i i . FIRST WITH THE NEWS 4 ESTABLISHED 1870 -. j Entered u second-clue matter at the post. office at So. Norwalk. Conn. under the Act of Much I. It'll) I NORWALI'B FIRST NEWSPAPER SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925. NC SENTINEL The Weather 2‘! Partly cloudy. probably ope-M ‘- showeu Into tonight. and Sit "3‘ meter Sunday in northwest. portld” S ‘ . moderate to fresh southwest m ' man Tide—l: II A. It. I: so 1’. he: ‘ ' PRICE THREE CENTS » V. 5 EL A 1 Modern Grocery Co. Is Moving Into New Concern Has Had Remarkable Growth Started Seven Years Back With One Store—— Now Controls 37 Stores—Headquarters in The Modern Grocery Company is today moving its offices and ware- house into its new headquarters in. the former Markham building in Water street. This building was purchased by the company from Samuel Roodner about two months ago and. since that time. has been completely reno- vated inside and out. All three stories of the building will be. used as the new home of one of Norwalk's fastest growing con- cerns. The first two floors will be used for storage purposes. and the third floor will be used for offices and also for storage. The new offices are located in the front of the building and are beau- tifully finished. Hardwood floors have been laid. An elevator is being installed to carry freight from one floor to an- other. A large concrete loading platform has been constructed at the rear of the building: with an entrance from Haviland street, where the trucks will be loaded. The entrance to the office will also be on the Haviland street side of the building. The business was established seven years ago by Joseph Abrahams. fath- er of Bernard and Michael Abru- hams. '.the first store of the chain'w'ss - opened in Ely avenue. sewn years If ago. , Since that time the business has continued to show a rapid growth until today the concern has 3'1 stores. The stores are located all over Fairileld County with one recently opened in New Milford in Lttchfleld county. Courtesy and an effort to please the public is given as the reason for the increase of the concerns business. John Beniamln is President of the company, Michael Abrahams, Vice President and Bernard Abra- hams. Secretary and Treasurer. ASKS PERMIT FOR BUS LINE T0 RIOGEFIELD N. H. R. R. Will Discon- tinue Two Trains on Branchville Line If Granted HARTFORD, July 25.——-(AP). An- other development in the fight for motor transportation control in Con- necticut came yesterday in the fil- ing with the Public Utilities Com- mission by the New York. New Hav- en and Hartford Railroad company. through the New England. Trans- portation company, of an applica- tion to open a bus line between Ridgefield and Georgetown. The proposed route is the fifth contem- plated by the railroad and if the required certificate for it is grant- ed by the Publlc L'tilities Commis- sion. the company would discontinue two local trains daily on the Branchville-Ridgefield line, and p03. sibly more. KEOGH FAMILY BACK FROM TRIP Judge and Mrs. John Keogh of Marian avenue and their daughter. Irancis. returned to their home yesterday after an automobile trip to Canada. They traveled through New Eng- land. Canada and New York state on the trip. Their son. Jack Keogh went as far as Maine on the trip. where he entered a. summer camp and will remain for a month. —DONT HAVE WAS}! DAY. in your home these warm summer days—save all the fuss. muss and bother b ylottlng Brophys Lauadm 134 Water Street. do your family washing .tor you. It will be called for , The null ‘ Former Markham Bldg. at Corner of Water 'And Haviland Streets \ \ Commuters to Fight Rite Boost WHITE PLAINS. N. ., July 25.