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T‘artly cloudy tonight and 811mg
little change in temperature. 1*
fligh Tide 10:58 A. 31., 11:24 P. 3‘
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30u1‘h Nor-walk. Conn. under the Act o! um 3. 1879.
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ESTABLISHED 1870 E . . «comm- m» u an m om n SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1924., _. TWELVE PAGES 1r PRICE THREE Cm, ,
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Shouhndddfis Safely
Moored to Mast at
North Island, San
Diego
SHAVES PEAKS
1‘ no Motors Need
Overhauling —M e 11
Have Smoke Fest on
(By Associated Press)
3 \‘3 DIEGO. Uri. 11.——Beca_uge
--1 mhiu was smashrd while the
111.111'lnah was being moored last
; .xflCl‘ completing her trans-
*1:".:‘.=:".Y.1l flight and some repairs
’ motors. the big dirigible will
1',- smy at hor mooring mast
'lh Isiah-1 all day today. ac-
,:-.'.: ‘1') .1 telephone message from
\‘urtl: Island navy flying field.
\ Lola about six feet long was torn
:iin. rear cabin of the giant drilgi-
accorrlins to the communica-
trom North Island. Although
c-lillldfl" was described as of e
. ;- ulturm it. together with some
1 m to be done on two of the ship's
. v. motors. is expected to keep her
~11“ redo}.
NV DIEGO. (‘31.. Oct. ll.~’l‘he
' N my diririble Shenandoah was
1' :z'rd sately to the mast at North
-.~.l early today after the tirst
wrscomlnental flight by a rigid air
\l 31 of her lay a flight todayup
l'.irii'ic Coast to Camp Lewis.
' -""’lll‘..¥l"lll. the about face for
. pun-st. N. J.. and tho possibili-
.-‘,Cr of a trip to Hawaii.
great vessel arrived here in
order. except that,two of her
...-..- nccdcrl overhauling. despite
11. wax-dons flight over tho Rocky
.ntams. Dnspite winds that
.»t he; fragile sides near jutting
and a. storm that piled the
bag of helium gas heavy with
‘11:: Shenandoah lazily answer-
Ionfrols and pulled through
‘zfiifcuing passes in the mOlll‘h
an elevation of more than
filial.
«vi-v past the last barriers to a
- setul Journey, the Shenandoah‘s
... ‘cqpcd light-henrtedly to the
' -’.1 attcr she was moored at
island and indulged in. s
(cast. Going without smokes
“ 1‘1 hardest part of the 3,000
across the continent, the
«r11. as thcy puffed away at
wrars and Cigarettes.
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:murrl on Page Seven.)
icuOOLS OPEN
COLUMBUS DAY
untidy. October 13. being Colum-
llic South Norwall: Public
will l’lc closed. The schools
-' 1/111. will be in session on that
lmllkd will be closed.
35 INJURED, I
TROLLENS CRASH
‘I‘iSTOVl'N, Ohio. Oct. 11.1—-
‘1‘1' rwrsons were injured. ten
‘1 ‘:~r11 two Youngstown-
.lurtric cars crashed
fog near Struthers.
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FAILS TO APPEAR.
.z- wrl wirh reckless driving Ar-
r;_ Firmlvr of New York City
1 1') appear before Judge Nehe-
11 Fandcc at the uptown City
. fills morning. the New
:"—.' (vat-a Motor Vehicle Depart—
’ “will be notified.
Ins-K CALL. .
‘ \. HIXGTON, 00L lid—The
‘ "ii‘CIEFr‘ of the currency today'
call for the condition of all
l~a nks at the close of bust-
‘- T’Pidal'. October 10.
v.>
"'1 Ill “'IL'I‘ON NURSERIES
1H5 QUALITY STOCKS
1.: r-eonies now and have flow-
spring. We, have fine
in early midsesson and
rrmz varities in white, red
.r. at $1.90 per plant. The
for shrub planting has «at-
“lw not plant some shrubs.
1. atom. for their flower-shut bev
"-'" of their wonderful-coloring”!
' 111‘: and others for their berry-
F‘\-O
v Iriahties. Nice. bushy plums
-” “an-gens, bush honeymclglc.
spit-seal.
1:-r mockorangel.
and snowberrtes, the viburd
and the weigelas are here at
”m.- rach. On the Dan-bl“?
