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ESTABLISHED 1870
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COLLISION
THE EVENING SENT
Entered as second-class matter at the pest office at
So. Norwalk. Conn.. under the Act of March 3. 1879.
NORWALK'B FIRST NEWSPABER .
SOUTH NQRWALK, CONN., SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1925. 5
Urge Water Supply Remedy
srconi’iisaiu
RESIDENTS HOLD
noun MEET
Not Enough Water to
Swallow Pill in Some
Sections, I s State-
ment Made
DANGEROUS '
Fire Risk Is Stressed——
Soundview, H i g h -
land Avenues, Flax
' Hill Rd. Suffer
Residents of certain sections of
the. SecOnd District who may be
sick are unable to get water enough
to take a pill at. certain times. ac-
cording to complaints heard‘at the
special District Meeting. held in the
Council Chambers last. evening.
The meeting was called at the
request of a number of felt.lzens of
the Second District to take up the
question of low water pressure on
Soundview avenue and Highland
avenue. Flax Hill road. Qliff street
and Rowayton avenue. Charles Mil.
lcr was selected as the chairman.
Lawyer Retained.
After the meeting opened former
t'flyt Clerk StephcnvDokus announc-
ed that Attorney Leo Davis had
been retained to represent a number
of residents. The latter told of de-
plorable cc,‘itious caused by low
nrcSSure. he said that between the
hours of seven in the morning and
five o'clock in the afternoon it was
impossible to get. water in some
houses. Ho declared that in Sound-
view avenue during the winter
months it was necessary for some
residents to shut. off their heating
plants in order that they might have
water for their own use.
lioracc R. Nash. one of the Dis-
trict Commissioners. stated that an
engineer had been retained to go
over the system. but that he had
not made the ourvey yet. He said
that conditions might be bettcred
some by installing several small in-
dividual tanks or one large one.
ltcv. Father Joseph Degnan said
that the conditions were bad and
that something should be done.
Cost. $500,000. 0
Mr. Nash added that a. new pipe
line could I: installed from the res-
ervoir and a new filter at a cost of
half a million dollars. He also said.
that it would cost $95 per month for
electricity to run the pump to force
water into a large tank. which
would only serve part of the section.
Mr. Dokus then grcscnted a. rose.
lution asking that immediate steps
be taken by the District Commis-
sioners to increase the. water pres-
sure in Soundview and Highland
avenues. Flax Hill road. Cliff street
and vicinity. This was later passed
by the meeting.
Ex-Mayor Calvin Barton told how
the Board of Fire Underwriters had
suggested a new pipe line in High-
land avenue to increase the water
pressure. at it e tithes .0 was mayor.
Rowayton’s Complaint
Wesley Wood said Rowayton was
about to purchase a new $8,000 fire
pumpcr and residents wanted to be
certain the water pressure ,was go-
ing to be increased before they
bought it. He told how the small
Ford pamper had pumped one of
the hydrants dry at a fire not long
ago. He suggested laying larger
mains leading from the reservoir.
Commissioner D. W. Harford said
that Engineer Nicholas Hill. who
had been retained to make a survey
had not started as he was complet-
ing some work in Albany. N. Y.
The commissioners are anxious to
improve conditions, he said. but
think they should wait until they
receive the report of Mi‘. Hill. He
said that this might be obtained
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——WHITMAN'S CANDIES.
This celebrated line of Candies. in
Chocolates. and in ‘a wide variety of
combination mixtures (from one-h‘alf
pound size packages and up). as
hard candles. are. sold at The Clifford
Pharmacy. Fresh shipments of
Whitman's are received here es‘fre-
«nxently as twice a week. Wm. H.
I'll-1n. 5 ,
- pressed in terms of tens of
Coldest September
Morning on Record
Equalllng the mark of September
18. 1922. this morning was the
coldest. September day on record in
Norwalk.
'l‘he thermometer dropped to 33
degrees. within one degree of
freezing.
This mark equalls that. of three
years ago when a similar Septem-
ber mark was set. lieyond this
there is no record of any colder
September day. Miss Laura t‘om-
stock. official weather recorder.
said. as far back‘ns 1917.
