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Police
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‘Temporary Tax Relief and
Solution of Farm Market ,.
Problem Urged by Coolidge
World Court Not Mentioned By President—Asks
Philippines Be Transferred From Military
Judges.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.--(AP)—
Some form of temporary tax relief.
and "a sound solution." if possible.
of the farm marketing problem
were urged by President Coolidge
today in his annual message to
congress.
He left th cspccilic methods to the
legislators themselves. stipulating
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. only that a prospective t338.000.000
treasury surplus should not be re-
garded as warranting a permanent
tax revision. and that in approaching
the farm relief problem congress
should shun anything savoring of
price-fixing.
The president also suggested that
steps should be taken “at an early
day" to transfer the Philippines
from the military to the civil branch
of the Government: propoaed that
something be done to end the "great
‘convenienee and expense" caused
= lowering the level of the Great
Lakes; renewed his stand for the
protective tariff and for complete
observance of prohibition: again
pledged his administration to eco-
nomy; and laid down a long list of
other suggestions. although conced-
ing that in the short session no ex-
tensive program of general legisla-
tion would be possible.
Omits World Court
The message contained no mention
of the World Court. a subject. which
he said in his Kansas City speech he
would not again submit to the Sea-
ate. Nor was there any direct refer~
once to Mexico.
llis suggestions on other questions
included:
Broadening and strengthening of
the Federal agricultural agencies.
Revision of “3° livestock grazing
regulations.‘ '
Continuathn of
velopments. -
Development of Muscle Shoals
with cheaper fertilisers in view.
Development of the Mississippi
5 and Colorado rivers. and of rivers
. and harbors generally.
A Great Lakessto-the-sea canal
along a route yet to be chosen.
Railroad consolidation: and sim-
plification of the process of valuing
railroad properties.
Coal control legislation.
Adequate military and naval pre-
paredness. ,.
Support of the Geneva preliminary
conference and other movements
for the reduction of commpetitive
armaments.
Enactment of such prohibition
enforcement legislation as the Trea-
sury may recommend.
Branch banking legi tion. _
Renewal of the cha rs of banks
in the Federal Reserve System.
Radio'controi under the Depart-
ment of Commerce.
Adequate care of disabled veter-
w)
reclamation de-
Branch of Government At Early Date-Stands
for Prohibition—Favors More Pay For Federal
Biggest Ship Ever
In Local Harbor
To Arrive There.
The Washington street bridge
should be a point of vantage for
many of the "old timers" Thurs-
day. when the largest boat ever
brought into the harbor is ex-
pected to reach here from Can-
ada and go up to the paper com-
pany deck. The vessel is a
steamer and was expected two
weeks ago but was kept in the
Canadian harbor while it was
calculated how much tonnme
could be carried without ground-
ing in the river here.
Doheny’s lllndss
Halts. Graft Trial
on. MAGNATE swsr nmrauv m
use swan lNFEL-‘FED ARM
is muons — nuamac an.
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WASHINGTON. (AP)..A turn for
the worse in the condition of Ed-
ward L. Doheny today Edited 73s
trial here on a charge of conspiring
with Albert B. F'ali in the leasing of
the Elk Hills on reserve. .~
The 70 year old oil magnate has
been suffering for a week with an
infected arm and last night a sec-
ond lanelng operation was perform-
ed. His physician ordered him to re-
main in bed at least. for today. but
said that by tomorrow or Thursday.
the patient should be again in con.
ditlon to appear in court.
U n prisentstivyaofa physicisn's
obi-t cate'fl'th'e outset of today's
session. Justice Hocking adjourned
the trial until such time as Mr. De-
heny should be able to resume his
place in the courtroom.
Life Sentence For
“ um” Rogers Today
NEW YORK (AP)—-Jchn J.
(Bum) Rogers. notorious criminal
and escaped convict who was cap-
tured as he slept on Thanksgiving
Day. today was sentenced to life im-
prisonment in Sing Sing prison. He
had pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging violation of the Sullivan
law. illegal possession of firearms as
a fourth offender. The sentence is
mandatory under the new Baumes
(Continued on Page Eight.)
law.
