asundssaaoo'
. Nor-slit.
as tastier at the post close at
and. the Act of March). tilt.
HOEWALI' I 313.! HIWIPAPIR
The Weather
Generally fair aml (“lill'r t-m-m
)ltlsslltly light rain on flll' an“...
t-ltustus (vast tonight. “mint-whit,
increasing cloudiness.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBERW2 1926.
TWELVE PAGES
PRICE THREE CIIN1‘%
e ains Stamford Lawyer
4"-
. e
of the lightest votes in the
a the voting wards were for
For Below Somal.
interest in the election.
w the vote can at the city election.
‘ "A small vote was reported in the
lid ward and at 10:46 o'clock. Ill
cast their ballot. Both parties
working hard to get out the
to. but many of those visited stat-
that they did not desire to vote
I VOI f'.
, ‘cloclt.
.....
OI!
at it was only a
. the malarity
the other hand Deni
d the Republicans were
t were staying hurts.) .
“Will Carry 8 to l”-—Milnc.
We id carry tho ci .y three to one.
other party lenders.
he grenicst interest in the sale
slits. tum-let utilities was being
lhltad in the second district.
“ -ao' who are opposed to the sale
the utilities about the city seam
be concentrating their efforts in
.1." district. knowing that it the
, e is defeated. in one district it
”til be thrown out and will not be-
V 0 par! of the revised chnr‘. er.
Mnyor Against Referendum.
hn McMahon. a member of the
go comml-ion. was out in the
n against the sale of the utilities
the polls in the second district.
charter revision committee. bu".
‘ opposed to the sale of the utilq
and withdrew from the meet-
Y- of the committee when it ape
-ved of the sale and voted to ask
c people of the districts to express
'. selves on the matter at this
- tlon. Mayor Thom Robins is
. .7 . to the plan all was works
at the polls today. Selectman
n against tho sale of the utilitiéa
he third district.
was predicted by the workers
both parties that the measuru
rid be lost in all three districts.
d they would vote' in favor‘of
.Thero seemed to be very- little
llttlng of tickets.
‘ ‘- h Attorney Henry J. Klein and
4 Milne. candidates for the senate
' ... the nth district were working
”‘3 ° ltpo polls. Mr. Milne was at the
2. ‘ .. place in the first district.
'1‘ and Commerce streets. and At
‘ ‘ meta was At the seconddls-
Wm" D
{The polls o
. .iag and
. fawning
‘ . ; rat and North Ward
' James T. Hubboll is the
to r at the polling place. Wall
‘ arcs ail-sets. and Canadi-
John Mills is the deputy lac-
--l'. The registrars are hod-
Carrlar and Fifi Rsidol'
‘doptity reglat . h
fld Frank C. oar
at 0 o'clock this
i. closest 6‘ o'clock
oQullisn.
lllam Ma . Grace P.
n. Theresa A. Benjamin.
BROPBY. henna!
lass on family washing work.
. modern facility. plus a pale
I t In Morning Drive For Votes
’? ope Afternoon Results" Will Show More Interest
" ‘ —-Republicana Will Win 3 to l, Says Milne—Dis-
trict Utilities Referendum Seems Due For Bad
Beating—Mayor Among Opponents.
Norwalkvoterssrooastingtodaywliatwillprobabiybaobs
~ .Only 603 votes had been cast in
s first word at 10:30 o'clock. This
far below the average vote and
. ' leaders of both parties stated
that it was a hold matter to get the
. to cdinc to the polla They
.1“ - that there seemed to be :1 lack
in the largest voting ward in thc
. the second word only till vot-
" ~ had pulled the machine levers
. 11:15 o'clock. This was far he-
.“Registrar of Voter Fred C. Rel-
it reported that 1 people had
ted in the fourth ward at 10: so
”.0nly 10f voters had visited the
upoliing place of the fifth ward
Rownyton firehouse at 10:15
.3 a vote will have to increase
-ly during the afternoon to'
the annual vote of the city.
_ predicted by the leaders that
- id be hfivier during the at-
f 1, Republican leaders predicts '
at been that they would sweep
city by a lam maturity and
to '
1.1 of, how, 'in line it
seemed pleased ovcr t that
the vote was light and stated that it
' a their chances. better as the
mocrats were coming to :ho polls
he ones
'John Milne. Republican town
1 hail-man predicted that his party
in s same opinion was expressed by
“McMahon is also a member of .