YOUNG Paar
can MlNlSIER,
AT Tanner
Larger Audience Than
0n Previous Day’s
Assemblies for
Afternoon Sermon
ENTHUSTASTIC
Topic of Crusader in
Evening Meeting on
“Greed” -“—- Crime of
Judas ‘
A larger audience than on pre-
vious days gathered at. the Tuber-
naclo at 2:30. George Wood Ander-
son‘s sermon was on "Why our
prayers are not answered." The
subject was evidently one of vital
interest to the congregation. This
was shown by the close attention
that was given the speaker.
Dr. Anderson has shown a. fine
sympathetic interest toward the ac-
tivities that are now at the front in
our city. In at least two evening dis-
courses he has made reference to
the llospital Drive that is now on.
He counselled a hearty response on
the part of his audience and of all
citizens. He warmly commended the
citizen whose interest will be ex-
‘ thous-
ands. and voiced the hope that his
generous offer might not only be
matched by Norwalk citizens. but
carried “over the top."
Last evening there was a fine. ser-
vice at. the Tabernacle. It was
young people's night. They came
filing into The great auditorium with‘
numerous banners and they were
welcomed in a most enthusiastic
manner by the assembled audience.
Bob Hartley lead the chorus and
the congregation in numerous
hymns. He is bringing out a .new
hymn each evening.
An interesting feature of the ser.
vice was the presence of numerous
classes from the Sunday schools. and
the ladies of a missionary society.
Thesewere called in turn. and ris-
ing they were accorded warm recog-
nition by the assembly. .
A characteristic feature of young
people's night was a series of ”yells"
given with the swing and fire that
only young people know. and can
impart to others. In this youthful
outburst Norwalk. Dr. Anderson.
Hartly and Grimes came in for the
honors. and the audience reaped the
enjoyment.
The évenb of the evening was the
delivery of a. sermon by Dr. Ander-
son. It was on one of the great
characters of history—Judas. the be-
trayer. It was a vivid. powerful
portrayal. and the audience listen-
ed with wrapt attention. thrilled by
the story of a life that had the
greatest opportunity because of as-
sociation with Christ. but. who failed
and went down in the depths of de-
spair. The audience will long re-
member the story of this life that
went out in night. and the lessons
that were pointed for the men of
our time.
Dr. Anderson's sermon last night
follows in part:—
(Text “Judas Iscariot who also be-
trayed Him." Matt. 10:4.)
Amid the sin conditions that con-
tributed to the building of that
strong. attractive character of John.
the beloved. was developed the life
of Judas lscarlot.
As out of the same bit of soil the
Bars an: SAVED BY -
STITCHES IN HlS HEART
W
m.-
Although his heart. was pierced by the point of a pair of scissors, Mchin Jones. is. of “'nr-hington.
D. (1.. soon will be romping with his playmates again. The boy fell on the scissors while at play but a re-
markablc operation by Dr. llcrbcrt‘H. Schocnfcld saved his life. Three ribs were sawed off and pressed
out of the way. the pericardium or envelope of the heart was opened amt spread apart and two stitches
taken in the heart wound.
WllTON HEARS ,
w. ll. aoneu
DlStIllS§_ TAXES
T a x Commissioner
Goes Into Problem
Which Has Caused
Much Woe
Vi'ilton taxpayers turned out en
masse last night to hear Tax Com-
missioner W. H. Blodgett‘ talk in the
Town Hall on the taxing problems
of the town.
Taxing has been the source 'of
much controversy among Wiltoniics
during the past few months and nat-
urally everyone wanted to hear what'
Mr. Blodgett had to say.
The Tax Commissioner declared
that the records showed that proper-
ty in W ilton was being assessed at
64 per cent. of it sactunl values.
whereas the law states that it should
be assessod at its fullvalue. He in-
formed the gathering that only two
towns in the State of Connecticut had
a lower tax rate than Wilton. He
said. he believed. from his observa-
tion that assessments were being
made in an impartial manner and
that the. board's work seemed equal
to that of any in the State.
