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1 1.: member of ill
1:1;1'1a1i.
.t..JtiFsElls
who attended the
1 .1quct 0! the lodge last
1111;» Royal James Inn.
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Guests Attend Affair
11111»
A BIG NIGHT
in y
Present—Vet-
Ap-
Those at
,-1licd and sixty mem-
6. and
e initial
class of 1920 last
.1 1-: .1 banner affair.
T. Tut-
and the"
1 .11 1131 Associate Grand
(‘llnrles A. Marks.
cut and
1 . y .1_.,1 guests to burst into
1. “‘1?! some wall rendered
Ralph Toland and
more of
1111.“ by Ill-others El-
: and Fred S. Lyon. the
lodge.
so big a hit last year.
1 11.1hers were sprung and
108,
and vo-
they repeated
:11 sneer: to the delight
made s.
.\(1'1r‘0il10 and Introduced
who wells
‘.1111nr of the lodge and I.
1.1.1:: called the entire ss-
~1~ (1111] gave hearty greet-
I« adore of another day.
Jnmr‘s W. Storey. Class
willt‘at living member of
eflicient
greeting
! 7:1" received was Just one
to the man and
the
the next
-nt and there was more
111: plenty was held in re-
1-11 David E. Disbrow.
67,
y, who
fiftieth anniversary of his
.11) St. John's No.
that
seated
I. 8 5 7 of
ort. was
homage
1 1 1111:11- brothera— A courtly
smiling-
roaring crowd and it
1 ,~11r1I of the presiding of-
that
11121111.; a man ,of 89 years
1 1151 in point of years and
they
County
g, 28.1..
12’ .\‘t. Louis, Mo.. was then
ood ls
Masonic
and editor of The.
111111gnized authority on
1:1-1‘3.
growth
111;; insiner for o
'1" '. ~i.
' l'lll‘l‘.
911 recent visit
.11 Memorial
V113 and the
.-_, ry
. .11111ropriate surv-
of St. Johns.
‘HH
111;)tlon in England
nine minutes. The talk
11-11 1 :-1 :1k1‘r held the closest at-
of Masonry
in
ne hour
and painstaking ef-
‘1 into the minds 0! the
trials and trimuphs of
1t:hl1)ful W'inthrop Buck.
‘1 r of Connecticut. closed
11 with most interesting
to the
Temple at
progress
t mammoth undertaking
Mason is interested,
1;: unstinted praise of the
- dings
No. 6
111 just visited and which
, '11] to complete t
1 f
of their lodge.
{111‘ ihe dinner were
Howard A. Cr
..i._’
in charge of:
i, 1:. F.
1’111rg.
i -. .1...
_ 1 ‘1 r was able to mks
““4 r t '1 of the number
“3 7 i1'-.~'1.r1tcd. in addition
1'-‘1dI;c. as follows:
1 .
v0.13.
seven from New
New Jersey. one
i (-710
CW .'
111» L , -
W113. - _1
75::
M J Ti
H.
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a
the Rev. C. A.
2t Masonic dmri
strict deputy nd
Masonic district:
1 1r) , of
ii.
irlward A. Myrick.
‘1-'1n11.cih T. Boers.
W. lrvlng Hubbeii
Dsnburya
' 1 '1i Edward
11.1.1. l1;
1 1-,.
11:1;
I i
1' LLman. “body.
the members of
art.) had so greatly en-
wt successful event in the
from the State
Those who attended
H 1.. Haywood. of St. Louis.
"1110p Buck ot,Wemhid
'I"1I1d master of Masons oi
Scofield. of 311180110113.
William Fonett. ,
:1; 1: obcrt 11*. Way Merit
Diamond. Stadiums, 11
kind of verbal and
he con-
the
carried
Entertainment Committee
1. .1 Lodge. consisting of the
am pron
’ , Loudou, George Hardwick.
and James W. Kelly.
.1711ziugernents and distribu-
1~ novelty favors during the
0.8.
I - Day. W. C. Elzea
{11 1-. Schrclber. and William I}
program ended the
~60!!!-
of iod-
to Bt-
Jim
‘il. lodges, four from Mll-
York.
from
of
darts.
