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ESTABLISHED 1870
mime u seeond~oieu matter at the post office or
do. Nos-walls. Conn" under the Act of March I. ll".
amberlain Calls
Pictures Crime School
8 Moving Pictures Universal School Of
Crime For Last 25 Years-Says They Breed
Immortality—Blames Government For Not
Paying Dry Agent A Living Wage.
That the revolt of youth against parents and’law is principal-
\.ly due to the movies, that the motion picture is teaching im-
morality, that for 25 years it has been the universal school of
crime and is the cause of the present crime wave, were some of
the startling statements made by the Rev. Andrew r. Chamber-
lain, pastor of the First Methodist church, in a sermon on “Meet-
quuor Traffic.
2 The clergyman also blamed the li-
quor traffic and indifferent religious
.instruction for the crime wave that
has spread over the country. His
supermon followe:
r, "There are three elements in the
First the mo-
On the authority of
. udenls of sociology. the motion pic-
, re is teaching immorality, both di.
rectly. and indirectly. and is not
merely national but world wide. For
.35 years it has been the universal
ochool of crime. It is the cause of
the crime wave. not merely in the
allotted states but throughout the
world. Eighty per cent of the mur-
.tiers and burglaries are committed
.by boys and girls under 25 years of
age. Seventy-live per cent of all
persons now' in jails are under {25.
The revolt of youth against parents
> ' -' ' d all law is principally due to the
ovies. .
:9. Crook Pictures.
“‘Produciion.‘ which deals with
the adventures of female creeks' are
barred from Australia altogether.
Yet crook pictures'are in demand
and female crook stories are want-
ed.
. “Judges over the country declare
that the motion pictures are respon-
sible for the increase in juvenile
crime. There are more than 20.000,~
000 persons who attend pictures
daily. 75 per cent of'whom are un-
Ten million
attend the public schools. therefore
it is ~~. i .. seen how great a force
in l ' 'vning of character and
lml = and general conduct of
tin- « llle pictures. The Chi.
(38qu at Consors declare that
in ih . . mree years. the character
." th‘u molion pictures has been
owing steadily worse and is a se-
, one menace.
. “There is a Movie Trust. which is
a. lawbreaking corporation. throt-
tling good pictures and intimidating
the better elements of the industry.
subsidizing the press and corrup-
ting politics. It is a foe to world
peace. A high government office:
recently declared that. the pictures
have been a frightful cause of inter-
national misunderstanding regard.
ing the United States. Through them.
foreign people get their ideas oi
crime and vice in this country. also
false notions about our people and
a way they live. This is likely to
“ cite war. All Nations have censor-
hip against the evil of American
movies and nine out of ten films
shown in foreign countries are made
in America.
- . Policeman was too Busy
" "The matter of crime lelnot seen
at a long distance either. When a
known crook can get away with the
tire of a local man. and the police
officer. to whom the complaint was
made said. ‘I have no time now. 1
"must catch a train.’ it is time that
our voters and tax payers get busy
’ i... "The second element of crime. Mr.
* Chamberlain added. was the liquor
traffic. He placed emphasis on boot-
legging. the fake drug store. fake
prescriptions and criminal doctors
who can be bought and young for-
eigners who are studying for drug
.. licensee to bootleg. He said the gov-
rnment is responsible for lack of
‘ - orcement because of the low pay
:7 enforcement officers who get
.' teem 81.680 to $2.150 a. year. Mr.
.. Chamberlain said: "Considering all
' were.
the dangers and temptations how
pltifully'low this is It is not a'living
. Then too. the ~ .
bootlegger flashes a. bribe of $10.-
- 900 to 3100.000 in the face of the
men. It in 'to the credit to the men
39 that so large a. number stand true
tethelr oaths."
- Religions Instructor -
, Third. in attributed indifferent
llgioue instructions as a cause ‘for
a crime wave. Parents have left
eir children "exposed" to religion.
1. . all ideas of God. without helping
. m to get a clear view from their
’m experience and the teachings
‘ en the youth of today. "Mr.
cannibal-tun said. “will grow to a
“only and honest citissn. he must
naught by his parents and the
accentuatthereiaaaodand that
' do an experience. Religion must
Echelon into the was: and lives
' sue‘cntldren. The religious train-
:e. * of childhood should be taken
rims Wave.” last evenilf
lawbreaklng'
g.
Darien Police Have
Three Ladies Coats
The Darien police announced
this morning that three ladies'
coats were found ill Olliccr
Charles Wood's auto Friday eve-
ning. following the police ball.
