FIRST
wn‘n m
NEWS
ABLISHED 1870
ries of _ arnrng 1
Prevent Dlsaster
eel Beams Being Hoisted Into Place for N w.
Roudller Building Crash to Ground-J—Bo‘lts
Holding FrameWm-k to Concrete Gave Way
I nder Heavy Strain
.» 1 uorkers on the new,
win; in \Vasl‘iinzton
., j.- csarapcd death this City Fathers Will
' v ‘1' ‘t f the 1: el
1211,: Nolstgd into :gce Review Parade
;round.
The Mayor and Common Coun-
cil will take part in the Memori-
al Day exercises. "
It was voted at the meeting
of the Comon Council last eve;
ningxto accept the invitation of
the Memorial Day Committee to
review the Memorial ‘Day. parade
from’the'City Hall steps and to
attend the exercises at Union
Park following the parade. ' '
The parade will strut at 9:30
from the east bound South Nor-
walk railroad station with John
'Milne as Grand Marshall.
1 :~; born for \Varninga
11cm by, Joseph W.-
,llellry \V. LaMai'.
:. 1. 1g in “'ashingtbn'
~,,- me work. 'there
. 1, serious results.
«I the crash which
;1 and down th9_ street
, rt: preparing to hoist.
steel beam: into
sing the large der- -
:1 rope on “’thh the
1:;2lmg was fastened,
With Sand for ~Con-‘
struction Werk on
Bank Building
VAULT LIGHTS
ed By Planks Break
U n d e r Enornibus
Weight of Machine
wGeorge Kosme'ckl of Clinton ave-
nue was injured this morning while
at work on the'addltion to the South
Norwalk Trust company's building
in Washington street.
Mr. Kosmeckl. a. plumber’shelper.
"9111 of one ot‘ the
’1! had been placed in _
1-H: of the . Morgan,
5..
'1 l‘ullfd the strain on
around which the
-- 1:. ll became so Mt
~- aiding the bet-unto
.l; gate way and
span of steel work
the building to
0.‘
=‘xl the Rev. Lilliar,
' ._ cork starting to
(J to 1119 men all 0.1,, f
._ .1; with their 1»ch
,.- railing mass-
- , tl teel ; rk- » .,
£323 Ifh'selr ‘22.... . Pampers New Auto
on building just. as
. . ashed down with a,
11mm be heard tor
: the men were injur-
For Chief Bogardus
The sum or $112, 827. 01 is asked
for in the budget or the Fire departp
ment just completed by Fire Con-1.
mittceman John R. Prizzell.
The addition of 12 new firemen to
the paid department are asked for
in the budget and. upproprlati9n of
$17,207.06 will be required to add
these men to the department.
The Sum of $18, 000 for three new
pumpere to be added to the equip-
ment is also asked for. These
pumpers will be of the smaller type.
and it is planned to place one in
East Norwalk. one in the Main street
lire house and another in the second
district at the Central Fire station.
81,250 is asked for to replace the
present car at Chief. George H. Bo-
gardus.
82 .000 is 3180 asked for insurance.
The new- requirements asked for in
the budget amount to $38,457.05.
“CHARlS,” 50
FOOTER HERE
FROMBD ON
Charles E Harris’ New
Motor Yacht Arrived
This Morning After
Rough Trip
The “Caged; " thop new 50 foot mod
tor yacht of Charles H. Harris. ur-
lD BROAD
RIVER SCHOOL
IS GIVEN UP
. of i ducation Turns
It ()V or to Council
Which Has Leasetlalt‘
To Community Club
'11? F‘I‘ETJ 0‘ Education last nlsht
<1 ulc‘n advising the
i that the old Brand
1 b' 11. ling was no longer
1 s 1501-! and was at the
Saw Pornmon Council.
in”? sugested that the
. :mission to the Coun-
‘ :2: 1!, saw fit. but‘it Was
«2- lo turn the build-
":‘lv ox-nr to the Council.
Common Council
All ltixer Community
‘ r sr Vera] years on the
-. r school that it might
renununity hall.
W )‘Ulili CLEARING HOUSE
>T.\TL.‘I‘ENT.
"PH. May l3.~—-The New
11:; House statement 18'
' 1 I: as follows:
' ........ $931 000, 000
5,2,000 000
80.000.000
ing. and is moored off the Norwalk
Yacht club. bof which Mr. Harris was
‘ a member. ,;
To it! of Wilton
' own from Boei-
Canal. He
1 $311.15 CE.
__ May 13.-—United .' ' (
usury net balance at close
: F-Y' 11111 was $303,320,.
