' Using The Sentinel
advertising columns
for business is just
taking one_ sure,
steady step towards
the front.
Associated Press News From All Parts of the World by I Special Wire and Our Own Operator
Who knowsit half
speaks much and is
always wrong; who
knows it wholly in-
clines to act, and
speaks seldom or late.
——Goethe.
ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered at the South Norwalk Post-omen
as Second Class Matter
31
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1912
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight and Friday; colder.
NW N 000
BINWN l0
SEA [0
PIECES AND
HIS SARAS WRESK
Four Large Automobiles Probably Ruined by a Mysterious Ex-
plosion Which Occurred There This Morning—Man’s
Body Scattered Over Entire Building
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1111111111 11111111 1111 111111111111 11111 1111
Adam I. Engelhardl, Who Owned Plant, Was Testing a. New
Welding Machine Which Had lust Been Installed in Rear Rooma
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.\ll<lltll’il1‘..\', l1‘eh. N-«Adam .l. Hunt-11
liardt was blown to pieces and the
main building of the Meriden automo-
' bile station, which was owned by him
and located on West \laiu street, near
the center of the city. was wrecked
this morning by an explosion of gas.
l~‘run' large automobiles housed there
were caught under the wreckage and
iei'1- badly damaged if not ruined. Win.
dou's 1‘11 nearby buildings were shatter~
.ed. a night watchman. Prank Arnold,
was thrown from his bed in a house
close by. The shock was felt for half
a mile ai'Ound.
' 1111111 11111111
ARSNND, MANN
The fire department 11111: called null
and alter 111051 at the apparatus had,
been held tip at the railroad ('1'ossinl':'
b1 :1 l"1'lel,.'hl train for some time, ar- '1
1i1ed on the scene. The firemen found
no fire and turned their attention to,
getting out the nutoino illC‘S and
seai1hina for Engelbert. After sornei
minutes olhunting the1 found his. body
in scattered sections throughout the;
wreckage. |
Iiiizelhartii used the front part oi"
his establishment as a garage, where
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
i
SflNIH NNNWAlK INNS
P00l INNRNAMENI
South and East Norwaik Mem-
bers to Contestfor Handsome
Silver Cup
Arrangements have been ("onipleted
for a pool tournament in the South
Norwalk Club between the East Nor.
walk and South Norwalk members of
the club for a cup which has been of-
fered by the organization.
In the opening round thirteen teams
will play, each team being composed
oi” one player from each side and the
side winning the majorit1 of games
in the first round will decide the wiri-
ncr of this cup. The tournament iiill'
then proceed along the usual lines to lure tan it can occupy for Its own bust-l
determine the right of ownership of
the ones by the best individual piny-
crs.
The opening game, will be played
Saturday evening, February 10.
The ratings and dates tor games are
as follo11':s
February 10—4}.
Osborn 100; J. l.
dron 80: L.1 M.
Smith 60. 1
February 12-~-\\'. ll. I'nholt'l. 80, J.
W. Olmsted 70; L. Robins 80, E. 11‘.
Baker 60; A. C. Knorr 90, J. H. Olm‘
stead 60.
Fezruary 1390. D. Taylor TO, C. II.
Pearce 70; L. Wardei] 80, S. P. Deck
er 70; C. H. Koch 80, II. I. Bennett. 80.
F. Font 100, M, \\".
Wright 100. E.
\
February lit—4V. A. Raymond 90, E.'
It Smith 80 M Corbett 100 ll (‘.'
Drake 70 E. Zeliiff 85 R. E. De\\' lttI Monda1 with much wealth accumulat-g pmgiam and “Ch was more enjoyable .
.100. 1
February 15~~S. W.
Hoyt lOO, W. H.
Ilaker 100. '
The committee in charge is made up '
of E. C. Harlland and H. L. [.011'1ides.lmi'ch money his brother had, where he
—-SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY.
(lorton's Boneless Cod. pkg. lSc.
