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ESTABLISHED 1870
IEntered at the South Norwailt Postsotuoe
as Second Class Matter
SOUTH NORWALK. com. subunits. FEBRUARY 24. 1912
no.—
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WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight; Sunday probably rain.
[ASA NNNWAlK
a
NlSlNlSl VNlERS ‘HINN
AVNY
Citizens Are Not Yet Ready to Seriously Listen to a Proposi-
tion to Sell Its Franchise to the United Electric Light and
Water Company or Any Other Organization
FINE
WARM A1 NNN
. Washington's birthday eve, it may he
an Al tuttili
stations lillilHllil
Sullesgwbich Hold the Fleet in
Position were Torn Away
by the Ice
While the Knob Club near Wilson's
Point has seen many severe storms,
from the effects of the storm on
well said that this was the worst ever.
The Knob Club probably suffered as
much as any of the tinprotected'shore
ASNNN NN INN NAIliN ill SlSNNINN PERMISSINN lg
lN NINE PNllSE NilISiNS NNES NNEN INNEHNIIHY
Proposition to Enlarge Powers of District Regarding Sidewalks
Crosswalks and Drains Was Adopted
The. hottest meeting that tho liast
Norwulk Fire District ever held con-
vened last evening at the Fitch school,
:it which time the report of lIle dis
trict committee was read and accepted
and sonic other business transacted.
That the district is not yet ready
to listen to a suggestion that it sell
its franchisee to the l‘nited Electric
Light and Water (‘ninpany or any oth-
er company or corporation was clearly
demonstrated. although no vote to this
effect was taken by the meeting. it Is
probable that some new arrangement
will, be entered liito witlt South Nor-
waik whereby the district may secure
2——
its lighting- service ill a lower rate
than that now enjoyed.
The session wits replete with sign
meats and laughable incidents. ill-
though William 'l‘wumhley
distritt has clotted to solve atone of”
its iuettl nits for some time.
'llie polite mallet also “cut by the
board. the meeting voting to postpone:
lit the course
action on it indefinitely.
of the arguments on this question.
Representative Carl A. Anderson and
Attorney Leo Davis clashed with the
w..—
(Contlnuod on Sixth Page)
IlNNNINN IN All NNWN
EASY lNN 'IWN lNIINiNIiS
Sentenced to Four Months in the
Bridgeport fail by luogo
Burpee
Richard Dunning, 'a twenty-three
Fear-old young man of South Norwalk,
was before Judge Burpee in the crim-
inal superior court yesterday charged
with forgery. it was claimed that he
had passed two bank checks, one for
(“2.50 and the other for $50 and
that he received the first amount and
$20 on the second check. Dunning
admitted his guilt and Judge Burpec
sentenced him to jail for two months
on each count.
J. I. Dunning. the father of the ac-
cused, and Captain Carl A. Ander-
son, who is the manager of the Ells-
worth Oyster company and a repre-
sentative in the general assembly
,from Norwallt, testified concerning
*Dunning's good habits before he got
into trouble in few monthe ago in this
city by passing the forged checks.
Promises to Be Good.
Attorney John Keogh, of South
Norwolk, made a fine plea for clem-
easy for the young man and be said
that Dunning had promised him‘ that
when he got out of jail he would
never be brought before any cottrt
again as he had made up his mind
to be good. Captain Anderson in
‘ answer to Attorney 'Keogh's questions
said that Dunning had been employ.
ed by him 'on and off fortho last
six years and he always found him
a good boy. He had known him
since he was a. youngster and there
was nothln‘g against his character un-
til he got into the trouble in Bridge-
port. this winter.
1 The court was informed by
.torney Keogh that Dmining‘s boat
was laid up in Bridgeport for re-
pairs when he decided to forgo the
checks... and that the money which
tr. he received was spent in drinking
, and going around with women.
\
At-
' COUNTRY CLUB ANNUAL MEET.
me.
The annual méetlIiIig of the Country
Club will be held at the clubhouse to
night. Reports. election of ofhceia and
general business. A lunch will he serv
ed.
_...._.
