. westerl y winds.
WEATHER FOR CAST
Raln or snow and1 1111.1 Vonion
Fridly fair: brisk to high nort rly to
I
Allocated at the South Newt
mules as second class Matter.
Captain anA M111. JosepiICCrossmon
Entertain FriénAsV at Their
Iio'rne in Norwalk
nmnnmm
nunmmnl
Describes How the Hero oi Shenan-
doaIIVail " Rallied Union Forces
Not many couples have the oppor
tunity to- celebrate the sixtioth anni-
vel‘suiy orthen wedding, but this is
a privilege Which Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
1’. Crossmo‘n are enjoying today.
in and Mrs Crossmon have
dents of Norwalk all of their
long ives and they are leapeeted by a
wide circle of it lends it is the earnest
hope of the latter that theyamay live
to see many more anniversaries of
their marriage date and although they
hnyd a long line of life' a milestones be-
hind them each me in good health.
with the chances good for having their
friends' hopes accomplished. Captain
Crossmon s 83 on Februa1y 21st
and Mrs. Creelmoa attained he1 77th
birthday the day before To them
were born three sons, two of them dy-
in’g. 'whlle quite young from sca1let
fever. and the third lived until he was
84. when he was killed by a fall in a
shampoo forge works 1
{Today is being made a special. fes-
tlve occasion by their 1elatives and
they ”fire entertaining guests from Bos-
ton, Hartford. Brooklyn and other
place ‘ tire event being much in the na-
ture of a family re- union. The feature
it
t .
and participated in the stirring crisis
whlc he; emblazoned the interepld
assaultsa o the 0
Early.-: Vsen .
edandoah valley, until Sheridan
tbrhed victory into defeat. by his dash:
lug tactics in accomplishing a rally.
Captain Crossmo i a. modest man
. onsiderable ef-
fort that he was ind it yesterday at-
tel-noon by a Sentinelman to tell of
What. transpired on that fateful day.
Enlisted In Normalit-
Captain Cross'mo" ‘
puny E Twelfth
October- lot, 1881
transferred to Hattie
zation of the regime
Ship Island, Miss!
from New York The captain was on
the transport expedition up the Mis-
sissippi to the bombardment of Fort
Jackson and Fort St Phillip, 106 miles
leans Captain Croshmon went to the
siege and captur‘é’ of Port Hudson.
there he was Vsel u“. by transport
to Washingtm1,.i C... and finished up
his service in th Shenandoah Valley
under Sheridan til-Xe stayed there un
til the valley was cleaned up of Con-
federate forces and it was in the
Shenandoah Valley that Captain Cross-
men was mustered but of service.
three years and three months after
eiilii‘ztmen‘t.’ receiving" his honorable
ember.V1864V
better, VEarly w
valley. right own
V came up. it seem V
influence over .0113 ..
topped and mm
“nmmnh .
mmmnnnu;
A 1 CievelanA Authorities Lani That He
V‘thorlties are entltl
‘ is! 11.
Has Been in Trouble in
Other Cities:
CHICAGO. March 25 .-—~That James
Boyle. who with his wife is under or
rest here in connection with the kid
napping of William Whlila. of Sharon.
l’a.. is not a stranger to the methods
of police is the belief of the Clever
land authorities. Reports from other
cities indicate that he has been Vin
trouble before. Dispatches 11,0111. East
St. Louis tell bf lloyle being arrested
at Springfield. Ill.. about aVVyenr ago
on the. charge of uttering false mdrt-
gages. The arrest was requeo‘ied by
the East St. Louis police, but the cane
Was dismissed with no prosecution
Boyle was born in the viei ity of 'i
Sharon, Pa. about seven 0 eight
years ago Boyle joined the army and
was sent to the Philippines, where he
remained for several years. He re-
turned after a couple of years of ser-
vice, suffering from a growth on the
side of his neck. ills relatives say
that it also affected his mind some-
what and that he did queer things.
' SHARON. Pat; Marsh 25. ”All air of”
"what might have happened" perme-
ates. the Whitta kidnapping case in
this city today. Yesterday sensation»
of disclosures were expected to occur
in Cleveland. it is apparent today.
however, that none of these anticipat-
ed developments will materialize. Pre-
dictions went wrong; therefore Shar-
on is rapidly approaching the normal
tenor of its Way.
