FIRST
wrra ‘1'“
NEWS
'I'ABLISH ED 1870
ITY
71?
“Lee-rye M. Dari. was non-
. today concerning charges
y Superintendent of Schools
Buchanan that she was
_- :i-sponsihle lor the Board
.:;;;on no: renewing his con-
:..:: expires June 1. 1925.
u: know me better."
-tzs. “1 was not into
in: Barton-bonelnn
Lime i talked to the
.acéCKJdEICn was during
,-. .3 When 1 spoke about
..;--.= and toucatlonlu bl.ls be-
.-. nLuic legisldtulo,"
1...)- mul to the statement
.- "owing the Board of Bduos.
hug; lu s uy night. when
. _. :dum Buchanan said:
.. Luce .l rem-ed lu numeric:
”cc“: in wung :or her hus-
\.;.- year: ago When an “no
mayor. Mrs. L‘avisnas
me. l know this. ite-
lJcmocratlc friends
‘ 111:.
rs.~D.aVLiys
y F riendsKnow Me
etter,’. She Declares
‘5 She Was Not in Politics Seven Years
As Stated By Superintendent—Does
Know. School Head—eMr. Nash Believes ‘
Superintendent Will Be Named By June 1
i
burned a («'Oflll an. nastier on the pan ethos
8mm Norw'u-k noun under the set or listen I. in?
I
TI
’ o;
ot
Uaur. s'aid she did not know
...;-nuent put-lunch. but rcol
Lu tall-i lurliicz'. I
“gum r3. been. chairman of 1.ka
oi buuwllud. stated he haul
.g tultntr lo 543 today tori
man on the lire-day nighll
wnlcu resulted H. Otto»
‘ Lucnunau Lye
no“ ever. explained that:
Loud Would get busy at
.; new scnool superui-i
.\i:. bucnununsI
:3. sup~.-:‘lntcnd- .
.‘.~ “is a serious:
“Iii Ln; some time Dc-
\\lIi be :uund.
o; 3.2; miss. hm
._ L"..".l.L at a. unrelul in-
Mule the matter is
901
h.
.n‘Jl;
'4 iii: C.‘
. -r. ,. hands of the
. .. ~ the entire
, :v .3. Lak; an acthc
. Hilda!) cf the new,
.';ld¢;l'. Buchanan's
.435 on June 151.. Will
3.:Lezldenl be secured
Air. hash was asked.
'. don't know." the
.l.-.' replied. "if he
hue to make some
-.y arrangements to
-o: {ho time belng."
the plzssmle selection
princulal of the
as superlnlend-
. _ ddlnlLLcd that hm
r.-- m. .‘L sussesled by one or
c: the board. He
-xs', that i! was improb-
;;—c high school principal
pzo o:notlon.
c-3011
cl nol
I. 754.2;5
, u.
.‘li'r HART ILL.
;‘.\~UUU L'aliL. April 9—;
3.1.21} \\ estoxer hurt. wile
.._ l, 3 Hart. motion picture!
;.:lous.y ill at her home
:uncrad a heart attack
today was reported
:.vV~I:'. I
:
CONTINEANCE. 1
li’unl', April 3.——Tommy
prztxo: oi the “Sunken
45 “'nter street. al
p. pcftce seized eight 50-
_.:-e.= arm-int, was grantid
: .; _.;c until Saturday in city
he is out on 8300
. -‘Jz.
._,
;...’2'A)’.
SURE CLEARING HOUSE
STATEMENT.
‘l'ciili. April 9.—'i'hs New
.... ng Bunch illumenl In—
' V-us as follows:
L \\
. faunas: . .. 8 821..000000
; .......... 80. 000.000
78,000,000
{.1 A51 RY BALANCE.
..;1\'c;'rox_ April 9.-—Uniced
» *7e; sury net balance at clos-
- Apri: .th was 8477.-
..rl; SANITARY was?!”
:—_1:r_tndecd. n it soon- to
st» s- that handle. 9"?“me
e. The Nari-lb W
; Car or avenue. Not-walk. 3"
— :‘-ngratulated on ill. “fl!
