Latest, Well I
Street News.
‘ Opening.
NEW. YORK. April 9.-Bto¢k Pfi-
ces again failed to develop. donn-
ite trend at today's opening. Trad-
motor shares. most of which dis-
played, a firm tone. The initial
transaction in the new Dodge Bro-
thers preference stock took place at
:03. with the issue subsequently
moving up to 108 1-3 and then fall-
ing back to 103. Maxwell “A"
Jumped 1 7-8 points ton new high
at 98 7-8.
Resumption of liquidation in cer.
tain sections of the market, which
drove .Pennsylvania railroad- and
Republic Steel down to new low
levels. exerted a depressing influ-
ence on other stocks and prices gen-
erali sagged on. The inltisJ pre-
mium on Dodge Brothers. lnc.. in-
viwd realizing/which later
the stock back about a points from
the top to 100 6—8. This set-back
appeared to weaken the othel
motor issues. Maxwell “8" breaking
: points and the “A" losing most of
its ‘eariy gain. Losses of 1 to z
points were also recorded by Mack
Truck. General Electric. United
Drug and Woolworth. Nash motors.
however. after opening a point low-
er at £19. spurted up to 324. For-
eign exchanges opened easy. sterl-
ing declining slightly to “.78 1-8.
NOT DISCHARGE)
FOR TESTIMONY
- IN BANDIT CASE
\VATERBURY. April 9.—Attor-
ney John H. Cassidy of this city.
general counsel for the Economy
Grocery. in a statement issued yes-
terday denied cmphatlcol ' that
Arthur W. Bagiin. a cler in an
Economy grocery store in New Bri-
tain was discharged because he
testified in behalf of Gerald Chap-
man at the Chapman murder trial
last week.
‘Baglin has so charged it is alleg-
ed by the company. He testified
that Patrolman Atwater. who iden-
tified Chapman bai told him he
could not recognize the man who
did the shooting. Attorney Cal-
sldy stated Baglln was discharged
{or another cause and challenged
Baglln to permit the company to
tell the real reason for- his dis-
charge. '
Dinner Gathering at
. Country Club— Gets
it Present
ore-lbs. F. Putnam. superintendent
g...“ the NM division of the Con-
,nseticst Light and Power company.
m becomes superintendent of the
New Britain division of the same
company April 15. was honored last
night with a dinner held at the
yNorwalk Country club.
rifle dinner was tendered to him
uby local office employes and depart-
about heads. The regard in which
ilk. Putnam is held here was ex-
. M by his fellow-workers who
-.,' ~pressnted him with a handsome
‘ smoking stand and a big leather
Blair. Mrs. Putnam received a
bouquet of American roses.
'The dinner was a completo‘sur-
prise to both Mr. and Mrs. Putnam.
It was held at 7:80 o'clock. Follow-
ingrthe dinner. John D. Milne.
., Munster ot' the occasion, intro.
‘ 1 ‘Cuoed several guests from “tater-
.5: pm all of whom made brief ad-
”i“: (leases. Those who spoke were, J.
7‘ E. King. district engineer. George.
"'T Barton. production engineer; Chas.
’ J. Allen. executive assistant to the
tics president; Them-as l-i. Blakey.
auditor. The local people who made
‘ few remarks were. Gardiner Bris-
tpi. Leo Hurley, Charles E. Earl and
J. E. B. Sayre.
. C. D. Briggs. the new superinten-
dent.” who takes Mr. Putnam's
mes. was introduced and aid those
present that he intended to carry
out the same policy as that followed
by Mr. Putnam
' ' The presentation of the smoking-
sgand to Mr. Putnam was made
with appropriate remarks by Mr.
Kline. Mr. Putnam was extremely
surprised with the stand. but when
the leather chair was brought out.
was entirely over-come. He
thanked .the donors to:- the gifts.
*PIITNAM WILL .
t. REMAIN HEAD OF
.3 COMB! cw.