The costs are all cloth coats
wilh fur collars and no identifica-
tion marks have been found. The
police wish that the owners would
call for them as they can find no
"use for them."
It is believed that the coats
were placed in Wood‘s car by
mistake and that the owners have
neglected to inquire for them. not
knowing where they were.
All? ; ;__0NE.D CAR
iN-HiifiARAGE
Found ,3 y Constable
In'Keeler Ave. Yes-
terday—Old Markers
Painted Yellow.
Constable A. ll. Bennett has a
1919 Chandler automobile in his
garage on the Post road. which he
found abandoned in Kceler avenue
yesterday.
The left rear tire of the machine
had been removed. it had 1025 mar-
kers paintedwellow on it. These
markers were owned by John Carr
of Silvermine avenue. Mr. Carr sla-
ted that he had thrown the mark-
crs away several days ago.
The machine is being
Constable Bennett and an
gallon is being conducted.
Patrolman John Guarnierl repor-
ted that an Oldsmobile bearing Con-
necticut markers 18-461 had been
standing in Cedar street for seveml
days. This car was taken to a gar-
age.
held by
investi—
CONNOLLY'S ORCHESTRA
10 PLAY AT AUTO SHOW
Frank Connolly and his orchestra
have been engaged to furnish music
for the automobile show to be held
in the Norwalk Armory. February
10 to 13. This orchestra. is composed
of the following members: Frank
Connolly. banjoist and manager:
Ralph Connolly. drummer: John
M cNamara. violinist: John Svec.
saxaphonlst: Robert Skidd. pianist.
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8,1926.
ave
PASSENGER BUS
lliT 3i TRUCK
u WESTPORT
15 Are Endangered By
Flying G l a s 8, But
Only Two Are Slight-
ly Cut.
NO ARRESTS
Reported That Truck
Driver Failed To
Heed Warning—Po-
lice Investigate.
A bus operated by the Blue Coach
lines. and driven by Alfred Jcpsen
of 410 Exeler street. Bridgeport. was
struck by a furniture truck at the
Post Road and Long Lola road
Greens Farms. today. the passengers
being endangered by flying glass
but only two were slight cut.
According lo statements of the
passengers. the truck driven by Tony
Tale of :30 Orchard street. Walling-
ford, approaching from the opposite
direction. failed to heed the warn-
ing of the bus to move over. As a
result. the upper section of the
tr: struck the side of the bus and
ripped it |apart. scattering. gins:
among {fie passengers.
State Policemen Charles Quigley
and Finneganednvutdgated the new
cident. but no arrests were made.
See The Prosecutor,
The Police Advise
The First District police were
asked to stop an . Overland coupe.
registration number F-2803. at 6:66
Sunday night. A. Mr. Warner of
Main avenue complained to the po-
lice that the driver was intoxicated.
P‘o lic e man Cornelius :Sweeney.
stopped the car and look the driver
to the police slhllon. It was found
that the driver. William H. l‘hillips.
also of Main avenue. was not intoxi-
cated. It is said by the police that
family difficulties caused the com-
plaint. The matter was referred to
the prosecuting attorney for action.
Auto And Trolley
Collide In Winnipauk
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An auto operated by Jack Schin-
micdel and owned by Jacob Ardo r.
of New Britain. collided with a troiJ
icy car in front of the Winnipauk
feed store at 9:30‘ this morning. The
auto was going north and the trolley
proceeding in the opposite direction.
Constable John Stanchi investigated
the accident. but no arrests were
made.
HELEN “114118 “135 FIRST
MATCH IN TOURNEY
CANNES. FRANCE. Feb 8. (AP)
—Hclen Wills easily won her first
match in the Carlton tournament
today. defeating Miss Ethel Fischer.
6-0. 6—0.
MAN DIES IN BLAST
SALAMANCA. N. Y.. Feb. 8. (A?)
—For the second time in a period of
three months. a. magazine of the Illi-
nols Torpedo Company exploded
here today killing a‘man and a team
of horses.
Scouts Renew Pledges
By Radio This Evening
Boy Sc0ut'0rganization Anniversary Today-
General Observance Throughout Country
Of Scout Week
All Boy Scouts in the city are
asked to “stand by" tonight from s
to 8:80 o‘clock. and participate in
the radio program which will be
broadcast from station WEAR of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company. N. Y.. and of 11
other large stations in various cities
which have been engaged for a
special Box Scout half-hour ‘9!
broadcasting.
