a... in the world will
the people know What
you are selling or
trying to sell it you
don't advertise it in
The Sentinel?
A~i~"i buttresses
'9
up
up
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Watch well the building
of "I. lem:
However hopeless It
may seem.
The time will come
when it shall be
A prison or a home for
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Entered at the South Norwalk Post-office
ESTABLISHED 1870 as Second Class Matter
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. FRIDAY. MARCH 1. 1912
WEATHER FORECAST-
Fair tonight and Saturday.
TWO CENTS
tAWAAA but A Ni
Hi8 wr rs SliiRY [ii M
iii HlliiS AA BARN Hit
Says He Was in Bed at the Time She Testilied That He Was
Getting Kerosene Oil and Going in the Direction ot
the Van Hooser Place
Still Plilliii UFHEERS Billilliilillii iESIIMliN'l
Alli] Jlllllil llllllfltll liliNlllll READ Niiiii
Brother oi the Accused Gives Version of the Altair, and At-.
iorneys Make Arguments and Case Goes to Jury
of his home.
gallon can of oil. lie said that
Edward Scolielti, who is on trial in
the criminal superior court before
"itttttttttitWittv '
\
nor did he keep a five,
ltd“ their are taking advantage of the strike
STRIKE lflMflRRflW
Over One Million Men Have Al-
ready Laid Down Their Tools,
and Steamers Are Held Up
LONDON, March l.—-—\\'itir. the ex-
ception of a few small collieries situ-
ated in isolated districts, all the coal
mines of the country are idle this
morning. Some 01' those places wirere
work is still going on, notably in War-
wickshire, wirere' 10,000 men are eru-
pioyed, the. miners will join the strik-
ers tomorrow.
The only urine in the country where
the men have derided to retrrain at
work and not to join the strike is a
little one in Northern Wales. and here
tire mining is carried on rrnder police
proiet‘tigr.
An oiliciai return issued this morn
lug estimates the number of strikers
‘vho have already laid down their
tools as l,tlitl.AiDT.
lrr most of the Colliery districts the
Judge Lucien 13‘. llrrrpee and a jury on
the charge of having set tire to a barn
Imittttgilitf to David Van lloosear in
Wilton on Sunday, November to, 1907,
emphatically denied the. statements
which his wife tirade yesterday while
on the witness stand that he took
kerosene oil from his home on the
night irr question and went out. of the
house in company with a man named
.lack Beers.
r, Denied Story of Wife
Tire witness said that he timer keptI
a barrel of kerosene oil in the cellar
I
l
Ito Weston to visit
kept his kerosene oil in a one gallon l to enjoy a holiday, and no trouble is
can in it closet back of the stove injulrticlllaied- The HWHWSI danger 1‘HlOl
the kitchen. lie furtlrcr denied that ' is in South Wales, where the most de-
any remarks as was testified to yes»; ler'tnined spirit prevails and where
tcrdzry about her [hiking to him 0011- Elite rrrtion funds are only sullicient to
cerning his connection with the burn provide Sll‘ilu“ but III the Inca lot a
tug at \‘rtu lloosear' s barn, e\ (A; took short tithe “lire railways throughout
place, , Ii\\'trics issued norites today that their
Scotield's star)" was that. on the train services would be curtailed and
Sundtry tlret.the lire occurred he went OllK‘l‘ l‘illlwfll'fi lit (treat lll'litillr will
an uncle and on ‘ follow this cxanrille tomorrow.
his way btrck lie stopped in to see him l The Miners' lt‘cderation resumed its
'cont‘erences this morning, and one of
(Continued on Seventh page), Ithe members expressed the opinion
,that the negotiations with the owners
TWO DDDDLADIES
"REPORTED 'llMllSOlilA
W
ANSONIA, March l.-Two burglars
were reported this morning, the
drug store of E. S. Schoonmaker and
the confectionery store of J. P. Far
reii, .both on Main street being cuter-
ed. At Schoonmaker's pharmacy cig-
ars, ,perfumery, candy, pocket knives
and other things to the. value of near-
ly $200 were carried off. At Farrell's
the gas meter coin receptacle was
broken open and a penny slot machine
smashed. The burglaries are believ-
ed to. be the work of two yourig men
I wholwere seen prowling about the
streets.
