"What Is MYStery 7
Of ’Inve
stigation »
At Soldiers’ Home
Reporter
Peo
ent Seeley and
Makes a Few Inquiries — Talks to
ple in Dal-ion, Veterans, Superintend-
Steward Cleary -— Banker
Hoyt, Committee Member. has Little to Say
STAMFORD. Karen :7.—
The following article by "a staff
writer is reprinted tron: this morti-g
Sun: ord Sentine.: .
1nKID-ecu fcan»: mystery stalks;
through Noroton Heights in the.
wake of the secret investigation oi!
the Rt" Soldier-5' Home. ordered
by Governor Trumbull -- mystery.
augmented by certain ugly muttoni
wtich oa‘icidls will neither afllrm‘
nor deny. As to the rumors I an);
:ncllned to thmk that most of then:
a:e without any foundation and are
n of the secrecy with whicn the
bar
probe of the horse has been con-l
dztctei. / . 5
"Go up :bre and find out whats!
com: on." He editor told me yes-
:c-rdav afternoon. So I grabbed 3;
‘:us at Atlantic Square and was 0.1.:
On the bus I fell in with anotherj
man also bound fcr Soroton
Heights.
“\Vhai‘s tn: low-dcun on :h;<
:fate il'chellKaiiOT. up your way?" I;
asked. .
"You'd be surprised." he replied”:
looking mysterious. "You'd te cur”
prised. ”here's a lot going or. !
Th-‘n lie shut up like a clam. I
I put him down as being ttuorant’
of actual conditiors and with malt-j
mg a clumsy attempt to cover up
his ignorance with a cloak of 5'»
Crecl'. l 311‘: :neral others llkr
him before my tap was over. Such
is the effect ct secrecy in conduct-:1
tn; 3 state prob-2 of a state menu».
‘20“.
lie >ces Mr. Collins
Don‘t: 3t Norotr-n Heights I ran
into '1‘. .\'. Collins. who conducts a
small grocer: -:ore and restaurar:
sometimes frequented by inmates of
the Soldiers! Home. l
"\X'ha": the idea of all this state;
investigation arcund here?" I ask--
evi hint.
llo gme me a Marching
"How rhould I know?"
“\Vell." I said, "some of the old;
soldiers \fs;t your place new and
then don't they?" significantly. v
"Yes. but I don't know ans-thin:
about l’..' lie 15:: me abruptly. E
"I heard that ome o! the old fel-,
look.
lows were ccmplaintng about their=
food."
"Hun: 1"."
"I imagine the stcward 111.3 of
tough 3.27 keeping them all satis-.
tied." .
"l‘ll guy he has. Say do soul
know some or those fellows would
‘m’rl-c about anything. “'hy,
«line back. when their baker was'
sick. the steward bouzh: in bread.
:rom me to keep from having to go'
to Stamford (u:- it. and they lucked.
about that. And me getting :hemi
the best l-rezid you could buy in the-
here a?
stair. That stcnard is all right. I
”1! may." 1
.\ Veteran Speaks.
I Lhutxght l'd see what some of
'he old soldiers had to say about it
so I wafkrvd on up to the home. On'
one of the porches I i’ound‘ a grizzl-t
ed old \-‘?n:‘:in n! the t‘ix'il “‘ar. I.
won‘t merrier: his name for Ob‘LOLS
{8215035.
‘ smoking its pipe.
Discovers Scourge
of So Africa
Dr. Edmund V. Cowdray).
' l probe.
loaned IotheSouthAfriean gov-r
eminent by the Rockefeller Insti-
tute, New York, has discovered l
the Intro-organism responsible
for the disease known as “heart-
water" in sheep, goats and eat-
tle. His discovery is expected
to enale the government to ad
epidemic: that are causing huge
losses to African farmers;
‘ 't\‘ - ' . \.
hat-q c: .r-. .
right.‘ :uardedl}.
"What isn't cooked rmht‘.“
' “‘a-al. several things."
"Potatoes for instance"
"Yes."
““'hat else‘.“
'“‘a~a!. srveral
.‘ind Yet
I 19". HT. old
~-g_', . ._ 'l:
:2 -’ 21 “as
things:
Another.
man
confirmed that he
had no real grievance against the
management or the institution and
tackled another.
"How do you like your steward ?"
I asked him.
"Could be better."
