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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN" MONDAY. MARCH 15, 1915
Fair tonight, Tuesday unsettled.
TWO CENTS
MR8. KIAIIRE
IS IESIIIYING
AGAIN lllllAY
Accused Woman is Expected to
Take the Stand and Tell of
Dallou's Death in Stamford
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l Mrs. Angle ilad Physician and Iiurse
t and Appeared Nervous
it's certainly pretty safe to wageri
there's scarcely a man. woman ori ‘ .-
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child In the Five Districts who now" In ('I‘ R1" \larcll 1" I‘he‘
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isn't an trial of Mrs. Helen M. Angle for
enthusiastic and optimistic‘
booster for tile Greater Cily ot‘ Vowmanslauglller. entered its third week
‘ Expectation that the accused
walk. And the cause of it all is tIle‘IOda“"
First Annual Industrial and Civic Ex-l woman might take the stand today to‘
position. The exhibit closed Saturday tell her story or the death 0‘ Waldo
night in a whirlwind of gaicty. l R. Rallou in Stamford last June, with
which she was
All records for attendance were‘responsibility for
smashed Saturday night. Ilundveds‘dmrged‘ drew unusually large crowd-:1
crowded the floor of the Armory and. 0 ”‘9' court room. Many arrived}
took keen delight ill examining the nearly ”0 hours before “‘9 ”m9 5‘”
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malty most interesting and insiruc- for 01’9““?! ‘0‘“"1‘ Fm") half tile
live features to be seen at the seventy MW tutors ( luirs were occupied ’5
or so attractively decorated booths. I “omen.
Plenty of entertainment. was i'ur-’ The State 8“" had m" 0" ””09
nished for the closing night A hali— witnesses to be examined when court
dozen comically attired clowns ar_,0pened. Mrs Sophlna Klallre. police,
forded much amusement. From 10:30‘matron 0f Stamford, who was under
o’clock until midnight dancing’ was cross-examination by ““95“ ‘for the
enjoyed. Enjoyable music was mmm‘_tdefense, was expected to take “1"
ed by the American Band. Grace Bro-.lsmnd again today.
Orchestra. with their wonderfuli MN Klahre resumed the stand
chimes. and the Merill-Mitchell overt-{“Lhe" mu" 01‘9““ ""5 Jaw" I"
estra. Everybody enjoyed a plemmmhlein. of counsel for the defense.
time something new and amusing at'tcontinned the cross-examination. Mr.
tracting attention every minute. ’LKlein read from her testimony before
the coroner. in which the witness said
There were over eight thousandtu ttl i
paid admissions throughout the five 13 ‘8 accused scented to in labor-
;lng under a severe nervous strain.
afternoons and evenings of the expo- d d l d dd k
sition. Besides these there were fully an ac are. she 1 Mt now what
she wasfdolug or saying. Mr. Klein
1.000 visiting othcials from other cit-t
ies. who were admitted gratis as the fsrtliledhe T333; 3143:3332; :3; ‘0
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guestsof the .\orualk L’hamber oft: Asked whether Mrs. Angle was ill
lwhlle locked up. the witness said she
lwas not prepared to say, but Mrs.
.Angle was attended by a physician
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and was attended by a nurse for sev-
eral days.
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EXPOSIIIIIN ,
- Illlll8,000 PAID
ADMISSIONS
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,Flrst Annual Event Was Successful
From Every Point of Vice. and
A Big Boom for the City
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Industries of Varied Character Well
Advertised Throughout the State
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‘had suggested any way In which the
The Norwalk Yacht Club held ilsgtragedy might have occurred. The
adjourned annual meeting at 'witness said she had not done so on-
the:
Hotel Mahackemo. last Saturday ev-{m Mrs. Angle had that talked with
doing. Eleven members were in “filter. .
tendance. and tllirtY-nine were reprel ”In other words.‘ said Mr- Klein,
sented by proxy, Commodo’m Jamesiuyo“ were asking all kinds of ques-
M. O'Brien presided. and much inter- E tions. You were pumping her?"
est was taken in the proceedings_ The! On objection by the state attorney.
members of the governing board ; the questions were ruled out. A little
elected were as mums; later Mr. Klein sought to get in the.
Elbirt W, Fitch, William Lee wam_§same question. It was again ruled
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Merely paying for the paper ! and is emu by Officer
and taking what we give you is i _
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would be Interested in learning
w The Sentinel
To Publish More
news
This paper belongs to yOu,
Mr. and Mrs. Subscriber. just as
well as to the publisher. You
want it to be a newey one. of
course. You can help make it
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Every reader should be a re-
porter. at In“ to the extent or
reporting the news he knows
concerning his own family and
friends. You, perhaps,
wondered how we gather no
much nowa for If
every reader would give us the
items he knows, we would make
have
every issue.
