Entered as second-class matter at the post office at
so. "emoluments. under the Act of March I. 1879.
. t
Considerable pep has been
ambassador to Great Britain.
How It Happened.
Switzerland. Mr. Houghton landed
on American soil last week to tell
President Coolidge. man to man.
Just what the situation was abroad
and to advise the Coolidge adminis-
tration what to do regarding further
conferences with European princi-
palities and powers.
Not only did Ambassador Bough.
somebody else who told the news-
papers and thereby let a great big.
yellow cat out of the bag in which
high political circles. .
What Ambassador Houghton said.
wombat. ‘01: the old Principla er
svery'natien for itself sedans devil
e the .hindmost. They were all
yin! await: nights thinking how
" they c n _
States with?“ their chief interest
~ in Uncle Sam is in what they can.
ton described the League of Nations
as a very weak slsterlsuffering from
a sort of chronic amaemia, .
In ' view of the fact that the
Coolidge administration has recently
voted’the U. S. A. into the World
"Court "with reservations", and to
further 'the fact that he World
Court is a'step—eh'ild of the League
" citations. this announcement from
- the ambassador set everybody by the
ears. . ~
thing that Woodrow Wilson started.
: Being that enraged theymsre
{the American people .the as he
saw it. and finally. after niu' con-
.eiaeration.‘ Senator Pat He J: n gt
Mississippi demanded yenerdeyztngl;
Ambassador Houshton be rem
our ambassador to Great Bri r,
fiarrison “and other pro~League
alateirhen if they really thought the
"Yes" inflict. but they still demand
.baesador Honghten’s head. . .
a Secular-y of State Kellogg was
suitefiusteredover any news getting
.. Meantime Ambasndor Housman
seems'to have been permitted his
. ‘ . CON“. NI to
basssdor , ~
iHoughton’s Plain Talk
r May , Cost His Position
President, Secretary of State and Pro-League
‘ Senators Ready To Pounce On Diplomat
~ Who Told More Than" Some Felt Public
. .W as Entitled To Know About. '
. put into the League of Nations
controversy to whet the interest of the average man during the
past few days, and the person who is primarily responsible for
making a dull matter lively is Alanaon B. Houghton, American
. Along with our ambassador to . ‘
ton tell the President but he told _
. toler lo Nothel .
everything is supposed to remain in ‘ at n in r ands
Viiam' of Orange. was one_of the
in substance. was that in spite of all ‘ ‘
the duo. high-sounding tall: from “:
European statesmen they were still , ‘
I, 1.}. ,. we , W Jr" _ obi .
‘ 59* 1““ a“ infill!" ‘99 into Holland 4 w MW 4
. and he became t e leader of the Three Assert CityRe-
“use" the United: 1
5“ out of him. Ambassador Hough- ‘ ‘ which later became Belgium. but he
on n. Housman- .
. ‘ ' He did netvbelieve in forcing reli-
TIt enraged Republicans who are . ' ' . “ I,
pro-League and pro-Court and it en- _ ‘ .» ‘
raged Democrats who are pro-anv- . , . ; '
luminescent ”lot but Be en“ Assistant
Matron At ,L o c a]
Day Nursery F o r
. Past Decade.
every boy and girl who
/ There was a stat-ray scenein the over ten years died at the nursery,
3011‘“ until 59‘1“" 3"“ ”“4 Barbara Barry. assistant matron. at
that institution on Webster street for
”a” of Europe can be served by over so years. died at the nursery
mama” u-uth. '1‘th couldn't say this morning after a brief illness.
spines Barry is survived only. by her
sister. Mary. who is the matron of
the nursery. Heart trouble" was giv-
bm to‘the American (people without an asthe cause of death. Frederick
3n "permission and declared the H. Ganung will handle the runeral
W's cabinet would consider arrangemanis. the body to be take
an to Cold Springs. New York where
the family plot is located, tomor-
E I I, o , was last heard from row for burial.
- ! rho Out of respect for the departed
lover of little children,
Nursery will be closed until Mon-
day.
Some ten years ago. the two Bar-
ry'sistera were visiting in Nomaik.
