. m— ~m .mu.M-
metered as mam matter at the post ciao. at
lo. Not-walk. Conn. under the Act of slat-ch a. late.
. 1» , w... .
Th Wéatlie L
\i'v-llthrr forecast for Southern
New England, April 80 (AP)—
i‘lillllly and slillhily’ warmer; prob-
ably light showers in north portion!
I
‘(‘
ar
w .
,’.-._
i
_ 1.7mm ASTlilRll
. Dismal COMMISSIONER
Reagent ofni'lorliail:l Comp‘anlyioPFa‘iifiterrs, Slelecétgl'By
A wily gflthmtfilreir Colleagsg—XyPopu
. ‘1.“ Choice, District Feels. _
‘1' . ldwsi'd I. Wham 202 last avenue, a prominent South
Faulkner-chant, has been appointed a commissioner of the
W W district to succeed the in. Harry 1. Bennett.
, air. Gel-ham um Oppcintod. by _
gay: {‘33le than: VACA'noNLoDGE
READY T0 OPEN
New York City Girls Com-
, "ion the Eastfiide. It is the general
"Opinion-,0! 'sidentp there. thathis
"antinintnient is a wise'one.
Mr: Gotham will hold office un-
dilthe city election in 1927. Mr.
Lianne“ was elected at the last city
‘dleetibn to‘ho‘ld office for a. term of
M
‘5' } OVER
WIRE v
‘- . ‘ ossrmonsoour. .
‘iva x‘oak. April 80.-—-(AP).
Gasoline prices were advanced 1 1.2
"dents a gallon today by the Sten-
.’dard, Oil Company of New Jersey
8nd North and South Carolina. and
tithe cent a gallon elsewhere in its
Iatritory. The new tank wagon
Thrice in North and South Cal-oil
is 18 1.3 cents a. gallon and 1
Ideals elsewhere. Kerosene was ad.
l'yanoed also 1-: cent a. gallon to it
1-3 “I“ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ bei sent fro "nit. Sin 1 in; nu
TheéTmsc.Compw not treat» m”! m . e. an .
e,“ no ‘ 2 ‘ r . A _ I' from the :Presbyterisn hospital
w...‘ m w“ "an" “d “e?! “and two ironies United Charities
.. . ., W e ‘ all of New Torte oityv~ ~43 . ,
3‘ Adam ores 530%. (AP) '-
tloyeeto mundane: dealers by ,
86w ’Yoi‘lt’ felt?” ‘M‘ei'al‘ {Reserve -
member banks!» the week ending
49:11.21, amounted: to tam. 019,-
.000 as compared with 32.451.039.000
\tfie‘ previous weir .it was announced
“"3“,“ u“ ‘n W k ing To Regain Strength
"‘ -'-' s uc r ,
‘ 5...: £33.31, ’” m In Norwalk 5 Health Giv
ing Air. -
_~ Charles H. 'I-Iarris‘ Ledgewood
Farm vacation lodge. Ponus avalue.
will formally open for the season
tomorrow; Ten girls. either suffer-
ing from malnutrition or hospital
convalescent casoe. will arrive on
the a P. M. train and will be t ken
to the lodge where they will b the
guests of the local man for two
weeks.
The vacation lodge is once again
in charge of Mrs. Henry K. Cof-
froth. For the past few weeks she
has been busy superintending many
changes and improvements. Mr.
Harris has had a new porch built
over the brook which runs past the
lodge. A new dressing room has also
been copstructed the dining room
has been‘encloscd. and many other
comforts added.
The lodge is conducted on a. strict-
ly non-sectarian basis. 0f the ten
giris‘coming tomorrow. four are
New York Artists Re-
ceived Hearty Applause
igday by the Foderal'Reserve board.
‘ sun's 10s TODAY.
'to make a
' day. Jet. Mrs. Bradway has the dis-
.3,
. smAfl'flI‘ORD April
Never having ridden on a. railroad
train‘or trolley car so far as known.
hives having listened to a radio alo
though she is 108 years of age is the
unique record. of Mrs. Sarah Bos-
yrerth" Bradway. Eastford's oldest
resident and probably the oldest
person in Connecticut who is,cele-‘
heating her 'blrthay anniversary to-
tinction of beluga real daughter of
the American Revolution. Her fath-
er’ was a. Revolutionary soldier.
