owl: . MECAI'SE 'flsc Semi: at! rem-hes the buying public. HECAFSE The Sunk If] brings the di‘sll't‘d ruNllla‘. Brain‘s]; 1hr Senti- nel is The City of Nur- ts‘aik‘s lie-ding House Paper. EVENIN ABSOCIATED FREQ! NEW. FROM ALL PARTS OF “4! WORLD BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR. SOUTH NORWAILK. coolly. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1915 Entered at 1.11- souai Nor-nu: Post- Office as Second Class latter. ESTABLISHED 1870 suMMMMM 00001 ’1 ' . IN IIIIIID GAME CIIIZEN IARS Noruaiks lose by Score of 33 to 25--iiigh Schools Defeat Farnum M08l [IIICIINI .1... .. 15 . . .____..__.. I Stamford struggled through with a .vi'ctory from NorWalk. last night, at SW; of My Wm In Re., the Armory. in the third contest of the “WOW ”DWI“ Puts in . ;series between the two teams. the} M5 Oil 0M” "MIC la“ Stun-1 score being 33 to 25. By tltis win the W TWO CENTS ' Fair tonight 'and colder. I ___..- ___W MMMMMM 111%,, ,,,,MMMMMN MMM MMMs MM MMMM AND ;.... .. .....— W WINNIE MMMM MMMMM MMMMMM % Dr. ltosteil an lie I: need J c “MIMI“ By the "m. ”omen 5:11:28; Conversation to According to German Sources 11 British Battle Cruiser Was Sent 4 ci3£12$lglle£hr£fid$ 1389“”: 21111 the It was anttotlnced todav bv the Iota] I e orwa am iExchange Managtr of The Southern , her of Commerce was held immediate: New England Telephone Company .1 I y folowing a lunch at the Norualki that the five first Connecticut men to I“. "I“. “I mm MI- Hotel, this afternoon. Dr INT (‘hap Itafk over the Transcontinental (1r' “man chairman of the committee pre~I I t IIIIStOl'SIIIfl “film EXIII’QSSIIIS sided, and after coffee was served in- cu“ extending rum \8“ \Or‘mo 3:: Preference Itroduced Dr B M Rastall. who is to .———_._ '.Francisco officially opened ‘ visitingIaggregation has now two: games and‘ Norwalk has one. it was nI I flaval Militia of Several States Took Part in Maneuvers In the report by otiit'ers of the Uni- ted States Navy on the naval militia cruises of 1111:, just issued. Captain C. s Williams of the u. s. 3. Rhode island. on which the Connecticunt.'I Rhode Island, Mattie, Missouri, New. Jersey. District of Columbia. North. Carolina and . Pennsylvania militia! made cruises, says that the Connecti-l cut militia was the most efficient 0ij all and pays a tribute to CommanderI II. J. Hill. Jr.. its commanding officer. The reports of other officers on board 1111-. Rhode island also rate the Con- Itvt'tlt'ltl organization highly. Speakers of the (IonnectICut Naval (Continued on Second Page.) 1MM1MMMMMM cMMMMIM? ~._ Roms llerelias Fined in City W. Bridgeport, Yesterday— II for Ills Brother “nip and tuck" battle last night with Ieach team alternating In taking the‘ lead during the first half. Just a few -—...———._ Iassist in the big industrial exposition to be held in the near future. The 3 speaker called attention to the impor- York city yesterday atet noon \\ ere J. W. Ailing, president; J. T. MoranI I-vice president and general .n1inutes before the bell sounded Stam- I showed up to fine advantage in ford worked into the front by a scant three points. the score ending 13 to it). The final period of play found the via. itors In the lead and this advantagoI they maintained throughout. ish was hot and highly exciting with the local fans yelling for a victory. ZOnly a few points separated the two teams and the Norwalk players bent every effort to cop a win. The score stood 26 to 25 111 favor oi Stamford when Morrison caged two baskets and Hogan dropped the lust goal of the game for the visitors. the crowd rea- lizing that defeat had been adminis- tered. The game was replete with shots in which Beckman. Smith and Morrison featured]. Beckman near the close of the contest threw four baskets in a row and this was one of the exciting incidents which Istirred the fans into great enthusiasm. Dagon his work against Kelley. the score book indicating that the latter was unable to cage 11 single basket. ‘ The next contest Is to take place at Stamford on next Friday night and the local boys will go down with a deter- mination to “bring home the bacon.” If they succeed another game will be played. otherwise