A couple of residents who believed
they had been over assessed expres-
sed their views. Mr. Blodgett said
that the only way such questions
could be settled to the satisfaction of
all was to bring the matter before
the Superior Court. He admitted
that such a course would cost both
the taxpayer and the town consider-
able expense. ‘ '
The sense of the meeting was that
an expert on taxation should be.
brought in from out-of. wn to an-
sist the local assessors. ll r. Blodgett
agreed that would be good but call-
ed attention to the possible cost. say-
ing such an expert Would demand
from $6.000 to $10,000 for one year‘s
work. .
The question of employing an ex-
pert tax man will, no doubt. be
brought up for discussion at the an-
nual town meeting October 5. Refore
adjourning the assemblage gave a
unanimous vote of thanks to Mr.
Blodgett for his kindneSs in coming
to Wilton to explain the tax question.
Captain Henry A. F. Young intro-
duced Mr. Diodgett. Fred Weston
was secretary of the meeting.
ANOTHER SALE IN SIGHT SIZE
ANGEVINl-Z'S ADVERTISEMENT
$14.00 worth of groceries and
dishes (free) with a Seller's Kitchen
nutritious wheat which strengthens
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Cabinet. Sale all next. week at
‘Annvtne'a—Adv,
Drive for Nurses Home
Reaches $60,695 Today
Everyone Urged to GiveKHiMsh—rflller Bit So Ap-
peal for $80,000 Will Be Subscribed
Yom Kippur Starts
At Sundown Today
Yom Kippur, or what
wise known as the "Day of Atone-
ment," begins tonight at sundown
and lasts until tomorrow at sun-
down. Thc day will he observed by
all the Jews of Neivalk. including
both orthodox and reformed. No
food or drink will be taken for 24
hours by those. who rigidly adhere
to the old lit-brew customs.
mourners
FlNED $75 0N
DRlViNG CHARGE
Found guilty in the Ridgcficld
town court last night by Justice
Jesse L. Benedict on the charge of
reckless driving. Captain Sylvester
Brotherton of the Norwalk fire de-
partment was fined $75 and costs.
No appeal was taken.
Brotherlon was arrested Friday
night. September 18. by Sergeant
John C. Kelly and Officer George
Bisson of the Ridgefield state police
barracks when a car driven by
Brotherton nearly forced them off
the read they allege. The officers
were on their way to Danbury at
the time of the arrest.
DAYLIGHT TIME
. ENDS All A. M.
Daylight saving time will cease
for another year tomorrow morning
at 2 o'clock. when all clocks except
those that have been kept on stand-
ard time ,will be set back an hotlr.
in accordance with the change in
railroad timetables.
Other clocks that will not have to
be turned back are those which
have been kept at "God's time."
With the lasping back to eastern
standard time. those who lost an
hour last April 26 when the hands
ot‘ the clocks were advanced an hour
will profit by the chalice tomorrow
morning to regain the “lost" hour
of sleep who the clocks are set
back an hour.
ls othc‘i- ,
'l‘hc llth day of the liostiitnl
Drive shows a total of $60,095.44
with approximately $20,000 still to
be raised.
The Executive Committee has is-
sued a general appeal to all classes
in the. cominuuiths served by tho
Norwalk liespltal to rally to the
support of the present ulmf‘ul and
to show Mr. i). 'l‘. Liedford that his
past and present generosity is ap-
preciated by the tublic.
Those who have not yet sent in
their pledges are urged to do so at
once. making the amounts as liber-
al as possible. Pledges may be giv~
en to any of the solicitors or rent
to the Drive Headquarters. corner
\Vcst avenue and llutlcr street, Nor
Walk.
Those who have made sub‘
scriptlons and can see their way
clear to increase the amount by an
added donation are urged to do so.
In fact. the Executive. Committee
of the Drive. when it met today.
made no secret. of the fact that in-
creased subscriptions from those
who can afford to give will prob-
ably be necessary if the amount of
{80.000 is to be raised. ’
The organizations in
naan. Wilton. and Westnm ‘- are
now making good progress or, it is
expected that the first of the week
will find quite a few contributions
coming from these districts.
