so hand inbuilt;
‘ ' thine-or
immaculate“...
. . . . ive. it you would ,
:3. ’ “IO! fife. both de- ;:; ‘ get up in the world;
3:- pendent 0“ each set down to bush 1 ,
F other. ‘ .F. F “333, ‘- S I
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v ,._._ x a .
. ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered at the South Norwalk Pout-once
as Second Class ‘Matter.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913
nvs‘snn
liilliiiiilii
{BiliSWI #
NorwaikMan Denies the Charge
and Claims Miss Alger Was
Dniy His Housekeeper
finWmnn
MMimmm:
i
Says Father Offered to Allow;
Mother to Get Decree l
I
till IIiIiIi SlIIIIIi
‘—
4’... —a
mount
Every Workman of that Race in
Natal Laid Down His Tools
This Morning
DUlliiBAN, Union of South Africa,
.Nov. 18.-The strike of East lndlans
spread today right along to the south
coast and practically every workman
of that race in Natal had laid down
his tools this morning. The atmos‘
pherc was, however, not so much dis.
turbed as it was yesterday, the white
women and children having overcome
their dlrst paroxysm of tour, but the
authorities considered it possible that3
disorders may break out at any mo;
lnent, as serious allegations are being
made concerning the iii-treatment of
the strikers in their compounds, all oil
which stories are believed by the Ease
Unaettlod tonight and Wednesday.
TWO CENTS
W Finn's
Action Wilhiliohwar Commis- “[83833]" 38
Mill
sinner Bennett Donnell Shall
Hearconneclicutilompany’s
Trolley Manager and East Nor-
waik Committee Held Cong
Petition.
ierence Recently on
, the Subject
HIIWIIIIIH
PI ADS AND
IS PRISIIN
Putnam Lawyer Admits Guilt on
Three Counts oi Arson and
is Sentenced
REBHVES iIGHI I“ sioner Charles J, Bennett when the
unnnmccwmmrmemWMMi
came before him in his cities at thel
That it is strictly up to the City of
Norwaik. acting in conjunction with
himself, to decide whether the Con-
necticut Companlyr may re-iocute its
tracks at the summit,“V Westport. ave-
nue hill so as to gain ten~foot centers
at this point, was the opinion given
yesterday by State Highway Commis-
State Capitol. The company must ap-I
ply to the city council for a hearingon'
the matter and it is more than likely!
that the request will be denied, the le-
Caine, Tried with Attorney in
,mail clerks lay on the floor, bound
1 till "I [8" [iii "Ill"
I ldiscarding the money orders and other
i
MASKEII' RUBBER
IIIIIiS Mill [Elli
Bound Three Mail Clerks on
Southern Pacific and Made
His Escape with Booty
.SAIN ERANCISCO, Nov. 18.——For
more than an hour last night, a mask
ed hig-hwayman was in ~ complete
charge of the mail car on like South-
ern Pacific’s Shore Line Limited No.
77, from Los Angelou, between San
Jose and this city, while the three
with ropes and their heads covered!
with sacks. 3
The bandit carefully helped bimselfl
to all the registered mail, going”
through the letters and packages and
min
in Bill
iRRiNiiili
First Distrlclll? Mills; Second"
District—14% Mills; and 3
Third District-16 Mills ,
mmnmu T
"honour
in
articles which he did not, want,
Wiillmantic Base, Goes to
The robber entered the side dool“Dellarlmem Approl’rlations wera :
‘of the mail car as the train was lenv-z - I
3m}: San Jose for San Francisco. li.‘ Dectded Upon
{runs from San Jose to San Francisco:
cnl officials believing the change to be; MUG“ lnlfil’BSl is Maniiesied in
dangerous to travel on the highway all , , ,
. Anticipated Edict
this point. -
31ndiuns.
3533‘ ‘ One East indian died in the coal
Ailiduvits to show that Warren mi mining town of Dundee, it is alleged,
Slate Betormatory
Smith, the wealthy lNorwaik ll’ltlfllh‘
lecturer, introduced Miss Grace Algerl
as his wife, were introduced in the:
Superior court, Bridgeport, yest.ei'dny,l
when the divorce suit brought 'by:
Smith against isubelie Roberts Smith
was resumed before Judge Bennett.)