-FOR HIRE NlGHT OR DAY
7<pasoenger touring car. limousine
taxicab. Tel. 1383 2. ‘
MISS HAll NINSIN
NNEANN Ni I’NNNIISE NAN
Mock Trial in the South Norwellt
Congregational Church Enter-
taioed a Large Audience
The mock trial in the Sunday school .
roast and parlors of the Smith Nor.
walk Congregational Church lust eve
hing. drew a group of
which filled every available sent in
the court room. and afforded sinuse-
ment for all. The affair was given
under the. auspices of the Senior Chris-- A
thin Endeavor Society. and an offer-5
ing was received for the work of the:
organization, which has but recently
been revived in the church.
The entertainment was arranged by:
Misses Linda Hall and Ruth Clary. and;
the young ladies are deserving of
much praise for the admirable manneri
in which it was carried out.
the pleasure afforded the large nudi-
ence.
All the witnesses were good, Miss
Hall, the plaintiff in the $50,000 breach
of promise action against E. Hugo
Gunibart. provittg a most capital one.
and so impressed the jury that she
was awarded full damages. less
$199.99, the price of an engagement
ring, and five cents’ worth of candv,
which the defendant had given her
during their courtship. Mr. Gumbert
was also excellent. as were the at-
torneys for the parties in interest and
the presiding judge, AttorneyLewis
S. Beers.
Miss Hall was ably represented by
Attorney Percy E. Edwards and Miss
Ruth Clary and 0. Kennedy testified
in her behalf. Attorney George H.
Vosburgh made a strong defense for
Mr. Gumbart, and his witnesses were
Mrs. J. Milton Coburn and A. Dwight
Keep. ‘_ '
The sheriff was impersonated by
Joseph W. Gorhsm. and the Jury was
composed of the following: Edward
E. Gorham, F. Sifts, Christian Swartz.
M. R. McCausland. Dr. 1. Milton Co-
burn, Dr. S. D. Lawrence,"T. Marshall,
Andrews. Charles St. John. John Harn-
ilton. Nelson Dickerman. George F.
Poets and Robert 0‘. Mitchell.
At the conclusion of the trial all
adjourned to the dining room, where
refreshments. of ice cream and cake
qualified as:
the most efficient chairman that the}
spectators .
All those.
participating endeavored to make the,
affair a 'auccess. and felt gratified all
resorts along the must, and the dam-
lugs was quite extensive. but not at)
A that it (fillilOi. be repaired in jig time
befoie the season stnits.
in front of the. boat house the ice
played havoc and all the runway lead-
ing from the hoathouac to the four
spline which in summer hold the float
in position, has been torn away. The
four split-s themselves have gone with
,ilic runway, and the optic driver's as-
sistance will be necessary iii the
spring.
The clubhouse itself did not escape
the fury of the storm and shows the
effects of the fierce tempest that must
,TIliaro raged about midnight oh Wed.
nestlhy. Tile entire railing extending
aiotind the clubhouse use torn away
by the ice and wind the tide havlitltf
[teen antiauttlit high and the wind at i ricd Anna in “mm". 1904 and short
altitost hurricane proportions. Other
wise. however. the damage did not
hinotint to much on the club‘s fine
building.
Fortunate indeed was the founda-
,tlon of the clubhouse. this. though it
iboro the greater brunt of the waves
land the wind. standing tip under all
tend remaining firm.
; Had the storm visited the Knob
i(‘ltib in the daylight it must” Liar.
ibeen spectacular. As it was it came
tin the dead of night the tide roach-
ting its full height at 12: lib 0‘ 0.ka
Iand for two hours either side of this
time. the waves must have beat upon
the Knob' s Irock bound shore with fury
hmprecedented. The waves swept
Iclear across the knoll. from which
the club derives its name. and pass-
age across the lawn was impodfilble.
The clubhousa shook and rocked in
the storm and the telephone and janu
itor‘e room which has bcn coembined
into one as Janitor Brown‘s habita-
tion during the winter swayed back-
ward and forward several inches in
IIIIII strong gale. However, Janitor
Brown reports that he stayed 'at
home' during all the storm and kept
quite sung with his cool fire. burning
brightly.
The janitor will be a busy man as
lsoon as the weather moderates suiti-
cleully for liltn to start upon the re-
pair work. By the formal opening
Aday, Memorial Day (May 30th), the
club will be all ready to resume the.
lgay summer season. whichpromlses
to be more prosperous and successful
titan any proceeding.
