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‘AISOOIATID PIIIO NEWS FROM ALI. PARTS OF ,THI WORLD IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR' OWN OPERATOR.
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watt-runs aoaacae'r.
Fair and much cooler tonight.
Thursday lair. colder; malt to,bl'lak
weeterly winds.
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Will iHEliilii
lililliS till
Willilliii
Broken Flange on Tender Leis
South-bound Cars on Track
Against a Train Doing North,
and Both Trains Are Filed In
Heap, Blocking AII Four
Tracks in Bridgeport
BRIIIGEI’ORT. Dec. ll.-—Otle of the
worst freight wreck» in this vicinity
in years occurred here early today,
about thirty cars being piled up along
the tracks of the New York. New lia-
yen and Hartford Railroad, at. the ex-
tfinne west end of this city. No one
was hurt.
The wrecked train is known as the
Hpringfleld Preferred, No. .‘Jtz, cast-
bound. the destination of which Is
Springfield, Mass. where the train is
broken up. A broken flange on the
wheel of the engine tender threw the
train off the track and as it was go-
ing at a good rate of speed. thirty
cars of the lino of forty-two were hurl»
ed from the from.
Several of the cars Wt'l't,‘ torn to picc-
en, others were overturned anti many
left the rails apparently little damaged.
Wreckers \verc sent here front New
Haven and It. was several hours before.
the tracks wuro cleared for traffic.
Pasengcrs were compelled to walk
around the wreck and Wol't' transferred
to trains otiu-ither side. All four
tracks were completely blocked atttl
there was a long line of stalled freight
trains extending up and down the
I‘ttfltl,‘tlo freight moving itt citber tilt"
cciion for over. five hours. "
Furniture. grain, ctml anti quantities
of provisions were strewn about the
[rat‘ks at the scene of lhtl accident arid
the wreck brought. thousands of sight.-
scers to the place of the. mishap.
Alumni 1,000 feet of track were torn
tip. Many east'bound passengers took
trolleys in this city for points up ,the
line, but those going the other way
were obliged to wait until a transfer
around the wreck could be made.
Ono truck was cleared at 10 o'clock.
but the east bound tmks Wt‘l‘t! block-
ed for the greater part of the day.
The. engine of the north bound train
left the rails anti crashed into an abut
ment, but the crew 'escaped injury.
Foster Worthington was the engineer.
and Daniel Btiinsetter the fireman.
The conductor wasJamm (‘ordes
PLUMBERS IN DIFFICULTIES.
Sullivan l. Nathan Attached and May
be Declared Bankrupt.
Sullivan A; Nathan, plumbers. of “'11
for street. South Norwalk, are id linan
rial difficulties and will go through
bankruptcy proceedings, Attachments
were placed on the concern today by
Ilepuly Hhorlft .Iohti W. Sculley nut!
('oustable Samuel C. irelantl has been
but ill charge as keeper The concern
has been struggling for souit- time,
but claim that it' they could get tilt-
Iuouey that Is owed to them they
r would be able to go on, but not being
”able to do so, has been unable it) so
cure supplies attti "illil'l'iilll".
Au attachment Was placed today by
Mrs. Rosa Tarlov. oi’ l'tmut-cticui ant--
title. claiming 3400. Mrs 'l'arlov claim
that who advanced lino lo the f’flllf‘l'l'ii
oil a contract. but that site 'had lit-rt;
unable to get the money back or tht
work done, The inhibitors of lhtI l'till‘
cern say that they cannot tio tilt.
work on account of lack of i-‘lililllil'r‘
A second attacluut-nt of fill ita-
made. by it'. K. Itoiwrts I" t‘ompauy, oi
New York. 'l'htl‘t'°arc also otlmr
claims aggregating. it lll'lil'lt‘ll
over $1,500.
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HOSPITAL DIRECTORS MEET.
No One Appeared in Matte Complaint
About Inatitution.
A meeting of the hospital dirt-riots
was held laru evening and an opporiu
uity was given anyone who wished to
make charges against the management
of the hospital an opportunity to do so
in regard to the letters published rc
t't'lilly by a writer signing himself
"it'aii'fitvltl." No one appeared at the
beating. however, and no action was
taken for that reason though the mat-
II'I’ Was discussed. The directors came
to the conclusion Ihlitrlhe case corn
biainett ‘of was that of a wuinan who
had wanted a private room but for
wbmu there was no room at that tune
Which could be assigned an khc was
plami in the ward which Is under Ihl'
care of the members of the medical
staff. A room was afterward offered
her, but sh.- tlcciined to change, so out-
of the directors stated this morliiug.
tithe-r than the discussion of that mat.
icr, only "routine business was [lame
acted. '
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ELI-S IN PHILADELPHIA.
