FIRST
WITH TH
N EW.
HOLISHED 1870
NDITS
ET $8750
I" 2 JOBS
; l' p New York “L”
qtion, Hit Agent
d Flee With $550
.UIOND THEFI‘
y Robbers Take
will in Stone From
\vcll‘y Store—7 Bing
.d Cash
-l:l\'. Oct. 21.—Two ban-
I-Evl up the agent of the
l-Ilcvatcd Railway sta-
: l s‘rcet. took $550 fares
l by running down the
xF-irl two policemen on the
the station. Before
of the robbers knocked
William Prendcrgast, to
unit .1 blow on the jaw to
-: pursuing them.
station booth with
.v
‘- rs. the bandits first
:r; the wall a telephone
» .- wit h the railway com-
-' Then they took two
'9 which had been filled in
:2 inl‘ the money collection
arrived soon after the
: 2..) escaped.
.\‘:l{. N. J.. Oct. {EL—Two
_ of them a two-gun man.
':::tvlorc Finkel in his jewel-
‘IllII escaped with $7,000 in
i. moods. a. ring valued at
:xrl $300 in cash. Louise
I.. .l negress. who entered the
:z-mg the hold-up. was felled
'Iaw on the head.
’E—RVE 25TH
IVERSARY OF
BREEDING
rise Party for Mr.
nd Mrs. James E.
ynn of Flax .Hill
:1d
d Mrs. James E. Flynn, of
Hill Road, were tendcr‘b‘d
r. party Saturday evening at
'iozw to celebrate their 25th
"I: anniversary.
. was enjoyed. the music
’nrmshml by John Catrone;
Hyman and Mrs. V . F.
\‘ot-al selections by Ed-
m and piano selections by
= Mchrmott of Danbury.
‘Ji-«if-lo‘d‘n guests included
Si: John Gordon. Mr. and
l--~ri:inlt. Misses Genevieve
r .‘JeDei-mott. Mr. John
I w. llanbury.
'vi Mrs. Michael McGraw.
:‘garct McGraw, Mr. and
urns McGraw. the Misses
:: and Helen McGraw and
mm“: of Bethe], Conn.
.l Mrs. Frank Bough of
l‘onn.. Mr. and Mrs. Mi-
‘ mpl y. Mr. and Mrs. Corneli-
Miss Nellie Hynan. Mrs.
EL-Iwztril Splan. John Flynn.
. mings. Jack Flynn, Jr.. Mr.
(Large A. Flynn. John
.‘ilzlslt‘r George Flynn. Mr.
William F. Plunkett and
ills. James E. Flynn.
4: Mrs. Flynn Were the re-
(’-f a number of beautiful
ding cut glass and a sil-
s'l.
5:.
“1..
'l s.
‘.
DIVIDEND CUT.
. ‘» ‘1- 'llK. Oct. 21.——The semi-
":Ilend of $4 a share paid
ago on the stock 0! the
.~ 5 at Everett. Mass. was
‘r’ loday when directors de-
.. nil-annual dividend of 32
Tiny ember 1 to stockholders
3. October 24‘.
. ,_______._._——_.
nix). \‘. MASSEY DIES.
i rliLPliIA, Oct. 21.—
- Massey, former general
.1 the Pennsylvania. railroad
He was 82 years old.
' was appointed assistant
idiot in 1895. became
use] in 1902 and retired
I 1911. '
'l:.\l.\.\‘ LOAN AT PREMIUM
'5~'L'T’N. Oct. 21.—Dealing in
W German loan began ‘on the
”Change this morning on I.
—' 1-2 per cent. premium.
' wing raised the price Im-
lo a 3 1-2 and then a 4
Iv." rnium. at which there was
* trade.
‘ b
Jan decrees aquamarine
‘ the little finger. A doll-
., gold mounting adds to
' of the stone itself. We
unusual selection 0: 9“"
choice aquamarine! of fine
brilliancy. Why not re-
for Xmas? Benedict
—~-f'.:cht sort. of Enterprise.
