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Brings Action Against Son of
Former Ambassador, She flar-
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Tells Story of Her Romantic Mar.
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa., April i.——Tlie
long series of charges and counter:
charges in the family of (‘harlemagne‘
ToWer, i'ornier ambassador to Ger-i
many. came to a point today when
action for divorce was begun by Mrs.
‘Georglaunn Tower, whose announces.
ment that she had been married to
Charlemagne Tower. in. son of tlie’
one-time ambassador was followed by'
' her entering suit against his fatherj
for alienation of elections. l
She asked damages in the amount of:
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Villa Orders Dealli
Penalty far Counterfeifers
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Forged Paper Money Circulators to be
Severely Dealt Willi Hereafter
EL PASO, Tex., April 1.—Generel against the defendants in many cases
SOUTH NORWALK, court. 'ijifiinspnv, APRIL 1, 1915
‘uwl
awn
Somtylelhenfq'oy sfiso
, 'flv to resist. writs AND can own munch.
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Villa has ordered that the death pen-
alty be applied to those guilty of cir-
culating counterfeit paper money.
large quantities of which are report—
and because the counterfeiters are not l
prosecuted in any way, the courierl
quence has been to increase the is-
sue of bogus money.”
ller. llr.Vl. i. met Ols—
cissstimh'm'lfl Chi. Chi for
Wilt the llotel um,
helliglit
coitus—incurs
ed in use along the Mexican border. The death penalty for. circulating
in a statement received here last,
iforged money has already been ap-
night from Torreon, Villa said: {plied frequently by Villa's command-
"I am sorry to say that l have been T ers. A Mexican was executed recent-
t’orced to take this step because itlly in Juarez for attempting to smug-
llas been impossible to cause punish-isle counterfeit money into Mexico.
merits of the culprits in the Unitedland several Americans have been an
States. notwithstanding the truthful‘rested, but none executed, as far as
evidence that we have presented is known. '
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IN.l:[ll|NG‘$l,100 !
ltlllcl fll0M- JURY:
llanbury Hatter Wins Suit Against 0" State 3W4 0' Charities
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Former Officials of local llo
' m".- . HARTFORD. (‘omi.. April l.—»April
10, united Hatters 0f“ 'ca lh‘mii's Day in the Legislature passed
‘ without any undue excitement and
only a ripple of amusement, although
many members eagerly awaited all
opportunity to ”start the ball a-roll-
After deliberating for less than an
hour, the jury which heard the case
of Dominick Connors of Danbury,
0N [EGISlAllIRl’
jllobert ll. Fife, lr., of Middleton‘,
martin-thoroug-
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‘ Harlin iiii
Sessions will Be not a 3m
Avenue-cents schism
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Pleasant lithe Afterward at thel
club House in Wall Street 5
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The New York East Conference or: T urkuy was reduced beyond recon-1
the Methodist Episcopal Church Will; iiition last night and the task- did not’
hold its annual sensing; in the Bush-:Fequn‘e three fleets of powerful but»;
wick avenue-Central church, corner of, tieships and several regiments oi sol-i
i Madison street. Brook n, the Rev. Dr.1 dlers. There were only seventy men,
w. A. Richard, Mos, beginning onivarying in ages. who assembled at;
. Wednesday, April 7, gt 9 a. m.. and: the Norwalk Hotel, and made short?
;continuii\g for an entire week. The? work 0' it. incidently enjoying the
Iconference includu- ministers fromiother good things that Landlord Anus-1
more than 300 churches in Brooklyn} sell had provided for the banquet of
Long Jihad, Mnuhutun and Connecti-f'iiie Norwaik Club. The great viC-'
cut, also a considerable number of re-i lOI'Y was won without the use of .
