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ECLARES
USINESS
s BETTER
95 A. Farrell, Steel
resident, Calls on
who for Optimism
it ('onvention
"[DER MARKETS
.5 Big Opportunity
or America in
(
lmerica—Cites
aim As Example
:5— June 4.—There are
» = “why we should be
'lier than depressed."
.\. Farrell, president of
vates Steel Corporation.
.4 prepared for delivery
the convention of the
‘-i:n Trade Council. of
— . hairman.
ms; men." he said. .“We
rmotional reactions are
that as a. nation. indus—
y-rlilture will not for long
0 medicine of pessimists.
indications that we
: lax? of the mood of un-
prcscntation. It has
': enough and a reaction to
not far off."
rm “wider markets for
: rm’lucts" Mr. Farrell said
a was of this country in
. o-luction carried with it
’air constant and ready
1‘ .> ign markets for the
‘- ‘1".in growing portion of
:"rwiucts.
". meet." he added. “the'
.: of other trading nations
n“ we do. the necessity of
'iieir trade. For the pres-
long as conditions of in-
‘imie. especially among
five of the industrial na—
c-zfl‘er under the handling
.‘ er productive costs. “'e
,,1 in numerous lines our
2s in organization of pro-
.\‘n doubt we can demon-
~;:nilar effectiveness in or-
~: for distribution Which as
:' foreign trade is of para-
' ‘portance.
as always. to maintain
-upation for all our people.
the fundamental rule of
Occupation means pro-
,tid we cannot have prosperi-
< we are able to sell sub-
all of our production."
. rintcd out that it was equally
' nt to maintain the supply of
‘r: raw materials and that in
"T3 lines the supply of domes—
'v materials Was not sufficient
in' of the largest lines of
were absolutely dependent
'pl}‘ from foreign sources."
awning in the capacity of
lvxy and sell." he continu-
scionably affects our com-
:here is no information
. h we can base an assur-
-'~.n European market can
' within a stated time. nor
“mimic interests may not
.. in directions against
l.
-x.
r, to retire from foreign
Europe is not now able
lwr accustomed rate of
.U'Iling as our require-
:zv materials increase
'c's ability to produce
diminishes or fails to
' .‘Ei our growing demand.
:t’se of ordinary prudence
M expand our activity
:rh materials in other
’ firmly.
~: :‘liCtS of South and
. .a there is opportuni-
-.— expansion. Some fea-
’ trade with Latin Ameri-
of consideration. Cu-
.»rratest customer, with
2-1 and Argentina third.
:‘m. with a population of
rrre million, buys from
~ .‘n of more than $44 per
Taking Bolivia as
h nearly equal popu-
: chases were $3.000.-
:‘ merchandise from us
. pproximately $1 per
t
”nor.
1 produces sugar and
. 1: we buy in quantities.
- re is a. huge and grow-
of American capital
.via has enormous re-
u‘r-rials that we need.
".ot yet developed and
‘i investment. of Ameri-
that country. Cuba.
‘ :p‘nic illustration of the
. :zwh American invest-
‘ abroad stimulates in-
‘z - at home."
lilaik D. A. R. at
Annual Meezing
:v R. Barnum. Vice-
Norwalk Chapter and
members of the local
”1 to “‘indsor Locks yel-
‘Ifi annual meeting of
:21 branches of the
the American Revolu—
vting was held at the
in Windsor Locks.
luncheon an informal
mid. at which roll calls
*1 ’ 5 the various state chap-
‘ ; rvn three and four hun-’
lid the meeting.
’llk with Mrs. Barnum
Owing‘ members: Mrs.
.l. Andrews. Mrs. George
E. E. Gorham. Mrs.
Bliss Daisy Irene Hoyt.
es. Mrs. Harry Shu-
mk Shufelt and Mrs.
». q?
n...
ff Mr. and Mrs- W
'> 11:11 street will be In"!
‘ their year-old son.
:..".r.ml to hishome on!-
a
Llrns sustained to his
,mado.
3’“; was scalded by hot?