Norwalit Alan Glue Address on Blatus
of ,Hanalow'a lporrow in America.
tlmrgtv I'. kill». ,of Norwalk, is In
Philadelphia attending the twenty-Min
annual I'OTIII'ONII of the American trr~
lilthologit-al I'nion, which opened yes-
terday and will continui- today and
Thursday, at the Academy of Natural
Sciences.
Lieu evening the annual A. 0. ll,
dinner was held, among the speakers
being Dr. Merriam. itr Alb-n. F. M.
t'haprnan and Ernest to ion Thompson
The Iaat norm-ti touched up "Suture
Pairing" taking hbt ow'u staudpeint In
a forceful, carom talk
At today's melon Mr. Elb- law a
pop" on "The Status of llenalow‘a
Burrow In Connecticut."
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mum at the South somnr
PostrOfIica as Second Class Matter.
ELEctitociuioit or
new icassv MAM
Murderer Put to Death This
Morning at Trenton, the Cer-
emony Taking Less Than
Two Minutes
TRE.‘TON, N. J., Dec. ll.-The. first
official electrocution In New Jersey, otu
curred in the state prison here this
morning. when Serverio dl Giovanni.
an Italian paid the death penalty for
the murder of Joseph Saul-ton, a fellow
countryman at Raritan, last Septem-
ber. The electrocution was pronounc-
ed a success in every way. .
The condemned titan was placed in
the chair at. 5:57 o'clock and the cur-
rent was turned on. Dr. Edward A.
Spitzka, of the Jefferson Medical Col-
lege, of Philadelphia, who was present,
announced that death was instantan’
eons. Eighteen hundred volts were
turned on and the contact kept. up for
a minute and eight seconds. The cur-
rent. Wail turned on a second time for
about ftutr seconds. Dr. letzke ex-
plained that the current was turned
on the second time to quiet the reflec-
tive muscular movement that. always
occurs'in a case of sudden death.
The electrocution was In charge of
It). i“. Davis, state electrician of New
York. '
~TODAY.
’i‘llt' Ladles' Aid of the lt‘irst M. ii}.
('hurcb Invites you to call at the store
of Miss ltln Hutchinson, fill Washing-
ton St., this afternoon atltl evening.
when they hold their sale of Christ-
mns novelties. .
TROLLEY CAB CRASHES
INTO A DRAWBBIDGE
Front End oi a Morwalk Car
Considerably Damaged . in
Westport, Yesterday After-
,“itoon -
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At 1150.") a Norwulk trolley car, No.
I37. in charge of Conductor Knapp anti
Motortuan Tucker, jumped the track
at the entrance, of tbo Westport draw-
britl‘ge and ct'ashctl into that structure.
There were no passengers on the car
at the time, and the men In ‘fiIllll'gv
were not injured. The front end Of
the car was'cpusbIcrably damaged.
It is believed that tho raifs spread
as the result of a telephone conduit at
this point.
TBDLLEY nuns ,
uuo A TRAIN
Large 'Vestiiiule Car Crashes
Into Black Diamond Express
at Middletown .
MIDDLETOWN. tier, II.—~tlut- of
the largest types of vestibuletl trolley
cars running lit-tween this city amt
Meritlon and the Middletown-’I‘uruerv
ville pascngt'r train, called the "Black
Diamond Express," wet"! in collision oi
the grade crossing near the Union
depot lttl'e lute yt-sit‘l‘tfiy as a result
of which several persons were injured.
one side of the passenger coach was
i'illbt-il away anti the from of the trol-
Tcy car torn cotuplttlcly tiff.
The steam train was just. pulling
”Ill 01 the station and all lllltfhe rear
caoch had gone over the grade cross-
ing when the trolley, Meriden bound;
came along and bumped into titt-
conch, ripping off the side of it. push-
ing it front the tracks anti partly over.
TOWN TEACH ENS“ ASSOCIATION.
Pinneo Gives an Address on
Books and Readers.
The Norwalk Town ’I‘eachers' Asso-
t'iatlon met last night at, the Over itiv’
cr school. The chief feature of the
t'vt-ning was a very fine paper entitled
Hooks and Readers. by Miss ilotha
Stone l’iuneo. Miss l’lnnen also fol-
lowed this with one. of her delightful
stories. Refreshments were served.
'I'hh next meeting of the association
will be held on the second Tuesday
night In January in the, Center School
anti will be in the form of a social eve-
ning.
