m poms; salt swine. m»
meal, cotton bagging, agricultural im-
union
nulls till all '
, heretical are: At large, Mrs. flmdley.
. , astound apostles. “5W Connolly
great business suc-
ceat‘ w thout a lib-F
erai amount of ad-
vertising. i
l
ESTAanED taro
EARIEEBIE
INiRflllllflEll
Removes all 'l'arlit :on Many Ar-
ticles of Food and Clothing—V
Increase on Luxuries. ‘ ‘
'Silliill Mill Wllill
tinderwood Makes Lengthy
t; [Statement to the House
WASHINGTON, 'Aprli 7.—-Ttemoval
of all tariff from many articles of food
and clothing; broad reductions in the
rates of duty on all necessaries of life;
an increase of tariff on many luxuries:
and a new income tax that would
touch the pocket of every American
citizen whose net income exceeds 84,—
000, are the striking features of the
new ‘Democratic tariff revision b‘ill.
presented today to the House.
iSugar would be free of duty in 1916,
the bill proposing an immediate 25 per
‘cent. reduction and the removal of the
remaining duty in 1910.
ianv wool would he made free at
once with a correspondingly heavy re-
duction in the tariff on all woolen
goods.
All these other articles are put on
the free list, namely: Meats, flour.
tin-sad, boots and shoes, lumber, coal,
harness, saddlery, iron ore. milk and
filaments. leather, wood pulp, Bibles
:prlntlnx.i>8ller not worth more than
2% cents per pound. typewriters. sew. '
lug machines. typesetting machines.
cash registers, steel rails. fence wire.
cotton ties, nails. hoop and band iron,
fish, sulphur, soda, tanning materials,
acetic and sulphuric acids, horas, lum-
ber products, including broom handles.
clapboards, hubs for wheels. poets.
‘_——.~—.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
«The Dayton Flood shown at The
Wizard, Wed, Apr. it; also the fluid
Girl’s sacrifice, a two real llluon. On
account of enormous price of flood
picture admission in evening to adults
loo, matinee 50. Two complete shows
in afternoon. 2:30 and 4,
Mg"..- .. Mae-WM
Silllllllllili Will
BillillRESS lll'Elilliil
E. l. Hill's Daughter to Present
Petition to Behali ot Fourth
district Women
W
WASHINGTON. April imltrrnugo-
inertia have been completed for the
march to tho callitol by the suffrngioto
tmluy, to bronchi to each member of
liougroiut, on the first day of the new
«ion. a petition from residents of the
member’s non district. asking for no.
lvemal suffrage.
They hm been notified that their
hands and banners must be left out.
side the building but. they have been
given tickets for tilt. souls in the sell-
ato gallery. ill. has been the aim of
the committed in oilargoto unsure as
delegates actual residents of the cone
grcsalonal diatrlots' they represent.
the delegation representing (low
of New Haydn. and Miss stains finds
den: thirst district, Miss Mary 1’. also
gall, of sinusoid. a niece of (litters
.i’lnetint; Second. also. f’atriols Street.
«woodblock: Third. hire. hit his
an: Snell. of mm; earth. Miss
totals diill. Wmofnmmmau
lliii. and fifth, lilies Aline W’ of
immune Willey. _ . g; ’
“We now have the Won the
Pill“ lllll’lliis Al
littered at the South Nancie mm
“8000 nilC’lflIIIllitW
SE. MARY'S lillllllliil
Cornelius H. Sweeney ’ and Miss
May Harrigan Joined in Mar-
riageithls Morning
A. very pretty wedding ceremony
was soiemnlzed this morning at St.
Mary's church. when Cornelius H.
Sweeney, one of Norwalk’s popular
young men was wedded to Miss May
:Harrigan, one of Norwalk’smost pops.
ular young women. The wedding took
place at 9 o‘clock and the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Thomas
Finn. The mass which followed was
celebrated by Rev. F. McGuinness.
The :bride was dressed in white and
wore a white picture hat. She was
attended by her sister, Miss Grace
'Harrlgnn, whatwag dressed in a bean-
tiful pink silk gown and wore a white
picture hob
Jeremiah Sweeney. brother of the
groom. acted as best man. {rue
church was crowded to the doors with
the many friends of the young couple.
The music rendered under the direc-
tion of Prof. Edward Hands, who is a.
cousin to the bride. was of a very high
order and the singing by Mrs. Theresa
Cahlll added greatly to the charm of
the wedding ceremony.
