FIRST i? WITH THE NEWS ESTABLISHED 1870 'AYOR Entered as second-clue matter It the post office at So. Norwaik. Conu.‘undsr the Act. of March 8. 1,879 TS NORMALI'B FIRST NEWSPAPER SOUTH NORWALK, E’ S 0 G SENTINEL j CONN, TUESDAY, JULY ,7. 1925. FOURTEEN PAGES The Weather' ,wv Showers tonight; cooler In lube Wednesday, fair, fresh, peak bly strong southwesterly winds. rior. High Tide—11:80 A. M. a 1’. Mi“. 7“. I» gl. PRICE THREE CENTS. :in Stores of Burned Building Are To Be Reopene d7 TemporaryRepairsto Be Made Immediately No Definité Plans Yet for Reconstruction of Structure —— Tenants and Owners Hold Meeting—Hope to Have All Repairs Made By Sept. sl—Fire Wall to Come Down— Repairs will be started at once to the Mercantile Building, which was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. ' ' '1‘ meeting of the tenants in the buiidir‘Ig was held with the owners Judge John Keogh and Robert Joseloff yesterday noon in the of- fices of Keogh and Candec. At that time owners announced that they ‘wouid make temporary repairs to the building at once and that some of the stores could be oc- cupied by the later part of the week. As soon as the insurance adjust- ors have completed their workthis morning F. J. Hodges the local con- tractor will put a large force of workmen to .work on the ruins. It is planned to put. a temporary roof over the first floor of the building to protect the stores. which will be repaired so that they can be occupied. Judge John Keogh said that the plans would be started as soon as possible on permanent repairs to the building. which it is hoped to have completed by septembcr- 1. Fire Chief George Bogardus stated this morning that he had been unable to arrive at any con- clusions as yet as to how the fire started. _ Mayor Thomas Robins said this morning that the large fire wall that separates the building from the Clifford block would have to be torn down as it was unsafe. The owners of the building will have to do this work. ‘Many of the tenants in the burn- ed. building have taken up quarters in other buildings. The Postal "l‘ele- graph Company has moved to the store formerly occupied by the Byx- bee Flower Shop in Washington street. ' Attorney A. D. Slavatsky will oc- cupy quarters temporarily on the secon dfloor of the Temko building. William F. Hoyt and Son have located in that building. Adjusters from" Fire Insurance Companies were in this city yester- day going over the various loascs and m"\v of the claims will be paid this week CHILD IS LOST; NOT FOR LONC‘ ‘ gesting the plan. is supposed to have .had other The uptown police received 21. tel- ephone call last night from Roway- ton avenue that a little gh'l'had‘dii-' appeared from home. They. .were asked to start a search for her. Twenty minutes later the child's parents informed the police.t.hat. she had returned from a stroll with some friends. """" ‘ NO DAMAGE. The Evening Sentinel in its story of the fire yesterday in the Mercan- tile Building in South Main street. stated that the stock in Mme. Jean- nette’s store had been damaged slightly. Mme. \Jeannette declared today that she suffered no damage at all. NEW YORK. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK. July 7-’——The New York Clearing House statement is- sued today was as follows: N. Y. Clearlngs .. 49851100000 Balances . .. 87.000 000 Credits ‘70. 000. 000 The Weather ' Local thundershowers this after- noon 0r tonight: Wednesda fair. Conditions: An area of l pres- sure which is now passing out the St. Lawrence valley. is causing un- settled weather in the lake region and New England. Another ares of low pressure is central over Mon- tana. The pressure is high over the south Atlantic and north Pacific coasts. The maximum tempers- turcs yesterday were generally above 90 degrees from the lake region southward to the Gulf. Conditions for this vicinity. Warm. muggy weather with local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight. followed by fair, on Wetlands» ..A- .....-.nc. . Luigi G rassiani. . priest of \St. Democrats Discuss, Election Plans ___,__._. Plans for the coming city elec- tion in " October were discussed at the meeting of the South Nor- walk Democratic club last eve- hing The meeting was presided av 01- by Tax Collector Robert G. Mit- chell as chariman pro tem and was held in the. club rooms in tho Tcmko building in North Main street. A large number was present. Preliminary work of laying' out campaign plans was gone Over and discussed. Another meeting will be held on- next Monday evening. VATICAN GETS BACK SIOLEN TREASURES Clever Detective work Recovers Sacred Ob- jects--F0ur Are Now Under Arrest ROME. July 'I' (AP).