Much interesting rivalry is being
displayed between teams and divi-
sions making the organization that
is soliciting funds. The team hav-
ing the largest number of individu-
al subscribers is still that headed by
W. P. Milligan of the Evening Sen-
New Ca-
tincl. This team has 199 subscrip-
tions. Kiwanlan Tcnny's team is
second with 158 and Kiwanian
Murphy's team is third with l57.
The division of 11 teams headed
by Kiwaninn Mintz leads the dirt-
sions headed by Klwanian Foch-
hcimer‘s division is second with 905
1099 subscriptions. Klwanlan Iv‘cch-
heimcr's division 5 second win 905
subscriptions. and K i w a. n i a n
Schultz‘ team third with 900.
At last Commander Fechhcimer's
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‘—-YO[7R, HEATING SYSTEM.
Is it in good shape to give the
maximum of efficiency during the
coming winter season? Now is the
time to have this important matter
attended to. Nelson M. White's or-
ganisation is at your service for heat-
ing work and heating problems. 56
North Main street.-—Adv.
' ing
Save 3 of Crew;
Search for Sub
Undersea Boat
N
FOURTEEN PAGES
Hit By Steamer City of Rome,
0n Way to Boston, Last N ight—Fleet of
Rescue Vessels Hurry to Spot—Belief Is
Men May Be Alive in Sub at Bottom of
Ocean—Bunch of Life Preservers Floated
From S-5l.‘ Marks Place of Imprisoned'or
Dead Mons—Other Submarines on Way to
Locate Vessel
OFFICERS .‘AND
MEN 0N $.51
WASHINGTON, Scp‘t. 20.—-(AI’)
The following list of names and ad-
dresses of the ofllcersl and crew of
the submarine 5-51 wits announced
today at the Navy‘llcpartmcnt:
Licutcnlnt lltxlncyl fl. llobson,
mnnmandtng officer, Brookport, Con-
necticut. l
Lieutenant (junior grade) Harlow
M. Pixie, Long lkiaclmCalifornia.
Kenneth Augustus Axtnlan, sca-
lilill’l, first class. Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts. .
' Austen Baker. ship's cook,
clam, Headline. Alaba na.
Paul I). llcrk. cngi‘ cnum, second
class, Sliocinakcmvlll‘c, Pennsylva-
nia. .
William Joseph Brine“. ship's
cook. second class. 24‘ Merchant Sh,
Harm. \‘crniont. (iii-ported not on
board.) ‘
John Leo Casey. ltorpcdo man,
second class. Gibson. New Mexico.
'l‘lrrcll John Coast-as, scnman,
second class. Sandy Hook, Connec-
ticut. l
l‘ctcr Aloysius lludily. machinist‘s
mate. first class. hos Ansclcs, Cali.
I'oruiu. l ‘
Allan Clifford Earle. cugincmnu,
first class. Gloucester. Musw'huwtts.
(ithn Lee Euro. clectrku‘an‘s mate,
third class. Aulander, North Cam-
llna. Arthur E. Farley. ycoman.
second class. Toledo, phio. (Report-
ed not on board.) .
Andy Firm. mot r machinists's
mute. first. class, ILL-ill, Montana.
Terence. Edward (it rgc, cllfcf cleo-
trlcian‘s mate. New York City. AI-
f red (icicr. cleclricia I‘s mate. second
class. New liulford, Massachusetts.
(RI-ported suvcd.)
\‘nlcutiuc Hillbot.‘ chief torpcdc
man. Newport; Rhode Island. Frank-
lin l'. James. chief niotor machinlst‘e
mate. Stratt‘ord. Coimcctlcnt. John
Joseph Kelly, clilcf‘ motor machin-
ist‘s matc, Wakefield. Massachusetts.
Dewey t'icorgc Kllcflcnginenmn, first
class. Peoria, Mississippi. (Report-
ed saved). l
Walter Edwards lIAnwton. electri-
cian's mate. first class. “'cymouth,
Massachusett. Brady Domone Lynd-
say. cngincman, second class. Pensa-
cola. Florida. Michael Secunda
Lira. fireman. Itrsti class. St. Louis
Missouri. (Reported saved).
“'lllmm James )l‘aynard. seaman.
first class, Buchanan. New York.
Oscar Joseph Milot, fireman, third
class. Granitevllle. Massachusetts.
