ESTABLISHED 1870
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Entered as second- C matter at tha.pest elites «i
so. Norwais. Cons. and. the Act of March s. it".
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’ .SEEMSBEATEN
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Opponents Have Carried
On Organized Fight and
Will Work {lard Tomor-
row.
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The proposed plan to sell the
utilities of the first. second and
third districts to the city, will
probably be defeated by a large
majority in all three districts at
tomorrow's election. ,
There is an organised bdort
against the sale going on at the
rts'tznt time. The campaign
* against the proposed plan is be
lug carried on strenuously in the
second district, and proponents
have been indifferent.
“Anti" (‘unls Mailed ‘
Large cards are being mailed out
to all voters in the’second district
requesting them to vote against the
sale of the utilities. It is pointed out
or. the card that South Norwalk or
the secp’nd taxing district as it is
outs ovns its municipal water
. .orks valued at $900. 000. electric
not! at 5395.000 an. public
ya and real estate valued at
.000. The“ card urges that the
ter on the question he pushed
the right which move out will
ster a. vote against the le.
The question on the machine reads
as follows: “Shall the districts sell
'38“ its utilities and properitlcs to the
' City of Norwaik?"
Prominent second district resi-
d ts stated this morning that the
vii-Ids were sent out by s. citizens'
the district and that
, ould be paid by this
committee. '1‘ ey would not give
out the names f the committee.
Many of those who took a promi-
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committee 0
lthe expense
4 lidstlon in South Norwsik are out
- hat the sale of the utilities.
e of them have voiced the opin-
Ithat if the city can not get along
fill its present district plan that it
. better go back to the old plan
two separate cities.
at the pond working against the
sale of the utilities oomorro
‘6 John McMahon. Murillo oil
when asked for his opinion on .ths
sale of the utilities said:
"I will give my opinion tomorrow..
when I will turn out at the polls $d
work all day against' the sale. of
utilities. I intend to work Justas
hard as I did in the old days. when
I often spent the entire day-a: the
polls working against various issues
and candidates."
If the measure is defeated in any
of the d tricts it will be killed. If
it is p d in all of the districts
“the charter revision committee will
revise the charter accordingly and
it will go to the state legislature at
its next session.
Chief Bogardus
Returns After
J. Convention Trip
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Fire Chief George Bogardus re-
urned from New Orleans. 14.. last
. vetting. vvhcrs‘ he has beemattend-
' log the Intomational Fire Engineers'
convention for the past two weeks.
Chief Dogardus reports that he had
a very pleasant time and gathered
considerable inf tlon which he
intends to trans to the me rs
of Norwuk's pa'id department."
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Assailant Killed
Benito Mussolini has again escaped
the assassin's' bullet. 18-year-old
genus who fireda premier to.
day. was himself ed and besten
.to death by an infuriated mob.
Mussolini escaped injury. The as—
ss-in' s bullet missed passing through
romier's chest by a fraction of
i oh. It actually ripped both sides
of his coat and cut' the sash of the
order of St. Maurice and St. maps.
The bullet grazed the sleeve of the
mayor of Bologna who accompanied
the dues.
WASHINGTON. (AP)—
ident Coolidse is a pub ,
to the people of the
today urged all voters to so
y. The President)
.1: to his old h
-. In Northa “I." to I,.
2 solidly cast his ballot.
3 Mr. Coolidge‘s musings said:
“In: no voters abdicsts their
sovereign rlsht' of' self-sever»-
*- ment at the election on Tuesday
‘~ by failing to vote.
(signed) "Calvin c'ootldsv.
eWhlte House.
mutter-A Mu."
.‘nent part in the fight agaitm con. /
One of the old timers who will be ,
IIIRAM BINGIIAM
For U. 8. Senate.
.soswststs sls'fi sawsrharsn
.The Weather
Increasing (‘loullilu‘ss fulltmtd by
light rain isle tonight or imam”
warmer toolglll; colder in nest pun
am Tuesday; miller Tuesday night.
