FIRST NEWS “ T'ESTABLISHED 1870 natal. Entered as second-class matter at the post omoe at So. Norwalk. Conn. under the Act of March 3. ms soawsu's nssr sans-runs - .. - Il . i . Seve s. B in.“ .,_ Available—Mental Applicants for positions on the paid fire department of the city, will be examined tomorrow afternoon. 17 men were notified yesterday to report at the Central Fire Sta- tion. where they will be given a , mental examination by Mayor Thomas Robins. Fire Committeemun John R. Frizzell and Fire Chief George Bogardus. This examination will be followed a physical examination given by Councilman Dr. Robert M. Wolfe. Six new members will be appoint- ed to the paid fire department when ’ the money becomes available on "September 1. The appropriation for the new members of the fire fighting ' force were made by the Board of Estimate and Taxation at its last meeting. , The men who have been request- ed to be present are: George Williamson, Charles J. Smith, William J. Albertson. Vincent D. Ryan. William J. O'Neil. William E. Bowman. William McCrombie, Earl C. Rosecoe, William A. Mori- nrity. Harry Kramer. Frederick Morask, Thurber Lowndcs, Fred- ,erick L. Callahan, William H. Hor- ‘row. Charles Mace, John H. Quin- Itard'and Alfred Bocrum. _______.___.__.____ PROFESSOR PUTS O. K. ON SLANG ‘ :FOR SOME’FOLK University of lo w a A English Teach er i O O L I k e s Particularly the Word ‘Dumbbell CHICAGO. Aug. 6.—-(AP). Slang ‘ is an expression of the boisterous ‘ play spirit iii language, Thomas A. _ Knott. professor of English at the I. University of Iowa and a member of ,I the summer session faculty of North- ‘ western University. said in a lecture here today. i. “I place no tabooupon slang" he ‘ said. "For the person who wishes to . say or write the bizarre or uncon. i ventional thing. it is perfectly legiti- ' mate. "Dumbbell is such an expressive term. it is too bad it was not origin- 3 ated by some literary genius so that it would be accepted as the best of English." he said. “But slang is used to express the gotesque and humorous and there are times when it is bad taste to use it, It is not true that slang expresses one‘s feelings better than correct . English." _______.__.—— ' 7 1-2 POUND BOY. Ii Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bettendorf of 8 Edlie avenue. are the. proud .3; parents of a seven and a half pound baby boy .born in the Norwalk Hos- ‘3 pitai Saturday. Mrs. Bettendorf and ’ son are reported to be doing very " nicely at the Norwalk Hospital. ,. i a} The Weather 4 Cloudy tonight; Friday. fair and . slightly warmer. i Conditions: Pressure remains high '4 east of the Mississippi River with I crests of highest centers over Maine and the Ohio valley- Centers of low pressure overlie Minnesota and New ’ Mexico. An area of high pressure ovorspreads the north Pacific coast. Showers were. general during the past 24 hours along the coast from Maine to Florida. and many widely scattered places elsewhere cast of the Rocky Mountains. Temperatures are somewhat warmer in the inte- rior. A showery condition has set in over the Central Plains States. . Conditions favor for this vicinity: i Unsettled weather and not much change in temperature. CRULLEB YOU'LL LIKE. Muiligan's Home-made Crullers are the kind you'll like—because , they are made from the but of-nia- teriais and cooked in Crisco. They are tasty. wholesome and always Just the same. Stores all over this vicin- ity have them for sale—Adv. —MIGHTY FINE GOAL is at Alfred Brown’s Coal Yard these days waiting for orders to be placed in your cool bin for use this ceming winter time. It looks like real trouble in the anthracite coll field soon. Be wise—put your coal in now. Brown's Cost. Phone R ~A nteen Fire Beard to Give I on Tests Tomorrow : Six to Be Appointed Sept. 1, When Money 'Ap- “flit: propriated By Board of Estimate Becomes Men Who Want to Be Fire Laddies Exam First—Names of $45,000 Suit in Bankruptcy Case BBIDGEPORT. Aug. tl.