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firstllnaual Report of the Second
Taxing District. Formerly City of
South IIorvvalIl, is Interesting
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as $41,482.39 ..
The first annual report of the See
the news you know. You'll en-
joy seeing it in print, yourself.
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I Joseph Flanagan. a nurse at the Un-f 0nd Taxing District of the City of Nor-
Edercllft‘ Tuberculosis Sanatorium. oni walk. formerly the City of South blur.
l West Mountain. was painfully wound—l walk. which was prepared some time
' ed by George Pinter, a painter. whosel ago. has been printed and copies are
if you do not acquaint us with
the items you know of. you can-
not find fault with the paper for
not containing them.
lilOIllO was in Waterbury. today, who:
{turned the revolver upon himself. In-f
:flicting wounds Willie-h will probably.i
_cnd his life. Miss Flanagan was hit:
any bullets four times. The wounds
'are superficial and she did not find it'
Inecessary to leave the institution.
fi’inter was carried to the Meriden'
. Hospital. '
If you think for one minute,
right now. several
come to your mind.
ltemo will
What If
they arewbut "personals?" We
Miss Flanagan. whose use is abouti
:ltl. cattle trom New York four years;
ago to act as a nurse. l’inter hadt
lbeen at Undercliff for several weeks.3
lie is liti.
This morning Miss Woman took
breakfast to Pinter. who was too ill!
! to leave his room in an open-air shack?
i in the men's section. His absence was
want personals.
thing that is news,
Take IIVOIIer interest
YOUR paper. You'll appreciate
it room. no will III of your
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Believed Glob Officials are Da- m a" WWW!
pable of Conducting the Institu-
tion Properly.
Following the publicity given to the
ministers‘ note of Friday to the gov-
erning board of the Norwalk Country
Club in which the conduct of some
members was criticized, the town is
full of “quiet talking" over the com-
munication and the members of the
Club are considerably disconcerted re-
garding it. Resignations have result-
ed, Rev. F. A. Coleman, of Trinity
Episcopal Church. giving up his mem-
Twenty-flve saloons In the City of
Norwalk will be obliged to close their
doors and from thirty to half a bun-
dred bartenders and proprietors will
be thrown out of employment in this
city. should the drastic temperance
bill. now pending before the Legisla-
ture. become a law.
The bill would limit the number of
saloons in each city in the state to one
for every 1,000 population. In Not-
walk, at this time, taking in. all the
districts, there are Just fifty saloons.
A saloon, under the laws now in force,
of Norwalk. June 30,1913. by a vote of
.ertles of its predecessor and is liable
r‘eady. for general distribution.
The report In excellently ar-
ranged, and covers a period
front October 8, 1913. to Septem-
ber 12. 1014. Some extracts and infor-
mation contained are as follows:
This istlleiirst report to be made of
the Second Taxing District of the City
all sections of the Town of .\‘orwalk.
the t‘ity of South Norwalk is it part of
the new (‘ity of Norwalk. as the Sec-
ond Ward. and as the Second Taxing
District of the City of Norwalk. Un-
der tlle latter title It owns the South
Norwslk Water and Electrlcpight and.
Power Plants, and all the other prop-
for all its debris. “
The reports of the different utilities
and possessions show that South Nor-
walk was one of the best, If not the
best. governed municipalities in the
state. Its water resources and filtra-
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SOCIAL lllllllllllllllS
IN Illlll Bill DESIRIBIII
Ilev. F. A. Coleman Says There Could
be an improvement Towards a
Higher" Degree oi Citizenship
Rev. Frederick A. Coleman. rector
of. Trinity Episcopal Church. delivered
a sermon yesterday which handled so
cial conditions in Norwalk. His com-
plete discourse follows:
Philippians 3:20. “our Citizenship
is in Heaven."
The Roman citizenship of St. Paul
Frank Nash, Dr. George E. Cram and
George A. Jennings.
The matter of having a junior
membership was brought by Commo-
dore O‘Brien, and met with a very
favorable response, it was decided to
institute such a branch. and a com-
mittee consisting of Spartan St. John.
John 1". McMahon, .lr., Lyman Brack-
en, William J. )IcHugh, .lr., and
Charles M. Harrington was named to
look after the details. and secure
names of prospective members.
It is proposed this season to engage
more extensively in boat racing, and
se'veral new classes of yachts will be
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formed at the club. Fine prizes willl
be altered as usual, and the members
are taking much interest in the plans
advanced.