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—— LANCASTER. Ps.. April l—Mrs.
Annie Trier yesterday said that
Gerald Chapman. bdndii. now un-
der sentence of death at Hartford.
Conn.. was not her former husband.
The fancy of Charles Thomas Chspv
man.~ eleven, year old son of Mrs.
Trier. that the bandit might be his
father because of the similarity of
~names, is said to have started the
report that the’ caminal was her
first 'hushand.
Mrs. Trier. formerly Miss Annie
Carr. married Thomas Armstrong
Chapman in Philadelphia in 1908
and divorced him five years latei.
NEW YORK. April 9.—Thc real
identity oi Gerald Chapman. who" is
awaiting in Harttord. Conn. the
dawn of June 25 to be hanged. be—
came known yesterday.
He is George Chartres. That is
the name he gave when he Was ar-
rested first as a youth of tWenty. in
1907. it is his correct name. His
parents were decent. intelligent lriah
folk who came lo this country many
years ago and till d while their three
children were still in knickerbockcra
and short dresses.
BRUSH FIRES .
RUIN PROPERTY
WORTH $250,000
By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 9.--A day of.
brush and meadow tires near New
York and in New Jersey as far
south as Atlantic City has caused
property damage estimated above
3250.000. Forest rangers. Village
tire departments and volunteers
were kept busy. yesterday. in a doz-
en sections of thN‘wo states. fight-
lng flames originating in dried
grass and brush. All of the fires
were trought under control.
Estates of more than a score of
wealthy persons. including those of
Thomas Fortune Ryan and Joiph
Lewisohn. were menacsd by fires in
Westcheater and Oakland counties.
almost at the door of New Yorlt
city. Damages to the Lewisohn
estate at Ardsley. was estimated at
$30,000 while property valued at
“0.000 was destroyed on thefiya‘n
estate. near Suitern. Near Katonah.
in Westchaater county. firemen
fought for 15 hours. pumping water
from brooks. to save homes in that
section. ' .
Four thousand acres of conifers
were burned near Huntington. l. 1..
by -a fire which was not checked
until it reached. the’ edges of Deer
Park. a Village of 500 inhabitants.
1.. tfilnis committee. reported that the
ta‘lnis courts would be ready in the
near future. The boat and float com-
nrittes. of which Calvin L. Barton is
chairmanxeported the floats would
be ready by May 1. It was voted
tq improve the restaurant and to
install a small soda. fountain. The
stewardship committee will report
within a day or two upon the slew-
ard of the club for the coming sea-
son.
New members were admitted to
» the roster of the club as follows:
Thomas B. Tuttle. mana'gcr or the
' 3 Sat-her plant. -
.7 Frazier Gilman. Rowayton.
gig ' Leon Ritchie. Norwaik.
Leo Davis. Norwalk.
Harold J. Connery. Georgetown.
Grace 1. Mills. New Canaan.
The next meeting of the board
will be held April it: at the club.
Local Dentists Go
To State Meeting
many local dentists including Dre.
’ manual Kee er. Herbert J. Cornell.
William L. Weed. John A. O'Connor
and Harry i-i. Heiferan, will attend
the annual meeting or the State
Association to be held in Hartford
for three days beginning April 30.
still: Broad Street building or the
Hartford Public ngh school.
The meeting will be ieatured by
notable exhibits an dietetics and by
' ' . lecturtsrby recognized authorities on
, the relation of food and dental
,_ h‘llh.
The ’universal affliction of bad
booth. according to dentists. is due
in no smau measure to improper
diet. dentists deCIare. and they are
‘ to take a leading part in
the dissemination of knowledge con-
' preventive methods through
"mint adherence to‘ certain dietetic
valuables.