EDIE?!“ I. second-class mutt
' or at tempo-t om“ “
South honour. Conn” under the Act of luck}. 137'-
NIILLIONS
“ AGAINST
MILLIONS
This Line-up in Chica-
89 Murder Case—No
Signed Confession—
* Not Needed S a y s
Prosecutor
BOYS GUARDED
Food Watched Fearing
S e l f Destruction—
Case Complete De-
clares Detective-in-
Chief
CHICAGO. June 4.-—-Nathan Leo-
pold. Jr.. and Richard Loeb. mil-
lionaires' sons. admitted kidnapers
and slayers of Robert Franks. school
bpy and son of the wealthy Jacob
Franks, have signed no confessions
of guilt. it became known today. and
the state. which has asked the grand
jury for murder indictments. must
rely on testimony of witnesses who
heard their statements.
Double guards have been placed
to watch the county jail cells of the
pair day and night until they are
tried. Fearful that either may at-
tempt to carry out. previously ex-
pressed suicide plans, all food taken
to them is rigidly inspected. and jail
employes have been cautioned to
prevent smuggling to them of any
means for self destruction. The
precautions were taken after a. con-
ference of jail officials with state's
attorneys when the grand jury com-
‘pleted its first day’s inquiry yester-
day. -
Robert E. Crowe. state's attorney
said he would not hurry the indict-
ments against Loeb and Leopold and
that every available witness would
be called to testify before the grand
jury. Eleven witnesses went before
the Jury yesterday. and more than
a score remain to be heard.
That the defense will be made by
the most brilliant attorneys in the
country is considered certain by
prosecutors because of the reputed
$15,000,000 represented by the par-
ents of the youths.
"All the money in the we won't
save these boys," however, declared
MJchael Hughes. chief of detectives.
“It’s the most_ nearly complete case
ever gotten together. Upon the in»
formation glvon solely by Leopold
and Loch we have unearthed too
much corroborative evidence involv-
ing them to permit them to escape.
I am certain they will fleeive the
death penalty."
Samuel A. Ettelson. former cor-
poration counsel’and friend of the
father cf the slain boy. declared
"there'll be millions to fight mil-
lions." He said the prosecution
would be forced.
"A confession means nothing."
Prosecutor Crowe said. “It might
easily be ruled out by a trial judge.
It is in the witnesses to the incrimi-
nating statements the state places
most reliances. I am confident that
in that. manner We will be able to
get the two youths’ statements to
the trial judge in the event. they re-
pudiate their confessions and plead
“not guilty of the crime."
(Continued on Page Two.)
CHORAL ART
SOCIETY DINES
‘ AND DANCES
Roy W." Steele, Mrs.
Chester Selleck and
Eleanor Johnson Re-
membered With
Gifts ' -
Over sixty members and friends
of the Norwalk Choral Art Society
attended the dinner and dance held
last night at the Royal James Hotel.
Dinner was served in the Hotel Sun
parlor. The tables arranged ban-
quet fashion. were tastefully decor-
ated with flowers. . ,
Betwen the dinner courses there
was singing by the Art club and
Misses Eleanor Johnson and Jane
Nerson entertained with clever
sketches. Gifts were presented by
the society to Roy W. Steele. Mrs.
Chester Selleck and Miss Eleanor
Johnson. 0. B. Jackson made the
presentation speech for Mr. Steele's
gift. Mrs. William C. Martin for
Mrs. Selleck's and Mrs. A. Gibson
Hull for Miss Johnson's. l
After dinner the sun parlor was
cleared for cards and dancing. Music
for the dance was provided by Volk's
Society Orchestra.
McKinley Camp Picks
Convention Delegates
bree candidates were initiated
in": night at a meeting of William
McKinley ’Cuup auxiliary. Ar-
rangements m members of the
auxiliary to attend the state con-
vention to be held in South Man-
chester on' June 14 and 16 were
The delegates to the conven-
Comstock. Florence
Guarnlerl. Alice Rooney.
Berb'srlck. Clan Btu-child.
Howard Godfrey. The next meeting
of the auxiliary will be held on
will be a sock! session.
" enjoyed , after last
:irrlv ‘. ;.:: 4‘.
World, Flyers Are
Now at Shanghai
(By the Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI. Juno 4.-—Lieut-
enants Leigh Wade and Eric Nel-
son. Arm around-the-world
fliers, arrived here today from
Kagoshima. Japan.
