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FIRST
NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1870
Chapman ’3 BodyBuried In Consecrated G
Entered u secona~clsu matter at. the post office at
do. Norwsilt. Conn.. under the Act of March it. 1879.
uoawanx's riser saws'rarns
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, APRIL 6....1926.
SALARY RAISE
FOR TEACHERS
IS UP TONIGHT
Regular Meeting of
School Board To
H e a r Committee’s
. Report.
INCREASE LIKELY
Monthly R e p o rt of
Superintendent and
Other Routine Mat-
ters Are Scheduled.
. The members of the board of ed-
ucation will consider the question of
.tescher's salaries at their regular
meeting to be held in the crane of
Superintendent of Schools John
Lund. this evening.
A special committee consisting of
Dr. William J. Tracey. Mrs. Cathe-
rine Bette and Douglas Nash has
been investigating “the matter and
will make a report to the meeting.
This question will be the chief item
of business on the program for to-
night.
superintendent Lund will make
his monthly report and several other
business matters will be discussed at
the meeting tonight.
NEEIER HAS NO‘
WORD 0N REFUND
City Treasurer S t ill
Awaits Reply About
School Enumeration
City Treasurer Anson F. Keeler
stated this morning that he had
not yet received the check amount-
in: to $1592.10. which it is report-
ed has been refunded to the city
by the State Board of Education.
The money was forfeited by the
city when the report on local school
conditions was filed five weeks late.
Superintendent of Schools John
Lund took the matter up and the
report says that the money was re-
funded.
Treasurer Keeler said that he had
written the state board about the
matter seVeral weeks ago asking
that the money be refunded. but
that he had not received an answer
not-.3. check.
Norwalk should have received
$15,921. but only received $14,328.90
under the school enumeration grant.
The fine for filing the late report
being sliced off the total grant.
MACK TRUCK
RAMSTROIIEY
A trolley car came but second best
' in a. collision with a Mack truck in
front of Lockwood‘s hall. Wall street,
at 11:05 last night. The truck 'and
trolley were both proceeding east
when the accident happened.
The truck was owned by Joseph
Arbour. and Sons. 56 Whitney street.
New Britain, and driven by Edward
Ln Chance, of 62 SeymOur street.
New Britain. La Chance was arrest-
= ed by Policeman Conrad Miller and
charged with reckless driving. He
was released in bonds of $50, which
was furnished by Arbour. The case
will be tried in the First District
court. Monday morning. April 12.
The vestibule ot the trolley was
badly damaged by the M truck.
The motor vehicle was not rt. The
truck was able to proceed. but the
trolley was taken to the barns for
repairs.
SHOT TIIRU IIEA
IS NEAR DEATH
BRIDGEPORT. April 6.—(AP)
James Capaiiango. 31. of Danbury,
wanted by the police of that city
for participation in a shooting sttray
last January in Danbury. is in st.
Vincent's hospital believed to be
dying from a. shot gun wound in
his head. His condition is the re~
suit of e mysterious shooting last
night in front of a tailor shop at is
Oak street.
Police are holding as a material
witness Frank Silio. of Greenfield,
who was with Capailsngo at the
time of the shooting. Silio professes
ignorance of the identity of the per-
son who fired the shot which wound-
.a esp-image.
.mu. vacuums”: no
.511) curios 1x. "om wear n
im' pauses THEATER.—
‘Vo ‘
Arrests and
F ines. for
Parking Law. Violators
City Court Imposes Nominal Penalties Showing
Co-operation With
Bridge Give Some
Police ._. Lights Under
Trouble ~~ More White
Lines Painted Tonight
The local courts intend to assist in the enforcement,“ the
parking ordinance and violators coming before the courts will
be fined.
Three Fined $2.
Three arrested for violation yes-
terday Were fined $2.00 each in the
South Norwall; city court by Judge
Freeman Light this morning.
William Hobson of Holden avenue.
parked his car in the restricted. sec-
tion street and was tagged by Offi‘
cer Frank Stratton. lie said Ihat he
dld'not see the signs.
Benjamin Joline of Weslficld. N.
