i j, A supplied. FIRST _ ‘ NEWS ESTABLISHED 1870 Entered as secondnclass matter at the post office at 50. Norwulk. Conn. under the Act of March 0. 1819 ORTUARY TU n’oawus tai-frnui'r no war SOUTH scathing; 0 A!!! The Weather l m -’i ti... Fair and not quite so cool tonigh?) Sunday fair and warmer. ' iii .. t High Tide—12:15 a. M.. 12:25 P. if. . *1 CONN., SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1925. PRICE THREE CENTS ”no v fl New England Gove U. s. Flier Aiding Fight ‘ On’Riffs Hart In Fall ’ Substitute Fuel , To Be Brought Here i Conference of —~— New England Chief Executives Discuss Effects of Anthracite Shortage— Chairman of U. S. Coal Committee Does Not Believe Strike Will Be Called BOSTON. Aug. 22.—The governors of the New England states and their representatives who met hero yester- day to discuss the coal situation gs it affects New England. agreed that the best method of combatting hard- ship should an anthracite shortage develop would be to educate New England to use substitute fuels and to see to it that such substitutes were It was voted to contin‘ue as a per- : manent body with John Hays Harn- mond chairman of the federnlmoal committee two years ago. as chair- man. and Henry L. Shattuck of Bos- ton as secretary. Chairman Hammond. who said he T" .was not present as a representative of President Coolidge, declared that he had no fear of an anthracite ‘ strike this year. The operators real- } 119. he said. that they are losing their ’ markets because of increasing prices and the public's fear of a shortage. and the miners are "in the fine boat." Could Use Substitutes. Even should a strike develop. he said. New England could easily make use of substitutes such as soft coal and throw off the fetish of anthra- rcltaP'Which although resented ‘9 a 2. . -: necessity 'in this faction.“ how con~ slderod almost a luxury in other parts of the country. , Plenty of bituminous fuel .will be ‘avauabie this year. Mr. Hammond .“said. because of the lack of any danger of a strike in the soft coal dields. Union soft coal miners dare not strike. he declared because the men of the non-union fields. who now produce 60 per cent. of the to— tal output, are giving them too strong competition. 4 Storm Urges Soft Coal James J. Storrow. former Massa- chusetts state fuel administrator. de- ._.._.._.... (Continued on Page Twelve.) GET MAN WHO LEET TAXICAB DRIVER WAITING Wanted Here for Evading Bill After Long Ride, He _1 5 Found in Greenwrch Joseph Kerwin. wanted by the local police for evading a car fare. was arrested in Greenwich. yester- day. plaint of Albert Gregory of New Rochdie in whose taxi cab he rode from New Rochelle to Bridgeport and then back to the home of Stanley Taylor in First street. wherr he walked in the front dor and out the back and left the taxi cab driver waiting at the curb. ‘ After being arrested in Greenwich. it won brought out that he was also v» -‘ in Stamford on the charge . w: a fraudulent check. He x ,; to that city for trial. 1‘. it: probable that. he will be brought to this city to stand trial. It is alleged by the local police that 'he has passed worthless checks here‘alsd. According to information gathered by the police he has been residing at the home of Mr. Taylor in First street. -—0'OONNOB TAXI 00. Every passenger protected by liability insurance. 08 Railroad ave- nue. Phone 58. 8535 and 8530. -OOAL. For many weeks past on this page weekly Alfred Brown. coal dealer. Merritt street has been advising folks to put coal inathat. there might be trouble in the sntfiacito coal held in September. The trouble is very threatening now and plenty of coal in all sizes is at Brown's Coal Yard ready for delivery right now. Phone Minna—Adv. SO.- Kerwin was picked up on the come” ‘ ing in November. For Hiking Here‘s the outfit President Cool- idge wore on his recent tramp over the Vermont hills near his father's home at Plymouth. Vt. The typic- ally New England long jumper and boots are the every day attire of many farmers in that section. This picture was taken by 0. Plymouth photographer who planned to make some pin money by selling it to tovur- ists. but “a. presidential spokesman let it be known" that the chief exe- cutive preferred to have the photo sup]; essed. , LATE NEws | BELGIAN DEBTS. \ BRUSSELS, Belgium. Aug. 22.— (Al’.) It has been decided not to call a special session of Parliament for ratification of the Belgian debt funding agreement reached in "Insh- ington, but. to postpone the- discus- slon until the parliamentary reopen- AIRPLANE HITS STEMIER. ,ROME. Aug . 