NEWS
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ESTABLISHED 1870
“Bert” Ha
Entered as second-o
Ia. matter at the post office It
So. Norwaih. Conn. under the Act of larch 8. is”.
FRED J. MORAN SUCCEEDS
C. E. llOYl As
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PRFSIDENT OF
NORWALK BOARD OF TRADE
Against Wishes of Colleagues, Banker Decides He Has
Been Board Head Long Enough and hisists On
New Leader—Rising Vote of Thanks Given Him
and Retiring Secretary Dieringer.
Frederick J. Moran. treasurer of the Norwalk Coal and
Supply company. is the new president of the Norwaik board of
O.
Succeeds Charles E. Hoyt.
Mr. Moran was elected at the
regular meeting held in the council
chambers last evening. and succeeds
Charles E. Hoyt. treasurer of the
South Norwaik Trust company. who
has been president of the board
since its reorganization and was
president of the old South Norwaik
hard of trade for a number of
years.
It was with sincere regret that
the members of the board of trade
saw Mr. Hoyt go out of office. and
Frank Goodchild. president and
general manager of the J. and .l
Cash inc. said Mr. Hoyt had suc-
. coeded in enthusing the board to the
A
point where it was very active and
he had hoped Mr. Hoyt would serve
for another year.
Mr. Hoyt said he had requested
the members of tho nominating
committee, headed by Fred Kane.
to drop his name as he felt that it
was not a good thing for the or-
ganization to have the same man at
its head for too long a period.
He thought a change should be
made.
Officers and Directors.
Robert A. Benedict. was re-elect-
ed to the office of vice president.
'Ernest Hopkins was elected secrs-
tary succeeding William H. Dierln-
get and Arthur M. Carpentler was
re-electcd treasurer.
The directors are: Charles E.
Hoyt. Russell Frost. Thomas A.
Skelly”. Frank Goodchild, Luke Con-
neally. Edmund E. Crows. Barney
Barman, William L. Young. James
B. Ella. William H. Dieringer and
John M. hiunsie.
Mr. Hoyt. in retiring from office
expressed his gratitude to the mem-
bers of the board for their co-opera-
tlon during the time that he was‘th
stiles and said he did not think it
who necessary to review the work
of the past years because the mem-
bers of the board were familiar with
what had been accomplished. He in-
formed them he would continue to
give his best efforts to tho bbard.
A Him. to Critics.
He predicted the organization
would continue to grow to a point
where it would become a chamber
of commerce. lie warned the mem~
bore against criticism. and wished
those who desired to criticize would
come to the meetings of the board
where criticism would be welcome.
Mr. Moran thanked the members
of the board for the confidence they
had placed in him by electing him
as the head of the organization.
Fred Kane, reporting for the
. merchants' committee. told of a suc-
cessful year. He said the attendance
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BABE DFSERTED
NEAR CONTENT
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'% convent on Sterling street.
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I' Milt
Mo er Seen By Several
; Police Expect An
Arrest-“Broken Heart-
,ed” She Said In Note.
A baby boy of foreign extraction
.about fifteen months old. warmly
dressed in a. brown Teddy Bear suit.
was found last night. in the drin-
zilng rain about seven o'clock by a
Sister in the rear of St. Michael’s
i n
" Bridgeport Pinned to the baby's
garments in pencil scrawled note
signed by a. “broken-hearted" moth-
er was found. which stated that
the baby's name was Frank and ask-
ad that it be given a good home.
The love of the mother for the
child will probably lead to her ar-
rest. for after the woman left the
dhlld she lingered for nearly a half
hour and during that time several
e persona secured a good description
of her so that members of ‘the Sn-
reau of Investigation believe that
they have established her identity.
Immediately after the child was
found he was tuned over to the
Catholic Charitable bureau and
was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital
Police began a search for a young
woman wearing a brown coat and
red hat.
