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NEWS *
1 ABLlssianilsio
‘ athering
Ever in Bu1ld1ng
1 walk Chapter Wins Drill Contest Against
Bridgeport Boys -—~ Armory Handsomely
Decorated—Boys Get Rousing Applause at
End of Drill
~33: 2,000 people attended the
, pix on by the local chapter of
" )iolay, at the Armory
i»; cstlmated by omcials con-
.: c.1111 the Norwalk State Ar-
, that this was the largest
that had ever attended an af-
tlizlt building. f
e feature event of the evening
. competitive drill between the
trims of the Norwalk and
_‘.,“Ol'i. drill teams. The prize. a
Elll'Cl" loving cup was awarded
1; Norwalk team, by the judges
1': rod 0! the drill. ,
c judges stated that the Nor-
They were attired in white
bug trousers and black shoes
wore the DeMolay caps. The
mnt through the entire drill
:zrzs folded in front.
.. Armory was beautifully dec-
.‘ iot‘ the affair. with large red
.::d blue streamers running
1..c rafters of the building,
_ in; in the center of the hall,
~ the flags of all nations were
- 1 together. The side walls
. sored with purple and white
we of the members of the
blended with the bright
.7 dresses of the ladies. pres—
; a very pleasing client as the
r: glided around the floor.
Not-walk Patrol team was
Mi of Jan Van Covering. Will-
.‘xfson. William “'ilson. Har-
Uterbury. Robert Worthy. Har-
' son. Kenneth Weed, Du
liciilbbcn. Willard Van Hem-
1. Mord Wheeler. Adam Mac—
. .. *1 ranklln Smith. Elmore
Ralph Lycett. Wallace Red-
\C’X‘L’l Earl Youngs. Fred Rei-
rich. I'obert Schadwald. Stanley
son. Ray “’hitager. Sidney Mar-
Carl Holman. Carl Wald,
1": Albrecht, William Soferico,
‘ m Bax-eke and R. Poncleit,
.r- local drill team was led by
rs Hendricks.
CAL 51111001.
1301111 153111215
10 BE $200,000
sislators Not to Al-
low $350, 000 Re-
luested, The Eve-
ling Sentinel Learns
Walk’ 3 $350. 000 bond issue will
r185 the Legislature.
.o: .1 n authorative source this
' in: e Evening Sentinel learn-
t the bill, now before the
Committee, will not be
'. Instead. it will be cut to
:0 than 3200. 000.
I‘oud issue bill is expected to
‘ rled out of the Finance Com-
0 the Legislature this corn-
we ”is:
\NDONED, GETS DIVORCE.
'anloned by Alvin F. Biber. of
“11%. she said because he re-
31.1 be r objections to “his run-
; wound with other women."
' a ‘Ia 1' Taylor Blber was award-
z» decree of divorce .in Superior
7’ ‘2 Bridgeport by Judge No-
! Jrnnings yesterday afternoon.
.______________._._..
\V YORK CLEARING HOUSE
STATEMENT
I: " YORK. April 25.-—'1‘he New
k Clearing House statement 18-
d 'oday was as follows: a
1'. Clearings . . . . .3 759.000.09
76 ,000.000
729000.000
secession-0‘
s ..... cue...
TREASURY Emmi
\ < 1113* GTON April za.——Unlted
Treasury net balance It 61°”
:35 April 23rd was 335~.-_
‘he home-made kind It.
' pure creamy heavy milk. not
11 eggs and the best of 6th ‘
dleuls. Always mm
0 in automatic electric
«choice other than
The No"
A ,
:3:
Entered as, «coed-close matter- at
South Nmk,00nn, and“ "I. m f I
Acquitted '
F
GE MISUSE OF
SENATE POWER
Find Montana Man Not
Guilty on First Ballot
— Learns of Baby
Daughter
GREAT FALLS, Mont.. April 25.
-—Unlted States Senator BurtonfiK.
Wheeler was acquitted of a charge
of unlawfully using his influence as
a. senator before the Department of
the Interior in Federal Court here
last night.
The accused Senator received two
pieces of good news‘simultaneously
-—hls acquittal and the birth to Mrs.
