FIRST l wn'a ran NEWS 2 TABLISHED 1870 .,,;. ‘ . - x THE EVENING Entered as second-class matter at the po office at So. Norwalk. Conn. under the Act of his ch 8. 1879 ~th I»./‘ NORWALI' B IIBBT NIWIPAPEB O IIE OF HEAT OVER THE SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1925. I EN TINEL A WEEK- ENI? The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Tua- day; probably local thunder-showers. .\\ armor 'l‘iicaday. High Tide—11:46 A. M. a r. u. a PRICE THREE CENTS i. I l W0 Women Injured When Auto and Truck Collide? ush Crash Victims To Local Hospital or Driven By Worcester Doctor and Truck Loaded With Bricks Figure in Accident at ‘ . 0 women were injured. one ser- . y, when an automobile and an .. truck came together at the foot Jantcs’ Bill on the Boston Post . It 10:30 o’clock this morning. I ey were rushed to the Norwalk ‘ 0- tal. Their names are: .. . Alva Biglow and Mrs. Fred Lamb. both of Worcester, Mass. .. . Bigelow sustained a fractur- i left wrist and a badly broken left - . Lamb sustained an injury to ,1 - headhwhich hospital authorities is not serious. 1! he two women were passengers an automobile operater by Dr. lter H. Sears. of 148 tussell , eet. Worcester. Mass. Mrs. Sears. be of the driver. was also in the IIr. Sears. according to the police : - Irt. was headed toward Norwalk. urning home from New Rochelle, Y. ' heavy truck loaded with brick. "ed by F. W. Wolven. of 17 Ad- street. New Haven. and oper- by Peter Inzero. of 50 Hubbard --. Hamdon. Conn. was going in . direction of Stamford. in. Sears and Inzero differ in in versions of how the accident ppened IIr. Sears says he stopped his au- -obile on the right hand side of. road and the truck crashed into car. nzero claims he had practically no to a stop. when Dr. Sears lost ntrol of his machine and side- l‘ if his truck. rs. Lamb was riding in the front 3 and was thrown forward by the pact. hitting her head against the -nt of the machine. I: Biglow was thrown out of car. I- either Dr. or Mrs. Sears were in- -d outside of minor bruises. atrolman John Murphy investi- ted the accident. No arrest was de. . ____.______._.._ NOT FUNERAL DIRECTOR COFFIN. In The Evening Sentinel. Saturday. headline read: “Undertaker Cof- is awarded car damages. This not meant to refer to George W. n n. funeral director. of River ‘et. but to Floyd Coffin. who is the Second district. This correc- . was requested because of some v'tustion made by the names. ~. VAS BRUNSWICK RECORDS. In the story of the Chamlee con- held at the Sliorchaven Country I:b Friday evening. it was inad- . ently stated in The Evening Sen- 01 that Mr. Chamlee “would auto- ph any and all records." purchas- ‘ that evening. The sentence ouid have read: “Any and all oswick records." The Weather ly cloudy and possibly light. _ cred showers tonight and Tues- warm Tuesday. Conditions: Cooler weather has rspread New England and the hins‘ States during the past 12 ‘ :1. but temperatures are still ‘ . from the Mississippi river east. ' - to New Jersey. Scattered show- ' occurred in portions of the cen- valleys. the Southern States and em Maine. Pressure is high ' the Maine coast and over the pthern States. but a tiough of low ure extends from the upper , ippl valley southeastward to ‘ eJersey coast. Conditions for this vicinity: Un- ed weather and somewhat warm- s \ ________._.______ i w YORK CLEARING noose STATEMENT NEW YORK. June 8.—The New -rk Clearing House statement is- ed today was as followzs Y. Clearings ..... $482,000, 000 iances.............. 85..000000 diu ............... 78,000,000 TREASURY BALANCE. WASHINGTON. June 8 .——United . Treasury net balance at close business June 5th was $258. 