grabbed him and pulled him down. ' CONCERT 011. 11 10 surnavr ii ' ‘ First District Snyagogue here. mac- ii to the scene. and brought the bodies 9:50.000 drive for a Snyagogue in “the ‘the First District. a committee ‘of Norwalk Jews yesterday made ‘ preliminary FIRST WITH THE NEWS THE EVEN e G SENTINEL ,A' new“; be r311" newsrsrsa The Weather 531“ ‘ Fair and not quitoEo cool tonigbi'] Saturday fair and warmer; moderate variable winds. _ .. _ nigh Tide—8:24 A. 111., 3143 r. 11s.? ' ESTABLISHED 187D tered as second-class matter at the post office at Norwalk. Cono.. under the Act of March 8. 1879 SOUTH .NORWALxg'ifgcoNN. MONDAY, AUGUST 31,1925. PRICE THREE CENTS:- ST CK- P E Di w. :4 101 14,00 Two Boat Upsets I fter Outing at sland 1 'Another Man and Woman Save Victims Are Stephen J. Nicholas and Job Wilson, Both 0f Bridgeport—Were Mem rt of Picnic Party From Tha Two men were drowned and on other man and a. woman save about 100 feet off the shore o Cockenoe Island. when a row boa capsized about 6:30 o'clock. las evening. The men who lost their lives a Stephen J. Nichols. 41 Liber street. Bridgeport. 27 years of ag and John Wilson. whose addre was given as 101 Wilson aven Bridgeport. and his age as 22 yea Both men were members of sailing party of 17 that had co from Bridgeport yesterday morni , and spent the day on Cockenoe . . land. They made the trip on sraft that anchored some dista . off the shore and were taken shore in a. row boat. Last evening when the party '31 ed to. start for home they w 'tken back to the sloop in the aa manner. All of the party had to loaded on the boat with the axe tion of Nichols. Wilson and bride of only four months and a other man. A member of the crew taking th row boat made what was thought t be the final trip from the sloop t ,the shore. loaded the party into row boat and started from th ‘ shore. Suddenly Capeized. After the row boat had traveled a. distance of about 100 feet it'sud- denly capsized. None of the party in the row boat outside of the member of the crew seemed to be .able to swim. Henry F. Tongs, of 63 Woodcrest avenue. Stratford. who was nearby swam to the spot where the five people were thrown into water and succeeded in getting Mrs. Wilson and another occupant of the boat to shore. The member of the crew had con- siderable difficulty getting to shore when one of the drowning men Mr. Tongs made another trip back 'of Wilson and Nichols to shore. where members of the party and of another party who were in a boat with William F. Bishop of Birch street. this city, worked over them for three hours. . Pronounced Men Dead Dr. Franklyn G. Brown and Dr. George Fawcett were taken to the island in motor boats and. when (Continued ‘on Page Two.) 1011 51111101111 'As a formal inauguration of a arrangements for a concert to _be held here on October 11 at 11. 1068.1 theater. This concert 1.will be staged as part of the Sim- - ches Torah festivities. Work will be started soon to milk plans for the concert. It is expected that stage stars and singers will be secured for the program. The committee including H. Frankel. Max Neubauer. A. Stein, Herman Sachs. and Samuel Cohen. recently announced a drive for a comodate the Norwalk Jewish Con- gregation, which heretofore has worshipped at the Coward street Synagogue. A mass meeting will. be held here on Wednesday evening at which Norwalk and South Norwalk Jews hare been invited by the committee. The meeting will be held in the loft shove the Norwalk Radiator shop on Main street. This left. which is owned by Max Noubauer, will be used by the Norwall: Jews for holi- day services on Bosh Huhonsn and Yom Kippur. These 11 lidars City PHILIP O. \VEHLE n Lose Lives 0 f Cockenoe 11:11.1 111111 A 11111 111 1111 PRESIDENT Local Young Man Wins High Honors At Citizens’ Military Camp BEST STUDENT Graduated From Nor- walk High, Class of 1924 —,- Is Going to Notre Dame ‘ 1 Philip C. Wehle. nineteen. son of ‘ Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wehle of 4 ‘1 ‘1 1Mspl‘e street. a. member of Company .3 1D at the Citizens" Military Training ~ Camp at Camp Devens, was recent. . ly awarded a signal honor at the 7 P1 caidentwm~Coolidga medal. awarded personally by Presi- lence. ~Wehle was declared the best ”Red” student at the camp. having won that honor over 300 other re- cruits in his batallion. (Continued on Page Two.) Lund Talks Address at Union Methodist Church Roy H. Ryder and liil‘ord Wood Are ightly Injured 'in zregory Boulevard '1‘ ‘o wererslightly injured in an auto iobile cilash in Gregory Boule- esterday afternoon. oy H. Ryder pf Van Zandt street land Clifford Wood of West Washington street. were treated at the office of Dr. Franklyn G. Brown for cute and bruises. Ryder was drixlng a car south on Gregory Boulevard and “Alec Lyons of 2 Merwin street. was driving in the opposite direction. The cars started to pass in front of the Marvin school. when sud- denly Lyon's machine swung