ESTABLISHED 1870‘
V Progress Of
r... Disclosed B
port Expected W- thin
2n.
bvsning.
The "lost" 813,000.
Chairman Herbert O. Pollard. and
Frank Soule. of the firm of i-iad~
acid. Bothwell and Souls. the ac-
countsnts at work on the books
stated that the report would give
the condition of the records of the
former tax collector. Robert 0.
Mitchell, just as they had found
t in. They said that mention
\ uld be made of the 313.000 found
Ab deposit in the local banks in the
me of “Robert 0. Mitchell. tax
collector." and of the letter that was
sci-wanted to Mr. Mitchell request-
lng that the money be turned over
to the city. The existence of these
funds was revealed exclusively by
the Evening Sentinel several weeks
no. .
Mr. Pollard stated that the final
report of the auditors would be
forthcoming iii the nearfulure ,as
Ch work was nearing a completion.
‘, ,. thought tlla‘. there might be
. ethlng to give out on the final
ilgures el. '3 next week.
.‘luliy Errors Found.
The numerous errors found in the
books and the lost records will take
lip part of tonight's report. The
tremendous amount of work which
fall on the accountants in making
the audit of the books will also be
brought out.
1'" Mr. Pollard said the report would
* . as complete as it would be pos~
sible to give at this stage of the
audit.
Mr. Soule said that the audi: was
a-flne thing for the city and that the
city would know just where it'stood
at its close. Both he and Mr. Pol-
lard were of the opinion that an au-
dit of the city's books should be
ade at least once a year and not
“allowed to‘ run for a period of
j ' ll years as in this case. This
‘ . "fi'v ‘l'd be a great saving for thcvcity
. ,v ' the records would always be in
’ urate condition. he indicated.
.1” Yearly Audit Needed.
' . s'probable that the audit com-
‘li .ee in its final report to tin
6- hell will recommend'a yawni-
' Eli. and the appointment ofa 'city
bookkeeper. Mr. Pollard midghg
was of the opinion that'thcre'was
great need for a‘ city bookkeeper as
it was almost impossible for the
elected officials to keep the city
books as they should on the salary
that they received. , -
The auditors and” Mr. Pollard
who working on the report this
grains and did not'eapect to have
' it
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.‘5.
it
a .
ompleted before 4 o'clock in the
ernoon. .A copy of the report
will be handed «to-each councilman
and *to Mayor Thomas Robin's and
City Clerk Stephen Doku's.
s...
Robins and Other
g-A citizens' committee of thirty
wellsknown men and women was
completed yesterday for the Y. M. c.
.aéuomoo building campaign open-
ing next Tuesday. It is believed the
indomment of these influential oilf-
ssns will be helpfulvin creating a
more effective interest in the pro-
't. according to Douglas E. Nash.
general chairman. _who announces
Ilia personnel of the citinns’ cum;
hiltee as follows:. _ ‘
‘ . ”pinholes Dchrest L o c k w o o d.
filamen-
Eflndel G. Adams.
_.j 'r. Bearoiu.
George F. Belts.
.Margarct Bray. ‘
rs. Ida L. Coieburn.
. - Andrew J. Collins.
.1' Paul R. Connery.
rivL‘eo Davis-
{General Russell Frost.
7. Samuel Gresnstein.
éddenry W. Gregory. .
,i w-Rev. Alexander Hamilton.
‘3 Charles H. Harris.
. rs. Julia hf. Knapp.
all .A. Le‘hmaire.
7.. James 0. Lyon.
s Rev. Charles A. Marks.
, a' 3. Wallace Marvin.
.1:
EAccountants Report On
Eyening To City Council
wm Not Be Conclusive, But Will Give Results So
investigation—Complete Be;
A full report of the activities of the accountants at work on
citybocks, ssfsrssthsprobs'hssgons,willbsmsdsbyths
audit committee to the city ooanciltat its regular meeting this
Citizens’. Cornell-lice! ‘of '30.
' lWflSernCMWMeI
:Manice DeForest Lockwood. Chairman-E. T. Bed-
ford. General Frost, Charles E. Harris, Mayor
Prominent Persons Selected.
t ,was- turned ore:- ‘to the
he: thannarriage of Attorney John
‘ which took. place. today. Attorney
sl
Entered as second-cis- msttsr ‘at the ”lattice lit‘
lo. Non-ilk. Conn. undontlis Actof lurch I. ms.