...-....— ...—......”
tour or roux 12c .Le.
lb.
‘lic
lb.
Small, lean, Fresh Hams.
Homemade Sausage. tic
,vance guard of the rebels was defeat
would be successfully terminated in
MEXICAIS "In: 0' l the corrrse of next week.
Public opinion generally endorses
IIIIHME 0F “lfin'c‘u: the government‘s decision to pass a
1 minimum wage bill unless the remainv
'WI
lder of the owners agree to that prin-
MARFA, Texas, March t.-The “rS'lclplc which has already been con—
skirrnish incidental to the rebel ad- lsentotl to M 60 per cent at the em
vance on Ojtnga occurred v"esterdny .plorers
M Sdn ANOWOA Mexico, 39‘9”” miles' The conferences of the Miners' Fed-
SOlllh 0f ll"? border litre. The ad feratlon adjourned after delegating to
the executive committee full power
ed but when .the main body 0' rebel to continue the negotiations with the
troops under Branllo Hernandez and l owners and to summon the conference
Emiliano Ramirez came tip the 852m meet again whenever tr shall be
turales and volunteers retreated minecessary
0511181 Sererai are reported killed. 1 Several hundred steamers are. held
three wounded rurales were brought?up at. the various ports through lock
{'0 the American bank or “‘0 RlO'ot‘ coal, but the large tranSAAtlantic
(ll‘flnde- litres assert that they are well-provid-
ln anticipation of an attack soldiers i ed with fuel.
are hastily rebuilding the' trenchesl SCRANTON, pa” March t.~Rcttrrrr-
around Ojingtl. the 309119 0f twoling from the conference held with the
months' siege last spring. The citylopemmrs in New York, members of
is entirely out Off from communlca- the district executive board of the
lion with the interior, and supplies : United Mine Workers announced that
are being purchased through Presidio.
Last night about fifty drink-inflam-
ed Mexicans rode through the town
of Polovo, south of Ojinga, firing their
pistols at random. A dozen bullets
were fired into the home of William.
Morgan, a school teacher, the onlyl
American resident. No one .in thel
house \vas hurt, according to reportsl
SIXTY-FWE DEATHS
HIDE VIOLENCE
PROFA HUNT AT 5"- PAUL'S; 3 NEW HAVEN, March l.—~There
The second or the Lenten “I‘m-V , were. 65 deaths front violence in Con-
Legs of Spring Lamb llc.
’lt‘orequarter Lamb. 9c lb
Spring Lamb Chops, tic lb.
Rib Roast Beef 12 i-L‘c lb.
Chopped Beet; lbs. 23c.
Breakfast Bacon tic lb.
n-lb, pail Pure Lard. title.
lO-lb. pail Pure. Lard, $1.10.
(‘Ahoice'Young' Fow1., 200 lb.
Roasting Chickens, 22c lb
Young lien Ttrrkevs, 2.". arid 28c lb.
Sw'ifts llutterine. 23c lb
' HAY-ES” MARKET.
.nlght services will be held at. St. Paul's llt’i‘llt‘l‘t according ,0 nnofiiciai rec
(‘irurch tonight at 8. The preacher 0MB during February, as compatr‘ed
““1 be the Rev. me- Arthur Prince with 50 in the montir preceding. 01‘
liunt. til...A B..,D Who has the “1“" this number. 48 were accidental as
of Christian Ethics at the General against 38 accidental deaths in Jana-l
Theological Seminatv. Prof. Hunt is my; 14 were suicidal, which was two
“id 10 be one Of ”19 be” preachers more titan deaths from a similar cause
i“ the church today. and is l“ C0“‘,in January, and three were homicides.