"li‘hat‘s the trouble with him?"
“Lot's of titlnge"
"You wouldn't
honest “out-d
pout Hank.
"\"I‘ll i‘ieary . . .
Jnmrq F2. .
lumwlt'." '
And I was convinced that he had
no grit-.arme against the institution.
say he wasn’t
you?‘; I asked him
that‘s his name.
. . he looks out (or
Sacral other: failed to name any “
gr:~"-;:n-‘e n ore startling.
Multir'; ("'«alonel Seeley I asked‘
l‘lm Lav 3mg Cleary had leer)
. steward at the Soldiers' Home.
"He's been here about the ar‘; :1.
"I'm looking to.- Colonel Henry , , .
J. Sufi-‘7‘. Ile's tr. command hen-stiff 3m”
isn‘t h . Have 50:: any complain's to n . he
. ”.1 ‘1 hi . *"
"ch. 12'. s over “here " neuritis}z ’3? .., r:, EOBOHQI‘ ..
across thc’ grounds. row 1.0.11; ..o.hll:: ’1‘ can u“ .‘t-U
“They tell me you are havinzlpo...‘ >0. Ishmatg.v:rn€;.:itc‘r thc’rc-
. . .. i . . , . vest .
quite an investigation around here." i H... n he (is .- n an
I “m. ..... .. Sad Lindly. Persistent
"Wa-al. they've had a: int‘cattga-l
lion." he said, slowly. removing a.‘
nicotine colored old pipe from his'
mouth and cying me quizzicallz'. ‘
"What's it all about?"
"Wu-.1]. several things."
the pipe back in his mouth.
”How‘s the food here?" i
"\Va-al. it might be better." '
“Do you sr't rich-(v 'r- not?"
putting.
_,€ , gOOd old
name-—
'uA
questioning tailed to shake his de-
trrmination not to divulge the re-
sult of the r. c1 nt probe. which was
made "iziel Saturday by Harvey l".
Bissz'. collector of the port of
Bridgeport: Charles 15. Host. Nor~
walk lvankrr. and Ernest L. lebell
of New Haven.
"lime you any objection
lien; m the steward?"
'.\‘w tln- s‘ighvest. You may talk
to
..
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“ Rain-in-the-F ace ” w a g
American
But Scotch Mist’ is a bet-
ter one :o—iay
Won't keep
Mfmbutwillkcep
restofyoudry
uzc- ruin 05
the
Andwlamtheennahlnes,
it'llet
contentedly
me I
kick towel-what
than. nail-canola. Meant!
aattbotununowtbercoulduurty
He took me into the dining room
and there I selected at random a
menu tron 3 bunch be had. It is
printed below. The dining room
was clean and well ventilated. I
noticed. The galley apparently was
I
"How do you got along with
Colonel Boeiey!" I asked him.
“I have no complaints. I have
only a sympathetic feeling {or the
‘old man. No matter what comes of
this investigation or what he does to
me I can have only a kindly tooling
for him."
I went back to the town and ques-
‘tioned several o! the townspeople
concerning the home. its manage-
ment. the ooldiera. the steward. in
fact every conceivable thing that 1
could think of that could have a
bearing on the recent state probe.
I found this:
The people of Noroton Heights
have only the highest regurd (or
Colonel Seeley. who himsel! re-
quested the governor to investigate
the management of the home. There
are lot's of wild rumors. most of
them ridiculous. going around the
town. due to the secrecy of the
I do not think there is any
basis for any of them. I believe the
report to be made by the investiga-
ttors will bear this out.
Change lay Follow.
. A change in personnel may re-
sult iron: the probe but that is the
only powble result I can toreaoo.
Even that may not. occur, should
things be adjusted satisfactorily. i
am of the opinion that Colonel Sec-
ley requested the investigatimt more
fins a precautionary measure tlt‘an
anything else. There is a rumor to
""jthe effect that when the committee
lfouldgmakea a lavorable report on the
cookedlmwasement or the home. that he
Imay resign. having been in com-
;mand or the resemtion for the last .
'six years. No confirmation or de-
nial of the rumor has been made.
