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sTABLISHED 1879
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Entered as Mona-elm matter at the post onlce at
. -~N°"wfilky Conn; under the Act or Mei-en 3,1379
.. ill the tube rtment
Tire and Rubber
.Inlk
_ -- straightened out yes-
; Is announced today by
_ i.. L'IInson, secretary and
: tin} concern.
Ilnzrxn men who walk-
II Change in wage rates
~.-Il have returned to
’ I: Constable John A.
j. , rn Called to escort offl-
;. r '1 ., plant and protect them
, 9:2):ch was denied.
:7. I “~‘\‘Zl said Constable Mills
. , I <~':?':?lllol‘lCd simply to keep
7 - _ .v “cm the premises be-
ad been intoxicated.
EEEEATES GO
TO STATE RED
MEN’ S CONFAB
Iiwc That Council-
man Pohlman Will
Be Elected Great
Junior Sagamore '
\ an of local Red Men
. .- In. .It Sachems William
- , 51.21‘1‘3’ E. Bailwitz. left
.’ :2: =x ‘i lo attend the 29th an-
"‘."ll oi: the Great Coun- _
.- I , III-Iii. which opens in
' this evening.
.I I'onncil fires “'1“
. I< Iwning and the con-
I: :wl. Grand Incohonec
be
..'- I' 2‘; (It Hurrisbul'gh. P8...
‘ ‘v ‘rw'nt and assist in the
- II- I‘.; council.
i“ - - “will which “'lll be
it is expected that
:i:
I:_ . I. _\ll,n:l‘l‘, N. Pohlman of
t ‘I‘Izli lw elected to the Of-
‘ ,, . Junior Sagamorc. He
NTUX‘S‘JLT by the Fairfleld
Is for this office.
ll li'ohlman has
I :lffillrfi of the Red Men
.I ..-‘. pays and he is a. Past
.. ~ 1’ the l'IIcas Tribe and a.
rI'I»- 42." the State Finance Com-
been
' . .. ' «Ins John Moore and
"w: 2....shnil of the Uncas Tribe
7 . il'l the convention.
3" ~‘ : ,. '».\ liO will represent Cock-
" I Fin. 3:. I. 0. R. M.. at the
. ‘ i" ‘I Council to be held in New
2' ‘ ' i=5Llet and tomorrow are:
‘ ' ‘l!"“C‘il\\':1ld. Reuben Booth.
‘ . MI. Carlton Byington and
-’ ‘lSIll‘CQ.
. I. Sachem Harry Bailwitz
and Great Sannap J.
' llon'c will also attend the
"Ni-TR.
The Weather
1' iwnight and Wednesday:
: “armor Wednesday.
’;I~:Is: A considerable rise
om? liI'iS occurred overth'o
‘. fl,llf‘}'S with the eastward
FL of the disturbance that
'~ this morning over New
‘~="~ .; Showers were general
"llllo valley. the Middle
. and New England States
" interior portions of the
Atlantic States. Sub-
mpcratures for the 868--
he year continue through-
... Interior with frosts in the
Missouri and Mississippi
rt. Snow is falling 11118
'It Duluth and in upper
_ ,." m-x
' r
‘ {In
V“
IIIIions for this vicinitY:
my fair weather with low-
mperatures and possibly
5 t“night. ‘ '
it" :
L“ ronn CLEARING ‘nousr:
STATEDIENT. '. .
' YOPK, May 5.—The New
caring House statement is-
av was as follows:
L‘i 1.,
‘ 'rarings. . . . . . $1. 314. 000,000
I ' ' 120,000. 000
86. 000.090
~MILK AND CW
and eggs—411m at. the
lat dairy products for sale
.. - d'xy by the Norwalk D89!"
1
mahliShment passes your my
‘Wentyd‘our hours. no '
ieny That
Guarded Officials
IIII ll Difficulties in Tube Dep
straightened Out Yesterday—Half Dozen
‘Ilen Said to Have Walked Out When
I hauge in Wage Rates Was Announced
“I of their sentence. and their release
, sentenced that only extenuating cir-
' N eIIIered to your door; too; for . We” gavadm them from; longer ,
°~ of the units of servico‘ this‘
J
T. ment Were
Weds Millionaire
BIBS. J. I). MURRAY
Who was Irene Knapp of Norwalk
before her marriage in Montreal
‘which was announced yesterday.
