WITHTHI
NEWS
TABLISHED 1870
ATE HALTS
I PAY TRIBUTE
TO 3 LEADERS
. degee, Lodge and
o I I. Landed for
'ork Done in Intér-
of Country ’
’LEAN SPEAKS
s Eloquent Eulogy
.Dcparted Connec-
ut Senator-Faith-
II I0 1.". S. Ideals
F; ‘ I I... Jan. SID—Inti-
- of three of its stal-
. a does came crowing
é; . ~ mate today as leg-
Er} was brought to
who had served
:‘TOLZIGCT with 'them
met testimonial to
flu ll" works.
,, 'no .2: sides of the
b-' 3n»: the opportunity of
urn o! the public ser-
‘rx- ll: 'Yll”) Cabot Lodge
i: we and Lebaron 3.
~ lio dlnd during the
e-"‘I
__ “v
‘3‘: life of Senator
-. me Senate through
1‘s history and brought
_ -~ the memorable con-
, t League of Nations
_ former chairman of
.: .. —r':'ions committee and
7:1 5"". were the central
In Retrospect ‘
. of Senator Bran-
fIvtmd almost as wide
wars of Senate his-
vetersn from Conn~
'arge a hand in full--
-o. had a place in the
these who came to be
- SI ante lrreconilalz-ies.
“fife“: on Page Seven)
IL CLERKS
I TRAISEFRO
LABOR BOARD
‘ Haven Road Men
0 Benefit -— Wage
Iost Approximates
$740000
In: Avociatod Press)
19 —-The Railroad
Z in a decision today
.-—.. :se in wages of ap-
’ .4- WIT to clerical
< 0:. 1’ 31'31- -three rail-
< I: firms of the country.
. :zed do not in-
v. a} employee taken
a Chelsion a year ago.
:zv-r as; rel-god from 1 to 3
r ‘er Ihe classes lnclud~
1» r .i of a. failure of the
‘ rt Railway and Steam-
. :gizt Handlers and
fry-.3 to agree with the
in:
'rm
2‘31. azfe‘cte‘d include the
‘. Pennsylvania. N.
' El. and Boston and Al-
SKED HOLDUP
EN GET $11,455
',AYROLL FLEE
'WDFNCF. R. 1.. Jan. to.—
L‘“ M" mrmaster of Ihe In-
“ 1).“: \\'I.Irks Arkwright.
"m” 'arr his assistant. were
P “l I'Imr masked moo within a
denim: of the plant this
' 1" t1"d rohha'l of the payroll
55 The hlgbunymcn amp.
"I a"tomnhue beau-In; the
1"“: IN number 73885.
R
YORK CLEARING noose:
STATEMENT
W‘Wx‘ Jan ISL—The New
rt; House statement is-
C L" “as as follows:
a —"'"'"3! . . . . . . .$580.000.M0
6.: ............ 108. 000. 000
. 95. 000. 000
39.195! Rv éALANcn
133mm: Jan. 19..Unlted
. "Ed‘y not balance at close
January 16 was $272.-
. .
:TT AI an: E BAKERY
35‘ of bread (all kinds). rolls
mil-'3 a .lo on Saturday only.
= ”jivered to your door
" “u -Adv.
4;“ ’5 Pies are made from the
made fresh “113.1139,th
~°- Pvt-tum Pie Kitchen. up.
fatal-e 2:. Norwalk. Phone
:I H LlGiNs caunnnas
hom- ~n.ade kind are made
’5 ”am"? heavy Inllk. real
:"- -* and the best of other lu- '1
“Ways cooked with ,
myaummatic electric mu»
, on ll like them. for M
mlity goods”. Stores cl! ’
tr have them 101’
Entered a. seconded-m matter at a.
South Nom); We under an
Captured“ in Muncie,
Ind, After Notion-
Search
‘_‘BLO0D MONEY”
Attributes Arrest t o
P a l—T r 8]) pg (1—
F i r e d Pilintblank,
Bullet Went Wild
By W Prom.)