1
HOPES 'm' mm ‘
VOLLMERSUQCESS
Probe This
Near Future.
State Police'Open
O I
Drive On Violators
O O '
Of Light Regulations
The- state police have started a
drive on improper lights and arrests
are being made. Policemen from the
Westport barracks are patrollng the
roads in this section and apprehend-
ing motorists with improper lights.
The drive will be against no tail
lights, one head light. insufficient
lights. lights not properly focused
and glaring headlights.
Sergeant Walter Lynehan of the
Westport barracks stated this morn-
ing that no warnings would be giv-
en. but that the motorists would be
stopped and ordered to repair the
lights at once and placed under ar-
rest.
The first arrest was made in
Westport. last evening. when Thom-
as Abbott. 471 Staview avenue,
Bridgeport. was taken into custody.
He only had one headlight burning
on his machine ‘tnd'- that did not
have a tense in it. The arrest was
made by Policemen Fratlno and
Silk. He will be brought before the
Westpo'rt court.
‘ The drive is statewide.
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Slight Collision
. Between Lockhari
And Kelly Cars
. Cars. driven by, Arthur Kelly
and Joseph Lockhart were slightly
damaged'in a' collision yesterday at-
ternoon at Leonard and Co merce
streets. Norwalk. Both we light
cars. That driven by Lockhart is
ownedvbyihe B..M. Betts company.
According to‘the report Kelly was
turning from" idiopard street into
Commission-est. sea .tbc Jackhart
car 'eom ownTCommerce street
hit it urossstds.
M
mainstream
-- .y , Bi'l‘iCahine.
T. if. Cailty’. and company have
sold the dwelling at 49 Spring street
for Patrick Grumbly to Sarah Alex-
ander. The same agency also sold
the attractive eight-room house at
1~Céd£r street for Mrs. Thomas B.
Leamaii tow-Mrs. Edward. R. Von
Castleberg of Bettswood roads
. 7 ,‘°,_,:'For‘<
The Toreador club endorsed the
drive for 3400.000 for a Y. M. C. A.
at dis,- luhchoan 7. in Shadow': Lawn
foil. .ycsterddyncon’. ' .. ‘ ' .
‘ A2" reeomlva louder-gins gale drive
and pledging the cooperation-of the
club members was presented by At-
tornsy.=Panl R. Connery and pan-
ed without opposition. .
The yrcn'iainder, ,of. the 'program
. "Dwycr
Day" celebration planned in honor
T. anon-ills: vice president of the
club. and Miss. ”Kathleen Tracey
Dwyer was presented with, a gift
on behalf-of the club by Second
Vice‘Presidcnt Richard H. Ireland.
The club trio renderedu‘thp ."Toreag
dor Song" and brief remarks were
madelby Third Vice President Free-
man fight it Michael, Abrahams.
Bui‘i‘ji‘ainerjfaeorgc .[utten mhda a
encampment!“ sad intros-tins
, M. N. Mayehotf. '
Charles E. Miller. , ,'
.3 George C. Miller. . , l
; Mrs. F. J. Morrison: '
4." Hrs. L. H. Nash.
;‘3m. 8. o. Pollard
gutsyor .'rhomas Robins.
gm 3. Rowan.
twili- Mary 0. Rider.
{Christian Swartz.
. William F. Tammany.
1 Eugene J. Van Ness.
:HDr. A. D. Wadsworth.
1- Big o'clock this evening in a.
[rise terminal in the recruiting of
go‘campaign teams for the active
4
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,, , -|IULLIOAN’I coastal
arm Itauigaa's Crullsra are sold."
i Acres an over this Vicinity. rev pig
‘2 for comics. for young sad-OI
\ ,ths horns. at your low It“.
. thereispothingtltsiaseanc
tiillissn ivisds mail-a (lauds in
" so of sinus) or Callus
. "aims mutilation passed by ,th
. value to the eitisenspf any com—
closed with ‘a response by Vice
Priddent Dwyer. ‘ ‘ ‘
e club
follows: - .
"Whereas. There is an effort be.
ing- ma'de’to,’secure a '1'. M.‘C. A.
building in‘this community. and ‘
"Whereas no 1. M. C. A. has al-
ways rendered service gof untold
muhity in which their buildings are
situated. and .
.'Wbsraas. The .City of Norwalk
and yioilsi lack the advantages of
a Joins, .x. c. abutting. and
tile:- citissns of smooth. be :well
awasa‘ “the ills of a X311.