This feature is held each year on
the birthday of the scouts. and it
has been arranged to have all scouts
and leaders recommlt themselves to
the Scout Oath and. Law. by ma-
ing of attention at a time agreed
upon and repeating the oath and
law in unison. This year. the 16th
anniversnry'of the scout movement
in the cousin it is expected that at
\
least 70,000,000 p‘eople in the Uni-
ted States can simultaneously listen
in.
A bugle call by an expert Scout
bugler will be the opening numbe;
Mr. James J. Storrow. President of
the Boy Scouts of America. Nation-
al Scout Commissioner Daniel Car-
ter Beard. and Chief Executive
James E. West will extend anni.
vernal-y greetings. The Roy ScOut
Band of Troop 159. Brooklyn, N.
Y. will play. The Jolly.Scout Quar-
tette will sing scout songs. as will
William ("Wee Willie") Robyn of
the Capitol Theater. New York."
A this program has been arrang-
ed for Dorian Scouts under the dir-
ection of the District Scout com.
(Continued on Page Two.)
"Lois.
The blue law will go ‘lnto effect
in Norwelk next Sunday. All stores
selling meats. groceries and other
merchandise with the accepllon of
the drug stores must close on the
Sabbath.
A letter has been received by Chief
of Police William R. Pennington
from Prosecuting Attorney Cramer
C. Ht-gcmnn notifying him that all
stores selling meats and groceries
must close on Sunday or arrests will
follow.
Chief Pennington said this morn-
ing that the officers on the various
beats had been instructed to notify
store owners of the order from Pro-
secutor Hcgcmun.
He said further that he would car-
ry out the instructions of the Proso-
outer and also notify all fruit stores
Blue Law is to Close
Stores Here Next Sunday
Chief or Police Pennington Receives Order To
This Effect From Prosecutor Hegeman—
_ Fruit Store Included In Blanket Ruling.
to close as nearly all of them carry
grocvrles as well as fruit.
This seems to be in accordance
with the stand taken in other cities
in the state. where fruit stores are
colnl-rllv'd to close on Slim!“-
0th of the leading fruit dealers
of lhe clly stated this morning that
a majority of the large fruit difllt‘l’li
were in favor of closing and that he
did i'Oi think there would be any
Oppomlon as long as all of the fruit
stores “ere treated alike.
in the letter to Chief Pennington
”10 Prosecutor points out he is tak-
ing this action after having received
several complaints about stores sell-
lng merit and groceries on Sunday.
It is not thought at this limo that
tenfw-lionary, cigar and drug stores
will b(‘ included in the order.
‘GRADS’ GATHER
Luncheon, Basketball
G a in e .‘ .ilAIul’llnile
Stunts” Fill Enjoy-
able Get-Together.
A luncheon. a basketball game.
"alumnae stunts" and reports from
the graduates and former pupils.
filled a gay week-end at the Hillside
school.
The occasion was the annual alum.
nae gathering. The visitors cann-
from all the surrounding slates. rc-
gurdleav of the hard traveling. The
greatest number were present at
luncheon at the school at 1 o'clock
Saturday.
Another larl-fe party arrived in
time for the alumnae-Hillside bus-
kotball game held Saturday fier-
noon at 8:30 o'clock. Kale Benton.
Ruth Hoyt and Helen Disbrow of
this city played on the alumnae
team. Saturday evening there were
a number of stunts. including the old
song "Romeo and Juliet" and a bur.
icsque on "The Highwaymen."
Sunday's program included visits
to the various school houses. attend-
ance at church for those who de-
sired to renew old associations, mu~
sic. in the library and much reminisc-
ing before the fire.
Among the local guests present
were:
Crofoot. Miss Helen Swartz. Mrs. E.
H. Bourne. Miss Emma Bourne. Miss
Miss Mary and Miss Ruth
Hoyt.
l0CAl COURT
Quentin Burgess Was
Not Driving Car In
Armory Hill Crash
Last Monday.
'Quentln Burgess of 20 North street
Stamford was discharged in the First
District court this morning by Judge
Nehemiah Candee when John F.
German of 60 Woodaide street Stam-
ford. “Jack" the mystery man. ap-
peared and testified- that he was
driving the. car which skidded on
Armory Hill last Monday night and
crashed Illlo‘the fence. which slow
pet] the machine from going over a
25 foot enhankment.