TYale Student in Car
Rolls Over. Arfnory Hill
Embankment Early Today
A Paige cupelette, driven'by Charles Davidson. 506 Park
' avenue, East Orange, N. J.. was forced off the Armory hill at
'5 A3:40 this morning. .t0pplsd over
a 15-foot embankment, and fell
on its side in the backyard of the home of Raymond P. Parker.
9 Courtlsndt place. The driver
Coupe Stopped By
‘ Telegraph Pole Left
George Bossier. West Rockvve-
0 o'clock last night that a Chevrolet
coupe was lodged against a tole-
lnph pole near the railroad tracksv
bordering South Main street oppo-
site Novel: street.
Investigation by Policeman David
Sniffln showed the car was driven
”over a slight embankment and had
traveled about 76 feet before hitting
the pole. It bore Connecticut mark-
ers with the numbers 8”“. Police
have not yet learned the owner of
the machine.
Our We [nuke
Our Brother's Lodge met for re-
gular business last evening. The
entertainment committee of district
No. 1 will meet at Butler lodge room
Wednesday evening for its final
inxegard to the big district
mating December ll. Every mem-
. r will be present. . ‘
—GIFTB FOR CHRlSTMAS
unem- Jewoiry‘p‘tore is gay v. if
the country‘s muster crul‘txnens
inuflfai
rand vsriefled color combination
escaped with minor injury.
Members of the Parker family
were awakened in the early hours
by a terrific crash to find a smelting
machine lying within two feet of
their back porch. Davidson was
helped from the driver’s seat. cons-
cious and able to walk. He was tak-
en inside. and Dr. William W. Trac-
ey was summoned. The driver was
attended and taken in Dr. Tracey's
car to the hospital.
His tulurles amounted to s. lacer-
sted wound of the chin. three brok-
en toeth and slight iniury to the
13' and knees. A heavy fur coat. in
which Davidson was wrapped. was
probably rospondlbls for his escape
from serious injury. -
Davidson is a‘ student at Yale uni-
versity. He was ‘returning from
Princeton with his car which he had
left there some weeks use. Ahead
of him was another car in which he
i-ad driven to Princeton. The driv-
eroftheseooadcarmi-sdsightof
Davidson when he reached the foot
of Armory Bill. and returned to dis-
cover the accident.
Police were notified by Mra Park-
er. and Policeman Wallace Sammis
htrestigatod. Davidson was unable
to remember what forced him from
the road. but said he believod a
truck was posing another car com-
' ing up the hill. and that be tuned
hlsosrtoofsrto the right in an
enact to avoid a collision.
~LASTING arm
You will find the best kinds of
gifts at Clowning gifts that
iwll be bored long after
Christmas. Sterling Furniture com.
psay. 48-“ North Main street.
South Norwaika-Adv.
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Fire Underwriters
Meet Dec. 16 To
Discuss New Rates
The Norwslk Board of Fire Un-
derwriters will'meet December it.
at the Hotel Mahsckems to take ac-
tion on 1the new commission rate
agreement that has been accepted by
about 00 per cent of the are insur-
atce companies. Under the agree-
ment the underwriters will base
their commissions on a basis of two
percentage choices instead of three
as is now the custom.
At the present time companies
have three rates. 15. 20 and 25 per
cent. according to type and location
of risks taken. and the new scale
gives them the choice of one scale
of 15 and 25 per cent. according to
classification. or another scale of to
per cent fiat. if the loaci men at:-
cspt the change it means that they
may be compelled to give up the
agencies for some insurance firms
that will not agree to the adjust-
ment.
The speaker at the dinner will be
a representative of the Home In-
surance company.
Chimney Fire In
Fairfield B10ck
This Morning
A general alarm rung in from
Wall street. shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning, brought all of the first
district lire apparatus out for a
chimney blaze in the basement of
the Fairfield block on Wall street.
