WITH THE
NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1870
\
Entered as second-class matter at the no
So. Norwaik. (301111.. under the Act of More
office It
3. 1.". .
IN TH
Get Huge SumA
This Year —— I
Spreads
._..—._.._...
Co.
.The Christmas spirit
taking hold of Norwalk.
’ In the banks of the South
Walk 'l‘i 11st t‘ompuny and the
ple‘e ’J‘rsnt Compan :1. large
I\'
At the South Norwaik Trust
out. this year in checks.
“ be sent to about
WI“ I‘ll:
Oihcr lumks in the city
mail lame sums of money.
will
the IOUIAI bunkers,
year.
FATII
$5,00l
STA M I'YWI ill. (let. ‘
wall 1 on Pacific
19:? . Bernard
y‘euls old. through
Norwalk. has IIIf‘lI suit
Cohn for $3.000 damages.
A truck owned by the
not was Handing parked and
been left in gear.
cranked the
losrnthal,
machine,
\
depend head. and was
. it is claimed.
OMAN, 80, is"
WAREHAM. Mass. Oct. 28.
ers. Fannie recn Bumpi
, years, was suffocated in
‘enrly today. She
Firemen found Mia.
beside her
daughter.
years old.
smoke.
Harriet, Maxim.
boy.
em "3mm
street
The lad picked it up
bspught it to the dow'nfown
Min station where it is It
We limo.
1. .,
his father.
against
unconscious from
The child was resuscitatcd..
ACY “
anks Prepare to
HOLIDAY MONEY
WILL SOON BE.
MAIL
Members of Clubs Will
3111
SOME FIGURES
South Norwalk Trust
‘ to Send Out
Nearly $125, 000 -—
Peoples Trust $25, 000
I
zilrt‘m‘Iy
Nor—
l‘eo-
crew
are at wmk prep-11mg the Christmas
checks flu members of the Christ-
mas Clubs.
Thcse‘will be. forwarded to the
club members during December.
Corn.
pony nearly $125. 000 will be mailed
These will
2,701). persons.
At; the People's Trust Company,
where the Christmas Club is carried
on a smaller scale, about $25,000
will be mailed out. 1
At; the South Norwulk 'Savlngs
Bunk work on the Christmas checks
started in tho' near future.
also '
'l‘he intt'rcst in the. Christmas (.‘IUI'H
seems to be increasing. according to
11nd more money
. is being; saved in this manner
each
BOY I IT BY AUTO,
SUES FOR
DAMAGES
LS.——-lIIt b_\' an
automobile truck owned by \‘Vllliam
Colin 0 ithls city. while 0 nthe side-
Street, on Aug.
"'
-u.
1 1-2
of
defend-
had
When the driver
it mounted
the sidewalk and hit the youngster.
The complaint. as {QETLIW Hickey.
Spelke and Rich. alleges that
youth received injuries to his shoul-
scarred
near his forehead. Further. he was
cdlliined to bed for some. time and
his physical condition may be affec-
the
‘SUFFOGATED IN
TENEMENT FIRE
(AR)
. ago 80
1er teno-
fnent in a building on Main street
discovered
building atlre and awoke her grand-
daughter. Mrs. Elroy Maxim, who in
the
ground. got a ladder and rushcd to
' his wife and four of his children.
‘ Green lying
dead under the bed in her mom and
was her great-grand-
seven
lIlf‘ i
Honest Boy Finds
Watch and Chain .
Joseph Schlnno aired 12 years
19 “In-sor- place, is an honest
w hile on his way home from
school. yesterday afternoon. his
on a gold watch
and chain in the. road in Damon
and
110-
the
l
KS
The Union?
