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Rev. Subo Tel: of Bad Condition
of Cliff Street, and conformer
Wil be Ilold on Pubic Dump
Nuisance
ISI DISIIIIIN ISNED I0,
IOIIN IN EIIIE EQUIPMENT
Damages Asked for loss of Chick-
ens and a Horse
Requests and petitions for street re
pairs and lay- -outs 11ers the chief oc-
cupiets ,of time at the adjourned
Council meeting which was held last
night. A resolution was passed which
p1otided for the taking of a census in
the First District and “users Nelson
W Benedict,ioh11 il Blake and llnr— I
rte F, Smith were named as the tak-
ers. Attorney Leo Davis appeared in.
behalf of John McMullen, relative toI
the Water street dump and stated the}
posittouvof his client. He asked that
a conference he held to include the
mayor and the board of health with
a view to settling the. nuisance with‘
out legal action, and a meeting of
the parties was arranged for next
Midday 1113111 in the City 11111. The
reading of the bills and numerous
communications with brief discus-
sions t‘oltowing..took 11p the rest of
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SNNNI 800INIIND
IND .0IIEII 80IIIIIIIESI
Last might at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. of South Norwalk,
Mr. Erwin gave the first of his two
.lectures, "Through the Sunny 'South
{land and the Great Southwest." To-
night he is to give his leCture on "The
Paradise oh the Pacific." Last night's
pictures were certainly a marvel of
bolor, and it would seem that no lec-
turer could combine more instruction
with .so much pleasure than does Mr.
Erwin in these lectures of his. it is
expected that a still larger crowd will
be present tonight, fo1 everyone that
was present, will be telling his or her
friends.
Last evening, starting from New
York, Mr. Erwin first took his audi-
amines-mama»
enee by steamer to New Orleans.l
“ One Hundred Golden Hours at Sea. "I
mamcumw.
Shot by Ticket Agent
While Robbing Office
Colored Man Entered the GIenbrook Sla-
iion and in Attempting to Escape Was
Shot Through the Shoulder.--In a Ser-
ious Condition at Stamford Hospital.
While attempting to burglarlze the’
Glenka railroad station, a few
miles below South Norwalk, on the
New Haven railroad, Elias Tread-
well, colored. was shot through the
shoulder late last night by Robert A.
Gourley, of Glenbrook, the ticket
agent. .
Because of several previous at~
tempts to rob the station. Agent Gour-
ley determining to land the thief or
thiev es, slept in his little ticket hou5e
with a loaded rev'olvei at his side
Treadwell, the would-be burglar. at
a late hour, crept 11p to the station
opened a window and stepped into the
pitch dark station The sleeping tic-
ket agent was awakened bv the noise
of the colored man 's entrance
T111lning his rcvolvm on the thief,%
Mr Gourle1 ordered him to throw up
SOUTH NORWALK, DDNN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17,1915
his hando. This Treadwell did, but
carefully watching his chance he
suddenly. wheeled and made a dive
for the open window. Then it was,
according to information furnished
this morning by the Stamford police.
that Agent Gourley fired at the flee-
ing TreadWoll, and brought him down
Irishman, and
t race, today
touch of green '
‘ the memory
' of the lrioh,
I ,. 4’ who Christian-
”d gave it tho
friend
impetus to .. flo honored in
song and 1 .I‘d not, as the
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Ind Scholars.
I. it St. Patrick
Traditions: .
.1 time between
was born .‘
tho your. . - 887, at either
Bonavom‘k f in or Nem-
thur. Hio birthplace to in
doubt, I n r of place- be-
ing claimed I htn I youth of
with a bullet wound in his shoulder. '
The Stamford police were notifiedi
of the affair and immediately lnvestt}
gated. An ambulance was
and the wounded man was hurried to‘
the Stamford Hospital. Although quite?
badly hurt Treadwell will probably re-I
cover. I
The colored 1111111 under arrest is'
in a ward of the Stamford HespitaL
whete some time today an X-ray
photograph of the wound will be‘I
made.
MINIIII IIII
IN NENI00 0III
President (tam—In a long Stale-é
Public Will be Protected
w.--”—
MEXICO CITY, March 17. —-A long
statement in which he pledges him
self to take every possible precnuttonl
to assure the safety of the public in4
Mexico City, was issued last night
by Provisional President Roque Gon-
zales Garza. lie annouoed that mar—
tial law would be declared today.
Business houses here were open yes~
terday after a complete suspension of
operations for eighteen days. There is
no disorder in the city.
