I 5 Elgar NEWS ESTABLISHED 1870 w- a... Sntered as second-class matter at the post cities at so. Nervvslk. Conn. under the Act of March 8, 1879 SOUTH NORWALK, CONN}, ‘ MONDAY, AUGUST 17,1925. The Weather 9 ' ——Genersliy fair tonight and Teen day; little change in temperature; gentle to moderate variable winds. High Title—Dibb‘A. M., 9:59 A. M.‘ . PRICE THREE CENTS “ I 9 ‘ Dinner - “A success." These words can be written down in the records of Monker Grotto. as a description of the outing of that organization. held Saturday. The affair will linger long in the memory of the Prophets, who visited Norwalk and took part in it. The program opened with a street parade. with 1.200 prophets in line. through the flag bedccked streets of the city. The parade started at three o'clock from the Green with Clifford Haus- childt as Grand Marshall. The local chapter of the Order of DeMolny with its drum corp followed the Grand Marshall and then came Mon- arch Joseph Taylor at the head of Monker Grotto. The local Grotto was headed by its recently organized patrol team attired in its natty new uniforms, with blue Norfolk coats. white pants . and white shoes. They attracted con- siderable attention as they marched along the street, going through their various formationsrq‘hey were under the command of Captain Anson F. Keeler. 0ther.Grottos followed. The pa- trol team of the Azlz Grotto of New Britian. fitt out in their black and gold unifor also attracted con- siderable attention. The parade proceeded from the Green to Wall street. West avenue. South Main. Elizabeth. Water, Wash- ington. South Main. Woodward ave. hue and Meadow street to Amuse- ment Park. At Amusement Park the baseball game between Long I and Monker Grotto was staged before a large crowd. The game was won by the ~0' (Continued on Page Two.) REPORT THEFT FROM AUTOS AT CALF PASTORE Thieves Busy -— Police H a v e Registration 4.. Numbers of Car and “-7: May Make Arrest Several articles were reported stolen from automobiles at. Calf Pasture beach park last evening. Mrs. A. Renthier of 6 Van Buren avenue. reported to the downtown police that one woman's gray coat. three rain coats, a sweater and a pair of moccasins had been stolen from her automobile and the cars of Wilfred Everett of Charles street and Frank Lawson of Winfield street. all which were parked side by side. ‘ Miss Clara Waterhouse of Holden avenue. noticed a. woman take the articles out of the cars and get into an automobile and drive away. She turned the registration number NJ) the car over to the police. The matter is being investigated. The Weather Fair with moderate temperature tonight and Tuesday. Conditions. Pressure is high but falling in nearly all states east of the Mississippi river ,nnd unsettled conditions are beginning to appear in portions of the north central plains states west of the Great Lakes. The center of low pressure in the western part of the country is over Utah. Showers occurred in portions of Montana. Nebraska. Iowa. Missouri and Florida during the past 24 hours. Temperatures are moderate. and. in general. slightly above the seasonal average“ east of the 100th meridian. but sub- seasonai temperatures prevail from the Rocky Mountains westward to the coast. ~0'OONNOB TAXI 00. Every passenger protected by liability insurance. 83 Railroad ave- nue. Phone 58. 3535 and 8538. \ \ .~.-e" CRULLEBS YOU'LL LIKE. Mulligan's Home-made Crnllers are the kind you'll like—because they are made from the best of ma- terials and cooked in Crisco. They are tasty. wholesome and always felt the same. stores all over this vicin- 1*! have then: for mks-M'- fl. Did Snake Get This Snake Killing Cat? "Tiger,” the famous snake— hunting eat of M. D. Madey. East avenue. is reported missing. Tiger is described as being ex- actly what her name implies She made quite a name in East Norwulk by her snake- cntching feels, and five weeks ago raised a. family of kittens unknown to anyone. Persons who entered Mr. Madey's store and looked for the cat missed her and Mr. Madey says he has seen nothing of the animal for several days. “ .Severai asked if he thought a snake got her but Mr. Marley said he didn’t know. A search is being made to learn if “Tiger" found a snake’ she could not conquer. 