It \Il.lt0.\l) MEN SET-J
FIRST MOVIES.
l’l-csidcnt Elliott Speaks to 2,000 Em-
ployer-s Gathered by Special Trains
NEW HAVEN, March 15.--—TWO
thousand employees of the New York,
New llnvch S: Hartford and Central
New England railroads gathered at a
local theatre yesterday for a "safety
first meeting." Sen-val Special trains
brought many of them here from New
Tinglnlld points. Motion pictures, il-
lustrating safety methods were a. fea-
ture of the meeting. Addresses “ere
"ratio by President Howard Elliott.
General Manager C. L. Ilul‘do and
others.
SAFETY
out.
Tile witness admlted in answer to
another question that she had told
'the accused of various \rumors about
the case.
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3 To a question by State Attorney.
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’ Whether because it was the Satur-
tday night before St. Patrick's Day or
what was theceason, the War of the
30rangemen. as conducteg by Tile
”Schultze and Beers’ markets, that
' evening. was the talk of the town this
morning. Beers began it when he
iraised Scllultze's ante of “17 large.
! juicy. sweet oranges," for a. quarter, to
l 19. Schultzo saw the raise and
i made it 21.
' 23, Schultzze altered his figures to 25
for 25s.. and Beers jumped to thirty
:for a quarter andcalled for a show-
: down. but Schultze rolled two more of
‘vthe juicy fruit into each turkey bag.
; making it 32 for 25c, and at this reCord
1 low price eased off over 3.000 oranges
Homer S. Cummings, just before she'
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1 also réfused to signthe document on
‘tlle ounds that he felt there
Beers changed his sign to; gr
in the next 60 minutes. or at the rate.
1 of fli’ty,o minute.
bership in the Club and Rev. .1. Ben-
ton Werner, of Grace Episcopal
Church. withdrawing his name from
the roster of the Norwalk Clericus.
The two revereuds made reference to
the incident befo're their congregations
yesterday.
The note, It is understood. was
couched in flimmost friendly terms
and cantained accusations based on re-l
ports and rumors. From various;
sources it. is gathered that the letteri
was notp rompted entirely by the ac-l
tions of William McCormack. the Yale"
student whose arrest occurred after
leavingtheClub about a week ago.
Other stories have been circulated and!
brought to the pastors' attention and'
these reports are said to have been di-
rectly responsible.
The circumstances surrounding the,
method of obtaining the signatures of1
the. various ministers met with the dis-l
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approval of Rev. J. B. Werner, \vho'
are
members of‘ the governing board and3
ofilcers of the club who are able and
ready to correct any serious violations.
He read the following statement to his]
congregations yesterday
explaining.
his position in the matter: I
“To you., my own people. I wish to
correct a misstatement. made in yes-l
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is allowed for every 500 population.
So if the radical law should be passed
it would mean twenty-five oi the fifty
saloons would be closed by order of
the law.
Oflicials of the Retail Liquor Deal-
ers' Association have argued if the
number of saloons was limited the rev-
enue they pay will be greatly decreas-
ed. ‘But the drafters of the new law
ave taken this into consideration.
They advocate that every saloon-keep-
er pay $1,000 a year forftbeir licenses
instead of $450, as they now pay.
Should the bill pass and become a
law, and the saloons in this city were
limited to 25. local saloon-keepers
would pay $25,000 every year, por-
tions of Which go to the city. the coun-
ty and the state. Under present con- .
ditions Novu-ntk saloon-keepers pay
something like $22,500 each year, so
as far as this city is concerned. the
revenue derived from the saloons
would be increased.
Hearings on this bill, which. it pass-
ed. would hit Norwalk saloondteepers,
were held in Hartford. on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons of last week.
before the Excise committee of the
Legislature. Members and officials of
the Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
strongly opponed the bill. but it was
as strongly and nrde‘ntly fought. for by
prominent pro-temperance advocates
l throughout the state.
was something that he was very
proud of. But as pround as he had- a
right to be of that honor which was
his although a Hebrew. be counted it'
of 'no value at all when comparing
it with his other citizenship. that of
ed. The Christian likewise pos-
Heuv . h
sesscs a double franchise. one of t o
earth and one of heaven. And
it is very foreign to the idea
of St. Patti, when we separate and
make. a distinction between the sa-
crcd and secular, sides of life. A good
citizen and a good Christian are not
two persons but one. lie is not a el-
tizcn at one time and a citizen of
heaven 1% another. A practical appli-
cation of this truth is seen in the
wav we View human life today and
the attempt to realign living in ac-
cord with its sentiments. In days
gone past the goal and reason iorlhe
work was entirely for the future. The
other world was held out as the. sum
substance of all life and living. The
last four things. Death, Judgement.
