(IWhether your busi—
ness venture or enter-
prise will be attended
by success depends
largely on the amount
of money you can in-
vest in newspaper ad
vertising.-——O. W. L.
‘ ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered :t the South Nor-walk Post-Ollie.
IBooond Ola-l mm.
m
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN» WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,1914
American Forces Now Occupying Vera
Cruz-«Wants O’Shaughnessy Recalled
Dictator Orders that the.
Mexican Charge
faires Also, Leave This
Country----Shots
Fired Throughout Night
in Vera Cruz,
Marines Were Killed and
21 Wounded.
American Forces in Control
'I he \\'hile llouse tune but the fol
lot 111.1.r statement:
Dispatches received t'1om (.eleinl
t‘anada at \"e1a 01117. at 1:111 p 111. an
nuanced that the American l'orces are.
now in (omplete possession of the city. 1
that apparently there were no fatali-
ties among American and toreicu non-
combutant, and that tiring had ceased
except for occasional picket shots," 1*
\lr. l'h'1an appeared worried about
M1. (i‘Shaughnessy and today caldod
11.1.1.1 to report about conditions in Mex-
ico (lily. The secretary was sure. how»
1 11111 that it anything had happened
to ()‘Shaugllnessv, other legations in
Mexico City would item Shrouglia‘eigoicjf-
iY A All
IN MIN RS
D’Af-
Were
lManv Made Homeless in Burning
Where 4‘ oi the LudiowTent Colony
Monday Night
ask for his ]ltit§.‘:|)ll-'tl‘ir~. He looked for.
1111 11 1111111
., , SLRYKE 11111111111
Sellelnn lilli‘ill tit‘llies li1.ll .\i| state OYIACYaAS Have RBYused A0
U Siliillt‘ ilill' Sxy [1115 “11(1“
1‘ Send More Troops to District
lluellu to le:1\c Mexico.
Such a severalice of diplomatic rc-‘ "
lotions. though not necessarily il'prw mgxymp 11”}... April :13, Lieulcu
hide to war. is one of the steps that "M tiovel‘ilol' mum-raid and 111th
1111151 111' when 11‘ war is to be formally mm. (,mpmlh today or uni-d word from
declared. and 1t surmised that timeruol‘ Alumnus. in regard to the
llucrta is now about to resort to that H,” l‘or 11 special snssinll 111' the 1.111111
step, regardless ol‘ any construction legislature to dowrmmp upon the
that may he placed upon the existinl-z “hugs future action in the ‘\1m“. zone.
status of relations between the Unit No more “.35 made 1,). ”H. “mm”...
("15"”(‘H‘M “NW" “A" ‘1‘“ "M“‘Hw tration pending advices by gmeruor.
“1 the “um” who is now in \\'asihington. A full r111
asked by
it»
Bill lliHi'
li‘ tlus. million immib‘founded the
home governments, informed the Unit. Antel‘llafiimfli ielations 01 Mexico Ht“-
port of the situation was forwarded
ed States. Press reports hale stated
that telegraph wires from Illixico City
to Vera Cruz were out yesterday.
which would probably account for the
heir of intormation. '
The White House lildll reoriented
the publication of this statement 1 A
Secretary Tumulty denied cmphab
icully today. as wholly unfounded. re
ports that any membc’Poi' the cabinet
contemplates resigning. He said that
tilts subject had not been considered
by the president or by any member ol‘
the cabinet and had never been dis-
closed."
The. statement was issued in connec
tion with a report that Secretary Ur)"
:11 was about to resign.
The Advance Resumed. i
\\’ASlilNllZi‘1‘).\', April ‘32.»1- The, A111-
erican forces commenced an advance
to take the entire (‘ity ol‘ Vera Ci‘ll‘l.