J.. parked his car in North Main
street and was also tagged by Offi-
cer Siratton. Ho misunderstood the
signs and did not know that ho was
parking in a restricted area.
Lewis Radock of Cedar street. also
parked in North Main street and
was tagged.
Andrew Mills of Benedict street.
arrested for not having an operator's
license was ordered to pay costs of
85. He was arrested by Patrolman
Edward Williams when he failed to
heed the lights under the Washing-
ton strect railroad bridge.
Sam Ginse of Greenwich arrested
for not having an operator's license
was discharged when he produced
his license in court. .
Allerton l”. Mcddaugh, of Bridge.
port. was arrested for violation of
the marking ordinance in East Nor-
walk. by Patrolman John Roberts
this morning. He was released under
bonds of $5 and his case will be
heard in the city court tomorrow
morning.
Mr. Moran's Offer
The free parking space in Water
street. offered by Frederick Moran
oi‘ the Norwalk Coal and Supply
company is available at the present
time.
Mr. Moran stated this morning
that is was his desire to relieve the .
present parking conditions and that
motorists were welcome to park on
the company's property in Water
street:
The letter of Mr. Moran will he
read atthc next meeting of the
common council. l’. is probable that
proper police protection will be
furnished for the parking spacc.
Bridge Lights Being Adjusted
The green liuht on the traffic sig-
nal under this Washington street
railroad bridge. burned out last
evening. Electricians from the sec-
ond district electric light plant n»-
palrcd it this morning.
They are also moving the grren
lights on the west end of The bridge
so that they can be soon by motor-
ists driving out of Ilallroad avenue.
lip Town “Victims"
Two arrests for violations of the
new parking ordinance were made
by Policeman John Murphy in tltc
First District this morning. The
local policcman arrested Mrs. Maude
Hart. 6 Warrant street. for [Inl'liil‘lt‘l
on Main street where there me “No
Parking" signs. at 9:15. Policeman
Murphy arresteoi iimmnmvcl iiohicr.
1810 Strntford avenue. Bridgeport.
at 10:20 fer parking in a restricted
zone on Wall sti'oct. l'loth operators
“‘(‘l‘O rtlcascd. on their oxvn recogm-
sauce. to appear in the first district
city court next. Monday morning
a‘. 9.
More “him Paint Tonight
The members of thc polivc and
lire-dopaI'tnIruIt. who are pulling
the new safety crossing lines on the
Various streets of the city will be
out at 11 o‘clock tonight to paint
ivhite lines on tine busy'strects. The
sound of workm-bn is headed by Po-
liceman flurry Brown. All exccpt
six of the new parking signs have
been put up. There are nearly :50
of these signs. The squad has
painted the curbings of the side—
walks near hydrants. driveways and
corners. They will now have the
crosswalks painuad. The workmen
use “trailie paint" which dries im-
mcdlutcly. It is expected that all
the painting will be completed to-
night. and the re st of the signs will
the installed as soon as possible.
w. w. RENT NIL
ADDRESS LIONS
Attorney William W. Bent of
Bridgeport will address the Lions
club at its weekly noon luncheon
tomorrow. .
Several of the local ].ions are
planning to attend the Leader's
Night ceremonies held under the
auspices of the Greenwich Lions
this evening. '
(Continued on Page Two.)
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Colfax Encampment
Entertainment April 15
Plans for an entertainment to be
held April 15th in Odd Fellow's
Hall. were made at a meeting of
Colfax Encampment. No. 31. last
evening. The Encampment meets In
Odd Fellow‘s Hall. South Main
street. Last evening. the Royal Pur-
ple degree was worked on a. class
of three candidates. .
A social time. followed the reg-
ular session. . .
Firemen’s Ball Gets
Plenty of Attention
Three members of the paid fire
department dressed n costume were
the cause of consid rabie comment
this morning when they appeared
on the streets of South Norwaik
pushing a hurdy gurdy, as an ad.
vertisement for the Firemen’s Ball
on April 14. They were: James
"Smiler" Sheehan. William Albert-
son and Vincent Ryan.
