. ‘a
ight and Power Plant ‘SPfi-NG AUTO
3 Danger As Norwalk
’ ver Overflows-Banks
ew Conan and Perry
. venue Section Thun-
dated By Record
Floods
IELDS COVERED
. ter Goes BackNear-
y A Mile —- Heavy
—‘i' ain of Last Night
7* nd Recent Snow the
ause
e new New Canaan avenue pow-
' at of the Connecticut Light
ower company todsy is in den-
-~£ being flooded. The water
j the Norwalk river overcflowed
mural banks and slowly
ing up and around the power
The water was within a. few
t the plant ct the present time.
. in many years In: the Nor-
. river been as high a! it is to-
The recent snow fall which.
the heavy rain of lsst night.
, used scores of freshen to pour
he river.
f river resembles the banks or
rflovvlng Seine. The voter is
down through Broad River
‘ in torrents, running over its
everywhere. The Water is
7 : with it small trees uproot-
the banks or the stream.
the huge steel girders
-7 support the transmission
ime from the Housetonic
“ orwalk and which is locat-
" a hair A dozen yards or
o. n . -n avenue power plant
7 surrounded by water sev-
5 deep.
; her residenm are untied
:l‘ig th of the water W
n .~~ been many years since
"- n has over-flowed its banks
an extent. Darin: the
_' in the summer months, the
T was nearly dry.
' news along the river at PM
o are flooded for hall's nine
13 cestssrd. Old time rul-
declared today they had never
' the river so high.
21 fishermen say the high we.—
' lll prevent. trout fishing tor ct .
a week and maybe longer.
ures on people watched the tor-
'. of water bubble and swiri be-
h the “Fall street bridge. The
‘ r rushed hundreds 0! yards be-
the bridge into the NMk
- proper. can-yin: with it brush
small trees picked up on the
and journey.
robably never hetero in history
’ e pond on the west side of the
thew estate in west avenue as
e asitistoday. Thepondlso!
nense proportions c not.
- an acre 0! ground 39
the railroad track:-
= iverside avenue nest the Elves.
e cemetery in neck flooded.
ere is just room for one outsm-
e to pass safely be? without going
> - the water.
OZ. TRGUT
TheRadioTenight
“Zoning! It: Protection to
Home Ownen and Investors."
Thiswlll be the subjecto: a. talk
by Peter Hamilton from the
W Station st 8:56 tonight.
Every owner at a radio should
listen In on this talk. as zoning is
one o! the big questions that will
come up in Nomlk in the next
(cw months.
Listen in.
mg. .
Norwclk needs zon-
Police Have Clue in
Bridgeport Murder
BRIDGEPORT, April 7.-—Investl-
nation 0! the murder 0: Joseph Scro-
tcni. 56, or 672 Pembroke street.
who was shot to death in Arch street
Friday night, was continued by po-
lice yesterday cud it was hinted that
authorities hove a. valuable clue
which might lead to the arrests of
those involved.
What the nature or the clue is
will not be disclosed at this time for
fear that it may hinder the progress
or the murder anestigction.
It was learned yesterday that
Scrotum was" married betel-e he lert
Italy to come to this country, but
he never brought his wife here. She
is still living in Italy it is believed.
Police are making an alien to
learn it Scrotum had any trouble
HITSMANIN
SO.MAINST
Harries A w a y From
S c e n e—Policeimm
Gives Chase,But
Fails to Locate Car
IN HOSPITAL
Jos. Burns, of E. Wash.-
St. Taken to
$1; Institution
xpected to Re-
}; .7.
Joseph Burns. or 205 v 7‘
lngton street. is in the No "
pltal today as a. result or Heinz
struck by a. speeding automobile in
South Main street, shortly utter 12
o'clock Saturday night. The auto-
mobile aiter striking Burns went 0!!
in the direction ot_Durlen without
stopping.
Burns was crossing the street in
front of the store of Webb Brothers.
when he was hit. The impact of the
automobile and Burns‘ body car-sot.
ed the attention of several. residenq
who ran to the scene and toned“
Burns lying in a pool of blood h the
middle or the road.
John Sterling who was near TE!
scene stated to the police that the
automobile did not even slow down
after striking Burns.
Patrolman Milton Lockwood. in
’ ly. "Oh, to se‘cre- people."