‘ 3r. William Howard Hay of But-
wo. George E. Barter. founder of
'tbi Defensive Diet League of Am-
ndc‘. and Dr. Percy W. Howe of
' will take leading parts— in
'moSt. The State Department of
- th through Stanley H. Osborn
,1"! conduct an exhibit relating to
‘ d!“ and general health.
I
- -: By Madeline Lynch
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I ~ ”assent nowel Guessing Con-
..gt the. store of A. J. Collins
' ' attracted wide attention.
£522“ of l” weighing between 100
. .5.» -. 13$.poands was paced on a
1n the show window Saturday
at s o'clock .and the con—
W00m9a.m.toop.
.fir git-lug the length of time
._ ‘ . mnzd last. The one guess-
flb lnearest number of hours to
1 ears lined Alaska refs-lg.
‘ The; guessing varied from
' an hours. the ice lasting 10:
Kiss Hedi-line Lynch of l
”no was the lucky gas-
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Psasonv. Mus. April spin}.
of budget-mined origin early today
destroyed .the plant of the Woelfel
moo-sins and Decorating Com-
:‘ag 'oa ths_ Pagodyosalem lino
_ . manna . at'asoLooo.-Ex-
plosiosss: chamieah used in menu.
. feasting hampered the work of
Point the Men. . ,
NOWREADY
Between 3.400 and 1.0“ dog an
M in renal! each year. so-
oofding to the report of Town Clerk
Sorbet-t a. snail.
Dogsarsbe'ingregisu-redatahout
showman-yearning“:-
carried ‘
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ing interest centered 10'8on in WV New Britain P01 6-0
- Commissioner a!
Prefer C it’s r go 3
NEW BRITAIN. April seducin-
ing that he believed ,the testimony
of Policeman John fill. Liebler at the
trial of Gerald Chapman was "a lit-
do of! color." Police Commissioner
Thomas F. Jackson hes brought the
matter of the patrolmsn's Italenients
to the attention 6f the Police erd
with the result that Lieblcr
face charges.
Patrolman Liebler was one of
two policemen, who captured Walter
E. Sheen on the morning of October
13. when Policeman James Shelly
was shot in the Davidson a Level:-
thal store in this city.
The Police board has decided to
obtain a transcript of the testimony
given by the policeman who figured
in the trial. and to have Liebler ap-
pear before the board to explain
ports of the story he told Judge
Nowell Jennings and the it"!- With
regard to his knowledge of the case.
Commissioner Jackson said that
the story told by Liebler on the wit-
ness stand did not “fit in" with the
testimony of the other New Britain
policemen. “i believe some of the
testimony of Officer Liablor was a
little oil color." said Commissioner
Jackson. "and not entirely true. and
I believe some of it was incredible."
Policeman Llebler remarked dur-
ing cross-examination ly Judge
Groehl. that he had not discussed
the case with other members of the
Police department. at the same time
saying he was "not exactly" an un-
friendly terms with them. He also
aid on the and at the time that
he did not it ow Johnson. the hoa-
tler. who also figured prominently
in the trial. Liebler also declared
on the stand that he did not know
that Officer Skelly on his death bed
at the New Britain General hos-
pital had accused Walter E. Slit-an
of firing the bullets ul'ch killed
him. It was to this testimony of
Liebler that Commissioner Jackson
referred.
HARTFORD. April 0.-A Boston
business man. who says he was a
passenger on a New York train
boarded by Gerald Chapman at
Springfield the day before the mur-
der of Policeman Skelly at New
Britain. communicated today with
Nathan 0. Freedman. Junior do.
tense counsel. ..
Chapman went into the smoking
car. according to the Boston man.
and a short time after the train
pulled out of Springfield was in-
vited to be the fourth player in a
game of pitch. Mr. l-‘reedman‘s in-
formant says that he was himself
in the Value with Chapman and
two other men until the train
reached Hartford. where he tthe
Boston man) slighted. The train
on which the Boston man says he
saucChapmsn was that scheduled
to arrive at the Grand Central sta—
tion. New York. at 8:01 p. in.