RABHOR. CO. T0
EXPAND PLANT
The Rubber Company inc.. manu-
faciurers of bath robcs wiih slippers
to match, and cm! of the city’s "baby
industries." has Ihnd to expand due
to the increased business of the
company. The aimpnny will shortly
take over the two entire Tipper floors
of the Roo‘dncr building. in which
it started on a. small scale a tow
years ago.
Dr. C. G. Linbdrg. dentist, will re-
move his odlccs on the second floor.
to the new Rood‘ncr-Tcrris building.
also in \‘l'ashingt‘on street. The of-
fices of Samuel
been moved intoIthe new building.
Leo C1. Safir its in charge of the
local plant of the Robber company.
Beckius’ Appeal Goes
Over To April Term
The case of Alfred J. C. Bockius.
Cudlipp street, Rowayton. charged
with passing fraudulent checks.
scheduled to come up on appeal ll‘
the Court of Common Please. Bridge-
port. this morning, went over until
the April term.
When Attorney Daniel Keogh.
who represents Bacillus. did not ap-
pear in court the case was postpon~
ed. It will not come up until April
20. It was expected that Becklus
would enter a pleu. of not guilty.
RETURN FROM. ATLANTIC CITY
Harold E. Frear of Ward street.
and Dr. Carl G. Lindberg. Washing-
ton street dentist.‘ returned Sunday
evening from Atlantic City. where
thcy visited for several days.
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Kluxers Open Spring .
With Blazing Crosses ‘*
One Burned In Rowayton Early Last Evening
and Others Are Reported from 'Other
Sections.
A fiery cross of the K. K. K.
blazed forth to interest the residents
and solourners in the vicinity of Ro-
wayton last evening about 8:80 and
gave the folks almost as big a thrill
as did Chapman's hanging.
Sentinel reporters did all they
could to find out who erected the
cross an who set it sure but no-
body wo a tell. There are many K.
K. K. sympathizers in the Rowoyton
section and it is plrcsumed the cross:
burning ceremony was arranged by
somebody not more than 1.000 miles
from the scene.
The cross was wt in a. lot floor the
Farrell gardens at the corner at Me-
Kinley street and J-iighlsnd avenue.
Similar crosses were reported in
S afford and in smaller towns in the
re tral and northern sections oaths
state. ' .
Roodncr have n lso
CHIEF BEGINS
STREET. DUTY
. THIS MORNING
No Longer Confined To
Office, Can Keep Bet-
ter Watch On Sub-
ordinates.
RAYMOND ON DESK
First Rosult of Reor-
ganization Program
Undertaken Months
Ago By Committee.
A shift went into effect at
South Noru'nlk police headquarters
this morning.
Chief of Police William H. Pen-
nington will put considerable time
in on street duty from now on. lie
will divide his time between the
first and Second Districts and will
also spend some time in the office.
The. shift will give (‘hicf Pennington
morc iiIuelo supervise the workings
of the dcpm-Imcnt and will not lie
him down to desk duty. ‘
Sergeant Frank Raymond has
been transferred to the desk and
Officer Wallace Sammie will do desk
duty from 4 until 12 o'clock. thus
filling tho. place left vacant by the
shift of Sergeant Raymond.
(.‘lIinf l’cIIniugton was on
street this morning in uniform.
NoRE TO BRING
ERITINN BACK
Warrant For Theft of
Markoff Car New
York Prepared For.
The local authorities will try to
bring Frank‘Fratinn of lilcridcu. ar—
rl'sted in New York city when he
offered to scll an automobile stolen
from Milton illnrkoi‘f, South Main
street shoe merchant. back to this
city for trial.
A warrant. for the arrest of Fra-
ltua has bucn sworn out by the local
authorities and will be turned ovrr
to the state ntlorncy‘s office. where
a state warrant will be sworn out and
scnt to New York city.
inasmuch as li‘rnlina admits steal-
Im: Marknfr's car from Washington
strcct. this city. it is thought that the
New York authorities will turn him
over to the Norwalk police .to stand
trial.