'lhe woman under arrest is not. the
«A-
onc. whose identification would have
caused a great sensation in the abduc-
tion case.
is some western woman. who married
Boyle, and is unknown to members of
the Whitla family
the time of her arrest at Cleveland
that. "There will be h—l in Sharon
when Buhl bears or it." has, it is
generally said now no special slgniii
canoe. People believe that the woman
only referred to her expected punish
meat for kidnapping and to Buhl's ac-
tlvlty in this direction. it has now
been established without a doubt that
the woman now held at Cleveland is
~ the same who accompanied Boyle to
this city recently for the purpose or
Attending the funeral of John Boyle,
At that time Boyle intro
V duoodrtlre worm?!) Van hlsfwlfc.’ ‘ .. '
Attempts were made today to estaii‘é
‘ ban a relationship" between the ivo-
man and apromihent’dhmlly in this
an uncle
city. The family owns a large depart-
ment store but when a member was
asked of the woman was a. relative, it
was denied emphatically.
The legal points of the case are oc-
copying the attention of the detectives
One claim is
made that the woman cannot be
brought back to Pennsylvania to 1m-
awer to a charge of kidnapping. us it
and attorneys today”:
‘ls said she was not in e state when
the commission of the crime occurred
_ The man will be brought to Mercer
- county and tried for abduction.
woman, it is said can be tried for con.
aplracy and used as a witness against
the man. it is‘ admitted that. the legal
' end of the case is complicated.
. There is a reward of $15. 000 from
the state of Pennsylvania for the carp
ture of the abductcrs, and several
thouIsand dollars additional from news.
papers about the country. The ques-
tion on to who is entitled to the to
‘ ward interests a lAr'ge number of poo .
ple When Detective Perkins of Plttst
burg, whose agency has been so prom-
inent in the case. was asked for» his
views, he said: .
"i believe the CIA land police nu-
6.
care a‘ rap where til
shuttle .9. They did
work. In ",fact I wish compliment
and congratuldte VVChie‘f Kohler and his
men on the admirable mannerln which
they have handled the case." ‘
got their intol-
The county grand Jury today report» ,
ed an indictment against James H '
80er and Helen Boyle. alias Falkner.
charging them. with blackmail. The
charge is based on the Ppayment. of .. V_
810. 000 ran in by James? .Whltla for
' the recovery ’f his sop
VlaVstV Mo 11y.
it is believed now that one
Her remark at
The
to- the reward:
‘ ntf‘Dotecilye- wood.“0
1.8318 and 1 (Kill I.
Citizens oi the City bl Norwallt Vole
an Appropriation oI 055.000
and Lay Special Tax
IIIIIIIPIIIE REPAIRS . 1
IIIIIEII GIVES IIEII
Resolution oi Mr. Seymour Declared
to Be Oul oi Order A
:About three hundred citizens were
present. at the meeting'of the City of
Norwalk, last evening. which’wns held
in the Town Assembly Hall, to thrash
out the long standing problem of a new
automobile chemical wagon for Hope
Hose Company 1
\
Hon. John S. Seymour in legdrd to
the Boston Turnpike in the violnityof
the boundary line between Norwalk
and South Norwallt, who stated that.
the repair and Villainteunuce .oI” the
same ought to be under the joint con
trol of the two cities.
V. The meeting was called to order
at 8:05 o'clock. Mayor John (‘uvanngh
presiding ‘
(Continued on Fourth Paco.)
IIIIIEIIS IIEPIIEIEIIIIIIIES
IIEIIIIIII II IIIEIII IIIIIES
ian Their Organization
commerce
lng reaffirmed the position they‘hook
certain demands which hays been re
looted by the mine owners. and having
decided to remain at work while the
district officers of the union make an
other effort to reach an agreement
with the employers. the delegates to
the tridlstrlct convention of the Unit.
ed Mine Workers returned to their
homes today. 'They' ‘say they will at
once begin to strengthen the organi-
zation.
The whole matter of negotiating an
uglcemeht witthheV Operators is now
In tbthauda of the three executive
boards of the anthracite region with
full power to not and it is probable a
conference with the coal road presi
dents will be requested for next week
There is little doubt that the opera-
tors will again. decline to grant the
demands and it is also the opinion of
many of the miners that the men will
work through the rhext year without
an agreement. ' ‘
requesting President Taft to appoint
the one: of 1902 was icicrled to the
three ex‘ tlve boards wtth discretion
0 do wit it as they please and the
resolution probably will be permitted
mVfldla Aitei the meeting. last night.
i’residentl Lewis said the resolution
never 'wl he acted upon. '
Preside t Lewis left teddy fo1 11'1-
dlanapolis to meet the national board
in order to wind up the business for
the year. ltVis not called especially to
take up the anthracite situation. but
the matter still no doubt be discussed.
