‘llittered as seeond-elsn'mstter at the post sides at
I6. Norwalh. Conn. and. the dot of Ilarob d. It".
a
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1926.
I.
INEL
The Weatli‘er
Rain tonight and probably setup.
clay morning, uurmrr tonight. marl
wide, Saturday and Saturday night.
Immrtant Changes
" To Prefide More Space for.
' Various? Municipal Offices
Planned
_Poiice Will Have Entire Basement -- Will Build
. Room For City Court Jurors—Mayor’s Present
OfficetoBeUsetlB
Room is ,Given His
City Clerk When New
oner.
. Intensive alterations. increasing the ofilee space in the city
ball. will be started in the titer future by the second district, as
i . trunk of refers! conferences between the district commissioners
Police In Basement.
.. The proposed changes will bring
_. about an entire relocation of the
. police headquarters. -These ""‘l he
mbved into the basement of the
building. That section is used for
storage purposes ‘9 the present
.‘
" . e.
'I‘. is planned. to construct a
E stairway leading from the south side
of the city hall down into the basco
ment.‘ The door will be opened into
‘ the police headquarters. One room
will be used for desk purposes. an-
other for the cities of chief of po-
lice and another for the office of
1‘} detective sergeant. A large locker
, room will lead from the desk room.
3 . There will also be a hallway lc’ ‘.
ing from the headquarters to, the
calls which are on‘the ssmdtjloor.
The plans also cell‘for the inhalin-
tion of a separate cell room for
l ladies which is badly needed at th’e
. present time.
Better Lighting. .
5‘ If necessary a stairway leadin
; so the basement will be construct-
ed on the north side of the build-
ing from North Main street. It will
be necessary to make the windows
in the basement larger so that the
light will be better.
The removal of the police depart-
ment to the basement will allow
more space on the first floor of the
building. This is badly needed at
, th' present mm. The improvements
~ will probably allow for Judges'
chdmhers and a jury room connect-
ing- with the city court roam. At
.'the pro-pat. thus there is no fury
v room in .‘he city hall and it is nec-
sssary to hold all of the jury cases
will the first district
;g d .xchincel‘orusyor.
Z Anew office willbsprovidedfor
theTeaultary inspector and the Ir"-
~or. and the city clerk will use the
.1 present mayor's omoo as his rum-rte
: cues in addition to the large outer
odes in Ilse at the present time.
The repairs will be extensive and
‘ will come. before a meeting of the
W commissioners for aDWIL
'? will be drawn up soon and
b asked for the work.
i f‘fium” Rogers ‘Ill
“Tolls OnceMore
1 ‘After Year’s Hunt
~ » NEW YORK (AP)-—Five minutes
. before the tinkle of an altar; clock
ht have sent him out o reach of
Iashram oi the law. Jain P. ”Bum"
Rogers. notorioug criminal and as-
} oaped convict was captured yester-
. in his bed in a Brenxteneiuent
v
i
i
i
:—
_.»netiring Wednesday night as a
= true but widely hunted man. wanted
dig his escape before Christmas
"‘ a 'year. the ex-convict awoke on
thanksgiving day to face an army
" ef'de‘tsotlves.
. L, Twen -two men. heavily armed.
if “no in on the apartment. on
i tho fourth floor of a building in
. retro avenue. Guns. pistols and
.: .hteekjecks confronted the dead
W seedy fugitive. whose appear-
‘ long ago earned him - his
, “linoleum"
r ;As-he rose to a sitting posture. a
; mus-ck "placed” him in position
the pinnacles. and a search
all”! has been pursued intensively
" e criminal in NewYorkthw
V y and elsewhere was concluded.
.‘ ' Questioned at police headquarters.
7; Rogers. 'alias John J. O'Brlt'in. and
watches. disolsimed' having partial.
' usurious. robber-teed re-
2.1 t months’in which his name has
ll'beoeme a recurrent symbol. .
said he had not been outside
gflbattau and the Bronx since his
. ‘ ‘ test Decembeo.‘ code-urch'of
phi-fluent in the Meat fall-
‘reveal any money. or atom
{as only-objects in the secretes}
‘ ”men who bellow! to ‘1!”
, peted in amorous robberios
the sen-ail ”mono-holdup
s'meil hack in Eli-bench. J..
