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South Nor-walk. Conn” under
the Act at March 3.1879.
SOUTH ‘NORWALK. CONN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2,1924.
FOURTEEN“ PAGES
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1. i- 41 litigir machines
11: :l hunt for Licut.
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2‘. the rear. but not
l‘lit'tl to liirkwall.
that put back ulter-
~in',i‘?l in liouton L-‘ny
. \.~,u r-twl return of
thtv
wt to tho cruiser
~sr-lv Ii‘ltl preceded the
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' r'i-tul‘ning.
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mnli :1: 11:20 o'clock.
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HERE DAWES
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Iiiit‘l'aillt‘d Conference
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111: nt Lian was
ltitol’;.lticd Coti-
hour plenary
‘1 i‘wricn (.It't‘ico this
.1tliml Premiers and
. .. .iillll‘ Kellogg took
'.a~..i point with which
'1 iii \\.iinly struggled in
‘ "stuns. and after
I'rr-mtcrs Mac-
t :lm‘vptn‘d thc
.~-nt “as reached.
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conference
:n int shortly after
thr (Illuf delegates
imitation to the
to London.
.‘lilll-l'lqd latr-r'that tht‘:
u Grrmans would be
tin: afternoon.
FR... ES? FIRES
"1“ A RI SWEEP
EAEIFIC COAST
.32; ,\~~o«,iaict.l I’rcss)
'.\.\‘~,‘ISCO. Aug. 2,—Sccnic
~ .: ttnrrzin and ”rerun—the
‘ “.1. r 1.1x or Canyon, and
7 Nltttniul Forest—were
“ furl-st fires last night.
liivcr Canyon fire
.1 or: r ‘n live-mile t‘ront.
‘ 7. ttt-ur small towns il’its
2v wall destroyed a. ilum-
including a land-
t"’il“}' 'QU‘S.
"nl‘mr first section in
‘r't-rc rcporicd to have
f-i-"t :mrcs.
. . ":‘u \Vashington a fire
l in the Coiville National
blaze was being fought
:‘trr it had burned over
in the l'é'glon adjoining.
California, a. new
"pox-ted burning on a. half
Inter-al-
reached
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l’l‘.‘
' turn»,
l‘il'ii‘ .’
., ..
1-.
.1 Lugs
,", I‘y-- urn
..l.,,,
. » (tram :ed Cross, Pacific
E'I'“IILU‘?( for cventuaiities
after reports reached the
'5 headquarters here that
firt.’ situation was getting
serious Red Cross
1‘ roughout the state al-
“ win lflt‘iirlCth to hold
r viy for any rl-ttv called
1' rest service.
3rd Party’s Eyes ‘
On Labor Confab
“'ASHINGTON. Aug. ..——-Sup-
porters of the La Follettc-Wheel-
er presidential ticket kept a
watchful eye today on proceed
nigs of the executive council or
the American Federation of La-
obor in session at Atlantic City.
Although hopeful that an in-
dorsement for their national
ticket would emerge from the
gathering, it was declared that
the independent—progressive exe-
cut.lvo committee would rigor-
ously refrain {rum making any
representations to the federation
executive council.
ANNIVERSARY,
or DEATH OF
* PRES. HARDING
Simplest of Ceremonies
Mark Tribute at Ma-
rion, Ohio, His Home
Town
(By Associated Press.)
RIARION, Ohio, Aug. 2.~—-—Simpli-
city marked the first anniversary of
the rlualh ot the late President “'ar-
rcn Gamaiiel Harding in this. his
home town.
Always avoiding ostentatious
ceremony while he livml his wishes
worn being followed after death. ho
public ceremony had been arranged
other than the laying of a wreath
at his turn!) in the cemetery here.
The wreath. sent by President Cool-
idge. was to be placed without
pomp. ‘
During the day hundreds wound
thuir nay alum; the sliadony paths
Lot‘ the cemetery, stood for a few
'momtants with bowed heads at his
tomb and passed on.
At 7 p. m.. the hour of his death
at. the palace hoteliln San Francisco
one year ago, the old boil in the
central fire station was to sound for
the departed executive. At the first
stroke, friends and neighbors of the
nations former chief are to bare
heads in reverent micn for five
minutes.
Dr. G. '1'. Harding. the former
president's aged father. himself in
failing health, was not to take part
in any ceremony. \Vitll a few per-
sonal friends, he may visit thc tomb.