.a W
“‘ following are the subscribers to
date to the Knights of Columbus
Wt? Ball.'-MaY‘ 10: "
new flat Co. 33.00
at. N. Marcher: a Co. 3.00
M. No Mayehoff 3.00
Emily, A. Lynes 3.00
Pa'ul- B. Connery J 6.00
c. F. Berg ' 8.00
MEN.- Knapp 10.00
Julius w. Miller ,3.00
3.1.. O’Brien 10.00
udrlposa Taylor 5.00
Izmir-3am Bre’ndlinger s.00
Kernel-tit). Pollard . i 3.00
Di. A. B-Turner 3.00 .
Henry Gregory . 7.00
Josephllt. Twice :33
W ”W'- on . -
John; 1!. ' Light s.00
Gel; Ernst . 3.00
use Sheehan. s2. ‘ s. 0
lama (I. AuPJ . 3.30
nee. fienry ' . 3.00
,w'alter H. Bunce 3.00
{narration 3.00
1". (Continued on Page Two)
3; fithLLIGAN'S CRULLERB ’
aid 'Idniiigan'n Home-sleds Cookies
diode: sale bysteresailover this
“I". “Only the best of materials
assess in making Mulligan Bakers
Wasteland the same are made
‘ " :‘ld'ul sanitary conditions.
: uniformity of quality is bu
6i“ good-things are used to make
mew-Me. .
sop—(AP). ‘
for Entertainment. .
About 200 members and friends
attended the smoker of the South
Norwalk Club. held in' the club
rooms. Washington street. last eve-
ning.
pr York- artists headed by Al
Baker. famous magician and ven-
troliqulst, entertained the gathering.
Joe Rampone. pianist and song
lender. presided at the plan ’and
led in the singing of many ngs.
Harry Atkinson, the Australian
monologulst entertained with stories
and Jokes. Several of the jokes re.
ferred to members of the club and
made it decided hit. All of the ar.
tlsts on the program received much
applause.
A bullet lunch of hot roast beef
sandwiches and all that go with
them was served under the direc-
tion of. Samuel Velsor. who was the
committee in charge of th part of
the program. Bradford li ‘. Ballard
directed the entertainment program.
It was due of the most successful
smokers evcr enjoyed at the club
and will be the last of the season. .
For Nurses May 7
The formal opening of i ow
Mary A. Bedford game for
Nurses. a handsome and com-
plete unit of the Norwalk Hos-
pital. will be held next Friday
evening. May 7.
In observance of National
Hosp! 1 Day, May 12. there will
be “op n house." in the Nurscs'
home, in the afterhnoon.
The graduating exercises of
‘the training school will be held
in connection with the formal
opening. '
MOOSE could
ONLY CHILDREN’S
BANK_l_N__WORLD
Deposits At Mooseheart
Now,$lZ.000—-All Phases
,of Regular Banking
Business Carried On.
MOOSEHEART. 111.. April 30.—
Tho only children's bank. conducted
exclusively for children. is operated
here.
"This children’s bank at this time
has deposits totalling $12,000. and
these deposits are guaranteed by the
assets of the Loyal Order of Moose.
which total 835.000.000.00
Every one of the 1.300 children
here is a depositor in the bank.
This unique bank is operated like
any‘national bank. yet it has no
president. directors or officers.
All phases of banking are carried
on. including all kinds of deposits.
and the making of loans. The bank
is a part of the school curriculum,
so that the children will have gained
a thorough knowledge of how to
deal with banks. fol-their benefit af-
ter they have completed their school
cursor. ' . .
Mass of money are made to the
older , childrun. wheat»- to boy
articles whlch are called luxuries.
.All necessities of if e are provided
for the Moosehesrt ildren. yet bl-
cyclewroller skates and‘the like are
listed as luxuries and children wish-
ing for them may get them with
their own money. If their bank ac-
‘ count would not warrant making
thc‘expenditure they are permitted
loan. providing the
superintendent grants permission.
No interest is charged for the use of
although a phantom
charge for interest is made to let
them know that it costs money to
use money of others.
