Entered as second-class matter at the post office at
So. Not-walk. Conn"
under the Act of March}. 1!”.
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DIWALI’I FIRST HIWIPLPIR
SOUTH NORWALK. cosh. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1926.
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night and Saturday; colder tonight
and‘ in east portions Saturday.
PRICE THREE CENTS
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‘ Plot By
. and Samu
nl street hous
” » released at.
of his sen-
. ., Following Dispute,
Husband—Camilla
1 questioning try
on was arres-
nder the name
charged with
,as a member of
that bugiarized
e vicinty of Bed.
1 Bidgefleld. The
p by the Con-
rk state police.
ous Consequences
fprestalled a
el
Complains To
inant Tells Of
Husband—Jail For Wife
elk—Husband Returned To Prison.
of Clarence Jennin
t the police
4! in that vicinity.
gs of Giana! street, Westport,
plot to burglariae
oltllAGNAu ,
dent Polk,” Sold Fo
$85,000. '
ANNUALD 1R
0F_ST.JI ~ S
6.
Haywood Who Is Ill.
sternum
Sidney Morse Of New
Y o r k Substitute
Speaker For H. 'L.
The annual banquet of St. John's
Lodge. No. 6. F. a A. M. will be held
this evening in the temple in Berks.
ley street.
‘ complaint
_ st Jennings.
‘ to the West-
F. I’. LEWIS, BUYER
People At Wehtport.
of 885.000. The estate consists 0
land Sound.
the north side of the roadway.
Once Occupied by Polk
place about 1890 to 1805. Mr. Polk
lived in seclusion. He was in Songs.
luck for about two years before hie
BUYS LANDMARK
lN SAUGATUCK
Dr. Eno Place, Once
Occupied By Presi-
R e c e n t Owner, Mr.
Ashe, Is Responsible
”" For Influx Of Artistic
F. E. Lewis. 2nd. has purchased
the old Dr. Eno place on the Shore
road in Saugatuek from Joseph and
Carrie Ashe for the reported price
five acres of land on the south aid:
of the Shore road facing Long Is-
Thcre are 15 acres on
James K. Polk. once president oi
the United States. lived in the Ash:
Recognition Given
Bond. Hartford, yesterday.
Mrs. Abbott's election who some-
what of a surprise to loehl Democrats
but they were quick to applaud the
choice made.
Mrs. Abbott's name was present-
ed to the committee by Judge John
Walsh. of Stamford, and was sec-
onded by William R. Palmer. of Ox-
ford. who moved that the secretary
cast one ballot for Mrs. Abbott.
Mrs. Abbott. who is the state cen-
tral committeewoman from the 26th
Senatorial District. was not present
at the meeting and at the present
’ time is sojourning in Florida. ‘
Mrs. Ilene Proxy.
Mrs. Sara E. Lane. member of the
local board of education, attended
the meeting as Mrs. Abbott's proxy-
She said that the name of Mrs. Ab-
bott met with the approval of every
State Central Committee At Hartford
Meeting—Mrs. Mooney Vice Chairman.
Mrs. Lilian Steery Abbott of Norwalk met with no opposi-
tion in her election as Democratic National Committeewoman
at the meeting of the Democratic
Mrs. Abbott Honored ‘ACHI.
Without Any Contest
Local Democrats Surprised and Pleased ‘With
Norwalk Woman By
state control committee, Hotel
organ to go into every town and
hamlet in Connecticut.
can finance a. weekly paper of this
kind.
"We should have a. small commit-
tee on organisation for which the
chairman.cun pick members whom
we could not get to run for the cen-
tral committee. Some of the lending
mandfacturcrs and business men are
stalwart Democrats, and in this way
we could benefit from their know.
ledge and experience.
“We must work to make The state
Democratic as it used to b‘e. We
have seen the states on all sides be-
come Democratic — Massachusetts,
Rhoda Island and New York.
“And still Connecticut remains in
I believe we ,
one present.
state.