ELKS VELEVGT, OFFICERS.
HM
Bernard J. Reynolds the New Exalted
Ruler of VNoranle Lodge.
Norwalk Lodge. Benevolent and Pro
': tectlve Order at Elks, held its annual
' and safety Tuesday afternoon.
A resolution was presented by the ‘
Are lo Begin the work oI Strengthen: V
March 25. --'IVlav '
last... October .when they iorilntldfod -
The resolution presentcdrlasi night 1
an arbitration commission similar to _
TWO CENTS.
up by the committee on public health
in response to a qilestlo‘u by Repre-
sentative F 8. Bishop, of New Haven.
Edward M. Rochelle. of Hartford. said
that the tenement lipase not of 1905
could be amended shine to be shtisi’ue
for y Councilman japoloou 1. Rich-
llld, of Hartford. my ring the bill, said
that he found than need in his trav
els as insurance collector I". have tene-
men houses inspected, both on account
' h
to keep their tropics; pond on ac
count of the owners of the tenement
houses who Will- not malts provision to
keep the house cleanir
Plofessor H.ari1ain,chYale
university, said that thefb was a need
for such a commission to thing out a
remedy for the existing (munitions-
in response to a question, by Home
septatlve Bishop as to what was the
smallest. amount necessary to carry on
the work. Professor. Farnlih said that
he thought the appropriation of 83. 000
asked for could be out. dorm.
John F‘ (Innsh1111hn.- of lrlartforhl
spoke in fuller of the bill providing
that local health oilicjers shall notify
the secretary of the aisle boanl of
health and the ownernf'auy tenement
housewlwre tuberculosis or other in
fectlous disease is found. to exist and
cause such tone out halls; and com-
dare to he tinnitus ed untold permitting
it to be Occupied. by Another tenant
under a penalty of '13 find of 825. Mr.
Grinshnn‘nn explains the necessity for
this not. saying thuG' tuberculosis had
been ldgtV by mlthulic out of Section
2.508 of the generlfl statutes which
provides for fululg. ion of tenement
hcuses‘r ' .
ohaull'eur Luischay
Oubof the ioeal situation in the hat
ting strike has grown one of the pret-
tiest little romances of the season’.
While the Crofut and Knnpp‘ Com-
pany has been exciting ila utmost to
make a successor the “Ouch shop“ and
its hundreds of union employees have
been on strike, cit-“dug the operations.
little Dan Cupid has been getting in_
sometelling blows on the hearts of
Miss Agnes Estelle Rather. the popu»
of the telephone. switch board at the
company :1 office. and Conrad O. 1.111...
city. a bright young automobile man
who came over here from Bridgeport
a View weeks ago to operate the Pack-
ardelimouslue automobile which the
company seemed from the Blue Rib-
b
bna’Vtht0111obile Garage Company. of
8er 1m.,t and which has become 1a
ver smiliur sight about the Vstteeis
of his city..
Announcement of the hapm v01 111
couple's engageueut was made last
evening at 'a pally which Miss I‘ uther
tendered a company of friends last
evening at the home of hot parents.
nature E. VRuther.~tn
ve
over by ahtombbile from Bridgeport.
During hie evening Miss Ruther fa~
vorod with a number of vocal and
piano solectlol1s.Vn1lous pleasurable
diversions were the order of .the‘ even-
in; and an elaborate repeat w a straw
ole of friends whose ongratulationii
they are receiving; 1‘ ey have not
yet announced the nuptial date". but it
is understood that the wedding will
occur in a short time. V V V
Miss Rather 'fdthex is chic
tor o vision of the 80
em ow En gin Telephone comp
man of the mllalr'department at the
Blue Ribbed gar
lar and o‘bllging young lady in charge ‘
Both Miss Rather and the happy t
young benediot who have a wide cVio
Large Oysicrmen Would Be. Able to
Move Their Grounds to Some
Other States -
III IIIIIIIIIIE III
' IISIEII WIISIIIESVI
Continued Hearing in Harllorti De-
velopes interesting Factsand Figures
”‘i'HARTF‘ORD. Mar. 2b’1-—li‘igures show-
ing that the oyster business had in,
creased in Connecticut from about
8500. 000 annually 36 years ago. to
about. 85. 000. 000 annually today. were
presented at the continued hearing
this afternoon 0n the question of the
creation of a special commission to
consider and mount to the next gener-
al assembly the luuttcl cf taxation of
the. oyster grounds. The figures were
brought out in a discussion that fol-
lowed questions by members of the
committee as to the extent of the rah
no of the. product of the oyster
grounds. The committee several days
ago gave a hearing on the pro osVed
commission, and then contiuu ‘tbe
nearing until this afternoon. Oyster
planters from various points along the
Connecticut'shore gave testimony yes- .0
tcrdny. and with this the hearingli
were closed. - '
it Is expected that the report of
the committee will be made soon.