’ :-: 't‘lggzrtent. and beautiful dil-
i heating and plumblnz - flx’
Nelson 31. White'. mb‘
r
..‘:2t 56 North Main St. I! 53‘9"
g. instructure and ,8me9'
a at any time are welcome to
e In and inspect the “m"
‘ll‘lg and plumbinx in 1“ "m
We is done by tth 503%
--clonm.or Europe M W d°'
Enlereu u ”Cong
South Norwalk. Conn.. undo:
Hurricane
Hits Coast '
Of Florida f
Two Towns. Cut 011’
F r o m Communica-
tion With Out 'd
- World 81 e
VESSELS OVERDUE
Storm Sweeps Gulf—
Washouts ‘ Cripple
Florida East Coast
Railroad
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Oct. 21.—
Punta Gorda and Fort Myers. re-
ported to have felt the full force of
a hurricane which swept out of the
thlf of Mexico yesterday. remained
cut off from communication today
and little was known- of their fate.
Several other places virtually vrcre
isolated.
Numerous highways of this re-
gion were water-swept and in places
were barred to traffic. .
Four vessels. the steamship: On-
his and Bio and the. schooncrs Cor—
inthla and “'llson. believed to have
been in the path of the storm. were
reported overdue. -
Several washout: along the line
of the Flordia East Coast railroad
crippled traffic.
HAVANA. Oct. 21.~choris that
from eight to 13 persons had been
killed and about 50 injured when
the tropical slorm hit Arroyos dc
Mantua. in Pinar del Rio. were re»
ceived here today. Almost every
building in the town sustained
heavy damage and it was estimated
that the tobacco crop suffered sev-
erely. Communication by wire was
almost paralyzed. I
91, NEPHEHIA, I
HAVE BIRTHDAY
PARRY HERE
Giles Gregory of Fair.
St. and Fred Gregory?
0f Winchester, Va.,
Have 50 As Guests
5
Surrounded by relatives. Giles
Gregory. of 2:: Fair street. celebrated
his lust birthday Saturday. It. was
a jolly group of grandchildren who
gathered around Mr. Gregory and
help him make, merry. ‘
The celebration was not only in
honor of Mr. Gregory's birthday. but
in honor of his nephew, Fred Grog-
ory. of \Vinchestcr. Virginia. who on
the same day celebrated his 74th
birthday. He was, present at the
birthday party having come to Nor-
walk for the occasion.
There were about fifty guests at
the Gregory home which was ar-
ranged with decorations of Hal-
lowe'en effect. During the. evening
two huge birthday cakes; one with
91 candles and the other with- 74
candles were lighted.
Mr. Giles Gregory was born in
Cranbury and during his early life
was a blacksmith by profession. For
a few years he lived in I’ortchcslcr.
New York. later coming to Norwalk
where he established his home. Nc.
Gregory conducted a saloon and res—
taurant for many years on Main
street. . -
Amongthose present at the birth-
day gathering were:
Frederick Gregory. Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Little and daughter of W'ih
ton. Mrs. John Gregory and son Fred
of Wilton, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Valentine. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
shean of Bridgeport. Fred Slit-an.
Miss Dona Wilkins. Mr. and Mrs.
Ham, Mr. and Mrs. Immer. Miss.
Margaret and Miss Anna. Shean. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Burke. Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs.
rcgory. Carl
Mr. and Mrs-
Airs. VVISSPI‘
Mrs. George Hewitt,
Monohan, (William G
VValdron, John Haley.
Fred Baer. John Statta,
and daughter of New Haven. Miss
a Schaffer. Bernard Seeley. Jo-
:31: Miller, Miss Mary Corcoran.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Eugene Gohler, Mt.
and Mrs. LeRoy Allen. Mrs. Daniel
Desmond. Daniel Hoyt. Michael Ho-
gan of New Canaan. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cantu. Mrs. Leo Baker. )3 rs.
Freeze. Alexander Gibson. William
Mills. Mr. Brenard. Mr. Gopfert.
HE E
«nas- matter at the post offioc at
NORWALKS FIRST PAPER FIFTY YEARS Aoo AND NORWALK’S FIRST PAPER TODAY
the Act of March 8. 181.. .
Prettiest Congressional Girl
The “prettiest congressionnl‘girl" is the designation given in “'ashing-
ton to .‘Iixs Ewin Davis. She is the daughter of Representative and Mrs.
