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=ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered as second-clam matter at the post office at
So. Norwslk. Conn. under the Act of March I. ll".
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBERS, 1926:
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Jury Now Considering Fate Of Hall Defendants
POYVEZ AND HOPP EXONERATED AFTER PROBE OF LOCAL DEATHS
L. W. V. Executive Board,
Believes New System of
Sewage Disposal Essential
Executive Body to Be Increased-General Meeting
Planned For February — Formation of Junior
League And Class In Political Procedure Sched-
uled Among Other Aims For Coming Year.
—_——
The sewage disposal problem of Norwalk will be the chief
subject under discussion by the local League of Women Voters,
during the coming year, according to a decision of the execu-
tive board which met yesterday morning at the home of Mrs.
James Gregory, ii West avenue.
The meeting was called by Mrs.
George Scott Hubbell. the new pre-
sident. who has alrcuzit' announced“
her hopes of having the League of
Women Voters here tzr‘1o an active
part in civic aftairs. something.“
has not done. hitherto.
The women now feel that a new
system of sewage disposal is neces-
sary for the city and they will cen-
ter their activities upon it. It is ex-
pected that other matters of local
interest will be taken up by the -,
League from time to time as its new
program widens.
At the president's suggestion. the
executive board will be enlarged so
that it will include at least one
member from each woman's organ-
isation in the city.
This decision was made. first: in
order that the League's program of
meetings might be so arranged that
they would not overlap those meet-
ings of any other crganizatiop; sec-
ondly. so that theprogram of the
League might include subjects of in-
terest to all the women's organisa-
tions in the city. these subjects to be
the outgrowth of idegs professed to >
the various representative members
of the executive board.
A meeting of the new board will
be held shortly after the holidays.
when plans will. be made for agen-
eral meeting to take place the first
Thursday in February.
The secretary's report and a. dis-
cussion of iu ds for the local league
and for the s to quota, occupied the
first section of the board semlon.
The suggestion to have the enter-
tainment committee cooperate with
the finance committee in helping to
raise the funds. was approved. It
was also decided to establish a hos-
tess committee which will arrange
for a social hour to be held each
meeting in addition to the regular
program.
Another decision confined itself to
the forming of a Junior League
which will draw the younger women
into League action. This second or-
ganisation wil not be a. separate one.
but rather a league within a league.
Plans for forming a class in
political procedure were talked over
during the meeting. The class will
be formed shortly and all that: in-
terested are asked tocall Mn; A. M.
Fechhclmer. telephone 824.
SECOND amorous 11v
STAMFORD THIS MORNING
STAMFORD. The appointment
of John T. Hanrahan as ' selectman
of the Town of Stamford was an-
nounced today by the Board of Sea-
lectmen. He succeeds Horace W.
Graves who resigned recently. Han-
rahanisa Democrat. The appoint-
ment was made by First Selectman
Andrew Schlechtweg. Democrat and
the Republican member of the board
William ll. Michalcs. The appoint-
ment has the endorsement of the
republican town committee. Han-
ruhan is a member of the city board
of finance nd formally held the
position of own treasurer and town
assessor.»
I
CHIMNEY FIRE AT
‘ HILL '10 N.
Seeing flames come fro the
chimney of the Hill Top inn late last
t Policeman Moriarity reported
at e uptown station that there was
a chimney fire there. A cali'tdthe inn
was answered with the advice that
there was no danger as the flames
were merely from the burning of
soot when the tnn' s on furna'ce was
started.
—GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
Lauder's Jewelry store is gay with
gifts for Christmas. Rani gifts in
saver wrought with infinite cars by
the country's moms:- who“.
mwkes crystal were in beautiful
variety: toils: sets in ivory. amber
and varisfied color combination
and my! so many other things which
make sensible and lasting gifts. as
Washington lt-Adv.
o-IULIJCAN'I 0008!!!!
see Inliiges‘s Cruilsrs are sold by
III M ”title Milli! I'm our
L He Works Fast
mm rs. rocxwooo. ‘
When a witness :told in court of
a. drinking party he, intended. Pro-
secubr Lockwood immediately had
the place raided. Itwas the fastest
official act dorio in Norwalk in a
year and was very successful.