Fratlna admittcd to the New York
police nflIr his arrest that he had
stolen several cars from Connecticut.
lie trim-i to sell hir. Marknfi's car in
three New York deioctivcs.
tIIc
TO BE CHANG
William C. BaIIr. Courtland place.
has started extensive alterations on
his building at. the corner of Wall
and Isaac streets. A permit has
been issued by Building Inspector
George S. liubhcll to Mr. Raur to
make changes to the extent of $11.-
000. .
erl'laur plans to put in :I new
front in his building. Tile ground
floor is now occupied by Glendenirg
and Son. drIIggists. The new front
will be built along modern lines to
conform with the other new build-
ings in the. First District. A new
window will be put in on the issue
street' side of the building. The
second story will he remodeled with
several new office rooms. This.
structure was formerly known as
the Vogel building. before it was
purchased by Mr. Baur. who con-
ducted a drug store there for sev-
eral years. Recently Mr. Baur sold
out to H. Gleudening and Son.
Other building permits issued re-
cently are:
J. W. lIunt. six room house in
Gregory Boulevard. cost $6.500.
T. J. \Vhite. to re-shingie roof in
Van Zandt street‘. cost $250.
Dr. Burnell Died
* Leaving No Will
Dr. Francis 1. Burnell, who
died a. few weeks ago at his home
on 59 South Main street, left no
will. according to information
given out by the local probate
court. Mrs. Burnell is the only
near-relative of the deceased. At
the present time Judge Henry“
Gregory is vacationing in Europe.
He is expected home in I few
days. An administrator of the
estate will probably be named
soon. ‘
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Miller. \Vr‘Sl
William "Dvuvnu"
Washington Mrc-l prowl: is cute-
llraling his birthday today. lie is the
rrclpicut of many congratulations
and gifts.
Mr. Miller lzzm lawn in his pro-
smlIt ION-illicit for llll‘ llflhi. i'l 3mm
and has takrn an active part in chic
affairs having svrvcd in \avious city
oillcial positions and was at one
time a candidate for mayor. llo is
Ilse very active in llvd Mon affairs
and is a past crust, sarhcm for the
state o‘l‘onucciimu.
Pyramid Shrine BEN
All signs point to a brilliant recep—
(ion and ball of PQI'amIIi 'I‘cI~~pIc.
Ancient and Arabic Orrirr. Noble-s of
The Mystric Shrine in iii-ltlchort,
Friday night. l‘ctrpt'xlo John G.
Schwarz. Jr.. declares lll“ number of
reservations aer-mlv Till}: prisrwui that
Of any previous \ car. .
The entire Niralliv III How: will be
given over to the hall. l‘otvnlatc
Soho-arr. is to chm-min James C.
Burger. Imperial T‘olonmlo of tho
Shrine of North Antrrim, for the
occasion and ihm- will hold a formal
reception from 9 to ill o'clock this
lclving an hour‘s concert by the
Shrine baud. Four orrhc-slras will
play for dancing in varimxs parts of
the hotel. I
Appeals 3 YETerm»
On Liquor Conviction
BRIDGEPORT. April tin—(AP).
Faring incarceration for three years
in the county jail as an alleged
third offender against the liquor
laws. Charles A. Beardsley. 61. of
Donhury. who has appealed from
that record jail sentence. was given
opportunity in criminal court of
common pleas this morning to enter
a plea on his appeal.
He pleaded not guilty and was
remanded to Jail for subsequent
trial before a jury. Beardsley was
called into court especially to exer—
cise his right of plea because the
‘criminal court will not hold jury
trial for 30 days and if he had elect-
ed to plead guilty. he could have
started at once on suchflmsentence as
Judge W. lI-quford deemed advis-
able.
MULLIGAN‘S COOKIES
the old-fashioned kind. and Mum.
gun‘s famous cruller's are for sale
in stores all over this vicinity. The
old-fashioned cookies include the
following kinds; ginger. wear. her-
tnlls.’ molasses. chocolate and ost-
rnesl. only the best of materials el-
,lel are used to making Mullins}
In Bpi. Friday Next
EMATERINI’IIIIIS
ARE. RECEIVED
ilills wrrc I'N‘Ilvcd anll npv‘ncd at
.‘l. mwting of tho sccond district
commissioners in the city hall. last
evening. -f<‘r the material to he used
'3n the laying of lh-‘I new \vntcr 53's;
Item in South Noru'nlk,
'l'ilc rmumissinncrs will have M
days to consider the bids. They are
in the bonds of Nicholas Ilili, .lr..
