FIRST,
vvrns'rrn:
NEWS
amiss ED 1870
Euler-u on
South No
second-ca.- manor u an you calo- It
mu. Ocnu‘ under a. A0! at lurch 8. an.
NORWALKS m puns FIFTY music AND NORWALK’S FIRST PAPER mount
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day “if. ‘
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T ROLLEYS
ON NEAR
(rush on Milldale
gated Many Lives
.‘o:n.. Sept. 28.-—Six
three seriously
.nrs crushed. head
, . turner this fore-
'f . .rcd, rushed to St.
7 at Waterbury uro:
:xctormnn. ‘ not ex-
“... .
'T‘l Norman. not ex-
Soxttliington. re-
. lgill mndition.
ll :yM, possible inter-
.mn. Southingion.
‘. :vl lvroken arm.
.iq are believed to
.uflialnn. The can
the )iilltlale tram-
~1orc persons were
r'u t't-av {not that only
.2 . '- were riding on
Winn: Pars.
-l ln- )iotorman
a proceeding from"
r' Stopping at a
.> - ‘ us from the scene
. -' is bolicved that
.1 ~. in-rri a Wrong sig-
- signal for a. clear
ri in}; Francis Klrby
. ‘ rm Milldalo toWard
‘ .—-.- - ' ., hurtling to a. state-
- -. 1' {hr- hospitai he ex-
- ‘21» other car at he
; .. r :i descending
:wilnz: a. curve at I
-; ' q ._ it. the car operated
.: .zlmnsl’ upon him be-
wm- that collision was
. "in; said.
,- n “ nmincd at the
.v. ..lh‘iilpt to slackcn
vrnsh came.
-- 7‘ 1=s~~ngcrs were hurl-
-\— t ' the cars audtbs
~. aim-m,- were badly
-l window in both
‘I c i.
< , _.'~:'lu:.'tn Wor-
4 '1' hound for Mill-
v Furled the full
They were un-
. Wkn n out of the car.
wt;- and hurried to the
'ailranr‘r‘s.
".vn v"
pus ~
ilzn accident
ON TOUR
.‘irs. Athl‘t if.
(“curt and Mr.
‘-li.l--r of 29 Elnl-
Sunday morning
Hill) ‘l\\'
"hyl
' l: :~"'l
.HURT, 3 MAY’DIE’,‘
HIT HEAD.
CHESHIRE
chn Signals Believed to Have Caused
Tramway Line—Fact
That Only Few Passengers Were on Cars
.—. o- ..
Believes Mongolia
Birthplace of Man
(By Minted Press)
URGA. Mongolia. Sept. 23.—
Protessor Peter Kozlofl. Russian
:xplorer. has discovered near here
an enormous number of skeletons
of hitherto unknown animals and
many human remains which lead
‘Jlm to believe that Mongolia. may
.1ch been the birthplace 0! man
ind the point or origin of a. con-
siderable part 0! the animal and
reptile world.
Among the fossils already un-
earthed by Professor Kozloi’f and
his assistants are those of :5
quadrupeds of undesiznaied spe-
cies. 150 birds of varying sizes.
100 reptiles. snakes and fishes
and more thurflifioo insects of
giant size.
'~ .1” automobile trip
.. them through New
.' parts of Canada.
NOTIFY MORRIS
0F NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR
Y'eomans Makes Notifi-
cation Speech a n d
Candidate Responds
Before Large-Crowd
NEW -HA\'~EN. Sept. 23.~-Chl.rlrn
G. Morris. nominee for governor on
tho Democratic ticket. was notified
of the fact that the recent Demo-
cratic convention unanimously chose
him as the party standard bearer.
by State Chairman Edward M. Too-
mans. this niternoon. Mr. Morris
did not go to the convention and so
his acceptance speech was held in
abeynnce until the state committco
could be called together to meet thr:
nominee for the head of the Stain
ticket and. his running mates on the.
party ticket.
The notification gathering was held
at Hotel (larde this afternoon, and
it was a. jolly affair us all the com-
mittee members. men and women,
were as happy as the day was pleas-
(Continucd on Page Five.)
Mrs. Siveetin Confesses
Giving Husband Poison
.illetrcs She Was Induced to Enter Death Plot
3"." Plausible Talk of Preacher
\~.~«-cimud Press.)
' ‘»H.\, ii.L., Sept 23.—
.::nt \igil, Mrs. Elsie
: ii this morning that
,‘h‘n‘wl with the Rev.
