FIRST mam NEWS ESTABLISHED 1870' TH luulol‘ed us second-class matter at the post office It So. Norwslk. Conn. under the Act of March l. 1879. s. NORWALK'B FIRST NEWSPAPER . EVENING SENTINE (SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1925. '3 CL _ " A OUT CRIME *Scor - "K (‘3. [i l x PRostCilHON Also HITS Al ADMIRAL SIMS Mayor Gullion Asks Dismissal of Colonel from Army Because of' Discipline UNTRUTHFUL Witnesses Denounced by Name —- Mitchell Refuses to Answer Arguments WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-—(AI’). Dismissal of Colonel William Mitch- ell from the army was asked today by Prosecution Counsel in opening arguments before the general court martial trying the air officer under the 96th article of war. ' In asking the maximum sentence prescribed for offenses Trlablo un- der that article of war. Major Allen Gulliou. Assistant trial Judge Advo- cate. declared Colonel Mitchell "had been proven guilty of disorder to the prejudice of good order and military discipline and of? conduct of a. nature to bring discredit to the military service." Bitter Arraignment. The Prosecution Counsel bitterly arraigned the defendant and severe- ly condemned many of the witnesses who had testified in his behalf. singling out. among others. Rear Admiral William 8. Sims. retired, as a. particular target for barbed thrusts. Representative Frank R. Reid of lilinois. chief defense coun- sel, also came in for repeated men- tion in this connection. “We ask the dismissal of the ac- cused." Major Guillon said, "for the sake of the army whose discipline he has endangered and whose fair ‘ name he has attempted to discred— it. We ask his dismissal for the sake of those young officers of the army air service whose ideals he has shattered and whose loyalty he has corrupted. We ask his dismissal in the name of truth under whose aegis he has sought protection but whose-face he does not know. r‘in- Elly. we ask it in the name of the American people whose fears he has played upon, whose hysteria. he has tomented. whose confidence he has beguiled and whose faith he has betrayed." ’ - " ' Scores Witnesses. Major Gullion analyzed only the evidence which pertained to Colonel Mitchell's charges against the navy department and which has been of- fered the court by defense witnes- ses. Some of these he referred to by names and types. They included: Admiral Sims. characterized as the "opinionated. narrow-minded. hobby-riding. egomaniacal type;" Major William N. Hensley. Army Air service, “The Shifty Type;" Lieutenant 11. W. Sheridan. air ser- vice. The “Half Truth Typez" Lieutenant Orville Anderson. Air service, “The Pseudo-Expert Typefl Captain Robert E. Oldys; Air Ser~ vice. “The Reviving Memory Type;" Lieutenant Colonel William G. Schauffler. Air service reserve. “The Flippant Type;" and' Major Gerald Brant. General Staff. “The Gay. Gallant. Lovable Type." 0: Representative F. H. ,Laguar- ‘, . dia.‘Socialist. New York. Major Gul- , ilon said: .. we“ . "He is beyond my powers of de- scription. Thank heaven. he is Sui Generis." Ignorant Malice. The Prosecution Counsel selected , numerous quotations made during the trial by Representative Reid in US role of defense attorney. attri- .uting some to "Ignorant Malice" ud forming others "Taunts" and “Slur-s." fl-le asserted Mr. Reid had made "unfeund claims as to the li- iegslity and irregularity of the in- vestigation x x x in so extrava- gant a way that it neemed so though counsel thought that the prelimin- aries (of the trial) were an unholy thing." _ Denouncing the methods employ- ed in his prosecution. before the General court 'martial convened to try him. Colonel Mitchell today rest- ed his case without replying to the prosecution's demand that he be dis- missed from the army. Mitchell Speaks. Rising from his place before the bar when court met to hear the closing arguments. the air crusader made a brief statement saying that he had shown the truth of the. pub- lic utterances which led to the dis- ciplinary charges against him. out had been answered by misinforma. lion and untruihfui evidence. on the competence of which the court had refused to pass. Col. Mite ~~ ell ' in Fiery