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in all places
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“My husband told me he was more
Americanized that i and he left me
and refused to live with me again."
said Mrs. Rose Cristal, of Norwalk,
yesterday to Judge Williams in‘ Civ-
ii Superior Court while her petition for
divorce from Morris 1H. Cristal was
being heard. Phillip Slomansky of
Norwalk told Judge Williams that he
has spoken to Cristal and had asked
him why he did not live with his wife,
and Cristal told him he wanted a wo-
man who was more “sporty." Judge
Williams granted the divorce,
The Cristals were married on Mch
15, 1903. and on a number of coca
sions Cristal left his wife and she was
always willing to take him back. The
last time he left her was on August
10. 1909, and he went to California.
Mrs. Cristal said she did not see her
Miss Ethel Files of this city, who. in ‘
spite' of her nineteen years has seen
much of life and had numerous adveufi
tures, last night was saved by the'
Bridgeport police from the clutches of
white slavers,
Miss Files in company with a girl
friend, was being driven to the Bridge-
port railroad station at the point of
a revolver last night when the police
took a hand in the case, and after a
still light, one of the most thrilling
Bridgeport has seen for a long time,
and in which revolvers were used, the
police succeeded in landing one of the
two men in jail. The otl1er,hatless
and with clothes soiled and torn..
made his escape, dodging behind‘
pedestrians to avoid bullets from the
policemeu's revolvers.
Miss Files. who is the wife of Ed-
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Meditate on far With New
HARTFORD, April Iii—Senator
Bartlett of Bridgeport appeared be-
fore the committee on Military Affairs
this week to favor a hill, introduced
byxhim, providing for changes in the
law relating to the Connecticut
National Guard. Senator Bartlett ex-
‘ method that the bill was for the pur-
pose of bringing the naval reserves up
‘to the standard set by the United
' States Navy-department. The bill is
so Taft that the governor may issue
orders to have the naval arms of the
state troops conform to the national
regulations, should the Navy Depart-
Adjutaut General Cole confirmed
“ Senator Bartlett's explanation and en-
dorsed the bill. He said any increased
expenditures had already been anticl-
pated in the estimates for the next two
years. ‘
Governore' Staff BIII.
In relation .to the foveruor’s staff
bill, which caused considerable dis-
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A 80010 WORNER
PROP08E0 ERR NNRNNEN
Members of the Municipal Civic
League, the East: Norwalk Improve-
ment AssOciatidn, and the Community-
Club, will meet at the Community
Club rooms at 3:30 o’clock: Monday
afternoon to join in a movement look-
ing to the securing of a social worker
for Norvvalk. This project has been
under consideration for some time.as
“the commendable work perforiued in
other cities by such representative of
civic bodies has been very gratifying
‘ ‘ 1 Norwalk take
hoidofgsuch propositions there is but
W movement they have received gener-
husband after that until last July,
when she met him in Philadelphia. She
had their four-yeanold daughter, that
Cristal had never before seen, with
her at the time and she asked her
husband if he would not live with her
again. and he refused.
A letter was introduced as having
been written by Cristal to his wife
while he was in a hospital in Phila-
cured a divorce from her in San Fran-
cisco.
Testifying that her husband beat her
because she refused to talk when he
grant her a divorce from William N.
Tice of Bethel Mrs. Tics said she
didn't care much for conversation
when she was awakened at such an
hour.
Mrs. Tics told the court of other
instances of her husband's cruelty. She
said he often struck and once when
he didn’t like the breakfast hezchok-
ed his wife, saying “I‘ll choke the life
out of you." The couple were married
August 18, 1889. Mrs. Tlce separated
several times from her husband. the
last occasion being in 1912. The court
granted the decree for intolerable
cruelly.
. A divorce was granted Anna F. A‘d-
ams of Norwalk, from Lester Adams
on the ground of desertion. The cou-
ple were married on June 16, 1891,
and the desertion occurred on January
27. 1900. .
Lucena E. Hopkins of Daubury was
granted 'a divorce from Charles A.
Hopkins, the ground being desertion
on January 11, 1902, The couple were
married on October 6. 1868.
Am CRIlllREN
sum 10 Ann
NEW YORK, April 17.—~Word was
received today that— three children of
Henry Thorp, a lumber dealer, were
burned to death, yesterday, in a. fire
which destroyed the Thorpe home at
Wesley Chapel, Rockland County.
The victims were Ethel, 6: Charles
4, and Mildred, 2 years old. Mr.
Thorpe was seriously burned in an
attempt to save the children, but was
rescued by his daughter, Margaret,7
years old. The origin of the fire is un-
- known."
