4” DING SET.
mum cu
.rcc
in .
[’olll l‘
- l of persons be
vats led by 11. W0-
in the
including two
l"‘SulI(‘d
'28.
\\ ”unding of sev
about to search
, ll the hand was
'lwre was a. vol
'lS and wound
:a and
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r shots. wound
t ordered
hulldlng. Ker
into the colla
. . ii the
Na
- mun lender and
Hill in the build
. . .1 city Hall
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. 1min: made a
. lulll allow Judge
. hold sessions 0
~"lll‘t Court othc
i-ll \.lrious mu.
‘Itl has been lilil'l
that when the
Council
'::~-l‘ing the offices
. .rmu-nt and Tax
mus Balcom had
ll-lll‘l room wllICh
'l in the
" ll"
' will to the-6 of
.y with
.2 Chambers.
~ \\ hen thpsc im
., plrtcd
'l'nt regular ses
c‘mlrt will be
l.\ in Hartford. as
' "1 net named by
my of tllt‘m‘ case
i the only lllllldl
‘tv- of the Council
I iu‘
a hard mat
xi other officdr
;
{3:11 ~ a tool Team in
l‘ '. .
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‘-'~:h school basket
afternoon playing
ileum
Burned to Death
Sutizl After Two
men are Killed
~~.\ tight between
firemen
laid selgo to
r surrender only
the
flames
'(nrii s the three
surrendered.
. Dist. Court
is having a.
pasaing
and the
cport Today
I'
ALBERT B
The New
Yo office 0 Horten-
berg Brothers. en's clothiers, an
nounccs that Albert I). Plait has
- been made manager of their. new
South Norwalk store. Mr. Platt
started in the retail clothing busi-
ness 12 years ago as a clerk in the
store of \Vllliam R. Hurley and
company of Bridgeport. and re-
muilred with that store for a. num-
ber of years after it was taken over
by the Goled Clothes Shop. which
poaltion he left after three yea
take up the management of
Chester Clothes Shop. \V‘hen this
firm went out of business a year
ago. Mr. Plait came. to South Nor-
.walk and accepted a posilton with
the Copyright Clothing company.
In ' 1918. in the. “'indow Trim-
mers' Classic. in which window trim-
mers from all parts of the United
States and Canada competed for the
window display championship of
America. Mr. Plait was one of the
fifteen winning contestants picked
from various parts of the country.
and awarded’ a diploma in recogni-
tion of their originality. skill and ar-
tlstlc ability. \Vindow trimmers an-
nually compete for this honor.
Mr. Plait is a member of the Re-
tail Clerks' international Protective
association. Local 451. Bridgeport.
Boom for Walsh as
Democratic Delegate
t
f the
I'
A boom has been started by sev-
eral members of the Democratic
committee in this district ‘for the
election of John A. “‘alsh o! Stam-
ford. as a delegate t othe Democra-
tic Natlonal Convention in New
York City.
Mr. “‘alsh is well known in this
City. He is a prominent attorney in
Stamford. and is chairman of the
Democratic Town committee in that
(it the season city. He is also state central com-
“:1;me l'nivr-rsity mitteoman from the 27th senatorial
“7. mi}; The locals. district.
. ivy 1i: . ul senco of . _
Hm, ‘w‘lll m. .0 AUTO ls ronco'rrlax
'llll win. Conch
minis n. successful
l! statements on
.. ..
.. :la handed to
'rullgh the past
Residents of Franklin street re-
ported yesterday afternoon that an
automobile had been standing in
the street all day. The car was
taken to O'Connor's garage and was
later claimed by XV. II. Austin. Jr.
“MUD will he:
i'i”’"’°"' 1" F4 YES. WE nave: NO rswxsnors
.H. ll. 0.: Iiel- .5
. The local police were notified by
“L: ””5 will be the Stamford authorities this mom-
!“ (inmba' Train ing to he on the loo t. for goods
”“hy ““9““8- that were stolen from an apartment
l‘n
‘ni‘x, H‘x‘l‘E HEROINE
preliminary
(ill:ll“l3~l{(‘d Men
house in that city of February 10.
They were asked to search the pawn
shops for goods.
OF THE ARCTIC.
