deleted as second- Io. Norwelh. Conn. class matter at the post office at ‘ under the Act of "arch a. me. soaw'sax's riser news'rsrsa SOUTH NOBWALK. CONN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1926. NTINE The Weather K Weather for Southern Now Eng- :3 laud; Fair and n'mm'wlmf colder tonight; \i'wiuosduy fair 'uilll slow- ly rising temperature. ‘ PRICE THREE CENTS 1. i ‘m .Amcrican Chem Play But Irr Victory -- M for world supremacy 'i‘he twenty year old American . fore the racquet wizardry of 8 as the greatest woman tennis court. . Had Cut Knee o Suffering from a gash in the knee. which she sustained in a fall yes- terday. Helen fought the redoubt- able Suzanne as she has never been fought since her memoriable defeat by Molla Mallory. after the loss of a set at Forest Hills-in 1921. The score of todhy's match. the final. in the Carlton tournament was ft. 8.6. It was played before a crowd that packed the stands. with hundreds clamoring at the gates un- able to gain admittance. Some had stood in line all night to be sure ofwitnessing the clash of the chum- plons. Miss Wills staged. one of the most dramatic tennis struggles in the his- tory of the game and the result was ~ill-doubt until the last .point. The ~ ”American girl was within a point of in tennis. She Wins! . a. , SUZANNE bananas winning the second set when a ball from Mile. Lenglen's racquet which apieared to many to be outside was allowed by the lineman. .LThen. for the first time. in her career. Helen tattered. She appeared physically tired and at one time put bonfands to her head and staggered as i about to fall. Both girls played a careful game. war no chances and sticking olo‘eely to the baselines. ‘ flyover was a tennis match disput- '.under such extraordinary condi- t The spectators applauded and clibered ‘ as if witnessing a. prize tam. figusanne several times. stopped play and turned to the stands say- ing: "Please don't." She also plead- ed with the people who clung tothe rest of 4 garage and house‘oveslook- ing the court. to make less noise during the rallies. The match was a heart Blocking affair lesting a full hour with both girls playing a soft-stroking game. an! doing a lot of running. mundane .has never been kept f». .7 ._.,, ..,....,..., “SW”. 2 ’ re busy on the courtsthan dur- rinfthe second set. when she was 0“ ‘the defensive the greater _ part 0 i'the time. ‘ Elisslfills appeared more nervous than Susanne. giving away the first game on four errors. She ‘ rallied d .won her service making it 1 Z l l ‘ Then taking heart. she broke rough Susanne’s service for the third'nme. The French champion then got fairly started and took the (next three. in a row. the first two atriove. ‘ Helen won the seventh. but Sn- sense ran out the set with the next (Continued on . Page Three.) ‘ :1 .,. To Attend ‘ e monthly meeting of the Nor- u Building and Loan Association combs held today in the offices of “twice and Golden. Washington utwilibe the first meeting to be attended by W. P. Miliigan. vice president and treasurer of the Eve‘ ling. Counsel. who was recently t i W masons as ens . With Injured . '. gKnee Helen Loses Out pion Racquetier Makes Game esistable Suzanne Carries Off ost Dramatic Conflict Even Seen On Tennis Cour CANNES, France, Feb. 16.-- who marched on foot ahead of the hearse. _froimen Robert Gainer.~ Jules Boe- nisch. Jere Dorney and Cornelius Sweeney. either side of‘ the house. then followed the following officers who were the associates of the de- ceased: Sergeant Frank ,V. Raymond. Harry Webb. John F. Flynn. James Eldridge. Paul McGrath. John Mc- riarity. John J. Guarnieri.. Edward Williams. Charles L. Thorpe. Charles F. Page. Carl Weed, Harry Brown and Conrad Miller. has been no other death ‘on the le- ‘ cal force. slnce' Detective Sergeant Thomas Leatherland died on Febru- ary 18th. 1917. exactly nine years to Sergeant Leatherland was buried on' February 18th. the old-fashioned sine. and . Mulii. gun's famous cruller's are for sale old-fashioned cookies include the followina kinds: ginger. sugar. her- mite. molasses. eh-lcolate and oat- meal. only the best of materials sin t. . (AP). Miss Helen Wills' quest has failed—but’failed gloriously. champion went down today ‘be- uzanne Lenglen, hailed by many player who overstepped on a Weston Man