111 ll) o'clock under guns of the war1
ships. according to a report from Con-
sul Canada. received at the State De
partmcnt this morning.
lteluiorcements from Rear Admiral
iladger’e [feet were landed today at
Vera Cruz under the guns of the Amor-
can warshupe to aid in taking the em
tire city of Vera. Cruz. according to of-
ticial advices to the Navy Department.
American Consul Canada cabled un-
der date ”in" ’” a. 111. today that be ex-
pccted ting to cease with in an
hour, i .1: total American forces ashore
numbering 3,000. They were well into‘
the city and had the situation in hand.
'iiondiug parties from the vessels oi?
the American fleet under Rear Admtr-l
al lla'dger were greeted with quite gen-
eral tiring from snippets w'hen ,tbe
boats approached the shore at hnli' order to avoid the censorship estab- 'acting as chairman.
past four o’clock this morning.
. Representatives to Leave.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-tI-luerto.
has requested the United istuteu to
nitlldlaw Nelson O’Sbnughneesy. Am;
ericsu Charge d'Ailnlres at Mexico
City. This was stated here early to
{day on good authority. but has not
. been oiiiclnily announced. -» i
wnsmnorow, April 22 .whiexlonn
charge d'Aifairce‘Algul-n, credited to
g the United States. has been instructed
‘ 9111+ Huerta to request hie passports
Edwin Snore dry Bryan;
Senor Albion. the Mexican Charge.
. an at the embassy today that he had
received serum messages from his
government which indicated that he
might be recalled “at any moment, but
' out he had not yet been Ordered to
‘13-».
to him by telegraph last night by the.
cessarlly would be greatly attested and
be readjusted to suit conditions of
actual war. such as those arising from
a blockade and the 1111-1111145in of delta»
inn the rights of neutrals within Mox-
icnu territory.
it is presumed that lluortu prompt-
ly will serve notice upon the powers
through the Mexican diplomatic rep-
resentatives abroad ol‘ such a develop-
meat, in ordei that they might issue
them customary proclamations of neu-
trality should they care to do 1111. Such
proclaumllons would have some effect
upon American commerce 11ml upon
the right of the United States Govern-
ment to secure ships and munitions or
war from abroad.
I
' House Passes Senate Resolution.
WASlllXii’l‘ON, April 22.——\Vitiiout
debate and without the formality of a.
roll call the House today concurred in
the administration's Mexican resolu-
tion as adopted by the Senate which
'Justiilcs the president in using the
iarmod forces oi the United States in
securing amends for indignities sulf-
tered by the nation in Mexico.
I On the viva. voce vote the “ayes"
worn in pronounced majority. A low
negative votes were heard here and
there on the Republican side when
Speaker Clark put the question. At-
ter a thirty~1ninutc session the llouee
adjourned until noon, when Speaker
Clark will sign the resolution.
it will then go to" Vice-President.
Marshall and should reach the White
House late today.
MEXICO CITY, April 15. vin..iln—
vuna, April 22.-'I‘ho following dis—
patch was sent by mail to “Bureau in
union by (111111111 tinerlu which is
more strict than at any time during
recent revolutions: “lottery telegraph
who. commercial. railroad or cable. is
watched over by one of the most re-
liable end‘ititoiligent media the gov-
eminent telegraph service, ‘who notel
as censor.
These men frankly intorm would be
senders or dispatches that it is not a
question at the veracity of their 1383‘
series nor whether they disclose mil-
itary movements. but is merely a ques-
tion or confusing all new! not favor-
able to the government. l
Code messages have been absolutely
prohibited with the exception only oil
bank telegrams. The bunkers at .MBX' ‘
W
. (continued on Third Page),
a. ‘t‘w 1.1“,»4' 1 .1 , 1
m
lleutcnanegovcraor and by illijtttunt
general Chase, who has relaxed to
send more troops into the, Ludlow (the
tricl
timelals of tho United Mine Work-
ers in Denver were busy today turnin-
laliuv. plans for the suceor and cure
of the inhabitants of the luldlow tent.
colony. which was destroyed by fire
after the armed conflict between mem‘
here 01‘ the stale militia and strikem
at l.udlow Monday night. it was re-
ported here at the union headquarters
that 2111) of their people were missing.
l'nion officials put the maximum death
list 115 the result of the battle at i'lf-
tr. .
