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First and Third District Name in
John H. Blake and Irving D.
Other Party Workers Are Named
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IIIIIIIIAII AS IAIIIIIIAIE EIIII IIIIIIIiIIESi
Henry W. Gregory’s Work as Probate iudge Is Heartiiy
Endorsed and Election Advocated
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‘ The Democratic delegates from
the First and the Third Voting Dis-
tricts gathered in town convention,
last evening, in «the Town Count room,
for the purpose of electing delegates
to bile state, senatorial, congressional
and probate conventions. The elon-
tion of delegates to the representative
and the justice of the peace conven-
tious'was left for some future time.
The meeting was sllort and lively.
The 'mecting was called to order by
tllov‘acting Chairman, Frank H. Mer-
rill. The first business was «the raise
tion‘ of a chairman. James W. Storey
and Charles Moore were nominated.
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Ilemoted Police Inspector in New
York Likely to Give Sen
sational Testimony
NEW YORK, Sept. i.~—-B'efore lenv- ‘
ing for Albany today to conifer with
Governor Dix relative to summoning
another panel from which to select
an extraordinary grand jury, District
Attorney Whitman declined to say
anything about his conference of last'
night with Cornelius G. Hayes, the
demoted police inspector.
”Hayes was likewise silent. "I am
in the hands of my counsel." he said.
“Any statement must come from him."
It. had been rumored for some time
that Hayes would come over to the
district attorney. ills break with
(lmnissioner Waldo. who accuses him
of making a false statement in saying I
that Waldo had instructed him not to 3
molest disorderly houses unless the
raids were ,aanctloncd by Waldo.
brought the inspector's demotion to
the grade of captain, his removal from
tho Tenderloin to Staten Ilflitllltl and
the preferring of charges on which he
in to he tried. in this situation it
said thal'liayss decided to go to Mr.
Whitman and tell all he knows cf the
uncalled system. All an Inspector in
the police department he was familiar
with its workings and if he no desires,
it is said that he could give the dis-
trict attorney valuable information to
im used In the graft invalidation.
William J Flynnuwbo resigned his
Belem Service position to an in the
raft investigation here. began today
his duties as special investigator for
the aldermanlc committee. The com-
mittee trill hold its first session on
Monday with Mayor Gaynor as one of
the first witnesses.
EIIIE MIMI. AGAIN
IIIIT (If EEIVICE
'Ilhe delegates cast their ballots and
Mr.
ceived 18 votes to l3 received by Mr.
Macro, Secretary «B. C, Feeney dc-
clared Mr.
next business before the meeting was
the election of a secretary.
Fceney was chosen to the position by
a unanimous vote.
delegates to tho van-ions oonveutmns.
Is .
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hn Davina, Sr., Wallace Dana,
Robertson tor the Slate:
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Storey won by five votes. He re-
Storcy elected.
James Storey took the, chair and the
B. C.
'Dhe call of the meeting was next
read «by the secretary and accepted.
The convention proceeded to elect
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
Ansonia Laborer Found Uncon-
scious and Bleeding Alter
Shots Are Heard—~Card‘
Game Causes Tragedy
ANBONIA, Sept. i.-Jossph Borneo,
Three ot the Rescuing Party A-
. .. til“
the it. in which many of tho victims
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mong Those Killed in the Clar-
ence Pit, Near Bruav. France
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Twenty-oneBodiesilecovsredand
Mine Will be Scaled Up
LENS, France, «Sept. 4.-—At least
forty coal miners are dead as the re
sult. of the explosion of fire damp,
yesterday afternoon, in the Clarence
pit, near Bruuy. Three of the rescu-
ing party were among the killed and
a number of others wereinjursd while
trying to aid their cntombcd 00m
rades.
0f the sixty men at work In the pit
only 23 were brought out alive, and of
I
morning and th entire pit is 0a fire.
The mining engineers have decided
it must be scaled up.
Twenty-one bodies had been brought
to the surface before the continued
explosions caused the rescuing par-
files to retreat 1_,,lad abandon the ate,
' fiction; 1&4.
were at work.
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EMPLOYEE FALLS,
Tony Masks. a laborer employed by
the Norcross' Couctructlop Company.
who are erecting the South Nor-walk
aged 35, a laborer, Is dying In the Grif-
tlu hospital In Derby us the result of
two bullet wounds in his body, tired
last night, by an unknown assailant.