across the road and crashed head on into the Ryder car. overturning it. Both Ryder and Wood were pin- ned underneath the machine. Peo- ple nearby rushed to the scene and lifted the car off the two young men and took them to Dr. Brown's office Ryder was treated for a cut on his head and Wood for cuts and bruises on his left hand and left leg An investigation on the- part of Motorcycle PolicemanChas. Thorpe brought about the arrest of Lyons on the charge of reckless driving and of Thomas Callahan on the charges of intoxication and breach of the peso. He was riding in the car with Lyons. Both cars Were badly damaged. The Ryder machine was owned by H. B. G. Ryder of Van Zandt street. the father of the'driver. Bicycle Stolcn. John Tllley of Osborn avenue. re- ported to the police on Saturday night. that someone had taken his “bicycle from the rear of the Bialto . i . of “Moral Objective” of Schools cw School Superintendent Delivers Excellent Services in Rowayton Lund. Superintendent of delivered an ed- John Norwnlk schools, dress in the Rowayton Methodist church at the union services last evening on "The Moral objective in Public Education.‘ 'His speech fol- lows: "I am grateful indeed to your good Pastor. Mr. Gray. for the privilege I enjoy tonight. It is al. ways a. pleasure to greet friends of the schools. and particularly so at this time early in my term of ser- vice in Norwalk. “When our good friend invited me to address you, he' made no stip- ulations with reference to the sub- ject-matterof my remarks. Very naturally. however. it seemed to me that. while most any phase of the educational problem would be of in- terest. the moral and spiritual aims in education could meet appropri- ately be discussed here. And so I announced my subject as “The Moral Objective in Education." “To me. one of the promising characteristics of the times. is a awakening interest in the moral an (Continued on Last Page.) 2111 HOSPITAL, RAN 11110 101.1 011 MOTORCYCLE Luis Lungi of 172 Lake avenue. Tuckachoe. New York. and Victoria Marulll. same address. were badly injured last night in a motorcycle accident on the Smith Ridge road. New Canaan. They were admitted to the NorWalk hospital last night at 11 o'clock. Lung] sustained se- vere abrasions to the left lower limb. Marulli is suffering fractured ribs. Their condition was reported improved at the hospital this morn- ing. The two young men. Lungi. all. motorcycle on the Smith Ridge read ing. lost control of the vehicle at a bad curve in the road. They crash. ed into a telegraph pole. causing v severe dynage to the ”@9391: Wheeler Said He’d “Get” David Decker New Dead Line Instituted By State Authorities In Norwalk Harbor Said to Be Result of Political Scheme of Many Years’ Standing —Want to Buy Rich Grounds Here From City After They Are Rendered Valueless By Ban Massachusetts training quarters by He was the recipient of a breast . dent Coolidge. given by the United States government for general excel. _ and Mnrulli. 25. were riding on a‘ and it is repdrted that Lungi. driv- ‘ Oysternien’s F 0e? 1" '. 5‘ l CHARLES: 11171111111111? REP. MRS. HELEN LEWIS. Makes Charge What promises to become one of the most startling exposures in the political history of Connecticut is slowly being revealed as the corner of the curtain is lifted on the al- leged' plot of the oyster trust in the state to get control of the natural oyster beds in Norwalk harbor by means of a nicely adjusted and. far reaching pollution bill. Greed of gold, political graft,‘ per- sonal cmnity and carefully laid plans ' of years standing. all these play a part in the drama. Ivor some time there has been a ‘“ mowing feeling: among the natural oyster growers of the state and city and among certain of the citizens, that there was “something behind" the recent sudden move to close up so great a part of Norwalk's harbor to oystcrmen, just as the official sea- son is about to open. Mainy are asking this question: "Can it be that certain politicians in the state who have interests in the oyster business have used their polit- ical power to fill their own pockets at the expense of the ‘llitle fellow?‘ " .Rumor has it that State Repre- sentative Charles “Shana" Wheeler is at the bottom of the move and that be. working in league with the big fellows. members of the oyster trust in the detail nas been scheming ior yeais to get control of the na- tural oyster beds in the state and es- pecially in Norwalk harbor. the lat- for being known as the best beds in the Sound. Not Fit to Eat—But! It is said that Wheeler. who is manager of the Connecticut Oyster Farms Corporation with extensive grounds in Milford harbor. is already secretly negotiating for holdings in Blockrock. Nerwalk and Greenwich harbors. and this——-in spite-of the fact that he claims the water in this section of the sound are to polluted that the oysters taken therefrorn are not tit to eat! Attorney Ivan B. Morehouse of