1k. associate grand chap-
ct: I400
mast-:1
000m
and Frederick L. Unis. d
1"; C. II. Bass, of SWOM;
Kenny, or Georgetown:
.1"1,\‘, William K. Willoll and
Conn:
of New
Joseph
and”.
11"111y. of Westport: WM 1’
A. Guthrie.
oi
.0. Logan. Worcester, Mass: Robert
Robert O. Benedict. Boston' Mam:
Edward Haviisnd. Stockbridge, Hus
Canard P. Frey. Brooklyn. N.;,!:
Charles C. Perry, Irving Pleasures.
Charles E Scott and F. W. Payne. of
New York city; Simon W. Cooper,
Babylon. N. Y.: Robert 13an Red.
N. J.; Emil“Hemmlng. New Jamey;
S. J. Wilisdsen, Seattle. Wash.
The following members of Old
Well Lodge. No. 108. of South Nor-
walk‘: Edward F. Smith, John H.
Castes. 113.113. Gorham. J. 1Emory
Stevens. F. 8 Lyon. Frederick Brack
Leslie \V. Gorham. Cornelius Van
Covering. Royal A. Mills. George II.
Hirst. George A. Scbccrs. J. H.
Wehrle. Albert P. Berg Harry Brown
Clarence I. Finch. John C. Sher-
lisn. Samuel S. Velsor.
James W. Storey. of the Classtf
188:; George W. Raymond. 18“;
David E. Disbrow. 186'! and Dr. C.
W. Many, of the Class of 1873. being
Masons of more than fifty years'
standing. were guests of the lodge.
Other members of St. Johns’ Lodge
who attended. and the classes to
which they belong. are: A. R. Mal-
kin, 1881; William J. Brown.,1887;
Harvey _M. Kent. Charles F. Tris—
tram. 1893: James '1‘. Hubbeil. 18H;
8. H. Huntington. Samuel Lynes.
Earl F. Themes, 1897; Carmi Betta.
1898: Edward P. Weed. 1899: John
Keogh. 1900; George F. Foote.
Charles D. Rogers. Thomas C. Sig-
man. 1901: Rev. Alexander Hamil-
ton. 1902; Howard ' A. Crampton.
Horace M. N. Sigman. Jacob C. Van
Hefninger. 1903: Joseph A. Carrier.
Albert H. Chittim. E. 1.. Gregory,
W. H. Bniflen, 1904; \Viiliam '1'. Am.
icy. George Hardwick, Louis H.
LSchumann, 1905; Barry L. Sterling.
1906: Frank T. Brundsge. 1907;
Henry A. I“. Young. 1908: Stephen
R. Bray. C. Otis Fitch, Ira. 0. Greg-
ory, William H. Raymond.. William
J. Rider, 1909: Alfred vision. 1910:
J. Albert Aylor. W. C. Elzea. Lester
Warren. 1911; Frank J. Brazci. Jesse
T. Dunbar, Chester P. Meeker, Wil-
liam Weilnitx. 1912: A. K. Fitcu.
1913: C. E. Siauson, Leslie H. Suth-
erland, 191i; Samuel J. Keclcr, H.
O. Pollard. H. C. Richards; 1916:
James B. Bedient, Charles B. Carl-
son. Cyrus W. Grey. Jr., C. C. Hub-
bdli. 1916; Arthur S. Bette. C. W.
Gager. C. M. Heath. Charles E. Kel-
lost. Robert E. Louden. Clifton
Keck. William L. Young. 1917;
ward G. .Shine. I. B. Wilson, 1918;
George R. Brunjes. Richard H.
Fitch. John M. Glover, M. Perry
Horton. Philip W. Raymond. 1919;
George .‘uison, A. R. Betts, ,A C.
Brown, C. S. Butterfleld. Aaron
Cohen, Elmer P. Craig, Elber F.
Day, Albert Day Ferris, Asher Glick-
son, T. S. Glocer. David A. Green.
