The Seating! is read
daily in .all places
around Norwalk.
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' Sid'thst Big Oyster Combine
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. taiy Perry and Engineer Nichols
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Constables to Report on Trans-l
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it is now generally recognized up
under the gilded dome that the gr-‘eat E
est game of the session, after all, is
not in the taxation measure, not in
Ethe railroad bill, not even in famous
“3916" but in the\ proposed oyster
legislation, Esays a diartford dispatch to
the Bridgeport Post.
' When the session opened the chief
object in view was the snort of the
big_oyster combine to get rid of the
present Shell Fish commission: Secre-
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There Is considerable interest in en-
E,‘ flcattonal circles in Nor-walk at this
time concerning the possibility of this
city" being obliged to establish a trade
1.. «vocational school. Several days
‘ ago the Senate passed a bill which
. : . makes it obligatory for cities amtown,
. : _ ooncing or a 25, 000 population, and
over, to establish both night and day
trade schools. These schools will be
, under the supervision of the state
. 1.1.;efiE1boanlot: education, and the schools
‘ Eniay draw on the state for a percent
age of- the expenses of the tuition of
the pupils.
r? . ' ' ' The greater City of Norwalk has
‘ ' now passed the 25,000.~ population
mark. - This means a vocational school
must be maintained here. The school
will be attended by children overfour~
teen years old,
tbat arrangements be made with the
local manufacturers, as will be done
in other cities throughout the state, by
which pupils may receive actual shop
practice.
it is very likely the local board or
education at a future meeting will
have much of interest to consider con-
cerning this subject.
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Al JERSEY SE10RE
WILLIAVMSPORT, Pa. May 8.—
x'l‘wo men were dead arid a girl fatally
injured in a tragedy of love and jeal-
ousy at Jersey Shore, near here, early
yesterday. 'Lester Poust, aged 28, a
machinist, employed by the New York
Central Railroad at. Avis, shot. and
killed Charles Holes, aged 32, a bar?»
tender and wounded Cecilia Sewers,
aged 22,11 dining—room girl, when he
found them togethe1 in a rooming
house. Poust shot both through the
bend and then shot himself through
the mouth, .dying instantly. Holes
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' League" was held in the Library audi-
‘It has been suggested '
.1185 i wife and two daughters.
dltlon is 82 3 19s, and cast $16,500.
Entered 'at the South NorwaIk Post
Office as Second‘Class flatter.
scorn NORWALK,‘ comm,
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915
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Public.~ Reception Al
' Home-For. The Aged
New Building Free From Debi, Is Fully
Furnished and Has Sereral Inmates
A public reception is being held this
afternoon at the Home for the Aged
on Westport avenue. The new Home
free from debt, completely furnishedE
has been occupied by the aged peopleE
for just one week. This afternoon theE
officers of the Town Union of The
They will be assisted by Misses Eunice
Stevens, Harriet Osborn, Lina Mac-
kenzie, Helen Staples, Carolyn Castier,
narl‘fet Kellogg, Miss Helen Quintard,
Miss Margaret Brendlingsr and Mrs.
Robert Waugh.
The dining room will be in charge or.
Pnsoellafilldtbnlllsflsoedin
Chargeofmhobaiien
Officerfarhlontii
“—
..BRIDGEPORT, May E.——<Some de
tails bordering 'on the sensational,
were brought out today in the City
court when 18 year old Priscella San-1
strom of No 672 Beechwood avenue,
King's Daughters and Sons, will wel- Mrs R .111 Way, who will have as. arrested at the Compo Inn in WCBlDOl‘t
come their guests and proudly display helper, ,Mrs G F Benedict of the yesterday on a charge of being 1MB!-
their work. They will be aided by the House Committee for May. The din ‘rigibie, tearfuliy declared that 3‘9
following hostesses, who will serve (”q-00m with its beautiful furniture; "nagging" Of 1161‘ father drove her
tea during the afternoon:
Mrs- G “H .and rugs, decorated with white carna- Efrem home 99d cmphat1caily denied
Noxon, Mrs. E. H. Mathewson, Mrs- E tions is a bower of beauty. A stringed that “he had posed ‘3 a marned w°‘
llenry S. Lockwood, Mrs. Walter Pier-
son, Mrs Francis Burrit, Mrs John
McMullen, Mrs. Charles Hill, Mrs. B'.‘
L. Tonquet, Mrs. ira Chapman, Mrs.
J. M. Coburn and Mrs. Percy Brooks.
omhestra will furnish music for this
afternoon.
Continued‘i‘on twelfth page)
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GEES lithium in.