Wheeler of a daughter in Washing-
ton. The verdict was returned two
heurs and thirteen minutes after the
jury retired to deliberate. Out of
this time the jury took one hour' to
dine. The actual time for delibera-
tion was only‘a few minutes, accord-
ing to court attaches. But one 13a!-
lot was taken. ‘
Demonstration by Friends
In spite of Judge Dietrich's order
against demonstrations, there was a
rush toward the bench when the
verdict was read. Friends of Senator
Wheeler crowded about him and of-
fered double congratulations.
United States Attorney Slattery
shook hands with Senator Wheeler
and spoke of both the verdict and
the new daughter.
"I hope they both get along all
right." the Prosecutor said.
Senator Wheeler rushed forward
and shook the hand of. each juror.
To reporters. Slattery said:
“It was just a case for me. I am
the District Attorney and, had no
to prosecute
There is no ill feeling."
Senator Wheeler’s chief counsel,
United States Senator Thomas J.
Walsh declared. however. that he
had regarded the case merely as an
offshoot of the Teapot Dome inves-
tigation, which Senator Walsh start-
ed nearly two years ago. and said he
had felt it his duty to appear as
counsel for his accused colleague.
I Senator Wheeler was accused of
accepting fees for stimulus before
the Department of the Interior to
. prosecute oil prospectins clitoris 9!. .
Gordon Campbell, Montana on oper-
stor. after his election to the Senate.
Ave. On:- I. dozen units of
(including ésome and W
. altered by the
tuna low by this new"
D - a nit. rredm.
ERICH PAM’ S
ORATIUN WINS
AT HARTFORD
Norwalk High School
Boy Awarded $100
And Place in New
York Competition
GREAT APPLAUSE
Oration Favored Over
Five‘Other High
School Students at
State Contest
A Norwalk toy won the State
Elimination prize of the State 0r.
atorical Contest. at the Hartford
High school yesterday.
Erich Pam. son of Mrs. Katrina
Pam of Flax Hill road. received the
decision of the judges for the state
prize.
f,He was awarded the prize of 3100
Hartford Courant
for' the best orator in the slate. Be-
cause of winning the title of the
best orator in the regional elimina-
tions. young Pam will represent
' Connecticut at the eastern elimina-
tion'trlals to be held in New York
Next Friday.
The state ellminalions were con-
tested by eight students. chosen as
, the best orators of their respective
schools. before a large audience at
the Hartford High School. The
speakers were tour girls and four
boys.
Pam brought down the house
with applause. His oration held
the interest of the entire assembl-
age. The talk of Pam was consid-
ered remarkable for a boy of High
School age .and the audience did
not hesitate to show its approval.
Pam Won. the Fairfield County
prize of 325 last Wednesday even-
ing at the orations delivered at the
Norwaik Senior High School and
received the unanimous decision
over Miss Marion Churchill of Fair-
fleld. If the Norwalk orator is suc-
cessful at the eliminations to be
staged at New York he will. in ad-
dition, to receiving a $500 prize of-
fered there also have anfopportunity
to deliver an oration before Presi-
dent Coolidge and the Justices of
the Supreme Court.
Three prizes were offered at the
eliminations at Hartford yesterday.
the Net-Walk candidate winning the
first prize and the two other prizes
of fifty dollars each went to th
girl craters. The oration delivered
by young Pam was the same as
presented at‘the High School last
(Continued on Page Two.)
Late News I
SANDOWN PARK, England, Apr.
25.——Shnun Spadah won the private
sweepstakes race run here today be-
tween Shaun Spadah and Music
Hall. both fbnner winners of the
Grand National Steeplechase. ‘
Shaun Spatial-1, who was an odds-
on favorite at. 18 to 8. maintained a
slight lead throughout the race. Go-
ing well after the lust fence, fie fin-
ished easily ten lengths ahead. *
long distance telephone conversation
this morning with Kenneth L. “1]-
son. athletic director, at Drake Uni-
versity. at Dec Molnes, relative to
the alleged exorbitant expense
demands male by Hugo Quiet, mau-
agcr for Paavo Nut-mi and Willie
Bison. Finnish running stars, G. P.