Harold M. Green. Fred Greenwood,
William‘ A. Hess, Roland W. Legg,
Randolph LcRoy. George Matthews,
Arthur G. Maury, John Mills, Fly
Raymond, Howard F. Richards.
George A. Smith, W. D. Stark. Ar-
thur J. Strousee, Thomas T. Tuttle,
Carroll 13. White. Harold Williams,
R‘. B. Young. 1920; L. P. Arnold.
M. P. Blister. Arthur S. Bibhinn,
Harry R. Danton. George E. Cram.
William .de Brsycker, A. W. Fellen-
baum. Howard A. Penn :1. C. M.
Griebel, Frank M. Hadley. .VViliiam
Hess. Thomas F. James L. S. Keel-
er. James A. Kelly, Henry J. Kennel.
John N. Kline, Robert 8. Lamb, A.
D. Maikin, Harry S. Mosher. T. S.
Murray, Chester A. Nolen. Eben 11‘.
Putnam. Frank J. Quick. Alton W.
Reynolds. Frank Reynolds.
Saxon, H. A. Seymoure. J. Wesley
Siauson. Alonzo W. Smith. Reginald
S. Smith, Warren P. Smith. F. W.
Southworth. B. J. Stewart. Percy A.
Taylor. August C. TeWs. Willard H.
Tillman, Frederick L. Utes. E. C.
Wakeman. C. Wimpfhelmer. 1921:
Ha E. Baiiwitz, Thomas C. Bal-
com. Calvin L. Barton, Barney Fier-
msn. William D. Bryce, Arthur Bro—
therton, S. N. Var; Brakie. C. Irving
Byington. John Castiedine. F. L.
Clarke, A. D. Cohen. W. L. Cronen-
berg, Frank J. Flaherty. F. S. Galla-
gher, Charles M. Gray, Richard T.
Harris. Charles L. Hyatt. Harry R.
Jackson. John A. Kunse. J. Edward
Lycett, Ward Maikin. William F.
Mather. T. Frank Matthews. F. W.
McAliister. Albert McMurray.
Charles A. Murphy.'Harold T. Mur-
ray. DeWatt Pepper. Jr.. Isaac Ros-
eniieid, George J. Sandcrspree. Wil-
liam Schreiber. E. M. Seligson. LL
Slobodkin. Edwin L. Stevens. M.
Steinberg. Imer T. Starry. John
Thomson. Ralph Toland. Jules w.
V.sast 1922: Richard Bland. Gard-
ner L. Bristol. John A. Campbell,
W. R. Cartwright, E. W. Cooper,
George Dykemsn. Albert W. El-
hridge. John E. Hughes. Charles J.
Rodney, David D. 'Lo.gan Thomas
Heller. Lester T. Dukes. F E- Poor.
John Sexton. William F. Van Steen-
burg. Nelson 1!. White. R. G. we-
son, is”: R. Earle London. C. W.
Senior. 192‘. 1 Francis 8. Johnson‘
and Otto 1!. Peterson were also
guests.
Francis M. Terry. Little Falls. Ngltn
Ernast‘
‘Hailelulah cho
n‘
Mrs. Kearney Charged
Desertlon—Two
Filte‘Petitions
One Nowell: woman w outed
a divorce in the Superior Court at
Bridgeport yesterday and two
others filed divorcd- petitions. ‘
Margaret M. Tutti; of Nemik was
granted a. decree-r by Judge Issac
chargedgvith habitual lntemperiince.
She was also awarded the custody
of two minor children.
Alleging cruelty a'gd desertien hi
1914, Hannah R. Kearney. I. dress—
maker of Nor-walk. brought action
against James Kearney also of Nor-
walk. The couple wore married in'
1892. The plaintiff asks alimony. .
’Charlote Louise y of Norwalk
charged her husban . Elbert 1“. Day
of Norwalk, with cruelty and seeks
a divorce. They were married in
1904.
IIII‘E KILLER
GEISIIYEARS;
LIKELY TO DIE
Bridgeport Man who
Traced Spouse t 0
Garfield, N. J., has
Tuberculosis
BRIDGEPORT. Mar. l.-—-Frank
Made}. who once resided at 7:58
Stillman street was sentenced to_
serve from 10 to 30 years in state
prison for killing his wife, Josephine
in Garfield, N. J., on December 9.
when arraigned in the Hackensnck
court yesterday.