956,- 4. $1. and: NORWALK DAIRY 00. a. local institutibn. Its products pasteurized milk. tuberculin ed milk. cream. butier and eggs. “attributes its growth to its quality nucta. its never fallihg service 3 its sanitary establishment. u ' I continue to serve its patrons at llamas as it has done in the past. . Center avenue. Phone 1664 — g. LIVE; a , Foot of James Hill—~Woman Suffers Frac- tured Wrist and Leg Auto Kills Buck Deer in S. Wilton A young buck deer was the victim of the age of the automo- bile, ut South Wilton, yesterday. when it ventured on the road and was struck by a passing car. The matter was reported to the uptown police. who. in turn- notllied Deputy Game Warden Richard Gusinfson. The deer. which weighed about 150 lbs, was killed outright. It was turned over to the State by the Deputy Warden, and the ven— ison. following the usual preco- durc. will be sold. and the pro- cccds used for Fish and Game protection. The accident occurred by Ly- ons‘ sand pit, about one mile from the school house. where a door was killed. under similar circumstances. about six months ago. a to. RECEIPTS DECLINE UNDER ,, NEiiIiniEiIiAN Scheme for Increase Shows Drop— Equal To About $12,000,000 A Year THE TESTS Fifty Post Offices Se- lected and Indicate Changes Are Not As Anticipated WASHINGTON, June S.——(AP). Postal revenues instead of being boosted as-contciiipiatcd in the iii- creascd postage rates which became effective April 15. are declining at the rate of more than $12,000,000 a. year, it was indicated today in a summary of receipts for May. Receipts at fifiy selected posi- ofliccs. for May totalled $27,454,861 as compared with $29,983,231 for April and $29.085.090 for March. These offices, which turn in more than half of the country's total post receipts. reported a decrease of more than $20,000 for each business day as compared with March. when the old rates were in effect. NORWALK HAT BUYS-PLANT FOR EX P A N S l O N The Norwalk Hat growing. The company has plans out for an addition on its plant in Wilton avenue and Saturday made arrange- ments to take over the former fac- tory of the White and Wells Paper Box company in Madison street for their velour department. It is planned to make velour hais in the downtown factory thus giv- ing the space taken up by this do- partment in the \Yilton avenue plant to the manufacture of other hats. company is About 40 persons will be eni- ployed at the new factory. Coupe Stolen. D. B. Murray. of l Norwalk. ported to the uptown police last night that his light coupe was stolen from in front of the Norwalk hotel. The car was taken sometime be- tween 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. CBULLERS THAT SATISFY are Mulligan'a Home-Made Crullers. They are uniform. delicious tasting and made from the best of materials in an up-to-date and sanitary estab llshmcnt. Always cooked with crisv co. Always wrapped in waxed pa- per bags. Stores all over this vicin- ity have them for sale. Mulligan's Pound Cakes are tine—Adv. PUTNAM HOSE COMPANY MEN STAGE PARADE 50th Anniversary 0 f .Com p any—Have Shore Dinner 0 it Long Island Beach BLOCK PARTY Public Is Invited to Dance in Front of - Central Fire Station Tonight The l‘uinnm lloso company is ob- serving its both anniversary today. The celebration sinricd yesterday when the members of the company went to Fairy lieucli. Iiayvillc'. Long Island. on (‘upiziin Frederick Love- Joy‘s boat. The l'Illen. A shore dinner, prepared by John O'Sullivnu. the proprietor of the Dorlon lioiisc. \vns served on the Long Island licach. Members of the company during the day went in swimming and participated in aili- letic contests. Today's program started with a short parade through the downtown business section at one o'clock. This was followed by a shore dinner at the Dorion llonso at three o'clock. Field events were. also to be held there. In the evening the street in front of the Central fire station. where the quarters of the company are lo- cated. will be iiiiirkcd off and a. block party “ill be llt‘lil. The public is invited lo attend the block party. There will be danc- ing. The company was organized Just 50 years ago tomorrow on June 9. then located on what is now the site of the Jacoby building in North Main street. TOOK GIRL FROM HOME, lS HELD lN BRIDGEPORT Nicholas Mikos of this city is hold by the Bridgeport police today on a charge of taking a seventeen year old girl from this city. 