Wendell. chairman of the Mid-West-
cm A. A. U. registration commune,
told The Aswdsted Press that Nur-
mi and Insole “undoubtedly would
be swerved from any blame in the
affair.” _
BRIDGEPOBT, .4er ”—15.5013
perem’s live at 6’7 Pembroke street;
Hmboundovertothermteflnof
395. “You‘ll like them- lofrtm
‘quailty cruilers.’ " ‘
-‘~ 11 is vicinity have
OMAHA, Neb., April 25.—-An0r a,
Bogozes, all of New York city.
by Police Ofllcer John Reynolds.
Allowed In Cburt '
Judge Nowell Jennings told the
Grand Jury. of which Judge Stephen
T. Palmer of Shelton. is foreman.
that theaccused in murder. cases
“have no comtitutionai right" to be
present during grand jury proceed—
ing: but that. 'Jit being customary
and desirable" to allow that pri\ll-
ege, O'Mahoney and Miller and Bo-
gozes would be present when? wit-
nesses were giving evidence against
them. ,
~ The O'Mahoney case went to the
grand jury first. Judge Jennings, re-
In order to provide greater re»
creations! facilities for the girls sent
to his vacation lodge. to recover
health and strength. it was learned
today that Charles H. Harris. local
glass manufacturer had purchased
the 50 foot motor yacht "Naian
II. " from Harry C. Arnold of Bos-
ton.
The craft will be renamed the
"Charis." It is described as one at
the most sumptuous boats of its type
in New England. It is at present
in Lowley's shipyard in Boston
amouros'r April 25..—
Indictments for murder in the first degree were brought yester- .
day afternoon by the grand jury 0! Fairfield county against
James Napoleon Bonaparte 0 ’Mahoney, Max Miller and Harry
OMahoney is charged with the murder of his sweetheart,
Beatrice Donnelley, 111 Greenwich, Miller and Bogozes are charged
with the murder of Joseph Slifekin, an accomplice. The trio' were
caught in the act of robbing the state of a South Norwalk theatre
In a tanning fight, Slifekin was
ahot and killed. Coroner Phelan in his finding declared the shot
had been fired by Miller or Bogozes.
tel-ring to it. declared that it .was
understood the defense will be in-
sanity. but if the prisoner "shows
any signs of abnormality" the best
course would be to can the deputy
sheriff on guard at the Jury room
door and have him removed.
States Attorney \Villiam 1!. Com-
ley. Jr.. in referring to O'Mahoney's
case to the grand jury acted on the
amulption that O'Mahoney. con-
trary to the contentious of his coun-
thntiuued on Page Two.)
Charles H. Harris Buys
Fifty Foot Motor Yacht
where it is being her-hauled. it
Mill-be brought here within» the next
few weeks and anchored on the
Norwallt Country Club.
The “Charis" has sleeping ac-
commodations for five. It is of the
enclosed bridge type with» lots of
deck space. It has an up-to-date
galley with every improvement in
owners and guests quarters.
’ In addition to providing the girls
at the vacation lodge. at Ledgewood
Farm with frequent sailing outings.
it will be used by Mr. Harris for
fishing and cruising.
Kuhn Rises
WASHINGTON. April 25.—-Pro-
ceedings of the American Society of
International Law were halted and
a row was threatened yesterday
when references mode by ProfrPhiL
in Marshall Brown of Princeton to
“Jewish intematlonalism" and im-
plied want of loyalty were resented
by Arthur H. Kuhn. who was in the
audience.
Kuhn rose to a point of order.
* whereupon Prof. A. B. Hart of Har-
vard. supporting Prof. Brown . and
insisting upon restricted discussion.
declared:
“I: I cannot ‘discuss international
relations at this meeting I have the
honor to present my resignation."
James Brown Scott, who was pro-
siding, overruled the point of order
after declaring no reflection upon
the Jewish race had been intended.
Hughes Bad Just Left.
Former Secreary or State Hughes
has acted as presiding emcer. but
.. DANBURY, Ap'rli 25.—Four~clubo
and one. saloon here were raidedyeoc
terday afternoon. from which foul:
truck loads of beer and which”
were seized and six men arrested as
alleged liquor law violators. Abra
squad of Federal officers: under the
direction of Group Head;
Ddoian of Bridgeport an a at
, swooped down i
by, gthe ‘ squads.
Seize Four Truck
And S111 Men 111
Assails Jews’ Loyalty;
To Defense
had left the session before the epi-
sode occurred.