Brigeport. Harold Lovell. former Republican town chairman of Stratford, Vernon Morehouse, Strat- ford politican. and Captain David (Continued on Page Two.) 1111 11111111 11 ST. 1101111 PAPER 1111 Five tons of paper pulp amounting to about 8300 were destroyed at the St. George Paper and Pulp mill on Smith street on Saturday afternoon The up-town fire department worke for almost two hours. skillfully managing the blaze which had gain- ed good headway at the top of the exposed pile of more than 6.000 ion: of pulp. it is thought that the fire was started by flying sparks from a foundry nearby. The blase was dis- rovered by workmen. The fire alarm 11 as sent in at 3: 45 o'clock. The condition of the pulp. it was said. Quickly enabled the filling sparks to take hold of the dry‘ mat- ter. The lack of rains recently left the supply brittle and easily in- ilamable. The fire was confined to the top of the pile about to feet above the level of the street. -MUI1LIGAN'S CRULLEBS 1 are always good-because they're al- way- made the same. Pure cream- ery butter, heavy unpasteurized milk. . real shell eggs, best “do of flour. sugar and the other ingredients used in the making of the some. makes Mulligan's Cruilers what they are and what they will continue to be. “FIVE ESCAPE ~ gion of this city. won first prize as d election unanimous. DEATH;CAR‘ DROPS 8 FEET Car Operated By Paul Riordan Is Hurled Down Embankment On Riverside Ave. IN COLLISION. Man Said to Have Been Learning ‘t 0 Drive Cause 0 f Crash — Auto Total Wreck Five persons narrowly escaped ser- ions injury or death on Saturday night when an automobile operated by Paul Riordan. son of Councilman Michael J. Riordan of Beacon street, was thrown down an embankment of 8 feet landing in a stream of water opposite' Riverside cemetery on Rh crside avenue. With young Riordan in the car were: Stephen Wood of Darien. and three young ladies. All miraculously escaped injury. Only one of the girls received slight cuts about the face. - Charles Mansfield of 52 Ward street and Ellis Hughes of 3 Ludlow street. this city, were driving in a touring car in the direction of Sil- vcrmine. it is alleged that Mansfield was learning to drive the automobile. When he became confused by on- coming headlights, it is reported that he swerved in the path of the Rior- dan car. striking it, breaking the left front wheel and the steering gear of the approaching automobile. 1111111.th wusnollors 111 NEW 101111011 Harry S. Jackson of New Britain Elected State Commander of Legion ‘ The drill team of the Frank C. Godfrey Post, No.12. American Le- the best appearing outfit in the American Legion parade in New Lon- don on Saturday. There was over 6. 000 in line. The local organization was cheered loud. 1y as it marched through the crowd- ed streets of the Whaling City. go- ing through its drill without a slip. Harry S. Jackson of New Britain was elected State Commander on the second ballot over Le Roy D. Downs of this city and Dr. I. Otis of Meri- den. Past Commander Down‘l was the runner up and. on the second ballot. made a motion to make the The election was one of the most warmly contested in the history of the Legion in this State and. for the first time. it was necessary to take a second ballot to select a commander. The local Post of t e American Legion was given honorable mention for its good work in donating funds to the American Red Cross and the Day Nursery'. W. Parker Seeley of Bridgeport was elected as one of the seven vice- commanders of the State. By an amendment to the constitution it was voted to elect seven vice-command- ers instead of two. as in previous years. The delegates and alternates at- tending the Convention from this city were Past- Commander John Keogh. Past-Commander Le Roy Di Downs. Commander Anson F. Keel- er. Junior Vice-Commander Archi- bald Merriam. Colonel Ernest K. Coulter. Everett Brundage Charles Mace. State Vice-Commander Downs is the only vice-commander in the his. tory of the Legion in Connecticut and" Morning By Those MERRlTl TO BE CANDIDATE, [ATEST REPORT So Says Harry E. Mac- kenzie, County Lead- e r o f Republican State Forces SENTIMENT Salmoniitofl R u n for S t at e Comptroller And Pease for _ ’~ . .. e _ County Sheriff BRIDGEPORT. Aug. 31.