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Rose is a rennriteble airplane view of the lemons bower plant at Muscle so
The question at disposal ot the power meted pram project will soon come up in
. New Air-plains Views . of 1‘ Muscle Shoals,
m ‘svnumo Snmpsou'rn 'NORWALK, CONN.
mmm-m
‘ tlon'and I0! 10"” IO pnvste concerns.
Rubbed Legs with Snow, lllltlliu GIVES
Saved Ship-wrecked Pals
Before Libby Qu
, Gave Him This Ad
it Main
_ e Woods, Old Guidel ANTlllll‘lllllESCllllI
Vice—Game Fight After
Patrol Boat 126 Sank. .
_ Joe Libby deserted the Kaine
{woods for the sea.
' But he never target the lessee an
old guide taught him one winter.
'hen the snow piled high about the
MI! cabin.
“503." said the old snide. “if fever
cite caught out in a storm lot: this.
lake oft your shoes and stockin's
and rub your loan and feet with
new. Rub 'em and rub 'em till it
.aosms like they must Be irons. Then
go ahead. But don't lie down-don't
lie down unless you wont; lie am
10! the last time!"
Libby-just a kidw-listened wide-
, 'eycd at the anecdotes of storms and
struggles that followed the admoni-
tlons. And then he went to sea.
He Joined the navy and. alter the
war. went with the Coast Guard run~
hing out at Providence. Rhoda ls-
} 0 land. He learm‘d new lore-the
lore or the sea. What neodnow for
the secrets or the woods?
Lost Game Fight.
But the Patrol Boat 126 lost a
tamsiisht with the blizssrds that
have swept the Atlantic seaboard.
Six men were in the little open boat
as it batter” itself to bite we feel
oi! a barren beach on the Narragau.
sctt Bay coast line. Six rnen "ere
were who floundorod. halt frozen
out of icy water onto icy land. Six
men there were facing eternity on a
blizsnrdszept beach. Woods and
barren stretches and death ahead.
And five were men or the sea. and
one was a man or the “mods-aloe
Libby. the kid from Maine. and him
in bars toot.
“it seemed to me.“ he now relates,
"that i could hear the voice repeat.
ing and reepstlng. ‘Rub your legs
with snow, rub 'em and rub 'em
and don‘t lie down unless you want
to lie down (or the last ttimo.’
“So i rubbed my less and test
withsnow and that’s how I held out,
I guess." i, '
'rhus began a grim and epic strug-
‘ gle of six men against the elements.
for 12 hours they laced the storm.
their clothes frozen, their bodies
FRISBIE’S w
freezing. And as they went on and
on. looking for same sign of life, Lib-
by would turn on them and caution:
Don’t lie down unless you wants lie
for the lost time."
One by one delirium seized them.
I‘iva men. four then. three men. two
men and than one man and live-half
menl Libby huddled them into a
little standing group and set oil. Mile
upon mile he traveled. until his on
new a water tower.
Was Shut Up.
"And it scorned I needed all the
endurance I had." he says. “Well
I saw a big house and then a shed-
and. God.‘ it was good to see! i
got there. somehow—but it was
somebody's summer house. It was
shut up!"
it was the last straw. The bars.
looted. hali-trozen Libby set out
again. His last took no course. The!
wobbled and struggled. For an
hour he walked. And there. before
him again. was the house and the
tower. He had walked in a great
circle.
"But something must have taken
my feet back. There was one more
bet—the tower!" Libby tolls.
He summoned his last ounca 01
strength as he climbed it. He shout—
od and waved his coat. Way C.wn
the road. workers were cleaning or:
snow. They heard. saw and came.
And six men were brought back lrom
death.
So it was that bosun's mate Joe
Libby became s. hero. '
Circumstances. they say. rake
heroes. but there must be endurance
and courage. too.
Joe Libby says there must be still
s‘methlnx else-a "little inside Tops
on nature." ‘ '
it a woodsmsn otters it. take it!
time!
Joseph P. Wadhams
Heads Civil Engineers
Joseph P. Wadhsms. who was
elected President of the Connecticut
Society of Civil Engineers in New
Haven last week. is a former Street
Commissioner of this city. Mr. Wad-
hams served in that capacity in
1915 and 1916.
Still. it wasn't on account of the
(hints Rupert flushes mentions that
the Washinston Monument was
built—Detroit News.
For you mighvnecd it at see. some‘
HIS SLANT 0N
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lFirc Room Heard As
.Well As Captains
and First Mateswls
Sick Of Sea.