SlREEl DEPARlNENl
8lNRl8 8PR|N0 NORN
street department workmen have
started the regular spring work of
scraping and cleaning the gutters and
streets 0 fthe City of Norwalk. Be
cause of the thoroughness of the work
done in this respect last year the
work this spring is very much easier.
The workmen have completed clean-
lug some streets within four days,
whereas last year it took a little over
two weeks. '
Within a shor films the roads will
‘_ ‘ one succuregsment.
‘
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‘ provides for a corporate excess tax
delphia in which he said he had pro-l
aroused her at i a. m.. Harriet M. Tics:
of Bethel asked Judge Williams to“
soon-1 NORWALK. court. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915
ThisBill noun Add
Two and Half Millions
To Revenue of State
’E
Finance Committee Reports Measure to
Senate Providing for ,Excess Tax on
Cross Earning of Certain Corporations;
Also on Stock of Stock insurance Com-
panies 1'
in the senate at Hartford, yesterday,
the committee on finance reported a
bill for the taxation of corporations. it
provided for a 111‘: of i mills. The
committee reduced the rate to three.
A concession was ,made to the manu-
facturing interestd of the state by
the recommendation of a bill to cre-
Of three mills; a tax 0‘ 1 1’2 per 091“- ate a commission for the purpose of
on the gross earnings of water. gas,,investigating the operation of the bill
electric and power companies; 4 1-2 during the next two years and to
per cent. on gross earnings of street make a report to the general assem-
railways; 3 1-2 per cent. on gross carn- bly at the session of 1917. The gov:
ings of steam railroads; onehalf of ernor is empowered to name the com-
1 per cent. on the market value of mittee which will consist of three per-
the stock of stock lnsurnnCe compan- sous.
has. it Is expected that these taxes The commission on warm, con
will produce a sevcnue of 82,575,000 as ,slstlng of Tax Commissioner Corbin,
follows: ‘IJudge John J. Walsh of Norwalk, and
Corporate excess ........ ... $600,000 . Professor Falrchll‘d, of New Haven, ap—
Watsr, gas, etc. .............. 176,000 1 pointed by Governor Baldwin. reported
Street railways .............. 400,000 some time ago and recommmended
Steam railroads ............ ..900.000lthat the street railways and steam
Stock insurance companies.. 500,000;roads be taxed at the rate of 4 3-4 per-
—————---’.cent. on their gross earnings.
Total .................... $2, 575 ,000" The tax on the stock insurance com-
The bill for a corporate excess tax. panics is in addition to the tax which
which was before the committee, and is now paid
prepared by the tax commissioner. The bill was tabled for calendar.
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CIIilthlof “rem lose 11.51., of “at!“ John E Light. of Light a
Light, Washington street. this city.
fly Am, may him has made an application to the
This Hm
Superior Court for relief from an al.
leged unjust assessment of a dwell-
ing house situated on Butler's island,
Tokeneke. and 'owned by Forbes
Hawkes. of Sands Point, Long Island,
and McDougall Hawkss, of New
York City.
Last year the house in question was
assessed at $15. 000. This year the
board of assessors of Darlen jumped
the assessment to 850,000. This in-
cludes the‘ house only, exclusive of
the property whereon. it Is situated.
Acting in" the interests of‘Messrs.
Hawkes. recently Judge Light ap
peared before the Board of Relief. of
Darien and protested against the no-
just assessment. The Board, howev-
er. declined to lower the original ass;
essment of $50,000.
, in the application for relief. filed
with the Superior Court, the plain-
tiffs claim that the assessment is un-
just, and not consistent in comparis-
with the general assessment of Dar-
ien property, and is much houses
of the fair market value of the rest
deuce.
Papers Were served on officlaisof
the. Town of Barton by Deputy Shara
if! D. bouts Landrigan.
Two children of Mrs. Rose Keeler,
of 39 1:2 Ely avenue, were painfully
hurt this morning, and it is consider-
ed something of‘a miracle that they
were not killed. Mrs. Keeler, who
lives on, the second floor of the house.
pl‘aced’both children, Edgar, aged 2
years, and William Joseph. aged 6
months. in the baby carriage, and
started to go down the stairs. She
had only taken one step, when the
handle of the carriage gave way un-
der the weightin it, and in an in-
stant it crashed down stairs, over-
turning and throwing both boys out.
Mrs. Keeler screamed for aid, and
Mr. and'Mrs. Joseph Whitley rushed
from their apartments, and picked
the children up. The oldest had sent
on the side of his face, and the baby
was cut and had a great , bruise on
his forehead. Dr. RobertM. Wolfe"
was summoned and cared for both of
the boys. It did not appear that any
bones were broken, but they may
have internal injuries.
