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ESTABLISHEpmo .v :um’mmener:$3331.32 SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926 TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS
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5 Dead 75 Injured In‘
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T
Coke Oven Explosion at
Gary 111.
Two Story Brick Building
Steel Plant
Wrecked, Burying Victims
and Hampering Rescue Work— Gas Blamed —
Nearby Towns Called
balances and Doctors.
On For All Available Ani-
GABY, Ind.. Juno 1‘. —(AP)
rive men were killed, four
of them instently, by an explosion believed to be duo to gas. in
a coke oven of the Illinois Steel Co.. here today. ”Seventy five
others were injured, a doeen of them seriously, when the two
story brick building was wrecked.
100 Mot At Work.
About a hundred men were orn-
Dloyed at the plant. The force of
the explosion hurled them against
the walls, rescue was difficult be-
cause the building wasv sh‘ttered.
burying the victims in the debris.
Two hours after the blast rescuers
still were searching the wreckage for
victims. ~
The injured were taken to the
steel company' s hospital here and to
the City Hospital. Many of those
injured suffered only minor cuts and
bruises.
The explosion started a fire in
nearby buildings and all available
apparatus at Gary. nearby towns and
manufacturing plants were summon-
d as well as all available am-
uulances and doctors. "The fire was
not considered serious.
Injured and dead were being
‘3 brought in to the Illinois Steel Com-
-any hospital more than an .hour
~ or the blast occurred. the work.
rescuing the victims was still go-
‘_ ing on and it was impossible to
make a check of the number of men
killed and injured.
1. The coke oven department, a two
- story brick structure, was wrecked.
:Bodies of the dead and the injured
were romov ed with difficulty.
p, ollslllll
I tricted To Members and
A Families—Ritual Of the
Order Will Be Followed.
Flag Day will be observed at the
-~ 1 lodge of the Elite with an ap-
rieto ceremony. this evening at
, ow lodge rooms. The ceremony
’3 as conducted strictly according
‘ e ”ritual arranged for the oc-
on by the national hea uartors.
‘ special feature has ben added
e program, nor has any out of
speaker been secured for the
ion.
17 members and their families
e invited. It is hoped thate.
attendance will be recorded.
1 members are urged to come
iperticipate in what promises to
' interesting entertainment. ‘e
i
igarettes
".‘d Candy Taken ,
, . .m Comstock Store
ord Comstoek. owner of e
. Woetport avenue. reported
'A . to the police that his
thud been entered Saturday
and a. total of 8: worth of
‘ and cigarettes stolen. B‘s-
“the store 1- outside the city _
the case was referred to the
o in tho district.
9WD!
" ckHeerdFor
‘ MilesArohlg
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ngiee of the nuns. '1ostlvel
" ace in Saugetuck. Setuniay
mused people for miles
Nor-froth“ police received
edits of inquiry from a
of residents in Winnipeuk.
”' and ama- River at about
och. who believed that the'
iron the csdnonshas s
”—— s. the
I” of violators o
minions wore tho‘onl!
. ., one morning in A!“
Every one of the 10
the w coining b
flounder Send-
.thostorointotbsceiiarofthosd-
.491.” less in tho Meheckomo
Drank “Whiskey”, Then
, Hung Self Out To Dry
_ Bonny Taylor, colored. of Wa-
Oter street drank somethink that
he thought was whiskey because
it tasted like whiskey. yesterday.
As a result of the several
drinks of this liquid taken by him
he was found draped «over a
fence in South Main street by
Patrolman Edward Williams. last
evening.
In the South Norwalk city
court this morning he informed
Judge Freeman Light that he
didn't know where he purchased
the liquor. and in turn Judge ‘
Light informed him that his fine
would be $5 and costs and ifoped
that this might help him to re-
.member.
l
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NEW, . YORK. GIVES PAPAL'
1
Ice Box Thieves Rob
Alden Apartments
Of Their Food Supply
There have been second story
thieves. poor box thieves. society
thieves. garden thieves. clothes line
thieves and now we have a new
line. the ice box thieves.
