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‘STABLISHED 1870 fiffio‘éfié'é‘fiffnfi‘ifi 1232: Stifi’fitt? SOUTH NORWALK QONN. WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, 1924. ,. ? FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE T113936",
Chlldrela:
Iridgepo trt
n o t h e 1' Son 'Who
Tried to Go‘to Ros-
cue in Hospital.‘ and
May Not Live. .
OTHERS ESC APE
en \Vho Da sit Into
Building to ( live Aid
Get Out Ju.‘ 51; Before
Roof Falls
. l‘. i DGEPORT,
,._..
' Av“; 16.-—Trap-
in their bedroo ‘x" fla nes that
sly destroyed their —.;_'.ule home.
children were hurt!»2 d to death
night when fire hr: 1'! e out in an
building occupied t y Frederick
lik. in the rear 0.:
nlawn club at 1’ SQ
1110.
hrlik. father of t be children. is
St. Vincent‘s ho: “wit a1 painfully
.rvl together With. hl-s l1 year old
who wil I m- ubably (lie. The
- r will liv-. Th. 3 mother died a
:20.
Had No
I» children. ra‘
l6 Fairileld
S'! In.
G
:g
hancc.
lug in ages from
112-: in 14 yea rs. did not have a.
of (sea pea .Ils’. were caught by
;. «’15 ”1")" to light to get out
bedroomL l': 'lIrlik and his
who w 31-0 j
unsc. sir uggled I against great
get to the -ald of the four
little ones.
the father
s in an of
n. the fire on
and boy fought
fort to save the
apt around Eh'r-
‘ San‘l. but tht 5y did not leave
mg until 11 1621' could stand
.vwn pai (is no 1.1.1 nger.
ind l‘listrucv :0 l, Ehrlik ran
to the iI‘Jat of the old
that time . 'two men, L. \l'.
mil 1". J.
armss vibe street. saw
it"S and 1‘3, 11 for the house.
i" yard they . 1'scovercd Ehrlik
.3 imy wrimj 11-5 in pain on the
'.u
i’oiimanl: un Daniel A. Fitz—
ed the. fa 'gher in Fire Chief
.. y‘s car ant I rushed him to the
tal. while the - boy was taken to
“me place: im the ambulance by
. .l. S It“ all; of the Emergency
3101-0 1: gitnlanccs.
rmtd that“ {litre were others in
urllittg luu. .lding Dr. Sekcrak
cl in the ambulance to the
V7 ' mot her ambulance from
'5 III ;_9ital and the. police
: q" 11.! i in readiness.
((51.15 t :ed by the thoughts
“up om tragic. end, was
0 give do tails of the'tire and
-ot Guest toned. He was not
. .fl LV‘J,S’, but it is believed
c; '
' 2 l' -.r tl :e plight of the chil-
1-~ he struggled from the
‘mli‘nlin .- his continued cry
8.
\“Thpy can‘t get out. They
on 1.",
.\1 ton Ipts Rescue.
:‘for- \‘ 7h: (‘lEl‘_ con of Detective
ant \N‘ ha- ,l'ar, who was passing
l :iliitillJUl rile, with two firemen,
ul iniu 3. he house. A shout
the nuts Ede warned them that
1'1 «f o" t}. to building was about
ll. 'I‘lijey had just got out when
.
it.
1
I
the former
:1 another parts
Gra .ht 1m employed in
Trapped 1n
Home, Die
F Ire, F either Burned
THAW JURORS
N0w BELIEVE
HE [S SANE
M e n? Who Formerly
Say He Has Changed
Entirely Since 1917
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.—Six
special jurors. who in 1917 declar-
ed Harry Thaw a lunatic, yesterday
testified he is sane. and entitled to
freedom. at. a jury trial in Common
mental status.
Pleas Court to
mental status.