Community “Sabra-ted"
Prof. Brown. after saying that the
Zionist movement led to a divided
allegiance, added: , ., ~ '
"It seems unfortunate that com-
munity patriotism is subverted in .11
large number of cases by Che Jewish
attitudetoward the state. The Jew
is a wanderer whosettlesf temporar-
ily'in a. country and seeks the pro-
tection of a Government without
giving it his whole-hearted allegi-
once."
Referring to the Zionist movement
he said of Palestine that “the Jews
regard it as being properly a na-
tional homeland" while at the same
time they live in the United States
and enjoy its protection and advan-
tages.
Mr. Kuhn, objecting to such refer—
ences as invading the domain. of
"personalities" and
be held to "germane topics.”
a an *nry
power ’to have the clubs padlocked
for a year. as is being done in New
York State. ' ‘
Tug places raided were the saloon
of Frank Seidg‘o. 68 White street.
who is being held 6 31,1“!!! bonds as
"racial preju- ”
dices." demanded that the discussion
Jesse Dunbar Says the
1923 Act Gives Board
More Power
Appropriations .
OLD-LAW Hows
Board 'Meets and De-
' rides on a' $400,000
Budget for 1925-26—
No Supt. Yet
Chapter 248%..- Public Acts of 1928.
does not void the Public Act of 1921
giving the final authority in school
appropriations to the Board of Edu-
cation. in the opinion of some mem-,
bers of the Schooeroard.
Nearly a year ago The Evening
Sentinel printed 11 story explaining
the 1923 act as giving more power
rather than less to the Board of Ed-
ucation. This same matter was dis-
cussed at length by the School
act did not limit the board's power.
Attorney Jesse T. Dunbar. mem—
, bar of the Board of Education. dif-
fers with he views expressed by
Judge John Keogh at the Roger
Ludlow school dedication. Judge
Keogh d rod that the 1923 Act of
Wtu Wfthat of tern- *
action of the state Legislature has
given the Not-walk Board of Educa-
tion. °
“We discussed the 1923 act at
length “when it was adopted by the
State Legislature." said Attorney
Dunbar.
“After consideration. we came to
the opinion it had no effect upon the
1921 act which gave the local board
final authority upon school appro-
priations." .
“The 1923 act gives school boards
more, rather than less. power. In
totransfer money from one account
to another, as needed. and I think
any court could construe the act to
mean tihs."
No rwaik's school budget for 1925-
1926 will total about $400 000.
This is 339, 000 more than the bud-
get for 1924-1925. which amounted
to $361. 000.
The increased budget is the re-
sult of the additions made to the
city's teaching staff with the com-
pletion of ‘the Roger Ludlow Jr.
(Continued on Page Two.)
1011:
HUME IN CITY
Central Vets Commit-
tee. Starts Work to
Get. $75,000, Fund for
I O ' ,
, Building Here
The first step; were taken last
night toward securing a veterans'
home for Norwalk.
The Central Veterans‘ Committee.
representing all of the veteran or-
ganixations in the city. at their
meeting last night. voted to start a
drive in the near future to raise a
376. 000 fund for the erection of the
home in this city. 3'
The committee of which Le Ray
D. Downs is chairman. in conjunc-
'tion with a citizen! committee com-
posed of the leading business men
of the city will complete the plans
for the drive in the near future.
' It is planned at the praent time
0 met the Veterans home in West
Tavnue. Negotiations are under any
at :the present time to secure I. 99
;,intheStatethathnsnovet.ct-aus'
" " Bridgeport. Greenwich and .
have just may rec_e!v
ri
As to‘
Building, All Ready for Summer BusmesS
—Capt. Craw, of Old Well, Sees Evidence-a
0f Incendiarism
Daylight Time
Begins Tomorrow ‘
One hour of sleep will be lost
to local residents beginning to-
morrow but one hour of daylight
will be added at their expense.
this will be due to the new day- '
light saving schedule which goes
nto eflect beginning at B a. in.
tomorrow morning, ending Sun-
day» September 27. This hour
will be made up. however. when
standard time is reversed. All
the local business houses. church—
es, schools. and city and town
governments will be regulated by
the new time although public
clocks will have to remain on
standard time according to the
law which penalizes an infraction
at this rule.
Board. and it was decided the 1928.