'FJ-y have for conduct“ I
;. sanitary sslsblith-"m'
...3
~ "rm: cunts or ovum.“
rE's a store not isr its-m
. i- that selh ibis m to
l Asheville.
PHILIP A. JAKOB.
Am BABE '
RUTH’S DEATH
IS UNFOUNDED
T r a i n' Bearing Base-
ball’s Premier Bats-
man Reaches Wash-
ington
COLLAPSED
Trouble Due to Over-
Eatinngill Under-
g 0 Treatment i II
New York
By Associated Press
NE“! YORK. April 9.—Babe
Ruth. the New York Yankees' slug-
ger. fainted in the washroom of his
car as the train bringing him from
\‘orlh Carolina. where he
was taken ill last Tuesday. pullwd
into Pennsylvania station early this
afternoon Dr. Edward King. Ruth' s
lphysician. who met the train. order-
Sed the home- run king removed to
St. \lncents hospital.
_,___.
WASHIRGTON. April 9,-3.6-
ports that George Herman (“Babe")
Ruth. baseball's premier batsman.
had died en route from Ashnilie.
{North Carolina. to New York. were
dissipated early today with t u- er-
I rival here of the train on which he
is traveling.
condition Not Sl‘l'ioud
Those in charge of th.‘ tram said
that Ruth. who cvlapsed ln Ashe-
ville Tuesdsy. still was ill, but that
his cond-tion. so far as they knew.
._.___
(Conan-led on PI!- 1"“)
NORWALK CLUB
HOLDS ELECITON
NEXT MONDAY
Thssnnuslmedingsndem
or omecrs of the Nor-walk club will
be held in thee club rooms nest Hon-
dsynixht. Adinner willbessnsd
at 815 o‘clock. W .to the
meeting. mmnww
announced. bsvsseveml
Museum‘s-intuit”.
ofthecinb.
I
i ; sou'r'll holiwllmgorllle
THURSDAY, APRIL
9,1925.
POSITON
INTHESCIIOOLS
Principfl Denies H e
Religion to
once His Selec-
tin of Teachers
STATEMENT
Declares Two Teachers
To Whom He Object-
ed Were Not Quali-
fied to Teach History
Principal Philip Jakob. of the
Norwallt ngh school. today nude
emphatic depinl that he participated
in any religious dlscrlminatlon in
his "lotions with the teachers at the
Norwalh school system.
He says that azthough he did ob-
ject to the appointment or
Howard to the High school surf. it
was on the grounds 0: her qualities-
tions and tar no other reason. The
appointment of Miss untoward. too.
was objected to by Ir. Jakob. end
again he slates, it was because she
was not outlined to teach the sub-
Ject for which he needed the addi-
tional instructor. and not. be de-
clnres. beause. us Dr. Tracey stu-
edtohimhehnduiyrasonsof
religion for keeping her out.
Hr. John's damnation inflows:
. l as Went.
:1 wu om lbs Hand 0!
Education of the City of Now“
to be Principsl of the High school
to begin work September. 1923. At
this Llrne l was assured that i would
be given elery assistance and the
greatest degree of co-operstion in
trying to Kl\c the clly the kind oi
High school it desires.
‘ "Although discouraging reports
had been given me about existing
conditions. 1 entered upon my work
with enthusiasm Ind brought into
the school a spirit rich in experience
wlth those motors which tend to
make a type of High school which
would be a. credit to the community
and the pride or the people and i
must leale it to the people of Nor-
walk Whether or not i am working
toward the proper goal.
"And now even tnouxh l have
shown this desire. on 'unior‘lunste
occurrence taken place which pinces
me in an undesirable light becaus-
certnin principal parties have seen
fit to express only a portion of the
truth. allow-n; the remainder to be
inferred. and i am sorry to soy but
even this portion wus recited to the
rest or the Board or Educntlon in
such a. manner that i could hear it
all. but was absolutely powerless to
delend myself since I was not in-
\ide into the meeting to do so. it
is true that under the Circum-
stances i might haw been Justified
in doing so. but lortunately i still
realize 1 am only an employs of the
Board.
