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ESTABLISHED 1870
II IIIIII
“iii Siftiitii
low Vail East Conference Passes
Mutations in ‘lts favor. With
lint II Word of Debate
tut IIIIIEIITIIII
smIIuIIIIIII was
lportlnant Business ,Transacted at
Second Day's Session
1 ”——
.
’l‘he'INew York East Conference, at
its second day's session in the Bush-
wich avenue-Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Brooklyn, yesterday
went unqualifiedly on record for we-
man suffrage. Resolutions presented
by the Rev, Dr. 0tho F. Bartllolow,
long a Brooklyn pastor, now of Mount
Vernon produced a wave of surprise,
but tlley were passed unanimously.
There was not a word of debate. as
might have been expected in so pro-
minent a body, one of the largest in:
the Methodist connection. which was
another surprise, and there was a
most apparent sense of relief that no
one took the opportunlt3 to express
himself on the other side of the ques-
tion. The resolutions were as follow:s
‘ Believing that equal suffrage is, in
the logic of the democracy to which
our nation stands committed. and that
it would benefit woman, as is demon-
strated by the State and countries ad-
opting it. therefore,
(Continued on Twelfth Page)
To BE ARBITRATED
Two Interpretations of Factory Bill
of Prion.
DANBURY, April 9.~lt Twas an-
nounced this aYternoon that a diffi-
culty the' has existed during the past
few days in the making department
of the Simon & Keane hat factory
regarding the method of doing a
. quantity of “fine" hats by machine
or hand would be settled by arbitra-
tion. it is expected that the arbitrat
ors will be selected at once. and that
they will take up the points In dis-
pute within the next few days. it "is
. destroyed by fire on the evening of
mummml’ofl-
Wilmamm.
East rNorWalk
Under
”Us .
woman
Examination
New York Disfrict Attorney’ 5 Office Try-
ing to Find Out it She Knows Anything
About Other Fires
Mrs. Anna Friedman, Barney Wolk'e
sister. and said to be the owner of the
Randall block. on Van Zant street, and
Hyman Needleman, part owner of
the Summit street house which was
September 29, of last year, yesterday
afternoon, before Assistant District
Attorney Weller, of New Yerk City.
was subjected to a rigorous examina-
tion in the effort to determine what
they knew concerning the Needleman
& Randall block fires.
Late yesterday afternoon District
Attorney Weller told The Sentinel
over the telephone that the New Yo!“ ing that all information concerning it'
District Attorneys office was cooper-
ating with Prosecuting Attorney Wil-
liam A. Griffin, in, of this city, that all
possible information regarding the al-
leged “fire-bug" cases might be
brought to light.
Attorney Weller denied that Mrs.
Friedman or Mr. Needleman had been
arrested. but that they simply had
been put under an evaminatlon. Mr.
Weller, after some other brief ques-
tioning of the into New York residents;
,will make a comprehensive report toI'
Prosecutor Griffin. it is expected thatf
IBeiidehf III In mbeposltmIlie-
y esterday aft erm
some interesting information will be
contained in the report.
Attorney Weller,
noon, refused to discuss the case, say-
must ‘be received from Attorney Grit
do, of this city.
lifl8El BIIYS PREPARING I
f0II BUSY 8EA8IIN
An important meeting of the Kelsey I
A. C. was held last nigglt with a sub-I
stantlai attendance of members. Con-I
siderahle business “as transat ted dur- ‘
ltlg the leugth3 session alld eight new
applications were accepted. The outer I
tainment committee reported that the
date of the dance which is_ to be held
Iin the Town Assembly Hall has been;
Ichanged to May 13 and Spiedel'a full:
The I
orchestra will furnish the music.
I
club voted to purchased some addition-
al new furniture. this being made nee-I
essary by the large membership, There I
are now over sixty on the club’s ros-
ter. The $5 in gold which was given
away by the club went to Regina
Riley of Plattsville avenue,
The Kelsey baseball candidates will
assemble Suhday morning for practice
and from the indiIcationsIIthe squad
will be the largest in the history of
the organization. The wealth of ma-
terial augurs for a fast team.