APPALACHIAN WATER SHEOS.
WASHINGTON, Ilt't'. lI.--'l'lli- Mllt'ff'
ial report of the Secretary of Agricul-
lurt- on Appalachian Watersheds was
today submitted to the Senate. The
report recommends that the govern-
ment acquire an area not to exceed
500,000 acres In the White Mountains
and areas aggregating not more than
500,000 acres In the aotithern Appala-
chians for the establishment of nation-
al forests. ,The average price to be
paid per acre is put at 3". for the White
Mouutalns and who for the southern
Appalachians. The secretary declares
that the two regions are advancing
rapidly toward a condition of barren-
nesa and sterility.
HARTFORD CONCERN CLOSES UP.
HARTFORD, Dec. Ii.-—Tite Electric.
\‘t-htrle ('ompany, which was pitased
into the, hands of receivers. closed
down today until Monday for the pun
W’M! of taking inventory, The compa-
ny employed abtmt six hundred me-
t'hanlcs.
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COPPER PRICES DOWN AGAIN.
NEW YORK. Tier. II ‘At the Metal
Exchange today, all giadex of collect
were further reduced I~tt of a cent
per lifllll’lfl in both tho-‘bld and asked
prices. making I.ake'l:ldittfitllll/n; Idler.
trolyite. mama». and Castings.
Souru uoawaut. cons. WEDNESDAY. DEC. n. 1907.
illiitiliii.’w
[Xfllllll f
iiiiii Hill
Edward Scofield Held Under a
Bond of $1,200 Charged With
Setting Fire to Barn of David
ll. Van iloosear
It is a long time since Wilton has
had such a general topic of conversa-
tion as the case” of Edward Scotleltl,
who was placed under a bond of 81,-
500 yesterday on a charge of setting
fire to ilavld ll. Van liooscar's barn,
in which. In addition to other contents,
several cows and sheep met death.
The crime under the state law is
known as “statutory burning," anti
conviction provides a maximum penal-
ty of ten years in state's prison.
There are all sortie of stories afloat
concerning the case. All of these
scent to agree that. the troublo started
from the killing of some sheep owned
by Van Hoot-mar by Scotit-Id's dog. Van
llooscar tuadc complaint and, it is
stated. insisted that the sclet-ttucu
have Scoficld's dog‘ killed. which was
done. . '
According to a report, which has
been going the rounds, Scoficld's wife
went to Van lioosear before the tire
and warned hittl that something was
likely to happen. It also said that
Van lloosear took the warning seriousv
Iy and sat up guarding the place until
about a quarter of an hour before the
fire. when he left, having made up his
mind that the alarm' was it false one.
The help of the state police was elicit.-
ed in ferretlng our the mystery and the
arrest Is the result of their evidence.
BOSTON VOTES FOR LICENSE.
Republican Candidate for Mayor De-
feated Democratic Candidate.
BOSTON, Dot. ll.~--Muyor-elect (l.
A. lllbbard, Republican will have Iii
office with him during his two year's
tt-uurc, a board of alderlueu composed
of seven Democrats and six liftptillll'
cans. and a (lommot'i Council with for.
t,\'-six Democrats and thnty-uiue lit--
publicans. Tht- complexion of the
board of aidermt-u Is the some as the
past two years. while the Democrats
lost two members In the Common
(‘ouncil »
Ilosiou, a has been the custom for
litany years, will continue to grant Il—
quor licenses, the question receiving a
large majority in favor, The exact role
could not be known until late in th-
tluy. as the vote was delayed in prefer-
cuct- to the ctuupilaiion of election re-
turns,
The tabulation of the license \ttit'.
wltit'h'was not completed until today.
showed a considerable increase in Ill-
lerest ill the tiucstiou over last year.
nearly 10,000 lllOI‘t' \ott-s being cast
titan in 10th:, The majority for ll-
t-euse this year was 16,1476: in liilltl It
“as 2t..'t\'_’ 'l'ltt- \otc yesterday was:
Yes, 41,030; no, 2?,il.’.l. in Willi: , Yes,
I.’l.2‘.’3: no, lMllti The increase oi
Mil-l votes in favor of no license tun-
tt‘-l'ially increases the total vote of the
lililit‘ in favor of prohibition.