Mrs. Mary Polkinghorn. 2! years
old. Was arrested today on a charge
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"PM . isms NOW.
~33...“ you planning to plant or
beautify the ground‘ about your
property thiasoaoon now is the
me. Are you interested? We have
spa rarest and hardieat collection of
in New England. Como
’ see them mwing in all their
one and make your selection.
Wilton Nu eries. 0n Dan-
' Turnpike. Pit no Wilton II.—
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Retires As Head Of
Board Of Trade
cannons a. non.
JUDGE WALSH
FINESSTAMFORD
CAMBLERS $100
Fred Berg, Owner‘ of
Premises. Arraigned
Later-Lawyer Charges
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Press Aids Lottenes.
BRIDGEPORT. April 29.——(AP)
Never before in the histroy of the
United [States has gambling been
more encouraged, Attorney C. B.
Wilson told Judge John J. Walsh in
the Criminal Court of Common Pleas
today. and he indicated newspapers
in all parts of the codntry. which he
sold printed treasury balances for
no reason other thaniliat the read-
ers may verify lottery tickets. which
they have quchuscd. The press, he
declared. likewise gives full infer-
mation on horse races. “
Mr. Wilson pleaded for leniency
in the cases '09 1'1 Stamford men
who entered guilty pleas to charges
'of having promoted gambling in
Stamford by accepting bets on horse
racing. .
Judge Walsh imposed a fine of
$100 with costs on each of the men.
The 11 were arrested December
28. in a. series ofrnlds condunted
by Prosecuting'Attorney Max Spelko
and state police.
These filled were: John Ballard.
Charles . Brown, Nicholas Mead.
James and Joseph Bonomo.‘ Matt
Fennerty. Harry Carp. his brother.
Henry Carp. George Lammer. James
Mahoney and Joseph Palmer. .
Fred Berg. said to be the owner
of the Dewey club premises. alleged
headquarters of the batters, will be
arraigned later.
100 Cases of Measles .
Here Dr. Purdue Reports
Dr. Robert E. Per-due, local
health officer reports that there are
about 100 cases of measles in Nor-
walk this week. Dr. Perdue thinks
that the epidemic will die out quickly
now as most all the children in the
city of the "measles age" have had
the illness. None of the cases have
been serious and there is no cause
for worry at the large number of
children taken sick.
Dr. Perduo also reports one case
of diphtheria. Julius Berbonik, six
years old. 6 Red street.
Many To Be Initiated
By Elks Next Sunday
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There will be initiation of a large
class of candidates at Norwalk
Lodge. No. 709. B. P. 0. E. Suhday
afternoon. Plans for the ceremon.
i‘es were made at a meeting of'the
lodge last evening. Many commit.
tees for the ensuing year. were nam-
ed last evening.
rsssan STANDING marina!
Ralph not-me. so Stillwater .1"-
nue. was arrested on the charge of
passing a standing trolley car-in Lib-
erty Square. this noon. Motorcycle
Policeman Charles Thorpe made the
arrest. ’ -
DORDON’S OPENS MA! lat.
-Dorlon'a Shore House famous
for its shore dinners. and sea food
opens for the season on Saturday
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New Fairfleld Secedes
From J urisdictiol of
State Fish Commission
NEW FAIRFIELD. Conn. Apr.
29.——-(AP). Revolt has broken
out in the town of New Fairneld.
five miles from Danbury in tho
northwestern section of Falrllcld
county.
.Taking exception to the re-
strictlon of their privilege under
the state fish and game laws. the
voters of New England gathered
at the town meeting Saturday and
voted that the state fish and
game laws would be effective no
longer in their town. and that
furthermore they could fish. any
time and anywhere they plena-
ed in their own town without
bothering to secure state
license.
TRAIN VICTIM
”DEAF, UNABLE
TO HEAR ENGINE
Michael Shaughnessy. 72,
' Would Have Escaped
Death Had He Been One
Foot Farther Away.