——Con- gressman Schuyler Merritt. State Cmptroller Frederick M. Salmon and County Sheriff Simeoa Pease will be candidates to succeed themselves next year, according to announce- ment made by State Commissioner of Labor and Factory Inspection Harry E. Mackenzie, county leader for the Republican state or ganiza~ tion, it became known yesterday. Bushes Other Plans. Definite quietus is thus put on the reports of plans to deprive Congress- man Merritt next year of renomlna- tion to his place in the House of Representatives. Comptroller Sal- men, in rumors touching upon the non-cxtent movement, was mention- ed prominently as the probable suc- cessor of Congressman Merritt, Mr. Salmon reiterated last night the fact that he will be a candidate for a. third term as comptroller. Declaring that. solfar as he could influence next year's Republican convention Merritt. Salmon and Peace will be re-nominated without opposition. Commissioner Mackenzie said that he had visited practically all of the. towns of the county and felt that his statement represented the sentiment of the Republican par- ty officials in them. » Williamson Out». . Representative Charles E. Wil- liamson. Darien, isconsidered to be removed from the field as a. prospec— tive candidate for the office of attor- ney general because of the certainty that Mr. Salmon will be on the Re- publican ticket next year. as there is invaribiy objection to giving any county two places on the state ticket under the executive places. Some politicians, come; the report directly from Hartford. are now "chafing" because -Hartford county has the govern'or. secretary of state and attorney general, not to men- tion one of the United States Senat- ore. Main Street House Is:~ Raided by Bandits; Spectacular Hold-up Staged Ehrly Sunday Who Knew Place—No Report Made to Police—Residents Either. Shocked or Amused—Chief Investigates E 1s 0 “Stick 'em up!” Five ugly army 45's. held by at many thugs moved back and forth over 35 or 40 men in a Main street ' gambling club at. " o'clock yesterday morning. Cards. dice and money wet, thrown helter-skq‘ter as the guns men backed the gamblers again the wall. searched their pockets and‘ , made off with money and. jewelry totalling 34, 000. according to con- servative estimates. The stickup men were Italianl. according to local men who were in. the place. None were any masks, except the leader, who had a larg‘e‘. bandana handkerchief tied arming the lower part of his face. it is believed that there were eig in the party. only five entered t upstairs room. the others stayln the lower floor and the street lookouts. .. It was shortly before 2 ofolw that the first intimation of troub struck the club. On the third 1’10 '9! the building. 13 Main street. the elu ‘ .1- with c_ games 3 em, a circle of filfierii around the dice table where a- crap game was in progress. Suddenly the young man on “lookout?! W; hed aside. W sill." “Stick ’cin hoy!"iwas the quick command. As the boy reached up. four more gunmen filed into the room. ‘ “Put 'em up. and face the walk", they commanded} The “clubmen” obeyed without . demur. Each one instantly grasped thesituation. and some made-at- tempts to have their valuables. A man at th ecard tables with sixty _ dollars in his wallet. quickly flipped the bill fold under the table. It was, of no avail as a. bandit quietly picls- 1 ed it up and pocketed it. .. Another man quietly rolled up a valuable diamond ring in a dollfi bill and threw it in the corner. 1 mil? paper money muffled the sound. skid it was unnoticed as it rolled oilf- side the circle of lights that beanie] down through the smoke laden at: over the gaming tables. The rink was recovered when the thugsleftr. The bandits went quickly to works Every action showed that they were familiar. not only with the place and its operation. but with the indivie duals there. The small fry receive; ed a mere patting of the pockets. but men known as heavy gamblers were thoroughly searched. Special attention was given to 0 Bridgeport man from the Black. Rock section. known as the backei of the place. He had more the. $1, 000 on his person, and was heaviest individual loser. A 10651 man lost a valuable diamond ring. Stories were current that one of th ' bandits produced a knife threateninh to cut off his finger. when he said he had difficulty in getting it oft. This was denied. however. by men present. L Took Note Book . One of the men present said today; “They backed us all against tlrg wall. I only saw five men. and of these only one had any mask. . was a red bandana handkerchief (Continued on Page Two.)'1 ship, arrest, imprisonment view. . ‘1.th- new 1111 Always cooked in Crisco. Stores in tin-twee placed in the 1111.11... p. Traveling the Battle Track With Mot Governors; judges, soldiers, congressmen, sheriffs, mine owners, even union officials—Mother Jones battled 1 them all as she went up and down the coal fields, crusad- ing against what she felt were injustices to “her boys” —the men who went down in the black pits and dug coal. For half a century Mother Jones braved danger, hard- her Jones as she translated into now winning, now losing action the zeal for service to her fellows which fired her—fervent, fighting zeal that did not scruple over methods so long as there was an end in . Her methods you often will find not to your liking, perhaps. But the story Mother Jones has written of her . life you will find none the less striking It' 1s appearing serially m The Evening Sentinel. Eacli ‘ chapter is a story of its own. Turn to page seven.
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