Address A Under Arrest R. Clyde chncr deputy county clerk in Washington, Pin. and score- tary of the Amerlcunl chloul post there, has been arrested wargcd with embezzlement of $25,500 of county funds. He was married only three months ago. lST M. E. CHURCH BOARD ELECTS lTS MHCRRS Pastor Chamberlain President and Chas. F. Tristram Vice- President . The annual meeting of the Official Board of the First Methodist Church in South Norwalk was held last even- ing in the Chapel. and was marked especially by a large attendance of members. tev. Andrew F. Chamb- erlain was elected president comma board. as is the usual custom. "The other elections were as follows: Vice-Presidont—Charlcs h‘. Tris. tram. Recording Secretary ——~ Clarence Brown. Treasurer—«Harry G. Shufelt. Financial Secretary—John L. Al- ion. The following various committees were appointed for the new year: Finance—Charles E. Hoyt, Holly B. Sinuson, S. M. Stevens. Silas Ket- cham. Harry G. Shuielt. John Allen. Marshall Hoyt. Church Property ._ Clarence I. Finch. Fred Shove. Use of the Church to Outsiders— Charlcs F. Tristram. Marshall Iloyt, S. M. Stevens. Auditing Committee—Asa T. Lown- des. George Swift. Pulpit Supply Committee—Charles E. Hoyt. Holly 13. Siauson. Church Records Committee — George Swift. Irving Dikeman. Parsonage Committee—Charles F. Tristrnm. and the officers of the La- dles' Aid Society. Mrs. MeKlbben. Mrs. Van Scoy, Mrs. linker and Mrs. Gregory. . _ F. W. Hadley was appointed chair- man of the ushers' committee. Stanley Hoyt was appointed treas- urer of local benevolences. The board planned for a Watch Night service, to be held New Year's Eve. » According to the plans, the service will be from 9 until 12 o'clock. The first hour will be a song service; the 'secoud. a social hour with refreshments and. from 11 until 12 o’clock. there will be a serv- ice of prayer and consecration. CONGRATULATIONS A daughter Jean Elizabeth was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Le Count. at their home 64 Woodward avenue. yesterday morning. Mr. Le- Count is the Teller at the People's Trust Company and Mrs. Le Count before her marriage was Miss Mary Cullen. Mother and daughter are doing well. would serve no useful purpose." he concluded. "I have therefore direct- ed my council to close entirely our part of the proceedings without ar- gument." Themro‘secutlon counsel at once offered to forego its closing argu- ment likewise but-tho. onurt ruled that the regular order would be fol— lowed and hold Major Gullion, as- sistant judge advocate. to present ”'1'” proceed further with the canine closlnl: plea. of thenrosecution. .. f a Boy Writes to For Wagon to Help Mother Would Carry Wood for Family, Though He Is Only Eight—“Alias Santa Claus” Appeal Brings Many Gifts The mull of Alias Santa Claus isthlnl; other than the bare 41900531. growing heavier and heavier. And the gifts which the "Alias Santa Claus" appeal is bringing to The Sentinel olllcc become more and more numerous. Hero is a letter received today. which stresses the necessity of the appeal: "Dear Alias Santa Claus: "I uni it little boy eight years old and l have a little brother seven years and mother says she has no money for Christmas this your as its only mother who has a little work. “My daddy has been dead four years and my big brothers have been laid off from work and l and my little brother would like something. "My brother says he would like in train and I would like a wagon. so I could help get wood for mother. but I would be pleased to get anything, Santa. "We used to have a Santa. when daddy was living, and I hope Santa won’t pass our house as we live back from the street. BOB." Unfortunately there are somelchil- drop in this city whose mothers or fathers are unable to provide any- ‘AWAIT CALL ,, TO DISCUSS ‘ COAL STRIKE Miners and Operators to Meet Mayors to Re s u m e Negotia- tions, It Is Said PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Dec. 17.