Madej. a haggard pathetic figure
.is infirm with the ravages of tamer-
cuiosls. His counsel made in appeal
for clemency on the ground that
he robabiy did not have more than
or to live.
,. B33
“T111 Yeyfigl‘figibmcz 1°“-
adski. 31.‘ of 762 Hallett street. elop-
cd from this city to New Jersey, tak-
ing four children and liadcj‘s life
savings of $1,200. He appealed to
the Bureau of Investigation and
then started search himself.
He located the couple in Garfield
and then purchased a gun and went
to the house. Creeping under a.
hedge in front of the house, Made}
waited for his wife and her lover
to emerge. After an hour‘s wait. the
couple came out and they were
greeted at the gate by Made}.
"Do you know me?" he shouted.
leveling the revolver ‘at his wife.
She screamed and started to run.
Madej pressed the trigger and a
bullet crashed into her head through
an car. A second tore through her
chest and three entered her back.
Gromadski escaped.
Made] knelt by the side of his
dying wife and listened to the fast
ebbing throb of the heart beat.
Then he ran into the house where
he remained until policeIarrived.
Calls Hearing on
Greens Farms School
WESTPORT, Mar. 1.——Tho school
committee. through Mrs. Charming
P. Harris. has issued a call for a pub-
lic hearing in the old Greens Farms
school on Friday evening, March
7, to discuss a site for the new $100,-
000 school to be erected in the
Greens Farms district. Although
the committee has two sites under
consideration. no decision will be
made until an expression of public
views of the Greens Farms parents
and taxpayers is secured.
The two most favored sites. it is
said, are the Daniel Lovey tract at
the corner of the Post ,road and
Morningside drive. and the Kissky
tract facing Proapcct avenue, near
the Post Road, both said to be in
the center of population in Greens
Farms.
People’s Chorus» Sings
for Benefit of Darien
The People's Chorus participated
in the concert given under the au-
spice: of the Darlen Junior Improve-
ment association for the benefit of
the Daricn community playgrounds
at the Boyle school last night. Miss
Edith L. Cantrell of Darlen was so-
loist. ‘ The People's Cherus gave five
groups of songs. These also sang the
ru‘from the “Mes-
siah. g
Takes Charge 'of“
Royal James Inn
J. Paul Shubert of Cannondale‘ to-
day'took over the management of
the- Royal James Inn. morett ,P.
Ashley. former manager. and Mrs.
Ansley. wil remain at the hotel until
londsy when they/proceed to Wood.
stock, Vt, for a stay of a few weeks.
TRICICIAE STOLEN.
Mrs. Jason: 0! Flax Sfll. reported
to the police that a boy wearing a.
black sweater had stolen her son’s
tricycle out of the yard y
0 t h e r Noiwalkers
W’olfe from Joseph Toth whom she
chug-runuhne
, ‘ «ofiiA‘lfiO
Vble‘" ‘ .
A neatly dressed man walk -_ ‘
the furniture store of Sanauel 1:
under in, South Main street.
day. afternoon and, givingghis‘” , 1
as T. P. Moran stated that:- his
had been looking at s. Queen
we there and that he ‘ _W
.90 th‘ “bk. :.1"H 1.
After observing the isms. 1'
stated that he was gloug Misc '-
Ford car that afternoon tot.
Richards. an undertaker in '
port. and that’if he and his . i
decided to take-the table they). 1.
return Fruity. morning.
He went into the store -- '
and' presented a. check mall‘s
'. P. Morass.“ signed by“;
tichards. for 379. 50. He 3 1 ,
the delivered to the home of’
oran at 14 Lowe street.
Alexander gave him $85 so ch1
and the man left the store. ‘
‘,When the table was delivered .
the home of Mr. Moran yes 11sec-
afiernoon. Mrs. ltersn stated
her husband had not ordered
table.
