soawsnx.’ s {to
Ilatend as second-close matter at the post office at
Io. Norwallt. Conn” under the Act of March I. it'll.
ayor Prepares To
stlsswsrirsa
N. THURSDTY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1926
City 'Who Is Boss
scum N0RWALK..CON1
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Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday
Possibly showers on most tonight. i
PRICE THREE CENTS
Two Weeks
Running City With Du
“City” Administrators
solidation Charter.
1";
in
in
11
tries.
J The force is now busy with the
’ books back beyond that time and it
‘. will take another week and a half
. .- or possibly two weeks before the re-
_oulte of the audit can be known.
Both Percy G. Dann and Arthur
.m still at work helping in
. of accounts. Meter
been completely ex-
' s were two cities.
nth Norwalk. There
their consolida-
arose pro and
con. The foot that South Norwaik
ad the municipal water and sloctric
- ht plants. with Not-walk my“
. electric light phat but no
it works was used as an argument
. against consolidation by some in
' mouth Norw‘olk. As a'compromiae.
. . the “district“, system under camell-
" . cation wes‘devieed.
In 1918. at the time of the con-
solidation the moat horned-upon ar-
‘ . ardent oi the anti-consolidationista
hat the charter as it stood gave
trict commissioners unlimited
in the conduct of affairs and
. the right to sell or lease the
ubiio utilities.
’ v. r the benefit 'of the constantly
- ing number of citizens who
c not understand the history of
‘dlstriet government" and the way
‘it has worked out. the Sentinel pres.
onto a short outline of that phase
» of the city's development:
‘ The Bottle of 1013.
The consolidation first became an
issue of note when on May 17. 1818.
a cttioens' meeting at promena-
,. -the ”normalise ie‘g'lsl
tiles on 'citioos'dnd ho
*in-rwpcrting favorably to the Gonor-
i Assembly the bi! without a. refs-
ltdum clause. It was decl‘snd
thatitho people wanted the right to
i‘eaproso their ‘approval or disap-
run] of the measure. At the
meeting John 'White came forward
ggxwith a soothing criticism of Con-
' gremman Jeremiah Donovan as re-
sponsible for the bill and its lob-
bying in the Assemb‘ly. J. R. Tay-
lor declared the singling out of the
0 cities and East Not-walk. then
at a. fire district. from all the state
'3oo "enormous in- its offensiveness."
' On June '2 the bill. with a rate-
ndum clause. passed the House
. though it. was bitterly fought from
the door by Repr ntativ'es Rider
. Matheis. of, orwalk. and
es. at New Canaan. Two do‘ys
it. passed the lenate without
dissenting voice and carrying an
endntept restoring the city's wa-
r rights.
Committee of 100.
A week following another meet-
.lng of citizens named a committee
’ too from South Norwaik to fight
the bill at the referendum although
o action was opposed by General
‘ ll Frost. The next dsy Nor-
named 100 to fight for conso-
Malian at the polls.
was Norwalk June 11' a pub-
posting was addressed by Lee
[who told that the high school
.,. . ' had been established below
Qty. city line to pacify South Norwalk
-consolidstloniets Judge John
. .Walsh ioilowed with ladefense of
chow saying that its sponsors
worked nights on it for nine
and that it was as near per-
'as po-iblo. George H. Ves-
- on opposition. storied cit
- that i of the
working all night
-n convinced him
boon out all night he-
' .. . dubs no“ that!!!
m nights later the then Attor-
' ‘ General John E. Light picked
'charter to pieces in a fervid ad-
at a mass meeting. He. pointed
what is now being impressed
the public. that the charter
the consolidated city' tour sep-
governmouts. He professed to
. dad at the proposal to give
‘ - . oners unlmited right to
the public utilities
. hiii‘was approved at the polls
'- 8. with Norwalk conoouda-
.turniw out a record vote
mitor’walk's. vote small.
WW3 PM Merit! over.
the suits oi the ”condom-let
m slkbily wave vote of the
and to carry the measure
insole-t Loot.
