. ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered as second-class matter at the post ofdoo st
lo. Norwalk. Conn. under the Act of lurch I. 1010.
IOIWALI'I ’IBIT NIWIPAPII
SOUTH NORWALK. conic, SATURDAY, cocoons 30, 1920.
TWELVETPAGES
The Weather
.l'robsblo allow—Tm tonight and
Sunday Vol Iilllt‘ll lllnilgc ill ltlll-
venture.
PRICE THREE CENTS
“Y” Fund Solicitors Plan
Busy Day Tomorrow As ’
Drive’s End Approaches
ys Will Give Fdllr Minute Talks in" Churches—Mon-
day and Tuesday Are “Mapping Up Days”—
Church Organizations to Contribute as Groups.
As the Sentinel goes to
gathering for their fifth daily
01'
There will be no official gather-
ing of the "Y" campaigners on Sun-
day but there will be vigorous pros.
ution of the effort to enlist sub-
"5- ptions. Special presentations are
, lo -' made by boy speakers in var-
to churches and many of the
church and Sunday School societies
and classes will be invited to sub-
scribe as groups to the fund. 'It
is expected that a number of church
organizations will contribute 5250
payable over a two-year period -to
furnish dormitory rooms. Another
class available tomorrov is made up
i traveling salesmen who spend. the
eolpend at home in Norwalk.
_ E. 1.. Saxton. general secretary of
. 1hr.- Y. M. C. A. announced this
fouronllnute talks in church to-
morrow morning. The appointments
are as follows:
Edwin Wheeler at the East Ave.
" Methodist church.
' Wilbert Kearney at the Advent
Christian church.
Knox McGowan at the Norwalk
icthodist church.
Ben Rogers at the First Congre-
gational church.
Harold Gerham at the Rowayton
Baptist church.
Albert Cronenberg at the South
Norwalk Baptist church.
' Jack Bryce at the South Norwalk‘
Methodist church.
- . Hiedell Heads Room Plan
.1 {Fred llledell is director of the
‘ plan to secure subscriptions to fur-
nish the loo dormitory rooms in the
. cw y. M. c. A. building on the has-
of 5100. It is expected that more
,. 'an half of the rooms will be spok-
oil for by the close of the campaign
uesday night. The clubs and so-
’ letles furnishing rooms have two
are in which to pay th subscrip-
' tans. A card framed an hit in
the room will give permanent
ogniiion to the furnishing organi-
sation. Donors of 21.000 will have,
the privilege of naming the rooms
and a suitably inscribed nanio plate
will be placed on the door. .
(.11 5.350 names of prospective
contributors to the fund. all but 730
have been selected by the 200 work-
ers. This included 721 names sug-
gested by members of teams which
. ere not on the original name list.
l he balance of names are to be ar-
‘5’ ,1 anxed in street formation today
and assigned by groups to the twen-
ty teams in the men‘s organisation.
Geographical districts will be fenn-
ed for a systematic mopping-up pro-
cess. Monday and Tuesday. though
workers holding cards will be ex-
pected to continue responsibility for
-btalnlng available subscriptions
ere. Card restrictions will be re-
. oved at the close of the luncheon
port. Monday noo‘u. with the ex-
ceptlon of certain reservations to be
- ado by the special gifts coy mittee.
- Among the larger gifts in udod in
- Friday's report were: 51,000 from
John P. Treadwell: 51.000 from
Florence Mathews of West ave-
nue: 2500 each from W. C. Baur.
‘J. J. Cash, Inc.. Emile Hamming.
John B. Gruelle. the Hour Publish-
ing Company. Lockwood Manufac-
conipany. A. W. Malley. Al-
company. Troup 2 of the
cuts subscribed 5250 to fur.
room. the Franklin school
general organisation gave 250 from
its treasury. the Roger Ludlow Civic
league gave 520 and the South Nor-
walk Baptist church young men's
club subscribed 550.