INDIANAPOLIS. 1ND. Jan. 19—-
Gerald Chapman. to whom crimes
ranging from robbery to murder are
attributed. and who was arrested
yesterday at Manolo. Indians. will be
held for the Warden of the Atlanta.
Ga. federal prllson.
Gavlns. United States district Attor-
hey. said today.
Chapman escaped from the Atlanta
institution in December 1923, a few
months after he had been sentenced
to serve 25 yours in connection with
the 82.400.000 mail truck robbery in
New York in 1921.
INDIANPOLIS. IND. Jan. 19—
Gerald Chapman. leading figure in a
score of criminal ventures. was lod-
ged in jail here today awaiting ar-
raignment before the United States
Commissioner. which will take steps
to return him to the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta. Go... from which he
escaped December 86. 1928.
The nation wide search for the dap
per desperudo who” exploits have
run the scale from petty thievery to a
$2,500,000 mall robbery. was brought
to an end yesterday at Muncie. lnd~
land. where he was captured by a
squad of detectives after a gun
battle.
' Evaded Severn! Traps
The arrest 'wes the culmination of
an intensive search conducted by
postal inspectors since the bandit's
escape from Atlanta. Reports were
received that'Chapman was residing
in various foreign countries. but
after s. lengthy investigation auth-
orities became convinced that be had
not left this country. The search
narrowed down to indiana about
four months ago when it will learned
told seven! traps for‘thssuspeeted
prisoner. but be was snooeuful, in
eluding them until yesterday when
a tip was received that he wss in a
house in the residential district.
(Continued on Page Seven)
BETTER STREET
LIGHTING TAKEN
UP TOMORROW
Letters have been mailed to every
merchant in the city with member-
ship in the Board of Trade. calling
their attention to the meeting of the
District Commissioners tomorrow
evening. when the matter of better
street lighting for the shopping cen-
ter will be taken up. ‘
The meeting tomorrow night will
act upon the petition of the mer-
chants of the down town district.
Over two hundred names were at-
tached to the locument. asking that
the city take some ,means of afford-
ing more brilliant illumination for
the buslnon'oenter. .
Various plans of increasing the
light have been worked out by A. E.
Wincbuter. Superintendent of the
municipal lighting plant. and it is
expected that complete figures on
estimated costs will be presented at
the meeting.
STONE WINNING
.SENATE’SFAVOR
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—-—A favor-
able report on the nomination of
Attorney Goodall stone to be so As-
sociate Justice of the Supreme court
was ordered today by the Senate
Judiciary committee. -
AT THE barman WC?
You can procure the well known
San-Tax Remedies. This store is the
sole agent for the some in this locali-
I-l’ies is carried here. Wm. ll. Puls-
ley. proo- . .
muscled is pos-
tbst is not tuberculin t
tourlsed at the Nor-walk Dairy Plant
at 88 Center events. on its arrival.
The Grade A raw milk is bottled at
lln tested milk from Guernsey cows
to special milk) sold here: is: daily
gaining in its mpumlty with folks in
this vicinity. Phone lotto-Adv. .
-mmst facilities m for 4"!
'ueuymskoefbsl-
«wet-tongs \
Alexander G:
The full line of Sen-Tex Romeo.
the forms when WM T’m‘m',
m ‘
m it
not am 8. an.
(3113le to be Held
For Federal ‘
arden
State’s Attorney 'Al.
corn Expects to
Accused of Killing Po-
lioelnan James Skel-
ly ill New Britain
Oct.- 12 Last
HARTFORD. Jan. lia—Statts
Attorney 8 M. Alcorn expects to
hear definitely this afternoon as to
whether the federal authorities will
turn over to him Gerald Chapman.
the notations bandit arrested in
Munch. Indians, Sunday noon. and
whom Mr. Alcorn wants to try in
Connecticut for t murder of Po-
liceman James Site ly in New Brit-
ain. October 12. 1924.