Bridge Commission
Meets This Evening;
Report Not Ready
The bridge commission will hold
its regular meeting in the downtown
court room this evening.
The report of the commission re-
quested by the codncil has not been
completed as yet. but will be ready
for the common council at its next
regular meetir
The report being drawn up by
Judge John H. Light. and was ex-
pected to be ready for this cvening's
meeting. but owing to the fact Uh};
Judge. Light is ill at his home :he
report will n'ot be ready and the
meeting will adjourn for one week.
by which time it i. expected that
the report will be ready.
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Keane Released From
Jail—Will Reside In
Danbury Until Trial
l'utrick Keane. charged with
lilgamy. has been released from
the Bridgeport Jail on bonds of
".500 furnished by the sister of
the second Mrs. Keane. who ro-
sides in Danbury. The bond was
in cash.
Konno was in Norwalk yestcr.
dayOund consulted with his at-
tornoy. Loo Davis, regarding his
case which is slated to come up
at this term of the court. Kenna
will probably remain in Danbury
'opponents.
until his trial comes up.
Bridge Building
Pro ‘ition To
[Be card Tonight
At 8 o'clock tonight the first dis-
trict courtroom will be opened '0'
the special hearing of objections to
Rogers and Stevens proposal to build
on the south side of the Wall street
bridge. The meeting called by the
district commissioners on receipt 0'
a signed petition from the project's
is expected to develop
fireworks verbally and will probably
prove a test of strength between
the two parties of which the uphold-
ers of the project will be the smal-
ler.
The situation now existing is that
the common council has approved
the company's claim to the property
in the river bed. thereby giving per-
mission for the building construction
after the plan has b n further ap-
proved by the United tates War de-
partment. the city building inspec-
tor and the building mitts-.13".
poration Counsel John J. Cuneo de-
cland the approval of the council
was illegal since application for a
permit was not first made to the
building inspector.
There were 27 signers of tho peti-
tion used to force a special hear-
ing of objections with Alexander
Rummler and Benjamin F. Andrews
leading the group.
The outstanding claim 'of the an-
tis is that the stretch of the Nor-
walk river seen from the bridge
is a potential beauty spot and may
be made one. They also claim that
Rogers and Stevens do no‘. even own
the property in the river bed and
that a building there would ob-
struct plans for a plaza at Main and
Wall streets by increasing file ex-
penso of any street widening that
would be necessary.
Advocates of the project declare
in rebuttal that the improvement
noted years ago when the north
view from the bridge was blocked
by a" building erected ofter'a sim-
ilar fight will be effected in this
case. They fall to see the beauty
of the waterfront as seen from the
bridge and claim a well designed
building would not only improve the
looks of the center but also cut of!
the bleak wind that sweeps up the '
river.
Shep Early, Wrap Carefully,
Mark Plainly,
Mail Promptly'
Four Rulers to Help Post Office Employee Handle
Christmas Mail—Foreign Mail Ought to Be
Sent Before Dec. 11.
Although clerks at Ire South Nor-
walk post office have already begun
to feel the approach of Christman
bringing with it an increase in 'such
mail as letters, greeting cards and
parcel post packages. they report
that the avalanche will not reach it's
until the ten days preceding
th olidsy. Neverthele- it is be.
lieved here that the'coniinual bar~
rage which the government has
beenlscrrdlng over tha country to
mail Christmas gifts early is having
its effect.
Because of the limited fllds at
the office's disposal for employlng
extra help during the rush period.
it was stated today that additional
employel will not be put to work
until ten days before Christmas. and
then it is proposed to start with ten
evtra men. and continue increasing
that number so far as it is po-ible.
