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- SOUTH NORWALK, LGONN. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1915
Unsettled Tonight and Saturday.
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Wilbur F. Smith, of Ely avenue, this
city, this week completed the ninth
year of efficient service aega‘me warv
den of the county of Falriield.
Warden Smith served nine months
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as deputy. but upon the resignation of
Warden Edward Bailey, in 1906, he
was appointed county warden. Mr.
‘ . . Smith. who devotes his entire time to
m I 8 his Work, is the oldest warden. in
m “[0 SHOICHE point of service. in the state.
Warden Smith is on his job day
0“ “HISIDE D00“ and night, as statistics show, During
the past six years Fairlield county
has enjoyed the reputation of having
. itlie largest number of arrests for vio-
“5 I“ m“: Md to ml latlons of the game and song bird
——Patlto|ogist Describes mecomglaws made within its borders than
_ _ ' [any other of the state‘s counties. The
‘ dltlon 0' “II“ R. “l0" 5 30d! ’ commissioner‘s office has also receiv-
. ed the largest amount in hunter‘s li-
cense fees from Fairiield county than
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a large number of signatures. incisor
lag those of former city officials and"
prominent business men. have been IF
cured on a petition circulated in Nari" .
llama. 37, of Paterson It. i.
walk and addressed to the State Lag-
islature. protesting against the bill in- '
troduced which would have the state
take over the public shellfish grounds.
Locally the proposed legislation
would have a very great and disas-
trous etfect. as there are a large nuns-
ber who conduct the kind of a business
which this bill would completely wipe
out. if it is passed. And under such
conditions, the feeling is general that
legislation of that kind should be pre.
vented.
The petition follows:
We, the subscribers. being citizens
WAS WDNAN .
.- DINIDDED AND
THEN NDDDED?
“Within!“
sill lists i ‘ ,
DIAMOND RING
Glauficllr Cams Arrest of Public
Porter at West 23d Street item
A woman. who described herself to
mnmwmn
urchin
wiuunm
Captain of the American Steamer
Gulf Light, Which Has J ust,Reachi_v-‘~ ‘
ed Weser, Germany, States That;
He Witnessed the Destruction of
Two Steamers by a German Sub???
marine-«Many American Ships
to Return to America in Ballast,
and Great Britain's Retaliatory
I . . . .
Mrs. Helen Angle moved restlesslyl {of the State of Connecticut. and desi- the .\ew \Oi‘k 1301108 83 Mrs- ennui
in her chair in the criminal superior;
from any other county.
Before Mr. Smith resumed office it.
Having Ilad “A Double Mull-l
rous of having all the public rights and
Thompson, of Paterson. N. .l., and well.
Move Against Germany is Bein
any" Iprivlieges in the various pieces of hat-l known In SOUlh Norwalli, “'35 DICREO
ural oyster, clam and mum] beds or L up last evening by an ambulance l‘roml
grounds, Nor-atoll throughout the wa-lthe New York Hospital in a semi-un-
NEW HAVEN, March 5.——'i‘he body ter of llils state properly respected andlcouscious condition.
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mu” yesterday afternoon while H“. l was a common practice among somel
old A' liaisons a 83‘?de curil en< ‘ fishermen to strip the eggs from the:
giueer. tormeill of . orltalk, describ-Mspawning lobsters caught in their‘
Felt Here-«Allied Fleet’s Assa
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A.
ed m dew” the Angle apartment I“ A messes and destroy them. But the pre-l
the Rippowam building, Stamford. I sent warden was the only one to ins-
and told of finding smears and 5W“, peel the catches of lobstermen to see
°f_ ”M‘s“ ”I“ as “'8” ‘f‘5 "“3 ”Emma: they lived well within the law.
or bare feet upon the stairs and land- Due to his activities the laws regard-
ing near where Waldo R. Ballou is : lug lobstcring are well lived up to.
said to have met his death on June 23 . The lines Mr. Smith succeeded in
last. ‘ . ‘having imposed on lawbreakers in
Tel" M Reddis'h Spots. imost cases went a long way toward
A plan .Of the apartment “38 ex- . thinning the ranks of the offenders.
