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Style and Comfort. Light
Ind durability. Let us shop you.
3M and Sulkics. too.
ANGE-VINE
FURNITURE co.
16 No. Main BL. 80. Norwalk
' NACBWILL
BpRNERS
The Nash. Raymond
& Dean (‘0.
31 Franklin Street.
Phone ‘1354
economy
and
' sohsfipoh'on
“my?
CLA‘SSI’I n so .
‘ 1 ADS
.‘We are now showing Spring
8'"
' CONNEALLY
81 Washington Street
'_'Spidcr" Murdock is a Los Angelou
daredevil. who does little things like
hopping from moving trains to autos
or airplanes. He never got'hurt. and
he wears a black cat and a figure
“13" on his sweater. But he got it
at last. He went to visit a. sick
friend. slipped on the hospital steps
and broke his ankle.
Helen Wills Victor
In Mentone Tourney
' neurons. France. March 2..-
(AP). Making her first appearance
in the Montana Lawn Tcnnis tour-
n'amcnt. .\ii.-.s Hclon Wills. the Am-
erican champion, today overwhelm-
ed Miss Daisy Hamerton of Eng-
land. 6-0 8.0. Miss Wills thus ad-
vanced to the third round.
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The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
has announced that it will acuulro
the bankrupt Atlanta. Birmingham
and Atlantic Railway by payment of
80 conts on the dollar of the face
value or the latter road's bonds. This
purchase will add 640 miles to the
mileage controlled by the Atlantic
Coast Line.
j A New Risk
Callizo. French aviator. holds the
world's airplane altitude record of
39.536 feet. He is now about to take
on a new risk—to try to fly over
him E'orest: highest mountain in
Black, Tan, Sauterne, Opal, Grey. Many others.
Gantelwer for Correction and Comfort
one world.
Styles in Oxfords and Pumps.
8: BRACKEN
South Norwalk. 001111.
Tel. 1111.
1
Gas
0
Displayed in
Furniture
16 NO. MAIN ST.
See the New Super
“Stamerd” -
See Them Bake With the G111 Turned on
ANGEVINE
PHONE 256
anges
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Company
80. NORWALK
THE EVENING SENTINEL—SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
GEORGE BALKED
AT lNl‘EREST 0N
WIFE’S OLD Bill
Belated Claim, Nine
Sarcastic Letter
From Washington.
A bill incurred by Mrs. Martha
Parke Curtis before her marriage to
George Washington and which bob-
bed up for payment. with lnbercst
added. nine years later, impressed
her husband as "somewhat myster-
ious" and in need of “further explano
otion" bcforo sottlcmont.
Washington Illscloscd
tudo in a letter written to William
Nc‘ale. October. 1767. In the com-
munication, which recently was sold
by the American Art Gallarlos. New
York, as part of tho Amorlcana of
the late A. R. Turner and Charles
A. lilunn, the general cxprcumd a
willingness to pay the principal, but
no more.
"I have received Your letter of the
15th ulto.. the contents of which
are somewhat mysterious. and stand
in hood of further explanation bo-
fore I can be satisfied oi’ the equity
of allowing 1110 pounds to Cal.
Moore with lnt., therein since Octr.
1758." he wrote.
"Trim it is. that previous to my
marriage, my wifo iniorux'd 1110
that she had cnuag‘d to purchase
thingsntt Mr. (‘immhcrlayuo's sale
to the amount of 100 pounds, but
what was done in conscqucnco of it
she knew not. although she had do-
clur'd iwr rcm'lincss to pay the mon-
ey at any limo \\‘l'l('ll c11ll'1l upon for
that purpr'f-e by the late Spcakcr
(who She look'd upon as on acting
person in that affair).