If Michael“Shuuglinessy. of
Greens Farms. had swayed his body
a foot to one side he would have
been saved from being instantly
killed by a train Tuesday evening.
according to the testimony of Wil-
lllam Hochreiter, engineer of the
locomotive in the fatal accident. be-
fore Coroner John J. Phelan. at the
inquest conducted yesterday after.
noon in the Town Hall at Westport.
Robert Morehouso. captain of the
railroad police. who resides in Nor-
waik. testified that he knew Shangh-
neaay for 18 years and that he had
been deaf all that time.
Hochrietcr. an engineer for 24
years without a‘ fatal accident. said
that he saw Shaughneasy several
hundred feet away. He sounded the
whistle and bell. As the train ap-
proached. nearer to Shaughnessy he
realized that the deceased was deaf.
He threw the motor into reverse and
applied. sand to the rails. At the
same time he shouted to the firemen
that the man must be deaf.
The engineer said all he could do
was to \vait'untll he struck the man
after reversing the motor and
putting on the brakes.
Shoughnossy had been walking in
track number three. and was in the
center of the track until the train
was within a few yards of him. The
man then stepped over to the ties on
the outside of the trucks. As he
stooped 'to pick up a newapaper.
which had been thrown there by a
passing trainman. the locomotive
struck his left leg. severing it.
The front stop of the cow
catcher struck Shaughncssy and
threw him several feet. The engi-
neer said if Shaughnessy ste ed a
foot to one side he would have been
saved. The engineer testified that
his train was going about it miles
an hour when he applied the brakes
and reversed the motor. He said the
train was stopped within its own
length.
Harold Ballard, 7 Cedar street.
another eye witness to the accident,
was in the signal tower in front of
where Shaughnessy was killed.
There were no other witnesses.
Coroner John J. Flynn reserved his
decision. a.
Willl'lEMO .
IANRNIO N. Y.
What Will Happen Next To
“Kandy Kid” Is N o t
Known—B altimore
Wants Him.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. April 29 (AP)
~Richard Reese Whittemore, rob.
.bsr hand leader, left Buffalo today
for New York in the custody of of-
iicers.
District Attorney Moore has‘ con.
sistentiy refused to state what ac-
tion would be taken in Whittemore's
case. since the jury trying the
"‘Randy'Kid" here for .murder dls~
agreed last night. “The removal of
the prisoner to New York was taken
as an indication'that the state did
not‘ believe he could be convicted
here. Whether he will be prosecuted
in New York on numerous robberyV
charges or will be‘ sent to Baltimore
to face a charge of killing a‘ prison
a.
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- Majwhlle making his escape re.
In no ‘ problematlosl.
the foil to the station was carried
out with the nunoat secrecy in or-
dé to “cope the crowds which have
laid“ shovel-y opportunity at
seeing the confessed robber.
.quIMobquDanco-at nod t'i-en‘s
nail. South Norwalk 'l'lillursdoy.
A 2’. Raymond Conno V'S r-
Jar-"m. tickets SQ-‘senteftédvg‘z -
ins la
o'rstnonl of Whittemoro from '
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN" THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926.
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CHARTER comma FAVORS l
A' REAL CONSOLIDATION AND
SELL UTILITIES
Lighting Station—John McMahon Remains Away
——Victory for Candee Resolu 'on—Committee Will
! Mayor Doubts Wisdom of City’s Buying Second District 5
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the objection of Msyor‘Thomas
The mayor objected to the sale of
the second district's lighting stu-
tion to the city. stating that he
could not see the bcncflththnt would
be derived from the sale. but when
the resolution came up for a vote
he did not oppose it. '
Council to Get Report May if
A committee consisting of Judge
Candee. Wesley G. Wood and Mrs.