Mrs. E C. Rogers
ip Fielding was working in the.
our of thoasgoing to thepolls ‘
dually‘klfldd today when she lump-
where aha had been staying‘ since
Sunday. Mrs. Roger's husband.-
lasso L. Rogers. died of pneumonia
about two weokg ago.
hotel Sunday with Mrs. Alice w.
Sheppard. lira Sheppard said to.
day that Mrs. Roget! had been doe
pressed since her d's anodes
death. '
Mrs. Rogers was ad per-
son. to meat can: here in a tall
from a high hotel window, in two
days: Yesterday Thomas 11'. Garter
,ot Englswood. II. J. was kill
whsn‘hs- lumped or fall from
18th floor ofotho Hotel Booaovalt.
last «Jr
is. and her 0 year old daughter
Dorothy. leaped to death from the
. intranet Patios consul general was
lulled inla'falt from the 17th floor
at tho Taiyuan.”
ofthsoonsolldatadoity. All
thalr'uslialvotolatotllll
Hazel Krappa. Frances W‘s. Sarah
Manley, Eva Sanderapree. Dorothy
Hess. Edith Sherman. Viola Beullsy.
Dorothy Taylor and Kathleen An-
drews. Machine tenders: Sylvester
W. Bmtherton. Martin Creigh. Ed.
ward McAlllster. John 0.. Kelley.
Thomas Murray. Harry Henson.
George Quintat'll. William Wellniiz.
James Wood and Andrew Heath.
Scdond Walt!
Hallock l-‘ord came all the way
from Washington. D. C . to cast the
first ballot in the second ward today.
Loretta Walsh. 9 Clay street. was
the first went“ to vote. Attorney
Henry J. Klein Democratic candi-
date for senator from the 26th dis-
trict votes in this district and cast
his ballot at 9:80 o'.cloclt The mod-
orator is Bernard J. Reynolds and
the assistant moderator. City Sheriff
Edward Bartram. The registrars are
Jeremiah‘Egan and Rufui' Smith
The challengers are Wifiidm Saabya
and Charles _Ltndsborg. Machine
tenders: Frank. Benedict. William
McCrcmbs. Steve Sacco James Cos.
Ch era: Mary Skidd. Loretta
Walsh. Anna Fist Mary Drum
:wamrtha'u’elimta :l“ Eirabem
o r. n s ol pd
fishnet Van E.“- ”h ‘
. W... ..
Richard . Cove avenue.
woo the in ~ may" the elites
ward.. Molifendricks‘lvaa standing
h n the polls opened at t
o'clock, Mary, E. Wilmett- Fitst
street. waa‘tho'flrst woman to cast
-her vote. She was-ntLtho Mayflower
hos'a heusc- ’uhen' the polls opened.
. E. E. Urliatn. Republican. to the
moderate. lll this ward. The check-
era are: \Irs. Tillie Day. Mrs. Fan-
nie Kart-ls. Mrs. Margaret Johnson
and Mrs. Rose 'Bhpa, Machine tend-
ers: Ralph Genuario. Wilfred Mor
risen John Fox and Clifford Lee.
Registrars: Harry B. Waterbury
and John P. McGrath were in
charge.
Fifth Ward
\Vpaley 0.- Wood. member of the
board of estimate and taxation. was
the that to cast his vote in the new
polling place of the fifth ward. Ro-
wayton tire house. Mrs. Henry Fore-
it was the first woman and Mrs. J.
stabell. the second. This la the first
time that voters of tho tlftll ward
have voted at the Rowsyton fire
polling placebos "n at the Gen-
tral the station iii t a second dis.
trict.
Edvard. V. s. Winchester . is 1 the
modbrator and Joseph ltanniah the
depl)‘, moderator. The deputy reg-
iatrsrs ash Olives f. Clark'and Frank
R. Stevens. machine then. William
Sayles and George Stevens. Chock-i:
era. Mabel Raymond. Mrl.’*HOI§ll.
Martha Fitsgemld. .Bernlce. hitch.
Of Mass. Jumps
. To Her Death
New roan. (AP).—-Mrs. hills.
both Clark Rome". 52. 310 Tappan
street. Brookilne. Mala. was ill-
ea or fall from window of the
nth door of the am Commodore
Mrs. Rogers registered at the
rs. Bertha Washauar.