Exiled By Snow Drifts Lindsey Corsa of Weston re- ports that he has been snow- bound since the first heavy storm two weeks ago Thursday. Mr. Corsa receives his mail from Georgetown and goes to Cannon- dale for his supplies. No mail has come through in two weeks and the roads have not been opened yet. Mr. Corsa is able to get to stores by going through the woods and by walk- ing on top of the stone fences where the drifts are deep. Mr. Cores. has asked Norwaik friends to send newapapers to Cannon- dale where he is able to reach the post omce. The telephone is Mr. Corsa’s only way of communicating with the outside world. Life Praised By Rev. E. F. McGregor In ‘Eulogy,—— “Did Not Flinch.” Policeman Milton 1. Lockwood an. swered his final call of duty yuter- day when he was laid to rest in the Riverside cemetery. More than 20 members of the Norwaik police de- partment marched in the procession from the home of theirs decltsed comrade to the cemeter . Services were held from the late home of Policeman Lockwood. 3 Lewis street. at 2:30. Rev. Ernest F. McGregor , of the Congregational church officiated at the services. He told of the sterling qualities of P0- liceman Lockwood and mentioned the fact that the officer acted as a guardian of the community for the last 14 years. He said the officer answered the call of death without flinching the same as he had an- swered numerous calls for assistance from his fellow townsmen. A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral. The floral pieces were beautiful and there were many of them. Policeman Lockwood died early Saturday morn- ing following an attack of ptomaine poisoning from eating clams which he dug off Baton .Point. . ‘ The procession was headed by Chief of Police“Willia'm R. Penning- ton, Mayor Thomas Robins and Po- lic‘ Committeeman Edward Cans. The pail bearers were Pa; They marched two .on There ft is interesting to note that there he day that Officer Lockwood died. .4; IMULLIGAN’B COOKIES 1: stores all over this vicinity. The glass. Commander Hubbell paid a tr Sunnis vus run» BY A. l. DAWSON Impressive Recital 0f Facts At Memorial Meeting In Red Men’s Hall. BELLS TOLL 28 Anniversary Of Maine Catastrophe Is 0b- served In Presence Of Large Crowd. Impressive ceremonies marked the 28th anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine. in Havana harbor. February 15. 1898. last night at Red Men's hall. Washing- ton street. A program arranged under the di- rection of the United Spanish War Veterans and the Veterans of For- eign Wars .was presented. At 9:40 o'clock. the exact time the Maine was blown. 28 years before. t e entire audience stood up and ill: bowed heads paid a, silent trib- ute to the martyred heroes. while church bells throughout the entire city and vicinity and fire bells tolled 28 times. Distinguished Guests Commanders from local posts and au liaries were introduced by Jun- ior lce~Cotumaader United Spanish War Veterans A. T. Dawson. and in- cluded: Past department comman- der of the G. A. ‘R.. Christian Swat-ts: . Commander U. S. W. V.. Charles A. Davis; Commanderv.‘ F. W.. Clinton Hubbell; American Legion commander. Murray lsrsel: past department commander U. 8. W. V., A, Iiauschildt; past depart- ment senior commander American Legion,LeRoy D. Downs; depart- ment president. McKinley auxiliary. Mrs. Anna Banks: department presi- dent. U. 8. W. V. auxiliary. furs. Marjorie Flynn. Christian Swarts made several re- marks and at the close of the exer- lbute to the Spanish-American sri veterans. by saying that were trapped in the ’penthouse. three story super-structure on thr roof. chiefly containing elevator ma- Charter Revisionisfs Appointed by Mayor Will Begin WOW Next' Week —-'Thirteen Prominent Lawyers, Two Women—All Norwalk's charter revision ing next week. Mayor Thomas Robi this morning. They follow: First District Judge Nehemiah Candee. Attorney Edward .1. Quinlan. Representative Harvep M. Kent. Mrs. Benjamin J. Andrews. Second District Judge George ll. Vosburgh. John‘ F. McMahon. Elf-Mayor Calvin L. Barton. Mary Kirby Jennlng Third District Stewart C. Marshall. Charles T. McGovern. Fourth District Deputy Sheriff Edward J. Lycctt. and Plan Meeting Members Include Business Men, and Districts Represented. committee will hold its iirst'meet- he named the