It so happened at that time that the
Day Nursery 1nc.. was looking for
a new matron. Some one suggested
the‘name of Miss Mary Barry as be.
ing a most suitable person for such
a position.
Miss Barry accepted
shortly installed her sister. Min
Barbara as cook and assistant nu.-
‘tl‘bn. Since that time the'two worked
side by side, nevpr separated. Where
one went the other wentusnd what
one did. the other did. .
Under the care .of the two. the
patronage of the Day Nursery grow
until today when 12 to 17 children
are cared for daily.
hit-Barbara did all the cooking
, with“ for the children and assisted in tak—
‘1 , , lug care of the very little children.
carried use it month all- She will be sadly missed by all.
, . . , 3
”Eur. Bourne ll ‘ mm” Desmond CO. BUYS
. some C. & K.“Macllines
'The machinery from the former
Quiet and Roses Straw Hat fac-
tory in Milford has been psi-chis-
ed by the James J. Desmond Hat
company or Ballroom. and will he
° installed in their new plant which
wiliopeuonltsyistnenewnae-p
my. to be run by Its. Desmond.
rearing superintendent of the C. l.
K. stra
fer-ines- some: the Initial“!-
. El”
as,» his department at , the
iles '-
e
.r
noses-nix s rim ssws
d
1“ PI!
The ‘Weather
Weather forecast for Southern
New England; Help this afternoon
and probably tonight; Wednesday
fair; Not much change in temper-
alure.
803m Number-low.- TUESDAY. MARCH 23, 1926.
s 'ington
LOCAL coucu ,
0F RELIGIOUS
usuumol
Final Lecture In Course
Given By Professor
Bainton Last Eve-
ning.
WM.IOF ORANGE
Plans. Already Under
Way ToRepeat Edu-
cational Institute
Here Next Year.
m
A velry successful lecture course
sponsored by the Norwalk Council
o: Religious Education came to a
close at the South Norwalk Congre.
gallons! church last evening. Pro-
fessor Roland H. Balnton. of the
Yale Divinity school. concluded his
series “of lectures. with a very in-
resting talk on the life of William
til Silent. Who established religious
' In. part. Dr. Bainton said: "Wil-
greetest leaders in the Nether-
. lands. ‘ln' establishing Dutch in.
"dependence. He was reared a
Catholic but turned against Spain
and the Pope because they wanted
people millet Philip of Spain.
‘ The southern part of Netherlandr
was‘fistron’gly Catholic and he could
not keep control of this section
did retain control of the northern
part which is now Holland.
"William believed in. toleration
gious. faith. but favored letting
people be free to follow their con-
sciences. - .
“There were many other men be-
fore ‘ him. who taught the same
thing, but he was to first strong
leader who was able to put it intc
practice." "
the Institute for next year.
MONEY, GIVEN
terday.
Mrs. Mary Blarsen. both of Stem-
Bluff, fell and received a fracture.
‘ and sprain of the left wrist on Flux
_ ' 1... Hill road. February 21. at 11 a. m.
" . Mrs. Waters is under a doctor's
care and asks for damages stating
that the walk was in bad condition.
avenue. Norwalk. claims she was
. l struck by two girls on a sled Jam
1 . uary 15 while she was waiting for
a trolley st Holden and Riverside
avenues and Spring Hill. She re.
solved a concussion of the brain
Antpillo “Ritpllllccl, 0f th‘h resulted in ”“10" 10h“ 1‘" somewhat during the past week, the
ciaimdamages from the city. have
been filed at the office of the town
clerk.
asks damages for injuries received
when she fell on mwaik on North
Main street, near Marshall
January 30. Mrs. Geits was con-
fined to her home for two weeks.
‘ S is e resented by Attorneys
Plans are already being made tel nggh alideandoe.
Discussed.
HARTFORD. .March :8.——(AP)
Speedy developments are anticipated
in an effort being made by counsel
for Gerald Chapman to save him
from the gallows. Chapman. senten—
ced to die on April 6 for the mur-
der of James Skelly of New Britain.
is depending on the eleventh hour
activities of Frederick J.’ Croehl oi
New York and nesociattd counsel
and the New York attorney is fight-
ing the cause to the last ditch.