(lorton's Shredded Cod, pkg.. 9c.
6 cans Sardines, 23c.
Kippered Herring, can, 150.
Jalifornia Mackerel, can. He.
Good Alaska Salmon, 150.
Salt Mackerel, each, 10c.
Boneless Herring, 3 jars 25c
White Rosie Shrimp, Inc and2 he can,
Vi arranted Eggs. per dozen. 35c.
, L. JOSELOFF,
72 North Main St.
Tel. 467. '
--GRAND PRIZE MASQUERADE
BALL
Butler Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Neatest costume, 85; most comical
costume, $2. 50 Thursday night. Feb.
8. Adm. be a person. Costumer at hall ‘
Dibble so. -A. “'31-?
F. l
iplained that he had been pestered‘vl
1
} mittee, at the republican
EOUITABLE suc'ET' l the house last week. The i'otiremerit,i
tnmpaign, of Senator} don the motion was denied and the: pony was held yesterday afternoon at. 'INSPEOTED TflnLLEv
Bulkeley mode the Gnome of a new; arguments took up most ol the day. , 2 oclock at. the offices of the plant ml
The. judge concluded his charge to the, Marshall street.
1-Jur1 at 3' o'clock. It Was 10 minutes most satisfactory one, the reportsi
latter 5 o‘clock when the jury brought showing that the company was in 011-,
l in the verdict for the plaintiff, which cellgnt condition financially, and the officials to Bridgeport yesterday, with1
' Ladies of South Norwailt Collars:
WILL IlEIiIllLO sooiii
NEW YORK. Feb. 8.~—The ofllcers
of the Equitable Life Assurance So-
ciety have decided to rebuild on the
old site or their headquarters in the
financial district according to a state-
ment published here today.
t‘iiblegrams from J P. Morgan, who
is the controlling stockholder
said to have been the main factor in
the decision to rebuild. The ruins ot'1
the old building will be. cleared away;
at once and work on the new struc-
ture will be underway within three
months. The building will be more
than two years under construction. It
will probably be thirty stories in
height, the plans for a titty-five story;
structure having met with opposition
Although the state laws prevent the
socleli' from building a larger struc-.
ness, the site can be transferred to of
holding corporation and the building
financed 111 loans from the Equitablc'
treasury;
..._..~.._...-_.___ w...—
——RED MEN'S DANCE.
Every Saturday evening. Red Men 3
Hall. Admission. 25C.
1
min WOOLO INCREASE
1111. SMITH s WEALTH
|
NEW HAVEN Feb. 8 “For heat-l
'en 5 sake. dont say any more about it:
in the papeis," was the. ejaculation oil
‘Charlcs H. Smith merchant tailor to esting. Svecs orchestra played
dav when asked as to the whereabouts
of his brother Morris. who returned1
1ed in the Klondike and Georgia, during;
the past sixteen years. Mr. Smith ex-l
people who wanted to find out how:
made it and how. and whether or not
he wished to invest in get-rich-quick,
schemes, bonds and stocks, land and?
various other things. Charles Smithl
said that it seemed as if the city was
full of people who were anxious to help
distribute his brother's monEy. 'Tele-
grams and letters have been constant-
ly arriving and scores are from wo-
men and are quite personal in charac-
ter.
shares in companies. Mr.._Sinl.th did
not know where his brother was today.-
m
—CARD OF THANKS.
We thank the many friends and
relatives, also the Trowbrldge Box 00.,
for their many floral contributions in
the bereavementot our dear wife and
mother.
MR. WILLIAM TOBEYI & FAMILY.
1, the state delegation
'and elect one of their number to the
arel
l
g state delegations,
tcustomary to endorse a
. mously for Piesldent Tait.
1
i
Those from men mostly .ofler
INN SIXIY Hit MINENS
Men Imprisoned in a Shaft at
Bunker Hill Mine, Amador
City, Cat, Were
Alive Today
D
AMADOR CITY. Cat. Feb. Sir—Reti-
cue crews from the Fremont and Key-
stonc'hlinee were put at work early
today in an attempt to reach the 0113
miners who were imprisoned late yes-
terday by it care-in at the Ilurikei' llilt
Mine here.