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN» MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1926.
TWELVE PAGES
PRICE THREE CENTS
'suus n. 'ruunnuu.
For Gore-Mr.
“Y” Workers Must Secure
$78,924 by Tumorrow Eve.
the situation f
fund by tomorrow night. when the
factorl. These are the securing of
morrow and if available these will
withheld at his request.
sponsibility is rdsd as one fr
this issue gee-um. and
Til .
reportrs‘m ’wit 8113"?
have
those who care must not wait to
walk demand action:
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The Y. M. C. A..C.nmpaisn committee,
this morning. authorized the following sts
only fall-'to say to the public that in our judgment the Y. M. C. A
campaign has e tered the danger zone.
in every angle and the only hope of completing the
those in the amount of 66.000 and up: the securing of a number of
materially increased subscriptions from those who have already given
and who will give mags rather than see the project fail: and a great—
ly increased number of subscribers to the fund. in the moderate and
smaller amounts. With less than two thousand contributors on record
now‘ there should be many slits of varying else added today and to-
The committee desires. also. that it
in the 3286.668 now reported is a cond
Mr. Edward '1‘. Bedford. While the amount was included in the $106.-
000 announced at the opening dinner Oct. 25. Mr. Redford's name was
It is announced today to nlieie only over:
confidence created by the thought that Mr. Bedferd's gift was yet
to bs' reported. The committee regards Mr. Be‘dford's gift as a most
generous one and declares that it be understood the remaining re-
”MMIE' linen and tomorrow if fl’hp‘é
parent here must be a prompt and generous response by those who
t thus far subscribed. This is a mutual responsibility and
committees but volunteer their cooperation at once. and also seek
to nintittenco their friends to subscribe.
_pledses are payable in five installments extending to Dec. 1.1928.
leis in the campaign and the vital importance of. success to Nor-
fit- an executive session
t rub—“We believe it is
We have carefully canvassed
campaign closes. is based on three -
a number of very substnntlsl gifts.
greatly aid in the final success.
Ft understofl that included
tional gift of $50,000 from
Norw k citindns.
critic
The meeting of
giving by all of our people.
nothingin reservsldrthslssti
be called upon by the campaign
It must be .kept in mind that
The
drive workers this noon reached the
point where $78,924 will mean suc-
cess. Announcement that 834,607.
the highest one-day total since the
opening of the drive. was raised was
followed at the luncheon by an ud-
dress from John Glover. in which he
declared the state of the campaign
as dangerous and needing all the
enthusiasm and support of the citi-
zens. The grand total of subscrip-
tions to date is $321,015.
A total of 2. 418 subscribers to
now was reported today. The team
of 0. I... Amundsen won the daily
prise cup for reportingan overnight
gain of 82 .892. while the Cardinal's
division on... highest of the four
groups uith .200 subscribers for. the
day and a gain of 08.870.
. A.group_ of to women was added
to the force oft campaigners. These
are being-c tabled in teams of nine
each by: Frank Hadley. Miss
Mary Rid r. Mrs. Frederick Heels-
char. and Harold .Biseell. La“.
ice of the Gr'sce Episcopal and Ad-
veat Christian churches served the
luncheon.
To the‘list of honor workers
awarded stars were. added Edinund
.5. Nina and— arohi Nash. who re-
'colvod alive euro. and a hder‘
of others who received red stars for:'
.totals of over t1.000 raised. Anion
these men were: IA. Parker Bbl
Creed F. Fudge. Timothy C. Irwin.
A T. Merriam. Roy Worms. Fred
Suboil. Coptad .s-r'ey y. . and Leslie
Gotham.
A subscription of 81. 000 from
Samuel Roodner. Mneugh to equip
four rooms. was reported». Anlounts
from religious organisations 'I'Or
ceived included: ‘
Eve man's Biblsmlsss I use
N Congregational church
Sunday school . 260
Philath‘sa his. class , 1350
Hungarian church Sunday ,
school .. 260
Omicron circle -East- Averiue .