The captains and the first mates
nnd the die officers have told their
{stories 0 how the Antinon went
down. ud new listen to the story of
gamma Matthews.
' It's from the iurnece room that
‘ Michael liotlhowe' story comes-the
; furnace room that was hell and fury
‘whcn the Antinoe run into the {our
easy and nights or lunglns. piling.
ing peril.
l The sick 0‘ the sea," Michael Mat-
‘lllews said when he landed in
lQuecneloun. and the simple sen-
llcnce told more than all the on:
icolumns oi cables about the rescue
of the Aniinoe's men by the Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
] "A newri'. north or ireland. man
I am. with Newark. New Jersey.
more like home to me. and PW had
the wonder foot {or a long time. The
son calls. and me tor a ship.
"But Gswd. what e. ship that An-
tinoe was whenfihe did see Mun
hommcrin' us .and me down in the
furnace room mm up
The Ocean Pours in
"Half naked l was. because 0’ the
heat 0' the place. when bang-
swish! The writer was down on us
and our fires and our furnaces. A
lhotch had been stove in by a giant
wave. and the whole Atlantic ocean
:seemcd pourin’ down on us.
"It was hell and fury down there.
And when we got to the deck. it was
to hang there tor three days and
three nights and more—wet. hungry.
' thirsty. shiverln' like dogs. srhopin'
ltho Roonevelt \could save us. and
then stoppln' hopln' and just think-
in‘ that right in slght of that [rand
vessel we’d soon be slnliin' like rots.
with our mouths filled with bitter
sea waer and nary a breath left even
to cry out ‘So long!“
‘ The Miracle
"And then when we wur ihinkln'
we wuz dead men for sure and earn-
est. and s-leokin' to the priest. Mon-
signor Wheisn. who stayed up day
and night on the Roosevelt a-tryin'
to give us some comfort—dust then
the miracle happened. and we wus
got cit.
"Black as coal from oil and grit
and soot and dirt or the turnsco
room I was. ..
"Titty fed us first. I asked tor
'CALL
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109. So. Main s.
Telephone 1446 ‘
For House Paintingpvsnci
Decoratinit
New is run nus
”Its- No. "MT” st.
* South Nor-walk
Phone 256
VESTA
Policy Ramses-stills
& Supply Co.
Oil. BURNERS
muesli. sum
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oals. Ala. showing the great Wilson dens spanning the rivers
Congress, with rival {actions calling for government opera-
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Treasury Balance
WASHINGTON. Feb. 33..-
Unlted lieu-s 'i‘roneury not be:
once at close of business Feb. .’
ID. was $328,992,337.
horn and out. and they kept
a-bringin' of 'em 'tlll i couldn't out
no more. And whiskey. The lioosc- '
veli's a dry boat. but tho stun.“ came
up from somewhere. “
"And than 1 began to wash and
wash and to try to look a white
man once more.
“After I got cleaned up, peoplol
began to give me things. One gave
me some underwear. another some
socks. another a panic. another a
cost. and another at hot. Tiny
didn't mulch. and 1 looks-«l all
dressed up like a Portuzese admiral.
Philadelphia Chicken
"They sure us a regular Chrislv,
mes dinner several nights sum;
Man. they led us Philadelphia. chic. r
ken! And I ate 'cm and sic 'em 'illl
my ears wagged.
"And sleep Mon. do you k‘mv
what a real sleep in a reel “wars
bunk is utter you haven't slept n. no
at all for three black. wicked cans
and nights? -
"Well. then. you don't know hell:-
in' at all about sleep.
Center ~' of Approaching Fight in Congress
n
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1926.” l
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MALLORY HATS
New Arrivals For Bprlllg
$6.00 T0 $8.00
Rogers & Stevens
.‘lro F“ :‘cs
Norwulk So. Norwalk. ‘-
SIOrcs Closed All
its}: Monday
Hero is a close-up view of the pnucrhousc nt .‘l'usolo Shoals. Mir. all ready to dew-lop s try-mentions!
amount 01 power.
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New York Bootlegger r
Jailed In Stamford
STAMFORD. Feb. t... i'.\l")--~'
Benjamin DC l“l‘."ill'.‘lfl§'l) of Soul
York, who wussrreslod here fab-
rusty id tor the transportation or“
100 gallons of sicollol. was lined
$250 and costs and Sixllll'n(".d to so
days, in the city court. twins.
