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ESTABLISHED 1870

Entered as second-class matter at the post office at
So. Norwslk. Conn. under the Act of March a. 1879

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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1925.

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' Riordan Asks Better Protection at R R. Crossings?

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C ails Danbury Line
More Dangerous Now

Councilmen Pass Motion to Have Mayor 'Ap-
point Committee to Confer With P. U.

 

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Better protection for the grade
Crossings on the Danbury railroad
line was advocated by Councilman
Michael J. Riordan last evening at
the meeting of the Common Coun-
cil.

He stated that since the road has
been electrified that the dailger has
increased and that something would
have to be done to give better pro-
tection as the trains could not be
heard so well as they approached
the crossings.

A motion was made and passed
that the Mayor appoint a commit-
tee to confer with the Public thiii-
tics Commission on this matter.

Coropratlon Counsel John J. Cu-
Jlto reported that the city by an act
passed in the State Legislature in
1918 would have to pay for the up-
keep of all signs at railroad creas-
ings after they had been placed
there by the city. This statement
was in answer to a. notice from the
railroad company that the city must
paint the signs at the local cross-
ings.

 

DEN HERSHFIELD

BUYS PROPERTY
FOR WAREHOUSE

Purchases the Old
. Lounsbury- Mathew-
: son Shoe Factory—
For Storage Uses

Benjamin Hershficld. who oper-
ates a fleet of large trucks between
here and New York. has bought the
former factory of the Lounsbuly-
Mathewson Shoe Company at 5-7
Haviiand street .it was learned to-

 

 

" day.

The price paid is reported to be
between $75,000 and $100. 000 and
purchase was made from Lewis R.
Hurlbutt. Mrs. Dudley E. Raymond
and Nelson S. Hurlbutt.

The building will be used for stor-
age warehouse purposes and will be
the only warehouse in the second
district. It will he the finest one
in the city. it is said. when the llTl-
provemcnts are completed.

The work of remodelling the
interior will be started soon and
when the place is ready there will
be 20,000 square feet of floor space.
The building is four stories high
with a large basement.

There is a. complete sprinkler

'system in the building. thus making

the insurance rates there very low.

It is expected that the warehouse
,will be open for business about Go-
tober 1.

This disposes of the last of the
buildings of the Lounsbury-Mathew-
son Shoe Company. The building
facing on South Main street was re-
cently purchased by Rogers and
Stevens.

MUST PAY WIFE
$8.50 WEEKLY

Frank De Martino was ordered to
pay his wife the sum of SS. 50 per
.week by Judge Freeman Light in
the downtown City Court this morn-
ing.

De Martino was arrested yester.
day afternoon by Officer Martin
Lengyei.

He was placed under sz of

3250.

 

 

 

 

 

The Weather

 

 

Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday
unsettled.

Conditions: Pressure is relative-
ly high on the New England coast
and low in the intrIior from the
lake region southward to the gulf.
Showers occurred during the past 24
hours over a narrow belt from
)llllcigan southwestwsrd to Tom
and at a. few places in New England
and the middle Atlantic states. it
is warmer in the Ohio valley and
eastnard to the New England coast
but (lsewhere temperatures have
not changed mater-tally. -

Conditions for this vicinity: Part.
ly cloudy weather: becoming unset»
tied ’lhundny.

mason TAXI (X).

Every ps-engu protected bi
main-undocumen-

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Commission— Electric Trains Can’t Be
Heard So Well, Riordan Declares ’

 

 

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.Centrnl Press Pilot

A. '1‘. STEWART.
Prosecutor at M'opcs' Trial Who Is
Haring Some “arm Arguments.

JUDGE CALLS
lNDlCTMENT
OFSCOPES 0. K.

Upholds Constitution-
ality of, Anti-Evolu-
tion Law in Decision
0n “Quash” Motion

HIS REASONS

Says N 0 One Is Forced
To Teach in Tennes-
see Schools—- Rights
Not Violated

COURT ROOM. DAYTON. Tenn"
July 15 .(AP).-—Judge John T. Raul-
ston today denied the defense mo-
tion to quash the indictment against
John T. Scopes. The Judge's deci-
tion upheld the constitutionality of
the Tennessee Anti-Evolution law.

After the Judge read the grounds
on .which the defense sought to
quash the motion. he discussed the
authorities cited.

Discussing the alleged discrepancy
between the caption of the act and
the body of the bill itself, he said:

"The general title to the act is one
which is broad and comprehensive
and covers all legislation germane to
the general subject stated. The title
may cover more than the body, but
it must not cover less. It need not
index the details of the act, nor give
a. synopsis thereof."

