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SOLDIER BDNUS
BHI. 15 PASSED
BY THE SENATE
Big Majority Approves
Measure Practically
the Same as House
Previously Passed
WASHINGTON, April 24. —- The
soldier bonus bill was‘ passed yester-
. DOCT '
7’4,._—
rwalk
. 5 Fine
Suppo
10
holds
our:
shall be til
,1 :0 particlpal
ndcrtnking.
its is compara-
Korwalk is t-
rab‘:
. in the servlc
r. It is my -elief
’few cities of t v size
.ch have a better staff
its: is needed in ’heir
orc- nurses. Thi is
‘1 we have built a new
' for which land as
Iam very much n-
e success of what vs ill
. the first gun towa d
ccssary funds at t e
'hieh will be given by
if Columbus. The fund
st year was most en-
.~ will do equally as well
. year in starting us on
rom which we hope for
spouse from not only
Norwalk. but those In
towns to whom our hos-
pcn its doors.
. mil-s very truly,
(Signed) E. T. Bedford.
iI ERGER
. PETITION
who conducts a
143 Washington
:1 petition in bank-
SS-‘lS are placed at
s lIJlIlthS total $5,000.
"rrzxzan has been appoint-
Charlcs Mellitz of
Thomas Horan and
=1 have been named ap-
-‘\ Luring will be heard
-. :Irt, Tuesday, May 6.7
O.
* skapaJIan
- it On Near East.
HIIISIde School
we Askapajiall. an Al'-
llic’n rank, who speaks
cc and power on the
:- suft‘erings in the Near
Near East Relief work.
\':lIK tomorrow sand
rls of the Hillstdc
' one intereste
c present.
’ZL.
Cart Man Pays
500 For Mansmn
24,.— One
"~Z-l mansions of the cltY.
late George H- Hoyt.
went
and it
Cam.
proprietor. -The
- {:11 April
an}. bank president,
. lzrmmer Tuesday
’ 'd by Richard H-
the Hoyt
r-
4
l.
..9
r; eifv.
‘ tract of land of the Hoyt
- Summer street, with 8
rf :6 feet there. was sold.
in
din this
heal-in the speaker is
g No admission
e mansion and out-
2:9 acquired\ about eight
‘berry hill‘, and in the
ultra-fashionable see-
day by the Senate.
As approved it is substantially in
the same form as the House mea-
sure but minor diflerences between
the two houses must be adjusted
before the legislation can be sent
to the President. ‘
There is wide speculation as to
the attitude of the President on the
bill, although in his message to
Congress he ,declared he favored no
bonus, A
The measure provides for cash
payments to veterans not entitled
to more than $50 in adjusted ser-
vice compensation and 20-year en-
dowment policies to others.
The‘ vote on final passage was 67
to 17.
Senator Copeland's cash option
amendment to the soldiers'Jionus
insurance bill was defeated in the
Senate today, 57 to 38.
The action disposed of the major
controversy on the measure and
cleared the way for its early pas-
sage in substantially the form. it
passed the Hon . ‘
Support has en pledged the bill
by Republican leaders regardless of
a possible veto by President Coo-
lidge, and Commander Quinn of the
American Legion has announced a
poll of the‘Senate shows it can be
passed over a veto.
The Senate then rejected an
amendment by Senator Trammell.
Democrat, of Florida, to give vet-
erans who would receive insurance
an option of taking $50 cash to be
charged against the policy. A pro-
posal by Senator McKellar, Demo-
era: of Tennessee, to allow overseas
veterans this option-likewise was
defeated, 44 to 33.
The pending bill. reported to the
Senate by Finance Committee
substantially as passed by . the
House, would allow cash payments
to venterans not entitled to more
than $50 in adjusted service com‘
pensation and twenty-year endow-
ment insurance policies to others.
Opening, the debate Senator
Underwood, Democrat, of Alabama.
renewed the attack against the bon-
us He advocated a. pension law, but
declared it impossible to compensate
t
ice.
he former soldiers for their serv-
“l’ou dishonor these protectors of
our nation by offering them dirty
dollars." Mr. Underwood said, "or
by proposing to give them these in-
surance policies."
“The man who fought on the first
line of battle will have to carry this
country in the next twenty ’years.
