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Garlic Eating.
Barbers Beware
STATE CAPITOL. Hartford.
.‘-l:irtli li.—To relieve the mo-
\\ brain: of Stratford offered
.lnoliirr Specimen of subtle hu-
r. -..l- in the form of a bill “to
{inflict women who require the
> rmus of a barber." It pro-
xziierl that any barter eating
Karlie be required to fumlsh a
"high powered gas mask" to
such female patrons who sought
professional services. A
lr'll‘CI'l‘ failing to privide masks
tor patrons would be liable to
punishment at the discretion of
:!:e court. Speaker Dubie sent.
lie bill to Thu committee on ex-
CL'O.
LEGION-RED
CROSS FASHION
SHOW'MONDAY
Committee Promises
M a n y Thrills and
Surprises for Visi-
tors at Charity Event
Alil'rltftn Legion-Red Cross Fas-
hion Exposition Headquarters the
past. week was the scene of much
;i~,'ll\‘lty with all committees work-
1“,}; to make this event Norwalk's
‘ih‘illfl‘hl Fashion Exposition. which
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notony of the House session Mr. i
any mob- wentto .dtnmr with
MRE Pliill'ZER’S
DEATH Puzzus
NOWOR
Wifeoof St Louis Editor
Fails to Rally After
. “Slight Scratch’.’ in
Auto Accident
X-RAY TAKEN
But Reveals N 0 Sort
ous Injury and She
Dies Before Doctors
Find Cause
NEW YORK. March li.-—Doctors
are puzzled today over the death of
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. wife of the
second son of Jouph Pulitzer. in the
Manhattan Eye. Ear and Throat
hospital. of what had seemed to be
superficial injuries received
in an
automobile accident Thursday night.”
A blood transfusion was resorted to
earlier in the evening. but she failed
to rally.
Her husband. who is editor and
publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch and Secretary of the Press
Publishing company, publishers of
the World. and the Evening World.
at the time of her death. was on a
fishing trip off Long Key, Fla. He
is on his way to this city.
Arrived Thursday.
Mrs. Pulitzer arrived hero Thurs-
day alter-con from St. Louis. Thurs-
friends. After dancing for a time
she was’sscnrtsd home between 11
and 12 o'clock by George McMurtry.
Mr. McMuru-y was drlvng his car
along Third avenue. between 66th
and 67th streets. when he met a
southbound automobile "hogging"
the space inside the elevated pillars
where both cars were moving.
Mr. McMurtl-y swerved to avoid a
collision and the bumper of his car
struck a. pillar. Mrs. Pulitzer suf-
fered cuts on her throat and at the
bass of her nose. Mr. MoMurtry's
head was thrown forward on the
steering wheel and his upper lip laid
open.
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Dressed Wounds.
Mr. McMurtry and Mrs. Pulitzer
went to the office of Dr. Albert R.
Mil open its doors to the public
Monday night.
The Fashion Committee has too
ccived the cooperation of Norwalk's;
loading merchants for the style
show, which will be one of the fea-
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‘ fiilk from is always used in 000“ “1“”-
.1 milk.) Stores all over
.uulte a sensation in South Norwalk
Hire attractions. To tell about all
the wonderful acts and surprises in
Plot's for all who visit the Exposi-
tion would be to rob them of a
plemant surprise In another page
:4 list. appears with the names of
tire Donors for the Cadillac Coach
.mard. which is one of the out-
.»tanding features of the Exposition.
:‘or through that means the Legion
anticipates raising the necessary
money needed by the Norwalk
Chapter American Red Cross.
Hooks of tickets for this wonderful
opportunity were mailed to Nor-
uaik's le:.ling citizens and the re-
:iionse was tremendous.
A remarkable pull together spirit
2! manifest to boost Norwalk's
Greatest Event and help the Legion
Mace the American Red Cross on
.J. lirln financial footing.