‘At this meeting. Dr. Tracey in.
fer-red that l was the cause or the
trouble which now existed and stat-
ed definitely that at the appointment
of Miss Howard 1 objected strenu-
ously. and as he had been discussing
religious matters just previous to
this. he purposely created the im-
pression that I objected to all.
Howsrd on religious principles. Ea
men called upon the Superintendent
to verify the fact that I did object
to Min Howard. The Suwflmflld-
ent substantiated the statement that
I did and the! l obit-cted very stren-
uousy. Now the strange pen of
the nutter is that i did object. that
I objected very strenuously. end an
i have nets: even tried to ml
the fuel. but the slander port ol
the mutter is that men of the chur-
sctsr which Dr. Trsoey slid Super-
lnuodsnt Buchansn represent
should our toll s part at the truth
(Continued on Page Thirteen)
onus REDUCTION.
A dmsdc reduction of four m
srd itali- for ibis week only has
been unonneed by tbs Grout At-
antic and Pacific Tea Company.
'5... “worthement sppsnrl on sn-
othsr page a! this tune lodny.
GOODMA! AT 9.0.
Tbspostodiceswlllobsuveflsod
Friday tomorrow.
willbemnds. Thswindowswllibs
lwho were: Rev. Ernest McGrrgor.
bills -
Ono delivery
Reads Winning Essay at
Kiwanis Club Luncheon
Paul ,McElroy, Popular
Prfze Winn 3r
Senior High Student,
Will G e t Trip to
Washington
Paul McElroy. son o! urn-Jo-
seph ucElrey of Elmcrsd. Norwnlh.
who wusnnonnced the winner of
the trip to Wuhinsion excl-ed by
the Kiwanis for the best essay writ-
ten by a High school mole lu-nlor on
"The Growth otNorwslh from its
Founding to the Revolution." wlli
mile the trip to Washington Hon-
dsy’ with s group or students from
Strstford High schom. The essay
was picked so the best only ufler
serious dellbsrstion by the Judges
Judge John Keogh and Father
Thomas J. Finn.
ucEiroy is s popular student st
lb. Hub school and is president of
the Athletic association. designer at
the class book and was mansgerl
and tackle on the football loam last
seasdn. When the sword was um;
pounced by the Rev HcGregor all
an assembly held yesterday it was
greeted with applause by the stu-
dent body. Compelilion for the
prize among the students was the
keenesl in years.
The lollowing students were given
honorable mention: Dexter Smell.
Robert Chllllm and Horton Levy.
The deciding factors for lhe win—
ner were—good presentation of
facts. good use or English and s
well written pspcr. The my will
be read at s. luncheon of the Sir
wanis club today.
14¢ your the same prise scored by
the Kiwanis club was won by Philip
“’hele.
The essay. or read by hudeni‘
McElroy at the Kiwanis luncheon.
follows:
FOR FREEDOM;
REEAHURED
NEW HAVEN. April 9.—Asking
for s drink of water and thin brushv '
lng aside Deputy Sheri“ John Nelle.
as he was about to comply with the
request. three prisoners held in 0
cell awaiting arraignment in court.
made a. break for liberty hers lo-
day. The men. Philip Thomas. slide
Tomassi. who on Tuesday pleaded
guilty of having rnbhod Paul [Ln-o.‘
a prilate banker. of 82.00" on April
23. 1924: Carleton Barles. ill. chant-
ed with their of an automobile. and
Peter Ksnccwlcz. charged with bur-
glnry. were recaptured within s few
minutes.
Taken before Judge C. L. Avery
Page Fourteen. )
later. Thomas was sentenced to from use. Trains must oprrato— more ire- .
22 to 25 years in the m. Pflson quent lhnn they do at the pr-scnt
' time.
Series “as sent to the state n- tormn-r
Lory at Cheshire. and Kancewiczl
pleaded not guilty and was remad-
cd for trial by Jury.
JEWS OBSERVE .
