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Mayor Finnegan, Councilmen, City Clerk and Chiefs of Nor-
walk Fire Department Have a Warm Discussion um I
the Subject Before it is
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Finally Declared Closed
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Attempt Will Be Made to Secure Some Concessions From the
Connecticut Company by City Clerk Dilworth
\ Thoroughly threshed out and'flnally
settled was the matter of the purchase
:for the Hope HOse Company of some
lbootts and coats by the majority of
the fire committee, although the tire
commissioner refused to ‘0. K. the bill
at the Norwalk city council meeting
held last evening, and the bill will be
,paid by the city as per a vote to this
effect passed, after a discussion in
:which the mayor, the councilman and
:two chiefs of the fire department took
part and which lasted about an hour,
extending the meeting thut would
otherwise have been short into one
of the longest of the present admins
lstration.
Building lines were established in
various streets and but oneIlIis propos-
ed by the freeholders was challenged.
this being the slxteendoot line for
Catherine sheet. objected to by J08~
eph BIay
Norwnlk will be represented in the
convention to attempt to secure some
concessiOns from the Connecticut.
Company, and City Clerk Dilworth was
appointed as official representative.
Sprinkling mutteIs were informally
discussed.
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
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Fifteen Members Had a Good
Time on, the Cunboat
Machine
The annual cruise and period of
tour duty of‘the Second Section. 3rd
(Division, Navel Militia, 0.1x. (l... of
lNorwalk, beginning .u week ago ISIII
Iurday and finishing up on ISu'nduy eve-
Ining date was quite delightful for the
lions] boys numbering nbout fifteen.
'l‘hc {Norwnlk section was in churns of
Commander E. ’lliii. .lr.. nnd Ensign
Arhtur C. Hoyt on board of the Mile
chins.
’I‘he start was made nil right. but fog
delayed the cruise for two days at Guy
Henri out the western end of Martha's
'Vinoyurd. ’l‘hebouis were able to con-
tinue to Provincctown inter. Tuesday
and Wednesday were spent in turgot
III-notice with all the nuns and our lo-
I-ul boys carried off the honors for the
high scores. Albert 'l‘nylor hit nine
out or u possible ton on the six- wound
or which was high shins; of oil Iiivls
ions.
Thursday was shore liberty nl Pro-
ylucclown and all the boys took udvnu-
tune of their opportunity.
(in ii‘rldny the Machine . joined the
fleet. composed he follows: mileage, of
.Mssnsohnsotts: Machine of Connecti-
cut; Aileen, of silhode island: unit the
Rogers” torpedo boat. containing one
oivinoin from Massachusetts,
No IIIIIIIooIIIvros wuia attempted this
:lmi. the lending burly and a smell bost'
Ilriil (with our bouts out) promo sue
cousin) and the men were compliment»
ed upon their ability.
thinning proved one diversion of
or good sport and there were mug of
tho tinny orthorceught by the ‘NIDi‘Vlnlll.
boys on the table every day: All more
Well tanned on their week’s outing
The Naval Militia Bond. of New filin-
ven was on hours on Machine who
_ proved popular with the men. , , ,
"line unicorn in charge were column
nor E ddlll. In, Inset. Commander o.
«WM Peck; Navigator Charles MW
Pnynmstsr P. 0 Levrls/Iund 0rd
norm dim-thrill
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‘lntter of Bridgeport) appeared for the
I Mr. l’odmoro eluted on the standtlmt
«the increase of valuation of proportion
committee In its nesting. In: ill
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.Ailllli Plilllllilll Bill
Bridge Committee’s Suit' Began
in Town Court Today
With the temperature around the
ninety mark and with each person in
the Nomalk town court room persplr
lug freely, the condemnation proceed ‘ into the see owing to his motor break-
inss and bearing in the Podmore vs. Ilng down and on his second attempt
the Town of Norwalk by Its bridge
committee opened about 11:30
morning, with the
pointed by the Superior Court on the
order of the 'Supreme Court to fix a
valuation upon the Podmore property
in order to allow the town to purchase
the some for bridge purposes, oom-
poncd of John W. Banks. of Bridge-
port, I). [Fnlrchlld Wheeler, of Bridge-
port, IIIId George E. Benrn. of Green-
wich occupying seats on the bench.