In this particular case. he said. the

 

 

 

 

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can most
PAY nan
OR GO TO JAIL

Clifford Crew was ordered by
Judge Freeman .Light in the down-
town court '. today. to pay his wife
$12 per week. or go to Jail for 30
days.

Crew was arrested last week on
the charge of assault and non-sup-
port. He refused to pay the money
and appealed the case.

Mrs. Craw on the stand this
morning stated that her husband
had struck her on June 29. when
she attempted to prevent him from
striking their son.

. Crew stated that all the trouble
was because of outside advice ,re-
ceived by his wife. He said that
one but a staff of 12 divorced go-

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ROODNER SOON '
TO BUILD 0N
MARSHALL ST.

Plans $175,000 Struc-
ture, 175 Feet Long,
75 Feet Deep, Facing
City Hall

DENIAL

Is Not to Make Any
Changes or Altera-
tions to Railroad
Avenue Buildings

Samuel Roodner's next new build-
ing will cost between $150,000 and
$175. 000 and will be located in Mar-
shall street.

Ho will elect a building 175 feet
long and about 75 feet deep. ad-
joining the present Rood‘ncr build-
ing. on the corner of Marhsali and
North Main streets.

The new building will be con-
structed along similar lilies as that
of the North Main street block. It
will face the city hall.

Mr. Roodncr denied this morning
that he planned to erect a block in
Railroad avenue. as was stated in a
local newspaper last evening.

He notified tenants in Railroad
avenue today that the buildings
would not be touched.

He plans to start work on the
construction of the Marshall street
structure in the near future.

DEMAND FOR
BUSSES MADE
FOR EAST AVE.

Councilman Riordan
Explains That City
Can’t Tell Conn. Co.
What to Do

THE TROLLEY CARS

Directors Didn’t Want
To Buy New Equip-
ment—P o h l m a n
Urges Hearings

 

 

 

 

The matter of trolley cars in ‘East
avenue came up for discussion ,at
the meeting of the Common Council
last evening.

Councilman Michael Riordan stat- .

ed that many of the residents sceni-
ed to be under the impression that
the Council simply had to tell the
Connecticut company to take the
cars off and to put on llusscs.

He stated that the directors of the
company had come down here and
and decided to leave the cars on

East avenue after it was paved and ,

that their action had been approv-
ed by the Public utilities Commis-
sion.

The directors gave as a reason
that they had to satisfy their stock-
holders and that if. they took the
cars- off they would have to buy new
equipment and some of the cars
would have to be done away with.

Councilman Albert M. Pohlman
thought that the public should be
given a. hearing on the matter before
the Public Utilities Commission as
well as the Connecticut company.
He said that the state seemed to be
in the grip of the Connecticut com-
pany and that they did just as they
pleased.

No action was taken on the mat-
ter.

 

SHOES STOLEN.

 

Special Deputy Sheriff Lazarus
reported to Patrolman Robert Gain-

stolen from the old barn in the real

Now One r

The Bsord of It‘rceholders ap-
pointed on the widening of South
Main street was instructed by the
Common Council last evening to
start assessing benefits and damages
on the widening of the street.

The frecholders. Joseph W. Gor-
ham. Charles Chariott and William
l“. Hoyt. presented a. preliminary re-
port to the Council last night in
which it was stated that all of the
property holders were willing to
give their property for the widening
of the street. but that only one
would pay for the moving of fences
and the other work on the side-
walks. '

The report stated that the pro-
perty} owners felt that the city
should pay for this work and that a
,tax should be laid as it was a. bone:
fit to the entire city.

Mayor Thomas Robins said he
did not see where there was any ac-
tion for the Council to pike. Hr: ad.
vised the Board should have gone
ahead and assessed benefits and
damages.

Mr. Gorham,‘chalrman of the
Board. stated that the Board want-
to be instructed as to whethvl‘ to
assess benefits and damages or
whether the matter was going to be
handled by special tax.

 

 

Councilman Michael J. Riordan

S. Main Street Widening

Step Nearer

Board of Freeholders', After Report to council,
Ordered to Assess Benefits and Damages

 

declared this was not a. similar case
to the widening of Washington
street and that benefits and dam-
ages should be assessed. He said
that the City Charter stated that
this shpuld be done by the Board
and that there was no instructions
for: the council to give.

Councilman Albert M. Pohiman
considered the improvement would
be a benefit to the entire city and
that all should pay for it. He stat-
cd that in similar cases the asses-
ments had been Juggled around
that it was time a stop ‘was put to
it.