Mrs. Alice R. Mooney, of Water-
bury, is the new vice chairman of the
turbance.
and Jenning
go of breach 0
so plans of Jen
and it
t
:C., Feb. 26.—
today in the
pltol building.
lobed with.
blurted in the
side of the
ad before it
.way and lire-
under con-
e is directly
upied by the
.t is a public
of the mem-
was brought
, and Roddy
‘ Jealousy and
t
Jennings were
u the charges
_s arrest. Reddy
9 forms in and
Jennings were
[o six months
Judge Joseph
rt Town Court.
f‘g held without
the New York
”is expected in
is
.will be taken
a
t
his family.
place, will be his associate.
tions of Masdnry."
the Tor-Centennial in Philadelphia.
and will show the picture of the
site of the original temple which pic-
ture was taken by Mr. Morse him-
self in the Holy Land.
Mr. Morse is known to be a. very
interesting speaker, and is an as-
sociate of Mr. Haywood in Masonic
research work. .
The dinner will be served. prompt-
ly at 7 o‘clock. this evening. and cov-
ers have been laid for 200. Mem-
bers of Berkeley Chapter of Eastern
Star are .in charge of the dinner.
Tentative Return Must
Be In By March 15—
Final Return On May
15.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 28.—
(AP). The treasury today granted a
number of extensions of time as to
when final tax returns must be
made for this year's payments to
the government.
Extensionalmre decided upon be-
cause of the name-s of March 15.
when the returns ordinarily would
be due and to the fact that the new
tax law was approved only today.
Under the new regulations. citi-
zens and residents of the United
States whose net income .exceeds
85000 and domestic corporations
were given until May 15, or two
months extension in which to file
complete returns. However they
must make tentative returns on or
before March 15. together .with one
fourth of the estimated amount of
tax! ‘
If the estimated tax is less then
shown to s. due on the completed
return. the difference will bear in.
forest at six per cent. a year until
paid back.
moms COOK!!!
the old-tom kind. and tin!!!-
gus’a Moos mill?- or. for filo
s. guru all over this "cloth. The
old-W “skies induce the
following kinds: slam. Isl-r- M‘-
m molasses. chemists and. eat-
only the boot of murals al-
making Iolllgan‘e
It is with great regret that the
committee in charge announces that
H. L. Haywood. prominent in Ms.-
sonic circles. and editor of the "Ma-
sonic Outlook" will be unable to be
present to address the gathering one
to his own illness and the illness in
The speaker in Mr. Haywood’o
Sidney
Morse. ,of blow York City. a director
of the Grand Lodge Bureau of ac-
cial and Educational Service. Mr.»
Morse. will give an illustrated lee.
ture on “The History and Tradi-
By means of stereoptican slides“. he
will tell about King Solomon's Tem-
ple. as reconstructed by Masons. for
flea”, Your ;
identity was discovered.
would recover his financial loss
Mr. Polk walked from his house to
the Saugatuck railroad station every
day as he was unable to hire a
coachman. He also often spoke oi
the enjoyment he gained by the
walk of a mile to and from the
station.
The Ashe place is less than two
blocks from the Norwal‘ltinstpori
town line. Many notable people
have visited there during the past
century. The house was built about
1850. but has been remodeled sev-
eral times since then. It is built
along the lines of an English‘manor.
There are spacious flower gardens
and many walks around the estate
Purchases Oil Magneto
Mr. Lewis is an oil magnate and
rancher in California. He has a
beautiful estate of over 200 acres
near Compo Beach. It is believed
that this place wl.l be either sold
or turned over to Mrs. Lewis. who
obtained a. divorce in Paris last year.
Mr. Ashe, who comes from Pitts-
burg. Penn. has the distinction oi
for bringing the large artist colony
to Westport. Mr. Ashe came tr
Westport in 1906. The following
year Mr. and'Mrs. John Merchand
came here and they were followed
by Mr. and Mrs. George Wright
Since then the art colony has
grown to over 200 members. This
colony' includes artists. writers
sculptors. poets and other famous
people.
some of the nationally known
people' who now own homes it
Westport are John Held. Jr.. Wil-
liam Meade Prince. William 8.
("Bill)" Hart. Edward T. Bedford.