The two planes arrived at 8:05
p.m.. covering the 500 miles
from Kagoshima in seven hours
and thirty-five minutes. including
a. brief stop in Kagoshima Bay.
KAGOSHIMA. Japan, June 4.
—Lioutenants Leigh “fade and
Eric Nelson. with their mechani-
clans. Sergeant A. M. Ogden and
‘ Lieutenant John Harrington. who
left here at 3:30 this morning on
their around-the-world flight
landed at the mouth of Kagosh-
ima. Bay to‘await their comman-
der. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith.
Lieutenant Smith was unable
to rise owing to engine trouble.
He. with Lieutenant Leslie 1’.
Arnold. his nicchanician. plans
to leave for Shanghai as soon
as the engine of their airplane
is repaired.
ding.
occupied with the business meeting
and election of officers. The after-
noon sesslon, at which the speakers,
whose names wil be announced later.
will be hwd. will be held in the
gymnasium of the Sanford school.
near Mrs. Shaw's home.
GENUARIO’S PLEA
TO PRACTICE
LAW DISMISSED
The petition of Salvatore P. Gen-
uarlo. former Nurwalk lawyer. ask-
ing rinstatemcnt in the state bar
was dismissed by Judge John \V.
Banks of the Superior Court in a. de-
cision today. The complete decision
follcws:
"The respondent. who was charg-
ed before the Grievance Committee
with no less than ten distinct breach-
es of his oath of oilice as an attor-
ney. in this court. and in open court.
admitted the facts alleged in three
of these charges. The Judgment of
this court was that he be suspend-
ed indefinitely from the practice of
law in the courts of this state. with
the right to apply for readmittancc
after a period of two years.
"The number and character of his
offenses indicated the lack of. any
perception of the fundamental dis-
tinctions between right and wrong
and a moral untitness for the prac-
tice of his profession.
“The judgment of this court un-
doubtedly indicated that in its opin-
ion suspension from practice for two
years was a'suilicicnt punishment
and that he should have an oppor-
tunity at the end of that period to
satisfy the court that his character
had undergone such reformation
lhathe was a. safe and fit person to
practice law in this state. For sub—
stantially all of the two years since
his suspension the respondent (Gen-
uario) has been employed a: a title
searcher for the Title Guaranty a
Trust Company of New York City
and as. far as appears from a letter
written by an olllcial of that, com-
pany. has been an honest and trust-
worthy employee.
“A very large majority of his for-
mer associates at the bar are not
satisfied that his character has un-
dergone such a change as to indi-
cate his present illness to practice his
profession. A reinstatement would
be in effect a certification by the
court that the respondent is worthy
of the confidence of the community
and that clients can now safely en-
trust their affairs to his keeping. I
do not feel that the court will be
justified in so finding at this time.
The petition is dismissed."
Welfare Society to
Meet Here Tonight
There will be a meeting of the
Family Welfare Society. of which
Charles E. Hoyt is temporary chair-
man. at the South Norwalk Congre-
gational church. this evening. Mr.
George Warren of Bridgeport. who
was director of the Charity Organ-
ization Society in Bridgeport and
who is now Employment and Per-
sonell Manager at the W‘arner Cor-
set Factory. will addrcSS the meet-
ing. Mr. \Varren is a. member of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Kiwanis Club in Bridgeport.
Clarence King. who is General
Secretary of the Bridgeport Finance
Federation, and a member of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Kl-
wanis Club, will also speak.
Every church and organization in
th ’orwalk has been requested to
sen representatives tonight. espe-
cially the women's organization.
Women Voters Plan
Here for Election
At I. meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Fairfleld County
League of Women Voters, held yes-
terday at the Royal James Inn. plans
were discussed for the County Con-
vention to beheld this month at the
home of Mrs. Samuel Shaw in Red-
The morning session will be
The nominating committee chosen
yesterday consists of the presidents
of the various city leagues. Mrs.
H. W. Fleck of Bridgeport is the
chairman. Mrs. Helena Hill Weed
is president of the News“: chap-
ter. .