Ti: i \\l nl'
.;l(‘1\;
Judith.-th j ly‘
"Charis.” rowever. rode the seas ex-
eeptlon‘all l =
The Weather
..-,.._
.11.,
'Thursday, incl-ens; .
‘ss followed by showers
won or night.
Pressure is relatively
,1. m... 1‘
5M1” 2hr. border States. near
:51.-‘.-.nd the Middle Atlantié '
9.37.: n' in the Carolina: and ' ; ‘7
If: r .‘lirsouri valley districts-
. . r. .c lcportcd from the
n l-"‘t antic Coast State! and.
*1} . mimr lakes southwest'r" .
:. Ixunsas. Tempemtlirel,
T219 '
warmer in theN-orflgi
~'-"5 and eastward‘to tho
is for 11115 vicinity: Fair. '
he- Partly cloudy weathgr
"4v" 1' ll-lt warmer temperature,
‘CRU LERS 111.11: SATISFY
he tamous Mulligan“fioino-
rived in Norwalk harbor this moru- ,
in the employ of Nelson 11 While.
was at work under the sidewalk.
when H. C. White backed his truck.
loided with about three tons of sand.
upon vault lights which gave away
under the strain. letting the truck
doun into the cellar.
A part of a large plank that had
been laid across the vault lights to
lessen the strain crashed down into‘
the cellar and struck Kesmccki on
9 the right side or the head, inflicting
a large gash.
The sand was being carted by Mr.
White to be used in the concrete
work on the new building. ,
The near wheels of the truck had"
no sooner landed on‘ the re. 1111. lights
than they gat'e an 11y letting the
truCk dawn into the cellar and nearly
on top or Kosmecki- Luckily none
vault lights intplace struck him. .
The truck was damaged to a, con-
siderable extent. The body was
broken and frame work bent.
Late News
TROTZKY ELECTED
1\lOSCCHV, )Ifly 13.——l.con"’l‘rot-
sky, deposed head of the scum or-
my. who recently returned from so.
clusion in the Caucasus today was
elected a member or the Presidium
by the federal congress of Soviet
states. He “as :chn on motion by
the Congress.
ROCKIEFELLER CRIMES 0N
RADIO
LONDON, May lib—Music from
the conflict: of 53 hells which John
11‘Rockei'cller, 312, will present to
the Park Awnuo Baptist Church in
New York City in memory or, his
mother, will be broad ‘ today for
the English public, but. it. is not. ex-
peoted that outside stations will be,
able to pick up the chimes. King
George and Queen Mary yesterday
inspected the Rockefeller car‘rillon
in Croydon, 3 London suburb, “here
the bells were cast. The bells nary
in weight from a few pounds to nine
tons. .,
» GERMAN DIPLOMAT DIES ,_
BERLIN, May Isa—Boron Ferdin-
and Von Stumm, long identified with
the German diplomatic so died
heretodayattheageotsa. ewes
formerly German mlbussador at
Madrid and was a. member of on in-
shuttle] family in Lorraine.
W‘lxs NE‘VMARKE‘I‘ STAKES
NEWMARKET. Eng, May 13.—
men Astor‘s Cross Bow won the
Newmarket Stokes of 1,000 pounds,
run here ..today. .Thc Ago. Winona
Zionist was second and Sir 6. Bull-
ough‘s Bl Cnclquc third. TwclVe
I rnn. The been: “as 5 to 1, against
Cross Bow, 7 to 4 against Zloufit
mdfifltOIaxaimsECaclquc._
Was Healily 1.0.31.1“
"Even Though Support. I
of‘the largesteel beams holding the,
NEW YORK. my 13.——-Rccoxds
of the bureau of rm statistics were.
made public ted Allowing that «E
babies died in “baby Jame”-
Geisenevolk” in this city since 1913.
\i‘rs. Gelseng‘volk 3121 being held‘
”use: m AcGr Swing GEYSEN \zotIn
in Mixed yesterday.-
530,000 bail- -on charges resulting
from I, investigation or the institu-
lions... .. - . 5‘ e?"
Court orders {remake exhumation
W 2th-
of
W
conducted by: Iii-s. Heist: Actuate bliss who died in the, East Eighty
were ‘ ’23-
1
sixth; street 'baby form."
L“,
A13" ,llle
SchObl Is Needed
Winnipauk people won a partial
improvements to the
school.
