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BRIDGE l’OitT, March 23. -—The fast eastbound Boston express, due in' this city at 5:40 o‘clock, was sa1edE from :1 probable plunge into tliel llousatonic River b1' being derailed: 'by an automatic safety de1lce a con-1 pic 01 hundred feet from an open dl'awhridge at Devon, formerly known as Naugatuck Junction about 51‘}: o‘clock yesterday aftelnoon. Thei 0(0- 1110111 e, the. baggage car and ilieslnok- er were thrown off the tracks, but no one was hurt except the lireman,E who was slightly injured Tile passengers were badly shaken up 111 the sudden stopping of the train and some oi them new unner1ed 11,1 the immiileuce oi a serious catastrophe. Just what made. it necessary to de- rail the train in order to prevent the accident is not known. Tile train, it appears, should have been stopped by a danger signal several hundred yards E farther down the track. Several pos sible things may have happened, that! the train ran by the signal. that the‘ towernian may have failed to set,the signal or that the signal spparntusE failed to operate. E The train was derailed by a safety device known as a “derail." It was devised for just such a contingency gs that whichEoccurrsd yesterday— namely to prevent a train running in- to an open drswbridgé even lf'other danger warnings failed to stop them. it is arranged so that when the bridge is open a train is automatically switched off and derailed. making It 1 Introducing Motive ForECommitiing The Crime 0f Arson. Claimed Thai Barney Walk Wanted To Raise Money on Fire insurance to Pay Off Mortgage Foreclosure Judgment-- Bond Lowered to $2,000 and the Case Continued Until Wednesday. The alleged motive for committing walk, owned by Mrs. Annie Friedman.E the crime of arson, for which Barney \\ olk, of this city. stands accused, in which ,Joseph L. Moeller, a localE electrician. is claimed to be implicat- Eof New iork city, Mr. \tolks sister 1 Acting in the interests of Miss Jones. Attorney Bartram foreclosed 11111111 1101011 so Station Ilo'z vnII be Discon- MllIS lllll MEI MIN S ,—-——-—— Ila-180 Notlfied_' '— flce Department economy has struck Many More Persons Ale Beloved . . . E lNorwalk. A few months ago the pa- “ “"030” Mm IIElll MEI-Etrons of Rural Free Delivery, Route II I III m m 137, were deprived of a second daily .- delivery. Now Edward Gorham i1111111111 11111111 11111 11111111111111 walk post office that on and after April 1st Sub Station No, 2, In the store of puny, will be discontinued. This an- tion on the part of the residents of first part of the city. It is stated tinned After toil let-E. E. Got-g The second installment of Post Of-' SINIIIES EASI NORMAIIIE l l 1 i 1 l 1 1 hasl been notified through the South Nor-‘ I located the (iorlialn (‘om-1 nouncement will arouse great opposi-‘ that the reason for the Department’s |ed,11as introduced yesterday after-Eried to the Superior Court of Bridge- noon at the, trial of the 1110 men, held port. A $5, 000 Judgment was render‘E Ellie mortgage and the suit was car- AMINO!“ W NMGSNGdII‘ MEM'tlon is lack of patronage. 1enience cannot be questioned. people find it very handy to send ple uninterested before Judge John J. Keogh. in the council c'lutmbel oi the City Hall, 011 North Main street. Damaging Evidence Offered Attorney Floyd ll. Bartram, of Stalli- t'ord state's witness, furnished testi 'moliy claimed by Prosecutor William A. Griffin. jr., to establish Barne11 \\'olk’s motive in firing the 'llymanEE \‘eetllenian house, at the comer of: Golden Hill and Summit streets, 011 11he eiening of September 29th, of last1 tear. Foreclosure Granted Against Wotk. Atorney Bartram represented Miss Jennie ..l Jon‘es, of Stamford. who held a mortgage 011 the so called Randal b'lock, 011 Van Zant street, East Nor’ NElllllMS EXAMS MRS. ANOlf OMNEOE Messenger Evans Forwards Cedal'E chest and lined Stirred atents Used at ‘IIid The" blood stained clothing and .householdrrtlcles belonging to Mrs. Helen M. Angle