WASlilN-GTON, March il.—-l7nof—
ficlal 11d1iccs reaching the State Do-l
pnrtment ‘today told of the return to
Mexico (Yltv of ltoque Gonzales Garza.
elected l‘ro1istonnl President by a
convention of Generals Jan. 17, and
issuing a statement assuring protec-
tion of the public in the capital.
Germ succeeded Eulallo Gutierrez
and he presumably entered the capt-
tnl with Zapata forces last week after
its exacuatlon by General Obregon.
Information concerning actual con-
ditions In Mexico City has been scat
since the latest change in control, but
State Department dispatches from the
Swedish Legntton there the said
conditions are deplorable. Those dls~
patches told specifically of allotted
outrages to Swedish subjects.
State Department olficiala today a-
waited an answer to a request that
transportation be furnished Amen-
cans and foreigners desiring to leave
the capital Concetn still was felt for
1
The people saw the Diamond Shoot the suretu of foreigners at Manzanil-
Lightship; lifeboat and tire drill at to. on the west coast. lrgent repre—
sea; Crossing the Gulf; The Potpois- Isentotlons hn1e been sent to General
~all these were in motion pic ICnrranza calling attention to the ser-
ious sltuatioo there.
tures.
and its attractions: Mardi Gras;
nate floats; parks and homes. Theni PRISE.
the audience was shown how sugari A party of yduns friends last even-
cane is planted and harvested; snw‘ving swooped down unawares on Mor-
or-I MR. MOSHER TAKEN 13v sun. '
Then came the Crescent CityI ________._____ 1
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INNS. ANGIE
Accusod‘Says Her first Thougbron;
FindingBallou .iias to Get llim?
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BRIDGEPORT. Conn., March 17.--
The cross-examination of Mrs. Helen
Mahngie, who is on trial for man-
slaughter, charged with responsibility
for the death of Waldo R. Bolton. in
Stamford, was resumed at the opening
of the Superior court here today.
State .Attorney Homer 8. Cummings
asked the accused woman how long
she waited after hearing the noise in
thoughts flashed through her mind.
one that it might have been Bolton,
left the building. Neither could she
him on the landing.
"Youi' first impulse was to help him.
to get him as speedily as possible to
the fresh air?” asked Mr.‘Cummings.
“Yes. sir." ‘
the cotton fields, and how the neecy timer Mosher, son 'of Mr. and Mrs ‘
staple is gathered: how rice is grown I William H. Mosher, of Perry avenue,’
and harvested. So Mr Erwin took:l “Dita!“ Norwalk
his audience through Texas and its rose to the occasion with commend-
wonderful achievements: through- able ability, and entertained royally
New Mexico, showing its wonderful throughout the e1 enlns. Various
possibilities; giving glimpses of most pleasing games were played, and
Modern Mexico and the interestingIdancing was enloyed Refreshments
customs of its people. Then followed ' were served. The party broke up at
“New Arizona where the desert has a late hour, after an evening of plenty down stairs, as compared with tag“. Not-walk.
'the many given for the State by pamck ey was communicated with and yes-
Not least Misses Mabel Wilson, Gladys Wilson, , Babbitt to the eflect that he heard terday he had the card placed on the
lrene the noise in the hall about 10: 46 p.111 home
Mrs. Angle said she could not fix ltI
and definitely, but thought it was somoi
been made to blossom as a result of: of fun. Those present were-
the wonders of ' irrigation.
interesting were those motion pic- Lenin Feidler Clara Grinrod,
tures of the ostlich farms and the pe— Grinrod Lulu Wainer, Nettie Walner.
cutmlties of the great birds IVetty Gilbert Laura Buckley
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MENGERING—GRUNER.
host- Martha Grnne1 of this cit3.' M05119” and Leonard Gorham.
and Leo 'Robert Mengering. of St-
. Louis Mo, were united in marriagel
at to o'clock this morning at Six;
Mart s rectory in Rm ’1‘ J. Finn? one, was admitted to the Norwnlk
'l‘he lemma", was attended by Flop: Hospital this morning for medical
once Poet and John Grunor. brothor‘trefltmelll
of the bride. After 11 wedding Journey Joseph TWO“. 0! Day street, ““3
the couple will make their home in St discharged from the institution les-
Louis. terday.
ManALK HOSPITAL NOTES.
St. John. Lawrence Bedele. Mortimeri
Miss Winnie Clary, of Holden ave-’
Mrs. Angle was asked whether she
paused for any length of time while
The host however, getting Mr. Baliou down to the door. '
' She could not that: she had not pans;
ed intentionally.Nettl1er did she wait,
for a favorable opportunity to placeI
him at the door without being seen.