I talked to Charles E. Hoyt. .\'or-
walk banker and member of the
iprobing committee. Xr. Hoyt would
ggive no more information than would
Colonel Seeley. except that it might
~ Saved fro- death of cosmetic
poisoning by an unusual open-
tiou, Mrs. A. J. Dread Paul.
member of one of Philadelphia’s
1|:er prince-ratio families, is re-
coverhg. Dr. Chevalier Jack;
son. famous surgeon used his in-
vention; the bruteboooopc, in
fine. on”... "milk; Dian on. Soup.
Chow-Chow. boiled mutton. color,
sauce. turn!“ Men. Coffee. milk.
Soup. prance. liahv cakes.
; Dinner: Chowder;— rrash zfish.
Emu-Lem pudding. cease.
milk: Supper: Flu. mes. lotture
and egg salad. trulted 1011!. tea.
milk. cookies ‘ .
Saturday -— m: Oatmeal.
hamburger M' potatoa. biocults.
cones. milk; Dinner: Corned beet.
cabbage. pom tapioca. apple
pudding. col-o. milk: Supper: Apri-
cots. baked beans. brown bread.
cookies. tea. milk.
performing the delicate operas
“on.
he eucral weeks Ire-{ore the com-
mittot'a report would be filed with
the governor.
"l'll ask you this question Mr.
Hoyt and ask you to answer. “yes"
or "no": Did your ”nominating corn~
mittoe find any evidence that the
steward or any other person at the
home was not honest T" I asked him.
"I can't answer that question.” he
replied. "Sothing can ho given out
until our report is made to the gov-
ernor."
"When “ill your committee meet
again?"
"l (lonI-t know. “'0 are subject to
call.- irom .‘Ir. Bisscll, the chair-
man.” '
"Don't you think that this thing
Is largely a tempest in a teapot 2"
"That isn't {or from the truth."
Following is the "model" menu
taken at random !roxu .1 bunch of
menus ior the Fitch Soldiers Home
at Noroton Heights. it is tor
'91- k0! February :2 to :3:
Sundn)—l‘.reskmst~ Apples. Sllrml
drd wheat. lamb chops, Saute pom.
toes. rolls. coffee. milk; Dinnr-rn
Roast ribs of heel. pickles. turnips..
potatoes. pumkin pie. coffee. milk;
supper: I‘lume. cold meta cabbage
salad “'lil‘. green prpporl and onions.
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21 N. MAIN ST.
Presents for.
SATURDAY
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. $2 .50 §
(Extra Pants at $6.00)
SOME VERY SMART ADVANCE
NUMBERS
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BE SURE to seetthem. You’ll lay one .
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* Funeral Today for
é William E. Grumman
The luncral of William E. Grum-
man. who died at his home in Red-
ding at the age at seventy years will
be held this afternoon. Interment
will be in the iamily plot in the 13m-
pauwaug cemtery at “‘est Redd-
lug.
Mr. Grumman wan the last mcm- .
ber 01 a largo family and for thci
past 50 years has resided in the 01d
home-tend where he died. lie is
survived-brute widow and three
sons. Edgar. Warner and Victor
Grumman and by lover-.1 nephew:
and nieces in Norwalk and New
‘ AY. mm .
m mm: m Emits;
m . telt use to be pron.“
in the next (cw dasa. V
The «Wetter declared :e be- i“.
lions any which mmhntmng 3; ‘
wear and tear on Connecticut roai.
should contribute to the can: 4;.
maintaining them and that l2;- L,
use the police power of the Mow; . . '
Vshilco department to restrain ;--_. ’ ‘ .
lines when. can cross the . ' ‘ '
boundary from operaUng in
state unless they secure the spe
plates which are to be isued.
The Supreme court or the 1': my
States recently undo a decision-
no restriction upon interstate c
morce could be made by the FLT.
regulating buseee. According
Stoeckel. under this decision rt—aer :» .
able regulation withlu states is
mined.
After long delay due to legal La
riot-s a motor “coach" aervlce to 5' ~ ‘
York tron: New Haven will be :7.
lugurated Sunday. The line n“
connect with another at New Has .1
carrying paesengers to Spring“;-
"V' “1.3"..."
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ste‘
‘1 .‘
cl Say: and Should
. Pay— New Company
Starts Sunday .
In an important ruling handed
down yesterday Commissioner of
Motor Vehicle: Robbin. B. Btoekel
requires all interstate public oer-vice
bu. lines to take our. special regio-
tration pletoa. first of which will be
ready at Hartford next Tuesday. In-
asmuch as these buses running
from New York to Boston have not
w,g-_
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