FEAST 0F SEDER
The Feast of Seder, the openint
ceremony of the Feast of the Pass.
over. was observed here last nigh!
by local Jewry. with services at the
local synmguo on Concord street
under Cantor Clue! Finisher.
The observance. which was urge-
ly attended. muks the opening of
the thanksgiving by the Jews for
their safety, when the Angel of
Jehovah slow the first born of tin
What—passing over the house-
oi the lmelilss which had been
marked with the blood of ‘a lamb.
The services continued thh morn-
ing in the icon! temple. with rund-
ingl from the Talmud by the On-
tor. until noon, The Feast. which
properly lssls eight days. has been
observed yesterday and ;todny. And
will be marked with ceremonies on
the last two dnyn. next Tuesday sud
Wednesday.
' During this time the Jews smil-
from the outing at leer-bed breed
may or the m all»
which are unintended.
S-~—._.—__Jc..._.-
rim. venue‘s.
BETTER TRAIN
SERVICE ASKED
Bebef That, With New
Station, More Pat-
ronade Will Develop
In That Section ,
l
Wilton, Cannondale,
Georgetow n and
Other Towns Will
Also Be Aided
Winnlpsuk and Silvermine resi-
dents todsy expressvd the opinion
>that the New York. New anen end
Hartlord Railroad company shou.d
be willing to supplwt the present
railroad stntlon with a new building
locstud on the properly or the Vor-
walk Tire and Rubber company. A
new railroad “LLB. ,,f lhi.‘ 13 pe de-
sired. ll has been pl inled out. would
riot cost a "mil-ion dollars" and
, would do much toward the develop-
ment of this section as Well as in-
crrase the patronage on the Dan-
bury road.
liul. is was also pmntr'd out. the
New'flmcn road wouzd haxe lo lm~
prO\e its service on the Danbury line
‘ in order to secure increased patron-
There nre only three tip-trains be-
tween the South. Nov-walk station
and Danburyewhlch stop st the.
Winnipsuk sullen under the present
schedule. The (mi of these trains
stops at 6:60 g. m.;
12257 p. m. and me lh.rd st 6:88 p.
(Continued on Page Two.)
JEWELS GONE!
' BUT NOT BY
THIEF'S HANDS
Mrs. Baker Asks Aid of;
Police, But Dausrh-
ter, Kathleen, Ex-
plains Mystery
firs. Chsrlss R. Baker 1"
mammmme scnreoiher
lifs merdsy while her little daugh-
ter Kathleen eruoyed a good laugh.
lrs. Baker bad Jewelry valued at
several hundred dollars in a jewel
case in her bedroom. Early yester-
lhe one.
ammumoa the police
Millennium-I. Tbs
E
5
All
3i
the. second 51'
THE BOY SCOUT
LEADERS DINE;
CALL FOR AID
'Hold Annual Banquet
Urge More Men to
Become Scoutmast-
ers
PRAISE IDEA
§Boy Scouts, Says,
Toastmaster Tracey, ‘
Become Good Citi-
s
Will Go Into Ffie‘ A‘
PUTNAM WILL
REMAIN HEAD OF
zens—Speakers -
Enthusiasm in the Boy Scout?
.movement ran high at the annual
lbu'lquet of the Boy Scout Council
and the Scout Masters in the dining
Iroom o: the Ho cl mmkuno last
Iuening. The their was stlsnded-
ell. scout masters ‘1.“ guests.
Frank W. ltobsru. President of
the council. presided and introduc-
ed Ur. W'illlulu J. Tracey so the
tosstnlaster of the ending. ltev.
Ernest k‘. Mean-cor opened the at -
Dr. Tracey in his
in the history or ou. country that-
"that. m so. one. 000 lllitsrues
, ls' helium.” boon “woe
:1... mm was
such conditions calming it is not
sills.
"Eighty seven percent of the
crimmls in Sing Sing prison today
are under 30 years of ago. New
York City has never had so many
(Conllnued on i‘uge Two.) -
BANKS, SOME
STORES CLOSE
GOOD FRIDAY
The banks in Norwslk will be.
closed tomorrow, Good Friday I
Some of the storm in lbs city Will.
close while a large majority of them
will remain open.
