THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1925.
GOVERNMENT IS
CilSTLY IN CITY
OF STAMFORD
Cost Per Person Is $36.-
69 and It’s Mounting
Steadily, R e p o r t
Shows
\\’ASIIINGTON. D. (5.. Dec. 17.—
'l‘ho City of Stamford. Conn. last
year Silent $37.69 for every one of
its inhabitants. man. woman and
child. in maintaining the general
departments of its municipal sow
el'llnlonl.
A study of the municipal finances
of Stamford for the last fiscal year,
inst completed by Federal statisti-
cians. reveals that the cost of 80W
ernlncnt in Stamford is mounting
steadily. As compared to the per
caplttt expenditure of $87.69 for
maintenance and operation of the
general departmentsin 1924. the
1923 per capita was only 834.43:
and the 1917 cost only $22.34 per
‘capita.
Stamford's city government last
rear cost some. ten dollars more
per capila than did that of New
Britain. a Connecticut city of the
same class for which the govern-
ment statisticians have completed
their analysis. The payments for
maintenance and operation of the
general departments in that city in
1924 were $27.13 por cupita.
Ill summarizing the i’inancialdata
for tho City of Stamford. the gov-
ernment statisticians. in order to
put the city on a basis comparable
with those cities in which the towns
are a part of the city corporation.
have included 81.2 per cent. of the
transaction of the Town of Stem-
ford for the fiscal year closing Sop-
Boy With Guns Says
He Is Killer of 3
YELLVILLE. Ark.. Dec. lip-
(AP) A small boy lit in the city jail
here yesterday brooding Over s
week of desperate adventure while
residents of the surrounding“ com-
munity gave thanks for an end to s
series of \‘iolsnt deeds.
The boy. little Hsrold Center.
who says he is about 18 or 14. ad.
mlttod to the officials that he was
the author of a. succession of lawless
acts which ended Sunday in the
slaying of three persons.
He was sleeping the sleep of ex-
haustion, Tuesday. when the sheriff's
posse seized him. An armament of
four pistols. a shotgun snd a pack
of ammunition was found near the
boy. whose simple countenance con~
tradicis his bloody story.
The Reversible Cloak
Makes Hit in London
LONDON. Dec. 17.—(AP). The
reversible cloak idea imported here
from the Riviera has been tsken
up by the “best people" who cannot
afford automobiles.
The London reversible wrap is
very gsy on one side. suitable for
the theater and the ball room. and
the other anything but flashy. The
dull side is worn in the underground
the buses and trams. The scheme be-
came very popular because so many
society women use this means of
travel. It enables them to do a quick
turn change just before arriving at
their destination.
Reading the New York dispatches
indicates her great white way is
really her great fight way.
tember 30, 1924, the percentage be-
ing based on the ratio of the as-
sessed valuation of the city to that
of the entire town.
18 NO. MAIN ST,
* l
Sc" Starter $501M) Side Glasses
[lights AUTOMOBILE Spark and Gas
Brakes Control
Windshield FREE Stop Signsls
——
Boys and Girls between the ages of 2 and 10 years.
Put your letters for Santa Claus in the
big red bOx in front of
ANGEVINE’S'
To the Boy or Girl whose letter Santa Claus opens
first on December 24th we will give this
beautiful Automobile FREE.
P. S.-—Don’t forget to tell your mother and your
dad we carry a very completetline of useful toys.
Angevine Furniture Co.
SOUTH NORWALK
THE EVENING SENTINEL—SO. NORWALK, CONN.
ALLYN HOUSE .
lN HARTFORD
lS lglllllsn
F a m o u s Gathering
Place of Conn. Poli-
ticians to Be Replac-
ed by New Hotel
HARTFORD. Dec. ma fifteen
story hotel is to replace historic Al-
lyn House at the corner of Asylum
and Trumbull streets, and a new
theatre of four or more. stories is
to bs'srected west of the Majestic
Theatre on Asylum street, Robert J.
Allyn. president of the Allyn Realty
Company. said here. The Allyn
House. the oldest hotel in Hartford.
will be torn down without delay and
it is expected that work on the thea-
tre will be begun thls‘winter.
Historic Building.
The Allyn House. until six or sev-
en years ago, had as its lobby, space
facing Asylum and Trumbull streets,
now devoted to stores. The hotel
has long been a gathering place of
men prominent in state political life.
tax-Governor Marcus H. Holcomb be-
ing at regular guest there during his
three terms and Room 44 has been
the office of J. Henry Roraback.
chairman of the republican state
central committee. The hotel has
housed the republican state head-
quarters in many state and national
campaigns. Rooms on the Asylum
ptroet side of the hotel have been
used so offices of the legislative
clerks during sessions of the General
Assembly.
Mother Kills Son
And Then Herself
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Dec. 17.
