o
._, '
. - of
, - .
Db. r‘Placed in Care
of France at Last
. ‘PARIS. April 14.—All the relics
Voltaire. one hundred and forty-
Wants after the death or the great
= esopher-cynic of Fer-hey. are
our accounted for. After the heart
up in a forgotten corner of
7 s Bibllotheque Nationals, the own-
‘ot his brain. bequeathed to them
slits emblamer. M. Mitouart, have
luclosed themselves and offered
no precious object to France. It has
:1 accepted; henceforth it will be
additional embellishment of the
in: at the Comedic I-‘rancaise. en-
, sued in a. silver and ciystal urn.
7'1?“ brain of Voltaire has been
7pposed forever lost by numerous
oriens and authors, who faith-
» lly repeated the tradition that it
ts llmost twice the size of an or-
? inn-y" brain. Had it not been for a
. ”jumper man, Jacques Brindejont
§t~ gifenbach, who disoovered its mod~
i a,“ possessor. the physical remains
70! one or the greatest minds
I produced by France undoubtedly
would have remdined in obscurity.
7.’ passing from generation to genera-
tion 01 bourgeouisie. who probably
' never had’read Candide. *'
Benz-t “'cnt to Napoleon
0n the death of. Voltaire Protes-
sor Delepinoy. regent o: the faculty
of medicine. accompanied by a, sur-
geon and Mitouart, were summoned
by the family. After an autopsy they
signed a. short process-verbal say-
ing‘that "the heart was placed. in
La. leaden vase. the brain was prescr-
‘yed in alchol and the intestines
thrown away." Mme. de \‘illettc,
wife of the Marquis de Yillette, was
present at the embulming and got
the heart. Subsequently in 1864 her
heirs bequeathed it to Napoleon III
For more than half a century it was
hidden in an obscure corner of the
stale library; thanks to the cum-
tor. it has now been restored to ithe
position to which it rightfully be-
longs.
As for the brain, it had been com-
pletely lost sight or sinCe M. Mitoti-
lrt. first put it in alcohol and made
his deposition, remarking lllaL he
found it to be composed of a. sub-
Mcs “more sightly and more
first than is found in the skulls 0:
other humans." He swore that it was
the true brain or Voltaire and that
it was scaled up in a. crystal urn.
Delepinoy and \‘illciie attosied go
the statement.
*-r—
000M F DRY
ERA FORECAST
F0_l_l_N_0RWAY
. LONDON. April 14.——A mu to
> f bollsh the prohibition or spirits. rc-
t‘hdng it with a. slate monopoly
7. in. imported spirits plus local option.
" ~13 now before the Storthlng, tho
I ‘orwegian legislative body. It the
till 1: passed. which is problemati-
qnl. it will mark the final overthrow
7 o! prohibition in Norway, according
to a special correspondent of “The
{turning Post."
-'In a series of articles from Hels-
ingtors. “The Morning Post's cor-
rewondsnt describes the effect of
prohibition in Norway and Finland.
disclosing appalling corruption and
degradation. In both countries an
enormous illicit drink traffic is car-
ried on and prohibition enforcement
7 officers are flouted and despised.
' The Norwegian government‘s at-
tgnpt to enforce the law involved
the country in 3 series of embarrass-
ts with the wine growing coun-
7 ending irks. complete abanon-
,, ruin“: of the prohibition on wine.
f’ Finland has been able to avoid
Winds wars because she has less
‘ dunner-co with wine growing coun-
fiiss, but the Finnish government
,fihvsr has been able to enforce the
liquor law. Today, several years
fitter its institution. prohibition is n
More in Norway and Finland. and
MI destined to be a failure as
"" as such a. large part 0L the
'mlntiou. of the live countries is
it.
7 7 Dry Law In Norway.
;In Norway prohibition was intro-
Cneed as a. wartime measure, which
int-ed. spirits, wine containing over
r IL|
ever
~
‘per cent. of alcohol. and beer.