'l‘lit-y are both in the Bridgeport police station. It is claimed that the two were. found living together ivlieii arrested. Patrolman Dorney left at noon to bring the couple here in the local city court. In the warrant it is charged that Mikos persuaded the girl to leave ll(‘l‘ pzii'cuis. SUMMIT HOUSE AT BELL lSLAND CHANGES HANDS Isl- Norwalk back “The Summit House." Bell and's hotel. has changed hands. It was sold Saturday by Adelaide T. Stevens to Eugene J. Van Ness. through the Fror-b Agency. The ho- icl. which annually servos hundreds of city people who spend the sum- mer at this shore section. will con- tinue to be operated in its usual manner. it was said. HATTER HAS HEART ATTACK William Lucas, a batter. collapsed at his bench in the American Hat Co.. this morning. and was taken to the Norwalk Hospital. where he was found to be suffering from a. bad attack of heart trouble. Lucas. who has been living ‘at 121% Main sireet. where he came recently from Yonkers. was attend- Dr. Robert E. Perdue at the hospi- tal. His condition was said to be serious. TROLLEY AND CAR CRASH. - Charles E. See of Gregory Boule- vard reported to the police Satur- dny evening that while backing out of the parking space in Railroad menue. his automobile was struck by a trolley car and the rear end 'daniaged. 1875 in old \liliiury liztll. whiili was . ed by Dr. Thomas F. Scanlon and. Island James Podmore, 19. of 13 Platt street had a thrilling experience last night. Podmore went to the bench about seven o'clock last evening. Arthur Simmons of the same address went with him. lie left Simmons on the shore and said he was going to swim .to Calf Pasture Island. That was the last seen of him until noon today. When Podmore did not return af- ter last night's wind storm, Sini- inons notified the police fearing ho had been drowned. Shortly before noon today Life Silvers Alphonso Cnncvari and Pres- cott Nichols went out to Calf Pasture Swimmer Marooned on Island by Wind Storm James Podmore of Platt Street Forced to Play Robinson Crusoe Role on Calf Pasture Island in a canoe)nd there found Podmore. lie told them that he swam mil to the iIlond. stayed there until the storm started to break and then set out for the beach. The water was so rough he found it impossible to make any headway. so he turned back to the island and was nearly exhausted before reaching there. lie slept in a shack on the island during the night, shivering in his! bathing suit. lie was chiller] through when found by the live life guards this morning. The life guards were unable reach the island last evening. The waves were too high for a canoe and their row bent has been stolen. to Caused NETV YORK. June 8 (AP).—-The Eastern States. was broken early to- day in practically all sections. After claiming 149 lives yesterday, Ti in Philadelphia alone. and more than 400 during the spell in His Heat Wave In Country backbone of a heat wave. which last-Ila front of a brisk northeast wind. on from six to eight days in the'Beginning on 481 Deaths East. the torrid weather gave way| the New England coast, temperatures catapulted as much its 40 degrees in five hours. The (\llllly breezes swept over New (Continued on Page Twelve.) Norwalk EL nual Flag Day next Sunday at the I-Ilks' Home. The occasion will be marked by ornilons of several liigli school slu- dcnts. who will speak on the flag und its significance. llcginuiug nt. 3 p. m.. the ..l‘friir. open to ”10 public. .ks to Hold Big Flag Day Celebration Sunday; Studént Orators' In honor of the national emblemwvith‘ ritualistic work by the lodge. ilio Norwalk Elks will hold its an- 'flic speeches will follow. will be sinrtcd'W. The observance of this‘dny is a. llilllollill one. and will be marked by lilks' services throughout the na- lion The local committee in charge is: Judge John Keogh. Judge “illiam i-‘. Tuninniiiy, John llivyer. Elbert Clark and John W. Scullcy. STAMFORD. June 8 (AP).