Hurli‘, of Ina, 111., in the
.— husband and Mrs.
L‘ ‘l.;zt she and the min-
:. Arm-u. thus confirm-
“ :wn made yesterday
. urn: N. flight.
' - -‘°rday at her home in
‘ lira. Sweetin denied4
‘ alleged poisoning
'wn admitted by the
wk»: down this morn-
»; (nose-ted in the some
minister. and with
I? Thompson.
\ ”-‘vri .urocuon in April
' : th-z confession signed
';:‘. toiiows:
'me that I noticed thst
lltght had any teelinl
-. r me was in April 1924.
{or some time had
" shout affection.
'. "ontinued his advances
discovered that I re-
, :ffcclion. About thrge
.rd on Page Five.)
[ARR 00mm}:
' rr‘ident took place at
. “1-: Sunday night 1t Cr“-
'*"- i’v'.‘i~=r streets when “’9‘
.. . ‘ "~3ng by Carrie William'
5.. ' ' r‘ar street. and Merrill
:4“. ' "nion Park, come tw'
"3:! were amazed. A16-
‘1 to the uptown police
tE,
.,‘f~TREss coma m.
- ANGELES. W 314-
--" ‘audevule new it
‘='-1:g tint n cum is
'. . Vision of hot I!“
"'-"'s‘neil ”ll-s
. i 7‘. going blind In M
”_ « -'r:’:. know whntl
-o‘--'3:l03 i. - 4‘
iii
ll:
4- my
BENCH WARRANT
FOR ARREST OF
G ll GILPATRIC
NEW HAVEN. Sept. 23.——A bench
Warrant would be issued for the or-
rest of G. Harold Gilpatric, indicted
by the May term of the federal
grand Jury in Hartford yesterday
for misuse of $500,000 of the funds
of u: eFirst Nationsl Bank 01' Put—
nam. us-lstunt U. S. Attorney Allen
K. Smith said today as the Septem-
ber term of the tedernl court was
opened here. W’iiliam A. King. of
Willimuntic. counsel for Glipatric.
said that the defense was ready with,
a. physician‘s certificate to show‘thut
Gilpstric is not yet in a. physical
condition which would warrant
bringing him into court at this time.
It In. that the bench
nrrunt would be held for service at
s inter date. it boring been In-
nouncod tho: trial of Gilmtric
would proceed some time in October.
______.__——-——-—-
10m TBOJIPSOK EVEN
AdunKORE.P&.SMu.21—JMbuy
Jones at Awmtfsq mini}?
Thommn of Tor-on were -
tar plain: 18 holes today in their
36 hole matchin the first round of
Meur golf tourna-
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SOUTH NORWALR. CONN. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1924.
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C511 For Klan Convention
13 Exposed In‘ Stamford
A Stamford newspaper claims to have unearthed and by its publication exposed a national call for a secret convention of the
$1 Klux Klan starting in Kansas City, Mo., today. The call carries ~what is supposed to be the signature of Imperial Wizard,,H.
. Evans. 4
.The alleged secret. document reprinted below. tolling of a convention of the Kit Klux Klan in Convention Hall, Kansas City.
Mo.. today. was published in The Stamford Seniincl this morning.
Thesmmford Sentinel says: "This document. carefully guarded from the eyes of the “alien" world. as the Ku Klux Klan
Figures Show Constant _
Owners Who Fail to Pup—$249,000 Due for
Last 10 Years:
regardsnon-members, has been passed from Klnnsman to lilnnsma n in Connecticut to notify them of the National Convention of the
Hooded Order which opens in Kansas City, 310.. today. its \i'nrd mg: is typical of Klan verbiage. .\ copy of it came into the hands
of The Sentinel and it is reproduced herou‘fih, bearing the Sign“ turn of imperial Wizard llirnm W. Evans: toward whom all Klaus-
Real Life Thriller
PRICE mass m
, rm
Increase in Property
‘1‘
"AW?
Tho sum of ”3.85338 1! due “1'.
city or Noni-elk in back tune-115$
last year and about MD lien! will!»
Mod this wee on live propemfiof
Arms'r:
titled to admission on court
our Constitution and Laws.
.tfiese headquarters showing
. ‘ is in good standing.
Committee they will be furnished with the necessary credentials to co
in convention Hall in accordance with our Constitution and Laws.
’Clty, M0.
for owing to another convention
very large number of rooms at his disposal.
matter immediately. "
men have sworn an unqualified allegiance."