Master Byington and
‘ C.‘ O. Haig Improving
C. Irving Bylngton. son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Byington. of 8 New
Canaan avenue. is sloivly improving
at the Norwaik Hospital. The young
boy was badly burned several weeks
ago while playing around a grass
fire at his home. Charles 0. Hats.
6 Crescent terrace. is also lnlplevlng.
Mr. Halg has two fractured ribs.
suffered when his car was struck by
a truck at the top of Mill Hill
Monday morning.
SON IS BORN
the money.
A son was born. Wednesday at
the Norwalk hospital, to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Brooks, of Rowayton.
The young gentleman weighed eight
pounds. Mrs. Brooks was formerly
Miss Helen Savage, of Rowayioy
and this is her second son. Mother
and baby are doing well. ‘
‘ DIR
D. H. Miller Gives $50 .
To Deacon Taylor Fund'
The Deacon Taylor fund for'the
Knight Street A. . ., E. church has
now reached a. total of 81.158.40 Ten
dollars were received from the Coun-
cil of Jewish Women and/$50 from
David H. Miller since yesterday. The
committee. headed by John A. Mills.
issesking 35.000 to make necesea'l‘y
repairs to th church. ‘
A coucert'was ‘held last evening
in Town'Amembly hall for the bene-
fit of the Deacon Taylorrhiemorial
Fund of the Knight Street A. hi. E.
church. The Perkins-Middleton
Quartette featured the program and
. there was a very stirring address by
Dr. Bydes. of Hartford. on "The
Challenges! America? There were
the more talk: by Rev. short a; 3.
, councilman John. mils.
36v. Charles 8. Grey and
-—sur Image. 1 percent of val-
uation: remodeling. repairing. usa-
lng at reduced prices. Croce For 60..
‘ {0| I‘ll! St- Phone Stamford I”.
‘~ q—uv. . .
:0R TYPHOID
Ratio of Motor Vehiclefs'FatalitiesiTo All Accidental
Deaths RisesFrom 3 T030 Per
Cent In 15 Years
- Ithas been determined that 30.0
96 ofmll accidental deaths which
occurred in Connecticut last year
were caused by motor vehicles.
whereas the ratio for the United
States as a whole was 20.5%. Fif-
teen years ago. motor vehicle deaths
in Connecticut were only 3.4 9/0 of
all accidental deaths in the state
and ratio for the country was 2.2 .
The ratio for Connecticut and t 0
United States was the same in 1911
but the proportion of motor ve-
hicle deaths has increased in Con.
necticut more rapidly than in the
country ‘at large in every succeeding
year. .During- 1925. est people met
death as a result of motor vehicles
in Connecticut and about 23.000)“
a result of motor vehicle accidents
throughout the country. The years
of 101! and £910 saw the sharpest
in ' in the Connecticut per.
een 39!, motel-vehicle deaths.
. The authorities are attempting to
educate the ”select the state to
combat the sector vehicle menace u
they‘have with” considerable success
nominated the typhoid and diph.
thesis was.
lulu lo sllcclu . F... o l. 0. STATE FARM loll lNEBRlAl'ES .. s...
' Mary-A. ford Home ‘ ‘ * t ‘No Parking’ Rules
UNDERFIRE‘FO
"Boolleggcrs nnd dope pcddlcrs
find no difficulty in selling their
contraband goods to the inmates of
the State Farm for Inebriates at
Norwich. says Judge Crecdon.
“Either this institution should be
so conducted that these who are
committeed there will be properly
restrained or the institution shoul
be closed by the state." he declared.
A Hospital. Says Wilcox
The charge followed a criticism
by his successor. Judge Nathan A.
Schlitz. \‘llO said that from the
showing of the institution as it is
reflected in police court the State
Farm is run like a hotel, which the
inmates can leave when they please.
“We are running a hospital. and
‘not a prison." said Franklin 8. Wilv
cox, superintendent. of the State
Farm. in an Associated Press des-
pnirh answering the criticism of
Judge Schulz.
"I think when he sees our work
at the hospital for incbriates. he
will have occasion to change his
opinion regarding our methods and
be less prone. to criticism." said‘
Mr. Wilcox.