.‘tnenth. . ‘ any and a but.
., .
I'm
l
l
\ :I
i h
i.sndaeemmitteeoftheeouneilheededhy0mcilmsnfisim
GEORGE SHERRON’S
MEMORY RECALLS
“GOOD OLD DAYS"
George Sharron. who was the
first city engineer and street
commissioner following the con-
aolidatlen. of the Norwalks influx
visited a number of old friends
here today. recalling "the good
old days" when the city built
one year roads on 40 year bonds.
He recalled also that at the
time when the first concrete
pavement was laid here and cov-
ered with dirt for protection. un-
til it had weathered. a hue and
cry. went up about the city con-
cerning the street department's
system of laving pavement and
them "putting the old dirt road
right on top of it again."
1
W. A. Wellnitz Car
Recovered From
New York Thieves
noon.
roman Jus'r LEARN
woman . svuxun items
can was Promo up oer. no
in outsmart season.
Local police received word this
morning from authorities In Brier-
cllff Manor. ”#3.. that the Ford
touring car. belonging to William A.
.Wellnits. d Westbort avenue. stolen
from this dity“.0otober I. had been
recovered there October 10. incident
to recovery of the blue. ' four
New York men were ' charged
with assault in the third degree. and
sentenced to four months in Jail.
Police in this city are unable to
understand why notification of the
arrest was not given them before.
Policeman Charles L. Johnson.
Briarcliff Manor. stopped La- four
men. who assaulted him. but were
finally arrested. The men are James
Maloncy. 202 East 99th street. New
York city; Mark .Judge. 115 89th
street. New York; Vincent Starr”.
It West Nth street. New York. and
Edward Carney. are East 118th
street. New York. -
Sentence imposed on the men sent
them to Eastview Pepltentiary for
four months. Detective Sergeant
Lengyel..who is lnv stigating will go
to interview the men probably nun-
day. to determine which of the four
drove thelcsr out of Norwalk.
County Warden
Loses Thumb. From
Gunshot Accident
. ,
Charles B. Disbrow. Il‘aiileld coun-
ty game warden. is» comfort-
ably athis home. in Bridgeport.
following his removal Wednesday
afternoon troughs Danbury hqspitsl
where on tlsb previous day the
thumb of his left hand had been
amputated as the result of the ex.
pie-ton of a shotgun w it he was
carrying while hunting rtridge.
Tuesday. the day of the accident.
was the. lest‘day oi the partridge
’eeesonend Mr. Disbrow. who had
not. taken "a day off duringthe en-
tire season. decided that heiwonld
take a vacation and hunt partridge.
which be 1) sets ..durlng the re:
mainder of 'th year.‘ Accordingly.
he set out for the hunt accompanied
by lira ,Disbrow. . 31'»..me of
Brodkfield was piekedas the pros:
peetIvs ground. .
A bird was spotted and the war-
dfll. raising his tun. ill-ad. An' ox-
pinion of the barrel touched. shat-
tering-his thumb so badly that-an
amputation" warnecessary at ‘tlle
Danbury hospital. a’shert while is.
tor. . ' 7 4 . ' . .
ammo nexus.“ mil
or DOWN 'POIIE noose
losing moles outingeifrom the Cl:-
Mtiou oftho Dorian hint housaat
' .
Carpender Barred
As an Offset to
Gibson Testimony
COURT DEOIAABES 5103! DID
NOTINORIMINATE MRS.
BALUS OOUSI‘N. 80 BE NEED
N (71' CONTRADIOT.
COURTHOUSE. Somewille. ' (AP) .
—Judge Charles W. Parker presid-
ing in the Hall~Mllls murder case
i today ruled that Henry do la Bruyerc
Carpender. Wall street broker .uld
not testify for the defense to offset
the testimony given for the state by
lira. Jane Gibson.
Carpender. a member of the New
York stock exchange was indiotbd
with his cousin. Mrs. Frances ste-
vens Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills.
but was not. brought to trial with
:hcm on the charge of murdering
Mrs. Mills.
Called to the witnesb stand late
Wednesday. Csrpender had . denied
he was at the scene of the murder.