Katherine Betta will present the
resolution to the common council at
its regular meetingblny ii for ap-
proval. If that body approves. the
matter will be put before the voters
of the various districts at the slats
election in November.
if any of the three districts
should vote against the sale of its
utilities to the city. the matter will
return to the committee. which will
make amendments to tile present
charter. If all the districts vote for
tile sale of their utilities and prop-
erty the revised charter will be pre-
sented to the next session of the
state legislature. if approved there.
it will come back to the people for
a referendum vote at the next cltyl
election.
John McMahon Absent
John McMahon, who objected to
the resolution at the last meeting
and stated that he would resign
from the committee if it should be
passed did not attend the meeting
last evening.
Judge Candee was quick to bring
the matter of the resolution before
the committee as soon as the meet-
ing opened. He made a motion
which was passed that tho resolu-
tion be taken from the table and
brought before the committee for
adoption. ;
Chairman Calvin Barton said tiun'
he thought each member of the!
committee present should be sivcnl
an opportunity to expr-oss himself on
the resolution. ‘
Judge Candee said {here had been
Report 0T Council May 11—- eople Will Vote.
Judge Nehemiah Oandee’s resolu
solidation of the city was adopted by the charter revision com-l
mittee at its meeting held in the city hall last evening,
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tion for a complete con-
despite
Robins.
a lumber or amendments to the
present vhnrlvr since it was adopted
and that it was the only kind of a
charter that would have been adopt-
ed iii that time. He pointed out
that the committed must either
patch up illi‘ present charter or lake
the lulu; step and bring in a new
charm:
\l'nnls People To Decide
n"l~lt“~'l':lllilli\'f; Harvey M. Kent.
said lint when the resolution was
first presented in: wus against it.
but Mum: talking to :1 number of
pcopb- lzu- {um mmiuccd if was limo;
to Im’ the mutter up to them and
find out what TIlt‘l’ really wanted.
\i‘r‘ny C. Wood said. "To put the
math: up in the. people and let
them Vote on if. is the best way to
find out “‘I‘lf'IIlI'l" they want rrnl
consolidation or not." lie was in
favor of ”11‘ resolution.
Mary Kirby Jennings said popular
opinion among the people SCf'lneli to
be ”ml the city should have a new]
charter.
Mrs. lictts u'ns heartily in favor
of the passage of the resolution.
She said several of the original
charter committee had informed her
that they marveled at the fact no
effort had our been made to revise;
the old charter. She was against
having on many faxing districts, as
are now in operation.
Outlying Districts
Deputy Sheriff Edward Lycctt
Said the outlying district of Broad
River “as not in favor of having
one taxing district and advised the
vrmatlon of two. inasmuch as the
pie did non believe illo assessors
d
Humane assessments without
railing hardships on the residents'
of the outlying districts. Ho express-
ed himself as lwlng in favor of com.
pleto consolidation it would not
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omcsoo, April Ate—(s12).
But the death of the youthful pro-
secuting "nee," who with James J.
Doherty and Thomas Duffy fell be-
fore a murderous fuslladc of bullets
in Cicero Tuesday night. brought one
of the most energetic campaigns
against gangsters ever waged in Cook
County;
Almost every scrap of information
in the hands 0 ho police pointed
to the fact that t a killing of Dober-
ty was long planned by rival “Alia"
and “Beer" purveyors. from whom
Dollerty was resting control of
”Beer" in Cicero. and that McSwiS-
gen and Duffy were killed merely
because they happened to be in
Doherty's company when the rum
chine gunners pumped 100 bullets
into Doherty's automobile. ..
The presencd of the three dead
men in the same car is perhaps
even more puasllng than the actual
killings. F‘or while McSwlggin had
been friendly with Duffy for years.
he had once prosecuted Doherty for
murder. it was one of his few dc-
feats.