committee William H. Donovan. Fifth District Wonlv-y G. Wood. The committee will start its work mm, and hopes to have it re» \‘lsoll in order that the changes may be prvsvutcd to the next session 0 the siulc legislature for approval. The Charter is badly in need of' revising at the present time and the movement has been on foot fol some time. A committee was up- poinlecl during the last administrn. lion but did not have ample Hill! in complete their Work. Firemen Battle Blaze 40 Stories Over B’dway NEW YORK. Feb. 16. -- (AP). Forty stories above Broadway. fire- men today waged In \successful and spectacular battle against fire inthe "0.000.000. Equitdblsu building. cm of the largest office structures in the world. estimated at 860.000 was on the 34th and 35th floor in offices o: Daniel Guggenheim and the Amer» ican Smelling and Refining com pany. Most of the dfllllfltze The blase started in the basement of the skyscraper, which is located in the heart of the financial dis trict near Wall street. and leaped a shaft containing steam pipes and electric cables to the 11th. Min and 84th floors. skipping thosc that intervened. 1611) Four engineers and repairmcn f! chinory. and were found by fire-‘ map on a narrow ledge. forty-three Stories above the street level. near- lv 400 'feet pup. The only ‘lsdder 'nvn‘ilabigrfi‘ a short one which was cheat?" on the shoulders of the tallest firemen to reach the trapped men. More than 100 cliarwoulen warn driven from the building. carrying mops and pulls. Firemen .carried hose to the up- per floors in the elevators which operated continuously with the ex- ception of that elevator whirl stalled between the 28th and 20th floors with five firemen in it.-'l‘hey had to chop their way out. ' The firemen suffering from smoki- were attended by ambulance sur. goons after the fire. The fire was discovered by n steamfitter in the basement who saw sparks among the eloctrit cables. rough their suffering. conditions in the World War were made more sanitary. The color bearers included Frank Rooney. Charles Parker. George Weingartener and Robert Barton. Solos were rendered by Edward Splan. B. J. Thomas and Miss Helen Ratchford. Address by Dawson A. T. Dawson. Junior Vice~De~ partment Commander United Span- ish War Veterans .made the princi- pal address of the evening. He said: at Why Men Die “Our glorious navy the watch dog of our shores. and our magnificent army the sentinel of our landual- ways have been, and still are, com- osed of the splendid and valient South of our'country. The motive which impells men to serve their country as sailors. marines or soi- dlers. we call patriotism. but it is far greater than that. It is love. No attribute however great can equal love. . Love is more than a L Post Road from Greenwich to New Haven. engineering difficulties met in the prefect. and the present con- by Arthur W. Bushell. engineer of the State Highway Department, in charge of the plans. proved the feature of the opening day's session of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. which was held this afternoon School of Yale University. congestion on the Post Road was Need For Wider Post , Road is Explained Reasons for widening the Boston ition of the work were given today His paper in the Dunham aboratory of the Sheffield Scientific sequently the first place to help traf~ iic conditions throughout the State should be on the Post Road. . Traffic Grows Annually. Statistics show that trafiic has been increasing at the rate‘ of twenty per cent a year so that” at present there are double the number of machines on the road that there were five years ago. Last only a traflic census} taken on the Post Road at Greenwich gave over 16,000 vehicles in 24 hours and over 12.