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SOUTHT'NORWALK, CONN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925.
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GET THE ROYAL
IAMESHOTEL
Rumor Is He Will Bid
In Place If Foreclos-
ure Proceedings Go
Through
SITTING TIGHT
=\\'on’t Tell His Plans;
field Trust (‘0.
Friday
Up
If the ‘ort-closurt: placer-dings
brought by the t"entral Fairtleld
"lrust company. trustee. against the
Xorwalk Realty and
"‘oinpany, are successful
and
Suit of Central Fair-1
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Improvement ;
the ;
iloial Jmnr-s Inn and other property}
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Girl, 11, Journeys
Far for Operation
LOUIS,
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"Jimmie" l-Itizi \li. l I tour old .
girl. alter a l irn~ 5 of Limo 1
miles from S! Antonio. 'lvxns. f
for a proposed 'Dt'l‘llllill) to dis- ~
lodge a bitule t. urn»: which en-
Y
tered her lung tour )uurs ago.
Was duo here i day. .
San Antonio: ll‘Fi‘OnS fenrml to
operate bct‘uus t-r (ill Stevens
near the heart .\ plihli' tub— .
seription ruiS ti 51.1”” and tho '
child. ‘itth a t5>t~i.tn. T-'.tl'l,"1l
the trip in a ti - l'illlliiiiii vom-
partmvnt on th l. and H N.
railroad.
Dr. Ei‘arts A. ii'llhftlli. profes-
sor of surgery it \\'.tsl.t:tyzton l
l'nhcr'Sit)‘. “‘1” mm!“ ht< .r\-_ .
ices.
SEIZE LIOUOR
ON NAVY BOAT
'o.\ n-d by the association is put up AT NORFQLK VA !
‘or plillllr‘ Sale. there is a his 1305- _ i. j
\llllllly that i‘. t‘nniphell \Vhitehead. , ’ '.
Svconti mortgztce. may bid in the; _ .
property. The toreclosuro proceed- NORFLILK. Va. 2 d». 2?..———.\ mid-
ings are scheduled for a hearing in mg party of mam," hoardv ,. .1“,
,tlic Snpeiior Court at ilrdigcport > . H‘ _ ‘
lrlday Ilf‘COl'l‘llllg to the. short cal- m1“ transport 1": ..ori 3““ q"
tntlitr liSt. it “as scheduled for n-dOPk‘d ””9 1“" ’ ”3'- ”“m 7”
It'al‘ll‘lg Izist u-mk, but the hearing \Vest Indies and St] .1 y \- rt: ll.lli-l
“a: continued Ly consent of all par-
ties concerned.
Mr. \Vhitcheiid holds .1. second
mortgage upon the Royal James
‘f-I'Opt'l‘l)‘ 01 about $315,000 plus in-
't~ l'th'i. It “as he who first brought
foreclosure proceedings. \V'hen this
happened, the first mortgage bond
holticrs started a. second foreclo-
surt; prucf‘"din'b s “hich supplanted
those of Mr. \‘hitihead.
"i h’i‘i‘ not decided what 1 shall
ldo." (illl .‘Ir. “'hitch-nri. "I am
ntSt, Sitting tight and waiting de-
. \ elupments."
' 1n the meantime. the sale of the
Royal James for the time being. at
hast. appears to be off. The people
“'ibl‘ilhg‘ to luuy the property failed
to eome to tnrms with Mr. “'hite-
Lead.
ger. GREGORY
l AT RECEPTION
‘ T0 cannot
State Senator Frank W. Gregory
, with Mrs. Gregory and their daugh-
lter attended the reception given to
lGovernor Trumbull in Hartford yes-
l terday. ‘ ‘
Because of the reception. the
‘hearings on several Norwaik bills
' were postponed. Senator GregOry is
fendeavorlng to arrange to hold all
\‘orwalk bill hearings on the same
lda5. These bills include the school
bond issue. amendments to the city
l charter, and the civic center bill.
