NORWALX'I -I'IIIT NIWIPAPIB
The Weather],
Local thunder showers tonight
and possibly Friday morning follow-
ed by partly cloudy l‘rl1la1: moi.
er might. much cooler Friday and
i‘riday night.
Entered as second-class matter at the post ofdce at
lo. Norwalk. Conn” under the Act of March I. II".
souru NORWALK, com, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926
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PRICE THREE CENTS
actorie‘s Close As
teur Boxers, Sporting
;and Losers.
boxing
Till: I INING
1 ‘* County‘s Fastest Coming
" a committee assisting in the
2 will stage a benefit amateur
. ‘ show for the kiddies at
. ement park on the evening of
mm 5. Some of the best simon
o mitt artists in Fairiield county
. appear on the card to be staged
'that evening.
Mkle Fay is working on the
,1:- mittee and will enter a. number
Meta. Frahkie and Roy
e have also agreed to fur-
.the ring for the b ute free of
» gs.
"r. DaviduSloman, coach of the
1'1 port Y. M. C. A. boxing team.
'a member of the committee and
' will enter a number of the
C. A1. battiers. Among his
g of mitt artists is Ray Davis.
‘of the leadlng amateurs. Ray
y be matched to swap punches
. ' Gene Bryan, one of Fey's
‘ ppers.
arles Chariott who holds the
i on Amusement park has do-
‘1’ - the field for that evening. He
.1‘also assist the committee in
‘ king out other details.
1 a Rose. the matchmaker of
Win City Sporting club;
\ " Bill Smith. manager of
I, Mulligan; Young Mulligan,
"alk’e famous bantamweight;
,Schultze. president of the
,1 lk Sporting club; Charles
or, one of the leading sport
. ; Frederick “Doc" Bystbee of
rwalk find many othem arc mem-
We of the committee who will as-
in putting this benefit over in
style thus assuring the kiddies
ions of the best Sentinel parties
t they have enjoyed.
. A. F. Kceier, Treasurer
Treasurer Anson F. Kseler
-s local boxing comm laggin¥
’ the Maser of- the
1 will assist in the general work
*I‘tatlllg the show.
first class list of prises for both
’tvinners and the losers will be
cup by the committee. They will
awarded as the fighters come out
the ring after the bouts.
aspector Louis Dwyer of Bridge-
-t will represent the A. A. U.. at
. ringside and will supervise the
Joseph Wirtz, the chairman
.the state registration committee
,yiew of the fact that the bouts
re staged for the benefit of the
dies party donated the A. A. .U._
ction for the bouts.
he EVENING SENTINEL'S kid-
' party will follow the benefit
.ng show and it is expected that
party will be “bigger and better
n ev‘er.’ 1:1
' ‘lth all the local boxing moguls
rklng in harmony as members of
committee. the benefit- ,show
ks like an assured success. .
ckete will soon go on sale .and
will all be the one price, $1.00.
from Nash Piesenn' ‘
Report At Meeting.
Of Scout Council
report on the activities of the
walleBoy Scouts. pfepared b
ld Nash. was read at themes
of the Norwaik Council of Bo
uts‘in the auditorium of. tn:
tn Norwaik Public Library last
n.
1% Is
14.
nint-
fter the report the bills for the'
at camp wree presented for con-
. tion. .
here was discussion of the pro-
1! plan of converting the cone.
.to a First Cla- Council. betas
jeverance. the r onai egoc-
a made no report. nothing do.
to was done.
11.. me ng was adjourned sub;
to the l of the president.
niel 1 La Monte Held
, colored Girl’s Charge
1 . Le Moi-ts. 11 High street.
arrested by Patrolman Wallace
pm on a. statutory charge last
. .. . The complaint against La
. was made by Florence Saun-
-~colored and aged 15 y of
street. La Marts is held un-
Mdl of 81.000 which were fur.
by William Pinter. Ilia case
called in the downtown city
Saturday morning.