You very cun’ningly fixed this bonus
so that. it won’t be paid for twenty
years and propose that these men in-
szead of you will have to pay for it.
"You're adding under this ~legis-
lation an enormous tax to an already
hcaiy burden. The doctors disagree
as to the; cost of the bill. One esti-
mate sa it will cost 52.300.000.000.
The Tre ry actuary, Mr. McCoy,
says it If cost 83.600.000.000, and
the Tress _ is probably right.”
"A price must be paid for everyg
thing worth laving." Senator Under-
wood said. ‘ ‘hat is true of govern-
ment the . st ential factor in
civilization. m p y in loyalty in
service. as - l as in taxes. The
'bond' (Very - izen is born under is
carried in tin section of the Con-
stitution pro .. lg that Congress has
the poyvr to - so and maintain ar-
mies. T2 ,3 duty 'innot be measured
in montr. ‘
ATTIC“
TR I ON
3: :LEECE
Sher Edward B.
the nth Norwalk
A1: at ,
morning
Doulens .
Lunch. SO . Main root. of which
George G8 dos. P r Ponies, and
George s’are e proprietors.
. who ave presented
no;
bacco -CO' ', N alk. $500;
Swift and C pany, 50: Norwalk
Coal and S ‘ y Co-m ny, amount
not stated.
Attorney - l-_B. Connery is
counsel for prop tors of the
restaurant.‘ »- -. pr-arlngape-
titioninv-“ntcy, » .
- 'QIDII
Miss m- H. :v descombe.
daughteer of ~ 1a,; >. ddescome
o: Westpnrt. 1 - ~01 1 W0”
place. No ~- ‘ a Harold McElwee
or Riverside J \Westport. were
in , — cry ‘of the Holy
Trinity church
A
to Frederick A. Tall for l
«day morning b e :Bav :Kenueth
that town— Mon—'
PRocLAMATIoNs
CLEAN-UP.
and
PAINT-UP
APRIL 28 TO MAY 3, Inclusive
The City Council voted a
Clean-up Week. . v
The Kiwanis club will supp’ort
a. Clean-up Week.
The Boy Scouts will scout for
Clean-up Week.
The Board of Health is behind
Clean-up Week.
The Fire department will flush
the streets and the Street depart
ment will cert away the rubbish.
It is everybody’s job; every
man, woman and child is expect-
ed to help make our city clean
and beautiful.
Clean your cellar and clean
your yard.
The city will clean the streets.
It means health, prosperity,
pride and happiness for Nor-
walk. ‘
THOMAS ROBINS,
Mayor of the City of Norwalk.
Dated at Norwalk, this 23rd
day of April, 1924.
KANT 0R GIVES
PLAYGROUNDS
FUND A BOOST
Sends Check For $100
——Contributions N ow
Reach Well Over $1,-
000 Mark '
Samuel Kantor gave the play-
grounds fuud a fine boost this morn-
ing, when his check for $100 was re—
ceived. This, with the other con-
tributions received yesterday, brings
the total of the fund up to $1,071.
The committee is confident of be-
ing able to Open up playgrounds in
the First. Second and Third districts
to the children, this summer. As
has been previously stated it is hop-
ed to be able to spend at least $1,000.
upon the equipment for each play-
ground.
Contributions
follow:
Previously acknowledged . . . . . 8923
Alfred Goldschmidt . . . . . . . . .-.;
Samuel Kantor . . .
T. H. Canty & Co. .............
Lawrence Paul ”__”.",._.H:
A. Raymond Betts 1. . . . . . . . . .1
Conrad Frey ._
C. W. \Villiams ,. . . . . . . . .v. . . .;.3
John M. Glover . .
received yesterday
...--.n.,---'-..
10
31.071
....---..oo-
Total
Wm. Sullivan Weds
Mrs. Harris of Devon
W'illiam Adolphus Sullivan of 45
Gregory boulevard, and Mrs. Carrie
Harris of Devon, were married‘yes-
terday at the parsonage of the South
Nor alk Methodist Episcopal church
by‘ ev. Andrew F. Chamberlain.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan will make
their home in Devon upon their re-
turn. The bridegroom was formerly
a. farmer, but is now a salesman of
tractors.
DAYLIGHT.