Arthur K. Bourne. Sn. George W.
Gair. Henrycnaleigb. Angus P
MacDonald. Rose O'Neil. James
Earle Frasier. C. Clinton Shepherd
Howard Brubaker. Hendrick Willem
Van Loon. Caroline Bean. Howard
Heath. Sam Brown and Richard
Council.
Phillips Is Appointed
On Legion Committee
NEW BRITAIN. Feb. 25.—-—(AP)
Harry C. Jackson. state command-
er of the American Legion. has ap-
pointed Alfred Phillips at Stamford
as chairman of the American Ile-
glon's state committee on World
Peac'e‘lnd foreign relations. The
other members of the committee are
Albert 1. Prince of Hartford and
Harry Wessele of New Britain.
The committee will act as a part
of the national committee in the fur-
therance of the educational policy or
the Fldac. International organi tlon ,
of ex-service men of the World War.
The Legion committee secures schol-
arships in colleges. and universities
and exchanges them‘ with the com-
mittee in Europe. thus enabling stu—x '
dents from Europe and the United
States to study in foreign countries.
O
save THE TROUBLE.
of wash. Let Brephy's Laundry do
the canny whip: for you. Rough
dry (all flat worki- tronetn wear-
Mr. Polk
had ill luck in business and cum:
to Westport with the hope that he
being the man who is responsible ‘
the near future.
preceding the meeting.
policies in organisation.
. ~"I believe in ormuicatien. whether
in the home. factory. office or poli-
tics." he said. "Leadership is not an.
Without the support of all the mill-
tant Democrats we cannot get far.
There are some very fundamental
things we have not had in the past.
We are chiefly in need of publicity.
Out of thirty or forty newspapers in
the state. four are Democratic. Peo-
ple never sethe Democratic side of
a story. >
Paper Needed.
Attorney Connery Un-
able To Be Present—.-
Big Crowd Waits All
Day.
The cases of Glaccomo Bertino. 11
Wood street and James Passefume.
25 Burbank street. South Norwalk.
and Dominick Crea. Saugatuck.
failed to come up in the Westport
Town Court yesterday. although
trial.
The men are held by the state
police in connection with alleged
extortion charges made by Domin-
ick Valiant. of Sausatuck. The
court officials. defendants. state po-
lice and all witnesses are ready to
start the case .but waited for Attor-
ney Paul R. Connery. It was said
that Connery was in New York City
and could not arrive in Westport in
time for the trial.
At 3:30 the cases were
for a week. but may go
March 11.
More than 100 interested specter
tors were in the court room at the
beginning of court at 10:30 and
many of them waited around all af-
ternoon for the expected "sensa-
tional evidence" to be presented in
tho extortion cases.
continued
over until
Congratuliltions '_
The silver Jubilee .of The Nora
walk Hour under its present man-
moment was appropriately pub-
licized in yesterday's edition of
that newspaper.
The Nomik Hour has made
in apparel dried at 1: cents per,
pound. Minimum charge!" a wash-i
in: to 7! cents. ”Service That Boil-q
washing
for and «tried. Phone lots-Adv.
wonder-tut strides in nu publish-
ing field 'in this section and the
management an stair of'The
Evening Senllne wish it coutlué
ued success.
It is expected that a meeting of
the Democratic registrars and town
chairmen of Fairfleld County will
meet with National Committeeman
Thomas J. Spoilacy in this cltydn
The state committee members were
guests of Mr. Spellacy at luncheon
Called upon
as host. the new national committee-
man made 'a strong appeal for newi
“The first necessity is a Democratic
everything was in readiness for the ‘
the Republican column. What is the
reason? The people are the same.
They have the same temperament
and interests. The answer is that
in those states there must be a. su—
perlol‘ organization. In other words
it's our fault.
“Here in Connecticut we have the
survival of the last boss in the Uni-
tcd States. Because bossism has been
abolished everywhere else it shows
that the people do not favor it. It
is not human that there should be a
beneficial dictator. .The position is
used for the private power of the in-
diiddf l.