REPRESE‘ATATIVE IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.—Repro-
l sentative Garner. of Tom who is ill
with pneumonia, was reported today
to be maintaining the steady im-
provement shown in his condition in
the last two days. He was sold to
have had a. more rental Mt. and
it is believed the critical period. of
MI alga
tired gallons of limit 5. Sumt- t: :hc'
tliquors. the raiders illl. u: 2- inltt'n'
lirom the state I‘O( us I". tilllCt‘I‘S
ranging in rank in: I f'i)’ -:l-: to
lieutenants.
l The raid was com it'l' ‘l - it. :~ ..
direction of Captain \\‘il‘.«-t Smith. I
assistant commandtt t at 'Ili. nautié
page here. Order: for Tl.-- tvu‘ion‘
{were issued by item .\d:.. I .1 “0.5...-
i \Velles. commandant ni‘ "' with na-i
lViIl district, who is : “ii to I..I\-- re-L
‘t-ci\cd iiift-i‘itiaiiiun .~ Ii'."~'. w inc"
.aboard the Il'Jilsl‘Oll Il‘Uili walnuts:
loiliciuls here.
\VASHINGTON. l” 2;». _.. \ lula-
lions of the latv as all us wt navy;
regulations apparent an: llI'tOlVOtl
in the case of ihc. um) inmsport“
'Bcaut'ort. which ir.li potted ii'tuorl
.)tnry \Vilbur has had
. the case.
' found guilty might be ried - ither by
into Hampton Roads it “as. l‘l‘lliLCd:
out. today by govcr. ;netit iriltcizils.l
No report has reach: 1 the i‘:i\y dt—f
piirtment and the act In to 1m Ialv‘ll
will not be announc 1 mm! set-rod
lance in study
it was t id, that those
a federal court mr Vll'1ting the pro-
hibition laws or by c lift martial
FAILURE OF AIR
BRAKES CAUSED
.PENNA. WRECK
HARRISON. N. J.. Feb. :5.—
P'ailurs of the air brakes was in-
dicated in his Observa‘ions as the
cause of yesterday's wr‘ ck in which‘
three employes were kiled and more
than a. score injured at the Man-
hattan Tran-fer sistim of the
Pennsylvania railroad. Chairman
Osborne of the Public U'lllties Com-
mission, said informally today. He
announced last night u. f the com-
m will hold a. -- an: of in-
' into the ‘ fit the
, tinel.
. appreciation
‘I'ht-u're.
.Such a
.Hfrritng mark of Reynolds.
' ihree nit-n forced their way,
' ril. utor.
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BERNARD MASON
of St. Mary's church by Rev.
Cacace. of 8 Wardweli street. Stain-
ford, sister of the bride.
titer o! the mom. .
ding party had a. wedding supper at
the Royal James Inn.
here. no is a regular player earths
wt“? 41’9””. . M. , 9" »
REYNOLDS FUND
lNCREASED BY
Reaches $229 Today—
Patrolman Is Highly
Praised for qugzery
Under Fire ‘
I . s.
GIVE GLADLY
Purse for .I ive Police
Officers. Better Than
Fund f o r Family,
Opinion
The fund of The EVellliig
collected with the put-p: I of
presenting u. purse to Patri than
John E. Reynolds. as a ma; 3 of
tor his courag‘cous
work “lilt‘ll thuarlt-ti the attentpt
of three men to rob the Palace,
l'OnIlnlll‘: to incct with
".ll‘LllZLl response. .
.Jeu-
. i
it “as the concensus of opinion of
many persons in adding their names
t.. tin: list. that it was with a feeling
0' satisfaction that they gave tri-
Imiu to the officer. instead of. as
might. have been possible, contribut-
ing to's fund for a. bereaved wife.
l’rsisod liy Stevens.
One ot‘ the contributors who woke
of the brute work of‘lteynoldo.
.l. Emory Stevens. of Rogers &
(HF. tic “as giud to contribute to
:und in recognition of the
and nak-
ed that
t-onttibtiiiun tor $10.00.
lhsii‘d I'Lsiet'sun. Man-tiger
i‘uim -: 'l‘heutrv. into which the
and in
the collar of which the gun duel en-
.sm :1 which resulted in the death of
one of the bandits. sent in his con-
tribution of 323M”.
Isn‘t All.
This i-n‘t :tll either." said Mr.
l-Istet‘sun.
oi the ot‘i‘trcr who protected his pro-
perly in the «nurse of duty.