Councilman Riordan added that if
the Council was going to assess the
entire city on this street ,it might as
well do it for all streets. lie said
that the Board could extend its
assessment all over the city if it
wanted to.

Councilman Harry Stacey Benton
stated that the matter should still
be in tlie hands of the committee
and that the Council should not in-
struct it.

\
Councilman Riordan made a mo-
tion which was passed. that the
committeg assess benefits and dam-
ages and lay out the street and re-
port back to the Council.

 

At the Three
Only Those Registered

Already 1155 children have re-
gistered on the playgrounds—610 at
State Street Playground. 845 at
Harris. and 200 at Marvin.

The total attendance for the first
week of playgrounds. mlnulr a day
and a half on account of rain. was
3851. All those registered within
the next six days and who use‘the
playgrounds daily will be eligible to
attend the Picnic.

Frederick J. Moran, president. of
the Playground Association will
open hostilities for League “A" at 2
o‘clock tomorrow by throwing the
first ball which will bring Harris
and State Street Playgrounds to-
gether for the first game of the
older boys baseball league at
Amusement Park.

The use of Amusement Park for
the playground ball games is made
possible through the courtesy and
cooperation of Mr. Palmer. who is
in charge of the Park. This pri-
vilcge is deeply appreciated by the
children and the Association.

The schedule for League "A" is

 

 

1155 Children Registered

PlaygrOHuds

can "Go to the Picnic—

 

Baseball League Starts Tomorrow

 

as follows: place and time for all
games; Amusement Park. time; 2
o'clock.

Harris vs. State Street. July 16.

Harris vs. Marvin. July 21.

State Street vs. Marvin, July 23.

Harris vs. State Street. July 28.

Harris vs. Marvin. July 30.

State Street vs. Marvin. August
1.

The public is invited to attend
these games and will find them
worth while. These boys play the
game for the love of the sport and
to uphold the honor of their play-
ground in baseball. Their "pop"
and joy is spontaneous. The asso-
ciation requests a big attendance at
the first game to cheer these “stars"
of the diamond.

Every day in every way the child-
ren of the three playgrounds are
being sprinkled by the Fire Depart-
ment. They love these fire fighters
who help them fight the heat. Their
joy when they see them coming
with the sprinkler is unbounded.
The Chief of the Fire Department
is kind to the kiddies.

 

Roton *Lilll also known as High-
land Park. has purchased today by
Abram Speike of Stamford from
William 8. Shaw of Rowayton. who
was trustee of the property.

“ The price paid was not made pub-

c.

The land extends from West street
to the Boston Post road and corn-
prises 110 acres of land. It I!
bounded on one side by Scribner
avenue and another portion by Item-
part road.

A few years ago part of the tract
was cut up into building lots and
streets were cut through and side-
walks laid.

Lsst year many lots were sold by

 

the Roton Hill Company.

Roton Hill Property Bought
33y Abram Spelke oi Stamford

 

Most of the lots are 50 by 150.
The tract is located on high ground
and some points of it overlooks the
city and Long Island Sound.

Mr. Spelke will continue the de-
velopment of the propery as ; loca-
tion for fine home sites.

The deal was closed in Bridgeport
this morning.

Mr. Spclko pointed out today that
the property is one of the finest
available in the city and that the
reason it has lain dormant for so
long was because of embarrassing
conditions which had developed
about it.

He expects to see a rapid boom in
the section now that the sale has
been completed.

 

Westpo rt Woman

or last night that shoes had been?i Hospifal 0‘

of the Mahackemo Hotel.

The shoes were owned by the
Mark Off Shoe Company and ware
water soaked as a result of tile fire
in the Mercantile Building on July
6. They were put in the old barn
to dry. It is not known just how
many pair were stolen.

 

ononnans THAT SATISF!
are Mulllun'n homo-Mule Crullsrs.
They are uniform. delicious tasting
and made from the be'stof materials
in an up-to-dm and sanitary estab-
lishment. Always cooked with orb
to Always moped in waxed pa.
91 bags. Biol-es all over this viola»
tty have thorn for sole. Multipur-

Mrs. Ethel Kern-took Denncrt of
Westport. a. victim of sleep“! sick-
ness and other complications died
last night at the Norwalk hospital.
after being ill‘since Saturday. She
was the wife of Emil Dennermcom-
murder of the Joseph J. Clintod post.
V. F. W.

For some time she has been asso-
ciated with the Westport Bank and
Trust company as clerk. and it!"
vious tothat with the Westport Post
Office. ‘She is ‘survived' by her
husband: her mother. Mrs. Mar-
garet Kerristocir: a sister. ill-s.
Mabel Mslloclr. and a brother Louis
Kerri-took. all of Westport.