Mr. Freedman expressed great
satisfaction upon receiving the lot-
ter. but said he was afraid it would
not have any bearing on the re-
quusl for a new trial because It re.
lated to evidence (the alibi) which
was offered at the trial and might
the store be considered“‘cumuia-
live by the court passing on the mo-
tion for a new trial.
Babe Ruth
(Continued from Page One.)
was not serious. Physicians have
pronounced his trouble to be due
fundamentally to over-eating or at
least to unwise eating.
Accompanied by representatives of
the Yankees. ituth left Ashville at
2:80 p. in. yesterday. and immedi-
atciy was put to bed in a compart-
ment. The train arrived here at
7:45 a. in. today. and the sleeper in
which Ruth had a compartment was
switched to a New York train. which
left at 8:20 a. m. It is due in New
York early this afternoon.
Rumor Started in (Dana's.
Reports that Ruth had died on
route to Washington started in the
early morning hours when his train
was speeding through Southwestern
Virginia. Originating apnnatly in
Canafs. it spread with almost in-
credible rapidity.
Even before the train reached
Washington. newspaper emote here
were kept busy answering inquiries
and train dispatchers along the routs
of the train were set to work check-
ing up on the report. -.
When the train pulled into the
Union station a group of station of-
ilcials and . others immediately
boarded it. They were told Ruth
apparently was in better 'physicsl
condition than he was when he left
the North Carolina town where he
was stricken.
Bad Good Night.
BALTINORE. \ April 9.--Bsbe
Ruth had a good night and was line
proved this morning. Paul ertcbsll
veteran scout of the New York Am-
ericans. aid on the arrival of the
train bearing Ruth to New York from
Aaheville.‘ North‘Caronaa, where he
collapsed Tuesday. \
Ruth will be met in New York
by his physician. Dr. King. Kritshsll
cent's hospital. ‘ all we
said. and will be taken to Cl. Vin-
no doubt of Ruth's ability to com-
plete the trip.
Ruth was a supremely the
after baring at.
train reached ‘
on some bust-tut. .
“Tau. y‘asr‘a. Town clerk'flmith said
“I moraine. .- . a , _
”will “I. nastier "weeks.
' Warden Anderson has most»?
""1“” of Moos- nor weak that
Owners of
AiDmcllAniAN .
may‘
. h . .
(coatlsm hast Pas. Odo-h.
criminals a5 it,has today. lies! “,
these criminal! Ito waist. School
boys and college graduates. There
are -m0re ecu-ass “will Dl'i'
sonat the pruem time. than would
fill' the faculty of every college in
the land.
“Inareeonttastgiventegram~
that- school students. it was tonne
that away over fifty percent of the
chlldrsn'were false. The same test
was given the scouts and only 11
percent feli.- -
“We do not find the home sweet
home of the by (ODO'daya today.
The schools give too much time to
mentalilliterlloy and not enough to
moral illiteracy. The churches do
good work. but they are not pat-
ronised as much as they should be.
"It is none-carp to look to the
Boy Scout movement for the proper
trainlng. The movement is not do.
veloped as much as it sh'ould be.
The men giving their time tothe
work deserve credit. but we should
line more of these men. The greao
test epitaph that could ever be
written on any” man's tombstone is
“he served his fellow men.‘
“I sincerely hope that the Boy
Scout movement will increase year-
ly in Nomlk. until it becomes
mt it should ’bo. the granted or-
ganisation in the City.“ '
Dr. Tracey then read a telegram
from Pia-1's MacDonald. farmer.
Scout Gemini-loner. in which be
regretted that he could not.sitend
the banquet.
Scout Commissioner Charles T.