A witnehs living in New Orleans tosti-I
iicd that Smith introduced Miss Alger
as Mrs. Smith and l‘nentioned that he;
bud sent her to see about renting a
house. Smith denied this and intro-
duced aflldnvits of several New 01'-
he the result of flogging, and this, with
the arrest of about two thousand of
their nationals for defiance of their
federal law prohibiting the emigration
of Asiatics from one state to another
of the Union of South Africa, has
greatly excited the islnst lndiuns, oi
whom there are many thousands in Na-
tal and thelother colonies of South
Africa.
in order to draw attention of the
imperial government to tilts condition
of things, these men had marched
across the Transvaal border from No-
\\’Il.ilIMAN'l‘iC, Nov. ills—“Frank i1.
liowartll, a young Putnam lawyer,‘
who has been on trial here in the su-i
pcrlor court, for the last two wccks,=1
churned with arson on iii‘teen countsfi
late yesterday afternoon :plcndcd gull-3
ty on three of the counts, and Judge
Williams sentenced him to state's pris.
on from eight to fourteen years. ’
Lindiey (laiuc. a youthful superior,
court messenger, who was arrested;
I
Street Commissioner and City Engid
neer leorgo A. Sharron and (impure-3
tion Counsel William F. Tmnmuny, oi"
‘ Norwaik, appeared before the highway
commissioner, in Hartford, yesterday,
as did the oiiicials of the Connecticut
Company. ‘
The city council at its next meeting
will probably. therefor, have on appli-
cation for the proposed change before
them for consideration.
Just what the decision of Manager
.l. ii. l’ottcr. oi the Port (‘hcster-Stunr
l'ord-Norwnlk division of the Connecti-
cut Company. will be. regarding the
changes in system for the East avenue
line, asked by the Public Service Com-
mittee of the East Norwnik improve
ment Associntion, is not known. A
coufcrcuce was held recently, Manager
Potter meeting the three ladies of the
committee. but. he could not at that
1 time state definitely what he would do.
3 The request of the. committee is
ed the outskirts of the city the man
was engaged in rifling the mail and
keeping up a running conversation
and warnings to the three helpless
clerks. As the {rich reduced its sliced
upon entering the yards, the robber
pocketed the booty. bade the clerks
good night, jumped from the car and
escaped.
The amount of the booty could not.
be learned.
Iwithou-t a. stop. Until the train reariw
'l‘ho new City of Norwalk has now? '
practically gotten well under way ad- F.
ministrniivcly. for early this morning ..
the board of estimate and taxation
iinishcd its arduous work of laying a 7"
tax to meet the expcnses of the city‘s;-
for the coming year. Tile much dis-
cussed rate of taxation is now settled, _
with perhaps a slight change either“
up or down, and appropriations have I
been made for the different depart- ~
tmcnts so that a feeling of security'
,now exists, in the minds of those who ‘ .
are 10 run them. Money to be sad
,lnl. and most of the East indiuns have 1.“an ENGINE “FF
Erefused to pay the poll tax 01’ $15 per
,hcnd imposed on East ludinns in ‘.\'n-
‘yweii known by this time. They ask
fcontinnous car service from the “01'“.
1 ion Point switch to the .South Norwulk
with llowm‘th, pleaded guilty on two3
counts. and he was sentenced to the
state rcformutory at ("liteshiro Chine,
for the betterment and increased),e‘f-
turned state's evidence. llowarth.
ntinuei on Sixth Pure . 3
(Co ( l. ) ilcmncy of the administration f[has
. do not expect a serious than in tak-
. semi humus.
Bill SWEDE BRIE!)
“I’VE LOST MY V08"?