The woodwork had caught fire from
an overheated iron chimney pipe
and flames were just beginning to
eat up through the flooring of the
Service Appliance company on the
ground floor when the Janitor dis-
covered them.
Quenching the fire did not prove
difficult. The firemen ripped out
part of the inside wall in the rear:
of the store to open a way for their
chemicals. The number of engines
out drew a crowd and it was neces-
sary to detail a policeman to traffic
duty there. Damages. it was esti-
mated. will amount to but a. few dol-
lars and any loss is coverrrl by insur-
ance.
Pu. :— ‘ . . ‘m law-r .
Against Those Who
Don’t Clear Walks
The announcement by. Mayor
Thomas Robins and the Nor-walk
police department yesterday, that
the city‘s sidewalks must be til red
as soon as possible by propert wn-
ers. resulted in a storm of com-
plaints and reports to the police
from people who.ob.iec‘. to laxity on
the part of their neighbors.
Policemen report. that a great
many of the outlying ttreets in par-
ticular have not had their side-
walks ahoveled and householders
are being warned individually as fast
as possible that they are defying
an ordinance.
Foster, Humorist
At lions’ Luncheon
Norwalk ministers are in New
Canaan today attending the meeting
of the Norwalk Ministerial associa-
tion at the New Canaan Methodist
Episcopal church with the Rev. J.
W. Griffiths as heat.
Following luncheon Rev. W. S.
Deming. pastor of the Saugatuck
Congregational church. and a for-
mer missionary will deliver an ad-
dress on “indie."
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POOL EXHIBITION BY
PROFESSIONAL AT
THE NORWALK CLUB
Arrangements are being made to
have a professional pool player give
a demonstration here Saturday night
at the No 11: club when the or-
ganisation will have a social .m-
ning with a luncheon and card ses-
sion. The club had a card party
last night with four tables of bridge
whist in operation.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
HERE STIIJJ INCOMPLETE.
Complete reports for the annual
roll call of the Norwaik Chapter of
the American Red cross have not
been compiled as yet. Miss Jean
Todd. in charge of headquarters.
stated this morning. Although the
drive "for membership officially
closed on Thanksgiving Day a num-
ber of workers have yet to complete
their work and submit their final re.
ports at the headquarters. it was sta-
ted.
Co. noses Suit.
A verdict was returned for the de-
fendant in the case of the Lelpsig.
Fur company against the Home
Fire and liar-me insurance company
by Judge John Banks in the super-
ior court this morning.
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sndluliigaa‘sCt-Ii molds,
storasflmtbh .lierpio
outstation. (census-sold
is the home. at your
discs menus oothillg no
so lfailis'ss made cooki-
a variety of kinds) or
uses from the best of materials
ways—Adv.
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LOVE!
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MYSTERY!
All interwoven in
“BROKEN THREADS”
A Story That Will Grip and Entertain You
It Begins In The Sentinel Todsy‘
TURN TO PAGE 11 ‘
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WAR!
Commissioner.
try to straighten out the tax
Boy Almost F rozen'
Hidden in Tonneau
Of Car In Greenwich
GREENWICOI. (Am—A “slow-
awuy" for two days in an automo-
bile parked outdoors in freezing
weather. Nathan Wright. Jr.. ten
years old. today was found almost
frozen to death in the tonneau of
the car. 110 was taken to the Green-
wich hospital in a serious condition.
It was impossible to remove his
shoes from his frozen feet.
The boy had been" missing from
his home since Sunday. This morn-
ing he wag found in the automobile
which was parked at the rear of a
paint shop in Railroad avenue.
qr was owned. by the brother-of
the paint shop proprietor. The
youth was unable to explain why he
hid in the automobile.
GODFREY POST OFFICERS
ELECTED THIS EVENING
The nominations will close and the
election of officers will be held at
the regular meeting of the Frank C.
Godfrey Post. No. 12. American Le-
gion. Odd Follows' hall. this evening.