Recommits Offender
One of the men who recently
drew the fire of Judge Sch-it's
criticism of ill institution. John
Quiiile of :0 B lmore street. was
rocommilted to the institution in
police court, yesterday. He had walib
ed away I’ll! the institution after
a short stay there. according to
Judge Schulz.
In sentencing him to six months
at the farm. Judge Sonata said:
"Do me a favor and stay there.
will you ‘2"
, .
‘ - . ,. . one. no»...
”it." I
l.
cm
AND 535;
NEW YORK. April 80.—The im-
migrant factory girl-wife of J. Merl-
dith Towns, he of the founder of
Yale and Towns Lock company. in
Stamford. yesterday obtained a di-
vorce and property settlement of
$30,000 in Chicago. alto alleged ex-
treme cruelty in that young Towne
beat her and threatened her lifegiu
trying to force her to consent to a
divorce.
They were married in Toledo. 0...
May 13. 1919, when Towne was
eighteen years old. and she was Doro
othy ltovin. an immigrant from
Kieve. Russia. and employed in one
of his father's factories. I
At the hearing in Chicago yester-I
day she told of three beatings, the
Architect W. J. Skinner
Of Stamford Honored
As rewards for distinguished
architectural work in Connecticut
during the past yearlho Architec-
tural Club of New Haven yesterday
announced awards of medals as fol-
lows: Walter John Skinner. of
Stamford. for work on Blacks Bros.
bank building, and University Club.
Bridgeport; and Orr and Del Oreggo.
New Haven. for work in New Haven.
Honorable mention was awarded
Mrs. Theodato Pope Riddle. of
Farmington. for her work in de-
signing Avon Old Farm. founded by
her father the late Colonel Pope.
The medals were awarded during
the dinner at Nathan Hale Inn. in
New Haveh last evening. '
TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
COUNTY Y. . . O. A. MAY 18
The tenth annual
”the Foirfield county 7.1M. C. A. will
be held in Danbury at the First
Congregational churcl! Tuesday afi-
ernqon and evening. ‘ny 18. The
opening session of the convention
will be‘heid at four. at which time
most of the routine business will be
taken care of. A dinner will be
served at 7 o'clock." daylight saving
time. which will be followed by re~
ports of the work and an address
by James Lee Eilenwood of New
York City. Those gatherings have
proved events of intel‘est and it
is expected that a large company
will gather for this convention: .
" ~HOUSE CLEANING TIMI-2
is here and this static can supply
many things needed' to make it a
thorough “heusycleaning-Jo‘b”.
Moth bagstin .varlousmisenam ,1
balls. tar. parity the mitt]
, Duluth BY =
Hartford Critics Say Booth 5:
Do Business At Norwidii titution and That In-
sufficient Restraint Islulposed-“We Are Running
l Hospital, Not Prison,” Says Official In Charge.
W . '
Methods employed at the Stet; Farm for Inebriates at Nor-
wich have been attacked by Judge? Schatz of the Hartford city
court and his predecessor ex-Jndgsg Alexander W. Creation. ,
FACTORY on
Short Lived Romance Comes To -
Court Where She Convinces
Had Been Eliminated
Booth rs ot' Norwalk's pal-king
ordinance saw with delight a fa-
miliar sight in West Washington
street this morning. when' be-
tween the line of cars park on
the south and north sides of this
part of Washington street, there
broke forth a bedlam of noise
from the horns of many cars. Of
course. there were the usual two
cars slnllcll
block. with looting cars behind
them. both mist and west. Valu-
able limo was vvllsted unravelling
the situation.
W MINORS.
emu
s and Dope Peddlers
halfway down the ,
. -~-..._..,-- _. -
. A temporary injunction signedhby‘Jlldg/e Samuel Young of .
I o ' W‘ t.‘ 0‘ . "x t . T u 1 w I P‘ P i n 5’ . I'u‘lllig‘ll‘l);)lws:llurdlly gcllemily fair
I .3. . m “ ' ,. , ..._....
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN» FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1926. . PRICE THREE CENTS
#4::1 ‘ 33::
*0 Parking” Rules
CUNEO BEGINS AT ONCE T0
i HAVE RESTRAINING ORDER .