-—(AP) Attorney Cramer C. Hegeman, Norwalk. as trustee of the insol- vcnt estate of the' strito Ma- chine Company. is sued for’845.- 000 by the Higiey Machine Com- pany. Norwalk, which asks .for that amount in compensation for merchandise delivered to the Strife Company before it was declared s. bankrupt. JAPANESE PAY LAST TRIBUTE T0 B_A__NCROFI Thousands Line th e Streets As Body Leaves for U. S.— Military Bands Play —-Salute Fired CALLED FRIEND Officials Accompany Body on Train t o Yokohama—Re- mains on J ap Cruiser TOKYO. Aug. 6.—A Japanese cruiser. the Tama. today was hear- ing the body of Edgar A. Bancroft. Ambassador from the United States. back to America. The Ambassador died at Karuizawa on July 28. Mourned by Japanese as a true friend of peace and as one who worked to maintain the friendliest of relations between the two govern- ments. every honor was accorded by the government officials before the body was started homeward. The streets from Hibiya Park to Tokyo station were lined with ar- tillery and thousands of Japanese stood with bare heads. silently psy- ing respects. A military band played at the station and also on the departure of the train from Yokohama. Wreaths lfrom the Emperor and the Prince Regent were placed on each end of the comn. Six officials including Vice Min- ister DeBuehi and representatives of embassies accompanied the train to Yokohama. Odiicals there met the train and offered wreaths. _ As the casket moved on a launch toward a Japanese warship. the Tama. a salute was fired by war craft in the harbor. The Tame. sailed for the United States at 8 p. m.. carrying the body. PICKS REFEREES . FOR BOXING NEW LONDON, August 6.—(AP1, State Athletic Commissioner Thomas E. Donohue today announced his staff of referees. They are Young McAuliffe (Harry Garrity) of Bridgeport, David Fitzgerald of New Haven. Thomas A. McCarthy of New Haven. Daniel A. Buckley of We- terbury. James S. Keefe of Water- bury and William Conway of Hart- ford. Applications for "jobs as referee are still pouring into the Commission- er‘s office and it is probable that several more appointments will be made. Mr. Donohue believes. how- ever. in a limited staff of referees and it is not likely that the staff when completed will exceed 10. » AUTO HITS TRUCK. An automobile driven by James Seine of Chapel street. New Haven, ran into the rear of a truck driven by Harold Walls 'of Ely avenue and owned by Alfred Brown of South Main street, in South Main street. yesterday afternoon. According to Seine the truck stopped suddenly and his car struck the back of it. A. P. INTERVIEWS MAN IN ARGHG OVER THE RADIO McDonald, With Mac- Millan Expedition, Says He Is Hearing From New Zealand TELLS OF LIFE Has Found Only One Missionary in Far North Using Radio-- What Eskimos Say , ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. Illinois. August 6.———News interviews by per- sonal contact and other ordinary domestic moans today gave way to the romance of radio when The As- sociated Press interviewed the Mil:- Millan Polar expedition. 3.700 miles away in the Arctic wastes. Lieutenant Commander Eugene F. McDonald of the S. S. Peary. which conveyed the expedition to its base at Etch. Greneland. an- its base at Etch. Greenland. an- dioed to him by The Associated Press from station 0XN of the Ze- nith Radio Corporation. Chicago. of, which McDonald is the president. Outstanding in the questions and dealing with the future _ flight of airplanes to the Polar region from Etah. was McDonald's reply that he had not yet completed “two-way communication" with planes. but hoped to perfect such communica- tion. His reply was regarded by officials of the Zenith Corporation here as being a possible plan of McDonald to communicate continu- ally with his pianes (three in num- ber) while they were in the air northward from Etah. The three planes have already made success- ful test flights. according to reports (Continued on Page Two.) ATR TTATT PILOT Will RECOVER, PHYSICIANS SAT Plane Falls Into Sus- quehanna River and Chandler’s Skull Is ' Fractured BLOOMSBURG, Pa, Aug. 8.