,RALPH DANN FINED $15A7ND
with anyone recedtly. \Vhlle he
was never known to have been vio-
lent Scrorani is described by police
on a. man who had a “foul mouth"
and who couldn’t agree with his
‘rehiiiv’es here.
Bis movements between 8 o clock
and 11:30 o'clock 0n the night of
the murder are battling phases of
the case, which} detectives are striv-
in’g'to clear. Scroianl was in a
store owned by, Frank Paligrl at 233
Lexington avenue at 8 o'clock. In
whose company or his whereabouts
between that time and the time of
theshooting at 11:35 o'clock is a.
mystery. but police declare that they
know he was “somewhere on Lex-
ington avenue.”
Big Party For Her
Tenth Birthday
ms nun: man. daughter or Mr.
and Bird; Act-en Kohn, 02 Railroad
svenne. entertained a. number of her
young- triends yesterday at a. party
intranet or her tenth birthday.
Those present were: Florence,
Sylvln and Edith Vogel Norman
Kroner, Katherine Raymond, Har-
old Kendrick. Dorothy Fallon, Wil-
turn and Mary Lee, Edwin and
none! Deanne-Hazel and» Woodrow
Benton, Ruth Price. Dorothy Green-
m: Gladys and Virginia. Thomp-
son. Angelina. and Joseph Chimento,
Resonant-y Dachau. Libby. Lilllsn
and Leo Husker-its and Mrs. B. Mos-
ko‘wlizs of. Yonkers. Mrs. Weckistein
er, Yonkers. Lieder George Novich
cud" Mn. Novich of Partchester,
' George Ruth'nnd Marshall Kuhn.
”Hummus and :MissVVIIson,’
teachers.
Urges Respect For.
Grads Of Others
m Ions. ism 7.—-,Intellectu~
" nuisance-adrupecttorthere-
listens convictions of others was
me firmhers or the New
urged
‘ York WW conference today by
Bishop Luther ‘8. Wilson.
“We as protests.” he said “ex-
pen: to receivcetedlt {or the things
we- are com in our Protestant
vivid. but 79:. ions: not deny credit
to the Roman muons world or to
the Jewish wee-id in the some mcu- -
$.1hexcmmorefightto beun~
midis! sin buying or selling
“WWW."
In‘ masonicterinthe dcyct
another car. gave chase updat- as
Darien.
The Dal-ion police were on the
lookout for the car, but reported
that it did not pass through that
place. It was thought to hove been
a. blue Nash seduce" . '
ed weapons. was
tailor-row. when he was unsigned
um. Judge Venom-sh, in the down
town any court this moi-sins:
road by one» Julius Boenish. 7
The policemen welcoming out or.
heuwmeboywukmsmmm
m mu road. He else noticed tho:
one or the windows of the house
we: portly opened. His mpiclons
crowed. the oli‘icer iollowed the boy,
who quickesed his pace. Ofieer
Bum overtook hint and upon
Whips (cum! 5 83. cum. {6“
velvet as s 502 of bullets.
‘Wh’en liked why he was curring”
the gun. the he: answered nonstruct-
IN'
lined 315 and costs on charge atop-m
arctic: on commando. without .a
driver’s license.’when srrclxned. be- ,
this morning. The charge of reek.
lei; driving we: nailed.
crea- the machine which he was
driving struck down in South may
Skidmors 0:311 Winfield street. 7
Judge Vosburgh in his origin};
findini, {Md .‘Dm guilty of om
«was entomo‘bile without c item's}.
end fined him 325. Attorney Pent
After the accident Bait! m ""3
rushed to the Noreen: hospitsl
where he was treated by Dr. George
Fawcett for cuts about the new and - . ;
body. His knee cap was also-jointed
It was stated at the 1105me that
his condition was not serious and
that he would recover. X-rcys will
be taken today at the hospital to
determine the extent or his injuries.
[S HELD FOR
DISTURBANCE
“mums-Hm.
Friends of Lawrence
Mola' Blacken Eye7._of
Policeman W e b b
When He Is Making
Arrest '
Lawrence Mole. was placed under
arrest gaturdcy evening by Patrol-
man Lockwood and Special Pelican
man Webb on the charges or breech ~ ,'
o! the peace. resisting and assaulting. . --
an otficer.
