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ESTABLISHED 1870
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Entered in second-clan matter at the post office It
So. Norwolk. Conn. under the
Act of March 3, 1879
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1925.,
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ompo Bars Outside
as Sundays,
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Holidays;
rowd at Town Hall
WESTI’OR'I‘, Aug. Iii—The policy
-f “Compo Beach for Westportors
niy" was adopted here last night
uy voters and taxpayers who crowd—
d the Town Hall‘. All ordinances
ecommended to the selectmcn by
special beach committee were
-assed.
Among the ordinances acted on
avorably was the one prohibiting
it but. Westport motorists from
parking on the beach Saturdays,
-undays and holidays. Another rogu-
ation prevents even the parking of
estport cars between midnight
lid sunrise every day in the week.
The ordinance reserving the en-
ire beach for Westporters over
eck-ends and holidays has gone a
top further than the previous an-
~ ouncement by the committee. The
«nnouncement at first said visiting
. otorlsts would be privileged at
least to park on the land at the rear
-f the beach. The ordinances as
ctualiy read and adopted states that
”the entire beach shall be reserv-
ed for Westporters. If there is any
oom left visiting motorists may be
ccommodated."
. Question Legality
The legality of the ordinance was
questioned by William Gellatly.
electman Mansfield replied there
ad never been a similar case decldu
anywhere. lie- said he... “thought
the ordinance could be enforced but
oubted it would be necessary to put
it to a test.
"What process is to be followed
to distinguish a Westport auto from
'ny other Connecticut registered
. achine‘l“ asked Erwin M. Jennings,
chairman of the Board of Finance.
1 Chairman Mansfield replied that
the committee or selectmen had
never considered how the law we:
to be enforced.
“It’s going to be difficult, I know.
and will require good. decent police
patrolling. We are going to try to
enforce it for the benefit of West-
port people."
One of the women present object-
ed to the ordinance declaring. “out
of a spirit of generosity to Connecti-
cut. people. \Vestport should extend
to them the privileges. of the beach.
Connecticut people have so few
shore places to go to that Wosiport
should not. selfishly deprive them
of the opportunity to come here."
Own Protection
Rudolph Wess said he consider-
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iTALY SEES ,
HOPE 0F BIG
. , LOAN HERE
ROME. Aug. 18 (AP)..-—-The re-
turn to Rome of Giacomo De Mar-
tino. Italian Ambassador to the
United States. is interpreted here as
. I step toward the consummation of
" a. loan of from $100,000.000 to 3200.-
000.000 by A mericarf Financiers to
Italy, which is reported here to be
under consideration.
The weather
Probably local thunder showers
tonight and Wednesday.
Conditions. Pressure is high on
the Atlantic coast but is falling in
the Ohio valley and eastward over
the North Atlantic states to the
coast. Light. showers are occurring
I Ohio and
‘ this morning in Indiana.
A scutheastern Michigan and the
-‘ cloudy area has advanced as far
‘ east as Pittsburgh and Washington.
3 Pressure is relatively low from Minn
i ‘: esota southwestwam to Arizona. and
west of the Rocky Mountains. A
decided rise in temperature has oc-
i curred during the past 24 hours in
l the central Mississippi valley. Max-
i imum temperatures of 00 degrees or
‘e above were reported‘ generally
throughout the interior valleys as
far north as Minnesota and upper
' . Michigan and as far east as Detroit
6
Columbus. the highest bolus
degrees at Fort Wof'tlt1 and
Antonio. Tues. . . :‘
cauumis 10mm film '
Mulligan‘c ”Heme-made crane:-
are the kind. you'll hummus
galley are the .
terms
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San
. cstport Meeting
Votes for Ordinance
Declares Westporters
Must Have First Claim to Parking at Beach
‘ ~Regulations Not Worked Out in Detail—-
The Discussion at the Meeting
Chorus Girls Kiss 1
“Cinderella Man”
N 7.W YORK. Aug. 18 (AP).—
Edward W. Browning. whose
adoption of “Cinderella" Mary
Louise Spas was annulled recent-
.y. fled from a roof garden early
:oday when chorus girls kissed
aim and shouted. “Oh. there's my
Tindercllit man."
The millionaire reultor. who
was dining on the roof, tiled to
retreat when two dozen girls cir.
sled his table and asked him to
adopt them. Then it blondo in-
genue circled hisncck so strong-
ly that it was a minute before
her arms could be pried 10050.