"Police, Police, ll've lost my yob,"
was the loud yelling that reached the,
ears of Patrolman .lohu Vii, ’i‘oothill.3
this morning, as he was doing‘pntroi 3
in Railroad avenue. llusiling down to ‘
Sullivan's Corner he found Mike lloi-i
lands, a Swede, intoxicated and very?
indignant over something. 3
it developed that Mike bud disturb-3
ed a train load of early connuntcrsi
bound east this morning and that he:
had been put oil“ the train at the South ‘
I till. 3
As the East lndinns do practically
all the labor in Natal, including that
ol' the farms, the railroads, the. sugar.
tea and cattle plantations and the min-
es, and as most of the mechanics and
domestics are East Indians, a general
strike of the men of this race through-
out South Africa would tie up all the
industries. in Nnial‘alone there were,
according to the census in 1911 over
140,000 blast Indians and other Asiat-
ics, while in the other colonies there
are ninny thousands more.
The-governmtmt is disinclined to do-
ciure martial law, as the employment
of imperial troops for the suppression
Norwalk station. 3ot‘ the trouble among the East lndinns
Otilcer ’l‘oothib indeed the offender-3
in the police station, A charge oi"
breach of the pence and intoxication
was lodged naninsi Mike. The juduo‘
was lodged against Mike. Judge.
Keogh hired the man $7. this lnol‘nin‘zl
and he paid up.
i
m-..“ W. .0..-
ovsren sensor i
on WITH A noon?
.
That. the oyster "-l‘. in 'i‘hc‘.
Norwaiks is on with :1 Mini) is ovi-
doncr-d by tho incl that tho mcu no;
do work curly in the tnmniu ; and ins:1
her into til night. (inc Hm. is rcr§
mortcd to have worked nil day liii-il3
Sunday and some or the concerns lll‘c,
{believed to have worked all night soul
oral limes within the past week. The
noncrni rise of l’ooodrrlul’t's. lhc bluh
flli'llil‘tl ol' intuit. and (limb, nro iiilltl
to be responsible for iliii unusual,
market found this your for oyulcrn.‘
would be likely to cause a movement
of discontent in British india. where
the people already are considerably ir-
rltutcd over the treatment of East in-
dluns in the British colonies.
nnnmnMu.
immnan,
WW
Report Filed With Secretary ot
Stale Shows Financial Cen-
diiion and Gives lliher tutor-3
mation 3
l
iiAll'l‘ii‘tlltl). Nov, ill. The slrcct
ruilwuy miupunies oi the state have
illod with the secretary of stoic. their
annual reports for the your ending
.lmn- lib, liliii. 'i‘hc (lounmrtlcui (limi-
li. was stated this morpiiu: that you-'Wny mums 400,000 albums or mock
ltcrdny lho Sluiiuhipi Oyster ("monitor
been shipped the turnout cousimnum
in its blator from town. i
W
snooome allocation
outuinudiim. ruprrunmiiug $4il.lliiil,uild
ut pill“. The length of trucks and aid-
iuus in given no 473.3135 miles. The
cross earnings wcro laminate. The
opornthm cxpcuuon Will‘it $5.4liidltiiilli».
"file not earnings were. $1i,iili2,923. 'l'hc
NAVAJO INDIANlllmu liltiilmc won tlniiiiliizlxlii. llivi‘
WASI-ilxti’i‘llhl, New
Milton Marshall liudspeth‘s new re
quest. for caynirymen to subdue lilo
beilluerenthavuioa fortified on Bonn»
titul Mountain, near itihlprock', N. Mu
has now been referred by the War De.
mrtment to Bria. General Tanker H.
Bliss, commanding the border patrol.
Army unicorn who know the Navajon
lug the fugitives.
1...... d...»- Win-Aw“-
...THE LENOX alumnae}
7 . Popular milllnery at popular New ,
Thomson: triathlon, 29 Se. Main at.
f
Idonds of {tilt per omit, on
33‘WU“MG¢éumonnlinu to $1,500,000, were paid.
“0,000,000,
The surplus at the beginning of the
your Was $111,476.
Accidents are reported as follows:
Killed ti, injured 377; from their own
misconduct or carelessness. 20 killed
and 1,039 inlfll‘od.
‘Amount paid for injuries and dam.
ages caused by accident. ”13,633.97.
, A table showing the working hours
at employee and wagon paid to attach-
ed to the report.