Disappearing from Is office in
New York last night a ter announc-
ing the discovery of new witnesses
whose testimony he believes will
turn the tide in Chapman's: favor,
Mr. Groehl finally headed for Hart-
Says New Witness 'I Will
Turn This for Chapman
Bandit’s Lawyers‘Are‘ In Conference In Hart-
ford—New: Developments Expected Today
In Sensational Case -— Fourth Reprieve
\
city about noon. ‘
conference of counsel in New York
on Wednesday when arrangements
would be made for a writ of habeas
corpus in the federal court. but Mr.
Croohl’s movements indicate some-
thing of much greater importance
than the Federal court petition.
A conference was expected to be
had in Hartford today. and there
was much speculation whether it
would lead to an effort to a fourth
reprieve for Chapman pending the
determination’of a motion for a
new trial. it was confidentally ex-
pected here this morning that the
day would see developments in the
Chapman case.
DAMAGES AFTER
sponsible For rMis-v
haps Due Tales and
Snow. _
Three noticeaof intentions to
‘ Mrs. Eva Cells. 10 Webster street.
street.
Mrs. Annie E. Waters. Hickory
Mrs. Banter-d Avery. so Belden
capacity. In her ‘9‘“??- MW‘ A“?! total of cases decreasing from 1.284
Stamford, CORVlCted said .«thnt she wrote to Mayor to 1,111. Almost one-half of the
V Thomas Robins in February and re-
In New Have.“ YeS'. ceived no reply. Mrs. Avery stated
that the corner where she was West Hartford 47 and East Hartford
waiting for the trolley who a public
' Taking up the entire afternoon "”9"“: place f” the 3”“ River
session of the United States district m8- She
court in New Haven yesterday were stated that she was probably inca-
the cases of Antonio Pmnucci and ”allied for "1'0-
claims
, pllcation of influenza."
9
cameras and the week. 217 cases being reported.
Other communicable diseases de-
creased.
0F GRIPPE loll
C0 /, ‘ ,
None, Fatal. State De-
partment of Health
ReportFM e a s l e s,
Abates Somewhat.
The slate department of health re-
ports 17!. new cases of influence. de-
veloped in the state last week. 23
more than in the‘previous week. All
cases thus far have been mild. no
deaths being reported.
In the weekly health bulletin Com-
missioner Stanley H. Osborn says
that. as no specific method of im-
munizing against influenza has 'been
discovered. the responsibility for pre-
vention must rest primarily with the
public. He advises'thatuhen the
first symptoms of the disease appear
the patient. should take all measures
possible to prevent spreading infec-
tion to others. "Continuing at work."
the blilletin says, t‘after symptoms
develop increases the hazard of
pneumonia the most serious com-
The’ measles epidemic abated
total. 523 cases. was reported from
Torrington. :Hsrtford had 37 cases.
. The’pneumonla rate was high for
ford.’wito appeared on char es of
the Atlanta penitentiary. while Mrs.
Star-sen, pleading guilty was placed
in charse of the Stamford proba-
tion officer. hire. Katherine Fits-
maurice. for a period of two years.
by Judge Edwin 5. Thomas.
Thrones was considerably drag-
s'ed out because of Banach claim
that he could speak little English.
it being neceuery to draft \‘ie serv-
ices of Ralph Aieilo of the internal
revenue department to act as in-
terpreter. This angle of the case
furnished much amusement because
of the defendant's quite apparent
ly started speaking to Judge Them-
Thrce Conn. Men To
They, are tor ‘Ifirsm Bing-
vnnewen. «Woodstock.
Mutation and authprj
understanding of things the? were YW" “”1"” “1° W‘MN‘ ““3
said about him and because when he of Jewel robbers. indicted‘yeaterday.
took the witness stand he WYOMING" is one of the worst he has come in
_ llln him his own contact with and that their depre-
3,3033%: 0:0. »‘ . dations.‘involve close to $1,000,000.
‘ n, n; Whittemore and hls wife, upof an armored car in the busi-
ness district of Buffalo last October.
in which a band of thieves killed
twormenpwounded a third endea-
caped with ses.oeo cash. will arrive
here todayetogeg ”they can i ‘. trict Attorney All. Reyes. of Lol
' gm; Angeles County. Cat. was here to-
re 1 a m. day trailing a. motion picture actress
.3 coon . up. in his determination to solve the
mystery surrounding the slaying of
William Desmond Taylor.