The police hora believe that the dying
man knows who fired the shots, but
he has so far steadfastly refused to re
veal his name.
and his unknown assailant wore walk-
Ing last night along the railroad tracks
near the Derby line, when there was
an altercation. followed by two shots
being fired. Passars-byhsard the shots
lice arrived they found Baraco nuconw
Ono «bullet had gone through
owed his assailant.
iVIII Milli! BTIIIB
maximum
ifcctions In Vancouver. riotod in Mar-
tho bulletin boards and the excite
nstrous effect.
indiscriminately.
liirin Client went out $de 1"
Bushnell‘s basin.
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down by a blurb; tact trash
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'm. is spoonful his rarities ’
‘ incite City.
As far as can be learned Bnraco.
and notified the police. When the po-
scious and bleeding from two Wounds.
hill basil.
and the other had lodged in his spills.
The police hare learned from the
friends of the injured man that the
trouble probably, started over a card2
Iguana debt of no cunts that harass
CIIIIIEOEIIICTIIIII,
vnslooiivnn. a? 0.. sum. twain»
,talcd by rumors of a battle in China.
lives of the two Chinese
ket mus last digit. Throughout tho
any the Orientals lied hovered about
most Increased toward evening until
finally about ‘throe hundred some a
light. using club. and stance with due
Numerous heads were broken and
windows in Chinatown were smashed
Although many or
the combatants were carried away dis:
shied by members of their respective
4 tonne, it is believed none was killed
, Mrs. Clark J Shift. of 9 Math
tract. who was struck and. was .
, fills
. moron tram Illt‘ slight intuit». 1 '
item atom. of cm. “for _
Savings bank's new home, In Washln‘s~
ton street, had a narrow escape from
serious injury at 10 o'clock this morn-
.ing, when he fell from the scaffolding
on the front part of the building, fif-
teen feet to the sidewalk, landing full
on his stomach.
Mr. Masks was strengthening the
scaffolding and leaned on one of the
cross-pieces. ills weight loosened Its
board and It swung downward with
the little Italian holding to it. He
fell in a heap. his hand aliasing an
Iron obstruction by about six inches.
Several people standing on the side-
walk infront of the building. rushed
to his assistance, but before they
could get to him. he had jumped up
and. was carefully inspection a slight
switch which he carried on the thumb
of his right hand.
'i‘ony In short butamnacniar which
probably acoliuntcd tor the idol that
the fall.dld not injure him more so-
vsrcly. Although nervous, the little
fiction piuckliy climbed the crude lad-
der and resumed his Work
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New Haven Laundrymcn 60mm“
Wieldl Whit! Visiting Goulln.
THGMI’EON, flout. imtihln Foo
l.ing."of New Heron, committed out»
side yesterday by housing himself in
the roar of a laundry conducted by a
cousin. Cherish hing, of Grosvcrnoo
dais.
Hartline to Crosvsuordcia several
cm can to visit and be committed
the not while his cousin wu’iu Woo
caster Upon his return to the loan»
dryads: found. Chin suspended from
the ceiling with a rope about his
neck. in. body on and warm and
the man beam dead balsam
in. before its body was bloom
it is believed that mm age
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hind was W isle m ‘
District
possible
wireless roll .
turn to Arne 4'
al today audisaid he would make his
deposition b clean American con-
sul in England.
help Mr. Whitman to the full extent of
my ability, but. i prefer to do this by
standing of no you
DI‘O\0 a sufficient ,
away from
vlnccd l we
teresta best 3' so doing"
~ of a nervous breakdown. He is stay-
hs is ready to help
y Whitman in every
4 i; will not return to
he United ' ties.
in reply t the district attorney’s
that he should we
. Coupe cabled a refus-
0
In an interview afterward Coupe
alald .
"My consclcnce tells me I should
cw Yorlef
4,.!4s4rviug my personal in-
Coupe ale that he is one of;
th n ,4 , 1 i lured lllr. Whitm, It most Important wit-g
gait?“ 9' “3 ° for 0‘12; good ibis nesses. He‘ lures that although her
u, or exp “on“ u did not see actual murder he did
0
see the deli
urey autom 4 is and noted that the
police made "no effort to follow It.
Coupe dudes. having made any
moshing o«,1;, against the New
‘ 'o maria emphatically
5 M honest po-
. ' «nasty.» [WI
no any time escaping the detectives?
who sought to prevent his departure
from America. w
Coupe appears to be on the verge
Ins with his brother, who says he is
evidently in met (car, while some of
his friends cxprsst the belief that he
was driven from New Ycrbby threats
of death.