! The State Attorney sought, to have
I the witness fix the time of 1151110111 sfall
1 time later. but before 11.
Asli'ed whether she saw any one on
I the street when she took Bolton out
I of the door, she said she did-not take
notice whether any one was on the
street or not. She had no thought of
‘ that. ~ '
' She did not recall fixing the spring
‘lock on the door so as to onabie her
to return. neither could she recall
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secured ‘ '
about fti‘tfio,‘ bore, he one
captured by 11‘ aiding party of
Scots and , brought to tho
coast of t _ d and sold into
slavery. Ail-i3 olx years of hard
slavery. he 1. for France.
where he prop ' himself for
the priesthood. on tho your 431
he went to Rowe, and oval" cent
to Ireland by ipo Oolectlnc as
a missionary
Ht: influonc ':'for good in tro-
land wao trem I dons. He died
about the yard” in Saul, near
Downpatrtck, and hit relics
were preoorvod at the latter
place down to the period of the
\
Reformation.
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DIPIIIIIEIIIII IIII
EOIIOW EIIGNI
PoticIiW'thrudllisoaseSaidto!
llm (lone Fro: ilridgopori to
Nomtk on Trolley Car
When informed at the Emergency
hospital, Bridgeport. yesterday after-
noon that he was suffering from diph-
theria and to go to his home at No.
376 State street at once to be quar-
antined. William Stuart disappeared
and is said to have boarded a. trolley
car and gone to the home of his moth-
er in Norwallt. That every'passengor
on the trolley car is liable to be taken
down with diphtheria is the state-
ment of local Health department offi-
cials today.
The young man has been boarding
with his sister in State street; He had
been ill since last Friday but suppoa~
ed that it was merely a case of sore
throat. After treatment for diphthon
is had been given him at the Emer~
gency hospital, he evidently became
the 11111131114. could not tell him. '1‘on frightened ““1 “ed “0m "1“ my
Dr. G. B. Wason, one of the outside
poor doctors of the Charities depart I.
and another that he must have alreadyI mam “33 39m 10 the 1101189 0“ StateI
street to care for the young man.
‘tell how long she waited after finding‘ When he arrived ”‘9’" he found that
Stuart had gone to Norwalk. Later
an inspector from the Health depart.
ment was sent to the house in State
street late yesterday alternadn and
fumigated the premises to prevent a
the members of the family.
William .Stewart,_ colored, is con;
lined to the home ‘of his mother, 17
Plymouth avenue, with diphtheria.
He lives in Bridgeport, and contract-
ed the disease there, but before the
health ofllcer of that city could place
«him under quarantine, he skipped to
(ININI’IIIN, III.
N08 $300, 000 EINE
(‘HAMPtittvb‘U—fl—~ lll., Mar. l'i.~lv‘ he
In 11 high wind today threatened 111-11-
tructlon of a huge section of (‘ hum-
p.11gns business dllll‘lil. Within
hour it had destroyed pjropcrty esti-
mated to be noith 8300, 000. The loss,
to the Lewis Department Store was
$200,000.
further spread of. the disease among!
Health Ofllcer W. J. Traci
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NINE A CHANGE
Opposition Made to Defining WordsI
in the labor Laws
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Two bills were scheduled for hear-i
lng yesterday afternoon before the'
goommittee on labor in hurtford. I
t Senate 11111 No. 71. introduced mt
ISenator Purcell, related to the definl-f
Itlon of terms used in laws relating toI
Iinbor. The bill. originated by the?
iConsumers’ League. provided for the
:detlnltion of the. words "factory.”t
”manufacturing establishments," “me,
‘chanicnl establishments,” "mercantilei
ostabllslunents' and "workshop? I
. Miss Iii. C. Welles, secretary of the
'Consutnors‘ League appeared for the
IDIII, and said that the hill only reg
;ferrcd to the employment of luhmz}
The definitions followed out those of;
the Massachusetts net and its aim
‘Inas to avoid misunderstanding and
disputes as the departments of state
Iln this moment were at odds To pass
Ithe bill would avoid a great deal of
Iuncertalnty, especially \between mer
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PAID HUSBAND
$24,000 I0 0H
HER II 0|IOIIIIE
lion Mrs. llicltc of East Avenue,
HM, 811115 to Get Back 120
Notes Shem When Marmot
Was'Sinod.
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Month Was Demanded as Price
of Freedom
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before 5 S11.
“ An application made
promo 'Court Justice Bijur. in New
York, yesterday by Mrs. Katharine
.Lemcko Hicks for an order to recov-
er 120 notes of $200 each payable
within the next ten years. revealed
that the notes were given to Mrs.