-——Thc sacred objects stolen from the Vatican treasury last Friday night have been recovered and four of the thieves ar- restcd through clever detective work by the Italian police. The stolen articles are valued at more. than one million lire. or about $50,000. They included the ring set with diamonds and a great sapphire which is' placed on a finger of St. Peter's statueron special occasions. and a. complete altar service of gold. adorned with precious stones. One of the prisoners. Mariano Stella. a former shoemaker. is be- licved to have been a principal in the plot. and the other three his ac- compliccs. Police say the actual thieves were two painters named Amerigo Leardi and Rubicondo Primavera. The men had been working in St. Peter's and are under arrest. Mariano Stella. described by police as leader in sug- aeeompllces among the workmen in the church. 'It is said that Stella was each about three weeks ago prowling around St. Peter's. Before the rob- bery Friday night he had been shad- owed by detectives. After the rob- bery Police Commissioner Marotta. posing as n jeweler, opened negotia- tions with Stella for the purchase of gems. Stella carried Marotta to a. shop where he exhibited all of the trees- ures taken from St. Peter's. By preo vious arrangement the shop. had been surrounded by police and at a signai_from Marotta théy entered and arrested Stella and a jeweler. Stella’s confederate: The Vatican. when informed of the recovery of the precious pieces. sen-t Monsignor Becchtni. treasurer of St. Peter's. to police headquarters. where he expressed gratification at the success of the officers. He con- veyed the thanks of the Pope to the police. Cardinal Merry Del Val. arch Peter‘s. also expressed his gratitude. 111-25031! -BlIRNS: 1100.000 LOSS. PROVIDENCE. R. 1., July 7‘ (AP).—The Hummocks, a. shore dine ner resort between Wickford and Narragansett Pier. was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at 3100.000. The tire is believed to have started near a. boiler in the kitchen and. as it was low tide at the time. it was impossible to get much water on the fire. , —-'l'Fl'E NORWALK DAIRY CO. has the following grades of milk: Grade B (which is pasteurized): Grade A raw milk (bottled at farms where produced): tuberculin test.- ed milk. from Guernsey cows (our special milk) All milk that isn‘t tuberculin tested is pasteuriséd here. Telephone 1665. ~Adv‘. , _ DESCRIBE HOW PENNELI. DIED IN AUTO CRASH Coroner Holds Inquest —-—Witnesses Seem to B I a m e Driver of Negro Car GIRL TESTIFIES “You’ve Killed T h is Man,” She Told Har- ris, Who. Said Pen- nell Was at Fault Coroner John J. Pheian this morning started an inquest into the death of Arthur Pennell. blacksmith of Westiiort. who was instantly killed Monday morning when his car was struck by a large touring car containing a. party of colored folks ”and operated by Ruben Harris of 228 West 134th street New York city. Frank Brown of Westport. and Miss Helen Brice o 270 Lincoln avenue. Bridgeport. were the wit- nesses. They were in the front seat of the Pcnnell car which was com- ing from Stamford. where the three had been in the earlier part of the evening. State Officer William Silk and Charles J. Quigley testified that Har- rls' car was driving 5 feet from the center of the 32 foot road on the left. side. antebellum-it's car was . as far to its right as it could get. Arthur Frederick Peterson of 17 Highland street. Springfield, Muss. driver of the truck which the colored car passed. said that Harris was travelling at a late of 30- 85 miles per hour. and that at the time of the collision Pennhli‘s cur “as prac- tically at a stnnd- still. Peterson said that Harris had plenty of opportunity to get back to the right side of the road after he had passed the truck. but failed to do so. The accident occurred. he said. about 75-100 feet ahead of him. When the New York cur pas- sed him the I’cnncll automobile was 300 feet ahead. He produced a dial which has been installed by his, employers. The Massachusetts New York Service lnc., on all the trucks which they own. The dial registers by vibrations the speed of the car. and is also able to ascertain how many stops are made. The dial showed that Peter- son had not stopped the truck i. (on; 920d uo panunuog) NARROW ESCAPE AT CROSS SIREEI GRADE CROSSING Engineer, By Expert Handling of “Air” Avoids Collision With Touring Car Occupants of a five passenger touring car narrowly missed being hurled into eternity at about 7:20 o’clock last evening when a Dan- bury train at the Cross street cross- ing avoided striking the car by a matter of inches. The train in charge of motorman Henry Frank left the. South Nor- ,walk station at. 6:10 standard time. Coming to the crossing he saw a passenger auto going East toward Main street rapidly approaching the ' tracks. ' He applied his air brakes and the driver of the auto jammed on the emergency. -. Passengers of the train remarked that unless Frank had been an ex- pertztn handling the “air" a smash- le would have been inevitable. REPORI