(:Ollllllt'lli on the. result of the elec-
tiou held yesterday ill nineteen Alas-
sat'hust-tts cities. including lioston.
was devoted mainly today to expt‘t-s
sinus of surprise at the increased
strength shown by the supporters oi
llii,li"('llrll'. The total ion rot.- cast in
lllc nineteen cities yestt‘rtlay was till.-
i'Iitt. a loss of 23.210” from the tote of
the same cities a year ago. The total
ltti note in the nineteen cities it‘slt'l"
day was 011,313, a gain of lintiTl over
.t year ago. The figures show a total
no gain lit the nineteen cities of 17.-
470. The no vote of Iioston. to ”II‘
surprise of many. showrd an Increase
of 0,000. Including the fourteen Mus:
sachusctts cities which had previously
held elections this year, the results
show a total yes vote of l:l.'.,'.".'tl and a
total no vote of l:I0,is'.’.tt. t‘otuparod
with last year the yes \Oif' has tit--
creased 42.3 ill the thirty-two cities
arid the no vote has gained litJi't'tl,
making a total gain of 10,7509 in the
no showing lit the thirty-two cities.
All but one of the 3M cities and
,towns of the state have gone on root.
old on the question of permitting the
sale of intoxicating liquors, anti taint-
Iatlous made today shows a utrlit-euse
majority in Massachusetts of over
111,000.
.. The state went for no license last.
year by about 1.800 majority. tor the
first time since Ili9ti. The IIllIifll'lit
this year is the. largest iu the history
of the state. '
License by this yeal"s;elt-ollon i.
now favored In it cities and 72 towns,
while prohibition sentiment prevails
in ill cities and 249 towns.
North Adams. the only city which
has not voted this year luit which will
do so next Tuesday. favored license
by about Ibtl majority last year,
THOLLEY SERVICE HEA RING.
General Manager Punderford Coming
to Hawaii: This Afternoon.
In response to the request of the
committee appointed by the Norwaik
City Council to Investigate the coup,
plainta about the trolley service, Ul'n‘i
oral Manager J. K, T'underford/will
come to Norwaik this afternoon. It ls‘
also understood that Mr. T’untlerford
will be accompanied by the traffic
manager of the t’onnocticut Company
The lfity Council ctunmiitt-e and oth-
era will meet. at the Council chattibt-r
at 2430 this afternoon and ii is m;-
pt-ctcd that Mr l'underford will be at
’It- tum-ting,
Thi- complaints that time been matte
alioui the service will be summed up
1250127.. . ll
t. can .».u.mEa. at. .r.£.i.vi.31.flf
on Mi l'uudcilord'e bench
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The .Man They Were Treating
Kindly lied Much Money on:
ills Person and Wes Trying'
Itard to CeiAway From Them'
Charles Johnson and James Telfair,
of Stamford, colored, told Judge w. H.‘
Case In the criminal superior court a
line late yesterday, but one which
evidently did not find much credence
In the judge's mind, for be sentenced
Telfair to state's priaon for notjless
than one, nor more than three years,
and sentenced Johnson to six months
In jail. They were charged with knock-
Ing tlown'lawrenco Chorncy and steal-
lug 8130 frotn hint.
Telfuir said he was litaudlug at theI
corner of Pacific and Main titl'oclfl.
Stamford, when the whlaeman came
along, partially drunkfi ntl put his
arm around Telfair's eck, saying
“Hello. coon." Then the white. man
wanted Telfalr to me him hotnc. Tel.
fair went. along with the white man
until they reached the corner of Myrtle
avenue and East Main street, in Stam-
ford, and then the white man became
abusive. ‘ilc culled Teifair u vile name
and 'l‘eifair struck him. Both hatl bt-cn
drinking out of the Hallie bottle anti
the white man fell down and 'l‘trlfnir
fell on top of hilti.
Then the colored man looked, and lo
and behold, there l'cDOrtlltg quietly on
the. ground. was it five dollar "William"
staring him In the face. lie could not
M “William" lie thorn anti catch his
"death 0' dampness," so Tclfalr picked
him up and put biin in his pocket..‘ Tel-
ftiit' says he gave Johnson $2.50 for
standing around. Johnson says be
borrowed fifty cents. from Tt'lllil'l‘.
Chortley says the men deliberately fol-
lowed hlut, knocked him down anti took
the money frotn his lower left vest
pot'kct.’ iic batl $130 when he started.
Gilli. wEErs AS
' “ ‘ \‘SIIE TELLS atom:
Victim Breaks Down on the
Stand and Excused Tempo-
rarily by the Court That She
May Regain llerComposui-e
Arthur Roach, of Greenwich. appear-
ing about 24 years oltl, and passably
good looking except for a low forehead
and a bend which slated upward to
on apex at the back, was put on trial
before Judge W.-S. (lane anti a jury
in the crilmual superior court about
noon yesterday t-hargt-ti w'itit abuse of
-i tmivultt child, ilt-it-na Olson. of Green—
wlcb. it years old. The girl. who is
employed as a waitress at Rosemary
“all, a fashionable school for young
ladies at Greenwich, appeared to be
older than the age lllt'llllfilll'll, anti al-
lhtilllfih nut more than normal height
for the title, was well developed.