Burgess pleaded guilty to a charge
of intoxication and not guilty to reck-
less driving and driving a car vhile
under the influence of liquor met
Tuesday. '
German said that Jack Reilly of
Greenwich was in the car at the
time. Neither German or Reilly had
been drinking. according to the tes-
timony of the former. .
Gorman said that after leaving
Burgess's brother‘s home in Noroton
where they had visited the party
came in Norwalk. it was while they
were. coming down the Armory ilill
that German applied the four-Wheel
Mrs. Harry Shufelt. Miss lnezl
MANY ATTEND
FUNERAL 0F
H.S. bemoan
Honorary Pall Bearers
Include Leaders In
Business and Civic
Life Of Norwalk.
Funeral services for Henry San.
‘ford Lockwood. head of the Lock-
l
‘woou Manufacturing company, who
(passed away on Friday morning
:wore conducted with the utmost
‘slmplicity this afternoon at 2:45
o'clock, The beautiful home of the
ilirconscd at 50 Elmwood avenue
u as crowded with the many friends.
business associates. and employees
,of the beloved manufhcturcr.
l The services were conducted by
the Rev. ii‘rcderick ll. Jacobs. pas-
lHl' of the South Norwalk Congrega-
'lluilul church. There was no music.
interment was in the family plot in
llivcrslde cemetery. The honorary
hearers were George Woodward.
John H. Light. Lewis ll. ilurlbull.
l-‘rcderick H. Rowan. Richard H.
(lnldcn. and Mr, boss of New York
City. There was a profusion of beau-
tiful floral tributes. that banked the
room in which the deceased lay.
Many prominent New York City
and Norwalk business men attended
the services.
F0 R TRiNllY
Rlit'illll FAVORS
llGlli wuss
Venerable Romilly F.
Humphries, D. D.. Is
Archdeacon Of Balti-
more Diocese. .
The action of the Church Tem-
perance Society of the Protestant
Episcopal church. concerning the
modification of the Voistead Act.
has met with the approval of many
of the ciergymen ir southern cities.
The Venerable Romllly F. Humph-
rles D. 1).. Archdeacon of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Baltimore. and
former rector of Trinity Parish this
city approves of the stand taken by
the society. Bis comment on the ac-
tion was:
"i favor the light wines and beer
program of the Temperance Society.
Some good can be claimed for Pro-
hibition but it is offset by a large
amount of harm."
This notice was issued from the
offices of the Archdeaconry and Dr.
Humphrles has 'the backing of the
majority of the Episcopal clergymen
of Baltimop, which is‘regarded as
one of the most important dioceses
in the church.
YOUR CAR BATTERY.
or radio battery will receive proper
care ind attention here. Headquar-
ters for the Willard batteries. Ryu
Storage Battery Co. I. West Ave.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Phone 98!.
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LARGE union
AT EVERYMAN’S
BIBLE cuss
Recent Storm Fails To
Keep Crowd Away—o—
Total Of 303 At Ses-
sion.
BLUES WIN
.Iim Ellenwood Talks
0n “Signs On The
Road” —— Lincoln
Sunday Next Week.
“ Signs on the road" was the
suiuwi on which Jim Ellenwood
spukc‘ut the session of the l£\ery-
man's Ulilll: Class at the liege-ill
theater, yesterday lilul‘llllig. llcspiie
lilo l'ccrnt blul‘lll a iolal of 303
\vcrc present. one even coming from
Syrucum .\'v\\ York.
in spite i-i Iii-3 llellliivup imposed
because of luck of song boUlh‘.‘ a
rousing song service was lcu by A.
N. l'aiidock. Mr. l'uddock announc-
L‘d that the music committee had
ordered books which would have
born here. had they not been held
up by transportation difficulties. He
stated that a full supply would be
citations for the next week‘s ses-
sion. .
When Generals Land and Dunbar
u‘ele introduced for their weekly
"Hot Shots." they both cautiously
compliniuntcd the other one win-
ulug the attendance contest for the
morning, as it “as impossible to
Judge before the actual count. as to
“ho was ahead. The official count
reported by Adjutant General
George i:.‘_ iilglialu setllcii the mill.—
ter us lollons: the iii-d l)i\ision. to.
tail attendance iii. iiluc Division
lpifll ultl'lldilllce 156.
"l'ht: \voutlm' conditions failed to
seriously ulfcct ihc "i‘ou'l-r House
Session" which precedes the Clues
session at 'J o'ciock «aril Sunday
morning. A fine group of men incl
the President at this hour and spent
15 minutes in earnest prayer for line
usefulness and real success of the
class as an ngvncy for community
good. Fred A. la‘lls ’i'rcusurer of the
L'iuss, reports that lilo offering for
the morning was $67.50.