D’KLYN CRIIICALLV ILL William DeKlyn is very seriously ill at his home on Pine Point. His condition was reported very critical this morning 'following a recent spolepuc stroke. . Everything All Set ‘ For Sentinel Picnic 2, 000 N0rv'valk Youngsters to Be Given Biggest Time of Summer—And All Free—~Next Monday Farmers to Be On Scopes Jury DAYTON. Tenn.. July 7—(AP) Farmers predominated in the special venire drawn for the trial of John T. Scopes on a. charge of Violating the state an- ti-evolution law. which is to start htre next Friday. There were 14 dgrlculturists in the 20 per- sons drawn in Rhea county ourt. ‘TIILLIE” NOSI LEAVE IOWN, SAYS IOOCE Colored Pair Figure in Water Street Row And Are Fined By Court Joshua Smith. colored. of} 83 Water street. proved last night that he has mastered the art of African dodging. Joshua since coming to Norwalk has made his home with "Willie" Smith at the Water street.address and stated in court to Judge Nehe- miah (.‘IIndce. this morning. that he and "Willie" had bccn sweet on one another. Last evening at eight o'clock Willie left the house and when she returned Joshua asked her where she had been. This started an argument. ’lhe argument glew warmer and during the course of it "“1011!" charges Joshua struck her in the face. This was the signal for a barrage of clocks .pictures. brick and other solids. all of which flew in the direc~ tion ‘of Joshua. By this time Patrolman Wallace Sammis arrived on the scene. Jos- hua beat a hasty retreat. He was found in the back yard by the officer. Judge Candce fined “Willie" and Joshua $35 and sentenced them to 30 days in jail. He agreed to sus- pend the jail sentence if "Willie" would leave town. BOARD O. K.’S TWO CLAIMS AGAINST CITY The Board of Estimate and Taxa- tion at its la!t special meeting last evening appropriated thetsums of- tl.149.26 to Joseph Acqulno and $912.36 to Charles Conkiin for judx- monts held against the city. The appropriation of $5,000 to the Charity Department was ap- proved. \ .0 The Evening Sentinel of late has been beseiged by scores of eager in- quiries and has been bombarded by an avalanche of notes in childish scrawls. Ill asking theone univer- sal question: ., “When's the Sentinel Picnic Go- ing to Be?" It can new be announced that the event during the hot months. is scheduled to take place Monday, July 13. st Roton Point. Park. In previous years. the popularity of this picnic has been so great that The Evening Sentinel was unable to handle the immense crowds of youngsters who clamored to be al- lowed to go. At the last minute hundreds more. than were at first counted upon. arrived all set for the big party. Everything is free on the great dly. the trolleys. the luncheon. the games and all the concessions. All a. boy or girl needs is a small ticket which he may obtain at the Sen- tinel Oflice. Ticket. Distribution Tomorrow. On and after 3 o‘clock Wednesday afternoon. July 8. every boy and girl who \\ ants to go to the picnic. is invited to come to The Sentinel 0f- fice end receive a ticket. These tickets must be saved until the day of the picnic. for without thent‘ihers will be no lunch. m- ley ride. or fun. Trolleys will leave from in front of The Sentinel office at l0 o'clock next Mondaymorning. The chil- dren will be properly chaperoncd and upon their arrival at the park will be taken care of by Neville Bay- iey and his men. There will be no bathing. thus eliminating a. large number of un- necessary ccldents. But there will be. free ri as on the roller coaster. the whip. the'merry go round and (Continued on Page Two.) SHELL HsH COMMISSION SEEKS POWER Waints to ,Keep Close Watch 0 v e r Sani- tary' Conditions in Local Harbor A resolution will be presented at the next meeting of the Common Council by the Norwalk Shell Fish Commission. asking that it be given power to investigate conditions in the local harbor. It is hoped in this manner to se- cure on the local Shell Fish Com- mission power enough to investigate any bad health conditions in the lo- cal waters that might be detrimen- tal to shell fish and make a report of such conditions to the Health Of- flcer. The local commission have gone over the matter very thoroughly and feel that such a resolution is necessary to insure better health conditibns in the Norwalk waters. William F, Hoyt is President of the local commission and David B. Decker the Secretary. Hundreds of Children Having Time at All Three Playgrounds Merry A reporter who'made thojrounds of the three playgrounds yesterday morning. was much impressed with the delight of the children In the games and apparatus at their dis- posal. In spite of the best. they took the keenest delight in helping to install the swings and see-saws and seemed to feel real happiness in everything that was prodded for them. At the Marvin School the attend- ance was rather small. but