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At Inaugural
risen of Norwalk are today in Wash-
ington attending the inauguration
crrcmonics at the Capital. While
'rnero they Will be entertained by
.Svrnzitor Hiram Binghani. They lelt
lust night on the Federal Express.
Major Morrison. besides holding
that rank in command ot’ the medl-
c.il unit of the 192d Field Artillery
t‘. N. G.. is a. member of the military
«aft of Governor John Trumbull.
“titers who are attending the cere-
monies are Ed. Crowe, Postmaster
ot' the downtown office. and Capv
min Anson Keeler. member of staff
of Xl‘ninr General Payne. command»
or of 43d Division. N. G.
DELAYS REPORT
ON RETENTION
OF BUCHANAN
”Teachers’ Committee Is
Given Until April 1
By Board of Educa-.
tion
OTHER MATTERS
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Norwalk "" Children
Are As Bright As)
Average Students
On motion of Clinton 8- Rowland.
‘t‘ni. time for the Teachers' commit-
I'-..- I0 report tuvorutle or unfavor-
”lulu upon the. engagement of Super-
i.ilendeiit of Schools George V.
Buchanan for another ytar was ex-
t'iideii on month by the Board of
Education at the regular meeting
“mid last night a}.
41001. The ('--niniilt~\c liiini been
.bl\t‘d to report last night. but at
Liir, request or Mr. Rowland the
time to report was extended until
April 1. ‘
Norwalk
children are
my mcrugo school child in tho
“ l'nited States. This was brought out I
by Superintendent Buchanan in re—
porting on mental tests which were
taken recently in the grade school;
In a mental arithmetic they aver-
agd five to ten per cent above the
.l\tr1t§e. In the language test. the
children averaged 3 to 13 per cent.
' iiim‘e than the average child.
Superintendent Buchanan report-
:d considerable difficulty in secur-
ing a teacher for the special class
for children who are a little back-
ward in their school work.
. matter was talked ow-r ty the board
.illtl it was voted that the Teachers'
committee be authorized to offer
rot more than $2.000 a year.
Bliss Helen M. Nllon. one or the
tracheal in the new schools. was
:"nnh‘d a month‘s pay by the board.
\liss Nilon resigned from the school
in I’ortchestcr, N Y.. in which she
‘ i “as. teaching to come here February
‘1 She was not put to work until
i . month later. however. The board
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Major and Mrs. Frederick J. Moré‘
the senior high.
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'r-right It not a little brighter than'
The 1
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the Act 0! March I. 1879.
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PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE 01‘ .‘IASSACUL‘SE ITS AX!) VICE PRESIDENT owns 6. DA‘VIZS
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BROAD RIVER
' PLANS SCHOOL
p a r i n g Elaborate
P r o g r a m—Boar
Members to Speak
; HOLDS MEETING
IMembers G a t h e r in
Home 0 f John A.
I Mills a n (1 Discuss
Exercises
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dedication of
The
un-
ate program for tho
the new Broad River School.
date for the exercises will be
pounced shortly.
The Board of Education received
last night a communication from the
club asking that board members
.turn out at the dedication and dc-
liver addrexm-s. The board accept-
Ld the invitation.
Mills. Silvermlne avenue.
munily club discussed the dedication
exercises and made tentative plans.
The Board of Education was also
in receipt of another communication
from the Community club donating
$35 toward the purchase of any arti-
cie needed in the new school. Ac-
tion on this matter was deferred for
the time being until .1 suitable gift
could be selected.
IDISMISS DUFFY AS CHIEF
' ' OF POLICE iN WFSTPORT
That is the sense of the finding of
'g the Board of Selectmen of the Town
: of Westport. alter convening this
I morning to consider the testimony
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.; the? they heard yesterday concerning ox-
EFolice Captain Walter T. Dally.
lcharged with having misused his
tposltion as an ottlcer. and with us-
'ing unnecessary physical I violence.
‘b‘electman Edward C. Nafib did not
‘51 Duff ‘a dismissal.
| 3,1th agnouncement came after a
secret hearing yesterday which split
I Westport into two camps. Dairy to.
iday claims that he has not had _a
ltalr deaL Yesterday his attorney
twas not allowed to appear for him
‘L‘etore the Selectmen. Dun. he“-
ever. read a paper prepared by his
counsel. Attorney William I. Tier-
ney. protesting . inst the action.
askin ”that his
mlseefi. and objecting to being tried
'l-y Selectmen King W. Mansfield
and Welford G. Lewis who. he
“claimed were “soda: in the dual
wn case be fill--
capacity of complainants and pro-
secutors on the one hand. and
judges on the other. which is not
fair and in accordance with Ameri-
can customs."