OFFICIAL .‘D‘O‘CUMEN '1‘
« “"‘W'
c
To ALL cépinl'cRKN'B DRAGOstHYoRAsf‘ éREfi“‘rfiifis. roams.
cums. sxnrsn CYCLOPS. TERRORS AND TO ALL cum-ms or ms
INVISIBLE EMPIRE. GREETINGS: “M * '-
rzi'
~‘v
. .- Those entitled to seats as delegates, or Klopeers. and tho
- cards are clearly set forth in
Upo
credentails beginning at ten o‘clock a.
bar 22nd. up to the opening of the Klonvokatlon.
kindly present yourself to this Committee as early as possible.
rooms for their stay in Kansas City during the Klonvokation should make their 5
.reservations through Klansman Gail S. Carter, Drawer E. Gateway Station, Kansas:
It will be necessary for you to make these reservations promptly,
in Kansas City at the same time. he has not a m
I recommend that you attend-to this.
IMPERIAL KLIGRAPPA
Commonwealth of Georgia,
Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-”~«
the Wailing Week of the Fearful Month. AK~LVII£
c
WHEREAS. under Article VI. Section 1 of our Constitution and Laws. it be-
‘comes my duty to fix the date and place for the Imperial Klonvokatlon to meet.
BY HIS LORDSHII’.
i
THEREFORE. I hereby call the Imperial Klonvokatlon in session for hi h
noon on the Twenty—third day of September. A. D.. 1924. AK-LVIII, in the
‘of Kansas City in the State of Missouri, at Convention Hall.
ity
so who are en~‘
Article VI ot‘q.
Those desiring to attend this Klonvokation on courtesy cards will obtalnl
a certificate from their Grand Dragon, Imperial Representative or King Kloaglo;
(whichever may have charge of their state) upon regular blanks furnished,by .”
that they are in good standing and that their Klan
presentation of these certificates to the Credontlald
copy sostsrgx
a
The Credentials Committee will be in session for the purp039 of approving
m.. in Convention Hall. Monday. Septeuy
Upon arrival in Kansas City, 1
Those desiring“
,, Done in the Eexcutivo Chambers of His Lordshlp, the Imperial Wizard, 1n"
the Imperial City of Atlanta.
Day of the Eighth Month of the
Four; and on the Dreadful Day of
on this the Fifteenth
' ‘ mom new»
In the Movie City.
L08 ANGLER, 011.. Sep. 23.4».
An attempt to put a king on the
throne of Hungary was at an
end today, and all because of a
Los Ami“ overcoat.
"l‘ho overcoat was found in the
luxurious hotel suite (wr‘upiod by
"Prince Endro Esterlmzy of
Budapest." who arrived last. week
with the announced intention of
inicrrsiing Hungarian—Americans
in s movement to place Count.
Hzorhotiyi, Hungarian minister to
the United slides. on the throno
now occupied ivy a regent.
Police interfered yesterday by
Sailing the "Prince" on a burg-
lary rimrzo growing nul of the
theft of tho m‘nrroatmnd other
wearing apparel and booked him
as plain Biephcn Gregor. 2-2 llo
formerly lived at East Chicago.
Ind. drieciivns say.
DARlEN CHEERS
SONS [N FIGHT
‘ FOR MOTHER
law-vow...
Court Packed to Hear
Charge Against Tail-
QUICK Wll'lED
MOTORIST SAVES
* LIFE OF CHILD
Speeding at 30,Miles an
Hour Snatches Her
From Under Train
Wheels
EMPORIA. Kansas. September 23.
~Rnymond Steinmetz, a. quick wit.-
ted' motorist. yesterday. saved the
lite o! u live year old girl by
snatching.ber from in {rant 0! u
moving train at a crossing while
drivinx his outoruobiie from the
running board with one hand, at 38
mile- un hour. - ‘
The child. daughter or the Rev.
and Mrs. R. B. Gearbart, had was:-
dered onto the tracks directly In
front. of I. train. Seeing the girl's
)ught sud throwing his legs over the
side of the our. stemmetz stood on
the running board, opened the m
throttle. sud while holding the
wheel in on. bond. mbbed the
child with the other. He inked her
to utter just as the train whim
'80 close was the rescue thnt
Steinmetz! a: bars u small dent on
the rear under there it was mad
by tho lwflvc. ’
Important KlanlDatMa is
Missing-Paper has Capies
Inside Story of Editor’s Wife Going to Work
And Loss of Recordsjferified
The story of how a resident of
Dorian reported to be grand kieaglc
o! the Ku Klux Klan in Connecticut.
and Rhode Island. lost. a. mass of
dsta. material and records consider-
ed or treat value by the hoo'dod or-
ganization leaked out today and has
been verified by The Evening .Scntl-
ncl.