mulled in court as well 'as a detail 9 One of the important cases Mr. Smith
iracmg of the stairs leading from the ifought was that of Adolphus Ford, of
street to the apartment. Ml" Par‘fiound Beach. The warden had detec-
sons said that he arrived the day aft- . ted Mr Ford catching spawn lobs-
or M" Ballou's death to make the . tors. The plaintiff appealed from the
measurslnentsvfor the plan. He do decision 0‘ m. Stamford courts re~
'i garding the manor, but when his case
. ‘l was brought to the highercourts he
again lost, his lines and costs amount-
(Contlaued on Second Page.)
ing to' (Wu 3400. .
‘-Mr.'l5mith is recognized as an ex-
0“ '~ . 1pert authority regarding birds. ‘iie
sum IN "MY: has made a comprehensive study re-
;gardhg their lives and habits, and
has a vast amount of interestingiin-
FLORENCE, via Rome, March 5.-—A . formation concerning all kinds of
lot Lillian May Cook. the pretty lSl
iyear old Brooklyn stenographer forl
|whom the police of three states hovel
3 been searching for a week, was toundl
‘in a clump of bushes in a lonely part;
,of West Rock Park here yesterday af‘l
lternoon. The young woman had shot
:herself with a revolver she had taken
ifrom the office of the Mayo Radiator
llCompany of this city. where she was
:employed. Medical Examiner Scar-
{brough who examined the body said
Miss Cook apparently had been dead
a week.
The body was taken to a morgue
attached to‘s' local undertaking el-
tablishment.‘ , Coroner,” Eli lllix ,said
Hill? insoles-y" would be barter-med
on the body today.
MayOVVlewa the Body. \
Twenty minutes after the body
bodybeen found Virginian J. Mayo ar-
rived upon the scene. Mayo ‘is the'.
man who brought Miss Cook herel
from Brooklyn to work in his office.
protected by the law. as it now stands,l In her possession Mrs. Thompson;
do hereby respectfully petition yourghnd a receipt from the Woodscourt
honorable body to use all of its jusilSanatorlum, conducted on ideas Hill,
powers and lawful authority in opposl- this city, by Dr. Alvin l). Wadsworthfi
tion to any and all bills, resolutions, which indicated she had been a patient!
proposed law and legislation, and any,there from January 29 to March 4th..
and all amendments and substitutea;Al the satintorlum. this morning, no?
thereof, having for their object and.‘information concerning the woman‘
purpose the leasing and designailon, i could be obtained, due to the fact that:
arid the validating of any such lease Dr. Wadsworth was list in town. Mrs.“
or designation heretofore made, to any 1 Thompson, it is said, was well-known?
person. firm or corporation. by them some of the South Norwulk men,
Shellfish Commission. or any other de-I chants. ‘
signaled authority. of any part of um! An automobile. driven ,by Charles
said natural oyster. clam or musselfbucasmf East Ninety-third slreet,.\'ew
bade: W; in...» mm of thlleork. late iapt night was called to
state. ‘ l Forty-second street and Fourth avenue
We are opposed to any legislationl‘by Mrs. Thompson. who‘told the driver
which almsito take away, orourtailthe l she wanted to go to rotation, N. J. it
rights and privileges of the public 'atlseems she had ili'starrlve‘d’ in New
large in these grounds. such as Senate l York from South Norwslli. ’ '
Bill. No. 247. entitled. "An Act Rehi-‘ When Lucas reached the ferry at
his to the Taxation and Missing oil the foot of West Twanty-third street
Shellfish Grounds." for the following} be found that the woman. who wore
chief reasons. vis: lexpensive clothing. was in a come. Et-
. land who according to the polka, has
plight earthquake shock. lasting four‘ birds. The warden 1‘“ waged ‘ steady .- ‘
1. ‘Because the natural oyster, clam' forts to revive her were unsuccessful,
seconds, which was felt'v'in Tuscany
and other sections in the central part
of ltaly. at 7 :66 o’clock. last night.
caused no fatalities, and but little ma-
terial damage, according to reports re-
ceived here from various points where
the earth tremor was observed.
panic was caused among the people in
,the districts where the shock was felt1
as it was feared it might prestige a
repetition of the recent disaster in
the Abruzzi district.