22.——(AP.) Com- mander Dc Piuedo, Italian aviator flying from Rome to Tokyo, in a message from Cebu, Phillipplno Is- lands, to the commissariaf of aero- nautics today. reports that while fly- ing through a storm his airplanc' “lightly hit. against. a steamship." The machine was not seriously dam- aged. iREAR mos'r. - BRYANTVILLE. Mesa, Aug. 22. ——(AP.) An official temperature of 20 was recorded at 3 a. m. at the big bogs of the linked Cranberry Company. The bog men were up all night. watching for the slightest sign of frost and were. ready. to flood their properties instantly. --SQUIBB’S PREPARATIONS. the complete line are carried in stock at The Clifford Pharmacy. South Main street. One of the Squibb's Preparations which is being featured here just now is—Squibbs Dental cream, made from Squibb‘s Milk of Magnesia—it is an article that is gaining in popularity every day. Wil. liafn M. Paisley. Prop. . NOTT WARNS 0F REACllON IN ELORTOA BOOM Tells Norwalk Invest-" ors Someone Will Get Stung in Land Speculation HIS ADVICE Declares \Land Values Are Going U p in Norwalk and A r e Sure Investments Florida. the. land of sunshine and real estate booms. isn't all it's sup- posed to be. A word of warning was sounded this morning by Charles 1‘. Hoyt. president of the Norwalk Board of Trade. and secretary and treasurer of the S.uth Norwalk Trust Co. “I wouldn‘t dare estimate how much money has gone. and logo- ing from this town to Florida." Mr. Hoyt said. ' "For those wheat-e con- sidering doing so. I give a word of warning. "Florida real estate is not an in- vestment—4t is a speculation. It is at. boom prices. and a boom must al- ways he followed by a reaction. Thai (Conti ued on Page Twelve.) EATLTOLOOATE OALET’S PALS “Paul's. can: Without 'Result for Killer’s Friends on a.“ WESTPOR'I‘. Aug. — After fruitlessly combing the entire coun- tryside here in the hope that the two pals of Frank Daley. alleged self con- fessed murderer whom they desert- ed just previous to his sensational capture here Thursday morning. might still be hiding in this vicinity. state police are now convinced that the men have fled. The last to have seen either of. the men here was I’eier Purcell. taxi driver. who took them to a place near the Weston town line where they said they in- tended to board. What became of .Dalcy's pals af- ter that has puzzled the police. They had told the taxi driver that they intended to put up at the new boarding house in preference to the one where they left Daley back in the woods. The keeper of the board- ing house says neither of the men showed up there although they got out of the taxi directly in front of the place. Purcell drove back to town immediately after discharging 5W N W“ CRASHES HERE Two slight automobile accidents occurred in the Second District, last evening. . Cars owned and driven by Louis Pabst of Jefferson street. Brooklyn and Michael Vaclavik of Scribner avenue. came together in Raymond street. The damage was settled be tween the owners of the cars. Three automobiles collided at cor- ner of Elizabeth and Water streets. doing a slight amount of damage. about five o’clock. last evening. The cars were driven by Charles Stevens of 18 Water street. Mrs. J. Clinton Shsperd of Westport and Clarence Beers of Hanford place. . The accident was investigated by Special Officer William Buffalo and the damage settled between the own- are of the cars, ' -‘-Fur storage. modeling. repairing. glazing of re- duced rates. Croce For (20.. m Main St. Phone Stamford I69. Est. ; 1 bdii‘oy. J. mrresterrigcttnmm ”ESTATE PillltE‘ 2 per cent of» Blane Turnsflv .1- Trip in Morocco DRY Oils FOR"? THIS OTTNTRTCT In Command of New York Headquarters -—-Belief IS? He Will Retain Putney asslsraNrs Technical M a n and Lawyer to Be Apex pointed, Too —- An-- drews Names Chiefs WASHINGTON. Aug. 22T—v-Th'e new prohibition enforcement pro- gram of Assistant SecretaryAndrews will start September 1 and by that time. it. is expected. adeputy ad- ministrator for tbsp . hecticut Judi- clal untrictxwfirnsve“ to appoint. , . , no. trator of the New..