After the church services, a recep-
tion was held, and the wedding break.
fast served at the home of the blide’s
aunt Mrs Margaret Dorney of 31
Cross street. None but the immediate
relatiVeg were present at this function.
The newly wedded couple received
many beautiful and costly presents
from their friends. They left this af-
ternoon for New York and Albany,
where they will spend a week's honey-
moon. They have the best wishes of
their many friends for a happy and
successful married life.
«W «m... MM
count ctcitt V
HAS} Ilil TIME
It was really the? biggest” time that
Court Cecile, No. 105. Daughters of
Uastile, ever held in town yesterday,
when a big glass initiation and visits.
tlon of the state odicers and repress!»
tatives of every lodge in Connecticut
were present. and it is believed to
have been the most extensive period
of exercises under any similar auv
ices ever held here. There was a
class initiation with a program in the
Town Assembly Hall, and later a sup-
per, with another program, in Red
Mun'a iiiall, across the way.
Twenty candidates received two do:
vgrecs. Court (lecile'e team out on the
ilrst degree and after a solo by Miss
May Donovan. of Greenwich. Court. St
Frances. of Greenwich conferred the
accoud degree.
Following, the entire assemblage
crossed the street to lied Men's ital].
where the supper. u botlutuous repeat.
was served. After supper Mina Alice
Spian. of South Norwalk, rendered sev-
eral vocal selections and 1titles liidna
Howard gave several rocitatlone. at log
Mary Cassidy also favored vocally.
' The total attendance numbered
about 225 and supper was necessarily
served in two sittings.
' Among the state oltlcoru present
were the following: Stole litigant Mrs.
no. Aboard, of New listen: slltuto Soot
rotary hits» Joanie Day. of Bridgeport:
Stalin Advocate balsa Thompson. of
Greenwich. The grand regents or the
various courts, were all present.
’ltoproaontutivoo from the following
courts and several overlooked. were
present. as follow: Norwaih, South
Somatic. Greenwich. fission), ”lodge
hold, Milford, New Haven. Sridguport.
Antonio and Derby.
MA Special Conclave of Clinton
Communion, Not 8. it“. TX: will be
held at the asylum. tiltuJoltn’a lodge
loom. Tuesday evening, April 8th. A.
1)., 1913. at 7:30 o’clock. important
ll. M. N. erosion.
. Commotion
#lthmttrtltiil; 13110111.)“, ,
fisheries
thrones nautical Want Ads, Which
contain from-ems to tints lifts
loudness. ”Frill attendance requested: ‘
fleet patrols heats furnished WV
SOUTHV NOR‘WVABK. CONN. MONDAY, APRIL 7.1918
iwuuu
uuuls ilRSl
uni H it
New Pastor of South Harwell:
M. E. Church Biilciates at
Services Yesterday
lllill PillPii Will
inboun— lililii
Comes to This City From Port
Chester Well Recommended
titer. W. H. .Wakeham. newly ap
pointed pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, in South Norwalk.
occupied the pulpit here yesterday at
both services for the first time, and
made a distinctly favorable impression
upon all his audience, proving himself
to be a speaker of talent with a gen-
tillty and quiet nature which attracted
respectful attention. itev. Wakeham
comes here to succeed ‘ltev. John E.
Zeiter, late pastor, who goes to Hart-
ford, coming from ‘Port Chester. where
he established a.record. both for his
length of service, six years. and the
excellent and commendable work he
accomplished while there. Highest.
words of praise follow Rev. Mr. Wicket»
ham from his Port Chester acquaint-
ances and friends. ‘
Rev. Wehehun preached two line
sermons murday. in the morning
V .th topic was “In «Touch; and in the
é’vellih'g ills, Ittbieet was “Religion at
First Huh "
The church calendar prints this
week a few words of greeting from the
new master, as follows:
“According to the appointment of
Bishop Luther ‘B. Wilson. this morn-
ing, for the first time, i greet you as
your pastor through the Church Cal-
ondar.