"R, . here. in order to mate out
Punishment because the wishes of
the; monarch were not met, we have
had an example. There is now no
such thing as home rule born. The
thing transcends any tpoiiticai con-
slderation.
"If such a thing can be done to
Bridgeport. then it can be done in
Hartford and everywhere else in the
state. “'0 must bring the truth to
the people of Connecticut and work
to help them throw off the yoke of
monarchy fixed on the state}?-
BOSTON. FIRM
' PAYSPARFOR
WATER sous
Eldridge & Co. Makes
Successful Bid —-. To
Be Issued In $1,000
Denominations.
The bond issue of the Second Tax-
ing District of $250,000 for im-
provements to the water Works was
awarded to Eldridge and Company
of Boston. Mass. at a meeting of
the district commissioners held in
the city hall last evening.
A representative of this concern
wl-s Present and presented the bid.
The bonds will be ready in the near
future.
The bonds will be issued in den-
omination of 81.000 each. They were
sold to the Boston concern at par
value of 31.000.
Keeler Retires From _
Court Of Errors
*—
NEW HAVEN. Fen. 20.—-(AP).
From the eminence of the Connecti-
cut Supreme court of Errors of
which he has been an associate jus-
tice for four years. John E. Kesler
of Stamford, at the age of 70. today
stopped in to retirement. ‘
From the Supreme court bench to
which he, had gone six years ago
as one of its youngest members.
George E. Hlnman oi Willimantic
rose to the highest tribunal. From
private practice Edward M. Yeo-
mane of Andover, took the seat
which Judge memes had lethal-
though in mill! he became the
Junior member of that bench.
——TO!LET DEPARTMENT
SPECIAL AT CLIFFORD
Pharmacy. his combination won't
tut long. A :50 bottle of Ben Bur
Permrne‘and a no can of Juno's
Violet .or‘Rose odour Talents Pow-
der. special at is cents. Special only
.singers on the pin o with his usual
MacLaren 'Io'Be New
six years a resident of Marion ave-
nue. Marvin Beschihas been nomin-
ated for the presidency of the Nor.
walk Country Club.
cept the nomination and it is expect-
ed that be will be elected at the an-
nual meeting tomorrow evening. He
is connected in snl official capacity
with the Haas Brothers Fabric cor-
poration. “7 Fifth
York City. 1
or radio battery will receive proper
care and attention lhsro. Headquar-
ters for the Wills ‘ batteries Rm
w ms;
or R] H NOTED
Judge TTa—m—m a n y
“Irish Night”
T h r i 1
‘With Address.
200 PRESENTS
Thanksl
liver-ed an
Literature." at ‘ Irish
Washington street. last evening.
More than 1200 members and
transported hisj listeners back to
the Emerald Is 0. He gave a de-
scription of the, cruinlry‘s geograp-
hical features in their relation to
Irish literature} Jludge Tammany
referred to Killarney. reciting the
poem dedicated lto that place. He
also spoke abdut Robert Emmet
and read extracts from Emmet‘s
famous speechldollvercd to the
judges who ordered his execution.
The feeling of the Irish people for
iibed'ty which has been expressed
down through ithe centuries in
Irish literature iwas also empha-
sised. In closln‘ . Judge Tammany
said he believerll Ireland was near.
IOT‘B. 1
Ilibcrniuins Prcsmt
Members or film Norwalk Til—
vlsion, Ancient Oil-der- of Hibernians.
were present as guests of the South
Norwalk council. Grand Knight
Martin Mellomngh and svvcrrll
members of the Catholic L'nlon
Council. No. 46. also attended the
affair.
The fourth floor of the building,
recently renovated, was used for
the program. Tie hall was deca-
rated with green and white stream-
ers and presenttd a fine appear-
ance. The American flag hung at
the front of the room and beside
it were the Irisi Free State and
the older Irish flag with the golden
harp,
An orthophonlo vicirola was
loaned to the coiuncli through the
courtesy of Jamel; A. Donnelly. A
choice concert of Irish music was
given during the ‘evening.