Refinal' Flaming
Conference Here
The meeting and luncheon of the
Falri'ield County planning confer»
once is being held this noon in the
Royal. James Inn.
field secretary of the R
of New York city and 'I
will be the speaker. ‘
Fiave ‘ Shurtlefl.
no.1 Plan
Environs
M
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN." WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1924.
CHANGES _
IN SCHOOL
Principal Jakob Urges.
Sixty Minute Periods
Instead of Forty-five
At Board Meeting
PROMOTIONS ;
Dr. Tracey Moves for
Annual Promotions
——Teachers Resign—e
Broad River School
The Board of Education at a
meeting held last night at the. Sen-
ior High school considered the ad-
visability of changing the schedule
of periods ,of the High sc’hooi. Prin—
cipal Philip Jakob recommended
that'thc school day be made into
live sixty-minute periods instead of
the seven 45-minute periods as at.
present. No action was taken by
the board. the matter being referred
to the Tcachers‘ committee for in-
vestigation and report.
During the discussion on chang~
ing the length of periods. the mat-
ter of semi-annual promotions in
the High school came under the fire
of Dr. \‘Viiilam J. Tracey. Dr. Tracey
expressed the opinion that it would
be better to have annual promotions
in the High school in stead of semi-
annually. He said that pupils did
better work where they were with a
txachcr a whole year. He slated
that. the semi-annual promotion
plan was not used in some of the
best high schools in the country. Dr.
Tracey further said that Ul'ldll‘ the
semi-annual promotions some of the
classes were extremely small. con—
sisting of 12 to 15 pupils.
Small Classes
Superintendent Cr. V. Buchanan
said that these small classes should
be doubled up with other classes.
He. Lspiaiined that Senior high grad-
uates could enter college at mid-
year today and for that reason it
didn't make so much difference. He
said that students who wanted to
enter colleges which did not accept
midch-ar students would. in most
cases. lake post-graduate courses for
the half star. ) '
The matter was dropped without
any action being taken.
Clinton B. Rowland. for the
Teachers' committee. recommended
that. the .salary of the clerk to
Principal Jakob be $800 a. year and
that of the clerk 1,. Principal Brunv
jes be $600. The mcomW
were approved.
lv‘errol 15. Green. instructor at the
High school and the athletic coach.
forwarded a letter to tho ’i‘eachcrs'
committee asking that some means
be taken to~ligincn his work. lie
explained he Lad during the past
year been traching four periods a
day in addition to the athletic work
afternoons and Saturdays. The
board VOIi‘II to cut 311‘.' Green's
teaching periods lo three a day.
, “‘cst Suntan;
Dr. George G. l-‘awcttt. for the
Building committee. reported that it
would cost $1.300 to pipe water from
the spring half a mile to the “'ost
Norwalk school and that it would
cost Slfiw t‘ dig a null. lie rec-
ommended that no action be taken
on supplying the school with water
for the time being. but that the
teacher be asked to send a boy to
a. nearby house for water more
often than liilhcrtoiore.
Attorney Jesse T. Dunbar report-
ed that bids had been received for
the winter supply of coal for ll‘e
schools. The lowest bids were from
$14.25 to $11.75 a ton. He was
authorized to accept the bids.
The graduating class of the
Franklin Junior High was given
permisson to hold an outing at
Pleasure. Beach Tuesday, Juno 12.
instead of holding a. reception. Per-
mission was granted the Center
Junior High graduating class to
hold a picnic and outing on the
afternoon of June 16 instead of
holding a. reception.
Broad Rlv'er
A letter said to hate been signed
by Broad River residents :3ka
that the new school in that district.
be known as the Broad River
school was received and placed or:
file. It was brought out at. the meet-
ing that some of the residents mat
the school to be known as the N -
than Hail school If this name be
applied to the school. the D.'A. R..
it is said, will present the school
with the Nathan Hale tablet which
formerly stood at the Nor-walk Ar-
mory. .
Leave of absence was granted
Miss Carrie C. Petty. supervisor of
the Marvin school. so that she may
take care of her mother. who is ill.
Several resignations were re-
ceived. Miss Edith J. Mather re-
signed as a teacher in the Junior
High school to take effect It the
close of school. Miss runner. who
has been in: the Norwalk system for
a. number of years and is considered
an excellent teacher. has signed I.
contract to teach in New Britain at
a considerable increase in calm.