‘ \HW PARTLY BLAME!) FOR TRAGEDY
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L _ jvledicion which would Ms « V. _ . “I, III
- , .; arcrude ding lbs *”0‘ ¢ ' ”with:
“‘ (.18 w Nb m til.
- gird tragedynshc 40$” "a“ ”flaw“ N in
, 'fhemembersofths lbw—"“5" ”m
2‘ ~‘ r“diligence: of hu- hsss. d iii! an M
‘ * troubles which I!“ ' fi '
my
FOOiPRlCl-“s
Board of Trade Opera-
tions Stopped Dur-
ing Flurry in 14k-
change
PARIB. Feb. 19.——'1'he Bourse De
Commerce. which is a sort of French
equivalent for a. Board of Trade. was
closed today under the order issued
yesterday by the perfect of police.
The closure was variously comment-
ed upon. being severely criticised in
trade cirples as likely to have an ef-
fect opposite to that. intended.
The authorities held that by closing
the market so quotations could not
be posted during the flurry in‘ ex-
change. they might prevent a sky-
rocketing movement of some food
products, with consequent disturb-
ances throughout the country.
Flames Snuff
(Continued from Page One)
Lidschitz and Faber families. includ-
ing Mrs. Lotta Lifschitz, Jumped to
the roof of a lower adjoining build-
ing. Mrs. Lifschits was assisted
through a skylight on the adjoining
structure and taken. uninjured to
the street.
In_Night Clothe.
One of the first families to real-
ize the danger was that of Harry
Schwartz. 7? years old. who lived
with his wife. Yetta. 66 year! old.
on the second floor. In their night
clothes. they walked into the smoke
filled hall and aroused their next
door neighbors.
Among the most thrilling reme-
was that of Alex Hocki. who was
dragged from a. fire escape where
he had collapsed after apparently
trying to have a woman inside the.
building. Sylvester Connell. awak-
ened in his apartments in the ad.
joining house by his wife. who
heard the screams of terror stricken
Women in the burning building.
rushed to the-,roof and leaning over
the edge saw Hock]. With an al-
most superhuman effort. be dragged
the unconscious man to safety.
Fire Lieutenant Plat: caught in
his arms a child who had Jumped or
been thrown from an upper story
window. At the hospital. where the
child was taken. it was said recov-
ery was probable. Patrolman Mc-
Cullough rescued two women whom
he had found unconscious in the
corridor.
Screams of Women.
When the fire apparatus arrived.
the flames bud burst their way
through the roof: the \frenzied
screams of women and the wailing
of children could be heard above the
roar of the flames.
Police expressed the belief . that
the entire Barrett family which oc-
cupied a top floor apartment had
been wiped out with the exception
of n niece. five years old. who was
taken to a. hospital in a critical con-
dition. The bodies of Mrs. Barrett
and two of her children. William.
one year did. and Margaret. 12. were
identified; one of the men was be-
lieved to be the father. William Bar-
rett.
Besides Choenfleld and the three
men who chased him and were held
as witnesses. police had in custody
Kenziemcr Taplt. thirty years old. a
miner who said he had recently
coins from Connecticut. A search
of Choenneld’s pockets. it was said.
revealed a set of army discharge
papers and a bottle partly filled with
white powder.
Overnight News
Told in Brief
sweeps tenement in New
York Lawn East Side and unofficial
reports place the number of dead at
thirteen.
Renewed demands for Attor‘ey
General Daugherty’s rdlremcnt are
seriously considered in high admin-
istration circles. Washington de-
spatches 880'.
Senator Greene of Vermont has
hommorrhage of the brain and re-
lapse after second operation in
Washington.
President Coolidge in letter to
Secretary Debby says that Mr. Den-
by leaves the cabinet. with the
knowledge that his integrity has not
been impugned. ‘ a
Secretary Denby deckres: "Any
one lies who says that I am resign-
ing for fear of impeachment."
House rejects prqossd Frear
amendment to tax bill that would
authorize taxation of state and mu-
nicipal securities.
Alexander C. Garrett. presiding
bishop of the Protestant ‘ pal
church in America. dies at Jan.
Texas. .
Senate rejects nomination of Wei.
ter L. Cohen. negro. to be comp-
troller of custom-at. New Orleans.