The. Frat dance is tomomsnlght-
. a ltoodnot‘s nut them see. . I
‘ railroad depot. There are several com-
iplicutions to the matter. but it is be-
;licved all will be adjusted ‘ without
'3 , 2 great trouble. shall the company's of-
. . ' ‘ ‘ ‘ . Eliciaismegurd the request for what it
H”. ' 'stunds. the. wish of the majority ot
,residents in East Norwulk.
ments made here today bv railroad: 3 The contention in the past liasvbeen
men indicate that forty thousand our, 3333' “5:13:22" $3113:\l‘eilld‘ziglllllfl‘lzll:
)lives ot‘ the l’enzisvl'anin R Ilroad‘ ' '.‘ we. ‘ - ' ' ' *
3.33.5} of “imbumh a}; to be :1,,med3Pres‘dent Wilson and His Gabi 3 l’oizitilues since the commencement of
into one labor organization. details of? “Bi nISCUSB “l9 Mailer. Bill ‘ the "L“ \‘lnshinaton “"“I3‘I’rl‘lb“i§“:d
which will rbe worked out at meetings? . 3 that unless such a connet 0“ C0“ . 0
to be held next Sunday. 5 "ENE NM Yet Dacmed 3eslablished there could be no contin-
yum“. the new arrangement the!" jnous service. Just why this point en
1 . , . , 3 3 | .
Brotherhood of Railway ’I‘rninmen, ()r-‘ 3 tcred into the matter is not kilohil. [list
3lunny beiloie now that it owns snip y
In lever to obtain a curve desired by
(Continued on Third Page)”
3
novsrsn umov. 3
or Rilltliliilll use».
PITTSBURGH, Pit, Nov. lily—«State.
dcr of Railway Conductors.
IIIiiRiSl Iii IIiIII
hoods of Locomotiw Engineers andl
Firemen, and the (lrder of Railway;
'l‘oiegrnphers are to make up the new;
body. 3
Among the important intentions to,
be decided before the amalgamation
is completed, is whether the l’enuayi-.
vunin workmen who are to form the
new organization. will withdraw from'
undone
That Body May Heed Warnings
oi the United States
the company around Cniievuri‘s fruit
More. .
At one of the recent meetings the
,city council-granted the company por-
mlssiou to install the curve, providing
it would be removed at the completion
of the bridge work. From all outside
‘ views the company did not wish to con-
inur late sister, leanelie ileum. Gnr,'lfl““3 3’ 3““ “m" m" all "I” ‘0“
calcium you ostieva rrr 3
older this chance. with it to be but
temporary. because of the expense, but.
buvc done the more simple tiling und
connccll-d the two old trucks by a
switch on the easterly bridge tiii.
iiut there is now continuous truck-
ugo from the Country (‘iub to the
South Nul‘wuilt (it-pot. should the com-
pany wish to run through Wild. The
petitioners for this continuous service
do not object to the transfer point at
the lloriou l’oiut switch, merely wiaic
ins: tho scrvlcrrirom this switch to the
depot.
‘Muuuucr l'otter was courtoousiyrm
ceivmi by tho mcmbcrn of the commit.
too (it the conference and be accorded
them the utmost respect, and month»
manly courtesy. in miuviuulon be hint
ed that he could not at the limo tunic
what would be done, but that be wunid
let them know In a row duyu. his nu»
awor to ho iluiiy “you" or "lltl," to their
request.
Mnuultur l‘ottcr advanced envcrni nr-
militants. Among them he claimed
the national union with which they \VAHlllNiil‘ON, Nov. 18. ~<llresidcnt
have been utililuted. 3 “.3330“ Hill] ,3“, ('nbiuct m” today and
The place to dim», ("“lllrui iioiel discussed the lutcut phases of llll‘ hit-x-
new restaurant, Monroe Hirocl, licun situation. liver night develop-
incnls ummrcnlly brought no change,
Ibnt keen interest was shown in the or-
Vitunlzntion of the new Mexican tion»
”now" Ann HOYT gross. Home ofiiciuis were inciizledto
BEG". BIG GONTBABT believe that body would hood the wane
arim: oi‘ the United States on like no
The New '(Tt‘ltitiil'ill‘iilli; firm oi‘ action on concessions.
iirown uud lioyt. recently formed in: Talk of n blockade of Mexican ports
t-iouih Not‘wulk, bill-l conuucumd work was revived, but high ottlcials nnid
lllmli 31],. Munlcc iloli‘. Lockwood pm such a step bud not been dctm‘inincd
lpcriy at the corner of North nvcnuo upon. Many moves are umior colloid-
and ili‘raupo nitritot, The Mini has oration, but. foremost advisers oi the
tho grading contract and that, of tho Inimluluirntion are counselling pu-
orcction of the collar foundation and ileum while the t‘onntitutionnilulspur-
cxcuvuiion. ‘5 nun their cuuipaign.
