* HON. t. B. iHiNir Rocky Hill Representative Tells Banquelers oi the Norwaik ESTABLISHED 1870 sat . the people know what ' you are selling or trying to sell if you don'tadvertise it in The Sentinel? rthW'hri'wai‘d' e. «e, ate it“. is as Second Class Matter Entered at the South Not-walk Post-office scum NORWALK. CONN. THURsonv. FEBRUARY 29. 1912 A 1 ~— NIIW IIIRNS [III HIS IRIENII. HIIN. IH flIIIIRE RIIIIS Board of Trade That He Cannot Swallow the Colonel’s Coming Out Against President Tait IIHAIIliS A. FAY, Ill SIIIIilFIIIIII, IIEIIIIEIIS AII Hon. 1. T. Newcomb on “New Responsibilities of Government”: and Judge E. M. Lockwood on “Problems and Possibilities” , the. Norwnlk ilonrd of Trade was held last evening in the "Norwulk ilotcl, fully two hundred guests gathering in the spacious dining rooms to par- take of the excellent menu served by (‘olonel George D. Russell. proprietor. and to give attention to the speakers oi’ the evening. titusiastlc upon the host of the evening for the appointment and the unexcclled sen vice. beautifully decorated rooms and about 8 o'clock, amid the melodies by Tilly‘s humu- tuuetn tire loss estimated between $150,000 and 3200.000. was caused by a blaze that broke out in the lumber yard of (tea. Pollen & Company. near the Pawtucket line early today. gin of the‘ fire Is not known definitely but one of the theories is that sparks from a locomotive fell upon dried lum- ber. Broadway. the main thoroughfare 'be- tween South Attlcboro and Pawtucket. ‘ and is about 100 feet on the Massachu- setts side of the state boundary line. tucket policeman. who first gave an alarm for the firemen of than city. and when followed by calling out the Attic- boro’ department. sheds. in which the lumber was man- nt‘actured posts and other tint-shed forms. These sheds were of wood. two stories high. One was 200 feet long. the other half 'cars on a spur track in the yard were 5 Yuan Slit-Kai’s troops. some hundreds .. : toe. number of houses and paraded 7 the street. cheating indiscriminately. INIlRESIINII IAIK IIN “BIVIB IMPROVEMENI” ’l‘he fourteenth annual banquet of jtl The affair was en- and reflects grout credit of The bunqttcters gathered in the 6 “RD RESTROYER A't‘TnLnok-o. Mass. Feb. 29.———A The. ori— The‘yard is situated on South The blaze. was discovered by a Paw- w inside the lumber yard were two it into .balustrndes. newoii that ‘of length. Both sheds with their contents were destroyed. Two freight also burned. The fire was one of the most spec- tacular that has occurred in Southern biachusetts or Northern Rhode island in a long time. The seasoned lumber. which was piled up :high, burned like dried grass. lighting the sky for miles. and showering a large‘terrltory with sparks and burning brands for ‘ five hours. Pullen and Company estimate their loss at $200,000. —POLLEv's oAucmo SCHOOL Red Men‘s Hall. every Thursday. outnesmorens ' ' FIRE um Houses M THEKING. cums, Feb. 29.-—A- revolt has broken out among a portion of of whom started a riot this evening at ,8 o'clock. They" wreoked and set fire a strong. forde tofiloyai».eoldiers has. :been ordered out and is"endeavortng to restore order. in the city. The streets are crowded andthe greatest alarm prevails among the inhabitants. MM ‘ , —-roa ,Hins’..ptour on our ‘ housings:- touring- our. limousine Ind? taxicab. Tel; 128372. ’ . if ignorance is Minerva feel sorry for the fellows who know it all. ‘ t-.r. z. ed. lose her. and a bull gown was missing. it was found that Madge wore it at a Valen- *. orchestra. the function was eununenc- Mr. Logan. oi New York city. was. song lender. and at intervals through-I out the dinner sortie popular uir wouldJ be rendered. the entire assemblage ining ill the chorus. (‘oloncl all sizes, (Continued on Second Page.) neethcn ante iiussell‘s assistants. under the able direction of George Sheldon. the popular clerk at the hotel. had transformed the large rooms into at patriotic display with American tingsI ‘The tables themselvosi looked beautiful their shining whitel nnpery setting off. to advantage the: * [IIIiIIIIIIIIiIlIII FIIII PlIISIIIIlIiE IIIIIII Epworih League of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Scores Another Success -—-~ Everyone who attended the enter taiument given by the Epworth League of the li‘lrst Methodist Episco- pal Church, last night. for the benefit of tho “Parsonage Fund." were agreed that it was the best ever. An extensive program was given and every part was well taken care of. it was as foliowe: Part 1. Piano Duet ~ As the Moon Hone. Misses Fallon and Avlson. Reading, Miss Emma Vocal Selections—- ta) Madcap Marjorie. (by Selected. Miss Mildred Ketchain. Violin Solo. ‘ Miss Mabel Austin. lieuding~-An Exhibition at Slavll‘e. . Bliss Fallon. instrumental Selection. Miss \‘loln Cummings. Part ll. Tableaux~Reprosentiuit the Ages not the. American Woman. 