. 1.»_
mi ‘8'!
It was their discovered
not Sir. Moran.
The hunter was reported to the
police. who called Mr. Richards 0&1
Bridgeport on the phone and
stated that he did not mah. out a _
check to '12.? .Moran. Mr. Alexeude
described the man as being aboub'i
48 years of age. live feet nine iiiches
tall. and wearing a soft black hat. "
lie stated to Mr Alexander that
he was president of the local Rails
road Conductors‘ Lilian. this was in.
strumental in obtaining the good cal
of Mr. Alexander as he knew thfl.’
T. P. Moran of 14 Lowe street Edda?
railroad trainman.
Mr. Alexander made mat... ' at&
local hotels after notifying the polfie
and learned that a man ans-wort?
in} more r;
ll: registcre
Hotel Mahackemo under that name
of ’1‘. Mel: and had given his ad-
dress as St. Louis and that he had
left the hotel yesterday morning.
C.FRANKSMITH
HAS LEAP YEAR
BIRTH PARTY
C. Frank Smith
street. who, hating been born on
February 2') is one of those people
who has a birthday only every four
years, celebrated the event with a.
large birthday. party at his home last
evening. The fifty guests enjoyed
dancing and instrumental and vocal
sclectiofis.
Among those present were: Mrs.
C. F. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Coles, Mr and Mrs. Richard 11‘. Mill-
burn Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Smith, \ir. and Mrs. Stephen Smith,‘
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Smith. Mr. and
Mrs. \Viliiam Namks, Mrs. Merrill.
Miss Dorothy Merrill, Earl Conner,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Smuh. Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Hitt Mr. and Mrs. Fred-
erick Buttery, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
“'eeks, Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Merrill, Mr. and.
Mrs. ’WilLIam McCarthy. Mr. and’
Mrs. Richard W‘cbb Mrs. Young-
quist, Mrs. John Horwath, Raymond
Coles. Miss Anna Sonderstrom, Mr.
and Mrs Albert Smith. Miss Ruth
Smith. Miss i’rcne Banks. Master
Herbert Smith. Calvin Smith. Harold
Smith. Leonard Buttery and Jack
Howard.
Westport Doubles
Bathhouse Rates; To
Make Parking Charge
WEST R'l‘. March 1.—I-‘ollow-
lng a-Join meeting of the seleotmen
the Combo Beach committee and
the Women' s Town Improvement ss-
sociation, the decision to increase
bath house rentals one hundred per
cent. to tax all out-of-tewn motor-
ists an automobile parking fee. and
to lease the paviliion privilege; to
the Women' s Town Improvement as-
sociation at last year's rental of” $1.-
500.1n order to make Compo Beach
self-supporting. was announced-dres-
terday. This plan as adopted at the
meeting will be_ submitted to‘ :the
town for its acceptance at a bile
hearing the selectmen expect. to
call in a few days.
The bathhouse rentals will be just
doubled in price. the rates of $7,
:10, $12. $12 .50 and $15,accor1ding
to location and size. which. prevailed
in past seasons. will under-the new .
plan be $15. $20. $24, $25 and 330.
Residents will be given the prefer-
ence for the houses, out-of-town al.1-
plicsnts being served only- after the
local demand has been taken care
of.
Further revenue will, be derfled
from a- charge on W-
of 5 8 Meadow
to pay fifty cents for new
in the _rcar.ott _, - _
' m
1,1
Bridgeport '-' N orwalk
_» Meyers of Greens Farms road was
1 life long resident of We'stport.
me has been staying. early in
.. morning to visit the center of the
_1 town.
. 0d the trucks from the Saugatuck
‘ "on Meyers. who is said to have had
5 Pheian of Bri
_ sion
* (i.- EMPSEY Will.
the man who ordered the table warm I
émcnt has been placed into service in
. Leviathan has been found to have
Labor Men Boost
street. reported to; the police that
an automobile had rampage: a do:
owned by him. and had hiled' to
stop.
number.
parking
townmotorists. whewiiiheobiiged_
jm .112 8“
Express Hits Joshua
Meyers o n Compo
Bridge
\YVESTPORT. Mata 1.--Joshua
killed here yesterday afternoon by
ate-express train while walking on
the railroad tracks about 100 yards
west of his home. The man was a
He
was 8.. " years old. '
Meyers left the home of his sis—
tor, Mrs. than-lee Kline. with ,whom
the
At noon, he returned to Sau-
gatuck and is believed to have walk-
“railroad station up to the n» 'nt where
he met his death on the Compo
bridge.