Other (liners took up her‘cry,
“Won't you adopt me. Mr.
Browning?" As he sought to
leave, another girl took him
by the arm and induced him to
dance, but he soon broke away
as the orchestra. p laycd, ‘~‘if that’s
the kind of a girl you are.”
R. R. DELEGATION
OUR CROSSINGS
Visits. E v ery Street
Where the Danbury
Road R u n s Along
The Grade
CHANGES URGED
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Mayor Robins and
O O
Committeeman Rior-
0
dan Go With R. R.
9
Men on Inspection
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Trip A
Norwalk may have better protec-
tion»on its grade crossings.
A delegation of officials of the
New York. New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad Company is ia this
city today, going over the various
crossings with Mayor Thomas Rob-
in and Street Committeeman
Michael Riordan.
The representatives of the Rail-
road Company are here upon the
request of the Common Council and
Mayor Robins. that something‘ be
done to give better protection at the
crossings.
The matter was brought up be.
fore the Common Council by Coun-
cilman Riordan shortly after the
electrification of the Danbury Divi-
slon. .
Councilman Riordan stated that
the electric engines did not make as
much noise as the steam engines
and that because ofthis fact the
crossings were much more dangerous
The Council then voted to request
the Railroad Company to take some
action.
It is planned to visit every‘ grade
crodng in the city and discuss each
one with Mayor Robins and Coun-
cilman Riordan.
The Railroad Company will make
its recommendations to the Common
Council.
FAILS AGAIN IN
CHANNEL SWIM
DOVER. England, Aug. 18.—
(AP.) Gertmde Ederle was com-
pelled to abandon her attempt to
swim the English Channel this an-
ernoou owing to adverse weather
. conditions. She was more than half
macros- when she .wce compelled
to um un- ‘
, do of her sellout effort come
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
HOLD PlCNiC ,
START NONI ON
wiAiiEliNACiliw
FOR CRUSADE
Charles B. Kunes Is
Elected Chairman of
Building Committee
At Church Meeting
TO SEAT 2,500
To Be 134x84 Feet and
T Be Erected at
W st Avenue and
Reed Street '
Work on the tabernacle. at the cor-
ner of \Vest avenue and Reed street
which will house the New Crusade
meetings of the churches of this vi-
cinity from September 16 to October
25 was started this morning follow-
ing a meeting last night of repre-
sentatives of the cooperating church.
es in the South'Norwalk Methodist
church when 'various organization
plans were perfected.
Charles B. Kunes
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$120,000-BOND
iSSUE GOES TO
BOSTON EIRN
R. M. Grant Co. Takes
Over Entire Amount
. Of Second District
Water Bonds
The $120,000 bond issue of the
Second District. was sold to R. M.
Grant and Company of Boston.
Mass, at a meeting of the District
Commissioners. last evening.
This is the issue that was author-
ized by the State Legislature at its
last session and later approved at a
meeting of the Second District.
$90,000 of this bond issue will be
used to replace water bonds which
fell due last month and the other
$80,000 will be used for repairs to
the water system.
After the bond issue had been ad-
vertised in two of the financial
journals. the meeting of tho {Som-
mlssloners was called for last eve.-
ning. The R. M. Grant Company
was the only one represented.
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SKIP AFIRE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 18 (AP)..—-A
telegram received at the local Fire
Department. headquarters from Nor-
folk this morning reported that fire
on boom! the steamer West Hercu-
I” which broke out when the
‘ Blond,
elected
FIREMEN .
- GATHER lN
NEw HAVEN
D. W. Harford Praised
By President .of the
State Asshciation for
Efficient Work
READS REPORT
Local Man to Be .Re-
elected Secretary ~—
»\ Those from Nerwalk
At Convention
NEW HAVEN. Aug. 18.—-(AP).
More than 300 chiefs and firemen
from all parts of the state are .in
New Haven today attending the two
day convention of the Connecticut
State Fireman's Association. This
is the 42nd convention of the Asso-
elation.
])uring the morning a meeting of
the fire chief's club was held at the
Hotel Taft, while this afternoon the
iiremen's convention is in progress
at Wentworth Hall. 'The conven-
tion was opened by Charles J.
Heineman of Merideu. the president.
and Mayor Fitzgerald extended a
welcome to the visiting firemen.
