‘ESTABLI BED 1870 r Entered ‘ss second-class matter at the post office at So. Norwalk. Conn. under the dot of March I. 1810 “convent: 1‘? STER TRUST , . >“‘I\“N“ .. I“ .lik The Weather is: . FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE cum On Route to Hawaii I Plane Has Made Average Speed of 71 Nautical Miles—Mine Sweeper Ordered to Hasten to Knots With Plane SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (AP)..— The Navy seaplane PN-9. No. 1. at- tempting a non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii. had completed half of its journey of 2,100 nautical miles between 5 and 6 o'clock this " morning. , Up to that time the plane had made an ‘average speed of“ slightly I more than 71 nautical miles. or a fraction under 82 land miles. an . I hour. Early today it was exceeding 1 ' the speed it had maintained earlier I in its flight. and was making up the .s time it had been behind its schedule. ' When the plane passed over the , 'destroyer Corry, 600 miles from the Golden Gate. it was more than an . hour behind its schedule. By the . time it passed the destroyer Meyer, ; 800 miles from the California coast. ' it had reduced this to fifty minutes. The report that the aircraft had passed the destroyer Doyan and was speeding toward the airship tender _. Langley came from the Doyan at .1‘4:46 o'clock, thirteen hours and 37 ‘ minutes after the plane had left '__ Point Bonita. at the entrancerto—San Francisco .bay. figured as the oiticlai point of departure. . A few minutesafter Rear Admir— ’ Ill William Moffatt. chief of the . naval aeronautical bureau. and Cap- tain S. F. Moses. flight project com- '-2 mander. had ordered the mine ‘. sweeper Gannet, with its equipment 7' for hoisting the plane from the wa- ter to hasten from this port to the point where the PN-9 No. 3 was . forced down about four hours and C a half after the start word was re- - ceived from the destroyer William Jones. advised Admiral Moffatt that ‘l he was making seven knots an hour with the plane and was directed to , proceed slowly toward San Fran- " clsco./while the Ganneit continued 7]. toward him. Adjustment of the new. power plant in the PB-l plane. the 24.000 pound aircraft. from a Seattle fac- tory was being made today by the ‘ expert machinists who yestegay completed its installation and u do , 9. short test flight. ‘ FIRST DISTRICT : POSTMANGIVEN 4 SPECIALHONOR Is Appointed Chairman ' Of Nomination Com- mittee of Letter Car- riers’ Association .__,_. William B. Cahill of the First District Post office was appointed. Chairman of the Nomination Com- mittee of the National Association of Letter Carriers today. In a letter from National head- ” quarters he was informed of his ap- 3‘ pointment. and will function with i this committee at the National Con- ' ventlon at Detroit next week. Mr. Cahlll, the Past President of the Connecticut State Association of Letter Carriers. has been appointed Delegate at Large from Connecti- cut to the Convention, and the hon- or of the appointment is recognition both to himself and the State. He will leave New York for Detroit at 9 1:30 next Saturday by a special ‘ train for the delegates. The Con- ‘ ' ens Labor Day. vention op lander. The letter notifying him of the appointment said: “It affords us great pleasure to inform you that as a mark of hen- or and recognition to your state, Ind as a tribute to your own splen- did s rvices for the National As- sociation of Letter Carriers. we have listed your name as Chairman of Nominating Committee No. 1. to serve during the sessions of the De- troit Conventionl The names of your colleagues on the committee will be communicated to you later When we meet in Detroit." "'ir b t -,. 4-: any efi,mr _______..____.—- INVITATIONS 10 CLAMBAKE Invitations have been issued for the clnmbake of the Phoenix Engine Co.. to be held next Sunday. The affair will be staged in the woods near the Five Mile River beyond the , Charles Harris estate. Many pest i officials of fire departments. present I? heads of the companies. and city of- " ficlals have been invited to the an- nual outing by, Captain Ersnst ny- del. ‘ 3 ‘ , 'PN-9 No. 3, Forced Down——Making Seven Visitor Lifts $70 , At Fire Carnival STAMFORD, Scpi. l.