3 HEN HURT IN CRASHAT TINT AND SPRING ST. Danbury C air Over- turns When It Is Hit By Auto Driven By Mrs. McLean CARS DAMAGED Danbury Driver Comes Suddenly A c r o s 5 Path of Local Wo- man—No Arrests. Three men sustained slight bruis- es in an automobile accident. at the corner of Clay and Spring streets. early Saturday evening. A machine driven by Mrs. Blanche McLean. wife of William O. McLean north ‘Main street insurance broker. was proceeding west in Clay street. when another car driven by Jeseph Mello, 16 Railroad avenue. Danbury. came out of Spring street. and dir- ectly across the path of Mrs. Mc- Lean’s automobile. Mrs. McLean's car struck the right rear wheel of the Melio ma.- chine overturning it and throwing Mello. Anthony Alves and Anthony Margeus. all of Danbury. out into the street. None of the men was badly in- ’jured. The Mello car was badly damaged. Mrs. McLean's car had the steering gear bent.”‘a tire blown and other slight damages. The matter was investigated by the police. No arrests were made. IS ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING Officer Charles Thorpe arrested Jack B. Stein of 360 Ringold street. Peekskill yesterday on charges of speeding on Main street. Stein. op- era'tlng a. roadster type automobile is alleged to have been going 36 miles per hour. His case will come up in the First district court on Saturday. Built ARRELL GIVES $5, Monker Grotto ’s Outin Big Parade Watched By West AVe Throng IVisiting Grottos Have Merry Time at Bail ' Game and at Roton Point—Big Sum Real- I ized for Building Fund—1, 200 at Chicken MOVIE TAX LAW OPHELD DY COURT Decision Filed Today In New Haven—In- junction A g a i 11 st Collection Denied POLICE MEASURE Not a Burden Nor Re- straint on Interstate Commerce. Judges Hold NEW HAVEN, Aug. 1'1.—(AP). The Connecticut law which imposes a tax upon moving picture films shown in the state. and also provid- ing for censorship of the films by the state tax commissioner, was held to be constitutional in a decision filed here today by the special Fed- eral Court which heard the case on July 10. The action for an injunction against the enforcement of the law was brought by the Fox nli‘ilm Cor- poration of New Xerk and the Am- erican Feature Film Cempnny. In- corporated, of Boston. The court deo nied the petitions for injunctions re- straining the state tax commissioner from enforcing the law. The court which consisted of Fed- eral Judges Henry Wade Rogers, Henry Goddard and Thomas Thach- stitutlonai it is The court held that the law was purely a. police'regulatlon. and that it is not a burden nor is it directly or sub- stantially a. restraint on interstate commerce such as conducted by the complainants. DRINKING BOUT ENDS IN ”FIGHT IN WASHINGTON ST. Theatre Crowd Sees Scrap—Men Are Ar- rested—F 1 n e II By Judge Light Joseph Burns of Liberty Square and Percy Scott of East Rocks road. evidently-imbibed too freely on Sat- urday night, and as result decided to stage a fistle battle in Washington street. Burns and Scott had been seen around the vicinity of the Itialto theater for sometime and :ltlst as the crowd began to come out» of the theater, Burns struck Scott and knocked him down. He is then al- leged to have kicked him. After doing this. Burns run up the street. Police Captain Jerry Dolan of Westport. happened to be in the vi- cinity and. after trailing him to a house in Water street. reported the matter to Patrolman Wallace Sam- mis,who placed him under arrest. In the meantime Patrolmah James Eldridge. happened along Washing. ton street and brought Scott to the downtown police station and charged him with intoxication. In the downtown City Court this niorning Burns was fined $20 and costs on. the charge of assault and $5 for breach of the peace and Scott was fined 85 and costs by Judge Freeman Light. Both men stated that they had been drinking and did not know what had happened. ___.._._.__._‘._____ GOLD “SPECS" FOUND A pair of bifocal gold bound glasses were found last night near the Green. They were taken-to the uptown police station. mg Permits Totalling $91, 350 Areg Issued at City Hall Today Building Inspector George S. Hubg bell issued building permits amount- ing to $91,350 this morning. . Among the permits was the one issued to William F. Bishop for the construction of his new home in Toil~ avenue at a cost of $36,000; another to Louis Udelmun for his new one-story building in South Main street, and one to Councilman Edward M. Cans for his new build- ing in Wall street. The permits follow: William F. BishOp, tun-room house in Toillonie avenue; cost, $86,000. Louis Udeiman. store building in South Main street: cost. $22,000. Thomas Benedict. porch repairs in Seaview avenue; 3‘cost. 8150. Mrs. Clara Coggswell. house addi- tion in Mills stre ; cost. $300. Mrs. G. H. We .' garage in Bay- mend Terrace:. cost. 8400. United Churches. temporary ta- bernacle. West