Entered its second-class matter A! the M 0M0. It
So. Norwsllt. Conn.. under the Act or March I. 18".
SOUTH Atomistic-cons. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1926.
arts In ' Sentinel Jan. 2 7
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The Weather
Weather forecast for Southern
New England: Fair tonight; Sunday
increasing cloudiness and rising tem-
perature. l;
(PRICE THREE .CENTS
. BRUSSELS, Jan.
Be
Became A Werid Figure
His Passing Occurred at 3 O’Clo'ck This After—
' ‘ noon— His” Defiance of Germany’s Iron
Rule in Invaded Territory, One of High
Spots of War—Visited U. S.
23..—-(AP) Cardinal Mercier. primate of
and one of the heroic figures of the World War. died
today at the age of 74, losing his long battle against decline
state an operation on December
29.
The death of Cardinal Mercier came at 3 o’clock this after-
Whoop. .
.. - Surrounded by Family
Cardinal Mercier. the aged
.LPrince of the Church. slipped quiet-
3y into death with all of Catholic
Belgium and France praying for
a."speedy recovery or the grace of
a. happy death " as the church for-
inula has it.
He Was surrounded by members
safflllih ‘famlly. the faithful clergy of
this Arch Diocese. the Papal Muncio
n Brussels and a representative of
King Albert, when the end came.
‘1 Special mass for the dead will be
said in Belgium and France to-
.' marrow to mark the Cardinal's pass-
ink.
way there is talk in Brussels
ting a monument to the "In-
a you»: the Whi- “use all! of
Belaum" by popular ,‘puhec
' ,- The funeral will. probably boo uan
snitch- or state with King Albert and
tho Crown Prince Leopold among
the mourners.
. BRUSSELS. Jan. 28. -—(AP) At
-2 o’clock this afternoon. Cardinal
Mercler was still alive but in a coma.
.. be sited prolate lapsed into uncon-
lousness while mass was being said
it the sick room. He‘etarted to pro-
nounce benediction but was too weak
to conclude it.
, Desire Mercier. Cardinal of Ma-
lines. Prince ’01 the Church and
"Apostleof Peace." was one of the
most striking figures brought
prominently before the world by
the latest ruthless war of all times.
"- Little known outside of Vatican
circles or beyond the borders of
“Belgium prior to 1914. this modest.
emanating prelate was as famous
before the world on Armistice Day
as were the royal heads of belliger-
ent states or the illustrious generals
* wholed the Allied armies to victory.
'Oustanding Feature of War .
The role played by Cardinal Mer-
‘cier was one of the outstanding
(Continued on Page Three.)
rents Machine to Do
Work of Fear Men
finds Ready Market
(nigh on the market. but a
ihfihurde, a machlhe invented by
. an East firewall: man. is how to be
installed” in many important fac~
tel-lea both in England and New
6. .
new sppara us is a soft-hat
. machines ad was invented
‘ prank 0. Crew of Osborn avenue.
agar-WV 11“. unsigned his patent,
or,“ {muted several day? ago.
a; the nurse: nebulae company of
,mbum
M m of these practical
machines have been installed in the
Grant and Knapp hat factory in
m‘mmk and two 13 the Knox?
W m 3:00kiyn. Several hive ‘
400
Al EVERYMAN’S
cuss s Al
such Is Goal Set for
Themselves by En-
thusiastic Reds and
Blues -
When the Everyman a Bible class
gathers tomorrow morning in the
Regent theatre it is expected there
will be 400 men in attendance.
That's what is wanted. anyway, and
that is what the Red and Blue divi-
sions are working for.
As this means an increase of only
forty men each for the Reds and
Blues over the number each mus.
tered in the ranks last Sunday. It is
confidently expected the ,four hun-
dred mark will be reached and
passed when the class assembles.
The. class started its Sunday
morning session Jan. 3 with an at-
tendance of 240 men. On Jan. in
there were 291 in the ranks. and
last Sunday the attendance was
323. Two weeks ago the Red forces
under Gen.'John Lund led in at.
tendanco record. and last .Sunday
the Blues were winners by the very
cldse margin of six men. .
