Late Than Never--
wittsnottooletetonm
.urChnstmas Club
Many of our members do not begin until February 1...
Some make their back payments, others do not; sum
“your convenience. From 25c to $5.00 weekly; no trouble
The
"Central Fairfield Trust Co.
NORWALK, CONN.
' w ' ’ ‘
"m 8! JAMES GOLDEN ‘
‘ IN 1870. ‘ . .‘ ‘
, . daily except Sunday by
tinel Publishing. Company.
Washington Street.
lo. Romain. Conn.
‘ms' as
The following are taken from the
‘ Sentinel of January“ 'I. 1005: —
. "Norwaik was in the grasp of one
of the nastiest storms of the Winter
generally afternoon and last night.
obody' was out ~of'..doors except
from necessity. The storm started
early in the afternoon with snow
and hale that was-accompanied by
a sharp wind from the northwbet.
There was a disagreeable chill in the
air from the moisture and the comv
blnation made sick men desperate
and well men miserable. "
, "'Without exception the best ama,
tour production ever given in South
Norwalk was the play ‘Kuthleen
Mavourncen’ played last night by
local talent at Hoyt‘s theater. The
affair was for the benefit of St.
Joseph's parish and it was s. thor-
ough success financially in. spite of
the weather and from an artistic
standpoint. The play was under the
personal direction of Barry Scsnlon
' better knee/n to Norwaiit people as.
Thomas F. Cole. and he. in ting lead-
ing part of Terrence O'More was
supported by members of the Twin
City Dramatic club with Miss Helen
Millcrd as the leading lady. The cast
included. William A. Beilew. Stephen
J'. ~,O‘Brlen \Villilun P. Driscoll, Pur-
‘ ry Scanlon. Luke Dorny. James Cos-
tello. Neil Sweeney. John 1:7. Meg- ’
net, Helena Millerd, Elizabeth Hur-
liins. Alice Cahili and Alice Spian."
"It is rumored that Miss Effie
ILane has succeeded in persuading
David Bisphnm to give a song ro—
citel in Norwalk in the near future."
“An important change in (duca-
tionai circles in the Nor-walks was
consumated this afternoon whereby
the well known Brown and Smiain
Business college in the United Bank
building. Washington street, passed
‘lnto the hands of Mrs. M. A. Merrill:
owner of the long established and
well known Merrill's Business Coi—
leg! in Stamford.” .
"The mercury touched the zero
mark for the second time this win-
tor early Thursday morniug’
"l" . 0.1-iuul'ord of East aim-hue is
soon to start for California. “ill
Charis E. Hoyt."
‘Friz Brundago fell from t polch
T‘11.1 sday and injured, his kn: 1"cap.
"There was a. rumor about today
uthat an ice house was burned in
Winnipauk last .night but it could
' Knit-ill:
aimboetm um“ Dc
wide; F. of M WW“ Forum... 3
M .
m V‘mwwta... 3mg 1. o. o. r.
I - as Second Cle- butter.
' , no: Not-walk ”- '8.
. Once: 43 Well 9’. Roma:
Mentions—Nam“ 1888.
Wanted true is exclusive-
ed to the use for publication
otherwise i this newspaper
. any 1 news published
> All rights oi publication of
, lonetroet.
infill” of Ohio!“ Board of Nor-
well: 3!. E. church. .
Supper and undue-I mettle: of.
owners and rectum of the South
Norwalk Congregational church
school.
«flag of Epwerth league of
Hist 11. 8. church at home of lites: .
Adele Van Scoy. 81. Van Buren ‘7’“,
one.
Fellowship meeting at 110an ,
lit. E. church.
Meeting of Deit Finger circle with ,
Miss Lucille Brands of Rowayton
avenue. ’ s .4»
Specnai meeting of Ophir Chapter.
0. E. S. at 16 South Ilein rest.
Meeting or Nora-ell: ounoil of
Jewish women. -
., Misting of Girl Scout encore at
heme of Miss hisrgaret Jennings.
Lewis street.
COMING EVENTS.
Jan. 8.-—()id fashioned minstrel.
South Norwalk Council K. of C.