— (AP.) Harry A Chandler. air mail pilot. whose plane fell into the Sus- quehannm river here last night. will recover from his injuries. physicians said today. Chandler's skull was fractured when his plane, its running gear tangled by uncut cats in a field from which he attempted to hop off. struck a tree top and plunged into shallow water. The injured airman said he had lost his way oil the westward flight. the last guiding beacon he had ob- served being at Phillipsburg. N. J. Flying lower, he alighted in the cats field near here, and dropped a mag- nesium (fire which attracted a numberof persons from whom he obtained directions. The accident followed his attempt to resume his flight. . Fourteen sacks of mail were re- covered from the wrecked aircraft and were sent west by Superinten- dent Tanner. of the Beilefonte air mail field. ~Efforts to take the. dam- aged plane from the river will be mrflie laterotoday. TUUBE CANUEE ummw Judge and- Mrs. Nehemiah) Can- dce left this morningon a vacation trip that will take them through the‘west. They will make' the trip by train. _________._——_ DRILL TOMORROW. ‘ The drill team of the Frank C. Godfrey Post. No. 12. American Le. gion will drill at the Norwalk Ar- mory tomorrow evening. Prepare- tions will be made for attending the State Convention of the Legion at New London this month. —0'OONNOR TAXI 00. Every W protected by liability m I: Railroad avo- The radiator on his car was den» and ”Inflatables , ., For Visit ‘ HOPES TOGET RUBBER TRUTT U. S. CORNFIELDS President of ~ Chemical Society Sees‘ Solution 0f Present H i g h Prices LOS ANGELES. Aug. 6.—-(AP.) Dr. James F. Norris. president of the American Chemical Society, in session here, sees in the ccrnflclds of Kansas a possible solution of the disturbing situation recently creatv ed by skyrocketing rubber prices. If continued high prices force tire manufacturers to appeal to the chemist. Dr. Norris said yesterday. it is entirely possible that a method of manufacturing synthetic rubber from corn and wheat derivatives - may be developed and the rubber plantations supplanted in some mea- sure at least by the middle western American farm. "Several years ago," he explained. "the question of the synthesis of rubber became vital. and leading chemists of the World began a study of its manufacture. Mun-J while a great increase in rubber plantation'production caused the price to fail and chemical research was abandoned. “Now. however. the chemist again is entering the iield. and it is among the possibilities that our research men will develop ii. valuable com; merciai rubber from acetone. from which the Germans made rubber during the war. "Acetone is a lay-product of butyl alcohol. and butyl alcohol is pro- duced from grain. In order words our automobile tires may yet be made from Kansas corn." Dr. Norris pointed out that crude petroleum may be used as the base of synthetic rubber, in which case the corn and wheat growers of the middle west will have .to compete with the oil companies. CATTS PiCKFORD KIDNAPING RTUT. PUBLICITY STUNT Defense at Los Ange- les Trial Declares Detectives W e r e Looking for Glory LOS ANGELES. Aug. 0 (AP).— Further testimony in support of the defense. contention that the whole Mary Pickford kidnapping case was nothing but a publicity scheme will ready for presentation at today's ses- sion of the trial of Charles H. Steph- ens. Claude Holcomb and Adrian Wood. on charges of plotting to car- ry off the film star and hold her for 3200.000 ransom. ’ In' outlining its publicity plot at- tack in an opening statement yester- day. however. the defense made it clear that Mary Pickford was not in- volved as a publicity plotter.” The men who plotted for promi- nent mention in the news of the daY. counsel explained. were George K. Home. former chief of detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department. and Harry Raymond. a private de- tective. who planned the kidnappinx case "for the purpose of reflecting glory on themselves." and selected Mary Pickford because of the pub- licity value of her name. 