Leaders of each division have had
their recruiting forces busy this
week. and there have been im-
portant councils held by divisions)
and regimental staffs. Plans of the
rival forces aiming for numerical
superiority are shrouded in mystery,
but it is rumored that both sides
have lined up certain delegations
from different Norwalk organiza-
tions to swell their ranks. By the
rules of this -war. the full attend-
ance of a local delegation‘attend-
ing on the invitation ef‘elther divi-
sion is crched to the side issuing
the invitation. Dclegationsl from
other cities are credited “fifty-
fifty."
James Lee Ellenwood, leader of
the class. will return to his duties
here Sunday morning after having
been absent last week.‘ He has sent
word of his great pleasure when‘he
received reports of the large num-
ber attending the class last Sunday.
and announces for his subject to-
morrow. "So This ls‘Norw‘alk.".
Laborer Injured On ‘
Westport'Road Job
. Domingo Plarlen. 28. of 57 Har-
riet street, Bridgeport. was struck
across the abdomen by the boom of
a steam shovel. while at'wcrk on
Lighthouse, hill. Westport, at 7:80
this morning.
Plarion, who is employed by the
Bridgepdrt Construction company as
a‘ cement mixer. was on the arm of
a steam shovel. owned by the North
west GastStt-am Shovel
making repairs on a cable near the
dirt scoop.
According to information received
either an employs of the company
accidentally hit a lever in the cab.
or a. cable in some manner slipped.
causing the shovel to strike Piarlon.
in the abdomen. ..
The man was rushed to the‘ Nor-
wslk hospital where he is coloring
from possible internal iaiuries. Ilia
' condition is reported as being "run?
Dr; Henry Kellogg stteiided the man.
IULLIOAN‘I CBULLIBI
company. ‘
”'CORONER CLEARS
SHUFELT AND
BLAMES TOWN
Road Conditions in'
Southport Near the
Round House Con-
demned by Phelan
ROAD CABNAGE
Shufeit Was Prevented
from Seeing Woman
by Glaring Lights of
Another Car . :
l
A finding or accidental dcath was,
handed down by (owner John J.:
l-‘helun in the death of .‘llS (n-'
thcriuc Sorry aged ll of lillllis
Highway Hl'llllllllol'i, who was struck
and killed January 17. by an auto-
mobile driven and owned by Frank
Shul‘elt of it Edllc avenue.
Coroner l’hclau absolve: Shufelt
of all blame. but severely criticizes
the stale and l’airfield town offi-
cials for failure to provide sidewalks
or suitable footpaths at the point of
" . the faiaiily.
Here Is the first photograph of limb Sullivan Dar-kin,” iS year-old bride of, Martin nurkin, Chicago
gunman. She is at the right, and the picture was taken fter she mscbcd Chicago and learned. not only
that Durkin was a murderer. but that be bid another sweethésrt. The “other sweethcart," Betty Werner.
who once helped Durkin escape imprisonment in Columnist-who now threatens to tell police all she
knows about. him in rcprisal for his marriage to inns, leg-t. the left. .When she' and Uni-kin m‘ct. after his
amt. Durkin asked her: “So they’ve made you bitter against. me, have they?" She; answered, “You did
it yourself," and turned away.
N o 111 Effects After
e‘h l’» 1.
Yesterday s ’ ii :lShap
When One Taxi Almost Drowned Golden and
Collins Another Was Called Into Servwe—
“Business as Usual” With Prominent Citi-
zens
Richard H. Golden and Andrew
J. Collins are none the worselafter
their almost serious automobile ac-
cident of yesterday. when they-were
out investigating applications for
loans on real estate. The *automo~
bile in which they-were riding and
which was driven by Stephen Len.
gyel an. employs of the .Victoria
Taxi Company, skidded on the icy
pavement, darted across . the car
tracks and caught on the edge of
the Seaview avenue bridge. The
front wheels «the machine were
May: Invoke Injunction
Prohibiting L do so
D uni ping Near
Draw Bridge .-
Rcsldents of Marvin" Beach are
again being troubled by the w'nsh- :
ing of debris upon the shore of that
section.’