Train 87. an express from Bridge-
port to South Norwalk. passing
through W'estport at 1. 25. bore down
faulty hearing.
ribly mutilate
The body was hor-
Coroner John J.
port gave permis-
to remove the remains to
the Fable undertaking parlors.
Mr. Meyers known to many as
"Josh" is survived by- his sister.
Hrs. Kline and two sons, Christopher.
and John. of
Chicago.
BE LAID UP
- FOR 10 DAYS
Hospital Doctors Deny
1» Reports that Cham-
1 plan is Seriously Ill
mow Yong. march 1 .-—1: will be
ables“. tend”: before Jack Demp-
logy; world's heavyweight champion,
"$3.2m”
bert E. Brennan. said today.
Although gossip persisted in pug-
ilistic circles that the heavyweight
king was more seriously in than had
been reported. Dr. Brennan insisted
that his patient was well on ‘ way
tonaxd recovery He denied .eports
that Dempsey had been entering
from a hernia. declaring the oper-
ation had been for fistula and hem-
orrho.ds. that it had been entirely
successful and that the champion’s
condition was improving steadily.
The announcement that Dempsey
would be confined for another ten
days came as a surprise. as it had
been said when he went to the hos-
pital that he would leave it within
five days. No newspaper men are
pornlitted to visit the champion.
To Install Purifiers
in S. N. Reservoir
A chlorinator will be installed in
the South Norwalk reservoir as a
pre\entive of germs and .lsease.
This is the first time that such equip-
the reservoir.
The water commissioners have
concluded that there is too much
water being wasted during the win-
te rmonths, and the filter plant can-
not provide enough flltered water
to meet the demand. The Second
district has been without. filtered wa-
ter for two months.
Leviathan Was Badly
Damaged by Accident
BOSTON. March 1.—The steamer
suffered serious dunks from run-
ning aground last September on
Robbins’reef- in New York harbor.
When the water drained away from
the giant vemel’s hull as she lay in
the South Boston dry dock. it was
apparent that she no fend worse
than had been “PM
The stealher's plates were twist-
ed and torn over an area about 100
feet long and ten fet wide. In four
or five places the hull was pierced
through. and a groove a foot deep
had been cut for ten feet along one
side of the keel.
PictureatRialto
The moving picture. ”The Sient
Command." at the .Rlalto theatre
on Monday and Tuesday 01 next
week will be given under the m
piece of the Central labor Union.
DOG BUN OVER.
Dr. V. V. Clausi of 801101an
He did not secure them
. employed at the Blue Ribbon Gar~'
1oge in Bridgeport.
Norwaik police station. I-Iis case
Sentinel Offers Prizes ”
To: School P uils F or:
EssayO'n R‘. R.~Crossin’
HOME RUNKING
ILL, ‘tOLLAPSES
n 1101 SPRINGS
At t a c k? of Influenza
' PlacesBabe Ruth in
Serious 1Condition ——
Fear Pneumonia
HOT SPRINGS, Aria, March 1.—
Bnbe Ruth. the Sultan of Swat. is
seriously ill at a local hotel. Just
l
BABE RUTH
t-
now Ruth is suffering from an attack
of influenza. but there is danger that
he will develop pneumonia within
the next twenty-four hours. Accord-
ing to Dr. IV. T. Wooten, there is a
great deal of congestion over Ruth's
left lung.
Ruth. who has been here for al-
most 3 weeks. awoke from a sound
sleep at 4 o’clock yesterday morn-
ning and broke into a cold sweat. He
remained in bed until- about noon,
on 11 1111mm“
about ten minutes when he became
weak. and staggered hack to the
hotel. 1
Near Collapse in Hotel.