11th floor of the Martha Washing-
toauttout sor' ten days »
term that a. it. tot-ind
t Daniel Hogan. Baldl Pelllonttu
Augusta Hamilton «also Callie. -
house. Previous to this election the -
New Tel-it city. is chairman of the
promotional council for‘ the united»
.‘ Motions! churches of
the had Itasca. '
(”Michal homeland boards. to
be held in Brimfll’i. November f not
mand of Headquarters Battery and
combat Train. Second Battalion.
lot.
tlonal homo and foreign boards last
year were "MM“ of which. is. .
”3.100 was for the homeland work
A. every-member canvass will be
tam by most or this bhllrch'od early
in December for it" missionary
“It". _ . . .....
posed of aocrotarioo' from the count-
homo and the fa foreign boards
ofltllo a
general sea-story of the boarder
channel ’roliaf. r
$35,102 NEEDED TO MAKE Y DRIVE suc CEssl
Redford and Cavahagll
Received With Great
Acclaim as They En-
.te‘r Y Luncheon
Room Together This
Noon '
From noon toay to 7 o‘clock to-
nigh‘. when the Y. M. C. A. drive
closes ofllcially the workers must
collect ”p.102 to bring the drive for
8400.000 into the last stretch and
victory. From noon yesterday to
the lunaleon reports today the its
campaigners who attended collected
a total of “8.381. '
Up to the present. "64.808 has
been subscribed by 8.667 of Nor-
walk‘s citihns. be sure are the
workers that success is going to
crown their efforts in the most
spectacular campaign ever staged
here P. i when asked at today‘s
lunchco if thvy could raise the
needed amounadhey shouted in unl-
sonl "We can."
A burst of applause came during
the meeting when. halfway through
the report of the "Paint Committee."
John J. travanagh entered the hall.
accompanied by E. T. Redford of
Greens Farms.
Responding to the do for a
speech, Mt. Bedford doc ed t
he appreciated thc‘thun'dorous
tion. taking it_to be a sign that a
celebration was in order. lie re-
marked .that‘ after reading last
night's reports he thought he might
have been invited to .act'aa pail-
boarcr but the impre-ion was cor-
rected by the cheers. . .
"The Y. M. C. A. in Wastport."
Ma- Boatord said. “is tlaalcantar of
everything beneficial an a cer-
tale that fills aims will N" a‘ot‘.
ii We
s also commented: on the fact
that Nora-silt is without Westport's
difficulty of con t between man
and: woolen beca o the women were
not at first to be given use of the
building "Putting the drive over."
he added. “is not the and of the mat-
ter but Many a it work must
continua afterward melts the or.
ganisatlon,a success."
. Ho closed with a Ahsractcristic
anecdote about it woman who own-
ed a profane parrot. She covered
the cage each Sunday to muffle his
bad language put obs Tuesday the
minister notified her he .aa com-
ing to call. As she covered the.
cage before his arrival the parrot
muttered: "It's a D— short WW
"So it is with the drive." Mr. Bed-
ford said. A great deal hssgbosn
rcompllshsd in a short time Ii
to and the workers deserve all
compliments. ” p
The leading team of workers was
Two Of Norwalk’s Best Friends
a. r. aseptic.
announced as
Nash's team, which raised 84. 022
overnight and was awarded the
prise cup for the day.
nais division
amount of total subscriptions.
For the first time the;
teams reported. There were 84 wo-
men present. announcing subscrip-
tions of tron overnight.
(Manor llklalglit At 7‘.-
,.Tha Y. M. C. A. mmpaigu lead-
planning for a "Viatol‘y
aunt
believed that the oil-
ndl hg the need and
a relating the importance of sun-
will volunteer subscriptions to-
day equal to the emergency. General
Chairman Douglas is. flash said this
morning “We expect to win because
we must win. This is the biggest [in-
dot-taking thus for
civic endcmor and its Accomplish.
merit will he a continuing ‘assct.
With to per cent. of the “00.000
practically certain through the ct-
.forta of our fine org
fore the close of the
citisens must see to it that both in-
creased gifts and new contributions
to the remaining one-tenth of ,
fund are provided. We are speaking"
by faith and not by sight but we
expect to win.‘ Victory will
however only by steenuous work
. so who have not given. nc~
cepting 1theil- share to make success
too
‘ shirt" building ”1:“ too,
reach the no
cured but it I
irons. underat
in Norw alk a
ay Interested
JOHN CAVANAGH.
possible. We invite the citizens
generally to attend the final rally at
the armory this evening. The reports
will be given about 1:30 o'clock.