' more night the victors por-
the-beds of the eliyaad wild
' ensued. in which the parad-
.rWLLIGAm noon.
ulligao'e Cruilss's are sold a:
Be Necessary To Finish
Probe of District Books
i“ Scandal Brings To Public Attention Diillculties 0f
The examination of accounts now going on at the second
district office in the City Hall is being rushed through
as lost as possible. one of the commissioners stated this morning.
lxtra help was added to the force today and the accounts have
been cleaned up through 1925. working backward from the latest
More May
al System Of “District” and
Provided In So-Called Con-
POLICEMAN SMITH
ILL AFTER ONE DAY
ON THE INSIDE
Desk Officer John Smith. who
took up his duties in headquar-
ters yesterday morning. reported-
sick last evening. Chief of P0-
lice William It. Pennington was
on the desk this morning. Smith
was recently placed on the desk
in headquarters in the shake-up
in beats made by Mayor Thomas
Robins. Previous to that time he
patroled the beat in the Spring-
wood section.
nuns cum
humus DAY
Some Klwonians brought their
daughters. some their nieces, one a
sister-imlaw, and one his stenc-
grapher to the, Kiwanis club Daugh-
ters' Day luncheon in the Hotel hia-
hackemo this noon. The women
terpretation of the rules ranged in
age from three years to the middle
years the younger ones wearing
their skirts Just as short as their
, ' to»
urge H. Barnes. was addressed on
me youth movement as typified by
the Girl Scouts of America by Miss
Oleda Schrottky. executive leader at
the headquarters in New York city.
She particularly impressed upon the
Kiwanis fathers the need for more
enthusiasm in the doings of‘ their
daughters and the need for correct
English in every-day use.
A short talk was given by Captain
Miller. visiting Red Cross Life
Guard oi‘llcial, guest of Edward J.
Quinlan. who lauded the Calf Pas-
iure life guard corps.
Superintendent. of Schools John
Lund greeted the guests. The meet-
ing was also attended by several
girl scout executives of nearby
cities.
District Sues Tax
Collector {For Money
Clark L. Hamilton of Thompson-
vilie. tax collector oi the Thompson-
ille Fire and Sewer district has been
sued in the common pleas court for
$2.000 damages by he district on
the claim that he embezzled that.
amount while tax collector. The en-
tire contents of his store. known as
the .Bamllton Store at :8 Pearl
street. Thompsonville. have been at-
taehed.
era were rotten-cued by rowdies
and the parade passed the houses of
all prominent in the fight, calling
in particular for a speech from Gen-
eral Frost.
From that time on the divided
government has existed. The pres-
ent visual evidence of the condition
was brought about first in 1916 when
the commi-loners oi the second dis-
trict refused the appointed city au-
ditor the access to their books be-
cause he was ‘employed in private
life by the Connecticut Light and
Power company. considered a com.
petltor. In spite of protest they were
allowed by the then Mayor‘ Carl
‘Axel Borstrom to stand on their de-
mands and create the position of
district auditor. unprovided for in
the city charter.
That the action of the commis-
sioners was responsible for the fail-
ure to discover the present fund
shortage earlier is the contention of
those acquainted with the situation.
and City Auditor Benjamin F. An-
drews points out now that he is ab-
solved from blame through his in-
ability to examine the books.
Whether the commonoouncil will
alert its sovereignity in civic amairs
remains the question now uppermost
in the mind of the public. Its op-
portunity to' do so will come when
the condition of the district attain. ls
unduly resorted to the common
council by‘tho comml-ionero. Bop-
tombss- it.
—YARBLBY’I “OLD ENGLIEH
LAVENDER” TOILET PREPARA-
TION! are carried at The Clifford
Pharmacy. The stock bore incl-dos
scape. powders. bath tablets; bath
sous. wet walls-o. demons powder.
and ”reports. The toilet department
, occult-lash. confluence sea
L
rguosts attending under the looee‘lno .
my:
1x111 nuns
lot AMERICA
NOT .FAVORED
Geneva Conference M a y
Not Accept Fifth Reser-
vation Asked By U. S.
For World Court Entry.
GENEVA, (AP) -The opinion
that the United States should have
the same rights in the World Court
as members of the Leaglio of Na-
tions council. but no more, was
voiced by many delegates at today's
session of the International confer-
ence. convoked tooiiscuss the Amor-
icnn reservation to membership in
the court.