¥orhr0onoectl¢ui District. Foster temporarily has been transferred from Philadelphia“. to New York. Faster. EFBA’JSa'ms. act- ing administrator at Boston. and R. Q. Merrick. acting odmlhistrator at Buffalo. who formerly wastinvcharge of the New York~New Jersey-pis- trict. as well as four other admin- lstrators temporarily are on the rolls so that Andrews may see whether they have the qualities which will fit them to give satisfactory perfor- mance in the post. to which they have been assigned. May Retain Putney. No announcement yet has been made of the deputy administrator for Connecticut. but it is believed here that Frank T. I’utney will be retained in that post because he had a good record even before Andrews took charge of prohibition enforcement. (Continued on Page Twelve.) HIT BY CAR; ‘ SHE PAINTS Mrs. Anna Wollyung of 14 Cross street was slightl injured last night at. 7:40 o'clock. w on she was struck by an automobile on Main street. op- erated by David Godfrey of 3 Rail- road avenue. Mlss Woliyung. cross- ing from the west to the east side of Main street. near the former‘post office. fainted when she was grazed by Godfrey's car. ‘lhe was taken to the Norwalk Hospital, where she Was attended by Dr. Mabelle Perry. ‘ She sustained only minor abras— slons of the hands. and was discharg- ed . r in Landing During Training .. casa names. French Morocco. Aug. 22 (Amy-The American flying squadron‘ volunteering for service with the French against the mfflans ,suflored its first casualty yesterday. when Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Ker-wood of Philadelphia, fell during atraining flight. He was painfully but not dangerously injured. . Colonel Kerwood was making his first flight alone for some years. He plans overturned. throwing” him some distance.. Comrades rushed to his aid and hurried him to the hospital, where his infuria- were said to consist of severe cuts about. the face and a . broken arm. The airplane was a total wreck. Lieutenant Colonel Kerwood was a member of the original Lafayette Eeeodrille. serving on the western front innit-1011. Ho‘ was shot down in an acrlsl‘flght early in 1918 and captured by the Germans. Afterqtheyermlstlco he became a lieutenant colonel in the air forces of Greece, continuing in that posi- tion until the rural the monarchy. He wss‘ono of. tho, first organisers of the volunteer;ise‘uadron new) in Morocco.) ‘ Hp arrived it. can. Blanca tolheginztrainln‘g last Monday. a i l R j .5- Rev. Floyd . ach of- Grantwom to B e Noted on By? St. Luke’s Parish Dr. Floyd Leach of Grantwood. N. 1.. formerly assistant to Dr. fibres of St. Thomas" Episcopal church. New~York city. will in all probabil- ity be the next rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church. Darlen. A parish meeting will be .held Monday eve- ning in the parish house to vote on the matter of extending a call to Dr. Leach. " ‘ ‘ During the past month. he offl- ciated at some of the services in the church and the local parishioners were pleased witthim. The church is now in a flourishing condition and final plaosvare being made by the building committee for the erection of the new church r ctory. The building committee is mposed of Edward Delafleid. William Zeigler. Jr. and Judge Charles Bates Dana. Ground Was broken this week for the new rectory which will be built in the rear of the present one on the Post road. The rectory now in usewas sold this week to Mrs. M. E. Hill of Noroton who will have it moved and placed on the kndll op- posite where it now stands. .50 Couples Enjoy ., At Studioof Mrs. G. T. Hill Jr. Beautiful gypsy maidens. soul stir- ring shelks. bloody pirates. coy crin- oline beauties and funny clowns snorted at the masquerade given at the studio of Mrs. George Thorne Hill. Jr., at Wilson Point. last even- ing. Fifty couples attended the affair which was a social event of the sum. mer season. With the exception of two sailor boys. there was not a sin- gle duplicate among the more than a h ndred different costumes. . T e studio was elaborately decor- ated for‘ the occasion. ‘Dozens of tall, yellow candles provided‘illuml- nation. while stacks of golden rod were used as effective decorations. The studio walls boasted their everyday decorations. which» are really not everyday at all. since they consist of delicate painting. "done -ln panel fol-inlay local artists and o, verse. originated by local poets and carved in the woodwork of the stu- dio. ‘ ', Prizes Were offered for the couple ubur ”a ~ 9 which best carried 'out the idea of n- Masquerade theraffair. to wit: Appearing in the costume which ‘ represented t'what you always wan ed to be." “youth" in a shortblonde wig. white mull dress and large pink sash. and Mr. Russell Frost. Jr.. who came as a Very dirty and sooty engineer in workingman's clothes. 