‘ President Heineman in his annual
report gave credit for the efllcicnt
carrying out of business of the As-
sociation to the "splendid system of
your able and efllcient secretary and
also the fine attendance of the
members of the executive committee
at the several meetings held during
the year."
The executive committee held
four meetiys during the year. one
each at West Haven. Merlden. Hart-
ford and New London.
“During the fiscal year from May
131., 1924. to May 1st. 1925. 216
claims upon the general fund have
been signed." said Mr. Heineman.
"Of this number I have approved
156 and my predecessor 60.
“During this same period there
have been 16 claims upon the spe-
cial fund amounting to $1.880."
Secretary D. W. Harord of South
.\'orivalk in his annual report said
that the year had been one marked
“by the most unusual demand made
by death; in fact, the greatest in
the history of the association.
"The supreme sacrifice has been
made by seven brother firemen. who
gave up their lives In defense of the
lives and prone y of others.
"The disabilit claims in nomber
and seventh, both ”injury audacit-
.n‘
"m.
. , Photo by Munuginn.
bull across Sound and visit Roosevelt‘s Tomb. Speeches on way home.
500 RepliblicaflqWOmen
”“Pariionor to Roosevelt
Local Organization Sails Across Sound on Pica
nic——Democrats Go Too
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Politics for the time being were
forgotten when five huhdrcd Repub-
iicans. quite a few Democrats. and a
sprinkling of representatives of other
parties gathered at lioton Point yes-
terday morning in preparation for
the the grand get-together picnic
fostered by the Norwalk Republican
Women's Association. I _
The prayers of the women were
answered for the day came and
passed with hardly a cloud in the
sky. Bathing suits. box lunches. cam.
eras and musical instruments were
part of the paraphenalia tvhich the
plcnicers took with them.
“Everybody was there." from the
Mayor himself to the three months
old son of one or our prominent Re-
publican families who hugely en-
joyed all the noise and hubbub of
the occasion.
Members of the party ate lunch
aboard - ship cand about 1 o‘clock
docked in Oyster Bay, Busses trans—
ported the guests to the tomb of
Theodore Roosevelt where the laying
of a wreath by the Republican wom-
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RAIO HOSPITAL;
ESCAPE WITH
$1,150 IN LIQUOR
Robbers Also Take $1,-
800 in Jewelry and
$540 in Cash in
Newark
NEWARK. N. J.. Aug. 18.-——(AP).
Six men raided St. Gernrd’s Newark
Italian hospital today escaping with
liquor valued at 81.500. and with
$1,800 in jewelry and 4:50 in cash
taken from Dr. Charles P. Guest.
The plunder included thirty cases of
assorted liquor and 20 cans of
alcohol.
JUDGE CANDEE
ENIOIINO IRIP
Postal cards are being received
from Judge and Mrs. Nehemiah
Candee. who “are enjoying a vaca-
tion trip through the West. They
were in Glacier Park last week.
RETURN moat anr.
Councilman Edward F. Guns and
his family have returned to "their
home in West avenue. after an auto-
mobile trip] crunch :11er you; state
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t
MAY HAVE DAILY
EOAI SERVICE T0
NEw YORK CITY
Hanson Line Is After
Vessel to Be Used
For Freight and
Passengers
CAN CARRY 1,200
. Negotiations Now on
With Owner of Boat
—-Similar S e r vi c e
Years Ago
Norwalk may ban: a passenger
steamboat service to New York city.
Negotiations for the service are
under way at the present time. Due
to a great increase in business the
Hansen Steamship Company has
found it necessary to increase its
service. ‘
This line has II boat running be-
tween this city and New York three
days ll. week. but the company's
business has shown so steady a
growth that another boat is need-
ell.
(‘lfflcers of the concern, in look-
ing around for a boat came across
one which was used for excursion
purposes and which can carry 1,200
people.
An option was felt on' this boat
mfieposit of $5.00 . pluccdan. it.
but the deal could npt be completed.
as the agents did not have the power
to sell the boat. the owuers residing
in Germany. it is believed. how-
ever. that the deal will go through.
According to the reports. the boat
will be overhauled and fitted out as
It combination passenger and freight
boat and will make daily trips to
and from New York.
There was such a service for a
short time several years ago.
Several local people, in comment-
ing on the project. thought that such
‘a service was Inuhch needed and that
ll. boat of thsi type would be used by
many. especially during the summer
months.