Frank Lester Mllns, seaman, first
class. Augusta, Georgia. Bernaldo
Modellow. mess attendant... third
class, Manila, I'lglipplno Islands.
third
Bertram Francis Ioaher. seaman.
second class. 117 Columbus avenue
Phlllipsburg, New Jersey. James
Rus . chief radio‘man. San Fran-
cisco, California. ‘ ‘
Otto Saul. radio than.
[rvingtom New Jersey.
Frank Archibald Shea, electric-
ian‘s mate. first class, no address.
Augustus Alexander Smith, torpe-
do man. first class.‘ Newport. Rhode
Island. .
Herbert Eadlcnthn Snyder. chief
signal man, Philadelphia.
second class
Frederick l‘otci- Toschcmachcr,
seamen, first class. Bangor. Penn-
sylvania. ‘
William Charles Teschemachcr,
seamen, first clas‘s. Bangor. Penn-
sylvania. - i
LA...-
-' (Continued ob Page Twa.)
i
unorav's ‘nausonv.
Makes a speci ity of "family
washing work.’ it is called for
and delivered whim finished. it is
carefully and correctly handled dur-
every oper‘tion—the sSrvice
charge for "family washing work"
here is 12 cents per pound. (A min-
imum price per hash is 75 cents.)
Eliminate fuss and moss about the
home—have the‘ family washing
done at lirophy's‘ 134 Water 8L.
phone 360. ‘
. NEW YORK. Sept. 26 (AP).—A
radio dispatch to The Associated
Press from Captain ‘chhl of the
swunshlp City of Rome this morn-
ing said: .
“Tho three men saved from the
submarine 5-51 are doing well. The
passengers and crew on the City of
Rome are all 0. K. Docking at Bos-
ton about 2 P. M. Will give. more
detailed information at. that time."
BOSTON Scp.t. 26 (Al‘).—-Thirty-
six members of the crew of the sub-
marine S-ol lay imprisoned at the
bottom of the Atlantic today after
their vessel was maimed last night
by the steamer City of Rome of the
Ocean Steamship Company on her
voyage from Savannah, Georgia. to
Boston. Three survivors were pick-
ed up by the steamer and it was a
mam-r of conjecture as to whether
the remainder were drowned or were
alive in the under-water vessel.
A fleet of rescue craft from New-
port. Rhodc Island; New York city
and New London. Connecticut. the
submarine's base. was rushed out to
the point 20 miles east of Block Isl-
and where the disaster occurred.
The City of Rome was proceeding to
Boston and Captain chhl. her com-
mandcr_ gave no details in his first
terse message to officers of the com.
pany. She was due to reach Boston
late this afternoon. -
Have Hope.
Hope, that th e thirty-six men
who went down with the 8-51 might
still be alive was increased when the
destroyer Putnam sent to the scene
from the Naval Training Station at
Newport, sent a wireless message
saying they had discovered what ap-
parently was a buoy .made up of a
bunch of life preservers. Naval men
at Newport expressed the hope that
the buoy had been floated out of the
sunken craft by members of the
crew who might be alive and wanted
to give their posiiton beneath the
water.
The men rescued by the City of
Rome were Dewey Kile M.. S. Lira
and A. Gcier, all members of the
engine room force, according to a
message received at the Boston Navy
Yard. "Nothing else could be
found." said the, massage. “An oil
spot showed up where the 5-51 went
down."
At New London.‘ from where the
8-51 sailed on September 20 for a
practice cruise. naval officers said
the fact that the all showed on the
surface of the water did not neces~
sarily indicate that. the craft was a
total wreck. They said she might
lie at the bortOiii of the 1‘25 feet of
water with all her hatches closed
and many of the men in her alive.
Rushing Aid.
Ships being rushed to the aid of
the submarine besides the Putnam
included a salvage ship with diving
and hoisting apparatus from New-
port. three submarines from New
London and the submarine salvage
ship Vulcan from New York. Ef-
forts were being made to communi-
cate with another salvage ship
somewhere at sea. No ships were
being sent from the Boston Navy
Yard. although a rescue vessel stood
by throughout the night ‘walting. for
orders to proceed.