Storm at Hickory Bluff.
One of the piles upon which there is
an incandescent light on the Norwalk
Yacht Club pier was knocked over by
the waves| No other damgo is report.
ed to Yacht Cluhproperty. '
A window in the house of Mrs. Wit
liam Ward on the Bluff was blown in.
but repairs have been made.
A small cedar tree on the Norton
property was uprooted by the gale.
Ocherwlse the damage at the bluff was
slight and this place is to be consider-
ed fortunate because of the serious-
ness of the storm and the great dam-
age wrought at the other shore proper-
ties.
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iiiiiLitoito' COMPANY
llDT rouse AT FAllLT
WBRIDGEPORT Feb. 24. -After a
very careful inquiry to ascertain if.
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company had been crim-
inally negligent in All! respect which
would, have caused the wreck of the
Federal Express on July 1'! last.
State's Attorney Stiles Judson has do-
clded that no fault lies with the coin-
pony. There will be no action
court. The experts wh ” pond
Milli huts
lliil lllllllilli
BYJlJllliii‘ASi
Husband Disappeared on October
12, 1908, and She Has Not
Seen Him Since Theo
NiSNitS SNANIEI IN
INNii NINEN PENSNNS
Mrs. Winfield Scott, of Norwalk,
Freed For Dosertion
l‘otir divorcee were granted
Judge William 8, Case in the superior.
court yesterday. Two more were heard,
but the court took the papers
George Galajola, of Bridgeport. was
granted a decree from Anna Galajola.
hot ease the wife will not come. to this
toutitry. George told the court.
thiough an interpreter. that he mar-
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-—MONDAY NIGHT.
All New Yorke vs. Norunik; High
School vs. Animals High. Basketball
dancing. Armory.
SiNAlNNS ANN NiI’NNIiNS
NS NNSNNHNSIIINISNS
Attorney - General Holds That
Duly Both Branchesof Legisla.
lure Can Dispose of State
"098"!
The members of the state senate
at the legislative session of 1911, and
the reporters who recorded the pro
cecdlngs. will not receivo the decks
used by them Ill their labors. The
legality of the senate passing a vote
that the desks in the old senate chain
her be presented to those who used
them has been passed upon by At-
torney-General John H. Light. and
in an opinion given out by the attor-
ney-general yosttwday, he finds the
action of the. senate not according to
law. The opinion is directed to Comp-
troller Thomas D. Bradstreet.
er. lilght takes the ground that
the legislature has the sole power to
dispose of state property. and that
such disposal can be done Only by
concurring action of‘both houses. He.
therefore. holds that the aenata's ac-
tion in this instance is illegal. He
cites Article 3 of the constitution and
Section 81 of the general statutes in
support of his view.
in conclusion he writes: "The gift
is beyond the constitutional and stat-
uatory power of the. senate. and is
void."
-—8WEET SUGAR CORN. 5e CAN.
«fl-cans Sweet Corn (regular 2 for
25c value) .......... ..........20c
31rbs.l'~‘ancy Rico ...25c
1-2 lb. high grade Tea ........ ....26c
1 lb. high grade Coffee .......... .300
Ailfor..... ......... ...... 81.00
' EAST more TEA 00..
Tel. 371. 123 Washington St.
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DllES surnames
MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 24.~Much dam-
age, it. is beiievIed, has been done to
Mobile- and surrounding towns by a
windotorm that blow in from the 0qu
early today
While reports from the country are
interim it i. said Oodon. Bay Mittens
and several other towas have sustain
ed boavy domains from the wind.
W
«amonoav man's.
”Yerkes". Norweik; High
“ notion! Moon also. Basketball. .
by l
ANIISI INNlNNl'S NAN
NNNIS NiEIS IN JAll
Alleged to Have Assaulted Girl
Also Employed by Family
in Westport
WESTI’OllT, Rob. 24.-Styl Pykclo.
an employs of George Wright. the well
known illustrator, is now in the
Bridgeport jail, where he is awaiting
trial, for an alleged assault upon a
young servant of the Wrights; also a
Polak. with an almost unpronounc-
able name. The accused was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Mead and taken be
fore Justice Partly, who. after hearing
the evidence. decided that the man
should be bound over to the next high-
er court and placed him under bonds
uitth.
l’ycklo can only speak broken Enz-
ilslt and the story that he told the
court was to the effect that the
:erghts went to New York on the
.nigltt in qtiostlpn and that the girl
. became afraid tutti asked liliii to leave
his quarters in the barn and come
and stay in the house with her. lie
slated that he had often done this
and thought little of it.
in did not assault the girl and that
her story in this particular was {also
life is willing. however. to marry the
girl. whom he says he likes veiy much,
but the girl says she wouldn‘t marry"
,liiiu for any money.