I'lwln Lamar Davis of Tcnncw‘e.
Heroism on 8.8. Trenton
'As Explosion Kills 6
Bristol; Com, Man Among" Dead—Ensign Res-W
cues Three and Dies As He Tries to Return
To Flames—Explosion a Mystery
NORFOLK. V'a.. - Oct. . 21.—Six
W xlcad. two in a critical condition
Husband thSt Be -:md 12 or 14 others more or less
Sllent Three Days seriously injured comprised the
__ casunlily list early today resulting
- i . v . r . _
Cllll'AGO, Oct. ill.—-0n Mon- from .in untxplained explosion yes
, . . . . . torday in the forward twin gun
days. Wednesday and Fridays of mount of the new scout cruiser
each neck. Mrs. Rose hopoun Trenton
will (In all the talking ill the
Kopoun housiinld and there will
be no "back talk" from her hus-
'l‘h.~ death of Bennett “'llllams. a
scaman of South Easton. Mm,
brought up to six the list of fatal-
banil George l{(lllollll. 'itic- 4
Superior Judge Hurry Lewis ‘ ' . "
so ruled yesterday after hearing The ship was engaged in target
evidence in Mrs. Kopoun's suit practice on ”‘0 southern drill
for separate maintenance. On qund“ off Cape Henry when the
'l'uesilays, Thursday and Sufur- hldccédcn‘t‘ occuIrrI-d. and "13th im-
days. the husband can talk and Into la“ y to lmnpton Roads. Eight
on Smut“. ”1” “mph: “to not to iof the most severely burned were
. ,. . »trnusferrcd by tug to the naval hol-
nrgue. Judge Lexus Oltl~'l‘f‘d. I fit“ at Portsm 1 th wh d! d
He told them to try the 8(‘h9il- l ‘ ‘ 0| ' ere one 3
early today and several others were
nle and see if they could, not . .
patch up their differences after 22:)?Eht to ha“: “the chance= to re-
hoth said ..arguing" was the. K '
The dead include:
Ensign Henry Clay llrcxler,
Sussex Molt. Delaware.
Rowland Philip Hanson.
first class. Soldier. Iowa.
Bernard Beverly Byam,
second class. Bristol. Conn.
“'illinm Alfred “'alkcr. seamui.
first class. Mayo. S. 0.. who. terribly
burned. was blown ovcrlxmrd and
drowned.
George. Robert Giolister, boot-
swnin's mate. first class. Merchant-
iillc, N. J.. who died of his injuries
in the hospital.
Bennett “'llllams, Seaman. South
Illusion, Muss.
Critically injured:
George Robert Cholinter.
cause of their troubles.
FOUR ARE HELD
FOR RORRERY 0F
MRS. HEYWORTH
Bullet - riddled C a r
Leads to Arrest —
W o m a It Is Sweet-
h e a r t of “Dapper
Dan” Collins
NEW YORK. Oct. 21,—Four men
under arrest were questioned today
in connection < with the robbery
early yesterday of the “'05: Side
apartment of Mrs. Helen Heyworth.
fiancee of "Dapper Dan" Collins in-
ternationally notorious thief.
A platinum. diamond cluster ring
resembling one stolen from Mrs.
Heyworth was found in possession
of one of the four prisoners. who
were arrested for another hold-up
and later suspected of having been
involved in the Heyworth robbery.
From their questioning of the
prisoners the police also hoped to
throw light on the cases of Dorothy
Keenan. ‘Louise Lawson and Edith
Bobe. Miss Keenan and Miss Law-
son, “Broadway butterflies." were
killed by robbers who ransacked
their apartments. Miss Babe and
.of
scam.
boat-
(Contlnu'ed on Page Five.)
5ROOSEVEII§ +
IN CAMPAIGN
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct. :1. —— Five
Roosevelts are now on the firing
line in the political campaigns be-
ing waged in New York state. Four
of them are women—two fighting
for the Democrats and two for the
Republicans. The sole man is Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Republican candl-
date for governor.
Miss Anna Eleanor— Roosevelt.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, is the latest recruit.
