w
' street, at which time action will
termini; just what acii0n it
. .for the police department.
' 'cil has determined to erect the cen-
so. am of greatest '
:teaeura are when we
ave even some higher ‘
peak of difficulty. trod-
den under foot some evil.
and felt, day by day. so
, cure a growth of moral
strength within us that
you to waste time-
flurry your sales and
profits by keeping up
a persistent advertis-
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HAHIEH HIS II HIHHHH EIIIE
.IH IIS MIN 83 SEIIIIHH
EIIHIY .IIISI EV HINH
Chief Earl Lounshury and His Men Succeeded in Keeping the
Flames Confined to Three
Buildings. Thereby Saving
Several Other Wooden Blocks
HEIIIIHH’S BAKERY, WEEH'S
HHHHEIIY SIHRE AND
I HESIIIIHAHI SIISIIIHEH HHHSIHERIHIE HIMIHE
Buildings Were Owned by Selectman V. R. ‘Pooiey, Who Will
Probably Rebuild Then
Durlcn .was given a practical demon-
stration oi" the utility and necessity
of water last night, when only the
abundant supply of water through the;
tunius of. the Stamford Witter (‘om-f
patty, coupled with the stupendous ei-A
baker shop, and the restaurant next to
the week building, were gutted and,
practically destroyed before the fire
men could master the blaze. it is err
tltuutcd that the damage to the build-
ings and to the stock of the met-
i‘orts pill ‘t‘ortlt by the Dnrien and chunts aniountstoabout $15,000, which
Nortiton fire departments saved theI IS l'lll'llillll' covered by insurance.
town from a veritable holocaust \vitil'llI The fire was discovered at. about 9
threatened to sweep all the buildings 0'('IO('k. raging “(‘l'l’ely Ill MP- “(‘1‘-
on Railroad place into eternity.
As it was the three buildings own-I
'parttneut responded on the jump.
cd by Selectman V. H. Pooiey and oc-
cupied by Herman's bakery.
the fire started; Samuel Weed‘s gro-
cery store, whiciris adjacent to the:
imnu’s bakery shop.
in which]
The. fire alarm
was immediately turned in and the do
The
brave lads, nil decked out in their
(Continued on Twelfth Page)
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Fill nllllilll
.ylllllls:llslllls
James Barnes Came Near Being
Killed §aiurday Night
That James Barnes did not break his
neck is no fault of his for he felbdown
two flights of stairs at the Germania
Hotel in Railroad avenue. Saturday.
while under the influence of liquor
landing on his head. A deep scalp
wound .was inflicted which at first was
thought tape a fractureof the, skull.
Mr: Barnes came tumbling down the
stairs in a most frightful manner and
when he reached the bottom lay so
still that the hotel people thought him
dead. Word was immedfately sent for
a. physician and the ambulance was
securedfland the unconscious man tnk-
en to the hospital. where his‘ wounds
were dressed by Dr. Jean Dumortier
and' Dr. Walter Hitchcock, who had
lust finished an operation. Mr. Barnes
will'rocover. it is thought.
Til uterus: or
3. $5.500 BALANCE
*—
Ali adjourtied special meeting of the
South Norwalk Board of Estimate and
Taxation will be held this evening in
the council chamber. in Washington
be
taken'ln regards to, unapproprlnt-
ed.“ 600 coming fro the avails of
the sale of the library building, in
Washington street.
At the last meeting of the board this
amount was left unspproprinted in or-
der that the council might finally do-
would
take In regards to the erection of a
fire department station and providing
The coun-
tiIl dire italics and apparently wishes
to me the present Putnam Hose com-
pany building for police purposes.
This was their original intention and
was so stated before the last meeting
‘of. the loarvl of Estimate and Tow
tion. the repair. being made that the
“I“. 3. ”W for police and
' m purposeb Mist action tbt Board
ninetimate wla this is not known.
—cur.avlb~ealiban truss.
A ism sermon m with
every so purchase. No restriction as
to question-m as m as you went.
instill mm Hid oat.
Tel. 011. 113- WWW If.
CHINESE venom
isseasu HAO rum
N‘Auxmo, Chins. March 11.-—’I"he
constitution of the new republic of
China. as finally approved today, pla-
ces the supreme power in the hands
of the National Assembly. A notable
feature is that all the acts of the presi-
dent require theapgrovsl of the As
sembly, and this body also has com-
plete control of the cabinet. The As
sembly elects the president and vice
president and may pass any law over
the executive's veto. at its pleasure.