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one phrase cashew
wrrn muss: unsvum
of Bavela Restau-
on the charge 0
Motorcycle Po-
. .
“mu l
nu eggs will be and III the
1. on city court Saturday morn.
Maisonette”
—whoieso::. teaches.
taming. "arenas
a «murals. (from
more iathisvieialtyesll
'fnefit» Boxing Show
3,.Aug. 5th For Sen‘tinel’s
Annual Kiddie’s Outing
zcns Lend A Hand To Give Youngsters Best Time
They Ever Had—Prizes Odered For Both Winners
Amateur boxers, a committee composed of men aiiiiiated with
e, and other rominent oitisans are going to as-
L in sending the Norwalk kiddies
Boton Point for their annual party this summer-
" passing a fradulent check on his
Men and Prominent Citi-
ClIECK CAUSES
WARRANT FOR
AL H. DERMAN
“No Funds," . Bank Says,
When Paper For $106'Is
Presented For Payment.
A warrant for the arrest of Al. H.
Barman. proprietor of the Almo
Specialty shop. at 11 Wall street,
who has been missing for nearly
two weeks following the accumula-
tion of 35.000 in merchandise debts.
was issued by Prosecutor Cramer C.
Hegemen. at the request of Attorney
A. D. Slavitt. Mr. Slavltt is attorney
for the Sherman Brothers company.
of Bridgeport. which holds Berman's
check for 8106, returned from the
bank with "no fun " marked across
its face. and this i the basis of the
warrant.
The check which was drawn on
the Central Falrtleld Trust company.
where Barman carried his business
account. was in payment for a ship-
ment of shoes sent here by Sherman
Brothers for disposal in the fire sale
Barman staged after his store was
gutted ‘by flames a. month ago.
Prosecutor Hegeman is following
a clue as to Berman's whereabouts
by communicating with the police
there. He will ask for Berman'e ex-
tradition'if he can be located. Ber-
man apparently left few traces and
even the -
Mrs. Barman
did not accompanyxhlm but a neigh-
bor in the opartments at « Wall
street, where the couple lived in
four furnished rooms jaaid this
morning that in her opinion they
at 11m “10“.!“
had been go‘ lover a week. At the
ofilce of Michael J. Howard. agent
for the buildiy. it was stated that
Barman a rent was paid to date and
that he gave no notice of intention
to leave. His store rent was also
paid in full. according to Joseph
Crumbley. owner of the store build-
ing.
The story of Berman's disappear-
ance 'i‘lrst told exclusively in . the
Sentinel. Tuesday created great in-
terest in local business-circles. Sen-
tinel readerg get the news first.
DI PIETRO HELD
FOR PASSING.
FRAUD CHECK
———-A—
Patsy J. DiPletr former agent of
the Flint Motor Car company in this
city was arrested and charged with
former employers. by Sergeant
Frank Raymond. this morning.
It h alleged in the complaint that
Di Pietro issued a check drawn on
the South Norwalk Trust Company
on April-8. 1926 for 32.14“! and
that there was insufficient funds in
the bank to meet the check. The
check went to protest and according
to the complaint. is unpaid.
Di Pietro had the agency for the
Flint automobiles in both this city
and Stamford for sometime. He first
closed up the Stamford agency and
then later flied a petition in bank-
ruptcy for the Norwalk agency. The
bankruptcy matter is in the courts
at the present time and Attorney
Frederick Loveioy is the trustee.
The warrant for the arrest of Di
Pietro was issued by Prosecuting
Attorney Cramer C. Hegeman upon
the information furnished him by
the Flint Company.
~He was released undl bonds of
81, 600 furnished by Joseph Hadlk.‘
Hie case will come up in the down-
town city court in the near mture.
COUNT! MEETING LAST
NIGHT 0! CAN LEGION
A delegation of local members of
the Frank C. Godfrey Post» No. 1:.