The Board of Education. at its spe-
cial meeting. unanimously authorized
the building carmuitteetoghal'e .an
iron tence constructed; enclosing the
\Vlnnlpauk school grounds. , , ;
The fence will .prexent ,_ch_lldren
from playing near the ledge 01'. rocks
Winni pau k
. Pay roll.
in the rear of the school building
elous c0ndition.. »
' Mrs. Frederick. H Iioelscher :nnd
Mrs. David .\.\iorr13soy appeared
before the School Board. and pres-
cntéd a. petition signed“ by nearly one
hundred 'rosldents and taxp§5 era of
the Winnipauk School: district. The
petition.“ hich was exclusively print-
ed in The Evening Sentinel. asked
the Board or 'Edu'catibn to direct it":
efforts toward securing a new ‘scliopl
victory last nightintheir fight for.
Board of Education Votes 1;.
..... -1.—
Winnlpauk School
Mrs. F. H. Heelscher and Mrs. D. A. Morrissey «
Present Petition—Iron Fence—Admit New
1
and remedy the dangerous condition
resulting {reprtlleg-‘ledgept rocks in
th rear of the old school
Mrs.Iioelscl1cr appeared betore
the board as storms: sc'hooi teach-
er. She told of the oxitation among
the people of )‘r’inhlpauk. Qho Said
2. new school bulldlqgm‘as needed in
o o
r the worst way, but that it it could
not be secured.-tho people ivould at
least like inept-memento in the old
building. She pointed‘ out that con-
and will remedy an extremely- dang-l diitons were very bad.
"hire; Morrisse‘y seconded Mrs- Hool-
scher's statements“ And called atten-
lien to the- outdoor comforbstatlons.
She retcrled to the brutal, assault
upon thegilne-year-old school girl at
the Winnlpaukschoqi and said the
School Board should take: steps to
see that anything of. that nature
could not liapp9n a second time.
Dr: \Villlanw J.1 Tracey explained
that, the, consolidated city had taken
house for the district. or to improve
the grounds. and comtert-l some:
:“(Con'tln'ued ‘on -Pa§e.'l‘wo~.) ‘
The tentative school budget for
meeting of the Board of Delegation
held last night totals $337, 331. 44. , ---
This is $361114 04 ”more than the
budget 0! 192-4 1525 which amount-
ed to $861 157.
There is a p0§sibility or sligh‘
changes in the budget alto: .lt
roaches the hands ot- the lion; :1 of
Estimate and Taxation. but,» the
changes,:if any, will be .rninor,
‘Hrr .‘,
Regular Teachers -1. . . . '. .
:‘Added Teachers “
‘9‘: Substitute Teacher
lelers. They are mad
' Eh“ Very best of mu
1" °°°ked with Crisco;
‘ "Ctlona at Newark
‘79 them tor
Fiver begs.
1925-1976 completed at the special part.
i
School Bil "Pet is increased
$36, 000 ger Request of last Year
The increased budget. 29,1: the most
is- the. result of, additional
teachers in the: new school bulld-
in‘gs. This boosts the payroll $23.-
535 over last year. .
is asking for 317362-1011 repairs for
the coming year girlie last yea
had but :8. 738 {9:1 is ‘
considerable portion
yards, painting build. .
. The tentati‘gbud as follows:
Last Year
«11......
$253,135.90 .
11, 500 .00 1
Sinclair Is Bound Over
To Superior, Criminal
Court By Judge Ves-
burgh
GIRL BETTER
Man Is Taken to
Bridgeport By Sergt.
Silk to Await Trial
found by
the
Probable cause “as
Judge George H. V‘osburgh in
the case of James Sinclair ot- Rome.
N. 11, charged will a statutorv of-
tense.
The court bound the accused over
to the Superior Criminal court in
conds 130310.000. '
Immediately after court, Sinclair
was taken to the Bridgeport County
jail ,by Sergeant Bryan ll. Silk.
The nine year old girl in the case
was reported as greatlv improved
this morning at the Nonraik hos-
pital
,
Lamont, Long at Ser-
Education
1
teachers hate asked for retirement
on a. pension. ‘
One or these, Miss Margaret Weed.
has been a. teacher for half a cen-
school system. .
The other. Miss Charlotte Lamont.
teacher of mathematics in the Son-
since September, 1358. until
present» time.
The requests for'retircme‘nt were
recelred by the Board of Education
at its meeting last night. In both
cases the School Board directed the
secretary to “Then communication
to the teachers expressing apprecia-
tion tor'the long and faithful serv-
ices givengby the teachers to Nor-
walk
The board expressed regret over
the ids: of both teachers and. in the
case of Miss \Veed.‘ it was suggested
an effort-be made to,ask her to re-
consider hcr decision to retire. It
was suggested Miss Weed. might ill-1e
to teach in a lo“ er grade. “here the
work would be easier.