Talk of a general strike in sympathy
with the miners has been revived,
PDNA88iiS iifliiliiilL
GIVEN All ALTAR
Ponuasus Council, it. A.. of Norwalk.
held its regular meeting last. night in
the rooms. The meeting was very ill-
tel‘esting. and aftbr the business two
teams of cnnpet bowlers were made
up, one captained by Charles 1E. (Turtle,
and one by William ll. lloymond, Jr.
The Curtis team was returned the via»
tor by a score or 6 to 1'1.
George Gale and ilarry Roberts pro
seated the council with a very tine
aliarl The altar is a. mahogany iln-
lsh with the lodge inscription on front
ed glass.
The entertainment eommiteo. imme-
ldintely after the meeting, had their
regular session. with George 11 dwnrdu
The committee
Iannounced that. next meeting, which
iwlll be held May bill, they will hold
unotluv donation upper. livery one
who attended the lust donation sup-
per will be pleased to hear this report
”The committee wished to announce-do
all Royal Aronnum members thnttllis
supper will surpnse’bll other functions
of its kind and desires all members
to attend. The committee also an-
‘nouucod that beginning May 5th the
council will 111on 11. card tournament
nagl prizes will be given out on May
it? 1
1
.a-
. ‘-—Belll bread always right. Bonner
Bread. Manner bakery, 5 Monroe St.
..But a. girl lonelier 1111pr until line
. hills in love‘ and then shuts" miserable.
‘1
A [th iY SARA?“ '
[All P03? AYAS
“1+ ltRiHlP
Resignation oi liosimasler Eti-
muntl E- Crdwe causes
Politicians tot Get Busy
l The political bee is buzzing in South
YNorwalk, this attei‘noon,
‘ especially
among the Democratic politicians.“ A
great surprise was sprung when it
was announced that Edmund 1‘2. Crone,
had forwarded his resignation to the
First Assistant Postmaster General.
i'l‘he. Sentinel has been negotiation
1“ ilh Mr. l‘rowe for some time with
the result that he is about to relin~
outsh oillciul duties and devote his
time‘in the future to the interests of
lliis‘paper. ‘
l Postmaster Group's present term
would not have expired until Jan. In.
lillli. About election lilne predictions
J11 1e made. til it in some way in other
ili> SiltYHNSOI would I111 named below
that time. but those understanding lilo
situation ue1el look that New neriou»
l1.
lion 11min lit-en
resting ever since. (it
course, there are a lot oi good citizens
who are willing to serve their country
in this capacity. Who is Iilt' one clos-
but to Congressman Donovan? lie I11
the 1111111 to get next to. ‘.‘.‘hal. he. says
will no and the caI'ididale. he recon
illl'illiti will be appointed without
doubt.
vanished and have
pent-elull)’
11
After all. 11 isn't a great snnplo bo'pcnso incidental to the widening or
One 8181)”- thc thoroughfare deemed necessary by
1.1111 in plane happy and his hands are the. city engineer, and the matter was
tied 111-1 for as his usefulness to illfl‘rei'el'red to the street committee to
How about the take lip with the corporation. with a
‘reporf. to be ready
excuses and reasons for not being up~i
a dispenser of patronage.
party is concerned.
disgruntled ones who have to accept.
pointed. it has been suggested that
even Congressman Donovan will be a
devotee to the principal of civil sor-
vico before his present term expires.