President Coolidge selects Henry
P. Fletcher. nqw ambassador to Bel-
gium. to be ambassador to Italy.
McAdoo decides to stay in presi!
dentin! race after supporters at Chi-
cago antral confidence in his leader-
ship.
Newport. R. 1.. summer colony
0pm any suggestion of a bout
between Dempsey nnd'"‘Wllls on the
fashionable Ocean Drive.
Poincare government's majority in
deputies on propo-J for twenty per
cent. increase in taxation tam to
lowest point,sinco Premier a-umcd
office.
Rmewal of soft coal minors' wage
scale for three years is approved at
meeting in Jacksonville.
w
m 0m LED PM
Robert Young. colored. of 18 Buy-
mond street. reported to its police
last evening that. hb m Wil-
liam Spencer. had union on over-
coat. a. pair of pants and a fountain
pen from his room. while he was at
work yesterday. The overcoat was
located in Levy's second hand more
,.
is
4'
1 Senate Oil Loose Problem Take Vacation .
'After-Héglfiing Facts of Marion Star Sale:
The senate public lands committ-
tee. which is investigating the naval
oil reserve lease deals. will resume
its sessions Feb. 25th. after the
chief inquisitor. Sen. Thomas J.
Above: Frank Vanderlip facing the camerlnan subsequent to his appearance in the investigation rooms.
and (below) Boy D. Moore. left. and Louis II. Brush. the present owners of the Marion Star. leaving
the capitol after telling the facts of the sale of the Star by the late President Harding.
wring more facts about the deals
from witnesses.
The last witnesses. to appear be-
fore the reccss were Frank A. Van-
derlip. who admitted that his re-
marks concerning the sale of the
l
scandal were only hearsay. andd‘toy
D. Moore and Louis H. Brush. the
present owners of the Star. who
presented he facts of the deal to
the commit cc. showing that there
was no reason for linking the late
street visited with relatives in New
York city. over the week-end.
O O 0
Miss Sophie Novak of 188 South
Main street entertained several of
her friends at a. social at her home
Sunday. '
0
Miss Margaret Smith. formerly of
68 Osborne avenue, is ill at her home
on Union street.
0 O I
The Norwnlk Building and Loan
Association will meet today.
O O O
The “'atch-Your.Stttch club will
meet at the home of Mrs. E. B.
Smith, East avenue. tomorrow after-
noon.
. ‘\
Miss Hazel Stull of East avenue
will leave tomorrow for“ New Bed~
ford. Mass. where she will spend
some time as the guest of relatives.
0 O I
Miss Edna Dietrick of Taylor ave-
nue has taken a position with the
Jacob Shoe company.
0 O 0
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moeller of
South Main street. entertained
friends from New York city at. their
home over the week-end.
O O 0
Miss Helen Kuschkas of
avenue is ill at her home.
0 O 0
Mr. and Mrs. James Soundcs and
family will shortly change their
residence from Day street to '26
Spring street
Stuart
0
Miss Anna Ganzy ofr Taylor ave-
nue has resigned her position with
the R. and G. Corset company and
taken one with the Jacob Shoe
company. .
O O
The Congregational club will meet
at the South Norwmk Congregational
church tomorrow afternoon at 3:30
o'clock.
Bernard O'Hara has resigned his
position as manager of A. F. Beck-
man and company's store. and taken
a position with the Prudential In-
surance company.
0
There will be a rehearsal of the
People's Chorus in the Nor-walk
High school tonight at 8 o'clock.
O O O
Friends of Miss Julia Callahan of
the Boston Store will be pleasedgto
hear that she is resting comfortably
at the Nor-walk hospital following an
operation performed there recondi-
o s o -
Mrs. Helen Nichols of Merwin
street is confined to her home with
an attack of the grippe.
O O 0
Mi- Edith Boriu
Main street. who h been ill for
the past two weeks. in mud: im-
proved today. ' -
of 22 Nortth
STOLE GAS; JARED.
NEW ‘HAVEN. Eeb. 19.—Hsns
Willadson. charged with defraudins
the local gas company by mainten-
ance of a secret connection with the
g- main from his rooming house
onChnpelsu-eetfornkmgw
of time.'wns fined :60 and MI and
sentenced to 80 days in jail 1!!