At the foreign money order de-
partment it was reported that no in-
crease in businem there had been
noticed as yet. that the amount of
curacy orders for European rels~
tiv. appeared in be normal. Oil-
ciais of the post once advised that
all mail Hood for foreign coun-
tad-should be trialled not later than
December ll. If the senders desire
to have it delivered by Christmas.
and even then the department can
a.glvis no entrance that pascal post
every eflert to deliver Christmas
mail before noon. Christmas day.
but at 13 o'clock they will stop
promptly. This means that at noon ‘
the office will close. and all carriers
will cease deliveries at that hour
and return to the office with unde-
livered mail. “
The public is urged to cooperate
with the post oilice employee in
handling this enormous volume of
business. and it is pointed out that
this cooperation can be given if
Norwallr residents will "Shop Early.
Wrap Carefully. Addrem PIsinly and
Mail Prbmgtlv."
Judge J. l. fans Ill
Judge John If. Light is ill at his
home in llmwood avenue.,'l'hs ill-
ness is slight and hi is expected to
to out of doors in a few days.
——Our store is overflowing with
holiday suggestions. Come in and
look them over. Sterling Furniture
Co. si-ss North Main Ia—Adv.
-—fN com “A
concam sun '
Work on be hid without danger
of freesing by the use of Iotvay.
it simply has to be addpd to your
mixture and is a trifling additional
expo-ea Iolvay _be procured
bore b any one defied.
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| FAMOUS SCULPTOR HERE I
Jules Leon ltutcnsky, prominent sculptor of New York city. who
is visiting for a. few days with Dr. 8. ‘.\l.
who won considerable praise for his (‘\iili|ll of art at a. recent conven-
tion of the Unified Synagogues of America. held in New York city. Mr.
Butcnsky exhibited tcn Bieces. all of “lawn were characteristic of the
vigor and fidelity shown in all of hh work
His symbolic figure "The Exile." the original of which is in he
White House in Washington appeared in plastic replica. 0thbr interest-
ing pieces. progrcsntvely modern and i‘t'.‘lllSliC in treatment were "Tho
Serenade," "Balsam." “Pe.gasus in Yoko" and "The New Era."
lit-Hz of South Main street and
The Norwalk Lodge of Elks. No.
709. will conduct its annual mem-
orial service Sunday afternoon in the
Elks Home. The service which will
begin promptly at 3 o'clock. is .a
ceremony honoring the memory of
not only those members who have
died this past year. but for all mem-
bers who have passed away during
the life of the lodge.
The deported ares
li‘mnk l’fahl
Cecrgo E. Saunders
I. G. Hamilton .
Charles N. Finch “ "
'Wlillum A. Bergman "
John A. Glerdh
Michael 1). Drew
John Curnyn
Joseph .i. Wat:
Smith Northrop
Fred W. Cameron
Lemon M. llrundngo
Alois Manor
John 1’. McCann
Lars Johnson
Albert E. Bate
Charles N. Wood
Harry S. Pickering
Wallace B. Parks
James M. Crcagh"
Thomas E. Gregory
Wilbur 8. Hyatt
Janice J. Dowd
Frederick G. liebbcrd
Carl A. I‘uhletsch
William Miller
Frank A. Van Burcn
Herman E. Mnlmo
John E. I\‘ood
John W. (.‘raw
William Stevens
George ll. Allen
John 1'. Rain;
Stephen ISolby
James Riley ‘
Thomas McConnell
Carl Schaub
De Witt Comatock
George B. Tobey
.Cyrus E. Parks
Joseph Cornell
Levi A. Burdlck ,
James F. Irwin
Joseph Clancy
John J. Hanlon
. William A. Hendrick
Peter S. Kirwin
Ame Tarlov
Edward J. Murphy
. carnelius E. Buckley
William E. Archibald
Ben Leo Hanger
John Troy '
Truman Stevens
William Thompson
R. F. McAllister. Sr.
James InlConnor
William J. Fleming
William Volmer
George L. Grumman
Elks’ Memorial Service 3 P. M.