Lwhen Alexander Simpson special
-prosccutor entered a strenuous ob-
jection against Carpender being used
by the defense to ussail the story of
1the slaying told by Mrs. Jane Gib-
;son.
i Justice Parker ruled that the
question was not as to whether Car-
pender was generally competent as
a witness. "
incriminate him. either on direct or
cross examination said the court."
and if such things are not asserted
it would be iutb to contradict them.
There is not testimony in this trial
lending to place Carpcnder on the
scene."
Mrs. Gibson in the preliminary
hearing on charges against Willie
Stevens and Henry Carpender had
placed Carpender at the scene. pad
in her cross examination at this
trial. Carpender was taken to her
bedside to be identified as the man
whom she had incriminated ot the
prcmlnary hearing.
After the decision that he could
.not testify in reference to Mrs.
Gibson's accusations at the prelim-
inary hearing. Henry Carpendcr was
called to the stand to refute allega-
tions that he hurl carried books
and papers from the Ilell residues
on the morning of September is.
use. a few hours before the bodies
were discovered.
Woman injured As
Mass. and Penn,
Automobiles Crash
Yesterday afternoon. so automo-
bile driven ‘by a Bethlehem. Pa... man
struck a Springfield. Mass car broad-
side. dentim'tho car and breaking
Its front wheels. A woman riding 'ln
the Massachusetts car receivedlln
two inch out under the left eye when
her glasses broke as the cars struck.
The accident was investigated by
Motorcycle Officer Charles Benton
and reported at the uptown station
by H. W. Hosford. 163 Oak grove
avenue. Springfield. Neither made
charges. stating that both cars were
moving slowly as the time.
According to the information sup-
plied by the operators. Brown. driv-
ing a Buick touring along East
avenue. cut across tho foot of the
hill Just as Hesford's Flint touring
reached the bottom and Brown was
Enable to swerve from his path'to
void striking the Flint.
The. injured woman. Mrs. Henry
Terry. at Phillips street. Greenfieldi
Mesa. and a child in the same car
were bed at the Norwellr hospi-
tal hr- . William J Tracey.
Work» Begins 0n
. NewKée‘thome,
. Pine Hill Road
Work has been started on the cel-
lar for the new home of Judge and
on the lot; recently puro‘eud from
J. Wausce Marvin. Pine Hill road.
East Norwelk. running from the
road to the Shorehaven golf course.
Architect Frank 11. Bleach has
designed an old English residence
of eight rooms and three baths and
a two car garage-silunder one roo'
The «surfer is of Lama brick and
the'tnfertor‘ofoak. ' A vapor heat‘
ins system will be installed.
diabetic and Lee to. local
contractors.‘ have been . worded the
genersl contract. ,
means do roovn nelson ,
It was learned today that the will
of Judge John Jqulsh. will be of-
tcred for probate pbe ‘tlrst part ”of
next week. Judge Walsh's legal re-
sold. to have left a comparatively
small, estate. .Iils nems'wae a by-
word among friends. and escalates
Mrs. Gibson am not at this trial.
Mm. .lu‘m Keogh. to be constructed .
’ cieily for this purpose. instead of
Thanksgiving Baby Girl "
For Irving and Ellin Berlin
A Thanksgiving baby ioined the
family of Irving Berlin. and Ellin
Mackay Berlin in New York about
dinner time yesterday—a girl weigh-
ing seven pounds. and. so they any.
locking "Just like her mother."
One of the first to visit Mrs. Bar‘-
llu was her mother. Mrs. Joseph A.
lilakc. who motored from Tarrytown
immediately upon receipt. of the
news. Clarence hiuckay. Mrs. Der.
iln's father. who was reported to
have dldliuterltod his daughter when1
she married. did not appear. lie use
said to be out of town.
The Berlins were married January
4. 19:8, after a year of almout con-
stant denials by both that they \veru
engaged. The marriage created .2 ‘
tremendous sensation. Park nl‘onm-l
and Tin Pan Alley .buszed. i-Jllm';
hiackny. daughter of the head of th. .
Postal Telegraph Company. heir to
millions. a society leader and a?
Roman Catholic. had married a ”Wt
writer. a former Bowery singing
waiter. and of different faith.
Society was astounded. The bride's
father was unforgiving. And tin
bride and groom told the World thuy’
were happy.