 

 

 

immune!»

"Lilies-ii

Dies in Norwalk
Sleeping Sickness

day while at work at the Westport
Bank and Trust company where she
Was employed as clerk. She was
taken to her home on Clinton ave-
nue and failed to respond to medl-
onl.treatment. When removed to the
hospital it was believed that she
was suffering from paralysis but
yesterday after a moclsllst had been
consulted it was reported that
Dotson in her blood had settled in
the brain and caused her to so into
convulsions.

Mn. Donnert was secretary of
Doric Chlpter. Order of the Eastern
Star. Previous to her .oonneotion
with the bank silo win a clerk in the

 

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HOSPITAL TO
BUY LAND NEAR
NURSES’ HOME

Directors ’Authorize
Purchase for Future
Needs--Corner Stone
Committee Reports

MANY GIFTS

Board Asks Donations
Of Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables— G e t 8
Check FrOm K. of C.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Nor-
walk Hospital Association at the
Hospital last evening it was voted
to purchase the lots adjacent to and
west. of the new Nurses- Home. it
was found to be necessary to have
more land in order to overcome what
would otherwise have been a. very
steep grade at the rear of the
Nilrscs' Home.

Furthermore, it was stated. it is
the only available land adjacent to
the hospital property. and is said
to be adlnirablydocated for an isola-
tion unit should'the hospital associa-
tion over desire to» build one.

The Board also authorized the
building of ‘etainlng wall along
the easterly inc of the Nurse's
Home property.

The Committee on Corner Stone

 

 

 

 

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NEW notional”
HERE NOW REACH
$1,834,634 MARK

Report of Building In-
spector to Council
Shows Year’s Build-
ing Operations

$293,005 IN JUNE

Slight Decrease Is Evi-
dent From May--But
Gain Over Year Ago
Seen

. Building in Norwalk during the
first six months of the year is valued
at 81.834.634. according to the re-
port of Building Inspector George S.
liubbell. which was presented to the
Common Council at its meeting last
evening.

During the month of June build-
ing operations showed a. decrease
from that of the month of May.

The report follows.

July 1st. 1925.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil.
City of Norwalk. Conn.
Gentlemen:

The report for the office of Build-
ing Inspector for the month of June.
1925. is as follows:

The number of building permits
issued is seventy—one. a decrease of
ten from the number issued in May.
and the estimated cost is 8242.555.a
decrease of 3100.585 from the pre-
vious month. but an increase of $63.-
361 over June. 1924.

Of the 71 permits. 51 are for new
buildings and 20 for additions. classi-
fied as 41 residential. 21 garages. two
gas stations, one club. one store-

 

 

 

 

 

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soon T0 Fill.
VACANCIESON
ZONING BOARD

Two vacancies existing on the
Zoing Commission will be filled in
the hear future by Mayor Thomas
Robins.

A petition signed by 21 residents
of East avenue was presented to the
Common council last evening asking
that the two vacancies be filled.

The Council voted to carry out the
recommendations made in the . pout
tion.

The petitioners went on record as
being in favor of zoning in the city

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Street Department

Is. Target

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Word

Battle Occupies Council -— Resident‘

C aims Streets of Second District Are 302“

Estimates Asked for Meadow St. Sewer

 

 

Two Murders Here
In Last 6 Months

There were two arrests on the
charge of murder in Norwalk
during the past six months. ac-
cording to the report of Chief
of Police William R. Pennington.
presented to the Common Council
last evening. .

The report covers the period
from January 1 until July 30 of
this year.

During that period there were-
16 arrests for violation of tile
liquor law and 55 for reckless
driving.

A total of 137 people paid fines
in the local courts and 27 were
sent to jail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORONER HEARS
How MAN WAS
KILLED BY AUTO

 

““Charge "“51 5’ do“ That

John Gail‘ney, Hit in
D a r i e a Saturday,
Had Been Drinking

DRIVER TESTIFIES

New Yorker and Girl
Passenger Say They
Did Not See Man
Until Car Hit Him

The inquest into the killing of
John Gaffuey, 12 Cove road. Stam-
ford. by a. car, owned and operated
on the Post road in Darien Saturday
night by Julius J. Rosenbusch. 552
West 158th street. New York. was
held in the Dai‘icn Town Hall yes-
terday afternoon by Coroner John J.

Phelan.

Tile accident occurred when Gaff-
ney apparently fell into the Rosen-
busch car Just north of the Noroton
Relief hospital. was buried against
the windshield and almost instantly
killed.