The work in most difficult. 'i‘imn‘ Huorlu'o ConurmOrgaoizel.
are four acres to be graded and all MEXli‘il lil'l‘Y, Nov, iii. 'i‘bo com-
lbo material on the entire arcs muul plotted at the im'dliiilllm‘y amortization
ilo iiii)Vl|tli Iwico, to linvo lilo lill‘iwy‘m' pulp bruncltcu of the new Mexican
lure, of soil and loam corroci, 'i‘bcccl- ()(lnijt‘t‘flll is regarded burn as putting.
3“" will 3’" 12" by 5“ “N I“ “Klimt the final touch to i’rculdrnt liucrtu'n
M" M'ckwm’“ mm‘“ l“ "Ml ll “W“ defiance. .. 3 that tho Norwnlk llllt'tl do not my lust
slice houuo upon the property and; 5mm!“ was conned hero Lad”; by returns tor their maintenance.
it‘he ipreuent old iiuekinmium lamb-Tm“ publication of dispatches from other at pm nrgumutitb In that.
wood homestead twill be moved from , 3 Latin
its present. location. its new location $332323” :1"; ezntemplato “may run on the toast avenue lino nor can
M" not Willi given Dill- “ Wi- the email single-truck care be (alienated
... notification given by John Lind. his
“NOTICE.
,pnruonsl roproeentutlvn to Huerta,
The members of the Rebekah (letter, . warning him enamel permitting the
l. o. o. at. will mm. at the mom
room. South Main street, at 13:30 can“ Congress to convene.
Wednesday, to attend the hottest all “I“ I" “"3 possibility M liner-to W
.W.....—...
the
active measures tending to support the
nun
leaves Baxter's at 12:45: Nmnllc'“d “WW““M fl” PMM"”“’"”" the company to assist in building the
Woman 12:65. , ideal cumulus) Mute alanine“ the temporary bridge. nor was any provi-_
mum new car nueh'immn luau made for mm over that one,
P” ohwg ' . i .
MIME-WATCHER. ,4; with“ uncommon“ “Klimt“? tun"m- tflmflr eemmhm~ “W
~mmomti m ’ ‘ W ' ‘ ‘
mmg ”mamas-mp ‘ ‘tmtmfiamrtmvml . = mm.m..cmma»my
I fl
Ant!
that prnummn lurizn double—truck earn cannot be onto»,
TO SAVE THE TRAIN
Safeguarding ruiirond trailic goes
on space along the New liuVen lines.
lungs of men are out installing the
roud's new derail device at all sid-
ings. One gang is working from Hart.
ford this way and one from Cedar Hill
toward Hartford. One gang is work:
inr, from New liuven westward and
one from llariem lliller out. The
main line is equipped from New lln»
van station to illridgepori.
‘i‘he rnilrond's new dcrniiing derive
is a flat piece or iron resting on one
rail of a switch track. it works
automatically with the switch. If an
engine is moving from n sidim: to-
ward the main line. before its enrincer
has assurance that the. main line is
clear for him, the cuisine will be put
on J“ the ground. in every instance
the engine will leave the siding on the
side away from the main line. Speed
of“ engines so moving is always siow,‘
hence the only damage that can be
done is that. of one wheel dropping in-
to the dirt beside the truck it is an
cil'eciuni preventative of trouble. for
with it no ciluipc can not into the ml.“
of a train whose cupiuccr liliH right of
way
lit-railing lll‘Yll‘t’H are new and rc~
ccutly engineers have been Kllilllig luv
to trouble by ioructlillu iiimu, Iiuli’
u dozen tion 3: lately have i‘llltlilmi been
derailed by trying to not oil a ultfllil
too soon.