Givers to Y. M. C. A. Building
._ Pr?" today the “Y" workers are
unchooa where refirts of activities
the previous 24 hours are made.
Fund reported Friday noon. follow: '
Total
Pledge
?1aronson. Andrew 20.00
bhott. Mrs Geo. 3 25.00
Abbott. Richard W & Mrs. 25.00
Abbott. Sarah J. 50.00
F AikenQGeo. S. 5.0.00
7 Allen, I. M. 5.00
lmblcr. Julia I. 50.00.
Amundsen. Hartvllck 50.00.
_ Andersen. Arthur 50.00
F deraon. Geo. F. 50.00.
siln Edwin S 50.00l
run ai‘rrion v saooi
Avlson. George 25.00 .'
yer. Dorothy 25.00 ‘
gley. ll. ’1‘. 5.00'
aldwin. H. E. 5.00
mildwin. “2.1. 100.00
llardos. Joe. 35.00
Cardos. Wm 50.00
Bartlett. Wm. L 00.00
naur. Chas. A. 25.00
Bauer. Clarence B. 100.00
Built. W. C. 500.00
-ssunutulrl oceans
lailigoh'b duties are
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place than is nothlns MI 1-
0s Hollie-h issue scales i
I variety or sleds) or Crs
blade from the ban of materials
ways-Adv.
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Baxter, F. H. 100.00
beers. Lulu Mae 25.00
Bcealcy. Richard '1'. 50.09
Bediont. Stanley H. 25.00
Dcnedlct. Edw. 500.00
Bennett. Frank E. 25.00
Bennett. Mary L. 25.00
lienger..A.. H. - 50.00
noose System Co. , 100.00
Beth, Albert A. 100.00
llctts,_A. N. . , 100.00
Favors. Carl B. 25.00
Dissell. Frank H. 100.00
Blake. Frank H. 25.00
lllanchard. Joseph 15.00
Bloom. Clinton 50.00
filore. B. W. 10.00
Boon. Gerard“ C. 10.00
Bodwell. Jennie F. 25.00
Bodwell. Wilfred. Jr. 25.00
Boese. Edwin 100.00
Bond. Anna 1". 10.00
Boy Scouts. Troop 2 250.00
Boyd. Edith R. 5.00
Bracken. Lyman G. 10.00
Bradbury. l". J. 25.00
Bramley. l". 25.00
Brooke. Stabley 50.00
Brotherton. Arthur 25.00
Brotherton. R. L.‘ 25.00
Bruce. G. '1‘. 25.00
nrunello. Louise 25.00
Buckwait. H. M. 5.00
Budowsky. Julius 000.00
Burritt. Alice 1". 10.00
Burk. Goo. O.‘ 100.00
nyington. Carleton M. 25.00
Cable. Geo. W. 25.00
Cable. Waldo 25.00
Corbone. Anthony 100.30
Carr. Arthur . 25 0
Carruthers. David ' 50.00
Carpenter. Mrs. Celia E. 50.00
0‘ about 50.00
Cos . . . 500.00
Cave. Gordon 1* 20.00
Charlott. Chas. a. 100.00
Chapman. 'C. G. . 50.00
Chichester. Sherwood A. 25.00
Cllittlm. David . « ‘ 10.00
Church.'Liilian A, 25.00
Clark. Arthur W. 50.00
Coilysr. Stg‘phon 25.00
Cole. A. L. 100.00
Coioburu. A. B. a Mrs. 200.00 -
Conistock. Strong 5.00
Conroy. Harry 15.00
Conn. Ralph H. 10.00‘
Corbett. Bessie F. ’ 30.00
Crofut. Clarence E. 25.00
Cuneo. John J. 50.00
Cunningham. Harold, S. 1 25.00
Cunningham. Jas. G. 250.00
Curtis. Seymour & Mrs. 100.00
Cssko. Violet 15.00
Dan's Tire Shep . ‘ 100.00
Davidson. E. , 15.00
Davis. Arthur G. 5.00
Davis. John L. 25.00
Delaney. Joseph 25.00
De Waters. Frank G. 50.00
Di Pietro. Joseph . 9., 5.00
Ditseler. Hugh 4’5." 5.00
Donahue. Elisabeth B. 50.00
Doulons. Katherine A. 20.00
Dufault, Marjorie 10.00
Dunlo‘p. John T. 25.00
butcher. Alva 25.00
Essen. Mrs. George 35.00
Essen. Walter ll‘.‘ 25.00
East Norwalk Coal Co. 25.00
Ella. Bertha 0. 25.00
Ernst, G. q. 125.00
Espcsito Brothers 50.00
Sabrina. Hon 100.00
