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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN., MONDAY, JULY27, 1925.
DRYAN’S II
Y ”LIES IN "STATE IN DAYTO
5 Norwalkei's Injured In Crash In ~ Torrington
a.) .i
A- o-
h
.
Are Pinned Under
Overturned Auto
Trying to Avoid Smash With Horse and Wagon
Car Crashes Into Embankment on .Torrlng-
ton Turnpike—William Loper, Wife, Chil-
dren Hurt, Also Young Harold Bassett
Attempting to avoid hitting a
horse and wagon which came out
directly into its path from a hidden
street. then crashing into an em-
bankment at the side of the road.
an automobile carrying a party of
Norwalk people nearly throw all of
its occupants to death in Torring-
ton on Saturday afternoon.
The injured are: Mr. and Mrs.
William Loper, daughters, Dorothy
and Nellie of Leonard street and
Hart d Bassett of Commerce street.
M Loper sustained deep cuts
about the head and lips; Mrs. Lop-
er's right arm was broken in two
places: Nellie received a. DOSSlbIe
broken jaw; Dorothy has severe
head wounds, and young Bassett re-
ceived deep cuts about the ears and
head.
Bound For Pittsflold.
The Norwalk party driving in Tor-
rington on the way to Pittsfield for
a. weekend visit. was accompanied
by another Norwalk car in which
were William Plait of Leonard street
and Lucian Bassctt of Commerce
street. ,
’l‘he Loper car. following the Bas-
sett automobile on the 'l‘orrington
turnpike, was forced to swerve off
the road when a. horse and wagon
appeared before it, coming from a
side street.
The llassett car turned abruptly
to the left side of the road and
William Loper driving. in order to
avoid the other Norwolk car. was
forced to turn sharply to the right
side of the. road. His car. going at
a. good rate of sIccd. swerved from
its course with the sudden applica-
tion of brakes. and made directly
for a. high embankment at the side
of the road. .
It crashed and was turned on its
side. pinning all its occupants be-
neath it.
Raised by Spectators.
The car. damaged almost beyond
repair. remained a. prison for the
victims. until with difficulty it was
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LOCAL FIREMEN
ARE READY FOR
., FUN CARNIVAL
The First Paid Firemen’s Fun
Frolic opens today.
For the first time in their his-
tory. the Norwalk fire-fighters on
the regular force will attempt to
raise money for their Pension Fund.
The entire force has constituted a
committee to arrange the best carni-
val that could be provided. Ho-
ward Finch has been in charge. but
every man has given of his spare
time to clear up the site on Seaview
avenue. where the show will be held,
and get ready for the Gerard Shows.
The Firemen have put the entire
plans in the hands ,of the Gerard
Company Shows. and among the at.-
trsctions offered will be a 50 foot
ferns-wheel. a carousel. a dozen big
swings. a trained monkey show, an
exhibition of Hawaiian dancers. and
many other .-. sions.
Admission - . grounds will be
free to anyone the numerous
shows will haw a charge.
The Weather
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
probably occasional showc rs.
Conditions: A disturbance is cen-
tral this morning off the coast south
of New England and it caused show.
ers and thunderstorms during the
past 24 hours from North Carolina.
northeastward to Maine. Pressure is
relatively low in all the eastern half
of the country but high in the
northern states west of the uppen
lake region. Temperatures are gen-
erally below the seasonal normals
in most sections of the northern
states.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
unsettled weather with occasional
showers,
MILK AND CREAM.
How important they are indeed.
These necessities of life—the source
from which they come. the parti-
(ular care exercised in the handling.
pasteurizlng and bottling and final-
ly in the delivering of the lame to
your door—es carried on by The
Norwailt Dairy Co.. is well and cre-
ditabiy done. Office and plant 88
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I
iHOMES DESTROYED
Center avenue. Norwalk. Phone
“.‘-L‘M‘. ,
Fiery Cross Is
Seen From Roton
Visitors .at lioton Point Park
got a display that wasn't on the
regular schedule Saturday night.