Methodist Episcopal church I”
Epworth‘igus. Norwalk‘ sf. 1::-
ohurch . too
Grace Baptist church , . . loo
Team reports follow: . .
. Tel! . . - . ,
Bustling" Builders. nGeerge H.
Barnsaunanager; S. J. Stewart. Sr..
m 1 AddisonAustin. Cspt. .suss.
m spree Braek.Capt..... ms
Tests a Beeswax. Brunles'.... our
Team 6 t. Dleringsr.... asst
Team's lam F. Taylor...” I!“
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GooGettsrs Division. C. 1. flying.
ton. mansgsr; .John D. Marianne.
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‘Wlth .36 hours, to go until the final.
bell of the campnlgu the Y,.hl. C. A.‘
Escaped Every
. schackle But .
- Grip'Of Death
DETROH. (AID—Hazy Houdini.
the magician. died yestc ny.
The noted escape. artist. whose
ude sea at freeing himself 'fro'm
stralg ttjack‘ets. chains and cells.
mystified audiences in all parts of
the world. died.after a second sur-
gical attempt had been made to save
his life- from the effects of peritoni-
08. (r
Houdini was operated open last
Monday for appendicitis.
Although it was known the magi-
clan was ill when he swived hero
eight days ago. the seriousness of
his condition was not learned until
he collapsed at the end of his op'en-
ing performance. '
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HN lni.- the world- fam‘ed magician
who died in Dotson yesterdpy.wss
born .‘in Appleton;.' Win. April 6..
it'll. the son of Rabbi Mayer Sam-
.uel Weiss.
”NEW YORK LADY mm
ogvn Warm
, Dora oryur. mo Sedg'e ek
M6. New York cltwwab arrested at
3: I0 o'clock yest 'ornihg by
State Trooper Rose estport aft-
or she had lost control other car
and knocked down about 75 feet of
fence along the“ Best road. at Nash' a
corner. She was charged at the bar-
racks. with 5.9m.- driving and re-
ldased on 8100 bond for court Thur»
day. . V _ . ...
Y. M. II. A. lion GEI'IIN
., 39“ 0'50 6?.
A} crew or wbrhniep are “put us
the finishing touches on the rodeo
coration of the building at 0 west
avenue 'whlch will be occupied after
November 7 by the- ~3oung- Men's
Hebrew aneciation. Committees of
the association are mm work.
planning an opening night celebra-
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»' WM its-ell Fined . .
latheoniycasslmardlnuptown
oeurt‘lllh Morning by Judge fies.
man lds'ht William Mandi. earl of
Andra Increases street. Nor-
wait. was fined it! cost at oper-
sting an. automobile with“ lights or
‘cuteut muffler. .blw- ‘ :on}
the Post road near his home
last night by Policemen Mn and
(Continued on page Two.) .<
Thom . -
A freshments were served.
JOHN D. MILNE
For State Senator.
Louis Meeker Gardener and
Hermit of Rowayton Found
Dead, Probably A Suicide
Found By Constable Ls Fontaine At 11 This Morning
—Bullet In Head—Box of Cartridges Found On
Bed—Gun Between Legs—Had Been Moody.
Louis Meeker, 50. taming since Wednesday. was found in a
pool of blood on the bedroom floor with a bullet through his
head. at his home. Meeker oenrt, Rowsyton. this morning. It
is believed that he committed suicide.
y Neighbors in that vicinity bpcame
worried when they did not see
Charles Mead _ Meeker about ad home and called
.. . Constable William La Fontsine. this
Entertams at morning. Constable La Fontaine
went to the house at It o'clock and
room u as open and cll’ed through
Charles Mead. son of Mr. and it Ho then saw Meeker’s body on
Mrs. Harold A Mead. 'M Ptltnsfl the floor of the bedroom with“ a rit-
avenue. entertained several of oul... in tween his legs.