——(AP). A general meeting to unite towns of Westchester coun~ ty in opposition to the recently announced increase in New York. New Haven and Hartford Rall- road commutation rates. will be held in New Rochelle Monday. Benjamin I. Taylor. chairman of the Westchcstcr Citizens' Union. pledged to fight the increase, an- nounced today, Plans will be formulated by the meeting. he said. and the next move probably will be the filing of application in the Supreme Court for an injunction against institution of the new tariff schedules. which are to go into effect August 1 and involve a general 40 per cent increase. s DEMPSEY WILL BEGINTO TRAN WELT Back in Hollygzorlféiéalal; For Fight In Septem- ber BARS SET-UPS New Jersey ——Will Bar Champion Unless He Fights Harry Wills Or Gene Tunney HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. July 25 (AP). —Back from his European honey- moon IInd his New York negotiations for a llarry Wills fight in 1926. Jack Dempsey today was preparing to en. ter the training grind that will fit him for a return to the prize ring. in which he won the world's heavy- weight boxlng championship. By his own admission “through with pictures" and eager to put aside the false whiskers and grease paint of movtedom for the leather mittens of pugilism. Dempsey arrived here last night after eluding cameramen and others who had hoped to meet him at the train. Accompanying him was his bride. Estelle Taylor. motion picture ac- tress. in whom some prophets of the prize ring profess to see the success- or of'Jack Kearns. once active man- ager of the champion. Dempsey announced on his arrival (Continued on Page Twelve.) AUTOlST QUICK, INTI JOHN LCIIIE WASNT SLOW H is Street Cleaning Cart Wrecked, John Gets Number on Car As It Speeds Away John Louie‘s street cleaning cart was wrecked yesterday afternoon. John was at work in South Main street sweeping the streets. when an automobile came along and struck his cart. The driver of the. car put on speed and dashed away. He was not quick enough. however. John got his number. which was N. Y. 2T-9080. The matter will be in- vestigated further and an effort will be made to have the motorist apprehended. CRULLERS ‘I'OU'LL LIKE. Mulligan's Home-made Crullers are the kind you'll like—because Utey are made from the best of‘ma- tennis and cooked in Crisco. They are tasty. wholesome and always Just the name. Store- all over this viola- Sty harem tor cola—Adv. 1;: , _ piety of Ste. Aline. 'Sprfngivood. and led by the officers r CELEBRATE FETE 0F STE. ANNE IN SPRINGWOOD Gigantic Display 0 f Fireworks to Be Fea- ture " o f Festivities This Evening PARADE Society Stages Observ- ance Which Will At- tract Thousands ‘to Italian Section Today is a big day in Springwood- The feast of Saint Anne is being celebratgg with music, parades. l. carnival, and will culminate ‘ln one of the biggest and noislest fireworks displays ever hold in Norwalk. The fete of St. Anne. traditional mother of the Virgin Mary. falls to- morrow, but the celebration was forecast last night when a. half doz- - en giantic rackets were fired . in Springwood. A carnival. gay with colored streamers. and with booths sur- rounded by occupants. with excited talk drowned out by music of.a. brass band. is being held on Bouton Street. and it is here that the ob- servances will culminate with a fire- works display that will draw thou- sands of people from all sections of the city. ‘\ This morning the observance: ln- cludcd a parade headed by the So- BIB-lumen“. of the society. the procession slowly made its way through South and North Main street. round the Soldi- er's Monument. to Franklin street. and back to Springwood via Rail- road avenue. The muslc was provided by a Bridgeport band and a feature of the parade was the 40 young girls. all dressed in white. and each with a circlet of white flowers on her forehead. The officers of the Society of St. Anne are: lt'i-ank Martiilillo. presi- dent; Joseph Testa. vice-president; Patsy DiPetro, treasurer: and Michael TesIa. secretary. IS ARRESTED ON COMPLAINT OF HIS WIFE Spring Street Man Is Charged With As- sault and Breach of The Peace David Ryder. of 44 Spring street. was arrested by Patrolman Robert Gainer. on the charge of assault upon his wife and breach of the peace. last night. The police were notified of a dis- turbance in Spring street and when they investigated found Ryder in another argument with his wife.. He was recently arrested on a similar charge and the couple agreed to forget