13 Wilton, Jacob C. Van Hein-
. prop. Phone Wilton 28-
~LA$T TIME 10mm
'- ‘zlfi. "The Covered VIM” fl
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Landing 1
IS
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NEXT
HOP FOR DiRIGIBLE
EC ORDE‘LIGH
Celebrates
Rewarded Prayers
Meeting of Slush
Fund Committee
BOISE. Ida, Oct. 11.—-’rhc
special Senate Committee to in-
vestigate political campaign ex—
penditures will meet in Chicago
next Wednesday or Thursday. ac-
cording to Senator William E.
Borah. chairman of the commit-
tee. He telegraphed the three
chairman of the fiationa! Com-
mittees yesterday. requesting that
"all facts touching campaign
contributions both as to contri-
butors and amounts be available
to the committee."
The messages were directed to
Clem L. Shaver. Democratic Na-
tional Committee. New York:
John M. Nelson, national mun-
ager. LaFollette-Wheeler Pro-
gressive headquarters. Chicago.‘
and William M. Butler. Republi-
can National Committee, Chicago.
FLIGHT. OF ZR-S
ACROSS OCEAN
lS POSTPONED
Unfavorable
p h e r i c Conditions
Cause Delay —— Start
Tomorrow
(By Associated Press)
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany.
Oct. ILL—The flight of the Zeppelin
ZR-S from Friedrichshafen to Lake—
hurst, N. J., the start of which had
been announced for this morning,
was suddenly postponed at the last
minute. until six o‘clock tomorrmv
morning.
While no formal statement was
forthcoming from
or the Zeppelin company; it was ap-
tOl‘ 0! the works and commander of
the ship had discovered that the
ZR-s was loaded with more weight
than it could comfortably carry.
vDr. Eckencr claimed that the at.
mosphore lifting Dower this nloi'ning
was such that a successful start was
precluded, and he immediately an.
erwsrd ordered quantities of 3.130-
line and ballast jettisoned.
E\'en taking out a ton and a half
of gasoline. however, failed to light-
en the ship enough so she Would
float as she should, and Dr. Eckcner
explained that the rising tempera-
ture was hindering the diriglble‘s
lifting power.
As every ounce of gasoline may be
required to propel the vessel in the
event of rough weather he deemed
it best to postpone the hop off.
rather than further reduce his fuel
supply. which. as the .dirigible stood
in its hangar this morning. weighed
about 31 tons. Dr. Eckener is hop-
ing for cooler weather and conse-
quently more buoyancy when be en-
deavors to take off tomorrow.
The commander's intention of fol-
lowing the southern route on the
flight adds to the length or the voy-
age. but unleu‘ho is assured of more
auspicious atmospheric conditions
over the northern lane he will point
the nose of the ZR»; first toward
tho.boy of Bloody, thence flying over
northern Bpsin, the Azores and Ber-
m‘Pfir American .officers will be
aboard when the start is made. Cap-
tain1George W. Steele, who is to
command the 234 after it is turned
over at Lskehurst» to the ,Navy;
Lieutenant Commander s. M. Brauss.
who is to serve as engineer officer:
Commander Jacob H. Klein, Jr., who
his charge ,0: the naval air station
at Lakehurst and Major F. M. Ken-
nedy. U. s. A., observer for the
snarl
—— I TRUCK SERVICE '10
NgtflOfl WT. AINED BI:
Hershfleld Motor Transportation
Co.. day in and=dsy out ‘in all kinds
of weather. Henbtielg,Reliabie Mo-
tor Service to New York is in opera«
tion. Business concerns locally and
in the adjacent vicinity realize its
value full well—"For It Gets Goods
There Promptly."
Another feature
.. k."
I this business is moving wor
:‘wo up-to-dste padded moving vans
are here ready to tart at short no-
tice to practically any destination.
almys, by the way. accompanied by
experts. Local ‘ce. 26 Concord
o
' none 2“. Now York City 0 .
gltpwm 20th ”‘31. ‘Phone’Chefien
Whit“ ’ ‘ '1 - -
C ‘pital, Baseball. Mad,
Gods Who Watch Over Destinies of Diamond
. Atmos-.
the management ,
parenttliat Dr. Hugo Eckener. dircc-‘
Its Victory
Of the Faithful
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(By As-uovintcd Press.)