COOLIDGE ENDS
HIS FIRST YEAR
As PRESIDENT
Says Public Best Judge
Of Outstanding
Points of His Admin-
. .
istratlon
\VASHINGTON, Aug. ".-—Presi—
dent: Coolidge today completed his
first. year in office, sticking to his
desk through most or the day as he
has throughout the entire period.
President Harding died a year ago
today at San Francisco and Mr.
Coolidge. then vice president. took
the oath of office early the next
morning at his father’s home in
Plymouth, Vermont. He came im-
mediately to \‘Vashlngton and has
been here almost constantly since.
\thn asked recently what. he
considered the outstanding poin s of
his first year in office, the President
replied the general public perhaps
was a. better judge of that than him-
self.
Hopeful ot’. getting in some addi—
tional work on his speech of accept-
ance of the fer-mat notification of
his nomination, Mr. Coolidge today.
for the second consecutive week-end
gave up his usual trip aboard the
Presidential Yacht, Mayflower, hop-
ing, however. to go aboard for a
while tomorrow.
Mr. Coolidge said yesterday be ex-
pected to conclude work on his
speech soon, but he reminded a
group of newspapermen that push-
ing to an early conclusion a. speech
which was’not to be delicvered for
some time probably might be com-
Fpared with rushing a. story which
did not have to make an edition.
Should a trip not be taken on the
lVlayflowt-n2 tomorrow, it is planned
to send the Yacht-to Norfolk for an
overhauling.
meB BOUGHT. '
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2.—~Antono
Lebourveau. out fielder of the Nash:
"'viile club 0! the Southern Am-
tlon has been purchased by the local
club of the American Association.
He reports here on Sept. 15
Ilebourveau has had several-mu
major league experience with Phil‘s
dolphin and Brooklyn. He 1:12.133
and :felde‘d .988 last year in the
Southern Won. 1 ‘
AMERICAN ROUND-THE—WORLD‘ AIRMEN WHO TODAY,
HOPPED OFF FROM ORKNEY ISLANDS Fon ICELAND
a
Above (left: to right): Lieui. Lowell H. Smith, Liiui. Erik H. Nelcon, Lie“. Leah's P. Arnold. Below
(left to right): Stafl' Sergi. Henry H. Ogden, Lieui. Leigh Wade, Liesi. John Harding.
$1, 000 "fer
Phone at
T he Beach
Price Will Also Include
Special Meeting of the
out. the fact yesterday. that the in—
stallation ot' a telephone
lights to Calf Pasture would cost the
city about 81,000 and that it would
take about {our days to complete the
work.
Southern New England Telephone
company yesterday that a temporary
line could be
$200, but that; seevral poles would
have to be set for this line.
stallation of a temporary telephone
line would only be a waste of money
and that it would be best to put up
a permanent line on which
telephone and electric light
would be installed.
cost the city anything for the serv-
and the phone installed.
brought up at the next meeting of
AS - BEING
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.~An effort to
upset by cross examination, who
images of Nathan Leopold. Jr,, and
Richard Loch set up by Dr. \Vm. A.
\Vhitc as intellectually matured hut
emotionally childlike. plotting
through a dual personality to com-
mit. crime, was the prosecution's ob-
Jcct today in the jutilcal hearing to
determine their punishment for kill-
ing Robert Franks.
Defeated by Judge L‘avcrly‘s rul-i
ing in its efforts to prevent; the tcsii.é
mony of defense alionists as a miti~
gallon to punishment. the state pre-
pared to launch its attack through
questioning on the defense theory.
which it charges socks to make out
the youths “did not commit murder
but broke a Jar of jam as a boyish
prank."
It was expected. that the state's
examination 0: Dr. \Vhite would
consume the single session of hear—
ing this fownoon. Dr. “'illlam
Henley, Boston alienist, was to be
the next to testify.
Inferioriiy Complexes.
Locb is about four or five years
old emotionally and Leopold not
more than seven, both are the vic~
(Continued on Page Two.)
WIS. GOVERNOR
IS OPPOSED T0
DEFENSE PLAN
MADISON. \Vis.. Aug. 2.——Gover—
nor Blaine today recorded himself as
definitely opposed to National De-
fense Day. September 12. and char-
acterized the plan as designated to
stimulate a. national military move-
ment. which would be taken by for-
eign countries as a militarisic ma-
noeuver The governor “iii not de-
sign the day in \Visconsln, [it was
said.