The young prosecutor—he was,
WHY WAS CHICAGO PROSECUTOR
IN CAR WITH TWO BOOTLECGER
COMPANIONS? THE COUNTRY ASKS
“Gathering Evidence,” Says Young Ofiicial’s Superior“
Officer, Explaining Strange Aspect of Chicago Ma-
chine Gun Murders—Rivalry B e t w e e n Gangs
Blamed—May Have Been Shot By Mistake.
The “beer racket” today had
supplanted all other~.theories as supplying the motive behind the
latest triple slaying by machine gun gangsters with the death
of William R. McSwiggin, “hanging prosecutor" of the State's
Attorney’s staff, regarded as incidental to the alcohol war.
Olili' twenty—six. and the most suc-
Cn‘Fsi'lll prosecutor in the city—bud
“on tho nick‘nmuo of "liopcs‘flund
"The Hangman" from his associates.
llut it is by no means certain he
avns the main quarry of the killers.
for Dohcrty, too. had his enemies.
involved as ho was with the gangs
flint haVb been waging war on each
other to the extent of eighty-seven
murders.
Crowo Suggests Theory.
The young prosecutor's chief.
State's Attorney Crowe. has offer-
ed some explanation of McSwiggin's
presence-with Doherty in such a
place as Cicero.
“lie was disappointed over the ac-
quittal of Sauce and Anselmi (two
gunmen whom he prosecuted. and
who are now serving fourteen-year
sentences for the murder of a po-
liceman) and asked permission of
me to go out and associate with
gunmen in order to learn their
methods. I told him lie was foolish,
but he could go ahead." .
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tioh of- Alldilg Judicial
While it was ohnounced that prep-
arations who beluga-fade to re-
quest an injunction restraining the
city from. enforcing the present
parking ordinance. up until press
time today .no such action had been
atlrtod. in either the Court of Com-
mits Pleas or the Superior Court.
First district merchants were ac-
_ “votes ‘tbe‘olstter yesterday and it
PARKING INJDNCIION
,Is NOT In IN COURT
Mayor Promises Fight If Merchants Carry Out Inten-
Intervention.
is understood that they have been
joined by'the second district and
Liberty Square merchants. who
claim that their business has been
injured.
- Mayor Thomas Robins stated this
morning that as soon as any in-
junction was filed that the city
would start to fight it at once and
that counter action would be taken
by the city.»
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Bristol Man Admits
Murdering Wife When
She Wouldn’t Kiss llim
BRISTOL. ('oull.. April I
I (.il'). lv’nzollulr lI‘luI'lllIlslw “as l
held without bonds today on the l
I charge of murder bust-ll upon lIlI'
finding of the body of Tilt; “ifu
.loscphlllu in flu-iv llomv. Silo ,
Ilil‘I been (‘Ilfikf'lI in death. in Iho I
l
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m, '_
bvon i'ullrvl ill by nvIgIIbI-rs.
Tho man “as brought to polio“
lumlquurtors :lflf‘l' llu “n.0,.
limlv \l‘llI-t Tillllltl on it IH‘II. l‘or
Illl‘t‘I- null one-hull Ill’llll'h lm “as
qucsllunt-d us in what llml hip-
penml in his home. The pulu-v'
] lull-r said I"I0l‘,lflllfik\' :wlmll'wl
l opinion or ”H: police. “ha hull
i
that he had (‘IluIvliI his ulft- dur-
' lug ‘llc night.
lt‘lol‘jllnskv said bit: “if!" I‘ ill."-
! ed to kiss him. This made IlIlll I
angry and that he grabbed hvr I
by the throat Ilml held her that I
\\;.3' until he fell asleep.
.IIRALI READY ?
i TO GIVE 103 T0 3
JOHN BUCKLEYA
Attorney General Says He;
Will Quit This Year and
Favors U. S. District At-l
{ iorney for Successor. ‘
li.\ll'i‘f-‘Olll'l. April 29,-— (Al‘) .