Many VVcstporf. women were
indignant against the closing or the
doors to the public. and demanded
of Acting Captain Jerry Dolan. Duf-
fy's successor. that as “taxpayers
and citizens" they be admitted. This.
however. was refused. The doors
were locked. and except for two wit-
nesses. no one but Duffy appeared
before the tribunal. Selectman Ed.
ward C. Nash was in favor of ac-
quittlng Dairy. and refused to sign
the charges.
The trouble started with "ex-
poses" by the Westporter-Herald on
Police conditions. Dufly arrested
Willis Jones editor of that
for keepinga circulation prize auto-
mobile on the sidewalk. Jones
showed that the car was on his own
property. but was arrested. 'The
charge against Jones was dismissed.
DEDICATION
Community Club Pre- ,
today is planning to hold an (labor-r
Last night at a meeting held at.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
the Conn.
French President.
Sends Best Wishes
By Associated Plus. 7‘” “'
PARIS. March I.~Prcsident
Doumergue cabled his congratu-
lations to Prtsident Coolidge up-
1 on the occasion or his inaugura-
tion. The message read;
“At the moment of commence-
‘ men: of the period of four years
i durlnL—I “'hlch you no going to
I continue to occupy the high fanc-
tions in which you have been
inalnlulnvd by the confidence oi
the American people. I ‘am
anxious to join my personal con-
. gratuiations to those which I am
, glad to nridresa to you in the
name or lllt‘ goxernment oi the
Republic and all France.
"\Vith my entire country I an:
cominced that. thanks to your
. q\iiivs and vuur experience.
)ulll' lt-Fpuhlicrmour triend—wlll'
its prospr ritv increase con-
lniiinusly.
"That is th(, \A'lsll formulated
. by the French democracy cor-
; dialiy united with yours in the
same ideals of justice. peace and
l liberty."
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BELIEVES PAL, . ,
NOT REYNOLDS.
Ballistic Expert Testi-
fies at Coroner’s
Hearing Into Palace
Theatre Death
Evidence given at the inquest of.
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3 met his death while attempting the
Irob the Palace theatre here on the
Imornlng of February 24. before
Coroner John J. Phelan in“ Bridge—
port today. supported the theory as
printed in the Evening Sentinel.
I that it was a bullet tired by one or
Ithe dead man's companions. and
.not by omcer Rmnolds that was
jrcsponsiblc for the death.
; \Vllllam A. Jones. a ballistic ex-
’ pert. before the Coroner todu fixed
the responsibility for the death on
; one of the two companions 0! Elite-
akin. Max Meuller of Riving street.
x New York. or Harry Bogusésm.
inllas Werner. ot 137~.2nd avenue.
New York“ The expert said. r"all
.condltions considered." the
'extracted from the body was tired
. from a “Policel’ositlve” gun. found
'on the path {allowed by the two
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NORWALK DAIRY (£0.
THE
its owners are sure and sppncia€
tive of the facts that its patrons and
33”“ lthe public in general are loyal and
iunmounted in supporting a
,ronducted dairy.
.Thls dairy will-continue to no
‘ its patrons at all times as It has on.
locally
.in. the put. ’88 Center Ava—Adv.
IIIIIFDRoRDFR
bullet ,
IGenerai Assembly
Spirit Attended Im-
. pressive Service at
1 Capitol
MANY VISITORS
in
Receiving Set in House
‘Chamber Brought in
A I I Preliminaries
' And Speech
By Associated Pres.
’ STATE c A P l 'r o L. Hartford.
'March 4.—The General Assembly. in
spirit. was at the inauguration of
President Calvin Coolidge today. a
radio set in the House chamber giv~
ing a. broadcast of the preliminary
incidents and then the inaugural ad-
dress.
noon without taking up its calendar.
and the Senate finished its business
shortly aft-r:
'Nover before in this state had a
lv'ries and on the ileum floor to lie-
ten to the voice of the President.
Senator Walcott of the (list Dis-
cr Bralnard as Acting Governor
.whllc Governor Trumbull is in “fash-
gington, for the inaugural exercises.
The Senate concurred in an
amendment adopted in the House on
the bill amending the charter or the
New BritainGas Light company.
The Senate had previously adopted
the hill.
Favornhlv
Senate bills;
To provide tootpethe along state
highways for the safety of
trians:
TPDOFLS \‘ifll‘t‘. 0.“.
place trees removed .wht-n changing
the layout of state highways. Pro-
viding for flag exercises at the open-
ing of each school daily session with
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The House admurned just. befor.
General Assembly had the experi-
ence which‘waa its lot today. The'
novelty appeal-d to members and
there Wire many visitors in the galU
trict presided as LieutenanteGovernw
lht'SC .
pedcs- »
requiring the highway coma
mlssioncr within thirty days to re-’
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SENATE PASSES
DEFICIENCY BILL
ASFINAL MOVE
U s it 31 Last Minute
Confusion—Bills Are
J ammed Through
With Rapidity
HOUSE QUIET
Efl’ort to Get Action on
World Court Blocked
By Senator Moses
By The Associated Press.