the past and start all over again. His case will come up the downtOvIn city court next w.eek Harry Goodwin furnished bond for his release. NoRNALK CIRLs GOING To CAMP The boys' period at the Y. M. C. A. Camp Mohawk will terminate on July 30. it was announced this morn- ing at the offices of Ernest L. Sax- ton. county secretary of the organi- zatton. Girls will enter the camp on July 30 for a month's stay. Among those who are to attend from Nor- walk are: Margery Pollard. Frances Buttery. in Sue Glover, Lillian Field, Evelyn Gamble. Esther Heisman. \‘erna Pollard. LT. NTTCIIELII'S SABER. Charles H. Dllworth. First district Jeweler. has on display in his win- dow on Wall street a silver-plated saber. which was presented recently to Lieutenant Clarence C. Twitcholl of the local Combat Train. The In— ber In handsomely decorated utd‘ New Haven Boeris'sing: HisCanoe Washed Ashore Men Search Sound All Night But an." Find Trace of Bank Clerk WIFEPARTED FROM HUSBAND DISAPPEARS Dorothy Towne of Stamford, Wanted For. Auto Payments, Can’t Be Found SENSATIONAL SUIT Counter Charges in Di- vorce Trials—Grand- son ,of Founder of Yale & Towne BRIDGEPOR'I‘. July 25.-Denied a, decree of divorce recently from the grandson of the late millionaire founder of the Yale and Towne company, Dorothy Constance Itavln Towne. Stamford. described as hav- ing mysteriously vanished with an automobile in violation of a con- tract with a. bonding comp‘ny. is being sought by agents who are making a thorough search of h w York city and li‘airt‘leld county towns and cities. according to stati- mcnts made yesterday by repre. scntatlvcs of the National Surety company. 4 Albany street. New York city. Charged with misconduct in a di- vorce action subsequently with- dla\\n by her young husband. Jos- eph Meredith Towne. Darlen. and then unsuccessful in a second suit she brought on allegations of men- tal and physical cruelty. Mrs. Towne was reported to be employed in a Bridgeport department store. her associates there aware of her sensational domestic difficulties which have been given wide pub- licity within the last several Inonths. Inquiries made‘ycsterday did not substantiate the reports of her presence in this city. Protected by Bond. Agents who have canvassed New York city. Darlen. Stamford. Fair- flcld and Bridgeport for informa— tion of Mrs. Towne declared yes- terday that she obtained possession of an automobile from II. New York agency after funds had been ad- vanCcd to her under an agreement to make installment payments on the car by a New York firm. which is protected from loss by the dia- appearancc of the car by bond furnished by the National Surety company. After acting contrary to pledges to the bank and bonding company. Mrs. Towne was followed to the (Continued on Page Twelve.) FUNERAL 0F EIw. RARRT ON MONDAY The body of Edward Barry. killed in a. motOrcycle crash in Portland. Maine. was brought to this city to- day. The funeral will be held from the home of his uncle James Cavan- augh. Spring Hill avenue. at 8: 80 o'clock Monday morning and from St. Mary's church at nine o‘.clock Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery. \ was’rno Ix NIAuAnoxsca The Mamaroneck police informed the up-town authorities last nisht that Howard Coatcs of this city is wanted to appear there for operat- ing a. car- without a license. The automobile which he was drivins was loaned to him by Andrew Per- ry of 3 Leonard street. COMPLAIN ABOUT BOYS Residents of Cross street com- plained to the up-town police last night that on were making adio- turbénce ear the Francis H. Lex- gett grain elevator. Officer Jerry Dorney investigated and warned the youthful offenders. stomrmmnn s'ronmt Charles .Bouton. of _ 10 - Quin street. reported to the downturn police fut night that. some one had .toloa a motomofor from his'. ear. bears the engraved seal of the Unit- while it was parked in the roar of ed States Government. 11109“! hell. . BRANI-‘ORD. Conn.. July 25. (AP). Leslie Smith. 