The men are imprisoned in a shaft.1
two hundred feet below the surface.
Rescuers late last night heard the
voices of tile mcn cheering them on
ward and telling them all were safe. ‘
No attempt, Will be made to provide
'1 even liquid food to the men, in tear of
l Contrary to Evidence and Law
clogging the air pipes.
REP. t. J Hlll
Is Made Connecticut’ 3 Member of:
> in the case last Thursday afternoon,‘
Republican Congressional Com-
mittee to Succeed Bulkeley ‘
\I'ASHINGTON, i). t',.
rescutativhc
port district
Feb. it. --'—-licp
Ebenezer J. iiill was
of Connecticut was
,clioscn as Connecticuts member of,
' the
republican (HolifllOSlillOlltll com-
caucus
since ~the last
1member necessary
It has been usually customary for'
to get together
1committec.
the delegation—Abe republican mem- .
beta, or course—~together this winter
has failed. But the members of the.
delegation have expressed their
choice in writing; and Representative
H111 was the. selection of the delega-i '
'tion
At many of the meetings of the
it has often been
presidential
1candldatc; but that course has never
been done In the Connecticut delega-
tioti, because the people back home
preferred to do their own picking in
that w.a1 But it the delegation had
voted an endorsement, there is no
doubt that It would have been unani-
There is
certainly no difference in that.
'BBAOE CHURCH GIRLS’
«FRIENDLY SOCIETY DANCE
The Grace Episcopal Church branch
,ol’ the Glrls‘ Friendly Society gave a
l pleasing entertainment and dance in
the Term Assembh Hall last even-
3 ing. which proved to be a most suc-
cessful affair. The music was excel-
lent and the floor was In a line condi-
tion, and the congenial gathering
tended to make matters more inter-
for
the dancing.
There w'eie sixteen dances upon the
than the one preceding, so that when
the strains of Home, Sweet Home.
were heard it was with regret on the
part of all. During the intermission
which came after the eighth dance,
ice cream and cake were served.
The hall was pretttly decorated with
American flags and the incandescent
globes were covered with blue and
yellow crepe paper. '
The committee in charge of the at-
fair wane~ as. follows:
Refreshmentsé-Mlss Eleanor John-
son. ~ it
Printing—Miss Pansy Dunlop.
‘ Music—Miss Mildred Guest.
Dance Hall—Miss Gcrturde Prues-
ser.
Decorating—The Friendly.
Patronesses—Mrs. Werner, Mrs.
Monroe, Mrs. Murray and MissSIms.
—Valentlnes, be to $2.
Post Cards,
6 for be. Briggerman's. ‘belnw l-Toyt's
Theatre. S. & H. Green Trading1
Stamps.
' ionipany,
int
But the attempt to gcti was accepted by the court.
A notice of appeal was made. b1 At~‘ in the present oilicers by
l torney Berri“. on the ground that thot' them.
1 verdict was both contrar) to the
NNNWA A MAN
WAS AWANN
$4.0000AMAO
,Verdict of the Jury Was in Favor
of Peter F. Matron, Injur-
ed in Barton
SSNNESIISNI NNNPANY
SWES N0ll0t 0F APPEAL
Lawyer Claims Judgment Was
Four thousand dollars damages was ;l’hiladelphia
, awarded Peter li‘.
1 by the juri in the superior court yes
’ilnrron, of Norwalk
ltl‘dll_V afternoon against the (‘onnecfl
1-iiiut company The jury weie
hours coming to a deliberation
it the tonciusiou of the testimony"
, Attorney J. i“. llcers for the defendant,
made a motion for a verdict;
for the defense before the matter was?
iet‘ericd to the jnr,y on the ground
that the plaintiff had not established
a prime i'acie case. Attorney
Walsh made an argument against tak-
in»,' the case from the Jury, as a case
had been established. Judge
took the question under advisement.