Walter Sheen of Springfield.
Mass" who has been in jail since the
killing of the policeman. insist. that
his companion in the store robbery
at New Britain was Chapman. the
man who shot the policeman while
escaping.
Sends Deoecuve
As soon as he learned oflhe ar-
rest of Chapman in Muncie. Mr. Al.
corn sell County Detective Edward
J. Hickeyuo Indiana with Chief of
Police Hurt of New Britain. and they
were today. in Indianapolis when
Chapman was taken. utter his arrest.
The federal authorities went Chap.
man as s fugitive. so he escaped
from Atlanta penitentiary where he
was serving a 35 year term for a
82.000.000 postal robbery in New
York. Mr. Alcorn believes. how-
(Continued on Page Seven)
E D. WORDEN,
om RESIDENT
Gehurdue D. Worden. one office-
walk‘s’to‘ldost residents died early this
morning at his home. 11 Orchard
street. Mr. Worden had been in ill
health for some time.
Hewessfsmiliarfigureinthe
-street of the city and up to his re-
tirement a year or so ago conducted
n harne- ehop. . For thirty-five
years his place was located in Rive:
street and when s. few years ago he
bought out the shop of Weilnoe B.
Dam: in Commerce street be com-
streef; He later moved to 3: Main
blood the two shops in the building
on that street.
Besides his widow be is survived
by e. son and daughter who live in
Hartford. one sister, Mrs. H. B.
anm and one brother. Samuel
Worden.
He was a member of Our Brother
lodge. Odd Fellow's the Somali:
Aerie of Eagles and the-New Eng.
land Order of Protection.
The funeral will be held from the
late home Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock.” Rev. George B. Tompkins
of the Norwulk M. E. church will
officials and burial will be in Nor.
walk cemetery. .
NOTBOUND BY
PARIS ACCORD,
'SAYSA- HUGHES
WASHINGTON. Jan. ‘19.—-Seore~
tsry Hughes issued today a formal
statement snorting that the agree-
ment reached in Perl.- at the confer-
ence of the allied 'lnanoe ministers
imposed “no obligation. legally or
morally.” on the United States and
ters so it ever was.
TWO CHIMNEY m
The Central Fire station was csll-
ed outvladt night to extinguish two
chimney tires. No damage was done
byeitberblase. 'l'bedrstoallesulc
about 6:“ o'clock from s house at
as Spring street occupied by Thomp-
‘ son and alsuson families. The sec-
ondalann‘esmelnst‘lo’clockand
wasfrom the rcsxdence of nuns:-
guest Stout. 13 W street.
‘ and Mrs. Loomis. the oldest Illa. Ai—
’ house biasing.
that this country remains as free i
from commitments in European mat-
RADIO—"eh GGNT
“—54.3,
FamilyWadLlstening
curred at Four Cor-
nets, Mid
WATER-BURY. Jan. th—nystery
today stll wounded the origin at
the fire at Four Corners. Niddlebury.
early last night. wblbll timed-tbs
one and one-net! slow wooden frame
bolus of Kr. and lit-s. Bsrry morals.
and took four smell lives.
The lstter‘ire Rubenns. l: mom;
as. 5: Juanita. a; and Hex-rill. 2.
children of the bounds couple. all of
whom had been tucked into bed
but a short. time before domes broke
out. ’
May an Fire w,
First Selectman Ell Bronson of.
Middlebury stated this morning
that he would first confer with Mr.
and-lire. Loomls before asking s.
decision as to whether be so“
Movement Under Way
Not Total Darkness
, _ NOEHCIIES on Streets
:Tvyuwn Pious _
For All Businem to
THE” RESULT
But “Livid Hue”—
How to See Coretta—-
call in the State are max-shall to
investigate the fire.