A fiery cross. supposedly of the
Ku Klux Klan. suddenly burst
forth about 10:30 o'clock on the
border‘ of the property of the
Park. It was on the edge of the
woods beside the ball lot.
Many made a beeline for the
spot. hoping to see a few hooded
Klansman. but were disappointed.
No one could he found.
The cross was made of two by
fours, and was wrapped with
regs. which had been soaked in
OlI. .9
LIGHTNING KILLS
12 COWS, HORSE;
WRECKS BARN
’Phone Service at Wor-
cester, Mass, 0 u t,
Firemen C a n’t Be
Called—Church Hit
Bolt Starts _ Fire i 11
Windsor H o m e —
M a n Blinded B y[
Flash While Closing
Windows
WORCESTER. Mass, July
27.—
(AP). Twelve head of cattle. two
horses. a large barn. fifty tons of
bay and farm implements to the to.
tal value of 512.000 were destroyed
by fire caused by a lightning bolt
which struck the .barll of Joseph
Higgins in West Barre this morning
during one of the heaviest electric
storms that has visited this town in
years.
Previous to the destruction of the
Higgins building a. bolt struck a two
story house owned by John Farigan
of Westb‘oro, but the fire depart-
ment saved it from serious damage.
About the same time the Higgins
pflce was struck lightning put the
telephone service out of commission
and no calls could be sent to the
fire department.
St. Stephen's Roman Catholic
church was struck by a lightning
bolt during a thunderstorm here this
morning following the early mass.
No one was injured. and the dam-
age to the edifice is estimated at
less than 81.000.
WINDSOR. Conn. July 27.—
(AP). During an electrical storm
early this morning a dwelling house
on Rood avenue, owned by William
Shik, was hit by lightning and de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on building
and contents will total $7.500. about
half of which is covered by insur-
ance. Members of the family spent
the remainder of the night in a
shed.
Wilbur Reid's house on Hayden
avenue was also struck by lightning
causing about 81.000 damage.
When an electric light pole in
front of the house of Albert Peter-
son was hit by lightning. Mr. Peter-
son. who was closing a window at
the time, was blinded for about an
houn
yaw FAIRFIEL‘D. Conn, July 27.
—(AP). A barn on the farm of Fras-
mo De Georginio. here. was struck
by lightning and burned early this
morning.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
Edward Hill of Flux Hill road.
was given a suspended sentence in
the downtéwn city court on the
charge of driving an automobile
without a license. by Judge ,Nehe-
mlah Candee. this morning.
TIRE STOLEN
Brewer and Malone reported to
the up-town police this morning that
a tire and tube had been stolen from
tl eir delivery car while it was in
their garage on Leonard street. The
ON AN ERRAND,
CIIILD IS RUN
Rushed t o Norwaik
Hospital—Said to Be
Looking for Driver
Of Car
WOMAN HURT
Thrown From Car in
Accident at Mulvoy
And Wood Streets
Last Night
Elizabeth. five year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Ostreicher of
West Norwalk avenue, is in the Nor-
walk hospital today as a result of
an automobile accident yesterday
afternoon near her home. Crossing
Richards avenue th. child was
struck by an automobile operated
and owned by Stephen Shimko of
the same avenue.
Her condition is said to be improv-
ed today. Hospital authorities said
this morning that a definite state-
ment can not be made until an X-
ray diagnosis is completed. She suf-
fered injuries to the left leg and
briuses to her chest.
. Elizabeth. it is understood. was
{sent across the street on an errand
by her mother. Shimko was unable
to stop quickly enough upon seeing
the‘child in his path. ‘
Shimko took the child and her
father to the Norwaik Hospital. and.
according to Sheriff Oliver Clarke.
of Itowayton, who investigated the
case, disappeared after the“ hospital
was reached. It is not. known
whether the man had been located
this morning, and Sheriff Clarke
was said to be out of town.