Judge Booth in the City can't late
yesterday. ,M
An inventor has combined an
electric lamp for reading" and a re;
ceptscle for cigar ones in a device
thatcanbeclsmpcdtothsedgoof
a. table. ' '
A self dumping tippls for “new
Walsh. has had time to rest up from Marion Star by the late President president's name with the oil af-
his arduous duties and is ready to Harding in “connection with the fairs in this connection,
\ Mr. and Mrs. James Soltcsz of
Snowden avenue entertained several
of their friends at a radio concert at DISCU$ PLAN (Continued from Page One)
the“. home Sun.day;_ . and was engaged in conversation
3 i with him. \Vhen the man .turning
Mrs. James Sassano of South in :1 toward the priest. raised his right
FOR SPRING
South lek Busi-
ness Men to Meet in
Mahackemo Tonight
There will he a. meeting of the
South Norwalk merchants in the
Hotel Muhackemo at 8:15 o'clock
to talk over a co-opcrative event
which is being planned for early in
the spring. The. committee in charge
has asked‘that all the merchants
attend this _mecting. 1
CENTER SCHOOL
NEWS
The new comers from Jefferson
and Over River schools are getting
acquainted with the rules and regu-
lations of the schools very quickly.
Some of the members of these clas-
ses have joined the Dramatic club.
Room 7-22 is getting along nica'
with its new teacher. Miss Carlson.
Mrs. Magee'deft us just before pro-
motion.
The girls' basketball team is be-
ing reorganized. Since Christmas
they have had a vacation. but now
with their coach. Miss Carlson and
the aid of Miss Gardner. they will
be doing some fine work. The mem-
bers of the team ire:
Lena. Bruttomesso. jumping cen-
ter: Dorothy Curtis. side ,center;
Leonora Russo, right forward; Doro-
thy Candee. left forward: Julia
Shaneopsky. left guard: Persis Stan-
hard. right guard; Elizabeth Hurley.
substitute; Mildred Gonnley. substi-
tute: Marion Riordan. substitute;
Catherine Fume. substiutte.
At the games last Friday night
the Center Separates were beaten by
a score of 34-32. The Center Regu-
lars won by a. score of 37-28.
Miss Maflha Pritchard. eighth
grade student. has left with her par-
ents to'spend the winter in Alan-
ta. Georgia. .
The socin for the new members
of the school was held Friday night.
The program 'consistéd of: Violin
solo by Miss Harriett Bray. accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Eleanor
Erikson; recitation by Miss Carlson:
impersonations by Philip Burns and
Japk Tompson: story by Miss Carl-
son; a. Virginia Reel with Miss Cari-
son as caller. Refreshments and
dancing were enjoyed. _
At the game Saturday night the
by a score of 25-13. The Cardinals
Alumni beat the Center girls team
beat the Center boys team by a score
of 30-21.
Obituary
- Franklin D. Sources
Franklin D. Somers. aged 93
3:11. a veteran of the Civil War.
ed this morning at the‘Soldiers‘
Home in Noroton where he has been
an for some time.
x. During the war he was a member
of Company- D. 14th anectlcut
Volunteers and fought in many of
the unparalle- battles. His home
was originally in Word. Men.)
amusements will be announced la-
ter.- - ~.
In spite of the increase in the use
of manufactured ins about 24.000.-
900 tons of'natnai ice are cut in
cal-summed ovnr'bytheirweigh
in Water fired. when Spencer is
and to have old it to: it 4.
/
.whcnnlsvccis ‘ 3. .
the United States annually for com-
mercial moses. A...
i .
.7 f.
' as the man seen near the scene of
hand and fired. Father Dahme fall-
ing. Morris said he got a partial
side-face view of him. but would not
swear unqualifiedly that he was.
Israel. Neither. he said. did he see
a revolver.
\"omnn Testifies.
Mrs. Jennie Boynton of 142 San-
ford avenue. said she was ‘walking
down High street when. just after
the shooting. she passed a man go-
ing up the hill.