There are scores of prominent bu.-
the
Miss “Feed and ‘Miss Lamont. as
teachers. 'Clinton B. Rowland one
oi,“ the members of the Board of 1-211-
neation. is one of those who had the
latter as his teacher in his younger
years. '
11115 W'eai' became a teacher in
uptown city court this ,mornlng in‘
Miss Weed and Missé
vice, Apply to Bd. of}
Two or Nornalk s mostiprox‘ninent'
principal of the \Vashington school. 5
tury. during which time she has al-i
ways been connected with the local
ior High school, has-hecn‘a teacher'
these men in Norwaflk who had both ‘
1875. and will have rounded out 50 3,
. yéarsot teaching this coming J one.
The board. too. . 1 ’ ,
Z 369113 , 0w
P‘ohhnan Introduced
Motion Which Had
Support or 'B 011 37
With 2‘_Exceptlons .
The Common Council At its meet
9 his last owning passed a, resolution.
recommending to the Board 0: Edu-
fcation that it retain the services of
George
gSupei‘intcildcut of Schools
\'. Buchanan. ' ' ’ >1
All of Lhe Councilmen. with but
two acceptions, voted in favor of
the passage 01: the( resolution.
Councilman Harry Stacey Benton
voted against it and Councilman
Lewis I._‘Pugh refused to vote.
Councilmen Albert M. Pohlman.
MichaelfJ. Riordan, John R. Friz-
zcll. Edwardlil. Guns. Robert M.
(Continued on Puge Two.)
.1
A limited amount 01‘
per share) .
o4 .‘u.»~ln:ml.l
.1- ’- 1
Douglas E. Nash, Chairman: Broke Tie By
ing. Against Reconsidering
ent superintendent— Committee, H ..
By Judge Light and Gen.
. sloncl men of box-walk. asking.
‘Clinton B. Rowland moved, ‘
5 motion.
‘ 7’ in the negative.
at all and remained neutral W
,Tracey remarked he
{Board was extremely once
got Superintendent Buchanan.
1 resolution was adopted immediate}?
ARE YOU-SEEKING "A
SOUND INVESTMENT?
'41, cumulatite Preferred stock of
The Crystal Ice Company is altered to the public, subject to
allotment, at par and accrued dividends {par value $105.90
Each 5_ shares of Preferred Stock will carry 1
share or Common stock (without par value).
:, ed stock is redeemable at the option a: the Company, either
’as a whole or in _part. at $110. upon 90 days notice; ,
. THE CR1 STAL ICE COMPANY (a Connecticut cox-no ,
E ' tion is one or \orwalk‘s soundest basins: propositions; mus:
: - % ed by well known successful business men who hag! m,
subscribed tor a large portion of {the required capital. it
Will manufacture pure ice from filter'ed art'eol’an “well-
The advantages of a. dependable outwith! clean; loe, infidel:
= from- contamilfati‘on, need not; be duelt. upon—o. good market
2 is assured ,and it is expected that earnings (after Maids
~ fupnn the Preferred attacks) will permit of 511mm m
'buticmo to the holder: or Common stock. _
‘ Inspect the company's new plant, ,on 31180: Street. near
No‘rwalk's propoSed’ Civic Centenj
Frost, Plead
The Board of Education
to, reconsider its decision not to
engage George ’V’. Buchanan.
Superintendent of Schools, at‘ " “
cial meeting held last night hrjflfii
Senior High school. .
The School Board listened to
plea of la self-constituted can ..
composed of buslnas and i:
onelyear.
1mmediately following the pies
Board reconsider its decision
garding the head .of the:
school system.
\irs. Sara 13. Lane seconded
The vote was as follows:
Y5: Dr. William J. Inter,
Attorney Jmse T. Dismal
Sara E. Lane and aim
Rowland.
No: Dr. Geo G. m
._ \1rs. George £80m
3
, Only one nielnba ot the
Board changed his animus; 30
Mr. Ramona who voted m
retention of Superintendent
anon at the meet. “hen the
was originally taken. Mrs. ‘La‘ne,
the original meeting. did not at
the proceedings.
After the \ole ~was taken, Dr
thought
in not even opening the subject
discussion.
- In refusing to reconsider its 603
sion, the School Board ignored" 'A
resolution adopted by the W
Council. recommending the retention
‘aflex- the Council went into naming
and was rushed to the High' Salton
The committee. appearing W
the Board of Education:
of Judge John H Light. Rev duo.
man S. Lewis. Rev. Thomas 3'
Samuel J. Roodner, General Ruin“.
Frost and William H. MoMnhM. ,
General Russell Freshers chain
man of the committee. told } 7
Board why the committee are; ‘
ing its plea. ‘
“At a recent dinner given to Sufi
orintendent Buchanan." 33d ,_
oral Frost. "a high tribute we?! «
to him by a considerable number ,
citizens or \‘orwalk. This.
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