The Sentinel is read daily in all places around Nor-walk. ESTABLISHED 1870 A8§OCIATED PREGG NEWS FROM ALL PART. OF T“ JflORLD‘VIY A 8" GMT. WIII AND. OUR OWN OPERATOR. News on Ninlr ,. Page ' We receive latest tale-l. graphic news from" around the world. Entered at the South Norwaik Post Office as Second Class Matter. [EMS USTEM TU SERMON Bl SHAPEAIM Rev James Benton Werner,’ Ill Grace “,1“: on the Elioyment Al Seek lifter UUUU EEMUWSMIP A NEBESSITT UE EIEE Natural to Associate With Others e toSecurethe Most That is in' life A delegation of fifty members of South Norwalk Lodge, No. 709, Belle- volent and‘l‘roteclive Order of Elks, attended service in Grace Episcopal Church, last evening, and listened to an able sermon by the rector, Rev. James Benton Werner, who is chap- lain of the lodge. Rev. Mr. Werner spoke as follows: “The people went their way to eat. and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were de- clared unto them." Nehemiah 7:12. It is no matter. for the moment, who} the people of the text were Going: their way to eat. and to drink, and to! send portions (of the refreshments to those who could not be with them.) and to make great mlr'tll. they were going to have what we call a good time. (Continued Un Fifth Page.) MEMBER MURRAT IS 55%. “ TAMTMS A MUTBRUTBEE Patrolman Jarvis Mlirray, who will In It few days commence new duties as motorcycle cop, changed the adage of “familiarity breeds contempt." to “un- familiarity. etc," yesterday morning and at the same time afforded Jimmie t . IEsposito a half hour of violent exer- cises. :Olllcer Murray is learning the art or riding the new motorcycle, which the .police department has Just purchased, and yesterday was about to start out «from the uptown station in Water . street, All attempts to get the engine running having proved futile, Murray enlisted the services of Esposito to push the machine along Water street. Jimmie was agreeable, and after "Jarv" had straddled the machine started his activities. This heavy ex- ercise lasting for one half hour and no results being shown. Jimmie was left without any breath and Murray was minus his 'affableness. A halt in the labors was ordered and an inspection disclosedthe fact that the gasoline was ' shut on“. Some complimen- tary thoughts filled the two gen- tleman’s minds and after a refreshing drink of water, Officer Murray started out and Jimmie concluded that he had earned a rest. IIIII Inn AWARDED $275 Pauline Lillie defaulted in the action brought against her by William Gil~ bert and which was to have been tried before a jury this morning in the up- town coal-T... The defendant’did not put up a defense and after Attorney Davis had proved the case of his client the jury awarded him $275. “ This civil suit is the outcome of an automobile accident in which the de- fendant ran her automobile into a‘ car- riage of Gilbert near the Children’s Home last fall. The occupants of the team were injured more crises and on the allegation that Mrs. Lillie was driing recklessly, suit was brought to recover damages. Serious Damage lo Conflict early today. four Zcppclins took part ill aeroplanes. The Italian governlllcnt - 4.....— shortly its decision for or against “or. tion Rome regards as of significance the visit capital of Signor (iiolitti. former liretnicgand a lllcnlber . SOUTH NORWALK, court, Chin-tans Make An Aerial Raid Within 40 Miles of London Properly and 'Some Loss of Life Reported in the Three Places Allacked-llaly May Declare War on Turkey if She-Decides to Enter The An aerial raid within forty miles of London was made Various conflictingr reports were received from the Essex coast, onc of which said serious dam- age to property and some loss of life had been caused by bombs dropped by the raiders. It was reported also that thc rpid. Another dispatch however, said that, while scvcral aircrafts took part, it6 had not been established whether they wcrc Zeppelins or The towns of South End, West Cliti—on-tllc- Sea and Leigh appear to have been attacked. is now expected to reach Ill this connec- to the (Continued on Eleventh l’ agc.