rimstayr‘utao: x3 .
tid camp-.m-i 8.36;). 111.
”I'll“ IINTINIL TELEPHONE
CALL.
in Masonic Building. South
street. lot and 3d Tuesday of
”Oh month—July and August as
lepton—at 8 o'.clook All Master
fight“! cordially invited. Frederick
W. H. Robert M. Wilcox.
Mot Chapter. No. 88, R. A. M.
Hoots in “male Building, South
Slain street. 2d and 4th Tuesdays at
each month-July and August ex-
, flirted—at 8 o'clock. All Royal Arch
n: cordially invited. Charles 1"
.mlll. H. P. Ruben M. Wilcox. See
.~."-
WE HAVE THE HILL.
Why all this huliabaloo about the
one measly. lone lonesome American
Salmon that the British captured at
Bunker Hill, am‘ is now in Quebec?
it. wan a clever answer that a Norwaik
rain; lady, made up there last week
‘ a Canadian chap, who. she says. is
I mighty nice fellow aside from his
~. Views on the Blinker ilill cannon ques-
tion. After his badlnage had smt of
gotten on her norms she exclaimed.
“Willit do we care about that cannon,
we have the hill, haven't w'e'."
PHEW!
The Eskimos are the filthicst people
in the. world. They never wash, not
» even face and hands. They smell of
their for clothing and secretions from
T the. skin causes a stink about their
persons, and especially in their igloos
3t and tents, that in unbearable to tender-
_ feet nNew York i‘1ess.
THE NEW DIRECTORY.
- The new directory is out. it shown
, 11,807, names, as against 12.040 lust
‘year. According to one method of
l“ computing population from the names
registered in the directory, two and
onebhnlf to one, the town has a popu-
lation of 29 767.
, Judging iniii the assault matrimony
has been. making on the. ranks of our
5- qsrlmol lull-b messizaiimmer, it looks
White‘s; out! some mighty attractive
lottes.’ But We know it without judg-
ing from this recordzfiwe have seen
bomb The wonder isn't that we have
that so many—~but why there are so
many of them left.
Speaking about the. cost of railroad
‘niilsghow much more. energy will be
domed. and consequently how much
sonic Ioologicni and ornithological
fjpecimene from Attica that Weie un
» awhtedly photographed by Kermit.
-—-§———
,The press agent for the Norwalk
Booth Norwaik business men‘ s base
me for charity ought to be fired.
. ‘tv'hnow just who it‘s up to. but be
E fist t made a wheeze in three days.
. not‘hnve a Cook day and also it
day, now that we have arWasb-
'II day, a Lincoln‘s day, a Mo
1, day and a Columbus day?
r—-——-—- HM”—
' hit New York: Press suggesti that
much as it is settled that DI. Cook
Democrat, this fact may make an
: for the Demociutic party at the.
presidential election
rs getting restless. Why in even
~don't we hear from a certain
'Naturaiist, post-office address
, Irbo. Africa. on this exasperatiug
can Pole squabble.
il1.
"This is surely the day of the spec-
alist. Over in South Main street
rd is a sign which says: “Shoe
list, all kinds of shoes shined."
w~¢~—-»
7190’“.
Tolstoy-ans anniversary of the
id Republican has just been
it out and shoot you.
o—‘w—e ', ' .
“if ond‘bf these Book or
Mum hill be Indicted on
:wllk? a
Heard of 'anybody wanting
Woolly." says Jack Wei-ii.
verily.
Y9;
___.__._....._._._
Bought one of these United States
Steel hats yet?
_~_..__.___
in be carrying out My Policies or is
he not? ‘
..__.._.+__._._
Darlcn has finished chewing its
hay—case.
.___._..______.
Pole. Polo, who got the Pole!
AH.
Humor’s worst enemy is indigestion.
__ lllllllllilllllil llll Sillllllll
BE $111110
(Continued from First Page.)
in view of the fact that Peary has
been operating under the directions
of the. Survey, it will become the duty
of that institution to compute his notes
without request from any one, and Act-
ing SIuIerlutendcui Perkins said today
that 11’ Cook should so desire the Sur-
vey would go over his papers also.
Commander Peary is still at liatlle
Harbor. lie is making slow progress
southwaiil toward North Sydney.
.\'ov.: Scoiiii, whence he will proceed
to American ports. No further word
has come from him to any illilil'li‘l‘
concerning the momentous controver-
uy which has aroused Europe anti Apr
cries by his challenge of Cook's claim.