Coupe today announced that his in-
tention»: to return to the United
States was definite. He had previously
conferred with several members of his
family on the subject. He then made
the following statement
"From a window on the ground floor
car so plainly that i could identify its
number and could also identify every ;
man who got into it. Several poilco‘
men could use everything as well as i
could. but I saw nothing to Indicate
that they made any attempt to stop
the assassins.
"The only people who could protect
me are molly my enemies and I doubt
very much whether they are really
anxious to Sit me back.”
new m...“
o. sures siren
arts no noun
lit. H. Fitch. the local advertising
man, who» slogan of "but Fitch Do
it," in familiar to «residents ”i The
Nowell“, his boon seldom by the
Curtis Publicbius 00.. so their local
“out to distribute d‘hg saint-day Evo-
ulux Post. The indium Home Journal.
and The Country Gentleman. to cum
dollars and newborn In“ Norwniil,
Court; Norwllk least Norwaik. Rowcy
ion and Wilton
it. n. Roberta of the sales division of
oils Curtis Company, who has been io-
cclcd at the Mahcckcmo Hotel for say»
out week: can has had shame of the
work. has carefully investigated tile
selected Slit. Fitch, who hiding his
new duties coder ‘
In». niche own In advertising and
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' South Norweik Politicians Are
I’IIIIIIIIII Elihu
Many candidates for Councilmen
4‘ Politics are again picking up
South Norwalk and much talk of the
local situation is being heard on all
sides. The Republicans of the city are
putting forth every effort to persuade
Mayor William F. Tammany to permit»
his name to again. head the local ticket
but up to the present time have been
unable to accomplish tbelrends. The
only other aalne mentioned prominent-
lns speeding away in a morning that he desired to see Mayor
ottlcial would only reconsider his de-
'bs,bls candidate but that official has
refused abodlwtciy to be mentioned as 3,
of the Eiks' Club It saw the grey motor '
' unset to the local Democratic standard
I, bearers.
alteration. and from reward warm
slid {lilting linen is familiar to to
mo of {thrusts has vicinity. and
iii-mic also" panoramic
color! a stilt“ localities
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III AIIAIN
Getting Busy tor the Annual
' Election Next Month
armour um
and other offices
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In
nently is «that of Councilman William
Miller, present president of the coun-
cll. Mr Miller, however, stated this
Tarmnany head the list and if that
terminatiop and run again he (Miller)
would use all his influence towards
making gun the rdsisction of the
9W“ may
The: Md 0!. COuncIllnan “WK“?
Mather had been mentioned all a pro-
in the one.
it has developed that City Clerk J.
J Cuneo will have as an opponenuia
the field his brother lawyer, Joseph J
Linxwollor.
It Is reported upon pretty good au-
thority that Attorney Linchlller will
be a candidate for the nomination on
the «Democratic ticket. For the Demo-
cratic «council the names of William
'H. McMahon, Thomas H. Canny, Ber-
nerd J. Reynolds, James E. Powers,
J. J. LinxweIIer and others have been
mentioned.
William E. Wilcox will undoulnedly
get the nomination as, tax collector,
his record as a vote puller being a big
William‘s record Is also ab-
solutely clean and ranks up with the
host collectors the city has ever bolas
cd of. Wilfred aouwen will probably
be nominated for treasurer. if he do
stroll the position.
The mayorlllty on the Democratic
side of the fence is still an unknown
quantity. it in the boiler of many ibnt
bashful» Albert M. Poblman will be
given the nomination and that if this
course II followed the ticket will mulls
a strong appearance. it has been re-
poptcd mu ovunyor Robert M. Wolfe
was also in the hold. This report has
not been verified yet however.
Among 0 names mentioned for the
Republicign council arc the present in«
combat. with the exception, of Mill
ham iii. Hoyt,
William Miildr. Doom 1.. Oliver, From
orlok H. Plaid. George it. Why and
Harry "W. Mather. Councilman Hoyt
has declared himself a candidate for
noraeeatstlvc and but thus for shown
remarkable uncouth.
The lispubiim materiel canyon-
morons at 3 o‘clock this afternoon at
the fililcrd Here: at which lime a can»
diam for the position will be coincide:
it lcnpcrisdtmihoaamccf Chari-
s. E. Williamson, of. vanes, will be
peasant! to. tho convention and it hf
shdtbopfiiloabcanwu. Ho
midhcmxccmlnmm
enamel! Maldivian-mutation
weeymmucmmm
cilmen took a most commendable step
last evening when they unanimously
passed an ordinance requiring that
voting machines be used stroll city
elections hereafter commencing with
this October' 3 election.
ment has been in the works for some
time and will undoubtedly meet with
universal approval.
voted to acceptthe proposition of
the Triumph Voting Machine Company
who offered the use of as many of
their machines as were needed for the
coming election‘free of charge and
with no strings attached thereto.