C. ‘ ha‘v‘aathmd' .‘a~uinihlsl‘f0r
mnfis’ltaaanc’quenlsc'uitcing. '
' to the home of Alsop Reynolds on
Deacon Taylor. . ..
Taylor Will be sorry tolleq‘n
citiscn of Norwalk., The deacon was
taken suddenly ill. Friday evening.
and was ‘rdmove'd .tofh‘ls 3 'home: .s
Cliff'strcet. where
c°'l¢l“9l‘-‘
Lawyers"
mandarin: , night, at "the, new
Mahaekemo was attended by, over 20
members but turned out to b'efoniy
a dlnnur.gatherlng..Maiters of.gen.- ,_ y
eral- interest'weref discuued' but no
business transacted: No‘ yrepb
th‘a committ‘ee'ini’eitigatlng' flip pro.
pose; [elimination .,er_'tria;_sllcrt- cat’-
cndar schedule was made.
vits, and Peter Palmlero.'_ were tag.
gee at differ-enthuses y'sstc‘playffcr
violation of the parkisig'ordiualfus
uptown. ~ Kevin was ‘tafiethhy Pt»
lio’cn'ia’n.~ Sweeney and Pension by
Policeman Iurphy.
it bands for court Saturday.
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As'rosuo It. Antilo V
What no Democrat has‘ accom-
plished in many years. savC the late
William Volimer. formerly chief of
police of -‘.his city. Antonio Robert
Abriola. of Bridgeport, hopes to do
this this year—change the regime in
the office of illc high sheriff of Fair-
field county from Republican to
Democratic.
.Abriolalis confident of his elec-
iiQ, he declares and pledges him.
self to a more thorough administra-
tion ,of the ofllce than it now enjoys
under Sheriff Simeon Pcase.
“i certainly will iio‘. burden the
county with myself and family as
occupants of living quarters at the
jail. I regard that as an unneces-
sary expense. possibly two or three
thousand dollars a year."
Of ltalian extraction. Abriola is
making a strong campaign among
his countrymen and their descend-
ants through the district.
"i am friendly with Sheriff
Pease." Abrlola says. "but. I believe
that it is time there was a change.
He has held office for 12 years as a
sheriff and was 12 years a county
commissioner.”
Abrioia was a deputy sheriff, 1911
to 1015 under the date Sheriff \‘oll-
mer and has been a city sheriff
since 1915. He is' a‘brother of
Louis A. Abrlola. a Republican al-
derman in Bridgeport from the
Tenth district. .
Abrlolanvaa born in Italy in 1875.
coming here this“. lie attended
the publicschool in N "York and
went to Bridgeport at .b'i'hlrs of
age. He once conducted one of the
leading harbor shops in the Park
City'and is now an undertaker.
'~In Rey‘liolds'llonle, l
finance conunittec. tcds
. Neither "an-a. Pollafa
Fire {Breaks Out ‘é
Damage Shg t
-....-._..-.-. . .
Norwalk had two fires; in 11 hours
last night and this morning. Xv-ltller;
was'serloua._- although 11! mlnutesl
delay in quelling the first outbreak;
might ,have resulted seriously. i
The first was a call at ill o'clock
Ponus avenue. owned by Charles 11.
Harris \vhcrc flames had broken
on! between partitions of the wall
near the chimney and would short--
ly have, spread to the rest of
house. It was necessary to rip out
part of the fireplace to got at ilil
rafters and extinguish the flames.
At ;8:20.o‘eloek this morning the
second call came in; by.~ telephone
from the Shadowlawn» lnnw 41
Knight street, saying that the build-
ing was afire. On the report Box
15- was rung. and both" “companies
ansivered only to fihd' that there was
much smoke» but little , fire. The
wooden jframe of the cold air box: on
tho furnace Was found to 'be‘sn‘lould‘
ering.
,. rational 111...; s '15
. '-='-’-Héért?Tr9iIblt
{elm D.
.01. the
Many friends of ‘Deac‘on
illness._of this.belovc.d and .-.respected
he is in'a‘fritical
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. ’Agneeting of thellb’o'rwalk - Bar
rtof
New Canaanltcs Tagged.