I The story of the girl is to the effect
tlhnt the l’olak knew that the \\'rights
were away and that be. forced his way
into the house on some pretext and
that when she was in her room he
entered and assault her. As soon
as she. could free herself she ran to her
sister‘s. not even stopping‘to dress
herself.
Part of the clothing of the girl was
taken to court to substantiate her
claim.
lI
-—RED MEN'S DANCE.
Every Saturday eS'i‘nInC. Red Men's
Hall. Admission 25 cents.
scallion osrotII
is llllllED AllAIll
-—-——__.-.
The Rowayton west-bound railroad
station was broken into last night by
lrobbera and some quarry scouted by
lthe men or boys. whoever they might
[have been. Constable Edward J. Lad
flash. of that place. reported the cir-
cumstances to Sergeant Frank V. Ray-
mond this morning.
The robbers secured one package of
automobile inner tire tubes. one yel-
low handbag about 16 inches long. and
200 bars of chewing gum. which they
,secured from the machine after they
had smashed the woodwork.
identity. although a gang of young
men were soon loitering about the
place in the evenlng.‘ Constable Lad~
rignn is investigating the case and
hopes to anppgtehend the culprits.
-SWEET SUGAR CORN, 5:: CAN.
4 cans Sweet Corn. regular 2 for
25c value ........ ...20(;
3 lbs. Fancy Rice .......... . . . . . 3250
1-2 lb. High Grade Tea . .......... 25c
1 lb. High Grade Coffee ..30c
...i-.-.-.
All for $1.00 ........ ....$1.00
EAST iNDlA TEA '00..
Tel. 371. ’123 Washington St.
NORWALK YACHT CLUB’B AN-
NUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Yacht Club will be held in the parlors
of the Hotel Mahackemo, this even-
ing at 8 o'clock. Officers will be also
ted and other business transacted.
"You say he was disappointed in
love?" .
“He certainly was. "
“But I thought he married the girl
he loved.'_’
‘iSo he did Add than he found that
two cannot live as cheaply as one. ”—
Houston Post.
"i dunno, Mani. unless you was
poorlu‘ through the hell’holo."- ~e-Punch
of $1,000, which he was unable to fur» _
He. said '1‘. ”,nrrcsted inst
‘each and the other man's bond at $5.-
The robbers left no clue as to their‘
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"Mary, how was it .1 saw you enters
: tires and in fact the coroner, do not
A WHIIE SiAVE
N'IN NNNNN BNNNS _
EASH lNN SNNSPIAA
Acting State Attorney Pullman Says He Has Evidence in ii
to Convict Six Bridgeport Men When Cases Are Tried
in the Superior Court
iANNN PliANlN NANNY IN SINPlt ASSANAI
AND MAY ESSAPE WIIH A llNNl SENIENNE;
fudge Burpee Deferred Sentence, Putting All the Cases. I
Until the Court Session Next Wendesday Morning
l'fitll)t;l£l’()lt'l‘, Feb. Bl.~-.ltidge Lu-
cien F. littrpoe Ill the criminal super-
ior court yesterday placed the. bonds
of nine of the alleged “white slavers'
Wednesday. at $8,000
000 and the cases were put over until
next Wednesday morning. They are
the men who were arrested on infor-
mation furnished the authorities by
(liuseppl Vaticl. alias Joseph Lngno.
whose trial on the charge of assault
up flora Herman with intent to mur-
der was suddenly interrupted \\'ed~
nesday, while the prisoner was telling
his story. and he stated that he had
SNNliSSiS IIIlIIIIN
‘ N‘NANNS NI INNSNN
Winifred Aolters, Woman of All
Work in Brooklyn lnfants’ lies-I
pitel, Put Dxalic Acid in Milk
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Wlnlfred An-
kers, an attendant 8i "10 BTOORIYB
Nursery and infants‘ ‘lif‘spllfll. W95
arraigned today in the magistrate'9
court in Brooklyn charged with basil
clde in connection with the death of
eight; infants at the hbspital since Sun
day. The woman had confessed that
she had put oxalic acid in the babies'
milk. not for the purpose of killing
theta. but to make them ill so that it
would appear that the nurses, against
whom she had a grudge. had not been
taking proper care of the infants.