Miss Mather had already aimed l-
contract with tho local board' to
teach next year. Clinton 3 ROV-
land said that the W
brought up the old question of who-
ther or not the board can hold '-
teachor to a contract u-tho use)»
er can hold the board. '
maximise-s. Potters-mod
slumber inthorsonlor High
school and m- Mur‘lel I. W
resignedunporvlsorrofdow
resignations mm ,
A letter
sclencelnthoschools. Allot'tbe.
1103311313,.
BEATEN e .'
INFAIR ST.
Four Local Men ‘Held
Without Bail for At-
tack on Harry New-
comb "
MONEY TAKEN
Left Semi-conscious in
New Canaan Avenue
——Shoes Buried i 11
Ash Heap
Set upon. brutally beaten and
robbed. Harry I. Newcomb, 28. of
Cobble Hill. an employs of the
South Norwail: Electric “forks. was
left semi-conscious near an ash heap
in: Fair street and Tindal Laue
shortly before mid-night last night.
An hour and a half later, the First
district .police rounded up four
yourg Norwalk men who were posi-
tively identified by Newcomb as the
quarlcl who had assaulted him.
The quartet, all of whom are
locked up in the cells in,tho First
District police station pending a
hearing are; William Halsey. Ed-
ward O'Brien. \Yilliam “Pl." Mullen
and Charles Mankey. ranging in age
from L's-to 31 years. At the present
time; they are held.wlthout bail on
charges of assault. bleach not peace
and theft from perso Judge Can-
dec who is out of the city will pro-
bably nx bonds in the cases unsat-
ternoon when he zeturns home a.
at the same time set a. date for
hearing.
Nosvcomb. from his appearance in
the uptown station this morning
when: he wont to press charges
against the four accused. evidently
received a brutal beating. His left
eye was badly discolored and swol-
len. His left wrist was in a ban-
dage where it has been injured in
the struggle. ,
The victim of the assault was
returning to his homo after com-
pleting his work on the night shift
of the electric light plant.
“I was walking along Fair street."
said Newcomb in an interview. "I
had nearly reached Tindal Lane near
the ash dump when I saw ion: men
in the street. One of them. a man
wearing a dark suit and a cap.
grabbed a harmonica which I was
playing. He threw it away. I
went, to go back when the man in
the dark suitrgrabbed
ted 5h ' ‘
"le1. me; The ~ other
three jumped.“ mo and draggvd
mmw the ash pile. One of
tho'mcn punched me; another put
his knee on my stomach and Lao-
ther choked me until I could nearly
feel my eyes protudlng from their
sockets. Everytimc I tried to
scream for help he choked me. I
could feel someone taking on my
shoes and then a hand went through
my pockets. I was semi-conscious
when the men left. The next thing
‘ I know somebody picked me up and
asde me if I needed any help.
“I couldn't find my shoes at first.
but later 1 found them buried in
the ashes. I managed to walk up
to the New Canaan avenue sub—sta-
tion where one of the men called
my father. He treated me and we
" came to the police station and made
the complaint."
Half an hour after the complaint
mas made. Patrolman Clune, J.
Dorney. Sweeney and Adams scour-
ed lho First District in automobiles.
They picked up Halsey, Manke.
O'Brianand McMullcn and brought
them t the police station whe're
they were identified as the men
who had assaulted Newcomb. The
latter told the police he had ob-
tained a good look at the men be-
cause onc of the quartet had snatch-
ed the harmonica away from him
while standing under an electric
light.
Search of the men revealed a pen-
knife and a. bill-fold. the police say.
owned by Newcomb in the posses-
sion of Halacy. Some trolley tokens
and a token holder which were also
taken were not found.
Halsey. the police say. was in
custody some time ago charged with
the theft of an automobile. He was
paroled in the higher court.
Newcomb and his father were told
by the police to confer with Pros-
ecutor Edward M. Lockwood at 2
o‘clock this afternoon.
Bd. of Taxation Meets
‘ Tonight to Take Up
Several Budgets
The Board f Estimate and Taxes
tion will meet in the Council Cham-
bers at the City Hall this evening.
Hearings will be held on the propos-
ed budgets of the First. Second. Third
and Sixth Districts and the Highway
department budget- of the Fourth
and Fifth Districts will also come up.