I'iVo days after their marriage. the
couple sailed for Europe on their
honeymoon. They returned in Au-
gust. landing incognito in Canada.
They subsequently expressed their
unwillingness at having the beam of
publicity again turned upon them. .
TI
W‘hlle local restaurants were for
the most part emva all day yester-
day. as. is always the case with
Thanksgiving. the liquor dispensing
parlors of,thc city were doing a land
office business. Despite the recent
raids and the whispered promises of
more. no effort was madcto hide the
fact that business was as usual. only"
more so.
'ELLIN AND IRVING B if. It L I N
bccnnu imminent. they moved to
the Ill'l‘l Gladstone. No. 1“ East
ln‘lftym mud street. There they lived
quietly. Two weeks ago hire.
iieriin requested a quieter room and
they mmmd to a back room of the
hem. They requested absolute ss-
crm-y rm to their whereabouts and
the lu-tr-l was instructed to deny
that llw‘l’ were there.
Now that the child has arrived
Berlin has moved to his apartment
on \\’--«t Font-sixth street. All his
limo/pkg“! moved there from the
uteri watcrday morning. He refused
to nuke nny statement.
Whether Grandfather Manny will
;tlvf- in to the tiny beckoning hands
of km granddaughter is a question
uhh it only limo can tell.
Ilil. ML'ltElf REMEMBEIu-JD
IN REQUIEM MASS OF
EPISCOPAL AOI‘OB‘S GUILD
The Episcopal Actor's Guild in
Ntw York city held its annual re-
qi iem for departed members et
"The Little Church Around the Cox'-
x.-:r." at it o'clock this morning.
Among those remembered at the
mmlcni was Dr..G. Morgan Murcn.
who was physician for the guild. Dr.
Muren who formerly resided in West
svonue. this city. died suddenly fol-
lowing an operation about two
months ago. Dr. Muren had prac-
rrcd and resided in New York for
When the birth of their chiluthc past few years.
lanksgiving CheerFlowed .
‘ Freely In ,WhistleVille
All day long business poured into
a large number of establishments in
the Whistlcvlllo section. which took
the brunt of the state troopers' con-
figurations during the musician-
up. Among those doing their share
to lighten the lassitude that follows
a heavy turkey dinner were several
emporiums which were closed by the
state police raiders recently.
BY HELENA
At last a legal and constitutional
referendum. has been proposed for
ascertaining the will of the people
on thsbprohibitfon amendment
Whether or not a way will be found
to accomplish it is still another
quutlon. '
Senator Edwards of New Jersey
has asked for the submission to the
states by Congress ,of a constitution-
nl amendment repealing the prohi-
bitten amendment He proposes
that the eta-leg shall act on ratin-
cation. in conventions called espe-
in their legislatures. He asks that
these contagious be held Jflor to
the presides election or 1928. in
order that e issue ”may be re-
moved froth~ ”It! politics before
that diection. m. proposal is that
the fdelegatea to these retincation
conventions shau be elected for this
special purpose by a majority of the
voters of each state. and that a ma-
jority of the delegates to this con-
vention shall decide the i-ue for
that pat-noun state. . .- .
, the convention method or amend-
lllljheoonstitutlon la the nearest
asp . to a popular referendum
for .chourfedprallaw’prcvides.
' ‘ amend-
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
HILLWEBD '
legislatures ‘havs so ratified. the
amendment becomes operative as an
integral part of the federal consti-
tution. This method has always
been followed in the amendments
already adopted.
The other method. although it
provldel for a far more direct ea-
prossion of the people. he's never
been used. It provides that unend-
ments may be submitted by a con-
stitutional convention. which must
be called by the congress when two.
thirds of the state, leeihtursd re-
quest it. When thm‘nt‘ are
submitted to the states either- by
Congress or a federal constitution-
al convention. they may -be ratified
by the-nut m described above
or “by conventions-in threeofourths
of the M“ -
This state:convent.ion method of
ratification is evidently what lenator
Edwards is trying to bring about...
The history of constitutional
amendments .ahows that this, chief
rpelon why this convention method
has never-been used in the past is
because of the vagueness of the
Constitution In donning its lies. . No
one knows'who has thapswsr'uo
call such a convention. the basis of
represanmon. the'ruies do be fol-
lowed. who is to preside over such
Vaughan Trial
For Non-Support
Commences Today
“$.§Vutvr‘é‘3li‘l"unil$ "£2.