"Certain it also is that, once. if
not twice, slncc"111y 111r1rrlugo. l
have spoken to the Gentleman. to
know what was done. in consr-qucnoo
of her Engagement What was to
he the issuv of it. in short. what
1 had to cxpcct or npprclwnd from
it and his aruuxcr to 111. Inst of
m) rc1111‘111i11~~'-.111111 “as that ho 11711111
not ucll toll “lint. in say about it.
or somethan to this effect. from
whence 1 concludcd. and not 1
think impropcily. that I was con-
starred in tho light of a security
only for that sum uhcn demanded
(uhlch in truth. 1 ncvcr expected
w'd be thc' case after 9 )cars sl-
lencc )
“How it comes to pass the-11 that
Col Moore should he c'halgd with
It and I 11am no Intimalion hucof
In all this time. notwithstanding l
enqulr‘d of the very person who
could best inform me. and why Col
Moore should take upon himself to
all interest thl ro on. without himself
to all interest- theon. without my
privity or consent (“ho alone was
interested and concernd in the
sv.on1) I really cannot toll; but so
extraordinary it appears that you
will please to let him know. that 1
shall alnays be ready to settle the
matter (if we can) in an amicable
11nd filcnrlly manner that 1 will
strictly comply ulth whatever honor
and Justice may demand from my
\VlfL'S engagements but I cannot
(under knowledgo 1 have of the of-
fair) conccixo mxself bound by
honor, or good conscience to pay
more than the oxlginol sum (or 100
pounds at any rate) as she. before
marriage. and I over since marriage
have always been ready and willing
to settle and pay to the utmost ex-
tent of her promises."
In tho collcctlons, there were sev-
eral othor letters and documents
written by Washington. There was
a lottery ticket which had been
signed by him. It read: "Numb.
272. 1768. This ticket (No. 272)
shall entitle the Possessor to what-
ever PRIZE may happen to be
drawn against it's Number in the
Mountain Road Lottery. G. Wash-
ington.”
W”...
The Providence National Bank.
which is said to be the oldest bank
in the country. having been founded
In 1791. is to merge with the Mor-
chants' National Bank. also of Pro-
vidence. R. 1.. which is 108 years old.
under the title of tire Pr0\'idencc Na-
tional Bank.
this Mll-
Sugar production in Cuba up to
February 13 amounted to 1.570.861
tons. as against 1.572.118 tons in the
like porlod of the previous crop year.
according to Willett and Gray. sugar
statisticians. On February 15 there
were 172 controls grinding, against
173 on the same date last year.
The Japanese. Government has
placed an embargo on export ship-
ments of gold to prevent speculation
in yen. according to 11 Tokio dispatch
to the Associated Press.
Years Old, D r a w s
'
Mrs. Anthony Bimba seems not the
least disconsolato over the DPON‘L‘U-
1lon of her husband at Brio—111m.
Mass, as a. “blasphomcr.”
Striker and Strike
Breaker In Clash
A near riot “'ns caused ln—v -\'c-
nlng. shortly after closing how-:1, at
the Wolf Abrams clothing lm‘tmy
Bostwick avenue. Bridgeport.
Angelina Cupazzlcnlo. a strlkcr 1mm
the factory. assaulted Anna i'uchn
an alleged flLl‘il'tu brcukcr. .‘V~-\1*r;1
nirlkclu'cnkcrs camsI to Miss i'uclm':
deft—n51) and there was It. 1.1mm
Lattic for 11 {cw runmcnw. 111ml 1:
“as broken up by the lnr1'1- 114111
of police. Angelina. was our—hr;
charged with assault and hum :1
peace.
Wilcn
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sun 1111111031
01111111 11011111
Admits Clipping Cou-
pons from Liberty Is-
sues To Meet Press-
ing Claims. .
'i—mnrronp. March 2,4119).
Looking tired and weary and- up.
pouring bewildcrcd at times G. Han
old Gilpatric. defaulting cashier and
wrecker of the First National bank
of Putnam. again laced his cradltors
in bankruptcy bore yesterday.
Often faltering in his speech. but
declaring over and over that he was
doing his best to straights-Ii out tho
tangle of funds be left behind him
when he was sentenced to Atlanta
penitentiary for 15 years. the torm-
or banker admittod that perhaps
there were irregularities in the
state's purchase of $750,000 of Vic-
tory Loan bonds Ila confessed to
cutting coupons from bonds placed
in h 3 bank ror safekeeping to meet
claims pressing in upon him. and
said ho had rommed "through ab-
sorption" several its-ms from the
books of his banking institution.