Dr. (‘ook is still at t‘iuu-uiiaucp. the
center of marked attention from the
nitarics of the oiiiciul and scientific
world, but with diminishing prestigi-
owing to the cloud il\‘t‘|'i’ililliilg his
glory since l’eary'n iliiliUillli‘t-llmltl and
his dramatic challenge of (‘ook‘s ex»
plolt.
What the corrobomlire data is on
which the two explorers base their
position is still withheld vl‘rom t‘ook
because of his determination to hide
his own time in presenting his evi-
dence. and from Peary because he
still beyond the range of read) com
liiillilt‘ililtlli and detailed knowledge of
the. various claims and 0011111015 The
foreign comment as expressed by the
London and other metropolitan jour.
mils. while still highly wrought will)
mingled cenlhusiasni and doubt. is be-
ginning to be tinged with liippaucy
and scorn. The trend of this foreign
comment appears to be against Cook.
the prevailing view being that judg
ment goes against him by default, by
not presenting his corrolmrntive evi-
dence. 011‘ the othEr hand, his cham-
pions insist that all this will be. forth-
coming in due course and at. the proper
time. Concerning Peary. the foreign
attitude appears to be one (If iii‘CtIpiv
lug without question his announce.-
uieut of reaching, there also.
is
The two i-Zs'iiiuios who accompanied
Cook have now become a vital factor
in the controversy and in anticipation
of the issues involved l)r. t‘ook has
announced that he will equip an ex»
pedition to Greenland at his own ex-
pense to find those men and bring
them to civilization to record their
testimony.
POINT AMOIlii, Labrador, Sept. 1‘.
S a. m.-'l‘he stemuer Roosevelt. with
Commander Peary on board. is sup
posed to be. still at llatile Harbor.
Labrador.
The weather is fine.
MONTREAL, Sept. 9.» The marine
signal service. today received a wire-
less message by way of Cape. Ray, sayi
ing that Commander Peary was still
supposed to be at ilattlc Harbor, Lab-
rador.
EllMiltA, N. Y., Sept. 9.~~-Reallzlng
the grief that it would cause. t‘om-
mander Peary went to much trouble
to break as gently as possible the sad
news of the. death oi iioss Marvin, of
this city. who accompanied him into
the Far North and who lost his life in
the polar regions.
Last night 1.. C. ilemont. of 1thacn,
a member of the Peary relief expedi-
tion oi 1901, received the following
message from Battle harbor:
“Break. new of Marvin‘s death to
his molier immediately before she
sees it in the papers. Drowned April
10, forty—five miles north of Cape (to
lumhin. while returning from Sit-:19
north latitude. Great loss to me and
to the expedition. ’ Every member
sends deepest sympathy!
(Signed)
“PEARY.”
Through friends in this city the mes-
sage was conveyed to Mr. Marvin's
aged mother, who, it was feared, would
not survive the shock. Yesterday a
movement was started to give Mr.
Marvin a great Welcome on his return
from the north. -
Ross Marvin was born January 28.
1880. and was one of ElmiI-a'a most
prominent young men. 1,-ie graduated
from the high school here, who a
scholarship to Cornell University, and
worked his way through college.
standing high in all his studies in
the science course. He applied to
Peary for a position on the 1906-06
Peary expedition and proved no sin
clent that the commander Induced h
H “NORWALK EVENING SENTINEL
.Tnunsnnv, SEPT. 9‘. mg
member of the faculty. He was tint
assistant to Peary and of special value
to the expedition on account of his
knowledge of the sciences, and was to
have charge of the supporting party
when Peary made his last dash to
the pole.
PORTLAND, Me... Sept. 9.-’l‘he wife
and two children of Commander Hob-
ert E. Peary were astir early this
morning, preparing for their long rail—
road journey to Sydney, C. 15., to meet
Commander Peary on his way to the
United States. A personal friend of
the family, ilenry ii}. Rood, of New
York, had arranged all the details of
the Journey for Mrs. Peary and her
family on the Provincial express,
which left Portland at 11:10 a. m. The
train is due at Sydney, Friday night.
The eager mother and two impav
tlent and expectant children were at
the Union Station when the St. John
train pulled in. Marie, tho conunnnd-
er‘s slxtcenyenrold daughter, kept by
her mother's side. ltobert, Jr., the
lively lad of six summers. carried a
large American flag which he plans
to wave the minute he sights his fath‘
er in Sydney.
liiil‘ SDEN. Sept 9.-- “Prof. lielm, of
the Technical i'llliiltil)‘ of Dresden,
is understood to have received a tele-
igram front iicrbcrt 1., Bridgman, scc-
retary of the Peary AIclh- t‘lub. to
the effect that (YtquIIaipii-r l’eury
‘Irlpgiut: honie thorough proof..- to re
iule llr. (,‘ook's narrative. l‘eary also
has with him an i")'t'-Wlliit‘2iii who will
{entity that t‘ook did not make the
long journey he described, and that
his scientific equipment did not con
tain an artificial horizon with which to
[like bearings.