A beautiful display of Parisian
miniature manniklns that created
when on display in the windows of
.‘limn. Jeanette and in the Jacoby
store are now on display in the
Norwslk. the only store in
Norwalk that. will be granted the
use of these beautiful dolls. which
depict the costumes to be worn by
the professional models during the
showing of period coatumes at'the
l‘L-shion Exposition.
NOTICE.
The J. M. O'Brien Real Estate and
insurance Agency is now iocstcd in
the Palace Theatre Building. So.
Norwalk.—Ad\'.
—TEE WED runway
is making new friends every busi-
ness day—it is best illustrated by
the volume of business being done
here. Stocks are varied and com-
plete .of the best makes to be bad
and registered and competent men.
give prescription work their especial
attention. This has'bssn my aim
from the start and that policy will
——.-\dv.
We HOME-MADE
snowman PINE-
_only the but of materials are
this vicinity halve
. Home m. Cruncrs or
“numb. waxed paper
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ban—Adv.
Ely. who dressed the wounds of
both.
“In the meantime. Mr. McMurtry
had telephoned to Mrs. Julius Walsh.
a close friend of Mrs. Pulitzer. at
her home in the Plaza. hotel. and.
at her suggestion Dr. Ely accompan-r
-ied Mrs. Pulitzer there. making herl
comfortable for the night. Mrs. Pulo:
itzer insisted she was "only scratchv.
ed.” 0
Yesterday morning Dr. Ely found'
his patient suffering from severe
congestion of the nose. and while
still not alarmed at her condition.
suggested that she be removed to
the hospital.
Grew Fahn.
Mrs. Pulitzer grew faint on the
way to the hopsital and became un-
conscious shortiy after her admis-
sion there. Drs. Joseph A. Blake
and Samuel W. Lambert, surgeons;
Foster Kennedy. Neurologist. and
John D. Richards. staff specialist or
the hospital. We called in. consul-
tation by Dr. Ely and x-ray photo-
graphs were made to determine
whether Mrs. Pulitser had received a
fracture of the skull.
These revealed nothing. The doc-
tors could find no indication of a
cerebral hemorrhage and were
frankly at a loss to explain the grad-
ual ebbing of Mrs. Pulitscr‘s
strength. Transfusion were resort.-
ed to in hope that she might be kept
alive until the real source of the
trouble had been located.
STUDEBAKER DUPLEX MODELS
ALL YEAR AROUND CABS.
-—Ths Duplex models appeal in.
sunny to the car owner who likes
the alrnesd of an open car. but who
appreciates the comfort. protection
and impressive appearance of a
closed car. These audsbaker mod-
els meet. this demand perfectly and
u the price of the former touring
car and roadster. There is much
higher cost and value in the duplex
type of construction than there in in
the touring car and folding top. but
Studebaker operates its own body
plant and thus gives the owner ad-
vantages of the savings mods peso
slhie by emcisncy of the highest sort.
The Reynolds Motor Car Co.. West
Aves—Adv. '
MPH" LAUNDRY.
The mu, washing when collect-
«andreadywilltasoailsdfot-atuir
“mama, delivered to your
door. This service will be done on
tbsbasisof 11 cents per pound. The
minimum charge fol-any washing
isflcsnta. Tryitthlsweek. 184
sou'rn nommconh. Samson. MARCH 14, 1925.
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Charges Retaliation
ansamrt JAMES oorzrzs's
\V'.\Sl~ll.\'t’lTON. March
additional tax of 310.361.131.30 has
been assessed by the Treasury
against Senator Couzens. Republi-
can. Michigan. on the. sale of his
Ford motor stock in 1919.
"i think it must be apparent to the
members of this body." said Senator
Couzens. in the Senate' yesterday.
14.—An I
"what the real purpose is back or
the assessment. I am asking for no
sympathy. I am simply drawing
these matters to the attention of the
Senate. and that Senators may un-
derstand the price they perhaps will
have to pny if they attonipt to inter-
fere with or discredit in any way the
’credit of the Treasury department."