Two New Canaan men. 'Bruno No-
Both '
"Therefore be ttgssolvsthat tbs
Toreador-a. ef'ths, city of Nomih.
st funeral-amassing held_ on in,
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sudimmeataad present a resale-
tica tothat matte the 2.11. c.
A. Committee. - ‘
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{their
ilebdflultgfihsbllm
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marsh. not in your. body. ~Mat-
fro-sea to fit your-body ’aad‘pcckstp'
book are carried in stock. also'hr-
nltura of an kinda Come in anglin-
spect ,our, stock where prices are
m' Wane-Hm
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.bo'rou sonar mm , “fighmfimwfi
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sole-trill!
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ghmlw Al . , .-
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SOUTH ,Noitwanx, cons. , TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1926.
macawsnx's' Pll‘l'i‘ sswsrsrss at. .1
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The Weather
Partly cloudy tonight; Wednesday
increasing cloudiness. no. quite so
cold. probably followed by shout-rs
in the afternoon or at night.
TWELVE PAGES
PRICE THREE CENTS
King’s Daughters Smart
'me ’Wi‘ispiSh Stings of
Their Chairman of Finance
Mrs. Minerva Davis Very Caustic in Criticism of
Way Home For Aged Was Run in Her Ab-
sence—Bitter Tongue Lashing Endured By Ob-
jects of Her Attack.
DENIES IT ALL- WHEN ITITERVIEWED
liliphstically den that there is a split of any kind in
the King's Daughters Un
. Home for the Aged. Mrs. Minerva
Davis. former president of the Union and new chairman of the
min! of truth to any
ing trouble in the Union.
said at her home, that there is not a
the stories going around town concern-
ldrs. Davis also denied that she had made any sort of accusa-
tions against Hrs. Barbertl'ollard. president of the Home, or
against Mrs. John O. Sherman, treasurer, or had cast any reflec-
tions upon either of them.
"Ordinary” Meeting
"There was no trouble of any kind
at our last bound meeting." she said.
adding that it was just an ordinary
L'nion board meeting where reports
were read and the usual business
transacted. The meeting referred to
was held the fourth Monday in Sep-
tember at the Home for the Aged.
When asked if. it was true that
she has accused Mrs. Sherman of
\iithholding information concerning
the finances of the home. of having
overstepped her authority in the
matter of the ordering of pa'lia-
mentary law books. of the misuse of
checks ill the "silver spoon" case at
the board gathering. -l\frs. Davis
said that she had never accused
Mrs. Sherman of withholding infor-
mstiomand that neither parlimen-
tary law books nor silver spoons
were even mentioned at the meet-
ing.
However. rumors of a wide open
split in the King‘s Daughters' Union.
tales 0 "low boat‘d meetings. whis-
perings of injuries and insults by
one group of members at the hands
of another member and loud proclao
mations of enmity of one-half of
the board for the other half have
become so prevalent during the past
few weeks that the attention .of
many in Nerwalk is today centered
on the King's Daughters' Union
with the big query: Well whatever
is going on in there?
A Distilled L'nion .
,Tha L'nion is said to be divided
by Mrs. Minerva Davis and her
friends on the one sido-aadwllrsl
Herbert Pollard and-Mrs. Sherman-
‘a‘ud their friends on the other.
. nor Mrs.
Sherman-made any pub to statement.
claiming that their “hands are tied"
due to the fact that all {board meet-
ingfimatiers are confidential. . All
pubiicht‘lcn of statements were re-
ferred to Mrs. Davis who has re-
cently become pubiieity'and press
chairman in addition Jo -'finance
chairman. '
Silent Press Chairman
"1 have nothing whatever to say
about the matter." expl ed Mrs.
Davis when asked for 3a statement
in her capacity of press chairman.
“I can stand any criticism against
tion in the minds of most of the
memln rs for some months has mer-
ely been: How long will it be be-
fore mnttcrs come to a head?
Mrs. Pollard Presides.
Thr- details of the board meet-
ing us put together from the stories
of sonic- tcn or twelve of the mem-
bers \\ ho attended is as follows:
The meeting started peacefully
enough at the Home for the Aged
0n \\‘~‘slport hill at 2 o'clock on
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Herbert O.
Pollard. president. presided.
Mrs. Davis sat on the sidelines.
From all accounts it would seem
that quite a lot of springing took
place in fore the fiery meeting came
tonn rnd.