AIltorney John J. Walsh and Attor-
ney John H. Light appeared for the
bridge committee and Attorney Leo
Davis and Attorney Chamberlain (the
plaintiff.
'l‘hrough attentions by Attorney Dil-
vis, it was brought out that My. Pod~
more vnluos hill property as follows:
land :40 per front foot. of which there
are till) foot bud building at $1.250.
on the bridge has increased irqufsiit)
in not) per cent In lulu yours.
Attorney Walsh in questioning Mr.
Podmorc showed that the tax returns
for 1811 put the lot at $800 and the
building at $1,000.
Thor/liners first put on the stand.
hir. Footnote, was finished with and
about 1 o'clock utter buying helm A.
airtight Keep for stew moment-II the
case edicurued until it o'clock. when ,
it reconvened and is now in progress.
EICT ”WALK TD
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The least rim-went tin-II litm-
this I
commibsion, up» ,
’I shut Mend workers. than no. 127.
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Famous Andie-French Flysr Wes
Hunting Animals in the French
Congo Distrleii
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He Was Cored a’lllI Trampled to
Death in a Few Minutes
PARIS, July _16.~—Hllbert Issthnm,
thE’fsmous Anglo-Saxon airman, and
one of the pioneers of heavier than air
aviation, was killed by a wild buffalo,
during a hunt in the French Congo.
The sovernongeueral of French
Equatorial Africa, Martini Henri Mer-
lin ,in telegraphlng the nevus today
to the Minister of the Colonies. says
Luihum was out with a number oi? na-
tives in the forest when he shot and
wounded o. buffalo. which immediately
charged him and gored and haunted
him to death.
Lstham's death occurred on the
Chart River, near the Bohr e8 Salamst
practically in the center of the French
Sudan, in the direction of Lake Chad.
The date of the fatality was June 7
Hubert Latbe’m, who was the first
aviator to. make any notable nights in
a monoplsn‘e, the Antonette. acquired
fsn'ie as (i very young men. in Feb-
rusry, 1905..in company with this cous-
ln Jacques Fours, the waiLknown
asronnut.
from the Crystal Palooe,,1.ondon,
the gates of Paris in six hours. On
July 19. 1909 ,he made an unsuccessful
attempt to cross the channel in a
.monoplane which was considered a
most daring feet at that time. He fell
in the same month a similar fate met
him.
Lathnm was also renowned as a
daring motor bout mun.
He was a splendid shot and in 1905
went elephant hunting in the Sudan. in
1906 he made a trip from Khertum to
Abysslnln, then passed through British
East Africa and visited mum and
French indie-Chins.
On his last and fatal hunting trip he
left Bordcnux on December uhfieet‘
your for the Congo. taking with him a
monopinxie and a big game outfit.
Hubert isothem was born In Paris in
1883 of English parents from innoc-
shire.
In October. 1910, Lnihnm arrived
in New York from Europe With the
French teem which was to partake in
the aviation meet at Belmont” Park
where he was pissed fourth in the in-
ternational eviction race. He later
went to Baltimore where he mnde sev-
eral flights and won ”.500 in prizes.
Then he want to film Francisco and
bus Annalee, mulling flights tit both
places unit narrowly escaping death on
two occasions while flying From the
west coast be called for the Orient and
made u long tour in Mid.
MEET METAL ,
I WORKER? OFFICERS
We;
has elected; the following dinners:
I Presidenw stealer mymoud.
Vise Mldmwmuph uydon.
financial Boston's-yell Alliln itch
WESTPOR’I‘ only Its .-~Mrs. Iwnuam
butcher surrendered actors hard
struggle to the outreatles and threats .,
of her daughter. Grace, 1’5. and pretty.
IsIun’day evenins and elluwed the Child
to become a bride.
"You know, mother, that it's wrong
for you. to stand between two loving
hearts.’ clouded tile tearful girl. Find-
ing that begging did little good. she
took another took.