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3;”.
This? are Councilman .
non of thirst-circus some will,
believed that it «Mr. Withdrawn do.
ununumlsui
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Board of Councilmen Make Arrangement With Triumph
Machine Conpany to Test Cut the Machines Hero-
ilctobor 7th, and Will Demonstrate Them Previously
BIIIIEW AVENUE, ERIIIA WESI SIREEI III
HIIISIIIE ‘ PIAIE, iII IIE IAIII IIIII
Committee Appointed to Arrange tor Laying Corner Stone 9
City Hall in North Main Street ‘
The South Norwalk Board of Conn.
The m0ve-
Thc Council also
A
truce Ill liter.
A touring, car owned by, E., 4M seismi-
dcrs, of Brooklyn, who is simmering
“Madison was in collision with an}
Parker of New Britain and driven by
tunnel near the Clinton railroad sla-
tion yesterday, making the second ac-
cident for the Saunders machine in 10
days.
A little more than a week ago, Mr.
Saunders with a party of friends In-
cluding a young woman named Wil-
son. figured in a smabaup near Madi-
son, and Miss Wilson was so badly in
lured about the eyes that she had to
be removed to the hospital at Middle-
town, where one eye was removed.
Mr. Saunders paid her a vlsltyeoter»
day and while returning from Middlo‘
town his machine in going through the
tunnel at Clinton, struck the Parker
machine head-on. The radiator on each
car was smashed in and they suffered
other minor injuries, which however,
were quickly repaired Mr Saunders
was thrown out of his auto and landed
on his book, being considerably brutal
ed but his injuries are not serious.
«~OUR BECT FLOUR, 780 PM).
blow osbch salt mackerel, 8o each.
Pure lard. the 1b.
iii lbs. articulated sugar. 31.00.
‘2. one. onions. tic.
Potwtocs. flue stock. the pk.
, with? town TEA 00.,
Tel. 821,. 125 Washington “at.
‘IEXICIE REBELS
“III AMERICAN MIDI!“
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DOUGLAS. Ariir. scat. twitcportk
of American ranches being raided by
Mexican rebels below this point so}:
tinnc. Occur sluts into arrived at lila-
on. Arts, to report that he rind nay
Adam were taken prisoner: by rob-
cis and “restroom horses in their
possession stolen. no: mood. Wt
his dismounted has not been found.
, in a mid on the San Pedro much.
nihilism miles south of some, has.
‘ seen Minefield heroin use.
committee was appointed to innit
necessary arrangements.
Mayor William F. Tammany. .
cilmea William Miller, George
er, Frederick H. Field, George M
and Harry W. Mather, were p
out Company was «present i , "
tion with‘the hearing oaths
lieu of tracks on the ncwbri,
continued until Monday use
other machine owned by a man named ’
a young man named Hines, in the '
' that if the soldiers eucc
sauce worth of cream was stolen. I
“fly W merino mm mm,
the Williams ration none has MN. 5
. W~
The meeting was called to Sulfa
Engineer Webster, of the
It was voted that the he
tember 9th, on petition of 4th
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Warden, Emerson Bays 4
Not Relyoo Bull P
Keep Prisoners
JACKSON. Mich, Sept.
oniclals of Jackson" Prison
they believe the presence to
itary troops has tho
the unruly canvicts who “it
yesterday's riot, there well .1
in prison circles today the
anything was itsbie to hippo
the next forty-eight hour-l.
Emerson said he would no lo,
on a “bull pen“ in which to
ao—called bad man, but illicit
keep those who minced to
themselves, either looked In, 1
rooms or handcuffed to the“
until they decide to “be «send
The liberation of convicts 4
clwred themselves ready to at»;
prison a code of laws, was or
be todays most imperialist, ,
meat. Adjutant-General Boy
dorcook and ilvo’compunt ‘
were ready to see that
prisoners broke their prom
since yesterday's riot we.
the militia. there has boo
tactic: that m or more con
In; \whnl. the ofllclnll is
wrousc might suddenly in '
venue
The hope was examined ”3,
(citing the convicts b
the backbone of the strih
effectually broken.
TIIIIIIMIM I“, '
till! ‘ ’ I
Lop assume, Cpl
one thousand ps .
homes today as the
which destroy“ 160
Cocoa Paris, tut that
estimated at Eillwm
of only ten domestic lo
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