She joined the “singing teapot"
campaign which was launched yes-
Wllliam Casey and Mrs. Davis.
v'roday is the forty-fifth anniver-
lectric
nary of the incandescent e
light by Thomas Alva Edison. an
achievement described by Edison
if as his most important in-
:mn and the one which "has
done more to aid the progress of
mankind than anything else I have
done."
“.2: was on October 21, 1879 that
Edison solved tho-principle of in-
candescent lighting by electricity. a
problem to 'which the leading
l
l
EDISON INVENTED
, IAHP _ 45 YEARS. AGO TODAY
(Continued on‘ Page Five.)
ELECTRIC I
terday by the Democrats in this
state. Her mother is assisting in
the campaign for Governor smith.
The members of the other'brancb
got the Roosevelt family are lctive~
115' engaged in the Republican cam-
l‘aisn. Besides Theodore, they are
his witc and Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt
Robinson, sister of the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Both women are
“kins stump speeches in hen]! of
voting their attention during the “Young Teddy." . .
three-quarters of a century which -
immediately proceeded Edison's in-
vention. It remained for an Amer.
icon to bring the problem to a suc-
cessful solution.
Edison's imagination had lead him
on from one achievement to another.
inventing the phonograph. the dic-
tating machine. and motion pictures.
An indefatigable worker. with the
imagination of a poet. an untlring
-—flallowe'en Party
Make your Hallowe‘en this year tlfe
happiest one of all by dropping into
Donnelly's and getting your favors.
place cards. > and decorations for
your table and the home. We are
showing this year. the largest amort-
ment of .Hallowe'cn novelties that
we have ever before shown. So. our
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1924.
Slackers!
N’She Calls
Non-Voters
Mrs. Rask, Cousin of
Pres. Coolidge, Ad-
dresses Republican
Women’s Rally Here
BIG MEETING
Scorns League of Na-
tions— Says League
Member- I 8 Selling
“Dope” to U. S.
Declaring that voters who failed to
visit the polls on election day were
inst as much of a. slacker as the
man who evaded military service.
Mrs. Marie Coolidge Rack. third cou-
sin of President Coolidge. a writer
and docutionist of note and widow
of Lieut. Olaf Rank of the l'nited
States Marines who died in the Phil-
lppines in 1902. nddrescd a rally yes-
terday afternoon of the Norwalk
Republican \‘Vomen's asociation in
the sun parlors of the Royal James
Inn.
Mrs. Rack made a plea for the
re-nlectlon of President Coolidge
and other Republican nomniees. par—
ticularly emphasizing that the Re-
fusal to assume any obligation under
the covenant of the League of Na-
tions.
Mrs. Rusk was introduced by Dr.
Carl A. Harstrom who. with Mrs.
Harslrom. made the speaker‘s ac-
quaintence at Phelps, N. Y.. a num-
ber of years ago. \
Mrs: Sherman Freckles.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. John‘C. Sherman. The “Star
Spangled Banner“ was sung with the
chorus led by Mrs. Arthur Gibson
(Continued on Page Five)
JOHNNY IHNEs .
PRAISES “EATS”
HF. GEIs HERE
Film Star and Edmund
Breese M a k e Ap-
pearance a t Rialto
—— Have Merry Time
Patrons at the Rialto theatre were
given an added entertainment last
night when Edmund llrecse and
Johnny Hines made a :nsonal ap-
pearance in conjunction with the
pro-release showing of their picture.
"The Speed Spook.’ Mr. Brecse.
remembered for his famous charac-
terizatlon in ”So This Is London."
lives on Chestnut Bin. He spoke
for several minutes and congratu-
lated the audience for its attendance
at a "first night."
"People fight shy of a show, even
on the legitimate stage. on the first
night." he said "This is a mistake.
for often the best work is done at
that time. “’3 "all know that w:
feel like doing better work at' the
beginning of the day than at the end
and when we‘re all tired. 80 ‘t is
with a play. We are fresher and
keener as it opens."
In introducing Johnny Hines. Mr.
Breese referred ‘0 him as one of the
greatset all round actnzs and direc-
tors ln the moving picture profes-
sion today.