of Stamford, ,which were used as exhibits by. the state in its short to fasten upon her the death of Waldo R. Billion, were sent back to Stamford this morning by Messen- ger Charles S. Evans, upon request of Leonard Blondell, father of Mrs, An- ed in hum of Miss Jones Ten Days To Raise Judgment thB court ordered it be paid by Oct ,.1914 This was just ten days before the Needlenlan fire. Se1en days pre-E ‘1ious to September 29111. the. night 01 the fire, Herbert S Miller, real estate 1and insurance agent, of Sinmt‘ord wrote a policy on the heedleman house tor $6,000. the exact amount of the foreclosure suit judgment. it is the touteution of Prosecutor Griffin that ‘ .\Ir Wolk fired the Needleiunn house to secure the $13,000 lnsuiance money to sutish the foreclosure judgment. Insurance Morley For Settlemcnt 1 (Continued on fifth pale) EOANOIIIII IONEMEN Slim MEANING Matters National office's inquire into Affidavit latter in the some factory appeared before National President John W. Scully' and National Secretary Martin Law- lor. of the United Hatters of North} - dynamite explosion, VANCOUVER, B, (3., March "3- -'l‘ntil the arrival of another steamer" lite today from Howe .Sound, no fur» llltl' information was expected con coming, the extent of the loss of life in the snow and landslide that sub lyeslerday swept away part of the plant of life Britannia mines, Ltd. steamer which srvhed from Brittnniai Beach last night with several of the injured brought word that the death, list probably would reach the first es- timates of fifty. Eighteen bodies had been recovered. and twenty were Eknowu to have been injured. The slide occurred shortly afterE midnight. There was a report IIKA a and a mass rock, snow and huge trees swept dowon ;1'rom near the summit of the moun- ltnins. it carried from a ledge a bunk house, cook-house and one 011 the 9 two of the.hauses occupied by Ifnmllles oi the employee. Theontire mass of debris then shot downwards. stopping half a mile further, near the' Brittanla Creek, where some of the E mine workings are situated. I ‘About a dozen men coming of! night shift from the mine, narrowly cacao Four foremen in ”IE9 Lee hat fuc- ed. One man was buried in the snow E the effort to get a line‘ on what might my in Denburl‘. and all “former for several hours, only his hand up; be expected during the coming Epesring above tits surface. He was rescued unllurt,E .although nearly 'frozat , No cause can be assigned for the Ethe batters association 0“ 33“" Elnterested in the Brittanis mines, idsy afternoon in regard to the nsser» which produce copper and silver. America, in the Danbury pfllcsl “Elnndslide. American “I!!!“ is ARRIVE Etllelr children to the Gorhain store fm'1 ‘postai supplies and for money ordersE ;a'1d the discontinuance will be sen, Eiously fel1 \\ hether a mme will be Elnade for the rte-consideration of the' Departments attlon is not known at E;prosent but such action is 1er1' likely ESub Staton No 2 was establshed about Efive years ago and Edward E. Gor- ham 111' as appointed clerk- incharge all that time. This move. of course. makes in all probability Sub near the railrr ad stan be continued. at least for 1liim an ”ex.“ Station .\‘0. 1, lion, will En while .111011111 1111111111111 1 1111 BASiBIlt 1111; Will Namath 81mm Eastern Asso- E elation bauball during the coming lemon? That‘s the interesting ques- tlon local tans and Milton H. Billions member of the New York American 1 Magus, are busy mm; to figure out. E Mr. Baker was in town this morning looking up local baseball magnates in sea- ‘sou. Baker has applied for an Eastern Association franchise. and he ll locate 1 in Norwallt if the city can support good I baseball. it is the intention of the pro- moters to give from three to four games a week, including Sundays. Certainly Norwalk fans should get gle. Mr. Blondell sent word to Messen- ger Evans that he would like the goods returned to him as soon as we sible and Evans lost no time in for- warding