In the lobby he almost collapsed.
“My God. I’m sick.” he murmured,
and then placed his arm around the
shoulders of a. couple of by—standers
and said:—
“Help me to my room."
Dr. \Vooton and a. trained' nurse
were immediately summoned. An
examination revealed the fact ,thai
Ruth had again been stricken with
influenza.
“Ruth is in better condition to re-
cover fromhthis attack than he was
last year." sand Dr. “’ooton. who at-
tended- the home-run king when he
was brought down with the malady
at this time last year.
“On the previous occasion he play-
ed golf all' day with a fever of
around 193-. Today fortunately he
retired _to his room and called me
as soon as he felt the attack coming
on."
' Danger of Pneumonia.
"There is danger.“ course. that
pneumonia may develop. We can-
not teii, however, about that until
tomorrow at the earliest and pessiny
not for forty-eight hours."
I‘Vhen we saw Ruth in his room
shortly after noon he was groaning
and said:—
Coue Must be at .
Work in lst District
"We're sprouting wings in the
First district." declared Sergeant
B. H. Silk this morning.
The comment was made after
he had tel. a. Sentinel reporter
that not a single item had been
registered upon the police blot-
ter in the past 24 hours. That is
for two mornings in succession.
REPUBLICANS
PASS IIIEIR
[NCOME Bill.
Insurgents Go Over to
G. O. P. and Support
Longworth Substi-
tute for Garner Bill
WASHINGTON, _March 1.——By a
vote of 408 to 8 the revenue bill was
passed late yesterday by the House.
As'sent to the Senate. the men.-
1ure carrier an income tax schedule
offered by Representatixe Long-
worth. the Republican leader. as a
substitute for the Democratic rates.
This was adopted :16 to 199. after
the House had refused by a ‘vote of
261 to 153 to reinsert in the 11111 the
original Mellon schedule. -
The Longworth substitute. which
was supported by Republican insur-
gents who previoust had thrown
their lot with the Democrats, pro—
vides for a normal to: reduction to
two per cent on incomes below
84.000, to five per cent on incomes
between 84.000 and 88.000 and to 6
per cent, above 68,000. It also
would cut by one—fourth, the pres-
8.00. 033’ No increase in
existing personal tax exemptions
would be allowed.
The House also approved a. pro-
posal for a. flat reduction of 25 per
cent on all personal income taxes
payable this year. Two unsuccess—
flu efforts were made to eliminate
this provision.
Specific rate changes carried in
the bill will not become eifoctive
until tax payments are made next
year on income and profits of 1.924.
except those made in the excise lev-
ies which would go into effect thirty
days after enactment of the law.
Local Legion to be at
Banquet in’Danbury
About 15 members of the Frank
C. Godfrey Post No. 12. America: Les
gion, will attend the Fairfield Coun-
ty banquet in Danbury this evening
at the Hotel Green.
A parade of 40 Hommes and 8
Chevaux, a branch of the American
Legion, will be held before the ban-
quet. Depur“""nt Commsr “r Arm-
strong of Waterbury will
principal speaker.
be the
"My Qd, I’m sick."
Ruth has spent most of his time
on the golf links since he came to
the Spa. He has not been on the
road-at all. The Babe has also spent
a. lot of his time in the cabinet baths
here in an attempt to remove some
of his superfluous flesh.
He told us a few .days ago he
weighed 233 pounds, twentyethrec
pounds more than he should scale in
condition.
Girl Slashed
“ by Father is -
Inlproving
It was stated at the Nor-walk hos-
pual this morning that the condition
of Margaret Demko. who was cut
with a razor by her father. Steve
Demko. Thursday afternoon, was
much improved.
Demko was unable to furnish
bonds and was detained at the South
will come up in the City court be-
fore Judge Vosburgh Tuesday of
next week.