1. ‘t‘Thildhoodmilots iloyt, Elton Fallon. Seven FIRER FOR TAKIRR RREBC‘~ GREENWICH. R‘eb. 29.—-—-Madge Vah A sister ell. On February 11 Madge ne Eve's bull in Boston. Deputy Sheriff Finnegan went ”on—V”- seven Kitten u v . _ ‘ TEXAS Tuliiillitl M DAILHART. Texas. Feb. 29,—At leastseven persons in Northwest Tex- as and Eastern New Mexico lost their ‘ lives in a stormithat swept across the in . each case the victim had gone on the range to care for cattle suffering in the bliss Texas Phnhandie’ Sunday. said. THE' oaMNtriou outn- .3. . “she—LYOu are food 2‘" ~10itlllm, are; i'Ou‘not? 4 . ‘ ‘ Tie—in hooker . W ietrle. who took a ball gown valued at: $150 from Mrs. Alfred 1.. Forguson.’ her mistress. pleaded guilty to steal- ing a garment worth $15 in the borJ tough cottrt before Judge Barnes. to- day. She was fined 85 and mists. and placed in charge of Probatltm Officer Ritch until she paid the fine and with instructions to report once a week. The young woman had been in this country eighteen months and had been employed by Mrs. Ferguson. who thought highly of her. for Boston and Madge gave her notice that she wished to go to Boston as Mrs. Ferguson did not want to left left to. Boston and brought the young woman"; back last night. taking her and her; sister to his home. ,biadge spent three days in Charles street jail. Boston. during which she fasted as an act of pounce. This morning Mrs. Ferguson asked [the prosecuting attorney to be lenient with the. prisoner. owing to the latter's excellent service and of Mir-s. Ferguson's own attachment to. her. Accordingly. as Mrs; Ferguson did-not. wish to press the charge. of theft of'a ball gown the complaint. was drawn. to cover a garment of min- or vaiue. The prosecutor did not feel like letting the young woman go with out punishment. as it had caused some expense to find her. > disposed of with a nominal fine and the young woman and her sister left for Boston. ’ The case was “uni everydaylfie'iti'l it ‘bit. depress!!!“ 43o Men's canoe. " ‘, Everyhaturdey evening. ‘jfeed'Men’s tinny Admission 25 can 0 iioyt. . School Days-«whilss Helen Miller. _Tlto l'iebutuntewiiiss Elizabeth! ltnndull. , I . 'l‘he l‘lrideless Bessie Semple. 'l a ii 3- 5. The Mollierwhiiss Sarah Valeni‘ tine. ii. The Matronmhlias Lillian hid words. 7. The Chwpomu—Mlsu Edith Bax- ter. Mine Willa Miller. Ward Van Metros. ' Sole. ”Milli-1W)! Gray. Port ill. Dramatic Sketchwa Dllemmnw flick Summers, an artist, ‘ .......... Stanley Came Elizabeth Clarkeon. his friend . . Ml“ Margaret MnnP'af‘land Miss Stnltltet‘s,this landlady - Miss "snub Baddeley Police Officer ....... Walter moon The Mother .. Miss Human Baddeiey Miss Fallon. the sender. its a local young lady who is rapidly coming to the front as an elocntionlat of no mean ability. She was at rher best last night. ‘ in justice to those who took part in the sketch. A Dilemma. it should be said that they only rehearsed two or three times. which fact accounts for their not being thoroughly familiar with the selection. \ ... .-l EllillliEEIi iiillEii Ave omits litiilT MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. 29.——En- glneer A. .i. Smedley. of Atlanta. was killed, two train employees and four passengers were injured when the New York Limited, of the Southern Railway. en route from New York to New Orleans. was derailed near Mtlst. dad. him, on the Western Railway of the Alabama road. 28 miles east of here. shortly after 9 o‘clock last eve ning. The cause of the wreck has not been ascertained. say railroad oi- flcials. ‘ i n t m iilll’lltltilllli IIIINSIIII ’IIIIII Still Some People in The Nor walks Who Are". Agitation the Matter At I Present -—r~. IIIIMIIII Iii IIIJIIIIIIIIIIII AIIiIIISl IIEIi IIIII “All Not All South lint-wan Voters Pleased at Central Fire House On Saturday evening of last Week a meeting was held in Norwalk at which a number of those" in favor of con- solidating ’i‘he Net‘walks were pres- ant. and at whici‘vlt is understood the ways and means of conducting a emupalgn for conmlidntlon were dis- cussed. it is still that the meetinii was attended by interested parties from Norwaik uni. South Norwallt. and that matter-.