Barbary IIelIge-“Aboot' the ting,
Mllbraryllrounds to be Eil-
tended ,
The regular meeting of the Civic
torium yesterday afternoon. Several
important matters of business were
attended to and great interest manl-
tested in the splendid address given
by Commissioner George A. Sher-ran,
of the street department.
The playground committee made
one or the most interesting reportaof
the afternoon. It announced that by
the courtesy of W. F. Bishop, the use
of the large vacant property on Bel
den avenue, near the Bishop mlll'ha‘d
been secured. It announced also that
a plan for co-opcrationwith the South
Norwalk playground committee had
been discussed and urged that . the
league endorse the plan, which in-
volved joint arrangements for the en-
gagement of director and assistants
and for friendly contests between the
representhti’ves ol' the playgrounds.
The suggestion of the committee was
accepted. and the league voted to‘ co-
(Coatinusd on Fifth Page.)
NORWAlli WAS $188,500
New factory construction in the City
of Nev-walk during the two past years
aggregates $188,500. One of the larg-
est additions made to factories in the
state is that recently made to the
Cluett,.Peabody shirt factory on North
Main and Unio treets. The building:
is of brick, is six stories in heighth,
with dimensions of 80 x 120. The cost
was $70, 000.
Other factories 1111111 shims city
within the last tivo years are the Cole,
Roscoe 'Mfg. Company's plant, on
Bates Court. This is of brick, wlthE
two stories. The dimensions are .30xE '
70. The cost was $5, 500.
The Henderson and Irwin ‘factory.
There at: four stories with dimensions
of 96 x 100. The building is of brick,
and concrete and cost $38, 500 An ad-E
ditlon costing $8, 500, was made to ma;
It. & G. factory, 011 Ann street. This'
is of brick, two stories in height, with
dimensions of 50 x 65. -
The South Norwalk Engineering
Company three story brick building
with 60 x3 10 dimensions cost
835, 000. Five story brick addition
to the Vapderhoef factory. The ad-
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SEEIE 0EEICERS VISIT
EUREKA REBEEEAEI Willi
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Reynolds Presented With lland-
Esone Brooth
mus-bottles" last night were
royally entertained by the members
of Eureka Regekah Lodge, I. O. 0. F.
The Oddgll‘ellows Hall on Booth Main.
street ‘was crowded with a throng or
the members who attended to do honor
to the distinguished guests.
“The guard and degree team did
themselves proud. Six candidates
were initiated and the avork‘was im-
pressive and deserved the high com-
mendetion bestowed upon It. The vis-
Itors were impressed favbrably with
the splendid showing made. V
John -.H Batterson. acting in behalf
of Eureka Rebekah Lodge, presented
state assembly president Mrs. Kate J.
Reynolds with a handsome brooch, set
with amythista and pearls. This was
a mark of the high regard felt by the
local members for Mrs. Reynolds and
their showing of their appreciation of8
her work. . .
During the coming fall Eureka ne-
bekah lodge will celebrate Its 20th on-
niverssry. At the openipg of the
lodge, twenty- years 880 it was Mrs.
Reynolds who was in charge of the in-
stallation ceremonies. This fact gives
Mrs. Reynolds the right to claim hen
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Spirited Address at Convention of
Fairlield county Association
. «Yesterday-Teachers Qualifica-
1?
School teachers from all parts of the
county took 'Bridgeport‘ by storm yes«
terday and were heartily welcomed.
They were there to attend the 39th an-
nual convention of the Fairneld Coun-
ty Teachers’ ‘asociatlon,
Church. ~ About 1, 200 teachers were
present at the various meetings held.
which .was.
held' at the South Congregational;
The business meeting of the con-
vention was held yesterday afternoon
at 2: 30. .The report of the treasurer won the gentlemens' first. Mrs.Wil-1Keogb, this morning, had a heart to-
showed that there is a balance in the Ellam Lauder secured the lady's guestlheart talk,w1th the result that Scul-
treasury after all expenses forthe last prize, while 0.1.. Barton was awud- Eloy has taken steps whereby he as-'
’ led the gentleman's trophy. A dainty sorts his future life will be better
(Continued on Fifth page)
a
an. Judge Thomas C. Coughiin con-
Exilnued the matter for a mouth and
instructed Mrs. Isaac ‘Burgeas, the prm
bation officer to make further ln1'esti-.
gallons in the case.
The girl blamed her father for her
Eactjon in leaving home Sunday eve-
“ hing She is a strikingly pretty gir
of refined appearance and Wes neatly
attired in a blue suit and but today.
1 5—...
