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MARE-PEAP
AR BliRAEll
_ Scores Trapped in the Davidson
Hotel in Malone. New York’ ,
andManv Hurt
Amwmwm/
nmuwumu
Firemen Succeeded in ,Rescuing
Some of the Guests
..._,_._.__
MALONE, N. Y., April 17.~—Se\'en
or more persons were burned to death,
Several women‘sustalned injuries from
which they may die, and a score of
persons were rescued by firemen in a
fire which destroyed the De Wilson
Hotel, an old three~story wooden
structure on Catherine street, early to-
day. The building burned like paper
\
and the firemen had little time to ef-.
An explosion caused the?
dent rescues.
fire. Moor bodies are believed to be
in theruins. Most of those injured
were hurt by jumping from the third
story.
The known dead are:
Albert Riobideaux, Malone.
John Tlnilnon, Bangor, N. Y.
lv‘red Trushaw, bartender.
‘ —--—-——- Pod , a traveling physician.
~———~ O’Connor, Malone. .
Caught in'their beds, thirty or more
sttosts—were shut‘off from escape as
flames“ shot up the stairways.
. Women jumped from the third floor
and buffeted, serious inixllry , Some
of the tnlured may die.
The fire ate the old wooden bulld-
~ the cause of which is unknown. ‘
r
The tire ate Vthefold wooden buirld-I
Somel
ing almost as if it were paper.
of the guests were overcome ‘in hall
“ways and some in their rooms
Firemen managed to save a few by
V getting them out of windows.
One woman. whose home is in Mon-
treat. jumped from a third story will-
dow and struck on a lumber pile. Her
shoulder was fractured and she was
otherwise injured. She may de.
The buldng waamolinhpphoteii
The building was of wood and ther
stories high. It was on old struc-
illrr.
There are believed
dead in the ruins.
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Til BE LIBEBATEB .
Fill)! MEXICAN PIllBilll
ROCHAIDR'PIDR. N. 31., April Fifi-After.
twolvo yours' on Moment in Marietta
prisons, .ieslio diulbert. once con.
nested with the district attorney's of.
lien in Monroe county. his brotherdn-
law. William Mitchell, and their altog-
o'd accomplice in insurance frauds. lu-
voivlng murder,l)r «Charleen dial-lo.
of Abilene, Ton. are to the released.
The information came to the cities
of ibutrict Attorneys John w, Barrett
'1n n letter from William ’H. Garrison.
the life insumnco company detective,
who brought about the conviction of
iiiuiburt and lllli companions. All the
life insurance companies of the world
_ hero taken an interest in the case.
Hulburl was confined in titan Juan do
Cline prison when Felix Dias Was sent.
there. and the latter became interested
in the lawyer. With man’s attainment
of [ADWBT he took up the pardon of the
‘ men.
to be. others
, . .
murmurs oos‘rrouso. '
because llev. George to. Gilbert ms
unable to leave Middletown inst eve
nine the Sunday School institute to
have been held at Trinityrohuroh will
postponed until April 29th. one».
will be an institute next ’i‘ussdayot
Grace church in Namath.
i
l
tape or the that! opportunity to buy
t2.go. on and who shoes at an of
Wit. It ’ltlin one Silos morn
V'lllllillll IS EXllElll
’ 4;...” women are telling. udvan- ,
PAlRilN All u:
AAAAlEilllAlll l8
man HP
No Appointments Except of Post-
masters Until? Federal Dis-
lrict‘lu‘dgs ls lDecidedUpon
All
All NAMIL I. I. AllllIlE
Complications Dver ~Naming Cul-
lecior of Customs for the
' Connecticut District
WASHINGTON, I). 0., April 17.—iUu-
til the nominationof a federal judge
Judge Platt is sent to the Senate by
President Wilson. indications are to-
day, no other patronage matters in
the state, except postmasters, will be
taken up by the Connecticut Democrat-
ic congressional delegation. The dis-
tribution oi? the patronage is being held
m...—
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
All All SISTER
Sillllllll ll llllllE
"Fermi Me, " til Vdsr- on our:
ftvlé 'Savseilf‘ltl‘psf any"
«is Youih’s‘ Message
NEW YORK. Aplr‘ll 17."~Th8 .start.
ling disappearance of twelve-yeamld
Lydia Steed from her home. at 752
Westchester avenutl, the Bronx, follow-
ing close upon the equally mysterious
disapeparance of ilfteen-year-old Vin-
cent lStced, on March 12, was reported
to the police this afternoon.