Prof. 11111111 is at present absent
from Dresden and cannot be reached
for a verification of this report.
NEW YOllK. Sept. 5.."'.-\lililll'.: ilit‘
dispatches I'w‘civi-ii lIcli‘ roIu l‘cary
is one shoeing his [lili'lillbt‘ to obtain
full iIIi'oruIaiiuu on the Illllllist‘d views
of his work, including the humorous
side of Arctic rest-arch. as follows‘
“luiliuu Harbor, \iu (‘upe liay. N l-‘..
SepteIIIbi-r ii.
is
"lienry RoIIit-lke,
“New York. N, Y.
"(‘lip all wiltorials. illustrations. cur-
toons aIul joke.»- on my work, and hold
till further instructions.
tSigui-tll
"ii. if. i’l-EARY."
'l‘At‘t)l\lA_ Wash. Sept. it—liehnore
Brown. who was one of the members
of Dr. Cook‘s party when the latter
with one companion ascended Mount
McKinley. said in an interview yester-
«lay:
“After making an attempt from the
southern slopes of the mountain and
failing. our party went to pieces. We
Ill started down the Susitna River,
some of us gouty: oil on llllllllliy; trips.
others striking for the outside. (‘ook
went back with two («unpainons ilii-l
going up another branch oi the river
made another dash for the summit on
the southwest slope. lie claimed that
he and one of the men reached the
top. 1 notice that the men who dis-
pute that he reached the summit are
persons who were not with him. and
consequently what they have to any
should not carry great weight."
liAMii..O.\'. MoIIi., Sept. {tr—lid.
lluI'rlll. who has just returned from
the iiitte’r Root Mountains. says that
be and llr. Cook were the only ones
who made the climb on Mount Mc-
KIuley, in 190:3. lie refuses to make
any statement except to say that when
Ih'. ('ook gets to this country. he will
to before a notary and make a sworn
hilllt‘lllt‘lli regarding his association
with the explorer.
(‘tll‘r‘NilAtiE Sept. 1...- -'l‘i1e de-
g1 cc of 1100101 llouoris Causa was con-
fcrred upon Dr. Frederick A. (‘ook by
the l'uiversity of Copenhagen this af-
ternoon in the presence of the crown
prince of Denmark and u distinguish-
ed gathering
Prof 'i‘orp, IH-ettm of the Unhi‘i‘w
in [pounding the diploma to in. Cook
spoke of the admiration his achieve.
mom had aroused in the University.
and declared that the. news that anoth—
or famous explorer had solved tho
same problem could in no way detract
from the honor due Dr. Cook.
in expressing his thanks Dr. Cook
said he accepted the honor as testi-
mony of the genuineness of his journ-
ey. lie promised to send the Univer
sity the complete records and he ro-
pooled that it was his intention to dis-
patch a ship in Greenland at his own
expense to bring down the two Eski-
mos who accompanied him on his ex-
pedition. in conclusion the doctor
said: “I can say no more; I can do no
more; i showyou my hands."
FUNDS FOR DAY NURSERY.
The boxes for the Day Nursery fund
were distributed yesterday by the la-
dies to the factories about town. A
box has been placed in practically ev-
ery factory in town and it is believed
that a considerable sum will be real-
ized. in order that everyone who de-
sires may contribute, the boxes will
be left in the factories for several
days, probably until Monday.
LOOKING iN'l'O COLORED CLUB
' STATUS. ~
The status of the colored club which
was visited last Saturday night by
Chief of Police William Vollmer has
not yet been definitely settled. but
Prosecuting Attorney Dec Davis hi
,' locking into the matter. if the fem
M be arrests. ‘Olilofj .
I‘| r-
Clams.
CURTiSB MAY GIT PIKE.
Made But Record in Quick Starting
Event at Brueia.
BliEBClA, Italy, Sept. 9.-Acroplune
flying was continued here today in the
various contents, including the Grand
l’rix, the {10 kilometres (31.05 miles
race, and the "quick starting" race.
(ilcnu ll. Curtiss, the American aviat<
or, erased the “110 for the Grand Prix
to avoid peuallzaiion, lie also took
part in the "(wick starting 'rucc. chiv—
ing the ground ninety yards from his
starting point and covering the dis-
tance in the prescribed time. This
prize was to be given to the aviator
starting within sixty yards, but if no
contestant fulfills this condition the
distance will be extended to too yilrtin.
in this event the prize will go to (lur-
tiss.