-——Com- mlttee members in charge of the New Hope carnival who were counting the cash in a carnival lent yesterday were surprised to see a hand reach through a slit in the wall of the tent and grab up a handful of money. They ran out but the owner of the hand had disappeared. He had cut a slit in the tent. The firemen said about $70 was taken. Last week state policemen vis— ited the learnival and arrested three members who was assist- ing them at a so-called “money wheel." The state police confisca- ted 3125 as evidence. CAPTAIN KNOWN HERE iS HERO OPSEA RESCUE Norwalk- Boy, Captain Howell, Say ea 26 Members 0 f Scout Patrol \Boat The attention of Norwalk residents is called to the heroism of Capt. A. C. Howell in a letter addressed to The Evening Sentinel by Ellis 11. Taylor of Cove avenue today. Capt. Howell. a former Norwalk boy. and a frequent visitor here, was cited in yesterday's New York Herald Tri- bune for his part in a thrilling res- cue oi‘f Staten Island on August 30. The account of the rescue follows: “Twenty-six members of the crew of the Naval Militia scout patrol boat FC-252 were saved from death by drowning or explosion late yesterday when Capt. Allen Howell, of the tug Dalzela, came on me little vessel ailro off Robbins Reef Lighthouse and flooded the burning hold with sea water. risking his own life in the rescue. “Captain Howell was returning from Staten Island when he heard shouts and saw smoke pouring from the ventilators of the patrol boat. The crew was on deck frantically waving for help. “Shouting to the men to remain aboard/Howell pulled alongside. re- , gardless of his own danger. made fast and ran a hose into the hold of the burning ship. put out .in spite of the nearness of the flames to gasoline tanks on the decks. ' . "The waters around Robins Reef are shoal, and the vessel was listing heavily when found. it was said. FILE APPEAL . IN CASES OF SLOT MACHINES Local Men Seek to Re- c o v e r Apparatus Seized in Raids Last Spring BRIDGEPORT. Sept. 1. — Leo Cohn and Gandolofo Librlzzi. of Nor- walk yesterday filed an appeal with the court of common pleas from the decision of the Norwalk city court. by which slot machines taken from them in a raid were ordered destroy- ed as a "nuisance." These machines were seized by the State Police last spring when they visited the stores of Mr. Cohn in Wirinapault. When the cases came up in the local city court lines were imposed and the machines ordered destroyed by Judge Nehemiah Candee. GOING TO LAKE GEORGE. Miss Helen Miller of 29 Elmwood street. left for Lake George. N. Y.. yesterday morning. She will re- main there for a period of ten days. The fire was soon . Seaplane PN-9 Ha Has Gone 2,100 Miles 1500 YOUNGSTERS HAVE A BlG'llME Playground Assoc. Pic- nic' Great Success—- Climax Is Sail o n Belle Island on'fifinLY Have Music With Their Lunch-- Committees, Merchants, P a r L‘ Oflicials Thanked The 1.500 kiddies on the Play— ground Association picnic at Roton Point yesterday were given a. day to remember when Manager Neville Bayley capped the day of fun by taking the entire outing for a sail about the Sound in the steamer Belle Island. When the throng on the special cars reached the park in the morn- ing at 0:30 o'clock. they resembled a Sunday school throng. Absolute peace and order reigned for exactly fifteen 'minutes. Then all the amusements at the Point were started. and order gave way to hilarity. The whip. the ca- rousel. the swings and the roller- coasief- were all thrown open by the host of the day, Manager Neville Bayley. and until noon-unle‘evory youngster had all the free rides he scratched. a Red Cross stand was mamealned under the direction of Miss Jean Todd. and the Misses Mer- garct Chlttam. Adele VanScoy and Elizabeth Poizcr were on duty throughout the day. ' I Lunch. At 12 o'clock promptly the amuse- ments stopped and the entire throng of 1,500 adjourned to the picnic grove to eat. Everyone had an indi- vidual lunch, packed by the ladies of the women's committee, and contrib- uted by local bakers. grocers and fruit dealers. The whole army of kiddies waited until the word was given before eating.