The lSteed home is filled with grief
and fear over the loss of the two
children. and the ‘motlier and. father
have vainly puzzled over the note
left by Lydia. which was similar in
character to that lelft by the son, when
he dropped out of night.
The girl disappuared on Monday.
grief stricken parents. who had been
vainly searching ilor weeks for the
lost son:
“lioar Momma: Forgive me and
forget me. i am going away."
I The note wasplgned Units and
the distracted mother immediately
commenced to church for the girl.
that as she had selerched for the son,
but without avail.
The same search was made when
Vincent Steed dilllappeuretl, leaving
the note:
“Don't worry.
no going to mat/cl island."
The boy. who lllorkcd for a relic-
ious book. publishihlu concern, had to
in his pocket wilonlhe left The Woods
have five other children.
M
MIIER'I
A man‘ who wasl
ed up his stacks
Alfie: baby soundly.
BARGMN.
very missriy board-
of troy your after
your in the hope ol melting double the
price be won offer it for them. A. well-
known boy and tItravv buyer in the
district one day ‘l laid the price of a
cinch. An enormtus cum svsv suited
which the buysrA cceptbd.
"How shoot t 9 terms of settle}
ment‘t” asked the old ‘lnlser.
"Well, you see. "lucid the buyer. "my
terms are to settl when i fetch the
last load away."
“That's a barge n.‘ said the minor,
planning the othel’s hand. .
' The old chap w tolled every load so
any except th last. and dist the
buyhr has saved ”fetched room-libs
i
for Connecticut to succeed the late‘
leaving the. follolving note for the-
“Ilium
AlllllllEl IlAlEllllllll
«Sister Claims. Reimbursement
for teens Made] Several
Years Ago
Suit. do: V815,000 has been filed
against Attorney pavid Davenport of
Bridgeport, thy his sister, Sarah L
Davenport, of Wilton, in which the
plaintiff claims reinbursement for
several loans made the defendant
several-years ago.
case were filed yesterday afternoon
in the Superior Court, and- the case
will be called before the May term of
that tribunal.
The plaintiff claims that she holds
nine notes against the defendant,
ranging in valuo'front, 83,000 down
to $233.50. There are three notes
for 8500, two for $1,000, one for.
$450, and another for $289.62 other
than those mentioned above, set
forth in the complaint. According
to the information the first note was
given on October 2. 1895 and the
last on July 10. 1899. Deputy Sher-
.iff Daniel J. Ladrlgan, of . South Nor-
w,alk attached property to the value
of 317,000 belonging to the defendant
yzesterday
BEBEKAIIS ELECT
HIGH DFFIBERS
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Rebekah assembly of this state
took plat‘e yesterday at the quarters
of the l. O. O. F.. in the Franklin
building at State and Main streets.
Bridgeport. Mayor A. C. Wilson wel-
earned an assemblage of from 350 to
400 delegates rem all over the stats
President Catherine Lsmmrblrt
Scanned the convention which than
5'9“” to It”? reports of excellent
Wkflmbns otithe order. the
addition .‘.”: two new lodges. and 450
new member! during the past year
There. were seventy-three deaths in
the membership.
Election of officers in theaftsrnoon
resulted as follows:
President«—,-Sarab Harrison. of East
Hartford.
Vice-President—Eiizaboth Mandvllle.
of Waterbury.
WardeumKate
Bridgeport.
Secretary-whiny 9. Jdbnson. of Tor-
rington.
TreasurermClara ll.
Forrestvilie.
The appointive offices were filled
as follows:
Marshal-Edith iii. Maxwell.
Conductoerlczie Donnelly.
Chaplain—4mm A. Brenner.
lnbide Guardeydia Caddy.
Outside Guard—Sarah A. Jeffers.
L. B. to Presldeutmnora Martin,
R. 8. «to Warden—diary P‘lnkie.
1.. S. to Wampum-Gertrude Morris.
Among the recommendations made
by the president were that the per
copies but remain the some as last
rear. sight cents, and that the presi-
dent line the vice~pbesidsnt mu all
lodges having a membership of seven-
ty- -nvo and morb.
in the evening the Frsundshaft
Lodge. hosts of the convention. put
through all the dogroowork.