Thrown from Car.
Mrs. P. I’ino of 8 Naples street is
in the Norwnlk Hospital today suffer-
ing from injuries received in an au-
tomobile crash last night.
_ Mrs. Plno was riding in an auto-
mobile with Ambol Monterio of 8
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AUTOS COLLIDE
DURING FETE
lN srrmcwoon
Two? Held for Driving
Under Influence of
Liquor — One Sen-
tence Suspended
Albert C. Hall of 20 Arch street
was arrested on a charge of driving
an automobile while under the in-
fluence of liquor Saturday night.
Hall was driving his automobile
up Ely avenue hill. when his car
collided with two automobiles own-
ed by Joseph Wacha of Popp street
and Charles Short of East Norwalk.
The can owned by Mr. Wacha was
parked alongside of the road when
it was struck by Hall's car was
pushed ahead and into the rear of
Short's automobile which was just
in front of it.
Patrolman Milton Lockwood. who
was on duty in that section investi-
gated the accldent and placed Hall
under arrest.
He also arrested Samuel Ortell of
Ely avenue. riding in the car with
Hall, on the charge of intoxication.
Sentence was suspended in the case
of Ortell when he was tried before
Judge Nehemiah Candee in 'the
downtown city court this morning.
Orteil stated that he and Hall had
been attending the ltalian celebra-
tion in the Springwood section.
SAYS, CIRCLE lNN
FIRE visllur
T0 consusnor
“The Circle Inn fire which result-
ed in fatal burns to Charles Sigs-
way of Norwalk was caused by spon-
taneous combustion."
This is the statement of Captain
Thomas O'Connor of Dorian. for 21
years a member of the New York
Fire Department and retired as
captain.
O'C nnor. who is a member of the
Dorie Volunter department. was
one of the first men at the fire. He
says that every single incident of
garage door‘ was broken opal. .
the blaze points to spontaneous
combustion,
DOWN BY AUTO ‘
mas WHILE SLEEPING
WILLIAM assumes nnvaw _ ' ..
\This is one of the last
pictures taken of him.
Wood Street Is Scene
Of Bitter Family Row
Quick Action of .Policeman Dattalo Stops Use
Of Knife and Rifle
The quick action of Supernumeh
ary Policeman William Dattalo broke
up a. quarrel in Wood street that
might have ended with fatal results
this morning.
The children of Philip Mace and
Jacob Bertino became involved in a.
quarrel and this led to another argu-
ment between Mrs. Mace and Mrs.
Bertlno which attracted the atten-
tion of the two husbands. ‘
The two men came running out
of their house and Berino is said to
have struck Mace in the face, upon
which Mace struck back and drew a.
knife out. of his pocket.
About this time Officer Dattalo.
who had been at the downtown City
Court happened along on his way
home. He grabbed the two men and
pulled them apart.
Bertino is alleged tollave then
brought out an old rifle which was
taken away from him by the officer
and was found to be empty.
By this time the entire neighbor-
hod was in an uproar.
Patrolman Frank Stratton and
Louis Brehm then came down and
the two families were placed in au-
tomobiles and brought to the down-
town police station. where the
charge of mutual assault was placed
aaginst the two men.
They were released under bonds of
$50. Their cases will come up in
the downtown City Court tomorrow
morning.
Trolley Smashes Auto;
Then Hits Load of Hay
Luck Was Against Norwalk-Stamford Car—2
Mishaps in Short Time
Trolley pasengers between Nor-
walk and Stamford got a. thrill yes-
terdaylthat isn't included in the
Connecticut Company's schedule.
A car operated by Patrick Gllroy.
with E. S. Hoyt as conductor. was
travelling in Darlen near the To-
keneke road at. what the police say
was a fairly ngh rate of speed. It
smashed into an automobile owned
and operated by Martin Shaung-
nessy, former Prosecuting Grand
Juror of the Town of Barton.