FEED HIM POISON ANI.
BROKENGLASS
Trial of Charles J. Vaughan. Ito-
wsyton avenue. Rowayton, arrested
November 1‘1. by Detective Sergeant.
Martin IA-ngycl on a charge of non-
aupport. on the complaint of his
will, was opened this morning be-
fore Judge Nulicluiuh Conduc in the
downtown city court. The case was
continued until tomorrow morning
when time prevented all testimony
from being given.
The domestic tioubles of Mr. and
Mrs. Vaughan came to a head last
July, when the couplo soparului
after one of a number of disagree.
ments. Mr. Vaughan gave his word
at the time that he, would pay lils
title 310 each “'Ot'k. In Mr com-l
plaint. Mrs. Vaughan stuff-d that.
during the five weeks previous to'
her husband's arrest. he had given
her no money. Since his arrest. lll
was shown in court today. Vaughanl'
has made good on about 836. j
On the stand this morning. each'
blamed the other for the scpuru-i
tion. The rift grew out of an nrgu- ,
ment the two indulged in while Mrs. '
Vaughan was visiting her sister.
Mrs. Jock Gorrily, in New linvcn.
Vaughan went in New Haven to
bring his wife and two children
home. after they had made a visit
'of one week.
According to Mrs. \‘nushan's testi-
mony. her husband grew violent in
an argument. blamed her for all his
troubles and said he was going to
leave her. She also stated he threat-
ened to hurt her if she attempted to
follow him.
Vaughan's testimony was to the
effect that his wife expressed an in.
cllnauon to remain with her sister
and her husband in New Haven
While staying there. her brother-in-
law gave her money, she had noth-
ing to do and she could spend her
time enjoying herself. Vaughan stet-
ed that be naturally left her when
she expressed herself in such a war.
When it was thought he had com-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
Virginia To Canal
Flight of Naval
Planes :1 Failure
WASHINGTON. (AP) -— The at-
tempted non-stop flight of the
navy‘s twin PN-lo seaplnucs HQ.
1 and 1', from Norfolk, Va. to Col-
on. Canal Zonr, ended in failure
Wednesday. PN-lo No. 2. in charm
of Lieul. Commander II. '1‘. Bart-
lett, flight commander, was forced
down with an exhausted fuel sup-
ply at Nucva Gerona. on the Isle
of Pines. after having completed 1.-
185 miles of the trip in about 14
hours and 20 minutes. I’ll-10 No.
l. was forced down on the Carib-
bean See.
Orcw Believed Safe.
Word of the finding of the PN-lo
No. 1 was received by the navy de-
partment. All four members of her
crew are believed safe.
The cruiser Cincinnati found the
machine with a connecting rod
broken on her starboard engine at,
0:85 p. m.. on the Caribbean seep;
213 miles south of the Isle of Pines.
between the Isle of Old Providence
Island. the next. to the ias‘. leg map-
ped out for the flight.
The exact position of the plane
was given es'latitude 17:54 and
longitude 82:34. .
On board the plane was Lieuten-
a'nts Byron J. Council and Lawrence
W. Curtin. polits: Skiles. R. Pope.
aviation pilot, and John R. Roe.
radio man.
—'~——-—-—————-———
DILWORTIIS AND NOAOKS
SPEND DAY IN WATERBL‘RY
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dilworth
or Norwelk were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. bleach. Jr..
and their daughter. Barbara. on a
holiday visit yesterday to Mrs. Dil-
WK. sister. Mrs. Leon Drake of
terbury. ‘
5mm DEPARTMENT BRINGS
SMALL JOBS comma
_ Several small lets have been fin-
ished up by workers under the direc-
tlo of the street department. The
”this on Division street have
Ne filled in with gravel and cer-
tain sections of West Cedar street.
which have been in bad condition.
have been levelled and repaired.
Patching work on the lower end of
Gregory boulevard has also reached
completion ’ .
mammalian Al"! WIFE
fit if. I. son will: HOLIDAY
lenator-llect John D Milne and
Mrs. Milne returned to the city to-
day after spending all day yesterday
in East Orange. N. J. The! attended
the Derringer h school-East Or-
ange high school football game. a
classic there. which was won by Bar-
ringc.