The second day of the trial prov-
cd replete with surprises.
determine Thaw‘s
by the former jurors. Thaw and
Evelyn Nesblt, his otvorced wife.
came face to face in the courtroom
in a tense duel gt glances: the name
of Stanford White, whom Thaw shot
and killed in 1906. was s uddcnly
mentioned, causing 'I‘ltaw to mani-
rest. emotion; and Dr. Charles K.
Mills, noted alicnist. under grilling
cross-examination by counsel
the trustees of the Thaw estate. ad-
mitted Thaw was suffering from
aphasia. altough maintaining his
opinion, that he is sane and com-
petent to manage his 'own affairs.
There was a dramatic moment
when a. careless remark as to what
Thaw might do if releafie‘d, whis-
pered by a spectator. caused Evelyn
Nesbit to shudder. convulslvely
Shortly afterward. she left for At-
lantic City.
Declared Normal Now
Harry \V. Mace. a politician, who
was foreman of the 1917 jury that
adjudged Thaw insane. was emphat—
ic. in declaring ho nowr bellved the
Pittsburgh millionaire a normal
man. I‘ ‘
"l would not‘tave recognized him
as the same man." Mace said, re-
ferring to a recent interview with
Thaw. "A great improvement and
change has come over him. lie is
different. in every way. mentally and
physically."
“\Vhat impressed you about him 1‘"
Mace was asked.
“His alertness and his sincerity."
was the reply. “I talked to him
about a number of things. especially
his plans of $1113.“.
want to go'home to my mother.
is getting old» She has been mighty
good to m and now she needs mo.’
That is ra ionnl. and talks as clear-
lyras Win and I are talking now." Al-
most idcnticultestimony was given
by the other former jurors.
Miss Ncsblt Arrives
Evelyn Neshit. mother of Russell
“Tilliam Thaw. thirteen. who has
been permitted to intervene as hav-
ing an anticipatory interest in
’l‘llaw‘s estate. arrived in the court-
room unnoticr‘il by the. attorneys.
who were busy with the cross-ex-
amination of.Dr. Mills.
Shortly after 'Miss Neshit seated
Site
twp of' i he frame structure
4...). . . herself. two- clergymen who had
. VI-nilnlilzl! was formerly a stable? Visited fl‘haw “‘9“? Put on ”16 Wit-
13mg- was renovated intb a ness stand. One of thcm. the Rev. J.
.. 1-. 1. on t, he Greenluwn club was Ogle \Vari‘icld. rector of St. David‘s
{.90. The other half was
as living- quarters. The
. is nc w owned by a Chicago
..
5:- izuow Plnc.
m ' so "now pine timber. the
Ixul'ned quickly to the
dx Levine the efforts of fire-
0‘
The 103:: to the building is es-
wl at $5,0‘00. \Vhile an inves-
wn 'q u: d. away to determine
.11
I (sf-1110 flrchit is believed
' '-' , 51:11.91: f rom an overheated
t sm 19.10: flames illuminated
:\ fer n15. les around and brought
'< to I‘he scene. This num-
‘ gret Itly increased when
of (1],! children's horrible
h 5?) .read around the city.\
S
”3‘31 I was 1 led up on Fairlie-id ave-
: more than an hour.
"ks from the burning struc-
i"~’ cited i.h-.- roof of the old club,
It
1'0 '
Mm quickly extinguished.
if 111 brought the fire under.
: I haltt‘ hour after they ar-
'3~ .As f8.“ bodies were found
V ' i :0 12111 am. to the city morgue.
0ITI.‘IGIAN
en's PERMIT _
ITIRGARAGT
. s t iNorwalk Man
ls‘t 5 "Gets ‘ Permits
i or Smaller Garage
‘ nd St ore
uildin; 3 his pector George thbell
m0! 'ning issued permits to
0f 3.2.12.1 0 garage. in Osborne
‘U'i- “0613 $.‘2 50; a. concrete garage
,- ‘1” M). .. in Goodmw street,
”€11 d cost $ 2.000 and a. store 'n
(1.0“ Site: 18 feet 91! 18 feet
T i'd (:ost u as given at $1.009
(Sl'lfn’s in u: e Neignlsoxbtl‘d 0f
(“0"? Inenue raised a row a
""5 3‘ 'Igo. when Ki ilsan first
fled to l ’31.“! his 10-car garage-
C511" CITIES 35 PERCE
0b?” I Mean, of Silvermine two-
031181“: 313 white perch at For
Pond Sun day.