7 ban on beer was soon litted
3 beer and light wines have ever
6 been perlctly {awful drinks.
$31919 prohibition was made the
t of a. reterrendum. about 62
mat. of the population voting
to: it. Most of these votes came
its
Juggler! Radical party has
‘ September.
strength.
Rotten Borough
.. ‘ Control Brazen
glands Island, most densely set-
Stste in the Union. with a.
ulntion 97.5 per cent. urban, and
W 4.08: . farms, is, nevertheless,
‘: em outstanding example of rotten
”than: control. Although the
mo in smallest of the forty-eight
13;”... in 604,397 residents make
it“: ., -eighth in population. ahead
. i”: inch eommonwealths as Arizona.
7&0. Montana. Nevada. Utah and
W
Not until
ode mind's political struggles,
' ” ly the Door Rebellion, also are
43..“ or the history books. Coming
' tinodern dimes, for a year and
.3.” now, h group or Riepuhlicsn
'jf , representing only 24 per
cent. of the population. has been}
3 legislation. which the De-
ts promised in their 1922
. and on which they were
Great Philoso-_
first the rural districts. whers the}
, Anne’s Irish Rose is still in
Ben
from
troubles.
Anne Nichols and Henry Dufl'ey. .
Dufl'ev, increasingly famous as the person responsible for “Abie's Irish
Rose.” which is entering the third year of its run in New York as s
result of being denounced as one of the world’s worst plays. dined with
Duli'ey a few hours after she obtained an interlocutory divorce
in. Dufi'cy says his wife’s money is to blame for all their marital
She made so much it
coucht consolation elsewhere. but even so. he loves only her.
IQUGH ,HEY’RE DNORGEDs
.-
love with her. Mrs. Anne Nichols
nude him mad. he opines. and he
’ m ‘ .2 1*
T015 COATS
Rogers 8*. Stevens
Norwalk and So. Hamlin
7. L \ , 3,
1 , Entrance on
...—» ~
‘9
\
EPD ‘ .
. ,H 85 “gating”. all?“
NORWALK.
We welcome particularly
the patronage of men who
’ .; seek the utmost value for
their clothes money. They
get thorough satistaction
'lmre —- style, fabrics and.
tailoring,
2.. .a.
. (fin-m ..
..;....27::
..
Suits from $30.00 up
I cu .IVvlo‘N'lelil'V‘
. \hluhtnnnwsd‘ltsnvr...
Hats from $5.00 up
Neckwesr from $1.00 up .
, . ' ta
Iii-I'ua ~ .
v_:°::“::
n;«fi.’.>- .- . ’
V::il;:y:‘_n~-Q~ .3
Hoot Monl Golf .1
y‘deys are herel
v Have you sauntercd over the
green lately? It’s a rare feeling with
ding and everything getting green.
7, If it’s a bright Sunday you’ll feel
just like putting on.‘your golf togs
and going out and taking a lick or
two out of the little white ball. ,
, By the way if it’s logs you need
we have a specially fine lot ready for
you and all the implements of the
game.
Argyle Golf clubs—wood or
iron $1.35
Briarclifi golf clubs—wood or iron $1.95
Burke standard golf clubs—wood or iron $3.25
Burke moncl metal golf clubs $5.25
ANTI - BRlTlSH
PACT T0 GUST
SMRTRRARED
Imperial Rule in South
Africa Facesi Test in
Election C o m i n g
Soon
LONDON. April 14.——Is South
Africa, like Ireland. soon to face the
British government with the prob
lom of how .10 reconcile republican-
ism with impcrialism'.’ This ques-
tion is raised in urgent form as 1
result of the Smuts decision it! dis-
solve the union parliament, due to
the defeat of one of his principa.
supporters by the nationalists in a
test hye-clevtfin.
Cancellation by the Prince 02
\‘i'alcs of his proposed tour of South
Africa. rcnccts the gravity mill:
which his position is regarded here.