If this opinion weighs on the con-
forcnce it may be impossible to ac-
cept the fifth American reserva-
tion. requiring the consent of the
United States to requests for ad-
visory opinions from the court on
questions in which she claims in-
icrost.
The reason f0r this is that the
low of the League of Nations is so
obscure that it is uncertain wheth-
er unanimous or only majority vote
is necessary for the Leagues coun-
oil to ask the court for such opin-
ions. e
Some of the delegates held that.
if unanimity were made essential,
the United States could not vote
anyway as a. party to a question
at issueI while if only a simple ma-
iorlly were needed, it would be im-
possible to accord the United states
the right to block the decision of
the majority. -
Italy and France joined in an ap-
peal to the United States to waive
insistence upon the right of veto
to agree to sit temporarily with the
League council on an equal footing
with the great powers. and to abide
by whatever rules may be accepted
by the great powers and the mem-
bers of the council generally.
Revolver Was Too Big For
His Pocket and Police-
man A d a m a Couldn’t
Miss Seeing It.
m
Policeman Lorenzo Adams discov-
ered a walking arsenal while patroli~
ing his beat on Main street. Nor-
walk. at 2: 45 o'clock when he or
rented George Mani). 28 year ol
colored kitchen employs at th‘
Royal James Inn for carrying‘ can:
cealed weapons. Mapps trouble was
that the revolver he was transports
ing was not entirely concealed. It
pseped from his pocket and allowed
detection. When searched. his pock-
ets also produced a knife.
George did not proudly claim like
the character in the cartoons. "I
[carry a knife." He voiubly protested
that he was on his way to his home
at is Raymond street. South Nor-
walk. and wear merely carrying the
artillery and cutlery home for safe-
keeping. He was lodged in jail un-
til this morning and released on
bond for court hearing Saturday.
The bond. set at $300 by Judge
Nehemiah Candae. was furnished by
his employer. Manager J._ Paul 8ohu~
bert of the Inn. He potted a bond
worth “50 to prevent shortage of
help in his kitchen. The case was set
for Saturday to give Mapp opportun-
ity to secure counsel.
New York Police Here
in Probe 0i Acid"
- ~ I .
Throwmg Vandals
Local and New York police are hot
on the trail of the acid throwers
who broke into and destroyed ma-
terial in the garment shop of Rois.
man and Lewis. Madison street.
amounting to 82.500. Monday night.
August as.
Detective Sergeant Martin Leonel
who has been working on the case
is of the opinion that he has a. clue
which will lead to discovery of the
persons who have been throwing the
acid in this city and in garment fac.
tories in New York.
tectlve bureau was in this'clty yes-
terday afternoon and held . a con-
ference with Detective Inngyel re-
garding the cases. The clues lead to
Stanford and New York city.
listings! AND some
0mm VISIT NORWALI
Herman Qli formerly‘ oi
Nos-walk were lath city on busi-
noes. yesterday. _
' coup coax. *
-—Plonty of excellent quality“
ooslinalloiaeonowonhandhero.
rail coal comes in product. bytlto
way. which is pre arable. flight!
‘ ‘ yesterday.
A member of the New York de- -
Locatodastheeeyarusoro-onlrallu"
good time-to out your winter supply . "
E pidéltiic of
C. R Broadeell, Edlie avenue.
reported that a motor meter mi
taken iron} his machine parked ill
Water street
0 I a
William Diets, Raymond street.
Darlen. reported that apalr of wind
reflectors were taken rem his mo-
chlne in Marshall street.
0 O O
A motor metci- was taken from
the machine at William Fletcher, a
visitor at the home of Attorney
Jesse T. Dunbar in Newtown ave-
nue.
O O O
A fire and rim were tskeil from
the automobile of Ernest chdan of
Couch street. parked In Water
street.
Thefts Last Evening
Several thefts of accessories from auto
vicinity of Water street were reported to
between the hours of 10 and 11 o'elook l
Accessln'y
bed in the
we police
Mtg
ovonid.
Patrick nicbermott. All View ave-
nue. had a motor meter taken from
his machine parked in Water street.