‘ Who 15 coins to have lhfi [108$ 0" students have enrolled in the \ierrill
flee, .1'" is the one absorbing question on thoois and the management is 1,1,“.
every side.
mentioned in the SFOHDS assembled 0“lure qualified. We invite young people with the request, that the same take effect May lot 1914.
the street corners and in public places‘to take a few 19550“ “t 0““ “"9“” he will assume the editorship of The Evening Sentinel.
the
is Andrew Leary. lie seems to be
about as near the throne as anyone and
has been very lunch of n help to Goa-
gressman Donovan's ambitions in the
past. There are those who have had
their eye on Frank C. Grow. a close
personal friend of the congressman.
and a well qualified man for the poet-
niastersliip. Albert l’ohhuun has also
been mentioned. much talk In relation
to. ills candidacy being indulged in
shortly alter the. last national election.
in making a selection the party lead-
ers will undoubtedly counsel on up-
poiutmcnt which will avoid party lac.
tlonal strife. A Democratic leader
slated to a Sentinel reporter today
that in his opinion Frank J. Donahue
would be an ideal postmaster and that:
his appointment would eliminate the
existing untagonlrms.
it may be that a possible elimination
city of Norwalk will outer into the
present post oillcc
ly there will be but one postmaster
hero. One at the olhceubelng made at
station and being in charge of a super-
intendent. This has been contempiab
ed for a number 111‘ years. but whether
the present in the opportune time for
such 11 change remains to be neon.
That is one of the problems which with:
probably be worked out. ‘
1Postnmuter Crows said this morn-
ing: "Oi course i wont to see the very
best possible man selected as my suc-
cessor. i sin probably not more an:-
ious (or this than 111 Congressman Don-
ovan. i shall certainly deem it 1111er-
liege to cooperate with the successful
candidate and give him a most hourly
welcoma to his new oiiice. no will be
surrounded by one of the best groups
at postal workers in the service. 1'
know it, because I have been with
them for fourteen years. . .
it. has been learned that. unite 11 led
l t)1l.~1"llll1 all) imitliih horn on cle 1‘
iiiilii Y iii].
MUSi ASSISi
of Council Board in Matter oi
Track lie-Location in West-
porl Avenue
iiiAiii Stilt [Av-iiiiiiiiiiiii
iiiii ABAAY iiiiAYiil
First District Dislikes Paying
1 Engineer
'i‘he oldllmc municipal policy oi
1‘1.!,.}111lii‘lt; the public service corpora—
tion to 11111111 “11111111 concession "tor
chances of inutuuLhenoilt in track lo-
cations was again brought to light last.
night in the city council meeting,
\\".l(" the application of the Connecti-
eul ("loinpanp for a change of track
centers in Westport avenue was be-
fore the bontd for-11' hearing.
A company was asked to share in the ex-
meeting.
(Continued on Second Page.)
a... .me—h
—8|XTEEN STENOTYPE
and become acquainted
.wouderi'ui machine.
GRAWE Silt iiitii
with
ilies in Purchase of Land by
Third District
None realize more than do the for.
This Was Apparently Insistsnce?
The
at next. week's
Hill EAMMUAIYY Hill
East Side Women See Possibils
«The oftener yen look
back the quicker you
won't get there.
QMost of the 1 public
benefactors you read
‘ about are making
money.——-C. 19.31.
Partly cloudy tonight. Thursday fair.
TWO CENTS
liMilAl] E. CRUWE ii SiiiAS AS
80. NARWA K8 PASiMASiiil
lilil iith iii it Will BECAME lHi
iiiiiiliiiiii iiiiiiiil iii llii tYiiiIiiii Stiiiiiiil
His Resignation is Now in the hands oi the First Assistant Posi-
master General ior Diliclal Action—Fourteen Years at Postal
able Growth at the South Norwalk Dilice During His Adminis-
1. iraiion
‘
i
‘ POSTMASTER E1L1MUND E..CROWE.
Edmund E. Crowe has forwarded to First Assistant Postmaster Gen-
One of the first names ing them in positions as fast as they eral Daniel C. Raper his resignation as Postmaster of South Norwalk, Conn,
On that dill.