The fact that the tour would over-
lnp the electoral campaign is given
as the reason {or calling it off. but
the prospect of the heir to the Brit-
islr throne finding himself in a. do-
minion whose [vrcmicr in principln
might be opposed to maintenance of
an imperial connection lit-s buck or
this decision. '
The position of Cosgravo in the
Free State and that of Premier
Smut: in South Africa are in some
ways parallel. Both have been car-
rying on with the narrowest or mn-
joritics in their rcspectlve parlia-
ments. while sentiment. on the out-
side has been swinging steadily
against them. Each of them has
been compelled to lean toward the
right, thus tending to drive into the
opposition camp the more extreme
section of their supporters.
Dutch Crltlclzo Smuts.
The South Alrican party of which
General Smuts finds himself the lead-
er represents a. fusion of British-
born South Africans and‘lhe more
moderate section of. Dutch residents,
and the fact that the Premier largely
is dependent upon British support
has been the cause or sharp Dutch
Cos-grave and Premier Smuis. how-
zcvvr. \Vhiic the former is ready to
trim his sails. the lziflcr already has
lskmi a. dramatic. plunge. aimed at
forcing :1 showdown with his oppon-
r‘nls. The courage of his stép in tip-
plnuzlml hero, but there is an un.
deniahle undertone or gravest anxi—
t‘ly regarding 1hr:- outcome.
4 sTTAilTORn
lil-JACKERS »
-llELD lN JAIL
Alfred Pouneri, Fifth
Man, Has $3,000 Fur-
nished by W o m a 11
front Canaan
1
STAMFORD. April 14.—-—
Four of the five allegcd hi-luckers
who were arraigned in City Court
Saturday on charges of highway rob~
hc-ry and bound over to the next
criminal term of Superior Court by
Judge Sdmuei Young. haw been
taken to the County Jail at Bridge.-
~port to await arraignment. in the
higher court. Ball had been lixcd at
$3,000 for each of the men by Judge
Young but only one. Alfredo Pun-
neri, was able to secure the re-
quired bond which was supplied by
a. Mrs. Philomena of Canaan.
The four men who were taken to
Brodgcport are l’ctcr DeFCO. Ed-
ward Marlnuccl, Andrew Lococo and
Joseph Ross. all of New York. Each
or the five men pleaded not guilty
to a charge of highway robbery. At-
tonzo-y Charles 1’. Moore appeared
to: the five men.
The Argentine government ~will
buy 11 airplanes to start commer-
clel aviation in that country.
The world's greatest seaplane, built
in France. weighs ton tons. has {our
planes arranged in pairs and is driv-
en by {our 1,000 horsepower motors.
For filling storage battery cells
with water a. nozzle has been in-
vented in which an electric lamp is
criticism. lighted sutomaticaily when the
There is this difference between proper level is reached.
0
LIGHT RAY WHICH WOULD DESTROY ' ,
, I
WHOLE CITIES MILES AWAY PERFECTED‘
which he claims will
~ ' miles
u. e. um... ind 3 mm x
' horn. ray
Itnm' u
used in exploding “miles _
stores. 3 .
' I litre
Anna-pawn! 113mm“;
\
IR” our
‘ Russia" and. the; investigation or the
.1 den death at interest was; the
' Francis J. Ilene].
Senator “‘ntson of indium ins
slated that Governor Gifford Plnchot
of Pennsylvania. who has had a. row
with prohibition officers connected
with the treasury department. “hid
suggr‘sted" the employment of Frui-
cis J. Ilcncy of San Fransisco ls
spl‘clal rounsrhror The Senate com-
mittee invcstig‘ ting the Internal
Revenue Burcat. He stated that
Senator (‘ouzmrs of Michigan. who
will pay all erwnsos of hiring Mr.
lleuey to conduct the investigation,
had told him that the suggestion for
l-lency’s cnmloyment had come from
Governor I’inchot. Senator \Vntson
claimed that the employment of Mr.