“Don't forgetplnothqr, chat love will
always find a my," cdntlnu‘ed the to
mantle girl, “and We'll run away and
get married even if we have to so out
West. ”
Mrs. Butcher weakened and finally
told Grace to can William in.
Willlum. by the way, As Ithe 22-year-
oid son of Mr. and Mrs. William White
of Norwalk. His father is to prosper
bus contractor; *
Mr. and Mrs. Butcher. young White
and little Grace, talked the situation
over and finally they decided thgt it
would be useless .toihtry to Ithwart the
young sweetheartsu The parents gave
in. Mrs. Butcher took Grace by the
band, led her to Justice Joseph G. Hy-
mns home. and there the two were
married. ,
They went home for a wedding
breakfast. IMl'iI. Butcher excels in the
culinary art. The wedding penny con-
tinned until suliIbuIt 9:30. when Fnther
Butcher sang out.
“Grace. you how it's your bed time"
so they bode the young bfidegroom
good night. with father and mother
lookingon in the some old annoying
he made a balloon trip!
comes the English Channel, voyaging I parents while his bride stayed home
to to dream of the time when
M )I': monetarymmdudrd J. ,I
way. -He went back to lNorwslk no
break the news of his nuptials to his
“hubby"
would be master of hats-awn house.
where there will be no such thing as‘
parental interference.
-U. 8. auto tubes. 30 x 3. $2.84.
Sturges‘ Garage Co.
DEATH PARTS COUPLE
on nine wtooto.
Ransom Russell, for sixty years a
resident. of Fair Haven, a Civil War
naval veteran and for many years a
sell on vessels going from New Haven
to tropical countries, died at the
Soldiers‘ home, Noroton, Sunday night,
from the effects of several strokes of
paralysis. lie was 84 your: old and is
survived by a widow and o daughter,
hire. Cline. Goodspcod, both (in-New
:anen. He had been at the Soldiers‘
home 10 months.
Mr. Russell. served on s sailor on
the mount-liter. Roanoke and Minneso-
ta during the Civil war, and rm in a
number of ebllusements. lie was
wounded in one of his him; while on
the Mlnnesotn, and tor the past few
learn the effects of this wound mid
made him practically an invalid.
lie was born in iteration and after
workinn no [farm hand until “0; was
20 years 'oidho moved to Fair House
to become n- neutering men. hath
before and alter the var he called
with some of the best known captains
of Fair Haven cabochon. Incite
many trips to Virginia, to the West
ludic- ond Booth America.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell observed the
doth snuivsrmy of their flier ‘e’ on
Murcia 98 lb. The old alter its in
on houpltsi In the Boldim' borne
wit lime; Mrs. Russell, who until
at trout, blow. Attrition, nit
your
Finds it Could on Make Con-
tract in Time to be Legal and
Protect District
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Result of Committee’s investi-
gation in New Haven
At the meeting of the special fire
escape committee which was held
yesterday afternoon, it was decided
not to let the contracts for erecting
the fire escapes on‘ths schools of the
South Norwalk Union School District.
Because of the short time in which
the «committee had in which to do In;2
work, proper bids could not be scour»
ed from the contractors, and as the
summit of money involved was large,
the commit-teedid not feel justified in
spending this money without having;
proper contracts drawn to safeguard
the interests of the district.
can the),
charges.
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-—U. 8. auto tubes 28 x3, $2, 61.
Sturges' Gsrng. .00. I
Inn with
WW nuns
Vessel oi the Seaishipt oyster
System Goes Down in
Bridgeport
ll
Sunk so low by the weight of her;
deck load of oysters that sexersl vestigsting
the oyster steamer ”Town Harbor "
belonging to the Sealsbipt Oyster
System. of Bridgeport,~dlied up Sutur.
day night. and sank at the slip to
which she won moored on the grounds
Bot the company. No one was aboard,
let the time and the accident was not
'Iknown until Sunday morning, when it
was discovered by a watchmen, who
notified the officials of the company.
The T. «A. Scott _ company. of New
London, which is repairing the center
pier of the roilrosl rolling lift bridge
was notified and will mske an attempt
’to float the sunken croft. The damage
due to the loss or the deck load and
iby water will amount to about 3200.