'The defendant. Stephens. was the first witness called by the defense. He testified that Louis Geek. later identified ss 9. police informer. had. repeatedly outlined to him schemes involving the kidnapping of motion picture stars or children of national- ly known persons. Geek kept after him for two years, he said. and 1 him to tho Pickford studio on th day he was arrested there. STATE LEGION MEETING. Department Vice-Commander Le Roy D. Downs of the American Le- gion received notice may to be pre- sent at a meeting of the State exec- utive committsein New London on Saturday sndSunday. Plan: will be out. inane" mourns It”. . l w .sou'rn NORWALK, She Finds America Just Like Movies Picture It’ Miss Jean Cook of Australia, Comes to Norwalk Miss'Jean Cook of Adelaide, Aus- tralia. is a visitor today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Rowe of 10 Spring Hill. On her first ocean trip. and her first visit in America. Miss Cook is favorably impressed with American way: and customs. , She left Sydney April 8rd on the Royal Mail steamship “Carnngi.” The Carangi is an oil burning ship and covered the distance of approxi- mately 7.000 miles in three weeks. Her course lay by way of the lia- waiian Islands. stopping for a time at Honolulu. Miss cook landed at Vancouver and started across the ltates via the Canadian Rockies. After spending some time in Chicago with relatives Miss Cook came on to Boston, where she stayed a few weeks. just as she expected to find it. from the American films showing in Aus- tralia. She was particularly impres- (Continued on Page Two.) SHOE ATTU TTAT SALES BRING RUBEURUUBS Markoofllm Sally ‘ S, h o 1) Advertise- ments Bring Record Throng ' ' ‘ Does it pay to advertise? . Actions speak louder than words. and today the old Mercantile build~ ing saw its largest shopping crowd. The Sally Shop was packed with feminine shoppers, attracted by the real sale prices as advertised in The Evening Sentinel, and from early morning to past noontime. the store was filled. An even greater crowd lined up at Markoft's Shoe Store, where Of- ficer Albert Frazer said it was the largest sale crowd he had ever seen. “Why since 8:30. there has not been a minute when the crowds stretched in lines beyond the door. At times they were way down the block. They were a wild crowd too. and I had hard work keeping them lined up off the street. I've been to all sales but this is the biggest I've ever seen. and—stop in line their lady .don’t push—a single line to the door." ' Mrs. Market: was just as enthus- lastic. “What a day." she said. “I've rung this cash register till my arms are tired. Does it pay to advertise? Well—look at me smilingl,’ \ Late News , O. K. BIBLE READING. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Aug. 0.— Attomoy-Genersl Davis yesterday held constitutional the state law re- quiring daily readings from the Bio his in public schools. * ouxs Fon‘smrivaxposn. WASHINGTON, Aug. e (AP).— The dirigible Shenandoah has been ordered equipped with machine guns, the first armament of any kind planned for her. PROBE GAS PRICES. nos'rou. Aug. 0 (AP).—After the mini 01 instructions from Govern- or Fuller for further inquiry into the Milne price situation, Eugene 0. Hultman, chairman 'ot the special 00mm on necessaries of life, to- day directed a communication to all myors and chairm‘ on of boards of selectmen asking for a report as to conditions in each municipality. no also asked for suggestions as to what legislation is needed “to secure a square-deal for consumers of and dealers in gasoline in this common- wealth." SEO’I‘ IN CAMP. CAMP DEVENSLMus» Aug. 0.— (AR) Howard M. Sweet of Com- M! E. 5th Infshm. while doing duty-here as prison guard. sed- dcnlally shot himself in the left side vvithariotgunthis mornnh) andis expected to die. 50TH COMMITTEE TO MEET. A meeting of the general commit- tee. on the reunion of the 56th Regi- ment. will be'hcld tomorrow even- ing at the City Hall. Further plans for the affair will be uncover.