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The Weather
Slightly cloudy today: Thursday
increasing cloudiness, prulmbly snow
or rain. colder In northern Milan,
'l‘hursdu .v.
entered as second-class matter at the pest clues at
So. Norwalh. Conn. under the Act of lfareh !. It".
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PRICE THREE CENTS
Stephen Driba'ck in
orwalk Hospital
While Darien Police
Investigltte Case
UNCONSCIOUS
Car Left Pavement On
"Post Road and
Smashed Into Tele-
phone Pole
.' Vague circumstances surround an
'eccldent which occurred on ‘the Da-
‘rlen flats early this morning, as a
"'rresult of which Stephen Driback
of Hawthorne street. Stamford. lies
in a serious condition in the Nor-
:walkJ-lospital. suffering from abras-
ions of the hands and face and in-
ions- .to the abdomen. ‘ '
The accident occurred. when a
touring car. in which Drlbeck was
g left the concrete on the
lien flute. and
1“?” ' ‘ ' ‘
_ it. or the crash was called
Dorian Police. headquarters
- abqu 3: to o 'clock this morning. and
Sergeant Edward Tinker and Special
Officer cloths! miles to the flats.
”They found Drlback lying uncon-
weloue in the wrecked car. ‘
. He was taken to the hospital.
where he was treated by Dr. Ben-
ry. K. W Kellogg. The man was
noonscloue this morning. but this
'1 condition showed a marked im-
9W0“.
Chief Harry Smith of Barton is
'oonductiilg an investigation into the
ccideh , ,
Refuses to Go to Doc-
tor’s Office” or to Give
His Full Name After
Accident
fl
' Constable Edward Spian reported
to the South Norwalk pellce last
evening that while driving in South
' lain street he struck I. boy.
'rhe boy. he said. darted from the
curb in front or his automobile and
«we! hit and knocked to the pave-
The lad was sure he was not
nred. He gave his name as Joe
; and said he lived in Flax Hill road.
" .ns refused to give his full name. and
would not go to the allies or a phygl.
udgc Thomas Hears
infringeinent Claim
on. case of the Rockies Fasten-
' of neidvlli'e. Pa.
noon the doctor stated that his .
Hundreds of Parents
"Music. music everywhere" is
the way Norwalk' feels these' days
with celebration of Music Week go-
ing on in sohools and organizations
of various kinds. '
Last evening a splendid program
was rendered at the Roger Lud-
low Junior High school and simi-
lar programs in other schools will
follow tonight. tomorrow night and
Friday evening.
Grade School Demonstrations
Monday the grade school classes
gave demonstrations of their musl-
cal training for the benefit of pa-
rents and friends.
In spite of the stormy weather.
858 visitors witnessed the work at
the grade schools. Many favorable
comments have been heard concern-
ing the fine work of the children.
The visitors were all surprised with
the musical knowledge that the pu—
pils had learned. .These programs
are under the direction of Miss Har-
riet Parker. supervisor of music‘for
the Junior High schools and Miss
Mary McCarthy; music director for
the grade schools.
Franklin High Tonight
The Franklin Junior High school
will present a concert this evening.
The Center Junior High school will
present a concert tomorrow evening
at the school. Main street. The week
will close with a concert. given by
the Senior High school pupils on
With ' Many
.Schoo1 Demonstrations and Enjoy Enter-
tainment Given by Youngsters
Concerts
and Friends Attend
Friday evening, at the school.
Pupils of the Franklin High will
present the following program in
the auditorium of the Norwalk High
sc.hool West avenue. at s {15 this
evening under the direction of Miss
Harriet Parker. music director for
the junior high schools.
The program follows:
PART 1
- The Skipper March . . . . . .Ascher
Junior High School Orchestra
(a) I Would That My Love . . . . . .
. Mendelssohn
(b) Florian Song . . . . . . . . . Godard
GLEE CLUB
Cornet. So‘lo:
Drink To Me Only With Thine' Eyes.
Old English Air
RICHARD WHIPPLE
Dance of the Happy Spirits . ..
From “Orphans" .
Jr. High School Orchestra.