Norwalk should put this over and
celebrate."
V. F. W. Give saso.
6-saa of th'
'1‘“ is hardly Justified. .
. Another Lyon Gift.
One of the earliest gifts received
for the Y. M. C. A. building fund
was a $10,000 contribution made by
the late. t“. 0. Lyon to A. Raymond
Bolts of the “Y" special gifts com-
mittee. This was included in the
pro-campaign announcements. This
morning Mr. Betta reported l
Mrs. C. 0. Lyon and her daugh
Miss Elinor L. P. Lyon. were giving
£1,000 to provide and name one of
the “Y" dormitory rooms as a
memorial to Mr. Lyon. it will be
known as the "C. 0. Lyon Room."
Douglas Nash arrived at the cam-
pallzn office at the armory with a
pleased smile on his face at an early
Ono ot‘ the mat ntisfsctory sub-
scriptions yet reported was made
last owning V“ at d lafflly at-
tended meeting or the Votosaita of
Foreign Wars the months" voted
.lllalliinoualy “its $1 "0 l. 'tllo
name of the organ on to tarnish
has. rowan» certainly
rooms. The aunacrl so was report.
ed at the campaign eadquarters by
Captain Joseph ftoclthsri. This
splendid endorsement of the Y. M. C.
A. cause shbuld satisfy local people
that withholding or subscriptions
because of some war criticism of the
Victory Dinner Plans
Made for This Eve-
Y et to be Earned,
Figures Show — But
It Will be Done
hour this morning and tendered two
subscriptions each in the amount of
81.000. in the names of his two
young sons. Benjamin 0.. aged five
and Richard 16., aged three.
Equally pleased was Louis Le.
mnirc. another member of the catn-
paign special gifts committee. in re-
porting a subscription from his
mother. Mrs. Sophie G. Lehmsirr.
for “.000.
Three early inorifliig ailcrs at the
campaign headquarte each iii-
crcasetl their subscriptions 100 per
cent and there were numerous tele-
\.phone calls front folks who thus for
ad been overlooked by the solici-
tors.
Team Reports.
Bustling Builders, ”.enrgc ll.
Barnes. nianagrr; S. J. Stewart. 8r.
associate.
Team 1 Addison Austin. Capt: 6.017
Team 2 Fred Brock. Capt.... 10,030
Team 8 George R. Brunles.. ‘ 6.290
Team4Wm. ll. chringer... 6.488
T9,? finllinnt F. Taylor... 8,011
$37,738
(Jo-Gotten Division. C‘. l. laying.
ton. manager; John D. Milne. am-
ciate.
Teatnsrry s. Mot-her ..... i 4.840
Team TClarencs E. slouson. 7,007
Team 8 Chill" D. Rogers. . . 4.381
Team 9 Harold L. Nash. ... . 16.701
Team 101‘. F. Hamilton. . 4.553
"1.0“
Masum Division. Jesse T. Dun.
bar. mans Charles Halts. associ-
Iti.‘ . 1-
Team it George it. Ingliam . from;
Team 12 A. T. Merriam . ..... toss
Team it Stephen Dokus 8030
Team 14 J. W. Sistiscn 8801
Team is tiny Wcrme 4913
834.049
. Cardinals Division. John Lund.
manager: Phil Jakob. associate.
Team 16 William C. Martin . 89740
Team if Leigh Danenherg '7283
Team 18 O. l.. Amundsen 135M
Team ill Marshall lieyt ..... 12793
Team 20 Howard W. (lorham . 13010
855.415
Special Gifts committee.
total .................. 8104.420
Dchlolav tcnm ............. 82581
Ladies Division ....... ..... $3021
Grand total- ............. 8304.808
Subscribers announced last eve.
ning follow:
(Continued on Page‘fl‘hi‘ec.)