i-‘abrisio. Jose'p 5.00
Fallon. V. Hay 100.00
Far-rims. a. A. 5.00
Ferris stiIIoOo- 200.00
Ferris. Escudo. - saco
Ferris. hank . ' ‘ $.00
Ferris. Dr. C Irving ‘ .00
Ferris. J. 5!. . 25.00
Field. Frank B. " 15 00
Finch. John 55. 1.2.5 0.0
Finkelstcln. . Sam "10. 00
Flawolllu. Coios x. 25. 00
Folelh T.‘ r..-arm Co. 250. 00
Foley. Peter 50.00
roots. c.1i-vlng ".00
Fools. G. Franklin 25.00
'Forbush. Anna 25. 50.00
I Freon. Arnold E. 75.00
' Franks. G. A. 50.00
(Continued on Page Nine.)
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State polioo' under the
MATHER GAINS
DIVORCE DECREE
Railroad Man Names
Three Men In Charges
Against Unfaithful Wife
William I". Mather. 15 1-2 Grnlld
street was granted a decree of in.
vorcc from Theresa Marie Mather in
the Superior Court in Bridgeport
yesterday by Judge John W. Banks.
The decree was granted on a
charge of statutory misconduct. in
which three names. Eugene Kelly.
'rticl'iard Holt. and Fred Overtnsn
were mentioned. The four were not
only involved in the statutory of-
fense but they own boat Mr. Mather
when he remonstrated after finding
them all together at his home on
March 1. last.
The husband. who is employed on
the New Haven railroad. testified
thlI five months after the marriage.
Mrs. Mather ran away to New York
with a married man. Her male friend
went back to his wife and she re.
turned to her home pcnltellt and was
taken back. The culnflnatlon of
their domestic relations occurred on
March 1. after Mather had been
beaten by his wife's lovers.
'Howard J. Peterson. livinf on
filth street. New York city and in
Darlen. it chauffeur in the employ
of Charles R. Lea of New York and
Darien. was granted a divorce from
Anne Reed Peterson. The testimony
of the plaintiff was that he mar-
ried the defendant in September
1014. and their trouble first began
when he found that his wife was
running about with one “Jimmy
Martin." At that time he and his
wife were living in Norwalk. Mr.
Peterson moved to Barton and when
he told his wife that she would have
to move there. she refused. Desertion
January 1. 1022 was given as the
cause of divorce.
. Maria L. Harris Goods. I. cook
living in Stamford. was granted s
divorce from Andrew Goods of the
same place on the ground of habi-
tllal intempersnce. Police Sergeant
Hawaiian sass one NW witnesses.
last year. The plaintiff told the
court her husband was mil-named.
Broad River’s
Halloween Party
The Broad liner Community
club enjoyed its annual HalloWeen
party ,' last night at tho Clubhouso.
Ray Scuiley won the prise for be-
ing the best dressed: Katherine
Sayrs'won the prise for the most
appropriate costume. and Robert
Caldwell, for the funniest.
The hall was decorated in black
and orange colors for the occasion.
pumpkins, cornstalks. witches and
cats being present in large numbers.
A grand march followed by apple
ducking and various Huloween
games featured the chair.
Two prominent little figures at the
party were Earl and Loretta Brown.
who came dreued» as a. Halloween
couple.