The. t-omiieint alleges that the of
tense took plutw- at Greenwich on Or-
tober I of the present )"III.
John A. tilstut. of Greenwich, father
of the girl, testified that she was II.
“It l"t-ivl‘uar:, (3d. last
Miss til~tou got along well on the
stand until the events of the night ill
question were brought back to mem'
ory and then the tears welletl tip and
she was unable to continue. .Iuth"
t‘ast- advised her in a kindly way and
allotted her to leave the stand tcm-
[cratily to recover bt‘r composure, She
said she was a waitress at Rosemary
Hail. and hail kntin'n Roach for a
year. She tut-t him outside the school
on the night in question about it o'clock
antI vvt-ui walking with biltt She
walked about an hour. When she was
about to return to the school she found
it was it) o'clock and that she could
not get in. Then she brokc down.
Ilr. .lohn A. Clark. of Greenwich, tes-
tified to examining llle girl and finding
evidences that she had been ill-treated
by someone.
Officer Talbert and lieputy Sheriff
Ritt-h. of Greenwich. gave testimony to
the effect that Roach had matte a con-
i‘esslou to them that he kept the girl
in a barn all night, and assaulted her
several times.
On the witness stand yesterday
Roach made a general denial of this,
and said he did not injure the girl.
Judge Case announcer] that he would
take the testimony under considera-
tion, but meanwhile be notified Prose
cutor ('nrter. William A. tiriflln, .lr.,
of South Norwalk, who appeared as
counsel for the accused, the girl and
the prisoner that they Would ‘meet
Friday morning In his oftice in the
court room for a conference.
UNIONVILLE MASONIC BUILDING
DEDICAED.
I’NIONVILLE, ”l‘t'. II. «The newly
acquired Masonic Building was llll‘ltlv
ally dedicated this afternoon by the
grand officers of the timed Lodge of
t'tuiuectlt'ut In the presence of thet
tut-tubers of Evening Star Lodge. No.
101. the ceremony being the usual im—
pressive ritual used on these occasions,
The address was by Rev. llr. It}. A.
Ilcni. of Ilartford. A banquet follow-
ed. and this evening the master's tie.
git-e will be exemplified by the out-
going worshipful master, Robert (lilies.
pie. and the Incoming officers will be
Installed. The 7new ball is In the
building at the junction of Main anti
Lovley streets, purchased last year by
the lodge. It will be user by the illuc
Lodge and Adah Chapter of the Order
of Eastern Star.
IIO Fill lN CINCINNATI.
I'INCINNATI, 0., hot. H. A lire at
root-t completely Mot-d out the "'1'”
of the Plan Manufacturing Company.
maltt‘rs ot‘ plumhcrs' supplies in fizk‘.
.‘dlit Reading street today Thlt loss
.llll be linth‘Ln ”25.000 and “50.000.
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The State Police IIaids in the
Quiet Town Cause Some of
the High Officials to Say
Things—Crabappie Cases to
Comeup Soon
in the Darion town court, Monday
evening, lit-rtuan It‘elsiug. proprietor of
'I'ooker llouse, very solemnly
pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping
anti maintaining in his hotel a slot
machine or gambling device, alui
Chief Justice William ii. Wiilntoit
much more solemnly anti quite delib
erateiy cit-tired his throat of huskiness
and announced that Mr, it‘eising was
lined 83' and costs. sniti yesterday's
Stamford Advocate.
tlranti Juror Frank Mcfllnuis itht-
man the state police said woultln'
take any action against slot-machine
gambling until they'd threatened to
get out bench-warrants) presented the
facts briefly, and then. when Justice.
Willmolt hatl delivered his decision,
Mr. Mcfllnnis chatted cordially with
William E. Jackson and Theodore l".
Ikthley. two state policemen present
and prepared to give testimony; and
escorted them to a trolley car. They
boarded one botwtd toward Stamford.
The state policemen Were not t'allv
ed upon to testify. No testimony
was necessary in view of Mr, l‘t-Ising's
pica. ilence none of the expected sen-
sational developments regarding alleg-
ed Inactivity of the liarieu ’[ll‘OHlBt‘Ili-
lug machine materialized. Later.
when it‘aunic‘ O'Mearu and Richard
"Ihlgtlaie III‘I"II‘It'lI for selling "ct'ab-
applt- compound." which is alleged by
lliv state police to be an intoxicating
beverage. there may be a different, tale
to tell. The accused have hired no
less a legal light than limiter S. ('um-
rulngs tthat was the official informai
iion given ottt in liarien last evening).
and they are going to make the slate
prove the charge. They claim that if
crulmppie compound "is other than
what It seems to be. they are entirely
Ignorant thereof.