Heaven and Hell were the influences
under which man limit and \vorlbed.
el'mons and books of other days dwelt
mainly upon the. relation of man to
the world to come. But today we view
life differenty and. find tho emphasis
placed upon every day living. In this
change which has come over relig-
rous thought and teaching is seen
the most momentous change that has
cvcl‘ come. over It. No longer do we
find in the thoughts and writing of
our contemporaries references to the
Last Four Things. The modern cler-
symn’n is no longer. a Silly-ruler.
pointing the way above. He. is rather
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Following the Recent Ineffective"
M ovement in Eastern Galicia the .
Center Has Been Shifted West- _
ward, and Troops Have Been V
Concentrated to Lift the Siege of
the Galician Fortress-«Former
Premier of Greece Urges an
Abandonment of’ Neutrality, as .
Young Turks are Finding Their‘
Position 21 Difficult One
A new phase of the campaign in ’lllt' cast has devel—
oped. in an attempt of the .—\ustro—(icralnan forces in Ga-
licia to relieve i’rzcmpsl. For this purpose the center
has been shifted westward. following the recent illctfect- .
ivc lllovclllctlt in Eastern (ialicla. and troops have been
the (ialician fortress.
the investing
Russian army has been one of tilt: striking episodes 0f the
cullccntl'alctl to life the slcgi- of
whose resistance lllontll after month to
calllpnign.
.~\ l’aris newspaper pllbILshcs a report that before his
resignation, l‘rclnicr \"cnixclos of (irccec. offered 9,000.
men to tllc l':1lit‘lllt‘ i)(i\\t'l'.‘» for the Dartlancllcs expelli-
tion. The former l'rcmicr is now quoted as urging the
abandonment of neutrality by Greece. on the ground that ‘
by Striking How site will be able to expand her territory
largely. l-lunlgarizl is represented as considering whether
in such event. she would assist Turkey or her opponents.
The Young Turks. under whose leadership Turkey
went into the war, are said to find their present position
in Constantinople a difficult one, and ollc report from
Greek source is that tltcylnay flee from the capital. _
The British ‘Admiralty announces that the steam- f "i:
crs Florazan. Headlands and Harttlalc. previously report-
ctl torpcdocd by German submarines, although it was
not known definitely whether they had sunk. had all
gone to the bottom.
In France and Belgium offensive operations at pres-
cnt rest chiefly with the Allies. whose activities are in-
terested in London as preliminary to a general attack in
the spring. In Belgium, Champagne and the Argofife?’
separate movements are under way, although apparently .
little ground has been gained except that won by the
British near Ncuvclle Chape'lc.
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LONDON. March IS, 132:50 p. m.——-Tllc British
steamers Florazan. Headlands and Hartdzlle, torpedoed
by German submarittcsnll have sunk. according to an all-
nounccment made by tile lritisll Admilarty today. .
Earlier reports held out the hope that these vessels.
atackcd within the last two days by German raiders.
had not been destroyed and might be brought into port. .
‘7.
LONDON, March 15, 1:30 p. m.—-Thc British order
in Council (lecreeing retaliatory measures on the part of ‘
the government to meettllc declaration of the Germans
that the waters surrounding the United Kingdom are a.
‘ntilitary area was made publi ‘ today.
PETROGAAI). March 15, 11:15 a. in. via London." a
I 2201). m.—-Austrian forces, supported by a large German
contigcnt, again are making,T a determined effort to re— ‘
'lic‘ve the Przcmysl fortress in Galicia. besieged by the
Russians since the early months of the war. "
Having failed in their movement in East Galacia near
Stanislau whence they bopccd to strike northwest in the
direction of Prczclnysl, and having transferred the center ‘
of their operations further to the west. they are now at—
tenuating to take a direct route. from Ujok pass to ville ’-
llovtll. In the vicinity of Sttlbcn. almost half way be ‘
twccn l'jok and Przcmysl. the Austrians encountered
serious Russian resistance and the success of their move”
ment depends upon the outcome of their concentrated
, efforts to break through the lines at this point. i
Tltc simultaneous closingr in of the Russian bcsicging
forces upon l’rzcmysl and the occupation of Malkovitza
within three miles of the fortress, is making the situation
at Przclltysl“ more interesting than any other just now in
(ialicia.
Recent operations, ill which Russian forces in occupy-
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