 

 

Gaffney. it was testified was walk- '

ing on the side of the road going
north. but where he had been all
day. or where he was going. nobody
could tell the Coroner. Persons ques-
tioned by Chief Harry Smith of the
Barton Police department. and State

Trooper Salvatore Fl'atlllo knew
nothing of Gaffney's doings during
the day.

Officers Heard Crash.

Officer lt‘ratlno's account of the
accident as told at the inquest fol-
low. At about 9:30 Saturday night
he stopped on the right hand side of
the Post. road opposite the Noroton
Relief Hospital when he heard a
crash in his rear. Fratino had no-
ticed no cars pafiing at extraordin-
ary speed. and traffic was light. He

 

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COLORED BOY
ON SCOOTER [8
HIT BY AUTO

Milton Mason. aged seven years.
colored. of 115 Water street, is in
the Norwalk Hospital today as the
result of being struck by an auto-
mobile yesterday afternoon.

 

Joseph Lepus. Jr., of Winsor
place. it is reported. was driving
north in Water street. when the

Mason boy shot across the street on
a scooter and right into the path of
the car.

The front part of the car struck
him. He was picked up by Lepus
and taken to the Norwalk Hospital.
where it was discovered that, his
right ankle was broken.

Lepus was driving a. car owned
by Dr. A. R. Crosby of New Canaan.
He was charged with reekleso driv-
ing and placed under bonds of 8150.

The driver stated that he was go-
ing very slow at the time of the ac-

 

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There was a great display of vote I,
bal fireworks over the streets of til!
City of Norwalk at the meeting“
the Common Council last evening“;

At various times tile battle waggd~
so worm that it was necessary for
Mayor Thomas Robins to call for .
ordcl. »

After tllc sulokc had cleared away
it was found that the Council had
requested the Board of Estimat.
and Taxation to appropriate the.
sum of $12,300 for the paving not, '
Meadow street and requested In"
City Engineer to bring in estimatu
on the cest of laying a sewer .in
Meadow and Laurence streets. "

The council also referred the mlfti' - 3
for of improving Hanford place and ,
Laura street to the Committee on.
streets. _ "Vt/t"

Delegation Complains. «-

The discussion opcnod when "
delegation of rcsidcnts of Lauri.
street headed by Michael Paul:
complained of the condition of th
roadway there and asked that it.“
repaired. Residents also declul‘dd
that the Board of Health should one
der solno of the property owners tq
clean up their property.

One of the residents complained
of the wine of a burned barn that.
had been left standing for mail).
months.

At. this point in walked three «o-
luen" headed by Mrs. Frank No'lto"
to complain of the condition b!
Hanford place. Mrs. Nero said that
nothing had been done there for"
many years. She declared that be-
cause of the terrible state of the
street an automobile had run into
the front porch of her home the
other evening damaging it consido
crablc. She wanted to know ‘who
was going to pay for the damage to
her porch. '

The women made the suggestion"
that the city place a sign on South
Main street stating that Hanford
place was a dead end stleet. This .
they said might save the porch“ »;.
and sidewalks from automobilists

 

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DREDOE READY
TO FILL lN PARKfi ~
AT SEAVlEW AYE;

Pumping Operationsto,
Begin Tomorrow -
Bulkhead Work Fin-y
ished Yesterday '

The dredge Potomac of the Ar.-
ulisdel Corporation. Baltimdre. m
leady today to begin pumping from
the river into Scavlew avenue park.
The bulkhead at the southwest cor-
ner of. the proposed park tract was K
finished yesterday. and this morning -
Laurence streets. The amendment
the Tolles street wharf across 9
channel. where she was moored
noon. The metal pipes to be ud'od
in the pumping were stretched an
Army pontoons across the shallow
water in float of the city wharf and
led across the dock into the space
to be filled in.

The pumping Mil begin tomorrow
it is expected. The dredge Potomac
can scoop up mud at a rate of over
15 cubic feet a minute.

There has been some talk alohg
the waterfront that the harder.
when finally dredged out. may ho
used new a Federal port of entry.

SASK TO BE
SPECIAL tors

Five men have made application
for appointment to the superhero” ,
ary police falce.

Their names were read It All.
meeting of the Commén Couir
last. evening and new referred to
committee on police.

They were Frank J. Kramer. W
drew J. Piunkett Charles C. Bonn;
ton. Daniel F. Corcorsn
Chester A. Cronin.

 

 

 

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has the following grades of .. ._
Grade B (which is ..
Grade A raw milk (bottled at .
where produced). tuberculin
ed milk. from Guernsey ding;
special milk). All milk “:69
tuberculin tested is out.“