American Legion attended the coun-
ty meeting held in Ridgefieid. last
evening. Laney D. Downs county
chairman an the filiadaiphia Con-
vention made a report of the plans
for attending the convention
C A ATKINS IS
INSTALLED AS
NOBLE GRAND
Butler Lodge Ceremonies
Last Night—D. D. Grand
M a s t e r Anderson In
Charge.
Clarence H. Atkins was installed
as noble grand of-Builer Lodge No.
trict Deputy Grand Master Charles
H. Anderson and staff last evening.
The other new oiliccrs installed
were:
Vice Grand—Howard Gesner
Past Grand—Edward Weidner
Financial Secretary—Frederick G.
Benedict
Recording Secretary—D. B u r r
Beach
Treasurer—Thomas Riley
Right Supporter to the Noble
Grand—John Hart
Left Supporter to the Noble Grand
-—Harold Paul
Right Supporter to the
Grand—0. Albln Johnson.
Left Supporter to the Vice Grand
—-Alfrcd Wilmott
Warden—Harold Peck
Conductor—Herman Thoele
Chaplain—Wilfred DeMuih
Inside Guard—Benjamin Sugden.
Outside Guard—George Gutteridgs
Degree Master—Harvey J. Weed
After the ceremonies. Past Noble
Grand Weldner was presented with
the past grand's Jewel. and there
were talks by several members.
Ice cream and cake were served.
LIONS VOTE $25
FOR NEAR EAST
Public Can Send Donations
To Harry Lane, South
Norwalk Savings Bank.
s
At its weekly me; ing yesterday.
the Lions' club voted to give $25 to
the Near East drive, which is rapidly
getting under way. Contributions
Vice
wmwrm we ,
bell.
and educate the children of the Near
East is just as imperative as alWays.
Although it is true that some of the
tots of a few years ago have now
been trained to be self supporting
their tinier brothers and sisters
must, in the same way, be taught to
take care of themselves. And these
small children cannot be allowed to
starve or die of exposure. The cost
of maintenance in the orphanages
has been kept as low as possible.
Two dollars will pay for to meals
for a. child. For 85. a child may
live for a month. Sixty dollars will
support a charge for the whole year.
and $100 will provide for the spon-
sorship for a tot. including food,
clothing and care.
You can give any amount. and
may pay that amount in full or in
installments. All checks are to be
made out to Harry Lane. treasurer
of the Near East Fund. So. Norwalk
Savings Bank. Mr. Lana will also be
glad to give any information as to
the method of paying contributions
in full.
Norwalk Conn ' ,R. E»
On Moon' 1: Sail
Tomot w Evening
Members of the Young People's
Division of the, Norwalk Council of
Religious Education are looking for-
ward with pleasure to their moon-
light sail tomorrow evening
Captain Fred Lov‘ejoys ship the
"Ellen J." will leave the public
wharf at. 10: 30 o‘.clock Tickets
have been limited to about 100.
Tigers will be moonlight box
luncheons at 10: 30 o 'ciock.
The committee in charge consists
of Francis Northrop. Ruth Uhle.
Elisabeth Longstaff and Tessie Hart-
well.
Chimney Fire In
‘Chichester Residence
The uptown fire department was
called out at about 5:80 o'clock yea-
terday afternoons on a still alarm
from the home of William Chip
cheater. so West avenue, where a
chimney lire had broken out. It
toflr but a. few minutes to extin-
guish the sparks which were locat~
ed in a clogged stove pipe. '
A wood are had been started in
the kitchen stove and the soot in the
pipe caused the smoke to backfire
into the house, which was filled with
smoke. There was no damage.
GROCERY AWNING T00 LOW
Policeman Miller. of the first dis-
trict. reported at the station last
night that the awning in front of the
Modern Grocery store on Main street
was 0 the. sidewalk and
that the owner of the building. Mr.
he. had been notified. The re.
port was the first following the
warning that store keepers all over
the city were violating a city oydin-
Adv.
asses by not having seven feet of
clearance from the pavement. \
97; I.0.0.F.. in the ceremonies con- '
ducted in Odd Fellow's hall. by Dls- ,
were also received by the etecutlvet
ll. Piersonl and Mrs. Sarah L Canine
The need for money to feed. clothe ‘
s‘1 1 '
M11
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PLAYGROUND BOYS AND GIRLS
AT CALF PASTURE YESTERDAY
(See Story Page 2)
NOEWALB {1‘0 “DAT '
‘1 Photos 13, swoon-
Business On Christian
Reopened.