by Patrolman Martin Lengyel
Monday night. charged with intoxi-
catl failed to
eouftn’zhta min: and forfeited his
Episcopal church. Manayunk, creat-
ed a ripple of laughter when he
stated he had played cards with
Thaw at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Tor mental and Nervous Diseases.
Miss Ncsblt joined in the. levlty. ar-
tructing Thaw's attention to her.
His eyes lit up as it} twisted
around in his chair to get a better
look at her. For a brief 1197-1011 he
gazed. with a quizzicnl expression on
his face; Miss Ncsbit's eyes involun-
tarily turned tOWard .him. but
quickly flashed away as she recog-
nized him. ”From then on the two
stole furitivc glances at one another.
each making certain the other was
not observing at the time.
ANN-ST. BOY-f
HIT BY AUTO
\IN'N. MAIN ST.
' Chas. Finnegan Taken
To Hospital But Is
Declared to Be Not
Seriously Hurt
Charles Finnegan, aged fiveyears,
of Ann street, was taken to the Nor-
walk hospital this morning" suffer-
lug from injuries to his head and
legs. as the result of being struck by
an automobile in- North Main street
in front of the furniture store of A. ‘
J.. Collins. The car: was driven by
Tony Kline of 70 Spring street.
Kline was driving thecar at the
time of the accident and the ,mud
guard of the car struck the Finnegan
1C5 I‘Colligi n for the construction boy who stepped from the curb. He
took the boy to the hospital where
he was treated by Dr. George W.
Fawcett.
It was stated at. the hospital that
the boy’s injuries were not serious
and that he would be able to go
home tomorow.
,a
'
James Brennan who was arrested
on
appear in the City
Held H i'm~ Insane
In addi:
tion to the revised opinion of Thaw
for
He told me ‘1’
40 MILES WITII
ARM AROUND _
YOUNG WOMAN
Son of Bridgeport
Supt. o f Charities
Fined For Fast Driv-
ing in West Ave.
ADMITS IT
Lad Also Tells Court
He Has Been Arrest-
ed Twice Before —-
The Chase
Testimony to the effect that Ed—
ward M. Thorne, the 18-year-old
son of Angus P. Thorne. Superin-
tendent of Charitiesof Bridgeport,
was operating an automobile at 40
miles an hour with one hand. the
other being around the waist of a
young lady.‘wns given thlsgmorntfrg
in the uptown city' court by Motor-
cycle Patrolman Charles Thorpe.
Young Thornc was in court accused
of reckless driving and not having his
operator‘s license in his possession at
the time of his arrest. Thorne
pleaded guilty to both counts through
his acting guardian, CharleS'Park-
er of Bridgeport. Judge Candee
nollcd the. second charge when
'l‘horne produced his operator's li-
ccnsc. but imposed a. fine of $35 and
costs on the first count The ac-
cused paid the line. A
On the witness stand, Motorcycle
Patrolman Thorpe told the court
that he had been on duty. at Butler
street about 11:30 o'clock last night
when he noticed the automobile
speeding up \Vest avenue.
lowed the machine for several blocks
and ascertained it was going at a
rate of 40 miles an hour. The driver.
he said. was operating the car with
one hand; the other being around
the waist of a young woman. He
stopped the machine and placed the
operator who proved to be Thorne
under arest for reckless driving and
not having any operator's license.
Young Thorno admitted to the
court he had been arrested on two
previous occasions: once for speed-
ing in\1 cw York City and the other
time in Bridgeport. In the latter
case he told the court he had op—
erated the car while under legal age
and was arrested after an accident..