SAVING
TIME
APRIL 27 To SEPT. 28.
Pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the City Council. in
conformity with the action of
the New Haven Railroad and ci—
ties adjacent to us, ‘I hereby re-
quest that all citizens of Nor-
wslk adopt the standard of Day-
light Saving, from 2:00 o'clock
A. M., Sunday, April 27, to 2:00
o’clock A..M., Sunday, Septem—
ber 28, 1924. » V
The City departments are in-
structed to begin and stop work
one hour in advance of the pres-
ent working hours, and all City
meetings will be held one hour
earlier. It is requested that the
hours of employment, the hour
of all public meetings, church
services and amusements be ad-
vanced to conform to this plan.
THOMAS ROBINS.
Mayor of the City of Norwalk.
FAST WORK ON
BUILDING OF
NEW CHURCH
Foundation of N o r -
walk Congregational
ed—Corner S t o n e
Laying May 11
Work on the Nor-walk Congre-
gational church is progressing ra—
pldly. The contractors today have
practically completed the mason
work on the foundation and are en-
gaged in building a. brick wall
which will come between the church
.and the parish house. The cellar is
practically ready for the corner
stone which will laid with appro-
priate exercises on May 11.
The new church will be of Colon-
ial design and is largely patterned
after the Congregationalwhurch at
\Vllliamstown. Mass. The spire will
be of light steel construction and
will have a clock. Marble steps will
lead up to the front entrance of the
church where four large colonial
columns will rise from the portice
Opening into the vestibule will be.
three double-doors; the inner doors
being of glass. The lOWer part of.
the church will seat about 420 peo-
ple while'the galleries will have a
seating capacity of about 180.
The color scheme of the interior
of the church ‘will be mahogany and
white. The lighting will be by
means of concealed lights in the
ceiling. The brick over which the
clapboads are to be laid has arrived
and the lieawy steel girders are ex-
pected shortly. The church - wil
take nearly a year to complete.
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Sullivan
of West avenue are receiving con-
gratulations upon the birth of a son
at their homelTucsday:
WINNERS .
The numbers posted as winners of the airplane souvenirs have
not yet been turned in—th’erefore it is necessary to award these
souvenirs to the next highest numbers presented“ the Hour
‘01- Sentinel ofiice on or before Monday, April 29th, at 12 M.
MERCHANTS’ Em AND ST?“ SHOW.
.,
x. .
Practically Completu
_ York. educational secretary ofrthe
Tfluences for good or‘evil. in fisher
,,
SAYSU.S.HAS— _
1:49 VARIETIFS OF
DIVORCE LAWS
Women Voters Leagu, . e
~ In ConventionHeaI-s
‘Manyv Causes ”F o r
Complaint in U. S. .
CHILDREN
5,000,000 Not in School
—Educator Says
Some Teachers Are
Underpaid and Inef-
ficient , -
BUFFALO, April 24.—"No state
is sounder than its morals,"_ Miss
Marion Griffin of Memphis, Tenn.,
told the Uniform Laws committee
of the National League of “’omen
Voters in convention here today.
Miss Griffin cited 49 varitles of
marriage and divorce laws in the
48 states and the District'of Colum-
bia as undermining the American
home and family and leading to-
ward final breaking up of the
states. In 1910, the speaker said.
one marriage in ten was broken
by divorce: inlst, one in six. She
advocated a federal amendment to
the constitution to codify the mar-
riage laws. '
‘f’l'he evil of so many marriage
laws is apparent from the great
number of states in which there is
ne‘minlmum age law," she said. “In
many states neither good health nor
mediate future they will not place
pendence in any degree are required;
nor is intermarriage between whites
and persons of color prohibited,
nor betwcn relatives of the same de-
gree as first cousins: only four states
disqualify banners, and only three
vdrunkards." ~ - -
Reasons for divorce differ even
more widely. Miss Grifiin said. from
New Hampshire with fourteen
causes for divorce and Oregonand
Washington with divorce for any
cause a court deems sumcient to
.\'ew York with only one cause, and
South Carolina with none.
Miss Elizabeth J. Hauser of Gir-
ard, Ohio, discussing "Standards for
party members," told the Education
in government and politics confer-
ence that we can. scarcely fail to
note the extraordinary need for
house cleaning this spring." Miss
Hauser is secretary of the National
League.