W'_.\SlilNGTO.\’. Oct. 11.~Base—
3 ball”: Trojan war is over; and Wash-
ington, capital city of the allies.
Vcclclirated far into the night the
; ieturn or the fair Helen carried cap-
llive'of New York and held there
'throughout four ycars.
l Aimlcss, spontaneous. contented,
'j nous—oven beautiful—was the
senioe of thanksgiving which the
city. in the greatest ,rlemonstration
{since the signing of the Armistice.
rendered to its heroes. and its gods.
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For \V‘ashington believes in its
gods; is certain that on the pointed
peak of the monument rest Olym—
pian deities that watched and wait-
cd and tested and tantallzcd their
\otariv-s uring the trying ays of the
SGi'lPS; and then, at the end, con-
.l'Cl‘l‘Cd and said:
‘ Conquering Hero.
"'lhcse. our people. are deserving:
and we will reward them." .
It was to humble them. these fans
will say. that Walter Johnson was
ln'ict- humbled; then. from the ash-
us of their charity .thcy raised up
lllll’ll' eyes to see him come with ‘a
lilamzbg sword of \engcance. their
\l’alter. with his foot ball and his
~courage and inx‘incibility.
‘.‘.'nshington will say that. or any
‘part of it. or more than that today.
‘ n'hilc tho. aromatic spirit of delirium
still encircles its brain.
And Achilles. seemingly slain by
the giant twice, did come back; and
came from nowhere. came almost
unwelcomed, but came to \ictory‘
which had been lacking without his
touch. victory incomplete ,ox'cept
that he led it; and Washington be-
lieves in its gOds. certain that none
but gods could conceive. create and
produce such a. drama. of events as
brought tho, world's championship to
Washington and \l‘alter after 12 in-
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9.5;)“, aka, a.
“‘ISSTON C
Now that England‘s Labor government. unlim- Ramsay MacDonald.
has toppled undnr the (‘Olllllilloll tumult of tlic Libt-ral nml Conscristivc
has bccn
Churchill is being mcntimicd a~ .'l likely prospect to head thc new cabinet.
panic: and I gcncml l‘ll‘t‘li'un
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as“? :n- a; -'
J. , ,1». 3.5.- it}
nI'RcmLL
called for Oct. 29. “insulin
Announce Names Of the
Lighting Prize Committee;
Contest for-National and Local Prizes
Way Monday—The
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rings of the sevcnth game b.\' a score,
of 4 to 3, l
Pencil-Met] Giants‘ Defense.
As the allied Greeks entered Tro: ,
by strategy. so did "Bucky” Harris
penetrate the defense or the Giants.
lthe youngest manager in the big
l-~agucs threw down the gauntlet of
chicancry to the oldest. John Mc-,
Gizm', known as "The Little ‘Supo-
l-eon" and the "Master Mind." With
mtegy the battle was fought; and‘
because of it not only became the,
’ “Continued on Page Seven.)
‘EIRST MEETING
HERE TO MAKE
- NENNOTERS
Town Clerk Smith and
Selectmen in All-day
Session in Town As-
sembly Hall
Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith and
the Bo'at‘d oerelcctmen. Philip H.
Fielding. Philip Castellsno and Ed-
ward E. Mead. today are in session
in the town court room, Town As-
sembly hall, “‘all street to make
voters. This is the first of three
sessions at which voters will be
made. '
The second will be held from 3
until 8 o'clock next Wednesday. an—
other from 9 A. M. until 8 P. M.
Saturday in the council rooms in the
city hall.
The town clerk and the board of
selectmen will be in session up-
town until 3 o'clock tonight. With
over 2,000 applications to be made
voters on file, they expect a. rush of
business.
The last session of the town clerk
and board of'selectrnen to make
voters will be held from 9 o'clock
until 5 o’clock on Monday. November
3. in the omce of the town clerk a:
the city hall. This session, how-
ever. _is only for those whose rights
to be made n voter mature after
next Saturday.
—-YOUR ROOF PROBLEM.
Now is'ths time to decide that
your roof should be done with Sun-
set Shingles. Whether it is a new job
or an old one. A Sunset Shingle job
Will wcar better and longer and .you
lune a. whole yearrto pay for it.