Dr. Walter R. Steiner
0f Hartford Made Connecticut. 826. 886. 08 as a. State and
7N'Ien‘lber of State W3." military to: for the gear of 1925. ‘
Commission to Organ-
‘w‘itlr State Senator Frederic C. Wal-
THIRD MAN IS
NAMED IN FIGHT
ON POLLUTION
ter Board
T0 BEGIN WORK
1
ize Immediately and
Elect Chairman—To
Appoint Engineer 1
llAllTli‘ORI), Oct. 28.—-~l)r.
tcr R. St‘clncr of this city. consult-
ing pathologist and bacicriologist
of the Hartford Hospital. was ap-
pointed third member of the new
state water commission yesterday by
Governor Trumbull.) lie will serve
“'(ll-
colt of Norfolk. president of tho
state board of fisheries and game,
and George T. Kimball of New liri-
tuin. vice-president of the American .
llnrdwaro Corporation. who were i
alipuilllwl previously. 1'
“'iil Appoint. Engineer
The new commission. which is to
have charge of the attempt to be
made to purify Connecticut streams.
by eliminating or reducing factory
wastes and sewage. willr' get under
way without delay. ltd first duty.
1 America's .“l'ulruown Soi-iicr"
iSctll S. Shnw‘ of linux11.
was
'l'cx.. in the
belief of Hugh '1‘. lunmvy, ’i‘cxas
war‘vetoran. The spot in li‘rauco
from which the body oi” thr- “l'n-
known" was taken tulip-s l-leelly,
saysdlnnwey. with .Shdw's burial
place. A picturc oi' Show, 1icti1n ol‘
the Mouse—.‘irnonnc ot'fcnsitc. is
shown above.
MAN FALLS INW
FIT IN STREET
CUTS HIS HEAD
James Mullins, address unknown
fell in an epileptic fit at seven
o'clock this morning in front of
Alexander's store. All. 42 South l\l:1i1.'
street. and struck the curb. lie suf-
fered a had cut. over the eye. Dr
R. M. ,Woifc gave emergency treat.-
ment.
Mullins was then taken to thc
hospital and is still unable to tcl'
about himself. An X—ruy wi'i bc
taken today to determine whether
there is a fracture of the skull. lit
, is under the care of Dr. William Mc-
Tiahon at the hospifal
400 IN HOSPITAL
DID NOT KNOW
OF FIRE IN IT
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. tAl‘.)~»A
fire today on the ground floor of St.
Catherine's Hospital. Brooklyn, was
, .1 lshcd bv frc apparatus with
.. u aroused her husband. Tilamm. PXUDKU . ,
Mull-ring the stairway ablaze, jumped so little noise that tho'four hundred
from a. window 20 feet to the patients of the hospital did not
know he conflanrulion was in pro-
gross
BABY FALLS;
ARM BROKEN
l'llz.1bcth Sullivan. of S llilluidr
av cnue. one year and eight month:
old fell from the stoop of her 111111516
where she was playing and broke
her arm todav.
She. was immediately token to tilt
Norwalk hospital and treated for ”if
fracture by Dr. William ll. Mc-
Mahon. After treatment who was
discharged from the hospital.
A
Wt duesduy. Oct. 28th, by
,llelfunt's llr1ll.—~
--- l\.1l111
iIil Melody llui's.
AdVa
l
i
1th.: 1925 session
under the. law creating it ndoted at
of the Legislature.
is to meet, and organize. choosing
one of its members to be chairman.
it is expected to engage a sanitary
icugineer to act as superintendent of
‘ its ,opcrntions.
, it, is within the province of the
icommisslon. in no purpose to clear
fun the streams of the state for tho
health and general welfare of the
populace. to require factories or
other polluters to equip themselves
with "some practicable and reason-
ably available. system 01' means
whh it will reduce. control and cil-
minute such pollution, having ic-
igurd f01 the rights. and interests of
:1iPc011cc1-,ncd provided the. cost of
installation. infinitenunce and opera.-
tion thereof shall not. be uurcaLou.
table or inequitable." This interests
responsibIe for the pollution will
1‘ out miogoq 5111.1qu 13 01 11131.1 11 .111111
commission before any such require-
’mr-nt is made of‘lhem. under tho.
law. and the right to appeal to the
superior court from decisions .of the
commission is reserved to them.
Candidates For Appointment ‘
John 1“. Lynch of Orange, civil
engineer and House chairman of tho-
‘iegislalivc committee on cities and
boroughs. and James A. Ntlwlanrls
president. of the Henry Soulher lln-
ginccriug Company of this city. were
candidates for the third appoint- '
ment to the new commission. It was
offered to Dr. Steiner lv‘ridaymnd
he took until yesterday to decitc
whether to accept. the appointment.