Refreshments were served.
Papers
Co ration
Tiled By Gray Bros.
' A csrttflcste of incorporation was
filed yesterday by the GM Brothers
Manufacturing Company 0 Norwalk.
The company has an authorised cap-
ital of 550.000'and will begin bus-
ine. with 55.000. It will manufac-
ture and deal in automobile fabrics.
The incorporators are William J.
Gray. George '1'. Gray. Leroy 1.
Gray. allot South Norwalk,
mulls wanna: In: our .
JOY warms. comm»
-In the course of unfolding his
story about how he became "help-
ledly drunk" on a total sum of
21. 50. in uptown court this morning.
Andrew Shiniko. Jr" North Taylor
avenue. told the court under oath
that he bought his liquor In a named
Whistloviile blind plg.’ So gratified
was Judge Nehemiah Condos at
finding a man who admitted on the
stand whore he obtained: his liquor
that’h'o contisusd the case to out
Satin-day for further investigation.
which it is believed in police circles
will mean a raid on the establish-
ment.
mmmm.
hanklin Foster. Strstford. vibe is
well known in- Socialist-wall: is a}
the football game in New Haven
091- W“-
The marriage took tines June or .
Spec
The Yale-Army game
thlsnoontogetanesrlystart.
Y ale-Anny Game
Probable Line-Up
Yale Army
Ll-I. ..;Scott a ............. Harbold
LT....Quarrier ....Sprsgue
LG....8turhahn ..........Schmidt
C ...... Harvey ....... Daiy
ItG....Hickok ..........Haqmack
ItT....Webstor .....‘... ..... Perry
HE....Fishwick ...... ....... Born
QB....Bunneli ...........Hardlng
l.l<l..'..0rdws.y .............Cs.gle
PB....lloben .......... .. .Wilson
RB. .h‘oote .......... . . . .Hewitt
Referee—V. A. Schwartz. Brown.
UmpirhEd Thorp, De La Sails.
Lineman-41. R. Heneage. Dart-
mouth. Field Judge—A. C. Tyler.
Princeton.
Time—2 p. m.
Drill—1:50 p.,m.
Today's Games.
Navy vs. Michigan at Baltimore.
Harvard v2. Tufts. Cambridge.
Yale vs. Army. New Haven.
Lafayette vs. W. and J.. Philadel-
phla.
Columbia vs. Cornell. How York.
Syracuse vs. Johns Hopkins. Sy-
racuse.
Penn 5 vs. George Washingb
ton. State ollogs.
Princeton vs. Swarthmore. Prin-
ton.
Boat
leysn.
Am
hors‘t.
Georgetown vs. Lebanon Valley.
Washington.
Dartmouth vs. Brown. Hanover
Colgate vs Michigan stone. Ham-
ilton. N. Y.
New York University w. Ford-
ham. New York.
Pittsburgh vs. Westminster, Pitts.
College vs. West V. Wes—
onion.
vs. Mass. ASS!“ Am-
burgh.
West Vlr. Missouri. Morgan~
town.
Holy Cross vs. Dayton Univ..
Worcester. Mass.
Lehlgh vs. Muhlenberg. Bethle-
hem. Pa.
Maryland v.s Cailaudet at College
I'ark. Md.
Rutgers vs. Trinity at Hartford.
Conn.
Williams vs. Union at Schenec.
lady. N. Y.
Halloween Dance
At Nurses Home
The Mary A. Bsdford Home for
Nurses was the icons of a. vary on-
joyable Halloween party and dance
for the student nurses. and their
friends last evening. ‘
There were over 100 persons pre-
ant” and Gormiey’s orchestra, which
donated its services played , for
dancing in the very attractiwa de-'
corated social rooms of the home.
11l- Maude hiaGulre drossodal
George Washington won the prife
for the best dressed at the party
Refreshments of ice cream. cider.
and cruilerswero served.