(Continued on fourthpage.)
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Chilton oi Ilary scorelneiher
Samoa-in Mastic Comedy;
A packed house greeted the able
presentation of "The «Rebellion of
Mrs. Barclay," a comedy of domestic
life, at Grace Parish Hall, last night.-
The alfalr was given'ul‘lder the ans.
piece of the Children of Mary Society
of St. Mary‘s Church, and was a
grand success.‘ Added‘features of the
evening’s entertainment were the vo-
cal selections ‘by Mrs. Albert P. Rose
and Impersonations by Miss GracerD.
Garbutt, of New York. in the play;
the cast proved to‘be highly capable
and brought out with a marked do
gree of efficiency the different char-
acter portrayals. The members made
much of the comedy to the delight of
the outlines.
The cast follows: ,
Morton Barclay ..... John T. Welter
Ethel Barclay ....................
». ......... Miss Kathryn A. Deegan
Ruth Carter (Mrs. Barclay's sis-
ter) . ..... Miss Anastasia V. Kelly
Mrs. Brown (Mr. Barclay‘s sis-
ter) ..Miss Gertrude A. Schultz
Corn (her daughter) ..............
............. Miss Agnes B. Sullivan
Elsie'Stuart (a neighbor) .....
......... Miss Elizabeth M. Collins
Mary Ann O'Connor (Ba'rclay’s
domestic) ......... Miss May Ryan
Roger Stuart (Elsie's brother) .....
............... William M. Deegan
Dennis O'Hara (Barclay's gard-
ener) ......... Thomas J. McGlone
Act l—{l‘he dining room at the Bar-
olays' home, early Tuesday morning.
Act Il—The Barclay’s kitghen, the
following Friday afternoon.
& Vocal solo—(Sclected)—Mrs.
bert F, Rose.
Imperso ation of Elsie Janjs‘
Rosa,” Miss Grace D. Garbutt._
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FRIDAY NIGHT AUCTION CLUB.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher H. Montgom-
ery, of France street. entertained the
Friday Night Auction Club at their
home last evening. Mrs. Charles Bark-
er captured drst prize for the ladies
and Hanfords. weed, of New Canaan,
Eluhc‘lEleon was served afterwards.
EADlES NIGHT ll
Stilllll NORWAIJE CLUB
liver 200 Members and Friends
Enjoy One of the Pleasantest
Evenings in History of Organiza-
lion
"Ladies' Night" attracted to the
South Norwaik Club last night con-
sidersbly over two hundred people,
including the wives and lady friends
of the members and afforded a very
pleasant~ time. The discretionary
Epowers of the entertainment commit‘
tee with regards to the providing of
a program were clearly manifested to
be of the highest degree, everything
being met with the enthusiastic ap-
proval of those who attended. It
was past midnight when all activity
in the rooms ceased and everyone
had started homeward harboring the
memory of a most delightful oc-
.casion.
The program was opened with so-
lections by the Storiing-Wollnilz or-
chestra. Then came the first part of
Mnglrian Dunworth's great not To
attempt to describe the absolute mys-
Etiiicntion of the audience which hoI
Eclcv erly obtained bv the execution of E
Ewondclful tlicks would be impossible E
but it was easily seen that the peo-
ple could watch him'work indefinite—
l1'.Dundortl1 showed himself to be
an adept in coordi- manipulation and
the ease with which he worked was
indeed a pleasure. He add E_ ma
icrinliy to the popularity of act
conversation. Dun'worth is by farEthe
cleverest trick artist that has ever
visited this city.
ing started with the floor packed.
Shortly before 11 o'clock the an-
nouncement was made that the club
luncheon was ready to be served.
king. Among the niceties Were:-
Chicken .. salad, " scalloped“ oysters,
shrimp salad, buttered rolls. Ice
cream, fancy cakes and coffee. The
committee had things so arranged-
that the service 6f the food was
made with only. a minimum .of
crowding.
WONDERING ,IEOW ERMN,
Electrical experts are marveling
how it was that Conrad Herman and
Daniel Sculley, the two men who
were burned while riding on top 6!
an electric engine Thursday night, es-
caped with their lives.
that Herman, who was so horribly
burned, did not suffer a shock. His
injuries were caused by the flames“
which leaped from . the pantograph
andfeed wire when the contact is
not good. Had the men been shocked
they would have lost their lives, and,
in all probability, the two men in the
cab of the electric engine would also
have been fatally injured.
It was stated at the hospital this
morning. that Conrad Herman was
suffering “intensely from his. injurigs.