'won the two first prises. Arthur Tupper of Bedding. maga- sine writer..won the booby prize for coming [to the affair! in a costume which showed absolutely no initia- tive or foresight. in spite of all the beautiful costumes. he mgiht have worn. He was garbed in an ordinary golfing sport suit. With much mock drama he was handed a toy pistol as prize and in- structed to go outside and'shoot him. self. . . . . “'\ . Mr. and Mrs. Topper also won the lucky number deuce prise. The .Jildmglp the case were: Meme more. Mr!- Ratt. Mu landed at excessive speed and his ‘ . use. ...mmmttteo . . regiment during the .World War. * the affair reported that ‘Mrs. L. A. Do 'erty. representing- LE ROY DOWNS lS CHOSEN TO [END ‘ 56TH PARADE To Be Grand Marshal Labor Day—«The Line of March Is An- nounced THE SPEAKERS Captain John Keogh ' Hopes to Get General. O’Ryan to Make Ad- dress Department Vlce-Commander Le Roy D. Downs of the American IA!- gion. was chosen grand marshal of the 56th Regiment parade. to be held in this city. Labor Day, a a meeting of the general commit e held in the City Hall last night. The parade will start from the South Norwelk railroad station at 10:30 o’clock in the morning and will proceed to South Main street. to North Main. to West avenue. to Wall street. and counter march at Hour Square to Union Park. where the ex- ercises‘wlll be held. . Captain John Keogh was appoint- ed as a'member of the speaker's committee and will make an effort to secure the services of General John O'Rysn as.a speaker on that - scoured whit“ J, Bauertytvu one crisps, P . speakers; He was an officer in this” The committee on collections for donations ware coming in rather slowly. 82,000.15 needed to put over the reunion in good style and to date the committee has only been able to collect $665.50. Yesterday‘s donations follow: H. Glendening & Co....‘.... $5.00 James E. Flynn ........... 10.00 A Friend ................. -1.00 Horton M. Dibble .......... 1.00 Three Friends ............. 3.00 Cash ...................... 2.00 H. R. Bouton 1.00 Norwalk Coal and Supply. Co. .. .......... 10.00 Court: Cecile. Catholic Daugh- ters of America 5.00 Total 838.00 Previously acknowledged.... 627.60 ————— Grand total . ....... . . l . . 4665.60 THEATRE NEN NEETTO FIGHT ‘ $10 i-TLN TAX The motion picture audiences of Norwalk. as well as otherConnecti- cut towns. stand to lose their favor- ite entertainment. a ' No more will Gloria Swanson waltz across the silver sheet. and Rudolph Valentino's slicked hair make the males mad. This is. according to the edict of the motion picture producers. who have sent word that sooner than pay the $10 a reel tax to the state, they will move out of Connecticut. “This will mean that we might as Well close up our theatres and turn them into garages," said David Es- terson this morning of the Palace and Regent theatres. If we can’t get films. we can't‘show any pro- grams." The Motion Picture Theatre Own- ers Association of Connecticut will meet at the Hotel Garde in New Haven tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock to devise ways and means of combating the tax. HAD NO llCENSE; lS FINED $30 Lucius Winchester. of New York City was fined $30 and costs in the uptown court this morning by Judge Freeman Light, on the charges of driving Without: a drivers license. and without a registration license. after being warned by Motorcycle Officer Charles. Thorpe, who made plea—u.- .(conuma on Page Twelve.) r the narrest. " ” \ Drove Was Court Charge“ New Yorker, According to Police, Askedlfo‘r» ’ Drink Soon As He Was Taken Frail: ~ Wrecked Car—Didn’t Remember Whether" Night Was Clear or Cloudy - Injures Himself And Is Fined $50 DEDHAM, Mass, Aug. (AR) Edward Palmer of Bed. ham, who broke a bone in his- foot when he drove his motor-, cycle around a parked passenger bus into another machine hob- bled lnto the Dedham court on crutches yesterday and was fined :50 by Judge Sanborn for driv- ing so as to endanger the lives of the public. Judge Sanborn ruled that although Palmer was the only no if injured he was part of the public endangered. Palmer paid. 22.