Tho Norwdm' 'lzre and Rubber
,Ccmpany and the Nash Engine-snug
Company are the only two of the
larger laciorics in the city that wtll
clo.-e (or lhs day. Some of the
ema.ler {actor-lee will Close.
The olllces in lhu City Hall will be
closed all day with the exception of
the Town C erks oilloe. Which wu.
lc-m at noon.
iKElRNS STILL
MANAGFS JACK
LOS ANGELES. April Q—Aprop-
as of various and sundry reports in
icirculstion to me effect that he and
Jack Kenrns. his manager. bad part-
I
by 'stout 65 munbers of the court-i
I
fair by olefin; prayer. .
opening re- i
marks said that there was no final R Q
there was us great a need tor scouts i eady boon
as now. :
*necticul
,superinlendvnt o! the
.plant. in altering his
and Immediately laid his re-
lsignsllon on the able. Mr. Put-
nam this morning ststed that be
COUNTRY CLUB
Board of Directors Re-I
fuses to Accept Res-
ignation Because of.
Change in Position ;
NEW SifiBERs
Officials Discuss Plans
For Summer Season
Tennis Court to Be
The resignation of Eben Putsun
president of the Norwslb Count?!
’einbe‘nnsn antic-s .L‘Iso m
or the board of guanors oi that
the South Ndrwslk Trust Co..I
last night. Mr. Putnem. Who is to
take up his duties With the Con-
nght and Power Co.. ss
New Britain
resignation.
stated that it was with regret that
he severed his connection with thel
club I
The board. howe‘er. refused toi
hear of his ghing up the position;
would remain in Norwalk for some
time yet. end that he expected to
spend his week end: here through
the summer.
Plnns to make the Country club
even more an extractive place than;
heretofore were made at a. meeting
or the board um night. 1
The house committee. 0! which
“'illinm P. “'nrd is chairman. w”
allow-«i an appropriation lo rl-novsie
the club house. The entertainment
committee. Frank Sanger. chairman.
presented 1 program of dances and
other entertainment. to be held dur~
lng lbs season. A local orchestrs
will be engaged shortly.
Allen London. chairmen of
(Continued on Pugs Tyre.)
ELKS INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS
The officers 0! the Norwslk Lodge
No. 709. Bene\0k‘nl and Protective
Order of EIKI. were installed or the
meeting in the club in South Main
ed company. Jack Dlmpsey today
too): occasion to nilerate and bring;
fight manager rrr years. and that
is What he stl.l is."
83,500 ATTACHMENT.
An attachment was flied in the
cities of Town Clerk Herbert H
County Bank and Trust Company.
A. R. Belts. liquidating “eat.
It is alleged in the writ that 1".
IE. Wilcox gave his note on Novem-
ber 10, 1917 for $2,500 payable on
demand at the above named bank
"The not. ,wss endorsed by the de-
fondsnt and payment has been de-
mandod snd not made.
TEE III-IRSHPIEYD MOTOR
TRANSPORTATIHN‘ SERVICE
is known (or its reliability. “It Gets
Goods There." More and more. n
time rolls slong. do the busine-
concerns locally spnrscinte Tbs
Hernbdeld Hotor Transportation
Co's service. and this is reflected
in W business for this con-
cern. Daily trips to New York city
srs nude by these units of “or
up to date his sclersl previous ss~~
surances lhut "Kr urns has been myl:
Smith this morning against the.
property of Jennie H. Wilcox for
$3.500 in favor of the Falwell!
street last night. by C. twins
District Deputy
The ceremonies were largely st-
unned by the mambo-rs. Following
Eli). installation s buunsss meeting
was held at which the building oom-
mlwee reported thut plans to: lbs-
chsnging oi the lutenot snd exterior
of the bullclns would probsbly be
coulpleto wl hin two weeks. The
MayOr Is'sues Order;
Thousands Not Paid
Some Taxes Uncollected for Score of Years-e;
City to Lose All Over 15 Year Old Claimi—
Belief Is Sale Will Bring City 3 Sum That
reamed that in some
By- ,
tngton. Put lax-Jud Ruler end Put?