Honey nt Governor I’lncifit's our
gcslion was dourr in an olfdrt to at-
Atark Sr-ercmry of the Treasury An-
drew Mellon and through him Presl-
dcnt Coolidge.
"Mellon is not being attacked for
Mollon's sake. but in an effort to get
the President." said Senator “’nlson.
“Sccreinry Mellon and l both knew
from that moment that lheiwurpose
or the inquiry became destructive
and not; constructive.
“Mr. Mellon is the main support
of Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Coolidge
will undoubtedly be the leader on
this side of the coming campaign."
PlNCHOT SAYS
HE PUT F OR'l'll
Admits Charges That
He Aided In Attempt
. To Investigate Mel-
lon-To _“Get” Cool-
idge? ~
WASHINGTON, Apr. Il—(Speclnl
to The Sentinel.)——0ne o! the flue
political battles over (ought. is go-
ing on under the surface or the
clash between President Coolldls
,aud the Senate Investigators. 7
First and foremost is ths'srnbition
of. Governor Gifford Pinchot. of
Pennsylvania, to ride into the Presl-
dency on the prohibition issue. Gov-
ernor Pinchot first declined to com-
ment on it, but finally, last night con.
firmed the charge of Senator James
E. Watson at Indiana. that-it was
he who suggested Francis .1. Honey
as counsel torthe committee investi-
gating the Internal Revenue Bureau
and the Treasury Donal-uncut.
Governor Pinehot attempted to
put himself in the strategic position
or being the dry candidate for the
Republican nomination for the Pros-
idency many months ngo. He got a
controversy With Secretary or the
Treasury Mellon nicely started, be-
came most emphatic about the lack
of prohibition enforcement, and was
going splendidly,‘ when suddenly
other news developments overshad-
owed this particular row. and. like
the Box-ah investigation of Soviet
BokJ’eaoe Elan propaganda, it died
a. natural death, for the want or pub-
licity. 7‘
, . Interest _ Dies. ,
A contributing factor to the sud—-
HENEY’S NAME
,Rmnus Bureau to employ mael-
Gcne Sarazcn drivers and brassies $5.50
Bob MacDonald drivers and brassics $6.50
Jack Hutchinson drivers and brassies $5.50
Burke aluminum bottom and to}: golf bags $4.75 to
$16.75 7 -
~ And many good makes of golf balls.
7 Fourth floor, front‘ .
Ball players
attention !
You’re out to play ball! You’re out to play the best
game you know how and the equipment—the suits you
wear, the ball you use, the hat you swing, are important
parts of the game—we have the sort you will be proud
to own-let’s figures with you for your full equipment.
’ Base balls 29: to $1.50—Ficlders gloves 39: to $6.
‘3 Baseman’s gloves $1.15 to 36.75—Catchers mils
$1.15 to $12.
Masks 50c to “Zr-Body protectors $2.50 to $8.50
S Bat bags $3.60 to $5.60 —:- Legs guards $4.75 to
7.50 . .
Shoes $3.90 in $6.50—7Bats 25: to $2.-—Sui7ts to
your order. - .7. ..
(—0.
1'.‘
into “wash-hour”
v is. .55 {file wondrous “Maytag” electrically driven Washing
machine does it simply and easily. it really takes the
. drudgery out of wash day and instead of the best part of
the day being devoted to the family washing—an hour
or a little more takes care of the whole task and does it
well.
, ,The g rating {notion is what does it. Let us tell
you about It and also about‘the easy club payment way
to own one—-Use it while you are paying for it. Call
- Bgrnum .4574-—7say Maytag please. .3,
'. ‘ . Fourth noor. mm.
The Hoover cleaner
, lightens house-work
"it beat: as it sweeps as is cleans“
is not a mere match phrase -—lt is a com-
bination of words that has a real meaning.