Stamford takes the series. . Continuing in demonstrating their superiority. the High school quintet administered a severe trouncing to long posed of Yale students. The score of .I or to 15 is the mute tribute to the ex- -llecause he kicked (lame Warden M’lllbur F. Smith, of Norwalk, out of this house Saturday aftemoon. Thom- :ts Korekas, of No. 233 Osborne street, Bridgeport, was ordered to pay a line of $25 by Deputquttdge Frank L. Wilder, In the City Court, Bridge- port. yesterday. Warden Smith. who is an extremely clever witness, brought forth many smiles by his answers to questions plied by Attor— ney Albert: J. Merritt. representing Kerekas. Kerekas cooled down 'cottsl'lerablyI when Warden Smith finally drew n revolver from his pocket and pointed it in the direction of the angry man. according to the story borught out in the court session. Many humorous. facts entered into the case. Warden After Brother_ Warden Smith explained that be 111141 served a Falrfield warrant on Kerekas’s brother. Joseph. of No, 408 Spruce street. He was wanted that town on :1 charts» of violation of the game laws. Warden Smith took Joseph around to his brother's house at his request to allow him to pro curt a bond. The officer says Thomas ordered him out of the house after Joe had said something In the Hungarian language. He started to obey and says he was struck in the back with Thomas‘ foot as he was going off the porch and he then drew his revolver. He went to the Third precinct to avoid further trouble and Thomas in home into the station to make a com-I. plaint against Warden Smith. He said Joseph was not caught for tho Eltonns. " ‘ Attorney Merritt examined Warden Smith and asked him why he did not get out. Warden Smith replied that he was trying to. . “You were making . rapid; escape?" asked the lawyer. I M , . “No, not rapid but ffwas retreat- 'ROCKEFELLER TO HEAR MOTHER caboose on an early west-bound freight' . 111g," replied W‘nrden Smith The, reply caused a general smile in the court room. Kerekas was called to the stand and admitted that he tried 10*“ the official out of thohouse but said he forgot to put his ‘brother out of the hose also. Kerakas paid the «$25 fine. I Foul goals-Ansel,1: 'school. 3'1; Faroam Hall, ‘15; cellent work of the local boys. not- withstanding the fact that they were opposed by larger opponents. it was a case of team play, executed with a nicety that completely smothered the efforts of the visitors. The High school team gave -the'fans all than could be expected in the art of caging baskets, McMahon, Finch and Lonchak starring. The scores follow: NorwaIk—25. Stamford—33. Biggane ................... Morrison Right forward. McMahon ................... Kelley Left forward. Beckman .................... Hogan Center. Dagqu ....................... Taylor Right guard. O’Hara ....................... Smith Left guard. Goal—Blggane, 2; McMahon. 1: ‘Beckman. 6; Dagon, 1; O'Hara, 2; Mor- rion, 6; Hogan, 4; Taylor. 1'. Smith. I. Foul Goals—Beckman. 1: Hogan, 3. Segre—~First half: Norwalk, 10; Stam- ford. 13. Final Score: Stamford, 3:1; Norwalk. 25. Referee—Riley. High School—337. Farnam Hail—15. McMahon ................. Ansel Right forward. Longchak ................ .. . . . Clark Left forward. Finch .................... .. .. Lucey Center. Voilmer .................... Gannon Right guard. Oswald ...................... Sudler Left guard. ~ Goals—Ansel. 1; Clark, 3; Lucey.1:, 0AB00SEI 00RII10. 19;: Gannon, l; Sudler. 1; ~McMahon.7 Longchnk.r4; Finch, 6r Oswald, McMahon, .Scorc»F'Irst half: High school, Faraam 111111.11. Final score: High Referee ~—-James Storey. JONES. ,NEW YORK. Jan. 26. --John D. Rock- efeller, Jr.. today invited “Mother" Jones, the aged strike leader In the Colorado Coal fields. to visit him and‘ place before him all Information as to the strike situation there. The invita- I tlon was accepted. §MMMM,1MMMMM MMMMMMIMMMM The 1111- I Supt. of Bridgeport East Side Of- fioe, a Dark Horse, Proves a Surprise WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. . Postmasterfleneral Burlesou today re- ceived from Representative Jeremiah Donovan the names of two men. the appointment of either of whom an postmaster at Bridgeport will be en- tirely satisfactory to Congressman Donovan. Representative Donovan recom- mended J. ‘C. Gormley and Stephen Bourbon, and vouched for both men. But he declined to choose between them. and asked the postmaster-gener- ,al to make his own selection. 