“It will be a great day for this
country." she said, "when the wo-
men voters. conscious of their might.
undertake a political cleanup with
the same vigor that characterized
their house cleaning at home.
The chief concern of both major
parties today, and the dominant in-
fluence in platform making. Miss
Hauser asserted. is to get votes. ThisA
does not presuppose, she added, that
there arO not among the leaders and
many. among therank and file who
believe that to deserve success
should be the primary consideration.
“Conscientious and intelligent
women voters, like ourselves for
example. finding no standard for
members imposed by the parties are
inclined to attempt‘ to establish
some standards for themselves. In-
terested in the present and the im-
mediate future hte‘y will not place
too much importance on traditions.
howeved glorious, or upon past
achievements, however _meritlous."
The education conference was told
by Dr. Fletcher Harper Swift of the
College of Education, University of
Minnesota. that more than five mil-
lion children of schoolage in the
United States are not in school, and
that hundreds of thousands of those
who are, “might better be chasing
rabbits," than spending their time
under the tutelage of underpaid and
inefficient teachers. . " .
“The state must assume whateve
responsibility is necessary to guar-
antee that education *opportunities
shall be universal and adequate,"’he
said. V
Mrs. Agnes Wax-bum of New
Co-operatlve League, discussed the
co-operative\ movement before the
living costs conference. 'She said
that if one million homes suddenly
were provided in the United States.
the peonle of the country still would
not be well of: for shelter;
International co-opemtion is still
necessary for the ' tectlon' ‘ of
America-11.. particular young girls
and boys going to formicountrles
ror amusement» vermin. Grace
G chief of the children's bureau.
U_ ted States Department of'Labor
totd the..social hygiene-sonny“.
Practices of other countries are in-
lives of Americans she asst-ted.
Miss Abb'att who was unoflcial rep-
resentative of the'United States on
the avdisory-committee on- the traf—
no ia'women and children at the
League of, Nations meeting
min
l
Ines.»
MOTORCYCUST
HURT TRYING TD
Anthony Gregory 0 if
Chestnut Street :in'
Hospital With ,Frac-
tured Skull
Anthony Gregory. of 42 Chestnut
street. is in a serious condition in
the Norwalk Hospital today as the
result of a motorcycle accident in
which he figured this morning. Mr.
Gregory was going up West avenue
about 10:30 o'clock, when, near
Cedar street. he saw a child in the
road in front of him. He swerved
sharply to avoid hitting the child,
and as he did so, the machine
skidded and upset. Mr. Gregorgy
was thrown violently to the ground
and his head struck the curb.
Dr. Maybelle J. Perry 'was Just be-
hind him at the time of the accident.
and rendered first aid to the injured
man. He was taken to the Hospital
in the ambulance. At the Hospital
fractured skull and numberous
bruises and scratches.
Mr. Gregory. who is forty years
old. is employed as a pattern-
maker at the Nash Engineering
Company, and also did traffic duty
for the Company.
BDBBBD BANDIT
' AND HUSBAND
‘ BIBAD GUILTY
NEW, YORK. April 24.—-—Celia
Cooney, the bobbed haired bandit.
and her husband and partner in
robbery, Edward Coonel’. pleaded
guilty yesterday to charge of robbery
in the first degree before Judge
George W. Martin in Brooklyn. They
will be sentenced next Tuesday.
With. respectively, three and four
indictments against them. the girl
bandit and her husband pleaded to
thatwhich charged robbery in con-
nection with a holdup February 2
at‘i Bohack chain store at 320 La-
fayette avenue, Brooklyn. One
hundred and fifty dollars was taken
in that robbery.
No Legal Fight.
The. pleas set at rest rumors that
a bitter legal fight was to be made
to free Mrs. Cooney on the ground
that her condition during the period
of the robberies was such as to
make her not legally responsible.
The Cooneys were taken to the
courthouse’ after brief questioning
in the, office of District Attorney
Dodd and after they had been iden-
tified by a large number of their
victims and witnesses of their rob;
beries at Brooklyn police headquar-
ters. The police were notified
when the indictments were handed
up and were asked to bring the two
fine court.
Mill Assault.
