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HIAEH HHHI
HI HHIISIH
HH’HHHWH
Judge Tammany Are Work: ‘
' inn Hard
HEHHII HI HIHPHIHH
SIHI HEHIHIHS IIIHIHIIHI
How the Election is Proceeding
Throughout the Town ‘
’ ,. quantity of mud thrown by the several
PHIIIIIHHIIS III liiIlI
Hungarian Political Club Entbr-p
tains a Surprise Party oi
Various Candidates
' “There was a not time in the old
town." in Springwood, last eveninlh
when a meeting at the Hungarian
Political Club was held. which
was attended by Mayor Albert M. Pohl~
man. William E. Chancellor. Social-
ietic, nominee for mayor. City Clerk
John J. Cuneo, Councilman William
ll. McMahon. John Keogh and l). Wil-
liam ivlari’ord.
Tire gentlemen came singly, the Re-
publicans not knowing that the Demon
crate were to be present nor the So-
cialist that the other gentlemen were
to speak and as such the whole affair
was a most delightful surprise party
It being stormy out. there was any
gentlemen present: especially on the
The town and city elections in The:
Norwalks arena in full swing, todny,
and despite the cold, bleak wentlrer.I
this morn-lug, bolloi officials cnndl-t
tlutcs lilliI electors W'ere up bright and
our iv and at 6 o 'thotk the voting corn-
luenced.
\t the city polls in South Norwlnk kI
one of the hottest, blitercst, fights on.
l'Gi‘OI'd is in progress. Reptlbli(‘llfls,I
Derriocruls and Socialists are in orb;
iii-"re, working like Trojan-s and it1
takes a skillful pilot to steer through.
the crowd of workers that lilies irp the'
north side of llnviland street. Bonds
part of the nrayoralty candidates pres~
out. it was anything but a lovefenst
and the result or the speaking is in
doubt
HHIIIH PHIIlI IIIE SHIEIIS
HIH HHIIlIll HHHI HIHE
Messrs. Thorsten and Anton Sta-
beli Lower Record tor the
iiii ii [iii liiiililll ‘ 'I
-_ Ocldhor liih Silidlildii as one
‘ and in order to make the sdalr the
led up tightly in their overcoats undI
Ten-mile Course
Day Nursery Association to lie-
poat Lest Year’s Success-
iul Undertaking
Milli HHHHHIES HIHIHHI
HHHIIEHIHHJWHHIHIHHHSI
Starting at The Green
The directors or the Day Nursery use
sociallon. through their chairman.
Mrs. E. ll. Hotcnklea. are arranging
another automobile ride to the Port of
Missing Men to be held on October it
most successful ever held, are working
lndel‘ntlgnbly on the arrangements.
Already sixty cars have been gener
ouely donated for the use of the lad-
?Continued on 'l‘enth Page.)
stamping their feet with the pink sllpal
in their hands. these hardy politiclalbi
are fighting tooth and nail. “WH‘I
report comes that Mayor Albert
common is going to win handle sewn; U S L« S Cori» Into Ion the chem Eh!” "MINI!" Hill! W. Dr
and then comes the rumOr that Judge
William F. Tammany has the election
clothed. Both candidates are present?
and are putting in one of the hardest
days of their lives.
The Republican city comn‘ittee has
erected n booth on this side of one
street.
from where the powers that be are di-
recting the fixht. Iqulpped with a
telephone the booth is a useful and
handy place but if it were intrcnrbed
on an iceberg it could not be colder.
A510 o‘clock 538 voters had cast
their ballots and the result was as
much in doubt as it was lust. week.
Both parties are confident of victory
" but neither one huh reached that stage
or the game where they are so sure as
to quit work
The omcihls in charge of the ballot-
ing at tiitl city polls are bet-l Burdlck.
moderator; George it. V'nnAlstyne. us-
sisinnt moderator; James iii. O'Brien
and Rufus J. Smith. registrars: Ellis
i-‘, Makln and Archie ir‘. Nash, check
hrs James Singorllne. box tender; Wil-
ilum Decker nnd James White. swluk?
booths;
Jennings. hniioi tenders; Kirk Parker,
iii-piliy registrar and John (lollngher.
Hillh box tender 0
(Continued on "1‘ weifth Page)
“FOR HIRE NIGHT OI DAY:
7 passenger touring car. limousine and
taxicab. Tel 1028 12.