under the direction of Mr. Langer. ,the supervisor, Miss Hart and Mr. Keane the assistants. the children came to attention at nine-forty-iivo for the flag raising. At this play— ground there is s. pleasantly shaded spot at the side of the school build- 0 ‘31-...” ». ing where the younger children have their sand box and where the whole group gathers. occasional“ for the story hour Or for singing. The Harris playground-on the lot belonging to the Charles H. Harris Glass. factory. showed a larger number of children by the time the visitor'arrived there. . At this play- ground. Miss Skidd'and Mr. Coyle were actively engaged ‘in directing the children in the" use of the Ktiaut‘sildo and. the swings and the see- «two. Mr. Harris. the generous owner of the grounds. had again supplied benches under shady trees where mothers and children may enjoy the green grass and flowers .(‘Eontlnuod on Pen 219-). (tinual picnic. that long looked for c HIE BY IROLLEV AI PEAI SWAMP; IS IN HOSPITAL Man Badly Hurt on .Post Road-~Knocked Quite a Distance By Jumbo Car WALKING TRACKS? Believed to Have Been On Way to Home in Peat Swamp — Con- dition Good ~ Dinccnyo diDenigno of Peat Swamp. was struck last night by I Bridgeport-Norwalk trolley car on the,Westport turnpike about 200 feet west of Peat Swamp. ’ He received serious injuries to his arms and lungs.‘ luckily escaping death as the big jumbo car threw him for quite a. distance. ,' Louis Sutton. of Westport. was motorman on the trolley car. which struck diDenigno. He was going in the direction of Bridgeport. . At the Bridgeport offices of the Trolley Company this morning. So- perintendent Frank Kibling said that he did not know the exact de- tails of the accident. but it was re- ported to him that the man was walking along the car tracks and evidently become confused. The left front corner of the car hit. ”Blunt-throwing him across the road? He was picked up by Sutton and taken to tho Norwalk Hospital. His condition was reported to be favor- able this morning. MORE CHANCES MADE IN ’PHONE IOLL SERVICE Local Calls to Certain Points Will Be Han- dled Now Without Waiting Changes and additions have been made to the equipment in the tele- phone central office. which enable the company to put into effect in this city a. new method of handling toll lino calls. This change went into effect this 11. outing. -i subscriber placing a'toll line call heretofore hung up the receiver and waited to be caled back by the toll operator as soon as the con- nection was established. On some calls. under the new routine’, the subscriber will be ask~ ed by the toil operator to hold the line. instead of hanging up the re- ceiver and waiting to be called back. This method of handling toll calls has been in use in Bridgeport and Stanford for a time. In a thorough test it has prbved satisfactory to telephone users in those cities and very probably will meet public ap- proval here. ‘ It is intended by the telephone company to extend this toll practice to other cities just as soon as the ntcessary work can be completed. MINNEAPOLIS. lilinn..- July 7.— (AP.)-—-Attacking members of his family with a large knife while they were sleeping. Ernest Franzen kill- ed his wife and one of his children early today and sent four dther children .into the street _ in their night clothes. injured and scream- ing for help. He then killed him- self. - SAM FOR. NORWAY. Miss Rachel Ely of Soundview Terrace niledtodsy from New York city for Norway. where she will spend several months. ‘ , -. AWOI-nor Children to Salute ' Flag Each Morning Each day that the playgrounds on State’street are occupied by thcchtldren for play. the custom of giving the salute to our coun- try's flag ismto be followed. The Electrical Commissioners of the ‘Electric Works have complied with the request of Mr. “folder. in charge of the State street play grounds. that the plant’s flag be flown each day so that the chil- dren shall have the opportunity of carrying out the salutation to the flag. WOODRUFFTUND T0 AID NEEDY COLLEGE MEN $50,000 for Loans to Yale and Wesleyan Students NEW HAVEN. July 7 (AP).— Worthy students in both Yale and Wesleyan Universities. ill benefit by bequests made in the will of former Governor Rollin S .Woodruff which was offered for probate today. His wish expressed was that 850.000 be given to each institution for a. How- ard Perkins Woodruff fund. the in- come to be used‘ through loans in helping students The estate of Mr. Woodruff is es- timated at about $500,000. There are a, number of public bequests pro. vided for in the will. To the Pres- byterian Board of Relief for Disabi- ed Ministers. Widows and Orphans is given $25,000; to New Haven and St. Raphael's HOspitals, New Haven 0r. phan and St. Francis Asylums $5.- 000 each; to the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. of this city. $15,000 each: the New Haven Temple As- sociation and the Masonic Charity Foundation $10. 