Dr. Steiner a. leader in the field of
pathology and bacteriology in Con-
necticut. for many years. has prac-
ticed in Hartford since 1900. He is
54 years old, a. native of Frederick.
Md. he attend Frederick Academy
before entering schools in Boston
and later Yale University from
which he was graduated in 1892.
Dr. Steiner has been connected
with the Hartford hospital as con-
sulting pathologist and bacteroiogist
since 1912 and prior to that served
as visiting physician. He is con-
sulting hyslcinn of the Hartford Or-
phan Asylum» and the Bristol. Man-
chester Memorial. New Britain and
liiiddlesscx hospitals.
ENGINEER T OLD
0F LEAK BEFORE
FATAL BLAST
PROVIDENCE, R. 1.. Oct. 25.
(AP.)—George C. Mullen. assistant
engineer of the Steamer Mackinac.
Pawtuckct excursion boat. whose
boiler exploded in Newport Harbor
taking a toll of 53 lives. testifying at
his trial on a charge of negligence
before Inspectors of the U. S. Steam
boat Inspection Service declared he,
had reported a leak in the boiler to
Chief Engineer John A. Grant, two
days before the explosion.
“
-—-Thero will be a. sperlal joint
meeting of the L. 0. 0. M.. 529: also
. the Mooseheart Chapter at their
Illomo. Oct. 27th. at. 8 P. M.
$25, 000 Already Appro .
tion May Be Call e to;
mold. on or before November 10
of
amounts to $21. 941. 90, and the mill-
tury tax to $4,444.13.
or Blodgett in Hartford todaY.
being apportioned «mom-1 the 169
towns of the State. on :1 basis of act.
1111] receipts from taxes for three
yra rs as averaged.
of which the State Treasury pays 18
per cent. and town ti'cunurics 35 pct‘
will.
State And?
. -.._—'-————..
Norwalk must pay the State of
The city's shore of the State tux
These figures were r-"otciud from
he office of State Tax Commisxlon-
The State tax is $1,500,000 and ii
The. total military tax is $1l117,i'.‘5.
lloth of these taxes are due. and
Board of Estimate and Taxation the
sum of $31. 000 was appropriated for
the flute tax and, $4 000 for the mil.
itary tax. These appropriations were
figured in the administrative budget
of the city on a. basin of the tax paid
by the‘ city but year.
proprietor! to cover the state tax and
$445.18 more for the military tax.
Robins Will call a special meeting of
the Board of Estimate and Taxation
to appropriate this money or take it
.up fit the meeting of that boardio
be held in the near future to re-np-
propriato unexpended balances of last
"-r'BCENM of Taxa-
K. Balance
Jean.
Al the lust regiflar session of the
New 8941. 80 will have to be up-
It is expected that Mayor Thomas
MORRIS DOWNS
31) SELECTMAN i
or wrsnon
Takes Place Declined Will Be Beplaced By
By Walter Duffy Af- .. 43%
let Election —— Selec-l
tion a Surprise ll
L‘S. ~ The Ben rd
appointed
w ESTI‘ORT Oct.
of Selectmen vcs S'ltltIfl)’
Morri.‘ Downs to 1111 the office of
third selectmun of the Town of
\‘i'estport. The appointment was no-
cesmry through the declination of
Walter Duffy to take thc‘posltion.
Mr. Duffy it will be remembered 1‘c-'
ccived five I}IUI‘I".-\'Ol"5~ than his run-
ning mate. \"iulil and was consc-
qnenily (‘It‘f‘lNL
Several weeks ago, Mr.
gcstcd» to,lhc so'leclmvn
appoint lilr. Violet.
Mr. ilowus‘ dappoinliuent will
come as somewhat of a surprise as
no one had any idea that. he desired
to hold the office, or would take it.
fluffy sun -
lliut they
Morris Downs is well known in
Westport. lie was born in Sangu-
tuck and learned the plumbing
trade. Inlcr forming a. pnl‘tllershlp
with l.1-ou llunt which was success-
fully curried 011 until a. yeol‘ ago
when the business was sold to Clyde
t'l‘ossln'. Messrs. llunt and Downs
taking in \‘icior Sundcrlnnd as a
partner in the real estate business
Mr. llowns is an old limo Demo-
c1111.