At this season of the year one is
reminded forcibly of the fact that the
church is not a mechanical contriv~
once, but arllvlng organism. Like all
living things much depends upon the
atmosphere in which it grows. if we
are to have the fragrant blossoms, of
a rich spiritual life ripening into the
golden frultage of Christian deeds. it
must needs be that we together drink
in deeply of that Divine lteverauce
that shall breathe itself out in human
sympathy. We come to work with you
under the Great Gardener in the cultb
may we not pray that there be a
blessed harvest 60. 70. 1th fold. Mrs.
one to meet and get acquainted with
want at once to learn to
pair.
thou feel free to matte if netteseary.
will try to do our part."
and 3306‘» (thumb.
and will not be in South
vies. at ‘t: ill. at the church.
itev. and Bird. Willamette
piste moving into the medals
”overt avenue on Milt
rs. outsell. he
bit melt.
ration of the fruit of the Spirit; and
Wakeham and myself are very deslr;
our new friends. at as early a moment
as convenient. Of course. it will take
time to mellow friendships. but we
associate
names and faces. And should we fall
to recognise you a second time. kindly
remember that we are but a single
You are many. Will you not
a second or even a third Manda. We
Aside from the above words of great»
ing. I’Mtol‘ Waltehatn told at both
services yesterday that he had come
hum to work for the people. to prob.
out (Jurist and the Word. and to strive
for advancement in the Work of God.
The pastor was entertained over Stun.
tiny oi. the home of Mr. and turn.
'Widlfttid t. unwound. in West street.
He returned to Port Chester last night
Namath
again until on Thursday evening, when
he will attend the weekly prayer stir:
m“flit“
Will the s... on. at»... no is
i‘illlilll ill Mill
Iiiillttll lRilllS
Century PostmT-‘ter and Party
Escape train Extraordinary
Perils—Rule Smashed
E
DAN-BURY. Ml 7.—-.Postmaeter
Frederick '3. oiotuu, his wife and
daughter; Miss Motion. and a friend.
Mrs. Franklin Clark had a miraculous
escape from serious injury, if not
death at the grhde crossing at. Mill
Plains, four miles from here yester-
day afternoon. Mr. Cmrutt was re
turning in his automobile from ~‘a trip
to “Brewster‘s, N: Y. The view of the
New Haven tra s at the Mill Plains
crossing is pa tally obscured by a
house, and Mr. Crofutt found himself
upon the tracksnbefore he saw a west
bound freight approaching at a rapid
rate of speed. :
Mr. Crofutt, seeing that he could
not cross the tracks in time, swerved
his machine sharply to one side, just
barely grazing the train The auto
plunged over the cattle guards, along-
side a steep embankment. While the
party was recovering its composure
from the narrow escape the mem-
bers of the freight crow shouted a
warning. looking backwards. Mr. Cro
futt safw to hlsvdtlmsy that another
freight was approaching from the
rear, on the'same track that his au-
tomobile was on. He ands his wife and
daughter hastily scrambled up the
embankment while Mrs. Clark elected
to try and cross the tracks. .she cross.
ed one track in safety, only to find
that she was obliged to stand beside
the rapidly moving train? The east~
bound freight passed by within a few
minutes however. but Mrs. Clark
nearly collapsed under the strain
In the meantime. the other frelxht
had struck the Qtotuebile and smash-
ed it to emitbofina.4k1iart of the
machine wasifoutid later in a nearby
yard. The; entire mmo‘scapsd with.
out a scratch. but cultured» consider-
ably from fright. A number of fatal
accidents have occurred at the cross-
ing which is totally unguarded.
~Wednoaduy ls raisin timed day at
Banner Buy. 6 Monroe St. Try aloof.
‘lliliiiliilllllllt 'Rilitlll
RESUIES Plillii SERVICE
Union Claims Thai L200 Trolley-
men are on Strikeu-Poilce
Guard tines
BUFFALO. N. Y.. April 7.v-Foliow~
log a complete ileup of over seven
hours, international Railway today 1'6-
stored a partial service in the princi»
pal city and luterurban cor lines. and
it was announced that dottrmined ef-
fort would be made to break the
strike of motormen and conductor»
declared on Sunday morning. Molt-
port and NMINI Falls care were sent
away on schedule time. and it was
stated that the service to all nearby
towns would he unimpaired.
barge details of police were, Ita-
tlonod at the six cor barns of the com.
pany in the city and all care started
out early today with uniformed 'po
linemen on board. Cold wedther and
snowstorm discouraged the gathering
of crowds in the early morning and
the police had little difficulty in any
section of the city. ‘ .
"No effort was made to run crew
town lines and service was not mum-
ed on some of the salt iiuoo when
the most serious demonstrations eo-
ourrod-‘laot allot. Thousands of peo-
ple uncertain of what street car aer-
via. to: expect, walked doontown to
their work or held fancy prices for the
privilege of riding in motor trucks
and carryout .
metals of the Amalgamated new
elation of saw and Electric tull-
W‘Wayniltnlployes of Assorted claimed
. that over 1.1% of tho moo named lil-
» wired are out. Chisinau o them
pourdserlluad to airs so gill-Von.I
WEATHER FORECAST.