,. Ta»... M...
Glllfllll. 'I'EOT Ill
STRIKE TOMHI
(liilifAuo. Oct 2 The crucial tent
of the strike of abopmou which Willi
in uugurated on the iinrrhnair line «a
Saturday. is expected to come today.
flnturdii‘y was it hull holiday in menf
nnd it was not possible
or the shops
to determine to what extent the strike
~ order wai- obeyed.
Julius Krnitacbnlit. vica-pronident
and director of maintenance rind ope.
. ration oi the listen and Southern Pin-I
, . clilc lines, expressed the opinion that‘
. ., less than all per cent. of the shopmen
f had gone out.
I W _i.. Park. vioepresldeut and gen?
oral manager at the [ideals (lentrsi,
1 claimed that less than onebalf of the
men than on his line had obeyed illii
order.
.‘i. A. Mobile. international mesh
dent or the immature union. assert
ted elm evenly inpatient! grim quit
«it {It would, tint their new
i
wesldiie more
as near the polls as possible,"
.loirn ll. tilioldon and William;
inn hour it
Thornton and Anton Btobet. melt
bars of the Reich Point Divlmu ofl
l
pionshlp dory race. yesterday. at New
HYork city. The boys have hen the,
race for the past three years and yes-1
terdny clipped one minute off their;
former record. although they rowed;
against the tide all the way
They wore accompanied by Fred!
Siabel and William A. Byxbee. the for-
,mer as coxswaln and the latter asI
trainer. The race was ten miles ln':
l.ength
, The crew from South \‘orwark re;
presenting bong island Sound won;
the race handily, ten minutes ahead of
the crew from the East River. them.
here of the East Eighty-ninth streetI
‘liie saving station. A crew from Ja-I
malca Boy finished third and a crew?
from the Hudson River fourth. Res“ turned from “Id“ ‘0 “a" I“ I“ mad}
ulntion dory lifeboats were used car-
rying three onrsmen and s coxswaln i
The race was rowed over a ten mile
course in the Hudspn and Ninety ninth Allister made preparations for click I100“. the bombardment of Tripoli
street to 200th street and back. TheI
tide turned with the dorlos and theI
tide: nevertheless. the South NorwalkI
vinen clipped one minute from their
own winning time of last year, llnieh-
ing in two hours list. They have new.
wan the event for three successive‘
Issasou. w. E. Longfellow snperlnten-I
dent of the lite eating corps, was to
I force. .
.....——.. new-..» am.
Dr A R. 'lurner. or West avenue.
left today tor a several wedlre‘ vacu-
Ition. Patrons will be untitled of his
return. _
HOGPITAL NOTES.
morning for medical treatment
it .. .am (i. Horton. of Norwulk. was
disclinrged from the hospital this
morning.
’ QUANTITY! OLUI OFFIOIHO.
The annual meeting of the South
Norvrsik Quartecto Club was held, inst
(inning, at Which time the following
officers were elected for tho sunning
Yb‘r: a
President-0ilstav hriedrlcii.»
_ VicoPrerident—«Wllliam Miler.
l 'i‘reasurvirwArrton manger.
Secretary-«front: BUIdIl
Other masters at a routine suture
were mounted '
WU’rW‘
'l-ill All! TO Climb
“be you W Will. tilde boy Who
would litre to as sailing?"
. "i presume thfli ore plenty of them.
but why to“ valuable time trying to
give e 3"“ to some boy i"
“I wanna liar to dig the ball."
3 wvimhington Herald.
4
‘ ing manner.
‘ caught the bridle.
Theodore Joliff. of Main street. was:
Indmitted to the Norwalk Hospital thin'
Unhohz’a Fiyinp Horse in
West Avenue
into i ' uiiu
lilill llil lliillllllii
Week’sBeneliilor East Horwalli
,llrpanizatlona a Marked
' . Success“
The Harvest‘ll‘alr which was given
all last. week. undr the auspices of the
Mayflower Hook and Ladder Company
and the ladies' improvement associa‘
tion. closed with a grand rush. 8atur~
day night. The little‘hall was filled
to overflowing with young and old
and all entered into the spirit of the
occasion with a seal that in itself
exemplified thd popularity of the vent.