Sunday Afternoon At Home
l
il “‘.l’_\' A. Iiurlblit
l.‘ !]\\'I’)Oll Iiendcrson
.i‘ “'1 W. Murray
I; -. mm D. Cronin
ilinrv ll. Poliak
.lulm Malone
l'mnk R. Starr
l'mivrick 8. Coleman
lizrold P. Smith
:uixuird M. Malonoy. Jr.
l‘rrderlf‘k L. Wempe
.lulm id. O‘Sulllvan
Joseph P. Mannix
1:, Louis Price
\\liiiam..:r. Williams
mlwnrd F. Magnet
ll'xrold l9. Clark
mm 8. Young. {
hintuiis Decker "
James M. Tully
(‘lmries F. Hogan
('hurles A. Sherwood '
Muses 1‘. Hullock
.lor‘tlih Matheis
.1. Charles Sniffin
Frmlitick 'l‘yreil
.\l:-ert E. Winchester
William F. DcKlyn
John Horan
Frank F. Clark
William C. Morris'
Joseph W. Rooney
William M. Cortright
Joseph J. Linxweiler
Ernest W. Taimndge
George H. Wotmoro
Daniel J. McCarthy
limngcr C. White
George F. Moulton
Leemon B. Tripp .
John J. Walsh
(Continued On Page Nineteen.)
Did Their Best T6
Avoid Killing,~ Two
Drivers Freed of Blame
Because they both "did all they
could to avoid the collisions." Louis
i‘oyves, McKinlby street. Rowayton.
and Bernard Hopi). 25 New Canaan
avenue. Norwaik have been-exoner-
ated by Corner John J. Phelan from
recent fatal motor accidents in
which they figured.
Louis Poyves driving his car down
\icKlnley street on the night of
November 17. struck and almost in-
stantly killed Mrs. Elisa Elsea. aged
“:3 who lived opposite him.
Hopp's car struck and fatally in-
jured six year old Douglas Chamber.
lain. 37 Riverside avenue. ,; when
he was playing in front of his home
last Sunday afternoon.
Louis Nyary
BY HELENA
Norwalk can congratulate itself
today on its Mayor.
From the first moment that the
resolution granting Rogers and Stev-
ens the consent of the city to erect a
building on the bridge over the Nor-
walk river at Wall street. WI! lil-
lrd ed into the council meeting
Nove bet I. he took the stand that
such a motion was improper and
outside the powers of the council.
The recent of that meeting show
he warned the council it "should
not take any hasty action in the
matter and hquggested the peti-
tioners make application to the
building committee for a permit
first; not to the council."
hut-cs Mayor Robin
mi 1mm in refusing to exer-
AS ONE WOMAN SEES. IT.
mnwsnn
Instead of entering into a centre-
vcrly with the Council. be followed
his better judgment’ and put the
matter e'xactly where it belonged -
in the realm of the law.
He asserted from the beginning.
while the Norwaik city council under
the city charter had the right to
grant building permits. it also had
the right to crgate a building com-
mittee and appoint a buuding in-
spector and to delegate to thorn all
the power over the erection of build-
ingl within the city limits
Power Was Detailed
He contended the city had turned
this authority over to a Building
Commi-ioner and the Buui‘lding Com-
mittee and had created a building
code under which to city is now
working.
He inshted. in view of this dale-
ptfl author-in. the 'Council are
Norwalk Bl’dg 00. And
Crane Valve Hope to
Set Aside Verdicts
A motion was filed at Bridge-
Vort today to set aside the ver-
dict in the case. of the Norwalk
Building company against Charles
Rsardon. The plaintiff received
a verdict in this case but does
not feel it was large enough.
Counsel for the. Crime company
requested that a verdict of SR.»
760 damages awarded Robert
Gates. Cedar street. for injuries
received when a wheel came off
a truck owned by that company
in Fairfleld avenue an struck
him, be set aside.
Second District
Traffic Lights
Operate Tomorrow
The street lighting system install-
ed in the second district by Wil-
liam Reed. will be put in full opera-
tion for a trial tomorrow morning.
This was decided by the committee
appointed from the council at its
meeting last evening.
The matter of installing a traffic
signal system was brought up at the
meeting of the committee which was
attended by Mayor Thomas Robins.