Mr. crown in the new business arrangement, with The Sentinel is as-
soeiallnt: himsidf with the paper where he first apprenticed himself to the
arrol‘ printing. It was when the paper was published as a weekly in the
:buildlng now owned by the Masonic 1Company on South Main street that
he started on his newspaper career, When James Golden,
and critter of The Sentinel. went to Lee, Manama; .1 roprietor oi" the Valley
‘(lleaner_ Mr. (igowe accompanied him and was in his employ while there.
Later both returned to South Norwalk and when The Sentinel joined the
ranks of daily papers, llr. (‘rowe became its first city editor, which position
‘he filled (or several years.
branches of newspaper work and his services will be. a valuable acquisition
tip The Sentinel.
t On recommendation of Concrcssman Ebenezer .T.
p
l
llili and the on-
Hpoumi ... tr 1...:
l 1 .
8 do women and the diatrltt commie dorsement of a 1mm majority of the. community. Postmaster (‘rowo was
sioncrs what a valuable piece. 01‘ pro p-
crly was that acquired in the Crowo
location at tho and of Second and!
Already the women
of one of the [motliianternlllps of the have “510““ at their AODK'HOUSIIA Com—
Commissioner Snii
situation. Eventunl- 'iln noted this afternoon that the bye.
Third ntroots
munit) Hail site.
men are utter him area now, and the
he sees no reason why this cuold no
Carr, and Messrs. A. Weidron, A.N 1
matters.
W
BIDS FOR GARAGE,
according to the report today. ‘ _‘
has been erected. The committee of' "km!“ increased
Paddoolt and 'H. .T. .l-iipson. on the new
factory, will moot. tonight to consider conducted. . , '
tDlds for Oscar fl. Banks' new garage
ornamented to be ready in grew days.
Seven or. eight contractors are bidding
appointed to his present position by President William McKinley for a. term.
of four years from December 19 1899. and he took possession of the office
January it, 1900. Later he was rc-wppointed by President Theodore Roose-
‘velt. He is now' on his fourth term as an'nppointeo of President. William
11 Tall and the present commission expires January 18 1916.
t iSlnco he took charge of the when it has caused into the ilrisl class. The
tlcnrrier and clerical force has doubled and the business oi' the olden has
litany postal improvements have been made under
has been erected The committo ot'i
x Y Ila
six, Commissioners Snitlin. Jones and his administration and he has proven himself to b. a puinntnk ng a
capable public official. lie has been the recipient. of one v compliments,
atheist and otherwise. for the ollliiont manner in which the office has been
1
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~DINNER AT COUNTRY CLUB.
TOMORROW.
t‘ 1.1m Chowder
TRIED TO STEAL
WATGH FiiiiiAl DRUNK
M
'An intoxicated man was’ sleeping
iiiuo il‘luh
Roast Chicken
“w.-.“m. “up...“ ”we“ .0... «M... ..H... . .»,.
or predicting capable employee.
1
enthusiastic young Democrats have
‘etert’ed .o boom for tuition W. Clark,
a carrier employed in the (South Non,
w’nllt office. Mr. Cleric is very popu~
lar and his eppointmuilt would be in
keeping with this department's policy
Sweet Potatoes
linseed Potatoes
Tomato Salad
oft a jug ut the rear of Tripp's lunch
wagon this afternoon when a man at.-
tompted to steal his watch. Frank
Fay run out and grabbed tholmnn,
taking the watch lfrom‘ him. Later 0!-
ficer 'i‘oothlll arrested the fellow who
was too drunk to give his main.
foo Cream
Coffee
“GU-I‘M
Good tenants are to be hth.
the advertising.
1 Service-first Appointed by President McKinley——Remark:‘"“’
1111111111111
the late owner "
Mr. Crowe is thoroughly familiar with all ,
ll‘ronrh li‘riod Potatoefl. ‘
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