1 This is the first time the postmaster general has had two men recommend ed for one office. and be to somewhat lpunled to ltnow how to choose be tween Gormloy and Bouchsr Gormley is now superintendent of the East Side post office, at Bridgeport. and Is strongly backed by post office em- 'ployes for the postmastership. 8011. 215,-— (Continued on Third l’aget ' the Farnatn Hall team. which was com-' gnntutnnd’ MMMMMMMM Young Italian of That flame Was flot'tlte One Who Murdered llr. deiano I Joseph 001111 was arrested. day. by the New York police. yester- But not Ithc Joseph Conti that“ murdered Dix: Vincenzo Delpiano, of Monroe street. .The young Italian was captured, after a lively chase. with two other cont- panions and locked up, charged with burglarly. ' An account of the arrest appeared in yesterday's New York ".World."and} the Ideal police rsuspected the man‘ was the alleged slayer from South Braintree. Mass. Detective-Sergeant Thomas Leatherland yesterday after- noon visited New York. The prisoner .bore a remarkable resemblance to the young man who several weeks ago. murdered the South Norwalk physi- . clan, and the police were jubilant over the arrest. After tracing the man's record, how ever. and putting him under a severe third degree,‘ it was brought out he was not the .Conti wanted. No other trace of the young murderer has been found by the local or Boston authori- : ties. MsMuMM I sauca'ru'cx; 1301111., Jan. so.—-rné 1 train caught fire while passing through here today. it was cut from the train and burned completely to-the trucks. The flames burned away the. overhead electrical trolley wire. blocking travel on the inside west-bound track for‘ several hours in the electrical section Jdlrcctly affected. E H. Everit (-bie insincer; J. W 1 I ‘33:“: 1:; 29:22??? on? ”Indie in -,l.add superintendent of plant, and l. I p o e civ c eaturcs ‘ G. Osbotn. advertising agent, all 01 of the exposition lie emphasized the The Southern New England Telephone “I0”: to! II: done under the depart ICompany. Mr. Ailing and Mr_ Moran men 3 0 to up. on health “d sanlta were special guests at the celebration. lion rec , ' . . ‘ reatiou housing problems, Another Connecticut man espemally chat-mes and corrections of city plan- honored on this occasion was Thomas ping. Sub-committees “I”! be ap- B. Doolittle, whose residence at we painted to consider these matters. 1:05,: ‘23:):23m3323u Dr B Iis recognized a: the inventor of hard- M. Itastatl, Judge E. M. laockwood. idrawn copper WINE—me wire that George F. Fools, George A. Bherron. ii. iii. Gwham. Prods. Dyons, Nicholas IMsrtin. M. J. Howard, Edward Shifty. Dwight Keep. F. K. Mead. E E. Crows. - Charles D. Rogers. Fred L. Chandler. Frank W. Gregory, In 0. Gregory. M. D. Randall, 11‘de Thompson, .1. Emory Stevens, Cltarlés ii. Dilworth and Hen. r_\' P. l’rire. lity. Mr. Doolittle was sent to San Ih‘rancist‘o to represent the American the Pacific end of the line on otcuion of the formal opening. The results of months and months of work and years of unending study showed in the celebration of the com- pletion of the long distance line be tween New York and San li‘ran'isco at the New York headguartcrs of the Ametican Telephone and Telegraph Company. On the occasion Alexander Graham Bell. .who invented the tele- phone 40 Years ago. talked from New York to Thomas A. Watson, who con- Istructed the first telephone merit, in San Francisco. a... .—a_.-..__...._____ MOIIDAI IIIOIII DAIIOE Al IIIWAI JAMES IIIII A elightful social gathering was held at the lioyal James inn last even- ing. The participants consisted of those who have been meeting regular- ly at the bostclry on Monday evenings- for dancing. Last night dancing was preceded by a delectable dinner which was served at 7 o'clock. Bentley's or-‘ cltcsira furnished the music for the re mainder of the evening. and It was midnight when the th‘euty-eight ) §3§§§31d§f§m§h grasmw? E33"; runs 3. 