The gathering was called to or-
der and then the minutes of the
last lllt‘f'ling were read and accept-
ed. Reports of the various oflleers
and committee heads were then
given. Mrs. George Scott Hubbell.
as “Lady of the Month." gave her
report which seemed very satisfac-
tory. At least no comment was
made. The. term “lady of the
month." it should be explained. sp-
plies lo the member who happens
to hair- the care of the Home for
that particular month. Her duties
consist mainly of visiting the Home
each “wk. examining the food and
conditions and talking with the
memlws; also the collection of all
lame of expenditure for the month.
from the mhtnon.‘
first came the reports of the
heads of the various committees
and rhaptsrs sliof which were duly
acceptad and registo'rad. ' ’
Everything- mad-to be going
along very ~ mastectomy and the
crowd of woman who filled the big
reception room (there were nearly
so present) felt.tltat the meetipg
would be ov‘er'vary shortly..
Theywere doomed to disappoint-
ment. At any rate. the majority.
for there'were very few who had
any idea that:the meeting was go-
. ing to turn into the uncomfortable
“ hmhed it became. or that it would
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myself or the Home for the Ascdw'
forrthc Home speaks'for itself."
Details of the last volcanic board
meetipg‘held the latter part of Sep-
tember are just leaking out. In
spite of the fact that these gather-
ings are supposed to be very secret
and the fact, that all the members
are fomsworn to silence concerning
the board business. the whole mat-
ter is now‘abroad. This’1s undoubt-
edly.'bceause the various members
feel so hurt ‘and‘ indignbnt about
the last meeting that ‘they‘ are up
able to keep the matter to them-
selves. ' ' .. ' '
Want Air Cleared
Furthermore. a ' od many of
them feel that a lit publicity may
help to clear up the trouble and
to rid than perhaps of the thorns
which are now . pressing' uncomfont-
shly.~uuitb uncomfortably. into their
sides._ . ' . ..
’Thot'ftrou'bl'e‘ has"been brewins
inytbeflnionvfor tbQAgod Home for
a long tints is..na.secret.. The quea-
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Andrew Peck. 114 Pixlis rises.
“Bridgeport. who on October 18 led
Sergeant Charles‘wlioa and Police-‘
man.Willi’am>-Bownian a: six mile
chase before they stopped himiin :a
Reuspeadwagon stocked with beer.
wasjililed $300 andisintcnced to lo
days in- jail by Judge Dana. _
.eck‘s attorney told the. . ston‘
.th'atl'P'eck ha'd takan‘ ,ths‘lchance
f
What-them” in fan effort to rai2e
fundsifor ‘an operation.- “that he
was at present‘ss svcllv ‘ when'lle
was arrested. ‘stiffering severely
from-a mental infirmity. ~.
Judge Dana was evidently ‘dis-
pleased with this testimony. for no
demanded of the attorney sftcr'lis
had ilnishcd.."Wls‘y7do1’t you tell
all truth?” and. gave his decision
a few minutes after, the case was
brought up. a one w‘iii‘bc lit-
peaied under bonds of' “no. ',
. , ,
tion of Pro-
' _8pelhe'.
. ‘ bound
nastier court the can":
Mite.
“It
W.
mo until nearly 6' o'clock. instead
of coming to an end about 4 o’clock.
However. there were several who
realised that the business at hand
would take mbre than half an hour.
Amongthesc was Mrs. Davis. Her
husbandcalled for her at just. 6
o‘clock.
Mrs. Sherman's Report
The next'number on the program
was the presentation of the report
of Mrs. John .c. Sherman. as trees.
liver of thejiome for the Aged. Mrs.
Sherman told‘in.clear, concise style
of the .tinanoiai condition of the
home. tot-the expenses and of the
expenditures and of the fact that
more were no ‘outstanding debts of
any kind.- . .
A murmur of approval went
around the room. Mrs. Sherman has
been ttrsuurer of the home for
eight audience-half years and is con-
sidered very ancient. The murmur
of ap'provalhowever. was suddenly
cut short by the uprising of Mrs. Dh-
vls. who shouted. her voice ringing
through -ths,hal1s:
"Madame President. I object! I
NeededMoneyFor , ..
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‘Brillig‘epprter'; Who Gave Devlin”:
‘:t' t‘ .theswliittle {Impression On}:-~
‘Mi’lllll .Ill'fi'fll ”$3320" Fl!¢-
(Continued on Page Two.)
tion,
Police Long Chase
.udge Dana—,‘TGets
wail! L” n‘oplanand . Tony . Mannion.
wh n 60 half barrels of beer were
taken from their. truek.‘ , ‘ .