“'ASflING'I‘OX. March L—Prcsl-
dent Coolidge today signed the legis-
lative appropriation bill carrying
increased mlnrks for Inn-minus of
Congress. the cabinet and the vice
' president.
The measure was the last signed
by the President today at his mm
at the l‘apilOL where he had gone to
take the oath of ollicc.
w' _ _on. mar/5P. re :-
hg mm the {am
‘tion ceicmonles. the Senate met at
10 o‘clock this morning and passed
immediately the second deficiency
LrOVersy.
Then came a flood of private bills.
with a dozen Stnators clamoring for
recognition and only a limited time
to go. There was scarcrly a cor
poral‘s guard in the galleries when
the session began. admission l.-<lI~.gI
‘iy card only.
The House occupied itsel! with
minor measures at the beginning.
Building Provision 60.
As finally passed the
bill was stripped of the public build-
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iBORGLUM IS
INDICT ED BY
Charges Are Larceny
From House, Simple
Larceny and Malici-
ous Mischief
By Associated P1155.
. ATLANTA. March L—lndlctments
charging larceny from the house.
“simple larceny and malicious mis~
chit-f Mere returned against Gutzon
Inorglmii. dvpost‘d sculptor of thv
Stone. Mountain Confederate Muni-
iorial. by a De Kalb county grand
Jury today.
Larceny from
felony, under the
Two indictments were returned
against J. C. Tucker. Rorglum':
superintendent of construction.
Tucker is charged with simplc
larceny and larceny from the house
Borglum is under $5.000 bond to
appear in Greensboro. X. C.. Satur-
day night. Grlt'l' his arrest on a war-
‘rant chaiging malicious mischief, a
misdemeanor. Tucker has not been
arrested. ’
The warrant on which Borglum
was arrested and upon which are
based today's“ indictments ltnoh‘c
the destruction of mode‘s of Con-
federate figures to be used in thc
memorial and alleged removal of
otbcr'xnodsls from the Stone Moun-
tain studio.
the house is
laws of Georgia
"PRESIDENTIAL OATll OF OFFICE
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON.
the United States is
bestows:
ability,
State-J“ - . - .
- When President Coolsige first took the oath at Plymouth, Vol-out.
attertbedeamoll’resldambcsdded: .
"sells! no God.‘ .
~oothotoi‘tlmoftboPI-esldentol
March Tia
bytheConsUtuMsndlnthatfa-m has"
been pronounced by every President from Washington to Coolidge.
“Idoeoleunlyewcsr(oramrn) thitwtlli‘cithmnymw the
mamamumammmmmmebadmy
preserve. protect and defend the Constitution or the l'nlted
A
bill. the last major measure in con-
rlctlclencv -
DR_A__ND JURY?
fl .
KiSses Bible in Hands _.
I Of Chief Justice Taft; *
* His- Inaugural Speech
Begins Today As President in Own Right By
l Overwhelming Mandate of the People—
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Took Office at Precisely 1:00 P. M.——Dawes’
Address in Senate Chamber
Marked Contrast to Midnight 19 Months Ago-:4
. Took Same Oath By Glow of Oil Lamp in
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last degree of simplicity. The
a. hitch.
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ent Order Rights of
People Overlooked
LAWS BLOCKED
.One SenatOr Can Pre-
vent Vote on Meas-
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form in the rules 01' the Senate is
demanded by American public opin-
lion and by the "conceience of Indi-
'\'idual Senators." Vice President
Dawes declared toda) in his inaug-
ural addrtss.
Under the pix-Sent rules. be said.
i "the rights 01 the American people
are overlooked."
. He reterred especially to the pres-
fcm rules which permit a Senator to
.dt-iay prom-eclipse indeiinittly by
liouliug the tloor.
Under this rule. Lhc new Vice
Prtsident said. a minority of even
lone Senator can prevent a vote on
a measure which two-thirds of the
Senate has agrted to bring to a
vote.
Although the constitution gives
Congress the right to make its own
custom: which might put the pow-
er in the hands of individuals to be
usmi in ivglslatii-e barter."
NASH FINDS
Douglas E. Nash. or the Saab En-
glneering Co.. who has returned
from a business trip through the
\Vcst, says that business conditions
an: good Hire. and esptkially en-
couraging about Chicago and Cl("C--
land.
ALLEN GREGORY. 88.. BETTER.
The condition 0! Allen 8. Gregory.
Sn. who Is euaering from drinking
Not-walk hoeplial this morning to be
'slightly improved.
I -—THE MORGAN STORE.
Headquarters for hardware an—
nounces stocks of builder‘s hard-
ware. {arming tools and implements
and general hardware. This estat-
dishment is well prepared indeed
:thls spring season with “Things in
fthe Hardware Linc.’ you'll need-
all correctly priced by the way. A.