' Dr. Sun Yat-Sen will turn over the
great seal of the presidential office to
Tang Sheo-Yl, Yuan's personal rspro
sentntive. soon and the details of
launching the constitutional governv
tneut con be accomplished.‘ Pendlns
this. Dr. Sun continues to hold office as‘
actual acting president
HEAVY ElliTll
SHOCKS WERE RECORDED
WASHINGTON, March ll.—-Heevy
earth shocks were recorded early to-
day by the selsmogrsph at Georgetown
University. The vibrations began at
5:30 o'clock and lasted 26 minutes. be-
ing most violent at 5:40. The distur-
bance, which is believed to have been
of extraordinary violence. occurred
somewhere within 2, 000 miles of Wash-
ington.
Nit‘w YORK. March ii.-—An earth-
quake of unusual severity was morti-
ed today by the seismograph st Broolo
lyn College. The oscillations began at
5:38 o‘clock, reached the maximum at
5:40 and continued until 5:56. The
movements were much stronger in the
north-south field than from east to
west. The estimated distance of the
disturbance from New York is fifteen
hundred miles. .
reactions? .
lure IEEII Leer
BAN cleanest. March tl.-Huus
of two schoonsrs of the San Diego illltl
ing fleet which left port' yesterday
were slbted early today pounding [1!
the surf off he Jolie. Hope of thew
er vessels of the lost it”, w
and u is til-"roe all may have ”-m
suits syn. sudden nornMW . ' ‘ "
this coast late res , " “‘3. i ’-
90“: in “I “INC
b.1001! III “In . I
No bodies have curse «hormblu
- one is tossing in the breakers of! La
_ Jolie.
' SIIIIEHIIII IIIII.
llllllu lull
Infurlated Father of Girl Victim
Leads Man Hunt in Wooded
Section _
STAMFORD. March li.——An infurr
sled father lcd six policemen iti a
tnatl hunt in the woods near the Wu-
tersido section late yesterday after-
noon. and Chester Swords, aged 43, a
painter. was arrested when he fled
from the father and run into the arms
of two of the policemen.
The pursucr was Charles A: Prior.
whose five year bid daughter Mary
had been accosted on the street by
Swords and induced to go Into the
woods with him. The little girl is lit
the hospital in u serious condition to-
day and Swords is locked up to all-
swcr to a serious charge. He met
the girl and her little brother on the
street and sent the boy to buy candy
at a neat by sioxo when be enticed the
girl itht’ti‘ya
The boy returned and not finding
his sister. notified the father, who
summoned the police. There have
been numerous similar complaints to
the police concerning a man who has
been seen in this section of the city.
Swords has admitted his guilt.
Swords plcaded guilty in the city
court this manning to criminal assault.
and he was bound over to the Super
ior Court in $5,000. Swords has been
sent to the Bridgeport loll. Public in-
dignation run so, high against him that
in the courtroom were several officers
prepared to suppress any demonstra-
tion against the prisoner. " He was not
molested. however.
tum slip, hllsoll BILL
crevices threesome
washroom. March O~The bill
melting appropriations for the con—
struction and repair of rivers and bar-
here was presented in the house last '
night by Chairman Sparkman. who
gave notice that he would call the
some up for action as soon as pos'
nimble
Some additions to the bill do siven
out ten days ago. were made. surveys
for the harbors of. Norwaik and
Westport and Ssngatuck rivers being
added for Connecticut.
The bill extends somewhat the
scope of the investigations heretofore
required of! the engineers in pre-
liminaryrand other examinations and
reports thereon. Among these are
inquiries into both private and public
terminals. transfer docks facilitids
contiguous to the ' waterway to be
improved. This is believed by the
committee to be of very. great im-
portance. as one of the most serious
handicaps to» water transportation
heretofore has been the lack of pub-
lic dock facilities at reasonable robes
and within the reach of all that de-
sire to use them. The report says
that the tendency has been towards
ownership and control of such facili-
ties by railroads. or by those and-
steamship lines acting in conjunction
with them. “a practice not conducive
to healthy competition or the cite
handling of freight." says the com-
mlttee. The commute. says that
several of the larger cities are awak-
ening to the importance of freeing
commerce from this handicap by mu-
nicipal or other public ownership or
control of docks and terminal facili-
ties. Before undertaking remedial
legislation the committee says much
information not now in the possession
of the engineers is required. and they
hope to get this information under the
provisions of this bill.‘
on. vownflsno la. reopens.