Archibald Merriam. Charles Gold-
schmidt and Philip Sherwood have
been nominated for commander to-
date but additional nominations may
be made this evening. '
Torrington System Makes
Collector” Work Hard But
It Gets Wonderful Results
Receives No Salary But Works 0n Commission—
Must Get In the Money Or Quit—Last Figures
Show Only $163.95 Uncollected From $600,000
Total For Year—Wins Praise of State Tax
State Tax Commissioner William H. Bloggett may stop inland
situation in No
installatbn of a new tax collecting system for the city. He will
make efforts to install new collecting systems in saysral cities
umilar to the one in Torrington, according to a letter received by
Tax Collector William Newport of that city, recently.
through the
Commissioner Blodgett in his lot-
tor sum there were several cities
in ulllvh he would like to install a
new i‘l'ial’i“ in this secvtlon of the
stale and Tax Collector Newport in-
iimulml in a conversation with a rep-
l‘cnt‘lll;lil‘.t‘ of the Evening Sentinel
Sutullily. that Norwalk was one of
the nuns coming under the obser-
valwn of the tax commissioner. An
view of the recent discovery of sho -
ages ill the accounts of former Tax
Collw :m- Robert 5. Mitchell.
t‘an't Juggié Collections.
13m» 1' the Torrlugton system and
tl..- one which may come to Norwalk.
it in ll'lpofllilblo for a tax collector to
('Ollllllllf‘. year after year being short
in his accounts without the shortage
coming to light.
in 'l‘orrlngton last year $000,000
luvs were assessed and only 8103.-
95 l‘-‘illaln¢d unocliected‘ at the end
or um year. Tax Collector Newport
in his letter 1.
Blodsstt ms earns ‘ ' “1' MI
fine work and because of his suooeu
in the collection in Torringioa the
commissioner expressed the desire to
install the system in other cities in
the state.
There are two taxing districts in
'rorrington. The taxes in the first
district become collectible April 1
and in the second district November
1. The amount of taxes assessed in
both districts amounts to‘ about
3600.000. . '
Tax Collector Newport received
his rate books for the collection of
3293.000 in the second taxing dis-
(Continucd on Page Eleven.)
STAMFORD. (Am—The police
and relatives were searching today
for James Brown. 63. a native of
East Norwalk who has been missing
from his home since noon yesterday.
Brown left the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Edmondson at Turn-oi-
the-River. at 11 o'clock yesterday.
He wbs bound for the home of
Ebenezer Hill at North Stamford
where he expected to collect on a
bill for work done at Mr. Hill's
residence last summer.
A bus driver saw him an hour and
a half later about a mile and a half
from his home and heading towards
the Hill home. The Hill residence
Anxiety Felt For Safety
Of Former East Norwalk
Man Living In Stamford“
was closed but Brown did not know
it. and it could not be determined
whether or not he reached there.
Brown has been ill for some
months and is in a weakened condi-
tion. It is feared that he stopped to
rcst and was overcome by the cold.
He had been living at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson for the
past two months.
COUNCILMAN OLIVER HAS
SMGB’!‘ BORE THROAT
Councilman Itobert Oliver of the
Fifth district is confined to his home
in Harbor View avenue today with a
slight attack of ionsilitls.
‘ . BY HELENA
No one could read the New York
and New England papers. Sunday
without falling to bb impressed with
the "seriousness of the situation that
confronts the mill towns of New
England. .
In the early days Yankee ingenu-
ity and the economic necessity of the
times combined to bring to New
England the world leadership of the
textile and allied industries. For
generations they have been the chief
factor and main support of her in-
dustrial life.
Today these industries are steadily
moving to the south. in some in-
stances thq are moving away bodily
and abandoning their plants. In
these cases the town immediately
becomes absolutely dead. In other
cases they are establishing a supple-
mentary southern plant or are Just
starting a new plant to take care of
increases in production. but these
manufacturers are all evasive when
asked if they intend to ultimately
abandon their New England works.
W With Duster
As a result of this southward
move northern and caster-n New
England is threatened with season.
to disaster non only so her lndutrtsl
life. but to the brine- and social
lifted tbe.tewss which have grown
up around it.
nuns-mew
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As ONE WOMAN SEES .IT
I’ll-lap.
