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scorn NORWALK, court, SATURDAY, MARCH. 13, 1915
Fair tonight and Sunday.
TWO CENTS
int this
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Defence Expected to Begin Putting
on Evidence at Session Monday-
Defendant May Take Wihiess
Stand
. attuned—n
AMENDING contain
Motion for Adjournment to Prepare
Defense to Amended Complaint is
Overruled by the Court
T.estimony for the state in the trial
of Mrs. Helen M. Angle of Stem-1
ford. charged with manslaughter for
causing the death of Waldo R. Bal-
lou in that city the night of June 23
last, is nearly completed and it is,
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l8 DECIARED
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tinted States Sum-no Court favors
compensation in
av 18 in
Al All urn
Connecticut is Sustained by impli-
cation Ill Opinion
The lawyers and others who are in-
terested in the workingmen's compen-
sation law of this state and the paid
his amendments to it have been cur-
ious to know what is likely to happen
if the law .is finally revised so as to
exempt employers of less than five
persons from its provisions. it has
been freely said that as soon as this
exemption was made the law would
become unmnstltutional, on the
expected that it “’1“ be conducted,'m-m.m1 that an exemption would be
Monday to which time Judge William
H. Williams of the Superior Court
adjourned the trial at
yesterday's session.
that all of the testimony for
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flit nihilism _ ,
llIYliiCiS sum
it JUDGE WEBB
llesertion setllp as Cause in Three,
andluteatperanoein'lnoefille
Caeeson'irialieslerday
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Out of live uncontested divorces
yesterday granted by Judge James H.
Webb. 0! the superior court. two in-
volved Norwalk couples. They were
the actions of William Carglil versus
Lena Carglll and Ella. W. Stevenson
versus Harry Jerome Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson were mar~
ried in South Norwak during April,
, 1894. Mrs. Stevenson alleged sh'é Was
never supported by 'her husband and
was deserted in May 1903. The plain-
tiiif testified that after the marriage
she and her husband lived with her
parents for about 'two years. then
started housekeeping, but she had to
return to her home again because he
did not provide for her. Two child-
ron wore born, Izola. 14 years old.
and Eva. 12 years old. both at the
home of her sister. Miss Mary Clark.
It was shortly after the birth of the
second child that the husband dis-
appeared and has never since been
heard from. Judge Webb granted a
decree and custody of the children.
530th Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson are well
known in this city, Mr. Stevenson hav-
ing quite a reputation as a singer. At-
torney John J. Cuneo. of Washington
street, represented Mrs. Stevenson in
the action,
The other divorce case of local in-
terest was thpt of William Cargill
versus Lena Cargill. Attorneys Keogh
is: Candee. of this city. represented
Mr. Cat-gill. who was‘ granted a div-
orce upon allegations of desertion.
The facts were set forth by a
number of witnesses who testified on
Mr. (‘nrgill‘s behalf. The couple were
married in Bridgeport. July 2, 1902.
Other divorces‘ granted yesterday fol-
o z .
l :iatide Northrup‘Jones of Newtown
was granted l. decree from GrienO.
Jones .of parts unknown. Desertion
since April, 1910. was set up in the
complaint. and testified to by the
'plaintic and several witnesses.
Milred Whipple of Dnricn was al-
so granted a divorce from James B.
Whipple. They were married in Da-
iricn. June 27, 1911, and the desertion
followed a short time afterward. Mrs.
:Whipple. told of the facts and was
corroborated by several relatiVes and‘
neighbors.
lniemperuut‘e was also alleged as
the cause for separation of Ella Io mas
Jagger‘s from Edward Jaggers, both
of Bridgeport. They were married
Juno 3, mos, and since then the bus-
band has been seen under the influ-
ence of liquor upon many occasions.
according to Mrs. Joggers and sever,
all other witnesses. Judge Webb gran-
ted the decree,
arbituarty and unjust.
A It is lllit‘l‘t' ting to note that neith-
the end of'” of two opinions delivered by the
supreme court of this state has past!—
" is believedm up this point. One cleared up a
the minor point and the other and more
litnporlant one declared that no em-
‘ployer is exempt at. the present time.