Frank E. Healy makes tho dctinllel
statement in response to an inquiry.
that he will retire from the office of
attorney general at the expiration
of his term in January. He will not I
g be a candidate for any office, he
;SIlIII. and has no plans for tho fu-
jturo than to follow the practice vii
"lmv. lie has held the attorney gen.
eraishlp since January. MIR. wht‘li‘
he succeeded George 1:2. l’llnmun. of;
\\'lllllnuntl’l'. now as associate jun-l
five of ill-,3 Supreme t‘rlurt of l-JrvA
rare.
"The consensus of opinion. and 1
share. it. is that Major Job Duck,
is) should be the next attorney gen-l
crui." said Mr. Hooly. “l. have nov
right in spi‘uk for him. of court-v.1
land 1 do not know that he would be 3
interested. but there has been falls.
‘aboul ills (,uaill'icatlon for the of--
! lice. " I
l The attorney sham put at I‘L‘i-‘I
.a report that he intended to return;
i to flu: legislature. as u. representative
'from Windsor Locks and be a. cum
clldufu uguln for spcnkvr. a place
be 1th] in tho l'JlI. and Jill? st-s-
sious. "There is no foundation
lwhatovcr for that belief." Ill" saidfi
i"l lune served lIli‘t'I: fv'rn-s in the“
illouso and been tllrou 'Il all the l..--‘
iglslatlvc ‘Icrizships. u lIt‘Il is quib-
:enougil for one life time." lie was
in representative from Windsor
Looks in 1913 us well :Is in the two.
sessions “Ilt‘ll ho was speaker. and
lie was llcpubllczlu IlIIlIt‘I' ol' the
House that your.
\Kiic the attorney general indi-
cate his intention not Id sock fur-
ther political offices. he plans to,
remulu on Ich llmubllcau central
committee. on \vllloll he has rcp-
rcsculull the seventh senatorial dis-'
l trlct llllily yours. lie will be a. can-
didate to succeed llmsclf as such.
ill the fall when members of the!
new committee are to be elected.
lllr. iiculy wouldflmvc llot‘lug to:
say about the proposed second ted-i
oral judgcshlp ill Connecticut. fur-l
[her than to observe that the bllsl-'
uess undoubtedly warranted the
creation of another judgesblp.
CAGE OFF WITH ,
FOOTGUARDS'
Local Man Sails Tomorrow
for European Trip
Aboard S. S. Chicago—
First Stop, Virginia.
l
William R. Gage. of 8 Delaware
avenue. special agent for the Slan-
dard Oil Company of New York..an<l
a. member of the Governor's foot-
guards. sails tomorrow affernoon for'
Europe with the entice company ofI
footguards and a battalion of Rich-‘
mend Dlues from Virginia.
Mr. Gage leaves this city curly to-
morrow morning for New Haven
where there will be a roll call at 9
o'clock. The guard will leave New
Haven for New York city where they
will embark the S} S. Chicago. The
steamship will first sail to Virginia
to pick up the Richmond Blues and
then sail for England. They will
spend four days in England and 10
days in Belgium and France.
Mr. Gage will be away for about
a month.
~HOUSE CLEANING TIME
is here and ,thia store can supply
many thugs needed so make it a
thorough "house~clcaning Job".
Moth bags in various sires. moth
balls. tar paper (by the roll) and a
complete line of exterminator-s you'll
find here. The Clifford Pharmhey.
South Main St. Wm. I. Paisley.
Prop—Adv. ‘ ‘ . . '
The Weather
l-‘ou-csst for southern New Eng-
land: (mm-rally fair tonight and
Friday. slightly warmer Friday.
PRICE 'THREE CENTS ;
.tle Over Father’s Will’
IOHALLENORD BY CHILDREN
DOCUMENT IS FOUND FAULTY
RY STAMFORD PROBATE COURT
Local Mon and Sister
3 Instead of One Third Life Interest In Large Estate
Will Divide Property Be-
tween Them—Opposing Lawyer May Take Appeal
-Will Invalidated By Technicalities.
