NEWS ?
BLISHED 1870
M
Entered as second-clan matter at thé you once at
So. Norwalk.
Re—elected at .
eeting Last Night
: bers Decide to Change Name to Cover
Entire City and Elect Two First District
lien As Officers—Much Discussion—Post-
master Crowe National Councilor
.ries E. Hoyt was re-elected
.ent of the Nor-walk Board of
last night at the annual meet-
. the City hall.
ii. Dieringer was re-elected
(hristian Swartz and
lrimdage were dropped as
<ivlcnt and treasurer. respect-
and two i-‘irst district men.
. A. Benedict .and Arthur M.
entiir. were named for their
nmnd E. Crowe was named as
0- councillor. and the name of
v was voted to be changed to
Norwaik Board of Trade.”
Other Blotters.
nr matters passed favorably by
o-‘tmg were the support of the
rldrvn bill. support of a move to
at inheritence tax legislation, :1
. uhorr‘hy all so—called adver-
_ solicitation must meet the ap-
l of the board before members
. may», and a. motion to Join the
Chamber of Commerce.
0 reading of the nomination of
rs called forth a. detailed state—'
by L‘. B. Lewis as to why the
. wrmer officers weer dropped. .
w wrplanation followed the offer
. 1:. Winchester, revele'cted
man of the board. to resign in
. of either of the two. Charles
'oyt and \l‘. H. Dieringer were
acted president and m.
-ctlvely.
e report of the nominations
iiim‘. road by the secretary.
as follows: ‘
New Officers.
arirs it. Hoyt, president: Robert
enmllct, vice-president; Arthur
.hnrpontler, treasurer; IV. 0E.
finger. secretary.
«mi of Directors: Albert E. Win-
tA-r, iv”. J. Moran. C. B. Lewis.
has A. Skelly. James E. E115.
lam L. Young. Gen. Russell
2 Edward J. Quinlan and Ed-
11 1?. Crowe. ‘
.mnrliately following the read-
.Ubert E. “'inchester tool: the
11 order to clear the atmosphere
I-what." he said, "I would like
:1»: why Mr. Brundage's name
omitted as treasurer. I would
to ask that you either leave my
9 off the board of directors or
- of Mr. Charpentier. Put either
he two men dropped in my place,
l'll step back to the ranks.
Mr. Brundage has been a. good
surer. He is a. line young Nor-
}: man, has done his-work well
(Continued on Page Two.)v
LACE TIUEYES
CCUSE FOURTH
MAN 0F KILLING
":IDGEPORT, April 30.—-—Max
r and Harry Bogozcs. New
z-A; city, held at the county jail ,
murder in .the first degree
"red with the shooting of Jo-
- Slifekin. companion on a. safe‘
,‘r-mg expedition in the Palace
air-3, South Norwalk. were re-
:1 yesterday to be contemplat-
. the presentation of an alibi
, 11 “ill claim that a fourth mem-
‘~ «ithe party, and not them-
‘xrs actually tired the fatal shot.
S. N. CLUB DINNER.
The dinner to be given to the win-
F’: 0: the bridge tournament, by
r: losers, will be held next Wed-
3 l: evening at the South Nor-
‘L‘s club.
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W YORK CLEARING HOUSE
STATEDIEN'L
rZW YORK, April 30.—-—-The New
7 i Clearing House statement is-
eri today was on follows: ,
Y- Clearlngs. . . . . . . * $982, 000.000
rianees 9.3.060.an
34,000,000 ,
BALANCE.
N ASHINGTON. April cop—United
a'es Treasury not balanco It 910*
tusiness Apt“ ZGmI‘WQ-I 33”:
I Rea-elected
TRIED TO TAKE
HIS LIFE TODAY
Was Convicted ’With
‘ Diamond Brothers
For 'Murder of
Brooklyn Bank
Messengers
TWO ORANGES
I n Them Was Con-
cealed Handle ' -o f
Tooth Brush Sharp-
ened Like Knife
By‘Assoclated Prue.
. OSSING. N. Y., April 30.-—John
Farina; who is to be electrocuted to-
night with Joseph and Morris Dla-
two Brooklyn bank messenger-3‘ in
1923, was prevented fromv an at~
tempt at suicide, Sing Sing author-
ities believed, When a. keeper today
took from him the sharpened han-
die or a tooth brush which he had
concealed in two oranges.
Farina, with the Diamonds, was
being taken from his usual cell to
one near the death chamber in pre-
paratlon for the execution when his
keeper noticed that he was carrying
two oranges. After taking them from
him. the keeper found that the or-
anges were stuck together with a
bone toothbrush handle. the end of
’ which had been sharpened to a knife
like point.