- 000 from 7 s. m. to p. m.. an avcr~ age of 1,000 per hour and at Darien while less than Greenwich. a traffic » Congestion A Problem. Mr. Busheli said that the traffic Mrs. K Taken. morning. mammmvsns." ways are used in making Mulligan?t Bakery, products. “Willa (Continued on Page Three.) nipple Falls On Cedar Street Going To Oflice—X-ray Is Mrs. Elsie Rains Knipple. Wood- bury avenue. private secretary Judge John H. Light broke her arm when she fell in Cedar street this Mrs. Knippie‘ was walking to Judge Light's office when she sud- denly slipped on some ice and fell striking her arm. After regaining her feet she continued to the office and went from their to the office of Dr. George Fewcett where the injured area was treated. She was taken from there to the Norwalk hospital for an x~ray and further treatment and from there to her home where she will be confln three or four years in‘advance of projects for full relief but that widening the present turnpike had been decided upon as the most im- mediate hope of an abatement of the crowded situation. He described the grade changes, removal of the dangerous corners and establishment of new locations in several towns. Mr. Bushell said: The Post Road is the principal entrance road to‘New England from New York City and points south and west. It is the bottle neck through which trams for Connecticut has to pass.- so. if traffic is retarded 0n. the Post Read. it affects traffic through- out the whole State and to an ex- count gave over 12,000 vehicles in twenty-four hours. Check figures takeumduring the summer and early fall r twelve hours at a time showed even greater frame density. Traffic on the Post Road can be loosely divided into slow moving heavy vehicles and fast moving light vehicles. The congestion. of course. is caused by the slow moving vehicles. or. by trucks. and could be relieved by one of three ways: first. prohibit the use of this road by trucks: second. widen the present traveled way to permit passing of the trucks without interfering with trsflic in the opposite direction, or, third. by providing a parallel route for fast moving Olflr It is obvious that trucks could not be prohibited on the present Post tent. all of New England. Con- Road. i to STAMFORD. Feb. 16,—(AP) When callers asked Stewart Fitch today how it happened that he was cele- brating his 100th birthday anniver- sary. they were toidf'thet plenty of pure water daily." was the secret. Mr. Fitch is in quite good health. His father was a custom-pacer it New York. An uncle. .80an Fitch. founded Fitch's Home for Bol- ed for Plenty of Pure ~- was Is Secret of His 1?” Years dlers in Noroton. descent from Sir Thomas Fitch of Eltham. Kent Ce from John Rowland who came over in the Mayflower. with his daughter in Noroton. has six children. 11 three crest nrandeh He also traced his nty. England, and was the seventh“ in direct descent 1 Mr. Fitch who has lived for ”If! tended to be a brief visit. child when Mrs. Shepard and a po- the Falrfield County banquet of the Legion will give a detailed report on April 10. RAID FOLLOWS YESTERDAY’S Three Barrels Of Cider and Four 0f Wine Arc S e i z e d In Saugatuck. PATRON S SQUEAL Men W h o Obtained Liquor from Accused Awaiting Trial FOr Assault. Josuph Lana. of Charles street. Snugntuck. was nrrrstvéd by Staff Policemen William 17].. Silk and Charles J. Quigloy yostordny after- noon on a charge of violating thr- llquor laws. The police seized three barrels of :xl‘v~-,:vrl cider and four barrels of alleged tvlno. Lune l: released in howls of $500 for his appearance in the Town Court next Monday. The mid was :1 result of three arrests made by the suite police Sunday afternoon following :1 dis- play of guns. Patsy Knox. An- drew Valiont and Richard Carlson were arrested when it is alleged that they entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marlin. Franklin street. and created a disturbance It is said that i'aiiont “and lines had revolvers in their possession Charges of aggravated assault and carrying concealed weapons have been placed against them. Knox was released when hi: father put up :1 $1.500 bond. Yu- licnt's father posted a $1.000 bond Carlson's father wont security fox his son's appearance in court on n 3500 bond. Carlson is charged with breach of peace. .The cases are scheduled to come up in the West port Town court Monday morning It is alleged that the three lflt'il confessed to the police that they ob- tained liquor at Luna's place and then they visited the Martin home where the disturbance was created. Muslims TO GET CHILD FROMGRANDMA Mrs. Shepard Claims Mother - in - Law Is Keeping ' Daughter Against Her Will. Nathalie Mildred Shepard. 5, is 'fconl‘incd and hold in imprisonment" at the home of her paternal grand- mother. Mrs. Sarah Perry, 1739 Main street. Bridgeport. it is alleged by the child's mother. Mrs. Mildred Shepard. 