Lecturer Thomhs McMahon was
in charge of the‘ program. which
was opened with the singing of
“The Star Spangi .d Banner." Wil-
liam H. McMahc‘ rendered "The
Wearing of the Green," in splendid
fashion. l
The entire lgathering sang
"O'Donnell Abausl' the traditional
Irish war song. The song was lead
by 12 men, wholelaim Ireland as
the land of their‘blrth.
ring battle song rhng with the true
Celtic spirit n cos who heard it
for the first were fascinated
with it. , “
A toast to Ireland in the form of
a beautiful piece of poetry was
given by Edward ‘. Hayes. Sr. Joe
seph Linxweilcr ccompanied the
ma;
splendid rahllity. ,Christopher Min.
ton sang "Believe lMc. if All Those
Endearing Young} Charms," in a
(Continued on Page Two.)
Country Club Head
J. Walter Mac Loren for the past
Mr. Mac Laren has agreed to ac-
avenuc. New
'
i
took can honour.
will be called!
, Pili- Wm 1.1- mm was“.
while the consignment new on hand
Storage Battery 0‘. to West Ave
Phone 9".- 3—7 ..
AT K. OF C. EVENT
,, at 8 West avenue,
Orator,
ls Listeners
T h o m ayhlchlahon,
Committee C h a i r-
man, Given Vote Of
Judge William F. Tammany dc-
elbqucnt address on
"Irish Scntimcnlt as Revealed in lits
night. which
was celebrated .by the South Nor~ _
walk Council, No. 1253. Knights of
Columbus. in its club rooms on
guests were prf-scnt at this affair.
l
which is the ‘rst of a series of
three similar lprograms. Italian
night and Hungarian night will
follow. i
In his talk} Judge Tammany
or new to freedom than ever be.‘
.
This stlr~ 4
sent word they would be unable to
congratulated by all upon the lat-
est addition to his family.
was born last week.
unable to attend the meeting.
Tobias. an expert on salesmanship.
was scheduled to speak on
tionary Fame and
Architecture Will
tion On Street.
of New York has leased from
station of Colonial design, will
Standard Oil Leases
Barker Place, West Ave.
Belden-St. John-Selleck Homestead Of Revolu-
After two months of negotiations,
Perfect Early American
Be Torn Down After
Standing 150 Years—~Most Desirable Loca-
Charles L. Barker, the property
Norwalk, where an attractive gas and service
be built.
This colonial station, will replace a colonial house, one of
the oldest, pro-Revolutionary houses in Norwalk.
TAX REDUCTION
, Bill. IS SIGNED
Signature To Meas-
$387,000,000 Tax Cut.
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb. .-
(Al’)- The new tax reduction
became a law when President Cool-
10:22 o'clock this morning.
'l‘hofinwasuro. which provides for
a. reduction of $387,000,000 in the
cd by the chief executive in his of-
fices as a battery of stillyind motion
picture camera men recorded the
scene.
Invited to witness the
were several who were
in the drafting of the legislation.
They included Secretary Mellon.
Director Lord of the budget, Rep-
ceremony
prominent
resentative Tlison of Connecticut.
Republican floor leader of the
liousc. Chairman Green of the
House Ways and Means committee;
Representative Garner of Texas.
ranking Democratic on the Ways
and Means committee: Chairman
Smoot oi! the Senate finance com-
mittee; and Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, ranking Democrat
in the finance committee.
N.‘ Y. Police Dept.
Soon To Use Radio
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-——(AP) Ra-
dio men will supplant the present
inter-departmental telephone system
of the New York police department
to speed up the broadcasting of
alarms and the apprehension of
criminals.
Every police precinct will have a
radio receiving set. all linked into a
citywide unit. This will enable head-
quarters to broadcast alarms to all
precincts simultaneously, instead of
using the telephone relay system new
in use. "
More than 100 of the 112 sets re-
quired. already have been delivered
at headquarters, it was announced in-
day and the work of installation has
begun. -
KlilANlANS an
TICKETS .FOR_
. ATHLETIC mm
as:
Report Of Trip—Mr.
Barnes Praised.