Jen. GuLuncheen Kiwanis club.
Jen 10—“Upen Rouse” Girls and
men 'e club.
wgsn. lo.—- —-"Ladles' Night."
gross Forum.
Jan. 12. ~ Luncheon. Toreador-e
club.
Jan. l:—-Oerd party. Republican
Women at Royal James Inn.
Jen. 13-031mm Supper.
ton Fire depnrment.
Jan. 18. -- Dance, Mulvoy~Tarlov
post. Veterans of Foreign Wars. '
Jan. 18—Minstrei.8t. Joseph!
school hall.
Jan. is-Pley East Avenue M. E
church. ,
Jan. 23.—-F;ntertainment. enter-
prise committee of Rowayton hi. E
church.
Feb. 13—Annual bell. American
Legion.
st: urns on new): some
iii
Estimate to About- _.
\ .7. Face , ., ..
o
. rfWhen will Norwalk's Board of lis-
, ' and Taxation realize that
236111118 is a. necessity to city growth
find appropriate the $5.000. three
fillies requested by the Common
,Qeuncil. to pay the cost of having
who! and regulations drawn up and
areas mapped out?
1 Bridgeport is the latest recruit to
the cities to acknow ledge the validity
gimme claims of the zoning advo-
piles.
st Zoning was adopted by the Bridge-
pol-t Common Council Monday night
.91“ the authorization of the ap-
Mntment of :1 Zoning commission
and a. Board of Adjustment. Both
beards will come into existence
Iebruary 1. next, and are to be ap-
pointed by Mayor Behrens .
Acting under 1'10“ch conferred by
Milan 279 of the Public Acts of
1938. the Council instructed Mayor
Belts-ens to appoint both boards. of
' five members each, during the cur-
, rent month; to hold office as fol—
lm: One on each board to January
1.. 1926: one to January 1.1928; one
- January 1. 1929: one to January
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\
0
TO
OUR BUSINESS F. 1.45
Greetings and best with.“
successful and prosperous n ,
month to all of the busing.
ll
Pro- munity. whether dt’IWHTOfi in
bank or not. “'9 hope to ,
all of you during the coming
Our facilities are at
mend.
CITY NATION AL BA.
South Norwalk, (loan,
your ..
Rows:-
hc says.
Men’s condition is subject to in-
~conwnienccd, and his existence. is
,govcrncd by superior powers ; but
Deposits
A NEW YEAR soul-:1
M1930 and one to anuary l. 1931.
In December of 1926. the mayor will
”point one member to each com-
Manipn for a period of five years.
" ' commencing on the January 1, next
., Succeeding.
' ' All members of both boards will
not be verified."
“Lieutenant William Smith. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B Smith of
East Not-walk who is in the United
Slates Navy, is now stationed at
legation at Seoul Corea and 1‘13;
therefore had a very close and inter-
The Old Year goes, the New Year comes.
The Old and}
The other soiled and
in fancy we can see bet“ ecn
cw two beaks one clean.
u orn by thumbs
I“ lhose powers are neither the decree
i of n. blmd fatality not. the capricc of
l whimsical beings.
I Like the world of which he forms
go part. man is governed by natural
laws, regular in their course. uni-l
lform in their effects, immutable 111'
Feb. : 2
itiation.
TIMELY VIEWS
---5. N. lodge of Moose in- "
made before
Jan. 12th.
Which turned the pages of the book
In which some ill-ave soul undertook .
To keep a record of life's sums.
Close the old book—the New Year come».
estlng connection with the Russian
and Japanese War."
"Mrs. G. 0. J. Lamphcre returned
to her home in East Hartford yester-’
day accompanied by her mother.
their essence; and those laws "are
:not “which among the distant stars.
nor lllddml in the codes of mystery.
;but are inherent in the nature of
iterl‘cfll'lal beings, interwoven in
pure without compensation. It is ex—
,. Md that their membership will
be limited to aldermen.