Thorne. said his father had appeared
in court for him and he didn't.
know how the case was settled.
NORWALK MAN
WRITES BOOK
ON CIRCUS LIFE
Review of Story Shows
,It Is Stirring Tale of
Big Tent— Interest-
ing Facts
c
Harvey “I. Hunt of Norwalk, has
just published a book of circus life
called "Tommy with tho Big Tents.“
it is bcing issued by Harper Broth-
crs.
It is a good, clean yarn for boys
and it is told by a man who has
gathered much first. hand informa-
tion of life on the road with the
(in us. "~
The hero of the circus is Tommy
Baxter r. a. liftccn- your-old youth. who
joins the circus in order to aid his
widow mother. During the tour of
the United States» with the circus:
{rommy has a number of interesting
adventures as well as learns much
of the inner— circle life under the
“luig tents."
For a mother looking for a. stir-
ring, clean story for her boy. Root's
production meets all requirements.
Simply written. it has a good style
w hich carries the reader through the
plot from beginning to end. It. is a
story which meets the approval of
boys who love the circus.
One excellent featu‘re of the story
is the accuracy shown by the au-
thor in presenting his facts. To
those who know Bridgeport. the des-
cription of the winter headquarters
of the famous Ringling Brothers’
circus, formerly Barnum & Bailey's
will be found particularly interest.
ing. Mr. Root presents facts about
the circus headquarters which are
unknown even to manyi‘living In
the Park City.
Lad Hit 33.1....
In Railroad Avenue
Eugene Sullivan. of Bridgeport,
reported at the downtown police
headquarters yesterday afternoon.
Railroad avenue. hemtruck «William
Lester, of Bayview avenue.
Mr Lesteu was knockeda to the
pavement. but stated to- Sullivan
He fol- -
"liv'hcn something has to be done-
quickly do it yourself" is the motto
of Norwalk's chief executive. So
when the brick work on‘the front
of The Sentinel building had to be
constructed in a. hurry to\allow for
the widening of Washington street.
Mayor Robins jumped into his over-
alls and went to work. He made a
fine job of it too. and showed he
hadn't forgotten his trade. He had
the contract for the work.
A citizen watching the . mayor
quickly lay the bricks remarked to
a. fiiond:
“I wonderlf that. wall is straight."
The mayor looked up and quickly
answered: .
"Well, if all the‘people in the
w orld were as straight as this wall.
this world would be some place,
what?" '
.7 Feared Blaze tin Front
DROPS DEAD
PUTTING OUT
GRASS FIRE
Geo. E. Humphries of
Rowayton Avenue,
Collapses After Call-
ing N e i g h b o r to
Help Him
WIFE AT MOVIES
.l”
Of Home _ Was Be-I
'yond His‘ Control and
Bubhed'For 'Aid ‘
George E. Humphries. 49, died
suddenly at his home hi Rowayton
avenue yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Humphries, aparently in the best of
health. built a. fire and was burning
the grass around his property. The
blaze got_beyond his control and he
ran ticross the street to the home of
Chain A. Stevens for assistance.
$50,000 REALTY
000111101 [8'
[NCORPORATED
Judge Vosburgh i n
Firm That 'Recently
Purchased Big
Estate in Highland
Avenue
Incorpcliion papers were filed
this morning. with Town ,Clerk
Herbert, H. Smith. for the Roton
Mills, Inc. it is stated in the papers
that, concern will deal in real cs-
tale.
A capital stock of $60,000 is au-
thorized. divided into 500 shares at
a par value of $100 pvr share. The
amount of capital sto‘: with which
the concern will start business is
$30,000.
The incorporators are Elsie M.
Benton. Harry Stacey Benton and
Judge Goorgefili. Vosburgh. ' This
concern recently purchumd 28 acres
of land from the estate of Dudley
Hoyt in Highland av enuc.
Local Legion Plans
Membership Drive
The regular meeting of the Frank
C. Godi‘rt- y l’ost No.12. American
Lrgion was held last otening. in
Odd Fellows hall.