It was believed the City of Rome
sustained little damage from the
crash. lIer captain's message indi.
cated that she was in good condition
and proceeding to Boston.
Radio messages received from
New London stated that the Chcwlnk
(Continued on Fage Two.)
—MULIJGAN'S CRUI.LERS
die always good—because they're al-
ways made the same. Pure cream-
ery butter. heavy unpasteurized milk;
real shell eggs. best grade of flour.
sugar and the other ingredients and
in the making of the same. makes
Mulligan's Crullers what they are
and what they will continue to be.
Always cooked in Oct u in
this vicinity sell th
'death when the gas oven exploded. ,'
... I
The Weather
Paitly cloudy Saturday; Sunddffi
showers and warmer. ..
l
r
nigh Tide—4:30 a. M., 5:04 P. its"
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7.
PRICE THREE CENTS
4
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OMAN RUSH
T0 HOSPITA;
Mrs. Christopher Fay?
Has Narrow Escape
From Death in Her.
Kitchen
CAUSE UNKNOWN
Taken H o m e After.
Treatment —— Leak.)r
Gas Connection.
Theory Advanced
....
1W.
Mrs. Christopher ‘Fay of Osbo’i‘h "
avenue. wife. of the Van Zandt snag; ‘
butcher. had a narrow escape from
in her home yesterday morning.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. as Mrs. Fay. because of‘thr
great shock suffered. has been uB-i,
able to give any details.
It is thought that the gas may
have been leaking into the oven and
that when she opened the oven door
and held out a lighted match. tho
accumulated gas in it exploded. ,
Her husband was called from 11
store and found his wife had!
burned and in and unconscious con
dition. .
She was rushed to the Norwallfi
Hospital. where physicians worked.
over her for some time. After both:
revived and treated she was taken
home. where she is now confined
to her bed. ‘ .~
Mrs. li‘ay's eyebrows and hair was
badly burned. It is thought alto
will be confined to her bed for some
days. n
BOXING HEAD
AND REFER '
‘
Commissioner
hue and Dave Fit"-
gerald C o in e to
Blows in Norwich
NOR\VICH, Sept. 26.-—-—(AP). The '
feud betwl 11 State Ifoxing Commiso.
siouer Thomas E. Donahue and.
Dave Fitzgerald. New Haven ref,»
cree. broke out again here last night
at the. Leonard-Ferguson bout and
resulted in blows being exchanged
between the two men. '
The trouble started during til
semi-final bout between Izzy Kind
ion. of Meriden and Sailor thcol’a
of New London. FltzGerald. in“
company with two New Haven
friends. accosted Donohue on the ' ‘
outskirts of the crowd. grabbing]
Commissioner Donohue by the wt
let loosa a tirade of abuse. accusfi:
Donohyo of double-crossing himfi“
regard to rci‘creeing the Replay
Herman bout at Waterbury fiat
month. 3:“
Donohuc backed away and I‘m-r
Gerald launched another flow '30!
abusive language and both men
came to blows. Donahue tripped.
and fell and the crowd and seve
police officers rushed in and sends”
ated the two. FitzGerald deniedfitfi
Police Chief Linton that he had
troubled Donohue at all and accused
Donahue of hitting him without
cause. 7
Later in the. evening after th
fight was over. li‘itzGerald 'madetnv
other attempt to get at Donohue KW ’
Robert Donohue. son of the coin.
missioner and Police Officer Keenan.
sent FitzGcrald on his way. 1 ,..: '
Donahue said after the fight'm
he. received FitzGerald's resignation
as a state referee Thursday. 41
though FitzGerald had threatened
to resign right‘aftcr the Kaplau-
Herman bout. Donahue said the;
the later and Fitzgerald's name
were typewritten and the boxing. '
ccnsc enclosed in the letter. i
—BUll.Dl.\'G MATERIALS. 1';
mason supplies and bricks forth-99'
places are important features of thifl‘
establishment. At this season of “It
year the above mentioned materfifl
are in demand—and this concern
large stocks. right prices and a Io$
ice that means prompt deliverl
Alfred Brown. Merritt street. Phonic
2393-3.-—Adv.
Norwalk Chronicler