General Lund. in lIiC course of
his remarks. referred again lo the
{futures of the program of the big
social meeting of Hip Class to be
held at the bliss Home. next lllon-
tloy evening. at 8 o'clock. General
Lund's stutemcllts were shrouded in
attractive mystery as regarded to
the program.
When l'rusldrnt Suxion introduc-
ed Jim Ellenwood. he announced
that he would speak on the sub-
ject “Two Yards." iio stated that
after lhis subject had been an-
nounced in local papers, he had in-
quirlcs as to what kind of yards
were referred to. At the beginning
of this address he stated that he
was glad so much interest had been
aroused in the suluect but he decid-
ed not to speak on this subject at
this time but at another time. He
announced for his subject for the
morning "Signs on the road."
Mr. Ellenwood stated that there
were three signs that he wanted
particularly to speak about. 'l‘hrec
signs that all of us have frequently
seen along the road as we lour. Mr.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Stores
Entered by Thieves
PRICE THREE CENTS
CITY
and School
Police Are Investigating Robbery of Modern
Grocery Co. Store, Cedar Street, and Wash-
ington School, Opposite—Cash Carefully
Hidden Away Is Found By Thieves.
Three diderent burglars or hands of thieves operated in Nor-
walk Saturday night. Four breaks were reported to the police
and cash and checks totaling about $500 were stolen. At least one
arrest is expected .to be made .soon.
Councilman Mills
Has A Close Call
Councilman John Jillis ol Sil-
\'(‘i'lllllll', a former i-v'-n.=l:ll‘vle. hail
a narrow t‘tclll-i'.‘ from serious
injury a'. 9:20 Salurday night
when his illuciiinc was struck by
a truck near the Regent theater
on Wall street. The truck fore
off the top of Iiillis‘ car, but no-
body “(is injured.
The dri\'|"l‘ of the truck. Louis
La“l't.‘|’l(‘(‘ll€, of :3 Iron street.
\Vutirlxury, was arrested by P0-
llcvmun Jl'rry florney on com-
plaint of Mr. Mills.
The truck is owned by the
William l.;lulro cmnpany of Wil-
tcri’lury. Lawrenccllo posted a
$50 cash l'mud lo appvnr in the
First illslrict court on Monday
morning. l"ciwrual'y 15. The \l'a-
torbury man is charged -pilh
reckless drixing
HARRY SMllH
GIVES] nu 10
“”Y comma
0
Members Are Ass1gned
0
To Big Task or Mak-
0
mg Survey Of the
‘e
City.
Hurry ll. Smith of New Haven.
state general Secretary of the Y. M.
C. A.. spoke to the members of the
exccuthe committee for the forma-
lion of a Norlvaik “Y". Saturday
noon at the Shadow Lawn Inn. He
outlined the survey that it will be
necessary to make here. before the
campaign for a building can be
launched.
Members or the committee were
assigned for a survey of Norwalk.
and they agreed to make a report at
the next meeting of the committee.
Monday evening. February "” at
the nfliee of John M. Gl0\'cr. "" Wall
street.
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Bridgeport Lad Dies;
Was Hit By Truck
.lohn \‘altovilch. nine. son of Mr
and hire. John \‘aitovilch of 556
Putnam street. Bridgeport. died an
the Bridgeport hospital yesterday
morning after making a brave light
to“ his life. The lad received a
Il‘.li.“ur9lI skull when he was struck
by a truck driven by Martin l‘iruns-
wick. 50 \Vordln avenue. in Boston
avenue on Friday noon.
Saturday the plucky lad's condi-
tion showed marked improvement
but early yesterday morning it tool;
a turn for the worse.
Brunswick was arrested. and if
out. under bonds of $1.000 pending
the coroner's inquest.
City’s Main Streets
Are Cleared ”of Snow
Satisfactory Progress Is Being Made Against
Mountains Of Frozen Ice—It’s A Big Job—
160 Miles Of Streets In N orw‘alk. \
Good progress is being made in
clearing the 160 miles of streets in
the City of Norwalk of snow. accord~
ing to a. statement issued this morn.
ing by Street Commissioner Joseph
Doman. .