1739 Main street. Bridge. ARREST 0F TRIO Proprietor Byelas Blaze Discover man Boenisch Long Battle Fire of unknown ori Irving’s store in the Lee at 1:50 o’clock this morni $16,000. Why So Backward, Do You Suppose? Considerable wonderment and much guesswork is being shown it the llurien Police headquarters, where three ladies“ coats are being held. awaiting claimants. i The routs. two of which have fur collars. were found in an auto owned by Policeman Charles Wood. a. member of the force on the night of the recent l’olice— ‘ men's llull. Feb. 5. ‘ No explanation of just why the (routs were left in the cur hus been suggested. other than the fact that the auto in which the wraps wi-ro placed is of a popular make and the young ladies might have been in a bony and care- lessly loft lhom in the wrong car. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES sun lENTEN SEASON Forty Days Of Peniten- tial Season Begin To- morrow, Closing At Easter. l l l l Police Query Clerk in Irving Byelas’ StOre M Out Of Town——Mysterious ed At Early Hour By Police- ———F1remen Get Control After ——Heavy Water Damage. M gin broke out on the second floor of n Golden building. Washington street, ng, and did damage estimated at about l ‘00 l lmun .lulos Boenisch who was stami- ldeuly the second floor of the a ' conducted by l-lyolzls and doing ‘rmsio (icpurimcul siorr'. burst mm flames. mill-or ermnlsr-h. arr-in: twrlf Hm lfiru‘ was spreading rupirilv. ran to .llox 3 and turned in rim nlurm ilrul Fire Station. -ocr‘upiv-d. .found the second lioor a roaring i'urdl 1uses. to break one of the lnruc. display Windows on the second floor to gr! at The penltcnilal forty days of. Lent. begin tomorrow. Ash Wednesl day. This is a. Iioly Day of Obliga-l lion in the Episcopal Catholic churches. and special ser~ vices will be held throughout day. in Trinity church. there will b a. celebration of the Holy fat at 9:30 A. 31.. and in the eve- niug at 7:30 o’clock, there litany and ponitentiai office. services will be held in the parish‘ hall. In Saint Paul's church on ‘ Green. there will be a ceiebratlonl of the Holy Communion at " m.. Morning Prayer. Litany Pcnitentiul office at 9 o'clock. by Father Howell. Special Lenten special children's service. on day afternoons at 4 o‘clock. which time. the children will "The Story of the Cross." In Christ church. East Noruulkfl there will be L‘wnmg Prayer with' sermon. at 7:30 P. m.-—Rev. Charles A. Marks, priest in charge of the parish. during the absence of the rector. will be in charge. At Gruco church. there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion sing. l port. inn habcns corpus action filed in Superior court. Bridgeport. yester- day afternoon. Thc three will appear before Judge Isuac Wolfe in court today. I hire. Shepard is said to be living apart from her husband. who now makes his home with his mother. Mrs. Perry. Their daughter. until recently in custody of the mother. is declared to have visited frequent- ly with her grandmother. Mrs. Per- ry. and she failed to return about three weeks ago. from what was in- Mrs. Perry refused to release the llceman called at the home. County Meeting Of Legion Here Tomorrow The Fairfield County meetings of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in this city tomorrow evening. The Legion will meet in the Elks Auditorium and the Auxiliary will hold their session in Odd Fellows hall. Refreshments will be served in Odd Fellows hall following the mseilnal. LeRoy D. Downs the chairman of this‘ affair which will be held in the Royal James lnn on Saturday night REGENT TONIGHT AT lill MRS. F1813 IN “THE BIYAIB.” ,at 10 o'clock. and evening prayer at 4 o‘clock. Every Friday during Lent, there \ull bl; prayer at 7:30 o clock. At Saint Joseph‘s church, Ash Wednesday services will be at 8 A. M.. and 7:30 P. M. in the Hungarian Catholic church of Saint Ladislaus there will be scr-. vices at 7:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. My At Saint Mary's church. the ser- vices will be at 8 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. » Norwalkers will again have ‘ the pleasure of hearing the Rev. H. Baxter Liebicr of Sound Beach. in a series 0: Lenten sermons at Saint Paul's church. Father Mahler. who comes from a family prominently