them. Most of the goods were packed in the cedar" chest, in which the blood stained straw hat was placed by Mrs. Angle on the night of the tragedy. Among the articles returned were the vwhiteshlrt waist with the blood stain upon the collar, NEW YORK March 23-*F°|‘ll' men the black shirt which had blood and one woman who announced they‘smin and Mrs Angle's white shoes were members of the Industrial 11 ork- 1 and stockings which she claimed she ers of the World and who invadedE Etook off first while preparing for bed _ last night the Daily Temple, 3 mis-E‘ on the night of June 23 when Bal- sion house in East Forty Second lous 51,1,“ was fractured, street, were in possession of the mls- The Chinese chimes which hung sion today and announced that theyEabove the door in Mrs Angle‘s front would hold it by force, if necessaryu ,room. and which were claimed by a They entered the place while a meet- , woman reporter for a New York news- impossi-ble, if the device operates, for a train to run off into open space. it (Continued on ‘SIXIII Page) Illlsnlil wonns' ing was in progress to discuss their condition, and when the meeting end-1 ed, declared that filey intended to. stay all night. Protests were .navail-E ing. The lndustrials announced that? they would send out circulars later today calling a meeting of the unem- ‘ployed in the mission which they had commandeered. TRIAL OF TITANIC_SUIT. NEW YORK, March 23.——Trial of the suit brought by~the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, owners of the steamer Titanic, which sank with the' loss of more than 1,600 lives in April, .1912, to determine the extent of the company‘s liability, was set today in the Federal district court for May 17. The company contends that its lla- blilly is limited to approximately $92.: 000. the value of llfeboats and other property recovered from the wreck Damage suits aggregating millions for’ loss of life and property. of those aboard have been filed against the company. Upon the court’s decision will depend the fate of these suits. l \ her of the Chicago ENavy League of the United States. paper. were also sent back in the . chest, Messenger Evans still has Bailou’s blood stained straw hat, the broken wine bottle and the two whisky bot- Etles which were introduced as exhib- its at the trial, but he intends dis- posing of them soon. .. “'E LAFK AEROPLAINES CHICAGO, Mar. 213— Thc' acro- nautic branch of the Nation's military service was declared to be in an “ap- palling condition" by Albert Bond .Lflmbf‘l‘l, of St. Louis, head of the U11- ited States, Aviation Reserve Corps, in an address at the first annual din- branch of the here. last night. There is not one aero- plane owned by the Federal GOVBTH< ment that is cable of military service, Mr'. Lambert. said. and the total num- ber of machines does not exceed thirty. no two of which are alike. He ‘ asserted that the appropriation of at, 800,000 recently passed by Congress for aeronautics was insufficient. “The inefficiency of the aeronniitic branch of our service is,nol due to the personnel of the Army and Navy, but to Congress, “said Mr. Lambert. foremen have signed statementsI which are said to be in the possession E of a third party to the effect that theyE were afraid to discharge man whoE work in the malt-lug department of the factory because they would be in dan- them, and being fined or suspended from the union. The foreman went before the na- tional officers about three oclock on Saturday afternoon and the hearing lasted until nearly seven o'clock. When the hearing was met neither' the national officers nor the foreman (Continued on sixth Page) *SOMVEIOM SAMlOIlO ASIlS S725 ION 'ESENIIOES Quite an unusual stilt has beenE brought through Attorney John J. Cuneo, of this city Through the lo- cal attorney David G Sanford, of South Norwalk, is suing to recover $900 damages from Julia A. Merwin, of Milford Conn, administratrix of the estate of the isle Merritt Mer- win, also of Milford. Mr Sanford, an