Mr. Hines. who is a guest of Mr.
nnd.Mrs. Breese. performed that
most difficult feat of film stars—
that of living up to his film reputa-
tion. Bo convulsed the audience
with his description of the motor
tour to Norwalk. He liked Norwalk.
and he was having the time of his
life at Mr. Breese’s home. he said.
He extolled the virtues of the "cats"
he was getting. and said that the
only way he could gauge his capaci—
ty here was to sit with his third vest
button exactly three inches from the
table. When ho‘had filled up that
three inches of space. and his vest
touched the table edge. he knew it
was time to stop.
The picture. which opened in
New York yesterday for its first
showing. will be repeated tonight.
Papers were signed yesterday
afternoon in the office of him
Edward M. Lockwood transfering
about three acres of land in Butler.
and Crescent streets from Arthur C.
Wheeler to'I-Jdgdr G. Murphy. The
deal involved several thousand dol-
lars although the price was not. of-
ficially made public. The deal Wu
consnmnatod through the John '1'.
Hayes agency.
The pronerty. it is understood. is
to be used at the location of an 'arti-
flclal ice making plant by Mr.
Murphy. The purchaser. however.
has not announced fully bl- pians. .
~Heat with gas to: comfort and
convenience. Look over our line of
heaters. select the on. that meets
1°11! mun-cm and mine it
display of Hallowo'en postal cardl_
at 996 033‘ WW. ‘ ' .
f
romance .on. Page , 217$).
. MC anV. ~.
ammonia Conn. mt.
L
publicsn party stood firm in its re- ‘
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TWELVE PAGES
CANDIDATES 'TAL _._
IN ROWAYTON‘ 0N?
THE PARTY ISSUE
45 Degree Drop .
In Temperature
A drop of (5 degrees in tem-
perature in let..- than 18 hours
was reported today by Miss
Laura M. Comatock. of Ponus
avenue. official weather observ-
er for Norwalk.
Shortly after noontime yester-
l
day. the mercury registered 69
degrees. Early this morning. it
was down to 1‘4 degrees and
making ice fast.
The cold was accompanied by
a heavy while frost. The cold.
too. is expected to bring the an-
nual flight of the. woodcock
with a day or two. So the. hunt-
ers are happy.
Housewives this incrning
found the milk frozen. The
first frozen automobile radiator
of the season was reported by
the police as steaming up Main
street about 7 o'clock.
)
HARx SAYS
' REPARAIION
PLA__N_Is 0. It
Dissolution of Reich-
stag Will Not Affect
Agreement Chancel-
lor Declares '
BERLIN. Oct. 21.-—The dissolu-
tion of the. Reichstng and the ad-
vent of a new parliament in no way
endanger the fulfilment by Ger—
many of the London agreement on
the Dawes reparation plan. Chim-
c‘ellor Marx today told THE AS-
SOCIATED PRESS.
Although the political complex—
ion of the new Reichstng is wholly
conjecturnl at this hour. the (‘ht‘tn-
caller is convinced that the election.
which has been officially set for
December 7. will return a. sufficient
number of supporters of the Dawes
plan and of the foreign and inter-
nal policies of the present govern-
men‘ to insure the construction of a
workable coalition government.
3le HOME.
SODA PLANT T0
1 RE RENT HERE
Building Inspector George H.
Hubbell issued the following build-
ing permits this morning.
Morris Sopshin. soda water plant
in Van Zandt street. cost $7,000
Joseph La Port, addition to Inn.
in the Post road. cost $6,000.
Estate of Mary McGuinncss. gar-
age in Belden avenue. cost 3300.
Charles Marine. shingle house in
Scuth Main street. cost 8300.
Esther L. Saunders. bungalow in
iy avenue. cost 84,0'00.
Lionel Ncsbltt. garage
wood street. cost. 8500
Alfred Boerum. six room house in
Fourth street. cost ".500.
'Hoberman and Ruttenberg. gar-
age in Raymond street. cost $200.
11. Platt, four. room bungalow in
Winfield street. cost $41100.