—-' (AP) Anthracite miners and oper- ators today awaited formal invita- tion from a commmittee of mayors and burgesses to resume negotia- tions and end the long strike now in its 16th week. They are to be invited to meet at Scranto‘n next Wednesday or at any other time and place convenient to .both sides to ink: up the discussion of wages and working conditions where they were broken off last August in Atlantic City. POLICE—OT STAMFORD ARE KEPT BUSY STAMFORD. Dec. 17.--(AP) Po- lice are some time yesterday. of the tele- phone wires at the home of Mrs. H. H. Burns. of Wallack‘s Point. who was formerly Myrtle Schuaf of the Metropolitan Opera Company. As far asvhas been learned, uoth» ing has been stolen from the home. Two employes are missing. Daniel Oster of Providence and James Dennis of Long Island City were arrested here today charged with the illegal transportation of ii- quor. Their automobile with four cases of champagne was seized. Charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Joseph Bar- ing. local real estate operator. was arrested here today. He is alleged to have drawn two checks on a bank ‘in which he had no funds. TO HEAR CIVIL CASES The civil case of Alfred St. John against Adeline Merrill will be heard in the downtown city court ,room before Judge Freeman Light this afternoon. Attorney Cramer C. iiegeman represents the plaintiff and the firm of Taylor and Cuneo the defendant. The case of Nellie Webb against Nc-llc Dayton. is scheduled to be has rd before Judge Light tomorrow. The same attorneys will appear in this ruse. --YOUR CAR BATTERY During the winter months (if you are not running your car) needs proper care and attention. Excel- lent facilities hcre for dry or wet storage (of any make of battery.) Give your battery the cars its im- portance demands. Reasonable rates. The Ry" Battery Storage Co. Al West-Ave. Phone ,938.-—Adv. . .4 invesugatlng the cutting.‘ Santa Claus to Sentinel Office . l ties of life. Sud always. it is a trag- edy at Christmas. The Evening Sentinel is bridging the gap between you and these chil- dren. All you are asked to do is to search through your home and send or bring clothes or toys that your youngsters have outgrown or discur— dod to The Evening Sentinel office. Here they will be stored away until Christmas Eve, when The lloy scouts will deliver them to the homes of the needy. If it is not convenient for you to bring or solid the packages to The Sentinel Office, ti. 'phone call will send a messenger to your home. You are requested to mark each Package with the name uud number of the child for whom it is intended. ‘so as you will know exactly to whom your gift will go. All packages and communications should be addressed to the "Alias Santa. Claus" Editor, cfo The Even. lug Sentinel. Today's list of needy children who ask you to he an “Alias Suuta Claus" and bring happiness to their hearts on Christmas Morning will be found BEGIN SEARCH FOR RECORDS OF LOST AVIATOR FIND XMAS . MAR 18 COMING _ lNWEARLlER Postmasters Declare Residents Are Fol- lowing Advice Not to Delay P. O. Matter BIG RUSH TO COME Peak of Load to Be Reached Next Week —-W a r n A g a i 11 Against Delay l‘oslmasters C. Irving Byiugton of the Norwulk Post Office and Ed- mund l-l. Crowc of the South Nor- wulk station 8' oy the residents are being more considerate this year by mailing cards. letters and packages earlier than last season. The peak of the rush has not been reached. but the amount of business handled this your exceeds that of this time last season. The uptown post office is preparing for a heavy deluge of mail which is expected next week. One extra truck and five extra men will be engaged next Monday to take care of the excess mail. At the present. the substitute clerks and carriers are handling all the mall. People are again reminded that postal cards are required to hnvc two cents postage on them. The post office employos also would ap- preciate it if the people who have several cards or letters. will lie them together with string or put an clas- tie,band around them. Any first class mutter fixed like this will help the postal clerks in speeding up the service. It requires more time to Woodsman and News-‘ paper Men Off to' Wild Mass. Woods in Mystery Hunt PITTSFIEID, Moss. Dec. 17 (AP). —Led by Eugene Chague, woods- man. a party of newspaper men he- gan this morning a hunt through the woods of the wildest, part of Massa- chusetts. that is expected to clear up the slx-yenr-old mystery of Cnp- tain Mansell R. James. Canadian aviator. They will motor 15 or 20 miles into the hills and will then take to foot for the actual search for records of. the airplane which Warren Camp- bell of Brooklyn, N. Y.. huntsman. stumbled upon last week. News of the find was not made public till yesterday for Campbell. believing others had preceded him in the diseovery. attached no im- portance to it. Campbell is a mem- ber of the party which is headed by Chague. WINSTED, Dec. 17 (AP).