D. Morgan. Washington St.—Adv.
WHEN ITS THE CAR RADIATOR.
Thats'leaky have the job done by
no expert in that line—a concern
which specializes on our radiator
work. This locality is partlcularb’
walk Rad; ’nv Repairing Co.. at 60
Main St. Norwriik does work in this
line properly. Right prices prevail.
Phone 9M.—Adv.
WASHINGTON. March 4.—
augurated today with time honored ceremonies reduced to the
rules. be said. "this does not excuse:
BUSINESS GOOD’
denaturvd alcohol. is reported at lh1_-'
Father’s Farm After Death of President
Coolidge and Dawes were in-
program went through without.
President Coolidge took the oath at 1 P. M. and Vice Presi-
dent. Dawes took the oath at 12:
Bowing his head over his grandmother‘s bible, the President.
‘took the oathsth.H.preciscly. '
14 'P. M.
Chief Justice Tat: read the words
a: the obligation which he bin-cit
had nice assumed. in a voice tha'
could be heard well by the crowd.
as Mr. Coo.ldge stood silently with
upralsed hand. _
Jun "1 do" a; Ll’u: end Was hard!)
audible outside the stand.
Then he bent his head and w
the bible and the great throng m-
ogned pith a cheer that another
aummlstration had both ushered in.
The President (mun his address
1111mm. speaking-rather no"
ram aha: ordinarily.
Mrs. Coolidge and other relatives
and triads oi the Padded: Ind
seats tannediatcly behind him a he
stood bciorc til; rail or the Inaugur-
al stand. lineu with microphones
which were carrying his words into
the tartbcst corners or the mutt-y.
One of those near at hand was the
President's 18.1.1er, and another Wu
l-‘rank 51031115, his :ricnd and coun-
sellor. who yielded today to no one
| in the happiness 0; the hour.
I “'ASHINGTOA. March 4.-—Pre61-
. dent Coolidge was inaugurated Pres-
;ident in his own right today by or-
Ierwhclmlng mandate of the pee~
3 Die.
For the :irst time in 13 months
the country has a nee-President
Standing at the historic spot. where
.3 long time or predecessors have to-
keii the sacred oath. Presld nit Cool-
idge bent and kissed the bible in the
hands of Chief Justice Tait and de-
Il\\‘,l‘\d his inaugural address.
Vice President Dawes a few min-
utes earlier had taken his oath and
delivered his inaugural addreu in
the Senate chamber.
The l'l’L‘eldt‘llt took the oath of of-
zice at 1 p. m.
Vice PlcajllLDl Dam cs had
the oath at 121l4 p. m.
Despite the President's {inn stand
for a lack o: expensive display.
which had reduced the ceremony to
the last degrees at simplicity. It still
“as a niarn-fl contiast tron: the
.niduight moment of 10 months.
when roused irum s eep by the news
I of President Harding‘s sudden death
. he took the same oath by a slow of
'un oil lamp in his lath-rs \crmont
ts ken
'; rllihUUSt.
lather Nunds Scar "inn.
'1 lit. l'rt‘>lul-_K!l s Inuit-r. Colonel
gJohn Coolidg-.-. stood near him to-
. day. and gathered CIOSe up were Mrs.
Cecildge. with hL'l‘ mail-let. Mrs.
Goodhuc; menlburr‘ o! the cabinet.
lthe Supreme Court. minding otilcers
-ot the army and nzny. members of.
and members '
ithe diplomatic corp-s
lot the Congressional committee in
icharge ot’ inaugural arrangocnt.
l A March sun which had promised
ill) tlnod tht- ceremonies with a glor-
:ious light. was overcast by album;
.clouds as the hour at inauguration
in the open air outside the Capitol
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, $5—FREE—43. .
l-‘u't dolluis will be given aw
Ii’rtc- rvery day beginning Friday for
the last line in The Evening Sent!-
nel's Great Limerick Contests. ~
I—INCUIKA‘IDRS AND HIM)!“
I The Buckeye Incububotor (11¢
I innuus hot watt-z machine and lb
istandard llrooder ’are curled in
I tiOck at The Morgan Store. Now is
{the time that this particular Inc:-
i chandise is in demand and in!“
ed parties should inspect those Eli‘-
I(:hinea .it their earliest conwnm
Wilbert a. Morgan llardvnre. Wllb-
ington St.
.ML'LLIGAN'S sums
PUUKD can
In wholesome and delicious can”.
Made under ideal conditions in I“
bake shop that
‘Famous Homo-Made Crullcrl. A‘
lyour grocer he t-M'. .
' ' itismadetroui th e
fortunate in this respect—The Nor-I 9 V I" be. 3".
makes lama-'5:
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