Three hundred and three quart bot-
ties anti another ltalfltill quart bottle,
Of the ctuupound are locked up in one
of the cells in the Darien jail. One of
these days (to be specific. lice. l7i,
the compound Will formally be. put on
trial and required to prove itself not a
nuisance. At least, the state will be
required to prove that it is a nuisance,
for the accused is considered innocent
until provctl guilty Ill liaricn as well
as in other localities. At the same
time, Mr. l‘eisiug's slot-machine, which
also is carefully guarded in the afortn
said lockup, will lie duly trit-d oil the
nuisance complaint. Ffli‘lllilldiilt' sum-
monses have been served on the al-
leged owners and tacked on the town
sign-post. ‘-
A brief hearing lit the cases of
(lo-o, llugtlaie and .llrs. t) .‘ileura, charg-
cd with having sold "t-rabapplc com-
pound" by the state police, was held.
last evening before Judge William II.
Willulolt, .lr., of lmrit‘u, The state po-
lice, however, failed to appear in lllt‘
matter, and the warrants which were
Hignvvd by Littutvr Prosecutor William
O. f‘lark, of ltowaylou, were thrown
out as faulty" nothaviug been signed
by a justice of the pt-act' within forty-
I'Ifllli hours,
The hearing was continued, liowvyt-r,
until December iii.
If the state makes out a good case
against them, the cotnpound and the
" slot machine will be destroyed. Some
who sampled the compound, last eve-
ning. said it would be a shame to
waste so much good anti. seemingly.
harmless stuff. According to one sum-
pler, it tastes somewhat. like itiltltllin‘-
(Continued on Second Page.)
wonit or YEAR ‘
FOB PBISDMEBS
Annual Meeting of Association
Held at llarttord Yesterday
Afternoon
. HARTFORD, Dee, Il.—-'I‘he annual
meeting of the State Prison usnot'la-
tion was held in the capitol. yesterday
afternoon. there being a lull attenti-
ance. Tht» report of Secretary Taylor
showed that during the year lItl pris-
onera were discharged from the state.
prison of which number 132. were as
stated by the association. Regarding
the indeterminate sentence law the
secretary says:
"Court ohlcialx persbu In the long
discredited method of fixing sentences
and therefore the spirit and underly-
ing principles of the Indeterminate
sentence law is eliminated."
Of the work ‘of the probation ot-
fIr-ertt about the state. the secretary
said that the showing was a most
satisfactory one which Indicated, he.
said. that the court officials In the
state continue to look at this feature
with favor The set-tetary’s reymrt
showed that there is a balance of $724
in the treasury.
. HARTFORD PSTOL MAKER DEAD.
lItRTl‘tillii lit-c. ll. Edward 1’.
Whitney, ull ”MIN‘II pistol maker a
veteran of the Mt'xit'n... War died at
his home In re llu’flv of paralysis, and
7a veara lIt- had been tn the t- ploy
of the Full Patent l'lrt- Arms tiom may
for fifty years. '
no wentsi-zn’xrrrcts
MIIIE ntscue woiut
Still Bodies Are Being Brought
Dutol the Mines of the Fab-
inonl Goal Company
lt‘AlItMONT, W. Va., Dec. ll.--Rc-
ports to the office of the It‘uil'tnont
Coal Company here front mines ti and
8 at Monogah. the accnp/of Inst Frl‘
day's death-dealing explosion, this
morning state that the rescue work
continued all night. A number of hotl-
ios wce brought to the surface and
others were located in the mine.
The change in the weather with ac-
companying mtid and rain has made.
conditions about the mines so bad that
only those who could not possibly get
away remained during’ the night. ()f'li-
ccrs of the cmnpany who had been at-
most constantly on duty also retired
for tuuchsneedcd rest.
Andrew Carnegie telegraphed today
atltllng 02.000 to one of the Iooal funds
for Monougah relief.
Thus far 170 bodies of the. it‘alrmont
t'oai Coltlpflnl’ disaster victims have
Iu-t-n brought to the surface, and with
large additions to the resetting force
it is hoped to have the mines cleared
very soon.
In the caverns penetrated today con-
ditions were found to be much better.