Several theories have been ad-
vanced this morning.” to how the
fire started. among these that there
was a radio battery in the upper
part of the house. when the lire er-
lglnatod. and there might have been
other is that the childreumight have
a short circuit in the wiring. An-
Are you preparing for the
my of the sun next Sadr.
day? Here h the eclipse time
table for Norwslk and vicinity:
Dolls- begins. a: '0: a. In.
Dullpe total. 9:13 a. m.
'_" reality ends. 3:16 a. m.
Eclipse ends 10:80 a. m.
been playing with matches. Row-
evor. these areouly surmlsu.
The fire which wiped out the
building and tour small lives broke
out shortly after six o'clock wbdn
the four children had been phcsd is
their beds upstairs. and while Hr.
vin and the letters grandparents. Ir.
and Mrs. Cher-lee metals. were on-
loying a. radio program downstairs.
Neighbors see Ilsa.
‘l'bose in the lower part of the
house were not aware orthon- their-home
being in flames until informed eats s
€738:
s E VI“ 0 7
This neighbor. lam
Titus. teguher with‘ the “the? of
:(Contnuedbn p... novella '
HARBOR VIEW
TO HAVE NEW
I STEEL“. “BRIDGE
REE‘ENEESRES'A
nests—May Be Fin-
ished This Summer ,
A meeting of the residents of Esr-
bor View was held sum-day after-
noon in the Council Chambers. City
Hall, st. which United Bates engi—
neers from the Providence omce dis-
played the plan for the erection of s.
new steel bridge at the beach to re—
plsce the present wooden one. The
erection of the bridge was approved
at the gonna meeting of the Harbor
View improvement association. when
a bond was med to take cap of
the expense.
The new bridge will have a "ing-
ing draw which will be a decided im-
provement over the lift now in oper-
stion. it is thought that it willbe
completed boron summer. Sew-
ever. the approval from the U. 8.
Navy) department must be obtsined
before construction can be alerted.
Those present at the meeting were
C. G. uunsell. chairman of the com-
mittee. George Hyde. a former pro-iv
dent of the Imp-avenue: Mu: .
Dr. J. J. filler and air 31mm and
Captain Miller-70f Smitbvillc. .
Goods valued at $300 were takes
from the sutumobllo station of new
Dismond in West avenue some time
between Seturd moon and this
morning. according toe report made
by Hr. Diamond on the police.
1A
#.
'emaoste from the center of the sun
be possible“ to see the eclipse to best
“mange. Euperlnbsndeut Eben F.
on duringtbe period of the eclipse.
and motored: drivers will be baked
to, stop sud not turn on their lights.
A movement to ensue everyone to
view the coming eclipse has been
big. Trolleys will stop. and street
wwwnotbeturnedon. AM
”mutobantheiresmsnd
stony m will stop their ma-
allies in “IN. their employes to
”new
batons-shthefirstoaoseeoln
”morphs oeuntryincs not.
your bsvs’ passed. in sun
when New York will be darkened
W the rarity of this phe-
nomenon. M will not be again
visible here tbfi century.
The eclipse. .will last for about 2
1-3 hours from beginning to end.
The moon will totally obscure the
sun. bewever. for t minutes or
less. This about 9:1 A. a. is the
important period of the ocllme.
During that time. it will grow
visibly darker. although. not as some
people think. totally dark. The visi-
bility has been compared with about
the some brilllsnce. of. that time. as
would be given by mud full menus.
The stmospbere. however. will take
on s. “livid" hue. The reason for this
is that the blue rays in the light.
mtoullycutoffbytbsmoousnd
the only light Norwslk will go: will
be from the corona. or long fozmues
of flame that shoot out. about :00,-
000 miles from the sun‘s edge. These
are of s redd-b hue. ‘
The eclipse“ will be best visible
through smoked glasses. or through
colored glen. A piece of blue glass
held befors‘tbe eye will enable ob.
servers to witness the vsrlous stages
of the eclipse.