"It‘s a. good thing I didn't have
a. visitor yesterday," remarked Far-
ina. when the handle was discov-
cred.
HDSPIT AL DAY
The Woman: Hospital Board a:
the Nor-walk hospital today is plan-
nlngtoraiéemndstocarryoniu
important work—
support of Mayor Thomas Itobixu
who will. by proclamation designate
Sunday May to. ,as mos-vital Day."
mos-Epsom! IS!
4 {or thé‘ season. serving everything _
-, ‘insea food from a crab to a,‘ lobster
mond, bnothers, .for the murder of’
IN.“
Members of the board have the,
Conn. under the Act of March 8, 18793
AGAINST YOUNG
iN THE SENATE
Battle for J udgeship of
S t a m f o r d Court
Keenest Factional
Fight in State
CLOSE VOTE
House Action Reversed
—- Prosecutor Infers
Incompetency on the
Bench and Political
Deal
marrow) April 80.——Defeated
in the House by a. vote at 118 to 55,
Senator'Matthew Kenealy, ot Stam-
ford, won over the State organiza.
tion by a. vote of 13 to 12 in the
, Senate yesterday. when he succeed-
ed in effecting disagreeing action
between the branches on the ju-
diciary committee's favorable re-
port. .re-nominntlng Judge Samuel
young to the Stamford City court.
Six senators who voted on the
woman‘s jury bill just prior to the
Stamford fight were absent when
the vote on the motion to reject the
committee's report was taken. Sen-
ator Alice P. Merritt of Hartford.
who would have deadlocked the ls-,
our withheld her vote until after
tempted to vote.' There were three
absentees.
The State organization will at-
tempt to ro-open the question in the
Senate upon the report of a corn-
mittce on conference that will be
appointed after the House, which,
it is practically assured, refuses to
re-consider. With the aid of yes-
terday’s absentee; the nomination
of Judge Young will be put across.
organization leaders claim.
If, however. the Senate refuses to
re-open the question after * the
House adheres to its former action.
it will remain for the Judiciary com-
mittee to bring in another name, 'or
for Governor John H. Trumbull to
make a recess appointment to the
bench or the Stamford court at the
termination of the current legisla-
tive session.
Although no names were mention-
ed. it was charged~in both branches
that Judge Young had entered into
a. deal with Harry Mackenzie.
(Continued on Page Twa.)
Late NeWs
. WARNING
. .WARNING T0 SMALL CRAFT?-
Conditions indicate development of
squnll winds.
COMMITS SUICIDE
NIAGRA FALLS, N. Y., April so
.-—Willlnrn James. 60, superintend-
ent of the Francis Manufacturing
Company, committed suicide today
in the company’s plant by shooting
lumen through the heart.
SUSPENDS MINE OPERATIONS
PITTSBURGH, April 80.-—'l‘hc
Pittsburgh Coal Company today an-
nounwd suspenSion or operations at
five mines in the Pittsburgh district
bringing to eleven the number of
mines recently closed by the com—
pany. About 1.822 men were em-
ployeduttheilvemines Thpcom
which works under s wage
agreement with the United Mine
“'or
0N MAY 10TH ’W m
stand-rd. Ellie
smcnient shows on me of 2'8,-
'1‘0 VACCINA'I'E OOOLIDGE.
dammhsvebeenmdw‘
' heard the crash and saw something
.nowhassixminwinop—
day for yOIeamip and
and continue to end We
The City Council voted?
The Kiwanis Club will
the Street Department
rubbish. ‘
and beautiful.
for Norwalk.
ill Clean-Up week
support a ClemoUp Week.
The Boy Scouts Will‘scont for CleamUp Week.
The Board of Health is behind Clean-Up Week.
The Fire Department will flush the streets and
will cart array the
It is everybody’ s job; every man, woman and
child is expected to help make our City clean
Clean your cellar ind clean your yard.
The City will clean the streets.
It means health, prosperity, pride and happiness
Dated at Norwalk, this 30th day of April 1925.
(Signed) THOMASrROBINS,
Mayor of the City of Norwalk.
be result no declared Mm 7
odout of order when ‘ she at- .
But Does Not Ge
Good DescriptiOn of
Auto '
brougham.
rone on Monday evening.
it was the same car. because it does
witnesses at the inquest held bolero
Coroner John J. Pbelau, in the down- i
town City court room yesterday att-
ernoon.
Dr. Samuel '1'. Huntington. medical
examiner. the first witness at the in-
quest. told of the injuries to the lit-
tle girl. The child was alive when
taken to the hospital, but-died just
as she was taken in there.
He ascribed the death to a fracture
of the skull. extending backwa‘rd for
two inches.