Dedication Services
Tobe Impressive
The dedication seniors “for the
new Norwalk Congregational church
begin tomrorow morniIg at 10:80
o'clock. The sewicea will be ex-
tremely impressive with four clergy-
men participating.
The sermon. on the subject "God's
Building." will be given by Rev. B.
’W. Bacon. D. D.. of Yale university.
The scripture will be read by Rev.
A. 1". Beard. D. D.: Rev. Charles D.
Strayrr will offer prayeryand Rev.
Ernest F. McGregor. pastor of the
church. will give the dedication
prayer.
In the evening there will be serv-
ices oommencing at 7:30 o'clock. The .
sermon will be given by Rev. George
Drew Egbert of Flushing. L. l.
Service of Dedication
10:30 A. M.
Prelude. "largo": Handel
Doxology.
Call to “'orship. o
The Lord's Prayer.
Anthem. "Sing Alleluia Forth"; D.
Buck. -
Responsive Reading. For. 5. Ps. 24.
The Gloria Patri.
Scripture. Eph.
2:13-14. 17-22:
Rev. 20:9-21:25: Rev. A. l’. Beard.
D. D. -
Hymn. 776. "The Church's One
Foundation."
Prayer. response: Rev. Charles D.
Strayer. .
Offertory. violin solo. “Adoration":
Borowski: Miss Austin. p
Contralto solo. “Jesus Only"; A.
Rotoli: Mrs. Case. _ '
Consecration prayer.
Sermon. "God's Building' : Rev. 13.
iv. Bacon; D. D.
Duet. “Lot's Divine." from
“Daughter of Jairus": Steiner:
erVkIrk. Mr. Ginand.
Responsive Service of Dedication.
the
Mrs.
McGregor. pastor.
Dedication Hymn. 902. "O God
Beneath Thy Guiding Hand“: Rev.
Leonard Bacon. D. D.
Benediction. response.
Postlude in A Minor: nines.
(‘Oumtional Felloushlp 'Scrxice
7:80P. M.
Prelude. "Poet and Peasant."
! :hestra; Suppe.
' Processional. "0 Zion Blast City”
‘(The Crusadersl: Henry Wiles: Dan-
Oi"
fhury choir.
invocation.
Duet. "Hark! Hark! My Soul";
Shelley; Mrs. Newkirk. Mrs. Smith.
Anthem, "0h! Thou Whose Pow-
er Tremendous"; Max Spiel-tier:
Danbury choir.
Olfcrtory. “Night in June." orches-
tra: King.
Consecrstion Prayer.
Address. “The First Person Pru-
ral"; Rev. George Drew Egbert.
1900-1911.
Anthem. “The Omnipotence";
Franz Schubert: Danbury choir.
Response. “Afterglow." orchestra:
Huerter.
Benediction (congregation seated).
Pcstlude. composer unknown.
Spring Is ' Near
Time to plan that new building. Valuable in-
formationfor home-builders today on
The Evening Sentinel’s
,
Save
Dedication Prayer; Rev. Ernest l‘.’
MAYOR’S VOTE
PUTS O. K. ON
FIREMEN’S BILL
:Council Deadlocked at‘
‘ 3 to 3 on Question of
Approval of Pension
Measure
THE DIVISION
Mayor Robins, in Vot-
ing, Says He Is Will-
. ing to Let People De- 3
ride at Referendum l
i
l
i
i The \ote of Mayor Thomas Rob-
‘ins in quUl' of the l‘ircmen's Pen-
sion Bill broke a deadlock of the
Common council on that issue last
evening at the adJourntd meeting
in the Council Chambers and sent
it to liai‘tlord for the approval of
the State Legislature. if approved
by that body it will come back to
the people of Sorwalk for their ap-
provai at the next city election in
October.