The Alden apartments. eight in
number. are located at 24-26 Web-
ster street. ,
box. and teach tenant has one.
rolleygd of some food during the
past two ~vveokll. One lady had
roasted a chicken for a Sunday
picnic. " Saturday evening it was in
the ice box and Sunday morning it
was gone. An investigation is under
way.
45 Members‘Of Bible
Class On Flag Day Trip
A delegation of about 45 members
of the Norwalk Evoryman's Bible
class. led by President Ernest L.
Saxton..attended the Flag Day ex-
ercises at Seaside Park. Bridgewrt.
yesterday morning. conducted un-
der the auspices of the Bridgeport
Federation of Men'sBiblo Classes.
The Norwalk delegation was ac-
cordéd a place of honor in they».-
rade marching behind the colors.
The class gave a. rousing yell for
“Jim" Ellenwood when he was an-
nounced. President thton was ,in-
troduced to the audience. The de-
legation escortyl Mr. Ellenwood
back to orwalk.
Arnon those who made the trip
were: Genor 1 John Lund. Vice
President Jo n M. Glover. Adjutant
Genera! George Inghern. Major C.
Irving Byington. Harry Bartram.
Stephen Clifford. Mr. Brook. John
Houghton and Ernest Hopkins.
t. ——-—-—o
Mrs. Hennessey Home
Following ‘Sad Visit
Although Mrs. Edith Hart Hen;
nesoey. of! 118 South Main street.
who left here hurriedly Saturday on
word that her sister was in the hos-
pital following_ the burning of en
aunt's house in Wellingford. Friday
night and the death' of two cousins.
could not be reached this morning.
it was learned that her sister was
not seriously injured. She suffered
from shock principally. The first re-
port that‘two youn‘g cousins were
burned to death was corrected. only
one having died in the lsrnes.'1'hs
house burned was in s Yale‘town
section.
ducted by the police into the theft
of as plntl of bullion Wedding
whiskey from the collar of’Plalsted‘.
drug store in Washington street
oithq' sometime Friday night or
Saturday
The whiskey was bonded stock
m or an store values it blgbir
A door leading from the collar of
-—leetbs Moo Stove Demon-
stntion In our window all this
a.“ week. alerting Furniture Co.. «<5
salsa—ass»
0n the rear porches of'
the re a utmenmsro special
art-I'm} r_ the family ice 1‘
Every family except one has been
and was used for the filling of pre ,
George E. Cook. proprlc- ,
“come New York gave Cardinal Boil-
diocdses and they are here to attend
' V the Eucharistic
\.»...Wa
Half Million
Cs'ven By
It was estimated that about 500,-
000 people participated in the wel-
no, papal legato. and eight other
rflinals of the Itoman Catholic
minimum?-
In the crush 1.8 people fainted.
Those princes or the 'church rep-
resented rfiost of the large European
Congress which
Opens in Chicago next Sunday.
Cardinal Benzene bestowed upon
Of all the cardinals in New York
Cardinal O'Donnell of Inland is the
most popular. There was such as
demand to show election for him
yesterday. he had to step out of thdiI
line of the procession while men and
women rushed up to kiss his hand.
WlNS Al 60H:
London T a k e s Sweep-
stakes. . .
H. J. Wright won the medal play
mandicap at the .Shorehaven Golf
club Saturday with a card‘ of 88
for the course and a not score of
66.1n order the'vother members in
the handicap were D E. aymoud,
76: W. M. Lybrand. '16: C. E. Sco-
field. 83. r w.. Ho stoli.. as; and
W, D. Crawford. 95. Best card of
85 was turned in by Mr. Raymond.
whose handicap is 10. .. v.
The ball sweepstakes did yestero
day were won by A W. udon with
67. Others were: A. A. Lefovre. Jr..
68: A. H. Leach. 68; A. C. Doyo. '16:
Freeman Light, 76:1. BJWiimot.
77; John Young. 78: William Ly.
brand. 82: and W. L. Wood, 88.
Best card was the '18 fumed in by
M.r Lefovro' with a 10 handicap.