(a) The Bluebells of Scotland . v . .
. Folk-Tune
(b) My Creed Berqulsl
, BOYS' CHORUS
PART I!
Awake. Awakel . . . . . . ... . Cadmen
Junior High School Orchestra '
(a) Spring Margo
(b) Mornriee '. . . . . . . . . . . .Czlbulka
GLEE CLUB
(a) Go Down Moses . . . . . . Spiritual
(Continued on Last Page.)
Hospital Ambulance
To' Have Siren Soon.
Superintendent O. B. Strayer ‘of
the Norwalil hospital said this
morning that he was quite surpris-
Rd to hear criticism of the manner
in which the hospitbl ambulance
had been driven.
He intends to interview police of-
ficials concerning a right of way for
the ambulance so that when the
ambulance is on a hurry call it will
not be delayed by traffic rules
binding ordinary care.
A siren has been ordered for‘the
' ambulance-When this is obtained it
is belieVed drivers of other veluclee
will have plenty of warning that the
ambulance is approaching and they
will make way for it.
A
, ' ummns REPAIR!!!) .' -
-And‘ recharged. No matter what
make of battery this establish-
wilb its excellent. ‘qfllpfllfllf
facilities is in e pedilon to giro
a excellent belbery serv-
saire to place ”gr“.
me... Grieved At
Mrs. Fo'o'te’s Death
Frlnds were shocked today to
learn of the sudden death of Mrs
Eva Ferris Foote. daughterof Mrs.
John H. Ferris (of- West avenue. in
St. Francis Hospital. San Francisco.
last night. Mrs. Fools who was «it
years of age. died» of acute appen-
dicitis. She is survived by hex
mother. three sons and three broth-
ers. .. ,
a
Police Prelim
Insults nothing new on the
poll mainline.” Police
Commissioner name If. Gene
said till. niornlng- ‘
my... Thomas Robins made
the same answer. when quea-
tinned by a representative of
Tim EVENING sunrise-.1.
numbers of the
co lttee
:3... .,
Say “Nothing New ~ ~ A 6'
.H
Your Spring Hat!
‘ Green. both chartreuse and
,"lovsin-d." will’be‘ the pepular
'cOlor‘ for mllady's chapoeu this
spring. , according to an an-
inouncelncnt from the mlllinery
department of the Crofut and
Knapp Hat company.
, Also; thehat will be small and
lightx ‘weight felts wiil‘be the fa-
vorites. "
For southern trade.
brim willlbe in vogue.
"The straw ohapeau will
ture textures of Balibuntal
.Bangkok texture. '
A new 1th is the Parole
Vises. which is a specially woven
.straw body. executed for the Cro-
fut and Knapp Hat Company. by
natives in the ' Philllppine ls-
iands. ., ’
the wide
fee-
and
Th6 Scull; Norwalk Council. No.
1253. Knights of Columbus. will par.
ticipate in adietrict émeeting in
Greenwich tomorrbw night. _
This district letunder' the super-
visionof'Deputy Malone of the lo-
cal council and' comprises Green-
wich. Stamfbrd. New Canaan and
South Norwlillr.~ '
Each council will furnish some dif-
ferent form of entertainment which
should assure a diversified. syru-
ing. Stamford he's arranged several
boxing bouts. New Canaan Will brlnl
some interesting speakers and South
Norwalk will offer a program which
includes songs and dances under the
direction of Thomas Monahon. .
South Norwslk is planning to send
a large- delegation and all members
are requested to be at the council
G e n e r it]
Committee
Hasn’t Power to
Name It’s Chairman
Attorney
States
WILDMAN OUSTED
Christian Swartz and
Others May Fight
Beck’s Position in
Courts _
The executive committee of the
Normon Soldiers Home is without
pomr to elect its own chairman no.
cording to the ruling or Attorney
Grncrul Frnnk Healy. handed down
yesterday.