COASTCU
_. .jTj'iI '1.
UP RUMROW
Twenty-one Vessels,
Most of Them Armed
For War of Exter-
mination
SCANDAL
N ineteen High Oificiai‘s
Of Guard in Jail for
Corruption -— Called
Rum Runners
NEW YORK. May 5.-—-Twanty
one boats of the United States
Coast Guard todayleft Clifton Bay.
Staten Island. .base for Rum Row
to open an offensive which will seek
to sweep the liquorarmada off. the
Atlantic seaboard by June 1.
Six of the dry navy's speediest
cutters led the force. the Seneca.
Red Wing. .Gresham. Yamacraw.
Manhattan and Acushnet. Behind
them were fifteen . smaller craft,
converted submarine / chasers and
patrol boats. all liberally sprinkled
with guns and most of them capa-
ble of high speed.
Secrecy marked the departure. It
was not known what steps were to
be taken in thewar extermination.
although Captain W. V. E. Jacobs,
in charge of the Coast Guard for
the New York district. announced
yesterday that “the time has come"
for stricter measures against the
rum fleets of! the coast. at vurlous
points from . Connecticut to New
Jersey. Captain Jacobs said. how-
r”
I I
(Continued on Page Two.)
SERVING TERMS
AS DRUG USERS
Judge Thomas signs
Order Here Yester-
day—Both" Men New
Haven Remdents
Judge Edwin S. Thomas of the
United States District court. yester-
day. in Norwalk. signed an order re-
leasing «.6 men who ‘were serving
t~rn s of one year in the county jail
for violation of the Narcotic act.
They had served but six months
represented further clemency. as it
was. stated at the time they were
Atlanta. a
stable
REV. G. TUl'l'LE
OPENS CHURCH
MEETING HERE
216th ARIES? Meeting
0 f Congregational
, ters in Session
MANY PRESENT
Being Held in N orwalk
Congregation-
al Church-Rev. Ja-
cobs Is Secretary
The 216th annual meeting of the
Fairiield County Association of Con-
gregational churches and Ministers
is being held today in the Norwalk
Congregational church.
The meeting opened at 9:30
o'clock this morning with Rev.
George B. Hatch as moderator and
Rev. Fred Jacobs as secretary.
M. Tuttle Opens SeSSion‘
The session opened with devo—
tions by Rev. George A. Tuttle, of
Darien. and was followed by the
reading of business reports by com-
mittees. Rev. Herbert S. Brown
read a report of the churches.
Rev. Charles H. Riggs. a mission-
er .of .New York city. gave a talk
upon the subject: "The Present Op-
IIIIIIIIIII
WEDDING, IS
POSTPONED
Adopted Son of Mil-
lionaire, Heir to $5,-
000,000, Ill, ’Tis Said
- ——Known in Norwalk
NEW YORK. May 5.4'I‘he re—
ported illness of Philip Morton
Plant. adopted son of the late Com-
modore Morton E. Plant. has caus-
ed indefinite postponement of his
marriage to Miss Judith M. Smith.
of this city. it was announced today.
The marriage was scheduled for
June 5.
Plant is heir to nearly $5,000,000
of the $33.000.000 estate made by
the Plant family in railroads. hotels
and steamship lines.
Philip Morton Piant's name be-
came familiar here after an .auto
accident in Greenwich in which an
actress was injured. In the ear a1-
so were some Harstrom Students
whom Plant had picked up in Nor-
walk.
O’MAHONEY CASE
COEs OVER TO
FALL TERM
BRIDGEPORT. May 5.-—-James N.
B. O’Mahoney. who is being held
without bonds for the murder at
Greenwich April 5 of Miss Beatrice
Donnelly. will not be tried at the
May term of the Superior Court.
State'S‘Attorney William H. Com-
ley. jr., stated today that in view
of the request of O'Mahoney's coun-
eel that more time be allowed to ob-
serve and study the prisoner. he had
decided to let the case go over to
the Fall term.
IS INJURED BY
STEEL SPLINTER
Frederick Acquino of Broad
street. was taken to the Norwalk
hospital thisLmornlng suffering from.
injuries received while-.11; work on
the addition to the Southern New
England Telephone cempany build-
ing in West WashingtOn street.
Acqulno was at
in erecting. the steel frame of the
addition and was using a. hammer,
when a steel splinter from the ham—
mer- flew oi! and lodged in his arm.
inflicting a deep, wound I
He was taken to the Norwalk hos-
nil slug. treated. by Dr. 3:01-88 G.