Ilil'llil. VIIIITIIB
E‘ BREAK WINDOWS
.W
hilltbAlNOntisidium. April 17,-v—Llfitifl
of rowdy .youtbs passed through the
workmen's residential «liming of this
city last night, breaking windows in
the house. of uon-ntriltsrs on their
way. Otherpsrtleu occupied the roads
loading to the city and stopped none
striksrofrom outlying villages coma
log in to work. Cavalry pswois not!
been placed on duty. lbut the «use
have hitherto always managed to
elude them. , .
L. Reynolds. of
.I
ill. Douglas. of
on no? tut-Iowans.
mils! William-dd: i’oiininston. of
the booth Nowell: police force, small
this morals: that the ordinance rot»
.ummnmuV
The parish in the ,
Wlllll
Decisive Vote Ill BACK Bill Fol-
lows Stirrlnh Appeal in
Democrallc-V; Caucus
l
wmuuuv_
Joann
Debate Follows Statement Thai
President is Held as Club
WASHIINGTONAAprll l7.-—-The Dem.
ocratio caucus voted decisively late
yesterday to support the wool Schedule
or the Underwood tariff list. after ‘Rep-
resentatdve lUnds cod had made a
stirring appeal f the support of the
caucus. By a vote of 190 to AZ an
amendment offered by Representative
Dies. of Texas to place rawmwool on
the dutlable-tist, was selected. Repro-
sentntive Dies' amendment proposed
to place"'a duty of 15 per cent. ad va-
lorem on raw wool, and be and other
champions of dutiable wool insisting
that this was t 'e judgment of the
ways and means; committee before
President Wilson haw the bill and sug-
gested a change. I
‘ Majority .lieader ”Underwood in
winding up the Lehman warmly de-
(Continued A man: Pan).
mumps.»
_ chums
Anti-Pollution Bill in be urged
At Martinran April 22
On April 22 sopubiio hearing on
House Bill No. 708. known as the
‘Antl pollution" out will be held at
the capitol by the committee on pub.
lic health and safety, of which Sena-
tor Whitcomh of Bridgeport is chair
man.
A number of interests are advocat-
ing the bill—particularly the sanitary
authorities, yachtsmeu, summer col-
ony associations. fishermen and oyster
growers.
The bill provides that all rivers and
other water courses shall be placed
under the charge of the state board
or health and that all cities, towns.
corporations and individuals who
empty sewage into them shall be re-
quired to “purify" or otherwise dis-
pose of such sewage:
Among the beneficial effects of the
bill would be better conditions for
summer home; on the shores of the
sound and re. more enjoyable
hosting, a pronounced gain in public
health and cleanliness. and the rector»
otio of the former splendid supply
of fish and shell-fish in our water
courses. ‘tho lulvocates claim. _
There is a law rcqnirina the dis-
posal .9! seduce, in Massachusetts,
and in time Springfield amt other
cities in that stote will cease to empty
their sewage into the Connecticut and
Housetonic rivers, but there is as
r
.‘7'!
and meanwhile conditions are grow-
ing worse.
Dr, Frederick P. Gorham. of Brown
university. I member of the Rhode
island Eucharist: Commission, recent-
ly said, in»! public adore“:
‘lit is cartels" that the" overdone
istmms of Connecticut will soon
molt, iif they have not, already
reached that dangerous condition in
which the mass of filth and actress
3 becomes a steam to health and lives
it lite itself. We horsehair-onion by
the same threat in our 0! Rhoda
yet no law of this kind in our state. “
island. and we not it by still-tint to
smuumu
Amumum
About IvtcA Hundred Members
and Friends Bother in the
Town Assembly Hall
“A very pretty dance was glvan last
evening in the Town Aspm’bly Hall
by the Star of Coiuhlbia' Circle. No.
253, Companions of the Forest of Am-
erica. In spite of the_rAiny weather
which prevailed, the hall was over-
flowing with the young and happy
the utmont. The dance ’Was a suc-
cess from all points of view.