This ruling was given in connec-
tion with the ousting of Captain Ira
Wildman of Denbury. a Civil War
' ' veteran. as the chairman of the com-
. mitten. and the election of Captain
' Frank Back of Slamerd veteran of
the Spanish American War as his
successor. . . A R
It in claimed by the o.
doom enummlttee one his
exccuuve‘eommlttes had the right
T ‘ to elect. its own presiding officer and
that the hospital board had nothing
to do with the election of a chair-
man. A. resolution presented by Past
Department Commander Christian
Swnrtz of Norwnik at the last meet-
ing of the executive committee.
asked for a ruling from the Attor-
ney General.
It was said by a member of the
committee this morning that the de—
cision would be discussed immedi-
ately. The case may be brought into
the courts and an injunction re-
straining Beck from acting as the
head of the committee asked for.
Fast Commander Swarta will meet
with the other G. A. R. members of
the committee in the near future to
decide on what future action will be
taken. .
Elaborate “—Program
Enj6yed by Members
and Friends of Me-
Kinley Camp
'lnstslletlon ceremonies of William
McKinley Camp. United Spanish
War Veterans. and the Ladies
Auxiliary were witnessed last eve-
ning by more than :00 members and
guests from all over the state.
Before the installation a dinner
was enJoyed at Red Men's Hall
under the direction of Caterer
Charles B. Milne and served by the
ladies of the'auxlllery.
Important Guests
Among the guests were:
Dept. Commander Frank E. Shea;
Mrs. Martens Flynn. Dept. Presi-
dent Adm: Mrs. Addie Merts. New
Haven. Sr. Vice Dept. President:
Hal-third Put Dept. Pres. Aux:
Mrs'. Mary Stewart Past Dept. Presi-
dent Aim: Mrs. A. Banks. Presl-
V. F. W.: Clinton A. Hubbell Com-
.i‘ooms not later than 6:45. All who
have cars are asked to (bring them.
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NEW HAVEN. Jill}.
That the present prohibition sltuev
‘ tlon would be relieved considdl'slm.
"if ine leitle'sne of .tbe D21. woolen“! in its enforcement themselves.
W Giuliani” flaw. poisons the whole state
site ' Vote
vote for prebibluoa 01-min favor
of it beanie they think it will be
of benofi; to others. but they do not
”no; oomph:
‘ Hon. George Chander
Band. Stewart Sr. Vice Dept. Com-
msnder: Mrs. Ellen 0. Berry of
dent Mulvoy 'l‘arlov Post Auxiliary
Accord
for-i4?) Buckner said. "is that people may
Closed
Following the story of an assault
in Westport. told the Norwalk police
by two New Haven girls. a. pair of
young Norwalk men were ques-
tioned last evening, but were not
held after the inquiry.
The young men have a good repu:
tattoo and their story. quite differ-
was believed by both Wretport and
Norwalk offlflclaie. The young men
admitted giving the girls a ride but
denied attacking them in any way.
Questioned lly lirlldlcy
l‘olice Captain Jerry Union of
Wczslport and Stale Policeman
Charles J. Quigley. attached to the
Westport barracks. located the idle
young men who gave the girls the
ride which landrd them in West-
porl. The men were questioned by
the police and Prosecuting Attorney
Edward 13. Bradley of Westport.
The girls caused considerable cx-
cllement in Norwalk and Weslport
when they first told their story.
They told how they had been beaten
by the two youths and thrown out
of the cal" near Nash's Curve on the
Post Road in Westport.
Policeman Paul Tomasky of the
OPEN MEETING
OF TRADE RD.
[S ANNOUNCED
to Be Speaker—
Date, Jan. 28, Place,
Elks Home
Invitatio‘: have been mailed out
for the opch meeting of the Nor-
walk Board of Trade to be held
in the Elke' Auditorium. South
Main street. January 28.1926.
Each members of the board is
urged to bring guests to the affair.
which is being held to create inter-
est in the workings of the organiza-
tion.
Hon. George B. Chandler of the
Connegicut Chamber of Commerce
will be the speaker and will take
as his topic. ”The economic Future
of New England and Connecticut:
A buffet lunch will be served fol~
lowing the meeting.
State Police from the Westport
barracks descended upon five pri-
vate homes in Easton yesterday aft-
ernoon and seized quantities of al-
leged liquor. The places visited
were owned by Bonnie Slivcrmlne.