Mr. Spelke'lresd .a letter fro
state's attorney, asking. that the case
be bound over to the Superior court.
and the prosecutor 'rsomfusnde'd
this action'to the judge. Attorney
i’aiil Connery. of.NorwaJk. was pre-
pared to appear for the defense.
Judge Dans. ‘dned’l Robert Dunn.
Tokcuske, dill'an'd costs for hunt-
ing, without a license.; Dunn was
arrested october"1,-I by'Policemau
Al Bumanu Attorney Paul Con-
new and the judge to be lenient
in his decision. astuan had' thought
he could hunt without a license on
his employer'i property. and did not
flagrantly break the law.
Teddy Bednarsky. -Avenua A:.
stratford.'aifrcsted by Policeman Al
Roman W101" driving when
iii-license vs. suspended. was used
3100 and costs iny‘courtiast night.’
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Following are these who forfeit-
ed bonds of ”Far failing to ape
pen on weeding charges: 0er 0.
Clark. Chattanooga. 'l'atnn:~ Otto
ancient. tripartite: .sifrsd Morgan.
*dous pressure and congestion on all
‘ ‘program has been and is being
DEBS DYING AT
CHICAGO RETREAT
.. 1. .
EUGENE \'. DEBS.
C ll 1 C .\ G ('l (Al‘)—Eugene \'.
Debs, sank rapidly early today and
the death of the aged Socialist lend-
er was momentarily expected lit the
Suburban sailitarluni where he has.
been confined for some time, suffer-
ing from a nervous breakdown and
complications.
His wife and 'l‘llcolloro
brother were at the bedside.
.\ir. Dt-bs is 71 years old.
lie sank into unconsciousness lute ,
yesterday and since then has been"
,in a state of coma. .
j The veteran Socialist lender lills|
suffered from heart trouble virtually j.
.hrougliotlt his life and about a year}
ago. kidney trouble deveIOpr-d. l
Merritt Pleads—— .
Again For Big ;
' Parkw_ay Here.
I"! ha. a
Congressman Schuyler Merritt in,l
his annual address to the Bridgeport 1
Chamber of Commerce renewed hisl
pleas for a parkway through south-
ern Fairfield County.
in his address. Congressman .\ler-,
rltt said: 3
“Although a political campaign is:
under way. I appreciate that this
is not in any sense a political oc-
casion or a political body. As my
activities for the past nine years
have been largely in connection
With national affairs what i have
to say will be largely in connection
with public'business. But I shall
endeavor to refrain from matters
which are in any sense party mat-
ter- and certainly shall not discuss
them in any partisan spirit.
County Roads and Parks.
"But Just for a moment. beforei
I refer to national affairs. may I
bring to your attention a matter
which I referred to in a speech I
made a short time ago at the con-
gressional nominating convention.
At that convention I expressed the
hope that the Republican County
Committee might advantageously
concern itself with the general in-
terest of Fairfield County in con-
nection with roads and parks. I
did not bring that matter forward
then because I thought it was in
any sense a political question. but
I thought that it might at some
time involve some legislation at
Hartford and to that extent at
least should receive the attention
of the leaders of both parties.
I think. however. that the in-
itiative in any movement of that
sort would very properly. and per-
haps most properly. come from
bodies like this which are concerned
with the well~being of their respec-
tive communities from an economic.
a. personal and an artistic point of
view. There is no need to argue
before a body of this character that
there is no better investment for
manufacturers or merchants or mu-
nicipalities than is such measures
and poiicles~as produce a healthy,
high-grade, contented citizenship.
"And in these days when transpor-
tation has not only been made easy
and swift and possible for all classes
but as a,result has caused tremen-
our highways. and has made acces-
sible for residence and other pal.
poses large tracts of country which
have heretofore been considered in-
accessible ‘and. practically wild
land. ,it is evident that there is no
problem more pressing that the pro-
vision of highways well designed
as to, position and also as to con-
struction and capacity for travel.