Plaisted’ Drug Store. _
Robbed of 25 Pmts
' Prescnptlon Liquor
'An investigation is being con- building was found open and file
door leading into “the vacant ates-om
\\ as also open. I
The thieves after going- -int_o the
cellar of the drug'storo. took 'a mall
.. 'ntchet and broke upon the door of
l closet in which the whiskey was
.loled. They n‘ext broke open a
use taking out the 25 pints. '
Workmon have been in the vacant
store for the pest e'sv’eral days and
‘Mr. Cook was of the opinion that
some one had gained entrance to
the dose-during the, "and at
night carried the whis'k
a-Sso the menace. Rove Demon-
slrstton in -our windbw all this
week.- mm Furniturs‘Cos. is.“
8. Isle Mu . .
the worshippers the following spe-
ciql blessing of the Pope:
'The Holy Father has been
pleased to send me as his represen-
tative to the Eucharistic Congress.
an event which marks an epoch in
the history of religion in America.
l ATE, HEARTY WELCOME
. ,.
ms Eminence. John. Cardinal Bonuno. Archbislop of Mitylene and pupal legato to the 28th inter-
national Eucharistic (ongress at Chicago, in New York, accompanied by Cardinal Hayes, right. Police-
men at salute are greeting the robes! dignitaries.
Welcome
Catholic Princes In N. Y.
Thirteen Faint In Thong—Special Blessing From Pope
Legato Benzene—Eucharistic Congress
Opens Sunday In Chicago. ‘
votion to Our Lord in the Sacra-
ment of His Love. I am certain that
you will have your share. an abun-
dant share: in the blessings that
flow from the public solemnity in
honor of the Eucharistic King.
“Your welcome to me here upon
the soil of the new world assures
me of a successful journey in the
fulfillment of my mission. It will
give genuine pleasure to the Holy
Father. In the name of the princes
of the .church here present and in
my own I thank you most sincerely
and invoke upon you and yours the
favor of the graces of Our Lord.
Jesus Christ. whose delights are to
be with the children of man and in
argicipatlon lit the heavenly favors
I am happy now to bestow upon you
Knowing as I do your earnest de-
—-A
All records for circulation of
books in the South Norwalk library
were beaten during. the year ending.
May 81. according to the 34th an-
nual report made last week to the
library directors by Librarian. Agnes
E'Blenchard.
during that. period. Fiction works
tvoro most popular but the more se-
rious books were not neglected.
Most of Miss Bianchard's
is as follows:
"The number of books issued dur-
ing the past -year was the largest in
thehistory of the library. 51.288..No
special effort was medofo increase
the circulation by publicity or ad-
vertislng aside from sending lists of
the new books. which are added
every month. to the Sentinel and
Hour for publication, and giving
good service 8568 hours. That ls..tho
library is opened 12 consecutive
hours eechfiay (fr tolvnonths of the
the your. and 1 hours a day for
two months;
Bicycleflwll‘er Finds
Auto Driver couldn’t
See Nor Hear Him
Leslie Crosby of 85 France street
reported to the peace Saturday that
the front wheel of his bicycle.
which he had standing at the curb
Ion Wall .stroet. was smashedby a.
car being reversed in spite of his
shouted warning to the driver, who
immediately drove off. The number
or the car tallies with that owned
by Lewis Robert. Berger, 8 Church
street. Westport. Police are investi-
o...
Danbury Driver '0Held
LocelBo y
John McKenne. of Denbury was
~. ’ arrested on the charge of reckless
driving after his machine had struck
ldsoph Peter-no son of Ir. end
Mrs. Joseph Petsno‘. O Woodward
avenue yesterday afternfin. -
McKenne was operating his rue-
chinok in Woodward events when no
at... He is not tenet-1y injured.
L The case Will cores.
mammalian-
' There were 51.269 withdrawals‘
”DOPE
Sundays and holidays _
hand knocked the boy down
he him about the face had
file the
t.‘
the Holy Father's special blessing."
Library Renders Fine
Service To The Public
Report hoWQBi Increase Int-Number .of Books Used
11 To C ildren and Students To Whom Every
Reading Hour IsA Delight. ‘
.J——_._._.‘__+
excepted. ‘.