At the Opening of the court yesterr‘
evi-
dence and the law.
Bill SNttl MNSI
PAN SIRl 004.08
English Theatrical ManagerLoses ,
Suit Brought Against Him in
Common Pleas Court
Ben Greet, the pronilne'nt
theatrical manager. lost the
brought against liliii by Louise M.
,...A_.1._.. ._, , , . w... . _
two
Case ‘1
English :
milti
BNlltl KNIEN A
SlAMtNlNi PHYSISIAN
Shot Fired While Cleaning Pistol,
But Dr. Tallmage Had Long
Been Ill
STAMFORD, Feb. 8.-Di'. William
’l‘nllmadgc. Jr., of New York, son of
Col, William H. 'l‘allmadlze. of ~Stuin~
ford, died at his father's home. 241
Summer street, yesterday afternoon, of
a pistol shot. It is supposed that the
shooting was accidental.
Dr. Tallmadge was alone in his room
when the shot was fired; a piece of
ehnniols skin and some powder for
cleaning metal were on a stand in the
rootn and they seemed to have been in
l mm at use.
Dr. Tollmadno had been in ill health
,months, suffering from a pulmonary
trouble.
Dr. 'l‘ailmtidgo was 34 years old and
iiiim1irr'.ied lie “its graduated from
Yale and Jefferson Medical College,1
He promised for a year
'1 at 103 Cruccs. New Mexico, and then:
' went to New York where he teuiainodl
tuntil his illness compelled him to giie
up practice.
The finding of Dr. George Sherill
mindlt'al examiner, was that death wan
j accidental.
——LEARN TO DANCE.
lied Men's Iiail. every Thursday.
1
IIOIIWALII LOIK
i COMPANY MEETING
1' The annual meeting of the Stock-
holders of the Norwnlk Dock Com,
MANY SPANISH
INNNNAIEN
W IASES .
NY 0008
111 11111 11111 11111..
Number of Victims in Portugal is Not Known, But It Is Expected
To Be Large, Many of Those Injured Being Cared
”For in the Hospitals
PRNPENW NANASE IS EXPESIEN l0 ANflNNl l0
MARE INAN 01,000,000 ANN SNMNNNISANNNHINNENEN
The meeting was 31E
Many Barges Sunk in the River Tagus, Which Is a Raging Tor-
rent, and Corpses and Merchandise, Are Carried to, Sea -
MADRID, Feb. S.--Scrious floods are
iipotted from all parts of Spain and
Portu al. Many rivers and smaller
istrelims have overflow ed their banks,
inundating entire villages All coni-
‘iiiuuication by rail water or highway
,1 is interrupted and this fact is prevent-
;ing the despatch of help to the strick-
'en towns.
Losses will amount to over $1,000.-
', 000.
Many People Killed.
LISBON, Feb. 8.——The number of
ilctim-s oi' the floods in Portugal is not.
1et known but it will be large. Large
.1iumbers of injured are being cared for 'l $500 000 to aid victims of the W.
I
RAILS III BlllllllEPOllT
That trip of the City
of Norwalk
lstockliolders showed their confidence: the Connecticut Compam 031011.13 re-
1 The board of directors, reelected.
tare as follows: E. liill. W' F. Bishop.
H. B. Plumb. R. J Plumb E. J Hill.
lE. Beard Thomas 1. Raymond, Chris-
ltlan Swartz and M. R. McCausland
l
Attic stockholders the directors met
and organized and reelected the same-
5ofllcers as last 1'.ear They are as:
follows: '
President—M. R McCausland
i Barnum
l The directors also declared a divi-
.'
dend of 3% percent. on the proferred‘ \lanagei' J B. Potter, of the connec-l th05e present enjoyed the originality
tticut Company, to the ofiiclals' who; d1spla1 ed by the ladies and especially.
' stock.