These records including lists of
names of Klan orgsnlurs in every
community in the state and man?
“friends" or the order were lost. at
about the .same time that copies of
them are known to have appeared
in the office or 9. Stamford news»
paper. '
According to rumor that is ~cur~
rent in Stamford and Dorian. a. mild
edrthquakc may be expected in local
circles when Klan material in tho
possession of the Stzmtord paper is
published. ‘
Those at the Klan headquarters to
Dan-ion are framing threats of less!
suits galore it the mining record!
IrepuMhmaL 13.1mm" is.ouu
they will be printed and {lint shake-
up: of great impgruncc my be cs-
peeled in this mdj.‘ shy cm- and
shot-oumussuu-thfllfll
Here is the m. as it has he!
pieced W m- um.
woes. and on the phases at it
have been W
Mm; she discovered that the cor-
W'Sltondenco and other work there
“Pulled to the business of the Ku
Klux Klan.
To her husbsnd sh‘o confided the
information and it is believed that.
he made plans to gain first-hand
knowledge of it. About. the time the
5mm; woman determined to icovo
’19? Job. it is known that runny
documents considered of great value
by the Connecticut-Klan organization
were missing from the Darien head.
quarters.
Klan omcials also allage that. a
diamond ring and a $10 bill are
missing.
“We are going to get our paper;
back." asserted an official at Klan
headquarters today. "Publication
will result in many suits. The
vapors were taken from this office—-
tbey were stolen. The? are tangible
articles, and, the publication of
them admits the theft. We have
some of the best lawyers in the
State on the job and we mean to not
our property back again."
Among the mission unions. it was
ham. is u booklet. containing a.
list .1 the meeting places of the
Insulin the south-vegan part of
Connecticut. the m eight or
minor»: under which they must.
no ritual matter. There is mi »*
‘7'
CHARITIES CASE
[8 TO 3131le
CUNEil SAYS
F a c t That Merrill’s
Term Expired Sept. 1
Not to Halt Proceed-
ings
It was stated this morning by
Corporation Council
that the cue miust Frank H. not»
rill. in the Wonder court. which is
now pending. and which airs for his
removal iron: the office at Superln«
tendon: or Charities will be tried. duo
spite the not taut Hr. Mornii'otcrm
p: «tics us Commandant of Char-i
flies expired mumm- l. .
He mad that the case will not b.
*ithdruvm, but will be tried to de-
tannins it a member of my 0: the
commissions of tho city or the City
Council lure a. right to vote
themoeivos.
it is outed in the writ Which was
filed in the we
John Cuneo.
{or
or Who Used Shears
As Weapon "
$250 FINE
Jail Sentence of Year
Suspended - Society
Turns Out to Hear
Case _,
“I think its nny man’s right in
.lnmand an apology “'th a man in-
sults his motlwr." said Frank “'lalt-
In; in ttm' Damn Town Court last
night. and tho rrrmtl of spectators.
railed by Grnm} Juror lilariin
Shoughenssy the largest in years.
mt nihu.
! )
tho delinquent tax payers. In QM.
0mm: of Town Clerk Herbert "3.
Smith. The work of filing these I“
is being rut-had along under [it ‘Ils.
reriinn of Aiiornoy John '1‘. D
as they must all he filed hem
October 1. A.
As has been the case in m‘evlmi‘l
years. it is believed that when Hi!
liens are film! and the prowl“!
owners notified .the back taxes m
lm greatly reduced. Any prop“?
oirner nzninst whose property A
lion in mm. will be unable to let!
(his prnperir on”! the lien has mu
rnmnvwl and mum paid in the our.
M the present time there afa'mll)’
lien! on file in the town olei'k’s'vté
fine, many standing for serial *
yuai‘fl.
Tho matter of foreriosure of some
of the large items was discussed at
n, i‘cv‘cnt ll'lflflllnz of H19 Common
i'ntmr‘il nod sentiment at Hist tim‘
seemed in favor of such a move I“
unless some of these large lionl‘lfls
hold in the near {Him-e. action It'll)?
be storied by Corporation Counsel
John (‘Imom
The ioinl amount of taxes due tho
riiy of Norwalk for "1- Int ton
tears smounis to 2249.451j'1'. Mops
hill"? been filed against the pro 'é
iy of tloiinouenis for $155,591. l.