Several of the second district
butchers who have been keeping
their stores open Sundays. are pre-
paring to make a stand against the
s'day closing law.
Attorney A. D. Slavitt on behalf of
Joseph Dickman 22 Monroe street:
Sam Dickman. 19 Raymond street
and Ruttenberg and Hobcrman. 1'.’
Raymond street has sent notice to
Prosecuting Attorney . Cramcr C.
Hegeman that his clients, being of
the Jewish faith, believe that the
Sabbath starts at sundown on Fri-
day and ends at sundown on Satur-
day and they will keep their markets
open on the Christian Sunday in as
Sabbath.
Attorney Slavitt stated that all the
butchers who had been fined in the
city court Monday, morning would
ask that their cases be reopened and
would fight them out in open court
as they were of the opinion that they
had the right to keep their stores
open if they so desired.
Those fined follow:
Samuel Dickman.
19 Raymond
street. ‘
much as they close on their own .
Ruttenberg and Hobsrman. Ralf-
Jewish Butchers Will
Fight Enforcement Of
sunday Closing Law
Attorney Slavitt Retained To Argue That If Meat Men
Observe Jewish Sabbath They Need Not Close
Sunday—To Ask Cases Be
mend street.
Buono Brothers.
street.
Albert Pietrsngeli, Lexington a\e-
nue.
James Flore. Lexington avenue.
Attorney Slavitt will ask that the
cases be reopened at the court ses-
sion Saturday morning.
Rubin. Stamford Auto '
Dealer. Held‘ln Iowa
STAMFORD. July :2.‘—(AP) Aft-
er forfeiting a bond of $3,000 in1
Crlininal Superior Court in Bridge,-
port and disappearing on March 4.
Henry I. Rubin, a former automo-
bile dealer here. was‘ arrested‘in
Marlon City. Iowa, it was learned to-
day. He is being held for the stem;
ford police. who have, forwarded a
warrant forhis arrest_and ar pre-
paring extradition papers him
today-
Rubin was involved in alleged
forgcriea of notes in connection with
Automobile sales here.
south Main
Captain Joseph Lockhart. of the
Norwalk Combat train, and Lieu-
Tep'alnt Clarence Twitchell, of the
local guards, were given signal heu-
ors at Camp Tobyhanna. Pa.. yes-
terday. when they were appointed
captains in an honor battalion of all
the troops at camp. Major General
Maurice .Payne. commander ‘of the
“rd division covering Connecticut.
Rhode Island. Maine ‘and Vermont.
made the appointment. ,
The battalion. a group including
two batteries. is comprised of the
best material of picked soldiers. It
is commanded by Major A. Phillips.
Captain George R. Schoeff. of
Danbury. was also chosen captain I
01 9 bait-m
Leckhart and T witchell
Honored at T obylianna
The announcement of the honor
battalion yesterday was made the
occasion for .much, celebration.
Thirteen guns were tired in salute
to Major Payne.
in preparation. for their return
home Saturday.,the men are already
engaged in getting.togsther their
squipml‘lit. According to commu-
nications received this morning from
Philip A.. Jakob, principal.of the
Nerwalk high echOoi federal inspec-
tion is becoming quite severe. .
inspection was held Tuesday
morning at 4:“ o'clock for two bat-
teries which had not shown the
greatest efdciency in keeping clean
quarters.
The local troops will arrive home
‘ Darius town lock-11p, held
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PAPER COMPANY
feat Breaks ' All Records
State . Swhte
rs In
Worst Heat Known For
New England Section
Superintendent O f S t .. Many Shops Throughout Section Close Down At Noon
George Mills, 45 Years In
Business— Will Take It
Easy Now.