VACATED IN UPPER COURT
MerchantsCariy Out Threat To Bring Courts Into
Iiocal Traffic Regulation When Council Delays Act-
ing 0n Modifications Submitted By Ordinance
Committee-40 Min. Parking Rule Unchanged.
the city court of Stamford, late yesterday afternoon, has stopped
the City of Norwalk from enforcing the "no parking" sections
W , of its new traffic ordinance.
2.41 will." said Quoile. I "“ ""—” N'Vi'll )lu-n-lmnis head Attack.
‘Judro (“rendon‘s opinion in part I Tm mj‘wmn “7M “gnarl "no“
“no“; life l“"‘llil*>l of Attorney Eduard J.
iflMi' experience with the commit- ‘Quinlun, of ”2'“- D‘mm” “”11 Quin-
ments of habitual drunksrds and ‘”"- "‘ “Tammi: ‘1": 1011"“‘1113 mer-
dl'lig addicts to the State Form for
Inebriales at Norwich through a po.
rind of years of my connection with
thC‘police court of this city. caused
me to conclude a long time ago that
it was a useless expenditure of lime
and money to send those unfortuo
slates to this institution. ,
We had so many cases of both}
N0 BLAME lN
RECENT DEATHS
FOR DE M0 Y Inlmnts; ill rnmn \‘ngclzmd Alphonso
.l‘anmuri Hl lliln-rly Square. third
I‘A :«Hslr'ir'l‘. llulmr: A. l;l0lh‘lllvf. John A.
:Mnnlmllllv'l‘x and James 1". Sllcchull
(If \l'llll Hlli'rl, fil'sl district: Charles
Turbo and Harry Goodwin of North
Mlllll sir: rt, enroll-l vllsiricl.
'i'llc lll_l|illi‘?l"'ll orllr‘ro‘l Ill“! "no '
pol-king" signs mlmn down or cover-
BALL TONIGHIJ
Sandy a nd Shaughnessy
Fatalities Accidental...
Coroner Phelan Holds In]
Today's Decision.
lynx mm. were committed and o."-
capcd within a few weeks or days
that I concluded we were. doing an
injustice to the city and injustice to.
the individuals. Finally I refused to;
commit any more of them to Nor-
wich if there write any other possi-
ble course of procedure.
Pelt Money Wasted
"Tho drug addicts, particularly,
who, ro criminally inclined. present
0. s rious social problem. and to
maintain rm institution where such
types may leave at their pleasure is
a gross waste of state's money.
{Either this institution should be.
so conducted that those who are
committed there will be properly
restrained or the institution should
be clogged by the stale.
Replying in part to Judge Schatz
E In a decision this morning. Coro-
1
31131 negligent in the death of Andrew
Sandy. aged 25 years, of Sou-th‘Nor-
walk. last Saturday. or of Michael
Shaughnossy. 72 years of Greens
|Farms. Monday evening,
~i
Sandy was killed in all automo-
bile accident in Darien ‘Saiurday
afternoon. when a Ford Coupe. in
which he was riding. drlien by
Manuel Policy. crashed into a tele-
graph pole. The deceased died of a
through the Associated Press, Mr- 3 fractured skull. It was brought out
WM“ said: salt the inquest that the accident was
uw° are running a hospital and . caused. when the car struck a catch
not a prison. When the prohibition l basin. in the rod, hurling the cur
m' went ""0 effect there was a d°‘ - t0 the side. while the driver was in
cided falling off in the number 0Ha doze. am... a 30 hour stretch of
inebriates sent to the farm." \ work.
‘ Mr. Sllriughnessy was killed by a
railroad frcigllt. run by Engineer
lWillimu Hockrcltcr.. Testimony at
-, the inquest’showcd that the deceas-
ed was deaf and did not hear the
warning from the locomotive or
from 'l‘ovvcrman Harold Ballard. of
26 Cedar street. Norwalk, who was
on duty near the scene of the
wreck. -
l MORRIS Bus
UNITED STORE.
'ltish In. Chicago!
udge Millionaire
illt’l‘ John J. Phclan finds no Cl‘lml-lof r¢.r,-.-._q.n-...ms‘ do... a...)