“1111 nvnr $93.00“ for lost your to
in? ”killed.
The tax“ of ion \‘r‘m‘g ago are
now nil paid rxv'ept. a mere couple
or thmisnml doiars. but It in pit-e"
sumnhle that the tax collector is
still hunting for that amount. me
two also small amounts (lite for 'CC
“1‘1 and '17. Tim your of 191! ”8*-
hsvo been pretty slow for thmf‘fi
328.234.?“ still title for that We
The boom sear. 1’39. ill
toflr’r‘ihrllo :1. drop in iméolleetfid
taxes in 39.5510].
From that limp on the Bum ”3
treason with your owl ”’33 ll.”
393.5133fifl. or one—third of ihe total
stood up and cheered in spite of the
banning of the Judge's gavel and. thtr
efforts of the court. constable. Whit-
ing was witness for the State will"?!
charge breach of peace and stinmpl—
ed assault Against .lar‘oh Krup r.
tailor. of Daribn. lie was iouml
guilty on both counts by Judge John
Selleck. and fined $23 and costs on
. the first. charge aw] $200 and tliiriy
” 'rm'l. jail sen—
we Muir. Th0
‘13; 1.. Goldberg
days in jail on thw-
icnce suspend“) («tr
Case wns um" uh 1'.
attorney Mr .V: ugcr.
Theron“. was transferred from
the usual small room to a large hall
on tlw second floor of the Town
”all, but long before the trial began
every mailable seat was town. As
the trial opened a. throng was stand—
in: and the dingy hall was packed
with an assembly even greater than
that of the "firming" trials. Many
persons prominent were fimong the
audience.
l-‘irfl “Whom.
The State first introduced the Vivi:
dance or Mrs. Agnes Whiting who
testified in a. whisper not nudibie
beyond the Judge's Ninth. In the
(Continued on l’agn Five.)
T0 PARADE 0N
To Attend Too
Battery 0. tuna. F. A. C. N. G. 1nd
Lieutenant. Stephen Donne, who is in
our. for those two companies to {cm
)3 “summit, Smasher 11.
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NOR "ALK GUARD
I
ma DAY: An invitation win be extended.“
f Mayor Thumas R. Robin! 112'! W
fliers or the Common Council to «a
M
Get Orders l 0’ Take -_..._. .
Part in Stamford
Celebrationwlggion
Orders were. received yesterday by
Captsm Mn L. Brotherton of the,
charge of the Third Sanction (lam-
but Train. during the absence! of
Caspian Joseph Imkhurt from. the
‘m for minutiae my parole to
' fort, No.
um-nllnr-twl. still to gather in.
Thr- inials of each roar for a.
past (on yrals is as follows:
To! dun 1914 ..... 3 Lila.“
Tn! (inc 1917: ........ 81124.30
To! duh 191G ..... ..... 5,027.89
’l‘nx Ilun lf‘l} .. ....... IOJSSJS
Tax flue l'll’i .......... i’S.254.‘ifl
Tax vluo HID .......... 9,582.01
Tux due i9“) ......... 91,281.40
Tn! due l'l‘l ..... 33315.45
Tax due I??? ...... .. 39.912.”
Tax «lur if”?! . 98.85816
Total ......... . 3259.61.57
HERO 0F NORui
WAR T0 SPEAK
1N FBRWM
Public Invited to Hear
Dan R. Edwards "Sit
Meeting of Legion
Post. Here a ‘“
It was annmnzaed a? the npéchl.
meeting of the Frank C. Goodlfer
['ost No. 12-. American Legion. hold
at the Armory last evening. incur:
rsngwments had. been comm
whereby Dan R. Edwards, one, or
America's best known World ‘
heroes. would be present at tho
meeting of the Post. October 21;
This meetihg will be opened to its
public. All or the. veteran! at lite. ‘
city will be invited to attend #1!
hour Mr. Edwards. He was I M4
be: of the First ,Divlsiou. U .. 1
states Army, during the to? out his ‘
received the Congressional Medal of
Honor and the Distinguished em
Cross. besides several other alum
‘aml decorations.
s» w
tend the meeting and greet Hr. “3
wards. , ,. .‘
I
Samuel J. Stuart today it?"
were tract of land in Chestnut
road, Crnnbury, tg'ilii‘am
The properly was new all
t’crry I’roperty. No price «flu
timed in tho trucsuctio'n. .
Norwalk Chronicler