Fourth flooring
it was the fourth time that Gil-
putrid had born questinncd since. his
recent return from Atlanta to aid
hls creditors in recovering. if pos-
sible. some .of the funds they had
lost through his huge runwmzlc.
meats. The first hearing “'th held
here two \vccks ago. two sessions
followed :1 the scene of his illcgul
banking artivitics, the First National
bank 111 1'1111111111. .\11nth1‘r l1curlug
will In: lit-l1] in bankruptcy court
born at to debt; Thursday morn-
ing. when it is h pcd by 111c- referee
in bankruptcy the (illpa’rlc matter
Railroads To Collect
NEW HAVEN. March '.:.-—~1.\1"1
it is likcly that under the terms 11!
a L'nltud Supreme (‘nuri
decision handtd down yc—stcrduy 1‘11
thc action of railroads against 11m
United States that the New Haven
R. R. the New England Steamship
Co.. and mo Central New 112.151.111.11
H. ll. will rectlyo $17,000 for 1.111—
transportation of "troop ll‘llfw‘ll-
moms" to and from the 3111111111
border in 1916 and 1917, The 1-1pm-
ion was W1 ittcn by Associato Jus'icc
Pierce Butler.
The. railroads-case was argurd by
Benjamin D. \‘i‘innI-r assistant sham:
attorney of New Haven county.
11. was the claim 0! tho 3111-. 1'11-
ment that it had a right to how.
troops’ baggage transpartcd fr“: or
chhrga becauso'carrlors‘ tariffs at
the various roads provided (11»
baggage car free for ovary fif'”
persons transported. The roads con.»
tended that this provision only np—
plied to thcatrical troops and sim-
liar companies
Coroner Probes Death
Of Danbury Hatter
An investigation has teen startm
by Coroner John J. Photon. oi
Bridgeport. as to tho exact causc
of death of James E. Melvin. assist-
ant registrar of voters of Dunbury
Melvin stated on his death bod, Fri-
day. that he had been struck under
the heart by George Johnson. at a
Danbury hat factory where both
were employed. but. wished that
nothing be said.
Witnesses who saw the fight. said
that Melvin was not struck undcl
tho heart. but in the face. The fight
started. according to reports. as thc
result of Melvin being struck 11
the face by a piece of water-soak-
ed hattcr‘s fur. Melvin accuscr‘
Johnson of throwing the fur. John-
son denied the act and Melvin 11
alleged to have called Johnson 1'
vile name and then the latter. it 11
reported. struck him.
Dr. H. M. Brown Les. Who attend-
cd Melvin. said death was caused b:
a complication of dicoasw. but wa:
not certain whether a blow was r
contributing cause. '
Slates
Trcasury Balance
WASHINGTON. March 2.—
llnltcd ‘tatvs Treasury not but
once at close of business Feb.
27. was “(0.883.406.
$17,000 From Army ‘
can bu completed.
; Yesterday's hcariu; was not as
i lengthy as some of the earlier ones.
1bu1 it brought out a scam of differ-
icnt mattcln, the questioning being
Mono by four (llffor-rnt 1111.11. all seek-
lug inl‘drnmllou‘or a nature to aid
their own aciivitics.
The question of the purchaso by
tho state of $750.01!” 111 Victory Loan
bonds, perhaps the most important
question brought up today._had boon
touched upon but lightly at the pre-
vious hearings. And the former
banker's questioners did not get for
with tho subject today. admitting
that they were not proparorl to go
into detail and indicating that the
investigation of this issue ha! not
oecn completed.
It was admitted by Mr. fiilpatric
himself, however. that pcrhnps all
is not right with the state's large
purchase of bonds made for the
1.70mn1onweal1h by himself as state
‘lrcuauror near the close of the war.
Mind Changed.
“Btfuo this hearing was held."