Gala Event In Armory -
Has M a n y Interesting
Featu res for City’s
Younger Set.
-<r-
Thv“ various t‘nll‘ll‘l‘llliv“i‘s 1n Mal-gt
PI] of only". and as :l result the signs
were moved Illil'illk.’ the night lay tho
1.01pm {IPIHH'IHIVIIL so lllrl‘. few. if
nnv. signs vullbl lm’ ll" round in the
wily this nlnrninz'.
40 Min. Parking Remains.
. The in illllllil" parking is not the
ilrrl‘m'ml “nil in tho llljlint‘lifln an
Clonk“lll«, polio?- :m“ still rlllpouerorl lg
rooms for the llnnurll lll'MOljl)’ Dallfllllll‘i‘ arr-ads for violation of the it)
ill the armory, this Honing, \i‘ertsl'1'ill‘li" writing rule, While motor—
. 'sl.‘ : .. ; . .. . ,
named at a mot-ling of ”ii: .\0l'\\'.’ilk,l ‘ I" ”10qu to park as long as
‘th‘ ‘ lll lllt“ former rrgriotor}
“’1! '
‘chapter of Deliioluy ill \\'ashlngtuu| I
.‘lnuns,
“I...“ Masonic Tompl'fi last evcnlngfl i‘unws Iii-gins; i‘ilp's Fight.
TllC ail’alr promises to be the most . .iv ilnll was started this morning by
successful affair ever conduclml bys'byyw-utl‘on ("lulnsel John .I. Cuneo
mp local ”18””. ,1” llii\\‘ lllr- lmllncllon dissolved
lt was old~tlmcrs' night last. ew- when he filml a motion with Judge
ping. and former nmstf-r rounvilors. f-‘rcdwl'ile‘ llllxror‘l. of the Court of
v,i'l‘lt’d'l: V
1
filled many of the chairs. ll‘omllloll Piece. in lime it dissolved.
“.33 a roll call and refreshmr‘nls 01 ll:'- ir-qumlml llm rourt to lime an
ice cream and cake were scrim. curly ilell'llll: on llm injunction and
u was announced that illcrc‘this will I"!’(Jl"ill)lj' luv held 0:1er heat
would be many prizo features nth-Mk. ‘
the ball this evening. The Chief Ill-i ll. “as n surprise- mcxc on the
fractions will b0 the. corlmt‘lm“3 ! purr of .innrner Quinlan to ask
patrol drill 1"”“09'1 Norwall; and 'Jllrlcp You“: for thr- injunction as
Bridgeport and the appearance of it W,“ ”New, mm application
Major John Toiilas. the |_‘OlII‘lII')"5;“-UHIIX 3“. mod: Hm”, in the court
'clismpion baton winger, who 35.31"!“ ”mum“ Dims Or the superior
>WW1“? through “m “for” "1 l’aul Items. In as much as the (fourth!
Singeweld. a member of the (lltvr- ‘cummon PINE use not in session.“
F.7—
tainmtnt. Columnists. the time the applicant)" Wasmade
66‘s.. R c*‘--‘S .llldi’rv Young hm] the power to sign
1 ,
ithc injunction. Either of the judges.
got the local city court could hats
'slgncd the injunction but. it. was not.
ipl'csenieli to them because they- have
,l-won called upon to pass upon many
HOSP.“ fol- violation of the ordinance
[since it has been in effect.
; Deputy Sheriff leccit served copies
50f lhc‘ order upon Mayan Thomas‘
ll'iobins. l'ouncllman Edward M.
IGans. llcrhert O. Pollard. Clarence
hi. Buttery. Harry S. Mather, Stanley
Owner of Saugatuck Tac
' &,N,ovelty Company Suf-
Husbaiid Was Cruel and Threatened Her Life.
._....._l._._.. ,
last of which ended with her hus-
band throwing her bodily from their
home.
1
l
i
I
"He told me that if he didn't kill;
me. he would llll‘O someone from
the underworld." Mrs. Townc trail-x
fled. “He said he could set me kill-
ed for $10."
A pistol ‘she said Tonne had
threatened her witll,,wns introduced
as m-idence.