- pertaining to the erection of a city all in South Nor- wnlk were discuss I . Efforts to user in what transpir. ml at the tneotng are availed little. as the. members tlcenl. saying that ‘ oped as yet which? is worthy of pub- lication. One of those present was asked it it were true that n movement “a on Loewe seek an injunction straining the mm" from erecting the city hall. H6 ”flu“ mi. lpw‘ lately nothing to this effect came up movement consider . In indiscretion. The city dor cons pose the movement and an opportun This activity on the part if certain . parties in Norwaik against the erec- tion of a city hall in South Nmnik is being resented at this end of the town. council had the matter on- idarattou for months and be- fore it took any definite action gave all who desired an opportunity to op- ity to appear and state their case. but no objectionlsts appeared before that body. The council listened to the arguments of those against the erection of the municipal building in . . h. . 3.. ' r 5‘ Associated Press News From All Parts of the World All! i mm Wire and Our Own Doom-I illilll iiililiill not it illlllltl turnout New Haven Man Had a Craze for the Stage and Wrote Sensation. al Plots for Plays NEW HAVEN. F‘eb. ‘29.——A crowd of curiously inclined people stood .out- side the building in which Coronoerx had his office, this forenoon. to see George. nodding, the young fruit ped- dier. who yomrday made a dramatic confession of having killed Morris Greenberg. another peddler, on a. farm in ‘Hamdeu. Not only was the recital somewhat seitsntlonal. but the entire story of iteddlng's actions seem to point to a peculiar mental condition brought about both by his desire to figure as a hero in melodramas on the stage, and his infatuation for a nurse. who is on the tuna in Hamdcn on which Residing has been employed. The coroner had summoned witnr I on to continue his inquiry into lhei murder. Mr. Mix had hardly expectedi to make. his finding today. The porI lice look upon the confession of Rt'd‘E ding'ns one of the most remnrkabloI they have ever had. The way in: which he. made it. the ease with which ' he told of committing the deed. aurnI prised them. Rodding‘s father. in at statement, asks that.the public wltli‘I hold its judgment. until the condition; under which the confession urns mil/(10,; state are made clear. . Bedding seemed to take his arrestI good-unturediy. lie ate a heartyi breakfast at the county jail. and went? office. When he left about noon andsf was placed in a cab he smiled and‘ seemed not to be the least worried. There was from. nnmfnncv that a the day as the court is in session. it is said by than who know Rodi ding tint he had a crue tor the; at unis meeting. and that thou who stage. he wished to play leading purist had promulgated the report had been ' severely criticised as a result of what those interested in the consolidation in weird dramas. tried to write sedan; tionni plots for plays and sought toi appear as promtnently as possible int anything he undertook.» * The police today denied that Rod.‘ ding was given any examination which; might intended the "third degree."I They say that Reading coolly toidI about fhe.h....ng.of Greenberg snd‘f answered questions put him. Afterl he had been trapped in the early quesI itching and realized that he was sue-I pocted of the crime. the police say, he. told frankly what. he knew and of what; he had done. ; The state‘s attorney sent two medi-g cal experts on mental diseases to the: jail to see Bedding. but what their re; port contained in not given out. Be»; \ I as well as th't o i ~. . , . a T be none mintniwnme is that Scofleld wanted to get with the detectiv o .‘ ' es ‘ the coroners‘ “C9 0" ”‘0 peace. and was released. as ISECR£TART lilllE i-‘rankiin street. and. as a result of this movement and for other reasons. changed inelr plans. and have taken steps to purchase the Purdue proper ty in North Main street. Thus it would appear that the city as a whole favors the erection of a city hall. having first attempted the legislative bond issue not with their approval at the polls and later refused to object to the movement when it was before the council. xaeemlndvisement . ETA TOAlOi Mayor William F. Tammany was in- terviewed by a Sentinel reporter this morning as to the probability of on injunction against the emotion of the city hall. and stated that he failed to