Warned Not to Sell
Tobacco to Boys
Weslport store-keepers have been
warned by the police not to sell to-
bscco to children under 16 years of
age. Many complaints have been
made to the police and school au-
thorities about young boys smoking.
Superintendent of Schools Arthur
W. Ruff has had his attention called
to the fact that the youngsters hsvo
been smoking. There is a State law
prohibiting the sale of tobacco to
youngsters under 16 years and lino
a law prohibiting children smoking
in public.
RUDELY AWAKENED.
STAMFORD. Dec. 17.-(AP) 0c-
cllpants in u‘six-family house. on the
Boston Post road. were rudely await.
shod yesterday morning when a. orton
truck. heavily loaded. skidded on the
pavement, crashed into an electric
light pole. went through an iron
fence and came to a stop up against
the building. Joseph Dionne of WI.
torbury. the driver. was arrested on
a charge of reckless driving and was
later arraigned in the City Court and
lined $100 and costs.
(A. P.)—-The howls of a. pet fox ter'
rior early yesterday led to the dis-
covery of the bodies of Mrs. E
Blanche Mephaln. aged 41 and be:
con. Edward E. Mepham. aged 14,
strangled to death with blue bind
ing tape in their home here.
The bodies were found by Mrs.
Mopham's aged mother. Mrs. Eliza.
heth Palmer. 75 years of age. who
was asleep in an adjoining room. .
Detective expressedthc belief that
Mrs. Mcphum had strangled the boy
first and had then slipped the. noon
over her own head. fastened the end
of the tape to the bedpost and then
dropped to‘her knees. dragging th1
noose tight.
A note in her handwriting on a
sheet of paper torn from the boy's
school book. was found nearby. and
read as follows:
please try to think we are better off
i had tile best. reason In the. world
and only regret that l have to leave
you alone. Aunt Ida will come to
you. Go to her and I love you dear.
better off. Lovingly. Blanche."
Mrs. Palmer told police that for
some time past her daughter had
been suffering from religious delu-
sions.
AM. TOBACCO ELECTS HILL.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17 (AP).~—
George W. Hill was elected president
of the American Tobacco Company
yesterday to succeed his father. thc
late Percival Hill and. at the same
time. Junlus Parker was elected
chairman of the Board of Directors.
a newly created office.
In Wisconsin a hunter who
crawled through a fence with a
STAMFORD
shotgun cocked had to crathwo
miles for help.
MEETS EVERY COOKING NEED
Honest merchandise and dependable service
are good reasons for more than ninety years
of building cooking and heating apparatus.
Nothing more need be said.
ANGEVINF. FURNITURE COMPANY
16 No. Main St. .
Phone256
south Norwalk 1- '
“Dear Mother:——I am sorry but ‘
Please try to think we are much
'DEFORESTATION I
FORCING FISH
AWAY, HE SAYS
Commissioner Urges
Extended Forestry to l
Bring Back Wild
Life
HARTFORD. Doc. 17.-——Pollution.
is only lt secondary cause of the, dis-i
appearance of cold water
from New Enniand rivers
streams. John W. 'l‘itconlll.
superintendent of fish and gown.
said at the New England forcsil'y
meeting at Springfield last week.
“The salmon." he said "could not
return to such streams as the Con-
nectlcut and lllcrrlmac if the waters
were purified from their presont
polluted conditions. Deforestation
has so changed physical conditions
fishes
llntI
hilllt
GIFTS
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- 25:45.5:
with novelty cuffs.
'GLOVES —— In smart new
styles, are of Washable Cha-
mois or Suede or of Kidskin
that tho waters are not congenial to
them."
Supernlcllllcllt TIIL‘hlilI) mimic a
strong appeal for extended it‘l‘l‘HiJ‘y
programs in l.'lll'Il stoic an lln aid in
tho llluintenllnco of the wild life of
forests and streams. "Every person ‘
through \vhoau land a trout stream
i‘lou's." he said. "should consider
not only his personal convenience.
lull lllc value of the stream to his
neighbors. IIIIII l'i?1'lIIZU that if he dw
pl‘l'rr-ss the stream of the natural
fringe of shade. he, is adversely zlf-
fill‘iilll; the productive \‘llIlll! 01‘ [Ill‘
strcalll on his l'lt‘IilIlIllll"H land as
well as reducing its normal Volume
of flow."
“From :1 \\‘IIII lli’u \iowpnllli one
of the serious calamities of the. pres~
ml (In); is the tendency to over-or-
tIl'l‘IIIlI‘FS or lnisgllldtui ci'fort in
clellrlllg up the fringes of trees in
llllfitlll't‘fl and lllt‘ut’IOWB along the
banks of sin-unis and along the
walls lllld It‘llct'S. This fringe along
the stream bank its well as along the
fences and \l‘llIIS is about the lust
hope of some species Oi song and in~
sectivorous birds as shelters and
nesting places.