.Tbe commissioners, we read. will
findeovor to secure the services of a
value TOPICS
will draw interest
mageport resident to work out. in
“junction with them. the zoning
There is no dictatory attitude re-
' —.d such as was evidenced here.
local men must he found to do
technical work of the Boards—
nlse the work is not to be done.
is possible that in Bridgeport n
Went may be found with suffi-
mot technical knowledge to aid the
Boards. if not there seems to be no
W but that the services of an
qualifier will he enlisted.
. mward J. Quinlan. in a. recent
' “fitment. pointed out that discourv
went because of zoning‘ s tempor-
”defeat was unnecessary. The new
Mont of the Kiwanis Club sum-
m up the situation here when he
“bred tllat a. campaign of educa-
W was the next move.
Web a sufficient number of our
Ins are made to understand just
zoning is. just what its bone-
lords arc. Just— how it
orwalk and that it
mean financial loss or readjust-
to not a single property owner
. one man on the basis of their
.. -ge when the enactments bc-
. effective, then popular domanf
'cornpel our hesitant Board of
a.... to to about—face.
the prediction has been Imade
’ Zoning laws will be in force
‘- within a comparatively short
To this we add our own pro-
~ that Norwaik will be the next
' ant cityin the state to follow
port's example.
. -Solicitors Reap-
ing Usual Harvest
Here— Mellon’ s Ad-
We on How to In-
. est — Always Time
To “Sleep Over It” ‘
Ie prevalence of take solicitors
. around Norwaiit at this time,
thei- pleading for tax-service
publications that are out of
"one. error police or iiremen’s
" ”that exist only in their own
' p}- for the sale of stocks in
sky eoncerns,—-caile attention
renewed force to the set of
many formulated by Andrew
Secretary oftho Treasury,
us how to hang on to' our
you want to invest your sav-
Y, memorize these
in which Mr. Mellon
his vast knowledge or
stock. The best look-
in’ the world may Dl'ove a
flaws Mining is a very ex.
ertnking and the risks
great. There are many
- investments but this
the investment market is
. t for those who depend
m Drilling for oil is
haunts are great. 011
are speculative and in 3.
investments.
or invention there
schemes—airplanes.
of
frontage:
$611 are buying before
the marginnnd
speculation are decidedly not for the
Mrs Daniel Wicks of Row.ay-ton "
“Fashion note: “Feather
er favor than fur with the younger
contingent of the so-cailed ‘swcli'
set." »
"—-—-.-——-———-———-
THE WEATHER.
Northern New England:
ing cloudiness and warmer \Vednes-
day night and Thursday.
Southern New England: Fair
Wednesday; Thursday unsettled and
wd-rmer.
-Eo.stern New York: Rain in
South and unsettled, probably show-
ers and warmer in north portion late
Wednesday and Thursday.
Conditions: Pressure is low oft
the eastern Massachusetts coast and
the disturbance that was over Sas-
katchewan Monday night has
vunced to western Ontario
slight. trough extending southward.
The nigh pressure that
Quebec Monday night has advanced
to theIGulf of St. Lawrence with 3,
ad-
with a
was ’over
bridge extending southward to the
Atlantic states.
Winds: North‘ at Sandy Hook:
Fresh north diminishing, and wea-
ther partly overcast \Vednesday.
TEMPERATURE.
Observation taken at 8 p. 111. 73th
meridian at New Haven W outlier
Bureau.
Atlanta ........
Atlantic City . . .
Block Island . . .
Boston
Buffalo . . . . . .
Cincinnati . . . . . .
Chicago
Denver
Detroit . .
Duluth
Hatteras .......
Jacksonville . . . .
Kansas City .. .
Nnnlucket . . . .
New Haven . . .
New Orleans . .
New York . . . . .
Norfolk . . ..... .
Northt‘ield, Vt. . .
Pittsburgh
30.26
30.22
30.12
30.18
30.18
30.20
29.98
30.02
30.08
29.56
30.26
30.26
30.02
30.02
30.17
30.22
30.22
30.26
30.24
30.22
30.22
54
3-1»
34
30
30
40
34
1'6
28
28
44
52
40
36
30
64
32
46
14
36
1’2
42
32
36
clear
clear
cloudy
snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear »
cloudy
clear
....~-..
escapee.