- How they did. eat! And no won- der. for the lunch boxes were as full (Continued on Page Two.) SEE LIGHTS, I. CALL POLICE. i NOROBBERS Police Investigate Re- port House of Max Haut Broken Into—- Nothing Missing The downtown police cenducted an investigation into a report that the home of Max‘Haut, 8 Couriianfi place. had been entered last night. At two o'clock this morning a call came into the downtown police sta- tion stating that the lights in the home of Mr. Haut were lighted al- though he is away from home at the present time, Patrolman McGrath and Bales went to the house and found the cellar window open, but the doors all locked. .Samuel Groenstein. father~in-law of the owner of the house. reported this morning that there was nothing missing. .. THOMAS KELLEY GOES TO JAIL Thomas Kelley of Kelley's Grove. was‘ taken to Bridgeport Jail by set. geant Frank Raymond to serve a sentence of two months. on the charge of violating the liquor laws, this morning. He was fined $400 and costs in the downtown city court. by Judge Free. man Light, on August 7 and took an appeal. ‘ , This morning he withdrew his up. peal and stated that he was willing to serve out his jail sentence. He is a second offender. ' THROAT OPERATION. Earl‘G. Smith of Spring street son of Patrolman John Smith. was ta. ken to the Norwalk Hospital to un- AT ROTON POINT 1' ,. > r wanted; Leif ‘b'll'yono get hurt or . this morning. dergo an operation on his throat _ PLATDIIDUND ! DIAMOND RING BABE NINII PRESENTED TO C. WILLIAMSON ‘ Republicans o f‘ 26th Senatorial District Have Dinner in No- roton--Many Present SPEAKERS is " 1 l 5.. cers. committeesmsn ,lnd: I} ‘ the 20th Senatorial Districtfi' V held at the Dutch Ovenzln-‘lvoroton last evening. ‘ _' I , The affair‘was similar to the din- ners that have been held in, Nor- walk. New Canaan and Wilton since the last election. ‘ ' Eugene Crofoot. the Darlen Towu Chairman. was the Master of Ceres monies and opened the affair with introductory remarks. “ Charles E. Williamson of Dorian. a member of the State Central Com- mittee of the 20th District. wes'tbe first speaker of the evening undef- ter praising the work of»,the Re- publicans in this district presented them with the Trumbull banner fer their fine showing in the increase at Republican voters in this district during 1925 over 1924. The increase was 87 1.2 per cent. John D. Milne. the chairman of the local Town Committee. was the next speaker. In fitting remarks he praised the wonderful work of Mr. Williamson for the Republican party and in the State Legislature and in behalf of his friends in this district presented him with a beau- tiful diamond ring. Senator Frank W. Gregofy of this city told of the work in the State Legislature and “the workings of the various committees. , ’ . . Mayor Thomas Robllii told- of fine work accomplished in securing the paving of Esst nvonue. He complimented Mr. Williamson upon his work in this. matter. Other speakers were Mrs. Conrad Moeller. Conrad Moeller. Dr. A. Wood; of New, Canaan. John Know of Wilton. Postmaster Edmund E. Crowe. Judge Freeman Light. Judge George H. Vosburgh. Judge Nelle- miah Candle. John A. Mills. Charles. A. Dilworih and E. 3. .Evans of Dar- ien. ‘ . The following were among those ~ (um 2158. Policed ‘By- First 4 IsTIaNITlNT ‘ NEW, YORK, 'Sept. 1 (AP).-- More penitent than belligerent. Babe Ruth returned to New York today and immediately extended the-olive branch to ‘ Colonel Jacob Ruppert. owner. and Miller Huggins. manager of'ths realises. Who suspended and lined the famous home run‘king 85.- 000 for “misconduct off the field." annulus-Ind. Work-:— Pits Being ' Shifter 10,000 Men PHILADELPHIA." Sept. 1 (AP).— A peaceable but complete tie-up of the hard coal ilelds‘is in edeet today as result of the suspension instituted by 158,000 mine workers at mid- night. , _ The last of " the miners quit the pits oil the stroke of twelve. which terminated the late two-year con- tract with the "operators. Work will not'be'relumed until the contract is renewed. Attempts to negotiate re. newal have so far failed. The de- parture of the last situads of the men was businesslike and unmarked by any show of feeling. The first‘shlft'of the 10,000 main. tenancs men who will» police the mines throughout the suspension by mutual agreement with the owners. took their assigned places without a hitch. In, return for their continued ' employment these then are required by the union to contribute 05 from each semkmonthly pay envolope‘to the union emergency fund. The ep— erators will thus be indirectly con- tributing 8100.000 a. month to the union’s war chest. authenticity; sm. 1. In»: 1 Harvey K. manner; 9,0. of steamers Mesa. once a Millicent steelmsn- utssrurer'iiies suit today ‘jio the superior court to obtain allowance from the estate,“ Mrs. Anus fier— den Hickey. ”their”. 