Mike Lyons. who has caught for the
the Winnipauks in past seasons and
made-a fine record. will he the reg.
ular backstop for.the Kelsey A. C.nine .
this year.
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EASIERN A880.
NEW HAVEN, pond,- April It—The‘
INew liuven, Hartford and Springfield
clubs of the Eastern Baseball Associu
tlon have appealed to the National
commie-ion from the finding of Secre-
tary Farrell. of the National board. in
which he refused to when the evi-'
denoe concerning the expulsion of
these clubs from the league. Word to
that efl'ect .was received yesterday1
from August Herrmann, chairman of
the National Committee Just as the diJ
rectors were about to meet her-1 and
award franchises to fill the vacancies.
The directors met behind closed
doors for two hours and President
I
Asselsoiilen lurk Conan In
Given as 57365319 and we
maternally
ISAIEIII’ Rim ’
,8lAIIl8 NEXT WEEK
President Bennett. Win an Ile" in
charge tiers. Repairing Building
. and Putting in lieu submit
The manufacture of centrifugal
In time it promises to become one or
her greatest. This important article
will be manufactured in this city by
the Holland Machine Company, for-
merly of New York, the coming of
which to South Norwalk was reported
in The Sentinel several days ago.
The former Knapp Box shop, on
Water street, which this concern has
BII8IIIE88 WREIIEIIIEYI
oeived Their Honey
NEW YORK. April 9.——flecclvers
were appointed today by Federal'
IJudge Hand her the J. B. Greenhut,
Company. which operates a large do?
partment am in this city. I
The J, B. Graenhut Company had an
.authorized and outstanding capital
Istock of 86,000, 000 and a bond issue
of $6,000,000 sinking fund gold six per
cent. bonds. Under the provisions of
the bond issue, $150,000 worth of the
bonds were to be retired annually. The
Central Trust Company of New York
is trustee.
Two corporate changes have been
made since the incorporation of the
original firm, Grecnhut it Colnpany,I
Nov. 16. 1910. The first occurred
when Greenhut A ‘Company became
consolidate] #91111! the Slegei-Cooperf
Company under the‘ name of the
GreenhutISiegel-CooperCompany. in
May of last year the firm name was
changed to the J. S. Greenhut Com-
pany. J. B. Greenhut is president of;
the firm.
The department stores conducted byI
the company, long known as the Ste.
gel- Cooper Store, occupied both blocks
I
O'I Rourke said later that as a mault ofI 0“ Sixth “9““9- between 18th “M
the appeal. do action was taken con-I
cerning new members. Another meet-'
ing will be held in a week or ten days.
President O'Rourke declared that
there are applications for franchises.
Maanger Keller of Pittsfield was no-
present at the meeting.
___
REAL ESTATE OWNERS',ASSOCIA-
, TION. .,
. in accordance with a vote passed at
'Wednesday evening's meeting of‘tho
19th streets
The assets of the stores are listed inI
the complaint at $7,405,415, includlngI
merchandiat. cash accounts to
oelvabie. The liabilities, it is stat-I
ed. aggregate :8. 613.060, not lncludingI
the mortgage liabilities amounting tot
approximately 82. 950, 000.
' J. B. Greenhut. president of the firm.
is treasurer of the Monmouth Securi-
ties Company. upon whose appllmtion
the receivers were appointed. The
local factory, and is
leased for a period of three years. is
now undergoing extensive improve-
ments. A force of men are busy re-
Imodeling the old factory, laying new
floors, painting and installing new mn-
chinery.
Things will be in shape within a
week for the commencing of opera-
tions. About four then will be employv
ed at the start. but with the steady
growth of the business Norwalk help
will be added. Good machinists will
be needed as the business increases.
and this demand means much to this
city. as a good many wage-earners in
Norwalk are machinists.
G. de P. Bennett, president of the
Holland Company, is in charge of the
superintendlng
the repair and installation work. The
company will manufacture duplex tri-
Iplex centrifugal pumps. which will be
electrical-motor, kerosene and gas en-
gine driven.