Residents who have advocated
repairs to various streets“: the ciu
and who have forwarded petitions
to the Council asking that. repairs
be made 'should he presents: the
meeting this evening and speak for
their petitions.
me and star—*
cycle
Boenisch.
m.
with only, one
those with no tail-fights.
To Step Speeding
In West Avenue
Complaints about automobiles
speeding down West avenue at
night at from forty to fifty miles
an hour has
changing of the shifts of Motor-
Patrolmen Thorpe
The two men will re-
port for duty in the future from
12.
have received orders to make a‘r-
rests of operators of automobiles '
head-light and
resulted in
until- midnight. Th
the
and
CY
LEGION TO MARK
GRAVES or WAR
VETERANS HERE
The regular meeting of the Frank
C. Godfrey Post. No. 12. American
Legion. was held last evening.
were made to obtain grave markers
from the state for the graves of all
eat-service men who are buried in
this city and have no stones to mark
their graves.
Plans
A list of the graves is being com-
buried in this city
piled and relatives of, ex-service men
who are
whose graves are not marked. are
requested to communicate with the
local Post at once.
and
The committee in charge of Past
Commander Joseph Brotherlon. has
also taken steps to obtain a. monu-
ment to be erected at. the World “'ar
veterans plot in Riverside cemetery.
It is expected that such a monument
will be erected during the summer
months and will be dedicated next
Armistice Day.
SHENANDOAH
RETURNS—WAS
LOST IN FOG
LA ‘KICH
The Shenandoah. giant‘Navy
He. broke through a. heavy bank of
IfRST, N. J}: June
. I
ling this morning and returned
Hts base almost
24 hours after
4.—
ri i~
to
bc-
i ginning a 1.000 mile trip over three
slates during which
’Canadian border at Niagara Falls.
During the last few hours of
cruise the dirigiblc hovered in
dense fog over its home port. guided
only by radio messages and sirens
0n the field.
Commander Zachary
C
d
‘V
R
Falls.
many
biles.
.S.N.. co
it crossed
. :uandcd the ship
from its
the
the
a
Lansdowne,
on
this. its first important cruise since
breaking away
mast early in the year. and tne on-
ly one without Captain Anton Hein-
en. the German Zeppelin expert. as
the director of. its flights.
mooring
The flight was o‘ficr New Jersey
followed
The ship'vvas unaccounted
uring
operator
cities from Lakehurst to New York.
thence up the Hudson to Albany.
westward to Buffalo.
and back
via Binghamton.
cruise above the fog bank hanging
over the New Jersey Coast.
and N iagnra
ove :- Pen nsylvania
by
for
an lion! and a. half early
this morning when radio messages
were not rcccivcd from her and the
naval station mdio
taincd no answer to his signals.
ob-
Thc Shenandoah left her base at
15 a.m.,
eastern standard
time.
Tuesday. arriving at Albany at noon.
where her presence was a feature
of the city's torcennary celebration.
The visit later to Niagara Falls was
the first ever made by such a craft
through the uncertain air currents
prevailing in that region.
The Shenandoah travelled about
the same lane followed 350 years
ago by Hendrik Hudson.
andoah made the trip in about as
hours as it took days
Hendrik Hudson.
Norwalk Ministers
The Shen-
for
Enjoy An Outing
Members of the Norwalk Minis-
ere:
cv. and
and Mrs. George
Mrs. Fred Jacobs.
______——————-——-——-
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Esposita. of
tt‘tS' association held an outing yes-
terday at Putnam Park. The trip
to the park was made in automo-
Luncbeons were taken and
delightful limo enjoyed. .
Those who enjoyed the
Rev.
Tompkins. Rev. and Mrs. Ernest F.
McGregor. and daughter. Elizabeth.
outing
B.
Ray.
and Mrs. Robert B. B. Foote. Rev.
and Mrs. Gray. Rev. and Mrs. Scal-
sic. Rev. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cham~
berlain.
Knapp street are having their house
remodeled.