.s...»
ob‘lne'
Portland, Me. . . .
St. Louis . . . . . . . 30.04
St. Paul 29.74
\Vashington . . . . 30.26
frequently do not pan out. At best
it is a long time bolero any money
comes in from sales. Investment in
new companies that are going to
lseil by mail' should generally be
avoided. -
"s—Patent rights and processes
distribution. It is rarely the patentee
who makes the money.
"7—‘New manufacturing’ meth-
ods should always be closely chech~
ed and investigated.
"s—An investment requiring s.
quick decision is often a fake. If
there isn‘t sumcient time to ‘sleep
over ,.’it something probably is
wrong.-
9—‘Special inducements in cash
discounts or stock bonuses urging
you to be one of the first to invest
are suspicious symptoms.
"10--".t‘ips' alleged to land you 'on
the ground floor' are rarely to be
taken. Those who are on the ground
floor will monopolize the opportun-
11y-
“ii—Playing the stool: market on
all other forms of
smell investor.
he: shop;
Beware of the 'buc-
Fla—Stock. in ‘mail order' calm .
panics being organized with iprom;
lees based on what others have .d n '
sets. a
muffs and stolen seem to be in greot- ’
Behold, a new book now, my friends.
Spotlessly clean, without,
within.
This is the time to make amends,
Right now, so let us all begin
The New Year right—ave know we should»
First, let us pray, and then be good.
Increes- ,
_. Manly Ritell.
CH \l’TER LVII.
Alia Berg switched on the light
in the sitting room. and spoke to
Betty in a. casual tone' as she threw
her coat over :1. chair.
"\Vell, you certainly seem to have
made a hit with Chet Carter."
Betty poked I‘V‘J (ingcrs over her
mouth in the act of stilling a yawn,
and considerchthc‘ other Woman.
\Vns Alia jealous. She had an air
now that reminded lielty of the tone
she had once used to her regarding
Courtleigh Curtis.
"Who is he any way?" she asked.
“0h. Chet is a scenario writer for
Peerless. He does most of the stor—
ies for Violet Marshall. Some say
Violet's in 10:0 with him. bill he
doesn‘t pay her any attention."
Belly seemed to remember how
that somewhere she had soc-n the
line. "Screen play by Chester Car-
ter." .
“Is he married?”
was her ncxl
question. -
Alla laughed. "I don't know—at
least he‘s never said anything about
it. Ho may be tor all 1 know." She
was looking at Betty quizzicaily.
Her companion, conscious of this
inspection, sought to get Alia's mind
on another subject:
"When are we going to know what
Mr. Jackson is going
The Poodlc'.” "
“He's expecting to get a final an-
swer from the big boss at most any
time. I'll let you know the minute
I get any news”. .
“ The Social Robe-1’ probably will
be completed tomorrow or next day.
so far as I am concerned. I don't
think they'll give me anything else
to do unicss‘ I return the contract
signedlfl
Alta pondered a moment. then she
went to. her desk and drew out the
‘cnorcisc an option on
to do about'
c011t1.1cl. After reading it over. she
look a pen and marked out the linear
rolc-rring to the l’ecriess' right to
ices for a. further two years.
“If you do‘ not hear from me in
the mornlng. obtain their cop): make
the change 1 how: made here, and
ask them to accept the contract in
this iorm . ll illcy will. sign. " ‘ ’
chklo will have to wall.
mpslnit lose this opportunity.“
"But supposing they won't accept
the contract with this change '.‘"
Alia ehrugged.- "Then you’ll have
to give it. and accept their terms."
Betty frowned. She didn't like
Alta's expression, which gave the
impression that: she was making
short shift or a bad job. and was glad
it \\'u sovcr with. _
‘All right." She picked up the
folded paper and carried it into her
bedroom with her.
Then. after she had changed into
pajamas. she adjusted hcr bodlamp.
braced herself up with a. stack at
pillows. and studied the agreement.
Shc wished now that she had not
allowed Alta to interfere. She won.
tiered if Jealousy was responsible for
Alta's new attituder
But thc.contract—4what was she
to do about. that? In a Way. she
did not like the idea of binding her-
self for three years. and that is
what the agreement amounted to.