—-1\'ot much credence is given here to the reports that remnants of an airplane which might be the one flown soy Captain Mansell R. James. lost in May. 1919. by men who took part in the search for James. It, is well established that on May 29. 1919. James was seen flying over Pratt Hill. in the southwestern part of this town, after coming from Berkshire county, Mass. He then traveled in a. southerly direction. The day was clear and the plane was sighted well .down the Neugatuck valley. although it was uncertain whether or not he went as far south as Derby. TO ELECT OFFICERS. A meting of the Fair-field County Vulture. of La Societe. des 40 Homrnes and 8 Chevaux. will be held in Odd-Fellows Hall. Saturday evening. The election of officers for the coming year will take place at that time. sort the first class mail and arrange it for the cancelling machines. There will be no deliveries either by the rural or local carriers (‘lirist- mas Day. The Post Office lobby will be open for residents who have boxes. but the windows will remain closed. , POLICE DOG LEWISTON. Maine. Doc. 17 (AP). —'I‘hree-yenr-old Kenneth O'llura. for whom nearly 1.000 persons have been searching for 15 hours, was found this morn‘iug. A police dog and the child's cries. heard earlier in the night, guided searchers to the spot. The boy was discovered asleep, under a tree in a dense thicket where ho had wander- ed. by Miles Parker and James For- rest. . - Several hours before. they had heard faint cries. “mama. mama." and he. dconceutrnied their scorch in the direction from which thuy thought the cries came. MCCARTHY lNQl‘EST The inquest on the death of Tim- othy McCarthy. of 8 Chapel sin-h, \\ he died as a result of injuries re- ccived when struck by an automo- bile drlvcn by Charles Hendricks of Hazel street. will be held in the up— town court room tomorrow morning at ten o‘clock. Coroner John J. l‘he- lan of Bridgeport will conduct the inquest. t GOING SOUTH. Louis Adams. real estate dealer or So. Norwalk. expects to go to Flori- do shortly after the first of the year. He says the real estate busi- ness here is slowing up for the hell- days and he is making preparations to spend a few weeks in the sunny southland. He will go to the were coast section and remain there until he has a chance to look over the "great land boom." GIFT FURNITURE. lot A. J. Collins Co. you will find hundreds of gifts for the home.ov- r-rstuffed chairs; Spluet Desks, Windsor chairs, Ten wagons. gate leg tables. occasional tables. end tables. telephone sets. smoking stands. Davenport tables. sewing cabinets. all moderately priced.— Adv. —-Fl\'E YEARS AT IT and not done yet-for you still have the family washing to do next week and the next. Why not turn that job over to Brophy‘s Laundry— l’ou'll be nmzed at how much hap— pier life will become. The price charged will prove to be money well invested in health and happiness. Just phone 366 and your's will be called fen—Adv. l l l l l Hunts BOY w LOCAL POLICE MAKE A BIG AUTO CATCH Arrest Two Suspicious- Looking Characters Who Turn Out to Be State Cops TRY TO SELL CAR Garage Man Believes Machine Stolen and Quickly Notifies Headquarters The local police weer right on their job yesterday. in fact. they th‘u on their job to such an extent that Detective Sergeant John L. Roberts and 1's- trolmun Albert Fraser brought it couple nf suspicious looking characters into the downtown Police Station to question. them, and the two men turned out to be members of the State Police force working in this city. A full (‘lilllt‘ from 0‘Cmiunl"s Gain. use stating that. two men had been in them trying to sell .