400 miles from the Atlantic to Stevens. Mr and Mrs. Frederick W. y‘Ime Pacific coast It typifies the huni Thompson, m and Mrs George r. .dreds and thousands of Improvements I 1 Foote.\1r and Mrs. T. Marshall An mzzermazdbeam 11:11:; :5 1:2: 9;: 'drcws, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Good- 3' s “008 ngn 8 year. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sturges, Mr. and Mrs. Quinn, of Dorian, Mr. an n;d \irs. Perry. of East Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs B. J. Reynolds, Mr and Mrs Reed I H l‘ivnn, MII and Mrs. Samuel Cocn 3.400 miles in length and runs from rane,.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Slauson.‘ , San Francisco to Salt Lake City, Mr and Mrs. Neville Hayley. Miss Sa die n dwell and (1 Fred rick 11 111011 mm“ mm 5“" ”me 0"" I° De" 0 s 0‘ ver. 580 miles; from Denver to Oma- . ha, 585 miles; from .Omaha to Chico MANY IMWRIANT ,go. 500’mlles. ‘As Chicago the line Ibranches, one branch going to Pitts- burgh, 543 miles, add then to New ‘;,York 390 miles from Pittsburgh. The HARTFORD, Conn. Jan. 26.—Tl1eIY01‘k, 350 miles. There is a continua- House assembled slowly today. chiefly tion of the line from Buffalo to Bos- because many members were busy put-. ton, 465 miles long. Prom Pittsburgh be the first to talk at the official op- ening of the longest telephone line In the world John J Carty. (hief engineer of the A. T. and T. (‘0. and the scores of years of labor and millions of dollars >the last 40 y.cars The time required for the actual construction of the trans- continental line has been two years, other branch goes to Chicago to But ting finishing touches to bills and res-‘I there is a continuation extending to oiutions. the time limit on the intro-I Baltimore, 250 miles away on to Wash- duction of which is Thursday. Repub-Ilntzton. 265 miles. Philadelphia is lican leaders say that there will be reached by a branchfirom the line ex- no extension of time. 1 Itendlng from Pittsburgh to New York, Among the more important bills put‘ connecting at NewtownSquare. in were these: For state armory at; The diameter of the hard- drawn cop INew Haven; to give Torringt'on 0. city per wire of number 8 B. W G. gauge charter; for incorporation of the Nor- used in the line is .165 inch. The total wich, Colcbester and Hartford Tran. Weight of one circuit consisting of tion Company; for incorporation of two such wires is 1,480 tons. the Torrlngton Traction Company; pe-- There are 130,000 poles in the line. tiiion of the Middletown ,and Chester I Street Railway for a charter. I son. the Mayors of New York and San- l A resolution to investigate the safe‘ Francisco greeted one another over Ity of the bridge between Derby and the wire. In addition to this President ISholton. and the advisability of a new Wilson spoke into his telephone in Istructure by a commission consisting the White House sending his voice out I01 the Senate and House chairmen of to the coast, and president Theodore Ithe roads, rivers and bridges commit- N. Vail of the A. T and T. Co. spoke .tee. and one engineer, was passed and 1 000 miles up the Atlantic coast from I I I I , Intent to the Senate. The report is to Jokyl island to New York and thence fto San Francisco a total mileage of be in by Merci: 1. 4, 400 miles » A bill dealing with gas, water and electricity provides that public ser- vice corporations shall have only one price for Its commodities whether do- livered In large .or'small quantities, and fixing $500 or six months in fail as the penalty for violation. This bill was put in by Mr. Martin. GEORGETOWN CLUB OFEIOERS. town Club, held last evening, the for lowing officers were elected: President—frank O‘Neil. Vice- President—-Willia1n H. Hunter. tSschtary-Tredsurer—Paul R. Con- JIOI'YE imam: on Twain. 111...; - l.- lt is intense . ly Interesting that the two men whol were the first in the world to speak: and listen over a telephone line should ’ Ifalo. 