-—-FUR HIRE NIGHT OR DAY,
Wade Barnes In the court of common . taxicab Tel 101- 12
pleas. Tuesday.
Foster 1cstorduy handed down a decls
Acting Judge Carl,
t
ion allowing Miss Bnines damages of1lunEE GREGORY To SPEAK1
$64. 94 and costs
Miss Barnes claimed she was engag-
ed by Greet to arrange with various
schools to have open air performances}
plays by the Bén {inset
She said she negotiated for, in the State
of classic
Players.
engagements in Danbury
““d Nor‘Ebulldlng, Hartford,
walk and was entitled by the terms,;
reclectlng;
' of that
."What‘s' the Use?"
At the conclusion of the meeting at ‘ pa1lng work is begun
minds at least one of the councilmcn
former popular song hit-—
Tonight there will be a special coun-
cll meeting in the form of a public
hearing on the type of trolley rail to
'be laid in West aicnue, when
The city
many Instances have wanted a groov
.ed rail while with the company the
‘T' rail is preferred The city has
1'the power to recommend to the pub
llc utilities commissiori which
Therelore the company extended by
'wcnt yesterda1 is appreciated for he
,mer'ely took them to glue them ev'eiy' , pvems were carried out.
7 passenger touring car limousine and 1 chance to know the
,one rail 01"er another.
advantages or
1 thev, the purpose of purchasing tea-tables,
' Secretary and Treasurer—George R “"3“ but “‘93 ““1“” decide the ‘5 WI and those of last night swelled the .
1 of rail to be used
I" is said that! thanks to the hard work of the ladies
iseverai who went have come baek'1n charge and their 515315111315 ’
lconvinced that the "I“ rail is the pro
1,pcr type while several returned stilll tertainment was enjoyed the program'
in the hospitals in the flooded districts.
The river Tague is a raging torrent,
carrying seaward on its tempestuous
current corpses and merchandise at:
all kinds. Many barges which were
anchored in the navigable section of
lb» Togas were sunk at the first on-
slaught of the flood current; others
were swept seaward with a great mass
of debris from the upper part of the
river, including uprooted trees and the
bodies of cattle and livestock. 0mm
throughout the flooded district to m-
lned, and all communication by 'qui'E?
ls severed. The Chamber today we“ 1'
1”
RAINIER SOS|Al
PASSES SNSStSSle
,egg 1:! £1 11;.
gational Church Give Enjoy-
able Altair
_—
The rubber social which was given
the; at the South Norwalk Congregational
“11 church last evening under the, nus-1‘
piece of the ladies of the church prov-
ed to be a most successful affair both .
financially and socially.- The pro-T .
coeds will be used by the ladies for
t‘und materially. 1.:
The social was well attended and
the manner in which the program 0!
‘Not a slip:
marred the evening's pleasure} '
In the course of the evening an em
'BEFBRE PROBATE JunEEst: belie11ng that the gr001e ““1 will be, of which was as follows:
ticut Probate Assembly will be held
library in the Capitol
February 14. At this meeting the
The annual meeting or the Conncc :out some interesting discussions,
on Wednesday. 1
Of her contract "0 ten per cent. 0‘ the ' annual election of officeis will be held.
contract price.
She “190 declare“land arrangements hale been made1
l
Greet had agreed to pay her 31 an for a very interesting session. Judge,
hour for 20 hours she spent in working
up sentiment among school principals
denied that Miss Barnes had obtained
engagements. He said he paid her'
$50 to settle all claims
._.._..._.._... _‘_«_..._
—SMlTH's DANCING SCHOOL.
Trust Co. Hall every Thursday.
TO INVESTIGATE MONEY TRUST.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.1—Represen
tattve Pujo, of Louisiana, chairman ot'
the House committee on banking and
currency, to which the Democi'at cau-
cus last night referred the proposed
investigation of the "Money Trust."
declared today that he would introduce
a resolution to vest his committee
'wlth plenary powers to learn.“ there
is a. money trust in the United States '
—--——ii-..—_.