tired ministers and others who are in booths and shells, only the plain im-j
detached service. The churches of 1 niemenis oi the table being used in‘
Brooklyn will entertain the mfn‘gter‘il the attack. which proved irresistible.l
Bishop William F, Anderson of (m... And to add to the plesauniness of the
$200,000. The action never canle to‘ against l’atrick Connolly, now stutc‘ mgy in the “(M59 the speaker gave
trial. . I labor commissioner, and Emil Ncch “p the chair to Mr. Rogers. of Litclr
‘ At the time' this alienation action;. 01' Danbury. brought in a verdict yes-i field, the humorlgt of the body, when
was beam» November, 1913. the Tow-I terday afternoon. for 81.100 in favor of. the calendar was called, and members
are denied hist’tfleir son was married." the plaintiff. The damages claimed in' began to 8pm in “activation of
It is understood that this will be their? the action were $5,000. i139”! time. Br. Mr. .3053“ held the
contention in the present action for- Arguments by counsel in the caeegmembera to their busineamnnil there
divorce. In her present action Mrsl wen heard this morning in the Su-lw“ scarcely a smile “mu Mr. De-
iGeorgieilnuBurdick Tower alleges de-i perior court. The taking of testimony: vine. of Waterbury, doubted a ruling
sertiou as ground for divorce. lwas oonlpleted yesterday afternoom’and Mr. Rogers said that (paginatio-
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She had been marriedIbefore. to‘
Human Allen, a business man' of New:
«Haven, but they were divorced, Their:
married life covered a period of sev~l
eral years and the divorce was grant-i
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suits or. illul. i
lililsis notion“
SEATTLE, Worth, April 1.—-—Bodlesi
'of the four persons drowned in the
'iDuwamish river, Tuesday night, when
an automobile ran off a bridge ten
miles south of this city, were brought
here today forvburial.
Those drowned were: Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas W. Prosch, Miss Margaret L.
Denny and Mrs. Harriet F. Beecher.
" Mr. Prosch, who was 65 years of
age. was editor of the Post intelligen-
cer for several years.
_ Mrs. Posch was a daughter of Gen.
Morton M. McCarver, founder of the
,City of Tacoma. She was 64 years old.
V Miss Denny was the daughter of
iArthur A. Denny. Who founded Seat-
tle in 1851. She was one of the la-Jt
survivors of the sehooner load of peo-
ple who landed alfi’Se'atie in November,
of that year. She was 70 years old.
Mrs. Beecher was the wife of Capt.
Herbert F. Beecher. son of the late'i
Elev. Henry Ward Beecher. She was‘
55 years old.
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ItlllGEFIELD, Conn, Mar. ' 31.—
John Potter, three-yehrsold, was
burned to death at his home here to-
day. He climbed out of‘bed while his
mother was down stairs and, it is
believed. got hold of some matches.
Setting his clothing on fire while
playing with them. When the mother,
rushed upstairs as the youngster
screamed. she found him lying on' the
floor burned from the chin to feet He
had also inhaled the flames and death
occurred within half an hour. Two
,were not injured.
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and “we arguments ”98““ ““3 morn: [flan was out of order. Ind the laugh
ing. ' iwas turned on him. ,Later on Mr.
Attorney Waiter Gordon Merritt. for. Fem]. of wetherslieid'," questioned
the plaintiff, took offense at the arguol whether the chair had ”put a motion
ment of Attorney w. H. Taylor of the: or not, and the chair told Mr. noun
defense because the letter stated that.1 that he lied been “asleep at the
it was an insult to justice for a man; switdi.“ . _.- '
to bring a suit like that of ConnorsJ. As E. K'ent fjubbard, Jr” of Middle
Mr. Merritt COmPllmented Attorney] town. found it‘mpoggib‘é to serge-"on
Lockwood of the defense for his argurl the state board of charities, to which
ment, blit characterized Mr. Taylor as: he was recently elected. Governor
an “insulting counsel." Holcomb sent into the Senate the
Judge Howard J. ‘Curtis besan'his name of Robert H. rite: Jr.. of Mid-
obarge at noon. and the Jury retired} dietown. to all his place.
to deliberate on its verdict at 1:30 Among favorable reports to
yesterday afternoon. Connors claims, senate were these: Giving first select-
damages 01' $5.000. 611981118 that the; men of towns or wardens of boroughs
defendants conspired to keep himi power to close pool and billiard rooms
from obtaining employment in the hat-- at midnight; giving county commie
ting trade, becauserhe had forfeited
his membership in the local. . l the rightgto-cause jail, prisoners to
i work in or abouttlie buildings or up-
PARTY AT LI’I‘CHFIELD
WEEKEND.