Once the track was cleared. the
trolley set out again. and before it
had gone a half Rule. was in an-
other collision. This time it hit a.
horse drawn team, with a wagon
load of hay. being driven by a man
known bnly as “Peter." The wagon
and its load was dragged over fifty
feet before the trolley stopped. The
wooden vehicle was smashed to
pieces.
There were no serious injuries re-
ported in either mishap. Gilroy was
ordered to appear in the Darien
Town Court in today's session.
Stands Up While
WI
Ricing On
lip at Roton; Badly Hurt
Dominic Mack, of Long Island
City. was seriously injured Saturday
afternOon It about 3:30 o'clock.
when he was thrown from the whip
at Roton Point. His condition was
reported improved at the Norwalk
Hospital today.
Mack had come to the firk with
an excursion of the Neptune Meter
company. where he is employed. He
was sitting alone in the car when the
accident occurred.
Witnesses stated that Mack had
lost his hat on the first turn of the
whip. and stood up in the car to re-
gain it. The whip swung around
sharply at the, next turn bgforg be
could get back into his seat and he
was thrown violently against the
picket rail.
The machinery was-instantly shut
off. and a crowd rushed to the spot.
Friends on the excursion called the
Norwalk Hospital. and Mack was
placed unconscious in the am-
bulance.
He was taken to the hospital.
where a deep laceration in his head
was treated. It was feared at first
that he had suffered a concussion.
but he was able todit up yesterday
morning. Twelve stitches were taken
in his scalp. '
Mack will be removed to his home
Within s .1". am. .,
1‘.
CITY DOCK IS
THROWN OFF
ITS BALANCE
Dredging Pulls Mud
Away From Founda-
tion and Cement
Dock Sags Badly
WORK CONTINUES
Dredge Keeps on Fili-
ing Park But Moves
Away From the Dock
——Eula Investigation
The third accident which has oc-
curred in the dredging of the harbor
by the "Potomac" took place'thls
morning. when without warning. the
cement city dock crcaked on its
splles. and moved 18 inches from the
perpendicular. / ‘
The cribbing constructed between
the dock and the Washington street
bridge was not moved. and it is pre-
sumed that the loosening of the mud
in front of the dock helped to weak-
en it.'. The cement is warped out of
line, pciithc splies beneath it are
“Regal-ya noticeable degree.
The pressure of the tons of mud
directly behind the pier has caused
the rear spilcs to loosen entirely
from their hold in the mud.
It is not known whether the
dredging will continue near the pier
or not. Dominick Eula. the engineer
on the Job. said this noon that the
entire structure had swayed towards
-tho harbor.
Work early this afternoon on fill-
ing the Seaview avenue park pro-
Ject was still going on in spite of the
weakening of the deck. The pier
was built in 1922-23. and cost $32.-
000. The foundations are not
cement.
Since the area behind the dock is
new level. the pipes have been run
fifty feet further in. It is probable
that pumping will continue. but the
enginers will have to examine the
underpinning of the structure'beforc
going ahead with taking mud from
in front of it.
DR. M’ORECOR
PRAISES WORK
‘ OF DARWIN
Says There Is Every
Reason to Believe in
Some Sort of Evolu-
tion
"We have every reason to believe
that the creation was not an indivi-
dual one. but some sort of evolu-
tion!"
This was the keynote of the sec-
ond sermon on evolution delivered
yesterday morning at the First
Congregational church by the Rev.
Ernest McGregor.
“The individual creation theory
states that God made the lower ani-
mals as they now are. and then
made man. Darwin." Dr. McGre-
gor said. "combatted this belief and
whether or not we accept his whole
hypothesis of evolution. we must
admit the man as a great student.
and not scoff at him."
According to Dr. McGregor. the
whole course of history seems to be
a proof of evolution. We cannot
readily believe in the older theories
that the species were created singly
without relation to one another.