found the doors locked. and the
shades pullod down. Rediscovered
little friends at a ecushuul Hello. There was a box of bullets on the
mean party It hit home Saturday but. They were of the 22 calibre
the u. 'ndow leading into the bed-
nfternoon. 1;. pc and it is believed ‘thst it
The house was unprouflatclr. ' was one of these that ecker used
decorated for the occasion with to take his life. He esidcntly
“Hitch" Neck cute. bats and nume~ put the rnuztle of the rifle up to his
kinl‘ Gum" were played and re- i right ear and pulled the trigger. The
louse was in an orderly condition
:Ind did not bear signs of a struggle.
Meeker had been moody for the
past few weeks and friends stated
j that ho scented to be mentally un-
balanced. He lived alone in the
The prize winners of the donkey
game' were. Helen Cock and Man,
guerito Finnegan.
Those present were: Nellie St.
John. Charlotte Marshall, Mor~
sucrite Finnegan.‘ Helen Cook. ilnr- l housd' in Meeker court.
ry Bretherton. Thomas Vaughn. .ir..j Medical Examiner William Trac-
l.no Bogart. Ronald Hill. the Misses ; «y. Jr.. was called to the house and
Dorothea and Willn. Green. Mrmguto permission for the remoial of
Hill. Mrs. St. John. Mr Bogart. . the body to Ganung‘s undertaking
hits. Dunn. Mrs. Finne on. Mrs. parlors.
lirotherton. Mrs. Cook. Mr. and hire.
Charles Green, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
A. Mead.
Pace Hit Running
For Trolley Car:
Charles Pace. 52 Plattsvllie ave-
nue. received slight injuries about 6
o'clock Sunday morning when MI
was knocked‘ to the’ ground by an
unknowtn autelst while running to:
catch a. trellcy hen! the Westslde}
depot ynrd. Pace was treated at the
Norwslk hospital for a cut on the
law and on the right leg. His condi-
tion ay is good. The injured man I
could glvp no account of the car that
struck him. but thought it was s U
S. htalltpuek.
Double Murder Reveals
Presence of Bandit Slayers
Who Terrified New Jersey
“Jimmy” Cme flier Woman“ Killed In Detroit By
. 3;..1. . Champagne Qarty—Tli'ou-
sands In2 Cash Found By PolicebPolice Officer
Killedln Md.
D 011‘. -"J i m m y". Cunniife.
notorio eastern killerIban It met
death here today at thehand of an
associate' during“s.,savsge 'brawl
which cost the lives oi." three other
persons and tresultcd in the wound-
ing of two more. '
Cunnitle. wanted in connection
with the recent slaying of John
at... Elisabeth 3.. mail truck
driver and Frank E. Kearney and
the latter'i son. Robert, of New
Brunswick. N. .J.. was shot down by
s nian known here as William Ol-
Ien. reputed bank tobber. durins
who's police believe to have been a
quarrel overudivlsion of loot from
recent holdups here.
Poncensan
\focker had been employed as a
gardener in and around Rowdy-ton
for a number of years. He was
well known and had a large num-
ber of friends. He was a witness
in the case of Leopold Schneider
against Raymond and Davenport.
which was recently tried in tho Su-
lperior Court. and is now in the Sn-
preme cou’rt. Schneider was in~
jured while setting off a blast and
Meeker was at work near the scene
of the a cldent.
Neigh rs stated that the only
relative that they knew of was a sis-
ter residing in South Norwalk.
It is not believed that an inquest
will be held.
Tax OffieeOpen Tonight
The office of the tax collector in
City Hall will remain open until 8
o'clock this evening.
and wounded Ephraim Bancour. an-
other officer andrEsrl Burns. resi-
dent of the apartment lIuse before
being shot to death himself by Ran-
cour.