HE RUNS AWAY
FROM HOME BUT
HE GETS HUNGRY
Carmine. anzaie. 14 years. 18
Cole. street. Jersey City. N. J.. has
decided that he does not want. to
see the world. .
lie was picked in Washington
Street, by Patrolman Robert Gainer
last evening when he informed‘the
officer that he was hungry.
His father Anthony Muzzale came
to this city and took him home
this morning. '
I) [’FI’EY NAMED CUBA’H}.
MianmEN, Conn. Oct. 2's.—-(AP).
The. 1101'. Edward Duffey of.‘ Hart-
ford has been appointed curate of
St. Joseph‘s church in this city. ‘fll-
ling a. vacancy by the advancement
of the Rev. William Kelp-my to be
"In 1
ART TEARING
DOWN NORWALK
HOTEL TODAY
Business
Drives from Benchi
Court Martial, In-
cluding Summer-all
,PREJUDICE
Major Gen. Houze
Takes. President’s
Chair At Trial—Gen.
Slades Also Excused
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 (AP).—
Col. William Mitchell began his de-
fense at his court martial here today
Three Members of.
4
by driving from the bench three
president. and Major-General Chuck
1’. Summeiall.
General fiummernll withdrew on
his own motion after he had been
charged with preludico against the
defendant and Brigadier» -Gen. A. J.
llowley was disqualified by his col-
leagues on the court after 9. defense
challenge had been lodged against
him on similar grounds. Both chal-
lenges were based on utterances, of
the tw'vaenerals against the separ-
ate Alr- Departments favored by Col.
Mitchell bud. in supportrof which.
he used langudge which led to his
Bu rig Containing
Sevefi'Stores
The wrecking of tho Nonvuik Ho-
tel on Wall and River streets to
make way for a two story business
building to be erected by Abraham
Harris and his 3011 Louis. will com-
mcnee us eoon‘oa the last articles
of furniture are removed from the
building by Jeseph Legato. former
owner of the hotel. today.
The New Haven Wrecking Com-
molition of the building and it. is
12xpcctcd that as soon as the ground
is cleared. by about the loth of
November. the foundation Workers
will begin to set in the necessary
beams.
Plans for the building call for
four stores on Wall street. and three
on lliver street. with a garage in
back of the stores. The entire first
floor of the building will probably
be used as a; billiard parlor and
bowling alley.
Permission has been obtained
from the city to extend the present
site, front 18 inches. and in exchange
the owners will lay 9. sidewalk of
four feet on River street. This, it is
believed, will considerably improve
the side street replacing the two
foot walk there now.
or the front stores the corner
store will be larger than the others.
being about 14x60, The others will
measure about 123160. An entrance
on Wall street will load to the sec-
ond floor.
‘
DRAWBRIDGE‘
10 BE'CLOSED
1011 12110iJRS
o
n
WASHING-TON. oct.‘ 8.—(AP).
Secretary of War Davis Tuesday
granted the request ' of the New
York New Haven and Hartford
Ballrond for permission toeiosé the
the Nor-walk river at South Norwalk
Conn.. from 6 P. M.‘ Sunday until 6
P. \l.
inspectors of an insurance company
to examine the boilers of the plant
assistant chancellor of the diocese.
(AP.)--Ncw incidents along
the frontier of Greece and nul-
Ksria threaten to lntcrfem with
the pacifying efforts.“ the Ilen-
gne of Nations.
Each side blames the other
for the fresh Outbreak.
" ( Signed)
it. t“. MEAD. Secretary.
PERCY COLE. Dictator.
Boll. olllcillly slam lint
Greeks opened fire on a Bulgar-
inn frmtier‘r post early this
morning; will. Athens. New! ,
which operates the drawbrldge.
h
Greeks And Bulgars Fight.
. Despite League’s- Edict
Greeks nenr llamas in Greek
territory wens attacked.
A report. ' from SalonIRI.
Greece. asserts that. the Greeks
were attacked while withdraw-
ing from Bulgarian territory in
agreement with the orders of
the Greek council end that u s
result of this incident“ is be-
lieved the cvucuutiouniust have
puny has the contract for the de-.
draw to the railroad bridge across
the next 'morning to permit
court mailiui on a. charge of violat-
ing good discipline.