stunt demand for special sermons in in the list of accidental deaths the
the large parishes Of New York and railroad with a total of eleven victims
other cities. All who like to come are Ilcndg Ten pensons were burned to:
cordiailr welcome at the sertice and death. six rv'ere klfiefl by fans live b’l
ii hoped that there “l“ he 3 largejasphyxiation. four by drowning, three
attendance. The “1“ choir M” be in V each by automobile and crushing, Atwo
attendanca The SCH/108 lS choral each by trolley and exposure. and one
evenson'g, with anthems. .‘amiliar ‘ shooting and gas explosion.
llrmnSA Five persons committed suicide by
shooting, three each by cerbolic acid
and hanging, two by poison other than
carbolic acid and one by suffocation.
—RED MEN’S DANCE.
Every Saturday evening. Red Men's
Hall. Admission .25 cents.
TOWN OF ARAMECINhO‘APTURED
rsoucroanfia, Monduras, March
].—~.lose Marla Villsdsles, s Honduran
revolutionaryxbelonzlns to Amnesia.
yesterday crossed the San Salvador
frontier into Honduras with sixty men
and captured the border town of Are-
~—Chopped Beer. 2 lbs, for 250.
Fresh Shoulders, 1201b.
Pickled Trips. 8e lb.
Homemade Sausage, 14c lb.
RYDER’S MARKET,
With H. E. Mead & Co.
When a. straight men strays into
mectn'u. crooked paths he is apt to go lame.
active steps would be taken at once
to brriid up the ranks of the. rrrrion
throughout the anthracite region. It
is said that at present only about orie-
third of the employee are members of
the United Mine Workers.
lEllTEli OOMMDNION
llOTIOE
March 1,19l2.
To the Members of the South Nor-
waik Congregational Church—
Greeting:
i take this means of asking your
special pray-ere for the church at the
sacrament. of the Lord's Srrpper on the
morning of thecomlng Sunday, March
3. l desire-very particularly to see
every member present at this Lenten
Communion service, tor the message
of the morning will be a challenge to
each one in the name of our common
Lord. Please do not let anything iti-
terfcre to keep you away. You need
this service.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN STAPLETON. Pastor.
. 4.2.
. «ENDIVE.
brusse‘ls Sprouts Tomatoes, Water
Cress, Parsley, Green Peppers, Cu-
cumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Head
Lettuce, Oyster 'Plant.
GlilOTTO & (10..
Tel. 38. Music Hall Block.
EXPERT MACHAINIST DISAPPEARS.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 1.——C.
H. Eldredge, of West Mystic, Conn.,
who was visiting in Manchester has
diAsaAppeatfid. Hols an expert at set-
ting tip silk machines and is known in
most silk producing centers of the
country. .
hrst being that of .\
AAAA ARS
AAAAAtAtA
lWli this
-—’.1
Residence of Miss: Mary A. Cun-
ningham and Cduncilman H.
w. Mather Are Robbed
SEVERii Hills [if
JiWElllY Willi Siliillltll
Second Floors oi “Each Place
Only Ones Disturbed
HAMDEN Mlillliliiiii
MAY BE Hillli-llP Mill
Eliort Being Made. to Connect
George Bedding With a Num-
ber of Crimes
._._..—._ _
NEW HAVEN, March l.—~As the
police piece together the story of the
recent acts of George Bedding. the.
self-confessed slayer of Morris Green-
berg, many things point to an early
clearing up of a number of mysterioas
bold ups and attempted robberies. A
Fair Haven storekeeper, Stephen H.