mCAle OF THANKS.
i wish to cypress my llllllllili lo the
l‘ruicrnui iii'tIN‘ of l-Zultlcs. .‘itih‘. and in
the l‘luur .‘iniicru‘ i’nion, No. till, for
i‘bi’li' killrinciu and help to me dilrim:
the icon ulckilcizs and alter the «bulb
of my hunbniui, i also wish 1.04 xprc'u
our llumke to nil the relatives nul
friends and to every one who has
helped me liminciuiiy during the spout
year. Also for all ibi- lwuuiiiul floral
It‘lblitcll.
Milli, il’ili‘lillliltii‘li l4, lli'Nlltlilliil'i‘
mu muou'ri-zu union.
Aiso Mil, use has, FRANK a.
illuminant
i
i
............. m._........s..t.. any. ... M
3 SIXTH CONWANY DANCE.
nueuesutully. and keep lilo proper With; The Sixth Company. throat Artillery
,dnlo. Willi [bit larger Gil"! 0“ W933 “WW Curve. (.7. N. 0.. hold a very enloi‘ubleJ
finance In the fitnto Armory. in West
The imlloyman in somewhat. reannt- dynamical evening. ovum orangutmllddgar Aldrich in the federal court;
.nt of the treatment accorded the coil» involution magic, The dancing in 1133 today. ordrrorl the «surreal or “at”
may by the town. according to his 1‘9“ Armory this your in very popular. the it, w on the strength of the warm
mole in that the town did not ask new floor being an attraction that (linoleum-rant issued recently bylaw
cannot nyu-3elrmilwrnliter. '
lovers of the exercise
,loolt.
W
H8 cornered."
l. it reel linoleum- 3mm Homers
. naturism. surname meow. M ind m on molten-aim
been provided by this board of taxa-
tion. ,
Beginning at 4 o‘clock yesterday”
afternoon the sitting of the boarflr‘
continued until lien minutes posits.
this morning. when everything ‘Wafif
completed. A sum total of the tape .
propriations for the departments ens ~
pending money over all the districts... .
excetp the fifth, amounts to $278,654: “
45. This figure is exclusive of what
is raised by each individual district“;
through a district tux. Economy. the .
by word of the board, was practiced
with acute discretion. and as a result
there was considerable cutting; thus .
bringing the tax rate below what the 3'
majority of citizens anticipated lrh
they would have to bear. «
(Continued on twelfth page.)
euu currents -‘
suoon litlBiiEI,
i’i'i"i‘Siliill(ili, l’u.. Nov, ilierlllu
idliznbctil ltctznn, n plucky school
teacher, loduy received the t‘tlllizl‘tltlb
lotions of her pupils and friends ba-v
cause she last night captured an am»
cd mun us he stem]. rcvoivor in hand.
robbing the saloon of her father, Pat»
rick llccun. after be had tried to hold
up n strvrl car in the luminous not!»
tion.
The uvnu. who said be was Michael
ltolliy. oi‘ Scuttle, Win-1b., entered tilt;
saloon on i'cnu nvcmm, ililil conimtlnfif
itur ilcuun unit ultiv customers lllnlllle
Inc at the bur to "up good. was riflln‘
the (”fill druucr. when Miss law;
who had been in Iiic kitchen of EM»
hotel, pooped Into ibc room. ileum!“
licr fathom rmolvcr. pile boldly Wilm-
rd in and order-rd ill-lily to ulll‘l‘nndiil‘.
The man ohoywl without a word and
won iinlulcd prev in llw police. M. the
police uiutlutl he won rmlounizod [if
John i‘rouuo, a trolley car conduction '
as the mun who bud attempted to not
him earlier in the evening, and WM‘ . 5
hull quietly dropped oil the our will”
(‘lrouuc commmuimi him to an.
.. ”and": M m.» in...“ , MM
3nrnnnrsr errors
4
mmconn, N. it, Nov. lil.~v.lnlllfl
This was done to c
the fibril. but rational horned
mm in an argument over the
may critic prisoner and ills of
rest was delayed pending the '