‘ UUURT lAUREl MEMBERS PARTAMEW UT BUMMUMTUM “Bishop Illa-Whites, and m- fast' We: llad"“|.ater at fl the llotel llahaeltelno "’ Forty members of Court Laurel, No. 106, Daughters of Castlle, yesterday morning at the 1530 o'clock mass in St. Joseph's Church, on South Main street, received communion , from Bis llop John J. Nllan. of Hartford. head of the Connecticut diocese. who offi- ciated at the service during his week end stay in South Norwalk. immediat~ ely following the communion service the members enjoyed a palatable breakfast. which lras served in the New Hotel Mahackerno in the splend- ed and satisfactory manner peculiar to Host James Riley. The communion and the following breakfast was in celebration of the sixth anniversary of Court Laurel. Since its inception six years ago: the court has grown steadily until today it is rated as one of the most pro- gressive and influential organizations in the city. ‘ The first Grand Regent of Court Laurel was Miss Agnes Barrett. form- erly a South Norwalk school-teacher, who took office. just six years ago (Continued on twelfth page) within is. his cIIcIIIIIIt till this What is said to be one ofxthe most clever and dangerous counterfeit $5 bills yet brought out is now circulat- ing on the trains of the Shore Line divisionflof the New Haven Railroad between New York and Providence. Many of these bills have been tak- en by conductors in charge of the trains it has been stated at the New Haven office of the Company. Stanl- are in greatest evidence, and many, it is said, have been circulated on the trains stopping at South Norwnlk. The bills are exceptionally hard to detect, on account of the fact that the paper on which they are . printed is the legal paper used by the govern- ment. It is claimed that the paper is obtained by washing out a $1 bill and printing the $5 denomination on the washed bill. The bill, however, is said to be somewhat lighter in color than the regular bill, and it was on this ac count that it was discovered to be a [counter-felt. p “‘ BARBE BURNER TU TME WATERS NUT “edit muse-13m r to Providence, (taught Firs tiff Timellt Islands The boat which cauglft fire. off the Nor-walk islands, .atmidnlght, Friday evening. and drifted, a mass of homes, toward ‘ the Weatport harbor. near local tug. "Addie V 2nd, " was the oil- barge “Park," owned by the Hughes; Transportation Company, of New York. city. moriiing, that the boat was the erroneous. The “Park," together with a num- ber of other barges. all laden with car. goes of empty oil barrels was being towed from Providence, R. 1., to New York by the tug. “Harold. " When the tow reached a point on the Sound some little distance off the Norwalk Islands late Friday night. it caughtl The captain. and crew of several men.‘ after leaping out of danger onto one of the other nearby barges, cut the “Harold. " "Harold. " The abandoned barge drift-' arable attention from residents along the Norwalk shore front. The “Addie V" left the local harbor early Saturday morning for a tow of= empty coal barges at one of the West- port, .docks. Sighting the flaming “Parkl’ it played several hose of water on her for several hours. and later . beached the boat. The barge is a total wreck having been burned to the water“ s edge. The loss is said not to. be very large. EURTT EIGHT EUREST TIME IN MELTUTT that town a hard, three hours battle before the flames were put out The 30 acres of woodland 'beloulng to John L. Davis, Sarah L Davenport. Rev. C. M. Marks and the Comatock estate. Considerable damage was done. No l 'houses caught fire, due to the excel-1 lent work of the volunteer firemen un-y plans are under way for the bus-est, their native homes labia also expect der the leadership of Deputy illr war- den IF. C. Ogden. The fire started in the rear of Postmdster John 1. Davis's home and spread epst and west. —Adv'ortibe in The Sentinel. which it was finally beached by worm mm [0 it was announced, Saturday'l Pm W m "Harp," but this was later found to be; fire in some unaccountable manner.l blazing “Park" loose from the in!te The abandoned barge drigt- l mutton , or ill HUME EUR THE A t l I Outattilelealltlfu Proputy in Winnie" BURNER STUME ATSU iWAS Interesting casualties carried lAlB TESTMATi ~——- 3 Events field on lothers' flay lied: Unusual Significance 1 Norwalk certainly has many thingsi to be proud of but the greatest testi- monial to this city's progressivenessg and humanity is the beautiful Homel for the Aged that has just been com l plated on Westport avenue. Thanks to the nntiring efforts and willingness to help on the part of cv ery member of the Town Union of lKing's Daughters and Sons, and the =eager cooperation on the part of the citizens, this slghtly and commodions home. every one of its 25 rooms, fully and most handsomely furnished. occu- I ipylng a prominent position on a largei tract of ground, situated in One ofl Norwalk's prettiest sections. is en- ltirely free of every penny of debt. 