Plans were discussed for the.
Action and for the Fifth Annivers~
ary banquet.
A committee headed by Anson F.
Keelcr. was appointed for the mem-
bership drive, which will open on
May 5. The. drive, is state wide. and
the local post hopes to add many
mw members.
Plans were discussed regarding
the joint “Poppy Day.” with the
Veterans ot‘ Foreign \Vars and a
committee appointed to take up and
discuss the matter with that organi—
zation.
Asks Re-Instatement
To the'State Bar
The application of Salvatore Gon-
uario for re~instutemcntvto the Con-
necticut Bar Association, will be
heard tomorrow in Bridgeport in
the Superior court.
Mr. Genuarlo before his disbar-
ment was prosecuting Attorney in
the uptown court. Since that time
he'has been employed in New York
' Patrolman Sweeney.
showing of the picture Flashes of ‘
GETS- 1.1000119
lN OUTSKIRTS
or 1001qu
Former Capt. C o y ,
Charged With‘Intox-
cation, Promises to
Tell Where Stills Are
Charged with intoxication. breach
of peace and use of
guage. Dav1d G.‘ Coy, former cap-
tain of the Volunteer: of America.
who had charge of the Wall street
headquarters. was in the uptown
city court this morningbetore Judge
Nehemiah Candee. After telling the
court a. pitiful story of 9. nervous
break-down, Ju e Candec continu-
ed the case fro 1 day to- day, pa.-
rolmg the accused in the custody of
Patrolman Thomas Dorney. Cox is
no longer in charge of’ the local ac—
tivities of tho Volunteers of Ameri-
ca, his place having 01.911 taken by
Captain Herbert Stillsoh. of Port
Chester.
Coy was arrested when his wife
+iomplnlned to the .police yesterday
In court. Mrs.
Coy, told Judge Candee that her hus-
band hnd been a. fine father up to
the first of April when he suddenly
seemed to hit“: no will—power to stop
drinking. She told. the court he
would leave their home in 2 Cross
street and go Out; into the outskirts
of the city and return intoxicated.
not. taken a. drink in 17 years
said he. had suffered a7 nervous
break- down for which he had receiv-
ed medical treatment. .
Questioned by the court Coy said
he had born in Dr. Ruland's sani—
tortum in \V’estport for some time.
“But what's the use of going to
the sanitarlum." declared Ex-Cap-
taiu Coy? "Then: is more whiskey
there than any other place. You
have whiskey at 7 o'clock, 9, 11, etc.
It the court- will give me a chance.
I won’t take another drink as long
as I live.’ '
Prosecutor Edward M. Lockwood
and Judge Gandee questioned Coy
closely {ts-to where he had obtained
his liquor. Coy offered to give the
court this information and appear
as a witness if any arrests were
made.
GRASS FIRE
The‘tmtown fire department‘was
called out at 2 o'clock yesterday at—
ternoon to extinguish a grass fire
hen" the. Norwalk hospital. There
City. "
was no damage. ,
~ to put out the flames Mr. Humph~
abusive lan— i
nor-noes!“ The We.» made by
Coy explained to the court he hHada
Captain Stevens returned with him
and just as they set to“ work trying
rles collapsed and died before medi-
cal aid could be summoned. Mrs.
Humphries at the time was attend-
ing the theatre in South Norwalk.
_She was called from here. but her
husband was dead when she arrived
at her home.
Mrs. Humphries leaves besides his
widow two brothers. Charles C. of
Norwalk and ‘Willlam H. of Bridge
port.
The funeral will be held from the
late home tomorrow afternoon at
one o‘clock. Rev. Charles S. Gray of
the Rowayton Methodist church will
omciate and burial will be in “'oos-
ter cemetery. Danbury.
TO. BUILD”
ROOM HOUSE IN
WILLIAM ST.
Building Inspector George H.
Hubbell. this morning, issued the
following permits:
Mrs. Anna. Higgins. porch addition
in Bun-it! avenue. cost $150.