HIM-Will)
illuminating article in the Bridge-
port lierald. Sunday: "rue great
trek southward has started-south
to cheap labor. cheap power. chesp'
coal. longer working hours. and
nearness to raw stuffs." _
The numerous articles in last
Sunday's papers show. however. that
the chief of these reasons is the la-
bor question. the ability to secure.
in the south. a lower wage» rate for
adults and the employment of more
children under far less stringent
protective laws than“ in the north.
All the other reasons for the
southward move are moons which
could reade be overcome in the
north. if the section were alive to the
danger that threatens. The factors
which will not readily change. are
those laws that aid in the north for
the protection of labor and of child-
hood. Neither publio opinion nor or-
ganised labor will tolerate the low
wages. the long hours. or the ex-
ploitation of childhood in industry?
as many southern states do.
Sporadic eflcrts spring up to
down the legislation which has been
enacted for the rote'etlon or child-
hood. but I do not believe they will
ever succeed in the north. .
”The reason usually advanced. for
these changes in specious arguments
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Bankers’ Capital
Corporation Opens
Bridgeport Office
The Bankers Capital corporation.
New York City. has completed for-
mation of an affiliated company
known as the Bankers Capital com-
pany of Connecticut. The company
will operate principally in Connecti— '
cut as a dealer in bank. trust. title.
insurance company and other finan-
cial institution stocks. lt officially
opened its office this week in to
First National Bank building in
Bridgepoh.
The managi officials and direc-
tors of tho Bo ers Capital company
of Conne tlcut are the same as
those of e New York corporation.
among whOm are Judge John Keogh.
referee in bankruptcy. member of
the law firm of Keogh and Candoe.
and a director of the People's Trust ,
company of this city. Arthur 1". Con.
nor. postmaster of Bridgeport and
president of the Ncwfleld Bank and
Trust Co. there. and E. J. Sturgcs,
for seven years Connecticut state
bank commissioner. "
Trinity Parish I
.To Decide Upon
Lester Bequest
- A special meeting of the legal vo-
ters of Trinity parish has been called
for next Sunday morning at 11:45
o'clock. The meeting is to dispose
of a bequest left Trinity parish by
the late W. W. Lester. prominent
hat manufacturer. for many years.
warden and vestryman of the par-
s .
The meeting is called by Charles
F. Gehrmann. parish clerk. and the
call is signed by Walter F. Becker.
Henry 0. Bailey. Charles H. Gehr-
mann. Charles F. Gehrmann. and
William A. Walden.
Everybody, Mum'
After. Conference
‘ ‘ Ovof'Ese-Collector
Representatives of three . bonding
companies were in this city yester-
day and went over the report of the
Shortages in the accounts of Robert
(3.. Mitchell. former tax collector.
with the auditors. Corporation Coun-
sel John J. Cuaeo and Special Coun-
sel ‘Lco Davis. They didn't say what
action would be taken by the bond-
ing companies against Mitchell to
recover on the, shortages of over
851.000.
Representatives of the Commer-
cial Fidelity and Casualty company.
National Surety company and the
United States Fidelity an dSurety
company were present.
Information regarding the short-
ages wastaken back to the head-
quarters ’of the companies and it is
probable that a meeting of the rep-
resentatives will be held in New
York city to discuss further action.
It was stated that they would re-
turn to Norwalk for a future confer.
ence with the auditors and counsel
for the city.
The American Surety company
was the only. concern that did not
have a representative present. but it
will be represented at the future
meeting. '
“Y” Subscriptions
Being Paid Well,
Directors " Find
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Norwalk Y. M. C. A..
in the directors' room of the Nor-
walk Savings society. last evening it
was announced that subscriptions
and pledges to the new home were
coming in very .I'Ood. Several re-
ports were made and routine mat-
ters disposed of.
The board of directors will meet
again December :0. at the bank.
Sirgiovssai Mutt
z'FsceF'rrstDegree.