Centrifugal pumps are used in pri-
vate and apartment houses. ill large
office buildings, etc.. to pump, water
to the .upper floor. in instances where
the natural pressure of the water is
'not sufficient to drive it up. The Hol-
land Company has several of. their
iputnps installed in the Singer build-
ing, in“ New York, and large buildings
all over the country.
The company now has an office on
IEast 82nd street, New York city but
Mr. Bennett. the president, said yes-
terday afternoon he would make
South Norwalk the headquarters of
the concern, providing business war-
ranted it.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Death of Francis Sotberglil.
Francis Sothergill, inmate of the
Soldiers' Home. Noroton,
Wednesday. aged 86 years. He was a
member of Co. if. 2nd C V. Heavy
Artillery. The body was sent to Hart-
ford..where interment will be made.
IIAlllE8 IIIIW IINIIER
pumps is Norwalk'e newest industry:
died there .
Generally Fair Toniflht and My.
Two CENTS
WAY Mil III III
IIIIII 0N
the War
(in both the western and eastern fronts battles are in
progress which may vitally affect the future course of the
war. All the French territory between thc Mellsc and tile .
Moscllc rivcrs the Allies are attempting to force back the
(icrnlan \I'cdgc. 'I‘hc Paris War ()fficc claims that a'
large amount of ground has i) chI won, but licrlill contra-
dictstltisasscrtioll. 'l'llcloss of life probably is heavier
than at any other cllgzlgclncnt ill the west since the battle
of Soissotls .
in the chat tllc snuggle lS bclnpr carticd on fIIIions-
II along,r tlIc (arpaillian front; particular importance at~
tachcs to thc fighting in thc licskids 0\Cl which the Ros.-
“Slaps are attempting to force their way to the plains of- ,
Htungray. .Altllough it is said in Pctrograd that the
Austrian army has been cut in two and that the Russians .
now have a clear road to H ungarv. \ lcnna insists effec-
tive resistance is being offered. ’I ‘
italy continues rapidly her military preparations, but
no decision has been reached to participate in the war. It
is reported from Geneva that Italy is witlnlrawmg' rail-V
road equipment from the Swiss frontier for the xmmtfi;
meat of' troops to the territory adjoining the Austrian
Tyrol. The border fortresses have been garrisoned and
equipped.
King Constantine, of Greece, is reported as saying
that his country is ill a position simllar to Italy, having
made military preparations without abandoning neutrality.
The king counsels a policy of prudence. ..
' Further negotiations between Bulgaria and the Triple . » -
Ententc powers may be initiated for the purpose of as.—
ccrtaining tthintentions of Bulgaria. ARome dispatch
says that the pro-Russian party in Bulgaria, favoring the
proposed Real Estate ’ Owners' Assod'llm ‘3 based “~90“ lndebtednan 0.! ap-
expected that the whole matter willI
be adjusted by ’the latter part of the
week.
in the meanwhile the making lie.
partment of the factory is idle, be-
cause, it is stated the only hats that
the firm has to “weigh out" to the
sizers at the present time are the
hats over which the dispute has
arisen. The employee of the making
department at the factory claim that
these hats should be done by hand.
under the'bill of prices, and that it
' is advantageous for them to do the
work by this method. Simon & Keane
stated today that in the opinion of
the firm the hats over which the dis-
pute arose can be done by machine
under the pill of prices. It was stat~
ed that the whole disagreement arose
over the interpretation of the bill of
prices.
it was rumored today that the Si-
man & Keane factory would close.
to remain closed until June
‘was stated at the factory today, that
there is no foundation of this rumor
and that the factory will resume ‘op-
erations just as soon as the present
difference is adjusted.
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I of the order who attended are: State
SURPRISE IFOR MR. FILLOW.
A surprise was given Charles Fil-1
low at his home/9n High street, South
Norwalk, last night. Canter music and‘
refreshments, all went toward making‘
the occasion a most pleasant: one.I Harding. Hartford.
Dancing was enjoyed also" and the
guests did not leave until late in the
evening. Those present were: Mr. and.