BRIDGEPOB'! mm
FOUND IN WES'I‘PORT
All automobile stolen from Arthur
Gerard of Bridgeport. in that city
yesterday was found. abandoned in
Wootport at 10 o'clock last night by
Policeman Harvey Allen. Brim-
piott police were-notified and will
claim the car today.
sonwann-wmron CANE -
DUI mam AT 1 :50
A bus for the . Norwalk-Wilton
urns in Wilton will leave from the
Hotel Hell-chemo tomorrow after-
noon at 1:20 o'clock.
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ial Detail - of Police
Hustle Along Thousands
Of Cars to Yale- -Army Game
Springlike Weather Makes Everybody Wish He
Were At This Afternoon's Game In New Haven
—Steady Stream of Traffic Over Post Road. '
-——-_ _.,._~..._
was the subject of conversation in
llorwslk last night and this morning and when the day broke
worst and clear those who hadn't tickets looked enviously upon
those who had. Business was finished up as quickly as possible
A steady stream of trans over
the Post Road kept 'trailio odiosrs busy all morning.
Specially detailed police were pre-
' pared to push the heavy Yale-Army
football traffic through the city to-
day. \\'itll amazing speed. the offi-
cers whisked the milling stream
down Armory Hill. through the First
district and over Westport Hill.
The traffic detail this morning
from 10 n. m. to 12:30 p. in. com-
prised:
Patrolman Robert Gainer. Post
road and 'l‘.ly10l- avenue.
I‘lltrollnnn David Sniffln. Post
road and Cedar street.
Patrolman 15d Eldridge. Post road
and Stuart avenue.
l'nlrullllull lit-my Webb, Post road
and Elnicrost.
Sergeant Frank
front of Armory.
l‘otrcinmll Frank S. Stratton. front
of Methodist church.
Patrolman Peter Clune. Wall and
Isaac slrccis.
Patrolman John Murphy. Wall and
Commerce streets.
Patrolman Thomas Dorney.
and Main streets.
Patrolman John Guarniorl. Wall
and Smith streets.
Patrolman Lorenzo Adams. foot
of \Vcstport hill.
Patrolman Louis Brehm.
avenue and C street.
Patrolman Jules Boenlsch. Cross
and River streets.
Patrolman Charles Page.
street and'North avenue. '
I-or the New York bound traffic
”this evening. the follot‘rlog flee-
men “ill be on duty.
Patrolman Charles Bouton. foot of
Wes‘tport hill. 6. P. 51. to 10 P. M.
Patrolman J. Dorney. Wail
Smith stroe 7 to 0:20 p. m.
Patrolman Thomas. Dorhey.
and Main streets. 7 to 0 p. m.
Patrolman ‘John Murphy, Wall
and Commerce streets. 7 to 0 p. nl.
Patrolman Pete Clllne. Wall and
River streets. 1 to 0 p. m. e
Patrolman John Moriarity. front
of Method, t church. 7 to 0:30 p. m.
Frank S. Stratton.
17. 7 to 0:20 p. m
James Ryan. Post road
and Ce at street. 7 p. m. to 10 p. m.
Trsflo Shifted in Bpt.
There was to be no football traffic
through the center of Bridgeport
today. P. J. Flanagan. superinten—
dent of police in that city. arranged
that all machines going to and re-
turning from New Haven's football
game would be barred from the
center and made .to proceed from
State street and Falrdeld avenue
across to North avenue into the east
side and then through Barnum ave.
nue to Stratford center.
Nos-walkers at Game.
Among local people ll. the Yale-
.irmy game today are Judge and
Mrs. John Keogh. Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Frissell. Judge and Airs.
Nehemiah Canoes. Dr. and Mrs.
William.Moon. Craemsr C. Hege-
man. Richard H. Ireland. John
Cuneo. Paul R. Connery. Charles
Lindsbergphiisa. Ruth Russell. Mr.
and Mrs. Orcar E. ,Schultso. Miss
Luella Pinch. Arthur Garfield. Mr.
and Mrs. Irving H. Reed. Miss
Katherine Reed. Miss Lillian Field.