A party 0f ‘9“ ““1 ““9 ““10“le for a county sealer of weights and
morning for Litchfleld, where they'measures, appointed by the coun
will enjoy the week-end. Fishing will commissioners for live-years.
be the main form. of amusement. The , not to exceed ‘1’800 a year, "and pow.
till" Will "be made by automobilel ers to extend to all cities and towns
Those who are tomske up the party
the .
sioners. with consent of the sheriifnl
FOR ' on any public highway. bridge or oth»
er property of the countyz Di‘OVIding»
U
ary l
in each county; authorizing iBranfordl
are: Mr .and Mrs. Mark M. Hender-
eon_ Mr. and Mrs. S. L. WeeW, Mge
Hazel Lockwood, Miss Martha Hend-
erson, Miss Mary Burnell, Russell
Frest. Jr., John Frizzell, Duncan Friz—
izell. , ’
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to improve highways: directing the'
jhighway commissioner to erect unl-
lform signs pointing out the directlom
land to maintain danger slgnsf
talong trunk line highways; 11-:
mending the charter of the Connec-i‘
ticut Railway and Lighting Company.
cinnati. who presides for the first time
over the New York East Conference.
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licolll "concise-.2:
* , om llllslltl will
. in tropeufum Ilali
. The first night's performance of the
. “Big Minstrel Show." given. by Lincoln
'Council. No. l. .0. U. A. M., was pre-
sented last evening to a large audience
. that greatly enioyed- and» appreciated;
, the. original. and uniquenietbod usedi
l in the opening and closing of the show.
The program follow:—
.0pening—Tentl.ns on the Old Camp
Grounds, by chorus.
l. Medleyof poular song, bth an-
tire circle.
}, Solo. "Rock Me to Sleep." by Eli-I
i Roberts.
i End song, "He's a Bag Picker." w
: rislburt Amundsen,
7 Solo. ”In the Hills of Old Kentucky:
lby George Overton.
l End song. "Pin a Superstitions
. Coon." by Russell Mead.
l 8010, "Your the Rose' of my Heart."
'by Alfred ‘Kraemer.
End song. "Rep. Rep. Rep." by
yodr minsti'el bones. by Nelson Thier-
ault.
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Banjo and Mandolin duet. by the Ain-i
undson Brothers.
End son. "When i was a Waiter“
by William Moore.
COMSTOCK-SCAM SUIT SETTLED- ‘ to give additional line through Myrtle,l
Closing, "Telephone Dialogue." by
A notice of settlement has been ill-“Rowe and’Broad streets in New Br]t.f end man, F. A. Scofleld,’ interloucter
8d With Clerk GTOEOI'Y. of the town‘ain; on a petition‘memorlalizing Cong and director.
court. by the attorneys in the case gress for construction of the bristlin-i
of Georgianna Comstock vs. Fred J.
Chorus, Fred Wilson, Howard Wil-
‘ occasion Thomas C. Balcom, in charge.
of the festivities, bad the Wellnitz-j
Sterling orchestra. of six pieces, on1
'the loo. Congressmen E. J. Hill gave I
i. delightful talk on Russia, after.
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l .. (Continued from‘rtftbrageo
on our
immaculate suit fill.
peers in Court as Complainant
Agilitt Victor Alialles
Victor Miakca. aged 35. a Siavish
resident of Church street, this city. ‘
was this morning tried before Judge
John Keogh. and bound over to the
Bridgeport court under 82,000 bonds
on the very seidoue charge of assault-
ing fourteen year old Ethel Billik, a
next-door neighbor. ‘ ~
' Michael ml. the young girl's fath-
er, who claim: he. was a witness to
the assault; a 11:39. o’clock, last even-
ing. compleined to sergeant J.- Harry
Gibson. Mlnh: was arrested‘promptly
by Officer John H. Smith.