HARMRD'.. bisects 11.—0rders ls-
flied from the slide of the adlutant
general ”options that the applica-
tion' of season David H.1‘recartin.
'i'yavai limit. is hpproved and he is
Wis use on» duty and.
slid shes, the "tired iisb‘. Assist-
'Ray'nham Townshpnd la
infill tin vacancy.
. » M
~1‘ONIOHT. co. F. VITO
vs. Sixth Company; Navals vs. Pas-
times assimilate dancing. Armor-y.
m
it is possible to ignite gas by sparks
from a telephone. Hence in all new
men gas works the telephone belle ON “I
Lcoverod with wire .gauae.
heme .
HillRllPiIlli
XHEHIEH IH
MAKEHEHHRH
Captain Horace Keywcrih, of
East Norwalk Yacht Club, at
Work on a Novel Craft
PIIHS III HHHEH V
24 IIIIES PEH HHHII
Will Compete With a Numbér- of
Other Speedw Boats Here
All bout ouiters. about lovers and mo
in the news that Horace Keyworth, of
Gregory Boulevard. East Norwalk, is
to have n hydroplans this coming sea.
son. and to know that it will be the
swiftest craft in the local harbor fleet.
unless someone comes forward with a
new one between now and Decoration
Day. The boat is being constructed by
Mr. ix’cyworth in his shop at his home
and unless he is seriously interrupted
bct‘orett is completed. it'iviil be. ready
‘for the wait-Ir in six weeks.
The boat will be a novelty in South
I
(Continued on Second Page.)
IIIIHIIIH HIEIIW IIIIHIIIII
WHY“ Hm
Spencerdl. Hill Athend‘hy Ian
Wines lind‘Vlas Unbalanced
by Lessee '
BOSTON. Mean. March ii.—-¢pen.-
cor R. Hill. a well-known stock brok-
ov. waeshot and seriously wounded, in
his. , at to Congress street. by one
of customers. thitmorning. Mr.
Hill is a member of the brokerage
firm.of Richardson. Hill and Comhlr‘tly.
The customer. Hf lsewinski. was ov-
erpowered by clerks in the notes 'aiid
was handed over to the police. ‘The
police decided that st0ck market loss-
es had unbalanced Lewinskl.
The shooting took place in Hill's of-
fice at. so Congress street. shortly be-
fore ") o'clock. Lewinski had arrivv
ed at the odice previous to the opening
of the board room. Soon after his an
ri‘val. it is alleged. Lewinalii drew'a re
volvor and ihmatonsd to shoot up the
office. The customer happened to
catch sight of Mr Hill and, levelling
his revolt/lint the broker. unmet.
it is alleged. fired. The bullet struck
Mr. um in the right breast and rang-
ed upwards towards the shoulder.
The clerks in the office threw them-
selves npoa bewiaski. overpowering
him. and WM the weapon from him
and held him until the arrival of the
police.
Mr. Hill was abls.to walk to the
ambulance which came fromthe relief
hospital. .
Mr. Hill is the Junior member of the
firm. He is forty-one years old and
unmarried. He is a vice-president and
director of the following corporations:
Kaweensws Central Railway Coll-
patty, Remnawp Copper Company.
Phoenix Consolidated Cooper Com-
peny and Washington Copper Mining
Company.