The mayor introduced letters show-
ing that the Reed system had been
installed for a tryout at no expense
to the city.. The light was invented
by Mr. Reed himself. a resident of
li‘alrfleld avenue. and in order that
it might be given a proper tryout
he offered to install the system in
the second district on trial.
The operation of the system will
be watched and if it does not prove
satisfactory the committee will ar-
range io secure another system.
The traffic lights are installed at
the Washington street railroad
bridge. Railroad avenue and West
Washington street. West Washing-
ton and Franklin streets. Clay and
Franklin streets. South Main and
Haviland streets and North Main
and Marshall streets.
The roads have been marked of!
and the automobiles. in waiting for
the green lights to go ahead. will
see that their machines are parked
in back of the/ white line drawn
across the road with the large white
letters "STOP" in front of it. The
police will be on hand to be sure
the new traffic signals are obeyed
and it will be up to every motorist
to watch the lights while the system
is being tried out.
No BLAME FOR DAVIS
IX MISS JONES'S DEATH
In a. findidg issued this morning
by Coroner John J. Phelan. Anthony
Davis. 126 Canal street. Stamford. is
exonerated from responsibility in
the death of Winifred Jones. Sound
Beach. The accident occurred in
Broad street. Sunday evening when
Miss Jones was struck by Davis's
car. The coroner could find no crim~
inal liability attached to the acci-
dent. according to the testimony of
eye witnesses and occupants of Dav-
is's car.
Simpson Completes Address
At Noon And
Charge After
Judge Makes
Dinner Recess
Prosecutor Hints Jury Is Prejudiced and Makes
Personal Remark About One In Jury Box—a
Declares “Wealth Is On Trial” and Denies He
Receives Pay For Work In Case.
COURTHOUSE, MRVILLE, N. J.
(AP). - Alexander
Simpson, special prosecutor in the Hall Mills case, completed his
argument to the jury at 12:06. Court recessed for an hour. At
the opening of the afternoon session Supreme Court Justice
Charles W. Parker began to deliver his charge. The case is expect
ed to go to the jury by 2 o ’.clock
I Kiwanis Pres-Elect
O
h
CHARLES J. MIN'I‘Z.
Although elected to the presi-
dency of the Kiwanis club yester-
day Mr. Mints “in not take office
until after Jan. 1
Bouton’s' Glare At
Fair Danbury Driver
Overwhelms the Lady
Having lest her driver's license
and the Ngistration of the Chevrolet
coupe she was driving. two weeks
ago. the conscience of Mrs. Charles
S. Stevens of Day street. Danbury.
was so badly stricken when Motor-
cycle Officer Charles Bouton watch-
ed her progress down Main street
this morning that she turned into a
side street and stopped. bursting
into tears. Bouton ordered her to
the uptown station for investiga-
tion, thinking that the car might
have been stolen and that she had
no license.
Sergeant Bryant Silk investigated
Mrs. Stevens‘ claim that she had a
license and registration. found them
correct. and released her. She was
told that it would cost bu. 50 ccn‘s
each to replace the lost certificates
and was given a note to officially
explain the circumstances in case
she was rearresfled before duplicates
could be obtained.
Democrat Leaders Seek Plan
T o “Pep Up” Pining Party
. Abbott Present at New Haven Conference—
Connery Invited But Is Not There—State Com-
mittee to Vote On Establishing Headquarters.
NEW HAVEN. Dec. J.—Tw;gnty.
two state Democratic leaders met
at the Hotel_Tsft yesterday and do.
clded to establish permanent head-
quarters for the purpose of keeping
the party.acttve and Intact. The
meeting was held at the instigation
of James J.- Walsh. chairman of tin
state centru committee. in order to
discuss means for strengthening the
party.
The meeting. held in the after-
noon wss of utmost secrecy and
none of those who were present
would comment on the long discus.
sion which lasted several hours.