-—r!tou NOW UNTIL mass
to indeed the Christmas shopping
mun. from the country's best
, turn and colori
bthlflg rift
SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE THREE GENE
SUNDAY
Bishop Manning Makes Fiery
Speech Against Vanderbilt
Annulment by
Catholic Court
New York Bishop, Following Wednesday's Formal
Announcement of Vatican Tribunal’s Decision in
High Society Case, Declares Act a Discredit:
to Entire Christian Church.
Bishop Manning. Episcopal
bishop of the diocese of New
York, in his Thanksgiving semen at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine yesterday, made a sea
thing attack upon the annulment
of the VanderbiltDuke of Marlborough marriage, which has been
a world sensation since the news leaked out of the Tribunal ot‘ ‘
the Rota at the Vatican about two weeks ago.
“Hootcli” Doesn’t
Stop Stomach Ache
At All, Giles Finds
Finimru one reuspr-ndul on my-
xnv-nt of rests in the cure of William
Clltfl. (lrrenpoiut. Brooklyn. by
Judge N"ll"lTllllll Candee in city
court this morning. Giles was ur-
rr'stvd for llltt).\lL‘lillOll hy i’olln-mun
lillmu'd Williams at 10 o'cIOLK 'l‘huru- l
lay morning.
In answer to Judge Camden's in-
cuiry as to the reason “by he con-
sumed the "hooteh." Giles replied he
led taken it in an effort to cure a
rtomuth ache. Asked if it had been
ti.‘ectiu-. Ullt'tl answered that it hud-
u‘t. and that he felt worse than ever.
Fall Lawyers Argue
To Bar Evidence On
$100,000 Donation
WASHINGTON. (AP)——Thc de-
fense in the l-‘ull-Dohcny oil con-
spiracy trinl thrust repeatedly to-
day at the very heart of the case
government attorneys are trying to
build up against Edward 1.. Dnhcny
and Albert 11. Full.
Not only did the defense attor-
neys ,9,”er that tllc__eour: vil-
cludc the testimony given before
the senate oil comfhitlec. relied
upon by tln- prosecution to show
that $100,000 passed between the
oil men and the then secretary of
the interior. but they made a
smashing attack upon the whole
government plant of campaign.
Arguing in the absence of Che
jury. Frank J. Hogan. counsel for
Doheny said that, although the de-
fendants were indicted for con-
spiracy to cxccute oil well contracts
and one oil land lease between July
1. 1921 and December 11. l822. the
prosecution had not confined i‘self
to evidence based on actions in that
period. lie rend statutes in support
of his contentions that the law rc-
quired a trial procedure which
would establish the alleged con-
spiracy by our- nvvrt not before the.
offer of any circumstantial evidence
was made.
Hogan likewise argued for exclu-
sion of a letter from Fall to the
Senate committee, December 26.
1923. in which the 3100.000 trans-
action was touched upon.
Evening School Has
Thanksgiving Party
In Franan School
A very enjoyable Thanksgiving
party was held at Franklin school
last evening for students in the eve.
ping school and Americanization
classes under the auspices of the
Evening School club of which Karl
Rossau is president.
About 150 students. instructors
and invited guests were present. The
program opened with a salute to
the flag followed by the anging
of “America." There was a musical
program with piano solos by Miss
Madeline Leonard; saxophone selec-
tions by Ernest Pollard and vocal
solos by Jack Lewis.
Games were played and there
were several novelty races followed
by dancing with music furnished by
the High_ School orchestra consist-
ing of Ernest Harris. piano; Ernest
Pollard. saxophone: Andrew Cal-
bere. vollin; Leonard Gordon. man-
dolin: and Toni Foley, drums.
Refreshments were served and
the affair was a great success.
InVlted guests were Superinten-
dent of Schools John Lund and Miss
Willamette. O. Nash. former Amer-
icauisation class director. "
HOSPITAL DIRECTORS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The board of directors of the Nor-
waik hospital will meet for regular
business at the hospital this Ove-
ning.