In response to questions. he said
that the print of the radiator on the
girl's face showed it was of the
honeycomb type.
Arthur Moody. garage owns- near
the scene of the accident. said he
roll under the car. He thought that
it was a dog at first. He was at the
opinion that the car was a Ford.
There were two in the car, he laid.
a man and a woman.
Emil Base of Connecticut avenue
did not see the girl struck. but heard
the crash. He ran a distance an
about 200 leet and picked her up
and tool: be: to the Norwalk bos—
Tbe Norwalk police were notified S
yesterday by the Merlden nuthorl- ‘-
ties that a woman had left that city
Monday attemoon and bed not been I
heard from silica, driving a Paige i
It was thought by the Meriden yo-
lice that it might have been this car ,
that struck and killed Mary Tucoin- ,
The local police do not think that f
not answer the description given by ’
pital in a truck.
,JWWB-
Build Summer Home
Here— Iii Stan-mg
Family____ Since 1894
THIRTY ACRES /
Deal Closed By Judge
Vosbnrgh— P r i c e
Figuring m Transac-
tion Not Told ,
Hans Mckenbauser. New York
business man. purchased Nouvoo
and Ron: Islands. yesterday.
Elizabeth Austin Starring of this
city.
Tia den! was completed )estcrday
mm in the luv offices of
Vosburgh on
Expect. utter negotiations
arsenal Weeks.
The two ;islands. which are one
the outer elite of the hind: in
the Norwaik Harbor.
The islands have been in the po-
on of the Stunting (atoll, since
no bellman on calls:
font according to In
' thou-sud dollars in the islands.
The purchase. price paid by M:
Wickennauser could not be obtain
,: Pd-
Coroner Holds Inquest :
' 1'qu Nonm'
LOS ANGELES. Apr. 30. ——Panvo
Nut-mi in a. mile and a half run
here, last nightvagalnsi Lloyd Hahn.
Boston A. C. star. toppled from dust
covered pedestals three world's re-
cords—two of which had stood for
nearly 30 years. the other almost
twenty years. The “Phantom Finn"
broke the tape flit? yards ahead 01
his competitor. .
The new marks were for 1 1-2
miles, 1 174 miles and 2,000 yards.
urn WEDDING ANNIVERSARY :
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Flaherty
ol' Putnam-avenue. today are uuiet-r
ly celebrating their eighth wedding
anniversary. Mru Flaherty is a.
federal prohibition omcer. »
JUDGE LOCKWOOD 3m
Judge Edward M. Lockwood. who
has been ill tor several:
greatly improved. He will resume
his duties as prosecuting attorney
,yuay 1. , ,.
A
BEGINNING TODAY
, been any abatements without
weeks. is 0
TD DIIISS
TAX QUESTION
. Mayor'Wants to Know
About Unpaid
Money and If Abate-
ments Have Been
Granted
The tax quesilorr will be a bone
of contention again tonight at the
Council Meeting. it is reported.
Mayor Robina has been getting
hot under the collar about the col-
lection or back taxes. and it is ex-
p'ected that some questions will be
asked regarding the certain liens
and abatement: on property.
Some time ago when the books of
lhe City Treasurer. Anson Keeier.
were said not to balance correctly
it was rumored that it was be-
cause of liens and abatement: of
which Keeler had not been, notified.
It is said that tonight the Kayo:-
wlil attempt to tind’out if there have
the
sanction of the council.
The active campaign by local
priests to forbid “stage" marriages.
may result in the abandonment 'of
the public marriage at the Elk's
Circus in the Armory tonight.
One couplc.~.who “bud, entered their
names. outed today that they, no
withdrawn. and would not be mar-
ried hitter in the fill,
John W. Seulley. of .the
Would this noon that he did not
know whether the plan would go
through as scheduled. Willem 7‘1.
Began. promoter of the show. was
out of town toduy fitswu mu .ut
.hlsdaome. No one could: be found
from ,
Policemen
to be
eiAé-p‘potede Toni Y
'Cha‘ngeinLaw BreaksDeadlockOverN
0f Men to the Puree—Full Power New
Hands of Mayor—Governor Also Signs Po}
lice Pénsion Fund Bill
Trouble in Wake
Of Prince ’Rigo
Prince Jnnsci Riga seems to
be éver leaving trouble in his
wake.
He played here lest Friday.
and the promoter of the show;
Alexander Soto. interviewed
Prosecuting Attorney Creme]- (3.
Hegemn following the perform-
ance.
Now Riga. whose bow once
swayed two continents. and whose
fascination cursed a string of
damask. headed by the late Clara
“ford. to leave their happy
homes. in in hot water in New
York.