'.\’li,0 will make the rocoiumvnrlntions
for awarding the contract.
Bids for the gcucrnl work vill be
opened .‘lpril 207. fiuciuccr Hill will
.‘Ill'ill'il the contra-"l for this work.
; Deathwof {Messenger
fiilllli‘lfil‘l‘ll‘l'l‘. April d. —~- (Al‘l.
I Allcuiiou is called to the “existence
'of l'lrlzfill‘tIOllfi ruls” on Connecticut
avenue hv ("oroncv John J. l‘llelan
in :I i’IITIlIng Iliiil‘flf‘d down today in
“‘llll'li in" declared thr- dcalh of
Robert W. Reason. 1‘. to have been
accidental.
l‘lrnvson. who was .I messenger of
ill" \Vrstcrn l‘quII. Ius' after mid—
night ml March Elsi. was riding :1
motorcycle to Ftralfnrd to deliver a
message. ,
'l‘hc machine. said the Coroner.
"Sil’llt‘li :I .‘lll'l'f‘SFll’ll'. of hunts" :‘lll‘l
he was thrown from the Iuoiorvyr‘lc.
liis skull was fI‘avluI'vIl and he died
a, short time lilll‘l'.
Tenor Denies He Had
Feted Cinderella Man
While visiting friends in Stamford
Sunday. Benjamino Glgli. )lctrcpul~
itua Opera Company tenor. denied
and laughed at the newspapers stor-
ics to the effect he had cuter-talu-
cd Edward \V._iiro\vu.ing or Brown-
ing‘s latest Cinderella. Frances
Hecnan. It was reported that it was
from the effects of this party that
Stella Lubirl. Franccs' friend.
dicd.
Boy Was Accidental
had.
10,11 opens; Before Senators
J SENTINE
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The Weather! _
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Form-mu for Nullltr'm \r‘w Eng!
land. ‘ltuiu'nml snmv mnl not quilt]
in cold “miurwluv mul slrmly Imu-
pcruturc in imvrior.
PRICE THREE CENI‘S
BANDIT WALKS TO THE ROPE WITHOUT .
SIGN OF PENITENCE OR QUIVER OF FEAR 3
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l“Expectcd No Mercy,” He Says Biitcrly When
I Informed That Board of Pardons Rejected
.\'o Church SCI'l'lCI‘.
final resting place and there “as no
scI'vice of the Roman (‘alhollc
Church. The body was claimed as
was possible mum llll‘. low. luv llcv.
Michael I‘. l'larry. ll. 1‘. ('lIaplain. o.‘
the prison who had Sillll he would
see that it was given buriui such as
he would desire n. friend should
have. ll‘athcr Barry did not go '0
The cemcfery nith the body. I'lc harl
ulrrutl)’ (iv-parted on a vacation of
two months leaving no word of what
had transpired during the three
hours he van in the room across the
cull-y from the III-nth chamber \viilI
Chapman,
'I‘hcre had been IIopo
pl'icst. \vould 1.11
that the
could l".‘\l".'il of the singular i'llfil'fli“
tcr \IItlI “‘l'iOill he became on
friendly Icl‘l'l'lR; munching uhicli
would not cum-ouch upon the pri-
vacy of tho l'l’lltiltlll (It priest with
the man; but l‘alhcr Barry
suid that he would say no
ans“. r no question. for to him
life of the man was a closed book.
Chapman's body was hurried from
the prison at 12:30 this morning by
undertaker. J. C. Dillon. his auto-
mobile hcarse being followed by
many other vehicles. At the Tinder-
taking parlors here several hundred
persons had gathered and those were
driven away by a sound of police.
Curious Turned Anny.