200 Attend ’Phone -
Employes’ Dance
Employee! of the Not-walk branch
of the New England Telephone com-
pany held a, delightful danéo' last
night in the Eiks’ auditorium. Elks’
home, South Rain street. Nearly
zoo persons attended the dance. mu-
sic for which was finished by wen-
nitx'b orchestra. Ticklers and noise.
makers distributed added to the ~50!-
of the-«occasion. The com.
ml in charge consisted of Kiss
Burt-she. L. Deccan. 11-1 Murphy
sndiE.’ Morlarlt‘y.
ENHS’l‘SINm.
Edward F. Cabin-of Jami-ove-
s
_. “next to the last page
sified' Ad , the mere
shining their opportu-
' nities become.
Read them today!
daily"
u. .
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'U‘H‘ZOOOCOA.
Naule
Address
my}:
1 of the Center Junior
headed up Riverside avenue.
‘ .
A v e n u e Railroad
Crossing Should 'be
Abolished, ” 18 Theme
—~
THREE AWARDS
Senior and Junior
Highs -- What Supt.
of Schools Buchanan
and Others Say
Prizes for then beat essays upon thd
subject "Why the New Canaan Ave.
Abolished" were offered today by
the Evening Sentinel to the students
of the Norwaik Senior and Junior
High schools. These prizes are three
iii-number. The first prize will be
$5; the second $3 and the third. 82.
The essay contest is to be conducted
with the complete co-operation of
Superintendent of Schools G. V:
Buchanan. together with that of
Principal Philip A. Jakob, Principal
Alfred E. Standish and Principal
George R. Brunjes. .
Superintendent Buchanan was en-
thusiastic over the prizes offered by
the Sentinel saying essays on a ma
ter of public interest was a splendid
thing for the development of stu-
dents.
"The dangerous New Canaan ave-
nue railroad crossing is a subject
which should interest every person
in Norwalk,"
Buchanan. "It is a subject which
the children should be interested in
because they are the citizens of the
.future. I know that a keen interest
will be taken in the prize essay con-
test. "
Principal Jakob intends to make
the subject part of. the Work of the
English classes at the High school.
He will make arrangements for the
contest Monday.
' "I think that the prizes offered
the Evening Sentinel in an effort"
m «hospnb to the_..neéd
eliminating the
railroad crossing is a good
and Er Standissl, Who is pi‘lnci
H. gh sch
"I am sure that the Center Junior
tsrest in the essay contest. The stu-
dents should have a knowledge of
a subject which will be so vital in
them when they grow up to be men
and women."
Principal Brunjcs who has charge
of the Franklin Junior High school
is also taking a keen interest in the
contest.
The essays, for the most part, will
be watten as-part of the regular
English work. The best of the es.
says will be selected by the teachers
of the various classes and then sub-
mitted to a committee which will
make a final selection of the winners;
The prize winning essays as well as
many of the others will be published
in' the Evening Sentinel“
T0 ENTERTAIN A'I.‘ ROYAL
JALIES. ‘
Joseph Capossela, assistant super-
intendent of the Prudential 111.111.
ance company. will entertain‘twen-
ty-one friends with a dinner at the
Royal James hotel tonight.
Broad River trolley service. was
his as, the result of a huge automo-
bile truck stalling across the trolley
tracks on Riverside avenue. One of
the front wheels on‘ the truck
snapped off while the truck win
a few hours, the trolleys were un-
. able to proceed about Riverside ave-
nue until the truck was removed ,
fromfihc troll 2y tracks.
A meeting was held by Court
Frances. Order of the Golden Sceptre
last Tuesday evening in their rooms
on East Washington street. During
the meeting several candidates “go
initiated. and application cards
received. A social followed
business semen. Refreshments, con.
stating of cake and coffee. we?!
served. After the social the enter
tainment committee held a spec-1h!
meeting for the purpose of
held in the rooms of the
mittee will be
held at- the home of Mrs. Sings.
wald on South Main street. «F‘s-div
starch 7.110 complete plan
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arcane
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PRICE THREE CM
“Why the New Canaan :
nuc diaiiroad Crossing Should BE ,
said Superintendent .
ewCanga-aven _‘
partially suspended yesterday morn. ”/1
For
making_
plans for a dance which will ile’
l
O
High students will take a keen in-
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Norwalk Chronicler