— it VOLUNTEERS * AsTnTOOOLO implied - Workers With A, Ham- mers and Saws Are Needed to Help Keep Down Expense ‘ THE PROGRAM Crusade to Begin Sept. 15—To Have Chorus Of 250 Voices-Dr. Anderson in Charge —r—-—’ All those desiring to help in the work of the New Crusade which the protestant churchesvof this vicinity are sponsoring from September 15 to October 25 will be given the op- portunity to render practical aid ac- cording to plans of the building com— mittee which stipulate that men with hammers and saws can volunteer their services daily at the' tabernacle now under construction at the cor- ner of West avenue and Reed street to house the crusade meetings un- til that bullding is completed. Volunteer help on a large scale will be utilized in the construction work on the tabernacle according to the building committee and the plans include the use of volunteer help in the work of roofing and Sheathing the sides of the building and in the construction of seats. All those who can are urged to donate as much time as possible daily. They are re- quested to bring hammers and saws and report to Ben Thomas in charge of construction on the grounds. Pre- liminary work on the structure be- gan several days ago and these in charge are now ready for volunteer help. It is planned in this way to (Continued on .Page Twelve.) OUiNTARO FILES, PORNAL NOTICE - OP WILL APPEAL Formal notice of the appeal of Frederick H. Quintard. of this city. from the admission of the will of the late Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury. ‘of Ridgetleld. by the Probate Court in that town. was filed there yesterday by Cummings 61: Lockwood. of Stamford. counsel for Mr. Quintard. an heir. CRULLERS YOU’LL LIKE. Mulllgsn's Home-made Crullers are the kind you‘ll like-because they are do from the best of ma- terials an cooked in Crisco. They are tasty. wholesome and always just the some. Stores all over this vicin- ity have them for sale—Adv. a ile Drunk .. A ’l ..... l, «m 0. .Au. A New Yorker was fined $100 and costs here today for driving a of!!! under the influence of liquor. HO figured in an accident at Mortuary; Turn last night. . He was George Roberts of 170mm; 70th street, New York. who crashed into the curb after descending west: port. avenue hill at 11:30 o'clock 1338 night. , Cleverly dodging the stone wall. Roberts drove into the driveway/o! St. Paul’s Church yard. He escapod' injury when his car turned over on. its side. A x ' With him in the car was a young man who had “bummed" a. ride from his starting point. New Haven. Th " ‘ were bound for New York. First in the line of three car; which were coming‘down the 18“.. Roberts. charged with being 11 ' the influence of liquor, said in uptown court this morning thatwh! was blinded by oncoming headlights. Albert D. Morgan, Washington. street hardware dealer. whose light: Roberts allege blinded him. ovum preaching the corner of EM; ' , Westport avenue. ‘Luckily it . pad in time. out of the path‘ of‘tyf Roberts car. He was less than-r60 feet away from it. , Officer Jerry“ Do'ney arrest Roberts on charges of drunks ' and operation of a car under influence of llQuor. .. He said in court this morningthol: Roberts asked for a drink as soon ' he was gotten out of the smashed Roberts on the stand persisted that: he was not drunk. When Prosecutor. Edward Lockwood asked him it the night was clear. he was at a in! In! an answer. Mr. Lockwood said that if the defendant's head were as cl as the weather. there would he been no accident. I ’ Roberts was fined $100 and cost. by Judge Freeman Light. K i LL BA N K. MESSENGER OET PATRO - N e w Jersey Bandits Shoot Down Man ‘ Sidewalk and Flo With $13,000 PERTH AMBOY. N. 3.. A113,?! —Joseph Gallagher. 9. special trim. senger employed by the Perth fl ' boy Trust company. was shot fl killed yesterday by three men ’ stole a. payroll of $13,000 in cult he was carrying. - Gallagher left the bank short! after two o'clock to‘go to a local factory. the employee of which were to be paid off yesterday. He w walking on the Convery rim bridge. near Smith street. when'lhn automobile drew up- and three NW: got out. One of them drew a gun and fired three shots. - "‘ Gallagher fell to the street an died within a few minutes. ‘ holdup men grabbed the pay contained in a. small leather . Gallagher carried and then sped in the automobile. ‘ ‘ The holdup occurred in a . section of Perth Amboy and em witnessed by a number of verse“. None of these. however. had 802m- cient presence of mind to note .‘flié license number of the car. The automobile. painted blue. Web. said later to have been a. coach, an}! it headed in the general directioil'v of South Amboy. ' "at" Gallagher was married and h‘a‘d been employed by the bank at “ (Continued on Page Twelve.) —DON'l‘ HAVE WASH DAY in your home these warm sum' days—save all the fuss. muss bother b ylettirig Brophy‘s Latin 134 Water Street. do your ( washing for you. It will be for and delivered. ,The mini charge for a family washing her‘ 75 cents. Just phone 360 and your message.
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