Olin-Ila In! Woman Shot
Cunnlile and an unidentified wom-
an companion were found dead in
the apartment when the wounded
policeman gained entrance. He had
been shot a half dosen times and
the man was similarly wounded.
Olsen. according to police. apparent.
iy had emptied his gun at Cunnifte
and re-ioaded it bears killing the
woman.
The room bore evidence of s tier.
rifle struggle. Approximately tit.-
000 in currency. believed by police
to have boon loot obtained is a se-
ries of Detroit bank robberies was
strewn the floor. A. table on
which champagne supper had
Killed _
stored the rooms in.
a fashionable“ rtsnent house. here
.whsge the.stsoetisg occurred-were
ens-sod in‘ a pistol battle thy-Olsen.
Police who '
enemy‘s-goodies more Jeans. been set out. was overturned.
FREEMAN LIGHT
For Representative.
EMILE “DINING
For Representative.
Lona Skudowitz Killed
By Mrs. Schwartz’s Car
Mrs. Lena Bkudonitz. of 9
Burriti nxenue. died at 6: 10 o'clock
'l.tst qvtninl: in the Norunlk hospital
as the Inuit of injurlea sustuincd
less than an hour before when sht-
ivns knocked to the ground by .1
machine driven by Mrs. Bertha C.
Schwartz. Fail V-ieiv co. ‘tnge. Btli
lsiund.. while crossing South Main
5!]‘0l'l.
N0 arrest was made until after'
the police were notified by hospital
authorities that \irr. Skudotvltzs in-
Juries were fatal. Policeman Charles;
I‘ltorpc wns then sent to Dell Islandl
and placed Mrs. Schwartz under nr-l
res.. charged with manslaughter.
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Steals 3 Rifles,
Drops Them When
Police’Pursue
NEGRO PROBABLY T H I N I S
KEELEB AND EL'ED HAVE NO
[SI-J WE FIREARMS, NOW
THE HUNT IS OVER.
Policemen Chester Coombs and
Wallace R. Sammie gave fruitless
She was released under bonds of $1.. chase to a negro early this morning
000. Inquest will be held probably".
tomorrow by Coroner John J. I'he-
ion. of Bridgeport.
The fatal accident occurred about
5:10 yesterday afternoon, in front
of 144 South Main street. Mrs.
Schwartz was driving her machine
north on the right side of the street.
Mrs. Skudo'ti‘llz was struck just oft-
er she had left the curb to cross to
the opposite side of the street. Mrs.
Schwartz testified at police head~
quarters that she never saw Mrs.
Skudowitz until after the collision.
Mrs. Skudowitz was pulled from
‘fier position. pinned under the car.
by Mrs. Clara Theriuuit. 144 South
Main street. An ambulance was sum.
moned and the injured woman was
rushed to the hospital where she was
treated by Dr. William H. McMahon
for bruises of the face. fracture of
the left leg and the left rib and
severe body bruises. She passed away
15 minutes after she was brought to
the hospital.
In his official report of the death.
Medical Examiner W. W. Tracey
stated that the shock of the accl-
dent and a punctured lung were the
cause of the death.
At headquarters. Mrs. Schwartz
stated she was driviilg between 18
and 20 miles per hour.
Mrs. Skudowitz. was the widow of
Samuel Skudowitz. She is survived
by a son. Morris Skndowitz, with
whom she was living: a daughter.
Elnnia Lunin. of this city and a
sister.VMrs. H. Block. \I Belden
place. Two sisters and two other
daughters. who ate now mm; in
Russia. also survlv o.
Pastor Slayer’s,
Trial Begins in
Fort Worth Court
FORT WORTH. Texas. — Rev.
J. Frank Norris goes to trial today
on the charge of murdering D. E.
Chipps. a lumbertqan. The state will
demand the death penalty. accord-
ing tmports emanating from the
district attorney's office. Mr. Nor-
rie. who is pastor of the First Bap-
tist church. which boasts of the
largest church membership in the
world. will plead self-defense.