The music . :by Svec‘s orchestra
was the boot for the dancers and all
the latest ‘sbieotlons' were played in a
very masterly way,»
Much credit loféiven to the com
mlttees *for the hard and perseveling
work which they rendered, which
made the dance the success that it
was. ‘ l
Refreshments veil. served at inter-
mission. There veers about 200 in at.
tendsnce. ~.~ V2
The committees for arrangements
were as follows:
GhalrladbfloWfichaub
liratcrtainmeiiti ’CdmmitteemMrs J.
Holmes. Jennie Lee. Louise Schaub.
Committee ' Special—«Mrs. Frank
Svec Mrs. M. J. Howard Mrs M. J.
O'Brien. Dr. H. B. West.
ESecretary and Treasurer—Mrs. 'M ..l
0' Brien.
Hall Committee—Mrs. Svec.
Printing and Advertisement Com
utilise—«Dr. H. AB. West.
Refreshment CommittoewJennle
Lee. Mrs. Holmes, Louise Scbaub.
Music Committee—Mrs. M.
O'Brien. Mrs. M. .l Reward.
dictator outlines
Ililllll. uterine
The annual meeting and district ate
wards' convention of the ministers
and laymen of the New York District
of the New York East Conference,
was held at the First Methodist
J.
' church in South Norwslk this morn-
ing and continued after lunch this at-
ternoon. District Superintendent Rev.
A. H. Goodenough presided.
Seventy were present at the morn-
ing session which opened at 10 o'-
cloc'k. The following trustees were
elected to serve fothhree years:
“’ newm Dobbs, or bi. John's Church.
New Rochelle, Arthur R. Stark, of the
Stamford Methodist church. I), War-
ren Fitch. of Norwalk
John H Waste, of the First Metho~
dist church of Bri{geport was elect"
ed to fill the unexpired term of R. W
Lawrence, resigned.
A noon the Ladies; Aid Society pro
vided and served a sumptuous lull
cheou.
WANT MUCH WATER.
Thomas l. Raymond. oi i§outh Nor-
walk. and Superintendent finrlngsr. of
the Misnus Manufacturing Company,
and several Greenwich citizens are in
Hartford today attending a hearing on
the bills proposing to give the New
York, blow Haven and Hartford Rail.
«and company the exclusive right to
any water way and stream along their
lines and the necessary property to
connect with the water. Judge Boers
ry. ot Hartford. is laboring for the
opposition.
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NONI! THROW" THROUGH WlN-
DOW.
pcrlor window in tbtrhome of Charles
H. Downed. of Courtlund place. last
evening. whether accidentally or in
iontionntly is not known. Officer
John E. Reynolds, of the booth Nor»
walk police, Went to the house and
investigated, but found no one opteids
who knew unytbing about it.
.. “Ame-As
UADIEC’ DAY A? COUNT“ om.
' ‘v
Country» (that: ultimo it until d the
WEATHER roaacns'r. _
dancers, who enjoyed themselves to'
‘A stone was thrown through the
liabilities cm; W plans Mrs. ll'toru‘
tents dorm claim selves York..wiit
Fair Tonight and Friday.
South Not-walk Delegation Makes
Allflllllll llEllEllAl .lllllll H.
invaded Hartford, yesterday, and. at a
meeting held before the Committee on
Cities and Boroughs, in the House
chamber, bitterly and many believe'
successfully opposed consolidation, and
i
suchachange come to pass. Norwaiin'i
people went by special train, aboutl
eighty strong and unfortunately werel
divided against. themselves. some be-
ing for "consolidation and come for di-
vision. The latier element was by far
the strongest although they lacked thel
numbers in speech-makers. A
South Norwalk‘ s fight was led beau-
llrulln by Attorney-General John H..
Light, who made a profound impres~I
sion on the committee, as was apps-g
rent to all‘present. Mr. Light's pres?
ence was a surprise to many except'
the few on the inside ‘of‘the program.
vlnclns manner and hotmlccopdod inV
demonstratilig to the committee quite
plainly metpolldity of tits South Nor.
walk delegation as opposed to the oth-
er gathering which was unfortunately
Also ADMIINANIAIVISIAA
BlllS- ARE IHRASHEA guy
ll SIAI ‘
cavity and Unity of Purpose—flop Disco
Marked in Banks of Antl's
mmnsmn
Nurwaik Delegation Divided Against itself on Consolidation
’ and Division
One hundred strong South NorwalkV divided.
gave their approval for division. should' .
Hts arguments Were given in a. don-i
on
Ill“ by Its Slit-
Elihu
Profound Vinlpr
fill.