«romeo-tr, co. F. van
vs. Sixth Company: Nsvsls vs. Pas.
times. Basketball dancing. Armory.
secure Nl'w Haven ati'oll'v
saws loo. '
unwritten. limit 1..-»... - ~'
”h. M of. th- «May mouse“
sis Wanderlust of em en-
tot boat cuthusiusis will be interested
'Tben Captain Hunt went out and shot
”Mi ”9
illliillililii ll:
Milli us Killil
Captain Thomas Hunt Takes _Ac-
tion in Regard to Animal Owned
by William Lyle
Not exactly a case of cruelty this
time, although it was a close approach
to it, culminated last. night in the
shooting of the horse owned by Will-
iam Lyle, of.2l Marshal street. by
Humane Officer Captain Thomas Hunt
of the Norwalk police force. Lyle
“was not nrrestcd and signed the re-
WHHIH— WIH SIHIKE HI
HHII MIHEHS IIK II II
PHESEHI HHHIER HHE III
I‘
More Than One Million on Strike in Great Britain and 150,000
Voting to Quit Work in
is Very
lease of all responsibility in the pre
scribed form after a deal of coaxing. I
1.er and a friend were driving the
horse through Mcrwin street, when
the equine gave out completely. Tir-
cd almost ttiito death the horse de-
cidcd that he has accomplished the
purpOse for which he was put on earth
and death came gratefully to the
broken steed. A fair imitation of a
hut ruck, every rib showing plainly,
and with all bone projections skinned ’
the horse. was the .DIQIHW.“ déspnir=
as he lay down quietly to await the
inevitable end.
Speciallptilcer Richard F. Moore got
wind of hings_ and he was soon in
Mcrwin street, and shortly afterward
he was leading Lyle and his conipan
ion to the police station and Captain
Hunt. lit-lo the owner of the horse
admitted that it was not fit to be driv-
en, but said that Veterinary Surgeon
Olmstcad had prescribed a walking
treatment. He was carrying out the
treatment. he claimed.
Captain Hunt callc'd Dr. Olmstead
on the telephone, and the latter ex-
pressed ignornnec of the case. Then
the omcer tried to have Lyle sign the
release for the horse. on equine death
’wnrrlnt. but the latter refined... in.
though he admitted the horse was be-
yond all usefulness and fitness ‘for
driving Deciding to no... the con-
ditiomof the fallen stood the humane
oflcer with sergeant Bryan H. suit
modes trip to Manila street with
”10.. _ ' .
. Here it was plainly apparent to the
experienced eyes of the onlcers that
the bone was ready for nothing save
death. Further coaxing dually per-
suaded byte to sign the death war-
rant and George Smith kindly loaned-
liis home his the scene of the signing.
the horse.
Wallace *8. Parks was called and
the remains tum‘iid over to him for
disposition.
To Lvie' s ‘credit it may be said that
he did not best the horse after he
was down. Such a course would have
ended in his arrest for cruelty to
dumb animals, and a case similar to
that of last week would have been be
for the Norwsik court.
Lyle purchased. the horse for :15
three weeks ago from Charles Sig-
saway, of Day street.‘he said.
I
.._‘——
"him. stillness Ill
NW NHAVBN Merrill 1! --."f'he ool
iision of the Federal duress over the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad with a light engine. at 3:16
o'clock this morning, did slight dem-
sge to the engine of the stress. C. V.
cording to the othoial statement of the
railroad. The accident. happened near
‘Brenforo station. ten miles east of
h’ere‘. The Federal proceeded with
slight delay. it. was bound from
Washington to Boston. A freight train
had become stalled at Cuilford and the
express wss sent over the out track
to pus the freight. A light engine
which was assisting the freight was
running from Gullford. The onicisl
statement saysths tower man let the
light engine into the block to reach a
switch, the express being at the time
within the same block. Both engines
were moving. slowly.
Tie Marat express no in a wredli
onlhbiilsstafl.f'la.m.athit-
II and in s. derailment at airliners
eal‘ebmrrihatsimnss. ,
4:... will We main... one
issue. Tel. ssl.
salient attributes
unless he
grist-tho
secrets voter .
Pitt, a passenger. was slightly hurt. so H
H} IIIIIHS HE IHHHSIHY IH
' HIIEHIEH. IIHII PHHHEII CLASSES HHE SHIIEHIIIII
Prices of Provisions and Necssities of Life Have Been Ad»
vanced. and Other Trouble is Feared ‘1 g ‘
NEW YORK, ilurch ll.-A world-
wide strike of coal miners is regard-
ed by the coal trade as more titan a
likelihood if the present negotiations
now in progress between the anthra-
cite aud bituminous workers and their
employers in this country do not re
suit in a settlement of working con-
dttlons.
With more than 1000.000 coal min-
crs on strike in Great Britain and
150,000 miners in. Germany voting to
quit. work to force higher wages. a
severe coal _shortage in Europe is
faced.