Chipps was shot and killed in the
pastor's study on July 17. He had
visited Mr. Norris to protest against
the preacher's criticism of Mayor H.
C. Meacham in The Searchlight. a
weekly paper of the chin.
Sweeney-Walsh
Eellceman Cornelius Sweeney“-
tachedto the‘flrs‘. district force. and
Miss Johanna. Walsh. his house-
keeper. were quietly married Friday
night at St. Mary's chin-ch by the
Rev. Fr. Finn. Mrs. Emu-d Hayes
acted as bridesmain Thomas
Dorsey. Mr. Sweene'y's brother of.
deer. was best man. The couple will
reside at 12 Nelson avenue.
~IULUGAN’I cousins
and Itulllssn's Crimea are sold by
steresalloverthlsvieintty tor ple-
ola. for outings. for you” and old
in the hosts. at your teal eating
place there is nothing file In so fine
as Mulligan sleds sooklss (made in
a variety of kinds) er Callers
Made from the but of materials sl-
want-Ads.
after he had broken into the Nor-
walk" Steam Laundry. 48 Day street,
and stolen three rifles. The guns
were recovered when the negro
dropped them in his fliaht. but the
thief made good his escape.
A few minutes after Policeman
Coombs had noticed the side door of
the laundry was unlocked, he caught
sight of a negro running through the
alley between H. Jacob 8:. Sons' fno-
tory and the laundry. The thief
made off in the direction of South
Main street. dropping the rifles
when he realized he was being chas-
ed. but losing his pursuer.
The guns belonged to Anson F.
Kecler. 20 Fail-field avenue. and
Alvin R. Ileerdt, also of 20 Fairfield
ave. proprietors. of the business Mr.
Keeler and Mr. Ilurd returned last
week from a hunting trip and had
not had a chance to take the rifles
to their homes.
Among Those at
Yale-Army Game
Among the local people attending
the Yale-Army football game in
New Haven Saturday were Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Jennings. Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Taylor. Dr. and Mrs. Wm.
H. McMahon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M.
McMahon. Sta: Bryon. Eileen and
l'Elgenie McMahon, Lois Hoyt, Mary
E. Swift, David Pollard. Ernest Pol-
lard. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews.
Kenneth Bennett. Jack bowls. Cele.
man Charnok. Felix Mace. Chester
Buttery. Steve Hadik. Dan Douglas.
Leonard Harris. Malcolm Golden.
Leonard Wood. Henry Hopkins. Ed
Chariot. Dr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Wolfe. Clifford O'Hara, Mr. and Mrs.
S. Roodner. William Galik. and Nor-
man Fleweliyn. .
Auto Runs Away .
Stopped By Fence
Ond“ of H. Jacob‘ and Sons deli.
very wagons ran away from it's
driver. James Kovacs. 11 Snowden
avenue. after he had left the ma-
chine parked on Ely sunue this
morning. and camer a stop after it
had smashed into- the nee front-
ing the property of Cal nJ. Snyder.
6i Ely avenue. The .damage to both
the car and the fence was only
slight. and will be settled out of
court. ' ’
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E. Brennan Arrested
Edward Brennan. 6 Fort /’Peint
street. was arrested ‘ Saturday night
by Special Ppliceman William Dat-
tslo. charged with reckle- driving
snd 'operating his machine while
under the influence of liquor. Bren-
nan was released when he posted
tsoo bond for court hearing this
morning. His case was postponed
until November 6;
A
EASY To In: D
1A8! TO BU!
--'A store d_ out that you can
see to advsn the furnituro and
rugs carried in stock.
a Buy them on terms. asking it
easy for you to furnish your
beats hers. Sterling l‘umltn Ce.
-Adv. "
6.0. P. ViClORY“
SURE Tomorrow
iDemgcrats Express Confi-
; deuce Despite Appear-
: slices to Contrary—Polls
.‘ Open from 6 to 6.