Duck Lord Too Heavy.
The "'rownullerbor,” which is one
of the powerful little "afoot oyster
hosts engaged in dredging of! the
Bridmoport beds for the desishipt
Oyster system. came in us must
Saturday afternoon with her desk
loud of‘oystm sud tied up at the
custom slip for the claim The
crew left and commit” morning the“
little croft was unnerved to be under
water. lnvestlpslion proved the feel.
rim the liner: deck load of shells lied
forced Invent uncle open under its: ‘
or led the rum bud illicit during
the meld sud sunk. M the My. ~
time the little croft»: turned ever end
at that. "
button.
"0h. you.it
$100 Obit?"
. wen-nun reasons-r "Q
Paulina showers and cooler.
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NEW YORK. July 16.-—Hermsn IRO-
proprietOr of a New York
gambling house, whose sensational
charges that the police were guilty or
grafting and Oppression were to Ibe in-
vestigated today by the grand jdry,
was shot down and killed in front of
the Hotel Metropole, curly this morn-
ing. by five men. who escaped in a
large grey touring car.
'Rosenthnl was murdered only a, few
hours before he was to appear in the
home of." District Attorney
and give further statements in an ef-
frot to substantiate the police grafting
Within three hoursnfter the
WASHINGTON. July 18.—A quarter
of s million dollars-mas the estimate
which August. Belmont, testifying oo-
dny before the senate committee
seams were forced Open under water. I placed upon his contribution to the
Democratic national
1904. He was not sure that. was the
sum, but was “satisfied to let it go
"My hsbit has been that if i feel
responsible for anything, my oblige.-
tion is not measured in dollars and
cents," said Mr. Belmont when Senn-
tor Psynter asked if his large contri-
bution embarrassed him.
was a member of the campaign execu-
tive committee that your. _
Mr. Belont told first of advancing
850,000 to the. Democratic I'llntlorisl
committee. He said he had been re-
imbursed $42,000.
“Those dammittees always start out
that way," be explained
for Advances-end basin to raise funds.
later they reimbursed me so that the
boluses of connector was s contri-
The capitalist remembered he had
paid “two small items." at $1.0M) mph
William-loo cuter. e Hunserlsn lead
or to blow York.
senator Jones sshder. neimont,
forth. total of his contribution.
with“. thorium he couldn't remember.
WW“ it more than $50,000.
"lit must buys been more than that. "
'I‘Wu it slide odor"
. “i doubt it. ltrlud to remember, but
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Husband Not to Seek Appointment '
Whitman
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May Have. Handed Democratic
7 National Committee $250,-
000, Four Years Agb
in-
camlmisn contrbutions,
committee in
Mr. Belmont
“They are
The
. holm‘ .
murder detectives visited'e.
Washington Square, known to.
lice as the headquarters of th
robbers' who recently rdblred
messengers of $25, 000 and
man describing himself as
whom they made a prison
charge of homicide. The no
recovered an automobile they
the one that figured in the
sorted that eyewitnesses to
der or Rosenthel identified
NEW YORK. July ».
Swartz, father. of Nathan Swat-ta
young man wanted ’by the polio
connection with the murder 0
child, Julia Connors, in the men:
week, acknowledged today in» a
moot made to Assistant Ill-trio
torney that his son had confessed
him that he had killed the child
that he had told his son to go o t,
commit suicide. The father, 1 I
statement, said he believed the I
did as he was told
.Swsrtz and four members
family were summoned no wl
before the grand jury which
took up the investigation of tho.‘
dor. The latest information. of
police was that the younger 8
was out of the state.
Intnicnulnun‘e
err coIIoIIAruI.
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WASHINGTON. Jilly 1W
Taft today received tit. f _
biogrlm from United M
sinner James ill, SullivnI
"The reprmnmives ct , .
flutes have unis doors" .
victory in the fifth 0!? it
track and held portion
athletes slum lime, twat
nod thirteen thirds. Niel
points Finland second, it!
points; Swedish third, "i
points, illusions tourrin '
cur men behind the “£12m.
velour nice ted iiii
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