(It did not occur to her that the film
company might not desire to renew
it at the end of the year.)
She went to sleep in her upright
position wlth the light burning and
the question unsettled. About three
o’clock in the morning she awaken.
ed. sleepily extinguished the lamp
and pushed herself down into the
bed. without a thought of the prob-
lem.
You
(To be continued.)
Ire-
sbe .
(Gleaming:
*t‘ '
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
It should be remembered .(by 100
per cent Americans in particular)
that the reverse side of freedom is
obedience, and without it there can
be no freedom. ‘
No one has stated this with more
The Price 0: Freedorn, you
him saying: . .
‘ “Independence
gavel rnment is difficult.
the reason that to «sci
tire born. and mo '
Clarity than Caifln- Coolidge.- In Mn .
collection of speeches. published its cell
M ’
Book of Life
work. and that freedom ml. the if
privilege of doing what they wanted
to 410. ‘ ; ‘ '
“It has been a’herd lesson for _.
. m
and that complete an...
Iosnpiete e
. also his own nature.
Dolly's BCI'\‘-:
their existence. and at all times and
in all places they are present to him"
The quoted words are Voiney's.
As he says (In Ruins of Empires)
these laws act upon man's muses:
‘they warn his understanding; they
give to every action its reward or
punishment.
"Let men then know these laws!
Let him understand the nature of
lho elements which surround him.
and he will
know the regulator: of his destiny."
Moreover. he will know the causes
of eilis and the remedies he should
supply.
Greatest of all, he will know that
statutes cannot insure righteousness.
WHO'S WHO
”MDAY‘IW
ETIENNE CLEMENTEL
Recent statements or Etienne
Clementcl. France's minister of ii-
uance. regarding his country‘s atti-
tude in the payment of her war debt
to America have drawn much atten-
tion. M. Cicmcntci denies urging rel
pudlalion of the debt. as first re-
ports of a speech in the chamber of
deputies intimated he had done.
M. Clomeniel, prior to his election
as minister of finance in the liorriot
cabinet. held many other important
posts in France. He has been min-
islcr of agriculture and commerce
and colonial minister.
lie was one or the Clemenceau
government which ordered the ar-
rest or cx-Premier Calliaux on s
,chargouof high treason. He began
his career as a -swyer and mayor or
his native town of‘itlom. in the de-
parrnent of Puy-dc-Dome.
Much of his life has been de»
voted to the economic problems 01
France. toward the betterment of
which he sought to organize a na-
tional federation of employers as a
counterpart to the General Federa-
tion of labor. As mister of com-
merce he' organized the National
Economic: Council. which dealt?
largely «nth the nation's fpod nup-
plies. He drafted France‘s budget
tor 192 5 and engineered the recent
over-subscribed American loan to
France.
POEMSTHAT LIVE
LINES FROM "sum"
Go not. happy do}.
fies: the usage; and
tie no happy day.
Till e maiden yields.
and e. rose her mouth.
When rite been Isl
Faucets- her lips.
New Law Bee Improved Quality at
That the new immigration law
has worked with almost perfecteuc-
case is the opinion of Mgor Henry
H. CurrsnfCommisetoncr o'f Immio
gretion at Ellis Island. where 90 per
cent of the European Immigrants to
the t'. 8. land. '
"Vi'c are getting half as many as
we did under the old law and that
is a good thing for all concerned."
he recently declared. "it is good for
the country because we can assim-
ilate them better. Therefore it is
good for the immigrant. He re-
ceives more attention than he could
otherwise get at the stations and be-
cause he is one of the lesser num-
ber hi * pportunltles ere correspon-
dingly lter.
"“‘ith the quantity cut in half we
are getting immigrants of a quality
twice as good as under the old law.