Silas Ketcham. two garages in
rin- street. cost «co.
in Sher-
Indlcstlon of the health}; expan-
sion of another Norwalk business
was shown this morning when it was
stated at the local offices ot'the
Nash Engineering company. that
they were to open a branch factory
in Toronto. Canada. Douglu Null.
the treasurer of the company. stated
this morning that the establishment
of such a branch plant Was the
plan of the company. °
"We are to open it in Toronto."
he said. “and expect to get going in
about a month." The new plant will
only)» a W war 01":
i
Search Along Post Road
For Gas Station Bandit
Police Re-double Efl’orts After Man Robs
Places in Stratford and New Haven
I
BRIDGEPORT. Oct. 21.—-—Police
lot cities. towns and villages along
’ the Boston Post road Joined today in
'a search for the "gas station bandit"
who for the past three months has
been terrorizing the night managers
of the gasoline stations along the
main automobile highway of the
state. The bandit shortly after mid-
night made his third \isit to Strat-
ford since August 29 and his tenth
visit in the vicinity of New Haven.
In a hold up at a gas station at
Avon Park early today the bandit
got 380, felling the manger of the
station. Sidney Dunning. with the
hult of his revolver when Dunning
attempted to call the police by tele-
phone. Fred Howard. Dunning‘s
assistant, was also held at bay by
the bandit.
Police of Sir-afford. Bridgeport.
New Haven and “’est Haven are
convinced that a single bandit is ro-
sponsible for the uric; of robberies.
The only disguise employed by the
gas station bandit consists of a pair
of shell rimmed glasses and a soft
hat with wide brim. pulled low over‘
the forehead. O
1
NEW HAVEN. Oct. :l.—-Tho lone
Has station bandit made his ténth
suecssful holdup ahorily after eight
o'clock last night. when he entered
a filling station at (‘ampbcll and
First avvt‘uos. \Vest Haven. held up
two men, taking :25. and making a
clean getaway. although he was
twice fired upon by George Grcnier.
"" of 649 “'incheslcr avenue, who
was in ‘ ('rgv- of the station.
Gr» l mu! \Villiam Powcrs. who
lives to the unionist-ere sit-
ting 'Ile office when the bandit
entered by the front door and in a
low pitched voice. with his gun In
hand, ordered the. men to "stick
up" their hands. Both Powers and
Grenler did so, and the bandit com—
manned Greater to open the cub
register which was one. The holdup
man then ordered Grcnlcr to lie on
the floor. at the feet of Powers. and
with. the gun pointing at both men.
be emptied the contents of the cash
register which was done. The holdup
started to talk but the bandits told
him to keep quiet or he would "plug
him." The lmndit on leaving the
station. gave his habitual warning
about giving him time. to get away.
“hen the bandit left by way of
the. front door, (it-enter pulled a re-
volver out of u drawer. and fired
at the fleeing man. who was lravel~
ing down First avenue. The first
shot failed to Jake effect, and when
Grenlcr pulled the trigger again It
Jammed. After adjusting ii
tired once more, but the bandit was
some distance away hy‘thls lime.
Three girls who were walking on
First avenue started to scream as the
shots were fired and a crowd and
some policemen were attracted to
the acetic. but by this time the ban-
dit was out of sight and will not
be seen until he holds up his ilih
station. .
SENTINEI.
OFFICIALSAT
. CONVENTION
Leigh Danenocrg. president and
Wendell P. Milligan, vice-president
of The Sentinel are attending the
October meeting of the New Eng—
land Daily Newspaper association at
the Copley-Plaza hotel. Boston to-
day,
MARY PEPPTIONE “1505.
Miss Mary Peppliono and An.
thony Flgliucll were married this
morning at 10 o'clock in St. Joseph's
church by the Rev. Dennis Hurley,
pastor. The attendants were Miss
Jennie Barber and John Figliuol'i,
brother of the bridegroom.
NASH ENGINEERING 'TO OPEN
BRANCH PAGIORY IN IORONIO
according to Mr. Nash. and will not
have a great number of employee.
The opening is the result of a. grow-
ing demand in the Dominion for the
products of the local company. Both
manufacturing and assembly work
will be carried on there. which will
enable quicker and less. complicated
shipments to the Canadian trade.
The expansion is a natural one.
and in keeping with the growth of
the local in: ory. which now om-
ploys about 00 people. This num-
berinaboutan theme of :5 per
(list. over the working tom of last
he‘
,. s u...