20. clerk for a year in the National Tradesmen's Bank. New Haven. who had been on his vacation with his parents at Sun- set Beach. was missed last night after he had set out to paddle in a canoe from Sunset Beach to Double Beach. The craft was wash- ed ashore at Dawson Park near the home of William L‘. Hitchcock. and this fact made it seem likely that Smith had been drowned. Thoru‘ald Penny and Thorwald Hammer. of Branford. searched in a motorboat until early today but found no sign of Smith. The latter left Sunset about 6:45 last night and although it was daylight for nearly two hours longer. no one seems to have noticed Smith in the canoe. Smith lived in West Ilock a\ hue. New Haven LOUNSBURY GAVE HIM MANY COSTLY GIFTS Wm. Griffith, Principal ;Heir, Received Thou- sands From ex-Gov- . r~n t. ether—Appeal .BRIDGEI’ORT. July :5. — Wil- liam II. Griffith of the 'I‘. L. Wat- son company. of Bridgeport. the principal heir to the estate of the late Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury of Itidgcfleld. had for a number of years previous to the death of the. former governor. received many valuable presents from Governor Lounsbury. it was definitely learned here today. the gifts. which included valuable shares of stoek and real estate to- talled several ‘ hundred thousand dollars.‘ it is understood. (ilvcn 825.000 Outright. Mr. Griffith has admitted. it is said. having been given 325.000 as an outright gift by Mr. Lounsbury some years ago. Other gifts which he received from the late governor were 100 shares of the Cemetery association. . Plains; 100 shares of the pre stock of the American Bank company, received during the lattet part. of 192‘: 200 shares of the pre- ferred stock of the Remington Type writer company. 800 shares of the common stock of the West Vir- ginia Pulp and Paper company. Be- sides this stock there was deeded to him a large tract of land in Flor- ida. upon which Mr. ‘Lounsbury erected a house. estimated to be worth 840,000., All of these pres- ents were outright. and are not in any way included in the property disposed of by the late Governor Lounsbury‘s w.lll “'oman Doctor DlslIIIIeritcd. Dr. Alice Itockwcli. a niece of‘ the late governor and the only disin- herlted heir is a graduate of Johns Hopkins university. and has spent two years at the Rockefeller hospi- tal in Peking. China. She returned to this country but recently. Dur« ing the summer she intends to re- main at “Echo Camp,” Ilaquette Lake in the Adirondacks. ' This Adirondack estate belongs to the residue of property. under the will of the late Governor. com- prises about '15 acres of choice land. and is worth. it is said-more than $100,000. This will so also to Mr. and Mrs. Griffith of Bridgeport. as they have been made the recipients of the entire residue of the estate. Homer S. Cummings. attorney for Frederick H. Quintard of Norwalk. said yesterday that an appeal of the probating of the testamentary docu- ment will be undertaken. Whether Mr. Quintard will be alone in the contest. it has not. been determined. as Dr. Rockwell refuses to speak concerning the‘ matter and her bro- ther. Winthrop Rockwell. of Ridge- flcld. also. POULTRY SHOW HEREIN JAN. The Norwalk Poultry Association voted to hold a poultry show at the Norwalk Armory during next Jan- uary at their meeting last night. The show will be held for three days and according to Secretary Harry L. Bracken. it will be far larger than any of the other show- held by tho‘loul mochtfo Committees wore appoi mite WI! for the show. 10 tube Ll .. PERSHING CAN NoT COME HERE FOR. REUNION Going to Invite Gen. Edwards to Come to Norwalk f o r 56th Regiment Affair FINANCES Subscription to Raise Fund Starts Aug. l~ 'Dilworth and Hoyt in Charge General John J. Pershing will be unable to'attend the reunion of the- 56th Regiment in this city on Labor Day. A letter from the leader of the A. I}. II‘.. was read at the meeting of the general committee on the re- union. held in the Council Chamb- ers last night. General Pershing stated that he would be in South America on that date and that it waé with regrets that he was forced to decline the in- vitation to be in Norwalk. A motion was then