Superintendent Thomas mm
of the Connecticut compsuy. nus sn-
uouuoed that during the period of
the eclipn all hollows will be bolted
to allow W to witness the
phenomenon. In order that it will
NEW YORK. Jul. lt—ll‘ederal
authorities are seeking two run: run-
ners who escaped yesterday anorect-
wittlng one of their captors. Coast
Guard Gunner James C. Moore. and
leaving him for dead in a snow bunk
near Sandy Hook. N. J.
floors. with face scarred and head
bandaged. told his superiors at the
bsrge oilice here how be was beaten
over the head with s blackjack by
six men into whose power his cup-
tlvee‘lured him.
The two prisoners. one of whom
was shot through the sb'oulder. were
captured in a speed boat by a
coast guard craft oi! Sandy Hook.
Another unusual tale of rum ’run-
ning came to light today when re-
ports were circulated of the activi-
ties of a subma e rammed by a
German crew an said to have been
bringing in from 1.000 to 3.000
NEW FACTORY
‘ IS colIINI; T0
llRERTY SQUARE
New York Underwear
Co. Signs Five-year
Lease for Roodlier
Building
T9 EMPLOY 109
chewy Will Build
Own Place If Nor-
walk 13 Found to Sat-
isfy Requirements
The latest muufsctury to take
advantage of the potentislities of
Norwslk as s. manufacturing center
is the Century Underwear Company
of ll: West 29th street. New York
City. which has just signed a lease
on a building here tor 5 years.
The real estate deal. consumed
Friday. rents the building of Samuel
Roodner in Liberty Square. to this
company for factory purposes. it. in
aid that more than 100 people will
be amp ‘oyed in the new place. and
that if conditions are suitable. the
company will build their own fac-
tor: lien.
The Century Company will begin
operations here Just as quickly I... the
building can be put into shape. The
place is now being overhauled and
plumbers and electricians no. at
work. Much of the machinery to be
ill-tolled will be brought here from
New York and the Herabfield TI ack-
log concern has been engaged for
the werk.
The Century Company is well
known in the garment msnulactur-
ing trade. It produces udles' under-
weir gut-menu and the concern new
0 es several fsctorles. nne oi
which is in Philadelphia and two in
New York. The management will
ceesury to an the running of
bring here only the skilled force to
the plant and expect to hire many
rotors locally.
op‘E'be building was formehy occu-
pied by a shoe company.
Two new gifts for the Norwslk
Wood church were an-
nouneed yesterday by Rev. Ernest
l". McGregor. poster of the church.
at the morning service. The first
gifLaclocktobeinstalledoutho
eves-handing balcony of the new edi-
fice. h the gm of 3dr. cud Mrs. A.
CormiueBetts. The second gilt.
hymuboardawere donated bye
'. friend through the Gold” Rule Cir-
Ibesnnualmeetiugofthecburcb
istobelielduswthtnrdsynight.
Previous“ tbossdonp supper
Rube-studs!¢2300elock|lrfbe
mathseh‘ureb. balloting
orssld slicburcb members and
monuwerewelooglotuattendthe
Vsuppsrundmg“.
U-Boat Bringing in 3 ,000
Cases A nght, T’
I
Said
the lost two weeks. A tramp steam-
er. acting as the mother ship of the
submersible craft. was sold to be
stationed about to muse south of the
patrol boats narroundlng the rum
fleet of! Aebm-y Perk. N. J. ltwus
reported to be disposing via the sub-
marine its csrgo of about 75.000
cusps of liquor to smell craft hover—
ing near the New Jersey shore.
ASBURY PARK. N. 3.. Jan. 19.—
A report circulated among New York
Federal authorities that a submarine
manned by a German crew had been
smuggling liquor ashore o! Asoury
Park was declared today by super-
latendent Rsbmuneu of the fifth
Coast Guard District here to have
been in circulation for a month.
His men. he said. had spent elucid-
arable time ell-sing down the rumor
and searching for the craft with mt
cases of liquor each night during result.