A sharp verbal cinsh between Gen
Summerull and Representative Frank
R Reid of Illinoin counsel for Col.
Mitchell,
quest that the court excuse him from
further attendance.
Reid read statements made by Gen.
Qummcrall before the President's Air
Board and. coupled with them, ex-
tracts from the report of Col. Mitch-
ell after he inspected the air defens-
es of the Hawaiian Depaitmcnt. at
that time commanded by 6011.511111-
niorali. .
Gen. Summorall‘s retirement piac»
on Major- General Robeit L. llouze.
commanding officer of the l-‘lfthu
Corps Area at Columbus Ohio. in the
president“ 8 chair.
A peremptory challenge then was
made by Mr. Reid 11,, aiust Major-
Gen. Fred W. Sindee. Superintendent
of the Military Abadeniy at West
Point. New YOlk—-U’ll8 {01111 of chal-
lenge peimltted of no argument and
Gen. Sindee was excused.
'SUDDEN FLASH
OF RED LIGHT
BOSTON. Oct. 28 fAP).——'l‘he sud-
den flushing of the red light aboard
was sunk in a collision with the
steamer City of Rome indicated ’to
Lookout William A. Adamson that
Board of Inquiry investigating the
accident which cost 33 lives off Block
Island, September 25, Adamson ad-
mitted that he could not see the out-
line of the undersea boat until after
the crash.'
A student officer was on the con-
ning tower at. the time of the acci-
dent. Adumson was informed by two
of the men picked up. he told the
board.
"ASKS PAINLEYE
TO FORM NEW
PARIS. Oct. 28.-—-(AP).
dent Doumergue today
Premier Pnlnieve
that one whichreslgned yesterday.
fore accepting definitely the
of forming a cabinet.
members of the court. including it“
preceded Summernll’s re-_
In support of his challenge, Mn:
ON SUBMARINE
the submarine S~51 just before she.
CABINET TODAY
Presl-
summoned
lo ask . him, to
. form 8. new cabinet in succession to.
M .Pnlnlevo iold‘Presldent Dou-
mergue that he would consult with
his friends and the part. leaders bo-
task
"I have done nothing to be-par-
doned for." sold Miss Charlotte
Anne Whitney when a. plea to the
California governor in her behalf
was suggested following. a. U. 8. Sn.
promo Court decision upholding her
14- your prison sentence under Cali-
fprnlp's criminal syndicalism low.
A new picture; of Mice Wlsltney is
sb'o'wn above. ' . .
31111101111 MEN
"ARRESTED ‘ 011
ARSON CHARGE
STAMFORD. Oct. .D.-—"(l\1’).
Dominick zcmo and Peter Carlo
' were arrested early today on charges
Iof arson growing out of a file a.
i
lycstcrdav. Fire department; officials
clylm to have found rags saturated
in gasoline and a. lighted iron in
e place. The fire b1 oke out in two
l/iffcrontm places; The establishment
|wns insured for $4. 000. and the
damage estimated at $1. 000. Dan
was set at ii, 000. pending a. hem-
ing
TO REPORT ON
LOW PRESSURE
OF WATER HERE
The question of water pressure in
the Second District will come up at
the adjourned Second District meet-
ing. in the Council Chambers. 10-
morrow opening. .
At; that time the report of lilich-
olas Hill, enginor of New Yelk city.
I,
i
1
1
the submarine had changed her who has bien working on the prob-
‘ course or had been “fixing" her lcm cf the. low water pressure in
“Elli" ' parts of. Flax Hill road, Highland
Called today before the Naval avenue and the Eprlilgwood'necilon.
will be ready. it. is expected.
llesidenls of that section have
petitioned for better water pressure.
BADBUMPS‘IN
ROAD OVER R R.
IN WALL ST
A compiulnt has been made to_the
Police Department about the con-
dition of the pavement above the
tunnel of New Haven tracks on Wall
street. Autolsts crossing that small
patch of; tar and gravel complain
that it In exremely difficult to drive
over it because of lore that this; max
chine receives as a result of the de-
plorable condition of the street. The
istrcet Department has been notified.