' the New Haven potion acted m
.‘
Illf
:(
igures
Meyogltoblns has ordered the
or thousands of dollars worth 0!
perty in Norwalk because of as;
paid uses. it we: turned "his
Many of these have been on do
books of the collector oi axes in
a score or years. ‘
Robert G. )llzcholl has been tn:
collector oi the city oi Norwsih u:
13 years.
Investlgsuon of
the records bus
have not been paid on some prom
!or 21 years. Tues. which have
pused the 15 your limit osnnot be
legley collected. sad thus it II "II!-
eo out, the city has no elsim on six
years“ uses in (hoes cases.
Furths; examination bus roves:-
ed. it was learned. lhdt there at
:03}. 85 percls of land in Norwul.
whoa owners are either unknown.
or have been unloooted for yours.
On these tracts. it is aid. uses bsve
accumulated.
The city csn. decordmg to low.
put up these .ou st s in sale. but
no such sctlon hu been Men. .0
far on records show for the new
ten yearn
It is understood tbnt Tu Cell“:
ltor'lutcbell will bsordsredwnls
afswdnystomske lip-Jigs!“
arid properties; ind compnrsfis
luss owing. together with in“
Iorgnnintlon held in the emcee oi over it" unpaid yours. The! “h
then bssod ats tax sale.
While no accurate enlmsts an”
.msde oi! hand as lo the money".
ing the city it is known that the ”or
‘ul will run into five figures»
it is understood that the iirst ino's
will be the sale of some lsn lot:
said to be in the Rhondonolln m
section. which should result in 8b-
oOu being added to the city tron-nu.
This will be followed by other I“
soles throughout the summer.
When the lots are sold in this
manner the purchaser is given u 110'
tie by the city. which can be redeem.
ed by the original holder within on.
year upon psyment to the new pure
chaser of the purchase price plus
six per cent. interest, Aftsr lbs W
has expired. with no claim mode by
the original holder. the title rm
With the new purchases.
SEEK DETAUS
ON CONFESSION:
““I OFT. H. ROGERS
~—v-
scazvmhor N. 1.. Apr! 1.
—Ths New Haven. Conn. Miles ‘0‘
“day requested the Schenectuy ué
thorities to forward then: {m
details concerning the ullegd 0‘0
{salon or Thurlow H Rogers 0!
Waterbury. Conn. thnt be hid killed
his inlsnl son.
This action was interpreted s.
meshing the Connrctlcut outbound
were coming to base s mu
.worn out charging Rogers with
the crime. Lust night Chiei, of Fe»
lice Funnon announced the! uni.
ly ltogsrs would be ro‘essed.
HANGEDSELF
INNEWHAYEN
chs. ‘1. will cull for an expenditure
oi npprox ”Lately 830, m 0.
A dinner “on «nod. and im-
promptu entertainment held in the
isthskellar.
The new officers are:
Excited Rulcr, Joseph J.
; wallet.
Lin:-
F. ttoss.
named Loyal
V. 8. Winchester.
Estecnied Ltcturing ‘night. In
Haul.
Becntary John W. lculley. .
Pd.sidsnt. Jnnn chbsssr.
; Tyler. John W. with.
‘ Trustees: Chane. H Dllworlh.
Frank W Buckholts. and Arthur E.
Wicks.
Knight. Ed's.“
muscles-s misuse:
annua- un: use.
v Eater-med Lending Knight. Albert
{charges oi sn alleged ssssull on
COUNTY JAE;
xcw RAVEN. April tm
in the county Juli here awaiting “a,
nignmsnt in the City court .-
liquor-old dlu‘blrr Gloria.
Steu'ebscher. 06. oi 105 Newton
street hanged himself in his a
" oclock this not.
shortly before .
lng. Remorse for the deed not
cold to have committal is br-
to have lurm‘d his mind sod
ed him to take his own life. out”.
lites slid today.
no
-0‘
“swam
Mlul‘mr‘ W *
Norwalk Chronicler