The tremor was accompanied by
subterranean rumblings,
Reports from Tuscany and a portion:
of the Emilia region say the shock was.
felt everywhere in those sections with:
more or less severity. At Pisa there:
,were two shocks, both undulatory.i
from the north to south and attended ; J_ Dames. a noted chemist, who hadl cent's Hospital. who are undergoing
by underground rumblings, Many of-
the residents of the city rushed to the: credit, died here, yesterday, at the
celebrated Cathedral. fearing the efui
feet of the. shock .upon .the leaning:
tower. ’
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JUDGE 'SWANN ll) lllll ,
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NEW roan, March 3.—Judgez
Swann. of the Court of General See-v
slon. before whom Frank Abarno and}
Charles Carbone were to appear to-l
day. has agreed to talk with the two
were drawn ““° the PM ‘0 ”mm“ m. men's compensation fund to the fam- '. the company in favor of John
lwarfare against those breaking the'
song bird laws, gaining affective re-
sults due to his vigilance.
The warden has taken hundreds of
photographs of wild birds. and has
made many lantern slides. As a lec-
turer. Mr. Smith is in great demand.
and he illustrates his interesting talks
with colored slides made from his
photographs,
With his work carrying him all over
the county, Warden smith has had
many most interesting experiences.
and has gained a knowledge of the
whereabouts of the wild and inacces-
sible places possessed by but few oth-
ers.
NOTED CHEMIST DEAD.
NEW YORK, March 5.—-Dr. Charles
‘many chemical discoveries to his
age of 84. One of his processes form-
ed an important part of the art of
manufacturing celluloid. Another im-
portant discovery made by Dr. Eames
was a method for forging steel direct
from' the ore, which was the first
process of this kind ever used in this
country. The first successful crema-
tory ever put up in this country was
lbullt at Fresh Pond under the person-.
a1 supervision, and from the plans of
Dr. Eames.
COMPENSATION FOR MINERS’
FAMILIES.
(Continued on ninth page.)
FRANZA CHILDREN
.lN COUNTY HOME.
Three to be cared for by County to
Give Father a Chance.
BRIDGEPORT. March fir-Three
children of Joseph Franza, Vincent.
seven: Angeline. six. and John, five.
were committed to the Fairlield Coun-
ty Children’s home in Norwalk yester-
day by Judge Paul L. Miller of the
Probate Court. The father informed
the court that he was unable to play
the part of nursemaid and, mother.
and earn a living. He has two other
children. both of whom are at St. Vin-
medlcal treatment. The father's story
was substantiated by several witness-
es. ‘ ‘ ' .
lAlfred Ercle. 12. sort of Tony Ercle.
who is in the State Asylum for in-
sane at Middletown, and William,
Gorman. seven. whose father. John,
deserted his family, and whose moth-
er, Mary, is ill, were committed to
St. Francis' home.
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.
Among the cases listed for trial be-
fore Judge James H. Webb today
in the short calendar session of the
Superior Court. in addition to seven
I
admitted that Whhe he was “"h‘fizand mussel beds in the Waters of the
State of Connecticut represent a very
small proportion of all the oyster, clam
and mussel grounds of the State, and
are the only beds or grounds where
the public at large may take shellfish
without violating the law.
2. Because a large number of the
good and influential citizens of the
State. among which are the subscrib-
ers. wholly depend‘on these public
grounds to obtain a living for them-
selves and their respective families.
