shaugh
noisy is expected to moses". the
evidence. Inhabitants of Darien do
not. expect to see the mini, is the
men, most likely. will be bound
over to the Superior Court. in
Bridgeport for trial curly dn Feb-
rum-y.
Hat-tog was arrested eafly yester.
day afternoon. and was immediately
taken to the Daricn jail. where 21.3
was grilled by Grand Juror main
Shaughncsscy. He is cast! to haw
admitted being an accomplice in.
the king’s End Landing fire. an
the burning or the hay stack :1
Newton. He was arrested b
Capt. of Police John B. Era
of Stamford and State.Policem >
Heating and‘Baker. early yesterdny.
afternoon. at the Connecticut C0819}
my.“ where he is employed as a
mi: mechanic. ,1 .
Most Sensational Case .
“'ith the arrest 0! Harley, and.
the admissions made by Richard
Abendroih this case. which in the}
words of Grand Jurer Shauglmcs-
soy, “is the most important anti
sensational that Dal-ten has ever
seen." will soon come to a. head.
As the case stood previously 0mg?
“‘illmott. Nash, Par-doe and Aben.;-<'
droth'hvcre thought to be implicaté-
cd in the fires. But with the 1
information. said to have been
tained from Abondroth a. num ' ‘*
of new names have been re 'ca.l /’
including that of Ilartog. The
connection of the pyromaniacs Wit
other fires of incc: 1diary origin 1-
bcen definitely settled.
More Arrests Expected.
Grand Juror Shaughnesuey I;
not in a position last night to gt
exact information regarding the ve
latest developments. as the exam!!!
ation of Hat-tog was not yet finish 1
But all In Darien are expecting tho
arrest of several other men cont
nccted with the arson case. The
identity is rumor ed to be known to
the police.
In fact, in Duricn many did noth-
ing else yesterday but talk over 1219'
case and surmise who might be 2
next to be arrested. The hamlet’s
people'arc. by now, shock-proof}3
The surprise of “’edncsdny has xii .
on place to indignation WM m
criminals.
Townspeoplc are wondering. an:
the rumors about the fire-bugs ha
been current for a long time. w
the authofities were so slow in W
in; action- They expect, too, .
the criminavaill be dealt with »
vcrcly. because they say. this is n
the first time that such pyroman
antics have been displayed. Old
habitants of the district know
for some fears a. ‘fire-bug epic
has broken out whenever the to
has bought new machine“? for
fire department.
Willmott Surnmdemd.
The fate of \Villmott, one of .
first men to be arrested has no
been dogged. ' Willmott was
out of by Thomas O‘C ”
retired captain of the Neil! A
Fire Department. But when '43
decloped that he was impli
seven of the suspicious fireqé‘ pt.
O'Connor decided to surngn
to the authorities. He said
had— only agreed to becomd
mott’s bonds man pending
rival of the lattér's uncle ‘ ,
York. but that then he
his mum. “as implm
serious an wait he could link
that moral responsibility. '
king's Mill was the proper”.
an Caroline, Gotham. 4nd...
occupied as an abode by her
taker at the time or the fire.
tag. in his confession. says }
setting of the tire was
an automoule are with WM
Amati): on which‘ much.
was construing. andtlnthc -
at!- White the other" ”
the mill an bid undo;
loss was $1.?”-
Firm:
r 5
Height... mm sin.
5 wanoHid m ”in?
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