5‘ years old. has been an inmate of Stamford I on Miners Quit ‘ table waiting for his return. active list of‘the local department - and is believed to bathe oldest act. . ivs fireman lnthe State. Hall. Stamford. fol-fit years. under ‘(Continued on Page Two.) WM treatment. 10“”...ng disorder. 'w. x m SAM M’GOWAN’S 80TH BIRTHDAY Is CELEBRATED “alkalinity: At Central Fire Sta tion . . OLDEIIT FIREMAN i‘eff Bo g’i'r'r du s Praises His Work in Behalf o f Depart- ment-A Surprise Fire Inspector Samuel McGowan celebrated his eightieih birthday yesterday. A banquet in his honor was held in the quarters of the Old Well Hook and Ladder, Company and the Put- nam Hose Company at the Central Fire Station last evening. . “Deny." as he is. known to all of the boys at the Central Fire Station. was presented with many gifts. The affair was a complete surprise to the veteran lire lighter. Early in the evening some of the firemen at the station asked him to dress up. as they were going to take him out to a "swell" banquet. Putting on his finest uniform. the veteran was ta~ ken in an automobile. and driven around town and then back to the Central Fire“ Station and to the sec- ond floor of the building, where he found all of the firemen seated at a Fire Chief George S. Bogardus who the master of ceremonies and. mailing remarks. praised the Fire Inspector.‘ ' Chief Bogsrdus stated that it was because of the good work of Inspec- tor‘McGowan. when he was Chief of the South Norwalk Department. that the department had many of im- provements of today. A- program of entertainment fol- lowed the'banquet. » ' ‘The- affair was arranged by the members ”of the Old Well and Put- nam ‘ Companies. Inspector McGowan is still on the : FATHER «VERY ILL. .Mr. Robert hogan. of the Spring,- wood . pharmacy. received .word this morning-pf t’he very serious illness or: his fathergl‘n-lnwi Mr. George Talbot.’ of New Redford. Mass. . ,Mr. Talbot. isnot expected to live. He is suffering” from “mus. He is a resident of New Bedford. where have: born. u Warn \ All’s Well Again, Pony Comes Home The prodigal pony has returned A brown and white pony be- longing to the family of John Cavanngh of the Old Saugatuck Road .which has been missing from home for the last twenty- four hours was finally found by one of the members of the Cava- nagh family and brought back to safety and shelter. The matter was reported to the local police. but the pony re- turned home before a search was started. INCOME TAX PAYMENTS MADE PUBLIC J. Henry Roraback’s Company Pays $140,- 872.73—Stamford Resident, $104,926 SEN. BINGHAM U. S. Senators- Tax 'IsT $4.91, But His Wife Pays $10,066--Others Large Sums I ' HARTFORD. Sept. 1.~—Collecior Robert O. Eaton opened the income tax payment records for public in- spection at midnight, revealing the payments made by many Connecti- cut individuals and corporations. has- ed upon income received during 1924. Among the largest was the Lenders, Frary tic Clark Company of New Britain. manufacturers of household appliances. which paid $207,414.61 tax. The International Sliver Com- pany of Meriden. which has a. fac- tory in Bridgeport. paid $135,387.62, and the United» Illuminating Com- pany of New aHven. which also con- ducts the electric power and lighting business in Bridgeport. paid 8180.- 876.96. The Connecticut Light and Power Company, of which Republi- can state Chairman J. Henry Rora- back is vice-president and general counsel. paid $140,872.73. other income tax payments in- cluded Sir Douglas Alexander. Stam- ford. head of Singer Manufactui‘ing Company. $104,926.06; Fuller Brush Company, Hartford. $57,709.58; Hugh M. Alcorn. Sudield, $0,464.08; Southern New England Telephone .