expert surveyor, did considerable work or the late Mr. Merwln in various places. When he‘ died there was ow- ing a bill for $725. When the claim for this money was presented by Mr. Sanford. It Was disallowed by Mrs. Merwin_ without notifying either Mr. Sanford or his attorney,‘ John J. Cuneo. The time allowed by law for paying the claims of the estate has passed, but because of the lack of notification this will not stand in this instance. A $1,000 attachment on property in Milford has been made The case is returnable to the Court of Common Pleas on the first Tues- ' day in April. ger of having charges brought against: . .. .. . . . mm 111111111113 MAI lOllM ASSOlllWN 1 There was considerable interesting i talk concerning the Work of electrical Econtractors in Norwalk at a dinner 1glven last evening in the News“: Ho itel. There is a city ordinance pend- Elng, which would make it incumbent upon electricians to take out licenses, land this matter received much consul erat.lon I" it may be that within a short time EEan electrical contractors association will be formed in this city. This was Edlscussed some at the dinner. last n.lght and tentative plans were laid. 1 One of the principal speakers was B.J ( out and bustle in the attempt Eto get good ball played here this year; Ba- kel- said this morning if he was soils- fled he coull sell the right amount of aspen ticlfls, to cost 815. he would put Norwalt on the baseball map. Those interested, Including mer- chants sndhred-blooded fans, in buy1 with the spa-ting editor of The Senti- nel, Speaking of the following article. which apps-red in the New York I Press. this morning. Baker said “there's nothing to such talk." "Milton Baler, the man who recent- 1 ly applied for an Eastern Association lfranchlse in Danbury, ,was signed by i the Yankees last season, btit Bill Don lovan did not seem to be anxious to take Milton down Southl so it is said dE that Baker is ready to sue the Yanks ijust as soon as the season is opened. He says his contract had no ten-day clause." EGardner. of the U. E. L. & W. Co. on Ein fact everyone present had a. chance and accepted it to speak a word for the good of the electrical business in 1 Norwalk. E The dinner was all that could be de—E CELEBRATES NINETIETH BIRTH ‘slred. Electrical contractors from allE DAV- parts of the city were present, and. Theodore'Knapp. of Golden Hill they proved svery jolly bunch A fine street, on Monday. March 29th, will lmsnu was provided by the manage. celebrate his ninetieth birthday. Ela- lmt of the hotel and a delightful! borate preparations are under way for social time was enjoyed throughout a big observance A“ enjoyable recep- the repast. tion will be held between the hours of 2 and 9 o’clock p. m., and refresh- ments will be served. Both Mr. Knapp and his daughter. Mrs. Annie F. Min- ton. extend the most cordial invita- tion to all of their many friends throughout Norwalk to partake in this joyous occasion. Everybody isEinvltl- ed and the more the merrier. JUDGE BOARv DEAD NEW YORK Mar. 23-Former Judge L S. Roan, of Manta, Ga., who ‘ ’tried and sentenced Leo Prank for the murder of Mary Phagan. died today. . here. in thePolycllnic Hospital, where he" had been a patient since Feb. 26. "it was reported that death was due to cancer, but this the hospital auth- orities would not confirm or deny, LATE SNOW IN TEXAS LONG VIEW, Texas, Mar. 23--’i‘hl'ee lnche‘sof snow lay 011 the ground lit-re last night. This Is the latest date that snow has ever fallen in this section according to Weather Bureau records. SECRETARY McADOO 'llih ‘1 WASHINGTON, Mar. 28,—Sscrtnry .EMcAdoo was at his home. iodnvw con- ‘1nlesing from an operationfor ap- The con ‘ Many E lug season tickets. can communicate - IThe cold weather has injured the peach crop, according to orchnrdists. . pendicltis performed at 11 local hos- .pitnl ten days ago. 1 -1...