Complete information. samples of
thc'se shingles and "Satisfactory
jobs"»can be .seen anytime. Hy-
Grade Roofing Co.. 21 Elisabeth St.
Phone 1913-2.
The barge "Polk" with s. cargo of
Old Company Lehigh coal is being
unloaded at the wharf. of The Nor-
wsik Coal & Supply.Co.. 108 Water
street. "Old Company” is "the best
known of the Lough coals and a
racers: * :1 leader for wayward-r
hwy. < _ . , .
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TOSPEAK AT
RALLY. HERE
Ex-Secretary Of War toj
Deliver Address at;
Pala c e Tuesday—i
Morris TOO '
Arrangements were completed a: I
the meoting of the Democratic. Ton u;
i“ommittr-c last vvcnlng. hold in ilr }
headquarters of the Democratic \‘Vo—i
men‘s club in “'all street. to havc‘
Newton D. Baker, former Srcrctary
of “’ar. deliver an address at thr
Democratic rally to be held next
Tuesday at the Palace theatre. This
will hr the only city in Comiccticul
in which Mr. Baker will speak on
his New England tour. ‘
The former secretary of war _
now practicing law in NEW York
Cityq. He was appointed to the
cabinet in 1914 and served during
the i‘nminder of thc'YVilson adminis-
trallon. The committee hopr‘s In
make this the largest Democratic
rally over held in this city.
Efforts are being made by Chair-
15
man Jesse '1‘. Dunbar. to have
Charles G. Morris of Newtown.
Democratic candidate for governor
speak also lhnt cvening. \\‘illirlm
English “‘ailing of Greenwich. can-
didate for Congress on the Demq~
cratic ticket and Mayor David Fitz-
gerald are among the other speak,
ers that the committee has secured.
Edward M. Yocmans of Hartford fix
well as local part candidate-s muff
bc heard. .
According to information obtained
this morning. former Secretary of
War Baker has only spoken in Con-
necticut on one previous occasion.
that being at Stamford.
The meeting followed the-meet-
ing of the Democratic “'omcn‘s
Committee at which Professor Harry
Ari-es of Westport, the State Repre-
sentative spoke for about one and
a half hours on the two major par-
ties. The meeting was-presided over
by Mrs. Michael J'. Howard.
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‘ .\ir. and Mrs. Oliver E. Jackson be—
comes the bride of Edward Austen
,Biorso Hodge, of New York
.turtlum-colored chiffon with scarf
Edward A. H
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St. Paul‘s Episcopal church at 4
tic-look this afternoon will be the
scene of one of the most elaborate
weddings of the {all season when
Miss Olive Jackson, the daughter of
Hodge. son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
city.
Olficiating at the wedding service
will be the Right Rev. David L. For-
ris, bishop of \Vestcrn New York.
The bride will wear a wedding.
gown or white Satin trimmed with
rose point lace and with twin trains
insulted to the gown with orange
blossoms. She will wear a tulle veil
with u. bandcau of rose point and
orange blossoms, and carry a bou:
quet of. shaggy white chysanthc-
mums. ’
The matron of honor will be Mrs.
iarold L. Nash, who will wear nas-
i‘mming a short train and a brown
velvet hat. trimmed with French
flowers.
1}!“ bridesmaids will be: Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, Miss Genevicvc
Hodge. Miss Phillis Jackson and
firs. Douglas E. Nash. All of the
bridesmaids will be dressed in cop‘l
per colored chiffon over peach chit-l
ion with pale green maline scar-ts.)
l‘hcy will wear brown velvet hatsi
with outlines softened with malinel
Under
"Rules '
Only our day mor1‘ and the his"
R-‘liv: Home Lighting csrmy con-Y
‘.r\1l will got unrlct' \‘.'u)', The Nor-
mal. 1.1:, min; Educational Com-1
:nmm: today nmmuncmi the names
02 Ill" nir‘mhers of the local prize
cou‘rnitu‘e. This commitee consists
of Mrs. George I". Betta. Counch-f
man Michael J. Riordan and Albert2
I-j. \Ymchcstcr. Superintendent of
tilt“ S1 Polltl 'l‘listrict Elcctriu “Corks.
3'31: :iii'nounccmcm. of the con-
irstvrdny was received with
”Vi.
a-mhu~iasn1 throughout. the entire
cry. lienibcrs of the Lighting Edu-
i'f.?l0l‘i-'ll committee consisting of,
li.;r:_'.' l. llrnpctf. Mrs. George I".
lull“. (“morge V. Buchanan, Rev. T.