Moic was attending s dance st
punk. shout 12: 30 o'clock yes:
32. 0700.
Dr. Buttorfleld spends.‘ 17:
more at his Winnipcuk one.
we: in the garage creaking
when it ween-ea. m s.
18. o7! 58 Icylor «one. charged .
with burglary end cumin: conceal; m
The boy was err-sated mm
night at 11:30 o'clook on no: Hill ‘
the alloy m utter trying the door Police
0! the A. J. Collins coupons. when Magma on him. sckosccln 7,
COSTSFORA,.
EIore Judge Vosburgh in City court f
west: and seriously injured 'l‘homsi .
so
afternoon. The ions was Ghout'
‘When the berm Men st the
mm on; “PW E0“
parse“
the residence or Dr. E. H. Jones a: which he been made out or men.
Mummcppsuedinthe
pity court room this morning, W7
peered inductee: to his surround-
inn. Heisotslixht boatload-looks
7fiout316-yecrs o: .33, His parents
lro- deed and he nukes his home
mm"othismsrried sisters.
.L
VTEAT
323' mos. SKIDMORE
Bilph Dunn of Stuart avenue was time?! consoled. listing when the ‘:
summons not wages tor hiring:
Dunn was arrested on February 3. _
HDnnceicnd in North unis. street. Md
Sctu racy evening.
. by officer Webb to be insist his
to do so and was bani
down the sum to these-set
ooiicemcn ‘wlnn s'évml »' '
friends who were in th hall We!
Patrolman Webb who had ‘3 ’
eye in court. _‘ ‘ .
. During the ramp Hoh'
bu; was later “W
South Main street.
found by the two:
Wmmtcmorrowctthew:
, militant to pay the resident; of the
Declares Hazards Here
Minimum; By 'fim-
tough: Spring (New
and cinemas}:
2.. State snd‘loccl pokes today are scouring the entire
searchefisnunknowngunmsnwho shot and killedHerberfi
twenty, manger of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea. 00um
in Dan-ion, while robbing the cosh drawer of the store at 7:”o ‘
Setufisy night. titre. May, a recent bag, witnessed the
eurestossnspectmfitsmf whoprovedtlr
'Wm Be “RM to noeent c! any connection with thesshooting; the tracing
NewYol-kesrseeneesrthestere st'thetimeofthe.
search of surrounding country constitu
principal ling followed in the investigation.
At the inquest hold this morning-
George W. 36mm has a, am. one! John 71‘ Photon ct Tariduport.
Macias).
Cityotflomulhme Chieto’tooum
mm Recount tours the our.
Examiner Resins; 8. Hunt.
and: on! this city stated that he had
cad pager-med- en totem en the body
atthiseenonhlsu-cicsd are is of Wrestler-ass. wleted by Dr.
John 0. Perry 0; Dal-ion cnd Dr.
natal-oily on the look ut tor laser-
at
" Wavelet mmm.‘
Ȥobotit.throwingouttheworthleu
George W. Few of this city. He
ststed tint the bullet penetrated the:
upperpcrtot new; bone shouts.
vthstshecouldscewusdirk
’sidesndduumfmnrgo
Moist:
himihct the Mk
'_ morectsbout’l‘gicndmdeapur-
' chose monumto nine cents and
.thlt7he1etttkcstomctt‘ermek.
was: or the Atlantic and we
“ store‘s. old or WWW o! the
Wondotgoingtomestoro.
He told of finding bullet bodes
. I fill": through thereoiwcliotthestore.
and insight in the window, which.
laud evidently been thrown by It
or Ruins»
them-Mellow:
lnthsDct-ien'i’ownnulibethcr-r.’
doctor. inn shot.” Be a
the floor. - .
Reed etched that she, Ind her
er were entering the’etore
“Help. ' Hold-1132?i
Tingsbcuttenfeet apart stfi
“and!“ mtedthct'
into the Kluge Baker};e
drothsbsrbershopendth'e -
Geomvwecndshoutsd
monomupinthe »
ddevvslkintrontotthe
time. She says that me:-
know whether my hm ctt
7 throw anything at in. week
which took plus about '1: SD
Mrs. Rancher immunity
Inn; my. I»: meson}
'7: murduesmoutotm,
Norwalk Chronicler