FIRST
WITH-i m
N LWS
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ABLISHED 187,0,“ "
assing Au
0 {-23-} I VCI'
11 lous Attempt Made to DeStroy Place in
A mil—Burning in
SeVeral Parts 61’ Build-
1.1g When Firemen Arriv‘jede- Ker’Osene
odor Detected—'Bogardus Investigating
1111 i< thought to be an incen-
Ill'tf destroyed the lunch room
illiatu 11. Smith, in Omnecticut
.10. mrly this morning.
anvmpt was made by a pm-
.1111 to 110.410)? this building on
11m m urea and extinguished
1.12111) great amount of damage
in n dune.
11116: the odor of kerosene
111. “hile the building was
t the attempt was suc-
thu blaze 'almost de-
sinith's house along
' 1? 211111111 room.
1‘1—1‘Hw‘l‘ed at 3:50 o'clock.
. was discovered at 3:50
< morning by a, passing
Mr. Smith was warn--
«.11 was sent into the Cen-
1.1111011.
1r: chemical truck arrived,
“as a mass at flames
.111 used the chemiéal on
:0 keep the fire from
.1 11,1. 111: house.
1 limes the house caught
111C 3114:1135 were quickly ex-
was discovered the
Wu the 11:1:
:‘rvnwrvl to be burning in :1
31-1"? I'here £10,119th in.
if the‘flremen that
11.1: xx ork of a. firebug. The
oseno “as detected
. 3-1d been made to the
since the last fire and Mr.
getting it ready for his
1.11:1. A counter and a. new
1-2111 placed in the build-
Loec $1,500
1:1:f Grorgu \V. Bogardus this
51.11191 that the fire was of
011s nature and that he was
. .. ing it The matter will be
1' 1 1 1110 attention of the police.
511111111 n hon questioned said he
:10 enemies and knew of no one
might have s-t. the building on
am building and contents were
ed at about $1.500.
ERICA HAS '
PLAN TO BAR
POISON GAS
“\‘111 VA May 7.—Cond'emnation
’7 me of poison gas and, prohi—
01 1 1‘ its exportation {or war pur-
< 1- proposed in a new article
draft convention offered by
'e11tative Theodore E. Burton
1 heading the American dele-
:1t todaye session of the In-
-nal Conference for Control
1'raic in Arms.
W YORK CLEARING HOUSE
STATEMENT.
‘1."~\'YORK.May 7.——The New
11-, Clearing House statement. is-
1 today was as 1011011311
‘1‘. 1‘ 'Iearings. . . . . $967,000. 000
12,-. .. , 98, 00,0. 000
1 82,000, 000 ‘
TREASURY nanANCE. , .
'.‘>1ll.\'GTON. May 7.--'Unltcd
‘ ’l reasury net balance at close. -
iiicss May 5th. was $332,317.
The Weather- ~
'2 ‘11)! cloudy tonight and Friday.
ditions: There has been but
change in pressure distribu-
'11 east of the Wippl river
r'r:~ the past 24 hours. A W
H Louslana. Light ailment W9
-1”. 11 also in the lower inké‘ its}
6" gaster.
‘ll11urr Mississippi
Huh: ul‘ April 24, but the blaze 1
“2111111133111ng
mobile. ,
, minor cuts and bruises; it was learn-
Norwalk Girl HasMi
raculo'us Escape in
P 011st ' R on (1 Auto
Crash—Is Cut
DRIVER-"HELD
Head-on Smash, Occurs
Police Say, W h e n
Autoist Comes Flmn
Behind Tmck '
Miss‘Maud Began of Norwalk had
a, narrow escape from serious in-
jury Tuesday night on the Boston
Post road when she was 11111-1911
through the windshield of an auto-
She escaped, however. with
ed today.
Miss Bagon. and Miss Margaret
M. Halacy were passengers in an
automobile operated by “Willem F.
Mchchole of W'estport avenue.
They Were headed toward Stamford.
Near Smith’s restaurant on the Post
Road an automobile operated by
Edward Gall of Lowe street, pulled
I1 out from the rear f an automobile
SAGAMORE
Has Been Active in Af-
fairs of Red Men for
Great Many Years
START DUTIES
Installed Yesterday Iat
CIoSe: of Convention
01? Order i 11 New
Haven
Councilman ' Albert M; Pohlman
was elected Grand Junior Sagamoro
of the State of Connecticut, atthe
convention of the Improved Order
of Red Men.‘ which closed at N
Haven yesterday attemoon. -
Grand Junior segamore Pohlman
has been very); active in the affairs
of the ERed Men for a. great, many
Years. He 11111551 served- on1 the State
Finance Committee and. is a. Past
Sachem of ’0an. Tribe.