—-John Muse. a railroad fireman of New York city, who “'ilS injured yester- day when he fell from the motor of :i westbound freight. train. died at R. R. Fireman ls Dragged By Train From Darien to Glenbrook; Dies the Stamford liespiial last night. The man was caught between the motor and a freight car and was dragged from lliirien to Glenbrook. lie was badly mangled. GETS JOB ON DANBURY ilNE; EiEs SUDDENLY Police Trying to Locate Relatives of J. Con- roy Believed to Be of Brookline, Mass. HAD PNEUMONIA Gets Job Friday—Col- lapses Saturday — D i e s in Norwalk Hospital The police and other authorities today are endeavoring to locate re. latives of a man named J. Conroy. supposedly of Brookline, Mass. who died in the Norwalk hospital Satur- day afternoon and whose body to- day is in the morgue at the under~ taking establishment of Frederick H. Ganung. South Main street. Conroy came to Norwalk last Fri- day and went to work on the Dan- bury branch of the New Haven road. At the time he complained of being ill. Saturday nopntime. he collapsed and was hurried to the Norwalk hospital where he died within a. few minutes. Dr. Samuel H. Huntington. medical examiner. said death was caused by pneu- inonla. A letter was found in the pockets of the dead man from his sister. Miss May. Conroy. of 16 Fuller street, Brookline, Moss. A telegram was forwarded her last night telling of the death and asking for insiruc~ tions. [p to press-time. no answer was received. \ Tl ENORTHWEST GREETS MR. AND MRS. COOLIDGE Get Royal Welcome in St. Paul—To Attend The N orse-American Centennial KELLOGG GUESTS To Make Speech in Praise of Norwegian Immigrant—To Hold Reception ST, PAUL. June 8 (AP).——Politlcal differences were forgotten today as the people of Minnesota and the northwest joined in honoring Presi- dent Coolidge. their guest for the day. , Coming into the territory which was a battle ground in the last po- litical campaign.. on a lion-political mission— to pay tribute to the Nor- wegian immigrant—the executive was given a welcome that did not know the bounds of race or party. Thousands of cheering men, wom- en and children, lining the Union Station concourse and streets near- by, greeted the President and Mrs. Coolidge on their arrival last night. Thousands of others awaited an op- portunity to get a glimpse of them today, to hear the President's ad- dress at the Norse-American Centen- nial celebration at the State Fair Grounds. or to see them at close range at a public reception tonight at the state capitol. While here the President and Mrs. _slzzle while if large. CRAZED BY HEAT STABS 3lN STREET P a n i c in Stamford- Port Chester Trolley Car As Man Runs . Amuck Cool B KILLED BY COP Cuts Negress, Man' in Auto and Pedestrian ——Tries to Stab Po- liceman g PORT CHESTER. N. Y.. Juno 8. —(API. Crazed with the bent. Tony: La Ilella stabbed three persons in hiiiiiiaronock inst night and was‘ iinally shot by Patrolman O'Neil in n struggle. the wound causing his death in a Port Chester hospital this morning. The three persons stabbed 1 ‘were taken to a hospital where it was said their injuries were not serious. ' The police believe. from a pass found in his pocket. that Le. lielln was an inmate of an asylum. La Bella boarded a trolley car at, Stamford. Conn. bound for Maniaro- ‘ neck. He noted strangely. passeng-I crs said. When the cur arrived here. be begun to shout incoherent- Iy and drew a knife. The passengers. fled in terror. lic stabbed Mrs. Alice Miller. ni‘ ncgrcss of Miiiiinroncck: ran over to a standing automobile and stabbed Edward 1. Blum of Mount Vernon and then stabbed liarry Stockman of Brooklyn. Who was walking on the sidewalk near the automobile. Meanwhile. Patrolman O'Neil grap- pled with La llcliu. who struck at him with the knife. the weapon tear- ing his uniform. in :1 desperate struggle. O‘Neil shut in self dc- fense. A rnilroud ticket from Stamford to