Announcement was made this
morning that George. Rayner, for
the past nine years superintendent
of the St. George Paper company
mill in Norwalk. has resigned and
will definitely retire from active
business life after 45 years spent in
the paper industry.
Mr. Rayner. who lives at 14 Molt
avenue with his wife and three
daughters, came here in 1913 as a
minor cmployc of the plant and
inside of four years after starting
terday's record will be smashed.
JOY RIDE ENDS
IN COMPLAINT
FROM GIRLS
his service had been made superin-
tendent of the plant which employs
at present about 100 men. 1
He plans to leave tomorrow for a 1
10 day stay in New Jersey, spending?
most of the time in Paterson. and
will upon his return start on a mo-
tor tour of New England to last two
or three monihs. Later he and Mrs.
Rayner expect to go to California
to spend the Indian summer of their
lives.
YOONOOONMAN
STILL HEID IN
DARIEN ‘COOP’
Father Coming With $1,000
Bail For Y o u t h Who
Shot At Darien Officer
During Struggle.
George W. Kuehule. 1376 Boule-
vard. West Hartford. the lG-year-
old gunman who yesterday led Po-
liceman Mugavero of the Darlen po-
lice forco as merry a chase as ever
sped through the peaceful town of
Dnrien. is hiding his time in the
uncle:
bonds of 81.000 on a multitude of
charges. including assault with in-
tent to kill. theft. reckless driving.
and carrying concealed weapons.
Policeman Mugavero saw the
youth driving a Nash sedan along
the Post road at a reckless rate of
speed. hopped on his machine. and
overtook the car on the Darien
flats near the old Wee Burn club
grounds. While the policeman‘s at-
tention was momentarily distracted.
the boy affected a get-away and the
chase use resumed.
Mugavero fired in the air in an
attempt to scare the youth but the
bullets had little affect. the car sped
on. swerved into Old King's High-
way, and camelo a stop only after
it. had plunged into the woods. tore
up a few trees. and come up against
a stone wall. The boy must have
lost control when he fired at Mug-
avero from the speeding car.
The policeman leaped from his
machine even before it had stopped.
and began a. cautious approach to
tha‘ car. He found the culprit
tretched on the seat of the car with
(continued on Page Two.)
COVE AVENUE
PAVING'BEOINS
EARLY IN AUG.
The paving of Cove avenue and
First street will be started early
during the month of August accord-
ing to a. statement made by Mayor
Thomas Robina this morning.
The plans and estimates for the
work are being drawn up by the
street department and bids will be
asked for in the near future.
The appropriation for this work
was made out of the unexpended
balances from the paving of East
avenue at the recent session of the
board of estimate and taxation.
THIRD ANNUAL DANCE
OF COMPO BEACH GUARDS
The third annual dance of the
Compo Beach Life guards was held
last evening at the pavilion. The af-
fair was a complete success. social-
ly and financially.
_.._,_.__._
KNIGHT STREET AND GRACE
BAPTIST OUTINGS TODAY
The annual outings of both the
Knight street A. M. E. church and
Grace Baptist church are being held
today. Members of - the Knight
Street church went to Savln Rock.
Notice to contractors and mem-
bers of D I and P II] No. I. Conn.
All Ioundatlons constructed by
Nora Union Laborers will be con.
sidered unfair by this Local and its
members will refuse to work upon
the same. Foundations now in
course of construction will be ex-
empt until Aug. first when this
ruling will take effect. A. H. Smith
Police Investigate But
Make No Arrests—Wild
Time At Great Marsh.
lice last owning about
young men who took 111cm
them out of the machine.
The girls, llcrtha Myers.
old, of Old King‘s highway,
port. and Loretta Menu, 14 Day's
lane. Wchsler. Mass. along with
Katherine Lyon of Bridgeport. ucnt
for a ride with Michael Nichols of
this city and three other young men.