This is. he stated. a development of
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Late News
EXPLORER’S SON BROWNS.
PROVINCEI‘OWN. Mass, July
27.—(AP). \t'ynant Davis Hubbard.
as. four year old son of Wynant
Davis Hubbard, explorer and for-
me) Harvard football star. was
drowned yesterday when he fell
from a wharf at the summer home
of his parentsmerc. Mr. and Mrs.
Hubbard returned recently fmm
Salem Africa to spend the summer
h . .i .
DIES 0N BOAT.
NEW LONDON. July Q's-(AP).
Frank A. Iaming of East Way-
Iuoutb. Massachusetts, machinist'a
mate, first class. last night was
found dead in his funk aboard the
quest—Democratic Leader Dies Sleeping;
Was Working on Evolution Reply
Orphans Are to Be
Guests at Carnival
The ilrelllcn aren't the only
ones who will benefit by their,
Fun Frolic being held this week
at the Liberty Square site.
Filly youngsters from the
County Home. Westport avenue.
will be given the times of their
lives at the carnival this Wednes-
day aftcrnoon.
The committee in charge of
the big event this week conferred
with Tom Mnchan this morning.
and through his kindness. the
Connecticut Company will supply
the special trolley to convey the
youngsters to the carnival
grounds. There they will be
slowed to spend the afternoon on
the nlerrv-go-round. the ferrls-
wheel, the circular swings, and
all the other amusements. The
shows of trained monkeys will be
thrown open to them. and there
will also be sonic sort of “cats."
WIFE DECLARES
worm NEEDED
‘ HELLHUSBAND
Mrs. Bryan H o p e d
Commoner W o u I d
Liv e Until He Had
Finished Memoirs
RESTIN G PLACE
Wants Him Buried in
Arlington Cemetery
As He Battled For
America
DAYTON. Tenn, July 27.—-(AP).
Speaking of her husband's death to-
day, Mrs. William Jennings Bryan
said:
"My husband and I often used to
talk about what should be done in
such an event. He wanted to be
buried in Arlington if it could be
arranged. I am trying to arrange
it. It was his wish and I think it
is proper and fitting for he battled
for America too. and he battled for
the God of his fathers. courageous-
ly. unafraid.
“0. I so wanted him to be left
for me for a few years. There are
so many things that he was need-
ed for. He was writing his memoirs.
The world needs his memoirs. They
told of the great stretch of American
history and we so wanted to make
his trip to the Holy Land next
February."
One of Mrs. Bryan's first duties
was to telegraph the great Com-
moncr‘s forlner secretary and inti-
mate friend for many years, ‘Bcn G.
Davis. He is now at Takoma Park.
a suburb of Washington. She want-
ed him to go through the neces-
sary formalities for the Arlington
burial. She also telegraphed her
husband's present secretary. Walter
Thompson. Who was in Dayton with
him through the Scopes trial.
She reached her son. William
Jennings Bryan. Jr.. over the tele-
phone and told him to meet her in
Washington unless plans had to be
changed.
While in Chattanooga Friday. Mr.
Bryan arranged for the printing of
his undelivered address which he had
planned to release to the press the
end of this week. He read proof
late Friday night and left early
Saturday for Winchester. Saturday
night he returned to Chattanooga
for a. last reading of the proofs of
his undelivered address and then
came to Daytdn. '
Mr. Bryan lies at rest in the north
room of the Rogers home. He has
a most peaceful expression on his
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CBULLERS YOU'LL LIKE.
Mulligan's Home-made Crullera
are the kind you'lltt like—because
they are made from the beat of ms-
teriala and cooked in Crisco. They
are tasty. wholesome and always Just
the name. Store: all over this vicin-
ity have them for lulu—Adv. _
'14‘l‘
DAYTON. Tenn. July 27.—-(AP). .