W
anoe
‘E—r—
H ER E ignor-
is.bliss, ’tis folly
to be wise. But ig-
norance of the chan-
ces to save money o£~
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,NEWHAVENIS
HIS RECORD
Stephen S. Thayer of
' Wilton, Is Now Clerk
In S o n th Norwalk
Freight Oflice
On the tenth of this month. Ste-
phen S. Thayer of \Vllton. will com-
plete fifty-live years of service with
the N. 12. N. H.. 8: H. Railway Com-
pany making him one of the oldest
employee of that. road. It Was in
1869 that the H year old Stephen
started out as rain waterboy. At
his duty to sup y the thirsty travel-
his duty to supplf the thirst! travel-
ers from his drinking can.
That was the day when the rail
coach was heated with wood stoves.
one at either end of the car and six
fat flickering candies gave the only
illumination. Then it was I. Journey
at 10 hours from New York to Bos-
ton in a. train. made up of three or
four cars drawn by an engine whose
flaunting colors and brass trimmings
betokcncd ornament rather than
speed. W'hat an evolution in rail—
roading, the maturing Stephen wit-
nessed—tho candles giving place to
oil and then to electricity; the wood
stove replaced by the Baker heater.
in its turn to be banished as a men-
acc to safety; thousands of old de-
vices discarded for modern ones:
ever growing efficiency. 80 the wa-
ter boy. too. developed, becoming the
brakeman, swinging to the old brakes
in those first early days." In due
course he became baggage master
finally settling into his present posi-
tion as receiving and delivery clerk
in the freight office. at South Nor-
walk. where he has continued until
the present time.
In Stephen Thayer's younger days
wrecks were not infrequent. He
recounts a. number in which he fig-
ured. notably that at Springfield.
Mass. in 1571, that at Newington.
in 137s and at Pelham. in 1885. At
the latter. caused by the wind blow-
ing the station platform across the
track. the firemen was killed and he
himself injured. It was the “oil"
theatrical troupe aboard. cool and
collected in the midst of disaster.
bound up his head. after which he
set. forth through the darkness for
New Rochelle to secure aid for the
other sufferers. He was also at the
\Vailinglord station in 1878 when a
Tornado 'demolished that building.
After the Pelham wreck Thayer's
nerves were so shattered that he had
to give up active work on the trains
and was sent by the railroad to
South Norwalk to do clerical duty.
Mr. Thayer was born in New York
City and educated in the public
schools there and in New Haven. In
December. 1878. he married ‘Miss
Sarah Middlcbrook of \N’ilton. where
he has since resided. There were
two children. a daughter. Zelma and
a son. Stephen Burchard. the former
of whom is his housekeeper and con-
stant companion.
In his many years of service with
the railroad he speaks only well of
the New Haven company as an em-
ployer, stating that he has never
failed to receive a “square deal" in
all that time.
Scientists Killed
In Balloon Wreck
MONTICELLO, 111.. June 4.——The
bodies of Lieutenant James T. Neely
and Dr. L. C. Meissin‘ger. noted
meteorologist. and a scorched bal-
loon, found two miles north of Be»
ment..lll.1 yesterday. gave, mute testi-
mony of a tragedy enacted far above
the earth Monday night during a
thunderstorm. The balloon". which,
it was believed. was struck by light-
ning, was the U. S. Army No. 3 and
was carrying the men in the ninth
of a series of flights to test atmo-
spheric currents and conditions.
Dr. Meissinger's body was found in
the basket of the balloon. while half
a mile away was that of Lieutenant
Neely.. Broken radio and other
equipment were scattered about the
basket. The belief was expressed
that Lieutenant Neely fell from the
balloon first.
The ButtonaOliphant Co.
Diamond Merchants ' Over 811!
Century on the Corner of
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Their Jewelry Store
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STRATFIELD HOTEL
BUILDING
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.NEw_ OFFER F0
NURSES’ HO ‘
train and one of the Women of the.
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PRICE THREE :vs
MAKES ,
Writes Board of
. rectors He Will Dom“
me Any A m o u at
, Subscribed Hero
{ACCEPTED ~. '
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Directors Praise (rem
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erosxty —— Resolve t6;
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Call Place, Mary A.