(irrttnaya, upon seeing a picture of
Bedding, declared he was the maul
who entered his store a fortnight ago
and shot trim twice when a demand to
or was refused. The police are ln-,
clincd to look upon Bedding as the'
ups after dark in llamden, including? .
the robbery of a woman who was with
The unpolicctl section of tho cityA
on the. bill was thrown trrto an unus-
ual state at excitement, last night.
when it became known that two darA
lug burglaries had taken place, the'
iris Mary A. Curr-
nrnnlrarn‘s home. in Elmwood avenue,
and the second that of Councilman
llarri w. Mather a residence, in Fair- i
hold uterine. llotlr robberies were
perpetrated between the hours of 7 and
9 o'clock in the evening and both:
were successful.
When Miss Cunningham returned to
her horne.at 8:15 o'clock last evening?
(Continued 0n Fifth Page.)
—FOR HIRE NIGHT OR DAY
Triassenger touring car, limousine and
taxicab. Tel. 1263- 2. ~ l
or. retention. l
OF l’llYSlllllISIil
The regular meeting of the Norwolk
Medical Association was held last eve- l
ning at the residence of Dr. w. J.
Tracey. ,
The sublect for discussion was Dis-l
ease or the Thyroid Gland A veryl
interesting paper was read by Dr. Ray-A
mend Sullivan, of Brooklyn, giving de«
tails of the methods in use at the
Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minn..
and .the excellent results obtained irr
treating this disease whereby its for
mer fatality is now reduced to a very ‘
small percentage.
Several guests from neighboring:
towns were present and all appreciat
ed the hospitality of their genial host
—-LOVERS OF PRETTY DISHES.
We have just received an assort-
ment of the new Lustre Ware. One
piece given free to every purchaser of
$1 worth of goods.
EAST lNDlA TEA (30.,
Tel. 371. 123 Washington Sh;
OOITDIDT‘FOD IIEVI
BELLE ISLAND DDOK’
The contracts for the construction
of the new wharf at Belle island have
been awarded to Toomey & Gaston,
of South. Norwalk, who will begin
work on the new improvement imme-
distely so as to have it completed for
the season. ~
The construction of this wharf
marks a great improvement at the Is«
land and will afford the residents not
a little convenience and pleasure in
the course of the‘season. The need of
such an addition has long been felt
by the islanders. .
Work on the clubhouse is being
rushed and this will be ready for oc-
cupation by the time the first summer
resident arrives.
—8ATURDAY'S SPECIALS.
:Very Best Rutter. 35c lb.
Very Best Lard, l2e lb.
3 the. California Prunes,
15' Seediess Oranges, 25c.
'Dlue Label Cststtp, 19c bot.
Condensed Milk, 10c can.
3 cans Stringless Beans, 25c. -
3 cans Evaporated Milk, 20c
,Sugar Cured Shoulders, 10 we lb.
LOUIS JOSELOEF,
.12 No. Main St.
25c.
in
Tel. 467.
-—Strewberrietr at Ghiotto & C0.'I;
lune suspect was arrested
Adiscirar'ged, as there was no eridence
,agaiust lriru,
Isgaiirst him.
tier children, her husband being away
from home. The man, or men at that
‘tirne bound and gagged the woman.
brtt lrrteir
' SAN 1. it \NCISCO March lI.-—ABting-
lug the lirst details of the massacre
of eight persons connected with Christ.
ian missions by t'anatica Ch tree is
ltedding for a consider-1 1 c on
laws, last October. twenty—four mis-
ablo time according to those who
it li h- I d it it d i ll d' sion workers arrived yesterday on the
norrr rm ‘“ " l“ c. " nu 0 la liIncr t‘ hina front the prorince oi” Siren-
nratic arts and frequently told wild
in Central China.
, .
“(”9“ of (mounters on the road, or Tlhe victims of the slaupghter were
incidents where he needed to show a (,‘eorge Alternand ‘3 years old; Mrs.
rerolrer “th11 he rrsuulli carr.ied tIiIltichatd Beckmran, Zolnra Beckman,
it is said that Redding has betn no 1., Ruth liecknran, 8:
only a cigarette smoker. brrt had used strom, 13, Oscar Bergstrom, 12; Hilda
drugs, more or less. tie seems not to ,Nelson, 16: leorge Vatna, teacher at
realize the gravity of the charge 'n mission school at Sian t‘rr.