It is claimed that these articles
come from the city dump at the
east end of the Washington street
bridge and that it is washed up
with the tides.
Ancilort will be made to have the
injunction which was granted in-
voked. This prohoblts the dumping
of loose material on the dump. ‘
unspent: TURNS .ON GAS
AND ENDS HIS LIFE
, LYNN, him. Jan. uk— lAP)
hinging over the water when the
inachipe came to a stop... . .
Mr. Golden stated this morning
that he thought the car did did not
go entirely off the bridge because
he and Mr. Collins were sitting in
the rear of the machine.
The business men were notdaum
ted by the accident. but'sent a call
for another taxi. and proceeded on
their way investigatingvrequeste for
mortgages received at .~ the . South
Norwalk Trust Company of which
Mr. Golden is president and Mr.
Collins a director. .,
Head of Dism’ Anton
Girl Found: in Bridge
Pmlhnanrms. 2a.. Jan. 23
(AP) The head of Miss AhnMMaY
Dietrich. whose dismembered body
was found in‘ the woods near Media;
Pa. Thursday. was discovered to-
‘ day beneath the ties of a Pennsyl-
vania R. R.’ bridge over Naylor's
Creek and near Bywood a suburb.
There were no marks on' the' body
to indicate how- she was killed.
acoouarm ram pass
' ROOM m aromas
Charleq T. McGovern. of' Marvin
Beach, an accountant. has obtained
desk room in the law offlciie of
Keogh and Candse, Washington
street. Mr. Mcaovern has been 01l-
has been working on income tax
returns. Mr. McCoys-rd hasfientere'd
bulino- forghlltil'elfltfilimlwo‘rk .
in local income tax reform.
SAVE TEE TROUBLE.
of wash. Let Brophy's laundry do
~ Rough
pioyed¢y s. New, York concernmndr
’ All“ Cole
_» Cathy with be a bautiful
bicker
Inset is a picture of Durldn taken at the Chicago district attorney‘s office.
Glee Club Makes Espe-
cially Good Impres-
sionfikoses for Miss
McCarthy
With an excpilent program of va-
ried entertainment. the students of
the Norwalk High School accom-
plished their part in Music Week
last evening. The auditorium of the
Senior High School was well filled
ty the parents and friends of the
pupils. The concert was under the
entire capable direction of Miss
\iary McCarthy. supervisor of mu-
- sic in the High school.
The flush the Glee Club were
seated in a. body on the‘ platform
and made. a very pretty appearance
iu‘lheir white dresses. The chorus
work of (he Glee Club was excep-
tionally fine.
The "Birdland Symphony" by
Kieserling. which they have ren-
deredzso well. was the most popular
number on the program. Much
praise must be given to the work of
the‘ngh school orchestra. .whose di-
the audience; The number "Desert
Caravan" ~by Zamecnlk. was very
well done.“ Ernest. Pollard and Do-
nald Simon rendered. a saxophone
duet. indiey Longstaff. a promising
young violinist. pleased with two
difficult a‘nd' beautiful numbers.
”Thais" and "Bolero." Though but
myoung-MLong-steff's work show-
“mohdinish and .told of fine mu-
sleet feeling. There were also num-
boiliwby a. group of girls and by a
. 1W!-
at "resenting the Glee Club Miss
Water] Mill! Me.
ism
of rosea Miss McCarthy
also received a handsome token of
air", In laden from the mem-
versified: program greatly pleased:
Mrs. Seery was struck down while
walking along the Boston Post Road
near the Round House switch in
Southport. Sllufelt stated that he
was blinded by the head lights of
cars coming in the opposite direc-
tion.
l'crouer i’hclan says in part of his
finding:
"It appears that in consequence
id or more persons having met
death a short distance east and west
of the point of the present disaster.
the scene being due to the lack of
suitable footpaths. this gruesome
disaster should appeal to the high
way authorities of town and state
for prompt remedy. it is evident the
highway carnage reached in this
‘ and other parts of the this road-
way calls for early preventative ac-
tion. looking to the future by pro-
viding safely ways along its dan-
ger places.