E? heather. 33 _
ESP-Adv.
stcet‘t.
Churches and Minise
‘ Marsh Development. company.
.of the Central
work assidting: .
Work is progressing rapidly on
the filling in of the land at Great
Marsh. .
Improvements that are being made
to the property there. by the Great
it. is
said will cost nearly $150,000.
The pumping machine of the Ar-
undio Corporation. of Baltimore. re-
sumed the work of filling in the
property yesterday, after a layoff of
several weeks. Gravel is now being
Work of Filling in I Great » Marsh V _
ls Pragressing Very Rapidly
Pumper IS Sending Gravel In Streams to Build
Up Road Leading to Property
pumped into the road leading out
to the beach.
A large bridge crossing the old
canal. which separates the property
has been almost completed. This
bridge is constructed of steel and
wood.
John Cavanagh is president at the
Great Marsh Development company,
Thomas Cavanagh. vice president:
Paul R. Connery. secretary: Andrew
J. Collins. treasurer and Joseph W.
Grumbly. generah manager.
FAVOR CHANGE
lN NAME OF
ED. OF TRADE
I S Among Measures
That Are Sent t 0
House Today—Gaso-
line Bill Tabled
OTHER BILLS
Stream Pollution Leg-
islation Now Before
Ho 11 s e-—Bas‘ed on
Wheeler Bill
STATE CAUITOL. Hartford. May
5.——The Stream Pollution bill. which
the Judiciary committee of the Gen—
eral Assembly has drawn up. using
the bill of Representative Charles E.
Wheeler of Sirati‘ord as a frame-
work. was reported in the House to-
day. The bill was ready Thursday.
but in the rush of matters. it was
not read into the day's records.
Other bills received by the House
on favorable reports were these: In-
corporating the Albertus Magnus
college at New' Haven: changing the
name of the South Norwalk Board
of Trade to Xorvvalk Board of Trade;
amending the Shelton city charter;
providing that town treasurers shall
report by July 1 on town deposit
funds: establishing the Town court
of Plainilcld; authorizing Bridge-
port to issue $129,000 in bonds for
garbage collection.
The bill to increase fees of gaso-
line stations was tabled. while the
Pharmacy bills. providing that only
native~born perso:.s shall be licensed,
was sent back to the committee. The
bill incorporating Gecrge 'R. Sturges
of \Voodbury. \Valtcr Holcomb and
Carlos S. Holcomb of Torrington as
the Premier Title and Mortgage com-
pany. was tabled.
The Stream Pollution bill provides
that before June 1 the Governor
shall appoint three persons—one for
two years; one for four and one for
six years, to serve as a commission;
defining sewage as waste from‘ pub-
lic'or private sewers: including mu-
nicipaiities in definitions a! corpora-
(Continued on Page Two.)
DRIVE FOR VETS’
0 K’D BY POST
. ,
The Muivoy-Tarlov Post. Veterans
of Foreign .Wars, at their regular
meeting last‘evening in Red Mons
hall. endorsed the move for avat-
erans home for Norwalk.» - .
{The plans of the drive for. the
home were laid before the 0mm?
tion by Chairman‘Le Ray. D. Dowas
Veterans Bureau
Committee. It is expected that the
drive will get underway sometime in
August.-
Memorial Day plans
discussed at the meeting.
were also
‘said.
MUNSlE STORE
TO GIVE DINNER
T0 EMPLOYES
Expresses New Note in
PersOnal
Between the “Boss”
And Clerks
IS SCOTCI-Ie-BUT
Knows Service IS Key
To Success and Ex.-
crate
A new note”in personal rglations
between employer and employee will
be expressed tomorrow evening.
when the Munsie Store of South
Main street “ill hold its first get-
togethcr and banquet at; the Mahac-
kemo Hotel.
It became known today that. John
McKinnen Munsey, president or the
stose. hul arranged for the dinner
for the force of Workers, at his own
expense. Questioned this morning.
Mr. Munsie admitted that plans
were completed for the dinner.
"'I don't mind admitting that I
am Scotch by birth," Mr. Munsie
"and perhaps I am Scotch by
nature. for I do* expect to get
something in return. That some-
thing is a better insight into the
people working for and with me. I
want their opinion. their ideas. and
their suggestions. Only in this way
can we progress and give the cus-
tomers of our store the benefit of
our experience.