unless it is decided. to reopen the mat-
ter for further hearing. a
' 'l‘hc planters said they a will‘
lug'to furnish either to this c one
we or» a special commission. if the
comnu
they contended that no good reasons
V had yet been pleseut'ed to the’ com;-
mitten for such a commission. it was
' , contended then the enforcement of
any. higher rate of titration than now
smaller planters. who were riot in
i V such position that they could they!
' their business to some other state. as
could the larger growers. Referring
to the cost of the grenade In Rhoda
island, one of the speakers said he .
believed the rates there were exorhii
tent. and that the state had simply
taken adVVaniage of the situation, and
if the planters wanted acreage Ihele'
they had to pay the pi ite
it was also brought out that some-
times the planters keep possession of
unproductive ground because they. are
so situated that they act as buffers
for good grounds . .
MASONSV IN GEORGETOWN. ,' .
Ark Lodge Members and Ladies Prove
Fine Entertainers.
The South Norwalk Masons _ who
went. to Georgetown lust ulghtV were
entertained like kings by the b1 ethlcn
of Ark lodge of that place. and by,
the ladies. too. for the latter Vcht l
their inning at the conclusion of
degree work. when a most ember-hie
supper was served in the dining room
Vm‘ the Gilbert memorial Charon; to
from the lodge rooms.
Last night; g‘GDthVia‘lctV Deputy C
F. Mills. of So -
oftloihl visit. to l:
accompanied b . gal;
fifty members of Old Well Lodso.
exact. number being 49.
went up on a. special train leaying
South Norwalk at 7:45, the special
H. H. spoonor. ,
an Address Tomorrow.
Mr. Lutschey' a regular position is foroL m
presented; and 0then the mom
Vpoo
' ten to an MAW
should favor such body. 1.
> any facts bearing on the question but
levied would. work hardship to the
the '
i
IIIIIIIIIEII IIIJIIIIEI IIIIEII
SIIEIIIII IIIIII’IEII
Elena Men Fall Till?” Feet in “m
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terminal Buildihg
NEW YORK. Mal-ch 2.3.m Eleven
man walking on a scaffold at the new
Paliusylvama Railroad terminal build
ing here were precipitated to the floor
of the building. thirty feet below. when
the scaffolding gave waymday. The
acéldent created intense excitement
When .the men were pulled out from
lh lloup undelineath the debris of the
scaffolding. it was found that three of
tl1em.’all of this city. had been struck ,
by heavy beams. rendered unconscious
and seriously hurt. It is believed, how-
ever. that these and all theother-ln-
lured men will recover. Dennis Jones
a foreman in charge of the work. was '
arrested. charged with criminal itegil
gence.
WRESITLER STABS OPPONENT;
THEN COMMlTs SUICIDE.
REVAL. Russia, March 25...” in-
ternatlonal wrestling competition now
being held in this city was or. scene
today of a murder and a suicide. A
'German wrestler named Lclsner. Vinfa
iii: of rage in the» ring totally stabbed
his opponent a man named Kraus.‘ af-
ter which Leisner committed suicide.
WANTED.
WANTED~EXPERIENCED 00R;
set operators on one- needle gore mak-
ing. Highest prices in this city for
this class of work. Guarantee steady
work. Also want a few hand sewers
to put on lace. Apply at once. Bird-
sey Somers Co, cor. Noble Ave. and
Burroughs St. East Side, Bridgeport.
onn.11124VV3VtV
WANTED—«FLAT BOTTOM ROVW
bout. ten feet long Address Box 82.