That. of course. is for the best in-
terosts of the country. In part. I
believe. this is due to the fact that
the built of the new immigrants
come from Northern Europa- How.
ever. it is also due to the provision
of the law that requires consular
examination on the other side. Many
of the undesireblee who formerly
had to be stopped at our gates after
long Journeys {run their homeland:
now are halted before they
leave their native boundaries. The
would-be immigrants must present
himself to the American consul
nearest his home. He must have
a certificate of good character from
his local authorities. He must have
his birth certificates and a certificate
of health. if he lives in acountry
“here universal military servicl-
prevails. he gnust present his dos-
sier. His character certificate must
contain his prison record if he has
one.
' Literacy Test Required
“He must estisfyjhe consul. too.
as to his ability to pass a literacy
test. If he passes everything Ita-
lsfactorily the mini is ready with
the visa but for one thing—the
quota. If the quota for the month
from the applicant's country is etlh
open the visa is granted. {bull-r
the law 10 per cent of the annual
quote. from a'country is allowed to
come to America each month. if
the quote is filled, the applicant is
held up for another month. * Inter-
xnation on these quotas is supplied
daily by the Labor Department to
the Consular Service.”
Ben the new law stopped the
" lenient “the labor Department and
the Won so think not?‘
W Davie that he be-
lieve. that a thennhd are being
.nzmuggiedéitfil oatmersooxneln as
0 or- are bootlegged
in clung with wt: . Through the
law itself. however. who have
tried .hnvp failed to find loopholes.
motions. Commissioner Curran
estimates. will show between 180.-
000 and 300.0011 to enter. but these
are to be expected.
from
Jan. lst.
Savings Department
SOUTH NORWA LK
TRUST. COMPANY
4 1-2 per cent. interest was credited to
depositors Jan. 1st, 1925
‘ MW in l
11:11th
Zoddlkmvski!" :. 8mm?!
9 corner dvnlnndul '\\‘ 2:1
‘ Pittsburgh l‘hronle
Home Ownership
(Bridgeport Telegram) ’
Nor-walk is rejoicing over the dis- l
closure that one of every hundred:
[amnion in that town. loltyvtwol
own their own hurries. In Bridge-l
port the percentage is :4. how i
l‘
I
WE OFFER
Conn. Light 6: Power Pr" l
Nor. Tire & Rubber Pr‘ 7"
J. a: J. Cash Pr 7”
l'rlcc l‘m .‘mvlll'nzlnn
Maples & Goldschmidt
FREDERICK C HELL
M‘Wr l‘rsliing Donn-111ml
duven 26. New Britain 37. \\'ulu‘-
bury 30 and Hartford :0.
Congratulations are in order. The '
city. which shows lilo g‘l‘t-utlsut por~ .
centug‘e of home ownership has'
some-fixing to be proud 01‘. As a'
rule however. direct comparisons in
this licld are somewhat dilucult.
The larger cities lend to show a
lower ratio of home ownership bu-
cauee of the increased value cl real
estate and the grouping of lumi-
lles in apartments. or temmonls.
Conversely, smaller towns, with a.
larger number of single family
houses. show a higher percentage of
individual ownership.
The man who owns his own home
is apt to be a good citizen. to be in-
telligently interested in his coni-
munity aflairs. to be steady in his
hlhlte and more or less firmly an-
chored to the town in which he
lives. 0! course like every other
generality. this one must be taken
with reservation. There may be ex-
ceptions. But it is sufficiently the
rule to be generally accepted.
Bridgeport. Hartford had New
Haven could well stand some "build
your own home" campaigns, by
savings and lonn‘locietiee. savings
banks. builders and architects.
A
. TO
THE .
WIVES
1s
SII‘FICIENT:
HELP FRIEND
HUSBAND
-— TO SAVE -
Hi3: (and Your) Ten'
Catt—10°/—This wh
year, Of his income.
PAY YOUR SELF.
nsmsl'r THIS IN "
Is Your Belling mach
AGoIdMInel'
(Science News Bulletin)
The use. like the earth. has me-
tal-bearing "veins" running through
it. The” streaks of water where
the gold is concentrated may eon-
tun neerly 100 time- as much as
the regions where it is lacking. The .
concentration of mid in the rial-lea.
Deceit region! il pearly twice I.
greet e- tn the wmetugrade land
deposits that. are profitable to op-
—.—.———'
l Peoples T
Emma. cram
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