Informal Get Together
"‘It is an informal get-together.
We are holding it in South Nor-
(Continued on Page Two.)
CONTINUE CASE
OF HMOORE;
The case of Harry Moore. of Kel—.
logg street. charged with a serious
offense. was continued until 3
o‘clock next Monday afternoon by
Judge Nehemiah Candee this morn-
ing in the uptown city court.
He is charged with an alleged as-
sault upon a. 15 year old girl of this
city sometime last December.
A warrant was issued for his ar-
rest at the time of the attain. but
he left the city. and has not been
heard from until the present time.
He was arrested in Stamford yes-
terday by two state police officer‘s.-
who were notified that he had been
seen in the vicinity of Norwalk.
Moore: known as “Bimbo". has
been in dimculties before. He was
charged by the police with carrying
concealed weapons.
I
FIGHTING 11C BULGARIA.
SOFIA. BULGARIA). May 5.-—-
one Bulgarian“ Emigre killed and
near the Bulgarian-Jose
garish troops. .
Relations .
pects Force to ”CB-op-
SERIOUS: CHARGE
" ageneral activities.
NewSpaper dispatches today report? H
another severely wounded lube. fight ’
Slavian “
border between Emigres and Bul-V
BUY, 12, HAS .
BOTHLEGS RUN
OVER BY AUTO
Riding on'Rear of One.
Car, Jumped Right
In Front of Another
NOT INJURED '
Tried to Rim Away,
But Was Taken Into
Oflice of Dr. Perdue
Frank Franziila of '90 Lexington
avenue. aged 12. was run over by
an automobile yesterday afternoon,
in Buy avenue. but luckily was not
seriously injured.
The boy was riding on _the rear
end or an automobile up Ely avenue
hill and jumped off the car without
looking and landed right in front of
the automobile. owned and driven by
Winchester Arms
Leading Man I
Joseph Carroll of Spring street.
and knocked him to the pavement.
the car running over both of his legs. .
The boy jumped up and ran away.
but was caught by Mr. Carroll and
taken to the office of Dr. Robert E.
Perdue.
Dr. Perdue. after an examination.‘
stated that he was uninjured outside
a few slight bruises on his leg.
The accident was investigated by
Patrolman John Smith. No arrests
were made. as the accident was un-
avoidable.
Clinton Commandery,
Led By C. M. Heath,
A t Conclave -— El-
wood May Be Hon-
ored
Clinton Commandery of Knights
Templar. about 30 strong. partici-
pated in the parade held in Dan-
bury last evening in conunction with
the ninety eighth annual conclave
of the Grand Commander of Con-
nectlcut.
The local delegation was led by
Commander C: M. Heath'
city. They later attended the ban-
quet at the Hotel Green.
Commander Heath. Generalissimo
H. B. Bussing. Captain General Her-
bert O. Pollard and Grand Senior
\Varden Milton Elwood are attend-
ing the business session of the con-
ciave today.
it is expected that Grand Senior.
Warden Elwood will be elected to
the cities of Grand Captain Gener-
al of the State at the election to
be held today.
DANBURY. May 5.—.The ninety
eighth annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Connecticut opened
here this morning at ten o‘clock.
Grand Commander F. Ward De
Klyn. of This city, presiding. Every
commandery in the state was repre-
sented. About 600 members of the
order participated in a parade and
banquet last evening as a prelimin-
ary to the grand commandery ses-
sion. '
At today‘s session Frederick T.
Danna of Providence. R. L. past
grand commander of Massachusetts
and Rhode island. represented=the
grand encampment of the United
States and the grand commanderies
of.several neighboring states were
represented.
The reports presented by Grand
Commander De Kiyn. Grand Secre-
tary Eli C. Blrdsey. of Meriden.
and Graft! Treasurer Guy 13. Del-
bears of Norwich. showed the order
to be in splendid condition in re-
spe‘ct to membership. finance and
Mr. Carroll's auto struck the boy :_
of this ‘
HOCKWOOD PE. NED
nodal school athlete who will sp-
penr as a dashing 9] Senior
31le; School diam give-
u
SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL PLAY
lS-SHAPING UP
I r n a Wimpfheimer
And Lockwood Pen-
nel Cast in Leading
Roles for'Comedy
TRUTH IS THEME
Others in “Show”—Ag-
nes Mahoney a n d
’ Grace McQuillan Are
Chorus Girls
Irna Wimpfheimer and Lockwood
Pennell will take the leading roles
in the annual play of the Senior
Class of the Norwalk High School.