WHITMAN CANDIES
—AT THE CLIFFORD PHARMACY
These choice confections come to
the store fresh weekly. You will
find here all the various Whitman
popular packages in from one-bait
Wm. M. Paisley. Prone—Adv.
Till HOSPITABLI
—’I'hanksgivlng Table beckons In-
vltlngly. and Glass and China. are
of first importance. in making it a
thing of lovelinus. At A. J. COL
urn COMPANI. you'll find the
comet and desirable shapes. pet-
te it‘ll“ nu-
.
to five pound sizes. South Main St. .
5 “but Iiirhop Salli
. In his nu-ssugc Bishop Mltlllllllg
suit]:
I “Public interest has been Illlltll
EH” u by the action of a foreign
ecclesmslicnl court which has under-
taken to llvr‘lurc null and void a.
'murrina’u \lhlvh “.13 :‘ullsmlifzwl m
lli'iJ my. in accordance will: 11m
it'll-vs 0i tlv- l'vulvsmnt l'IpIsr-opnl
.Tllurlil.':lml under the law.» oi' the
I L'nitwl Slates.
tlrnt numlurs of pcoplc art ask.
mi: why the Izomun Catholic Church
in England. and the Vatican iv.-
'lm:ml 11. Home. should Imvu t'll
mmvui .0 take such action in in half.
‘02 L'u- Duke and Duchess of Mn!!-
!inorough action which {Items “holly
.nt variance “Hit the. foaming of
.1 u: lienmn Church as to the sacred-
f‘usr: cf upuiinge. for both the Duke
‘uml l’llt'llt'bfl have been divorced
iiilld ruinurricd and. on this account,
in Il'L'L' luc- Bishop of Oxford. aci-
luv for the Church of England. to
lulncii tho Lilli-"J" lu'ionys. 1.2!
[obliged to llC‘lIill’ him from attend-
ance at a diocesan conference.
"This action of the Vatican tribu-
‘ I ul cannot be passed over. and since
the marriage thus declared null and
ivold was solemuized at one of our
altars in this diocese it seems to be
incumbent upon me to exprrss to
our clergy and people. and to any
loll-ms who are interested. my judg—
Imc'it in the matter.
‘ l-‘nt'tss “‘0“ Known
“TLC facts as to the Marlborough
mnrr age. and the slihserpmnt events
relating to )l are well known. The.
marriage was solcmnized in Si.
Thomus's Church. New York. in 1395
by Iirahop Littlciohmof Lung Island.
with likxilop Potter and the rector of
t’n- cuurch. the Rev. Dr. John Wes-
ley Brown. also participating in the
ceremony. After having lived to-
gether in wedlock many years. and
two children having been born of the
union. the Duke and Duchess in 1920
were divorced and both were there-
upon remarried. the Duke to Miss
Gladys Deacon. of Boston. tho Duch-
cru to M. Jacques Ilulsun. of Paris.
In the full light of these events.
thirty-our years after the marriage
of the Duke and Duchess took place.
null after their divorce. and router
ricgt- to other persons. the Papal
Court now announces that it has
t..ken action upon their marriage
soierlmized in New York in 1895 and
has declared this null and void.
"The explanation of this action
given through the press, is that the
decree of nullity was granted be-
cause at the time of the marriage
undue pressure was exercised by
the parents of the. bride and the
bride did not act of her own free
consent.
"Before dealing with this explana-
tion. however. there is a primary
question which must be asked. as to
which the dispatches from Rome
say nothing. and this question is:
What right has a Vatican Court.
sitting in Rome. to pass upon the
validity of marriage between mem-
bers of another communion. solemn-
ized in a Protestant Episcopal
church in New York. under the laws
of the United States of America?
“lilarringe is a civil contract. as
well as a. religious one, and the
claim of any foreign court. ecclesias-
tical or civil. to pass upon the valid-
ity. between persons not of its own
communion. is an unworrantable in-
trusion. and an imperiinencc. No
church in our own country could an-
nul a marriage without due process
of law in the civil courts.
"The diocesan Court of the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Southwark. Eng.
land. a. Tribunal unrecognized b."
English or American civil law. and
the Tribunal of the Rots at the Vat-
ican. described as he suprem:
.(Contlnued on page Two.)'
SHOPPING
DAYS TILL
Norwalk Chronicler