Trc anthracite coal operators draft
ATTEIPT sills T0
lies a norm obese
Whittle thought to have boon an at-
tempted burglary of A. 'l‘srlov's low
el'ry store. in Washington street. as
curred yesterday morning at 1 oclock '
when some and broke one of the win-
dows on the side of the store: The
crash was heard all over the center of
the city and brought police from all di-
rections. but a thorough search tailed
to reveal the presence of any bur-
s'llm .
Ofiicer John H. Smith was walking
down North Main street and Moor
Charles A. 8a mlsovas patrolling up
Smith Main natal. Both heard the
crash and st ted simultaneously.
meeting at the hbrldge. They started
down and were met by the night man
at i. Payne's lunch wagon who told
them that somebody was trying to
break into the jewelry store. When
they reached the place there was no
sign of the man, but they were inform
ed that belied run down the alloy to
wards the tracks. The ofilcers started
in that direction while Sergeant l“, V.
Raymond who had come slonlz. kept
watch on the front. A thorough search
however failed to show any- tract or
the burglar.
M
40R l-lllil NIGHT OR DAV
1-psssenger touring car. limousine and
taxlcsb. Tel. 1263-2.
Issuer stilettos
ASSOCIATION IEETO
The Falrdsld County Baptist Minis-
ters” Association held a conference in
til. chapel of the South Norwalk Bap-
tist church this morning. The address
was giren by Rev. J. W. Hoes. pastor
of the Calvary Baptist Church of New
Haven. The address was one of un-
ususl interest. the speaker being a
powerful orator.
The oonfemoe was continued In the
afternoon and abounded in the discus-
sionof matters helpful to the work of
the members and the talks were all
delivered by men of mar t and reputa-
tion.
At noon lunch was served by the lad
Id! of the church and; the me- did our .
pie justice to the 'sood thins set be-
loss then. r.
M
may“. shapes. mm
and Trimmings. is. P. Helioolt'. iii
Chestaut It. .
I
“And what is your last unis, little
m,” I
“our: task. or. um married
ct.- mm,»
‘pued by English firms.
- police is:
7!
Germany The Situation
Serious
EHIIEIHII HHIIHIHIES
a
their reply to the hard coal worker!
here today for a presentation to the
miners Wednesday.’while next week
at Cleveland the bituminous operators
and their employees confer for the pur-
pose of trying to bring,: about an ad-
justment of conditions in the soft coal
fields. '
Meanwhile coal is being loaded on
the Atlantic seaboard for South Amer.
loan and European ports usually sup-
il.—The coal
in the Wash
BERLIN, March
strike went into" effect
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
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HIIIIIIiEI’HIII HHIIIII
IIIIEH IH Hill lfll
tier Husband Was lhrdereddtid
Son 'Se‘n‘t to Helium." .
School '
BRIDGEPORT. March 11. -Shr:blt::
ing. kicking and fighting desperately.
Mrs. Enrico Cspnto tried hard this.
morning to kill herself with p hatpll
in front of the Central Police Station.
She drove the long steel several time-
into her head and into one eye. and‘
Court Officer Wheeler was stabbed”
several times while trying to oubdueff
her.
Mrs. Caputo had fainted *- In court
when her twelve-year-old son Tony
was sentenced to the reform school;
during his minority for participation
in the theft of a horse and wagon
last Friday, and, with two other boys.
taking it to Port Chester. N. Y. H."
had been before the police before. The ‘
other boys were released on pro“.
tion.
As she was led from the Municipal
Building Mrs. Capote became violently
hysterical and made the attempt“.
self-destruction. For half an hour also _
gave the police a hard job is oontrolF
in her. but nnslly her strength fell-Y”
ed and she became calmer. ; .
Mrs. Caputo is the widow of Ehflét) .
Caputo, who was shot and killed ll
North Washington avenue last August
by amino Di Martino. who is no‘w in
State Prison. and she herself was shot-
four times. This fatality apparently
prayed on her mind, for "thoy's taken {it
my husband and now my boy' was on.’
of her first exclamations as the hu-
terla came on.
HOLO-th lull
DINVER. Colo. Mulch 11.-llddle
hoiwsld. nineteen you-s old. son‘df a
Brighton. Cole" farmer. sound by the;
conduct of his congestion to thwart?
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