Benton Anderson. Bouthport lost
almotor meter irom his machine
while it was perked in Water street.
s o o
The police are investigating the
thefts and Bounties-Sergeant Martin
Lengyci has been «signed to the
case. .
s o e
William Miller. to Woodward
avenue, reported. to the downtown
police that someone entered his
home last evening and took a pocket
book containing $12. He thought
they must hove entered with a key
as the house was not broken into.
The Norwalk Lions continued
their winning streak in baseball yes-
terday when they beat the. Bridge-
port Lions at Seaside park. by the
score of 11 to 2. The local growlere
under the competent management
of J. Fred McMahon clawed their
way to success. The good show-
ing of Pitcher Arthur Schultse. who
also wielded the club with great
power. was the big factor in the
game.
street Commissioner Joseph Do-
man, who is wont to suporVioo the
cleaning «if the streets. cleaned up
the bases yesterday a couple of
times. He worked..consistently with
the glove and made hits when hits
meant runs. Mas Kant. who works
along with San asaonstein in bond-
ing out haberdoshery at Kriog'er's.
love out some, wonderiul "
y‘f'els
Arthur Schultz Hooves
Local Liens To Victory
"idol" Eli’s
i'l‘h'e Norwalk clubbers had little
trouble throughout. and retained a
hood load during the game. which
lasted. incidentally. the full nine inn-
ings. From the very start. it is re-
ported. the Park City clubbers were
sunk in defeat. and were all worn
out when the game was over.
The contest will undoubtedly be
repeated annually. inasmuch as yel-
terday's contest was very well con-
ducted. and ”was satisfactory to both
sides. notwithstanding Bridgeport's
defeat Efforts will be made to stage
a return game in Norwalk sometime
before the summer is over. if pos-
sibls before the proposed Toreador-
Lion tilt. which. beentsry ‘iRsrry
Lane said yesterday. will be new ’in
tho middle of winter. *
-.\-- loww‘ont oi mogulonsls. George
lwk. who the lupchcons
m .. use...
:47"
(Continued on 'r‘i‘iriiiii .
N 0 Records
Valentmols Last F1lm
W
Although I. too people crowded into the Bialto theatre yesterday
races and evening to see Valentino's "The sea of the Sheik." there
were Just as many who witnessed Lon Chonslcin The lload to Mandalay"
two weeks ago and “the sheik" has not broken the record established at
the Rislto by the well known comedian. Harold Lloyd, who filled the house
tile
,overy day for five days last October
day afternoon. They .:wrote
is Viewed .By A Man.
. A pinch oi pathos. a drop of sen-
timent. a tear of grief, and people
chbered. They were looking at the
moving picture, . “The Son of the
Sheik," the deceased Rudolph Val-
entino's lost starring vehicle. in
which he clutched the beautiful
Viennese actress.’ Vilma Bauky, to
him. and held her there intermittent-
ly from start to final fade, out.
Old women. young women. and
children. clutched the arms of their
chairs. and were spell bound. When
M'ontagu Love. the. villain locked
nasty. and he can looknesty. indeed.
the kids cheered. and when Rudolph
looked salience. realising -tbis= and
that and so and so. women sighed.
Ohhh, what sighs they heaved. Rudy
was there. and- yet he was gone.
Laid in the scene of the desert.
will all respect to the dead. the pic-
ture was dry. Some ‘ols reels showed
to the screen a new plot. whor'eln a
fillow loves a girl. and schoono tries
to muddle with their afiectioita‘ But
the hero wins.
”Wasn’t he wonderful!" the worn-
en murmnred as they poured
out of the Biolto lobby. They issues
at their children who were tagging
along beside them. And the little
does. not a few of them. looked into
the maternal eyes. They too had evl.
dontiy felt the spirit. of romance.
The. mothers regarded their little
]boys. ”lily of them bad Just tut on
ong pan s and they were 1
out their four. foot of .927“th
a curious air. The girls. of them.
seemed to understand. And one child.
Apparently. dish’eued over the fact
more. said: f'hia. buy us an ice cream
cone. " .
1 .
'Pl‘rudy” lidsrle. the chonnobooa-
«econ tboiirstoihorsumaym
lorwolk here as a gust“ til.
lonkororottoatthoiraanual sandston-
in at m Point. m 1!;
The Sentinel had two reporters at "The Son of the sheik" yester-
that he had seen one who was no '
Broken By
in "The Freshman. "
~ Viewed by a Woman
"Come early and avoid standing
in line." was the manner in which
the last picture of Rudolph Valen-
tino. "The Sun or The Sheik." at the
Bialto. wo‘s advertised.