Mr. Dillon refused to permit any-
one to enter his placc‘eud turned
away a. number of the curiously in-
rrliich who put forward various ev-
r'llF'IiS which they though! culitlcd
tlIr-m lo IiJok upon IIIc favrc of the
dcmi nqu, l
The fIIIIrral arrauzciucnm \I'crc
kcpt'secrct and the fact that the
body was buricd in Mt. St. Benn.
rllct's cemetery was made known by
lI‘1’ulrIricl; J. Grnclll. chief of (‘hnp-
Tnan‘s counsel lust hcfore he left for
New York. It. is understood that at
“0rd.
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No pritsls wcnl 'u'lih Illt" body to its:
had l
the‘
something about I nor of tho day of spIIng
the lillll'l‘li'TEl‘. something nlIir'iI he:
“is Plea for Life Imprisonment -~-- Body
(‘Ialmed By Priest and Buried III Cemetery, t
Near Bloomfield—~Sister Thought I’I'cSCIIt.
With true Puritanical thoroughness the state of Connecticut,
having taken Gerald Chapman’s life. clings to his dead body and
today the corpse of the little man who was a hero to half the
population and a. dirty scoundrel to the other half Iics buried
in a. cemetery a few miles from the scene of the murder which
sent him to the gallows at midnight last night.
first it “as Sili!ih"fill"fl ihn' i’nnpulau'.
lolly in; IIIII'iIII III I\'. Y. t. IIII‘. III-
st» mi if “as lalwu to flu. little win-w
toI'V d mil-v. from :11». Sin"- i’rémn.
which llra partly In lIlIS‘. II'v ami
partly in lilnoiuili’i‘l.
('IquI-ratml (.I'nuull.
Til»: grave Is In it plot of around
\SIIII'II iIali bvaI cmzw-vraicvi. It. bar.
but been lullll-l that Chapman had
been baptized In tho. ll. «3. clIuIch
as an infant and III his boyhood
days had served 01] The altar of tho
L'llli‘ ‘I- \leIllI iIIs W... itls aIIcIItiIIi.
No prII'lIculuI‘s of the burial “no
made knoun \vhns'u Inuit pinto
shortly : {Irr Tl: - sun rose Ill lhe unit
In all its brightness as i‘IIo forts-run-
sunshine
Ills hlsll'l' 'l'lIt'I‘L'Z'
It has llll‘ll I’sioiml IIIIIl lllt I'o \Il‘lt)
prunvhi IninItIs .\lr, Dillon. TIII‘.
tirochi and [\llul‘i‘ujv‘ lid); P-i. Willy
of FIIrinclIv-lll, .\i .. a swrr 0t
t‘IIupmmI who I".’III.I. :2 of ill" Pity.
Nu llll‘lllv 2‘ ll‘.‘ l.'.li.'ll ll”.(lfl‘ of
her ItlontIl}.
No prom w Int \inb Illr‘ body :0
I‘s ins: r-sIIII; pint-o. A‘impmun II'Id
not accepted I‘i prol'f-r of rcli~
gious consolaliou of the L'I>lll'l'l‘l from
l{(.'\‘. Father liarry in those hours
the two val‘c together in the room
which holds plic dcalh cell. 'i‘his had
been understood when the prirs‘.
walked info the (Instill? vIIIImbcr
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carrying no width and offering nu ‘
assistance to the man, lie harl slop.
ped ahead :It the condemned man
and taken his position a few feet
against the left sidc wail intently
\vnlrllimz‘ (‘hupmnn in those {cw
sws‘mwls l'Irforc ilxc black "up was
drawn. lflui. the mun Iusulc iTO sign
imvmwi ilIc. lll’II‘H who \-.iflI folded
fll‘ll‘lq ll'Il'I‘hI‘Il llll" III’IIIv ir‘l‘lv‘wjl Illzh
in the. air only to {all lack a. hills
with a jar as the rope lizhicncri.
Chapman's last day on carth yrs-
tcrday was a hectic one.
(Continued on Page Two.)
IiiMonths, Companion.
Accidcutly Wounded
RRII'VGIIPORT. April 6.-—(AI’).