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Gleaners' Circle. King’s Daughters,
held a very successful affair last night
The program of entertainment consist.
ed of pontomine pictures, musical
So th N » ' .
u orwalk will be introduced to selections and performance of the
a new minister tomorrow. Rev. Wit-A .
1pmy,."Madame Prmceton‘ a Temple of
item 0. Gifhn, who this week was sp-A ,
'Beauty.’ Candy was on sale during
pointed by the New York Conference
.7 the evening and with the admissions
to the First Methodist Episcopal ' .
' ~ the circle, netted a substantial sum.
Church, will make his first appearance - .
- » ' Miss Jean 1'Rumler played on the violin
to his new congregation, and the mem-
- and Dillie Fenuiman rendered vocal
hers of'that body are looking forward lo Miss Eloise Bylagton was in
to 'a verysuccsssful pastorate. Mr. 8° 8'
Glilln has been pastor of “10an charge 0‘ the “mew“ affair.
more Methodist Episcopal Church for
three years. 'He was born in llro'é’lir
lyn, N. Y., and was educated at Wes-
leyan University} Drew Seminary, rind
the New York ”University School. He
has served several pastel-ates in the
New Haven and Metropolitan districts.
During his administration at the
r’WoawAALK HOSPITAL sores.
Mrs. Charles Sherman, of New
street. was admitted to the Norwalk
Hospital yesterday
Tony Pinbell ,of Leonard
was admitted yesterday.
street,
church where he comes from a large Lena Niatiello. of! New Canaan,
mortgage has been removed, the was discharged esterrlay
church and parsonage renovated and '
Iths membership largely increased
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GLEANER‘S‘, CIRCLE ENTERTAINS. '
in the First Congregational Church.
' .1 Charles Fillow.
NlNEl0PERNl0R8 EREE
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Iyfieserellmdilyasclass
Mutation
HARTFORD. April l7.—-Jitney bss
legislation is being discussed but
hardly seems likely of enactment at
this session. of the General Assembly.
Questions of constitutionality and
other legal doubts are raised in this
connection an dit is probable that
cities and towns will have to regulate
iitneys under local ordinances and tax
them under local jitney assessments.
,The speed with which jitney lines
have been established in this city and
in other cities of the state indicates
that, like the moving pictures, this
phase of modern business will have to
be regulated when it is decided what
direction the supervision shall take.
The proposition to demand of iitney
bus owners a bond to indemnify the
public in case of accident is likely to
run against a legal sung in the shape
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.mmnmn
Burucy Policy, the Monroe street
grocer. will be arrested some time
this afternoon or Monday morning,
charged with assault on Robert Clark
also or Monroe Street.
This morning Mr. Clark called on
Mr. Policy at his grocery store on
Monroe streel concerning a bill for
groceries. The bill was discussed for
some time and the argument became
quite heated. Then- lt wagzaccprding
to the‘ stol‘y told. ill elm 0115! by
Mr Clark, that Barney Policy angrily
grabbed Clark by the neck and pick-
ed up a hatchet, which was on the
counter. and attempted to strike him
over the head.
Clark ducked. and managed to
wrestle out of Mr. Policy's grasp,suf-
faring thereby a deep cut on the
neck rrorn the irate..8f0°er‘s linger
nails. Barney threw the hatchet at
the frightened customer who ran out
of the door Just in time to escape
the flying hatchet.
There is no doubt but what Mr.
Polley would have inflicted serious.
and perhaps fatal, injuries on Clark
providing the hatchet did the work
the grocer evidently desired it to do.
As yet the police have not received
Mr. Policy's side of the story. but he.
will have a chance in court, on Mon
day morning. to tell all about it-
What the argument was that led up
to the assault will be brought out
during the trial. ~
Mr. Clark claims to have two wit-
nesses to the assault.
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A wonderful success indeed was the
card party, held yesterday afternoon.
in the Norwalk Armory, under the
uasplces of the playground committee
of the Child‘s Welfare Association.
There were about 150 tables and 000
women "present. The large as-
semblage enjoyed a most pleasant
afternoon of cards. Captain Albert
Mossman, of the C. A. C., was success-
ful in securing from the state oflivials.
the use of the Armory for the purpose.
The list of patronssses were: Mrs.
Percy Brooks, Mr‘s. Victor Biart. Mrs.
John Cavauaugh, Mrs. John Crawford,
Mrs. Jean Dumortier, Mrs. James
Gregory, Mrs. Mark Henderson, Mrs.
been Hentz.