‘ill automobile. Tuesday afternoon. It was thought that. the machine was stolen. Sergeant llolicrts and Officer Fm. nor were assigned to the mac and they wont to the garage. The men had left the our in the garage and did not return Tuesday but cnmc buck yesterday morning. Sergeant Roberts and Officer l’ru- scr then-went lo the garage and brought the two men toiihe down- town police station. where they cs- lublishmi their identity. 2 BRIDGEPORT ‘ POLICEMEN HIT BY AUTOMOBILEl Six Others Jump to Safety As They Are About to Board Trol-a ley Car BRIDGEI‘ORT. Dec. iT.—Eight patrolmen attached to the Third precinct who were about to board a trolley at l’alrfleld and Circular avenues. preparing to leave for their posts. narrowly escapcd death or serious injury at 11:10 o'clock last night when an automobile crashed into the squad. injuring two. Pa~ trolmen Peter Matera. 285 Grove street. and John McFadden, 430 Beechiuont avenue. t’l‘he injured men received abrasions of the left leg and were treated by Dr. Sekerak of the Emergency hospital after the ambulance had been summoned. The driver of the car. James B. Bell, Perry i‘bad, Toledo. Ohio. a student at Yale. was immediately arrested and charged with operating a car while under the influence of liquor, reckless driving. passing a standing trolley car. opuating a car with no operator's license and one- rating a car with no registration. He was locked up and held for trial in City'Court. where he will answer to the long list of charges. BANKS GIVE XMAS BONUSES NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-——(A1‘) Ad- ditlonal extra dividends and Christ- mas bonuses were announced by New York financial institutions to- day. , The Mutual Bank announces the payment of 10 per cent. bonus to cmployes. The Fulton Trust Company a..- nounces the payment of the same amount to both officers and em- ployees. A 5 per cent estra dividend was declared by the Mutual Bank and a. 3 per cent extra. by the Brooklyn Trust Company. I GIVE A THOUGHT TOO. ——The new Improved Evenharp pencil is a gift for anyone in your family; also the pen and pencil sets in beautiful designs up to 31:.00. Waterman Fountain Pens and Sets are surely an appreciative gift. Let i .HE us show them to you, Donnell)”;— Adv. 4... First Time For the first time in hosiery n ruli- bl ()pcnctl u N‘sr-Iiili of the St‘nlltc. He was Rabbi 1-). J. Jilt'k LEGION BANQUET , Will BE i- All “ .ENEXTYEAR County Affair to Be One of Largest Ever Given in the State—- Prominent Speakers A delegation from the Frank C. Godfrey Post, No. l‘_', .liut’ricml Le- gion. attended the county meeting 0f the Lt‘gloll in New (Yunnan las even- lug. It was \oicd at the meeting to hold the li‘nlrllrltl county banquet of the Legion in Norwnlk this your. State Vice-Commafiller [.e Iloy D. Downs was uppoinitd general chair- man of the banquet committee, The affair will be one of the largest of its kind ever held in the State. it is planned for either March or April and sevm-al prominent speakers will be guests. Arrangements are under way to have the affair broadcasted from the radio station of the Traveler's in- surance Company in Hartford. Department Commander White installed the county for the coming year. of Bridgeport is the commander. E. L. officers Parker Seclcy new county BEGIN TEARING DOWN JAM IS B’LDING Workmm began today to tear down the James building in Com- merce slrcct, owned by Arthur Ter- ris. The uptown Police Station is located in this building. The police have received no notice to move and It is expected that they will be able to remain in their present quarters for two or three more months. The workmen are starting to tear down the rear of the block. along the river front. OMITTED. Once again. today. due to the volume of advertising, it, has been necessary to omit one of the two-pages of comics publish- ed as a regular feature by The Evening Sentinel. These back comics will be published as soon as space prcmils. MULLIGAN'S CRULLERS The home-made kind. How good they are. Made from pure creamery butter, heavy pasteurized milk. real shell eggs. sugar and the best of other materials. Cooked in pure Crisco. Wrapped in waxed paper bags. Stores all over this vicinity sell them. Try them today—Adv. , IN THE WINTER. The heating comfort of the home is mighty important indeed. To pro- cure the maximum of heat for the fuel consumed your "health plant" should be in proper order. Nelson M. White's experts can make an in- spection now and recommend what should be done—and do it if you so desire. as North Main street-Adv: ! I ' I The Weather "0‘”! vlmitly tonight and I”. “0."; bllllliily cooler tonight. 