And cbupled with this should be
adequate _ provision for parks and
open spaces and parkivays. so that
our peoplein the future shall not
be cutoff from the health and press-
ure which comes from good air and
beautiful'trecs and flowers andf rom
the rest and.quiet which come from
natural wooded areas. which should
be preserved for all time for the
public use. _‘ '
Most of you know from driving
about“ what an extensive and fine
i: a r ri e (1 out by Westchester
County. N. 12. and it seems to me
that. there is every reason why Fair-
ficld County. which has substantial.
iv the same characteristics and the
same necessities. owing to its be-
ing part of themetropolltan area,
should be treated with the same
consideration and skill.
- "I am not unmindful cf the fact
that there already is in axistcnee a
State Department of Highways
which is functioning. so far as I can
sea-with wisdom and efficiency. and
there .is- also another commission
which has to do with the acquiring
and-care of-park and forest lands
l'do not mean in any way to inter-
fere with or supersede Lhasa exist-
ing commissions. but merely that
erisid county having its own par-
ticular needs. should study these
needs with a view to bringing them
testis attention of either the exist-
. lon.
'lcft Monday.
. Saturday.
wmmamsm
Take Down Tariff Barriers
And Let Trade
Flow In Its
Natural Channels, Say Bankers
Sensational Manifesto Issued By European and
American Financial Men, Including J. P. Mor-
gan - “Our Neighbors Are Our Customers,”
They Say.
NEW YORK.
(AP).—A remarkable plea for removal of
the tariff barriers and other restrictions upon European trade
was issued here today over the signatures of scores of the lead.
ing financiers and a half dozen Americans headed by J. P.
Morgan.
DR. BROWN sus'
WHOLE CYCLE
lN noun
Waste Places Become
C it i e s and Hurricane
Tumbles Them Back Into
Ruins.
FORMER NORWALK
BOAT WRECKED
Believes Boom Days Over
For Palmetto State—Lit-
tle Travel There This
Fall.
Dr. Franklyn G. Brown, promi-
nent Seavlew avenue physician. rs-
turned home Sunday from Florida.
where each year. long before Flor-
ida became a “boom" state. he has
made an annual visit in the fall.
This year's trip was of special in-
terest to Dr. Brown as he visited the
hurricane-stricken area. and saw
cities leduced t9 the small hamlets
which he remembers as having been
some years age.
it was not in Miami that the doc-
tor found so much destruction and
suffering. but rather in the outskirts
of the southern metropolis. in‘Fort
Lauderdale, Hollywood and ~the
smaller towns between thsm‘and
liami. .
In company with William F. Han-
Shorefront Park. Dr. Brown
October 4. by motor
for Florida. arriving there the next
Dr. Brown stopped for
a few days at Stuart, Fla, and
visited Dr. Harry liipson. a dentist.
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
J. Hipson. i) Seaside place. East
Norlvalk.
Continuing south. Dr. Brown
found that the roads entering the
storm-stricken area. with few excep-
tions, had been entirely cleared of
debris. On the outskirts of the city.
he found mute signs of the wrath of
the hurricane. but on entering the
busincsa section of the city. the doc-
tor was very much surprised to see
very little damage. In fact there
was no sign of the storm with the
possible exception of the huge lean-
ln ‘22-story Miami bank building.
which is shortly to be torn down.
But it was on leaving the business
district and continuing to the once
beautiful shortfront with its mag-
nificent hotels. that Dr. Brown
found evidences of the damage
which piled high the toll of life and
dollars.
There is no more Royal Palm
Park. once the beauty spot, the gar-
den of Miami.
According to Dr. Brown. one
would have to see the destruction to
really believe stories of it. Imagine
a huge dredge. two mud scows. a
four-masted schooner. a submarine
chaser and countless house boats
and pleasure craft piled high in a
public park! A boat drawing seven
feet of water. resting gracefully in
the middle of the park. crushing
palm trees and beautiful flower
beds, the pride of Miami and the
work of great hortieilituristsl.
Norwalk Boat Wrecked.
Perhaps one thing of greatest in-
terest for Dr. Brown on the trip. was
an old Norwalk cabin cruiser. the
"Aranul." which he found high and
.dry in the park. Not so many years
ago. Dr. Brown remembered seeing
this boat anchored off the East Nor-
walk Yacht club. , Dr. Hipson had
even sailed in the small boat. he
told Dr. Brown. but neither knew
who owned it before the storm.
Returning to the business district.
the Norwalk physician found that
although the well built structures‘in
this section had not been damaged
to any great extent. the stock in all
the stores had been ruined. Stop-
ping at a garage. an attendant show-
cd Dr. Brown a water mark of seven
feet. as a vivid example of the high
waters that swamped the city.