"The number of books added was
chased. The books are catalogued
'beforo circu ation. so any visitors
'may inform t mselves of. the extent
‘ of the liblary. by consulting the
noel-d. catalogue. The new books are
lpiaoed conspicuously on a table to
W‘iprlcft of the delivery desk.
‘ Fiction Most Popular
~ , 3'3; thb class of books most in de-
mand, fiction 1 ds. However. un-
'usual interest has been expressed in
'blbgr'aphy. and books relating to re-
.ligion... psychology and sociology.
These subjects are well represented
in the new: books.
' F
.ovents.‘ the new vertical file is placed
near the third catalogue.“ 'With it!
wealth' of clippings it is proving one
of the most useful- lbooks. chairs
have been placed" for the comfort of
readers who-like to' browse. or for
l..
(continued on ‘Pege Four.)
[Lonch'ak‘And'Menelr In .
Post Boad‘Collision
Alex Lolichek‘, of ' Mansfield eve.
nus. Darlen. was arrested 01: the
charge of operating an automobile
while under the influence of_ liquor
by Constable Arthur Bennett on the
Post road. yesterday.
The machine operated by Lou-
chek struck another car perked
alongsid‘ the Post road. owned by
.Clifford Menek of this city. His case
will come up in the city court next
week.
MISSTBEDE scenario
w .
Miss Minnie Tredo. aged 18.
:8: East avenue wee accidently
scolded at her hor‘. yesterday eft-
swoon“ showy attendodsby Dr.
Theron: It. Bradley. .Her condition
is not eerloessfi ‘ - A
Min mounds The Eve-
. the hours of 7 and 8 o‘clock.
1228:1112. were ,gifts: 816. were pur-sl
. on active duty,
"To assist in the study of current .
WEDNESDAY
Give C on c e r t—Will
Rogers 0r Captain
O’Hay To Speak.
Ar‘fangenlonts have been complet-
ed for fie L’bth annllelsal) of the
institution of Norwalk lodge. No.
The program “i” open with
band concnt by the band of the
Stamford Lodge in front of the
home in South Main street. between
They
will then adjourn to the banquet
hall where the concert will be con-
tinued. ‘
Harry Rudder of New York city a
member of the local lodge has ar-
ranged for a. program of entertain-
ment which will-include either Will
Rogers or Captain O'Hay.
William '1‘. Phillips. P. E. IL. Sec-
retary of the New York Lodge. No..
11. will be the prlllcipnl speaker of
the evening. Past District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler James L. Mc-
Govern ofBridgeport will speak on
the "Birth and Growth of our Great
Order." Patrick F. Brophy of the
local lodge will talk on “Twenty
Five Years of Lodge Life in Nor.
\vslk Lodge. No.. 709. "
Oscar F. Schultz will cater.
Schuman Art Print is getting out
the booklet containing the history
of the lodge. Large delegations of
Elks are expected to attend from
lodges throughout the state.
NEW RULES AND
REGUlAllDNS
FOR POLICEMEN
7‘.
The
Outlined In Code Recent-
ly Adopted By Common
Council. '
Probationary Period.
92. All appointees to the Reg-
ular Police Department shall be
made from the Supernumary Po-
lice, and shall serve on probation
for a period of six (8) months, and
any person on probation for' such
period may within the six months
he refused regular appointment. if in
the opinion of the Mayor such action
shall be! for the best interest of
the Department.
Uniform and Equipment.
98. The uniform. badge and
equipment of the Police Department
shall be as ordered and established
by the Police Committee. and shall
be furnished to all members of the
Department whenever, in the opinion
of the Chief and the Police Com-
mittee. any member is entitled to the
same.
94. Members of the Department
will have their shield number stamp-
ed on each article of their uniform.
revolver and baton for proper iden-
tincation.
95. The prescribed uniform and
equipments shall be worn at all
times by all officers and members
of the Department while on duty.
except when excused therefrom by
the Mayor or Chief. No member
shall wear his uniform except when
but he shall wear
his shield upon his left breast at all
times.
-. 96. Members of the Department
will keep a. suit of civilian clothes
at the station House.
~97. Members of the Department
(Continued on Last Page.)