"This doetrlnn will not be pleasing
reading to some of the leading
‘ In Nile Green. Maize
Flesh Color. Orchid. Blue, Rose
As Well as Black and White
There are garments of Crepe tie Chine.
'lub Sli‘tlll. Georgette Crepe, Triple Voile
and Fine Batiste.
NOVELTY JEWELRY —-
Here are many new things
in unusual designs. Sure to
be included on every well-
planned list.
25c to $5.98
HAND BAGS - Of a wide
variety of leathers—~31! styl-
ed in conformity with the
newest smart modes.
Padded Robes oi Satin or Crepe 7S
All Winter long these will serve as reminders of your thoughtfulness.
Mode who long Tuxedo or rolling collars and with convenient pockets and
In many attractive shades.
silk, cord girdle.
WOOL SHAWLS AND
SLUMBER THROWS
$7.50 to $12.50
'Hand woven by Disabled
'Veterans, of pure Virgin
WOOL Beautiful soft shades
of Blue. Orchid, Black and
White and Overplaids. Ex-
clusive in Stamford with
The C. 0. Miller Co.
1“, ti. TIIIIIZI‘. (30.. SECOND FLOOR
farmers of New England. but if
they wont to hear lilo songs of the
bum. Ill' l ding the pull. or if tIl'iV
“-2..“ Hm services or line I)II"II'I ‘ll
(I-‘Jil'UYlLf: lust-cl pests. IIll'y lllust
illrnisl corn. for slim llrds."
Hill-t r:lltcllrleni Tllcoulh reform-d
lo the mulrlun which lllls hwn
made in this stain tor the nounfl‘l
llnl. i-i lrucls of will lzlllusl ndlrln.
isttrm lellly by ”3‘ forest and
lh’lI‘Ii commission and the gal-ll-
commission. with the. general ItIt'll
that the (creator u'lll rci‘orr‘Rt \vllstt
lands and the some colllllllielon will
operate game rei'ugu with fret-
shooting; grounds around then.
(llltllllinl; tllr- murmur ill which til .
Joint commission will operatic hr
said that Instead of rcforestlllg an
entire tract it may he lwsi to leave
a portion of the waste lands to no-
tural wild growth of food-producing
sllrubbcry. berry bushes, grape vines
and the like. and such trees as start
from natural seed on such lands.
“When a forest is mature," he.
said “discriminate lumbering where-
by mature trees are removed should
be encouraged. It is the old. mature
forest. ready to harvest by the lum-
berman. which is most barren of
animal life. Our duty is to take ad-
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vantage of the knmvlvllw mined by
expo-rionco and view illllli :lll ought
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with his trot-r, iuuill l\lIl muons
llltll lllllrll lll IMlI I?lI.';l tlnlu tile1
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any hy Flute I‘wltlzll) I’llllnllllzlll I5:
,1, Humps .‘iI‘iI till‘:lll.:llni lltvi‘urn lug.
lice of tilt“ I'llli‘l‘ l-‘l‘:l!.lllill lilllllw tn
till" evening [‘Ilill‘i'.‘ .l \\'IIIl IIli‘II. I lie
was bound or» r in 'Il" Supt-lior "
i‘ourl hy JIIt‘IIih mm...
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furnished.
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1,172 [N “'I‘IS'I‘I'UII'I' H‘IIUULH.
There are It! IIltll‘f,‘ t'IllIlIl" ll ill the
Weatport public schools this your
lliun ItlHi form. ’l‘llI-ro are 1.080‘
shilllrlrn :lltondillg iIIt' public schoolli
in \i'r-stpol't. Tilc l'il‘IVaIi‘ schools
claim 9': pupils. while 1S5 do not go
to school. ‘
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The. height of ignorance is for s.‘
girl to get married simply because
she is tired of werking. ‘
THE c. O...MILLER CO. OFFERS
she herself
would choose
There is real joy in finding that Christmas has brought just those “pretties” that every woman longs for, but thinks a bit
too extravagant. And when your g.ft has been chosen from this selection the moderate cost will be pleasantly surprising.
LOVELY SILKEN LINGERIE
IN EXQUISITE NEW STYLES
$2.98 to $16.50
Charming new ways of trimming with
lace. embroidery o ‘ applique, flower-like
Colorings. and the most careful workman-
ship (' mbine to make these among the
most unusual and attractive undergar-
ments that we have featured in months.
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$71.33,;
$2.98 to $18.00
C. O. MILLER CO.. STREET FLOOR
LOVELY NEW
N EGLIGEES
Lovely, graceful Neg-
ligees or Pajama
Lounging Suits 3 re
h e re in fascinating
variety. Some are of
Lace 3. n d Chiffon.
Others of Metallic
Brocade or Velvet.
Colors are as varied
and charming as the
styles.
$11.75 to $32.00
C. O. MILLER CO”
SECOND FLOOR
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