,To be sure, the law as it now stands
provides that if one section of it is
declared unconstitutional it shall not
affect the rest of the. law. but. if the
section, sure. to go in this year, should
be declared to lie unconstitutional, it
would result in the. repeal of the. en-
tire law as soon as the Legislature
could get at it.
With this situation before the Log-
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KNEE lllllll Billll
AW. 1" All
Franklin J'lDake, of 16 Lincolnave-
nue, lies in The Hospital with a'scriv
ous injury to the knee joint of his left
leg as a result of the slipping of an
axe he was wielding and the sharp
blade lmbedding itself in the flesh just.
above thekneecap. The blow of the
implement was so strong that it cut
into the joint. Dr. -F. I. Burnell acted
as emergency physician and later Dr.
Franklin G. Brown, the injured man's
doctor, attended. He had the patient
brought to the Hospital, where surgi-
cal treatment was given, Dr. W. J.
Tracey assisting. The cut is three
inches long and is very dangerous on
account of the possibility of infection
setting in.
Dake is employed by the Municipal
Lighting plant and yesterday after
noon was engaged in trimming poles
which are stored on the Frank 'Bail-
wltz place, in North Cedar street. .He
stood at the head of one of the poles
and swung his axe downward. It slip-
ped from his grip and went into the
leg. The time was 2:45 p. m.
GIRLS TO BE ADOPTED.
Three Children of Mrs, Sarah Meaney
Will Be Cared for by Local People.
A pathetic case, this morning
the city hall court-room, was tried be
fore Judge John Keogh; Three little
girls, Mary, aged 15, Sarah, aged 13,
and Katherine, aged 9, daughters of
_Mrs. Sarah Mooney, of Cedar street,
South Norwalk, were committed to
the Children's Home, on Westport
avenue, by the court.
The children’s father has been dead
for over five years, and some time
ago their mother,‘ upon the advice of
Drs. William J. Tracey and Franklyn
G. Browu, was removed to‘ the State
'Sanatorium in Shelton. to undergo
tuberculosis treatment. .
The youngsters are unusually
bright and lovable children, and con-
siderable interest has been shown in
their case by local people. It is said
as soon as they are legally committed,
there are three famllies in this city
whotwiil ‘adopthths children,
a
3nd Employees in Workiogmen’s .
in.
wow tow
(ill HP in
Shell Fish Comm Apparently
Favors Monopoly by Private Per-
sons
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0Y$lEilMEN ARE
0PP08ED W Hill
Interesting facts Come Outat llear-
ing on Bill for Productivity Tax
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llARTFURD, .Mm‘ch ill—in the
fight of the State Shell Fish commis-
sion against the oyster industry of the
state the finance committee of the!
legislature yesterday gave a hearing,
to those interests favoring a produc-
tll'ity tax. Th re appeared, besides
the members in the shell ttzittliniasiou~
*ers. Tax Commissioner t‘urbin. lr‘or—
liter (‘let‘k oi’ the Shell (‘ommissimh
A. C. Mathewson, who has oiiiees in
New Haven with llept. F. 1.. Perry?
the present clerk. and Attorney .1. P, i
tioodhart. all in favor 11‘ the tax.‘
Those opposed to the tux were not;
heard. Mr. Perry. who is a member]
of the ilnunee committee. is one of:
the principal promoters of the tax. ;
Mr. Goodhnrt made a vitriolitie at» A
tack upon the oyster growers, whom‘
he alleged to have been evading their 5
just share of taxation for many years
and are now once more "by a paid
lobby and paid counsel." seeking to
defeat the.,:ittempte being made ‘to
make that pay their proper share or
the cost of maintaining the state.
Probably the most important de-
velomnont. however. of the hearing
was publicity finally given to the al- :
tcmpt of certain interests backed by 1
the Shell F‘lsh commission, it is alleg-
ed, to turn the natural oyster beds
over to private persons under louse
thereby taking away the only natural
or public grounds in state waters.
For the first time in.thc history
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cult commits!
At the meeting of the governing
board of the Norwalk Country Club,
held iast'night, President thntard an-
nounced his committees for the year.