"Do you know your husband‘s fl-
nauclai status?" asked Judge Joseph
Sabbath. when the financial settle-
ment was mentioned. "Do you know
You cannot come into court and seek
further alimony 2"
“He is worth about $1,000,000.”
she replied. "but I am satisfied with
this settlement."
67 Year Old Fighter
Run’s‘70 Miles In 12 Hours
OUDJA. French Morocco—(AP)
Carrying a‘dispalch nearly 70 miles.
which he said he had made on foot
from sunset to suurist‘. liammouch
Ben Hadgo.‘ a. fiT»year-old'1‘.ifllan
warrior, was huled here yesterday as
the creator of a new marathon rec-
0rd.
The featof running 70 lles from
sunset to sunrise. which ammauch
.Ben Hadge’. aged Riman warrior.
claimed to have accomplished com-
pares favorably wllh the estahlshed
record for that distance over a mea-
sured course. The record for 70
miles is held hy'J. Saunders of New
York City. who made it February 21
to 23 mine. -It is eleven hours 3
minutes and five seconds.
Considering Hadge's advanced sire
and thorough terrain over which
he traveled-his claim of covering
convention oi .the distance from sunset to sunrise
wouldzconstltute an unusual chapter
in marathon history.
bier-RAT}! ems TWO summaries
Motorcycle Policeman ‘Paul Mc-
Grath killed two .blrds with one
stone today ”when he arrested two
speeders on West avenue. Theodore
Stevens. of 350 .Msdison' avenue.
New York City. and James flashes
of Prospect avenue. Orange N. .1.‘A
charge of no'reglstration also was
placed against' ' Beebe‘e. ‘
oDsnclng, ' Rich
dun—Adv.
-—.A WILL FURNISHED HOME
contributes to one‘s feeling of sails.
faction and happiness. if you need
;new Initiate. rugs. draperies or
iffdr the heme go to'the
Hall. Satur-
oomplete. , ofesterminators ' , A33. (3 g , \ pony. There you'll
dud-hers. an. dimers. er. find isometri- sixth'a lowest
south mlmst. Win. . Paisley.‘ prices audit: will arrange the
Pronpadv.» . / ' loam-chad" Winsome—Adv.
“C . . W . ”‘ , b , 4 .. .
i
l
l
- {ers Painful Mishap.
Brooklyn Man Takes Over
Well Known Smoke Shop.
from Clement Bernstein.
l
Clarence Wooster. 45 of lmpcriai'
revenue. Saugatuck. was trcuicd yes-l
tcrday afternoon at tho Norwlllkl
l'lospltnl by Dr. itiWilllzlm J. Tracey“
for badly lacoratcll fingers. Wooster;
and William Bayululm, of Smigu-‘
tuck, operate the Stillgatuck. Turk
and Novelty company on Bridge
street. Saugutucll, and while at
work \Voostcr’s fingers were cut by;
one of the machines. lie was taken!
to theNorwnlk lioapiiai by Harry
A. Seymour. After being treated in:
was taken home. and resumed work
today: _
Doloris Cio 'Struck
By E. andrup’s Car
Dolorls Ciofli. aged 3. of 25 Chapel
street ran in front of a car driven
by Ernest Gandrup of \‘i'cst Main
street as it was going cast on Chapel
street, at 12:40 today.
The child was knocked down and
suffered two slight bumps.
She was attended by Dr. \V. 'l‘.
Aaron rris of Brooklyu‘ has
purchased 0 United Cigar store at
7 North Main street. from Clement
Bernstein. The deal was closed in
the law offices of Tammany 'und
Connery. Monday.
Mr. Morrisfifornlerly conducted a
cigar store in Brooklyn. He has
taken possession of his new store
and will move his family to this
city ill the near future.
Mr. Bernstein has conducted the
store for the past six years.
«~—
Abraham Modpe Buys .
John McGovernBuildulg
Abraham lilodnc. North Main
street garagenlan. has purchased
the McGovern bulking from John
McGovern. The McGovern properly
is located at the corner of North
Mal street nndvb‘lax’ lllll road and
was formerly occupied by Dan's Ledebur, who pronounced her con-
Tirc Shop. dition as not serious.
lu FISHER? cuw DIVORCED on
lNTOLERiBll CRllElTY CHARGE
Receives Order for $12 Weekly Alimony and Custody of
Young Son-Married In 1904. ' ' .