\\'hcn she was reeuested to .32. to
Police headquarters to look over; a
lineup of men in which was lsrlel
she said she immediately recognized
him. but told police she did not
wishing to avoid being involved
publicly in the case. Yet. when Is-
rael was known to have made the
confession he has since" repudiated.
Mrs. Boynton said she did not mind
admitting she recognized Israel as
the man she saw walking away from
the scene of the fatal shooting.
Nellie Trefnan of Palisade ave-
nue said she saw Israel pass on Main
street with a block of the place
of the shooting a short time before.
Edward Flood of 347 GoldenJflll
street. who encountered a man run-
plug. as if in trouble. on W'ashington
avenue near Harrison street was
positive Israel was that man. He
met him only a short time after
Father Dabme was shot.
Ralph Esposito. of 74 Commercial:
street. said he heard a shot. saw the .
priest fall. and watched a young
man, Wearing a. dark overcoat and
gray cap. running up High street.
Shortly before. he had observed the
same man a short distance behind
Father Dahme, nd saw him raise
his right hand afiflre. Esposito de-
clared he had p ed Israel out, as
that man. when he looked over a
lineup of men at Police headquar-
tors.
As spokesman for police. Lieuten-
ant Bray outlined the authOrities'
case against Israel on the basis of
witnesses' statements and Israel‘s
own.
Bray said witnesses interviewed by
police could positively identify Israel
the shooting. and ts the man seen
running away from the place.
Speaking of the alleged confession
which Israel has said was false. Bray
said the suspect told police where
he throw away the empty revolver
cartridge. and that police found it
where he said it would be.
When Israel first entered the court
room yesterday morning he' had
looked depressed and downclst but
as he listened to the testimony of
the witnesses and saw moonshtency
and contradiction in the testimonies
of the different witnesses of the
crime he became more composed.
He sat next to his attorney. Robert
DeForest. and often turned and
:
spoke to him.
The coroner’s inquest when re-
sumed this morning was postponed
until Saturday morning.
0 O ‘ 0
Building Permits
Building Inspector George Hub-
bell issued the following building
permits this morning: .
Standard Oil Company, once ad-
dition in Meadow street. cost 8400.
‘ Mrs. A. M. Bennett. house addi-
tion in North Bridge street. cost
REALTY” DIE
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 19.—Junes
B. Kelly. for forty years prom-
inent. real estate. man' and anc-
a
‘l‘ltlS lily-lain:
lN MAJORS SIXTEEN
Seem to Slow Up Veteran t"
fielder —— Broke Record for Two Base, :
Last Season —— Fielding Is on Par W‘x
Other Stars of Game
Time Does. Not
/
Sixteen years have slipped by
since a. youthful ball player by the
name of Trislram E. Speaker. hall-
ing from the Lone Star state. went.
to Boston for a. tryout with the Red
Sox from Houston. Tc to which
club the sum of $400 w paid for
his release.
That happened in,the fall of 1907.
After an abbreviated tryout Tris
was told by Jim McGuire. then man-
ager of the Red Sox to take another
season in the minors. Tris came
back wearing- the batting crown of
the Southern league. with an aver-
age of .350.
Speaker played 31 games with the
Red Sox the remainder of that sea-
son and. while he didn't do much
with the bat, he finished with a per-
fect fielding average. thus began
the career of Tris in big league ball.
Since then he has been regarded as
one of the brightest lights of the
baseball world.
No outfielder would throw a ball
more accurately and with such speed
as the Texan when a lied Sox play-
er. Speaker, by the way. wasn't
always left handed. Until he was 10
years old he was strictly a right
bander. An accident while pursu—
ing his favorite sport. horseback
riding. caused him to change. A
bronoho tipped him one day and the
fall put his right arm out of com—
mission a: far as throwing was con-
earned.
By the time he broke into profes-
sional ball his left wing was work—
ing in wonderful manner. so good. in
fact. that he was induced to try
pitching. But like many other left
handed twirlers. it was soon dis»
covered that Tris could bit better
than pitch. and his twirling career
ended. .
In 1912, Speaker‘s brilliant and
effective pl ‘ing was the leading
factor in the Red Sox landing a
pennant. That year no batted .353,
scored 137 runs and stole 52 bases
and had 35 assists.