Henry S. Lockwood, Mrs. Joseph :Mc~
Elroy. Mrs. Le Roy Montgomery, Mrs
Miner 1).. Randall, Mrs
Raymond. Miss M.- Taylor, Miss Mary
and Mrs. DeWitt Wadsworth.
The prize winners for the afternoon
man, Mrs. Adolph W. Dreyfuss, Mrs.
Mrs its Lockwood.
Continued '1“ Womb page)
Miss Ellie Lane. Mrs. .
Thomas 1. ,
Kirby Jennings. Mrs. George Kendall 1
follow: Mrs. W. A. Raymond. Mrs. ,
Samuel Cochrane. Mrs. Ii M. N Slg-
W.” .
News on Ninth
Past
We receive latest tele- '
gnpbc‘ ms from
mini Billii 01
Till wAA now me
. nun IN CARPAINIANS
1.11m Sporting
115 Mile Frontin NOrthern Hun- n
gary and Eastern Galicia the
Greatest Battlefield in" the HiS-
tory of the W0rld--Claimed That
3,500, 000 Men Are En aged in .3" "
the Strife and that the , ., nesians
Have Lost 500,000 in?" Killed,
. Wounded, Sick and Prisoner --
Italians EXpect Austria to Make
Attack Should Former Country
' Go to War
.From such scattering reports as are permitted from
the eastern front, it is becoming apparent gradually that
the greatest battle of the war—at least, so far as concerns
the number of men engagcd~is being fought in the Car-
pathians. along the 115 mile from from Bartfeld, in
Northern Illungary, to Stry, in Eastern Gallcia. This
. line, roughly, parallels the boundary between Hungary
and tialicia. running through a difficult 'mountain region
through which the Russians hopi- to break a way into the I ,
heart of Hungary. , , .1
German \var correspondents style this battle the
greatest in the history of the world and it is estimated
that 3.500000 men are taking part. According to the
German reports, the Russian advance. which a week ago '.
scented to be threatening the integrity of Hungary, has
now been checked definitely. It is said that the Russian,
losses in killed, wounded sick and prisoners are 500,000
Russian reports throw. little light on “its situation.
The official statements of late have mentioned detached
engagements in which some local successes have been
claimed. Newspaper dispatches from Pctrograd are simi-
larly restricted. It appears probable, however, that the
Russians have sustained at least a temporary check. I
'This is indicated by the statement in the latest official
Pctrograd report concerning the bad condition of the
roads, which hinders military operations.
A Paris dispatch from Rome says the belief 1s gen—
eral 111 the Italian capital that Austria will attack Italy,
should that country s determination to enter the war be-
come evident. It 15 added that this possibility '15 viewed }
. complacently, on account of the strong concentration of
Italian troops along the her. lcr ' ~
England is expecting another raid by German air- .. }:
ships, following three attacks in rapid succession. The
German aerial attack yesterday. on A'miens, France, result- _, ,
cd' 111 the killing of seven poisons and woundmg’f of eight.
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PARIS, April 17.5 .30 a iii—The beltef' 15 becom-
ing. general in Rome that Austria will make a sudden at-
tack upon Italy as soon as she' becomes convinced that
the latter country has determined to intervene in the
war, according to a dispatch to the Matin from its corres—
pendent in the Italian capital. This prospect is said to
be causing no alarm, however, because of the concentra: ,
.tion of large ferccs of Italian troops on ‘thc Austrian .‘
frontier.
NEW YORI'x, April I7. —Resolutions urging Presi4
(lcnt \Vilson to call an international congress of neu-
tral natxons with a View to ending the war, adopted last
night by the Central Federated Union here. Were ‘for— _
worded to Washington today The resolutions suggest
'cd that the war might be stopped by neutral nations 51f -
they placed an embargo of munitions of war and food— ,T'
stuffs to the belligerents. '
A'I‘he meeting adopted a suggestion that. the American
Federation of Labor be asked to co- operate in the the
mend for the calling of the Congress. Officers of the
umon said that, despite the oppos1ti0u of Samuel Com—1
pcrs, delegates would be appointed witlun ten days to ..
go to Throw to agitate f0r an anti-war strike of labor~ .
cr‘s in the belligerent countr cs. ' . j .
HAL DE»0\T~THIL°AALLE, Germany, April 17, via
Lb11don.1:2'5 p. 111.4»Tc11 Brmsh officers, prisoners "of
‘ the Germans, have been taken from the local camp of ’
uplllsoncrs of war and placed in solitary confli'icmcnt 111‘ j?
A Magdeburg. This is a measure of reprisal for the treats
W ‘s
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