The riintur this morning. that one
of the two men held may have ac-
t'ldt'llially shot his companion. and
that it “as one of the ycgg's steel
,iztcketcd bullets that caused the
death, and not the lead missile such
as Reynolds tired. did not effect.
those “ho felt that Reynolds ex-
hibited bruiery in toilowing the
!lll't‘t' int-n into the cellar.
"I Should be glad to hear that he
vtitin't kill the man." said one con-
"and 1 think Reynolds will
Just as glad too. The fact that
went down into that cellar after
lit:
'tttcnt. and ”Hit he engaged in gun
play “ilh them. is ei‘idchc enough
for me. Here's my contribution!"
'l‘hosi‘ who contributed today are:
reprinted below: '
TODAY'S CONTRIBUTIONS.
David J'Astchon . . ._-- . . $25.00
linger & I‘lt‘tl‘lls .. ... . 10.00
llnrry Goodwin . .-... . 10.00
E. J. VmNt-ss ..--.... 5.00
Louis llorot-k ......... 2.00
Cosmopolitan llestammnt 2.00
[‘0‘ Cycle & lldwnre (‘0 5.00
Lee Tripp . . . . l.00
Total $60.00
. l'lll-ZVIUL‘SLY ACKNUWlil-JDGED.
i‘linrles 1!. Harris .--$lO0.00
Samuel J. Keck-r ...... 25.00
The Evening Sentinel . . 25.00
JDM‘II C. Rinilskopf . . . . 5.00
.\ ir-ttmi' .. 5.00
lluidqiiartcrs Fashion [.1 pi)-
<ition, (.00. lliefenboch. 5 .00
F‘rankdnooby ..-.--... 1.00
Keclcr Shoe Store ..... 1.00
Albert. Morgan ....-- . . 1.00
1‘. .VI. l’ohlman . . . -- . . 1.00
Yesterday's total . .---_8i¢9.00
Today's total 00.00
Total .-..”29.00
IS BRIDEGROOM
A quiet wedding took place at 7
o'clock last night when Miss Stella
Mlddlebrook. of Isaac street. became
the bride Of Bernard Leonard Ma.-
son. of Butler street. The cere-
mony was performed in the rectory
Tho-
mas J. Finn. .
The bridesmaid was Mrs. Catello
while the
best man was James '1‘. Mason, bro-
Foilowing the ceremony, the wed.
The bride groom is widely known
Iilfi tirm be credited with a '
or thn'
l
I m;
Known unong his pals as "Jin-
st l'nluee Twinn-
; for attempted robbery
“ho was loud in his praise .
: STATE CAPITOL, Hartford.
' 25.—lleprcseniati\'cs Fret-mun
and Charles “‘iilinmSi-n
were appointed on a commune
attend the funeral of Representaine
\\'iiiiam A. Ferris oi
died last night.
The Senate adopted in concut reno-
Felt.
ol‘ I.)Lll'.i.‘ll.
With 1hr House smernl measures,
‘umong'thcm thut colic-:rntng the
.aiiiendment of the City Charter of
Norwalk and the increase of certain
salaries in the city gmcrnment. ‘The
Light 5
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Greenwich “'hn‘
.\l.ll"lll\l\'
llu‘ llljtitl"
curly
who paid nith
pestrrdny.
oncur on N easure
To Amend
Charter
.tio\e to permit the Norunlk taxing
districts to appropriate lllulli'y
public Ill'iul'li'h was
Linda Undil‘ the Norwalk l‘l\l‘r and
Shettiv-id island to the Federal gov-
ernment for navigation aid purposes.
This latter nioye
Schrme for the establishment of per-
manent rlitinnel marking ill the Nor-
\\‘.'ilk hurlmr h5 the Department of
LiuiitliouS -s. the present buoy s55-
ioni does not re nain stable “llh the
rush oi lee (ach spring.
,CHAS. HARRIS
PLANS TO OPEN
LODGE ALL YEAR
;To Enlarge Vacation
I
. Take Care of Many
t More
The vacation lodge at Ledgcwood|
Farm. the home of (‘hnrles H. liar-
ris.. will become a year-round insti-
ltutlon. according to plans
tnearing completion. it was
today.