BUYS PROPERTY
OF SLAUSON 00.
IN SCHOOL ST.
Western Petroleum Co.
To Erect Tanks on
Property for Distri-
bution of Gasoline
Another large real estate transac-
tion took place in the First district
today.
The Western Petroleum Company
purchased the large lot at the cor~
nor of School and Jefferson street.
from the C. E. Slauson Company.
The lot is 200 by 127 feet. The
purchase price was given out as be-
ing about $10,000.
The Western Petroleum Company
will erect several large tank- on this
property and it will be used as a dis-
tributing point for the several gaso-
lene stations which the company
plans to install in this section.
This is the first purchase of prop-
erty made by this concren. which
was recently incorporated.
CORRECTION ‘
Further information learned by
Evening Sentinel regarding the
puchasc of the two family house of
Ella St. John. on St. John street. cor.
roots the missstatement that the pro-
perly was purchased by Frederick H.
Rowan. vice-president of the City
National Bank.
It was brought by his son. George
Rowan. a bookkeeper at the City
National Bank. Mr. Rowan Sr. was
in no way connected with the pur-
chase.
DRIVER ARRESTED.
Jacob Wenchenblatt. of New York
City. was arrested on the Post Read
this morning for reckless driving.
Officer Martin Lengyl made the or-
rest. Wenchcnblatt was released in
850 bond.
CAR ABANDONED.
A touring car- owned by Herbert
D. Whitney of Main street was found
abandoned last night on the Wilton
rue-rh- mums-new“ to call
I A l
Landmark
Ave. Is
on PonUS
Destroye
Merrill Ice Storage Place Goes Up in Roaring.
Blaze —— Firemen
Saves Two Girls at
Calf Pasture Beach
Harry Preston. :1 member of
Junior lied Cross Life Saving
Corps, gave a fine demonstration
of life-saving yesterday afternoon
at Cnlf Pasture Beach. Two girls.
:Ilinging to each other between the
float and shore began to scream
for help. Although hundreds of
swimmers were close at hand.
they made no attempt to aid the
girls. Preston was on the second
float. Ho succeeded in reaching
the girls before they swallowed
much water. One of the two
could swim enough to remain
afloat. and Preston carried the
other to shore. He then return—
ed and assisted the second girl to
llllld. Both girls recovered in a.
few moments and were able to
leave the bench alone. Spectators
commended Preston for his work.
NOIORNANIs ‘
-~IIII OEAOIO
ON NILL IIILL
Edward Burkedal o f
Westport Ave. Cut
. Badly on Arm As He
Steps From Trolley
DRIVER HELD
Brooklyn Doctor Re-
leased on Bond—An-
other Motorman
Jumps to Safety
Edward Burkedal of 7 Westport
avenue. 9. motorman employed by
the Connecticut Co. here. escaped
serious injury this morning when he
was struck by an automobile owned
and operated by Dr. Saul Weiner of
1.590 St. Marks avenue. Brooklyn.
When he was allghting from an
East avenue trolley car to turn the
twitch at the top of Mill Hill Burke-
dnl was grazed by the New York car.
The sleeve of the heavy woolen
jacket which he was wearing was
torn into shreds as the car struck
him. He received a deep cut on
the right arm.
The car, it is said. made no at-
tempt to stop behind the halted trol-
ley car. Herbert Rogers of 7 Jef-
ferson street. also employed as mo-
lorman. alighted with Burkedal. and
escaped injury by inches as he dart-
ed out of the path of the Weiner
car. Before he had time to give
warning the Inotorman was struck.
' A bom‘. of $400 was fixed f r
Welner. He was released under
parole of Attorney Leo Davis. His
case will come up in the First Dis-
trict court next Tuesday morning.
r. O. EMPLOYEES .
ARE PLANNING
‘ BIG OLANEAIIE
A monster clambakc. for the First
and Second District post office of-
ficials. is to be given in Albina Grove.
Westport. Sunday. August 23. In-
dlcatlono are that attendance recordt
will be broken. There will be a'
baseball game between the two of‘
flees. An attempt will be made to
capture the running honors now
held by John W. Rowe. Bill Cahill
will assume the duties as chef and
promises to put on a bigger and
better bake than ever, and if past
performances count for anything the
record of Oscar of. the Waldorf will
be badly shattered after Sunday's
bake. As in the past.‘shot putting.
and qulots will be in vogue.