Lexington avenue, cost 8300.
Stephen Halal, tea room house in
William street. codt $6,000.
Andrew Brubeck. shingle house in
Glenwood avenue, cost $100;
Gives Din‘ner to
Ophir Officers
Mrs. Clifford A. Hausehildt of 12
Maple street. l‘l’orthy Matron of
()phir Chapter. 0. E. 8.. gave :1 din-
ner last evening to her olficcrs and
committee members and their hus-
bands. About 40 guests enjoyed ra-
dio music while .they dined.
Speeches were called for from each
one; present. _All wished Mrs. Haus-
chlldt a most prosperous and suc-
cessful year as Worthy Matron.
a
Those present were \Vortlly Pa-
tron and Mrs Charles Pfahl, ‘Dr.
and Mrs. Boyd. Mr. and M55. C. J.
“'hite, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bissell, Mr. and
Mrs. Guggels, Mr. and Mrs. “'illiam
Snit‘t‘cn. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van
Scoy, Mr. and Mrs. A] Roberts, Mr.
and. Mrs. Oscar Schultze. Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Dawson. Mrs. Hazel Gris-
wold. Mrs. Percy Morgan. Mrs. Caro-
line Rundle. Mrs. Fred Pitzer. Mrs.
Fred Benedict. Mrs. Charles Row-
land. Mrs Justine Griffith, Mrs. Mary
Jennings,.«l\lrs. “'illiam A. McPher-
son, Mrs. Elbert Marsh, Miss Isabel
Rider. Miss Gladys Atwater. Miss
Edna. “’eekes, Miss Helen Finch.
Miss Edith Crossman and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Hauschildt.
that while driving his automobile lul'
I
that he was uninjured. except for a.
slight bruise on his shoulder. .‘_ Sulli-
Van said that he was going slowly
at the time and that he could not
avoid hitting the man.
William Austin’ _
- Funeral Today
Funeral services for William Web-
ster Austin, of Silvermine, one o; the
oldest settlers of the communltly;
will be held at 2 o'clock Friday af-
~tel-noon from the temple of Har-
many Lodge. New" Canaan. 91‘. which: ‘
r
lug rapid strides Wthese spring dam»-
and almost before the residents of;
Norw'alk and the countryside realize
it there will be 0". complete golf and
country club that. in beauty of our
pointment. scenery and facilities for.
realign}: will stand out as one of
The Shorehaven Golf el'ub is main
thedeceuedwuiamein
willbe tantalum
"of May; or June just at the latest.
The clubhouse is' so situated/that
water views and vistasrof the golf
course are mus from all sides.
Experts have commented favorably
on the clubhouse location stating it
is rare to find situation so delight-
Shorehaven Golf Club Is
To Be Ready
By June First
‘4
drly of the New Haven Country club,
is rapidly coming into form. Liars-e
practice putting green near the club-
h‘é‘iiso has been 111836 and will be
ready for putting contests early in
June. Greens nod tees for No.1
and No. K 11 mp ctloally bull:
and No. 16 No. 1 are well. under
way. The 9 holes. which are to be
completed am, will be no arranged
astoglvethegolfen‘ap idea. of m
31% was enjoyed and
WEEKS, WIIO
KILLED EX-,WIFE
IS IN HOSPITAL
Ordered Removed to
State Institution For
Insane By J u d g e
Maltbie
GETS \VORSE
Attorney Keogh ,Con-
sents to Procedure——
‘May Never Be Tried
For Crime Commit-
sted Here
By order of Judge Malibie and
the consent of his attoney. John
Keogh, George “'eekes, who shot
and killed his former ’wife. Eleen
“'eekes, in her home in South min
street. Sunday morning March 23.
was today ordered removed to the
Connecticut state hospital for the
insane.
Since he has been confined to the
Bridgeport County jail awaiting trial
in the May term of the Cniminl Su-
perior court, the mental and physical
condition of.“.’eekes has gradually
grown worse and it is for this reason
that it was decided to remove him to
the State hospital.