Margaret. called the "Tiger Girl."
« , , are among those indicted. . 1 .
Help Million Fund . Ferdinand Perennials; 13.513.
NEW 1088. liar-eh ate-(AP). taut District Attorney. and three
Three Connecticut men have accepo assistsms began last night the .3.
led membership on the national sd- attribution of Jewelers whom therape-
vleery commutes which is working lice already have begun to round
to raise an endowment fund of 81.— np as the result of confessions of
000,000 for the American Historical the robber «band led by Richard
Association, im announced today. Reese Whittemore.
ham. former governor of Connectl- against sis of the gang in eons»
cut, 'oxplogeg, writer and professor ties with the mom
of History at Yale: Simeon E. Beld- bery'in West: Fortyéelgh f; Street.
win former dudes and governor of of: Fifth Avenue. lsstvlanusry. and
patient ‘aud author It: may inamenu were voted mum in-
teger-um historical wor : andd members of thesaurus , -
chm. . recen tbsrl diamond robbers who slew Mwin 3‘.
three om" ' t 1"“ fl ”5 Andrews inhisorlleestul‘lfih Ave-
eot. a resonator. the American making sanctum
, - menu ”eat the .
"‘ Jewel ' “Stealing; Gang
Rounded Up in N. Y.
Thefts Believed To Total Nearly A Million——
Leader Faces Murder Charge For Death of
Prhon GuardIn Maryland+Wife Among
Those Indicted.
inspector John .D.,'Ceughlin in
' fl _ I ‘q .
District Attorney Benton. of_New identified. said that their dept-eds-
lions within the last rear had net-
ted'them $750,000. Other policere-
ports put the figure at nearer 0!.-
000.000. ‘ ‘
tlfy anyxof the Whitteniore
The police already
dance which’ they
member of the gang with that robe
bQI’y. .o'
. . ' Having prevlo been (“Dillon-
The grand ”an“! indictments ed in «sanction the murder
\Nb. or disappearance of seven men.
witnesssrto still another murder
are bolus nought that they may
face the 7
the men and women who saw the
Suspected in Bernie.-
Witnesses to the eensatlonsl hold-
more gang. They are
‘ford and was expected to reach tbld‘x Hear Noted Evange’
The original plan had been for a ‘
go's {buses ‘bruiler'a are for sale
'Dlt ANDER80N
WilcoMED BY
Methodist Church To
list.
CRUSADE HYMNS
“Temptation” T a k e 11
As Subject of Inspir-
ing Sermon By Visit:
ing Preacher.
The Spirit of the New Crusade
which was instilled to Norwalkers
early last Fall was renewed at a
service featuring Dr. George Wood
Anderson, at the First Methodist
church, last evening. Every seat in
the auditorium of the church was
taken and many persons stood. Her-
bert 0. Polland acted as song leader
and many of the popular and reusing
Crusade hymns were sung. Archie
Merrialn was at the piano.
.Rev. Dr. Ernest F. McGregor
o e . service with a prayer fol-
grid: which the Rev. Andrew F.
Chamberlainwiitroduped “Dr. Antler
son.‘ Dr. Anderson save a very in-
epiring sermon. in his semen. Dr.
home training and Bible teaching
on the life of Christ and how it af#
fected Him in time on the triple
temptation. referred to in the Bible
as the temptations to:
(i) To turn stone into bread
(3) To cast Himself dorm from
the Temple
(3) Accepting at the hand of the
devil the rulership of the whole
world.
Dr. Anderson explained how a
knowledge of the Holy Scripture is
valuable In resisting temptation. He
said. “We should not seek selfish or
spectacular things, but should rely
upon God."
Rev. George B. Tompkins pro-
nounced the Benediction.
500 TON Lon
or SULPHUR
Circus FIRE
Spark From S tea to
Shovel Starts Unique
Blaze At Bridgeport.