Illicks to her husband, Henry Sloane
Hicks, to guarantee the payment to
him of $24, .000 in monthly payments
of $200 each. Winter & Winter,lt Mrs.
Hickss attorneys, asked the court ,to
'order the return of the notes or to
have them declared of no ”‘value.
Mr. and Mrs.‘ iii-cits were married
in Washington about nine ye’ars ago.
Mrs Hicks is the daughter of the late
Augustus .l. Lemcke of Indianapolis.
Ho 11111-1 1ery rich and left his daugh-
'te1 well provided for. Mr. =~nd Mrs.
IHicks lived in Norualk; Conn. They
parted late that y.a11r \lr. Hicks re-
maining in the Somali: homo and
Hire. Hicks going to lndinnupotts, it
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Fair tonight and Thunday.
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Steamers Atlanta and Fingal Ter-
pedoed, and Six of the Crew of
the Latter are Reported to Have
Lost Their Lives---Two Attempts .
of Cruisers to Approach Outer
Fortifications in the Dardanellec: ‘
Failed-«Franco-Belgium
Battle Line Shows IncreaSed
Have
Activity
(lcrmany has scored again in her submarine warfare
on British shipping. The British Admiralty announced
today that the steamers Atlanta and bingo! had been tor-
pctloctl. 'l'hc crew of the Atlanta was saved. but six
Iivcs ltft‘ reported to have l1 ecn lost (111 the I‘lngal.
The lack of 111-1135 cruircrhhig thc attack on the Dur—
1I2111cllcs is c.\plz1i11cd in 11 di~pz1ich from Constanthtoplc,
which says that only i111pm'tn11t operations have been
ztttt-Itiptcll by the allied IIt‘t‘I during the Last few days.
T1111 attempts of cruisers to approach the other fortifi-
cations. in connection with mine sweeping operations. are
said to hurt I111” frustrated by the fire from short;
Incrtnsing atti1it1 is intlicutul along the western
1nd of U c I'rztucn— Ichjrian battle I111c. "\ message from
a 1011cspondtnt at the front of a Paris
that Nicuport has been bombarded by the Germans all?
Westcmlv by the Allies. 'lhc lltlpjans are reported to
have made some headway against the (1cr111rms.capturing
positions in two localities. The British army is still on
the defensive. although its advance apparently has been
checked by the Germans EV»
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\\’.:-\SHING' I‘ON March 17—“ 1th the publication
I11 the State Department today of the complete text of
thc correspondence between the United States and bel—
ligerent nations respecting the rights of neutrals interest .
was renewed in the probable course the American ,gow
crnment would pursue in seeking ircc commercial inter-
course with other countries. 7
This correspondence included the British Ortlcr- in-
Council, aimed at the stoppage of all commerce by sea
to and from Germam togcth or with the full text of the
notes to and from Great Britain and Germany in Wthh
the United States sought to brmg about an abandonment
of submarine warfare and the shipment of conditional
contraband to civilians. It had also been arranged "to
make public late today the British reply to the Amcri— “
can note of inquiry as to how the British embargo 'on
commerce with. Germany was to be carried out in prac~
ticc.
The situation resulting from the commercial block- ‘
adc continued today to absorb official attention. The fact
that the British order failed to afford American com-
merce with other neutrals relief from interference is dis-
appomting to officials "
It is generally believed here that vugorous
. will be made against the action of the British govern—
ment. Senator Walsh, of Montana. who discussed the
situation with President Wilson last night, strongly fa-
vors such a step.
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mettt was made today that the Brit1shstca1ucrs Atlanta
and I mgral had been torpedocd.
The standard shipping rccotds contain no ntentmtt
of a Bntish sailing ship or steamer named Atlanta. They
do. however. mention the British steamer Fingal.
10119:.th was owned 1n Scotland and was rngagcd 111 the
meeting trade.
IONDUN, March 17, 1250 p 111—-—Ihe tC\t of ill
conununication follows. ‘
“ I he British steamer Atlanta, 511) tons.
Messrs. .I. and l‘. l'lutchison, of Glasgow. was torpcrtloe
by a (icrman submarine off Inishturk. on thc west coast
March 14. 'The
of County (ialway, Ireland. about noon.
crew was landed on lnishturk Island, and the vessel is
now in the harbor
"The British steamer “that. of 1,562 gros tons 661
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protest, I
IONDO\. March 17, 12 4:5 p 111 —-()i'hual annonnctaa
This .
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