identified with the theater. studied at Oxford last year. He has been in charge of Saint Saviour's church, Sound Beach; since his return. lia— the: Llcblcr. is also editor of The Catholic Churchman." He has preached frequently at Saint Paul‘s. Father Licblor will deliver a course of sermons on "The City of God." every Sunday morning at 10:30 o‘clock. throughout Lent. New Justice Dept. Agent Takes Office John A. Dowd. of Springfield. Mesa. has taken charge of the De- Dartment of Justice office. Boston. with the title of special agent. its will have Jurisdictionover Kauai can-sue. verdant. mew , W! wt of owning x. \ clung grand children and ildrea. - “"79 , Filth." leaze they had to throw articles at will beirhe window to break it in order that Both I l limo the garret before it. was extin- the ; guishcd. .230 A. l badly damaged. Suits of olmlu's and and iovcrcouts 0n the second floor were andgburned or dnslroycd by the smoke. at 7:45 o’clock in the evening, there ! The water tllll considerable damage will be evening prayez- With address to the stock on the first floor. services. include the celebration of: fire worked through ”‘53 “VOWWWK the “My Communion, every 'l‘hurs- : into the store of life Liggcit Drug a morniu a 7:30'o'clock,and .Compuny on the first floor doing d y g t Fri? $4.000 damage to its stock. Largo at. Quantities of drugs were tnlicn out of lworthless condition. These ulll bu ' returned to the New badly dumagttl. iiolli or the Home were \vculuucd to emit an email! that they mil probably have to lag relald. badly burned. it is cstiluuicd it mil cost nearly $8000 to make news sury repairs. \ two large plate glues windmill nil Will second floor of the building l‘b‘llleV* ed this morning. because l _ they were in a dangerous poplin; and might crash to the sidewall: at anytime. windows “ere cracked tense heat. on as 735 Eighth am. city. could not be located this his lug. Fire Chief George 8. lit-nor J lllallt' several efforts to gel in tax“. r with him. ‘ last seemed to be in genome pa tin are taken to the So yhe fire and run the hose into the ghlsze. funding to the third floor and were and Roman met by a gust of smells and flames ltl‘at nearly carried them off their lfoet. thelm fight their way inch by inch up Ethe stairway until they reached the 6‘top landing. Euchar- I remain house for adjustment of loss by the insurance companies nml will replaced by new stock already on its way to Nomalk. The store use closed until noon today “lulu clerks worked cleaning it up so that bust: nose might continue. I .J/ The outimuwd lossm :lrr: lrving llyt‘ius to atoll. H.000. Liggctl's Drug: Store to stock 84,- 0. Leon (lolrlon to building 5'. 000. illwmerml By l’ollv'cmnn. The fire was discovered by I’utml- ‘ ing dirt‘clly ’across the siren. Sud- lore. floss under the trade name of lrw iug's (ailing the apparatus frf‘m the (fun- Wlwn it arrived. the fire hurl pm I'd cousirlv‘mb‘c hwrzilu'nv owl ‘lild Flill‘ti‘d in work its way in l‘l" third floor of the builrlln: which is un- [. l'rl" Two llm‘n of hosv- were quickly run into the building. A f‘cr an hour and n hs.‘f fight the blaze was ex- iinguisheri. ‘(‘rmslvlnrinf: the start the fire had, the mr-n accomplished some very fine work in owrmming the fire. Began 0n Stairway. The fire evidently started on ‘hr‘. stairway loading from tho, first. to the srcond floor l‘l'Vil‘ astr‘nm pipe. but Fire (‘hir-f Gourm- S. Flogal'dus does ‘not believe it was muse-l by an over-hosted steam pipe. Af'cr it began the blaze soon florv r‘d tip and rapidly worked its way basis; tween the walls and to the third floor. \‘l’hon lhe fireman arrived they it was uorwssary for them Fought inch By inch. The firemen broke open :1 door It was necessary for them The". that they might on the llOi‘li' and fight the he smoke might nscnpo. The blaze partly worked its way The stock in the lrving store was Gallons of water poured on the. the store this mormztgiua Y orl: were. 13.0 The second and third floor was Walls on both flours new Windows “unlined. Mayor Thomas Robins ordered Ll... to its red Both of ms remaining by the in» Boylss Out Of Town Mr. Byelas whose address i New u .3. i Yul“ y . The store was closed by a. . night who said ever. ‘13 in I will kernel W? __
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