A huge 600 ton pile of sulphur
became ignited yesterday morning
by a friction spark caused by a
steam scoop-shovel the barge
Npliie Murray. owned. y the Mur-
ray Transportation company. as it
was unloading lie e fit the Nau-
gatuck Terminal company. Bridge-
port. Firemen extinguished the blaze
with chemicals before any damage
was done. ‘ ‘
‘ Captain John Finn. Nassau. N. Y.
with his: Wife and four children.
were forced to flee from the flames
but returned a short time later. The
valuable cargo will be‘ allowed to
dry before unloading commences
again as damp sulphur is extremely
dangerous when handled.
Keyes Is Determined
To Solve Mystery of
Taylor‘s—Killing.
moms FOOQES
e
the did-fashioned kind. and Mulli-
in more. all over this yitlnity. The
Anderson told of the-influence of‘
' Nursery. the Playground Associa-
l
CHICAGQ March ”9-H!” Dis~ mer Premier David» Lloyd George
initiated the Geneva debate before
a. crowded house of Commerce to-
day. He moved a reduction in the
foreign office estimate in order. he
said. to call attention to the recent
League of Nations proceedings at
Geneva and the action‘ of Sir Austen
atlve there. This motion is equiva-
lent to one of censure.
was two ‘fold. that’tbe Incarnlst
we" “ lb u.
old-Missed cochlea include the 3:. u an" "'DOnlible for e u
_ binds: Muir-Mb are which.
m We Ind 0“- peace to such an exitiit thatnianr
of the best friends of Foreign Sec-
and Is Now “At
Police Find Two
'Wanderingw Tots
Two little children between
two and three years of age were
found wandering on North Main
street, yesterday afternoon, at
8:30 o'clock and were taken to
the second district police head-
quarters wllcre they were held
until their homes could be lo-
cated. An hour later the two
«children were taken to their
homes at Ely avenue and Knapp
street.
PLANS BENG _
MADE FOR K.-C.
l ANNUAL, BALL
new. tmy Chair-
man of Com ittee In
Charge of ange-
ments~No Date Set.
First plans for the fourth annua?
Knights of Columbus bull. to be
held during the coming month. were
made at a meeting of the Nor-walk
and South Nor-walk K. of C. coun.
oils. fourth degree assembly. in the
Catholic clubhouse on ,West avenue
last night. ’
Dr. William \‘E Tracey was ap
pointed chairman of the committee
in charge. to be assisted by Peter
Foley. vice chairman: John 'I‘
Dwyer. secretary; and John H
Leonard. treasurer. '
It was voted to divide the pro-
ceeds equally this year among: the
Norwaik Dispensary. the Day
lion and the Nor-walk hospital. The
hospital portion will be given
specifically for the expansion of the
maternity ward
Announcements of the sub com-
mitteeis will be made soon. No
date has yet been set for the affair.
The next meeting of the council
for the making of further plan;
will be held at the K. of C. room:
on West Washington street. Mon-
day night.
Sr 'le5
League Meet.
BERLIN. March 23.—-(AP) The
Reichsiag loday approved the Gov-
ernment's course at Geneva by a sis-
in: vote. .
The outcome of the balloting was
at no time in doubt. as not only the
four governmental parties but also
the socialists had announced them-
selves in full ' accord with the
government's course and with for-
eign minister Btresemannfs speech
upon his return from Geneva.
charged with reorganisation of the
league should brins in a decision
positi
LONDON. March 28.-—(AP) For.
and that it was a fail-
BZACKED u VOTE :1:
Thursday, when he accepted the Re- .
publican nomination as alderman
Reichstag Alfproyes of from the Second Ward.
PRICE THREE CENTS
Harriet L. on...
Vetoes June Wedding
Married Francis Brodigan, Rensselaer College
Man, On the Q. T. In New York Saturday
Home” In Greenwich
Village-Had Been Engaged Six Months.
, . . ‘Y‘ ' ‘ , "__"‘_".~"
Friends of Miss Harriet Louise Dimond daughter of Mr.
RECORD ‘CROWD and Mrs. C. T. Dimond, 8 West avenue, were ’surprised to learn
. m of firyeiopinegt and marriage in New York city, last
. s a , . ‘7
Many Stand At First 1y ranc s rodigan, Jr, of New York.