3. Because those citizens of the
State who occasionally desire to ss-
cure for themselves any of the shell-
fish growing on these grounds, it such
a law be enacted, will, in the future.
be deprived of all their rights and
privileges in said natural beds. ,
4. Because we believe it is an at-
tempt on the part of some individuals
to acquire by this means from the
State of Connecticut. for private. gain.
and mussel beds belonging lie the
State.
lEADEIl IN PNISDN
ESCAPADE CAPIDNED
LEAVENWORTH. Kan., March 5.—
]uncontested divorces, is that of the
Frank Gregware, who it is believed.
i . - h . Ch-‘RLESTON. W. Va., March 5.-- 'motlon of the American Cyclechr,hll been caught at Dover, Maine. was
11:?" It's”: “0:159" in View 0' “3‘9; State officials estimate that nearlyt‘ompany of Bridgeport to set aside 'one of the leaders in a dorlns escape
" A a ‘ me to them that they\ 8200.000 will be paid out of the work- 1the verdict recently rendered against
W .
:from prison. At noon, April 21. 1910.
3. when the convicts in the Federal Pris-
:‘l’h‘h‘h bomb “1 St Patrick's Csthe-é llles of men who lost their lives in ' Lalley. and grant a new trial. Lalley on here were marching to dinner. six
in“. “h 7“”th' .hY Emilio ”him“; the _Laylsnd Mine of the New River . recently brought an action to recover-,0! them stopped from the line. Belted
‘ ‘9 “WWII" "h" obtainedihe e"Hand Pocahontas Consolidated Coal 85,000 for injuries received by his a locomotive which had lost backed
dent-o against them.
He
“mm “d “he" ““97"“. h‘ hh‘ on reports from Lillian. that the fa- was awarded 31,200.
“5“ “Mid ”I"! '0 undertake "i0 410', tallties will number about tell. The' The divorce cases on the list are The gates of the prison were swing-
l’“"" "l "I“ “W accused “GIL “4 “I widows I1" twelve .20 a month and those of mile Bailey rs. Rose Bailey. lag shut as the mine up“ down the]
' ft‘ompany. where an explosion occur- ‘ilve-yesrold son when struck by a into the prison yard and commanded
'l‘lim- lawyers retained by friends of“ red Narrh 2. The estimate is oased‘csr belonging to the defendant.
the engineer. at the point of wooden
revolvers. to pat on “full speed ahead."
is Mb“ Ih“ “43' 5““ hi“ ‘1”! It a month in addition for each child Andrew Danced vs. Minnie iii-mom. track. but with a crash it went
ask some tomcat lawyer to assist-
In representing than .
The anomalies of About) and t'ar-
hone in new today was caps-i .«i to he
a new tummy, with as alleemmt
until Monday. A
lander is years of age
listens Page rs. Jared Pigs. illldrrd
Wilma. vs. James B. Whipple, WW
through. After a ruin of several miles.
the convicts were forced to abandon;
08m John ll. Roberts last evn- llau Cagill vs. Mas Casi“. muses» the engine mascots washout. Fear
lflg found a wheel on llbe East 8m.
’53.
Costa Pivots-tin rs narrator-e of than were recaptured 'ltIhIM paper. later-ii the police that you:
with has lam claimed by James i’iccigollo. and [tea M. Hyatt vs. Wib time. but 670st all not" etud-
: layers,
7illa- 8. Hyatt.
9%.
«mum
all the remaining public oyster. clam .
and an ambulance was summoned
from New Ybrk Hospital. Dr. Dineen.
of New York Hospital, said he believ-
ed the woman had been given “knock.
out" drops in some alcoholic drink.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
where she was revived.
The woman told the police she had
lost a diamond ring with a ruby cen-
tre. valued at $3.000. Thomas A. Shev.
lln. a public porter, who gave his ad-
dress as No. 459 West Thirtieth street.
was arrested and looked up in , the
West Twentieth street police station.
Lucas said that .Shevlin was one of the
men who came to his assistance when
he found the woman unconscious. The
prisoner denied taking the ring.
NDSNNAI SANS
lD NAVE HEARING
this flooded and fifty Shawberry
Plantsllsolixell lip in Common
monotone,
Seven muskrat skins and 150 straw-
berry plants nre going to. have a
hearing before the common pleas
court. civil side, at its next term. All
this is the result of the appeal of Je-
rome S. (minor. of Daricn. formerly
of Norwalk. from the decision of the
justice court at Darlen. awarding Jas.