'l‘hg attaining of this remarkable suc- , case was not all easy going. At times' ,the way was rough for the agitatorsl and workers. and discouraging opposi ltion had to be faced, and scepticism ' lived down. Ilut the more the scheme! l was considered and talked and wrote Continued on twelfth page) l i John McCormack. the famous Irish l tenor. is another slnger...who duds thoi United States a happier vacation land than Europe this summer. After fin~ ' ishing a concert tour. in which he will 3 appear nearly one hundred times. the tenor will go to Tokeneke Park on the | Sound. near South Norwalk. where he has leased a house. He intends to stay there until the latter art of Octo-l her, when he will join the Chicago: Opera Company for a few perfornr' ances before starting on another ex- nsive concert tour. Mr. McCormaclI has concluded nego ‘ tiations for the purchase of a historic place near the Vale of Avon. in Ire- la nd. He has closed his home in lflempstead Heath, London, until after the war. In 1916 Mr. MoCormack ex- ~ pacts to make a tour covering Buenos ' Ayres and other South American polnts,‘Austra1la, New Zealand. China. ‘ Japan and other parts of the Orient. Tile lrish tenor is well-known and very much admired‘ in this city. inn DEMAND i0ll . - IonIII Iliuml The value of shore property in Nor-l j'walk is expected to soar during the l ‘times spend their summers abroad; "This is resulting in a rush being made summering places. -' Bell Island, especially. is profiting from this condition of affairs’ There ape very few vacant cottages now available at this popular resort, and and most nioyahls season the resi- dents of the island have seen for a good many years. i Harbor View Beach and Marvin Beach tract, as well, should feel thel benefit of this. . . ~ . WORLD WAR Ai MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915 Fair Tonight and Warmer. TWO CENTSr ’VISTIMS BE THE TURPEBUEB ‘ ' , EUSITANIA BURIED TUBAY TM M0lflilS’ on Al , EIRST METTTUUIST SMURBM‘ famiy Prayer tlIe Topic of Rev. W. (l. Giffin in the Morning, and Evening Yesterday Mothers Day was cue-1 brated at the First Methodist Episco-‘ pal Church The pulpit was bright with blossoms and carnations. nation in honor of their mother. minister. Rev. William preached on "Family Prayer.“ He said .in _part: ‘The home is a means of grace—Through its teaching and cos- toms we glide into faith. hope and -love Ithe mother. 6. Giffln, light of heaven irradiating her soul, she claims the promises which were to her meal and her drink that day? She believes in the family altar for it lbullds the family into an csentlali unity When Mr. See-the-worid leaves home M. (Continueh in: twelfth page) Bill nun cut onus NEXT sIIIInI Amendments, that are of consider- able interest to local residents. were made to the‘by-laws of the Bell Island Club, at a meeting of the governing board of the club. held Saturday oven- ing. The by-lsws were changed, reducing the limitation concerning the clubs membership. According to the new rules Norwalk residents, whether Or not they reside on Bell I stand, are eligible to join the club Arrange ments were also made whereby the week-and guests, from New York, and other. cities. will be satisfactorily car- ed for by the club officials. These changes meet with much favor by all concerned. ' It is expected the ,club house will be formally opened on next Saturday. May15. .Tha floats, tennis courts, etc.. are being put. in shops for the summer season. and negotiations are pending concerning the hiring of a steward. A guest book will be one of the features installed at the clubhouse this year. .JTS EUSAl MUMSARMMS The war in Europe affects Hunga- rians in Norwalk in various ways. cording to prominent Hungarians in thisccity members of their race are sending large sums of money, monthly. across the waters to relieve their wa‘r- stricken relatives in Hungary. I This fact is the cause of a material‘ beaming season The war in Eurorle. it decrease in building, especially in the! ford appears to be a point where they.» A large forest are m wmon ”3.15, said, is keeping many people on this Springwood section of the city In terday morning gave forty residents of; side of the Atlantic, who in ordinary comparison with the present time and the period before the outbreak of the war many more building permits were ares swept over by the tire is about. to 5935110” resorts and "1°“an issued a ye” “’50 It is said by Hungarian- speaking res idents, who are well-informed. that al. the cessation of hostilities in Europe there will be many local Hungarians. who will leave this city to return to ed that there will be a large rush of Hungarians to this country, many of whom will join friends or relatives in Norwalk. 