The body of William Jennings Boy»
on will lie in state this afternoon
between the hours of 2 and G
o'clock. while the public will be in- '
vited to view the body of the dead.
political and religious leader. Mrs.
Bryan and a council of friends do
cided today.
The. place will be the home where
Mr. Bryan died. or the Rhea county
court house where he fought ‘hil
last great battle. 9 ‘
WASHINGTON. Jul 27.— '
William Jennings Bryan's burId‘lPizi
Arlington National Cemetery. Vir- '
glnia, will be in accor‘dance with
widhes expressed by hiln on his last
visit to the national capital more
than a. year ago. ‘y
At that time Mr. Bryan went
the home of his intimate friend.
Ben G. Davis. in a suburb. and m
quested that Mr. Davis do him t
favor of arranging his buria : ’
Arlington. 1 -m
"It matters not where l
the Commoner said.
buried in Arlington.
member this request?" .. . ..
Mr. Davis obtained permission to; ‘
day for the interment in Arlington:
may die
“I want to.“
Will you}
It”.
DAYTON, Tenn, July 27.-—Wiii-
lam Jennings Bryan. who many years
ago as “The Boy Orator of ti:
Platte.” with his "Cross of Go
speech won a Democratic presi c
tial nomination and a lasting Dido.
before the American public, is dead.
The and came yesterday afternoon
while the Commoner was sleeping in
the house of Richard Rogers. which
had been assigned him during hi3
stay here. when he came for til.
Scopes trial. Dr. W. F. Thomalmi
and Dr. A. C. Broylcs. who examined
the body stated death was caused tiff
a hemorrhage of the brain. resulting
iddapoplexy. He was sixty-five your
0 .
Was Not. Breathing.
James McCartney, family chats!“
four. was sent by Mrs. Bryan at 4:30 in
n. m. to wake her husband. Mon
Cartney shook Mr. Biyan twice in an
attempt to arouse him and then a
flood he was not breathing. R if-
ing to the home of A. B. Andrews.
neighbor, tho chauffeur called 11’:
physicians. who reached the hon:
within a few minutes. The doctord
said Mr. Bryan probably had been
dead thirty or forty minutes. v
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed early today but M
Bryan indicated burial would befin
Arlington Cemetery. as Mr. Bryalu
who was a Colonel in the Spanibhe
American War, several times had ex-
pressed a. desire to be buried than
The Commoner had been living -
under a strenuous program sinceJto
came here three weeks ago to assist ”T
in the prosecution of John T. Scopes.
found guilty of violating Tenneme'I
anti-evolution law. He appearetLin
excellent health, however, and 1nd
planning to launch a great campadga
this week in behalf of fundament‘
lism. '
Died in Peace. -, _
Mrs. Bryan. who has been an Inva-
lid a number of years. bravely stood
the shock of her husband's ungx-
pected death. She immediately took
charge of funeral arrangements and
received a few of the hundreds of
persons who called at the resident}.
to express sympathy. w"
“I am happy that my hush“
died without suffering and in peaoo.”
she said. : '
His last words to her, as he saw“
ed the room for his nap. were: "
am so sleepy." ,
Before he went to sleep. Mr. HES
an autographed two books for Jim
John T. Raulston, who preaidod'li
the Scopes trial. The books >
"The Seven Questions in Diepdfl'!‘
and "In His Image." 2' ‘
He wrote: "To Judge and m
John T. Rsulston, Winchester. Tim
(Continued on Page Three.)
SlNNOlTAND ,j
NEW YORK. July 27 (AP '
Summonses in three libel action.
manding a total of $750,000
served EOdEYCOH Deputy 0.0m
Kerrigan by a representative of V
D. Steuer, counsel for the be ‘
firm of stnnott a Canty. One _
is for alleged libel against the .
one for alleged libel against 1. .
Sinnott. president. and one for
leged libel against Thomas A. v .‘1'.
vies-president. Each can "I! . W
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