"in the Judgment of the under.
signed an imperative duly rests on
the slate and town' to provide for
pedestrians of the Post Road safe
travelways in substitution for the
highway safety that. was theirs. but
which through the new social order
was taken from them and given
over to the automobiles."
BEACH AND RAY
T0 BE HEARD
[N THE HOUSE
Rep. Merritt Says GK};
ToWard Increasing
Oyster Beds
Howard W. Beach. shell fish com-
missioner of Connecticut. and W, H.
Ray. goth of New Haven. have been
invited by Representative Schuyler
Merritt of Stamford to appear be
fore the House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations on
January 27 in the interests of in-
creased appropriations for the pro-
pagation of oysters.
"It is important," Representative
Merritt said today. “that the govern-
ment give all the aid in its power
toward increasing the number of
oyster beds which are subject to in-
fection from cities.
"it is necessary for the govern-
ment to help the 'oysier farmer' find
some way Out of his dlfflcultles so
that this important food supply will
not be cut off.
“The oyster beds of Connecticut
are increasingly endangered by the
growth of the cities. and the gov-
crnment should help in some way
to increase, the propagation of oys-
ates-s."
Experts from the Bureau of Fish-
cries will also appear at the hear-
ings. which will be held before the
sub-committee of the appropriations
committee which is working on lip-
proprietlons for the Department of
Commerce.
BQUBSE SUSPEEDS AS PBO'I'BI’
PARIS. Jan. u.—1AP). Business
of the For Bourse was completely
Facilities Meeting
plans
walk '1; water works.
Recommendations, made by
SKlDDlNG CAR
STRIKES BOON
NEAR noun
Westport Avenue Man
Confined to His
Home Today—Jnjur-
ies Arc Slight
G. 0.. Been. «.203 Walnut ave-
nue. ‘is confined to his home todai'
with slight injuries after being struck
by an automobile on Westport ave-
nue yesterday afternoon. The auto-
mobile waa driven by Fred .1. Reilly.
of 260 Maplewood avenue. Bridge-
port. Policeman: Cornelius Sweeney
investigated the accident. but no arc
rests were made.
Reilly reported at the First Dis-
trict police station after the accident.
He said he was following the trolley
when it stopped suddenly. Due to
the ice on the road Reilly skidded
and hit Boon whcn he allghlcd from
the trolley. He was takcn to his
home and treated by Dr. William J.
Tracey. .Hu suffered from numer—
ous bruises to his body and left leg.
The trolley was in charge of E. D.
Elwdrcy. motorman. and John lien-
cik, conductor. both of Brdlgeport.
It lcft Norwalk at 4:45 bound for
Bridgeport.
Reilly is employed by Harry Smith.
Commerce street plumber, and was
on his way home at the time of the
accident.
MONKER GROTI‘O
[NSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS
Mount Vernon Digni-
taries Ofliciate at Im-
posing Ceremonies-—
Many Presentations
With a service of imposing dig-
nity. the newly elected officers ‘of
Monker Grotto. No. 56. M.O.V.P.
E. R..‘ were installed into office. in
new Masonic Temple in Washing.
ton street. last evening. Past Mon-
arch Robert C. Grunert of Girls
Grotto. Mount Vernon. was the chief
installing oiIicer. assisted by Mon-
arch Charics Weller. of the same
Grotto. as Grand Marshall. Oscar
F. Schultze. was installed as Mon-
arch. and the other officers of Men-
ker Grotto are:
Chief Justice—James Wilmett.
Master of Ceremonies—Charles
Lindebcrg.
Secretary—Graeme:- C. Hegeman.
Treasurer—Joseph R. Taylor.
Marshall—Henry Frank.
Captain of the Guard—Morris
Boilas. _
Tyler—George Hirst.
Trustee for three years—Joseph
R. Taylor.
The retiring Monarch. Joseph R.
Taylor presented Monarch Schultse
with the Monarch’s purple tassel.
in an accepiive speech. Monarch
Schultze voiced his appreciation for
his election to the office. and stated
that he wished for the cooperation
of every member of the Grotto to
help make 1928 one of the biggest
years of the organisation.