When his parents saw I
him at the jail yesterday he seemedzm
Hulda Berg-K
The story of the massacre was told'
MAAAAtAt AHAAA Attsus
IN A iHRlSlliN AAAAIAA Bl
AAAAAAA thirst illillAWS
Victims of the Slaughter Were the Wile of Missionary Beckmen,
His Two Children, a-Teacher, and Four Other Children 4
of Scandinavian Alliance Mission
MlJilNillJS iRllflPS CAUSE lliiilHiR SERIUUS flUlBREiK
Al FiliflI-iil, AND iHiRE WAS lilllJH HEAVY Flililili
mun “no Autvuwud a number or hold Situation Declared to he Very Serious, and All Train Service
Toward Peking Has Been Suspended
by Rev. Philip Nelson, father of Hilda.
Nelson, of the Scandinavian Alliance
Mission at Pinchow, who with his wife
and their five children, were passem
gers on the China
Mr. Nelson dwelt on the remarkable
escape of Richard Beckm who a!-
ter seeing his wife ends daughters
clrrbbed to death, waded into a lake
with his three-year~old daughter in his
arms, and in the darknese escaped.
"There were about forty persons are
sociated with the Scandinavian Mis-
sion stationed in the city of Plnchow
(continued on Sixth Pate).
a that run
ill llill iiiiilliiii
Just elated with the attention he was,
Ireclvlng end in spite of the nearness
of both parents to break down
through grief he joked and made mer- - 3
rat at his surroundings and what was!
being said shunt him. ,
lICovoner Mix is completing his find-,I
gand then will come Reddlngs ar-
lraignment in the town court of Ham county CommiSSionet‘s DDDldD
den. it is possible that the trial will;
take place at the term of the Super-l LDWiS Burg DOGS NM Keel)
Summer Hotel
I.
ior Court which sits in April ,
The condition of Mrs. Leora Hud-i
son, the. nurse in the Lewis home, and
with whom Redding was deeply in! There will he no summer hotel ll-
love, is not serious, but she feels keenA 661159 in Brookileid for the county
ly the notoriety which accompanies commissioners have decided that new—
the mention of her name She was is Burg is not entitled to sell liquor
under strain in nurasing- cage ofI in his place. This decision will come
double pneumonia, and when Bedding as a hard blow to the thirsty citizens
was arrested her nerves gave way 0f Brookfield Who had signed Burgs
and she physically collapsed for ai.petition This was filed in accord-
tl.me Mrs Hudson had shown favorlance with the law recently passed
for Reddlng, “ho is a good lookingIWlllCll provides that the commission
fellow. He was an excellent tslkcr- ers may grant a license for four
and first impressions would be that months to a summer hotel in a no—li
he was exceptionally mtg)“ He was cease town it the majority of the vot-
e great builder of airy schemes, how- ‘ ere desire the license
ever, and some of his acquaintancesl There was a big remonstrance
say that this characteristic was made REElDSl Brng‘s application, and at the
stronger by his use of drugs. The no l hearing held last week in Brookfleid
-llee at the time Bedding made his- several citizens declared that Burg's
confession in a highly sensational .place was just an ordinary saloon and
way, pronouncing his story as a re- not a summer hotel
markable one. ,
The attorney engaged to look after BRANBT’S AT [onNEV
IDKES STATEMENT
his interest could not understand the
NEW YORK, March 1.—-A number
reason for so highly coloredIa recital
of the killing of Greenberg. The re-
port of the alienists sent to examine
Reddlng at the jail is now awaited
with interest. It is expected to in-
clude an opinion that Re‘ddlng ls sane.
Whether it will deal with his emo-
tionalism is not divulged. “
by .the grand jury which again continv
tied its investigation today to ascer-
tain it there was a conspiracy to send
Folke E. Brandt, the former men ~ser~,
rant of the banker, Mortimer L. Schiff,
to state’s prison for s, long term for
first degree burglary. Whether Mr.