John Lawson. William Jordan.
Stanley Hutehler. Attorney Fred-
erick Lovejoy; Ralph E. Lyoett.
Harold C. Pennington. E. Humphrey
Doulsns. William Hanlon. Landon
Herrick and judging by the demand
for ticketa'hundreds of others.
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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
REST. Romania. (AP).
51st birthday of Queen Berle
was celebrated throughout Romania.
religious services were hold him
church in the country where bro!-
els for the good health. happiness
and safe return of the sovereign
V. Raymond.
Wall
Belden
Main
Wall
W“
ltwuftbo “Tim's-soaked,
were said.
. Hair Like Evangelist’s Found ‘
In Trunk Owned By Onniston
DOS A8031“ (”k-Tho 1111- M“ ”d allmd compulsion of
tharmsloottago
obtained in us Asgslss and that
“therewas asehssisillsrliy that
monoculdustbsyallesmetrom
thesssashoad.‘
and .
FACTORY HEADS
IN WATERBURY
State Industrial Leaders In
Session -— Governor and
Senator Bingham Pre-
sent.
WATERBURY (AW—A banquet
wllic h prominent lllnllufacturcrrl
from all [iiil'll oi‘ the state attcndcd
brought to a close last night. the an.
nual meeting of tho hlnnillacturers'
Association of (fonni-ctlcut.
Governor ’l‘rulilbllll “'qu toustlnlls-
ter and men prominent in national.
state. military and civil circles were
among the speakers, including As-
sistant Secretary of War lianford
MacNidcl'. Major General John I“.
O'Ryan. presiilt'nt of that
Air Transport. Inc. and former
commander of the Hill Division;
Scnuoo Hiram Ulnlzllani
grl‘asman John Q. ’i‘ilsoil.
142. Kent Hubbard, president of the
association. introduced the Gover-
nor. the toustmasfcr of the evening.
l'rgt's Preparedness
Assistant Secretary hiacNider out-
lined the part industry is capccted
to play in the nation's preparedness
program. pointing out lhat the gov-
crnlncntul program under the nu.
tional defense act is not militaristic,
but "the plan of industry to insure
the nation against war."
The great lesson of the World
War, he said was that "no nation.
no matter how richly blcst with nat-
ural resources. faculties for rapid
manufacturehexpert and willing la-
bor. untold funds ready can wait un-
til it is suddenly plunged into war
to do its thinking and planning for
such disastrous emergency."
Slate Rights Discussed
Senator Blngham spoke on his
two favorite topics, aviation and
state rights. "State rights." how-
ever. was the subject of his address
and he discussed encroachments of
the Federal government upon state
rights during the greater part of his
address.
During otho eighteenth century.
tho that” said. tho lint! ’dowloped
its natural resources and took ad-
vantage of the rapids in the rivers
which traverse it. to build up its in-
dustries. Butpvlth the advent of avi-
(Continued on Last Page.)
Razor Used In Hall-
Mills Murder Found
JERSEY CITY. N. J. (AP).—The
recovery of a razor believed to have
been used to slash the threat 0
Mrs. Eleanor Mills when she Was
slain four years ago with Rev. Ed-
ward W. Hall and the issuance of a
permit to exhumo the laitor’s body
from a Brooklyn cemetery today
threw investigators into a feverish
stats of activity in their efforts to
gather up loose ends before the op-
ening of the trials of the four de-
fendants in Somerville next Wed—
nesday.
Park City Newspaper
Woman Killed By Car
Frances Pinnel. forty-five. a line-
typo operator on the Bridgeport
Post for several years and living
at 855 Wat avenue. was fatally in-
Jurod when struck by an automobile
operated by Walter C. Sanders. forty.
207 Laurel avenue. shortly before
‘nin'e o'clock. Death occurred at 11:45
at St. Vincent's hospital. Death was
caused by a fractured skull and in-
juries to the body.