On behalf of the Grotto. Thomas
0. Taylor presented Joseph A. Tay-
lor. with the Past Monarch's jewel,
(Contirxed on Page Three.)
BATTERIES REPAIRED
-And recharged. No matter What
the make of better! this establish;
$425,000 Expenditure
Endorsed by Taxpayers
Insurance Rates Will Be Lowered by Additional
Appears from Citizens—Engineer Hill Ex- ,
Is Told—No Opposition
Improvements costing $424,182 will be made to South Nor-
Nicholas G. Hill of New York
city, consulting engineer, were approved at the Second District 3
meeting held in the Council Chambers last evening.
The size of the water mains will
be increased, as l'eCOllllllClldi‘d in the
rupol‘i. and a reserve reservoir and
additional pumping stations will bl
constructed.
Bids will be asked for and the
work will be started ill the near fu-
ture. It is estimated that it will
take nearly two years to complete
the work which will extend to all
parts of South Norwulk and the oul~
lying districts, now supplied with .
water by the Second District at the '.
present time.
Paul from linnd Issue
- 1
l-Jlllurgc Mains i
l
. The llistllct Coillllllhfilollt‘l'hl tin-e
nulhorlzvd to go ahead with “I". mic.
of bonds amounting lo Minnow
which will t‘al'l‘)’ the \iUl‘k through .
the first year. 'l‘lu-y are also au- ‘,‘
thorizcd to borrow funds to carry
on the work until the bond issue has
been sold. After the first year an-
other bond issue for the remaining
sum will be issued.
wCharles Miller of Elmwood avenue
elected chairman at the opening
of the meeting. Arthur Strrllug, 1
district clerk. cited as secretary. 3
District Commissioner li‘vmg C. 3
Jennings. after the ulceting'had been
called to Order by Chairman Miller.
said the water facilities of South
Norwalk were not adequate and be-
cause of this the fire risk was very
great. lie informed the mecting
that the report of Engineer Hill had
becn submitted after much study
and it was necessary to carry out
his recommendations to get res
sults.
. Pipes Too Small Now.
Engineer Hill explained his plans
which he declared were necessary to
improve the pressure. lie said there
was enough water at the source of
supply. that the filter was adequate.
but that the pipes were too small.
In speaking of the installation of
meters. Mr. Hill said that. while the
cost of these would be less than the
improvements he had proposed. the
difference would be so small and the
upkeep of the meters so great that
it would be cheaper in the end to
make the improvements recommend-
ed in the report.
He pointed out that a larger trans-
mission main leading from the reser-
voir was needed and that a storage
reservoir was needed at some high
point.
Means Cheaper lnsrance
A. F. Ballcu, engineer for the Na-
tional Board of Fire Underwriters.
approved of the report of Mr. Hill
and said the insurance rates would
be decreased if the recommenda-
tions were carried out.
P. C. Charnock representing the
New England Insurance Exchange
informed the meeting that the im-
provements would lower the insur-
ance rates and raise South Norwalk
(Continued On Page Three.)
noon STATE
ST. PLAYGROUND ¥
FOR SKAllNG
Fire Chief Bogardus
Has It Done for Ki-
wanis Club Commit-
tee
The State street playgrounds were
flooded for'ekating purposes yester-
day.
The work of flooding the play-
grounds is being carried on under
the direction of Frederick Moran.
chairman of the committee repre-
senting the Kiwanis club. ‘
Chief George S. Bogardus had two
lines of fire hose run into the lot
and poured several thousands of
gallons of waibr into it. '
if the present cell! map continues
it intended to flood the ring again
today.
FRIGIDAIRE INSTALLED.
went with its excellent equipment
and facilities is In a positii l to give
prompt and excellent battery serv-
ice. if you desire to place your hat-
tery for dry or wet storage for the
trials: lesson it will house eel-rec:
——'l‘he Clifford Pharmacy in keep-
alug with Its up-to-date and enter-
. prising policy has Installed the Frig-
ilcnire system at its soda fountain.
liy this method ice cream is kept at
it uniforn‘io temperature at all times.
Norwalk Chronicler