He at one time was, circa Chief
Haym‘aker of the”; United States.
whgch 15,; the highéet (lingo in the
Haymakm; a. social 315111112811be of
the1R’ed Men. 1
He was installed at Ithe close of
the convention yesterday 'arid at
once started upon the duties of his
new office: .
, The testimonial dinner-1 tor ISnperI_-.
intendent. of- Schools George ‘V. Bu-
chman*wlll befT‘ held tonight in the
Royal James Inn.:. .
i'rhoidlnner will he Attended. by at:
‘1east 150 of the retiring‘ Superin-
, unident' -.
' with ‘Iclose of ;, he
willibe brie: addreoms by' ainumber»
of. prominent men“ and women. Gen-
will Russell Frost will be the. toast,-
Rm dingo; ' tarte at
frosts in the uppexI‘ thoI Vii-y ,I
, Dner Michigan and D
1:111pera.t.ure is rising ,VIer the
~i1 irst ship
tabs. of the «
, ’ truck. _
,: crushed head-g . into McNichol‘a‘
car.
were badly injured or killed.
The impact. the State police say,
was «so severe it shoxed the motor
of Mchchols car 0 tithe chassis.
The machine was totally wrecked.
Gall was placed under arrest. {or
reckless driving by State Police—
man William Silk. He will appear
in the uptown City court Saturday
morning for a. hearing.
STRUCK BY CAR,
DRIVER STEPS
0N GAS; GONE
South Wilton Resident...
Winnipauk
Struck by an automobilist who
failed.to stop. Salvator Chaplin» 01'
South \‘Vllton. today is confined td
his home with injuries of the back
and a, fractured left foot.
.Chappa was walking toward
home of 10 o'clock last night. He
was on upper Main street in Winni—
‘ peuk when a passing automobile
struck him and knocked him down.
The “chine gathered speed after
the accident until it disappeared in
the distance. _ -
Some . time , later. Chappa ' was
found by Thomas Bifano, of Ely
avenue.,who.'was headed for hints
walk in an automobile. He picked.
the iniured’man up and hurried
him to the atlas otDr; J. W. Voll-
mar.
The uptown police have notified
the State Police in Ridgefield.
for, John Paga;o byVDomlnlék mu-
John Baguio. .
Hit While ‘Walkmg
Along Mam, Street,
A {three family house: at 3111111111..
and Day; streets will, ,be constructed 1
- sued. for '11 l-IIexpeniditure of 39m 0. I
dinner there ' 1‘,
being iii favor of 'a. divisio
Connecticut. diocese were a,
at. the peels! meeting of the Finis,
tel-day
The ,
sider the matter of the establish-13
ment at a new diocese for Fairneld.
thchfleld. and New Haven Counties.
bishop Frank s.- .Morehouso. a, mo-
tion was introduced to have, the
meeting go on record as being- in
favor- of, the change,- This erasable
.tatives of theFairileld Church”;
- In an attempt to again-force the
Folrileld archdeaconry- ‘roquolt
A check for $250 was :rocelved
yesterday, by Chief George w; Boé
gnu-due of the Fire Department
from theI Crofut and Knapp Hat
Company, in appreciation ,of the
good work done by the firemen at
W« any audit- «Lima
,x
*3" I I “I 33m
, mrgr’cman a Benilon ma; ie; to
«11171in
- the letter which accompanied the.
check read: , gr I
1' 1 gift.
"Norwalk Fire Departments;
Of Child
I11,"
port. announced yesterday. that he
would continue the inquest into the
death 0! Mary Tucclarone of Con-
nectlcut avenue for another week.
She was killed in trout of her
home-on the night- of April 27. by 3.