FRANKLIN SGHOOL‘S
mmwmzlv PARTY
A Halloween party was held in
the Franklin Junior High school by
the girls of room 25. at 5:20 o'clock
yesterday. Each girl brought a
. guest. All the girls came in cos-
tume. Pris'es were given to the best
dressed. funniest dressed and the
one that found the most candy. The
judges were Miss A. Dunn and Miss
R. 3. Wood. Elisabeth Plylychuk
won the prise for the best dressed
mm. which was a~ Ukrainian;
Helen Stark for the funniest which
was a Devil: Elisabeth Wesley won
the who for finding the most can-
dy. The. grand march was led by
{.illlsn Berman and Elisabeth Wes-
ey.
Policeman William Bowman 8F
rested Joseph Lupine. Baviiand St..
South Norwaik. for operating his
machine without a license yesterday
afternoon. Unplao was given sum-
rm to appear in court November
t V. 1". W. Roll Call.
The annual roll call of Hulvoy-
What: w.willbeheld
Honda: evening in Red Men's hall.
WW strost. Stats officers
will be present and there will he
vlltors from Stamford. Danbury and
SW A ros'at beef supper will
Colonial .
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l
and Con- l
State Insurance Commissioner
Served With Action Similar
To That Against Mitchell
Audit Committee Will Meet Next Week to Con-
sider Whether Audit of Mitchell’s
Personal Tax
Records Shall Be Undertaken—Action of Bond-
ing Companies Against Mitchell Is Awaited.
An action asking for damages of $50,000 from the bonding
companies furnishing the bonds of former Tax Collector Robert
0. Mitchell, while he was in office has been filed in the offices
of Insurance Commissioner Howard P. Dunham in Hartford.
Copies of the action in which a shortage of $50,000 in Mitchell's
accounts is alleged, have been forwarded to the home offices of
the bonding companies.
WHO SAYS 80?
Just how the quiet, secret,
whispering campaign of charac-
ter assassination directed against
unnamed employer of Ex-tax
Collector Robert C. Mitchell is
being interpreted by thqe un-
familiar with tho facts is shown
by a section of an editorial in
The Bridgeport Telegram this
morning.
The editorial paragraph refer-
red to says:
“In Norwalk' a case the ab
sence of any move thus far for
criminal prosecution of ex-Ool-
iector Mitchell bears out the ru-
mor that the shortages, while
his responsibility, are not of his
creation. They were the work of
others, but the collector under
the law is the person liable for
restitution. ”
Now, who ever said “They
were the work of others?"
Will Leo Davis say it, and if
so?what is he going to do about
it
Will Corporation Counsel John
Cuneo say it, and if so what is
he going to do about it?
Will any member of the coun-
cil audit committee say so, and
what will the committee do
about it?
Will Mr. Mitchell say so?
Will any responsible person
make a definite allegation
g against former employes of Mr.
Mitchell in the tax ofl‘ice?
If not, what basis is there for
others?’ "
Isn't it rather a mean, sneak-
ing thing for grown men to try
to hide behind pettiooats?
LEROY SHIRT MPAN’Y
CELEBR. TES HALLOWEEN
There was a large attendance at
the annual Halloween party of the
Leroy Sh company in Elks' Hall
last night. The employee brought
their friends and relatives and those
who were unable to participate in the
games. watched from the sidelines
with great interest. All the custom-
ary Halloween games were played.
at the close of which refreshments
were served. Those who were award.
ed prizes at the conclusion were Sa-
die Scat-baia. William Scarbala. Lil-
lian Alexander. Anna Kachman. Wil-
liam Scarbala. and Edith Steinhsrt.
saying “They were the work of ‘-
‘ T hayer New Head
Four Companies
The bonding companies named in
the action are the United States Fi-
delity ulld Guaranty company of
Baltimore; National Surely Com-
pany of New York: (‘onlmercial
Casualty and Insurance Company or
Newark. and the American Surety
Company of New York.