avenue and Reed street :cost. $4.600. Edward M. Gans. store addition and garage in Wall street; cost. $28,000. g ere Mrs. Isabella do buy The ‘p'son, clety matron who dissppcs 80!] . SELLS HOUSE; SORRY, TRIES TO BUY IT- BACK Mrs. Ella St. John, 30-~ Year Resident of St. John St, Will Have To Get New Home Mrs. Ella St. John. who has lived for thirty years in lIer'two-fumill’ house on St. John street. sold her home last week to Fred Rows of this city. ’ Mrs. St. John who is one of ' _ oldest residents of the East oven e district. become so heart-broken when the sale was'ciosed that she tried to buy the house‘back again. The house is the same house in which Mrs. st. John' began house- keeping immediately after= her mar- riage.'and she attributes her attach- ment to it to this fact. Mrs. St. John has not deserted Norwalk, however, her friends and neighbors were in- formed. She will visit a month with her daughter in Fitchburg. Mass. and ~following another visit to Swampscott. the summer home of President Coolidge. Mrsr St. John will again take up her residence in the city. and declares that she will probably purchase a small house or bungalow. The St. John house is a landmark in the Third District. The street it stands on was named for the St. John family. DOUBTE Row PARKING LAW 1 INIST DISTRICT To Be Enforced: After Today in Both Main And 9Wall Streets—‘— Arrests to Be'Made The double row parking law will be enforced in the First district. starting 5 tomorrow. Sergeant Bryan Silk stated this 'morning that arrests would e made in the case of all auto obilists caught parking their cars in a dou- ble row in Wall or Main street. This law is being enforced in the Second district‘at tho‘present time. RETURNS Rout 25. New York and Long Island So- lnst week from her home in Kew Gar- dens, Long Island. Photo shows Mrs. Thompson and her five-montlt- old Mrs. Thompson Back at Her Home; Refuses to Talk NEW YORK. Aug. 1T.——.\irs. Tsa- belle do Puy Thompson. of Kew Gardens. for whom the police were asked to‘search after she vanished from her home the night of August 8. got off a Long Island Railroad train at Amityvilie about 8 p. m. yesterday and took a taxicab to the home of her aunt. Miss Lillian d6 Puy. in North Amityvllle. She had just returned from Yar- mouih. N. S. How she happened to go tgrro and whether any one ac- companied her she refused to say. "1 will not talk about what hap- pened when George (her husband) got home thetSaturday night,” said Mrs. Thompson. "Are you going to return to your husband?" she was asked. "I have nothing to say about that now," was the reply. "Im going with my mother to see Judge William R. Bayes.5our family attorney. After I have talked with him I shall decide what‘l am going to do.” In response to a direct question she refused to say whether ‘she thought her husband had been cruel to her. She w3s highry nervous. and at this point in the questioning be- came hysterical. Her mother brought the interview 10 ll 010-1. 8031118 emphatically: 'lsabellc under no circumstances will'rciurn to her husband." ‘ NITDR TO TAKE UP STATE AID RIND QUESTION To See Commissioner MacDonald A b o u t Wilson Point Road Agreement Mayer Thomas Robins will go to Hartford next Monday to take care of the matter of State Aid for the local roads. According to a recent announce- ment made by State Highway Com- missioner Edward MacDonald. there are no funds available to pay state aid 9to the various towns ‘and cities in the state for the reads this year. Itwas stated in the announce- ment that the funds appropriated for this purpose at the last session of the state legislature were not sufficient. Several months ago the Highway Department agreed State that the City was entitled'to.back state, aid for the Wilson Point road and it “as stated that it would be paid this you. IPRES. COOLIDGE 1 TO BE ASKED T0 HALT WAGE CUT __ Head of Labor Body ‘having been a political leader and «l Textile Workers of New England Say Reductions Are ~Un- just GREEN ’8 TALK Wants Tariff Low- ered Saying It Is Not Needed Here NEW YORK. Aug. 17 (AP).