It. is believed that Weekes will be
brought back to Bridgeport in May
to face the grand jury which will
probably order him confined to the
State hospital for treatment. Ac-
cording to procedure “'eckes would
have to face the jury before he
could be removed to The hospital.
but inasmuch as his attorney has
consented to his removal to the hos-
pital this step was taken today.
“'eckes was bound over to the
May term of the Superior Criminal
court on the charge of murder Tues-
day morning. March 25. by Judge
George H. \‘osburgh in the City court
here and was taken to Bridgeport
jail the same day to await trial.
At the inquest held in this City
before Coroner John J. Phelan of
Bridgeport. “'eekes was examined by
State doctors and it was stated at
that time that it. was thought that
he was demented. At one time he
was confined to the Hilliside home
in Bridgeport because of his mental
condition
Judge Maltbie appointed a com-
mission of three doctors. who will
examine \Yeclfi. The commission will
consist of Ilrs. George B. Garlick,
A. Emanuel Bredsky and Frank XV.
Stevens, all of Bridgeport.
N o Receivership For
Victor Page'Co.
In a‘dccision handed down in the
United States District Court by
Judge Edwin S. Thomas this morn-
ing, be dismissed. the receivership
proceedings instituted by LcLand D.
Potter and Mrs. laymond Candy
and l". liarstaller all of Stamford
against the Victor Page Motor Car
Company of Stamford.
The plaintiffs in the case which
was brought into court last Decem-
ber on a petition of an appointment
of a temporary receiver alleged that
the obligations wcrc used so that the
capital stock invested had been so
disbursed in ‘cxperimcntation so
that the investors were in danger of
suffering f1. ancial lo sses.
K. K. K. Causes Row in
Missouri Convention
SPRINGFIELD, Ma. April 16.—
Pandemonium resigned in the Mis-
souri Democratic convention here
during the early hours of the morn-
ing as a. result of an effort to have
the convention adopt an amendment
to the report of the resolution com-
mittee, denouncing the Ku Klux
Klan.
The convention had eleéted Wil-
liam T. Kemper of Kansas City, na-
tional committee m n and was ready
to vote on the resolution committee‘s
report, when James \V. Byrnes St.
Louis introduced the amendment. A
tight began immediately and adjourn—
ment of the convention this morn-
ing now seéms uncertain.
Colored Citizens
Discuss Politics
Aound table discussion of politi-
cal and social topics was held by teh
, Colored.Citizen's Protective league.
at Policy’s hall, Monday evening.
Willl’am C. Minton was chairman.
The speakers were W. A. Hillard.
‘Robert Dunne. W. J. Whaley. Paul
Masson. Rev. H..
Rev. D. C. Thomas.
‘Followlng the discussion. there
was a. musical entertainment. Re-
freshments were also served.
_ FORESI'ERS ‘
The Convention club of Not-walk
Foresters of America held a meeting
last night and made arrangements
torn. dance to be held in Red Men’s
hall, Second District. on Ray 1.’ The
proceeds of this dance will go to—
ward meeting the. expense of the
state convention to held here during
May.
R. Cooper and
, Foflowing the business meeting
last night, William McKinley auxin-
Iry field a. delightful social. Danc—
Corporation Counsa
Cuneo Scores Salary
Payments To Merri!
' rili‘s salary is stopped. “'hile the:
minutes do not show whether the]
superintendent or ("‘Lirilil... <’ item was
reconsidelcd‘ the f. .11 budget Show. ;
the amount of $3 0H7! 11.15 omitted.”
olhe $2. 000 originally
‘boarg
charities. On this reconsideration
the $3.000 allo‘w‘cvi was eliminated
from the but]; i. This is the entry
iwhich is n ‘n flClll the mcords‘
t I?
Declares at Meetin
Tax Board Man “‘
Signed Voucher W
Criminally Liable
NO ACTION
Board Waits For Res
port to Be Made if
Common Council 03'
Charity Dept.
it.