“ compiotedror holding the lists con. "nuns in thatch: this, m an Miss Cook found the United States . music. ~ . . s ‘ . CONN. THURSDAY, aucusr 6, 1925. 1 GEN. EDWARDS 'HOPES TO BE HERE LABOR DAY May Accept Invitation ‘For 56th Reunion in NorwaIk—W r i t e 8 Letter HAS AUNT HERE Has Tentative Engage- ment But PrOmises To Come for Cele- bration If He Can There is a possibility that General Clarence R. Edwards. the com- mander of the famous Yankee Divi- sion during the World War. may be in Norwalk on Labor Day. An invitation to attend the re- union of the oath-regiment in this city on that date was forwarded to General Edwards some time ago. In a. letter to Department Vice Commander Lenoy 1). Downs of the Ame ican Legion. received yester- day cTierni Edwards states that he has a tentative date in Cleveland. Ohio. for Labor Day. He states further in the letter that there is a possible chance that he may come to Norwaik. as he has an aunt. Miss Laura Hilliard of North avenue. residing here and he is very anxious to visit her. The General Committee on ar- rangements for the reunion are‘very anxious to have him here on that date and will continuosiowork on. the matter. Major General B. Summerfield. the Commanding General of the Department'of the-East and former Commander of the Fifth Division during the war. will also be invited by the committee. HIT BY HOME RUN, HE WANTS $7,500 DAMAGES St. Louis Bleacherite Declares “Ball - Was Hit Deliberately” -- Face Disfigured sr. LOUIS. Aug. 6.—(AP). First Baseman Jim Bottomiey in a game June 2, between the St. Louis Car- dinals and the Cincinnati Reds. “deliberately and with the intention to create a situation commonly known as a home run." batted a baseball into the bleachers at Sports. nien's Park. complains Irwin Hayes in a suit for $7.500 damages against the owners of the St. Louis Nation~ als. ' Hayes was in the bleachers and the ball hit him in the face. causing nervous shock and disfiguren tut, he asserts. ' , PUBLISHER OF NEW HAVEN PAPER KILLED CONCORD, N. H. Aug. 6.—(AP). Edward T. Carrington, of Madison. Connecticut. publisher of the New Haven ' Journal-Courier and Robert B. Butler of Guiiford. Connecticut. were instantly killed in an automo- bile accident at Pembroke. five‘rniles south of here on the Daniel Webster highway shortly before noon today. OUT ALIA NIGHT. The police were notified last night bythe watchman at Roton Point that an automobile had been left there. An investigation brought out that the car was owned by Charles Hendricks. an cmploye at the bath house there. NOW FOR SPONGES Sheep wool sponges. extra large size and of fine grade (for auto~ mobile uses) special at 950; grass sponges. Just the th'1g for general household work. special at tile: In: rtxnent of fine bath sponges mad) all sizes at 150 and $1.00. The Clifford Pharmacy. South Mun If. M. II. Paul”. Prop. 5‘o-olflv. ' ‘ I \ renames PAGES Mr. and Mrs. Emerson and Five-year-old Son Of Raymond Street Badly Bruised When. = ~ Auto Hits New York Machine That Had? Crashed Into Wall on Thomas’ Hill Auto Runs Into Cop; Man Arrested Motorcycle officer Martin Lcngycl was right on hand at an accident yesterday afternoon. He was one of the first ones on the scene. In fact, he was in the ac- cident. ,_ When Joseph Everard of 347 East 55th street was driving recklessly along West avenue. he attempted to pass the police- man and drove the motorcycle against the curb. It was slightly damaged. and as a result of the crash against the sidewalk, a tire Lengyel was uninjured. and he arrested Everard. ASKS PROBE OF ADOPIION OF ' “GINDERELLA” Public Welfare Head » ”Denounces fflh‘iying Of Girl” By Million- aire'in New York - WANTS NEW LAW Says Precedent Broken When Divorced Man Is Allowed to Take Child NEW YORK, Aug. 8.