WASHINGTON. May 7. ——8keptl-
clam as to the efficacy oz so-co’lled
gland medicine: was expressed my
speakers at the concluding region-
last night of the Concrete of Amer-
ican Physician: 31161811118011: dur-
ing A discussion devoted to the duct-
less glands. With few exceptions ll:
was said. such medi‘ctneo had one
found to be valueleeio.‘ .,:, ’ -
People have been humb‘ngged with
plantation of monkey and other
clouds, Dr. William J. Mayo. o! :30-
cheltcru Minnesota; told the 635115
greats. of which he is. Proofing: I-le
’etlng was called to con-
Under the chairmanip of $36th
ed by the pastors and lay-reprucn- ’1
issue. a motion, was made that tho f
the If
the recent are in the old Crotut- and ~
Coroner John J. Pheltn of Bridge- ‘I
People Humbuggedby L, I
impossible claims concerto“; trans--
{proposed change
future State meet-
‘lcngthy discussion in
fies presented their
, ”no taken and, al-
ng icemed almost
”It.
or adjourned without
any lurilgeruoction on the matter.
dire? ‘t railed by ,the
lit? Committee of
which the {Reva “1,.“ ”B. Howell is
"Dear (‘Jhief Bdi‘orduo: 1 -
"We ore oeudhw your department
a. check for $25.0 as an expression
0! our appreciation of the good
work of you nnfi‘ your: firemen with,
the. fire of the old Crofut and Knipp
Continues [n uaRlnto
by 11d IAutmst
speeding (moist 1«111-16 failed to stop
after striking her. -
No traced the car- has been
found to dotoby either the local or
state police. Coroner Pholon contin-
ued the inquoot so that the investi-
.ntlon could dilutions;
1SaySMayo
regretted the}. the public hnd to de-
pend 11111-1113; on ,n‘iewspapers 101- its
information 11116111 glands. mm ac-
counts. ho oven-ed. were misleading.
Dr. Llewellyn F. Barker bf Bani-
more audited that "if all the snap-
tops, that; more been, attributed to
all the glands of the body were
added up they would tot‘al some it). -
:777 000. If this were trim, think of
the mmtude of the task of attemp-
rim: to diagnose.
Departure 3: the lite-giving germ
mm the human ”Item does not
necessdrily molt i1. hastening told
age, the doctors were told by Dr.
Clint-loo G. Stockard of porno“. I
ISltuated at 22 North
Ave. Long One of
The Shaw Places of
City
BUILT IN 1807
Plans C 19.1 for Six,
Apartments of From
Five to Eight Robins
Emil Hemming. vice president of
the" Central Fall-field Trust company
today announced completion of
plans for Converting his home. 22
North avenue, into a. modern
apartment house.
The Hemming home has long
been one .of the show places of
Norwalk. Mr. Hemming said the
architect's plans called for six
apartments of from live to eight
I‘OOmS.
, "The apartments will be of the
most modern design wtih every im-
provementf’ said Mr. Flemming. ‘fl.
myself, will occupy one of the
suites."
The Hamming home is historic.
Describes Row T 1,7
Defendant Fully Recovered From collapse
Yesterday—Removal From Court D11
Recess May Be Point for Appeal If 6'
victed—Lawyer Points Out Discrepancies.
Oflicer Smith Best
Ticket Seller Here
Patrolman John Smith, looks
like the champion ticket seller
of theiNorwalk Police Depart-
-ment. .
Patrolman "Jack" today dis-
posed of his 500th ticket for the-
Policeman's dance at Roton
TPoint to be held during June.
He expects to sell many more
before the dance is held. ‘
, The. strok- is an annual one
and is being run for the benefit:
,of the Policemen's Pension
Fund.
'1‘. F. Foley ind Company this
morning presented Oiticer smith
with a contribution of $20 for
the police fund. 1
The original house was constructed . , - _
in 1807 by either Deacon William S.
I- Annie Loom Carey. Mr. Raymond
:remodhlled the old homestead. con-
vex-ting it into a. house of 30 rooms
and‘addlng to the grounds which
consisted of two acres.‘
The place remained in tin
seooion of the (anally for more than
20 years or up to the time of Mrs.
Raymond's death a few years ago.
Mr. Hamming purchased the house
from the _Raymond estate.
In speaking of the proposed al-
terations. Mn, Hemming said he ex-
pected ‘to expend ‘from $25,000 to
$80,000: in 1ro1nodelllng1 the house.
Lost Since 5 P. M. Yes-
tel-day —- Darkness
‘Forced Landing at
Small Town
By Associated Press *
yNASHVILLE... Tenn. May 7.-—Ma-
301- General Mason M. Patrick. chief
of the Army Air service. "lost" since
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. flewI
safely into Nashville at 7: 55 o‘clOck
this morning. It had been the Gen-
eral-’3 purpose to come from Mem-
phis ’to this city without a. stop, but
darkness ovretook his airplane at
I Eva. a. small village without tele-
graph facilities. wheré the night was ‘
spent. Captain St. .Clnir Street o‘c-
companion the General as pilot. ,
' General Patrick will spend the day
here: going to Louisville tonight.