Pair Tonight and Tuesday.
tinnitus
CONFIRMED u
will CHURCHES
star of Connecticut. at Epis-
copal Churches Sunday
itilltiiliiliht -
Sillilliiflltflllllliii
Received bytarge Congregations
at Trinity. Grace and St. Paul’s
.IBlshop Chauncey .B. 'Brewster, ' of
Connecticut, paid his annual visit to
The Norwalks yesterday and confirm-
ed large classes at the Trinity. Grace
and at. Paul's churches. preaching
sermons at each and receiving the de-
lighted communicantl.
.The flight iRov. Chauncey sBunce
Brewster, bishop of Connecticut, was
at Trinity Episcopal Church yesteo
dOy morning at 10:30 o'clock. its con-
firmed a class of fourteen, officiated
at the Holy Communion, preached an
eloquent sermon on "The Power of
Touch," from the text, “Touch Me not.
for l have not yet ascended to My
Father and your Father. and. My God
and your God"
Many men and women today, .the
bishop said, are like tho disciples of
tor becaueethey’, too. are sore afmid
die gnve’ the' confirmation close for
their motto this verse from the
that pleases Thee. 0 Lord. let Thy
Spirit. lead me.“
The bishop bad the measure last
Friday evening of meeting "the most
remarkable woman in the world."
Miss Helen Keller. The latter. as is
well known, was deprived of sight and
hearing by a mysterious disease when
only eighteen months old, and: through
the power of touch alone, has been
able to make her wonderful achieve»
meats.
other things, she has learned to talk.
vice.
8t .Paul'l Church
A very large'class was confirmed
in St. i’aulig Church last evening, by
‘Bishop Brewster. The services were
very interesting. The class was as
follows:
Elisabeth Marshall. Florence Es-
ldlisaboth Vlaocltwood. Jessie Louise
Guthrie. William floyt Church. (Nadya
Louise seal-lee, Mildred Cynthia Main.
Reginald William Summers. Grace An-
na Arlington, Annie Helen Hooter,
Course Wood. James lilotta Jonas Ar»
thur Canfield Wheeler, Eugene Antler
Francis Summers. Frederick Bastien.
brook, Dorothy iiimollnn Wiewali. line-
aell Thomas ltiioy. Myrtle its? An
lington, Elisabeth lrvlne.
Jay Wood. Blanche Ellis.
r Presented by The ltev. Louis l3.
Howell. Rector.
Cime Charon
church pariah was confirmed yestoo
numbered ‘it ladies audgenilemen.
,
m
4‘“? a} rostrum ’
Psalms. “Teach me to so the thinéi
Within recent years. among
Mrs. miward .l. Sims sang the of-‘
leriory solo. and the altar was taste-
fully decorated wlth lilies and car-
nations. There was a large congrega'
tlon present. and in the evening the
choir gave the monthly choral ser-
folio Main, William Gilbert, Mary Jane
son. George Austin Sharron, Vivian
Isabel Front, Edna Proctor Middle"
distance
The largest clan that has" ever been,
Known in the history of the Grace
day afternoon ot'i o'clock in' the Grace
church by ’El‘lbob Brewster. The cities
NEW“ PRESEHES
l. E. lillllllE'S ME
South Norwaik Solon Urges
Claims of 'RCCkViIIC Man at
the White House '
WASHINGTON. D. 0., April 7,—-
Congressman Jeremiah. Donovan, of
Connecticut, performed his " first of-
ficial duties Saturday. when he, in
company with other prominent Con-
necticut Democrats, went to the White
‘. House to present the name of Thom
as F. Noone, of Rockville, for United
States judge. to succeed the late
James P. Platt. Mr. Donovan was
one of the ardent supporters of Mr.
Noone ’in the recent Democratic cau-
cus in New Haven.
The delegation consisted of Con-
gressmen Donovan and: Reilly, Homer
S. Cummings, of Stamford. member of
the National Democratic committee,
George Forster. chairman of the Con-
necticut State Democartlc committee,
and State Senator T. .l. Spellacy, of
Hartford.
In the afternoon they called on the
attorney general, with whom they
filed tiheVrecounmendation. It is un~
derstood: ttlat Congressmen Lonergan
and Malian will call at the depart-
ment the first. of this week and add
their endorsements to those already
on tile in favor of the appointment
of Judge Noelle.