.l Run. A. N. Paddcick, E. 15‘: Put-
3141?, .\i. .l. Riordan and Mayor
'l‘l-omas Robins were kept“ busy an-
Irlcphonc inquiries from
'Sli‘l‘s' who are 'all set" and
l' .. _\' not only to win 11. local prize.
liua :n inl-‘rllnllotlnl prize as well.
1"nt'i‘l‘ls of the children, too. are
kc-rfi' »iulcrcstcd in the contest
since it deals with a problem'tvhich
i; mm of the health of the children
as wril as their home; the problem
of l‘1lf‘)lE‘l‘ lighting. . .
'.\:: :mnouncc-dflas! night. the es-
Sdl' contest gets undcr \vao' Mon-
day morning. Boys and. girls in
Norwalk and vicinity in the local
,umiui and scnior high schools and
tho s-'v1~nth and ‘eight grades in St.
MLLV's‘and St. Joseph's Parochial
sciivois arc cligiblc lo? cntcr the con-
tani. » \ - '
u; course, the big prize in the in-
tcl'nallo'nal contest; ls'lllo $15,000
modern. home. _In additional there
arc. tgn college scholarshipsransins
in Vul’ll“ from $1,200 to $300-
'i‘<hv local prizes arc. worth while
also. The prize .for the best essay
submitted in‘a. $50 merchandise cer-
iii'ivate' ncgotiable'at any store in
Nounalk. Besides this; there will be
3- zirl's prize and a boy's prize for
each (-llassAin the High School Jun-
lor High School, and the 7th and
Srh grades orthe parochial schools.
The class prizes will consist othock-
9:3 «.uzfits. boxing gloves, punching
bags. ice skates; skiis. kodaks, etc.
In the contest, the school children
will notfinrl it.difficult tofollow the
mum in order to win a prize. There
are only four things he or she has
tn do after they enter the contest.
First the lessons in the Home'Lizht'
ins; Primer must he studied care-
)t:
(Continued on Page Seven.)
What do these codewords
“the passwords and
What Does GTS
_ mean? They are part of the
Klan secrets included in “The Way of The Klavern,” that
part of the Klan rituals which enables a‘Kla'nsman to makel
himself known at aKlonklay'e in a strange city.
are these secrets, guarded for fear that someone not a Klaus!
man would learn them and gain entrance. to a meeting that
part of them are writtenfin code. The full details of .“The Way
of The Klavern,” together with simulation of the code words,
will'be published in Mdndsy’s Evening Sentinel.
Alsowiil be carried information on the ,“Klonversation,”
'that‘ psi-rot the rituals which contains information concerning
counter-signs of .jthefKn, Klux Klan."
(2G, Mean? 1‘
So carefully
NAVY PROBES
's. most enjoyable fete. Donnelly‘s
.aml trimmed with French fiowcrs.‘
,mul brown satin slippers.
They will;
carry bouquets of pompon dahlias in
all colors. 1
The bride will be' given away liyl
,.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Bilshopzof western New York-to Perform
many at St. Paul’s Church
,' 3..
Be Made a Voter
The Selectmen and town clcrk
will inc-ct today in evcry ton-n
in Fairflcld county to admit to the
elector's oath all Whose names
appear on the to~bc—madc"
list.
The section in Kori-cull: will b‘:
iv.
held in the Town Asscmbly Hall.
“'3“ street from 9 A. M. to
S P. M.
LEARY PROMISES
H O T Fl G H I IN
NEXT _OANPAION
Replies din Letter t O
Statements of Pohl-
.man and Attorneyf
Dwyer ' ‘ --~. »
Androxv Leary. chairman .j.) the
third party movement in tl‘g‘scity.
\\ hose declaration that the], ,fino-
;cratic loaders here were "’finut
lpoliticians” and whose ch . ”as
answered yesterday by Co Qumran
Albert Pohlmsn land Attor n
KLAN ACllVlTY
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Three Sailors in Uni-
form ‘Under Orders’;
Directed Traffic at?