Among the many streets were a
number of the towh political nominees
who attended With purse strings wide
open and tone framed in a continual
smile. That their presence was appre-
ciated goes without saying.“
To the committees who had charge
at the affair and worked with unremit~
ting faithfulness all six night: is due
a full measure oi credit That they
have been successful is well known but
to what extent they have not yet been
able to detrnrine.
””44
40!! Hill! NIGHT OR DAY.
tulcab at livery prices. Tel. 1026-12.
ASSHH
IIH IHIPHH
Edward bloAlllster, of Harbor ave-
lnue. the popular Young clerk in Oil,
sen's Wail street shoe store. stoppodI
a runaway in West avenue Salim!”
noon in a most successful and thrill-
Tbe horse was the bit
more belonging to w B. Unhola.
which is used for delivery service It
his Booth plain street market
his duties from dinner he saw coming
horse, attached to a wagon which
progress. Knowing well the danger
which threatened if the horse con;
tinned down West avenue. Mr. Me
log the horse.
steed and at the crucial
lie was dragged
several (set. but uninjured. and soon
brought the horse to a atop.
complimented for his timely action by
a large number of people who were
dinner.
Driver Edward Rile came up shortly
afterward and took charge or the turn-
out. “. had been delivering a pack-
age in a hence when the hem ran
away. but he did not know what could
have started him.
~vn—W“ w .m
«MIRRILL NIGHT SCHOOL
(menu Tuesday.
lug night in the bent time to enter.
WW,
vines euiuv
« 'ro causative
Nier YORK. Oct. !.-~Nathau Allen.
the millionaire leather mannlsniursr
of Kenoeha. Wt... who appeared in the
r
entered a blue at guilty to all' the
counts in an indictment charging him
With emirggllna lewoiry into the coder
count in the indictment charging him
with smuggling jewelry.
W-“ e.“ a.“
Untied (italic (lirenit Court today and
try. John R. Collins. oi "humble.
Tenn. organiser oi the Strum Gilli
Company, alio ”mm 1’th
Wash and m ibfity to the built
wheat-n reading, writing. arithme—
tin and spelling at Merrill Milli
School. Theodor. October an. opening
night. ' s , .,
I RUM
Willi! HI Mill
Ill lIlIII Wild!
As Mr. McAliister was returning toIAcflon "Id mm M
‘ut a fast clip down Cross street aI W sm‘y
IAubrey was suddenly ordered to post
Ithore were signs of a possibility
tion of the war.
i Today's advices lroin ltaly state
He was. that Deputy de FeliceGiuaefrlda. wt 0
Iunllke the other Socialists. favors on business m“ tangy
ltailan occupation of Tripoli, has tel
at the time going or returnnlng from egraphed the following from Annals to
the Secolo at Milan:
1 "A Turkish squadron transporting
troops signalled that it was ready to
make a desperate resistance in order
to land men and ammunition on the
{Tripoiltnn court. .A squadron belong-
ing to the Italian mood division in
reported cliasinn the Turks and hop:
Iing to overtake them Sunday night or
lli'inbiir .‘i. Itlll. Open?
.hiotidny morning ltotllyl.
"1 learn from trustworthy
bardmeni of Tripoli.“
go without sleep or rent
Iconic without interruption our
Pleanlsl. was to have the gift of omni-
when."
always on the alert. the vice-admire
to this during
reach the North Pole.
Um
‘ lain Tonight and Tuesday.
WIA‘I’HIR FOIICAIT
uni illliii
il l * iiii
Probability Thai Flood-Swept
Town Will domain
Obliterats'd
HIHSHH III SHHIIHIIHS
* HHHHEIHH'IHHIH
Many Families lied Moved Be-
cause other Business
iiiiu'i uni
HHIHHIII IHHIIIIHH
Runaway Prevented by Heroic
Action oi idles Harriet
Grocery
p The automobile of Clinton K. Hunter
of Main street. was the cause 0! an
accident in Wilton yesterday which
happily did not end disastronsly tor
and or the four vehicles concerned.
No one was injured and but little real
damage was done. Miss Harriet Gre-
gory had as much to do toward pre-
venting serious consequences as any-
one else however. when she caught
the bridle,ot a horse starting to run
away.
The automobile of Frederick Wil-
cox. a summer resident of Wilton. was
progressing along the Wilton road
and was followed by Hunter’s machine
driven by Charles Lee. the chauffeur.