Both were charged with assault.
grand larceny and robbery in con-
nection with holdups at the Nation-
al Biscuit Company plant, a Butler
chain store at 80 Third avenue and
the Bohack robbery. Cooney was
charged in addition with felonious
assault in connection with the
shooting of Nathan Mano in the
biscuit company robbery. '
‘At Police Headquarters.
Before their plea the Cooneys
had been positively identified by at
least ten victims and witnesses at
Brooklyn headquarters. Mrs. Coon-
ey, mourning her vanished lipstick,
nevertheless was perky and defiant.
Cooney, however, was sullen as he
was included in the identification.
On several occasions the bandit
pair disagreed with their victims as
to the amount stolen. The girl cocky
and with black eyes snapping.
sneered openly at one statement.
“Eighty-five dollars!" rshe echoed.
‘Ekhteen you mean. don't you?"
Abraham Fishbein of 841 _Albany
Avenue, the victim. made no reply.
' But it was shardmorning for
Mrs. Coouey. There was, to begin
with, neither lipstick nor rouge.
“Can’t I have my, mints?" Mrs.
Coouoy asked- Mrs. Christina Ho-
P'eth, matron. as she smoothed her
black hair with a. comb. Hrs; Ido-
Psth‘i'csid'no and the girl's spirits
(room- . a. mt. when one
March. In}. math. United: _ '
’ SAVE CIIILD’
it was found that he had received a‘
. mm mamm- .
as Landed From Barge}
aking Cans Give Clue;
Was Billed ,as Alum,
Biggest Seizure Ever Made in State—Police,
‘ And Federal Agents Search Sound For
Rum Runner—Arrests Expected -—- 15,000.
Gallons of Liquor and Many. Small “Sam-r
Search
The largest seizure of liquor and
alcoho ever made in this state. was
made is morning about one o'clock
by the local police and Federal au-
thorities at the Wilson Point freight
yard, when two carioads were cap-
tfired after they had been unloaded
from a. mysterious barge that pulled
into the Wilson Point Dock some
time yesterday. The cargo is valued
at $150,000 and consists of about
10,000 gallons and was billed
as alum and consigned to Pittsburgh.
\ Attention was first drawn to the
car-loads of liquor, when the switch-
er from the local freight yard went
to the Wilson Point yards t raw
the two cars out. Conductor William
Craig of the switcher noticed that
the cars were leaking and refusel to
accept them as he thought that they
were damaged and that the shipper
might hold the railroad company re-fi
sponsible for the damage. _,
Notify Police.
He'notified Freight Agent Barry
L. Hayes regarding the leaky cars.
who. after examining them notified
patrolman John Smith of the local
police who was on the desk at the
police station. Officer Smith notified
Cnief of Police \Villiam B. Penning-
ton, who went to the scene and ab
ter examining the cars determined
that they contained alcohol and no-
tified the Federal authorities.
Federal Prohibition Enforcement
Agents Edward Flaherty and Ed-
ward B. Doolens, then went to the
scene and with the local police took'
possession of the two cars. which
were removed to the South Norwalk
freight yards and Patrolman Albert
Frazier instructed to guard them.
Open 011513
This morning Agents Doolens and
Flaherty came to this city and with
Patr’olmen John Toothill and
Thomas Dorney broke the seals and
Opened the cars. Both cars were
heavily loaded with cases, with dry
alum sprinkled around over the top
of the cases to give the impression
that the cases contained alum.
A. case from each car was taken
out and opened by Federal Agent
Doolens. Most of the cases con-
tained two ten gallon cans of al-
cohol. Some of the others con-
tained small bottlessof various kinds
of liquor—samples. Some were in-
beled West Indies rum, apricot
brandy, gin and many other brands
and kinds. All of these bottles were
labeled as being bottled in Bor-
deaux. France.
Disguises
Most of the cases were painted on
the ends, so that the printing could
not be read. One of the boxes had
9. Nova Scotia label on it and it is
thought that th‘e boat came from
that place to the Wilson Point
deck.
After Conductor Craig noticed
that the cars were leaking yester-
day he went to a boat. where the
men were working and asked them
if they had loaded the two cars,
but they stated that they knew no-
thing about them and that they had
simply pulled into the dock- to get
out of a wind storm.