— President Coolidge and Congress are leube asked by leaders of organized. labor to take a hand in rectifying what are called “indefensible" wage reductions in New England textile mills. W.il1am Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, sold last night in Washington that he would ask Congress to pull down the high protective tariff 011 textiles be- cause special privileges were not needed by manufacturers who had reduced wages 10 per cent. or more ani declared extra dividends rang- ing from 50 to 2.000 per cent. AT the same time the Rhode isl- and Textile Council, constituting 150 representatives of 30.000 textile Workers meeting at Pawtucket. Rhoda. wonderment to ask Fromm Coolidge to intervene “so that the depression in the textile industry and its causes may be made known and wage earners may not be made to stiffer unjust wage reductions. ‘ Mr. Green in a Letter to M. G. Pierce, president of the American Woolen Company. cited particularly the recent 10 per cent4 wage cut at Willimantic. Connecticut. where em- ployee are on strike. “To enforce these reductions." Mr. Green‘s letter said. “many men. we- men and children have been evicted from c.mnnny houses and are being compelled lb live in a tent colony. while the company which is enforcing this wage reduction operated six months during 1024 and declared a. 10 per cent. dividend. while $1,380.- 000 was added to the reserve fund. “There is a limit to public en- durance. Corporations which en- joy the protection of the law and government and especially those that are beneficiaries of a high pro- (Contlnued on Page—Two.) EMPLOYES DINE; Oscar F. Schultze and Barney B e r ma It Started Yesterday on Trip to Miami 9 The employes of the Oscar F. Sehulize meat markets here enjoy- ed an buting and clam ‘bake at Roton Point on Saturday. The party got under way at about 5:30 o'clock and lasted until the late hours. Games and athletic events filled out the program. The affair celebrated Mr. Schultze's departure ft Florida. where he will remain for a. few we‘ks with Barney Ber- man of the iierman and Steinberg Is a Big Success“— Steel Man Make Speeches at JUDGE WALSH TELLS HISTORY OF THE HOSPITAL Says at Cornerstone Laying T h at Hat Factory Girls Were The Originators OAKS AND ACORNS Pays Tribute to Spirit That Started Institu- tion in City—Makes Plea for Fund Judge John J. Walsh delivered yesterday a talk that will be remem- bered in Norwelk as a concise and momma-i of'nn institution. . It was at the cornerstone laying of the Mary IA. Bedford Nurses' Homerl-lifigtitie. "Great Oaks From Little Acorns Grow," held his listen- ers. In a. voice audible to all. by the side of the new building that looks out over the city of Nerwalk to the Sound. he told how some girl hot trimmers were responsible for the present Norwalk hospital. He said: a “Little Acorns" “One morning in 1889. a number of girls. employed in the Voik Hat shop in the second district of our city. were going to woxk and wste obliged to go 0\t‘l the grade cross- ing north of the old depot. Just before they had arrived at the crossing. there had been an acci- dent. An unknown man. walking on the track. had been struck by the engine and had been dragged some distance and killed. When the girls reached the crossing. a muti- lated corpse lay on the platform ex- posed to their view. therruilroad of- ficials not having had time to even cover it. “The girls were. of course. very much shocked and particularly so as this was but one of a series of fatalities that had attended the op- eration of trains on this grade crossing. They'continued to their work. which was that of bat trim. ming. and. upon arriving at their shop. the accident became the sole topic of conversation. During this discussion. the need of some plaée. where the unfortunate victim of a railroad or other accident could be conveyed for medical care and at- tendance. was mooted. Whereupon at the suggestion of Miss Margaret (Continued on Page Twelve.) PAYS $1 PARKING FINE Edward B. Gallaher of the Clover Manufactuiing company was ordered to pay $1 on the charge of violating the parking ordinance— parking double in Washington street—by Judge Freeman Light in the downtown court this morn- Co. Messrs Schultze and Barman will investigate real estate in Miami. ing. Upon payment of the fine the charge was nolled. ‘ Michael Ratchiord, Resident Here 77 Years, Dies Suddenly Michael Ratchford. Si. prominent resident here for the past 77 years. an extensive real estate holder. and formerly a leader in the Democratic party here. died at his home on 360 Main street Saturday morning after a short illness. Born in Ireland in 18“. ._ Mr. Ratchford came to Norwaik at‘ the age of 4. He conducted a saloon on Main street for many years. He owned property extending. from High street on the north side of Wall street and along the entire east side of Main street as for as Hoyt street. His holdings were sold about three years ago to Samuel J. Kantor. He, had a host of friends here. he was a popular member of the Hope Hose fire company. He is