Rowitytou. 11123 :in
WANTED-A GOOD FAMILY
horse. about 1150 pounds; sound, re-
liable. Address liox 82. Rownyton.
Conn. Phone 232—.3 " 1112‘: [iii
WANTED‘w-GIRLS TO LEARN HM
trimming and binding
loathing Apply in person to Crofut A
Knapp 00.. South Not-walk. , ’ :24 t1
i iolim of High and West streets and
Paid who. V
FISI III
Two Men Employed‘ 1n the Crolui 81 =
Knapp Plant Roughly Used '
in High -lreeiV I ’ ,i
numnnma
inhmmn:
Secretary John W. VSchIicy Consider-{
~ing Formation oi Company '
Matters were quiet about the vicini‘.
ty of the Crofut and Knapp factory last
evening at closing time. with a con-
' iy smaller attendance than the .;. .
prevlous, but. a crowd of boys
d young men escaped the police and "
allowed two man named Johnson a
Burton, employees of the Girl
Knapp factory, while they were on.
route to their place of abode in High
street calling them scabs and booting
at; the and buried missiles. supposed
toV'be stories. as they nested the jun‘C- .-
Fairileld avenue.
The men were hit by the missiles
though not seriously ‘,lniured it was
said today at the factory. The assault
was reported to the police. but the lat-
ter, so far as could be learned today. VV
had not ascertained the names of the VV 3'
parties in the attacking party. ’ ;“
it was reported that Mis. Frederick
Lightitauser, who resides on Crescen
Tenure. had had a narrow escape
from being hit by a stone, but said
today that such was not the case
tlicuch slietsaw- the crowd followi
the two men. She thought the folidw
lug whs practiéally made up of boys
They was throwing things. and seem
ed to Vhel to be calling names still
men She statdd ht ttheV VmeVnV
tinliVilell light ale
WANTED-«To BUY. ALB Kmoé‘ m
of cattle and poultry. Best prices paid
Extra prices for calves H. Friedman, ‘
Connecticut Turnpike. south Ivory/aw?
Tel; 267-.2 n4 ti.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—CUNEO'S THE BEST.
place to buy free garden seeds in
built: also lose bushes. rhododendrons,
all colors; bulbs. tuberoses, cations.
all color a, at Cuneo' s. 33 Railroad Ave.
' 11124 3t
FOR sALEmhARGE IIERRING
safe, medium Mosler and small .iidao
vln safes Address Marsh, care sen-
tine!” . 11124 St
iron sate—nearest" TUBULAR ‘
11.111.51.21 h 11.; radiatms. safe delivery
wagon and harness. Steegmulleré'l‘o-
bev‘ Co. ill Water St. South Norwalk.
. m24 3t
FOR SALE-PREPARATORY T0
1widening of meadow St. bridge. I shall
1'
or coarse filling and loam. This
Offered again" for filling ht ti
1112331;
V on ”Lawns
Vii
ammonites
optimum runabout in excellent eon-j
ditlon; kit or tools with car. can or
,2 address '1‘. S. Glover, 61 Winfield St;
a '1
The Masons East Norwalk.
Vm23 3t
Vi-‘VOR SALE-«TWO COWS; ONE 835.
0116845; good driving horse, 8150;
two-heated anther upholstered wagon
with brake. $60. Apply, F. in Brands, ‘
qwayton. VV, Tel. 688 31128 St
Fen sALe~Naw sevens WITH 1
an conveniences, on easy terms. , Sew
sateen building lots on Lincoln and '-
Woodward Avon; prices from 8400 to
trio. inquire of Charles mam k
and or pain '
for sale noun four to five hundred '-
"opportunity that will never be ,
moderate ‘
which place adlournment was taken 152°“ 1" M T°"es’ “6V South Main 4 1 ,
if p?" .,
drlé of Stamford, told A of tit
lice officers that he is not hard
batting strike matters .. __
Secretary John
shock.V‘company' 'fo
Ing‘ into the hilt ‘
rose, though he has not.
VS'culiey is confident in“ . »
excellent chance for .tli opening (1 at
There was a very high, ‘
afternoon. the water covering tli
Hatch & Bailey and 111‘
alongVV the shore 1111a
trestléV by the Norwai
in Water street. at M
o'clock h
TO LET~¥AT ti L
airy rooms. Inquire
lino. 6 Laura 81
1m
VT0_V_ LET—FURNIS
at Eliminates cheegfnl y
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