P08' ‘
NEW HAVEN; May 7.--3'1filf
covered from her sudden com
court yesterday afternoon. I1 ‘
Macri today resumed her third? ‘
on trial for the murder Io! II,
gignano, alleged father of her
1 , .
Court proceedings for the M
time waited late yesterday 11an v
emotions of the you: claim
who. following the tes‘tixdninI
three young men concerning, a.
between the girl and the slain m
they had seen about two weeks ,
fore the fatal shooting 111‘ the I
of a. local theater. suddenly scream;
and fainted in the arms at. I
mother. 1
Miss Maori was taken to the m
ty Jail and given medical attention.
She passed a quiet night and tie
morning was ready to continue!
trial.
Two mew-lures”. 1
More than half of the number
witnesses expected to be called '
the State have been disposed at. I
Confer-area.
The opening of court was
for half an Hour this morning '
Jiudze C. L. Avery was in
once with-opposing counsel.
1'91 11111. deh‘iis are kept secret.
Old Bishop Mills Build-
ing Has Been Re-
paired— 1 Maclu cry
Being Installed
TO EMPLOY‘400 I ,
{S o m e Gaming. Front
Orange -—I Others to
Be Engaged Here As
They Apply
The finishing plant of theF. Berg
Hat Company. Beldcn avenue, will
be’ opened next Wednesday.
This announcement was made to-
day by Benjamin F. Andrews, ofiico
manager of the Berg Company.
When F. Berg Company conso-
lidated with the Pope Company.
Inc..‘it.leased the east building of
the-old Bishbp Mills.
This building has been repaired
and machinery for the finishing of
hats is being installed. The work
‘ will be completed by the middle of
next week and the shop opened.
Mr. Andrews said 400 finishers of
soft hats. both- men and women,
Would be employed. He said some
of the ‘filnishera would be secured
from the old Berg plant in Orange.
.N. J.
”rile rest will be engaged as fast
on they apply for work at the plant."
said ,Mr. Andrews.-
WilliamI Locust of Main II street
. was treated at the Nor-walk Hospit-
al this morning by Dr. Willinxn J. ’
I , Tracey for an injury to one of his
"pettobesoid
Lewis 8. Young, _
the plant: before the, {Young
lingers. received while at work in
the I'Amerlcan. Hat company’ a plant.
Th finger was crushed. but it. is
6115116 that. it‘ will have to be
e‘d
derstood that the discussion m
around the procedure of m
. when the defendant was W
from the corn: room before the
journrnent’and dismissal'of thi My
but during a recess. A “claw
question concerning-the nudity
the proceedings was raised. with
possibility of a later appeal on I,,
point in the event of a. conviction.
was pointed out.
The first witness called we:
esa Fiasco. a widow. who had
Miss Macri for some four years.
1115' worked in the some Ihirt'
tory. She had often seen Miss
and John Bagnano together. 11
noon hours and at other times. $3
said that she saw the two. about
weeks before the shooting, qua
ing near the Wooster street W
about 8 p. m.
What She Sow. , .
Witness said she said to thaui
‘ ‘W’hat is the matter? "
“ ‘Talk to her. Theresa!” M‘
no answered. according to the, vii- ‘
ness. who said that Olympia- W
holding Bagnano’s arm ‘and pulii‘g
him along. I
" ‘Never mind talking. comoni, ,
down to the bridge with me} " W
pia. said. and continued that a
wanted John to see her mofilurf
was on the bridge.
Witness said that Olympia m
ed to be very angry.
After the witness had sent her;
to the Bagnano’ 3 home. I‘m
mother and his wife come and
013 mpla away. Later. true: 3'
went to the Bagnano homo, IE!
found them all there. she
On cross examination the , , _
ted that the only time she had ‘
John and Olymplwtosether
tore John wunmrrlod. with
ception of the time they were
rellng on the bridge
It was brought out that d {
the time one saw them together
frequently John was courting Oi
tionI that 917163213 spurt 1i! ham.
any in. the shirt (actor-y.
' Koletsky then called alien
discrepancies between can
at Olympia as reported to the
nor and a}: repeated in court. j
defense asked if Olympia. W 1
really asked John to sign com '
about the b31111“:
This the witness denied audI
ed that she hadn't “own 0,1
had a. baby. .
Witness said that a: iii-st ,
thought the people she saw: {
John 'and Carfle Boga-.110;
she had seen them fighting
do we» or. above W
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