Schiff and his counsel, Howard Gene,
will appear before the grand jury,
will not be determined until Judge
Crain decided whether the banker
and his counsel would gain immunity
by so doing.
Mir-abeau L. Towns. who has been
representing Brandt from the begin-
ning, said after reading Governor Dlx’s
statement that Brandt had applied for
clemency, that he would stand for no
lies on the part of Brandt or anyone
else and that if he‘found that Brandt
had been lying to him his position
would change immediately.
“l have Breudt's positive statement
to thé reflect that he never made for
mat application to the governor for
pardon,” said Mr. Towns. “All I want
is proof that Brandt lied to one when
he said he had made no application
for clemency."
FllEE! riot:
Bar of soap or a cart of Lighthouse
Cleanser, with Si purchase, Saturday.
Fresh Hams, 14c lb.
Roast Pork, 12 t-2c lb.
Pork Chops, 12 Me lb.
Roast Beef, lie lb.
Chopped Steak, 14c lb.
Fresh Shoulder, 12 1-2c lb.
Best Butter, 35c lb.
Butter-inc. 25c lb.
NEW YORK MARKET,
143 Washington St.
LADIES!- UNITED WH'IST.
Mrs. Silas Ketcham entertained the
members of the United Wbiet Club
yesterday afternoon at her honie, in
‘Cbeetnut street,,Sonth Norwalk. The
first prize wes'won by the hostess;
the second by Miss Mildred Ketcbam
and the third by Mm: .Oe‘rrle Hoyt.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrl. William Stevens, in South Main
direct, on March 7th.
Tel. 338.
Sentinel went ode. uranium.
of witnesses are still to be examined .
PLOT TO DESTROY
A retreat rests-AA
Parser-lemma. Moron i—m ,,
was at first believed to be a plot to
destroy a freight train carrying pro-
ducts of the American Woolen Comp ,
pany at Iawrrence,
strike is in progress, has been discov-
ered to be nothing more than the find
ing of it sticks of frozen dynamite ,
which is harmless until thawed out.
While inspecting a freight train in
the freight yards of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Wednesday, in
employee found the dynamite, wrap-
Mess., where I '
r’
ped in a newspaper on the truck of aw,“
ear loaded with paper. It was said
that the freight train had come to this
city flrom New England stopping St
Lawrence and the rumor gained cir-
culation that the dynamite had been
platted under the freight at that place.
The police now believe the dynamite
was stolen in this city and hidden on
the car trucks.
—Gold Medal Tub Butter, (Me.
3 large Mackerel, 25c.
Baldwin Apples, per peck, 35c.
. Roxbury Russets, per pack, tile.
3 cans Milk for 25c. '
H. E. MEAD & CO.
noosrvrtr i8 “
runrrrr‘nutc Putts
NEW YORK, Marrch 1.——Col. R0085
volt came in from Oyster Bay to his ,
office for further conferences with tho
political leaders engaged in furthering.
plans for his presidential nomination.
The announcement of the selection or
an executive committee, with U. S.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana,
as chairman, was expected today to be
followed by the announcement of
names of an administartive committee, -
to be formed with Truman 1-! News
berry, of Detroit, ex- secretary of the
navy, as chairman.
Alexander H. Rovell, of Chicago,
chairman of the National Remove}: .
Committee, says that Senator Dixon
to have sole charge of the political. .
matters of the campaign, while Mr. :
Newberry and the administrativecom— 9: .
romeo will look after the business and
financial end. Senator Dixon will make /
hit hwdquerrters art Washington.
where: it is stated, a general Reese-I
welt committee will be formed next
week.
Governor W. R. Stubbs, of Ken
was expected at Cal. Roosevelt's elic-
today for a conference.
Jung-what. pm Col. Roosevelt wild
take in the campaign for nornln ‘
, has not been learned.
Norwalk Chronicler