—-NOTICE.
For the next ten days we will sell
Gold Medal Tub Butter for 36c per lb.
' H. E. MEAD & C0.
It is better to appreciate wisdom
than to be appreciated by tools.
HE P. Nichols, of Bridgeport will dlsv
"What Rules Shall|
l“ favor of the open “1" plays. Greetl ,guide the court of probate in passingi
cuss the questlo'n,
upon administration accounts show-|
' log the payment of claims which per-l
lshould have been paid."
Judge Henry W. Gregory of Nor-
walk will bring to the attention of the
meeting some forms which are adap-
ltcd for use under the new laws reg-
lulating the appointment of guardians
and temporary administrators There
will also be a discussion of the new
lsuccession tax law and Judge Dock
wood at Stamford, will lead it. The
present. odioers are L. P. Waldo Mar-
vin, president, and Joseph B. Ban-
ning, secretary.
-
Queries.
ton 'St. Bridge in Hefner's block. Full
line of Clothing and Gents’ Furnish-
Ings and full line'of Boots and Shoes.
We have the agency for the Walk-
Over Shoes. '
'ner inspected the various types
' rails in use.
1sons interested in the estate claim:
We havé moved from 17.1 Washing- ,
,. ‘ M. Joann e sons.
b.est
Tonight 5 special meeting may bring
at
1any rate
Those who went yesterday were
City Engineer Charles N. Wood, Cor-
'poration Counsel Leo Dails, Council-
man and Highway Commissioner N
W. Benedict, Street Commissioner C.
l Bylngton, Councilmau William
Thompson and Manager J. B. Potter.I
1'The1 were met in Bridgeport by othei, 1 llton, who certainly proved to be ’11“
,compnny othcials and after a fine din-
of
CHICAGO FIRE Loss OF $300,000.
CHIC AGO Feb. 8. —_—One fireman was
seriously injured and a loss of $300.
000 was “caused only todaywhen the
destroyed a three-story brick ware-
house of the' Chicago Railways Com-
pany at 390741 West End avenue. The
origin of the tire is unknown. '
—-8AVE 29c.
4 cans Magnolia Milk ...........25c
5 lbs. Granulated Sugar ....... 25c
[-2 lb. Tea, any kind ............25c
1 can Baking Powder . . . . . . . . . .250
All for .. . '. . ....$1.00
EAST INDIA TEA 00.,
Tel. 371. 121 Washington St.
The Sentinel Want columns reflect
' the activities of the fall season—they
are at their best now.
' young people did themselves proudly
' and contributed much towards tilt!
Selection—Church Quartette.
Reading—John Lee Henry.
Vlolln solo-Miss Lucy Gray.
At the cencluslon of the program}
Miss Margaret McClure declared open
the feature of the evening, the rubber
museum. Here all sorts and kinds of
rubber were displayed and what the}
ladies did not think of was not worth'
considering. The rubber armed girl
was impersonated by Miss Mary Hams
napp1 choice for this part. The tin-
dlans we're Marion Bodwell, Eugenli
Rummler, Nettie McCausland, Frallk
Lauder and Franklin Facts. The
success of the evening.
Miss McClure presided over tilted“
rubber plant table and Mrs. Frank
Lauder ofliclated at the doo'r'of' tho
museum. The museum was in cherish,“
of Mrs. John W. Gorbam, Mrs, (305mm,.
F. Foote and Mrs. Frank J. Bradbury.
The affair was in charge of Mrs.
1John Stapleton and Mrs. M. R. Mil-’1
Causland and much of the credit £03,,
the occasion at due to them and their]
assistants.
EARTH SHOCK AT MARTINIQUE
FORT ’DE FRANCE, Martinlqllfi;
Feb, 8.——A shock of earthquake win
felt throughout the Island at 8: 65 till-'1
morning. No reports have yet been
received as to any damage done.
Norwalk Chronicler