’Attorney Dunbar says the latter.
no effect upon the special power
other words. it allows school boards
year lease from the State of Concise;
,, cried: for a plot or lead adjoining the
1131111011 1011
ATWAUK
Residents of That Sec-
tion and Silvermine
Begin Active Work
To Get Change
MANY ‘SIGNERS
Will Be Forwarded to
New Haven R. R. 0f-
ficials —— Asking for
Place at Tire Works
The reshlents of the Silvermlne
and Munipauk sections will peti-
tion the New Haven R. R. for a
new station.
A petition is in circulation today
asking that the N. Y.. N. H. & H.
R. R. replace the present station
with a building to be located nearer
t othe Norwalk Tire and Rubber
Co. crossing.
The paper was started by keenly
interested citizens of the Silvermine
and Winnipauk district in order to
demonstrate to the railroad that
there are enough interested in the
matter.
The move is in line with a alm-
paign instituted within the past
week by The Evening Sentinel call-
ing attention to the demand in that
locality for new facilities.
SUMMER HUTIH.
BURNS, LOSS lS
PUT “SNOW
L‘AKEVILLE, ’Connn April 25.—
In'tertaken Inn, one of the largest
summer hotels in thcheld county,
was burned todafy, the loss being
placed as high as 3100, 000.
The inn was a frame structure
of two stories and had between 25
and 100 rooms available for guests
The are is thought to have start-
ed at a. fireplace, and fqnickly spread
throughout the lower floor. ._ Fire
apparatus was tilled from Miller-
tou. New York. Sharon and Canaan.
Several cottages close by the inn
were saved.
7 7 100 mu'ssssunr. .
games o of Stamiord. was
fined 3100 and com in the down—
' town City Court ttlrlr morning. for
assault upon John/Wempe o'f tilts ,.
Sou-walk. ,
With his kerosene on! “if
station apparatus '
blaze. which caused omega on: it
“Mbytheownerofthcplaco. ' W
The building was a new one. do
most ready for occupancy; one ,
splashes of kerosene were vim
where it had been thrown in 114013
two rear windows. and the smell (1'
the inflammable stuff could be run-
cognized even over the odor 01cm.
icais used in extinguishing the m
Smith was building the place for f
the summer trade. and yesterday” j
his last‘ coat of paint on the Dmi‘
lng. He had moved in a oounlfsi.r
and a. stove. He did not lock 31'
rear windows, he said The first f
knew of the fire was when a M '
driver stopped at his other luck.
room on the Post road. and told
him of seeing flames through the
window. The alarm was turned in f
by Mickey Savoy.
The flrebug had obviously gone {a -
the rear of the building. throwaw-
osene in the two windows, set it are, -~
and dissp’penmd. The walls
smi-uontnfiammble material f
biasing on the surface. ‘ ,
Captain Homer Craw of the Oil ;
Well Hook and Ladder Co. who was
preset with the apparatus, said that
it was clearly incendiary. 811‘!!th
said that he knew of no one who
might have set the blaze. :
STAMFORD CUPS 5
STAMFORD. April 25. — Fifty
cases of Scotch whiskey were seine,
ed by the police here this .moruinc
utter the power boat Eddie gromm-
ed on the rocks at Flint Rock st
Southfleid Point.
The police, who had been inform
ed that the heat would make at
attempt to land liquor. were onv
watch all night, but it was not until 7
daybreak they discovered the boat
aground and men in three row hoof!
attempting to remove the cargo. 5" ‘
Two men in one boat were enri-
tured after they had landed 12 one.
underneath the dock of the m,
Yacht club. .They gave their new.
as Edward Biek. 21. Riverside,“ .
necticut and Francis Granny. 1:“
Stamford. .
EOUI. PLAY IS
SUSPECTED IN
DEATH PROBE.
BRIDECPORT. April 254—15112
ting to seem the supposition that
Oscar Palmquiet. a survivor of tilt
Titanic disaster in 1913. who
found drowfied in the Beard-l
park feserve reservoir on April 18,
had committed suicide. Rev. A. I.
Okerblom of the EvangelieeifLutbo
eren’ Salem church said last night
that it was his idea. that Palm
had met with foul play. He
that after Palmq ’s disappearance
on March 27, he t ought that fho
had gone to Walnut beacf h.
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