They are:
House-James Wood, Philip N.
Knapp, Samuel L. Weed and George
F. Betta.
Outside—Samuel W. Hoyt, Jr., Wil-
liam Moran and Dr. William L. Weed.
Entertainment—LeGrand Raymond.
E. S. Jarvis, Porter Emerson Browne,
David Raymond. S. M. Aller, George
L. Woodward and Harry W. Earle.
Tenuis~iiubert E. Bishop. Robert
S. Van Buren, Louis W. Leonard. Har-
ry W; Lane, Carl A. Harstrom and J.
I. Beatty.
Boats and Floats—Horace L. Hub-
bell, Edmund Zeliir, William F. Hoyt,
Charles J. Pidgeon and Matthew Cor-1
bett. ' ‘ \
The question of an addition to the
club house was brought up atthe meet-‘1
ing. The demand for moreroom at
dances is the chief reason for the pro-
posed enlargement. President F. 11.:
1Quintard, Samuel W. Hoyt, Jr., and P.1
i N. knapp make up the committee wbof
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twill take the matter under advisement i
~audtrender a report at a future date. I
l ' FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.
iMembere Entertalhed Yeeterady by:
Mrs. F. 1H. Oehlochlogol. '
. Mrs. F. 1H. Oehlschlegel entertained
jthe members of the Friday Afternoon
:Club, at. her home, 81 Franklin ave<
lune, yesterday afternoon. Following
;is the program: ‘ ‘
{Modern PHnters. , ,
‘ Piano Selection ..... Mrs. Oehlschlegel
;John Alexander Chartrau ......... .;
1 ,. Mrs. Oliver E. WeEd
:Wlnfiow Homer. . .Mrs. G. H. Parsons
1, (Read'by ‘Mrs. Blanchard.)
{Paul Dougherty...........Mrs. Faden
J (Read by. Minis Florence London.) i
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‘oi the Black Hand, said 'he
in
' arty.“
MADE ENNYiIlWAIK
STRAW and Felt hate, Hardware,
Lotta. Silks, Lacie, Shirts, Wrap-
pers, Waiete. UnWmente, Au-
tomobile Trucks; Motor Boat;
Comte, Auto Tim's, Pulp, Paper,
Error-Vince, Woven Goods, Toys.
Water and steam Holtera, Tropic-
3uite, Felt. Olin", Air
and Gas Compressors. Vacuum
Pumps, Ankle Supporters, Auto
Lighting Outfits, baking Powder,
Baskets. Shoes, Paper and Wooden
Boxes, Brae. Geode. Cameras,
Carpets, Rune, Cement Blocka,
not... Health
Fonda, Rain Coats, iron and Wire
Carriaeee. Cigar
Fences, For Public, Gas Tubing,
Gloves, Hatters Fur, Hatters Tools.
Loose Leaf Binders, Mattresses,
Novelties, Paper Cane, Petticoats,
Plumbing and Stain Fitting asap-
Polish, Ribbons. Selle.
Starch, Texdlel. Varnish, Vibrat-
ors, Violins, Screens, Wire Cloth.
plied.
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Men'e Suite.
BUY 60008 MADE IN
NORWALK
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NEW YORK, March 13.-—'i‘he jury
returned a verdict acquitting Thaw
and the other four defendants.
The courtroom was thrown into an
uproar by a possum: between Sheriff
Grifenhagen and John Lanyon, a do
tective employed by the attorney-gen-
eral's oilice. Lanyon struck Grifenha-
gen in the lace. and was placed under
arrest for contempt of court by Jus-
. tice Page‘s order.
Word was sent to Justice Page at
11:25 o'clock by the jury that it wish-
ed to be further enlightened on certain
matters. Justice Page went to the
court room from his chambers andthe ‘
jury was brought in from the jury
room.
The crowd in the corridors, hearing
that the jury had been brought in,
rushed to the corutroom in anticipa-
tion of a verdict. Thaw entered the
rooms and took his seat with counsel.