in court t morning it developed
that Miakea had given Miss Biliik a
drink of wine; Whether this was ding-
,ged, Or not, was not brought out. but
Mlakea. who'etoutly denies the charge
lodged against him, said he ,had of-
fered the wine to the girl for her
health, “that" her cheeks might bloom
ired." ‘
: Mrs. Miaken. wife of the accused
lman. in court this morning was in a
*highly nervous state. and several
‘ times said size would itiu herself. Her
lhusband faces an extended jail sen-
}tence, should: he be found guilty by
lthe Bridgeport courts. as the maxi-
$2,000 iii litiutl
Good m Rendered of Altai3
Scam. By the terms-of bgreement, it
is understood, the defendant in" the
suit has purchased some land from
the plaintiff and a boundary line has
"sippl levies. {mot and Qiifford Amundson,
I In the House favorable reports in-i The opening scene represented the; mum penalty for this crime is thirty
c‘luded those from the Public Health‘.185t night in camp of a squad of sold: years in state’s prison.
and Safety committee prohibiting bur- iefs who decide to celebrate the occur} Attorney John J. Cuneo, of Washing-
, ial within 350 feet of a dwelling house
been established. To prevent any fur. ' unless a highway intervenes. and ei-
ther dispute an iron bar has been! lowing the state Board of Health to
driven into the ground fifteen feet ”i make rules for transportation of the
a marker. Attorney George H. VOS-j dead; from the Railroad’s committee
burs-h represented the plaintiff. and ‘ amending the charter of the Litchtleld
Attorneys Leo Davis and J. T. Dirnrbar‘
looked after the interests of Mr.
Scam.
NoawALK POST-OFFICE ne-
CElPTG.
The figures compiled at the uptown
postoi’fice for- ,the month .of March,
.iu'st ended. shows a large increase In
business over the corresponding per-
1914.
Company permitting it to bestow
l $50,000 and to extend its line in Tor-
Irington and on‘ the petition of the
IBristol and Plainvllle Tramway Com]
may for extension of time in which
i to organise. .. .
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All the members of Lady Washing-
|ton Lodge. who tomorrow night will
.vislt Lady Palmington Lodge of
, .iod of last year. The meipts in 1915 i Weetport. will leave for that place on 10nd till 12 o'clock. The commute re-
ptiler children were in the bed. They iwere 02,404.25 as against 81.86336 for'thg trolley csr laying
the Boston
‘store corner at 7:30 o'clock. "
start by having a" Minstrel show for‘ fon street, has been retained by Mr.
[their own amusement. The spa e is Miakea to defend him. The accused
'qnlokly‘clurud of the tent and §mp; man denied absolutely in court this;
equipment... circle is formed and the morning that he was guilty, but trial
black face end men consisting of the; startling story. toldby Miss Billik was
cook's helpers. are introduced by‘ very much againethim.‘
Fred Scofleld, the interlaucter. and, Samuel Abnbameon. of Bouton St...
the show is carried on through the master or eight diner-cut “nugget:
prosi‘amme. of solos and Jokes to the was the omclsi court interpreter, dur-
closing number which is the Rumble in; the proceedings this morning.
work of the end men, who reps-Mi --.~—-—-‘--———-,-
rival telephone companies and the: NORWALK Hoeemt. Merge. {
men do strange stunts to secure bust-l Mrs. Harry mutation, of Center
‘nese. The performance will be re- avenue, Bast Norwaik, was operated
posted again tonight, and after the on at tbs Norwslk Hospital this.
show is concluded dancing-villi be en. morale! l
miner A. Anderson. of ltonrtoa.‘
w m on at the institution
yesterday afternoon. 1
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quests the members to male rename
1' for tickets as soon as possible.
‘Ju
‘ WANT All.
To get what you
. want. when you
' want it: ‘
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FAIR TOMGHTtAND FRIDAY.