.John fimberger of that city,
now wants to oust the Prince,
whom he says he invited to spend
a day or so with him. and Juice!
not only brought his wife. but
live trunks. a few canarlel gnd a
bunch of parrots. .' ,
58th Annual Encamp-
" ment of Grand Army
Of Republic, Dept.
Of Conn.
LOCAL MEN
Christian Swartz.
Charles . Batterson,
Raymond Represent-
ing This Ci t y at
Gathering
Past Department Commander
Christian Swat-t2. Comander Charles
Butterscn of the Douglas Fowler
Post. Senior Vice Comander Ray-
mond of the Buckingham Post and
Gus I‘ranks are all aiending the
58th annual encampment of the
Department of Conecticut. Grand
Army of the Re: ublic. which open-
ed in Bridgeport this morning at the
Stradeld Hotel withubout 100 vet-
erans from all over the State pres-
cut.
The business in the day session in-
cludes the reading of emcers. re-
ports and greeting by Ira R. Wild-
rnan. department commander; Dr.
Louis F. Amsberg. national corn-
ma‘nder and Charles 25;. Doddridgo
(Continued on Page Two.)
Glad To Do It
The Not-oiling General Hospital-
: Norwalk, Connecticut.
April 28. 1925
Editor, The Evening Sentinel.
Dear Sir: --
We have been receiving recently
a. number or complimentary copies
or your interesting paper for the
use of out-patients. I have person-
ally distributed these papers several
times .and. can testify to the plea-
sure they give the sick. On behalf
of the hospitnl management. I wish
to think you very heartily for your
kindness and imminent. I an
Very truly yours,
(Signed) C. B. STBAYER.
-—(mUII£B-S THAT BABE]?!
no the comm: Mulligan Henge-
Fade Crnllers. They use made ‘
Mayor Thomas Robins will '9'
point several policemen at the Costs,
cll ineetlng tonight.
The Police bill. giving the m.
ink power. was signed shortly m
noon today by Governor John m
bull,.s.nd it is probable tint Kaye:
Thomas Robins will exercise 123
right tonight at the meeting in the.
City hell.
The bill change. the law he. in:
regard to the naming o: pom
Heretoiore the Kayor has um
them from a list presented w on.
Police commission. and his melat-
)mento- were either apmvedor
approved by the Common fl
Some time jgo the Mayor a.
four policemen. the Council
them down, end since then the nut-r
ter has been deadlocked. The
log of the bill by the Gamma-h
victory for the Mayor. ,
Be an new name policemen with
out regard to the action of the Cm-
cl]. and can also. appoint men to it!
supernmnerary list.
Inadditiontothlsblll. the“,
emor finned the bill '
Police Pension fund. m 3‘
ma
announce: a the session will piib. _
nbly to large.
MANDIFSOF
Hugh Abbott,
Buren St., Su
ofV Von
At Norwalk H '7
Encephnletis, known commie
"sleeping sickness” caused the death
of Hugh Abbott. of 61 Van BI!“
avenue. Mr.‘ Abbott puma am
at the Norwalk hospital at 8 o'clotk
u
this morning
"Sleeping sickness" in are;
found in the northern stntes. see.
walk has had only a. few also of
this disease which is ,tor the“
part. confined to the bot m
The disease first made 'lt 1139.:
once loully about two years an;
Previous to that. there had not? hoe;
a case here in many years.
Mr. Abbott. who for twenty.”
years was foreman of the poll“
department of the Nor-mix M
Company. was taken in two use“
ago. For the first week. be m
plained of being ailing and m
ed home. In the uriypmdtho
secondweehhohndtonkopobfl
relapsing into a coma. Upon the
advise of Dr. Robert E. Perdue. I20
tending physician. he was remov’od
to the Not-walk hospital last m
He regained consciousness several
times since that any. but went into
a. coma after a. short time.
Mr. Abbottm 81 mold. no
issurvlvedbyewlfesndtwoehflgfi
'reu, William and 31117. M
servicesaretoboheld from"
Mary‘s church at lo'o'clock’mfl
day morning and interment will to.
last. Mary's cemetery.
—YOI3’LL ENJOY YOUR magi
at the Clitord soda fountain. when.
thebostin quality htobo 3a$
Sodas. conduct! and milk shakes 2b“
are of the bolt. During the M
bnsln, e-Idny onwhllo shopping is!
a. refreshing drink here. It will
you new pep:
Prone-Adv.
tram thumped uwm-
in an fictions of NW and vicin-
it: Mart; them forge. Alonso cold
‘ .g .ln m m bunt—v-Adv. ,,
,» motioned ounce-co m:- 1““
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