His mother, sister and stepebrother
filed in and took seats. When the
court room was filled, the doors were
locked.“
Foreman Bailey announced that the
jury would like to hear read the testi-
mony given by Thaw, and Justice
Page instructed the stenographer to
comply. Thaw spent an hour and a
half on the stand Thursday.
Franklin Kennedy, the depnuty at-
torney who has conducted the state's
case, turned over to the police an
anonymous typewritten letter, hear-
ing a
The writer proclaimed liimself chief
court today, intimated that dire
consequences would follow a-convic-
tion of Thaw, and concludedt' "H, K.
Thaw lei-sane and must be set at lib-
notified and
aid,
The Boston police were
an attempt will be made. it was s
to arrest the writer. .
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»i' 1 ’TCY CQI‘R'I‘JIEARS
B‘Dlmm' TRUSTEE’S REPORT
A‘ hearing on the trustee's account
in connection with the. bankruptcy
proceedings of A. J. Walterhouse'of
Norwalk was held- before John M.
Banks, referee in bankruptcy, yester.
day afternoon.
The'trustee reported that the assets
had been offered for sale and that-
a settlement was expected within a.
few days. .
' A.
Boston postmark of yesterdayi
would be 3
_' EXP08|llllN
m in more V'md by
Greatest Catharina of die Week
Yesterday Afternoon and Evening
CARNIVAL Nliiiil
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‘l’onight's the limit," According
lll0llSANDS ’
0E PEOPLE Al 1
filliYEIi EiliiiYAillEi‘
to the Committee tin Charge
1
The greatest day yet was jester-A
day at Norwalk’s big Civic and Indus-
trial. Exposition, in the State Armory,
on West avenue. Thousands ail yes-
terday afternoon and evening. visited
Norwalk in miniature as set forth on
the floor of the armory, and were de-
lighted and surprised beyond meas‘
ure. .
Every booth, attractive and inter-
1 testing, was the. center of an admiring
Hurting. Added features have beeui
{installed at many of the exhibits and}
them once,
,you’ll find something new if you visitl
ithcm again.
Certainly Norwalkers are getting;
.closer to the leaders and manufactur-g
iers of their city. The demonstratorsi
at the booths are constantly making.
friends with the visitors and this
means much to all concerned. Local
people have responded well to the call
"Know Your City." and there’s some
,thing seriously the matter with the
man or woman who has not visited the
armory to take part in Norwaik’s pro-l
grosslve “Made in Norwalk" and
“Sold in ‘Norwalk" exposition.
The wide variety of articles madei
right here in this city is surprising‘
leven if you have seen
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BOY PliilfllEii BY .
AllilllRY EXPllSiiliiil
m..u..sem heato‘
Cd Cat new, and
Opporhnl'tyCeme'l'oday
There will be no danger in the fu-
ture of a tire in Norwalk getting a
good start on the department it the
example set by the 12 years old son
of George C. Meehan, the painter of
East avenue, is followed by other
youths of the city. Master Meehan
was taken to the Industrial Exposi-
tion last night by his parents, and his
v.
i
sorbing the various exhibitions. The
workings of the city’s fire alarm sys-
tem held a great attraction for the
little fellow, and he watched intently
demonstration after demonstration of
the firemen, showing how to ring in
an alarm. ‘
The impression gained was lasting
apparently. He vowed privately that
lite would be ever on the alert for a
chance to break the glass in the tire
box and pull the ring which would
;call out the department. ‘ln less than
,twenty-four hours this opportunity
lcame. A grass fire was burning mer-
'rlly near his home, and he ran out to
,box 63 and re-enacted the demonstra-
ition of last night. The uptown de-
ipertinent turned out. and found
something to do. Deputy {Chief W. J.
Powell saw that a chemical would
have been sufficient to put out the fire
and ‘inquired who. sent in the alarm.
Proudly the youngster said that he
had dune it, and at the request of
«the chief, went throuh the operation
again. The smartness of the little fel-
low overcame Chief Powell's anger,
and all he could do was to'laugh, and
mildly caution Master Meehun to con-
, in another alarm.