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A Dutch Boat, Suspected. of Sui? 5%
plying Oil to Submarines, Caps~
tured by British Torpedo Boats-- "
Turkey Expects Other Nations
to Enter War, on Side of the Al-
lies—Heavy Fighting Continues .
in Carpathians, But RepOrl; of
Victories Are Contradictory
One of the German submarines which recently have
been operating so successfully off the British Isles has
sent another steamer t6 the bottom. A Isrcnch ship was
torpcdocd in the English Channel and so far as is known
only 2 lilciilllcrs of her i‘f‘L‘W of nineteen were saved. A
llutch cargo boat suspected of having supplied fuel oil to
the submarines has been seized by British torpedo boats.
There are further indications that Turkey expects
other Balkan nations to (‘lllt‘i‘ the war on tlic Slill.‘ of l
the “Hit-5. At Adrizllmplc, the nearest illiportant Turk—
lsli town to the Bulgarian frontier, troops are being Cull-
ceiitratcd and artillery equipment increased. This is iii-~
tcrprctctl in Sofia as preparatory to a possible war with
lulgaria.
Russian and Austrian reports concerning the ‘ great
struggle in the Carpathians are coliiplctely at variance,
although they agree that heavy fighting is continuing; .
T in Russian )Nar Office claimsvaij‘ious successes along ’r”
’ this front. but the Austrian. authorities state that‘thSfidil‘ ' ~ ' ""
attackstwcrculrivcli back. ‘
between German and Russian reports of the fighting; in ,
the north. ” ‘ ‘ ' ~ ‘. "
‘Thc Russian Illat‘fk Sea fleet has bombarded several
Turkish towns. in Asia Minor, and it is stated that cona~
sitlcrablc damage was done, including the sinking of iSCV- _
cral ships. This claim, however, is contradicted at Con— r
stantinoplc. " ' . .. . '
EK'idcnccs of a revival of activity in tlic v'vcstarcl it!
longer apparent. The French attack in the Champagne. ,
region. which met with a measure of” success, apparent: 3.
ly is no longer being pushed. Although. the Germans are 5'
reported to have brought large forces into Alsace, only
the customary desultory figh ‘ng is in progress there. In
Northwestern France and elgium operations are almost
at a standstill. ~
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T here is a similar conflict
ROME, March .31. 8:25 p. m.. vita Paris, April - 1,
6:05 a. m.——-Tlie Idea N'azionalc says it is reported that
Prof. Luigi Luzzatti, former Premier and Minister of the
Interior, eventually will be the Italian plcnipotcntiary to ‘
negotiate preliminaries intended to lead to peace in '
Europe. It is stated in government circles. however, that ‘
the report is unfounded and that no. negotiations are in
progress. . .
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LOINDON. All?“ i-'-Ti‘e United States collicr Vul—p
can, which carries supplies for the relief of Jews Iii Pal-p.“ f
cstiiic and also for United States warships ‘ in Turkish” "
waters, has arrived. at Gibraltar, says a dispatch from
that place to'tlie Exchange Telegraph Company. . '
ROME. Marat 31. 8:20 p. m., via Paris. April 1,6 3. ,
m.—-Gcn. Sir Arthur Puget, head of the British military. .
mission which rcccntly‘was in Russja and who has visit—_.
ed the capitals ofthc laikan States on a special mission
to arouse sympathy in favor of the Allies. has arrived in ~
Rome. ‘Hc is said to be of the opinion that the moment; . ‘ y
the campaign becomes entirely favorable to the Allies, if.
Great Britain. France and Russia can agree on terms of ‘ .w
settlement. it will not be difficult to reconstruct the 831— V “
kaus.
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NEW YORK, April I.——Thc steamer Manhattan
. arrived hcrc today' from London with 56 survivors of
the steamer Denver. abandoned at sea March 23‘ in a
sinking condition. l’oriyminc of the number were (ill the
Denver crew. the other seven were passengers on the
steamer Carib. and two of the steamer livclyii. the two
American vessels stink by mines in the North Sea.
Sixteen other survivors of tlic lit-liver arrived jlit-ic ‘
several days ago on the steamer hicgantit'.
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