survived by his widow. one lister. Mrs. Robert Ray of Danbury. and five children. William. Mary. Agnes. Martin. and Helen. the last named a teacher of stenography in the Nor-walk high school. Funeral services were held this morning from St. Mary's church at 10 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Finn and Rev. John Shea conducted a solemn High Mass. John Wehle and Miss Helen' Millerd sand. The choir ren- dered "Lead Kindly Light." Interment was at It. Mary's ceme- tery. The pail bearers were? John Manning. James Harkins. Edward McAlllster. Thomas Skelly. William Malone and Joseph Tracey. , Check For Fund M. N. Mayehoif Contributes $1, DOD—Corner:- , 59:5 stone of Home Is Laid By John Cavanagh‘ ——Mayor to Ask City to Give $5, OOO--Others l Sends Ceremony Joules A. Farrell a director of the 5 Norwalk Hospital has sent a check for 35000 to boost the fund for to? Mary A. Bedford Nurses’ Home. ., M. N. Moycboff of the house 05 Maychoff has contributed $1,000. Mayor Thomas Robins will ask tin City of Nomaik to contribute $5.11 000 to the fund for the Mary A. Bed- iord Nurses’ Home. - This announcement was made at the ceremonies incidental to the lay. ing of the corner-stone of the home ' yesterday, an act performed by John Cavanagh. Vice-President of tho Board of Directors of the hospital; and presiding officer for the oceans ion. The keynote speech of the after; noon “as made by Judge John J. Walsh. who in at. inteiesting talk. entitled ‘Great oaks from little. ' acorns row," told how an accident and then to the cmtwypoi g 0 )‘2059 in 1889 viewed ly some girl not trimmers. was responsible for start- ing the inspltai. He followed the ' growth of the institution rom'that time to the mascot. The cexemonies began with a. par- ade from South Norwalk to Norwai and then to the library. A detail’o , three police led. followed by the Am. cricun Band. The nextdetaehment was a group of non-commissio .. officers representing the Natl Guard, led by Captain Edmund Preece. The boy scouts of Norwalk followed. after which was a Red. Cross car containing four young women. garbed in red cross uni- forms. These w'eie the Misses Eliza- beth Weeks. Dorothy Skelly, Marion Young. and MalgaIet Jarvis. Opening the ceremonies Mr. Cava- - nagh said that nursing and tendingi the sick and ailing had at one time been largely a matter of sentiment; "Public health today.” he contin- sod "is not a matter of sentiment. It is a public utility " bellowing his remarks, the invor cation was made by the Rev. T. J. Finn, after which the Mozart Society: led in the singing of "The Stan Spangled Banner."\ under the direc- tion of Mrs. Lucy Marks Morrison. " E. T. Bedford. President of the' Board of Directors of the Norwalk Hospital. who has offered to add dollar fot dollar to any, sum raised toward the home. said: . “I want to let everyone know that at this hospital there is good or-‘ ‘ gnnizatlon, due largely to the fine work of the directors and officerll. In times of peace. many will buy powder. but in time of need its no use except to the men behind the I (Continued on Page Two.) .4. LATE NEWS l; STORM BITS JAPAN. L OSAKA, Japan. Aug. l7.-—(AP). A typhoon struck Osaka. Kyoto . Kobe and vicinity today. The amount of the damage is yet to be estimated. . TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 17.—(AP)'.» A violent rainstorm flooded various parts of Japan today. Several~ pert.“ sons were drowned. Damage is es- timated at between $15,000,000 and- $20,000,000. i a- EXPEOTS DEBT AGREEMENT. PLYMOUTH, Vt.. Aug. rip-(AP). President Coolidge aspects on agree- ment to be reached, probably morrow. for temis for refn‘n Belgiums debt to the United states. BOY KILLED. ' ' 5 NEW YORK. Aug. 17.——(AP).OnI' boy was kllie'd. and another was probably fatally injured today whet n 20. 000 gallon water tank collopsi- . ed in the Chelsea district of Mani-i batten. ‘ HAVE YOUR PHOTOS. developed and printed at The Clifford Pharmacy. South Main street. A twenty-four hour' servioo' , is guaranteed here—and then A03. the best of materials and an ex; cellent quality of paper is used‘ thus giving the best of results. Ros- sonable prices charged—Adv. 4 ‘ —00AL. For marry weeks post on this pagl weekly Alfred Brown.»eoai dealdi' Merritt street has been advisin! folks to put coal in—tbat that. might be trouble in the anthraciti‘ coal field in September. The troubl‘ is very threatening new and plenti', of coal in all sizes is at Brown'i‘ Coal Yard ready (for delivery right now. Phone 2398- 2.-Adv. ,
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