Directly ahead going in the same dl.
AUSTIN. Pa.. Oct. 2.-With the ar-
rival of a carload or coilins here this
morning, the grimness of the tragedy;
town. was impressed upon the surv-si
vars and at considerable number of
workers who today began anew their
clients to mine deeply into the hard
hills of debris. Twenty victims.
cluding two at Costello.
placed in a tempory morgue at Odd
Fellows hall. one of the few buildings
standing on the raised district.
The most essential matter in hand
here. today. aside frorn the work of
which has practically obliterated tblsI
ln- '
bad beeuI
rectlon was a feed wagon belonging
Ito Leonard Dibble driven by the own.
‘ Dibble stopped suddenly and as he
did so stopper! the Wilcox machine.
The Hunter machine captioned;
around V'i’ilcox‘s and struck the Dih I
hie turnout. damaging the lights of
the auto slightly About this time the
Ieplrited team of Martin Herbs appear-
ed in vieu, around the curve. the peel
dent having occurred at what is fa- I
miiilnrli known as the dangerous douvI
hie curve.
I The excitement and the congentloni
good the smash so frightened the Dib-
bis horses that thev decided to run
- . immune The result. however cox auto and grabbed their heads be-i
CHIABSO. Switzerland Oct. 2 «it I people and the remnants of prosperous
it reported that on Saturday Admiral places 0‘ business N° reliable esti-
neurong
that our ships have begun the bean“
Reports (veto the division of ten
pedo boat- and torpedo boat destroy:
are under VicmAdmlral, the Duke of:
the Abrnul. describe the latter as git '
'.ing the impression of being able to
ills orders
0r
Hnighi while his cruiser. tho Veitoo
presence. being "here. there and every.
lining sailed how he managed to he
replied that be has trained him-sit
his exploration at
Mount at mine and his attempt to
The above may explain the conflict»
lug reports regarding the action of
clearing away the mine. is the com- Inway and after a few prances began. I
pletlon of a manna of the living Aus- But they were too late for Miss Gre-
tiniane. T" such menus are be‘ gory lumped tron: her seat in the Wil-
haa ”you pulled instructed: m fore they had gone far. bringing them1
for the for ion of any reliable coin to a sudden stop.
ion as to the m1 duth list in Austin. Her brave and tlmely action was
if the death lift aggregates anything all that saved the Dibble turnout from
like the enormous number some have I a runaway and she was highly compil-
eatirnated. state board or health odl-;mented by all who witnessed her dar-
clala realise that conditions demand-ling act. Later didlculties were satis—
lng prompt attention will arise within I factorily straightened out and the ma~I
afew days in the ruins. The best in- chines and team: left on their interV
formed investigators. however, reIrupted trips.
unprepared to learn that more than —--
:00 have perished. There is. indeed, a —WHY NOT BUY
possibility that 150 will be more than your bread. cake. cookies and biscuits
the total. There is little hope thntIof us? Banner Bakery. Tel. 367.
any of the bodies remaining in the '
wreckage will be found intact.
Austin, Coaullo and the valley helnE'oanTS' l
yond look like dead towns. The valley
"I“. Ml.“
aide hills in which they lie are still lit-
tered by the shattered homes or the
South Norwalk Democrats held a
rally. Saturday evening. in the bla-
hackerno hotel square at which Sena“ .
tor Jeremiah Donovan and John F. I
mate of the property loss has been or
can be soon made. but it is safe to
“I“! II VI" not be I9" "M 33 000 $000 McMahon addressed a large assem— i
01 About 200 families had moved from
Pulling his cap tighter on his head. Ireachlng an understanding with Tur— Anguu hinge and the Court Narruk Drum
men rowed the entire nee against the‘ 'Eddle waited for the oncominn key through the intervention of ours
moment} tain powers. thus averting s continua-
this’ full. Five ““de "WWI ICorps furnished music for the occa-
wouid have gone within the out yet? I aion. after parsdiu through the
or two unieu aoms lnduetrlgl develop- ‘ "mt. of the city.