Joseph Holzak. Charles Lasky. Jo-
seoh Leaky and Frank Cascrte. The
state troopers. in charge of Sergeant
Walter A. Lynehan. were William H.
Silk. Stephen Stanton. James Fin-
negan. Salvatore Frniino and Thom-
as Rose.
The police say they found stills
in operation in the two Lasky
homes. ‘The liquor consisted of al-
leged wine and elder. The five men
were held in bonds of $500 each.
Their cases will be tried in the
Beaten Town Court tomorrow
morning at 0 o'clock.
NEW HAVEN GIRL HIT
BY sure, DIED TODAY
NEW HAVEN. Jan. 20.-(AP)
Elisabeth Hekelcr. aged 20 of 80
First street. Highwood. who was
struck by an automobile as she
emerged from behind a trolley car
lad night. died at Grace Hospital
this morning.
J. Grover Wyman. president of lhe
Beet Building ouncern hearing his
shine and the operator of the auto-
mobile was arrested and is being
Young Men Accused By
Girls Found And Let Go
Admit Giving Ride from Stamford But Con-
vince Police They Were Not Guilty of Any
Abusive Treatment —— (‘ ase (onsidcrcd
ent from the one told by the girls. .‘
Westport department inlesiigatcd
the affair and when neighbors com-
plained that girls were screaming
and shrieking. Officer Tomasky
brought the girls to police head~
quarters where they related their
story to Captain Dolan.
Changed Their Story
The girls could not give a good
deseription of the place from which
they started. They changed their
original story of starting from
Stamford with the two men. They
claimed that they loft Stamford with
one 111:1 n in a car. When he stopped
near :1. drug store the girls became
suspicious and "left him flat."
it was while they were waiting
for another ride that they met an-
other young man who offered them
a ride to Bridgeport. The girls
claimed that they were met by a
second young man and the trip was
started The girls alleged that the
young men said they would throw
them out. of the car if they did not
accompany them tows. house in
South Norwalk" to pimps. wine.
The two girls claim that they had
.—
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LEGION DINNER
T0 BE H1511) IN
NORWALKAPR. 10
Committees for 1926
N a m e d by Com-
. mander at L 3 st
Night’s Meeting
Committees for the year of 1926
were named by Commander Murray
J. Israel at the regular mcctlng of
the Frank C. Godfrey Post. No.12.
American Legion. held in Udd l‘cl-
lows Hall, South Main street, last
evening.
it was announced by Le Roy D
Downs, chairman of tho b'airficld
County banquet committee. that. the
banquet would be held in this city
Saturday cloning. April 10.
A delegation from the local post
will attend the County meeting to
be held in Stratford this evening.
The following are the committees
named:
Executive Committee: Le Roy D.
Downs. Anson F. Kceler. Archibald
Merriam. Clarence H. Atklnb. Wal-
ter C. Cowing. Everett W. Brun-
dage. Albert W. Johnson. William
0'.Grady Harry L. Cohen. Philip
Sherwood Alphonso Canevarl and
Charles Goldschmidt.
Central Veterans Committee: Ar
chibald Merriam. Clarence H. At-
kins, Le Roy D. Downs. Walter C.
Cowing.Harry L. Cohen and Philip
Sherwood.
Grows Committee: Anson B.
Keeier, Walter C. Cowing. Russell
Day. Lloyd Sturgcs and Joseph
Wnrgo.
Red Cross COmniittce: Alphonso
Canevari. Charles Goldschmldt,
Clarence Atkins and Walter COwlng'.
Poppy Day (ommlitce: Albert W.
Johnson. John A. tretails, Henry Si-
mon. Edward Hughes and Frank Da
Mato.
Drill Team and Membership Com
mince: Anson. F. Kecicr. Philip
Sherwood and Le Roy D. Downs.
Building Committee: Le Roy -D.
Downs. Anson F. Keelcr. Judge
John Keogh. Judge Freeman Light.