understand on. what. grounds such an The injured all live in Alabama. The postal and club cars turned over. while the (liner and ‘parior cars were. derailed. It was stated officially that none of the passengers was seriously hurt. . ”we—“ama— iiililEll oreotutll . scene: it unsettle: Coui'tJl'mnces. Order of the Gold- en Sceptro, and the Court Frances So- cial mubwhet'd. a leap year masuerade dance. ‘ial‘tgevenin'g, in Myst-lo Chain M.Wuhlnxim street. There wut ‘higed‘mttun‘donce. and much enjoy» View maneuver: from the occasion. miles W march was led by Mn; ‘wd’MrIKCharles Flatt. and many para biopsied in little, all being attired in ‘un‘ine costumes and affording much. 'tmuoement for the “opossum. ‘T‘Mrei‘ Charles Platt was the chairmen of the efficient committee of arrangements. action could be brought. it was his Opinion that no judge w0uld issue such an injunction. if the true facts were placed before him, and it this were not done; he believed that a movement to dissolve the injunction would be sustained by any court of“ fer the true facts had been submitted. in other quarters there is some talk of further opposition to the cOuncil‘s action in voting to establish a central fire house, in Franklin‘btreet. n being given out that the are underwriters were contemplating some Vltneas'ures. These rumors could not ‘be verified. however. _ . » . ‘ .‘Ww, . , .. .. pro sensuous-r ufklncsv. ‘ snw’ano‘. hlualta. repute-enema .trom fill-“.8! , . , . .iter,‘ of Columbia University. and net: more Brown direction. who. no and: I ' ‘ ' mountain-lied! . the mention Rbruury 1th. team now cached . on no it tributary of the ebb ‘ ~l it!“ have continued his frank description. of what he did in the Hamden woodS. ‘ fourteen. and to have signed statements. Attor-t ney W. J. Kennedy. who was retained by Redding‘s permits could not see thei in)“ PM. Hmchei‘fibarw u: . is said to fort. the coroner nodding Iance of certificates to children under I l prisoner until after the coroner had iin- i ished with him. Mr. Kennedy claims that. Reddlng has been under medical care for a long time, that he had had.. eye trouble and had shown signs oft eccentricity. He also maintains that the claim that Rodding was infatuat- ed with Mrs. Leora Hudson. the nurse who had been on duty ot the Lewis home in Hamden, was all been. that while they were friendly nodding was- not engaged to her or had tried to‘ press his attentions. Mr. Kennedy said that if 'Reddin‘g had committed the murder fit was through desire to} obtnin money which Greenberg is said to have bad with him. . ‘lt is understood that'Redding in his latest description of the killing of Greenberg said he didnot use a. crow. bar on the ”latter-'3 neck. He did empty a‘six chambered revolver at the prostrate man and one bullet glanced off the neck, making a‘ large wound. He denied also. thatbedrossed the body. where Greenbers fell. simply shooting and then walidnglaway :ieav; ing on. body to be partially covered up by the snow. - , ' ‘ I l 'vl’uiitnnn coaches of train No'. of on the anagrams Railroad left the tracks near Ana'flhhilhlthia. morning. about ' ” ‘ into a siren: Advertise your wants in The'aenttuh tfourteen obtain certificates. Iln‘gsthut Mr. Light would not be a can- -discontinue his law practise at this WEATH EB FORECAST Fair tonight and Friday. WI E IESII IE8 HEII HUSBIIN ' . u A nu n WI n Mrs. Edward Scolield, Now Employed as a Waitress ~I ni- ' Bridgeport, Is the State’s Principal Witness in the Extract:- dmary Trial Now in Progress in the Superior Court IIEAIH III II IIIIiI HIS MIIIIIEIIFIIR IIEIEIIIll _ IIIII IIAVIII VIII HlIIISilII III Fill III IIIIII,’ Woman Denies Saying She Would nu Herself oi Husband the; . it She Had To Send Him to the State Prison in Wethersiieid‘ y‘ “in In the trial of Edward Scofield, of Wilton. charged with arson. which was begun yesterday before a jury and Judge it. i", Bnt'pce. of the criminal superior court. a story of consider?- uble drmnatic interest was revealed. The accused. a blacksmith. was or rested in the fall of 1907 for settinst fire to a barn belonging to David Van Hoosier. The motive imputed for the h was roarrested. Jack Beers has not. 7 1 b it revenge. as \'an Hoosier had caused Scofleld‘s dog to be killed because it was wonrying his sheep. Mr. Scotleld was tried before a jus- W ' euvntns’f'atltt As a mall". at thewarning issued to local newsdeaiers against employing boys to deliver papers for them under the age of fourteen years of ago. one of the dealers wrote directly to Charles D. Hine. secretary of the State Board of Education. and received the following letter. which explains itself: C Hartford. Feb. 26. 