‘ 4.. llllO, MARSHAL llllNOlI PREOIOIS ENDING Of MAN IN A SHORT Ile Says That Spring Looks Well for the Allies, and the Germans Ap» pear to Lack Ammunition---Italy is Preparing for Breaking Off of Negotiations With Austria---Aus- trianTroops Defending Przemysl Attempted to Break Through the Russian Lines, But Couldn’t Do so The opinion is cxprcsscd by Field Marshal Sir John l’rcnch. commander of the British in the field, that then war will not be of long duration In an inter- vicw with a lrclitll torrcspondcnt he says that spring promises well for the Allies, and that lie belic1cs the (icrnians are feeling a lack of ammunition. Italy is preparing rapidly for whatever may from the negotiations with Austria, now reported lug reached an important stagc. A royal llccrcc is soon to be signed establishing rulcs dcsig‘nctl to supprcss spies. \thucli arc to be put to work II] the places of men In t'asc 11f iiiollilizatitm of the army. force: result as hav— .\11 official Russian communication ilcscr'ibcs the bat— tlc which prcl'ctlcil the full of I’rzcuiysl. It is said that 1111' troops lcft the fortress to the castwaril iii a final effort to break through the Russian IIIICS at any cost, blit were defeatcil quickly, Ilcrlin newspapers do not believe the .“RttsSian victory. 11'ill'bc of great influence on the cam-I.-.- , paign as a whole, although the fall of the city is des- cribcd as a painfulEbloElt' to the Austin-German right wing " “- 1 '; Unfavorable weather still prevailed at the Darda- ucllcs yesterday, and 110 further attacks on the Turkish ‘ fortifications tt'ci'e attempted. The warships of the al— licd flcct did not have their, anchorages. —“‘" \ ROME. via Paris. March 23, 3130 ante-Before the. adjournment yesterday of the Chamber of Deputies until May 12. Premier. Salandra declared the government did not intend to rulc without a Parliament, but that a va-' cation was necessary that the Cabinet might central its attention upon pressing internal and international ques- tions. Contrary to the assertions of Socialist «Members, the Premier said, the country is not suffering from a shortage of food. The country suffers inconycnicnces ‘froni the war, he admitted. bill the Government is thing possiblc to provide work. for the unemployed. ‘NAPLES, via Paris. March 23, 7:35 a. in—Co'ntra; band ammunition was found aboard the steamer Fin- E‘ land by customs officials here, according to reports prin- ted in Naples newspapers. It is said that six customs guards are accompanying the steamer to Genoa for a thorough search 1th c as it is believed the cargo contains more couttahaud than was found here. T he I'lnland is a steamer of 7,927 ions, which sailed‘ from New York. Feb. 27, for Gibraltar, where she arrived March 9 and then cleared for Naples and Genoa. E ( PARIS, March 22 ,Miduight..——“Amunition, ammu- nition, nothing but ammunition." That is the essential problem which the war presents, in the opinion of Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the EllgIISIlEfOI" ccs in l‘rancc and Belgium, according to the Havas Ag« , cncys correspondent at llritish Headquarters. Ammunition is the prcrcquimtc of all progress and of all pushing ahead,” Sir John is quoted as saving in an interview with the Haves correspondent. “Every one" needs plenty of ammunition, but the Germans nccdwlt more than we (I0., I have had a feeling for some time past‘ that they were bcing sparing of their shells. They don't squander them as at the beginning. cconmizing because the lack of nitrates, necessary for the manufacture of explosives, is making itself felt in Ger— many. low-1 “Neither is the morale of tIlcii'._troops the some. One 1 , gets from them an im )rcssion of fatigue and Insettudc. They had buscrl all their calculations on ' a sudden. smashing: victory 'I but plan failed, and the state of mind oftheir troops has suffered as a consequence. “Economic difficulties in the iIIteriorEoi the German ._......._ ._.——— (Continued on Third Page.) “1 11"”? .asl' do'u’lg _. every— ‘1 1 g,“ ‘ They are , E!
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