BAHRIE’B “ONE FOIlND
' ‘UNDEII NAME OF'BUTLEB
‘ LONDON. (AP~.—Liks many shy
raona. Sir James Bsrrlo dreads ba-
lg called on the telephone. But
despite his dislike. the author to is
that he should have a telephone
his home. -
The name of Sir James. however.
a not appear in the telephone di-
rectory Nor is it registered in the
secret files of the telephone d‘part-
ment. =
Instead. the ’phons is listed un-
and by this system the writer is ac-
ce-iblo by wire only to those inti-
male friends who know him well
enough to also be aware of the name
of his butler. ,
0
Con lull .- .
memo . .1
' Of Local Military
By special order of Adiuiant Gen—
oral George ll. Colo. issued October
alumni Lieutenant Ruuell
fund Field Artillery. is ..
tram. duty with headquarters Bat-
tery and Combat Till
tailon. and assigned
‘Hosdqtiarters Battery and Combat
Second Battal on. By the
same order. F‘irstLiaute
Missions Meet
In Bridgeport
Rev. Charles ll, Mills. D. D.. of
s and foreign missionary work
spent on ‘gathar. at Out
the annual meeting of the
Tho‘total toeslpttot tho-Congregav
The promotional council is com-
Dalmat-
as are be-
- SW tho d for “I
(ministers. ministolo‘ widows!
unmouut_
By Apdtrsoa to
Be Executed Dec. 6
Three toutlitul; bandits captured
in Dorian. May i.
Policeman Amos Anderson. Will be
executed at Bing- Bing. New York.
dlfl'lf' the week of December 0, on'
cltargaauot murder.
iism flat-silt, 20. his brother. Kud-
nllr. rs. and Jobs Maxwaii. it. when
to die. appealed. but
oath has been upheld
by the 'Ntw York Supreme court.
. John- Miller. also captures! by Po-
lidéflllll Anderson. with the othei‘
e. is awaiting trial in a Com~
bit mgo Mass. Jail.
by Motorcycle
The trio. Wil-
der the name of air Jamoa' butler...
bed of the Watauga river nea
ancient ford which Bishop Asbury
ore-ed as he made his trips from
east to west. On the frollt side of
Pro-ans
WASHINGTON.
the National Press
story homo 'snd office building be-
ing erected here by the
Peaceful». will not be readyifl oer
snpancy for several months. the
holding company has applications
and lean: signed for rental ’IDIco
to all" amount of m
privately 'ownod building In the na-
tlons‘ cafital. I’
APE—Although
Preaching by Bishop Aabury." 0n
the reverse side are the words: "site
of annual conferences. if”. it"
and 1101.”
“WWW
‘lfill. avers“. .
00¢ ‘
nvrs macs cosmos
A as Ruin. proprietor of the
levels restaurant has taken over the
Garden Hotel and restaurant. for-
merly run by George Ganos and
George s. Peters through arrange-
ments with Deputy Sheriff Edward
It. Doulens.
Stone Rolls on
Boy’s Leg While
uliciping Father
llo helping his father build a
cause i a heavy stone rdled on An-
drew Matisilo's log this morning
severely hinting it. The boy lives
at 57 Booths street and is is years
old. He was taxes to the Not-walk
hospital where the leg was treated
by ‘Dr. William K. McMahon.
M
TABLET MARKS SITE 0!“
FIRST MODES! MEET ,
Joutvsou crrx. Tenn. (
Site of the first Methodist c A
slices held west of the Ap-
mountaina'in Eastern Tense .
Kentucky. tinder Francis |
first Methodist bishop in Am
has been marked by a large gr
,bo lder. ,
11 mark r was taken from ’
the marker " are chlaeléd thes'e .
words: ' ilath- Nelson's ancient
home for hodlats and Methodist
*‘ .
(AP). -- Clio“
as. vise-prudent
Continental lroa arts in
DE GARDEN HOTEL.
Mitchell Has
Attorney Hickey
Fer His Council
mRobert G. Mitchell. former tax
collector. charged by the city of
Norwallt with cmbosslcment of 850.-
000 tax funds, has retained Attorney
Daniel 1". B. Hickey of Stamford to
represent him in the civil action
which was begun last week to re-
cover the missing funds.
Attorney Hickey was in South
Norvvslk today but declined to say
anything concerning the case which
he has taken on. “i know so little
about it at the present time that
there is nothing I can say. That's
why I am over here. I want to
find out some things." he said to~
dbl.
Attorw Hickey is one of the
leading yin-gar lawyers of the M.
tlald County bar and has been much
in the limelight politically for the
past ' few, years.
SPEAKER PROM In]!!!
the Odd Fellows Building in Dan-
bur!
noon and the sptalttng program will
begin about i." p. in. Th. public
is very cordially invited to attend
this afternoon session and hear Mr.