There was an absence of gas and the
deadly black damp to interfere with
the searchers. ‘ '
.The cash contributions for rciie
,work of to this time total s-ttiJlth.‘
I
PANHANDLE TRAIN WRECKED.
Several Paaengcrs injured Near Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
(‘OLIi-Mlll's, 0., iiec. ll.—«The first
section of Panhandle train No. 29, the
Keystone express, was wrccked last
night. at l‘razeyshurg, 4 miles east of
Columbus. it. is said that half .8 dozen
pasengtrs were injured. none fatally,
The three rear cars of the train left
the rails, two T’iillntans turning over
on their sides, Either or defective
truck under one of the coaches or a
broken piPCo of rail caused the wreck.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MRS. w. J. WILCOX,~01..1') ESTAB-
tlshed employment agency, 23 Union
St. Situations secured for all classes
of applicants. Teb all it
LOST. “
LOSTs-iiI'ZTlVICitZN CROFI'T &
Knapp otiice and post office, a key
ring and five keys. Finder pleasere-
turn to Sentinel office. dil it
FOUND.
FOUND—41V TROLLI-ZY CAR, A
:old ring with stone. Finder can have
value by plying to Sentinel office,
lroyiug pr terty and paying charges.
die {it
. FOR SALE.
Advertisements of 25 words under
:ina head, 25c; 3 times. 50c. Addl
:lonal words, 1 cent each per insertion.
_ FOR SALEv-w’i‘ll'O'l'AAiilX lIOI'SP.
m trolley; good condition, improve-
'Tlt'lllrl. will take good lots or farm
lantl as part payment. This is a
chance. Address “House," P. 0. ilox
l0il. Norwalk. d9 fit
FOR SALE-«I'IMHRSONJ l'l’thIlIT
piano. in fine condition. Leaving town.
Cheap for cash. or terms reasonable
to responsible parties. M. 3].. Rex
:ll’t'. ‘ dl9 3t
BANKRUPT SALE—$1500 WORTH
of Men's Suits and Overcoats must be
sold by E. Salon 6‘: llrtt., 193V; Wash-
ington t-lt. Bridge, this week, for bene-
fit of creditors. floods sold at. 50c on
dollar. Why don't you save money
while you can? (19 III,
BUSINESS NOTICES.
MRS. F. HUNKEMEIER, 4 MADI-
son St.. South Norwalk. ilrt-ss Plait.-
ing of all iknds. Graduated or sun
plalting il’ritzl Scheffi skirts. French
and American, accordion. knife and
side plaiting for ladiea' and children's
dresses. coats anti flounclng; also
pinking. T’erfection of work. Mail
orders promptly executed. n26 1m
MOSES P. HALLOCK. LADII'IS'
Miillner. llata trimmed and made in
the latent up-to-date. styles. Hours
from A a. m. to 6:30 p. m. I; (theat-
nut St, South Norwaik. a25 ti
'ELECTRO PLATING til" ALI.
kinds. Oxidized copper. brass and
nickel. bronze, oiti gold. gun metal and
black yacht trimmings; piumbers’ sup-
plies anti chandeliers. bicycle and au‘
.loluoblle trimmings, anti table ware.
S. scam 6'; lion. full Water St. 'l‘el.
Zl-I"-2.
MRS. ANNIE M. HAYES, till stll'TlI
Main all, South Norwalk. shampoo
Ing. hair curling and alngeing; clot-trio
al scalp treatment; facial "manage a
simclaliy. l'tte Empress instantaneous
Ilalr Restorer.
” CEMETERIES.
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY, Stilt
walk, t‘oim. Seventy acres, Inaulltulit
located Lots to suit all. It Ia wine to
select a lot while you are alive. Air
ply to theory W. Voorbm. Securin-
tendent.
UNDERTAKIM alv‘iil-Ibit. II. (M-
nung. Funeral Director and lithium-
er. ‘DMf'P and residence. No. til ilmtih
Main St. South Norwnlk. Conn. Tale-
phone- call Till. Lady attendant,
i
TWO CENTS.
4—
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iiiiiflliiiii
HINKEHS till
Iohn 6. lenkins, Sn, Under
$10,000 Bonds and Ills Sons
Also Held on Charges of Con-
spiracy and Perjury in Con-
nection With Loans
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—John (1. Jon-
kins. Sc. formerly president of the
First National Bank of lirooklyn, and
his three sons, were indicted by the
Kings county grand jury today on
charges of conspiracy and perjury.