_ {The heating from the vibration loos-
ens the dirt as the Hoover sweeps over the
« surface of the floor or drapery which
« makes it impossible to 'do anything else
but clean—4nd clean thoroughly. '
. How can you spend a small amount
.p’
in; 3. Hoover into your home? That is all it costs, and
' 'a few monthly payments, even smaller, soon pays for it.
. . [Have a rug cleaned free—call Barnum 4S4; ask for
the birds a singing and trees a bud- .
Make “washday” A. -
more wlsclv or more profitably than to $35.
Main St. 7F airfield Ave: Cannon St.
the people th
30x3
With it.
downs. Buy 73 bike and bu
with it.
"Columbia” or "
the Hoover man. ‘ .4“. 7,.
. . gig. " l'ourth floor. mm. 44" if
‘ [THE H.
L
WLAND DRY GOODS
If‘ we knew of a better
7 tire—we’d get it
money than the Hanes -—
BUT—we don"t.
cam that makes them —
done business with them
-—thc_y make good under-
wear for men —-— COT-
TON—and they know
cotton—they know how
to select the strands
go into cord tires to make
them staunch and service-
able. The
time to ge the best ruin
her expert that mane.
could command and the
experimented for a 10;:
time until they perfects
a tire that was good Clea
through. That is the r62.-
son for the long life and
Splendid service of ii:
Hanes tires. We believe in
at make them and so Will you as soon as you
- have used a tire or two. And with all the reliability
tires and the makers—these low prices.
regular size clincher tires $ 9.75
30x3y, regular size clincher tires $10.95
Even if it cost more
We do know the con.
’10
took a lot
.,
:l
.l
“i
A;
l"? l:
.1
tubes $1.65
tubes $1.95
30x3V2 over size clincher tires $11.90 tubes $2.50
30x3 3.? over size S S fires $11.90 tubes $2.50
3ix4 over size S S tires $18.50 tubes $2.50
32:3 34 over size S S tires $15.50 tubes $2.25 ,
32x4 over size S S tires $19.75 tubes§$2.75 “
33x4 over size S 5 tires $20.50 tubes $3. .
34x4 over size S 8 tires $20.90 tubes $3. 3:
32x04 over size S 5 tires $25.50 tubes $3.50
331:4}; over size S S tires $26. tubes $3.75 '
34x4§$ over size S S tires $26.75 tubes $3.90
35x4 ;5 over size S S tires $27.50 tubes $4.
33x5 over size S 5 tires $31.50 tubes $4.50
35x5 over size S 5 tires 5* $32.50 tubes $4.75
.3 7 53'. _ t m floor, front. L“.
Some of us rode
. a bike and know .
We know how tired we got—we also know the fun
we had—and looking backward we know the health we
acquired. That exercise out in the open gave the glow
of health to our cheeks and the pep and vim that comés
If there was more bicycle riding today it’s an ac-
knowledged fact there w0uld be less physical break.
y health and pleasure along ‘
n” bicycles are all equipped
with new departure coaster brakes—Fisk extra heavy
cord tires—aluminum one piece pedals and Pearson's
heavy saddles.
Columbia camel back model $38.50 —- Roadster
$38.50
Columbia archbar roadster $40. -- Motor bike Thodf
cl $42.
Women's Columbia $41.-—Boys and girls juvenile
Lion. roadster $35. — 'Archtiar nuptial $39. — Melon
bike $39.75 ‘ . .
g Boys and girls juvenile $35. ._
Zia" " ‘ 'V \ ’ Fourth floor. trout.‘ _
CO. _
convention pledged to Plnehot u s
"fluorite son." Then came victory
otter victory to:- Coolidge in the pri-
MOI, until with Illinois and Ne-
braska. last. it was made certain that
there would be enough doloxstos for
Coolidge to "nominate bin: on the
first ballot.