Do Fr'mcleco and two oiln'rs \Vl'l‘t.
stopped when pellet: lvcl-umo suspit‘.
lous of their actions. nicoliol
was found at the llil'H: in: inltr. pr»;
lice discovered it in a private germs. *
The charge against the other men ‘<
was nolled. John Alllonzio. who. ii‘
is claimed. received the liquor. was
arrested charged with possession.
His case was continued. ,
o e
7‘ I l ,l
mom: early to
Baby’s Cries Saves
Family From Flames
WALLING i‘tul'til. l". l). ('3,
l'AP)——-.\u'nlloncd by 'lll" cry of
her year—wit] l‘i'.‘.i_l‘. Airs. “'t‘filev
’lylm‘ round luv-r house. full 1;!
and with fill»
ill‘iillV MUCH: ll‘u" lll‘Jinl, .‘l'lll limo
other Cll'lill‘l'll iron". the flames
which was railroading: rnplnllv.
limit! I'lrmlnlsnu r. ivormor'.
sored himself by Jumping from
8 second lloor win-vim": The
house was on Cook‘s lllll in ll:-J
western part of the town and
was burmd to the ground Willi
an lsilmnicd loss of 35mm.
This picture and the one lit the loll. were when by the l]. S. army air service.
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Government
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formally
mm- l‘ll‘i'S-l‘llt South African law.
Slwulll appreciate hearing iron‘. you
as soon as pormhlo as to wholheri
this l« agreeable," l
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or at hearing where we}
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If the request. is «mute-i. a rpocmll
‘i'mm'il xi" ‘ll‘lfllill‘t
lliivilul
l "Till:- CUllli‘t‘nb did not how a fair
hearing before." said Mr. Hays. “If
shelled hail logal advico she would
have put (evidence regarding the
fiSouih African law into the record."
I Mr. Hays said that the United
States .ittcrney lmd cabled to South
'Ai'rlcn and Eta-l learned that Mr.
Charter Revision Com. fDeaths and Funerals
Will Meet Wednesday;
The charter revision committee:
will hold its first xnwilng
in m... , ylt-tdcrl'iny
council climbers. City Hall. tomor- ls'oundvicw “pm“
JOHN TAKACS.
John 'I‘allncs pussrd away early
morning at his home
ofir‘r It. lingering
row evening. The committee will bo llllmss.
orgniscd at that time. into n worklngl
body. Mayor Thomas Robins
ex-olilcio.
Helen Wills Will‘s“
Two Love Sets Today
“liege we are back in safe wanna
now. thanks to the Yanks—«me
some or those Yanks have good G. ~. 3
man names—and i'm sick 0! ii e
sea. I‘m thinkln'.
beck pay. Yep. l
chances with the sea
whole month or more."
lC-S Chapter Enjoys
Evening Of Cards
again for a
A meeting of the c. 5. Chapter or
the Girl's and Women‘s club was
lield last evening in the clurrooms
in Main street. Cards were played
attendance prize was won by Mrs.
John Nessol. Dancing was enjoyed
and refreshments were served by
Mrs. Jacob Wolfe and Mrs. Arthur
liaekley. The hostesses for the
meeting on next Monday evening
are Mrs. Bertha Wells. and Mrs.
Beniainin Whono.
Conference
(Continued from Pose Ono)
enviable reputation in the trade
thrOughout the country.
Articles will be manufactured. it
is reported. which can be sold by
the company's salesmen on the road
to the same stores and concerns
they are now visiting.
It was further learned today that
during the war when business was
at its posit. the late Henry a Lock.
wood. founder and head or the firm.
had been fused to expand the man-
uiaoturins facilities or the business.
lie steadily reiusod to do this be-
csuse‘ he believed the factory had
reached the maximum point where
it could be controlled as a "one-
n'isn organisation."
It is known that the business is
capable or extensive expansion and
the report is generally credited that
the new interests will adopt a pro-
gram oi rapid development.
it is reported also that George
Lockwood. Senora! manager. will be
retained in his present post on a
long contract. This cannot be con-
flrinad. He refused to discuss the
. matter or any phases at the sale.