VOLUNTEERS 0F AME CA
HAVE GOOD AG DAY
The Tag Day. held Saturday un-
der the auspices of the Volunteers
of America was very successful ac-
cording to early reports. A complete
report and a list of the prize win-
mre will be forwarded to local
headquarters. III'IYf this week.
, Virgineus Odom. colored. so fly
street. was severely" bruised when he
fell from tbs'rosr of en 'eutomo-
bile truck opera by Neil Cloni-
ants. It {relies stroet. Saturday aft-
ernd n.
Odom . “swig in the lnovlbg
of e vie Is and was holding it in
the roar of tile truck: As the truck
the corner of South Main
utm- Odom loot hb
with him.
on. the rear end of
f.ng the victrols along
He struck on his been and the
-.—Ioe the mace Denou-
streiion In our win all this
week. Sterling sprinters c... ss-ss
“ intuit-we
Continuationfi 0f Dutiesu
r Fitch Home Probe
25TH BIRTHDAY Committees Named By
0F ELK’S LODGE ‘S.W.V. And V.F.W. After
Beck’s Grave Charges
Stamford LOdKC Band T0! Food Supply At Noroton Home Said To Be Inadequate
and Of Poor Quality—Inmates Subjected To Cruel
Treatment—General Incompetence Is Alleged By
l Board Chairman.
1
t
I The United Spanish War Veterans, at their annual conven-
ition in Hartford, Saturday, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
state soldiers' hospital board.
Opinions Differed
As To Just What
Or Who Was “Shot”
A coupe crashed broadside into
the Norwalk-Danbury bus Sunday
afternoon. on the outskirts of
Wilton. A number of Norwalkcrs
were passengers.
When both cars came to a halt.
the driver of the coupe stepped
out. He was a very old man and
in a state of intoxication so great
that it was all he could do to
navigate across the rail to see
what damage had been done.
Willi him in the car was a.
young lady, “‘l‘lOWflS hanging on
for dear life.
"Gesli the shteering gear on my
car's kinda shot." said the
liquored one.
"Guess it's your own steering.
gear that‘s shot. brother." ans-
wered the bus driver who drove
off.
With the exception of pushing
in the front of the coupe. no
damage was done.
Four Generations 0f
Chalmers Family Visit
Home Of W. P. Milligan
Receiving a Unit from four gener-
ations of the same family was the
unique experience of Wendell P.
Milligan of The Evening Sentinel at
his home in Rowayton avenue yes-
terday. The visitors were John F.
Chalmers. James P. Chalmers. Al-
fred J. Chalmers. Eliza G. Chalmers.
Norman Rosie. Mr." and Mrs. Nor-
man Tait. and Allen Chalmers. all
of Greenwich.
John F. Chalmers is president of
the Chalmers Publishing Co.. of
New York city. publishers of Mov-
ing Picture World, the leading
trade paper of the rqotioh picture
business. with which Mr. Milligan
was associated as advertising man~
ager‘ before coming to Norwalk.
James P. Chalmers, who is 85. is
the great-grandfather of year and a
half old. Alien Chalmers.
Father Fally Mives
To Tuxedo Park Church
Word has been received here by
Mrs. Edward J. Quinlan. wife of the
prominent attorney. that her broth-
er. the Rev. Martin E. Fahy. has
been transferred from the.posliion
of curate at Lady of Lords church in
New York city. which he has held
Our Lady of Mount Carmelfhurch
for 18 years. to the ,pastorate of the
at Tuxedo Park. N. Y. Father Fahy
is well known here for addresses he
has made in the past few years to
several Norwalk organizations. He is
treasurer and chaplain of the Cath-
olic Actor's guild. offices which he
‘ has filled for in years.
Annual Bldg. And Loan
Dividend Payable June 15
Tomorrow being the third Tues-
day in the month, members of the
Norwalk Building and Loan Associa-
tion are notified to bring their books
to the association's offices in the
to receive credit for their annual six
per cent dividend.