This worthwhile charitable work.
wholly supported by Mr. Harris.
takes care of young women and
New York who are badly in need of
good food and fresh air.
‘Mr. Harris is planning a new
porch for the lodge. more windows
in the building and an enlarged kit-
chen and dining-room.
When these improvements are
finished the lodge will be equipped
to house between 250 and 300 girls
a. year.
thick woods surrounding Ledgcwood
Farm to provide delightful walks
during the summer honths. These
will be thrown open to the public.
RETURNING BODY '10 N. Y.
WEST PALM BEACH. 1713.. Feb.
25.—Tho body of Mrs. Fullon Bac-
leyfiwho leaped to her death from
a. pier here Monday night. was on
its way today to New York for
burial.
rapidly .
learned . ‘
t night.
W. J. FERRIS OF
GREENWICH, DIES
IN HARTFORDi
Represented Town in
Home for Girls to:
girls from hospitals and homes int
’ih t .
Paths are being laid through the‘ a court
' cisl and civic life of Greenwich.
was elected to the General Amenibl) l—
Legislature -- Found
Dead in Bed— Soci-
ally Prominent
HARTFORD. Feb. 25.-—\V-i|liam J.
Ferris. a representative in the Leg-
islatiirn from Greenwich. found
dead in his room in a hotel here last
Death is believed to have
been due to heart failure.'
Mr. Ferris was 47 years old
was sorting term in
‘V a S
and
his first the
legislature. but in
of previous service had been hon~
orcd by an appointment to the im-
port Judiciary committee. He had
been deputy judge of the Borough
court o: GTCkn“lCh, and a resolution
is now pending betore the judiciary
tommittcc appointing him judge of
He was a native of New
York city and was married.
GREEXVVICH. Feb. 25. — Judge
Ferris. son of‘the latc Jacob Ferris,
was a prominent member of the so-
He
at the last election and was slated to
become judge of the Greenwich Bot.
ough court of which he was deputy
judge. He married Lydia. Mend.
daughter of Oliver Mead. a. multi-
millionaire and member of on. of
the old and most. prominent
of Greenwich. He was a who 9!
the Acacia. lodge. flo. 35. A. F. ind
A. M.
5H. In survived by his wine and s
‘0 W
his lift-
tor ;
aim.) passed. asv
. was that authorizing the transfer of
tO‘
is part of the.
spite of his lack
oner Probes Case
Did Policeman John E. Reynolds
fire the shot that killed one of the
three burglars he found in the Pal-
acc theatre yestxuay morning or
did one of the dr-ad burglar's pals.
now held by the police. fire. in the
dark collar of the theatre. the shot
that ended in death?
That is the question being dis-
iusaed today. by tht- police. Coron-
aminsr Samuel H. Huntington.
This question was raised yestc-r-
'«iay afternoon. “hen the autopsy on
the dead man's body was perform—
(1" by Medical Examiner Hunting-
ton. The bullet that was t-xiracted.
piccording to reports. was a
'gacket cartridge similar to those that
lwero found in the gun used by the
{burglars in the duel with ile5nolds.
tr John J. l’lielan and Medical 12».
steel shall street.
Question Whether
Reynolds Hit Thief
Report Is That Bullet Taken From Body Had
Steel Jacket While Police Bullet Is of Lead
——Was He Hit By Mistake in Dark?—Cor-
perior Court. under bonds of 310.-
000 each.
On the witness stand this mor-
ning. Patrolman Reynolds told a
story similar to that related in The
Evening Sentinel yesterday.
Patrolman Lengyel said that he
was getting ready to go home. liter
coming off duty and that he heart
shots being fired. He and Pats-0L
man Louis Brehm. who were in po-
lice headquarters. dashed to 2t
window and. looking out. noticed
three men running across the ya-
cant lot in the rear of the City hall.
He and Patrolman Brehm and
Patrolman Fraser who “’.‘.ll jun.
coming off duty ran out of the aid.-
’ door of the city hall and down Mar-
iwhile the bullets used by Patrolman;
Reynolds and other members of the:
iiocal polite dep .trtnit'nt haw lend
vyncktis.