The burns are very lieep and painful,
as the electric flame is much hotter
than ordinary flames. Sculley,.Her-
man' s companiOn, was unsigned this
morning before Judge John Keogh.
He Was charged with train-riding.
Sculley’s case was continued until
next Monday, at which time Coroner
John J. Phelan will probably get a
statement from him, to be used in
case Herman’s injuries should prove
fatal.- =1* . fl
E Sculley is very penitent over his
activities in the affair. He and Judge
by a well chosen and lively line of- ~
. Following the conclusion of his act .
‘ the chairs were taken away and done
-It .
was more than that—4t was at for a
and life belts.
RIDERS ESEAPEDV'
E'th‘an his past.» ‘
About 700 Survivors Have Been Landed?
al Various Points on the English Coasti- E
' and Many Dead Have Been Carried?
Ashore'and Are Being Identified-Chari- VV
les Klein, lhe Playwright, Formerly
of Rowaylon, Among the Victims-4,
Members oflhe Crew Slale First
Torpedo Siruck,$hip in‘ No. l'Sloke-‘Lf
hold and Second in the Engine Room
I()Nl)()N, May 8.——I‘iftccn hundred persons lost
their li1cs lht lbitisb \dmiralty estimatcs when the‘
(1111:1111 Llllt steamship Lus1tania was torpcdoed ycstcr—
(lay afternoon off ()ld Hcad Kinsalc on the. Irish coast.
The known survivors 1111 111bcr only 658. while there
were 2,100 souls aboard the great lincr when she was at-
tached. Of those who were saved, 595 were landed at
Quccnstowu and 11 at Kinszilc, whilc‘528 others are re-
pnricd to be aboard a stcnmcr. All but one of the 1ch—
cuc‘ fleet of torpedo boats, lugs and lrawlcrs which went
out from Quct‘nstowu have rcportcd.’ There is ‘a slender
hope that fishing boats may have resulted a few more.
E In addition to the livmg brought ashore the battles
of 45 who died of injuries or were drowned have been
landed at Quccnstown. Five more are at Kinsalc and
1t has been reported that an armed trawler
led by E110 fishing boats has picked up one hundred
others.
The work of compilinga list of those saved is pro-
grossing slowly because of the indescribable confusion
at Quecnstown, but apparently few first cabin passen-
gers are among the survivors.
The United States Consul at that port can account
for- only 51 A111cricans saved out of 188 who were
aboard. His- roll does not include the names of Alfred
, Givynn'c Vanderbilt, Charles .FIOhman, Elbert Hubbard,
‘Justus Miles Forman‘, Atherauthor,‘ or Charles Klein, the:
playwright. Oh the Americans abord, 106 were in ,thc
firstcabin, 65 in the second and 17 in the steerage.
V .The heavy [055 of life among the first cabin »pas-'
'sen‘gcr‘s is believed to have been due to the Calmness‘and-
self- -possession they displayed in face of danger. Most Of A
them were at luncheon when the steamer rccc1ved her
death blew and declined to join the rush for the boats
They believed the Cunarder would remain
afloat until assistance could arrive. ,
A considerable number of those at Quecnstown are
members of the crew, including Captain Turner, with the
first and second officers. All the other officers are be-
lic1cd to have perished.
There is no evidence, however, that the time-honor-
cd rule of the sea. “Women and children first.” E
latcd. At least one of the survivors, a Toronto news-‘
- paper man, gives evidence that there was no panic
among the crew. and that the sailors acted promptly in
getting into the ships boat.
Apparently every precaution had been taken against
a surprise attack by a submarine. Lookouts were on
El
the alert constantly as the giant steamship spccdcd to- ’
Ward the Irish coast.
Difficulty was experienced in launching the boats
because of the heavy list of the Lusitania almost immco
diatcl1 after she was torpedocd. Several of the frail "'
craft evidently capsized as they were launched 01' soon;E
afterwards.
Many of the passengers owed their rescue to life 1 :
belts uhich kept them afloat until. they were picked up. ._
V‘ Among this number was Lady Mackwortb, (laughter of
David A. Thomas, the Welsh “coat king,” and Julian do
Ayala, Cuban Consul— General at. Liverpool.
Investigation has failed to reveal that the steamer I
was giving warning of the proposed attack by the subma~
rinc, which appears to have been lurking oil the Irish
coast bent upon destroying the largest and fastest ship. .~
engaged 1n trans—Atlantic traffic.
r The lookouts sighted the periscopc of a submersible .
a t ousand yards .away and the next inStant they saw the
trail left by a torpedo as it flashed on its course. Then~«
came a terrific crash! as the missile pierced the liners
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