BUILDING & LOAN.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Building and. Loan assoeiation
Save Nearby Homes.
Though Intense Heat Cracks Windows in , ‘
Home Under Construction
Merrill's ice house. on Pcnus ave:
nue. a landmark here for the poll.
28 years. used until recently by. the ‘
Silver Lake Ice Company as an fell ‘
storage house, was completely dos
strayed by fire this morning.
The. flames. which ate their way.
quickly through the aged timbers o:
the building, which measured about
60 feet in length and 40 feet in .
width and. within an hour. only ashes,Q
were left. 7 ‘ ‘
The wooden structure could not be .,
saved by the local Fire Departmenty.
because of lack of water, and it.
would have taken a huge supply to
conquer the flames, so rapidly did
the building burn.
It was said this morning by Franli '
H. Merrill. president of the, Silva)“
Lake Ice Company. that the loss Wig»
$5,000. Insurancesmounts to $0.}. .
000. The building was erected for“
the F. H. Merrill lee Company which
operated here about 20 years 830.43
Following the merger of the Merrill
and A. it}. Betts’ Ice Companies. t --
building was used by the combin '
firm, the Silver Lake Ice Company}:
The blaze was discovered at about
9:45 by a workman nearby. He saw “
flames issuing from the roof. and“
ran immediately to the home oerg.
William I‘hlceger, 100‘ feet away.,'
where the alarm was telepho’fi
The Phleeger home and garage were,
endangered for a. time by the flying".
Cinders. which were carried ford V
great distance. Within a very few
minutes after its discovery the dre'I
totally enveloped the structure. ,
A tool shanty near the tire WM. ,
saved by chemicals. In this shanty».
were ice saws and grinding machin-
cry. , ‘
The cause of the tire could not
learned. It is thought that tramps,
who have been frequently the place
for the past year. may have started-.3
the blaze with a cigarette. . “
A fifty-foot ice chute, which tow-w
ercd above the building. felled about '
40 minutes after the beginning at
the fire.
The Hope Hose pumper and chem.
ical truck, and a truck from the .
Central Fire Station. guarded the
Phleeger home and a. bungalow being
constructed about 40 feet away. The
Phleeger home suffered no damages.‘
but. the bungalow, being built ,
for George Button of Ponus Manor.
showed the effect of the heats. Seu- -
erai panes of glass were cracked-v
Shrubbery and bushes near the bun.
galow. which started burning. were
soon controlled by the firemen, ;:
LATE NEws L
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POST FORFEIT. L,
NE“? YORK, Aug. 18.—Tcx RICH;
ard, fight promoter, and Jack
licarns, manager of Jack Dempsey; '
each posted a $25,000 forfeit. one
afternoon for a Dempsey-Wills
match. This action was taken im-
mediately after the New York Stats!
Athletic Commission had 1?an
Kearns and granted him a licenseib
do business within this State. Paddy
Mullins. manager, of Wills, is‘ ex-
pectcd to post Wills' forfeit for ill.
some amount this afternoon. ,' ‘
on our ACTIVE. 1
NORWICH, Aug. 18.—-—(AP.) B.
B. Chaplin, of New Haven, WIIL' '
veteran secretary of the 20th Regl-i
mom Connecticut Volunteer-5’ Asso-
elation. who is in his oath your.
road the minutes as usual at the“ .
52nd reunion today in Buckingham:
Memorial. . When election of officer!
come he was re-elocted amid up;
plausr. Horace Cliff. of Mystic}
was again elected president of the
Association. “9 mg; wk
GANGSTER KILLED. '
may vomv, Aug. 18.—‘(AP). A ‘
gang feud on the West Side mulled '
in the death today of John Poussoilft,
of Manhattan. who, the police ro~
ported, was surrounded and shot
four times by members of a rival 'A
gang. «J
Policemen recently were warned
in a secret order from heudquumfl~
to be prepared for an expected outs
break of war among rival undu'
world gangs of the city.
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FIGHT ROBBERS ,.
new yonx, Aug. 18.-—(APi,
Tlree brothers. proprietors of ‘
Schwartz Brothers' loan office .
Grand street. the East Side, f .
a pistol battle with three rob .
today, wounding One of them v,
preventing their looting the WA.
The two uninjured robbers hwy
their wounded confederate into
"“1 i» halite the south Nor-walk
r. to. summer. j
automobile and escaped u
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