It was stated this morning. that
this is not the first time that cars
have been loaded at the dock from
boats that have pulled into the bar-
bor, but on other occasions the wet
goods have been in barrels. It was
thought that this is the first time
that any goods have been unloaded
in cans. '
The Leaks.
It is believed by the railroad of-
ficials that the men after loading
the car yesterday, pushed it down
the track and that when it bumped
one of the other cars the force of
the crash broke open the cans,
causing the alcohol to run out on
the ground.
The switching crew from the
freight yard went to the Wilson
Point yard after the cans yefierday
afternoon about 4:80 o'clock and it
was then that they found the leaky
ples” — Washington and Hartford Direct 1
cars and Conductor Craig refused to
take them away.
By the time that they had no _
amined the cars and the police
were notified, the boat that was
anchored at the dock had lefL’ It
was described as being a. regular
barge with a derrick on it. It was?
run by steam. ’ I '
Who's Guilty? '
Neither the Federal, local or Neil
York, New Haven and Hartford an—
t ‘ s would state this morning
by whom the cars were engaged or ,
to whom they were consigned. Chief 7
Pennington stated that he did not .
think that anyone in this city ,was
In any way connected with, the ate
fair.
\Vhen the railroad authorities -
were approached this morning re-
garding the matter they stated that
they could not give out the infor-
mation has the matter was in the .
hands of the government officiala‘
A determined effort will be made
to run down the ones involved in
the matter. It was hinted that a.
large squadron of the rum running
fleet of the Atlantic ocean was out
in search of the boat and that or-
ders have been received from
‘Washington to get the boat at all
costs. Vessels are searching the
harbor as well as the sound for the
rum boat. A search along the Atq
lantlc coast will also be made for
the barge. .
Big Dry Chiefs Here.
Chief Federal Prohibition Agent
W'heeler of ,Hartiord was in this
city this morning working on ther
case. It is expected that Federal
agents from Washington will arrive
In this city this afternoon so this
is one of the largest consignments
of liquor ever seized any place in the
country.
Aesistant State‘s Attorney Earl
Garlick of Bridgeport. came to thin
city this morning to investigate the
case. The State police are also work-
ing on the matter.
The Federal authorities have been
under the impression for a long
time that liquor was being unloaded
along the coast some place in the
vicinity of Norwalk, but never had
any idea that it was being unloaded
here in such large amounts.
The goods were ordered removed
from the cars this morning and tak-
en to the Federal Warehouse in
New Haven where it will be stored.
Ten trucks were sent to the ears to‘
move the large consignment,
The caravan as it lanes {he-freight
yards will be under heavy guard
to award 0! any attacks that might
be made to seize the liquor from the
Federal authorities. "
The Elks Preparing
For Minstrel Show,
Rehearsals are now being held for
‘The wastrelh Serenade". to be
given under the auspices of the Nor-
walk lodge, B. P. O. E., in the
Palace theatre, May 5 and 6.
"The Minstrel's Serenade" ll 8.
minstrel musical comedy. Careful
attention is being given to each de-
tail in the production of the play.
There will be special lighting effects.
A cast of local players. who have
gained favor in previous plays, will
enact the roles.
WED AT 81'. JOSEPE’S
Miss Josephine Pistol-eta and
Nicholas Matti-lane were married at
9 o'clock this morning at St. Joseph's
church. by Rev. Father Daley. Miss
Mary Tests was bridesmaid and An-
thony DlLeo was best man. Many
friends and relatives of the couple
witnessed the ceremony. A number
of guests were present from other
cities.
- s
————.‘__.___
Misses Maude Beagon .of Orchard
street and Margaret Halsey of Her.
win street were visitors in New Havo'
on last evening. -
Help the PlaygrOunde Fund
5' By .1. A. comm.
“The quality of mercy is not
-. strain’d; ,
It drcifipeth as the gentle rain
from Heaven
Upon the place beneath; It is
_ twice blessed;
It Heath him that
him that'takes.” ,
.. 3 ill , _,i
o
gives, and ,
F0; them, naught 'else will
0 .
To bring them joy and
precious health.
So it is up to you
To see “they secure than. ,
3m be diam: ,
Norwalk Chronicler