“'hen the vote on the bill “as its—-
ken Councilman Robert ll. \Volie,
John Frizzeli and Lewis l'ugll toted‘
.n favor and Councilmen Micliael‘
Riordan. Albert M. Pohlinan and
Thomas James voted against. Coun-
cilmen Harry Stacey Benton and Ed-
ward M. Guns were not. present at
the meeting. .
Mayor norm- :n «fine as rot-a
said: "Inasmuch as th». bill must
come before the people of the city
tor a referendum vote. I will vote in
the atl‘irmative, thus passing it onto!
the State l.€:lI-‘I‘.I'.ll"-‘ for their ap-
provai."
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FORCED T0 WED;
; ASKS FREEDOM
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‘ BillDGI-ZPURT. 3hr. li.—-—\\‘heii
Victoria Cosaiii. of Shelton. was 14
years old. her mother induced her
to marry Abdo uosain. owner of a
flourishing confectionery store in
Shelton and more than twice the.
girl‘s as... she testified tei'ors Judgc'
Leonard J. Nickerson in Superior
‘ court yesterday afternoon,
Told by her mother that she must ;
wed Gosain. for whom she worked
as clerk. the child shrank from it
in fear. she said. but was told they
.wouid be married by a Justice of
the peace. which ceremony she said
; rile was made to understand was
inothing more than an "engage-
meat." and that the real marriage
would take place when she became
IS. I’nder that impression. the
,girl consented to the marriage.
i Noted Disparity of Age.
But. before. the ceremony. Ethel
Breckenbrldge Sherman. assistant
Town Clerk of Shelto‘n. who was on
the stand yesterday. was much con-
cerned. when asked for a marriage
license. over the great disparity in'
the. age of the girl and the man. '
Mrs. Sherman. before graniingl
the license. talked with the girl. she
said. and tried to persuade her not
to go through with the ceremony.
convinced that she had no realiza-
tion of the seriousness of the step.
The protestations of the assistant
town clerk were overcome. and the
marriage license, in which the girl
was represented an 17 years old.
was granted and signed with the
consent of the mother. who. the
girl said had threatened to force
her from her home if_she did not
go through with the marriage.
Frightened and hysterical the
girl rushed from the town clerk's
office to her home. She locked
herself in her room and stayed
there three days. weeping continuo
ously. She allowed no one into the
room. and on occasion only partly !
opened the door to allow food to be i
pushed into her. he Srefused to live I
with her husband. ’
CORRECTION.
MAZOLA 50c Imtead of ’c.
In the A. F. Beckman advertise-
ment in last night's paper. the price
of “MAZDLA” was printed through
error at 9c per quart—this should
have been printed 59¢ per quart.
—-I-‘ENDERS AID BODIES
are correctly repaired at The Nor-
walk Radiator Repairing Co.’s es-
tablbhmont. This. by the way. is
an important feature of the work
carried on here. Radiator repairing
(no matter what the condition of the
cams) is dons hero by experts. Sat-
later 8t. Phone scream. _ .
Builders Page
infection and right prices always. so
M0" Her in Blaze
Tries to Choke Wife
Then Severs Throat
Mrs. Gertrude Klein of
Stratford Has Terrify-
ing Experience When Her Husband, Suf:
fering Nervous Breakdown, Goes Suddenly
Insane—Is Helped
Young Sons
Habeas Corpus
By The Assoda" tied Press.
CHICAGO, Mar. li—A habess
corpus proceeding was begun to-
day seeking the release of William
D. Shepherd. foster-father and heir
:of “‘illiam .\'. McClintock. rich or-1
phan. in connection with whose
death Shepherd has been held in
custody by the state's attorney.
CIVIC CENTER
COMMITTEE TO
,. MEET MONDAY
Chairman John Milne has called
meeting of the Mayor’s Civic Con.
tsr Committee at the Com-t Room.
City Monday night
o'cloat.” _ naidsrshlo basins: is to
be transact“ and large attendance
of the committee is expected.
AUTO Hits [30“.