(‘lIarles Libero. 1'0. of 3nd Ferry
street. New llavr-n. Was tI-«lay scu-
l<nccd In city Court to six months
in lhc Fairficirl county ,I'aIl when m-
I'aicutd before Judge. iiIIlplI Doors
'on a. charge of carrying Concealed
wcapcns. llis arraignment was an
aftermath of what he claims var
an accidental shooting on Water
Fll'C‘T, ,vcstl‘rday afternoon. ulwu
Anthony Filvularo. a companion. of
240 l'lxchungu‘ strcr‘l. 3‘. IL rccviv-
(d a. 22 calibre bullet in his aukll:
from a. revolver carried in Libero '5
coat. pocket. l-‘avalovn “as treawu
at the ijmcv:cnc,v hospital and la e.-
rclurncd to New Haven to have lhr
bullet extracted lhrro.
«rhfiw...
Waiter Surrenders,
Two Are Shot Dead
F‘llElII‘OllT, N. Y. April 8:.
(AP). Mrs. William Watson, 50 wife
of "Sliding Billy" Watson. of bur-
lesque. fame, and Henry Kothc. 41.
icint proprietors of the Threa Hun-
dred Club. a restaurant. were found
shot. to death today. Karl Kiefrcle.
a recently discharged u'aitcr. sur-
rendered to the police.
Governor Bent Is
To Be Lions Speaker
District Governor William Bent
will be the speaker at tomorrow's
luncheon meeting of the Lions club.
which will be held at the Royal
James Inn.
* Senate
Made.
Senator Edge of New Jersey were
-Comc to the 4th annual old
fashioned masquerade dance of the
Broad lliver Community Club. Wed-
nesday evening, April 7. 1926. Red
Men's Hall, Main street, Norwalh—
Adv.
Senator Bruce of Maryland and-
Indictment Begins In ‘
Liquor Probe
Senators Bruce and Edge Sharply Criticise Dry
Laws and Tell Why They Favor Changes
the first speakers before the Senate
committee at Washington yesterday
holding hearings on the workings
of the prohibition laws.
Both senators denounced prohibi-
tion as it has worked out and dc.
mended sweeping changes.
- "icontinuod on Page Three.)
NENCIIN TAIIIIR
FUND NEIRSSNNI
The Deacon Taylor fund Is now
579.1% am-m‘viiu'z to figures rclcns.
rd today by ’l‘l‘vasutrr .loIIn .»\.1\Illls.
The fund is how Wiring SSW) and
the committee toxin-vi» to ban: tho
necessary men-1v rulzwl in a, short.
time.
The new contributions are as fol-
lows:
Prconutly nokrmvir‘zlzrul 379“}:
A Friend ................... 1.00
A i-‘I‘ir-n‘rl (l-Zastwr Oilt’l‘lllg.‘ .. 2.00
A lI'I'l-“ml ....... . .. ....... . 1.00
$713.61
SI HERDS PIAN
NINSTREI SININ
A minstrel show “'Iil feature the
meeting of the Lady ”Jennings lodge.
Shepherds. of Bethlehem. which \vIli
be held tomorrow night. in Red
Men’s hall on Washington street.
This meeting will mark the 26th au-
nivcrsary of the local organization.
The. regular roll call of members
will be held. The miustrei show
promises to be one of the best. pro-
grams put on by the local club. It
is directed and coached by Fred C.
Ricdcll. Sr.
Norwalkers Attend
Elks’ Charity Ball
. The annual charity ball, sponsored
by Bridgeport Lodge of Elks. was
held last evening in the ballroom of
the Hotel Stratt‘ield and was attend-
ed by 600 couples. he affair was
a decided social success. Among the
.\'orwalk people in attendance. were
\V‘iit‘rcd Sherwood and Al Joel.
V. F. W. Dance Friday
Night At Armory
Plans were made last night for
the annual dance of the Mulvoyv
Tarlov Post. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, to be. given in the armory.
Friday evening. .The armory will be
decorated for the occasion.
L
—KEI'rn, varnnvmnia AND
sro enemas IN. “Olii WHAT A
nunsn." PALACE THEATER.—
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Norwalk Chronicler