Indications point to a Repub.
Iioan landslide in Norwalk at the
state election tomorrow.
Republican leaders were con-
fident this morning that the
Democrats would not offer much
opposition at the polls tomor-
row snd that it would simply be
a question of how large a ma.
jority they would roll up.
On the other hand Democratic
leaders would not admit defeat
and assumed an attitude of de.
termination knowmg that they
would be fighting with their
backs to the wall.
"Big Majority"—.\itlne.
Town Chairman John Milne and
Republican candidate for senmrm
from the 26th district was COHfltlvllL
that he would be swept into ofn-u
with the large Republican mayonn-
in this district. lie said. "I am eon.
lident that I will be elected and lhnt.
the Republicans will carry Norunlie
by a large majority. even larger than
the ones at the presidential and city
elections."
Democratic Town Chairman liar-
old Murray was in a determined
mood Saturday. He was busy ar-
ranging the last minute details of
the elecuon. He pointed out that the
party lists in the various unrds had
all been completed and that Demo.
cratlc forcesnvhich many people
were of the opinion had not been
functioning were lined up in battle.
formation determined to brim; out
their vote in large numbers tomor-
row.
Democratic Hopes.
State Central Committcemsn Pitul
R. Connery speaking in the absence
of Second District Chairman John
T. Dwyer this morning predicted
that the Democratic party would
turn out a. surprise vote. tomorrow
andthst over confidence on the
prove disastrous. He said that the
leaders in the second ward had been
working quietly during the past few
weeks. that a large party list had
been prepared and an effort would
be made to get out a large Demo.
cratic vote tomorrow.
Democratic Chairman Le. Roy D.
Downs in the third district stated
that the forces in that vvnrr' were
lined up a party lists prepared.
He espresso hope of cutting down
the large Republican majority
that district
President Richard Ii. Ireland of
the Second Ward Republican Club
was confident of \ictory and pre-
dicted that the Republicans would
roll up the largest majority in the
history of the second ward.
Attorney Henry Klein. Democratic
candidate for senator from the 26th
district speaking for the first time
during the campaign this morning.
said that he felt certain that he was
going to draw a large rTumbor of
Republican votes in this city tomor-
row.
Judge Freeman Light and Emile
Returning the Republican candidates
for representatives were both con-
fident of victory. James Connell
and Frank R. Stevens the Demo-
cratic candidates were also hopefuf
that they were going to represent
Nerwalk at the next session of the
state legislature in Hartford.
The polls will open at 6 o'clock
In the morning and close at 6 o'clock
in the evening. The vacant store fit
the corner of Wall and Commerce
streets wil be the polling place for
the first fourth wards. The cen-
tral fire station in Franklin street
will be the polling place for the
second ward voters and the May-
flower fire house in Van Zant street
will be the polling place in the third
ward. The fifth ward will have its
own polling place for the first time
in the history of the ward. The
Rowayton fire house has been dis-
isnsted as the polling place in that
ward.
Cutrone On The Air
Johnny Cutrone of this city who;
has fluently Joined the "California
Nightlngales" was heard over the
air from Station wcws. at Bridge-
POI’t. yesterday.
This excellent sombination went
on as a "surprise program" yester-
day afternoon. The ensemble in-
cludes a Tipple which is the first
time this instrument has been heard
from Bridgeport. Reginald Gell-
peau. the director of WCWS is the
violinist and director of the trio.
which our own "Johnny" furnishes
his usual pleasing entertainment
yvlth his piano accordeon.
in
arms O 8301’!!! LAUNDRY
Ipsclsllsss on family washing work.
Every modern facility. plus a pain-
staking force of employees and an
excellent delivery service is now of-
fsrod the public in this vicinity at
the new plant of the Bropby Laun-
radl'y. Mr laundry work will he
calls for and delivered. Corner Day
Ind Concord Sis. Phone 866.—-Adv.
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part of the Republican leaders mikht‘ ’
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