000 each: the United church :10. 000; the Little Sister of the Poor and the Organized Chari- ties $'.'.500 each. Employes of the C. S. Merslck company. of which Mr. Woodruff was the president, are to receive a. portion of $20,000 set aside for dis- tribution, To relatives other than the im- mediate family about $70,000 is left. Life use of the residue of the es- tate goes to Mrs. \Voodruff and at her death it will pass to Grace Hos- pital of this city. Late News BASEBALL MANAGER our. nhw 1mm, July i.—(Ar). Walter (Rabbit) Mal-shrine, snort- ‘stop, today succeeded .15“! humor ss'msnngcr of the Chicago team of the National Imagine, President “'il- [ism 11. “tech announced. STAMFORD, July 1. — (AP). l-‘rsnk Lsmbstto. b. may be dying st the hospital todsy from injuries received when run over last night by a truck driven by Fred Jones of Bkcrside.00nn . GIRLS HURT AS CAR HITS TRUCK SHELTON. Conn.. July 7.—(AP). In a crash between the Packard coupe of Walter B. Lashar. presi. dent of the American Chain com- pany of Bridgeport. and a small truck loaded with sand. on Howe avenue. Shelton. yesterday after- noon. the Misses Margery and Max- ine Wright, who were riding on the truck. were quite badly lscersted and bruised. _ He Praises Work of; Has Made Record 1n Improvements, He Board of Estimate Meeting—Gives Credit—City Budget Passed With Excep; tion of Raise for Chief Bogardus ' - Leaves- Slgys at In a. brief addiess before the Bond of Estimate at its closing session last: evening Mayor Robins. after praiifi ing that body for its work and stlt- ~ ing that the city had enjoyed un- paralleled improvements during his . administration. admitted that he was ' open to run for office for a. second term. He said. "I think that some credit should be given to the Board of Estimsfi's and Taxation for its work during the present administration. I don't think » any administration has made any more improvements in the city than . we have. Whether the people retlrm . me to office or not, I hope that who» ever is in office will try and carry, « out the work as we have started‘df'. ,. If we are able to get in all of the ' taxes this yeai we will he in a good condition. You gentlemen deserve credit for your well: and I want to thank you for the inteiest you have shown and the co- operation." Cut. Bogardus Raise. The Board last evening approde . . the city budget with the acceptioh 3,} of a raise in salary for Fire Chief George S. Bogardus. This item of $412.15 was strioken‘ out. leniving the salsry of the Fire Chief the same as it was last. year. ; William H. McMahon said that he did not doubt but what the FIN ‘ Chief was entitled to the raise. but that as no resolution had been pass. ed by the Common Council on the raise. he did not think It should be ' allowed. He made a. motion that it be stricken from the budget of the : Fire Department and it was passed. This slight decrease in the City Budget does not change the tax as . advertised The total amount at , the City Budget with the reducti’fil Is $1 022. 22. , Meadow Street Paving. A delegation was present frdii} I Meadow street asking that an ain‘- propriation be made for permanent pavement in that street. This same deiegarton appeared at the meeting of the Common Coun- cil earlier in the evening and upon the motion of Councilman Albert M. ‘ Pohiman that body passed a, re- commendation to the Board of ESQ- -—l‘— w (Continued on Page Two.) CHARGED WITH ,1 ASSAULT AND .. I NON SOPPORI Clifford Craw. lS Newtoun TOI- race. was arrested last night by d!- ficer Martin Lengyei on the chaife of assault and non support. upotfi. warrant issued upon the complaint of his wife. Upon instructions from Judge Freeman Light he was released in the custody of Attorney Willign Griffin and the case continued frglt day to day. 1: COOIREV POST **» MEETS IONICIII ' . J ‘ The regular meeting of the Frank". C. Godfrey Post. American Legion.“ will be held this evening at if; meeting quarters in Odd Fellofi' Hall. South Main street. ' A representative from National Headquarters will be present to tat over the Endowment Fund Drivp. «If. Plans for a joint excursion to Co ~. ‘ Island with the Mulv oy Tarlov Pong. Veterans of Foreign Wars and the McKinley Camp. United Spanish War Veterans. will be gone over. "- Following the meeting the mom bers will attend the Legions cult “It being held in Main street. flu! ' r district. . ORULLEBS THAT SATISF'! S.- :» ’ are Mulligan' s Home- Ml do Crull They are uniform delicious and made from the best of mum in an up-ttrdate and unitary It“ tishment. Always cooked with orbs (‘0. Always wrapped in waxed pr per bin. Stores all over this rich- ity have them for sale. Mul‘ini'd Bound Cakes are fines—Adv. ' b “:1. T“.
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