The comedy-plot revolves about
the escapades of an unfortunate
young mam who makes a. wager to
tell the truth for twenty-four hours.
Appropriately enough it is called
“Nothing But the Truth,” and will
be shown at the Regent Theatre at
8:15 next Friday night.
Penneli. the local school athlete,
as the leading man portrays Robert
Bennett“ 3. young society gentleman.
Miss VVimpl‘heimer. recently voted
the best all-round girl in the class is
(Continued on Page Two.)
MINERS ESCAPE FIRE.
WELLSBURG. W. Va.. May 5.—
Three double houses owned by the
West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal corn-
pany and occupied by the families
of six non-union miners were de-
stroyed by fire at the company's
mining settlement near here early
today with an estimated loss of $35.-
000. Thirty occupants escaped un-
injured. Broome county officers be-
gan an investigation working on the
theory that the tire was incendiary.
Mother, Father, Now
Son'l‘urns toLaw
His father is-an attorney at
law! His mother is also an alt-7
tomey at law.
Now the legal inclinations of
the family will be further e:-
pressed. for. Leslie 1‘. Davis of 15
“Rowan street. willbe among 33
youngrmen from Fair-field coun-,
ty who will tails June examine;-
none for admittance to the Con-
ticut bar.
siio's father is Attorney Leo
Davis. and his mother is Attor-r.
Had. Been at Work As Mixer for 13 Years
Which He Was Doing Job Is Blown to Bits
—Skull Cracked—Hand Torn OE
Company — Shack
NEW HAVEN. May 5.——Thodnd
Reynolds. 40 years old. was m
1y killed this morning when “:98!
piosion of powder which he jihi
mixing at the \Vinchester Repeat:
ing Arms company. blew offuillil
left hand and injured his abdomen
and skull. 7
Reynolds, a. mixer, who has been
employed by the company for 1': 7
years was at work in a. small shsok
which was totally wrecked syncs
explosion. , ,
AUTO SUPPLY CO.
CHAIN STORE
Take 5-year Leaseon.
Mintz Store at N
The Times Square Auto Supply
Company will open a. store in flit
city at the corner of North Jilin
and Webster streets.
This concern. which conduct: «6‘
chain of stores. has taken a duo
year lease in the Mints building,
now occupied by Charles Mint; Cl!
the Eastern Finance Corporation.
Temporary oflices will be taken b!
Mr. Mintz at the corner of Butler!
street and West avenue.
The Times Square Company hnfi
25 stores at the present time and“
are increasing this number to 5.;
opening stores in the larger at!“
throughout New England.
TlURD WEEK OF
MAORI
NEW HAVEN, May 5.—The trig}
of Olympia Maori, charged with flip
murder of John Bagnano.- alleged
father of her baby girl, opened
the third week in the Super-3e;
Court here this morning.
Samuel Weiner. alias Joe Bani...
an actor. who was with Banana. "
the time of the shooting in the
lobby of a. local theatre. was thf
first to take the witness stand. fill
testimony began Friday afte
as the fourth witness called by
state.
Harris said Friday in his story
the heating that he had met BI;-
nano. who was a cabaret singer. int
Miss Maori at the theatre when in.
nent there to keep an appointmanf‘
at the booking office in the th,
After leaving the office, V
said that he had been waiting Er
Bagnano in the lobby of the
about five minutes when he hCG
two shots fired and saw m
rush out of the theatre. followed”
MissMacriwithaguninherm ,
He testified that later he heard. thug
more shots fired in the street. '
Cross examination of _Harrls
defense counsel began soon other.
court opened. A large crowd, at};
dentiy expecting a. rigid cross
amination of the witness by,
tense Attorney Koletsky who,
jecled taiesmen to lengthy cumin-e
uon during the selection of the my;
gathered outside of the court ham
long before the doors of. the 06m:
room were thrown open. ' , _,
Miss Maori, rested by the m ;.-
day recess. appeared more ohm
than usual this morning
brought to the court house from ‘~
jail. He:- taco did not liar!i
drawn appearance so marked,
court adjourned last Friday.
had few visitors yesterday or
darn
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