The woman's confession came after
a grilling examination during, which
she broke down when told that they
would take her baby away from her
if she did not tell the truth. The An-
kers woman then told how the babies
had been poisoned.
District Attorney Cropsey, of
Brooklyn, preposed to take measures
today for the appointment of a com-
mission to determine the sanity of
the hospital attendant. ,
in her confession to the police the
Ankers woman said that she put two
or three drops of oxalic acid into the
bottles of milk prepared for the has
bios; She said she removed the stop
pers of about fourteen and dropped
the acid in. There were thirty bob
tiesIof milk in the icebox and she
was still dripping the acid in when
she heard someone coming. She stop-
ped for fear of detection. _
The woman said she felt bitter to
ward the nurses in the hospital be-
cause they had snubbed her because
she was a poor girl, and that this feel-
ing had grown steadily for months
and that she was determined that
she would get even with them.
The Ankara woman is only twenty-
four years old and as been an atten-
dant in the hospital for the last “ten.
months. since her baby who born.
She is an orphan and was adopted
by a family named Ankara. or re-
cent. years she is said to have lived a
life of uncertain habits. The detec-
believe the woman is in not right
mind. She would take her baby in
,3" no end coo to. it and mutter, "I'll
III‘I.I;A
lit
been threatened if he‘ did not do -
deed. Lagno pleaded guilty to simple
assault and sentence was deferred as ..
he will be used as a witness against
the ten men.
Men Under Bonds.
The nine men who are under bonds"
of $8,000 each are: Albert recto. "
Guetano Romano, Jimmy Grinning“
Frank Motto. Domenico Cesare. Er
brizzio Covill. Frank Cozza, Jinim'yI,
Motto and Chillno Gregorio. Ernesto?
Cozza’s bonds were placed at. $5,000.;
Acting State‘s Attorney John S. Pull-i
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
llllllll llllilNll’S _
' lilillllilllllli iii
Terrible Panic Said to Prevail;
Among the inhabitants
of the City
BEIRUT. Syria. Feb. 4.—italian war. ,
ships bombarded this city this mom. j
ing. The firing only lasted a brief
period. The American chief Protot'
tant college. whose founder and presto _
dart emeritus is the Rev. Dr. Daniel
Bllgs,“ safe. The extent of the dial;
age to the city isms yet known.
None of the Americamifiitioil
in the city suffered any injury from
the exploscion of the shells.’ I
The professors, missionaries.
dents and employees are safe.
The Rev. Howard S Bliss, son ofthe
founder of the Syrian Protestant Cob
logo. is president in actual charge-of
all the work of the institution whoreI
considerable consternation, was felt;
when the Italian vessels opened fire.
There was almoat a name among the
inmates. but their fears subsided when
it was discovered that the gunners
were not aiming at the bdilding.
LONDON, Feb. 24.¢—Three‘ Italian
warships are bombarding Beirut
principal seaport of the Turkish
lace of Syria. on the Moditerran
according to a special dispatch :
ed here this morning. A terrible pnni
prevails among the inhabitants of
city, the majority of whom are Christ-
ians. .
liflATlllTl nannies I
ABSDLVE tireless
HARTFORD. Feb. 24.—Judge“Ga‘ _,
iner Greene has tiled in the super
court his findings in the socalle‘d ro-
porters' gratuity case, technically en'-
titled Clarence Deming and othera
against Thomas D. Bradstreet, W.
trailer and Costello Lippitt, treasure?
The judge in his finding of facts
view the once up to date and so”
“The following conclusion has b
reached. Neither of the defendanlil
violated the injunction order uh
therefore neither legality of co
tent of court."_
WHONSEBI, HORSES!
Just received a cat-load of line 0
horses. ranging in weight 1150 to 91
pounds. assessment) a: son.
Tel. 81%.
sin-5 '
Norwalk Chronicler