Its IIIIIIIsIII,
The celebration of the ninth anni-
versary of Banner Council. No. 54,
Daughters of Liberty, held last night
was indeed auspicious. State officers
and delegations from nearby cities
were represented atthe gathering and
with the local members numbered‘
over one hundred. An initiation was
held after which addresses were made
by the state officers and a few of the
members. A bountious supper was
served and a, pleasant social hour was
enjoyed.
The five candidates to go into Ban-
ner Council were: .Misses Corinne
Ackart. Mae Prince, Bertha Scofield,
Florine Hyatt and Clarissa Riordan.
Degree work was conferred on two
members of Olive Branch Council,.
New Canaan. Beside the delegationI
from New Canaan, Betsy ‘Ross Conn-I
oil, of Bridgeport and Emma J. Day~t
ton Council, of Stamford. were eacIlI
well represented. Among the officersI
Counsellor J. W. Rogerson, Bridge-
port; State Vice Counsellor, Mrs. L. S.
Maltby, New Haven;— State ‘lnsideI
Guard. Oscar Schmidt, New Canaan.
State Treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Palmer-
ton, Bridgeport, State Deputy. Mrs”
Susan J. Waters, New Haven, PastI
State Counsellor, Mrs. Edward A.
LOCAL MAN STRICKEN.
David Green, colored, and employed
elation. Temporary Chairman John‘ '1‘.
Hayes has appointed the following
committee for the purpose of edecting
a permanent organization. Harvey M.
Kent. FredErlck A. Lockwood, Dr.
Thomas F. Ciune, Samuel L. weed,
Elbert S. Adams, Cassius M. Webb.
John Valsent and Joseph Cornell.
proximately $200,000 alleged to be due
the securities company and representd
ing money loaned the Greenimt Com-I
patty
William A. Marble. one of the re-
ceivers, is a vice-president of the Mer-
chants‘ Association of this city. Wal
ter C. Noyes is a former Judge of the
IDARIEIN FIRE co. DEFEATED
This committee will meet at Mr. Federal District Court of this district.
Hayes' office Saturday evening, April in connection with its department
10. and it is hoped that a meeting of stores. the J B Greenhut Company
all those who desire to become mem. conducted a private bank for the con-
bers of the association will be held venlence 0f its customers In D960!!!"
some evbuing. next week. her last, however, the firm gave notice
PHOENIX ENGINE CO. on deposits would be paid after Jan-
The members of the Darien Fire luary 1, that). The date fixed by the
Company's bowling team. last niche: firm for its withdrawal from the bank-I
in the Brunswick Alleys, on Washing-' ing business was March 1. This gavq'
ton street. defeated the Phoenix fire the depositors two months’ notice, and
laddies by taking those games it is believed that all availed them
straight. The complete score: I selves of it to withdraw their savings:
Phoenix Engine 60.1 few moments after the appoint-I
Haymes \74 77 88—229 ,ment of the receivers an involuntary
Slosson 72 96 72—239' petition in bankruptcy was tiledI
SCW‘AZ I Hi 32. 73 94-254 against the company by three credit-I
H ’ "*4 era with claims aggregating $3 000. In
722 their petition these creditors alleged
Dal-ion Fire Co. ~ I that the assets of the Greenhut' Com-
M93“ 90 92 95—377}: pany, exclusive of real estate, do notI
Sherer , 79 99 82—260 exceed $6. 000, 000, and that its liablli-I
Shaunnesfiey 90 80 86—256 ties, mostly old debts, aggregate an
_I proximately 312, 000, 000.
. 793 I
the J. B. Greenhut Company. asserted
that the liabilities were about $3, 600.-
000, and assets about $7. 000, 000. Of
BOY'S HEAD CUT OPEN.
Richard. the eight-year— old son of
Mrs. Richard German, of Newton ave- I
Emory Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. William ance office in The Sentinel building while chasing his sister in play. His equipment
Stevens, Sergeant and Mrs. J. Harry
Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. George Rich-'
mond and Mr and Mrs. Charles Fll- be taken to his home in Knight street ' quite extensive.
low. .
.4-..