»
Mrs. Eva Fisher Craw, of South
Main street. was granted a divorce
fromCliiford Y. Crow, a mechanic
in a Rallr d avenue garage. on the
grounds 0 intolerable cruelty by
Judge Alfred C. Baldwin, iu‘thc
Superior Court. Bridgeport, this
morning. , .
Crew was ordered to pay his wife
alimony of $1: per w and she
was given the custody n 8 year
old son. She 'did no for the
custody of another aged 20
years.
The Grass were married on Octo-
ber 19. 1904, and according to the
statement of Mrs. Craw on the witf
ness at d this morningshe he's
never ecclved proper support for
alt r herself or her children. She
as her husband had abused her
dur g the last five years of :her to, dgncln‘,
married life. She left him October _
:7. 1925. and had not lived wit - DOBLON'B opnng my 1.;
him “been“! “"19. ‘ ‘ -—Dorlon‘s Rhors House famous
‘ for its shore dinners. and sea food
Nomalk Phone Employees
Get First Aid Diplomas
David 0. Cox. \vlrc chief. i). A.
Foley and Howard Wilson of the
local plant department of the
Southern New England Telephone
company received Red Cross First
Aid certificates, at a dinner in the
Algonquin club. Bridgeport. last
evening.
COCKENOE TRIBE CARD man
A very; successful card party and
dance was held in Red Men's Hall,
Norwalk, last evening under the
auspices of the degree team of
Cockenoe Tribe, No. 32. I. O. R. M.
Prizes were awarded. Steve's Happy
rive Orchestra furnished the music
LBssebsli Sunday. Wilton. New
opens for 'tho season on Saturday
Departures of Bristol. >
May, let—Adv. .
_.,. -
L. 'i':lllllla(igc_ Towers F. Hamilton.
John A. Mills and Robert B. Oliver.
The player and the members of g
the council are summoned to appear
below- the court of common plea!
on lllf‘ first Tuesday in June to an-
sucl‘ to the plaintiffs in the action.
History of Ordinance
The ordinance “as first passed by.
the council on November 4. 1925
and amended on Dccelllbcr s. 1925,
when the penalty was changed be-‘
cause it contained both ll. jail sens
fence and a line similar to the one
that was declared illegal by the City
Court of Stamford. The ordinance
was put into effect April 1. last. and
several complaints were made rc-'
gardlng it with the result that the
council at its regular meeting this
month decided to modify it to some,
extent and held :1 public hearing.
The ordinance committee brought
in modifications at the last meetingg.
but when some of the merchants
objected to the ordinance as modi-
fied it was voted to postpone actidlr.
on the modifications until the regu-
lzlr meeting ill May. Several mqr-'
chants objected to this delay, stat-
ing that their business was being.
injured by the ordinance.
Mayor Thomas Robins stated lalt
evening that it was the intention of’
ihc city to fight the thing through
to the end. lie said that there must‘
be some regulation of traffic condi-
tions in Norwalk and that if this'
ordinance did not hold. another
(Continued on Page Two.)
Wllll'lEMORE T0 ‘
. BALTIMORE?
NEW YORK. April 3“.~—iAP)
District Attorney Bunion announced
today that Richard Reese Whitle-
more, holdup man and escaped con-
vict. would be returned to Baltimore
to stand trial for the murder of l
Maryland State prison guard in 1925.
The decisi n of Mr. Bamon to
waive New *rk County rights to
try Whittem . ,on five indictments. ,
charges of first degree robbery. was
reached after a conference with
State‘s Attorney O‘Connor. of letl~
more.
Governor Smith was expected 10
sign extradition papers without fie-
lay in view of Mr. Benton-'s con-
sent to Whittemore's return to M!!!-
lsud. , -
~BASEBALD AMUSEMENT
PARK SUNDAY, NEWARK WRO-
WNMiS rs. NOBWALK.
Do I. In
3.50 I
t .
..
i;
Q
a
'0
i
‘P
‘7
.
...:OJ.A‘A‘.
Norwalk Chronicler