Cummings talk on "The Outlook for
Agriculture. "
miffm WT“)!
dmtaryofthsstateChamoerof
Oommcroo'tofidilresa Farm
Mounting.
A! T. Cummings. Secretary-
a" or of the Maine State Cham-
..r of Commerce and Agricultural
ague. will be the principal speak.
r at the annual meeting of the
airfield County Farm Bureau to be
held on Tuesday, November 9. at
The busigus session will com-
mence a‘ a. m. Dunchson
will be served n‘ths building at
hing But Victory Has
though
that a verbal
that a dell
coming here. ould be set.
The lawyer stated that he “its
ready to bring Roberto. here at any
reasonable time for questioning by
provided he was
lie said he
the city officials.
With her at the time.
woul daccompdny her here and re.-
maln right with her when she was
in Norwalk.
He further stated that his client
was not responsible for any of the
mar 1y shortage in the tax ofilcc.
that she had dried under instruc-
tlbns while employed in the tax of-
fice and had simply done whstlahe
gollector' s Offltt‘
miles froin here.
not before.
didn't care to any.
swer. when a soft voice
hair and grey-blue eyes.
"If the Norunlk viiv
)‘l
they send for me';
questions.
Conscience t'lcar
would be
Attorney Morgan said.
Not l‘nr l‘rom Somali:
Miss Ferris “as Interviewed at the
home of friends where she is slay-
ing for a few days. a number
Upon first inquiry made at the
house. the friends merely answered
that Roberta could be soon
no conditions. that she had nothing
to say at present concerning
accusations made against her. and
that when the proper time came she
would tell what she hm! to tell and
And where was Roberta?
Well. then. “by was she in hiding?
The friends were Just about to tin-
Hiding? Not At All
"I am not in hiding. I out right
here," and the. much discussed Roi)-
crin. l-‘ei-ris Ingles aloud framed in
the doorway. a smile on her face.
Tali. slender. dressed simply in a
black stilin frock. she made a pretty
picture as she. stood there. with the
late afternoon sunlight touching up
the high lights in her hroun curly
bani. to see me so badly. why don't
she asked.
"They know how to get. in touch
with me and they know «in that I
am ready and willing at any timt
to come to Norwtiik and misuci'
"Why should they make
accusations against the anti
never give me 11. chance to answer?
Is that fair'.‘ Is that just '.'
:t guiltlcss. conscience and 1 want to
be given 11. chance to (‘li'ilr thyself."
Miss Ferris then said that us. soon
as she heard of” the charges being
whispered about town. concerning
her integrity while in the tax collec-
tor's ofliee, she had communicated
with ll. Itiuyer immediately.
Saturday morning. -a letter was
drafted by Attorney Frederick Mor-
gan. her lawyer. to Attorney Leo
Davis. special counsel employed by
the city of Norwalk. iii which it was
stated that llobcrtu. Ferris lngles
stood ready and willing to come to
Norwnlk at any reasonable time to
answer all questions concerning her
operations in the tax collector's of-
fice and tm she. Roberta Ferris,
duced the minute the
city asked for her presence.
This letief’ left Bridgeport at noon
Saturday. and should have reached
Mr. Davis in the morning mail.
it was expected perhaps.
reply might be re-
Celved. there had been no answer
up to 0 o‘clock last night.
This mo ling. lion-ever, Mr. Mor-
a; who queuloncd.
that he bad Just received a reply
from Attorney Davis, but that the
reply contained nothing
about Miss Ferris'
Norwalk.
appem in
U-MULLIIAN'I COOKIE.
and Mulligan'o Crullers are sold by
torso all over this vicinity. For pic-
nic. for outinga for young and old
la the homo. at your local eating
place there Is nothing fits in so fine
as Mulligan made cookies (made is
a Variety. of birds) or Croilavo.
Former Employe OfMitchell, In
Interview With Sentinel, Says
She’s Ready to Answer Queries
Victim of Whispering Campaign. Retains Bridge
port Counsel Who Demands Site Be Given Hearing
In His Presence-lushe Defends Mitchell and Blames
All On Bad Bookkeeping.
Emphatically denying that she had anything to do with the
various irregularities discovered in the Norwalk tax books by the
special audit committee now working on the records Roberta
Ferris Ingies former tax collector‘ s assistant further announced
in a special interview granted ti. Sentinel reporter yesterday afici-
noon. that she not only was not in hiding, all reports to the
contrary, but that she was ready and willing at any time to
come to Norwaik to appear before the city and state her case.