Well. they come early. all of
them. but they had to stand in line
lust the some. yesterday afternoon.
Although the picture was not to
commence until 2: 80. the crowd
gathered shortly. after 1 o'clock. In
the evening. the crowds Were so im-
mouse that they literally walked.
around in circles trying to get in.
Fully so per cent of the audience
yesterday. ottoman was female.
women on young girls from an
years up. yes. they start in with
ideals at a you oorly ago .now.
And did tho great crowd which
shouted and wildly ap-
plauded in impellenbe for the be.
ginning of the picture. step for one
moment to ”adder that their great
here “lied on? .
filly enough. they did.
The minute o Patio ubwo showed
iii. ”liones- giant .lg will:
a .par Oil.
white race emulsion est-inst
at. Mt , . s
. “they w‘sold novor
“rm-is a new picture.
_ " a moment to rev-
hi the. dead. New York
crowds only trample each ethos un-
der foot in mm curioeily to
slime-oxen: shar- bler. but Nor-
walk remembers. Death is
D333 th the moist and
on p com.
menced.‘ There will”. WV Wt .
and the Music all “asst robes.
new
f
" delegates merely stated the fact that
. coming from the office of Tax Col-
, ior Written and three hours
Ill-Mode Round Hill estate of Mo-
: do“). .A'. Moore where a elombake
~' will be served.
G 0.‘P. lEADERS
HERE FAVOR
BRAINARD
Wadham’s Representative
0n Canvass Among Nor-
walk Delegates Sees How
Wind Blows.
Norwaik Republican delegates to
the state convention September 13
and 14 are not pledged to any pur-
tlculal' candidate for lieutenant
governor but they are disposed to
be friendly to the present incum-
bent. J. Edwin Brainard. That was
the statement made to a personal
representative of John M. \Vud-
items, of Goshcn. when he canvass-
ed John D. Milne. local party loud-
er and delegate at large to the con-;
\ention, recently. 1
P. Wadllams. assistant engineer of;
the Public Utilities Commission and .
formerly city engineer here. It is
learned that he came to the city,
recently on a “friendly cnll" renew-
ing acquaintances and lncidcntnllyi
feeling out the sentiment toward his ;
cousin who has gubernatorial as-l
plrations. Wadhams is reported as
having canvassed the ‘dclgcates to
the convenlion by mail and when
interviewed in Hartford declared
that time it was rumored that his
suite of his survey of the situation.
Locally, however. the calls \verc
personal. It is considered certain
that the candidate's agent received
the same answer from all interview-
ed.
Wadhama was candidate for the
Republican gubernatorial nomina-
tion two years ago and was forced
to retire gracefully in favor of the
now 'Scnaior Hiram Bingha. At
that limt it was r cred that his
decision to do so w a influenced be
the party leaders and that he was
promised consideration in the fu~
lure. the future being this present
campaign.
Reports from upstate are to the
effect that he took his setback
gracefully at the time but is deter-
mined now to get his due.
Widbams' mail appeal til the
his name would be proposed for the
nomination and the request for con-
sideration of his candidacy.
More Than'Million
‘ ln Taxes Collected
During Fiscal Year
The City of Norwalk has collect-
ed more than $1,000,000 in taxes
during the fiscal year that just
closed according to information
lector Lawrence K. Paul today. The
figure is said to be about $1,002.000.
This is considered a very good
showing in the city the size of Nor-
walk and reveals a prosperous con-
dition. it is an increase over that of
last year.
The staff in Tax Collector Paul's
office is busy at the present time
making out the tax bills which will
be put in the mail before October
I.
It is expected that nearly 8.000 tax
bills will be mailed out this year to
property owners in the city. It is
planned to send separate bills for the
personal tax and not include it on
the one tax bill as has been the po-
licy in the past.