Lut week. therefore, it was ob-
vious that Hiram Johnson having
failed to make any hesdwuy against
Coolidge in the primaries. it would
take heroic measures touiiscredit
Coolidge so thoroughly the: he
would not be nominated by the Re-
publicuns. Last week came pin-
chot‘s recommendation to the com-
mittee investigating the. Internal
Flax Spinning
._.........._
Afieri‘eim hnvo abando‘ned the
wor- -o use of to: in Int-king
linen . cloth. ,-
Ths old time Amer-icon industry
is nil but lost. sad the on: plant it-
self is disappearing. says the NI.-
tlonsi Foreign Trade Council. using
.11.: as In exempt; o: the interns-
tlonnl chmetcr of Ameflm true.
Such~probl and their relation
to American redo will be flees-ed
at the Eleventh Nations! Min
Trade Convention st Boston. Juno 4.
5 and C. for the first time isthe
history or these conventions.
The uses or as: how‘- increased
until they»an number We. of
one hundred. with of tax-
tiles $50,184.56! 113923. and oi fin:-
seed $48.9“.956.
Fla is a flower of. the frontier of
the United sum. and it but been
for a century yielding ground to out-
ton in textile industries. Until 1850
the turnout crops were produced in
Kentucky and Ohio. In 7190. Ann.
m we. .7yhmd 15.83690»
its-M ’ ': 113.133! is.
J. Honey.
. ”alien's ' .. -« 7
Up to that. point is committee
had not gotten snywh 7 in attempt-
ing to discredit Mr. altos. The
secretary or the 71.x . .‘Who is
a. very rich man. bud inlied' the
names or cornurstions in his]; he
held stock. and had go-. out or
his m to obtain .0... .. .. from
maneuver-arias may- a tn:
“’9 ”‘1‘“?‘5°;- . .erper “
compared to cotton. end to the gen-
mot}
who:
or comfort. Egypt is the mother-
lnnd 0t linen .snd it is not uncom-
mon to find in Egyptian tombs om-
tlties of linen sheets. and other
sloth articles in s perfect auto of
preservation. From the royal tombs
or the Valley or the Kings at Thebes
have been taken non! collars. linen
kerohiexs dating from the time of
Tutnnkhamen. thirty-live hundred
years ago.
As early as 1680 flax begun to be
grown in Msssschusetts. and extend-
ed to other provinces. In Colonial
days linen was put through forty
different processes 0: WW. wash;
ing and bleaching. Every greet—
grsndmother or modern Americans
once had her spinning-wheel to
make household linen from nu.
fie Virtual loss of this industry
gnu lack of machinery. to the
wilt disease. and to the expen-
slvoness or the my hendllngs or
the plant before it becomes cloth. as
ersl not that other orgy! its more
profitable. :" .
7 A. thing of ‘1‘}. strength and
durability. 113‘ alwaysébeen an
‘ It has become
7 detainee!!!”-
’ . at World
Staff
One of the little understood fa.
about American flax
used almost exclusively for the 122*
ing 0! linseed oil.
dustry founded in 1791.
phenomenal growth flaxsecd L
to be imported from India. in
Large and growing quantiti
linseed oil are required in the nai _
soap. 'lnk, oilcloth and other was
tries. There is no substitute {all
oil.
the flux is not. pulled before it bit-l
some. The fibre of flax used for see.
is not suitable for spinning.
used in making paper and carts
utensils.
as a. cattle food.
Attempts have recently been :11:
in the United States nnd in Canal”
to introduce labor-saving deviCEI‘~
eliminate wéeding and pulling
hand, and to provide for artififih:
wetting in tumbling plants.
The
flax in the United States are larsf
confined to coarser cloths and 30".
grade goods. such as paddm'ii
crashes and tow-yarns.
from domestic. as: is used in 197' ’
:m
is that 1:2!
2
This “as an !
With
Therefore in the United Sta:
1‘:
The pressed seed is us
1%?
textile mutacturers fit
Ysrn SW‘ 5
with cobbn~m_hcmp.
Norwalk Chronicler