Relief work was in evidence all
over. The city was dotted by Red
Cross stations.
Crossing Biscayne Bay to Miami
Beach. where once resided the
wealth and fashion of Miami. Dr.
Brown found untold damage done
along the beautiful shorefront.
Streets
An interesting sight here was the
ssndfilled streets and yards. The
hurricane winds had carried tons of
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Frock coats and silk hats are rec-
koned among necessary habiliments
for commercial travelers in South
America.
China has a. moutaln of alum
1,900 feet high.
t
Neighbors Our Custcmers.
There can be no recovery in: Eu-
rope, the manifesto declares, until
the politicians realize that "in time
of peace. our neighbors are our cus~
tomers, and that their prosperity is
a condition of our own well-being."
The text of the manifesto follows:
“We desire as business men to
draw attention to certain grave and
disquieting conditions which, in our
judgment. are retarding the return
to prosperity."
"It is difilcult to view without dis-
may the exten‘. to which tariff bar-
riers, special licenses and prohibi-
tions. since the war. have been al-
lowed to interfere with internation-
al trade and to prevent it from flow-
ing in its natural channels. At no
period in recent history has freedom
from such restrictions been more
needed to enable traders to adopt
themselves to new and dimcult con-
ditions. And at no period have im—
pediments to tnding been more
perilously multiplied without a true
appreciation of the economic conse-
quences involved.
“The break-up of great political
units in Europe dealt a heavy blow
to international trade. Across large
areas. in which the inhabitants had
been allowed to exchange their pro-
ducts freely. a number of new fron-
tiers were erected and Jealouely~
guarded by customs barriers. O"-‘
markets disappeared. Racial inter-
ests were inseparahly connected.
The situation is not unlike that
which would be created if a con-
federation of states were to diesel"-
the ties which bind them and, J
proceed to penalize and hamper. '\ .-
stesd of to encourage each ohter's
trend.) Fen-pill doubt that under
such conditions the prosperity of
such a country would rapidly dc.
cline." .
Star Witness
Disappears In
Gangster Trials
STAMFORD. (Am—Eugene Fer-
guson. taxicab driver was missing
today when the police gathered
their witnesses against nine New
York gangsters who were called for
trial at Bridgeport on charges of as-
sault with intent to kill upon two
garment workers on September 24.
The gangsters stopped Ferguson's
cab. which was carrying Henry and
Ulric Pozzuli to work, covering him
with revolvers while they dragged
out two two men and beat them up.
The police are of the opinion that
Ferguson became frightened and
left the city rather than testify and
be a possible victim of gang revenge.
He was thought to be in hiding near
Yorktown Heights. N. Y., and New
York state troopers tried to find him.
The nine gangsters were arrested
but later theywere taken to Bridge-
port on a bench warrant and placed
under $15,000 bonds each to await
trial. They have been at liberty.
The witnesses in the case wont to
Bridgeport today to be in readiness
it called.
50 Pocahontases
Leave This Evening
For Great Council
Eight automobiles full of mem-
bers from the Wanoma council, De-
gree of Pocahontas. will leave the
city early tonight for Bridgeport.
where the delegation of 50 will at-
tend the, entertainment and dance
to be given in the ballroom of the
Stratheld by the Reservation of
Connecticut.
The affair tonight is a preliminary
to the great council to be held at
the Bridgeport hotel all day tomor-
row; At this the Norwalk group
will be represented by past and
present officers of the council.
't'
NE\V HAVEN COUNTY
LAWYERS ARE ON TRIAL
NEW HAVEN (AW—Charges of
imprOper professional conduct are
being heard today in Superior court
against Samuel L. Rickies of Zilli-
ford and William J. McKenna of
New Haven. attorneys. Both are
charged by the grievance committee
of the New Haven Bar association
with misuse of clients' funds. There
are two counts in the charges
against against Rickles and eight
counts against McKenna. State's
Attorney A. A. Ailing will prosecute
and Judge Christopher L. Avery will
preside.
-THE 8110?le LAUNDRY
Specialises on family washing work.
Every modern facility. plop a pain-
staking forcc of employees and an
mallent delivery service is now of-
fared the public in this vicinity at
the new plant of the nrophy Laun-
dry. Your laundry work will be
called for and dsllvsrsd. Corner Day
and Concord Its. Phone 860,—Adv.
Norwalk Chronicler