——(AP). An investigation by the District Attor- ney of Queens county into the adop- tion of Mary Louise Spas. young daughter of immigrant parents, by Edward W. Browning, wealthy di- vorced realtor. was sought today by Commissioner of Public Welfare Col- or. The Commissioner said the in- vestigation was prompted by charges that Browning had given money to Mary's parents in return for their signing the adoption papers. He ad- ded that it was a violation of long established precedent for a divorced man to be permitted to adopt a. child in this city. “It is the most unmorai transac- tion that has ever come to my no— tice," Mr. Coler said. “Somewhere in the laws of this country there must be a statute that a parent cannot sell a child. If there is not such a law we will make one." The adoption did not pass through his office. the Commissioner ex- plained. since Mary Louise was not “a dependent child." “We do not allow the adoption of children by footer parents of a dif- ferent faith." . he added, "and we never anew divorced per- sons to adopt children who are un- der our surveillance." —Calvin Tomklns’ Blue Stone. Top dressing for driveways at Bishop 8: Lynes.—Adv. *ORAS Departme Two Cars Wrecked ill ‘Shore Road Collision; - the Shore iioad, last night at 5:30 Chapter 1 ‘ Is being reprinted today for the benefit of those who missed starting “TheFlapper Wife” in yesterday’s paper—all about Norwaik people ._ READ IT! The Weather Cloudy tonight: Friday. fair and slightly war-men Moderate to m. noflhcut and north winds. dhniuislu‘ ing. f PRICE THREE CENT“; ‘ n 1—.— w- Mr. and Mrs. William Enter-51ft? and their five year old son. Robei’t__~ of Raymond street escaped serious.‘ injury when a car crashed into their uuto on Thomas Hill. 5n, o'clock. - . Manfred Goidschmidt of 15 Monro‘ , avenue. Larchmont, N. Y., returnini home after a visit with friends here; was driving his car on the hall neat the James Farrell estate. lie attemp3 ted to dodge the Emerson car which r he claims was on the left side of the road, and be crashed into an embankment and wall on the left of the road. The Emerson car unable to get out of the way. crashed into tho Goldscliniidt car. One radiator and hood of tho Emerson car was wedgg » ed into the motor of the New Yorig automobile. 3 Thrown forward in the car by th' impact, the Emersons received sev- eral bud bruises. : . Both cars were almost totally wrecked. The front wheels and tho motors of both were broken. 1' Wreckers from \‘aust Brothers and Byrucs' garages removed th‘ cars after considerable difficultio . Traffic was delayed for more than 20 minutes on the lloton Point road as a result of the accident. L A. D. Harvey. an _employee in the Nash Engineering company was thi B only automobilist nearby at the tint! - of the collision. He was driving dir} ectly behind Galilee idt. Emerson? car, a coach, is only a few month. old. The matter will be settled out of court. . WITH 3 DOGS lN HOME UUTTAN TS BARBER, ROBBED Stamford Wife De-‘ clares Masked Melt“; Took $40—— Husband Finds Her Helpless j STAMFORD, Aug. 6.——(AP), Threl masked and armed men entered the, " room in which Mrs. John Ambros was sleeping at her home on' S ‘- water avenue shortly after midnight: ' last night and, after subjecting m to rough treatment. scearched in house and took 840 they found in a bureau drawer. . , Less titan half an hour after thpy, left John Ambrosio returned hem. After finding the telephone out)! order. he went to a house boggy and summncd the police. Mrs. Am: brosio said that the men, when My first entered her room through' :1 window, demanded money and Jews elry. They gagged her so that she ’ could not call Out for help, she said. Her five children and three dogs were in the house at the time, —DONT HAVE WASH DAY...’ " in your home these warm summer days—save all the fuss. moss and ’ bother b yietting Brophy'l Laundry, ? 134 Water Street. do your family washing for you. It will be calicfi for and delivered. The minimmt charge for a family washing here). 75 cents.‘ Just phone 366 and gt“ your message. ‘1‘? LL
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