Dimond explained the eon-petition
for the Frank Preebrsy cup among
the scout troops of the city. The
cup will be awarded each veer to
the scout troop showing the greatest
percentage of phvsical growth.
flat-shall Hoyt will have charge of
the measurements and Captain
Joesph Lockhart has been appoint-
ed Commissioner of Physical De-
velopemant. ‘
Prank Preabrc-y. fohner resident
of this city and member of the na-
tional executive Scout committee was
the nest speaker. nr. Preston-y mid
that he had attended the first meet-
Ilng at which the Scout movement
in this country was dismissed. and
that from that meeting the present
organisation of 754.000 men and
boys grow.
"The number of criminals i this
country last year increased it all“.
over what it was ten years ago." Ur.
Presbrey said. "Sixty-seven per ctnt.
of the crimes are committed by men
under 20 years of age.
"Ten years from now the boys of
today will be the young men of our
country and we will depend upon
them to run affairs for us. in so
years they wiIi be running our Gov.
unspent. No greater mevfmsnt was
over started in our country to loot
after our boys than the Scout move-
ment. lt~is unusual for a Scout to
stand up before a Judge. Scouts are
organised in 58 countries at the pres-
ent time.
“The Scout movement would be
greater if we could have more scout.
masters. If we had the men the
number of Scouts could be increased
to 8.000.000. We havt money enough
behind the movement. but what we
need is young men to look after the
boys.
"I have taken great pride in glv~
ing this little group to Norwslh. it
will create a desire for Mon
and will stimulate interest in pin-sl-
cal development. and i hope that it
results in a great deal of good to
Norwsllt.
“There is no place that i an more
interested in than I are in Norwalh.
l resided here for 17 years and my
heart will always be with boys in
Norwallt." .
Robert Deming of Hartford. chair-
man of the Amsrioanimtion Bureau
of the state. said in part:
"Connecticut is the only lists in
the Union to show an increase in li-
iltsracy. There are 130.000 grown-
up men and women in this state who
are unable to read. or write or speak
English. Most of these people are
married. .
"Only 75 per cent. of the men and
women born of foreign panntsge in
this state should Noome cittvns.
We don't get things by inheritance.
we must earn them. If man and
women whom we “nests have to
pass test to become oitlssas. It!
should set native born have a. test
before they become citieans. .
"We must teach them that we
have the best Government in the
world. but that it is not perfect. and
we should create the feeling that
we want them to help us. it is not
quantity that we want—4t is quality.
William Penn once said: ‘Oood laws
do well .but good man do bettsr.’
"We cannot instill good character
in clonal. unless we have teachers
and examples. it the work" the
Scouts is not worth while. 1! t in
America is worth while?”
3. Willi”! Bony. Scout motive
of Stamford. gave a talk on
the duties of the Scout oili-
cers. lie said that the boy leaked
tot- direction. and tilt he was full
of energy and that if he did not tied
something to do with his energy that
:0? worth vane. he might use iris
ng somot ng that was .
Mr. Bessy pointed out themes“
formers soontmastsesand ssid'that
the more scout nil-tars. the
guys could be taken into the
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Russell Frost. Charles T... Dimend
as himself.
- The anal: closed with benediction
pronounced by Rev. McGregor.
The committee in charge or ar-
rangement. was headed by Judge
Keogh.
Those who attended were as fol-
lowa: -
Charles F. Wicks. J. Emory
Stevens. George Stevens. General
Iiam it. Pennington. George W
Steven Judge John Keogh. Law-
rence K. Paul. Christian Swans.
Frank Prssbrey. Prank W. Roberts
Dr. William J. Tracey. Charle- 1'
mmond..Rohsrt Decanting. A. ‘ Wil-
sea Bessy. WI E. Hoyt. Harold
l... Nash. Edward Benoit. Frederick
H. Quintatd. Dr. A. L. Aiken.
George P. Betta. Edwin C. Wheels.