Rridgcpori. Coniu. was found in La llclla's clolliiiig. in addition to ll. pass from an institution believed to be an asylum. BUS DRIVER GOES FREE BY PAYING COSTS Prosecutor Lockwood Scores Speed With ,Which Vehicles Pass Thru Norwalk The dangerous manner in which the bilge busses plying between New York and New Haven or Boston was commented upon by Prosecutor L‘d- ward M. Lockwood this morning in the. uptown city court dilring the hearing in tile case of William II. Harris. a bus operator arrested for reckless driving. Prosecutor Lockwood told the court that l-larris should be an example. Judge Nebeiiiiali Cnndoe found the accused guilty and iin- posed a line of $25 and costs. but suspended the fine on payment of full costs. The same action was taken by the court in the case of George J. llutherington. the driver of the am- bulance, who was arrested last week for reckless driving. lie was also given a suspended 2-5 fine and costs. Fred B. Ryan. of Short Hills. 1'. J.. was fined :50 and costs for speeding at 52 miles an hour on the Boston Post road just above West- port avenue hill. Ryan was arrest- ed Saturday night by Motorcycle Pa- trolman Lengyel. LEARY FRIES EGG lN SUN 0 .__._._ Old Sol was working overtime yesterday. At 11‘. o'clock noon yesterday Ralph Leary. Railroad avenue news- dealer. took an egg and broke it in a. frying pan on the sidewalk .n front of his store and just eight minutes later the egg Was cook‘d and ready to eat. Three minutes after the egg was placed in the pan it started to fry and from that time until the eight minutes were up it continued to E and then walked to his boat and Here’s a Fish Story for You This is a fish story. Ilelden E. Bailey, the Plant Superintendent of the Standard Oil Company went fishing Sat- urdtiy. llc drove his automobile to a spot near the standard (‘Iil plant went out on the Sound. It is rumored that he caught the fish all right and became so excited over the fact that when he came back to shore he walk- ed home and forgot that lie ow ed an automobile. The night \vu Clinton at the plant noticing the automobile parked along side of the road notified the police. and the cur was towed to 0'- Conucr's garage, where check up by the police brought out the fact that it was owned by Mr. Bailey. When called on the phone he said. "that‘s right i do own an nuiomobilc,’hut I forgot all alrotit it afti-r catching that mess of fish." lie went to O'Connor's garage and recovered his car. BURGLAR LOG-KS“ BIB E R O UT OF HIS HOME South Main St. Resi- dent, Away for Ten Minutes, Finds Man Inside FROM NEW YORK Policeman Gets Him—. Has Skeleton Keys—— Fingei' Prints Sent To N. Y. Police Louis Woodson of New York is being held by the local police on the charge of hiirglhry. Albert Bibcr left his home at 27 South Main street yesterday after— noon and when he returned in about ten minutes found Woodson inside the house with the doors all locked. Patrolman 'l‘ooililll placed Wood- son under arrest. Woodson would not say what he was doing in the house. When searched at police head- quarters three skeleton kcys and pickers used for picking the tum- blers on locks were found in his pocket. Chief of Police William R. Penns ington took his finger prints and sent them to New York City to see if he had a record in that city. He will be tried in the downtown City Court tomorrow morning to- forc Judge Freeman Light. PRIVATE BUS TO , CALF PASTURE There will be bus service from the Dorion's Point trolley car to Calf Pasture Beach during the re- mainder of the season. Permission was granted by the Calf Pasture Beach Committee yesm terday morning to Richard G. Hen- dricks of Cove avenue to run his public service automobiles over this ioute until such time as the Con- necticut Company placed one of its busses on the line. Councilman Michael Riordan stat- ed this morning that the Connecti- cut Company staied they were un- able nt the present time to place a bus on the line. but would do so in the future. . INFANT SON DIES. William Plunkeit. Jr.. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Plunkett. died at the home of his parents 18: Flax Iiill road. yesterday morning. crowd gather. (Continued on Page Twelve.) \ ed to watch the proceeding Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o‘clock. . “ l. reeze Halts Scorching Weather Thermometer Worked Way Up to 98 Yesterday Then Dropped to 58 During Night—Thou- sands Seek Reiief at. Beaches—Sand Whirl At Compo in Evening Two deaths from heat prostration happened in Norwalk over the week- end. Thomas F. Walsh. a carpenter, was found dead in his room a! ’l. Commerce stieet. Dr. Samuel H. Huntington said death was due to heat prostration. Francis E. Williamson, 92 year! old. of Dorian. passed away Satur. Idll)’ at his home. The death certifi. cute signed by Dr. Robert E. Perdue said the death was caused by h'eh’t. pi-ostration. Williamson was around ichipper and lively in spite of hi"- advanced age 24 hours before he passed away. Norwalk sectlred relief from the lleitt wave shortly before 9 o'clock with the coming of a breeze. near. jly a gale, which caused the mer- .cury to drop 24 degrees in three 'lioui's and 40 degrees at mid-night. Miss Laura M, Comstock. official weather observer for Norwalk, laid the highest point reached in terri- Iperature yesterday was 98 degrees. . At 6 o'clock. the thermometer regis- J tered 90 degrees. By 8 o '.clock it had dropped to Be degrees The bleak in temperature ended the seven day heat wave. The coming of the stiff breeze shortly before“9 o'clock was so sudden it was nearly startling. The thousands at Roton Point Park. Compo Bench and Cal! Pasture beach found themselves shivering after baking in the oppressive heat a few moments be- fore. The wind became so strong in a short time at Compo and Calf Paa- ture it sent the sand swirling around as in a sand storm. Many persons were forced to cover mouths and nos trils with haiiakerchiefs until they could leave the sandy portion of the beach. Walsh who was found dead in. bed in his room lived at the board- ing house of Mrs. Elizabeth D. Tood who discovered him at 6:30 o'clock Saturdaz evening. It is thought he became striken while at work and had gone to his room to recover from the heat stroke. Walsh was 55 years old. He is survived by a wife and four children, Leyland. Marion, Helen and Edward. Funeral services Were held at 2:80 o'clock this afternoon from the fun- eral parlors of D. W. Raymond. Washington street. Rev. '1‘. DeWitl: Van Doren officiated and burial was in the Norwalk cemetery. The crowds at Iioton Point and Calf Pasture shattered all records. At Calf Pasture, it was impossible to park on automobile anywhere near the beach during the afternoon. l-Jvcry bathhouse was taken, and scores of would-bc-bathers were turned away. It is expected stills will be taken to petition the cityflbr more bathhouses to be added to Hie 200 now owned by the city at no municipal beach The heat wave took its toll of prostrations in Rowayton over the week-tend. On Saturday Fay B. Webb. of Rowayton avenue. was overcome while at work with Knobel Brothers. He was taken to his home. and today is reported well again. Miss Helen Dr nyocki, was another victim. She was overcome while walking with friends along R’away- ton avenue. She. also, is reported well again. TROLLEYMENS UNION MEETING [8 POSTPONED Will Call Special Gatli- ering to Hear Report On New Wage Scale The monthly meeting of the Nora walk branch of the Trolleymen’s Union slated for Saturday night was postponed. This aetiomwas taken because it is expected a report upon the wage scale for the coming year will be re- ceived in a day or two by the union; When it is received. the union wlli hold a special meeting to vote wha- ther to accept or reject the wage scale. —Dine and dance at the Chester Tavern. Port Chester. N. I. Bulbs ‘vy orchestra every «can: heat s::oop.m.toloo,g.1n. OnBoston PM '4". «f '
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