Odom And Victrola
Fell Off Truck, Neil
Never Missed Them ..
vlctrole fell partly 'on him and pert-
ly on the pavement. The victrole
was completely wrecked and Odom
badly bruised. Clements. not know-
ing that anything was wrong; pro-
ceeded to Water street to deliver the
vlctrois but when he arrived at his
destination he discovered that
Odom and the victr‘ole were in
He then rots-seed the mute and at
hethetrootsroundtheroueinsoftho
victrole. Odom had besntekon to
where ho was trusted.
i—Jeo the Homes Stove Dunn-
strstion ~ts our window all this
2* ltosiiegjrureiturogoq .4845
South Norwalk Trust Co.. building,
the cornsroflouth Helu’eudlillss.‘
theodivoornr.nopersI.Woito
.09 B. P 0.12., “(uncalluy e‘l'uening at the closing session of their state convention in Wallingford
yesterday, voted to appoint special committees to make a com-
piete and immediate investigation into alleged conditions in the
Fitch Soldiers‘ home at Noroton following charges against the
administration by Charles F. Beck of Stamford, chairman of the
Two other inquiries have been
conducted recently. one by special
appointment of Governor John H.
Trumbull. but neither have resulh
ed in a change of personnel. The"
who were connected with these in.
vestigations refused to say whether
they had found conditions at the
home as Mr. Beck described.
Mr. Beck stated that at the Sold
dier's home in Noroton. discrimina-
tion. brutality. poor quality of food
in small quantities. and general in-
competence on the part of the man-
agement is to be seen too frequently.
He made known that many of the
employees have police records. and.
that some. of them are not even cit-
izens of the United States. no less
veterans of the wars.
Cutting down on the soldiers' food
supply was the only method em-
ployed during the previous year for.
economizing on the budget. and Mr.
.eck even went so far as to charge
that the soldiers had often been
without sufficient food. "There is
no such thing as a second helping
at Noroton." he said.
Speaking before the annual con-
vention of the Linited Spanish War
veterans, Mr. Beck said, “A number
of inmates have been put out in-
excusably. There is a case on rec-
ord now. occurring June 3. where
one of the soldiers. returning home
at 11 o'clock in a quiet condition. al-
though ho had had a. few drinks.
was attacked by the help and placed
in the hospital to recover from two
broken ankles. and then turned out
of the home."
Mr. Beck asked that an investiga-
tion be made of conditions at the
.Noroton home, so that the veterans -
might satisfy; themselves as to the
truth of his statements.
w. ll. mass “A
nus OFF ROOF
Belden Hill Avenue Man
Breaks Several Ribs -—
Now At Hospital.
While repairing the roof on his
home. 47 Belden Hill avenue. yester.
day noon. William H. Endriss lost
.his footing and fell two stories to
the ground. receiving painful in-
juries.
The injured man was rushed to
the Norwelk hospital, where ho was
treated by Dr. William W. True”.
There were painful injuries to the
right 'side and right hip. An X-rev,
was taken of the chest this morning
and soveralfis were found freo-
lured.
While his condition was reported
as being serious. yesterday. it we.
reported as being fairly good this
noon, showing much improvement
over night.
The accident rendered Endril‘
unconscious for a. short time. He is
employed by tho Norwalk company
and is very well known throughout
the city.
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5 Arrested After Br wl .
In Flex Hi Roe'd
Fi ybung men were srrostedl
following a brawl in Flex Hill reed
early Sunday morning. They were
takén into custody by Patrolman
Edward Williams.
T men had an argument steer
the enklin School. end as e result.
four of them attempted to beat up
Frank Osborn of Fair street. They
succeeded in bruising bun about the ‘
fees. Osborn was amongdhoso era’
rested and is chergod with intoxica-
tion and breach of the peace.
James Goldrick. 18 Fair stre
John J. Nolan. Bolden rim;
Smith. Fair street: Thomas. Fetish
of Fi'rst district are all charged with
breach of the peace. intoxication and
assault. ~
- , Council of Catholic Woolen ~
Members of th Norwelk undl
of Cuthoiio Worn will meet
my night at s o'clocldsu the
day school rooms of St. w
church. There is to be e M is!
local prominence and mfrsehnv'dste?
wllibolomd. 7;“
-—lod the I'lorencs Stove Demolis-
dretion in one window all on
. Mole ’u—“V.
mom on.
motions-suede”
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