’Report that Soviet is imposing
death tor dishonesty in Government
sounds like suicides-Wall Street
Journal. “
I Distinctive
! Rob Bank or $50,000:
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1' WINSTON 8ALEM.North Caro-l
The dcc~ alum! is survived by :i wiri-
will l on and five, children, Sit'phcn, frank. 111-.
preside at the meeting as chairman 13”““5‘W.
tlhls city;
Morrin and Mrs: John Klauscy. both ilta‘mas corpus. the purpose or which
Lof Bridzzt-‘port. '
Louis and William. all 01'
and two sisters, Mrs. John
The funeral will be held Wednes-
{day morning at 8.30 from the homel
land all 9 c'c'ock from St. Ladlsiousyod, "there can be no haboae. There-
~c .urc i.
interment will be in St.
norm: CARLO. Feb. 23,4”) Mary-s “mm”.
Helen Wills advanced to the il‘ilrdl
round in the singles of the Monte}
‘Carlo lawn lennls iournummi icdaymcr
“I'm [olll' w lake . good long rest ;by defeating Mrs. Marriot of E118“ lump—vwlchltg Eagle.
as soon as the company give me my l ‘und, 5'0: 5'0: I
ain't ialtln' no;
Use Acetylene Torch;
l.
llns. Feb. 33.-—-(AP) The bank oi;
‘Srokes county in King, N. C.. fifteen,
lmilos from here was robbed early?
1today. i
Officials say the loss will exceed:
450.000. An acetylene torch was
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and who. we" won by Mrs. Devidl‘m‘d to cut a hole in the back oi oi
Logan and Mrs. Arthur Henson. The lsmell “m“ l
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iSteinwall’s Team Wins
From Maruca’s Men I
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The seventh sitting or the pinochle 1
tournament of Uncse Tribe. Not
‘16. l. 0. B. M.. was held last nighi'
at Red Men's hall. West Washington .
street. The team headed by Charles :
Siolllwall won "rpm the team cap-l
points. The final sitiinc oi’ the tour i
namcnt will be held next Monday.
night at the iodze rooms. At lhsé
close of the tournament. a turkcy‘
‘dlnner will be furnished to the win- l
ping team by the losers.
The weekly meeting or the [Incas '
Tribe will be held tonight at the!
lodge rooms. The second degree will ;
be conferred on a class at candl- ;
dates. . ‘
FIRE ENGINE FIGURES
IN COLLISION; 3055 INJURED .
DANBURY. Feb. 22.—A large.
chemical oi the Fire Department
was badly damaged here yesterday-.;
when struck by another chemical in g
answering an alarm at 20 Elm
street. The chemical was parked
near a hydrant and the other ma.
chine. forced to come to a. sudden
bsit. skidded on the icy road and
crashed into it. No one was injured ;
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A. F. BEERS RUNS DOWN i
scum new 51‘. 130v.l
James Bolslkas. six years old, oil
South Main street. stepped in ironi‘
or an automobile driven by Albert
F. Beers of East avenue in North;
Main street at 1:80 o'clock this ai.‘
ternoon. The child was knocked
down and was taken to the Ner-
wsiit Hospital by Beers it was stated
there that he was not injured.
Character
tamed by Angelo Maruca. by moor
W. ,
It looks somehow as it the rub-
inwti nation was losing
‘l
its '
ilays's contention regarding tho law
fibers was correct. Mr. Buckner de-
;cllncd l0 discuss this ion. night,
i Alrdiuckncr said he had J);;!'F:t‘r1l to
.ihv adjournment of the billions cor-
.purt proceedings to give Mr. Hays a
lchance in negmluu; fer a new hoar-
‘lng will) the Department of Labor.
{A difference of opinion arose betwson
llir. Buckner and Mr. Hays as to tho
lll‘I'S‘tllil. legal status of the Countess.
luckncr signs-d a 35% bail bond
or Ellis- island on Sunday night. she
‘sisncd away her right to a writ of
was to produce in court the person
of a prisoner who is hold in Jail.
"\l‘llw there is no corpus." he add.
ltore the Countess is still under the
jurisdiction of the Department of
Labor, and is not under the jurisdic-
.ll'on.oi the courts."
Mr. Hays holds the Countess has
than"
\‘UNURA
want;
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Preceding advertisements in this . series have
- , described the various telephone roads your
voice may travel.
The A-B TOLL; call. which is Handled lay your local
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The STATION-TOvSTATlON Tou.‘ call is another
It is recommended for use to places not
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._ - The PERsON-To-PERSON Tou.‘ call gives you—st
somewhat higherlraies—communicstion with the mm-
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Toll Operator. ‘
More detailed explanation of these classes cl loll
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A folder has also Been printed describing toll tele-
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gunners olhce. ,You will find it helpful in making out-ol-
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