In the world's series that season
with the Giants. Tris led his team
with the stick. His timely blow in
the 10th inning of the last game
shattered the hopes of McGraw's
men and enabled the So: to win.
In the spring of 1916. when the
news was circulated that Tris
Speaker was sold to Cleveland. the
fans of Boston and Cleveland went
wild—Boston random wild with an-
ger and Cleveland fans with de-
light. The dtai was a surprise to
both cities.
President Lannin of Boston had
no intention of selling Speaker, but
was putting up a stubborn fight
against the increased salary the
Texan demanded. In the midst of
the controversy. Robert hlcltcy. sec--
rotary of the Cleveland club. sup-
plied with authority and cash. was
told to go the limit in bidding for
Tris.
After nearly a two-day session the
deal was closed. For $50,000 and
two players (Sam Jones and Fred
Thomas). the player became Cleve-
land property. Lannin couldn't see
that any player was worth such an
outlay. so he" willingly let Tris go
for the offer. ‘
At the age of 35 Speaker is going
just as fast as he E\L‘-I' did. Gaze
upon the record he made last sea-; terday with Town Clerk Smith.
son: Tris was third on the batting
list. with a pcrctntage of .350. He
was right behind lluth in run getw
ting. tallying 13 times. He creat—
ed a new record in driving out 59 creased use in households as well u ‘
In making assists he industries.
two-basehits.
l
l
I.type and ‘possibly there are nofi’
a
was surpassed by only one plan.
Speaker's fielding record for
entire career is a gem of the p
better in the game when all m
Were considered. Spoke‘s throwifir
has always been one of the - -
points about his defensive work. Hit.
37: assists in the 2.182 games be
has played is about the best mark at
all outfielders the game ever had:
Speaker’s playing throughout )1.
career in the big show has been so
uniformly great that it in (1m
to pick out his best achievem' :
Cobb is the acknowledged no“
player the game ever '
Speaker-falls short of the Go.-
grestness by only a few points.
a leader Spoke seems to have I. .
shade on the great 131118. and In?“
as a fielder.
'l’ris became manager '
Cleveland leamin 1919. taking m‘ '
Fohl's place on July 13. Since he hugs-3
had the leadership the cam 1“.
been strictly a first. division on.
The honor fell to Speaker to giro
Cleveland its first pennant.
CZECH CONSUI. I
13 TO ADDRESS
D. A. R.
Chapter Also Prépares.
for Rummage Sale—#114;
G e t Invitation t 0’"? ’
‘ Hear Dr. Greuning
if:
. n'
The Hon. Dragon Prusik, Czecnoi‘
Slovafiian consul—general in Neg.,
York will address the members of
the Norwalk chapter of the D. AL”,
R. at the regular meeting Thursday‘dukr
in the Old Town House. State Ro-
gent Mrs. Charles H. Bissell and ‘9”.
State Vice-Regent Miss Nettleton .
will also be present. ‘ ‘ “l“
The chapter invites the Vioman'l’
club, the Women‘s University Extenii
sion club and any other club doing
Americanimtion work to attend this "‘
gathering. Each member is allowcdi-‘i'fi
to bring three guests. 41:45?
The committee in charge of tho
rummage sale. which the chapter in 7% ‘
to hold shortly has also asked the— i933
members to bring articles for the
sale. I
The chapter has received an invi-
tation to attend the lecture by De: :1.
Greening at the Royal James lung‘s-‘9‘
tomorow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock;
‘ .
Al TO KILLS BULLDOG
Fred Bates of 14 Elizabeth street.
informed the poiicc Saturday night
that an automobile he was operat—
ing had struck and killed a bulldog
at Center avenue and Main street.
2:
.iga ‘
in,
mmvalRI-I
Foreclosure of a mortgage on
property owned by Olaf Christian; 1*;
son and William Luthy was filed M *
1
Lewis .\I.. Ratio] of \Vaterbury yes-r)
~.
More electric power was sold in; s).
the United States last year thanQver ‘ '
before largely because of its Ill-7,:-
tionecr of this city. died yesterday
at his home here.
TRIAL YIELDS‘WILDER LIFE STORY
THAN BARBARA EVER grELPED m
Norwalk Chronicler