Tickets for the coming athletic
meet were distributed to the mem-
bers of the Kiwanis Club at yester-
day’s meeting held at the Royal
James Inn. Dr. Barry Hefteran
and James Donnelly reported prog-
ress for the meet. which will be
held in the armory, Friday) March
12.
Dr. Ernest F. McGregor. Fred
Lyons. Arthur C. Wheeler and
Charles J. Mint: delegates to the
Boston. Mass, convention made a
report on their trip.
John D. Milne and Fred Quintsrd
attend the meeting. .
President Charles H. Barnes was
ioshed by some of the members. but
A I011
M. F. Tobias. of Chicago. llL. was
Mr.
"sum
.,»
Poitier. s Vital Power."
BY PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Aflixes
ure Providing For
25.—
bill
idgc gave it his formal approval at
amount of taxes to be paid by the
American people this year was sign-
lisve that
drugs. used and personnel this store
in this particular department takes
high rankin this locality. The 01
ford Pharmacy. ‘
May Purchase Later.
Mr. Barker. Who now resides in
Hollywood, California, has leased tho
property to the I'Stnndard Oil, with
an option to purchase, according to
information issued from the local of-,
flees of the Standard Oil Company
today,
The old residence on the property.
is vacant. It has housed several tea.
rooms during the past few years. It
has been known as one of the most
desirable locations on West" avenue.
The lot is between 50 and 60 deep,
Court Apartments in the roar. Work
will start shortly on the dismant-
ling of the house. and it is planned
to haw the station completed in the
early Spring.
Built. in 1773.
This house. which until recent
years. was known as the, Bolder)-
Sl. John-Selicck homestead, was sup-
posedly built in 1773,‘and is rich in
history of Norwalk during the Revo—
lutionary \V‘ar. According to tradi~
lion, General Garth and his Eng-
lish troops. during the occupancy of
Norwaik, used this house as a tem-
porary storage for ammunition. This
was a reserve store, and the general .
then left for the east side of the
Norwalk [liver to join General Try-
on, to aid him in destroying the
houses on the east side. Upon his
return march. be caused the house to
be fired. but as he and his troops
left immediately, the few surviving
patriots soon extinguished the blaze.
The house. which has stood to this
day. is a perfect example of srchi~
tccture.. in Norwalk. fer 150 years.
Historical .‘lsso. Used It.
A number of years ago, Mr. Bar-
ker purchased the property. along
with the entire corner of West ave-
nue and Berkeley street, which he
later sold to automobile concerns.
For a. How, Mr. Barker resided in
the house. '
There has been talk of preserv-l
ing the old house. but there has been
no evidence of any action.
JOHN 1. who .
KNOCKED DOWN
1 BUT UNHURT
Car Operated- By 'An-
drew TedescoOf
Saugatuck Hits Cor-
poration Counsel.
———-e-
Corporation Counsel John J.
Cuneo was struck and knocked down
by an automobile in “‘ashington
street about 4 P. M. yesterday. but
is none the worse for his experi-
ence today.
Mr. Cunec, in crossing Washing-
ton stz-ect, stepped in front of a
machine operated by Andrew Ted-
'esco of Saugatuck. The front part
of the machine struck him. knock~
ing him to the pavement.
He quickly regained his feet and,
stated that he was not injured. .
Tedesco reported the matter to the '
South Norwalk police and said that
he was driving very slow at the
time of the accident. '
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$2 STOCK DIVIDEND
BOSTON. Mass. Feb. Jib—(AP).
Announcement of the regular quar-
terly dividend of $2 on the common
stock was the only action by direc-
tors of the General Electric Co. at
a meeting here today. Reports cir-
culated recently intimated that I
plan for recapitalization of the com-
pany by splitting up the common
stock was to be considered. but no
action was taken on the plan at
today's meeting.
PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT.
r—This is the fundamental on
which this business moves forward.
is the most importimt and receives
the closest attention here. We be-
m service. quality of
w”: 's' P
PN’u-Ad'fl
the Standard Oil Company,
and doors not include the Berkclc-y‘
v.6
.‘_'s 52-.
lo.
Norwalk Chronicler