When asked if recommendations
had been made for other federal offi-
cers in the state, Congressman Don-
ovan said that he did not. expect ac-
tion on the judgeehip matter for sev
eral days, and until that was out of
the way no other nominations would
be submitted to the president. He
did. not think, the opposition to the
appointment. of Mr. Noone would
,, amount to much and expressed [the
" opinionsditet “.m»m appointed
.3 0'!
within a Shul'tvilflq-.~ .. a
dovtmtoii orrossu ,
EliPCSl'l'lCli sounds
HARTFORD. April 7.—lt is not
likely that Connecticut will have a
state building at the Pan-American Ex.
position in San Francisco, in 1915. it
is understood that the governor does
not favor the expenditure which would
be necessary for such a building. :For
this reason the committee on appro-
priations will nottreport a bill carry-
ing any considerable amount for use
by the state commission recently chos—
en to look after the state's representa-
tion. The attitude of the governor as
known as to members of the commit-
tee of incorporations is that a state
building will cost about 3100.000 if it
were to be of sutllclent size to be no-
ticeable and if erected its use would
. be limited to a few months. The gov-
ernor, on the other band. is known to
faVOr the use of any state approprtto
lion in assisting the manufacturers of
Connecticut in their exhibits as
through a display: of products of the
skill an inventive faculties of the men
of Connecticut's factories there are
possibilities of substantial returns
The governor in known to be opposed
to’iamn outlay of state fundl by the
state in spobial tralnl. or can, or in
entertainment to the commission. .ile
desires that the money appropriated
be out to practical one.
neuron udder,
* , IlililiEil noiui
W
‘“ The old Mueller blouse in (load llill,
Wooten, was completely destroyed by
tho yesterday afternoon. The house
was owned by Andrew moon who
was living in it at the time. it is
not known how the tire started._hul
when discourse it had is big head-
way. A party of Norwalh‘yoang men
were on a fishing trip near. by and
. m the bison dinette issuing from the
. structure; Without tuning a minute
they rushed to the scene where they
found a large crowd of people who
‘ were alterations to was: the are:
The Norvta’ilt boy‘s lumped right in
nu Sillliiii
iiiflititlt
Blitiilliil
Sixty-third Congress Called Vin
Crder in Extraordinary Ses-
sion at Noon
llRlEE CURRENCY Mill .
lllHER REEllRili SHEER,
Scores ot Familiar Faces Absent
From Both Houses '
,
WASHINGTON, April. 7.--A com
plete revision of the tariff law, mode a;
lflcation of the nation's currency syn~ .
tom; proposals for Philippine index?
pendence, for repeal of the Panima‘
Canal freetoll provision, and for tbs
immediate construction of government."
owned railways in Alaska, are the:
chief problems confronting the aid!"
session of the Sixty-third Congress, bo-
ginnlng at noon today.
Summoned by President Wilson 1
the express purpose of revising the»
tariff. the new Congress faces extremif
pressure from many quarters for early:
action on the other subjects named,
(Continued on ninth page.)
HElili out in
AM also: snide“
dohn Sniffer: a woiloknown ..
man. who has been employed in
lillorvvallr freight yard for many y ‘ V
is conilned to his home in Review».
suffering from an injury received In-
oral days ago From what can Iii
learned several men and boys m
the freight yard were annoying We?
and Levi Ballard, the Norwolk paper
gatherers. The Ballard brothers Inn!-
lyl became incensed and began throw-é
ing stones. Mr. Caitlin, hearing tub
commotion, started to investigptefini
arrived on, the seene just in time t0.
receive a large stone on the forehead. ,
tile was knocked out for a time out).
was thought to be seriously int
later he was able to go to his hem
and receive medical treatment.
wbiualc at the Royal James loll.
Wednesday evening. will he furnish '
ed by the some gentlemen. Wilbur
music was so thoroughly enjoyed 1‘
Wednesday evening
SPBIHCWOOD Bill
’a
- «
A little Hungarian tad of m
twelve yours who lives in Sprin
use a narrow cartoon from drown
off the ltoton Point dock on Sat
afternoon. The lad. whosooamb
not be learned. was fishing. and
over anxious about his plans
ed out too for over the dock’ ,
There were it number of illlt
about at the time and all mailed
the boy's rescue All the it
very high it was unnecessary for
one to go overboard alter the led.
as ho rout» above the surface of.
water he was grasped by
hands trout the gangsta): and t
ashore. .
Aside“ from the waiting the
lured so ill effects from his .
lATURDAY CLIAN- UP
The nest Namath improvised;
socialise respectfully salts til
dents of that someone to:
for a sauerol cleanup day on it ‘
order. All residents are suited
mo‘fe everything in no; any
me their places and to he
think looking sole and been.
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Norwalk Chronicler