N t
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little mind was busily engaged ab-~ ‘
suit with older people before turning
BAY 0E MORl0 EORl8' e A
,AlTACllED YESTERDAY BY _
ElEEi 0E lHE AlilE ‘
French Ministry of Marines Fails to
.State the Amount of Damage In-
flicted---One Third of the Straits
of the Dardanelles Cleared of ~—
Mines---German Movement in
Northern Poland is Developing
Rapidly, the Russians Trying to
Stop Advance of Kaiser's Army V
An announcement front the French Ministry of Mn-
rinc states that the bombardment of the Dardanelles was
continued yesterday, but leaves in doubt the amount of
damge inflicted on the Turkish fortifications. The. state-
ment refers to an atack on batcrics commanding the Bay
of Morto, at the entrance to the Dartlanellcs. and to
mine sweeping operations in the first mine field. Previous
official reports gave the impression that the forts atthe
entraut‘cbf the Straits had been damaged if not' destroy-
etl..'that the defense uoriu :t the narrowest part of the
passage were under attack, and that one—third of the
straits had been cleared of mines. i .
The German movement in Northern Poland is de—
\'t-ioping rapidly. strainingr the resources of'thc Russians
to prevent a further advance and the pcncir‘atirn of their
fortified line. The Russian “'31“ Office reports that 3.1.13:- \
German advance on Przasnysz, said "by/“El lift y’estél‘tlli' Y
to have. been puschd within two and one-llal ‘ntilcs of th锓‘<717;‘j
city. had been checked. The Germans are bringing up
new forces and attempting flanking movements. ‘
The 'J‘uriksh armies in Turkish Armenia. along the
Black Sea and in NOrthwcstern Persia have sustained3
further cfcatSn in Armenia the Russians capture an en—
tire Turkish battery.-an in Persia“ the Turks Yw’e're again
compelled to fallback. '\
LONDON, March13,r):36 a. m.—Count Sergius
‘Julovicltl'l’it‘te,Russia's first Prime Minister. died last
' night, says a. Pctrograd dispatch to the Renter’s Tele-
gram Company. ’
Count Witte. who was born June 29, 1849, at Tifiis, .
was one of the Russian pienipotentiaries at Portsmouth. -
N, H., in the negotiations for peace with Japan ‘ in 1905. .
Hie afterwardswas matlcud Countand appointed president
of the new ministry, but ret’red in 1906 and held no im—
portant post after that time. -
RIO JANEIRO, March I3.——Two men under arrest
in connection with the alleged forgery of Dutch pass-
ports havc' informed the police, it is said, that they sold
the papers. but did not falsify them. They have declar—
ed that the pasports' were obtained from a German clerk-
in the Netherlands consulate. who sailed for Europe on
the Dutch steamer Tuhantia two weeks ago. The 130-.
lice are continuingiheir investigation.
he
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March 13.——’American na-
val and ship—building! experts were inserting- the German .
converted cruiser Prinz E‘tci Friedrich today. to deter .
mine what repairs are necessary it: make the vessel sen-
werthy. On their report. xvii? deg-owl how long the vessel >1
zrl'l be. allowed to remain iathis port. Captain Théer- ,
ichcns has said the cruiser can be made scawurthy \Vl'ijl‘lr- ‘
in a week. but many \\'ecks,.he saidywill be refinired to? '
put the vessel ingood condition. _ V -
. When the Prinz Eitcl Friedrich went into (lrydock
here yesterday her captain submitted to Collector of the .>
Port Hamilton a statement 01 the sinking of the Ameri- ‘ '.
can sailing vessel William P. Frye in the South Atlantic. 5“
This statement was on its way to the Washington auth-
orities. The captain has been quoted as saying he sank
the American ship bécausc be regarded her cargo as con—
trabnmi.
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DARDANELLES, Sunday March 7, via Constanti?
noble, March 8, Berlin, March , and London, Marsh 13,
' ll :25 a. nix—The fire today of the iiriilsh ships upon this";
Dardanelics' forts was scattered and virtualy without ef—
feet. . '. ‘
From the point of. vantage occupied by The Asso-
ciated Press correspondent on shore, British shells could
be secnl‘y-‘faliing wide “of the. mark.
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