“Grand Raymond. Rev. Dues: 7‘
McLi-ogor, Douglas is. Nash. C. W
Silenced. Frank H. Bl-ell. John
C. houden. Arthur 1!. Chitteln
Joseph W. Molnar». P. C. omen-u
J. r. Callahan. Raymond 8. Sher-
wood. thlism Lockwood. Jr.. y. N.
washer. Letter 1:. Downs. Genera
Ramon Frost. John T. ueyss. Bum-
phrey Danielle. J. L. O'Brien. Philip
N.
James Donneily. Stanley Hoyt, Ire
0. Gregory. Harold E. Bissau. Alfred
Munhsll. Arthur G. Dasmhua. Joesph
ll. llalhin. George L. Woodward
Judge'William r. Mata”. Albert
E. Wmchsstar and J. R. Spencer.
BETTER TRAIN
SERVICE ism
FOR WINNIPAUK
(Cbntiaued frontage One.)
m. In face it might be said that
only two of these trains atop regu-
larly for the in” train only stops
when m
The selvice from Danbury to
south Norwaia insular as the Win-
nipault station is command is even
poorer than.the up-eervice. There
are only two trains which are slated
to mop at the station. The first of
thus is at we a. in. and the sec-
ond at 1:01 p. tn. This in: train
stops only when flagged.
The New Haven road evidently
has faith in the development of the
territory on either doe of tho Dan.
bury road. it has hens pointed out.
if the company didn't it wouldn't
spend thousads of dollars in elec-
trilyisg the read.
One example or how the Danbot'!
road would profit by a boner strides
has has pointed out by Frederica
i. Lsmsoo. secret” and treasurer
of the Not-walk Tina and Rubber
company. Practically every day
there are a score of mlesmon who
visit the plant. Under existing eon-
tiltioss. it Is am for these
on
w sub-D- m. -
Dllshed throflh an impro N.
u a.
Better antes would not entrai-
feot “lynx. it mum
travel and develop Wilton. anaes-
The Hatch e Bailey Co. .
Calm—CornellellBosrds—Iclalrl
WW foamysars
Knapp. Thomas C. Coven-gilt
Aadaofsr-s theatre train
.mthsraiaoeee.‘ .
mucosa-mum"
mm’wss.“’out this
morning's” 9:00 e'ciecatoss-
m‘”~”~”§k§‘:
So... Norwalk ,
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Building Permits
Issued This Morning
Building Inspector George H.
Bubbeli issue: the following build-
ing permits this morning:
Max Gunsy .bouse addition in
South Main street. cost 8300.
Steve Verge. garage in Fla: Hill
road. cost $460. ~
Daniel P. Wicks. house altera-
tions in Craw avenue. cost 8425.
John J. Murphy. garage in Ely
avenue. cost $900.
Mrs. SChOtand. house addition
in Perry avenue. cool. 8600.
John w. Salloway. refreshment
booth in Post Road. cost “to.
George Keene. garage in River-
side avenue.cost "50.
Dr. Vito Clausi. house alterations
in South Main. street. post 81.500.
A. J. Hill. gasoline station in
Poet Rood. cost 8800.
Maples & Goldschlnidt
Move, Temporarily
Maples and Goldschmldt have mov
ed their quarters. temporarily into
the Director's Room of the South
Norwslk Trust Company. Their
old oaioea will be torn out in the
changes to to made in the South
Norwair Trust Company and the
height of the floor changed. and a
special office rebuilt for them.
Their moving today marks the
lrst change of location for over a
quarter of a century. They celebrat-
ed their 20th years in the old once
in February of this year.
Sui-3D EXECUTOR.
The South Norwallt Trust Com-
pany has been named as the asecu.
tor in the estate of Captain Charles
W. Bell. late of Rowayton.‘ He was
a pioneer of the oyster industry
there. and lived to the age of 90
yurs. He has real estate and oy-
det- holdlngs. One son and two
daughters. Howard Bali. airs. l-lar-
vey Kent. and all-a Fred 8. Ambler,
are the heirs.
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Joseph Davis
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