Corporation Counsel John J.
Cuneo stated this morning that pll.
pers had been sorvcd on Commis-
SlUIIt‘l liunhanl in his Hartford office
and that copies had been forwarded
to the office of the bonding coni-
panies. He said the complaints had
been drawn up by Special Attorney
Loo Davis alld that they were simi-
lar to tile action filed against Mr.
Mitchell in which his property and
bank accounts were tied up.
Mr. Cuneo stated that a represen-
tative of one of the bonding com-
panies was in Norwalk yesterday
and had conferred with the auditors
going over the books in the city
hall. Tile representative stated that
there was nothing that his company
could do until the audit was com-
pleted. Ile intimated that they
would not start action against Mr.
Mitchell until that time. The repro-
sentutlvs seemed satisfied with the
system used by Iiadfleld. Itolhwell
and Sonic in the audit and intimated
that their report would be accepted
by the company. What the attitude
of the other bonding companies will“ _
he has not been made known .
Audit Committee Meets Soon
It was stated by members of the
auditing committee this morning
that there was no new develop-
ments in the audit. The committee
will meet during the week to deter-
mine whether or not they will retain
th,o auditors to make an audit of the
personal tax records of Mitchell.
City ofl‘lcials seem satisfied to
await the action of the bonding com-
panies and not take any criminal ac-
tion themselves. They seem to feel
that the city is properly protected
in its large loss by the civil action
that has been filed against Mitchell
and the bonding companies.
Of Finance Board
John Adams Thayer was elected
chairman of the Westport board of
finance at a. meeting of the board
held in the town hall last night.
Mr. Thayer succeeds Erwin hi. Jen-
nings who declined to run again this
year. 151'. Jennings had been chair-
man of the board for the last two
years. Joseph Smith. Saugatuclc
elected on the board of finance at
the recent town election. attended
his first meeting as a member of the
board of finance.
0. H. Weed At Game.
C. H. Weed. 56 Woodward avenue.
is attending the Yale-Army game to.
day.
‘High Hats’
(Contributed)
Ties debating coach at Warren
Harding High School has been ob-
Iiged to cancel the debates with
Norwalk high school because of the
extraordinary position taken by the
principal of the Brld eport school.
His contention. accord rig to Bridgc~
port papers. is that debating is now
"passe." and that ultra-modern
schools do not engage in such ob-
solete sports. The truth of the mat-
ter. of course. is that the most pro-
gressive schools of the state. such as
Hartford. New Haven and Bridge-
port Centrai. and Manchester. Meri-
den and Middletown. have for years
maintained very succe-ful ‘triangu-
lar debating leagues. Nor-walk High
school. in seeking to promote de-
bating among the larger llgh
EASY TO SEE AHD
EASY TO BUY
--A slots so laid out that you can
see to advantage the furniture and
rugs carried in stock.
Buy them on terms, making it
easy for you to tugnish your entire
home here. Sterling Furniture Co.
—Adv.
Warren Harding Principal
Debates But
That Won’t Stop Norwalk
schools in this part of the state not
only gives evidence of its high ideals
in intellectual pursuits. but also ex-
hibits a worthy ambition to thor-
olllhli Drops-rs its students to solve
thedifflcult problems of life.
Not-walk holds its first debate of
the season in the Center school an-
ditorium on Friday evening. Novem-
ber 12. against the Commercial
high school of New Haven. The pro-
position for debate is:
"Resolved. that State Boards of
Arbitration with compulsory powers
should be established throughout
the United States to settle industrial
disputes betwoen employers and cm-
ployes."
The Norwalk team is to uphold
the affirmative.
AT THE CLIFFORD PHARMACY
—-Vs.nt.lnes full line of incense and
a big variety of incense burners are
here. Two interesting specials at this
store now are rubbing alcohol (a full
pint also) at We also Korea special
at 500 per package. The Clifford
Pharmacy South Main St. Wm. M.
Paisley Prop—Adv.
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