In his statement hir‘. Doman
thanks the public for its line coope-
ration in assisting the Sin ct Depart.
ment in opening many of the roads
for traffic. He cites an instance in
Silvermlne where a number of lhe
residents turned out with shovels and
dug out a snow plow that was stuck
in a snow bank. His etalv ment fol.
lows:
Main Streets Pinned. .
“All the main streets and a large
numb" of side streets have been
plowed out II the first, second and
,‘i
third districts. in the l'lfth district.
practically all the main arteries lead-
ing to the center have been plowed.
Progress in the outlying district.
however. has not been as rapid as
would be desirable, as lhe truck
plows have not been able to make
the hills and could not be operated
on narrow gravel roads. in Test
Nor-walk. the Street department is
employing Mr. Rnlncy to open up
roads with his horse drawn plow and
also l\lr. Fodor and his tractor plow.
Near tho Cranberry section Mr. Ui-
shnp's tractor piece has been cmploy.
ed. These have provcn very help-
fui.
Tractor Plow ls Busy.
"The Department's lrnctOr plow
(Continued on Page Two.)
\
Store Broken into.
The Modern Grocery Company's
store. Cedar street. was entered and
about $35“ in cash and some. chicks
were taken. Saturday night.
The store of Smut-tulle lift-there,
\Yuudlulri’l .nenuc. :I':~o v .is onlr'r'd
and about 315 ill (imam lalxou.
’i‘he \\‘u.~hlnglml Sllmel in i‘tdar
street has lulrglalrim'd and a small
bank containing some change was
stolen.
Dr. Samuel Lit-l2. of South Main
street reported that someone got into
his barn and stole articles stored
there by a pcddlev whose. name he
does not know.
The police believe the burglar or
burglars who entered lin- Modern
Grocery i‘ompuny's store also broke
into the Washington School and re-
mained in the to heel during: part of
the night.
know the tux-timid.
Lutl'nm‘o “as guil'lvd lo lllc Moli-
Ll'll Grout-11v L‘ullllvam's store luv
breaking through the l‘ml‘ door. The
day‘s receipts 'hud lveen placed in a.
paper carton and hidden among
some boxes. The burglar uncovered
the carton and took the money.
The break was investigated by
Detective Sergeant John L. Roberts.
The police think the person or per-
sons entering the store must have
been familiar with the surroundings
to have discovered the money.
thought to have been safely hidden
away when the store was closed
Saturday night.
Spent the Night There.
The Washington School which is
almost serous the. slrcvt from the
store “as entered through a window
leading from the tire escape. The
burglar, after climbing the tire cs-
cape. broke through a pane of glass
and entered the school. After break-
ing Open a bank, found in one of the
rooms, ho eHdentiy looked around
for a place to shop and Iinding a
COUL'II ind he set It up and slept on
it during part of the night lea\lng
before daylight.
At the Savasluno store the burg-
lars entered through line rear door.
They went to the cash regist‘ r and
took IlCl\\0€Il $15 and $20, Nothing
else was reported as missing.
The break was discovered by i‘a-
trolmau John Moriarlty while mak-
ing his rounds. The police lune a
good IlIl‘il who committed this rub—
bery and an arrest is expected to
follow soon. This robbery is not
thought. to have been committed by
the saline persons who entered the
Modern Grocery Company's store.
and the Washington School.
Mr. Dieiz informed the police yes—
terday morning that after visiting
the barn at the rear of his home he
was of the opinion someone had en-
iercd it during the night or previous
to that tune and taken a number of
articles stored there by a ‘peddler.
lie. did not know what had been
stored there nor the name of tlif
pI-ddlor.
Detective Sergeant John 1.. Rob-
erts has been assigned to the- easel
and is canducllng \a thorough in-
3N STARTS
BRACK.
HIS DUTIES WITH
SECOND‘DISTRICI
Will Have Supervision
Of Costly Improve-
ments To Local Wa-
ter System.
Elmer F. Bracken took up his du-
ties as Second District engineer this
morning and the same time A. F.
Jutlen of Darien started work an as-
sistant Street Commissioner suc-
ceeding Mr. Bracken.
District Engineer Bracken has an
important task before him, as the
preliminary work of improving
South Norunlk'a ualrr system at a
cost of 8425.000 has already been
started.
MULLIGAN'S COOKIES
the old-fashioned kind. and Mulllv
gun's famous cruller's are for sale
in stores all over this vicinity. The
old-fashioned cookies include the
following kinda; ginger. sugar. her-
mits. molasses. chocolate and net-
meal. only the best of materials ll-
ways are used in making Mulligan's
Bakery products.
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