If the decision of Probate Judge Bartram of Stamford stands,
[Albert c. Hall. Jr.. 14 Arch st .
'one-half of his father's million dollar estate instead of a. one-
reet. will receive approximately
third life interest as his father provided for in a. will which has
been found faulty.
Mr. Hall has lived in Norwalk for some time and is en-
gaged in the umbrella business i
Tells Kiwanis About
Constitution Signers
~lIuII
JOHN roar
gPRIZE WINNERS
TO KIWANIANS
Jack Yost and Eleanor
Kleine Delight L a r g e
Gathering—S a m u el
Roodner Attends.
Jack Yosl. llrtrllllllt'lli. lllgh svlmol
astulln-ul. read his prize-“inning 1:5-
‘lil‘ "Connecticut’s l'art ill tip,- I'm--
lnrutlou of InlIt‘PV‘ITIIiliCC” :lull Miss
lib-:mnr lx’loiun. champion of county
high school uraiors. vmxi Ill"? orrl-
on the (,‘nllstituoiu at to-
Iiay's ll11‘t'imfi of tho Killzmis club in
th- loyal .laluts.
'I‘hvl'q- was L'I‘I-ui lnlel‘rsl shown by
the Kiwanisus ill lilo ti'i‘orts ot' the
young people.
Thon- “’i'l‘i‘ 0': lilF'lllIHT'l'S of" the lil-
uauls Club. present :.l. the luncheon
today. l-‘I‘vllrril'k .l. Moran “on the
attendant": prize. Snmuol Roodner.
Illnrki-Ii his returned from Jvl'usa-
lI-m by passing out Citron.
A»: hilss’lilt-ln is going to offer her
1 (:‘lilou in .’l slut-- l'Oilb‘oi it cannot
be l'IIlIDIIFIlf'l now. Mr. l'ost’s essay
follovs:
It is the part of wisdom to
I konp the memory of great men
and great (“”115 from perishing.
Recurring anniversaries some this
purpose by recalling the accomp-
lshluvllis' of preceding generations
and urging; on others to the imitate
lion of v. or1hy rxumplr-s. ’
This war we celebrate the 150th
birthday of American independence.
The time is opportune for the con-
sideration of the vital principles
“ritivl‘l into the immortal document
known as the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. This celebrated paper was
drafted by Thomas Jefferson. and
appeared in the handwriting of
Charles ’l'homson, secretary to the
Continental congress. and :i. native
of Dorri. Ireland. I-‘rankllu lies-
cribell him as ”tile soul of Con-
gross."
Brother Jonathan.
Our pleasing insk just now is to
front of "Connecticut and the Dec-
laration of Independence." While
our state played a less important
part in connection with the declara-
tion than in framing the Constitu-
tion it did "its bit", and a “big hit"
at that. The share accomplished by
Connecticut will probably be best
expressed in terms of the men who
represented he! in C ngrcss during
the frying days of tie Revolution.
And first a glance at the Governor.
Jonathan Trumbull. “Brother Jona~
than." the friend and adviser of
Washington. the personification of
nobility and high purpose. He was
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—-A \ELL FURNISHED HOME
contributes to one'a feeling of satia-
tacfion and happiness. if you need
new furniture. rugs. draperies or
anything for the home go to the
A. J. Collins Company. There you'll
find the newest styles at the lowest
prices sad they will an-ahgrtho
ROAD ESSAYS '
it New York city.
‘ 'l'llu \\lII, disposing 0 1m rslhto
[\fiI‘D‘lI at nearly $1.00‘nm-0. “(us do.