Bedford Home for ,
Nurses , *
The special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the. Norwalk Hotpl-
tal. called last evening to consider
a ‘proposal of Mr. Bedford concern.e '"
ing the Nurses’ Home received on ole "
for that should delight every citizen
of Norwalk and make certain all
early erection of the home. Jlil.‘
Bedford. who has already pill! on.-
half the cost of the site for the build;
lag. now makes the generous om
to pay one-half of the cost of we ’
building and equipping and furnish-
ing the proposed home. The singlo
condition attached to the offer is tn.
stipulation that when completed the
building shall be free from debt. '
Members of the Board of lalt
night’s meeting were enthusiastic in .
praise of Mr. Bedford's proposal]
One member remarked that Not-walk
had never had a single gift of such'
magnitude even from a citizen of the
city for any local institution. Whmi
Mr. Bedford has. been magnificent in
his bencfactions to the Ton of
Westport where he has his summer
home. Sorwalk feels it. too. has been
fortunate for years in enjoying tho.
liberal support he has given the Haa-
pital. The present proposal regard-
ing the Nurses' Home. is a fitting
climax of a long record of liberal“,
on Mr. Bedford's part. '
It was the general feeling at tho
Board meeting that the Norwuk»
public will show its appreciation by
aflgenerous response to Mr. Bedford'i
0 or. All doubts as to
ticabillty of building a Nurggse' 133:;
at this time should now be swept
aside, and the thought of every pub-
lic spirited citizen of Norwaix and
its vicinity should be directed, at.
Board believes. to the enn‘ that Nor-
walk may have a residence for it.
nurses that shall be adequate in In...
and 'Vompieto in its equipment both
garegards the‘ necessities of the
same and ' '
the "mums. the comfort of
The formal propOsal came t
Board in the form of a letter Snake: i
golf: or May 2‘9. addressed to John ‘
. avanagh. 'ice—Presi
Board. as loilows:— dent of tho
“Confirming my offer to
the other day. which you :33:
pose to submit to the Directors
at Tuesday's meeting. beg to sly -
that we. as stated. will be glad
to subscribe _ to the building.
equipping and furnishing the
new proposed Nurses' Home to ~
the extent of fifty per cent. the
only condition being that it be.
3vhcn finished, free from debt.
“Your- very truly.
_ Bedford Fund. Inc.." .
(Signed) E. T. BEDFORD, '.
Proud '
On the reading of the letter 3%
following resolution was then than;
lncusly adoptedz— "w
r Resolved—that the Board of D;
co ors acce t i I
ford. pt he offer of Mr. Bed;
And be it further resolved— .
the Board of Directors place on roe-m‘
ord the expression of their deep on.
preclation of the exceedingly genera-'7
ous proposal of Mr. Bedford In.
their abiding gratitude for his con—
tinuous interest in and substantla
support of the Norwalk General Kei-
pltal during the many Fears of If:
association with the in tithtion.
And be it further resolved--that it
is the desire of the Directors that the.
lNurses’ Home be named in grateful
recognition of the service Ind sup-
port. which the Hospital has had m6
good fortune to receive from Mix.
Bedlord and his family.
And therefore be it further rev
solved—that the home be namedtho'
Mary A. Bedford Home for Nurses.
And be it further resolved—that C '
copy of the foregoing resolutions be V
transmitted by the Secretary to Mr.
Bedford. '
The following were present at the
meeting last night:—-Vice-Prenldeu¢ ‘
Cavanagh, who presided. Director.
Baur. Frost. Gregory. Gorhun. Gebm
hard, Hanford. Mrs. Lehmler. and
Rpodner. Life Director Lehmalor.
Secretary Hubbell. and the Genera! I
Manager. '
It. is estimated that the Nurses’
Home will cost between $150,005 A
and $200,000. At the present time
the fund collected is-about 825.900.,
the sum having been gathered a:
the affairs given by various societies: " '
such as the Charity. Ball and in”
other ways.
Mr. Bedford's previous offer
dollar for donu- up to $25,000. ‘
Women Democrats to.
Dine at Rates
A banquet under the canton If
the Women's Democratic Mills.
wax beheld at the Baton Point hotel"
next My evening. The m
will start at 6:30 o‘clock. Them
mitteo in charge are making on '
humanism-emanates“
Democrat 3! national ' “
to spent on that due. '
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Norwalk Chronicler