At present “riiing. it is expect-
ed that Miss l‘crrls will be hrousht
lo Noru'nik by her lawyer. _
l-‘rctlorit-k 1-}. Morgan. ilritilza-port.
for questioning by the city officials.
before a week has passed.
Echoes of the whispering
paigu iii this city which has
corned itself for the past few weeks
with sinrriug lnsinuutions indicating
that "others" in the office and not
Robert G. Mitchell. were responsible
for the tax shortages had reached the
ears of the. girl who “us for two
y.rars ”21-19.“ .. assistant in the tax
H was laid. More, that, she follow-cl
lhv‘ antiquated syslriil of lmok liveli-
int: “lllt‘ll llllfl been in menu in tho
ink (with-(1 for perhaps a quart-1r of
it tummy and hml continued to
keep the hooks as instructed.
Attorney Morgan r-xpct‘tctl that his
“'flllld lw. in Norn'nik \liih his client:
before a work had passed.
"It Norwnlk ofiit‘lrlls suspect I
had anything to do with the short-
age. I want them to send for “1“."
the girl said. "lint why don‘t they
do it now? I cannot remain away
from my work indefinitely. I will
lose my position."
Miss Ferris then explained that
the reason she “as keeping l‘it‘l'
address secret was simply hermit
site. did not want to be bothered
with It lot of interviews and queu-
lioning before the proper time caillt‘.
lit Norwalk Saturday
"[ was in Normtlk Saturday night.
just looking nrounul." she said, smil~
ing deliciously. Anyone with a set.
, of teeth such as llnbcrta boasts. can
afford it nice ulde smile.
She then \vent on to any thnl al-
though rcport hull her traveling
front one end of the country to the
other. in fearful hirliiil.v from the
police. and even haul her at one time
lll Chile uitb hrr blather. she had
not molrd one inth {lent the place
“here she has been thin: for the
last your or so. or item the position
which she now holds.
In referring to Mr. Mitchell‘s al-
leged guilt. in the matter of the
$40,000 shortage. Miss l-‘orris mill
Silt‘ did not believe he had taken iiw
money btlt l‘t'llllf'l‘ heiielml that it
was a question of very much lnud<
died lECOl'tlS.
She Enid that elcivone norkiug iii
the of“: a knob that the books “or
ill a mess. and had alwals been.
[inch one. however. did the best he
or she could in the line of book—
kccping and let it go at that. When
it came to a question of balancing.
she said such a thing was im-
‘ .1 possible.
The girl also related an instance
where a certain auditor \vlio receiv-
ed the lordly sum of 8500 for his
services arrived one day as usual to
give the books the. once over.
“You can never audit those
books." Miss Ferris told him." be-
cause everything is in such a mud«
die."
The auditor. she said, lllff'l‘ sent in
a statement to the council to that ef-
fect. that he could not make a pro-
per audit. of the books due to their
confused condition. The council took
no action.
Miss Ferris said that the Noni
confusion in the books lay between
the districts. tax receipts being con-
tinually cute-red under the wrong
district.
“Audit Too Expensivei"
"Mr. Mitchell knew that there
should be a real audit of the books."
she said. "He suggested it but re-
ceived no answer from the city. i
believe it was said ill. the time that
the expense would be too parent."
A number of Mr. Mitchell's friends
in explaining away his shortage.
have maintained that “Boll" was
not in the Office more titan a couple
of hours each afternoon and that
"others" in the office, who haml-
Ied the receipts from the taxes,
were responsible.
The former assistant in reply to
- this veiled accusation said that him
that he expected to see Mr. Davis in
the court house in Bridgeport. Fri-
day. at which time it was expected
date for the girl's
hated to make the case appear worse
for herself. but that Mitchell was in
the tax office even less than his
friends said. perhaps only for a few
minutes in the afternoon. making it.
appear. of course that th assistants
were left in charge for on longer
periods than Mitchell's friends'
claimed.
Miss Ferris said that when she
first heard Mitchell was arctised of
a shortage of several thousand lll
his tax accounts, she thought it was
just‘n big political move on the part
of the Republicans Just before. cler-
tion. since Mitchell is a Democrni.
Later when she found herself drawn
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