'1». blind former banker said. “1
11 cold have said that transactions in-
111*1'ing the purchase of tho Victory
1.11nu wcro all right. but I would not
my so now." Pointing out 'llifll ho
is now checking up this transaction
\vzrh George M. Coffin. receiver of
11m wrccked First National bank of
1"1im111. .‘vir. Gllpotric said that ' to
'11‘-' now going over this and some
prmv1c<s is being more. But before
1 make any definite statement con-
11'1nlng it. I would prefer to have it
11-1..1mplctod There is oiidence of do-
my in delivery, there is no doubt of
that."
No (infinite knowledge of irregular
transactions regarding this purchase
of Victory bonds has ever been
found. The matter was brought up
by Clinton H. Scavell. accountant
r-npnfiod by the stats to investigate
Gilpatrlc's manipulation of state
funds while the latter was trea-
surer of the Commonwealth.
Conn River Channel
Kept Clear 0f Ice
HARTFORD. March 2.—-(AP)
For the third succcssivc winter the
11111110111 and New York Transporta-
tion Co. has been able to keep the
channel of the Connecticut river suf.
nclently clear of ice to permit unin-
terruptod steamer trips to and from
New York. For the first time in his-
tory such a record has been made.
The river here today was 4.8 {set
above mean 10w water and had risen
somewhat since yesterday.
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PRES. coonmcu muons 'ro
slams: MEXICAN TROUBLE
WASHINGTON, March l.—-(AP)
President Coolidge sees no reason
why the controversy between the
United states and Mexico over no
troactive and oonflscatory provisions
of the anti-alien land and petroleum
laws cannot be satisfactorily adjust-
ed.
When Stillmans .1... Their Daughter Were Re-United
«TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 1926.
The Wholesome
Peary, Jr., Will 1—111 Dads Trail
~’ “You can’t be a
Peary until you’ve
crossed the Arctic
\
Circle."
Robert Peary. Jr.. studies the. Arctic in pn‘purmlon for the Ameri-
I ' I .
flhons Use
Rumford because they know from actual
experience that it is the one baking pow.
der which never fails to leaven
evenly— completely 1- perfectly
RUMFORD
BAKING cowosn
Chiff on [lose
Full lashirrrnwi au-l 13.1w "
from top to too. 1'11 tho «1;! -!
sprzmr siuulm.
$1.95 |
The N. E. Ryan Co
86 Washington Street.
South Norwalk
L. GOLDEN,
WOMEN‘S READY T0 “TAR
WASHINGTON STREET
SOUTH NORWALK
mu Mira-um of Natural History cux‘dltlou which no 11111 Join in June.;
.......—~.——-.——_.
It’s Doctor Kellogg Now ‘
Hero's Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg (left) in the mortar
board he worn when Presidontmioshua Penniman of the University of
Tennessee (right) conferred on him the' degree of Doctor of laws.
WellvBred Or
Half—Baked? .
SNAP}BRIM hat
can make the
wearer look like a
gentleman or like a
1 Piccadilly“tofi°”.0ur.
. Snapon'm Hats boa
speak their quality
intheirbold,breezy,
sportsmanlike lines. Othcv‘ Muir—:— um
Theygraceyaurface. $6.00 and $7.00 ‘
ROGERS 81 STEVENS
2 STORES
Norwalk So. Norwalk
The Mailer-yr
"Classic "Hat, $8
“mom‘s mm or ' 11113111111116 stun-rum”
MILLINERY
K. A.
POLHEMUS
LEADING MILLINER “h
61 North Mainb Street
Phone 314-5. So. N orwaik
i1
931 00 Qs; OQC
8km, 3W3. M1
Coins dropped—into the clock
A Heatrola will 5",
A1 easy as Pia
"Ms dick”: M!
HEATROLA ..
Savings Club
that any a put.
chaos s Hurrah
tho now 8.
Ciub way. Como ‘
iii-lot us don-1-
onus-to ill.
Hunohandu-
plain why it do“
tho work of a
basement inr-
moo whil- using no IIIOI'I fool
than on old-lubionod stovo.
Than lot as show you tho low
lags Clock you roost" upon ou-
rollmsntin tho slab. ands-ll m
about tho cash pm It the
rats of 3% par sauna: tint w
p, on your Harrell onion
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