Persistent efforts to Ind out the
nature of the meeting and what oc-
curred resulted in the nuance of the
following statement. made by James
J. Walsh. of hisriden. chairman;
Alexander B. Lynch of West Haven.
secretary. and David II. R
of this city. recent defeated
date for secretary of state.
Ilse Stewart
."At a meethg at the Taft political
conditions in ‘tbe state were dis-
cnmod with the view of submitting a
planofopentloutothestatscentrsl
commits” which
will be shortly
[testing that a permanent head-
quarter: be established. it was
learned last night.
Since some of the members of the
state central committee Were pres-
ent at the meeting and were there-
fore msde known of the "plan of
operation." which is understood to
be that of centralization of Demo-
cratic forces by means of a per-
manent headquarters. it is thought
that the pith will be put into eflect
shortly
Boon To Rebuild Party
During the course of the discus-
sion regarding the present status of
the-party the headquarters plan was
suggested. By establishing a per-
manent headquarters in charge of a
secretary and assistant secretary
who are to be assisted by a corps
of clerks. it was thought that the
Democratic party would be kept. in
touch with its constituents and that
(Continued on Page Five.)
WIIITMAN CANDIES
—A'f‘ THE CLIFFORD guanine!
Those choice confection come to
the store fresh weekly. You will
find here all the various Whitman
popularpacitsges in from s-hslf
"'. "7 were: ”fist.
As Simpson began his summing up
of the state's case. he termed it the
"most trying of all trials" and told
the jurors that the state would own
them a great debt—"that is, who‘
ever of you gentlemen k011i )iylll‘
oath. weight the evidence and do
not kick the case out in 20 minutus.
Pointing out that the trial mule
four years after the crime hr- asked:
"Was any such thing ever heard of
before in the civilized world 2'”
"The prosecution of four years
ago was murdered in the care."
Simpson declared.
Him For .luryman
Then walking to the side of Juror
Hope. Simpson Said: "I know Mr.
Hope is a. great friend of Mr. Fuse.
I know he is under Obligations to
him but I expect him to musldrr
this case on the evidence."
Senator Clarence E. Case is a
member of defense counsel and tpn
duvs ago Simpson attempted to git
amistrial. one of his Ol)jt(‘ll0llS be-
ing that members of the jury were
biased.
Declaring again that “justice. wns
lynched" four years ago when the
investigators yielded no indictments.
Simpson said that when the case
was not properly chloroformod in
Middlesex county a. special prosrcw
tcr was called in “but to no :‘nall”
Referring to the statement of de-
fense counsel that James Mills. hus-
band of the slain woman. or Mrs.
Jane Gibson. the state's eye wit-
ness. might have committed the.
crime. Simpson said he would prove
that "Jennie." Mrs. Gibson's mule.
might just as easily have been gull.
ty.
Mrs. Gibson was a circus rider he
said and her mule was probably a.
trick mule who happened to be in
DcRusaey's lane on the night of the
killing and shot them.
“How damnnbly silly" are their
accusations said Simpson. "I want-
ed to go outside this county for a
foreign jury. I have no criticism
of the rank and file of the citizens
but I have of the cheap politicians
who did not want this investiga-
tion.
"I am not impugning all of you
but you should not say. ‘We'll kick
the case out in 20 minutes.’ I am
not impugning all of you but I know
some of the facts.
"The most wonderful thing of all
in this case." said Simpson. “is that
wealth is on trial. that wealth and
all its satellites can be brought to
trial."
As to Case's denunciation of Bud-
::~n County's major share in the in-
vestigation and trial. Simpson said:
"He shouldn't denounce Hudson
county. He used to live there him-
self. He got his spiritual training
there as a boy. I have not profited
as he has—for he got out of the
wicked county."
Simpson then told the. jury that
he was receiving no money for his
Part in the trial. Case objected
.—
(Continued on page Two.)
He'sgusulaum'uicri'ngup.
And-yfil'sliv‘mssb'u.
—NOTICE
I: 1" D6? cent of! on oil velvet.
velour and felt hats. Thursday. Fri-
mm .nos. 3. s and 4.
l“- Pom-es ti North mm at.
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