Moore of that place damages of $32.-
25. on Moore's claim that the defend-
ant wrongfully appropriated the
muslimt skins and destroyed the
strawberry plants.
in addition to this. Moore. charges
that Gainer took wrongfully for him-
self several screen doors. and smash-
!cd a chicken broader. all of which
more snugly stored in his barn, sup-
ipou-dly safe from all intrusion. The
Iplsimlff feels very much aggrieved at
‘tho loss of the var-lou- commodities
and wants "I. while the defendant
is protecting mind a judgemeniJoi
loss than half that amount.
u...—
Clldflfil Hm.
llsetor of scrap
,m are bothering him. As investiga-
Itioais under way.
on the Dardanelles Continues ‘i'
The British Admiralty confirmed today reports of '
the sinking of two ticrmau submarines, the [3—8, which
the French Admiralty previously anouiiced had been
destroyed by a torpedo boat, and an unidentified submer-
sible ramilicd by the miller 'l‘liorilis.
The captain ofthc Amcrican steamer Gulf Light on
arriviiignt \\'cscr. Germany, is reported by 11 Berlin
newspapcr to have said that he witnessed the (lEStl‘lNAE-
tioii of tu'o steamers by a Ucrman submarine.
The first reports of definite charts on American-
trade of Great Britain's retaliatory policy against Gcr~
many come from Brcmcn. It is said that several Ameriv
. _ can vessels which had. been taking on cargoeslof German ‘
goods, particularly dyestufl's. unloatlcddheag our”; anther ..
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will return to the United States in ballastfii v.
.Although the assault of the allied ,fleetlon- the Dar-
dancllcs is continuing, there is such confusion of reports
as to the results that it is im possible to dctcrminc what
has been accomplished. The Turkish authorites admit
that some damage has been done to the outer forts, but
assert that the defenses 'on which main reliance is placed,
are still intact. From British sources it is reported that
the allied flcct has penetrated well into the straits, and
that the inner fortifications have been damaged badly.
"On laud important battles are in progress in the
C hampagne region of France, in Northern Poland and in
(lalicia. .
No significant changes in these encounters. however,
are annouccd.
LON DION. March 5, 3:20 p. m.—-The Russian Black
Sca fleet is steaming toward the Bosphorus‘, says a dis-
patch from Rome. The Bucharest correspondent of the
Giornalc d'ltalia of Rome telegraphs that the Russian
fleet has passed Burgas, Bulgaria.
BERLIN, March 5, via London, 3:10 p. m.-——The
War Office today gave out the following statement:
“Western theatre of war: South of Ypres we inflict-
cd considerable losses on the British with artillery fire.
In the positions in the Lorctte Hills which we took away
from the French a counter attack was repulsed yesterday
afternoon. . , .
“In the Champagne district yesterday and .last night
the French continued attacks north of‘Lc Mesnil. All
their attacks were repulsed and our positidns wcrc illall’l-
tallied.
"Attacks on our positions at Vauquois, cast of the.
Argonne. and in the forest of Conesnvoyc, cast of tlic'
Mouse, failed. All attempts to dispute our possession of
ground captured in the last few days in the district of
Badonviller failed. All. attack undertaken last night with
considerable forces on the heights northeast of Ccllas
broke down with heavy losses to the French. Several
night attacks also were unsuccessful and over 1,000 dcail
l’rcrii‘lilllcn are lying before our entanglements.
“Eastern theatre of war: The situation aI‘Oilllel
(irodno (Northern Poland) is unchanged. Russian attacks
to the northeast and north of Lomza failed. with heavy
losses to the enemy. Many prisoners of the First and
Second Russian Divisions of (Luarils arc in our hands. v"
"Further on, as far as the \‘istilla, the situation is
unchanged, ~
".\ low alliances by Russians cast of l‘lock were
unsuccessful and strong night attacks executed by the
Phil”) cast of Sicrillcwicc failed lililiplclcly."
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