PLAN TO SERVE
MILK IN EVERY
LOCAL SCHOOL
“N03435: ENE-‘3;
Approves Plan to
Aid Children
PARENTS NOTIFIED
School Nurse ”Luella for
100 Per cent. Ap-
proval l— Rowayton
School Takes Lead
The parents of Norwalk school
children will soon receive cards to
the effect that milk will be served
in the schools ct recess for any
child who wishes a. fold-morning
lunch aid will pay the {our cents
for the half pint bottel. Straws
are included.
The milk feeding of school chil-
dreuhssbeducnrried onlnulost
progressive cities in the state and
throughout the country for a num-
ber of years past. the object being
primarily to bring up to normalcy,
these children who are underweight
or temporarily run down through
some illness. As a. rule such chil-
dren est a very light breakfast and '
also many come quite a distance to
school. Mllk Is the child's best food.
From it he derive: more of the ele-
ments nocessery'to bis growth and
development than from any other
single 'ood. Yet many parents are
Ignorant of this fact end use little
milk in their homes. it is said.
The subject of mill: lunches was
first taken up by the Board of Eduo
cation last fall. and the matter thor-
oughly investigated. with the result
that permission was given to the
Home and School League to take up
this work. The League. at. once ap-
pointed a member from each school
district to set in conjunction with the
school princlpsl.
The trail is already blmd by the
Howey-t a school of which Mr.
Wilmer: is principal-milk being
served all last week to sixty pupils.
nearly half the enrollment of the
school.
This morning. word was received
from Miss Ferguson. principal of
the Narvin school. that she wds
serving 198 enthusiastic little lunch-
en.
It is hoped that many mu
will take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to benefit their children and
show their appreciation of the exerts
of the teachers.
They feet-Went that the
milk is best Grade A. pasteurlsed.
and served under pelicctly sanitary
conditions.
nus IcDonsld. the school nurse
hopes for splendid results in many
of the children from the mid-moro-
lng milk lunch.
s
A neurons ENCEDSURE
I
Excludvs agencyh'fa' them fa
Modern Groce)
In Ford Outside W
Store— Woman Sees
S t o r e —— M a y 83b
Stolen Auto
1Tbow them up!"
This was the
two masked men greeted CW
Bloom. of Ferris avenue and um
Skidd of Fatrheld avenue. eruptiv-
ees of the Modern Grocery Comp-{Ir
as they were about to closeup on
store of that cmpnny in Teller sid-
nus about 10 o clock Saturday. o'e-
ning The two men with drew.
Imus. then walked around to 1.
rear of the
$225 from the cash drawer I“
walked out of the n33
their getaway in a Ford touring
their was in from of the store.
Bloom was counting
of the day pad Skidd use
the floor
them pay ug much attention to a
door and did not notice the 'mek ‘-
t”.
Both men were weer-lug w“
cloths over their face. with holes
for their eyes They both
blue steel guns
covered the clerks.
Bloom hurriedi into the horns of“.
(Continued on Page Dove-.15.
Frank Domonkos of I am
street.
day. because of the fact that ks‘
followed by two color“ In”
be was returning home from
Skturday evening.
Domenkos is the day “so“
the
Company and left the factory a”
6:80 o'clock Saturday m. w
his home. While walking down-I
street. be noticed that be w-
Wtbout saying anything
It
m—_-.
manner in wk»
and m
counter
sto re.
the“
the store. neither
waver!“
with which M :’
considers himself may.“
Lockwood Manuzscl' mfi .
be bound the Mills and Much ~
an in that street. one of the
stepped up to him and said. "
Joel“
The
colored section of the city for
men.
them.
Withoutssying anything fol-(“b
one of the men grabbed .
about the neck and held him.
the other man went threufi
pockets taking 47 cents.
Thetwo menrsnolfiutbe
ties of Raymond street. WWW
the men were an ever-cost.
koo told the police that be we!“ _
unable to identify the men. as It
too dark.
O . .
H
police made a search of
but could and no out
censuses-assesses...“
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