offered that an effort be made to secure General Clarence It. Edwards. commander of the Yankee Division. made up of troops from New England. ’ It was voted to hold the clambake for the veterans of the regiment in Schultze'a Grove in Westport ave- nue. instead of l'nlon PaIk Oscar it. Selim" wobably srrtmge to some the bake. This media was left in the hands of Thomas F‘. Skelly and Ayttornc Joseph Llnx- weiler. The subscription to raise monev for the affair will be started on August 1. The newspapers of the city will be asked to co-operate on this matter. Charles Dilworth is chairman of the Finance Commit- tee with Charles E. Hoyt as treasur- TlIo total value of or VETERANS ARE GOING T0 CONEY lSLAND SEPTA Horton Dibble, Chair- man of Joint Com- mittee—Will Sail on Steamer Favorite ' Plans were made for the excur- sion to Cofiey Island to be given by the veteran organizations of the city at a meeting held at the City Hall last evening. Representatives from the United Spanish “'ar Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion were present. It was voted to hold the affair on Sunday. September 6. The steamer “Favorite" will carry the party from South Norwalk to Concy Island and return. Horton Dibble was elected chair. man of the joint committee; Aaron Dawson. vice-chairman: Le Roy D. Downs. secretary. and James Flynn. treasurer. ‘ ROWAYTON LAD IS LIGHTWEIGHT NAVY CHAMPION STAMFORD. July 25 (Special).— Word received from the Naval De- partment is to the effect that John Zldick, the son of John Zldick of Rowayton, has won the lightheavy- weight championship of the Navy. The. young man attended the localI schools and is now torpedoman on the U. S‘. S.Californla. Zidlck holds six belts won in box~ ing. To win the championship he had.to defeat 10 men over a period of seven weeks. In the final bout he deefated Jack Sugtlne of the U. S. S. Seattle in seven rounds. MANOBWALK Dam! 00. has the following grades of milk: Grade B (which is pasteurized): Grade A raw milk (bottled at forms when produced). tuberculin tut.- ed milk. from Guernsey cm (our special mint). All milk that isn't tested is putmiud hero. SOIL—M's . Amazes Police Win Your Swimming Button Next Week Be the proud possessor of a Red Cross beginner's swimming button. This will be possible for every- one tnking the week's course of instruction at Calf l'asturo Beach in' swimming. To receive this button you will have to swim 50 feet and. ae- cordlng to the instructors. you will be able to do so if you follow their orders very carefully. Some might say: “Oh. fear the water!" The Life Guards will help you overcome this fear. The essence of instructions will be to teach every non~swimmer confidence and relaxation while in the water. Anyone acquiring both will have no trouble, with practice. to develop into a good and useful swimmer. Your opportunity is next week. Make the best of it. but I uarters Thieves U se Sledge: Hammer to Get Loot Batter Way Thru One Foot Brick Wall. in Builds . ing in Heart of Waterbury Business Dis: trict — Only Choicest Furs Taken — Jng' . an... i warnnnvnv. Conn.. July '2‘! _. (AP).——Borlng their way with cr'o‘iv': bar and sledge through the two watt: of the sturdy Buckingham bulldih in the heart of Waterbury's buslnou district. burglars last night enterefl' 1’ the Seligson Fur Store and 1!".ch away with $20,000 worth of turn.“ The lIurglaIy “as one of the moat: daring in the history of the local‘ I’olicc Dcpattment. The butglaIs entered the Buckling“: ham building through an upper not?“ by a fire escape. They broke throu'hax a thin wall first in the first floor all trance to Buokingham Hall and them'. working in a cramped position bi“ tered a big hole through a. one-fa brick wall that led into the Sellgcon. store. Only the choicest of fun were taken. 'the burglars batting ; made a complete survey of “TI.