Mr. Blaine's attitude was contained
in a communication to Major'General
Hale, commander or the sixth army
corps area. Chicago by ' Adjutant
General Ralph M. Immell at: the
governor’s direction.
f‘It is inadvisable for the Ameri-
can government through propaganda
and demonstration to stimulate a
national military movement,” . the
statement declared. holding that a
patriotic demonstration in \V'lscon-
sin is unnecessary, and that “it
would be better to hold a demon-
atmtign that would lead the way for
foreign nations to universal peace."
Wisconsin national guard will
participate in the demonstratlgn
nulyon the call ot the president
issued under the constitutional au-
thority in a national emergency, the
statement said.
lowed dot-ink which refreshments ~
TO ATTACK EXPER’K": <
fiU'l'UKE or SLAYERS
CHILDLIKE
Result of Record
July Dry Spell
a
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug.
-The record dry spot! which
was alleviated by rain which tell
during thundershotvcrs‘ on the
31st of July. though not entirely
broken. caused a total deficiency
in rain t‘all hi; the month of 3:61
inches, according to the monthly
report; for July of the local
weather bureau. The normal
ruin {all for the month is given
as 4:78 inches and the actual
rain tall for the month measured
1.17 lnclws. The excess of rain
tall for the year. which existed
up to July 1, was turned into a
deficiency by the lack of rairr in
July. At the end of the month
the deficiency below normal for
the year was 2.66 inches.
MANY PLEDGE
SUPPORT FOR
DEFENSE DAY
Daughters of Ameri-
can Revolution Pres-
» ident Makes Public
Result of Canvas
(By Associated Press)
\VASHINGTON, Aug. 2.——Assur-
ances of co- -operation with the gm!-
ernme t in the holding of National
“deten test" on September 12 b!
more than a score of patriotic and
other sources is given the War De~
partment in a letter from Mrs. An-
thony Wayne Cook, president-gen—
eral oi the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution on the basis at a
personal canvas of the organizations
The letter was made public 1641‘?
by the Department.
Declaring replies she had received
on the subject had been “most en-
‘couraging." Mrs. Cook said the so-
cieties did not "propose. to confine
their assistance to more lip service.“
butto help in every way. both local-
ly and nationally, to make the de-
tense demonstration a success. Most
of them. she said. already have tak-
en steps-in that direction.
Twenty-six societies were listed at
having pledged cooperation as :01-
low: ,
V illegal. Such a. ruling was minke
mum ARM
OF MAN HIT BY
CIRCULAR SAW
Michael Zitka, 0f Mor-
ris Street, Injured
While Working on
Center Junior High
Building
Michael thka of Morris street.
was employed in the construction or
the new Center Junior High school.
He was sawing lumber on the school
grounds yesterday afternoon when
he slipped and his right arm came
in contact with a circular saw. The
arm was badly laceratcd. 'Ziika was
hurried to the Norwalk hospital
where it was found necessary to am-
putate the right arm at the elbow.
The operation was performed by
Dr. \l’illiam \‘l'. Tracey. Zitka‘s
condition v.28; reported as improved
this morning at the hospital.
CABINET AC1 ION.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Aug. 2.-—The
Bulgarian cabinet, as part of a cam-
paign aimed at stamping out bolshe.
\‘ism. has ordered all governmental
departments to discharge employes
having communist affiliatio‘s.
Conn. Disagrees
With U. S. Court
Aug. I .—The
NEW HAVEN,
Connecticut Supreme Court of
Errors and the United States
Supreme court gore divided on
a liquor cane issue and the Con-
necticut court holds that the
Federal Judiciary body is un-
holding a wrong View of the is-
sue.
The Connecticut opinion was
handed down in the case of
Patrick 1V. Reynolds. of this
city. who was convicted of vio-
lation of the liquor laws. The
issue at stake was whether- I.
police officer was justified le»
sally, in searching the pockets
9! a. suspect in search of “con-
traband. Reynolds was arrested-
on this evidence. He was con-
victed in the lower conrt‘and ap—
pealed his case to the Supreme
Court of Errors, where the co
victlon was sustained.
_ Counsel for Reynolds argued
that the. Supreme Cour-Lot the
United'Siates. had decided that a.
search without; a mat, was
ted in the court‘s mailings. been
was asserted that the Connecti-
cut court «Sound not agree with
the decisions 0! the higher court.
It was pointed out that main
ithohuanyrcfireutu-tru-
Electric Light 3 at
Calf Pasture, Eve-
ning Sentinel Learns
COUNCIL TO ACT?