Coroner-alien Counsel John Con“;
expressed the opinion last night
that the chairman of the Charm:
Committee who signed the vouchd‘b
allowing Superintendent of ChmtIfl:
Frank H Merrill to obtain $900 for
salary up to date, was crimipally t!-
able. This statement Was made '7
an adjourned meeting of the m
of Estimate and Taxation held in
the council chambers at city hall.”
"I was unaware that Mr. Merrifl
was drawing any salary." said Codi-
poration Counsel Cuneo, ”until it‘s
bad drawn‘seon. Now his 'salary
will be stopped. The question I- ,
whether it is illegal‘to pay Mr. Mao-'-
rill a. salary under the present cir-
cumstances. I believe the chairman.
of the Charities“ committee made
himself criminally liable by allow;-
ing Mr. Merrill a salary because» no
did it wilfully and unlawfully.
"The records show that in the,;_-
nppointn‘lcnt of a superintendent off”
charities, Miss Mary Klrby Jenniagr
voted against Merrill, but Eugene J.‘
Devine and Merrill himself, votedf‘
faxornblv on the apponitment. Met-3‘ .7
rill. according to law. had no right;
to vote for himself."
Another lio‘mbshell was thrown in
the procedings when it was discov:
cred that the mix. Hits of thgmeet-
ings of the Board of Ls timate for_
1923-1924 5110“ ed that no action had
been tak~ n in the reconsideration of
ailowcdby the
of a super-ine-
tendtnt of charities. City Clerk Irv-
ing D. Robertson also remarked'
that “he had found the minutes of a.
whole Common Council meeting
missing from the city records." 9
Mark l’ltndcrsozl. member of the
board, explainc'd just what had hapc
pened in coon ction r it} 1 the origin-
al who for a saiztlv for a superin-
lflidtllt of charities. lie said “is l.
C. \chderoth had appeared before
the board at an 011.3: meeting and
asked tha t the saittr) be allowed for.
lthe (-mpioxment of a trained welln-
er. In the meantime lirforc the
L‘o‘érd had fiziishzl sitting Mr. Mer- .
rill had been an, mint: II Ie‘the ‘of— .-
fice. Mr. Huidclson explained that-
at the, l'tst nae-t1 he ha «i offered a.
motion tn lee-ms .‘.I‘ the salary.
question of the superintendent. of
a
7m
r the salary
(7'
Inn as t ridcnce if
s when Mr. Mer-
-g
‘t'
“hich would
court. action 1
FIST“
As one membtr of the l'caId ' ex-
plained. honeter r‘this might be tak-
en as an error bv the court. "
Later in the session. Lorporaiion;
Counsel Cuneo declared he question-
ed the advisability of going into
court to endeavor to collect the
money‘alreat‘zy paid Mr. Merrill for‘
salary although he would obey what—
ever action was talent by the Com-V
mon Council. He said he thought
the best procedure would be for Mr.
Merrill to resign from the Board 0
Charities.
There was no tit finite action taken
by the board diluting nv of the
$5. 000 asked by ti 1c Lcald of Chari—
ties. Mayor P. 0! ins explained that
the Common Council committee a :-
ppointcd to investigate the Board of
Charities had held a meeting Moi:- ',
day night. but had not completed its ..
report. The meeting adjourned at t
the call of the chair on motion of
“'illiam H. McMahon.
ucnxsn RETI’RSED ’
The local police hauc been notified
by the dcpartment of motor \ch' cles
that the driy er 5 license of VS alter
Eason has been returned.
p
THE PEACE MAKER
Pauolmas' McGrath investigated a
family quarrel in Vt’ebster street last;
evening and reported that he settled
the matter and that all was well
againr
l Classified Adages
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4 A WELL FILLED:
body does not believe
in hunger, And a min
who is well versed in:
A-B-C Classified Ad;
vertising does not be,
lieve in extravagance. ‘
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