Rocco Sirgiovannl was indicted by
the grand Jury in Bridgepo
day. for first degree murder
Sirglovanni is alleged to ‘
and killed Giacomo Ber-tin
walk on September 28.
fight. The alleged slayer
stared be was fearful of Be 0.
and when approached by the latter
noticed a gun in the waistband of
0's tensors. He snatched the
gun‘ and in the ensuing struggle the
revolver was discharged. according
to his story. v
* Cancels”. '
The name of Jeannette L. (Mrs.
J. 6.) Gregory. of I West avenue.
Norwalk. who inadvertently publish-
ed {'Godfrey" lathe-e columns yes-
terday. in connection with a corn-
mandatory letter to tho editor. and
the error is regretted.
It was not John Kubovi: who pro-
vided bonds for the-e arrested in
the Grand Union hotel Saturday
night. finalisation lubovtc of Con-
ooeficut avenue. .
Four Councilmen Instruct
His Honor In Writing, To
Make Report December 14
Gene, Mather and
Belief Is That
Bollard Decline to Sign Letter_.
Majority of Council Will Make
Independent Investigation If Mayor Refuses to
Produce the Facts At Next Meeting.
A formal demand for an
in the state police to conduct th
ly was made on Mayor Thomas
common council this morning.
explanation of his action in calling
s liquor raids in this city recent-
Robins by four members of the
The demand was made in the
form of a letter signed by Councilmen Robert B. Oliver. Towers
1'. Hamilton, Stanley L.
New Maine Senator
Subject of Probe
Before Taking Oath
\VASHINGTUN (AP).——As Arthur
It. Could stood yesterday‘ before
Vice-President Dawes in a crowded
btnate Chamber. ready to take the
oath as a new republican member
from Maine, his qualifications were
challenged by Senator Walsh. dem-
ccrat. Montana.
No effort “as made by Walsh to
prevent Gould from being sworn in.
but in a resolution. offered from the
floor before the oath could be ad-
mirislcrcd. he proposed an investi-
gation of charges mat the Maine
actuator had a hand in an alleged
$100,000 bribe of an omclal of the
Canadian province of :vcw Bruns-
v. ick.
Action Goes Otk
The Montana senator wanted im-
mediate action on his proposal. but
on objection offered by Senator Cur-
tis. the republican leader. and Moses.
republican. New Hampshire. it went
over until tomorrow. This procedure
(lfli‘l'illlnl‘tl, Gould. his arm linked
with that of Senator Hale of Maine.
his face scarlet from embarrassment
and his eyes fixed straight ahead
took the oath.
The move of Senator Walsh appar-
t-nily look Gould unaware. surprised
al;.lost the entire. senate member-
ship. gave the crowded galleries a
few exciting momenta;and lent a.
dramatic touch to otherwise drab
proceedings. The vorce of the Men-
tana senator. demanding an inquiry
boomed through the hushed chamb-
er as Gould and several other new
senators stood before the vice-presi-
dent's dais.
No sooner had the resolution
which calls for an investigation by
the Senate elections committee to
determine what action. if any. is
warranted. been read by a. clerk
than Curtis and Moses shot in thclr
objections to immedate considera-
tion. The republican leader held the
swearing in of the senators could be
stopped by such a resolution; Mos-
es contended that such action. under
the rules. had to go over till tomor-
row.
Junior Y. M. H. A. Will
Give The Youngsters
Chance to Function
The directors of the Y. M. H. A.
met in the new home of the organ-
ization. 9 West avenue. last evening
and spent considerable time discus-
sing a. new constitution and set of
by-laws which was presented by a
committee for their approval. -
Many provisions were approved
and others referred back to the
committee for revamping. Robert
Joseloff presided and Frank Robin-
son was in his place as secretary. It
was decided to increase the number
of members on the board of direc-
tors to 30. Another provision ap.
proved was the organization of a
junior Y. M. H. A.. which will func-
tion within the parent organization.
but at the same time give the
youngsters an opportunity for great-
er self-expression and action.
Committee reports were heard and
it was recommended that team cap-
tains in the recent fund drive be in-
structed to collect all pledges now
due. The meeting was a lengthy one
and did not adjourn until after 11.