Cheshire Meeting ‘
NEW LONDON. Oct. li.—An offi—
cial‘navai inquiry into alleged par-
ticipation of enlisted men in the Ku‘
Klux Klan. following a disturbance}
at a Klan meeting in Cheshire onl
July 1:; in which Eddie
in
Hart.
former baseball player and? resident
of Bridgeport. played a prominen:
part. was opened at the Submarine
Base today by a special naval board
on the L'. S. S. Chewinik.
It is claimed that Chief Electri—.
cian's Mate Joseph Chapdevillc.
Chic! Electrician's Mate Roy '1‘.
Johnson: stationed at the base. at-
tended thc Cheshire meeting in uni-
form and ‘servcd as traffic omcers.
Other allegations were made that .
they drove away non-members of
the Klan, and when asked by what‘
authority they were there and per-9
forming tramc/ duty. replied they
had been sent by their commanding
officer and werc'rloing duty by his
orders. ,.
Hart. who formerly played in the,
Eastern league. was implicated When
the sailors sought to disperse a
crowd watching the proceedings.
Hart, in company with several
others, was among the spectators
approached and ordered to leave the
grounds. “’hcn the members of
tla€ group refused, the officer, who
was mounted. charged. Hart seized
the bridle and forced him to dis-
mount. "
Captain King. commandant at the
base. ‘has stated thathe is not a
member of the Klan' and did not
order any at the men to attend or
to do .duty at the ceremonial. ,The
board is not probing the alleged
membership of the 3 petty officers
in the Klan. butcharges that they
attended the ceremonial ' under
orders. .
Eye witnesses heard by the Board
included Jesse Devine. collector of
taxes of W'aterbury and former
member of the Legislature, Philip
Doherty, former Eastern league um-
pire o! .Meriden; Deputy Sheriff
Robert . Higgins or Meriden: John
J. Spelacy ofMeriden and Edward
Dickson dLHarttord, all spectators.
--A GBUESOM'E TALE '
A mysterious atmosphere must
prevail on October ”at so why not
plan right now to make this night
counters are just filled with the most
inviting suggestions for a. Hallowe’en
party. Dennison's Bogio Book will
tell you the story—Adv.
The'feelins' o: contort can be en-
Joyod those chilly days with icons}
Glow Hester. Stop on at Donnelly’l
and see both. sizes. Small size.
87.50: large‘dze $9.19. Don’t; fall to
L1
-_\Ol11',1 according to
AT NEflONDONé
. D\\’§'Pl‘, promits a good fight in
the local political campaign next.
the following
lctter received today by .‘The Livonin;
Sentlncl.
»}’-2ditor of The Sentinel,
Dear Sir: ‘
Permit me a bricf \vm-d ii: reply
OARIEN TOWN 1;,
1
lo the criticisms of me published inl
I do
the
in
lthe washing of political dirty linen
gor trespass on the columns of the
daily press in doing so. Next year
in the city campaign will be the
per time and place to attend to
such matters and if then living
your edition of last evening.
[not intend to be diverted from
.work of the campaign to indulge
pro
i
;»shall to do.
No better evidence is needed 'of
‘peanut politics‘ than the statement
of Pohlman and Dwy-cr.
the virus of disappointment at not
getting the postmaster job in
He ought to feel the better for it.
As to finger. he cannot hclp it.
It's his ciix'ironnir‘nt~——“His master‘s
you‘c. '
§ (Signed) A. Leary.
QUlNLAN SAY
ONE CAR CAN’T
a HAVE _EORIVERS
Attorney A s k 5 Dis-
charge of Mrs. Dona--
‘hue in Suit Brought
By Sloman
Pointing out that it was a. physi-
cal impossibility for two persons to
operate one automobile at the same
time. as inferentially alleged in
pleadings in the suit brought by
Joseph H. Sloman. of South Nor-
walk, against “'illiam Barry, and
others. ”of this city. Attorney l-Zd-
ward Quinlan requested of Judge
Marvin in Superior court in Bridge-
port. yesterday afternoon that Kath-
erine Donohue bo’ dropped as co-de-
fondant in the action, bccause "obvi-
ously only spassenger" she should
be sparedthe expenses of defense.
Damages are asked by Slotnan as
the result of an automobile collision.
Barry is named chief defendant ‘as
the driver of the car. Contesting
the withdrawal of Mrs. Donohue.
attorneys for Sloman argue she
shared responsibility because. at the
time of the accident she was in-
structing Barry how to operate an
automobile and was the possessor of
the driver's license. Decision was.
reserved.