Thcy stated to the police that the
men took thrm to Great Marsh.
where they told them to get out of
the machine. The Meyers and I'lantz
gn'l run au'uynnd “ent in a. house
in Sasquu ]I11ls, Micro they called
the police.
Patrolmen Jules Docnlsch and
Robert Gainer wont to the scene
where they (mentioned the girls,
who then declined to press charges
against the young men. Nichols
was apprehended later by the police
and questioned. lie was released.
The three girls are employed in
Stamford.
JACK HURLEY
ALMOST DROWNS
Steps In Hole. Too Scared
To Shout, Rescued By
Unknown Bather.
Jack Hurley. ten-ycnr-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hurley was near-
ly (lrouncd \vhilo bathing at Calf
Pasture Bench last evening. But
for his quick rescue by an unknown
bather, the boy might have been a
victim of the water.
The boy claims that he “as not
out o1cr his 1111.111 but that he
stepped into :1 hole.
He went down twice before an.
other bother noticed his plight and
came to the rescue bringing the lad
to shore where he was worked o1er
for several mimics before he re-
vlved. As he could not scream. be-
cause of extreme fright. the large
crowd of bothers did not know of
his predicament.
His parents were in the crowd and
pushed the boy to his home where
he is reported doing nicely today.
Broadway Jeweler
Killed By Thieves
In Daylight Hold-Up
NEW YORK. July 22 (AP)—One
man was killed and another wound-
ed when five armed robbers invaded
a Broadway jewelry store in a. day-
light holdup today. The robbers es-
caped after fighting their way
through a crowd that collected at
the sound of the shots.
The robbers did not get any loot.
The man killed was Aaron Rodack.
owner of the jewelry store at Broad-
way and 150th street. Sidney Frei-
feld. a. clerk in the store. was seri-
ously wounded. .The shooting took
place when Rodack ad Freifeld re—
fused to obey demands by the rob-
18 years
bore and attempted to protect the
store's supply of jewelry.
The local police were asked to be
on the lookout for the bandits, who
are thought to be.. traveling in a
blue sedan with the New York reg-
istration 2Y-6039von it.
E. J. VAN NESS BUYS
CENTRAL AVE. PROPERTY
Harry Nathan and Meyer Periman
have sold to Eugene J. Van Ness a
house and three lots on Central
avenue. East Norwalk. The transac-
tion was closed yesterday at ‘he
Froeb Agency.
COOLING DRINKS
—-and delicious tasting sundaes. with
your favorite ice cream flavor. to
fine these warm summer days.
Have you tried “Cold Dogs"-a
chocolate covered shell with ice
cream center of the flavor you like.
sells at 5 cents. The Cllxord
cy's Soda Fountain business
increases—because good things are
Sect. In. I Cantu—Adv, \
T110 girls complained lo the 110“
four local;
rldlng‘
in an automobile and the nun put-
Bridge-I
—Oilicial Observer Gives 100 As High Temperature
For Yesterday—May Go Higher This Afternoon.
All heat records in Norwalk for the past 25 years were broken
yesterday afternoon at 4 o‘clock, and before evening today, yes-
.\‘-1runlk heat was so ln11‘11sc this
morning 111111 the factory (lepmh
moms (1f ihf: Norwnlk Company and
Jim .\'oru‘11lk Tire and llublwr (0m-
1
i
[any Mosul (icon at mun and at
l o‘i-lm-k l'cspcrllwli'. affording (hi:
employers a half holiday.
Many employers laid off work in
oihcr local show.
’1 mm .110
H11 111101110111
Slthe cit). and
1rmpcra1u11‘.
111:1111‘ \nruliinns lu
l‘tlilllllgs throughout
the highest
according to popu-
1:11 talk has run as high as 101‘.
ilrmgIecs but. according to Miss
mun M. Lo111~1101 l1. oilivlul weather
ohsenel fm the Norunlks, 1011 do—
Lures. reached 111 4 p. in. yesterday
“as the lnult.