- stock. They made their exit through. the huge dom leading into Bucking- ham 11;.Ill which was easily opem rom the. inside. . g The Seligsdn SIOle is careful? i wired with the A D. T. burglar alarm system. but the bmglars had ‘0 thoroughly studied their job that. they did not come in contact with any of the wires. KILLS “INSET _ ININNINCRCCN or PLAZA HOTEL Man Believed to Be Foreigner, S h o o t s Himself in Fashion- able N.Y. Restaurant GUESTS NEARBY Had Ordered Meal for Two Early Today-— Only a Dime Found In His Pockets ‘- NEW YORK. July. “5 .—(AP). A young man in cv cnlng clothes which had foreign trade marks. shot and killed himself in the dining room of the fashionable Hotel Plaza on Fifth avenue near Central Park early today after ordering a dinner for two. He entered the hotel hatiess and had the waiter change his ordeI for food several times. When the waiter went out to fill the order. the man drew a revolver and shot him- self through the heart. Several guests were seated nearby on the promenade. His coat bore the trademark of a dealer in Hamburg, Germany. and his collar that of an English haber- dasher. An investigation was started as to his identity. Ills pockets con- tained a dime and a package of clg. arettes. Two German societies held meetings in the hotel last night. Late News WAGE CUT. LAWRENCE. Mass. July 25.— (AP). A ten per cent wage reduction effective Monday. was announced to- day by “‘alworth Brothers, lnc.. manufacturers of dress goods here. The reduction will effect 300 opera- tlvcs. NEW HAVEN RR ISABSS 51.89. NEW YORK. July 25.n(AP). The New Haven Railroad earned $1.00 a share on the capital stock in the first half of 1925 against 30 cents a snare in the first. half of 1024. 28 “'NED. SHANGHAI. July 25.—(AP). Twenty eight persons were drovmed here today when a sudden rain squall capsized two ferry launches smooth; the Whangpoo river» for Pootung. Thirty one persons were rescued. —.\fIGlfl'Y FINE COAL. is at Alfred Brown's Coal Yard those days waiting for orders to be placed in your coat bin for use this coming winter time. It looks like real trouble in the anthracite coal field soon. He wise—put your coal ELECTRIC CO. IS TO NOTE 1 ON AUGUST 15'“. Growth 0 f Business Forces Concern to Take Larger Quar- ters on N. Main St. 'l he Notwalks' Electric Company. of 11 North Main street. have start- (‘d to move into their new home at 20 North Main street. on the ammo“ site side of the sttcet. The new store will be opened; on August 15.1taynor Werme proprie’o for 0,: the conceIn stated this moi‘hu ing that it was necessaty to move into the new quarters because of in“; cIeased business. MI. WeIme. a veteran of tho ‘ World war, upon his discharge from . the service started business in a. bum ( in South Main street. He nextvpfi .. ' cried a small store in Liberty Square. and because of the increase in busi- ness he found it necessary to mov into a store in the same building that he is now located in. His b ncss continued to gI ow and he mu took over the slow next door and made it 0ch into one store. The new stow will be modeledaf. ter the most up- -to- date elect stores. ANOTHER $1 " ;L EXCURSION TO; ‘ Another e\cursion will be and“ ed by the New Haven Road South Norwalk to New York 1.: return on next Sunday, August 2 a $1 f0I the round trip. Ample time will be allowed. in New York for the excuxsionleti' to visit Coney Island with its many amusement attractions. take pig _ seeing trips. visit any number—'0‘. New York's famous points offline tcrcst or take in the baseball m The special train will leave Bum Norwalk at 7: 30 a. m.. Eaton! Standard .tlmo and will be due Ill Grand Central Terminal at: 8:40 o. m. Returning the special train W . lcavo Grand Central Terminak'dfi 7. 30 p. In.. Eastern Standard W and will be, due in South No at 8: 40 p. m. ._ Tickets me now on sale at: local Itailroad Station and the her sold will be strictly limltOd.'. I the seating capacity of the spec.” . train. :u NOW FOR SPONGES Sheep wool sponges. extra ~ size and of fine grade (for mobile uses) special at 95c: sponges. just the thing for [Ill household work. special It 400' assortment of fine bath (bleached) all sizes at 150 81.00.1'he ' ' ‘ Pharmacy. Main St. Painter. 1" in now.“ Brown's Coal. Phone 8898-}. . -AdV. ‘
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