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Rue-It. ill-niece orchestra. No res-
ervations. ”lac. tax mitt—Adv.
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Dance in Springw
DRIVERS NOT HURT
Darien Car Also Home?
ward Bound in
Smash —-— One M a
Held As Reckless};
Jim-cc Stamford men are confined
injuries sustained at 3 o'clock this
morning, n'hvn two autos embed
head on in front of the Armory on
“'cst Street.
The thrce men are: George Lun-
key. 21. of 15. Sound Vic-iv Avenue.
Stamford: Stephen Ritzner. 29, of
lgHan'thornc 5L. Stamford and Am-
Lohp, 24, of 42 Chapel St.
Stamford.
Luskcy issuffcring from two acalfl
lacerations. each lhi'ce inches long:
Lohn has a wound on the forehead 7-1
between the eye-brows. while Ritz-
ner has a thrce inch laceration of
the scalp. Sevcral stitches ward
takcn in each of the injured men's
wounds 11;.- Dr. “111mm Vt". Tracey.
The three men had attended a
dance in Springwood and fore pas?
sengers in the autoir‘hile of Frank
Gavay. of 45 Sound View avenue.
Stamford. Thcy were on their way
home. '
“‘ilfrcr‘l ('ritchcl. of Mansfield
Avenue. Daricn, driving a Ford own;
ed by his father. Thomas Crltchei,
was proceeding down West Avenue.
when Gavuy swung his machine. an
Oldsmobile. up toward the armor."
hill and crashed into Critchei's car.
Passing autoists rushed the three in-
jured men to the hospital. The ddi‘s- '
ers of both cars wcre uninjured and 1
Kenneth and Stephen Wood, both at—
w'cre nnhurt.‘ There were alsotwa-
more young men in Gavay's car It.
the time. rcported to be from Sum.
(Continued on Page Sevenly I ,
NEEONOTO BE.
2.ALONOONE
{Many Important Mat-
; ters Scheduled-—
Planning Idea Prom-
. ises Hot Discussmn,
? According to all signs the Darien
{annual town meeting of next Mon-
lday night in the Doyle school is go-
ing to be one of the lengthiest £-
fairs in the history of Darlen. Be-
sides the reports of all the town or-
lficers. the authorization of the box;-
9 rowing of $125,009 by the selectmcn-
ithe action on pctitions to take over
roads by the town, the planning ol‘
‘a Town Planning Commissimi, tho
’petitioning of the General Assembl.‘
to add the powers of a Zoning Com—
mission to the Town Planning Com-
mittee, 'if it is appointed, and the
action on the annual town budget.
there arc. to he reports by the Corn-
mittce to Investigate Police Protec-
tion. and the Committee to Investi-
gate the \\'ater Supply. .
The planning commission. and the
reports of the two lattnr committees
are the ones that will probably meet
with resistance. Former Selectman
\chner. Chairman of the Democrat-
to Town Committcc. is known'Q bc
loading a drive against me rlannin'g-
commission and the proposed action
of the. Police Committee. both or
which he has stated are being.
planned to provide jobs “for‘ thc
faithful." The Police Committee
report will recommend the expendi-
ture of 815,000, and the appoint-
ment of a captain and four motor-
cycle policemen. ,
The “’atcr Committee has a report
almost as long as that of the Police
Committee. and the acting clerk!!!
have 3.000 or more words to read or
this report alone. The report ‘11
give no difinite solution for ohviafi’
ing the scarcity of water
mer. but it will show that the oper-
ating expenses might be less if the
over-by the town with the resultsni‘
saving in fcderal and
which would leave this molt-’3‘. not»
paid out. for the expansion of
--.\‘0TIC’E
Members 01' Banner Councfi. 1'80.
1:30 p. m. to attcnd the funeral oi
our'late sister. Mrs. Mae Garrett. .
Per ordcr of councilor. '
LUIS. EULA FORE".
Attcst Chas. J. Ferric?
—-Adv.- Rec. 8623
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and contusion: of the body and tack ', ‘
Dorian. who wrrs in Critchel's cor, ’
in sum- .
Noroton \‘l‘atcr company was taken ’
state taxes J
gains. , .
a washer. “Bic Connccticnt mmifisr