1912. Gentlemen: Your letter of February 17 is here. The law is plain that children over fourteen and under sixteen must ob- tain certificatesdf they are employed. . There is no objection whatever to the employment of boys in delivipg newspapers and similar occupations. Such boys .. can obtain certificates on application to Mr. C. N. Hall. agent of the State Board of Education. The law does not permit the issu~ i My suggestion is that the boys over Yours truly. CHARLES D. HINE. Secretary. ATTORNEY RERERAI. RDT A CANDIDATE FDR GOVERNOR it was given out. at Attorney Gen. erai John H. Light's emcee this morn- dldate. for gubernatorial honors at thofall elections. The attorney gen- eral does not feel that he wilhes to time, and this would be necessary if he should be chosen by the common- wealth to occupy the governor's chair as he could not consistently practice in courts over which judges would preside whom he‘himseit had appoint~ ed. f ‘ Two years ago at a banquet held in the Mahackemo ‘Hotel the ,boon for Judge Hahn’s gubernatorial candidacy was. first launched and since then his ‘friends have had this matter in mind. ”Mr Light's them on attorney “ gen- neckueuuo‘rnniu wetsuit. been elected to serve ‘ four years. . DAVENPORT, i9... Feb. see—um» Whatrhis plans will be than, of course are unknown" but 1"his friends are in. hopes that wiunrthis tints shall have chine. MW"! be, lit P with“. i" enter the race, ebbing. confident that us could get the nomination and. be elected. . i. the right kind of evidence was look ing. 1 from the wife of the accused. who told set fire to the place. and on that v strength of that evidence Mr. SCOflGAdf been seen since that time. The wife. action for a. divorce. She is employed “ as a waitress in Bridgeport. still a “young and attractive lookint- . w . in town is positive. now that another the sixth case since the disease in: first reported here, and it was t Coal Comphny to die with the d?ieaee.—~.-,- avalled in ridding the coal company's stables of the glandsrs. and it is pose . sibie that unless the cause of the; trouble is found more cases will océgy our. The sixth horse was put to death last night. the terrible disease but» dealers to take unusual care of their animals. lest they too become in ‘ ed with the dreaded pest. It is likely-r that the covers will be returned-to I watering tanks in Norwalk upon thi ' reappearance of evidences that the epidemic has not been effe‘ctunll"! checked. “ I ‘ ’erni will hottex'pire until 1915. having . \ “in the) watchmu nutter. . 'of the emu; ' However now... may seem. The time will come: when it shall be A prison or n homo for. all With 1 ,u‘l later the state got the evidence» ow her husband and one Jack Been- y the way. has separated from her usband. and sometime ago brought She is . omen. The accused is represented (Continued on Third. Page.) ———n———— That» the islanders tibial provided ‘ ase developed yesterday. This war ixth horse of the Bishop &‘Lynel The precautions seem not to have; n8 made its appearance YGBterdayy'i-r ‘ it behooves all horse Donors and Man must be as careful of himso as of his steeds. for death in ninth certain it one becomes inoculated with the gianders. The death. to men more terrible. because of the ma suffering. which can only be relieved; by natural death. The sufferingtot the dumb beasts may be checked is premature killing. but humans must. undergo all the terrors of the cane.’ owner will. ' or nearest it WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-—or“ " vey W. Wiley. chief chemist ‘ Deparfinent of Agriculture. «also day that he had any intention oh signing from office. He characte‘ as "preposterous“ and floors ticti the rumors to the effect that h considering such action. and that probably would come out with a s , ment attacking Secretary Wilson . the administration. _ * ‘ Dr. Wiley declared that thermos that he was shout to resign and ediy came from “enemies," who .oetvtlyrhsd attacked mm in . ‘ ways. ji . _ . its to the report that'atter rosigib ‘-ing he would“ a candidate for. ' president on“ the commons ticket. the ‘ doctor jisughed nun d could. ‘ ‘ "an bureaucrat. ‘ the are nutrient-bombed. 1] ’ equet‘rishtafer man in ‘ b ‘ sentinel Wanthdsareavtuners.
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