'inere are but few Hungarians who have no relatives in the ariny. I ManyI of the worshippers wore the white car- i The: , Very often the high priestess is. Have you ever knelt with" her in the early hours as with the; AC-I THREE BRAVES lM lUNBUM —__—__._ i to the United States Consulate l Queenslown-Bodies of~ Children and j Flowers—Investigation of the Sinking i to Be Made in London Qt'liliNS’l‘tHVN: May 9, via London, May to. 1:57 a. m.~—-Affidavits made by Miss Jessie Taft “Smith. of liraccvillc. ()llio, Dr. Howard L, Fisher, Major F. \\"ar— rcn Pearl and Robert Rankin, of New York, are the only l permanent records of the Lusitania disaster obtained by the L'nited States t'onsulatd here. All are brief and none. rcflccts seriously upon the behavior of the Lusitania’s crew except what sonic witnesses consider the lifeboat fiasco: The affidavits of Miss Smith and Mr. Rankin \vcrc cabled tonight to Scrrctarywul Stale Bryan. while those l of Major l’carl and Ilr. Fisher were sent to Ambassador Page at: London. Beginning: at noon todav at Consul's orders..lhc bod» ‘ ,ics of the identified Americans. covered with the Stars. ' and Stripes wcrc rcnlovcd liom scattered nlorgues and placed sideibysulc m the Cunard Linc. offices on the "wa- ter Wrtnlt.”n ‘ ' '. ‘ ' As ”the; \v are carried through the streets by British sailors, the c rowds uncovered. Cheap brown coffins contained bodies of Charles Frohman, lsaac l". Trumbull. of Bridgeport. Conn; Mrs“. } Henry T)?» Macdona, ,of New York; Charles H. Stevens. , of Atlantic City: Dr. F. 5. Pearson, of New York; D. Bride. Hugh Compton, 17 years old: C. T. Broderick of Boston: ll‘erbcrt Ellis. of New York, and Mrs. Spill- an. of Detroit. m Mr. Irohmans secretary arrived today to take charge of his employer's body. One of the survivors tonight identified the body of_ Mrs. R. D. Shynicri of Ncw~York, the American widow of an English nobleman, who subsequently married an Aim- crican and had been living in New York.’ She was on her way to London and her name probably will be added to the list of American (lead. ‘ A whole company of llritish soldiers today com— pleted the digging of three huge graves, each 30 by 20 feet, in which the 14o—odd identified ‘dcad will/be bur~ icd tomorrow. The movingr of bodies up the hill. to the cemetery will begin at 9:30 a. _m., and continue until 10:30 p Then as the last ten or a dozen—the num— ber to be ldctcrmincd by the bonuses available—move to the cemetery the funeral procession will form and march to the graves. Mounted police, soldiers and [fivilians will participate. T here will be a joint service. clergymen y. of all creeds joining.r ill saying prayers. ' Many bodies of children and little babies still he In ' the morgue-s 'lhc tOvvnspcoplc covered thcm with flow~ ers today, and it is probable these little ones will be placed in a grav e together. Some on crutalves. manv limping,r and nearly all bruised. tllc survivors left their homes in silent groups throughout the. afternoon. There were some Americans, many Canadians and English. The presence of so many children on the Lusitania w as due to the fact that Cana—_ dian women were going to England to join relatives while . ‘ their husbands were at the front. pot where the Lusitania disappeared. . Lilldcll T. Bates. son of Lindon W Bates ,of New York, vice—chairman of the American Commission for the Re—,~ y licf of Belgium, was arrested at Kinsale yesterday on a ;’ 7 charge of espionage while searching for the body of his“ . brother, Lindon W. Bates, Jr.. who Is belicv ed to have perished on the Lusitania. Newton. B. Knox. an American mining engineer, who was with Mr. Bates, was taken into custody at the same time. ' The sergeant who made the arrests accused them of being officers of a German submarine. After being taken‘: before a Captain they were detained at the barracks a half . ' hour until Lnitcd States Consul Frost at Qtllecnst’own vouched for them. Their sear/ch of the coast revealed .i- (Continued on Third Page.) ... 1 ”h. F E/ , -, _ ,3. Al lAilidavils Made by Some of the Passen-l gers Concerning Ship Weill Down Sent .in." up, Mm” spoke in ml Babies in the Morgue Covered With, WalkerEoT New York. Dr. Pearson’s secretary; Mrs. Mc; _l Not a single body was brought in today from the dc— _ . /
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