Engaged Six Months
The couple has been engaged for
the past six months and a church
wedding to take place here in Nor-
walk, was scheduled for June. the
month of brides. The two, however.
decided in favor of an elepement.
They_ will now make their home in
Greenwich Village. N. 1'.
Mrs. llrodlgnn was one of the
most popular members of Nor-
walk's younger set. She first at-
tended school here, look a course
at the Lauralton Hall for Girls, in
Milford. was for a. time in attend-
ance at Mrs. James Storey's private
school, on Connecticut avenue. this
city. and later took a. post gradual.)
course at the Nor-walk High school.
Following this, the young lady at-
tended the Russell Sage Institute
and then went to the New Rochelle
College. N. 1’.
Mr. Brodignn is an engineer. a
graduate of the Rensselear College,
at Troy, N. Y.
l’armls A Bit. Redeem.
Mrs. D mend. mother of the bride,
when as To for information con-
cerning her daughter's marriage
said: Where did you get that in-
formation? Who told you about her
being married? What do you know
whom. it? Well. I have nothing to
say on the subject. nothing what-
ever. Call Mr. Dimond up if you
want any additional information."
Mr. Dimond. father of the bride.
when asked concerning the mar-
riage said:
“Didn't I send in a notice to your
paper and pay a dollar for its in-
sertion? Well, that’s all the infor-
mation I have to give you. Where
was she married? That doesn't mat-
ter. I told you that that is all that
is to go into the newspaper." Bang!
telephone,
Mr. Dimond is superintendent of
the R. and G. Corset Company and
is well known in this city through
his activities as Boy Scout Commis-
sioner, and business connections.
F. WARD DE KLYN?
DRAWS THE FIRE
or Druocu'rs
Center of Danbury
Row—Served As
Democratic A ld e-r-
man—Now Repub. K
F. Word DeKlyn,‘ of Danbury. a
well known local summer resident,
Danbury
Democratic party to action. follow-
speech he delivered last‘
He expressed his appreciation}:
G e r m a n Govern- the honor of being chosen to repree
, . sent the Republican party in the Sec-
ment 8' A C t l 0 it At and Ward. and recalling his former
Democratic
common Council. stated that he had
been a member only because of
friendship and called attention to the
fact that the year books of. his term
would show that he opposed almost
every move of the administration.
"Now that I have been nominated on
the Republican ticket I will do all
in my power to put that ticket
across]? he said in closing. . l
connection with the
At their caucus the Democrats in-I
terprcted this speech as a confes-
sion of having “double crossed" them
Th." a!» We... .2... tovern- iiidi‘ii T111“ £33113. ‘ fiii‘i’t‘fié‘i'
2%:rr3teigzgogyirrs‘flfslm elected by them. because he pledged.
“Milli? its right to withdraw its his support to their policies. "The
application for league membership Republican machine is welcome, to
in case the special commission magma“ '°“"°°‘-" they ”3‘.
“Mr. DeKlyn Was a defeated nomi-v
not gm", with . nee for mayor of Danbury arthe
#1 ‘ Germany: rRepubllcan caucus, last Spring.
He is very well known in this city.
residing on the DeKIyn estate at
Pine Point during
months. . . .
It was Mr. DcKlyn's father" and
also his uncle, who founded the-Dee
Klyn bakery. in Main street new in , , 7
other hands. and made famous the;
name of DeKlyn. through the med-i
, . mm of ice cream. Mr. Delen ine’
Chamberlain, the British 'repreaent herlied large fortunes from both his ’1 .
. gatherand uncle. He is a nephew of 1
' rs. lllam F. DeKlyn of Ohio
Hr Lloyd George said his criticism at’snue. who is at the present time
in California.
He occupies a high position in
the machineryo: masonic circles. He is Past Grand
Commander of the Knights Temp.
lar. Past Grand High Priest.- er »
m“ in one asd,!'erty:eeventn Street (on mazwxuu “ism". ‘2'
rotary Chamber n were
MJEQ'M
d
.- ‘F'V N
Chapter. and Past Grand blaster of
“is 339 “W. . —
Nae-r -_
the summer V
"U. .
vi.
Norwalk Chronicler