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v a“. V.
.The hearing was called to order in;
l. .
memos), donut-Ii debt: It. uglier
Senator Miner, oddlmih (it on e‘
mitten on cities and boroughs, at 2
.‘.—o
(\f‘nntlnltid on Mild MJV
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Have Until May] 1, 1914 money
Long and Short Haul Order
eDihsr Board Rulings.
\
WASHINGTON, April 17.—-—'I‘he In-
terstate, Commerce Commission today
extended until May i. 1914, its order
requiring railroads in Central Pas-
{danger Association territory by May
.1... 1913. to bring their passenger
tariffs into harmony with the long
land short haul provision of the law.
it ruled that nurses may not be
considered members of "families" of
railroad employee who are entitled
under the law to free transportation.
The commission also held it una
lawful fora telegraph company to
pay to tlrm or house in whose
building a telegraph office is located,
any commission on it’s own business.
Moving picture films were placed
by the commission in category of
dangerous and inflammable arti~
clot, and strippers are huresfter re-
quired to pack thomVJn “spark proof
metal cases. inclossd in strong and
i
or pails." .
Vrooa-sv-roun wms‘v‘ onus.
MrI. Clifford a. needed. at her ‘bssu~
‘ Plans for the return function are lit
tight wooden or fiber board boxes _
tifut new home on Board's Rocks. en-
tertained tho Knobby-Four Whint Club.
yesterday afternoon. in her usually
gracious manner. lend the afternoon
was most plcudntly spout Mrs.
Course Godfrey and Mrs. George Mo
Kay were the piles winners. The next
meeting will be held on April 30th with
auto Edith Vroom and Mrs. Godfrey
.sI hustling“. Refreshments of tin
l
it‘odw is we» “the Hermit: mountain dainty nature were served
illiteracy and; enjoyed by all.
I
ensues. me to the expectancies on sidewalk: "clean up" our om. «bourbon entertain we. emu lunch out its cage of are proud opportunltp to buy.
‘ will be rigidly autumn non now, on. mums spa pertinent are ob Mal! n is W til” I ism 32.33; swells
”When the in one smashes moves I do. of It” ran - -mtlsz someone; am: will Mums of m a“. my . , »
In? ‘ “m” ll . ”tn“ WE“ {01' ‘ 7“.“ film Ii but“ toy, “I. “umflfl fiwm‘flfl’ “fluwng i“. “W“? inV I 'pimilfl “cm”:
Adv. m.un .3: auto :in nous. - from; m t ,
.. can whilson
malady woman are telling sdvau- itchiness were utilisud in Iii
rumors run ,,
mu In sum
An unusually large number at full"
goers were in attendance at the windv
up of the Fireman’s Fair in the new
Central Fire Station last evening, tilt
weather having cleared sufficiently do
as not tofinterfere in the least. A
The fair has been very successfui VI
and conservative estimates place this .
amount netted as between $1, 000 and; ‘ V
Cl 200 clear of all expenses. This will
be used in furnishing the quarters. .. I ‘
As a reward to the canvasscrs autVlJf
ladies who assisted the firemen so
nicely. a dance will be given landed!
We weeks tor them in the fire station.
ready under way and an ehjbysblo ‘V
time is anticipated.
rcnccisttll illicit ,
stunting runs crude
W
wnsnt‘uomox; it i theatrical
upon which l’residvib Wilson ym
day summarily remove Willis I...
Moore, chlofjgot «Ml: or but-Venn.
from office. réItedi' in the neonate
ment of Justice, whore agents of All.
bureau of investigation were at work
upon them.
Neither secretary Houston all?
Whitbldlouue atheists had any reply lire
make to Prof Moore's statement
the charges against him had as...
secretly made and socrstiu layout;
on and that he had no oppofluul'
defend himself. ‘ 1
None of the ohlcisls concerned
further bodily in detailing the 0 V
against the ’Wonthcr Bureau chief-V m
to Indy they consisted of “Arm
ties," but Prof. Moore In his own III
meat declared they were batted 7 ‘
his activities id warning for up
meat. as wisest-scary of Agriculture.
The «soul situation against“
is that ship you of the Weather
on trips on governor;
,r
maintains and almonds .
Abbe emu moms , ‘
Norwalk Chronicler