(,‘ortluiul F. Bishop, president of the
American Ai-ro t‘iub, asked M. Bleriot.
the French aviator, today, to go to Am-
erica. i'ilerlot said he could not no-
cept as in. bad engagements up to the
last of [lot-ember.
uIIIIIIIIIIIiIs"
Shirt Waiét Social
and Dance
IN K. OF C. HALL. SOUTH MAIN
STREET,
Wednesday Evening
Sept. 15th
ADMISSION. - -25 C EN 1‘ S
Mardi Gras
ROTON POINT
Don‘t Miss the ills. tirand t‘losiuc of
1111- Season. a licnuine (‘oucy
island Murdl (iras.
Friday. Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, Sept. 10, ll.
12 and 13
A CONFETTI BATTLE EACH NiGHl
. DON‘T Miss THE FUN!
A 8.5 gold piece will be awarded to
the person having the llltnat t‘iimicul
(‘Usllillit' on each night save on Sunday.
Dancing, Music, Etc.
The Point will formally close on
\teibwsdny. Sept. iii.
JACOBS BROTHERB, Managers.
“-mmL ..... ..
INSURANCE
REAL ES FATE
Steamship Tickets
1.11. LAYTON & CO
”NCOIMATIDi
r. 911.. mun rive
an \I WWALK
Fish! ran Fish!
Cod. Bluefish. Wealtfleh. liutferilsh.
liaililoclt. Eels, Halibut, Salmon. Sea
llass, iCscleiops. Long Hill! Round
A. Aaronson
Successor to JOHN C. SILCOX.
FISH MARKET.
181 WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE.
TEL. 931. FREE DELIVERY.
Fall Styles in all [isomers
_ $350 and 34.011
R'alétoa Health Shoes
Fall Styles Now Ready.
: “on; .'
New Styles is [ill] footwear
For mates. Ilium anti children.
Fit
1.11m; ‘Il'hlic
.utilc‘. regular 75w value.
75c Petticoats, 49c
Muslin Petticoats. deep lil‘llihlllt‘lit‘li
Friday ............ 49c
FRIDAY-Bargain Day
AS USUAL
l3c. l-‘vidny .
Rousing Values That
Cannot Be Equaled
Don't lose the benefit of theatre Bargain Day Sales
COME HERE TOMORROW and See What Has
Caused This Friday Enthusiasm
15c Pillow Cases, 11 l-2c
(loud quality Muslin Pillow t‘ases. sold regularly
...................... ....ii'/2c ea.
The Last Call on Summer
10c Crash, 4c
251(- Roger S; Galiet Violet or
Sozodont
Fri ii it y
Sandalwood Soap.
............... 17c
............... 17c
............... 17c
liabcock's t‘orylopsis 'l‘alcum Powder. regular 20c.
‘.‘.'1c \\'oodbur,\‘ s Facial Soap .....
liabil‘oam ........................
............... tic
. O
Garnlents Iii‘tm‘ll Linen t‘raeIlI. regular lllc quality. Frillay..4c
5.1 (N White l.lIIc1I Skirt. .......... .3125
Choice of up» l.III--u Suit. values from $100 1.1 25c Pad supporters, 19c
W 5‘1"} V'M‘“ --------------------------- “-98 Pad [lose Supporters, black, white and colors; 25c
two to $3.1m “lute Lana Dresses at ......... $1.49 always. l-‘ridny ............................ 19c
r‘avc mum-y and buy for next Season. ~—~ '
.. O l‘
O 0
Basement Offenn s
25c Writing Paper, 13c _. , g
b-mch Flower i'ots With saucer, usually 7c. Frl<
2i sheets null '24 envelopes. linen finish, best quni- day ......................................... 56
“3' ballet; sold regularly 115-0. Friday -------- ‘3‘: 3Fnucv Wood Salt lioxes, regular price 25c. Fri-
tla)‘ ....................... . ..... . .......... 170
0
25C BCItlng‘, 12 1.20 100;:\t‘arerproor t‘ottop t‘lotlres Lilies, full men-
n, lentil.” price 10c. l‘ridny ............3So
(‘olorcil Wash llciiings, nil shades; 23c quality .....
Friday ............................... 12' 2e yd. .
. 5c Handkerchiefs, 3c
25c couar Plus, 110 White ill-Instiiched Handkerchiefs, regular 5c.