— (Continued on Page Two.) MAYOR GETS PETITION TO ; WIDEN ROAD East Avenue Res1dents Want the Pavement Under Rail Bridge Increased in Size . Residents of East avenue and in that vicinity presented a petition to Mayor Thomas Robins today. asking that theroadway be widened under- neath the East avenue railroad bridge. The petition contained over 150 names and was started by the East avenue Neighborhood Club. \ According to the present plans, the roadway underneath the railroad tracks will be paved at lts'present width.,whieh is somewhat less than the rest of the street. The petition Will be presented at the next regular meeting of the Common Council for action. . -MUIJJGAN’S CRULLERS are always good—because they‘re a]. ways made thesame. Pure cream- sry butter, heavy unpasteurized milk. reallshell eggs. best grade of flour. sugar and the other ingredients used in the making of the same. makes Mulligan's Crullers what they are and what they will continue to be. Always cooked in Crisco. Stores in Local Men to Guard Grounds Her: “After West Haven, Norwalk Next,” Elwood Keister, Pres. Conn. State Oysterm'eit Protective Assoc, Says Was Word Fro Big Oyster Men—Control Orange Beds - ural oyster beds. watch I l 4 I” .p I , That Representative Charldd Wheeler and the oyster trust ‘- ' Connecticut have every intention 56’: playing in Norwalk the same guilt they played in West Haven a 18W months ago. is the charge of as: wood Keister, President of the Cons _ necticut State Oystermen’s Preteen > live Association. in an exclusive iii?” terview given The Evening Seating! in his New Haven home yesterday: "The representatives of the eye: for trust in New Haven. Wheeler: Beach. Rally. told us long “0‘ "After West Haven. Norwalk next; “stated Mr. Keister. “They aw". they'd get Norwalk’s natural eyeing beds just as they got the Orange grounds in West Haven;" “ .k‘ m Attorney Frederick Perry of Neg Haven. ex secretary of state. WM for ten years was a member offth‘ Shell Fisheries Commission. who, questioned on the possibilities _1, Wheeler and the trust getting co ii‘OI of the natural oyster beds 7 Norwalk harbor. said: ‘1 "It certainly would not be a. very difficult matter for the state a: gd control of the beds, if the city‘s, various reasons finds they are'ifi longer of use and then 'the “8‘ might easily release them to fit highest'bidders. You can draw yd}! own conclusions as to who the,” highest bidders might be. ‘ " Watch Tile Bills. I “That is just what will happen unless Norwalkers are very carefiifl My advice to the oysterman “will: "If you want to keep your in, t e . Don't let any bill go thrguglfg‘ state legislature which puts grounds in the hands of ‘the'v -‘ shell fisheries commission or u" a} state control . T . “If you do, you will lose them. jilii as surely as you are natural oystég growthers. Hang on to your ground. until the last minute and keep than). under the cit'y's jurisdiction. ‘ I 5 “West Haven 103t the Grant grounds under a very radical bill, Norwalk bids fair to do the same.- "If 'Shang' Wheeler and ‘the‘ big oystermen of Connecticut are an Norwalk's natural oyster beds."’i. similar bill to that which put the or unge beds under the control of t ‘ Shell Fisheries Commission would \ (Continued on Page Two.) ‘ . DITCH BARS NUTDIS N Residents of East avenue I, ll it‘d” complained to the downtown pol ‘ that they are unable to drive tho automobiles out into the road. cause of a ditch. , I A similar complaint was receivd! tram residents of Raymond Tornado w 0 were unable to drive out the street. we The Connecticut com an was I . titled. p y n} as MEET TONIGHT. . The regular business meeting oi} the William McKinley Auxiliary will be held in the Foresters' Hall 06% night. when plans will be made to the visiting day at the Soldfem’ Home in Noroton in December. Tiii Auxiliary will now go back on schedule of two meetings 8 men on the first and third Tuesday. ’1‘th first meeting of the month will-s“. the business meeting. and the «on end a social meeting. ’ . ‘ \ I S “John D. me. . Young Man; But”) " Mother Jones went to so John D. Rockefeller Jr., in. i New York City to tell him'i * about conditions in the mind. 1.; ing colonies of the Colorado? Fuel &. Iron Company. . She tells about the visit in? her own life story, now beingf . published in The Evening Serb-i 5 inc . .I, » f‘Jolu‘i D. Rockefeller is. i- nice young man, but—-” i L What else did Mother: Jones, the firebrand of th? coal camps, think of the mule; ‘ timillionairc mine owner! ' Wu.‘ _I Read Mother Jones’ story: You will find every chapters crammed with action and ill". ' vid human interest. . this .vieiniiy sell theme-Adv“
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