Board .0 f Estimate
May Be Called to Aid
Bathers
the Seminel brought
Inquiry by
line and
It was stated by an omcial of the
installed for about
He was of the opinion that the in-
both
wires
it “as, stated that it would not
ice after the line was constructed
The matter will no doubt be
the Common Council. at which time
it is thought that some provision
will be made for the. installation of a
telephone and electric lights. A
special mfetlng or the Board of El»
timate and Taxation may be Leaded
to appropriate the mom-7’10!" the
construction of the line so badly
needed at the beach in case or acct-
dent or other trouble.
1380 DENIED
LICENSES TO
DRIVE AUTOS
Nearly 29,000 Persons
Take Examinations
During First Half of
This Year
Licenses to operate motor vehicles
in Connecticut were refused to 1.-
380 applicants during the first six
months of this year. according to
records or the State police and mo-
tor vehicle departments. State Po-
lice inspectors gave examinations to
28,853, of whom 27,473 were certi-
fied to the motor vehicle depart-
ment as eligible to drive. and were
accordingly licensed. Thus new
operators were “made" at the rate
of about 150 a day.
The present examination or each
applicant includes: (1) Considera—
tion or the operator's mentality,
which of. course cannot be technical;
((2) an actual driving test ring
vhich the examiner observe (a)
the conditions of the car. (b) the
operator's use of horn and hand sig-
nals. to) whether the driver can
operate. back, turn and park a .car,
and (d) how driver .. would pro-
ceed down aim: to prevent skid-
ding;' (3) an examination on the
motor vehicle law. including. tech-
nical questions about right or way
and passing trolley cars, and (4) in
any kind. the examiner applies the
principle that anyone ' handicapped
must. more nearly perfect in op-
eration than persons who are phy-
sically normal. This particular
feature is closely covered by the rules
at the motor vehicle department. If
such an, applicant is to be licensed.
the test must show that: he is at once
capable of pager-min; all the eu-
sentlal actions of driving a car.
The number or rodectious in the
first half of this year was about £8
per. cent. at the applicants. The
State police report that many or
read.
$0M.
ATE it
Another big name was added to
the program of the all-star pox-torm-
1&5t5 begivonat the min..-
f hook to be published in Battalion ,
1‘ .Btub— -: .
The Daughters at the American" '
the ,case of physical imperfection or,
those turned down were unable to
She Tries to Drown: ,
Is Too Fat to Sink
SUPERIOR. Wis. Aug. 2.—-
Georgiana: Roycrstt. 89. St. Paul
Minn, weight 200 pounds. leaped
from a. high bridge into the bay
yesterday in an attempt to com;
mit suicide. but was too tat to
link.
8b. was buoyed up for ten
minutes and than the police pull-
ed her out.
~l
NORWALK TIRE
IS BACK ON-
I'IIREE SIIIFIS
Business Above N or-
mal Officials Declare
—Can’t Fill Orders-—
Bradstreet’s Report“
That business in general is picking
up was shown today by a. statement
made by the Norwaik Tire and Bub-
ber company in Winnipank. where
three shifts are busy manufacturing
automobile tires.
At the office of the company it
was said this morning that tlie fac-
tory was operating on a little better
than the normal schedule. Some of
the departments, it was declared.
have been working on three shifts
for 'somc time. while I number of
other: resumed operating, on 34
hour schedule a few weeks ago. At
the present time every manufactur-
(Continued on {use No.)
MERRI'I'I LAUDS
PRES. COOLIDGE
IN DARIENTALK
Bobbed Hair” Voters
All Right
"Bobbcd hair does not reflect in
any way upon the ability of a. wo-
man to vote a straight Republican
ticket or for that matter a good
clean ticket for any party," said
Congressman Schuyler Merritt in an-
swer to the question of a. bobbed
miss after addressing the Darien
Women's Republican association
yesterday afternoonn The Republi-
can party has always been undis-
turbed in politics. he said After the
Civil \Var it stood for honesty and
has stood for the same principles for
the past 60 years, he continued.
stood for an yuniform plank. The
New York convention showed the
party to be without unity. In spite
unity Congressman Merritt declared
that the Democratic party had nom-
dent. '
In speaking of President Coolidge.
ment or the principles of the party.
he said.
sive. concluded Congressman
ritt.
COXDEMN WAR.