”3"“ M. W “I“ there The speakers addressed the gather-
This “I'm" h” merely hurried ing from an anternoblle and in one of
Hi. and.” "Id K lfl‘ommlnt Austin “run“m H. McMahon’s teama W“
erected a large blackboard, represent-
A view from the high surrounding ing the new 1mm,
Ihllla shows how complete was the set-
ting from the tragedy. Below the darn
today the valley for a mile or more is
swept practically clean to bedrock and
Freedmaa‘e tun. the rennetr feeder,
swollen by last night‘s rains. to sweep
Inasmuch new channels mood in trimmed nail. luitable roi- no and
111' MRI when til. Mil Willi." 9°" . winter wear. on Wednesday. October
non of tin mu om mom ion. at her milllnery' room. or Wall
Costello. three allies any. II vw’nmi.
how to vote the straight and
tickets.
split
-MlLl.iNlRY OFINING.
illuii'ltoh announces a slowing ot‘
, which he became infected while
Ilng a horse. He was taken in
I olent Protecuve Order of Elke. ba‘fli‘
I teamed leading knight.
i tonight.
with the aid or.
which Charles Llndeberg explained '
Best Game of Season Lost by
Local Team by: Score
at l to 0
lllllili iii iiiiii
inciiii iiiiliiiu:
Riley’s Error Allows Only:
——Other Games -
in what is generally admitted
have been the best game attire so»
son. the Norwaiks went down in d
Test to the Saugntucks. Saturday a“
ternoon. at Amusement Park, b
score of 1 to 0. The game was
ed before only a handful of fans.
previously loosely played contests
being conducive to big aggregatl
It was a pitchers‘ battle, with ‘th
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
IIH. HEIII [HIS
I if IHE
new HAVEN. Oct. 2.13:. James;
Kelley. a veterinarian. widely
in the state and outside. died-bi:
home new” at W
three weeks ago and n week later
to his hair He was born at Wlflrhlilfljfi
about 54 years ago and had been on
tlclng in New Haven for 15 years. '
He had held high cities in the Bone
beengrand district deputy of Council ‘
cut and having held last year in M
national body the allies of grand eds
Dr. Kelley was well known to toast
Ellis. having been the committee
chartering Norwalk lodge in 1901.
A delegation of the local loathed;
will attend the funeral of the doc-
ed. arrangements for which will
made at a specie! meeting to be -
$
crime-rim science Llfiflll
Rev. William McKennle, C. By
Cambridge. Mesa. will deliver g» -
ture on Christian Science in the
Assembly Hall. Norwaik. Deletion
st 8 o‘.clock Admission in ms
the public is cordially inflict!
tend.
nun-soured
soviet overs
portlonately an shattered an Austin
Only the ion at the hoods momentum
Tilill'l' OOIMIY’B
FOII‘II. dilllilll
and the timely warning given by op-
erator: who risked their lives to do so.
held the death list to two.
HARRlSBURl’l. r... on. 2.~—'riieI
state water supply commission will
The South Norwalk Trust Company
m9“ h." Thursday to outline the ln- invites everybody to attend its formal
opening tonight. As there will be a
large number at voters out who are
anxious to hear the returns. the odlu
dials extend the welcome to them to
veetigation into the breaking of ' the
dam at Austin.
Enter opening mm, Visit the remodeled buildlnd
mun-Mr”
«bookkeeping. shorthand and type-
wrltlng thoronshly taught in Merrill
Night School.
Mil. De Kbv‘ti IURH! flAND.
Willii'm ll‘. be Kim. et mitt. ave-
one. had the nil-tortuo- to meld his
rt’slii build and mi on haul-cor when
milling lights battery in slain direct
in. new .3 on? of the m:
lined were Mira area severely tin
Wm
. "re INTIM’MN) account one:
term snort bruising put runny
the members at Ihsriniin council.
Rom Armature item a bi: delegdtlori
out on Tuesday dining at this“ week.
who the more Club. at seaside
IWinuelo Bcott Behiey dropped Mi .,
NEW YORK. Oct. lulled. A .
day near the corner oi Farmy-
street and Filth avenue, while all
way down town. The admiral the
fore medical aid could mach him.
«OPIOML NO‘TIGI.’ _
A special meeting or bi .
Lodge No. 709': B. P. 0. ll. .
for tonight at 8 o‘clock I ,
action on the flatworm ,.
Kelley. of New Haven
ll. P. 0. ill.
mom 8 Pl .
Norwalk Chronicler