.\t i) o'cloek 11111- morning the
1‘.;rmom«;tcr 51.11101! its ascension.
Then it was 8.3 (irrzrvcs. At 11:50
1:1. 111. toduv it (‘kt'ecdf‘d yesterday's
figure by several degrees. bring 93.
I The maximum heat :1. your aim
iycstcrtlay “11s 73 degrees. A year
‘ngo today the highest point reached
111.13 S'.‘ dcgroes. Miss Comsiock pre-
ldnls an unprecedented record for
.1l11s afternoon.
1‘, \rrvbodv Sleepy Today.
Norualk business men snuggled
he more uncomfortable by phoning
mostly confessing a night with lit-
l
l
I
tic sleep and commenting upon the
crowded condition of the local
Nachos. ’l‘hrvy were met “lill non!
of the 1.11110 broadcast that the ex‘
pectcd 1'1llcf from the heat, in the
form of showers. would not ma-
tcrmlize and that today's record
would probably outstnp yesterday‘s
highest. point for 41 years.
The thermometer at Benedict's
News store. an authority for many
nearby, registered 99 degrees in the
shade at, 5 o'clock yesterday aft-
ernoon and this morning bore out
the prophecy that the day was 10
be more uncomofrtablc by showing
82 degrees at 9 o‘clock as. com-
pared with 80 degrees at the same
time yesterday morning.
Yesterday's scorching heat not
only drove ewryhody who could go
to the beaches but also drove a few
into trouble. The afternoon was
considered by the state police at the
\l'estport barracks an ideal day for a
cleanup of automobile credentials.
1]~‘l\c motorisis fell before the on-
:slaught of Sergeant Walter Lync-
lhan and Officer James Finnegan at
Compo beach.
'l‘xvo East Noru'nlk men were
caught. Frank Guarnuri. :6 Com-
merce street. was charged with im-
proper use of numberplatcs; and
Henry Buckwalt. 44 Fort Point.
street, was arrested for being with-
out a driver's license.
The other three violators. all from
\l'cstport. were also charged wilh
lack of licenses. They were Don-
ald Strong. Louis Chimost and
Stephen Katrmas, Shorchaven Inn.
All were. summoned for appearance
in \l'estport town court this morn-
ing.
liRlDGEPOI’lT. July 22.—(AP)
With the thermometer at 83 degrees
at 8 o'clock this morning. Bridge-
port faccd another sizzling hot day.
This morning‘s mark was nine de.
grees warmer than at the same hour
yesterday. Last night the thermo-
meter reached 99 degrees.
Three prostrations were reported
here. The most serious case was
that of Dominick Foglia. aged 50. of
275 Lindley street, who, clad only
in a raincoat. laid across the track
of the N. Y.. N. H. and If. Railroad
last night and waited for a train
to end his misery. He was seen bl‘
a. policeman who had to use force
to remove him. The man is under
observation as he is believed io be
mentally unbalanced as a result of
the heat.
In Bridgeport at 10:80 o'clock the
mercury had jumped to 93 degrees,
making a jump of live in an hour.
All the relief csterners could get
from the heat today was in reading
about rain and increasing cool in the
west. The Weather Bureau again
predicted showers for tonight but as
the same prediction had been made
yesterday and failed to materialized.
small comfort was derived from it.
Through almost all the eastern
states. the heat started on an up-
\vard rush this morning which bade
fair to pass yesterday's records.
In New York City, the mercury
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THOMAS J. SILK TRANSFERRILD
TO SOL‘TR NORWALK STORE
Thomas J. Silk. son of Sergeant
Bryan H. Silk. has been transferred
from the management of the Stam-
ford store of the Atlantic and Pari-
iic company to the South Norwalk
store. /
COAL' A'I‘ BROWN'S.
—It is here in all sizes. clean coal
of excellent quality and now being
offered at the best price of the year.
The time to put in your supply is
now and your order will receive an
interested attention here and im-
mediate delivery made if desired.
Alfred Brown. Coal. Merritt 5t.
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