The next meeting will be called at
the discretion of the chairman.
w... » . . ,
~dmary measure in
Tallmsdge and John A. Mills.
The action of the councilmvu m
probably a forerunner of rt-al mm .
ligation and shakeup that is grunt: m
be made in the police dt‘pllrlmvnl
by the common council who mu
probably not mer the head of lhl.
mayor at the regular meeting
December 14.
The letter which was Sll'\i"il m.
Mayor Robins by Councilman 'l'ou .
ers l-‘. Hamilton instructs him it}
make a complete explanation of the
entire matter at the next meeting ot‘
the council. it follows il'rdlwdual rte.
quests made ton an explanation l)‘.'
various members of the COllllf‘il and
which have not been fortlemlntz.
if the report. is not made at the
meeting it is probable that action
will be taken by the council without
the assistance of the mayor to in.
vesllgatc police conditions and m.
lt-rlnluc why it was nemmsary tor
Mayor ltoblns to call in the slain
police to conduct the raids. it was
hinted by members of the
council that suspensions. demotions.
promotions. retirements and chungm
of beats would probably follow the
investigation to be made by the
council.
Oil
Dcplore Secrecy.
The leiler states that members of
the council take strenuous objection
to the veil of secrecy with \vhivh
the mayor has seen {it to cloak tip.-
nuttler of the raids. which concerns
every resident of Norwalk. It is
pointh out that if Mayor Robins
took the steps to have the state 130-
lice come in and conduct the raids
he must have done so with the
knowledge that the Norwalk police
authoritycculd not or would not
function in the enforcement of the
law. \
The letter goes on to state that
this is a. serious indictment of our
police department which demands
immediate institution of charges
against all police officers guilty of
derelictlon and the elevation of the
department to the plane of efficiency
which the taxpayers of this city have
a right to expect frOm their law en<
forcing agency.
The mayor is informed that as
superintendent of police the law ins
vests him with the authority neces-
sary to remedy this situation if it
exists.
Guns-Doesn‘t Sign
'The letter is not signed by Coun-
cxlman Edward M. Gans, the police
committeeman. Harry Mather or
Herbert 0. Pollard. The councilmen
signing the letter have a maturity as
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Councilman Clarence Buttery
has not been filled. It is doubtful
if the letter will be signed by the
other members of the council.
Councilman Gans takes the stand
that he is the police committeeman
and it would not be right for him to
make a demand on the mayor.
Councilman Mather would not sign
and it is not known what stand
Councilman Pollard takes on the
matter.
This is the first open break‘ that
has taken place between the council
and the mayor. It has been pending
for some time and the clouds of the
outbreak could be seen gathering at .
previous meetings of the council
when several of the members ob-
jected to the manner in Which the
mayor handled several matters
which came before the meetings.
One member of the council stated
following the last meeting. that the
day of reckoning was near at hand
and the document delivered this
morning exploded in municipal cir-
cles like a botnb. .
The letter follows:
December 6th. 1326
Honorable Thomas Robins. Mayor.
City of Norwalk.
Norwalk. Conn. I l ' i
'5
Dear Sir: ‘
Despite assurances from you that
an official statement would be forth-
00ming in explanation of the recent
liquor raids conducted in Norwalk
by the state police there exists at
present no indication that the pub-
lic of this city are to be enlightened
'furlher in this respect.
The undersigned members of the
Cemmon Colncll take strenuous
. exception to the veil of secrecy with
which you have seen fit to cloak this
i-zstter which so vitally concerns
every resident of Norwalk.
~ if these raids were conducted at
your behest and with your approval
Ilou must have taken this extraor-
' the conviction
that the local police department
could not satisfactorily cope with
the situation. if you initiated the
action which resulted in supersedintf
the Norwalk police .authority then
you must have done so with the
‘ulowlcdgo that that authority could
not or would not function in the en-
lorrement of the law.
This is a serious indictment of our
(Continued On Pass Eight.) l
Norwalk Chronicler