Harry liiit-‘nbcrg agtd seven
years of 5 \Voodward avenue. was
struck by an automobile driven by
Miss .Vellie Thomas of 17 Bulkl'ey
street. in South Main street. yester-
day afternoon and slightly influx-ed.
No arrest was made.
bEXATII RATII-‘TES TREATY
\VASHJNGTON. March 14.—Tl.'c
Senate ratified the isle f Pines
treaty with minor resonations )cs-
tel-day.
mil
in Fight for Me By
WM!!!) .0... March 144-—
.‘Irs. Gan-ode Klein. wife at M
[animatoriosmunscm
.tsinastateot milepost-assault
- of her experience early today when
she escaped from ha- hnsbs-d who
was attempting to choke be. by
jumping from a mood m win-
dow. The husband. who had w
violent while suffering rm a net-
I vous breakdown. out his throat. d3.
lng almost instantly.
3 amen 81' so.\‘
i Theroominwhicbmw
; ed to kill his wife before coming
isuicide. presents a W spec-
l
tacle this morning. The whole M
L'hf‘s visible evidence of the finale
. \lrs. Klein made for her life. alibi!
byoneofher youngmswhosr~
sponded to her sue-ans.
When Patrolman \‘ic‘tor Marcus
and Fred Albright arrived at the
scene about 1 o'clock this morning-
Mrs. Klein was unable to tell them
uhat had happened. Later she go?!-
.br. Robert E. Phelan. the modtcn'
examiner. an account of the mu.
"It was-around midnight." she
said. “when I was awakened by my
husband who had been shit in-”
with a nervous breakdown. is. got
‘n from bed and went (net to the'
la r to clone it. I asked him what
,he was closmg the door for. Re
: gave an answer in a peculiar voice
and I was aroused. I got up and
fixed the alarm: clock. “'hsn ]
started back to bed he grabbed me
by the throat and started to choke
me. I tried to get away from him
.as I felt my strength leaving me.
\\‘e fought all over the room. upset-
' ting the furniture.
n(“cred Jugriinr \‘cin
"Finally I succeeded in breaking
.m-ay. I screamed in terror and my
boy came running in. He tried to
(Conllll‘d‘d on Prge Two.)
FRANCIS J. BURNS TO BECOME '
BOSTON STORE MANAGER MONDAY
Francis J. Bums. Will take over
the managershlp of the Boston
Store on Monday. following the de-
parture of former manager. M. M.
Mohnkern. who has resigned to go
to “'ilmingion. Dclauare.
Once again this store. which has
served the people of Norwslk for
almost 40 years. comes under the
direct management of the Burns
family. for it was the father of the
future manager. Peter F. Burns.
who founded the business about 3':
y‘ars ago, and who built it up to
its present position as a modern
department store.
Upon the Jelih 02‘ his rather two
years ago. Francis Burns left colo
lege. and took his place in the busi-
ness. and in the time that has
ieiapsed he has gained knowledge of
ills practical workin: conditions.‘
Inhich will be ll’HuluEblC to him as
gthe head of the store.
' His many friends hrs pleased at
the news of the post he will fill in
the business, and to their good
wishes The Exening Sentinel adds
'llS nun congratulations.
i The former manager, M. M.
‘Mohnkern. is taking a position with
‘ihe Smith Dolinger Company in
“’iimington. ‘
J. HENRY RORABACK Mil BF.
NOMINATED ATTORNEY GENERAL
HARTFORD. Mar. 14.-—-J. Henry
Roraback of Connecticut is likely
to be appointed Attorney General
of the United States if C. B. Warren
is again rejected. it was reported
here last night in well advised po-
litical circles.
Leaders of the Connecticut Logis-
iaturs. who are on the inddo of
Connecticut Republican maneuvers:
said Mr. Roraback, a lawyer and a
brother of a former Justice of the
Connecticut Supreme Court. has call-
ed at the White House several times
since the inauguration.
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