MOSCOW, Aug. 2.-_—-The demon-
international which hav been
progress throughout
Wednesday culminated today
huge street parades of workers.
communists and student organism
The Democratic party has not
of personal selfishness and lack of
mated an excellent man for presi-
Congressman Merritt said that the
President is more than an embodi-
In his career he has filled small and
large political positions, starting as
a. selectman in Northampton. Mass.
He is so progressive that
he makes 3. joke of the La. Follette
force's who call themselves progres-
Mer-
stratlons against war, the capitalis-
tic state of society and the second
in
ussia since
in
tions carrying banners and transpar-
Day Street J unk Dealei;
Ran Away After Bea
ing Caught at Com 1
merce St. Dumping;
BOYS GET BOTTLES;
N orwalk Still Reciting,
How Youngsters and
Others Helped Thems-
selves
Jacob Cohen. a. Junk dealer .0!
Day street, who is alleged to have
stolen one of the 276 cases of ref! ,
beer. which was being emptied in,
a. Commerce street sewer. was at...
rested last night by State I’ollcentu’fii'r .
Eduard Streaman on charges
theft. interference with an offlofl'
and breach of peace.
State Policeman Streaman wt.-
carrying out the order of “16001311
in destroying the beer. A lat-f.
throng had gathered to watch pros"
cc dings. Every once in awhile on.
ot- he bystanders would help him:'
self to a bottle and the State policat‘
man would get after him. While"
the officer's back was turned, Cohen.
it is charged. tossed a case of hog:
into his junk u agon and started 01!.
It in. t happened that the oiflcer saw:
him before he had gone very far and
called him back. He made Cohen:
return the case and then placed him
under arrest. Turning to a. hysteria»:
er, the State policeman asked his!
to telephone to the uptown police
headquarters for assistance.
In the meantime. others in as.
crowd started to help themselves so ~
the beer and the oilicer had hi.
hands full. Taking advantage or this.
Cohen jumped on his junk wagon
and drove away. After the 276 cases .
or beer had been emptied. Streaman ,
secured a warrent from Prosecutor
Edward M. Lockwood for Cohen’s
arrest'. The bonds were fixed at $69
by Judge Nehemiah Candee for the
accuseds appearance in the uptown
city court Monday morning. Sylveso
ter Brotherton furnished the bond.
W‘ith the arrest. a peculiar slum.
tion arises. In theft cases. it is
necessary for the owner to appear
and prosecute. But. who is the
owner of the beer? The owner was
not arrested by the state poiicmonlyj
the driver of the truck. \Villiam Wil-
lis, of Bridgeport and his helper. It
is possible, however, that. the court
may decide .that the liquor was un-
der the jurisdiction or the court
which ordered it. destroyed.
Cohen was not the only person
said to has gotten away with some
of the beer and Nor-walkers today
are still reciting incidents. In“ spite
of State Policeman Streaman's e;—
forts to watch proceedings, several
*‘1
(Continued on Page Two.)
DISCUSS GIRL .
M scour FUNDS
A meeting of the Finance commits
tee of the Norwaa Girl scouts WM,
held at the home 0! Mrs. Hubert Er
Bishop yesterday. at which pm:
were discussed for the raising or
funds to meet this year’s mama
The annual contributions have 1591-»,
ten somewhat short of last you}!
mark and so to" make up this 3.-
ficlt it was decided to hold an 1 .
fair sometime during till it montL'
Full details concerning it will it,
given later.
Those present yesterday» were 16%
L. A. Doha-9:7. Mrs. John Gavan“
Mrs. George Elia: Brown, Lies. WI
horn H. Earle. Mrs. A. Fech’helmol'
Miss Frances Harstrom, Miss
,.~
capitalism,
encles condemning militarism and
tha Murphy and Mrs. Edward
Weed.
+U.S.PGPULAL'10N V
uzlwANGwnmENn
States in 197,274.000.
quite twice the population now.
will begin to decline.
university.
BALTIMORE. Aug 2.——'I'he great-.-
est possible population at the United
That I: not
it
will be reached shortly after the
year 2100. Thereafter the population
That is the conclusion of Dr Ray-
mond Pearl. proton-or of. biometry
and vital We: and biology In the
,ms’m school 0! Johns Hopkins.
mesfvuhkmclmionkna
TOBE197,274, p:
mathematical formula. He deg
Iii-ates the correctness of ha 1 »
tor figuring the growth of
den or city by applying Kant
earliest known census um
then showing how closely the ‘
attained agree with m
of use. the um- m? or
mimosa or the {may hi
if.
: as
.
Norwalk Chronicler