56th C. A. C. Members
Called For Meeting
At Studio This Evening
There will be a meeting of the
local members of the 56th Regi-
ment. ‘Coast Artillery Corps. this
evening at the studio of Archibald
Merriam. North Main street. to find
out Just how many of the local
members will attend the reunion of
the regiment. Sunday afternoon at
Greenwich.
‘There will be many officers of
the regiment present at the reunion
and an invitation has been extended
to Governor John K. Trumbull but
no answer has as yet been received
from the governor. General Mor-
ris B. Payne. Commander of the
New Iii-gland scope. National
Guard "lands. an Adjutant-Gener-
al George H. Cole. of Connecticut.
are among the military notables ex-
pected to attend the reunion.
timbers will Insoluble at the
state armory. Greenwich Saturday
later a business session will com~
Maoist the drill shed. In the
themes» will shift to the
k Mchchol. of
Greenwich. is,chairman of the ar-
rangements committee.
. Curvu are said to be coming
book into iuhion again. Sounds
lib good news for the grocer.—
li‘osbvillo Banger.
in new. Altrsanrown. Cool. lees
snub-go.“ to cools feeling of soils-
-'s m mistake
heroines it you use
gate the
:\
.‘. an “assumption. my” 3
.as.mas.0su’m. 11
see . I ”My“
V. 3.3.."
,i a
ll adhams' agent here was Joseph T
ing, commenting upon the story
ROBERTS SUCCEEDS
MURPHY AS NO. 13
ON POLICE FORCE
Policeman John L. Roberts. of
East' Norwnlk. is now "Officer
13" of ihe locul department.
This budge was handed along
in him by Patrolman John Mur-
plly yesterday. Patrolman Mur-
phy has (‘fll'l‘lf‘d the badge for
some time without any great
amount of hard luck and Patrol-
man Roberts states that it holds
no terrors for him.
The change in badges was
caused by the death of Patrol-
man Milton Lockwood. lie was
pntrolmnn No. 9 and his badge
will be taken by Patrolman Ed-
ward (‘lunm Patrolman Murphy.
who carried 13, will now be num-
ber 11‘.
BEN WELCH
DIES AT 52
NE“; A 9.135., (Ag)—EC&».W°lQl|-.
oldvdime actolfiwnd comedian.“ died-
at the Kings Park hospital, Long Is-
lnnd. yesterday afternoon at the
age of 52. He recently became'blind.
His widow survives.
Welch. a brother of Joe Walsh.
famous Jewish comedian. who died
several years ago, was stricken blind
seven years ago, while playing with
one of Arthur Ilammerstcin'a pro-
ductions at Washington. Despite
his blindness he continued his work
and for the last five years has been
a headliner on the Keith vaudeville
circuit.
n Mrs. Schoolhouse .
On Spring Street
Ben Wclch. famous Jewish com-
edian. who died yesterday afternoon
in Long Island, was well known
here, and often visited his niece.
Mrs. Jessa Schoolhouse. Spring
street. Together with his wife and
17-year-old daughter. he motored to
Norwalk several times during the
past winter. remaining at the
Schoolhouse home for several days
at a time.
Brother Died In Westport
His brother). Joe Welch. also a
Jewish comediann died in Westport
about eight years ago. having se-
lected a home there through an ac-
quaintance with the territory gained
in visits to Mr. and Mrs. School-
house.
Sudden Blindness
Mr. Schoolhouse said this morn-
ing that the dead comedian had
borne up nobly since his iaiilic-
tion seven years ago. when blindness
came upon him without warning.
He was stricken about 5 p. m.. when
alightlng from his train in Wash.
ington. D. C.. but appeared in
"Jimmy." an Arthur Hammerstein
musical show in Which he played
the title role, the same night.
Since that time although weakened
considerably by the loss of sight.
Welch had remained active on the
stage, and lost no time in organiz-
ing a. vaudeville act. in which he
conducted himself ably. Unknowing
audiences were never led to suspect
his condition. He was a headliner
in the act for live years.
Great Fun Maker.
He made his start as so many of
the stages best comedians have
done,-—in burlesque. He was well
known in Tony Pastor's New York
showhouse. where along with Gallo-
gher and Bheohan. William Collier.
Raymond Hitchcock, and others. he
Bot his start. A contract with Ar.
thur Hammerstein established him
permanently as one of the country's
creates: linoleum.