Ernest K. Couller. Jesse '1‘. Dunbar,
pr. Frederick Morrison. Lawrence
K. Paul. Albert Hamilton, William
Bishop. Alphonso Csnevnri. Rumll
Frost. Jr...Douglae E. Nash. Dr.
Robert E. Perdue and Dr. William
W. Tracey.
.3111] Pool] Committee. Alphonso
Caneuri. Joseph Lyons and Charles
Sloiba.
Sonics Committee: Charles Gold-
schmldt and Archibald hierrlsm.
DENIED nnrowr or misc
MISS amen s1. comm-r.
HARTFORD. Jan. so. --(Ar) Re-
ports that in.- Alice is. Corbett
too miles on a charge
missing Smith College unseat hes
E
sundli HERE .
ATTEMPTS nu
WITH 0mm.
Less Than an Hour in
Town Bethel Man
Drinks Chloroform
in Hired Room
NOW IN HOSPITAL
Dr. J. W. Vollmcr Gives
First Aid and Recov-
ery is Believed Prob-
able Today
John (‘olllns. believrd to ho a res-
ident, of Delhi-l. is at the Noru‘nik
hospital suffering from the offecls
of chloroform. which it is under-
stood hc took in an attempt to com-
mit suicide. yesterday afternoon
about 3:45. It is thought he will re-
cover. He had been in Norwalk loss
than an hour when he tried to take
his life.
.\lmllt fl n'nlnrl. )‘f‘élf‘l'liliy I'nllllm
hired a l‘l'um hi 92 Wall sn'cvl. lie
look it only for the ni;hi and paid
in advance. lie remained in his.
room a little morn than :1 half hour
when he appeared in the dining
room of the house and collapsed.
Dr. J. \V. \olfllor u 13 summoned
and Collins “as lusiicd to file hos-
pltal.
He had said nothing in the room-
fouild in his clothes revealed his
name and 9. Bethel address. 12 Eight
avenue.
Inquiries made by a Sentinel re-
porter in the Elgln avenue neigh-
borhood in Bethe! disclosed that no
John Collins was known there.
Collins is about 28 years of age.
His relatives arrived here today and
have visited him at the hospital.
THREE ARE DEAD
lNCORAl. GABLES
POWDER “BLAST
Gasoline Catches Fire
and Sets Off Dyna-
mite — Another Is
Dying
CORAL GABLES. Jan 20.—(AP).
Three negro workmen were killed.
David Coxwoil. a white man, prob-
ably fatally injured and five negroes
hurt here today when a box of dye
namlte exploded on an automobile
truck. While the truck was being
driven through the town, its gaso-
line tank caught fire from an unde-
lermined cause and this set off the
dynamite. Rock pit workmen were
riding to work in a truck when a
quantity of dynamite aboard the
truck exploded.
mucus LIFE
EBBING SLOWLY;
iS VERY CALM
BRUSSELS, Jan. 20.—(AP) With
life slowly ebbing and caimy await-
ing the and. Cardinal Merrlcr still
retains the spirit to do which gave
him world fame when the Germans
invaded Belgium.
The aged prelale is seeking to
bring about a union of the Roman
and Anglican churches. atask he has
been engaged in and praying for
since the end of the war. Yesterday.
despite the desires of his physicians.
the Cardinal discussed during the
afternoon with ,Abbe Portal. a mis-
sionary priest of Paris. the pros-
pects for the success of the union.
CHARGE FEDERAL JUDGE
“1TH FALSIFYING RECORDS
WASHRINGTON. D. 0.. Jan. 20.
-—(AP) Federal Judge Harry B.
Anderson of the western district of
Tennessee was charged with 'false-
slfylng records in cases pending be-
fore him in documents laid today
mltiee.
MULLIOAN‘S CRULLERS
The borne-made kind. ilow good
they are. Made from pure creemery
butter. heavy pasteurized milk. reel
eliell eggs. sugar and the best of
other materials. Cooked in pure
Crisco. Wrapped in waxed. paper
in“ Stone all over this vicinity
mmwmemm
I“ “Oll- Tfl. m “Wm-Ade.
ing house to identify him. but papers .
before a Senate Judiciary sub—com-.
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