' \\'hen questioned by a representa-
‘tivo of The Evening Sentinel this
morning. Medical Examiner Hunt—
ington stated that he did not know.
iwhether it was a steel or a lead
{jacket l-iiilet. He stated that this
was going to be determincd by an
expert on bullets. He did not deny
the report that the bullet found in.
r'lifr-kin's body had I steol Jacket.
The shooting l-y only of his coni-
.nanions. either Muller or Bogozcs.
might have occurred in the cellar
tut thc l'n‘uice theatre. when one of
he, bandits was firing at Patrolman
iieynolds in the dark. it is thought
:liat the dead man might have step-5
wd in front of the
’ ‘winz tin-d.
Investigation intn the
Inc conducted by Coroner John J.
l‘helan and. if any evidence is
brought out that the shooting was
done by either Muller or Bogozes.
he may be held on an additional
charge of murder.
The dead man was identified as
Joe Slitekln by his wife. who came
'10 this city this morning to take the
body back to New York city. She
.\\aa accompanied by lsidor Nagel.
:in undertaker located at 1267 Fifth
:nenue. Ne“ Y-mk city. -Ile is known
in! “Joe. the Blind."
I :“ls. Slii‘ekin stated that she had
tho?“ informed of
Heath by a. phone call from some
'nne in New York city.
not know who called her. She is a.
when. slim woman and wore a large
'i-lack veil. She seemed to be great-
lv broken up over her husband's
death.
She stated that she resided with
l er husband at 1331 Fifth lutnue.
New York city and that her hus-
un-
He was 8': years of age.
titand was a salesman of ladies'
derwear.
gun as it was,
mat ter will
her husband“ 5 ~
but she did;
Mrs. Slifiken viewed the remains-
‘nt Gaming's undertaking parlors
lthis morning. She stated that she
did not know the men that were:
I under arrest in connection with the
lattempted robbery of the Palace
‘where her husband had met. the
;men. She refused to talk to them
and at press time today Was waiting
city.
Bogozes. were arraigned in the
downtown City Court this morning
before Judge George H. Vooburgh.
on the charge of entering with in-
tent to steal.
The two men were represented in
court by Attorney A. D. Slavatsky
who entered a plea of not guilty in
both cases. Attorney Slantsky
then filed a demurrer. which was
over ruled by Judge Vosburgh. They
then refused to plead over. After
hearing the testimony of Patrolman
Reynolds and Longyel. Judge Yos-
burgh bound the two men over to
the May tom of the Criminal Bu-
—INCUBA'I’OBS AND 88000838
The Buckeye Incubnbotor (the
famous hot water machine and the
Standard Brooder are can!“ in
stock at The Moran Store. Now is
the time that this particular mor-
chandiso is in demand and buses!-
ed parties should inspect these ms»
chin. at their earliest convenience.
Albert D. Morgan Hardware, Wuh-
inxton It.
mom-Rum:
ram CAKE
Itismsdorromthovu-ybodand
is wholesome and dblcloos out!
Woman-1W!-
WM“ .
Max Muller or Miller and Barr)"
theatre and that she did not know a
for the permission of the police to;
take the body back to New York;
5
i
in pursuit of the thrr~
men.
Stitiken stopped running and Iu~
ialdn into custody by Patrolman
Fraser and Lockwood who also hat--
po-ned to ixc coming at! duty.
Patro‘man Lengyel said that. ht-
and Officer Brchm continued slim
the two men. Patro‘man Brelit-t
tired a shot and Patrolman Lengyai
(CtrntiiiuWL on Page Two.)
REPORT GLORIA
SWANSON NOW
OUT OF DANGER
PARIS. Feb.
American film star
25.——-Gloria Sn anson.
who urderwer. t
an operation last week. passed an
excellent night, says a report from
the clinic where she is resting. Hi r
condition this morning was greatly
improwd. het- tmer liming dist e.-
ly iiminislit-d.
A medical bulletin issued
forenoon regarding the actress' can.
dition says: “Improvement contin-
“03.
Temperature 37.: centigrad-"'
96) Fahrenheit.)
The patix at is out of dansrr.
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DOLLAR
DAY
TOMORROW.
THURSDAY
Ali
Norwalk’s
Dollar
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