'l‘ll It An...“ -__.. _ i) l} (J E. "1‘ S PRICE COSTMC’H. s. 2 ' BILLION YEARLY, . SPEAK ' SAYS People Lose Over a Bil- lion Through Frauds in Stocks and Mer- chandise BURGLARY Forgeries —— Causes -- Remedies — W a n t s Honesty Taught in Schools ’ Dr. B. 1". Baffin. Vice-President of the National Surety 00., was the sprain-r today at the weekly lunch- eon of the Kiwanis Club Ill the Roy- l1 nl James inn, llis subject was: “The Two llilliou ‘lfmllur Crime Wu v0." Dr. llnttin said: "The vast sum of SSJ‘IM‘LGOOJIOO is said to be taken from the American public evcr)‘ year by till‘t'rrcnt kinds of from]. “Net loss than half a billion dol- lars is lukeu from investors. accordo ling to Stock l-Zxclmmw authorities. 5 lhvough the Hillo of worthless invest. mum securities . "Anothv-r half billion is said to be taken from families and households throughout the United States by im- fair morclmudising by misrepresent- ing lIlu quality or value of the vari. nus kinds of lllt‘l'l'IlillllIISt? which they Imy for daily needs. Credit fraudsw obtaining mvrvlmmlisc without pay- lllt‘lll, including fraudulcnt hank. I‘lllill'ICS‘ vars estimated by crdeit as- sociations at fullnlmtinltw annually. "Losses by actual burglary and lht‘l‘l are estimated at $200,000,000. '.\nnunl losses of insurance com- panies through fraudulent claimsW and of the public through fraudulent insurance SL‘Il"llli"S~—-tll‘l‘ placed by insurance" men at over $300,000.000. lliu Loss-cs. ‘ “Lusms m t-lllllltLVt‘H'S and business concerns cuusmi through embezzle- ment by trusted employers are. cstl. mated by William 1'3. Joyce, chair- lllllll of the National Surety Com- pany at Slflfiwmnloo annually. “itcnl cstnie frauds through the sale of worthless land or the sale or building of ill-constructed houses. have been estimated ill. at least $100.— OO‘LOOO. “Forgery and ziltv‘rers of bank checks and other valuable paper are estimated to reap an annual harvest iof $100,000,000. (Continued on Page Three) BOY, HIT BY STAMFORD AUTO, LCSRSHIS LEG GREENWICH. Dec. 17. (A. P.)—d‘ Injuries received when he was hit by a skidding automobile on the lies- too Post ltoad last, night. today ne~ cessllatcd the amputation above the knee of the left leg of Rocco l’ernak 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo-v seph Perna of Riverside. at the: Greenwich Hospital. ‘ The boy was crossing the road at Minnus l-llll. when the car driven by Miss Ruth Martin of Stamford. skid- ded on the slippery pavement and crushed him against u. wall. The child suffered other injuries as well. Miss Martin is the daughter of Harry Martin. and was held under a $2,500 ball by Judge Jescph R. Mead this morning. The case has been~ continued for two weeks. ' > u I SPEED FOR COPS NEW CANAAN. Dec. 17. (A. P.)-'g The town police force can speed up now if lt desires. as 20 citizens; have chipped in a. sum with which the department is to buy a motor-- cycle. “GIFTS. FOR HIM —aud Gifts for her, are eagerly awaiting selections from the line of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry. Silver- ware. FancyGlassware, etc., display. ed at Frank Lender's Jewelry Store... 96 Washington St.. this holiday sea- son. It is merchandise that has been' selected with a care—and. coming from Lender's at Xmas time. will be doubly appreciated by the recipient. ~Adv. " AT THE CLIFFORD PHARMACY. —This Xmas Season You'll find a. complete line of- Whltman's candles in all size bloke; ages. one-half to five ~pound sixes. Then. too. toilet articles in big um sortment and the finest line of per-.- fumes and toilet water. of the be“. makes in town. Cigars. too for him are here. Wm 31. Paisley. Prop. ~Ad¥g '
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