7--
on Washington street, suffered aI
stroke early this afternoon and had to
by automobile.
forehead struck the hard walk and it There are two mortgages on rent es-
was split open, the laceration being. tate owned by the firm, according to
Dr. G. E. Cram
treated the injured .boy. “ (Continued on “fifth page)
that it intended to withdraw from theI Baptist Church will officiate
banking business and that no interest ment will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Benjamin G. Psalms. of counsel forI'
I'the letter. he said, there was aboutI
Inue, fell last night about 6 o'clock on 34 000 000 in quick assets, Ito-called.
. Mrs. Harold F. Clarke, Mr and Mrs. J. as janitor in the, Metwlihtan insur- the sidewalk in front of his house, and 330901000 In. Mum and 5,31,1er Va,
lIbound over to the United States dis-
Bnby Taylor.
Vida. slit-weeks" old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Taylor. of 23 Central
avenue, East Not-walk. died last night.
The remains were taken to New Mll-
ford, this morning. by Director finder
ink H. Ganung. for burial.
Funeral of'Mre. Mitchell.
The funeral of Mrs.‘Ellzaheth A.
Mitchell. of 123 South Main street.
will be held Monday afternoon at 2. 3U
o’clock from the late home. Rev. R. G
Hartley. pastor of the South Norwalk
Inter-
Funeral of Mine Eggen.
The funeral of Miss Adelhcid Eg
gore. of this city, who died recently in
Middletown, was held this afternoon
at 2: 30 o'clock from the chapel of
Frederick H. Ganung. on South Main
street. Rev. Martin L, 'Steup. pastor
of St. Peters German Lutheran church.
ofiiciatet, and interment followed in
Riverside Cemetery.
Funeral of Augustus c. Golding.
The funeral of Augustus C.‘ Golding
will be hold at 2 oclock on sutdrday
afternoon from the home, 164 East
avenue. Rev. J. Betnon Werner, of
IGrace Episcopal ChurCh, will be taken
to Bridgeport, where interment will
follow in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
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RETtoil sashrd ea hets he ataoin nuu
BALDWIltN BOUND OVER.
NEW IAVEN; April 9 .-«Clarence
in, of East Br‘idge’pmt was
‘trict court under $600 bonds yesters
day by U. 3. Commissioner Wright.
charged with misuse of the malls in
Idefraudp
country's participation in the war on the [side of the
,Allics, is seeking to bring about an understanding.
\ .- ,
COPENHAGEN, April 9, via London, 3:22 a. m.-—A'
group of Norwegian airmen who have been scouring the ~
coasts of Norway investigating rumors that a German-
submarine base was located in some sheltered spot of
these neutral waters found so veral German submarines
gathered behind the clifi‘s at Bergen Bay. ' .
The submarines were ordered to leave immediately .'
' or cl‘se be interned for the remainder of the war.
PARIS.'Apri19, 5:30 a. m.——Thc fact that the labor"
of caring for French wounded had not prevented the dC—'
velopmcnt of a romance in the American Ambulance Set»
\icc became known yesterday, when Carrol Grcénciugll, of.”
New York, attached to thc Ambulance Corps at Neuilly, .
was married In the Ambulance Chapel to Miss Margaret 1'
Virginia Greblc, (laughter of Edwin Grcblc of Pasadena.'_ ,
Cal.. who has charge of the special dict kitchen connected"
with tilc Ambulance Corps.
PARIS'ApriLI), 5:35 a. m.—TlIcJAllics are consider;
{fig the advisability of opening fresh pourparlcl‘s with‘ th
Bulgarian government to “in am definitely what ‘positi
’ that country intends to take in the European crisis, an Ii"
tllc Pctit Parislcn's Reine correspondent. who adds" tl'l' '
these negotiations are desired by the pro- -Russian ' _
mentsirl Bulgaria. who wish to act in co- operattbn wt.
the Triple Entcntc.
we!
ATHENS, via London. Apr1l9,7 a. m.—-—As the rcsullé‘
of the dispute bctwocn King Constantine and '
approved M. Ven’izelos'
ill. Vénizelos our
‘ that the king never
for Greece to cede Iéavala to Bulgaria...
decided to retire entirely from public life. ‘ . ..
Norwalk Chronicler