‘clnrcd inmlid by Judge Bartram on
.lllo ground flint it was; v.1'ongfully
.vxrt-utvd. Tim decision ulll Sim
1.\lrs. William 1-2. Morita-nu and .\l-
bcrt L‘. Hall. .lr., daughter and soil
of the deceased, equal sharrs ill the
csint-u
Tho uill tII'IiV-Il in til-s, handwrit-
ing of tho lbw-used, was datul 00-,
tobcr .1903. and lwquc'lthed :a
one-third interest to his wife.
dead, and a our-third llfw infarct.
to the son and (lzlllu‘ltvl. ”i be duct}-
Inent provided that at the Air-nth of.
his children their shares nould be
distributed among their children.
.‘il‘lIllll' J. (‘IIl‘It‘lull of Manual-(:-
neck, :1 Now )‘nrk lawyer. iI'F'IlIf"I
that the will “as not vulltl liilfII’l‘
lilo Empire Slut-3 lvlw of ll1ut limo
{IHtIE‘IIlC prrscnt. lic dcclurcd that.
the law «lomuunis publication of tin
will to make the instrument \alid.
Pubicallon would have been sufl‘lc
clout. if the “lil‘ sacs to the will
had been notified that the paper
they signed was the last will of Mr.
Hall.
l-‘rank V. Slmnunrd of Brooklyn
‘and Sherman l.. Austin of Mount
Vernon. both of whom were engaged-
in business with Mr. llall at the
time the instrulrmnt, was drawn and
who signed tie will as witnesses. dc,-
clarcd that details of the signing
\vcl-c not clear f
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. .. llmm at this time.
[They did not l‘"lil€llibt3l' having been.
mini that it was a will they were
signing. but thought that if they llad
been informed the paper can Mr
Hall‘s will they would have rcueliii
bered it. .
| Attorney Daniel F. F. Hickey,
{who was appointed guardian ad lil-
acm. t the children of Mrs. Morrlq
‘son afiued that the ”limit of Mr.
Hall at the time he drew up the
document was sufliclcnt to answer
the publication feature of the New
York law. Mr, Carleton, on the
stand as an expert “linens, declared
. that New York courts had ruled dif-
Efereutly a number of times and
gaw specific instances. Mr. Hickey
intimated he might appeal the case.
if he thought it was for till. best In-
gll‘rosts of the. children. llv‘ has 80
.Alays in which to make such an ape
ponl. I t
At the request of Mrs. Morrison.
her husband, Lioutonrnt-Colonel
William E. Morrison. and Albert C.
llull. were appointed as administra-
tors of the estate. undrr bonds of
$600,000. Mrs. Morrison will sign
the bonds.
CLAIMS FRAUD
DY MOTOR CO.
N. Y. Women Seek. To Re-
cover $4.000 From Victor
Page Motors Corp. of
Stamford:
claiming (lint SII'; was defrauded
and that false. and fraudulent l'epreo
both )tlclch of New York City. has
filed suit. in the Superior Court.
against the Victor I‘ngo Motors
Corp. of Stamford, claiming $4.000.
damages.
Back in September 1921. accord<
ing to the complaint filed by Carter
and Cressy. of Stamford. counsel for
the plaintiff. George Strba. an agent
for the defendant. represented the
company as a successful one and in-
formed the d endant that soon its.
product w0ul be on the market.
What Sho Was Told.
He told her that stock silo pur-
chased at that time at $1.25 a share.
would be worth from $3 to $4.in a
year. She bought 500 shares. accord-
ing to the complaint on those state<
ments. which she alleges were false
and fraudulent.
Subsequently in February and
March 192': she was told shares
were worth 3. and she bought 150
shares common at 32.50 a share and
125 shares at $1 a sham These she
said were identical. ‘
‘Acmtypo Stock."
Later in Janusry 1923. the plain-
tiff contends she was informed .by
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—MULLIG N78 CRULLERB
and Mulligan'o ems-Made Cookies
are for-sale by stores all over this
vicinity. Only the best of material!
are used in making Mulligan Baker!
preducts and the same are made
under ideal sanitary conditions.
Their uniformity of quality is be-
oauae good things are used to make
payments to suit Mr casinos-My. them—Adv.
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