Dutch Collar or Fancy Scarf Pitts, 33(- is tlIc reg~ Friday """"""""""""""" ' """"" 3°
ulur price. Friday ......................... 11c
50c Long Gloves, 39c
Long iisie Gloves in black grey. tan and white:
\\‘oiuen’s (inure Male or Flue t‘ptlou iiose, pink, regular "0° value. F‘ld-‘Y ------------- 39°
light blue. nun, arcen. red lavender, Nile and
old rose; regular price L’Fic. Friday .......... 19c
“A”..- m.-— 50c Sheets, 33c
$1 50 w hii’e Petticoats, 98c Full size thl Sheets. hemmed and ready to use;
usually mic i‘Ilday ................. ........33c
“lino Muslin Pizi‘uoais. extra deep liouncc of
lace and embroidery; regular $1.30 value. Fri-
1 -' ........................................ '
9.. 12 1-2c School Hose, 9c
. . Ribbed Stockings sizes up to 10; regular 12%0
Todet AfthleS grade. Friday ....................... .......9c
17c
regular 150.
10c “Rosalind” Supports, 7c
The Rosalind" Collar Supporters, no sewing of
any kind is necessary, fits any collar; sold
Friday ........
WiLi. HAVE MURDER SUSPECT.
Detroit Officials Have Bee," Busy Ob-
taining Evidence.
nn'rnon‘. Mich, Sept. 9.—Sheriff
Gaston received word from Postmaster
l’rettyman. at Ann Arbor. early today,
revealing the name of a young man In
Detroit who sent money in a letter to
Miss Maybelle Mlllman, whose muti-
lated body was found in Ecorae Creek.
Deputy Slierit! Kelsey, of Ann Ar-
bor. who brought Sheriff Gaston the
records found in the Ann Arbor pont-
. adios, remained here last night to aid
the officials.
The man now sought, the sheriff and
Captain of Detectives McDonnell aver.
will surely be apprehended His
name was immediately connected
with the case last night following the
apprehension of Dr. George A. Stitch.
who is heldvat police headquarters as
a suspect.
Dr. Fritch was taken into custody
after Hertha Hopping. Maybelle Itin-
inure companion. was bluish? 19“
35¢ Muslin Drawers, 21c
Women's extra line quality Muslin Drawers. with
lace or embroidery ruffle: big :‘Iz’ic value.
(lay ..'. ......................
25c Women's Colored Hose, 1kg
tfppniAnnArborluloiflm,”
$1.00
Fri. st) it: handles.
dav
Detroit than she had heretofore re
vealed.
Dr. Fritch. who since his arrest. has
refused to'discuss his plight. is ex-
pected to.make an effort today to no»
cure. his release from custody.
“We will have plenty of evidence,"
said Sherifl Gaston, ‘and expect. an-
other arrest within a few hours."
Dr. F‘rltcb was arrested several
years ago in connection with the
dewth of Edith Presley. of Lansing.
Mich. at the Hope. Sanitarium in De-
troit. Later. however, he was releas-
e ,' . .
CLARK. uriive‘n""i'i'v's ANNIVER-
SARY.
WORCESTER, Mann. Sept. 9.——Con-
ditiona in Japan and china and the re-
latione of the m Eli-tern countries
with the United States, were discuss-
ed by men prominent in the affairs of
these distant countries at today's most-
ings of the conference which is being
held at Clark University to observe
the 20th anniversary of that institu-
tion. in this foreseen Dr. Jokiohi 'l‘nk- th
amino, pro-idiot of the Nip
1 New York. spoken "The
arm a
' soil
Oiuh
Umbrellas, 75c
Men s 01 W'omen 3 Clinic Umbrellas, 25 different.
our regular $1.00 leader. Fri-
.750
............. u.......--..u...
nin til. taunt
Miss Edna Denton, of Brooklyn, has
been a Iecent visitor with friends in
Darien.
Wilbur Gainer of Dorian and assis-
tant postmaster at Noreton Heights,
having been approached by a number
of friends has concluded to run in the
Republican caucus for the nomination.
011? tax collector for the town of Da-
r en.
Mrs. Eaton and young daughter and
nurse have arrived from Wisconsin.
and. are at the home of Mrs. Eaton's
Dlronte, Mr. and Mrs. George 0. Stev-
fimfi. 0f Prospect avenue, for a visit.
Mrs. Eaton was formerly Miss Elean-
or Stevens.
The members of the Durien bese-
bali team, who went to Bid afield Sat.
urday were treated rither arshly by
fortune. During the me their clothes
were rifled of money amounting
between 015 and no. it is stated that
«or: clothes were iott in e dreuinl.
In. I
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