FINDS SANITARIUM PATIENT.«
Raffolo Stein. 7:: years old. affini-
folk street. New York city, was found
at 3 o‘clock this morning sitting on
steps. of 11 Woodward avenue resi-
dence by Patrolman John Morlsrity.
He .was taken to the downtown
I
. JABNIVAL.
Mayflower Carnival,
flail. Dancing and door prizes.
Oct. 24th to Nov. 2nd.—Adv. ”I“
(. onnnunityl
Police Station. where it was learned
that ho was a patient of the Dry Hill
road Sanitarium.
——«Duncc, Wednesday. Oct. 28th, by
11.1“» Melody Boys. )Heifpni's mill.—
their tailor shop at 82 Main street ‘
up Men’ 111 J aw ‘
Then Shel: —- M
Taken ‘
The.body of Harold Hankll.
was shot and killed by
while riding in a. freight 'csr
Missouri- Pacific train near 1'
Colorado, arrived in this city y
day nftei noon
’l‘rucey Hanks. brother of the
man. who was with him wile
was killed. accompanied the.
to this city. It now rests in th
deg-taking parlors of Fre
Ganung. South Main street. .
The funeral will be held tomo
Afternoon. at‘ two oclock f
Gannng‘s funeral chapel.
will be buried in the Boston. CI
cemetery, with full military 11
The Rev. Frederick Jacobs wl
flciate.
Tracey Hanks is now Lt the? ho
of his brother-imiaw Raymu
Sniffen. 169 South Main street,
in in n. broken-up condition.
tween sobs he told the story
killing to a. reporter of The
V.
last summer and started ror‘
west." he said. “We first: w
Sacremento. California, and lb
found things very‘dull and were u
able“ to obtain work. We ”til
worked our way to Yellow
Park and obtained jobs with n
of carpenters and painters that'
doing some Work for the
meat in the park. We worked it
during the entire summer and ab
two weeks ago decided to come.
“In talking over our plans
found that we had nearly $400
tween us. some of this we spent for
clothes. We then decided to we ,
our way back home ,by ridiu
freight trains and save our money
so that we would have some to fly
our parents. when we arrived bit
in Norwalk.
"At Pubelo, Colorado. we board
ed a Missouri Pacific freight train
that was going to Kansas and went
inside a box car. ‘
"As we rode through the heal!
tlful country Harold and I sat in
the door of the car and looked over
the, country. When about 68 mm
from our starting point the field;
train slowed down as it was 8011: Y
up a. grade. two men swung up in
to the car, one of them looked III?
a. Mexican and the other was i
rdgs. .
"As they climbed into the M;
one of them said to us; 1111! 11:33!
see that we have company. " 3
Put up your hands. .3
“That was the last that we hem
of them and we went into the M“
and went to sleep. Suddenly m
were awakened. Two lights flash“
in our faces and in the rays of all
light we could see two guns pointed
at us.
"One of the men said. put up your
hands and gqlve us your money. "
“Harold was the first to get up.
I got to my feet and was partly
behind him. I said to him:—
“Harold (lent fight. put
hands and site us your money.“
Harold swung a \icious right. hand,
blow which landed on‘ the point!“
the man's chin and nearly knocked”
him from the .car. Then—i 1'. “
As he reached this point. he broke
down sobbing but after a. short tim‘e
he went on:
"Then there wasa flash and a. loud
report and Harold fellnt my feet.‘ 7
“One of the men stooped over and.
pushed the body out of the car' dool‘"
after going through the pockets and
taking his money.
"They lhen,poinied there gunni~
it
your
(Continued on Page Two.)
Harold Hussey
Returns Home
. 5“
Herold J.“ Horsey who wad
1‘
turned to the home of his
or in El! Ivonne, lost. ends»!
The young man stated that I:
had been working in
Plants. 11. 12, and 111.1 be for i
got to write to his mother.
Made by Mulligan—who mil"
the famous Mulligan Crullerp-
now for sale in local stores in Ill,
vicinity in the following vsriotl
ginger. sugar. hermit: ostmslll
molmcs and chocolate. Made mm-
fhe best of materials and mph“
'Adh}
-
with waxed vapor—a dozen in l“
peeks”. Try them-you’ll
. WHILE-AM. , ‘
Norwalk Chronicler