‘Mrs. Schoolhouse said of him this
morning: "lie had a great person-
ality. and was a gentleman in oil
termini-lilo success never led hill
amdrem borne ties."
Mr. and use. Schoolhouse will at-
tend the funeral in New York city.
the exact time of which has not yet
been announced. Illanche- Welsh.
the comedian'e sister. and Mrs.
More Changes Forecast
By Executive Today
In Sentinel Interview
‘Explains Why Gans Was Not Consulted and Has
Pleasant Meeting With Police Commissioner This
Morning—Robins Hopes To Follow Model Of Wile
liam J. Gaynor As Mayor.
s. sm‘mi
“We have been running along in the same old rut for the
{past three years of my administration, but during the coming
year I intend to let them know who is running things and what
is more I am going to see that certain changes are made in run.
one city departments.” Mayor Thomas Robins stated this merit
regarding a break between him.
self and Police Committeeman Edward M Cans, published ex-
clusively in The Evening Sentinel yesterday.
Made Appointments Himself
“I didn’t consult Guns on the and
polntmeut of ihe police and I didn’t
consult him on the shakeup in the
police department. He told molds:
July that he was going out of the
city and that he would not be bacl:
until the first week in September.
Had I known that he was going to
be back before that time I probabllg
would lime consulted him on thd
matters. but I don't think that any,
one could influence my Judgment on
the appointments. No one knew.
the appointments to the re-
gular police force until a feW.
minutes before I handed the names
in to City Clerk Stephen Dokus. t
“I have asked cooperation in re-
organizing .tl1e police department
and other departments since I first
became mayor. l have received very
little. Now I know lust what my
powers are and I intend to make
such changes as I think are advis-
able. if anyone thinks that I am
ovorstcpping my bounds he coir
‘call’ me.
"In any matters pertaining to the .
police I am willing to consult Mr.
Gans. He and I and Chief William
R. Pennington will go over tha‘new
pclice rules and we will outline Just
what features shouldvbe emphasised
and I intend to see that tiresome
tlouo are carried out to the Wm
ment of conditions in our police doc
partment and our city.
More Changes Duo
the members of the department re-
turn from their vacations. I have
a. pretty clear idea of the changes
that should be made and theywlll
be announced in the near future.
"We have the new rules printed'
in small books and after they hova .
been gone over I intend to call
every member of the police depart-
ment. into a. meeting and at <that
time a. book of rules will be hand.
ed to each policeman and they will
be told just what is expected of them
it out that time on.‘ ‘
\\ ill Follow Gaynor Policy
In making his statement Mayor
Robins likened himseli to late
iayor William J. Gaynor of New
011-: city. who once said in answer
Often Vlflted Nlece’ . i3; criticism of his administration: “I
while I am v
intend to be mayor
mayor and when I go out of offices
they will know that I was mayor."
Mayor Robins who has been con-
nected with local politics for the past
25 years stated that he knew .the
workings of the political circle as
well as anyone and he knew just
what a. city official was up against
and that he was open to Just so
much criticism.
“I intend to do what I think is
right for the betterment of condi-
tions in Norwalk and I believe that
the people of Norwalk will be with
me in any action that I take. if I
work along those lines."
Sees (ions 'l‘odoy
Mayor Robins and Councilman
Gans were in conference for over
two hours this morning and at in?
conclusion they both came out of
the elites smiling.
When questioned regarding how
matters stood between him and
Mayor Robins the councilman smil-
ed and said:
. “I don't wish to enter into any
controversy and I am not complain-
ing about anything. i have nothing
to any."
C.MT.CMEN
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Nearly all of the young men who
attended the Citizens' Military Train-
ing Camps‘ from this city have re-
towed to their homes. »
Elmer Moulthrop, it Bayviow
o‘enue: Ernest Flewelyn. 4 Brill!-
ton place. John Fay. a Zen“
street; William O'Reilly. East ave-
nue, have returned from Fort Torry.
whore lboy' were in training. .
Humphrey Doulens. H. Millard,
Paul Mommy and Harold Penning-
ton who were at Camp Deveno' are
expected home Saturday.
. The young men will all be guests
of the Kiwanis Club at its luncheon
Thursday, September 9.
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