603 miles, and then down to New - manager: I . sent is at Pine Orchard. Mr. Doolittlv . made long distance talking a possibii- I Telephone and Telegraph Company on ‘ instnr . l telephone engineers who have spent‘ are responsible for this line which’ all kinds of telephone apparatus in The line isI 770" l Iln additionIto Messrs. Bell and “’31- - At the annual meeting of the George- . - to the Bottom by a Torpedo *1? Boat, and Two British Torpedo Boats Are Also Said to Have-Been“ Lost---German Government Con- fiscates Food Supplies-«Russian Reinforcements Are Pouring In- to Buhowina, Where the Aust~ .; trians Won 21 Victory-u'I'urkewr Giving Russia Severe Opposition 'IIIIrcc Ilritisli warships vvcrc sunk iu the naval c11- ilcrlin ubw says thatI‘nc- Ilritish :1 (icrtnan tor- 4 thc’ - loss of the . I ‘ said that two Ilritlslt tnrpctlo bouts \Vcrc sunk and that other war~ ships were «Iatungcil seriously. The Iirltislt Admiralty whats atltlt'tl nothiwt to its original anuottuccmcnt, convcy~ or gitgcuwut in the North Sun on Sunday, as- .-\ stutciucnt issucil tin-1c (“tiling to wclHufomtcd Gcrmzm Imitunt I1_\' 11ml that :1 llk‘rlllilii aviator \vitncsscd I11 addition to titt- t‘l'lllF-t‘l‘,i1.\])l’t‘\‘llill.\’l}' rcportvtl in llcrlln. it is sorts. today sources." :1 battle cruiser was sent to the Itctlu Inuit. tlt'strut‘tiuu of the vcsscl. lug lbc iutprvssmu that 1111 British vessels utrc lost scriouslt inittrul. Ihc (111111.111 government‘s order for the confiscation of all supplies of wheat. mm and flour is rcgartlctl in finglauii as indicative of the cmunmic effects of thc‘war upon Germany. It is said officially llcrlin, however. that the action of the government assuring conservation of foodstuffs, will maki- certain .1 plentiful supply ttutil thc ucxl harvest. in Russia is pouring reinforcements into I-lukowina, \vln-rc apparcutly site has mct with a reverse at the hands 0 ftltc Austrian forces. \"icunn assutucs that Rumnnia will not hesitate to join Russia in tltc war. and that (Iangcr of tho invasion of 'I'rausylvunia is over, at least I, for 1111- immediate future. In Poland Itcavv fighting and a (lccrvc of success for is under way once more. the ticrtnans is atlmittctl in l’ctrogrntl. In the war with 'l‘urkcy. also. Russia is encountering scvcrc opposition. Although I’ctrograd announced that the resistance of the Turks in thc trans-Caucasus hail been broken 1111 official statement today says that the Turks arc offering stubborn rsistancc. although the Rus— sian offensive is making progress. va‘W... LONDON. jan. 26, 12 Noam—’I‘bo stvccping rcg11~‘ lotions for .tltc conscrvatiou of 1111i food atyply of Ger— many, including the confiscation of tho cutirc grain crop, is regarded in London as the 1111051 significant item, of ncws received totlay from. the countries at war. llcrlin announces officially that this stop cuts tlccpcr into the economic life of the German people than any other rtt‘casurc adopted since the outbreak of hostilities, antithc government (Icfcuds the regulation 011 the ground that in order to upset the plans of Germany's cucmics .to starve the empire. it is necessary to make certain of a rcgular supply of foodstuffs until the next harvest. In the. eastern war area the reported Rus‘siau inva— sion of Hungary by way of littlouina is attracting in— terested attention in London. :1 nous dispatch from Budapest setting forth that after n temporary check the Muscovitcs actually had penetrated Hungary, where I , ' they held the key to joscfalva. an important strategic [10+ ‘ I' I sition. Russian reinforcements are reported as constant- ly arriving in llukowina, a fact which clearly indicates,“ 111 “the opinion of British observers the intention of Rus- sia to invade Transylvania in force. I.ONDON.'Jan_ 26, 1 p. m.—-’l‘hc German armored cruiser Friedrich Carl and a numerous group of torpedo. boats Wcrc seen today off the Aland Islands at the on- trancc to the Gulf of liothuln, stccritfg south. Later t‘tev _- passed Gothland close to the shore It is bclicvctl tltcy' ' I have again been activc in Iniug 'l‘lllCS in the (3qu of Ilotltnia. All shipping m the ($qu has now been stopped. Split 1211 l _ (Continued on Eighth Page.) 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