The Weather.~,.
Fair; continued cool tonight I;
I'cdnesdsy; heavy frost team ..
leh Tide 6:43 A. M.. 5:59 P. I.
PRICE THREE CENTS
' “2a.
Le Roy Downs, Fret
m a 11 Light, Judge
Hubbell and FranE-
lin Austin at Chic
Ass’n. Meeting ‘
CHILE-13301:
Downs Answers Query
By Saying He’s for It
— Hubbell Praises
Opponent
Rowayton called ari‘cl‘al of Nor-
walk's candidates last night to Cell
about themselves and where may
stood on issues in which Norwalk
voters are interested. The meeting
“as bold in the Itowayton Hose
House under the auspices of tho
ltowayton Civic Association.
Those who appeared were Le Roy
Downs. Democratic candidate for
Siute Representative; Freeman
Light. Republican nominee for the
same. office; Judge James llubboll.
Democratic candidate for State Ion-
ator. and Franklin Austin. also run-
ning for State rvprt-m-ntaln‘o on lhtg
Democratic ticket.
The borough system was scored
by Le Roy D. Downs. Mr. Downs
also declared he was in favor of the
ratification of the Federal Child La-
bor amendment.
Regarding the borough system.7
Mr. Uownswsaid that in his opinion
the present system of representation
in our legislature should be re-or-
ganizcd.
“As it stands today." he said.
"one sixth of the people elect two
thirds of the House of Representa—
tives. while forty per cent elect a
ll’lEJoril)’ to the Senate. The town
of l'nion with a population of BO 11.!
equal representation in the General
Assembly of the present time as tho
(‘Ily of Now lit‘u‘t-n." ~
Downs also flayed the system
which permits a state officer to ap~
proprintc money. spend it and ap-
prove his own expenditures.
"This is a system." he said. "which
should be abolished and no doubt.
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MISSING SCHOOL
GIRL’S CLOTHES «
A R E F O U N D
New York Police Dig
Up Cellar in Hope of
Finding Body
NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-—~ltecnllln2
lhe Ruth Crugor case. a general
alarm was sent out today for Juli
Hannigan. fifteen your old sch \
girl missing since (let. 12. following
discovery of all the clothing Ibo
wore when last seen except her stock-
ings. under loose boards of the cel-
lar of her home at No. 83 Division
avenue. Brooklyn.
Julia is described as a quiet. studi-
ous girl whose only anomoni outaidl
of books were the movies. '1‘»
Missing Persons Bureau began o
quiet search as soon as her dissu-
peurancc was reported and yetitel~
day detectives of the Clymer street
station decided to dig up the cell-If
of her home. resulting in the finding
of her clothes. *
Police learned that Julia. a noon'fl
year student in Eastern District huh
school, has not attended school for
a week prior to her disappearance.
Her mother. Mrs. Delia Hannlgaut
who was unaware of her daughter's
truancy. told police Julia left as 4fr
for school every morning of thli.
week and returned at the regular
hour.
Julia. with her slsttr. Mary. 23.
started the night of Oct. 12 for the
Commodore theatre. a motion pic-
ture house at Breadwuy and Marcy
v.
avenue. Brooklyn. “'hcn the all-
ters reached the theatre, Julia 03-.
plalnedmhe had "forgotten nome~
thing" and started back home.
Another sister. Celia. noticed her
return to illelihcntre. A few hour.
a few minutes later. Julia did not.
return to the theatre. Afew hours‘
later. after police had boon notified.
Celia Hanulgan heard a noise in the
cellar.
Going down the collar steps to
investigate. she told police. one law
a. young man run out of the cellar
through another door and into tho
street. Although the semi-darkness
mule it impossible for her to get a
good look at the man. Celia told 60—.
tectlvos she was certain she had
never seen him before. Police be-
lieve the man may have placed the .
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~80!“ Sliver.
Brides of today treasure most of all
their gifts of solid silver. The 01--
quuitoly wrought design will please
oven the most fastidious. The out:
torn- aro so numerous and varied to“,
to suit each individual into. M 5
not. -
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dict. the ”welsh—Adv.
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