This is the first Indictment against
the elder Jenkins, but his sons have
already been Indicted on other
charges. They are John G. Jenkins,
.lr., former president of the Jenkins
Trust Company; l-‘rank Jenkins, for-
mer president of the thtiamaburg
Trust. Company, and Frederick Jen-
kins, a director In those institutions.
The doors of all these Institutions
Were closed several weeks ago.
The. tour Jenkins were present in
court to be arraigned. Their counsel
pleaded not gult'v in their behalf and
ball for John (I. skins, sin, was the
ed at ”0,000. while that of his sons
under heavier bail in other canes.
The charges against. them are based
on the loans alleged to have been
made by the First ‘Nationahllank of
Ilrooklyu andibe two trust companies,
to the accused men. It is charged that.
they engaged in a conspiracy to se-
cure these funds in excess of ten per
cont. of the paid in capital stock of
, the various concerns and that. reports
'to the state superintendent of banks
were so falsified by them as to con-
coat the fact that the loans were
matte. The charges of perjury were
also based on this alleged conceal-
ment.
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~ “WANTED.
.. Advertisements of 25 words under
his head, 25c: 3 times, 50:. Addi-
.ional words. 1 cent each per Insertion.
WANTED —— AN INTELLIGENT
girl not under 20 to count and box
woven names. Apply factory entrance
.i. & .I. Cash l.td., Chestnut St. till 3!
lfiflifiilfl”
was made. 2,500. and they are already,
WANTED—AN OLI) PERSON.
lady or gentleman. or an invalid to
take care of. Apply to Mrs. Wilcox,
23 Union St. ' dil {It
I
WANTED~IIOARIlr1llS,. EITHER
ladies or gentlemen. Apply at No. 5
Raymond St, South Norwaik. d9 lit
WANTED—ITOOKKEEPING. TAN-
gied accounts straightened; books
opened or closed; books written up
for those who do not. wish to employ
bookkeeper regularly. Apply or ad-
dress, Herman Snyder, 7 Seymour
Ave. d9 3
WANTED” TWO 0R TIiRi-Jit} CAN'-
vassers, male or female, to work in
this city. (lood salary and commis—
sion. ' No house to house. work; steady
employment to the right party. Atl-
dress 1'. A.. cure Sentinel. d5 lit
WANTED—llRING YOUR OLI)
furs to us; will make them over and
make them look like new. Reasonable
prices. We re-dye sealakins and make
over lmas‘and muffs. Satisfaction
guaranteed. ll. Krieger Al. Co. nth tf
...,.WANTED——T0 llllY ALI. KINDS
of cattle and poultry. Best prices
paid. ll. Friedman, South Norwallt.
Old Tarlov place, Conn. Ave. TcV‘257-2.
Home all day Saturday. n14 1m
rater.“ __-__---
l2 South St.
Inquire I”. ll. Coleman.
North Main St. .
dil 8t
TO LETwltOOllS, FRONT AM)
rear. l". Kard. 70 North Main St.
dil It
TO LET—HALF OII‘ NEW DOUBLE
house in Hamilton A 'e.: gas, electric
lights, but and cold 1
tionary tubs, hot air henterfsix rooms
besides bath room; newly papercd.
Reut.‘ $2.3. Apply at ('lty Hotel,
die at
T0 LETmt-llx ROOMS iN EAST
Ave. iirst floor. llarden and fruit.
Apply to .l. S. Randall, flit Seavlew
Ave. East Norwalk. Phone :lll. till) 51.
TO LET» IIOI'I'll') OI" SIX IlOflMt-l,
barn and two, acres of land. on t'nn-
necticut Ave.. near Tarlov'x. Inquire
Ali's. 'I‘arlov.‘ ('onnoeticut Ave. dill It
To LETw—PIVI'} ItOOMl-I AT NO. 7
Thotuaa St, East Norwnlk. Apply to
Raymond & Ambler, Wilton. dil fit.
TO LET—«THREE WELL LIIIIITI'III
rmiiua, uppcr flotir, :Ill First lit. Inquire
ll. Joni-loyalty & I'o,. Elsi Norwullt.
. "iii If
TO LIT—4N ROWAY'I‘ON. HALI’
double house. will rooms: convenient
Io train and trolley Rent reasonable.
Tv'or particulars inquire afternoons. ID.
I". Walker, Ht-ntinci ofllce. all At
TO LIL—PRIVATE RBBIIIIIINIYIIE.
nine rooms. line bath mom. all latest
Improvements: large grounds. Ilfi
Alain lit. Norwalli. Inquire flan. I..
lirltton, B2 Port lit, last Norwalk.
ll’lioae 81”.
TO LET—.lltil'Sl; or six Rooms.
aier. bath, sta- '
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